2009/08/02 by T. Tabarelli de Fatis, de Fatis, T. Tabarelli
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Nuclear physics research studies #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #nucl-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0908.0164
5 pages, 1 figure
arxiv created 2009/08/02 · openalex publication_date 2009/08/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Active background reduction in high resolution calorimeters is a promising approach to achieve ultimate sensitivity in neutrinoless double beta decay experiments. We propose Cerenkov emission from beta rays in bolometric crystals as a viable alternative to scintillation. This novel approach could broaden the range of materials of interest for calorimetric searches of the double beta decay. We discuss the optical properties of TeO2 crystals, as a show case.