Download or read book The Xenon Record of Double Beta decay and Element Synthesis written by Jauh-Tzuoh Lee and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Search for Double Beta Decay of Xenon to Excited States of Barium with EXO 200 written by Sereres Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis presents searches for several modes of double beta decays of 136Xe to two low-lying excited levels of 136Ba. For each final level, both 2[nu] and 0[nu] double beta decay processes are considered. The data and general techniques developed by the EXO-200 collaboration are used, including a Machine Learning process to improve sensitivity in multivariate space. EXO-200 is an experimental program searching for 0[nu][beta][beta] decay in a time projection chamber filled with 175 kg of liquid Xenon enriched to 80% 136Xe, functioning as both source and detector. Experimental searches of double beta decay with 136Xe and other isotopes are motivated by non Standard Model neutrinoless decay (0[nu][beta][beta]) possibilities. If found this would imply the Majorana nature of neutrinos, provide access to the currently unknown absolute mass scale of the neutrino, and violate lepton conservation by 2 units. Nuclear matrix elements necessary to connecting observed neutrinoless halflife to the neutrino mass scale depend on nuclear models. Observation of both the 2[nu] 0+ excited and 0+ ground state in a single element may constrain these models. Sensitivity studies of search performance are described, and final sensitivities from 7.86 · 10^23 years to 2.00 · 10^25 years are reported.
Download or read book Double Beta decay written by Rolf G. Winter and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discovery of the Two neutrino Double beta Decay of Xenon 136 with EXO 200 written by Russell Geoffrey Neilson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent neutrino oscillation measurements provide definitive evidence for non-zero neutrino masses. Oscillation measurements, however, only measure mass differences, not the absolute mass scale. Neutrinoless double-beta decay, a hypothetical nuclear transition, can probe the absolute neutrino mass scale. This process, if observed, would also imply that neutrinos are their own anti-particles and that lepton number is not a conserved quantity. The 200 kg Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO-200) detector is currently taking data to search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of Xe-136, with an expected half-life in excess of 10^25 years. Located at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico, the detector is filled with 200 kg of isotopically enriched liquid xenon. The analysis presented here describes the recent observation with EXO-200 of the two-neutrino double beta-decay of Xe-136. This is the rarest process ever directly observed with a half-life of 2.11+-0.21 x 10^21 years and provides important input to the measurement of the neutrinoless decay.
Download or read book Excited States of Xenon 130 Populated by Beta Decay written by Theodore E. Fessler and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aspects of the R D for the Enriched Xenon Observatory for Double Beta Decay written by Kolo Wamba and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Theory of Beta Decay written by C. Strachan and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theory of Beta-Decay covers the formulas, theories, probabilities, and spectra of beta-decay. This book is divided into 2 parts compassing 12 chapters, and starts with the introduction to the neutrino and the quantum theoretical background, explaining the basic phenomenon of beta-decay and the emission of electrons. The subsequent chapters deal with the interaction and the transition probability, as well as formulas of solutions. These topics are followed by discussions on the developments in the non-conservation of parity and helicity, the two-component theory of the neutrino, possible invariance under time-reversal and charge conjugation, leptonic number of lepton charge, and muon decay and other theories. Other chapters describe the tentative theory of beta-radiation, the detection of the free neutrino, and the selection rules for the beta-disintegration. The last chapters consider questions and experimental test about beta-decay. The chapters also look into the theories and helicity of neutrino, the theory of the Fermi interaction, and the test of the nature of the vector interaction in beta-decay This book will be of value to physicists and researchers in the allied fields.
Download or read book Searching for Double Beta Decay with the Enriched Xenon Observatory written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) Collaboration is building a series of experiments to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe. The first experiment, known as EXO-200, will utilize 200 kg of xenon enriched to 80% in the isotope of interest, making it the largest double beta decay experiment to date by one order of magnitude. This experiment is rapidly being constructed, and will begin data taking in 2007. The EXO collaboration is also developing a technique to identify on an event-by-event basis the daughter barium ion of the double beta decay. If successful, this method would eliminate all conventional radioactive backgrounds to the decay, resulting in an ideal experiment. We summarize here the current status of EXO-200 construction and the barium tag R & D program.
Download or read book Double Beta Decay in Xenon 136 Measuring the Neutrino Emitting Mode and Searching for Majoron Emitting Modes written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observations of neutrino flavor oscillations have demonstrated that neutrinos have mass. Since the discovery of these oscillations, much progress has been made at mea- suring the neutrino mass-squared differences and lepton mixing angles that character- ize them. However, the origin and absolute scale of neutrino masses remain unknown. Unique among fermions, neutrinos can be Majorana particles, which could provide an explanation for neutrino masses. Discovery of a hypothetical process known as neutrinoless double beta decay would show that neutrinos are Majorana particles and determine the mass scale for neutrinos. The Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) is a series of experiments searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe. The first experiment, EXO-200, began operation in 2011 and makes use of 200 kg of xenon enriched to 80.6% in 136Xe. The analysis presented here makes use of data from EXO-200 to obtain a more precise measurement of the half-life for the two-neutrino-emitting mode of double beta decay than previously reported. The analysis also sets limits on the half-lives for exotic, Majoron-emitting modes of neutrinoless double beta decay. Data from EXO-200 is also used to produce a measurement of the cosmic muon flux at the WIPP under- ground site where EXO-200 is located.
Download or read book Double beta Decay And Related Topics Proceedings Of The International Workshop Held At European Centre For Theoretical Studies Ect written by Sabin Stoica and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1996-01-27 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proceedings contain the lectures and contributions given at the workshop on double-beta decay and related topics, which was held at the ETC∗ (European Centre for Theoretical Studies), Trento, Italy, between April 24 and May 5, 1995.Double-beta decay is of prominent actuality nowadays. With the largely increased actuality of neutrino physics by recent observations and discussions of solar and atmospheric neutrino deficits, dark matter physics and neutrino oscillations and recent corresponding development in Grand Unified Theories, double-beta decay has attained a key position within these problems. The lectures of this Workshop treat the theoretical and experimental status, potential and perspectives of double-beta decay research and the intimate interrelations with the above mentioned and other topics from the view of particle, nuclear and astrophysics.
Download or read book Nuclear Beta Decays and Neutrino written by Tsuneyuki Kotani and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Search for Neutrinoless Double beta Decay and 42Ar in Enriched Xenon Using the EXO 200 Dataset written by Mitchell Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0ÎưÎøÎø) would constitute discovery of a new class of particle (the Majorana neutrino), violate lepton number conservation, and provide a constraint on the neutrino mass scale. The Enriched Xenon Observatory experiment (EXO-200) operated an extremely radio-pure tracking calorimeter filled with liquid xenon enriched in the candidate isotope 136Xe and installed underground in New Mexico, USA. The author presents a search for 0ÎưÎøÎø with the complete EXO-200 dataset, the second-largest exposure of any 0ÎưÎøÎø experiment (234.1 kg8́9yr). The analysis applied coupled fits to event energy and position with a classical topological discriminator. The author produced an expanded background model to search for radioactive 42Ar via its Îø-decay product, 42K. No signal excess was observed near the 0ÎưÎøÎø Q-value, leading to a limit on the 0ÎưÎøÎø half-life in 136Xe of T_(1/2)^0Îư >3.0©710^25 yr and Majorana neutrino mass 0̂8m_ÎøÎø 0̂9
Download or read book Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis written by Michael F. L'Annunziata and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis is written by experts in the measurement of radioactivity. The book describes the broad scope of analytical methods available and instructs the reader on how to select the proper technique. It is intended as a practical manual for research which requires the accurate measurement of radioactivity at all levels, from the low levels encountered in the environment to the high levels measured in radioisotope research. This book contains sample preparation procedures, recommendations on steps to follow, necessary calculations, computer controlled analysis, and high sample throughput techniques. Each chapter includes practical techniques for application to nuclear safety, nuclear safeguards, environmental analysis, weapons disarmament, and assays required for research in biomedicine and agriculture. The fundamentals of radioactivity properties, radionuclide decay, and methods of detection are included to provide the basis for a thorough understanding of the analytical procedures described in the book. Therefore, the Handbook can also be used as a teaching text. - Includes sample preparation techniques for matrices such as soil, air, plant, water, animal tissue, and surface swipes - Provides procedures and guidelines for the analysis of commonly encountered na
Download or read book Double Beta Decay in Xenon 136 written by Steven Herrin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observations of neutrino flavor oscillations have demonstrated that neutrinos have mass. Since the discovery of these oscillations, much progress has been made at measuring the neutrino mass-squared differences and lepton mixing angles that characterize them. However, the origin and absolute scale of neutrino masses remain unknown. Unique among fermions, neutrinos can be Majorana particles, which could provide an explanation for neutrino masses. Discovery of a hypothetical process known as neutrinoless double beta decay would show that neutrinos are Majorana particles and determine the mass scale for neutrinos. The Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) is a series of experiments searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of xenon-136. The first experiment, EXO-200, began operation in 2011 and makes use of 200 kg of xenon enriched to 80.6% in xenon-136. The analysis presented here makes use of data from EXO-200 to obtain a more precise measurement of the half-life for the two-neutrino-emitting mode of double beta decay than previously reported. The analysis also sets limits on the half-lives for exotic, Majoron-emitting modes of neutrinoless double beta decay. Data from EXO-200 is also used to produce a measurement of the cosmic muon flux at the WIPP underground site where EXO-200 is located.
Download or read book Nuclear Models for Beta and Double beta Decays written by Liang Zhao and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Search for Majoron Emission in Xenon 136 and Two neutrino Double beta Decay of Xenon 134 with the Enriched Xenon Observatory written by Josiah Walton and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
