Measurement of the two neutrino double beta decay half-life of Zr-96 and search
for associated neutrinoless processes with the NEMO-3 detector
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Rok
2009
Časopis
Nuclear Physics (2009) in print
Web
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Using 9.4 g of 96Zr and 1221 days of data from the NEMO-3 detector corresponding to 0.031 kgy, the obtained 2
decay half-life measurement is T 2
1=2 = [2:35 0:14(stat) 0:16(syst)] 1019 yr. Dierent characteristics of the final
state electrons have been studied, such as the energy sum, individual electron energy, and angular distribution. The 2
nuclear matrix element is extracted using the measured 2 half-life and is M2 = 0:049 0:002. A 90% CL limit
is set on the 0 decay half-life of T0
1=2 > 9:2 1021 yr corresponding to a limit on the eective Majorana neutrino
mass of hmi < 7:2 19:5 eV. Limits on other mechanisms of 0 decay have also been set.
Příklad citace článku:
J. Argyriades, F. Mamedov, I. Štekl, "Measurement of the two neutrino double beta decay half-life of Zr-96 and search
for associated neutrinoless processes with the NEMO-3 detector", Nuclear Physics (2009) in print (2009)