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Rakhimov AV, Barabash AS, Basharina-Freshville A, Blot S, Bongrand M, Bourgeois C, Breton D, Breier R, Birdsall E, Brudanin VB, Burešova H, Busto J, Calvez S, Cascella M, Cerna C, Cesar JP, Chauveau E, Chopra A, Claverie G, De Capua S, Delalee F, Duchesneau D, Egorov VG, Eurin G, Evans JJ, Fajt L, Filosofov DV, Flack R, Garrido X, Gomez H, Guillon B, Guzowski P, Hodák R, Holý K, Huber A, Hugon C, Jeremie A, Jullian S, Karaivanov DV, Kauer M, Klimenko AA, Kochetov OI, Konovalov SI, Kovalenko V, Lang K, Lemière Y, Le Noblet T, Liptak Z, Liu XR, Loaiza P, Lutter G, Maalmi J, Macko M, Mamedov F, Marquet C, Mauger F, Minotti A, Mirsagatova AA, Mirzayev NA, Moreau I, Morgan B, Mott J, Nemchenok IB, Nomachi M, Nova F, Ohsumi H, Oliviero G, Pahlka RB, Pater JR, Palušová V, Perrot F, Piquemal F, Povinec P, Pridal P, Ramachers YA, Rebii A, Remoto A, Richards B, Ricol JS, Rukhadze E, Rukhadze NI, Saakyan R, Sadikov II, Salazar R, Sarazin X, Sedgbeer J, Shitov YA, Šimkovic F, Simard L, Smetana A, Smolek K, Smolnikov AA, Snow S, Söldner-Rembold S, Soulé B, Špavorova M, Štekl I, Tashimova FA, Thomas J, Timkin V, Torre S, Tretyak VI, Tretyak VI, Umatov VI, Vilela C, Vorobel V, Warot G, Waters D, Zampaolo M, Žukauskas A. Development of methods for the preparation of radiopure 82Se sources for the SuperNEMO neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2019-3129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
A radiochemical method for producing 82Se sources with an ultra-low level of contamination of natural radionuclides (40K, decay products of 232Th and 238U) has been developed based on cation-exchange chromatographic purification with reverse removal of impurities. It includes chromatographic separation (purification), reduction, conditioning (which includes decantation, centrifugation, washing, grinding, and drying), and 82Se foil production. The conditioning stage, during which highly dispersed elemental selenium is obtained by the reduction of purified selenious acid (H2SeO3) with sulfur dioxide (SO2) represents the crucial step in the preparation of radiopure 82Se samples. The natural selenium (600 g) was first produced in this procedure in order to refine the method. The technique developed was then used to produce 2.5 kg of radiopure enriched selenium (82Se). The produced 82Se samples were wrapped in polyethylene (12 μm thick) and radionuclides present in the sample were analyzed with the BiPo-3 detector. The radiopurity of the plastic materials (chromatographic column material and polypropylene chemical vessels), which were used at all stages, was determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The radiopurity of the 82Se foils was checked by measurements with the BiPo-3 spectrometer, which confirmed the high purity of the final product. The measured contamination level for 208Tl was 8–54 μBq/kg, and for 214Bi the detection limit of 600 μBq/kg has been reached.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alimardon V. Rakhimov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
- Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences , Tashkent , 100214 , Uzbekistan
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- NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, ITEP , 117218 Moscow , Russia
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- University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics , Comenius University , SK-842 48 Bratislava , Slovakia
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- University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
| | - V. B. Brudanin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI , 115409 Moscow , Russia
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- CPPM, Universite d’Aix Marseille, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-13288 Marseille , France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX 78712 , USA
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc , CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, 74000 Annecy , France
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen , CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen , France
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- University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics , Comenius University , SK-842 48 Bratislava , Slovakia
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc , CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, 74000 Annecy , France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE) , 72 Tzarigradsko chaussee, Blvd., BG-1784 Sofia , Bulgaria
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX 78712 , USA
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen , CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc , CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, 74000 Annecy , France
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- University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX 78712 , USA
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics , Comenius University , SK-842 48 Bratislava , Slovakia
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen , CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc , CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, 74000 Annecy , France
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences , Tashkent , 100214 , Uzbekistan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
- Institute of Radiation Problems of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences , AZ1143 B. Vahabzade 9 , Baku , Azerbaijan
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaney arna Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
| | - F. Nova
- University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX 78712 , USA
| | - H. Ohsumi
- Saga University , Saga 840-8502 , Japan
| | - G. Oliviero
- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen , CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen , France
| | - R. B. Pahlka
- University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX 78712 , USA
| | - J. R. Pater
- University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics , Comenius University , SK-842 48 Bratislava , Slovakia
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics , Comenius University , SK-842 48 Bratislava , Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc , CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, 74000 Annecy , France
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics , Comenius University , SK-842 48 Bratislava , Slovakia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences , Tashkent , 100214 , Uzbekistan
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- University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX 78712 , USA
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
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- Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , UK
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics , Comenius University , SK-842 48 Bratislava , Slovakia
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay , France
- Institut Universitaire de France , F-75005 Paris , France
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3 , F-33175 Gradignan , France
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics , Czech Technical University in Prague , CZ-12800 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences , Tashkent , 100214 , Uzbekistan
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , 141980 , Russian Federation
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- NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, ITEP , 117218 Moscow , Russia
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics , CZ-12116 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP , LPSC-IN2P3, 38000 Grenoble , France
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- University College London , London WC1E 6BT , UK
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP , LPSC-IN2P3, 38000 Grenoble , France
| | - A. Žukauskas
- Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics , CZ-12116 Prague , Czech Republic
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Arnold R, Augier C, Barabash AS, Basharina-Freshville A, Blondel S, Blot S, Bongrand M, Boursette D, Brudanin V, Busto J, Caffrey AJ, Calvez S, Cascella M, Cerna C, Cesar JP, Chapon A, Chauveau E, Chopra A, Dawson L, Duchesneau D, Durand D, Egorov V, Eurin G, Evans JJ, Fajt L, Filosofov D, Flack R, Garrido X, Gómez H, Guillon B, Guzowski P, Hodák R, Huber A, Hubert P, Hugon C, Jullian S, Klimenko A, Kochetov O, Konovalov SI, Kovalenko V, Lalanne D, Lang K, Lemière Y, Le Noblet T, Liptak Z, Liu XR, Loaiza P, Lutter G, Macko M, Macolino C, Mamedov F, Marquet C, Mauger F, Morgan B, Mott J, Nemchenok I, Nomachi M, Nova F, Nowacki F, Ohsumi H, Patrick C, Pahlka RB, Perrot F, Piquemal F, Povinec P, Přidal P, Ramachers YA, Remoto A, Reyss JL, Riddle CL, Rukhadze E, Saakyan R, Salazar R, Sarazin X, Shitov Y, Simard L, Šimkovic F, Smetana A, Smolek K, Smolnikov A, Söldner-Rembold S, Soulé B, Štefánik D, Štekl I, Suhonen J, Sutton CS, Szklarz G, Thomas J, Timkin V, Torre S, Tretyak VI, Tretyak VI, Umatov VI, Vanushin I, Vilela C, Vorobel V, Waters D, Xie F, Žukauskas A. Search for Neutrinoless Quadruple-β Decay of ^{150}Nd with the NEMO-3 Detector. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:041801. [PMID: 29341770 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.041801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
We report the results of a first experimental search for lepton number violation by four units in the neutrinoless quadruple-β decay of ^{150}Nd using a total exposure of 0.19 kg yr recorded with the NEMO-3 detector at the Modane Underground Laboratory. We find no evidence of this decay and set lower limits on the half-life in the range T_{1/2}>(1.1-3.2)×10^{21} yr at the 90% C.L., depending on the model used for the kinematic distributions of the emitted electrons.
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- R Arnold
- IPHC, ULP, CNRS/IN2P3, F-67037 Strasbourg, France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute," ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - S Blot
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - V Brudanin
- JINR, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, 115409 Moscow, Russia
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, CPPM, F-13288 Marseille, France
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415, USA
| | - S Calvez
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | | | - C Cerna
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - J P Cesar
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - A Chapon
- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
| | - E Chauveau
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
| | - A Chopra
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - L Dawson
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - D Duchesneau
- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - D Durand
- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
| | | | - G Eurin
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - J J Evans
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
| | - L Fajt
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - X Garrido
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - H Gómez
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - B Guillon
- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
| | - R Hodák
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - A Huber
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - P Hubert
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - C Hugon
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - S Jullian
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute," ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
| | | | - D Lalanne
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | | | - M Nomachi
- Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- IPHC, ULP, CNRS/IN2P3, F-67037 Strasbourg, France
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- Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
- Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, F-73500 Modane, France
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- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- LSCE, CNRS, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415, USA
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - Yu Shitov
- JINR, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Jyväskylä University, FIN-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- MHC, South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075, USA
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, 03028 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute," ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute," ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, CZ-12116 Prague, Czech Republic
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, CZ-12116 Prague, Czech Republic
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Loaiza P, Barabash AS, Basharina-Freshville A, Birdsall E, Blondel S, Blot S, Bongrand M, Boursette D, Brudanin V, Busto J, Caffrey AJ, Calvez S, Cascella M, Cerna C, Chauveau E, Chopra A, Capua SD, Duchesneau D, Durand D, Egorov V, Eurin G, Evans JJ, Fajt L, Filosofov D, Flack R, Garrido X, Gómez H, Guillon B, Guzowski P, Holý K, Hodák R, Huber A, Hugon C, Jeremie A, Jullian S, Kauer M, Klimenko A, Kochetov O, Konovalov SI, Kovalenko V, Lang K, Lemière Y, Noblet TL, Liptak Z, Liu XR, Lutter G, Macko M, Mamedov F, Marquet C, Mauger F, Morgan B, Mott J, Nemchenok I, Nomachi M, Nova F, Ohsumi H, Oliviéro G, Pahlka RB, Pater J, Perrot F, Piquemal F, Povinec P, Přidal P, Ramachers YA, Remoto A, Richards B, Riddle CL, Rukhadze E, Saakyan R, Sarazin X, Shitov Y, Simard L, Šimkovic F, Smetana A, Smolek K, Smolnikov A, Söldner-Rembold S, Soulé B, Štekl I, Thomas J, Timkin V, Torre S, Tretyak VI, Tretyak VI, Umatov VI, Vilela C, Vorobel V, Waters D, Žukauskas A. The BiPo-3 detector. Appl Radiat Isot 2017; 123:54-59. [PMID: 28242294 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The BiPo-3 detector is a low radioactive detector dedicated to measuring ultra-low natural contaminations of 208Tl and 214Bi in thin materials, initially developed to measure the radiopurity of the double β decay source foils of the SuperNEMO experiment at the μBq/kg level. The BiPo-3 technique consists in installing the foil of interest between two thin ultra-radiopure scintillators coupled to low radioactive photomultipliers. The design and performances of the detector are presented. In this paper, the final results of the 208Tl and 214Bi activity measurements of the first enriched 82Se foils are reported for the first time, showing the capability of the detector to reach sensitivities in the range of some μBq/kg.
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- P Loaiza
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute", ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- JINR, 141980 Dubna, Russia; National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, 115409, Moscow, Russia
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- Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, CPPM, Marseille, France
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, United States
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France; University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute", ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX78712, United States
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX78712, United States
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaney arna Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX78712, United States
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- Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX78712, United States
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France; Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, F-73500 Modane, France
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- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, United States
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- JINR, 141980 Dubna, Russia; Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France; Institut Universitaire de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, MSP 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute", ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, CZ-12116 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, CZ-12116 Prague, Czech Republic
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Abe Y, Aberle C, dos Anjos JC, Barriere JC, Bergevin M, Bernstein A, Bezerra TJC, Bezrukhov L, Blucher E, Bowden NS, Buck C, Busenitz J, Cabrera A, Caden E, Camilleri L, Carr R, Cerrada M, Chang PJ, Chimenti P, Classen T, Collin AP, Conover E, Conrad JM, Crespo-Anadón JI, Crum K, Cucoanes A, D’Agostino MV, Damon E, Dawson JV, Dazeley S, Dietrich D, Djurcic Z, Dracos M, Durand V, Ebert J, Efremenko Y, Elnimr M, Erickson A, Etenko A, Fallot M, Fechner M, von Feilitzsch F, Felde J, Fernandes SM, Fischer V, Franco D, Franke AJ, Franke M, Furuta H, Gama R, Gil-Botella I, Giot L, Göger-Neff M, Gonzalez LFG, Goodenough L, Goodman MC, Goon JTM, Greiner D, Haag N, Habib S, Hagner C, Hara T, Hartmann FX, Haser J, Hatzikoutelis A, Hayakawa T, Hofmann M, Horton-Smith GA, Hourlier A, Ishitsuka M, Jochum J, Jollet C, Jones CL, Kaether F, Kalousis LN, Kamyshkov Y, Kaplan DM, Kawasaki T, Keefer G, Kemp E, de Kerret H, Kibe Y, Konno T, Kryn D, Kuze M, Lachenmaier T, Lane CE, Langbrandtner C, Lasserre T, Letourneau A, Lhuillier D, Lima HP, Lindner M, López-Castaño JM, LoSecco JM, Lubsandorzhiev BK, Lucht S, McKee D, Maeda J, Maesano CN, Mariani C, Maricic J, Martino J, Matsubara T, Mention G, Meregaglia A, Meyer M, Miletic T, Milincic R, Miyata H, Mueller TA, Nagasaka Y, Nakajima K, Novella P, Obolensky M, Oberauer L, Onillon A, Osborn A, Ostrovskiy I, Palomares C, Pepe IM, Perasso S, Perrin P, Pfahler P, Porta A, Potzel W, Pronost G, Reichenbacher J, Reinhold B, Remoto A, Röhling M, Roncin R, Roth S, Rybolt B, Sakamoto Y, Santorelli R, Sato F, Schönert S, Schoppmann S, Schwetz T, Shaevitz MH, Shimojima S, Shrestha D, Sida JL, Sinev V, Skorokhvatov M, Smith E, Spitz J, Stahl A, Stancu I, Stokes LFF, Strait M, Stüken A, Suekane F, Sukhotin S, Sumiyoshi T, Sun Y, Svoboda R, Terao K, Tonazzo A, Toups M, Trinh Thi HH, Valdiviesso G, Veyssiere C, Wagner S, Watanabe H, White B, Wiebusch C, Winslow L, Worcester M, Wurm M, Yermia F, Zimmer V. Direct measurement of backgrounds using reactor-off data in Double Chooz. Int J Clin Exp Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.87.011102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fallot M, Cormon S, Estienne M, Algora A, Bui V, Cucoanes A, Elnimr M, Giot L, Jordan D, Martino J, Onillon A, Porta A, Pronost G, Remoto A, Taín J, Yermia F, Zakari-Issoufou AA. Contribution of recently measured nuclear data to reactor antineutrino energy spectra predictions. EPJ Web of Conferences 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20136207007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fallot M, Cormon S, Estienne M, Algora A, Bui VM, Cucoanes A, Elnimr M, Giot L, Jordan D, Martino J, Onillon A, Porta A, Pronost G, Remoto A, Taín JL, Yermia F, Zakari-Issoufou AA. New antineutrino energy spectra predictions from the summation of beta decay branches of the fission products. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 109:202504. [PMID: 23215477 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.202504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
In this Letter, we study the impact of the inclusion of the recently measured beta decay properties of the (102;104;105;106;107)Tc, (105)Mo, and (101)Nb nuclei in an updated calculation of the antineutrino energy spectra of the four fissible isotopes (235,238)U and (239,241)Pu. These actinides are the main contributors to the fission processes in pressurized water reactors. The beta feeding probabilities of the above-mentioned Tc, Mo, and Nb isotopes have been found to play a major role in the γ component of the decay heat of (239)Pu, solving a large part of the γ discrepancy in the 4-3000 s range. They have been measured by using the total absorption technique, insensitive to the pandemonium effect. The calculations are performed by using the information available nowadays in the nuclear databases, summing all the contributions of the beta decay branches of the fission products. Our results provide a new prediction of the antineutrino energy spectra of (235)U, (239,241)Pu, and, in particular, (238)U for which no measurement has been published yet. We conclude that new total absorption technique measurements are mandatory to improve the reliability of the predicted spectra.
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- M Fallot
- SUBATECH, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, F-44307 Nantes, France
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Abe Y, Aberle C, Akiri T, dos Anjos JC, Ardellier F, Barbosa AF, Baxter A, Bergevin M, Bernstein A, Bezerra TJC, Bezrukhov L, Blucher E, Bongrand M, Bowden NS, Buck C, Busenitz J, Cabrera A, Caden E, Camilleri L, Carr R, Cerrada M, Chang PJ, Chimenti P, Classen T, Collin AP, Conover E, Conrad JM, Cormon S, Crespo-Anadón JI, Cribier M, Crum K, Cucoanes A, D'Agostino MV, Damon E, Dawson JV, Dazeley S, Dierckxsens M, Dietrich D, Djurcic Z, Dracos M, Durand V, Efremenko Y, Elnimr M, Endo Y, Etenko A, Falk E, Fallot M, Fechner M, von Feilitzsch F, Felde J, Fernandes SM, Franco D, Franke AJ, Franke M, Furuta H, Gama R, Gil-Botella I, Giot L, Göger-Neff M, Gonzalez LFG, Goodman MC, Goon JTM, Greiner D, Guillon B, Haag N, Hagner C, Hara T, Hartmann FX, Hartnell J, Haruna T, Haser J, Hatzikoutelis A, Hayakawa T, Hofmann M, Horton-Smith GA, Ishitsuka M, Jochum J, Jollet C, Jones CL, Kaether F, Kalousis L, Kamyshkov Y, Kaplan DM, Kawasaki T, Keefer G, Kemp E, de Kerret H, Kibe Y, Konno T, Kryn D, Kuze M, Lachenmaier T, Lane CE, Langbrandtner C, Lasserre T, Letourneau A, Lhuillier D, Lima HP, Lindner M, Liu Y, López-Castanõ JM, LoSecco JM, Lubsandorzhiev BK, Lucht S, McKee D, Maeda J, Maesano CN, Mariani C, Maricic J, Martino J, Matsubara T, Mention G, Meregaglia A, Miletic T, Milincic R, Milzstajn A, Miyata H, Motta D, Mueller TA, Nagasaka Y, Nakajima K, Novella P, Obolensky M, Oberauer L, Onillon A, Osborn A, Ostrovskiy I, Palomares C, Peeters SJM, Pepe IM, Perasso S, Perrin P, Pfahler P, Porta A, Potzel W, Queval R, Reichenbacher J, Reinhold B, Remoto A, Reyna D, Röhling M, Roth S, Rubin HA, Sakamoto Y, Santorelli R, Sato F, Schönert S, Schoppmann S, Schwan U, Schwetz T, Shaevitz MH, Shrestha D, Sida JL, Sinev V, Skorokhvatov M, Smith E, Spitz J, Stahl A, Stancu I, Strait M, Stüken A, Suekane F, Sukhotin S, Sumiyoshi T, Sun Y, Sun Z, Svoboda R, Tabata H, Tamura N, Terao K, Tonazzo A, Toups M, Trinh Thi HH, Veyssiere C, Wagner S, Watanabe H, White B, Wiebusch C, Winslow L, Worcester M, Wurm M, Yanovitch E, Yermia F, Zbiri K, Zimmer V. Indication of reactor ν(e) disappearance in the Double Chooz experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:131801. [PMID: 22540693 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.131801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
The Double Chooz experiment presents an indication of reactor electron antineutrino disappearance consistent with neutrino oscillations. An observed-to-predicted ratio of events of 0.944±0.016(stat)±0.040(syst) was obtained in 101 days of running at the Chooz nuclear power plant in France, with two 4.25 GW(th) reactors. The results were obtained from a single 10 m(3) fiducial volume detector located 1050 m from the two reactor cores. The reactor antineutrino flux prediction used the Bugey4 flux measurement after correction for differences in core composition. The deficit can be interpreted as an indication of a nonzero value of the still unmeasured neutrino mixing parameter sin(2)2θ(13). Analyzing both the rate of the prompt positrons and their energy spectrum, we find sin(2)2θ(13)=0.086±0.041(stat)±0.030(syst), or, at 90% C.L., 0.017<sin(2)2θ(13)<0.16.
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- Y Abe
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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