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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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Affiliation(s)
- R Arnold
- IPHC, ULP, CNRS/IN2P3, F-67037 Strasbourg, France
| | - C Augier
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - A S Barabash
- NRC "Kurchatov Institute," ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
| | | | - S Blondel
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - S Blot
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
| | - M Bongrand
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - D Boursette
- 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
| | - J Busto
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, CPPM, F-13288 Marseille, France
| | - A J Caffrey
- 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
| | | | - R Flack
- 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
| | - P Guzowski
- 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
| | - K Lang
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - Y Lemière
- 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
| | - Z Liptak
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - X R Liu
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - P Loaiza
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - G Lutter
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - M Macko
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - C Macolino
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - F Mamedov
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - C Marquet
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - F Mauger
- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
| | - B Morgan
- University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
| | - J Mott
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | | | - M Nomachi
- Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
| | - F Nova
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - F Nowacki
- IPHC, ULP, CNRS/IN2P3, F-67037 Strasbourg, France
| | - H Ohsumi
- Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
| | - C Patrick
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - R B Pahlka
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - F Perrot
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - F Piquemal
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
- Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, F-73500 Modane, France
| | - P Povinec
- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - P Přidal
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Y A Ramachers
- University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
| | - A Remoto
- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- LSCE, CNRS, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - C L Riddle
- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415, USA
| | - E Rukhadze
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - R Saakyan
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - R Salazar
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - X Sarazin
- 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
| | - L Simard
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - F Šimkovic
- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - A Smetana
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - K Smolek
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
| | | | | | - B Soulé
- CENBG, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, F-33175 Gradignan, France
| | - D Štefánik
- FMFI, Comenius University, SK-842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - I Štekl
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-12800 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - J Suhonen
- Jyväskylä University, FIN-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - C S Sutton
- MHC, South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075, USA
| | - G Szklarz
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
| | - J Thomas
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | | | - S Torre
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - Vl I Tretyak
- Institute for Nuclear Research, 03028 Kyiv, Ukraine
| | | | - V I Umatov
- NRC "Kurchatov Institute," ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
| | - I Vanushin
- NRC "Kurchatov Institute," ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
| | - C Vilela
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - V Vorobel
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, CZ-12116 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - D Waters
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - F Xie
- UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
| | - A Žukauskas
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, CZ-12116 Prague, Czech Republic
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