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doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4498-6

Measurement of the two-neutrino double-beta decay half-life of 130Te with the CUORE-0 experiment

Alduino, C.
Alfonso, K.
Artusa, D. R.
Avignone, F. T.
Azzolini, O.
Banks, T. I.
Bari, G.
Beeman, J. W.
Bellini, F.
Bersani, A.
Biassoni, M.
Brofferio, C.
Bucci, C.
Camacho, A.
Caminata, A.
Canonica, L.
Cao, X. G.
Capelli, S.
Cappelli, L.
Carbone, L.
Cardani, L.
Carniti, P.
Casali, N.
Cassina, L.
Chiesa, D.
Chott, N.
Clemenza, M.
Copello, S.
Cosmelli, C.
Cremonesi, O.
Creswick, R. J.
Cushman, J. S.
D'Addabbo, A.
Dafinei, I.
Davis, C. J.
Dell'Oro, S.
Deninno, M. M.
Di Domizio, S.
Di Vacri, M. L.
Drobizhev, A.
Fang, D. Q.
Faverzani, M.
Feintzeig, J.
Fernandes, G.
Ferri, E.
Ferroni, F.
Fiorini, E.
Franceschi, M. A.
Freedman, S. J.
Fujikawa, B. K.
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We report on the measurement of the two-neutrino double-beta decay half-life of 130Te with the CUORE-0 detector. From an exposure of 33.4 kg year of TeO2, the half-life is determined to be T1/22ν = [8.2 ± 0.2 (stat.) ± 0.6 (syst.)] × 1020 year. This result is obtained after a detailed reconstruction of the sources responsible for the CUORE-0 counting rate, with a specific study of those contributing to the 130Te neutrinoless double-beta decay region of interest.

Publication:

European Physical Journal C

Pub Date:

January 2017

DOI:

10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4498-6

arXiv:

arXiv:1609.01666

Bibcode:

2017EPJC...77...13A

Keywords:

Nuclear Experiment

E-Print:

Corrected typo in section 9: 3.43E5 Bq/kg should have read 3.43E-5 Bq/kg

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Measurement of the two-neutrino double-beta decay half-life of 130Te with the CUORE-0 experiment

Abstract