The Majorana project

S. R. Elliott; C. E. Aalseth; M. Akashi-Ronquest; M. Amman; J. F. Amsbaugh; F. T. Avignone; H. O. Back; C. Baktash; A. S. Barabash; P. Barbeau; J. R. Beene; M. Bergevin; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; W. Bugg; T. H. Burritt; Y. D. Chan; T. V. Cianciolo; J. Collar; R. Creswick; M. Cromaz; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; J. A. Dunmore; Yu Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; J. Ely; J. Esterline; H. Farach; T. Farmer; J. Fast; P. Finnerty; B. Fujikawa; V. M. Gehman; C. Greenberg; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusey; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; R. Henning; A. Hime; T. Hossbach; E. Hoppe; M. A. Howe; D. Hurley; B. Hyronimus; R. A. Johnson; M. Keillor; C. Keller; J. Kephart; M. Kidd; O. Kochetov; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; K. T. Lesko; L. Leviner; P. Luke; S. MacMullin; M. G. Marino; A. B. McDonald; D. M. Mei; H. S. Miley; A. W. Myers; M. Nomachi; B. Odom; J. Orrell; A. W P Poon; G. Prior; D. C. Radford; J. H. Reeves; K. Rielage; N. Riley; R. G H Robertson; L. Rodriguez; K. P. Rykaczewski; A. G. Schubert; T. Shima; M. Shirchenko; V. Timkin; R. Thompson; W. Tornow; C. Tull; T. D. Van Wechel; I. Vanyushin; R. L. Varner; K. Vetter; R. Warner; J. F. Wilkerson; J. M. Wouters; E. Yakushev; A. R. Young; C. H. Yu; V. Yumatov; Z. B. Yin

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The Majorana project

S. R. Elliott^*, C. E. Aalseth, M. Akashi-Ronquest, M. Amman, J. F. Amsbaugh, F. T. Avignone, H. O. Back, C. Baktash, A. S. Barabash, P. Barbeau, J. R. Beene, M. Bergevin, F. E. Bertrand, M. Boswell, V. Brudanin, W. Bugg, T. H. Burritt, Y. D. Chan, T. V. Cianciolo, J. CollarR. Creswick, M. Cromaz, J. A. Detwiler, P. J. Doe, J. A. Dunmore, Yu Efremenko, V. Egorov, H. Ejiri, J. Ely, J. Esterline, H. Farach, T. Farmer, J. Fast, P. Finnerty, B. Fujikawa, V. M. Gehman, C. Greenberg, V. E. Guiseppe, K. Gusey, A. L. Hallin, R. Hazama, R. Henning, A. Hime, T. Hossbach, E. Hoppe, M. A. Howe, D. Hurley, B. Hyronimus, R. A. Johnson, M. Keillor, C. Keller, J. Kephart, M. Kidd, O. Kochetov, S. I. Konovalov, R. T. Kouzes, K. T. Lesko, L. Leviner, P. Luke, S. MacMullin, M. G. Marino, A. B. McDonald, D. M. Mei, H. S. Miley, A. W. Myers, M. Nomachi, B. Odom, J. Orrell, A. W P Poon, G. Prior, D. C. Radford, J. H. Reeves, K. Rielage, N. Riley, R. G H Robertson, L. Rodriguez, K. P. Rykaczewski, A. G. Schubert, T. Shima, M. Shirchenko, V. Timkin, R. Thompson, W. Tornow, C. Tull, T. D. Van Wechel, I. Vanyushin, R. L. Varner, K. Vetter, R. Warner, J. F. Wilkerson, J. M. Wouters, E. Yakushev, A. R. Young, C. H. Yu, V. Yumatov, Z. B. Yin

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Building a 0νβ β experiment with the ability to probe neutrino mass in the inverted hierarchy region requires the combination of a large detector mass sensitive to 0νβ β, on the order of 1-tonne, and unprecedented background levels, on the order of or less than 1 count per year in the 0νβ β signal region. The Majorana Collaboration proposes a design based on using high-purity enriched ⁷⁶Ge crystals deployed in ultra- low background electroformed Cu cryostats and using modern analysis techniques that should be capable of reaching the required sensitivity while also being scalable to a 1- tonne size. To demonstrate feasibility, the collaboration plans to construct a prototype system, the Majorana Demonstrator, consisting of 30 kg of 86% enriched ⁷⁶Ge detectors and 30 kg of natural or isotope-76-depleted Ge detectors. We plan to deploy and evaluate two different Ge detector technologies, one based on a p-type configuration and the other on n-type.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	012007
Journal	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume	173
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/173/1/012007
State	Published - 2009
Event	Carolina International Symposium on Neutrino Physics, CISNP'08 - Columbia, SC, United States Duration: May 15 2008 → May 17 2008

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Elliott, S. R., Aalseth, C. E., Akashi-Ronquest, M., Amman, M., Amsbaugh, J. F., Avignone, F. T., Back, H. O., Baktash, C., Barabash, A. S., Barbeau, P., Beene, J. R., Bergevin, M., Bertrand, F. E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Bugg, W., Burritt, T. H., Chan, Y. D., Cianciolo, T. V., ... Yin, Z. B. (2009). The Majorana project. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 173(1), Article 012007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/173/1/012007

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AU - Akashi-Ronquest, M.

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AU - Back, H. O.

AU - Baktash, C.

AU - Barabash, A. S.

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AU - Bergevin, M.

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AU - Boswell, M.

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AU - Bugg, W.

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AU - Chan, Y. D.

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AU - Farach, H.

AU - Farmer, T.

AU - Fast, J.

AU - Finnerty, P.

AU - Fujikawa, B.

AU - Gehman, V. M.

AU - Greenberg, C.

AU - Guiseppe, V. E.

AU - Gusey, K.

AU - Hallin, A. L.

AU - Hazama, R.

AU - Henning, R.

AU - Hime, A.

AU - Hossbach, T.

AU - Hoppe, E.

AU - Howe, M. A.

AU - Hurley, D.

AU - Hyronimus, B.

AU - Johnson, R. A.

AU - Keillor, M.

AU - Keller, C.

AU - Kephart, J.

AU - Kidd, M.

AU - Kochetov, O.

AU - Konovalov, S. I.

AU - Kouzes, R. T.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Leviner, L.

AU - Luke, P.

AU - MacMullin, S.

AU - Marino, M. G.

AU - McDonald, A. B.

AU - Mei, D. M.

AU - Miley, H. S.

AU - Myers, A. W.

AU - Nomachi, M.

AU - Odom, B.

AU - Orrell, J.

AU - Poon, A. W P

AU - Prior, G.

AU - Radford, D. C.

AU - Reeves, J. H.

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