2018-05-09 Search for Neutrinoless β+EC Decay of Te-120 with CUORE-0
Submitted by jeremy.cushman on Mon, 10/23/2017 - 19:59
Journal:
Phys. Rev. C
Year:
2018
Volume:
97
Page:
055502
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevC.97.055502
arXiv:
1710.07459
Type:
Title:
Search for Neutrinoless β+EC Decay of Te-120 with CUORE-0
Abstract (for collaboration papers):
We have performed a search for neutrinoless β+EC decay of 120Te using the final CUORE-0 data release. We describe a new analysis method for the simultaneous fit of signatures with different event topology, and of data subsets with different signal efficiency, obtaining a limit on the half-life of the decay of T1/2 > 1.6 × 1021 yr at 90% CI. Combining this with results from Cuoricino, a predecessor experiment, we obtain the strongest limit to date, corresponding to T1/2 > 2.7 × 1021 yr at 90% CI.