2021-04-27 Measurement of the 2νββ Decay Half-Life of 130Te with CUORE
Submitted by marco_faverzani on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:30
Journal:
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Year:
2021
Volume:
126
Page:
171801
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.171801
arXiv:
2012.11749v1
Type:
Title:
Measurement of the 2νββ Decay Half-Life of 130Te with CUORE
Abstract (for collaboration papers):
We measured two-neutrino double beta decay of 130Te using an exposure of 300.7 kg⋅yr accumulated with the CUORE detector. Using a Bayesian analysis to fit simulated spectra to experimental data, it was possible to disentangle all the major background sources and precisely measure the two-neutrino contribution. The half-life is in agreement with past measurements with a strongly reduced uncertainty: T2ν1/2 =7.71+0.08−0.06(stat)++0.12−−0.15(syst)×1020 yr. This measurement is the most precise determination of the 130 Te 2νββ decay half-life to date.