2017-01-06 Measurement of the Two-Neutrino Double Beta Decay Half-life of 130Te with the CUORE-0 Experiment
Submitted by jeremy.cushman on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 16:17
Journal:
European Physical Journal C
Year:
2017
Volume:
77
Page:
13
DOI:
10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4498-6
arXiv:
1609.01666
Type:
Title:
Measurement of the Two-Neutrino Double Beta Decay Half-life of Te-130 with the CUORE-0 Experiment
Abstract (for collaboration papers):
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⋅y of TeO2, the half-life is determined to be T2ν1/2 = [8.2 ± 0.2 (stat.) ± 0.6 (syst.)] × 1020 y. 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.