Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of Xe 134

D. S. Akerib; A. K. Al Musalhi; S. K. Alsum; C. S. Amarasinghe; A. Ames; T. J. Anderson; N. Angelides; H. M. Araújo; J. E. Armstrong; M. Arthurs; X. Bai; J. Balajthy; S. Balashov; J. Bang; J. W. Bargemann; D. Bauer; A. Baxter; P. Beltrame; E. P. Bernard; A. Bernstein; A. Bhatti; A. Biekert; T. P. Biesiadzinski; H. J. Birch; G. M. Blockinger; E. Bodnia; B. Boxer; C. A.J. Brew; P. Brás; S. Burdin; J. K. Busenitz; M. Buuck; R. Cabrita; M. C. Carmona-Benitez; M. Cascella; C. Chan; N. I. Chott; A. Cole; M. V. Converse; A. Cottle; G. Cox; O. Creaner; J. E. Cutter; C. E. Dahl; L. De Viveiros; J. E.Y. Dobson; E. Druszkiewicz; S. R. Eriksen; A. Fan; S. Fayer; N. M. Fearon; S. Fiorucci; H. Flaecher; E. D. Fraser; T. Fruth; R. J. Gaitskell; J. Genovesi; C. Ghag; E. Gibson; S. Gokhale; M. G.D. Van Der Grinten; C. B. Gwilliam; C. R. Hall; S. J. Haselschwardt; S. A. Hertel; M. Horn; D. Q. Huang; M. C.I. Gnarra; O. Jahangir; R. S. James; W. Ji; J. Johnson; A. C. Kaboth; A. C. Kamaha; K. Kamdin; K. Kazkaz; D. Khaitan; A. Khazov; I. Khurana; D. Kodroff; L. Korley; E. V. Korolkova; H. Kraus; S. Kravitz; L. Kreczko; B. Krikler; V. A. Kudryavtsev; E. A. Leason; J. Lee; D. S. Leonard; K. T. Lesko; C. Levy; J. Liao; J. Lin; A. Lindote; R. Linehan; W. H. Lippincott; X. Liu; M. I. Lopes; E. López Asamar; B. López Paredes; W. Lorenzon; S. Luitz; P. A. Majewski; A. Manalaysay; L. Manenti; R. L. Mannino; N. Marangou; M. E. McCarthy; D. N. McKinsey; J. McLaughlin; E. H. Miller; E. Mizrachi; A. Monte; M. E. Monzani; J. A. Morad; J. D. Morales Mendoza; E. Morrison; B. J. Mount; A. St J. Murphy; D. Naim; A. Naylor; C. Nedlik; H. N. Nelson; F. Neves; J. A. Nikoleyczik; A. Nilima; I. Olcina; K. C. Oliver-Mallory; S. Pal; K. J. Palladino; J. Palmer; S. Patton; N. Parveen; E. K. Pease; B. Penning; G. Pereira; A. Piepke; Y. Qie; J. Reichenbacher; C. A. Rhyne; A. Richards; Q. Riffard; G. R.C. Rischbieter; R. Rosero; P. Rossiter; D. Santone; A. B.M.R. Sazzad; R. W. Schnee; P. R. Scovell; S. Shaw; T. A. Shutt; J. J. Silk; C. Silva; R. Smith; M. Solmaz; V. N. Solovov; P. Sorensen; J. Soria; I. Stancu; A. Stevens; K. Stifter; B. Suerfu; T. J. Sumner; N. Swanson; M. Szydagis; W. C. Taylor; R. Taylor; D. J. Temples; P. A. Terman; D. R. Tiedt; M. Timalsina; W. H. To; D. R. Tovey; M. Tripathi; D. R. Tronstad; W. Turner; U. Utku; A. Vaitkus; B. Wang; J. J. Wang; W. Wang; J. R. Watson; R. C. Webb; R. G. White; T. J. Whitis; M. Williams; F. L.H. Wolfs; D. Woodward; C. J. Wright; X. Xiang; J. Xu; M. Yeh; P. Zarzhitsky

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.104.065501

Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of Xe 134

D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi, S. K. Alsum, C. S. Amarasinghe, A. Ames, T. J. Anderson, N. Angelides, H. M. Araújo, J. E. Armstrong, M. Arthurs, X. Bai, J. Balajthy, S. Balashov, J. Bang, J. W. Bargemann, D. Bauer, A. Baxter, P. Beltrame, E. P. Bernard, A. BernsteinA. Bhatti, A. Biekert, T. P. Biesiadzinski, H. J. Birch, G. M. Blockinger, E. Bodnia, B. Boxer, C. A.J. Brew, P. Brás, S. Burdin, J. K. Busenitz, M. Buuck, R. Cabrita, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, M. Cascella, C. Chan, N. I. Chott, A. Cole, M. V. Converse, A. Cottle, G. Cox, O. Creaner, J. E. Cutter, C. E. Dahl, L. De Viveiros, J. E.Y. Dobson, E. Druszkiewicz, S. R. Eriksen, A. Fan, S. Fayer, N. M. Fearon, S. Fiorucci, H. Flaecher, E. D. Fraser, T. Fruth, R. J. Gaitskell, J. Genovesi, C. Ghag, E. Gibson, S. Gokhale, M. G.D. Van Der Grinten, C. B. Gwilliam, C. R. Hall, S. J. Haselschwardt, S. A. Hertel, M. Horn, D. Q. Huang, M. C.I. Gnarra, O. Jahangir, R. S. James, W. Ji, J. Johnson, A. C. Kaboth, A. C. Kamaha, K. Kamdin, K. Kazkaz, D. Khaitan, A. Khazov, I. Khurana, D. Kodroff, L. Korley, E. V. Korolkova, H. Kraus, S. Kravitz, L. Kreczko, B. Krikler, V. A. Kudryavtsev, E. A. Leason, J. Lee, D. S. Leonard, K. T. Lesko, C. Levy, J. Liao, J. Lin, A. Lindote, R. Linehan, W. H. Lippincott, X. Liu, M. I. Lopes, E. López Asamar, B. López Paredes, W. Lorenzon, S. Luitz, P. A. Majewski, A. Manalaysay, L. Manenti, R. L. Mannino, N. Marangou, M. E. McCarthy, D. N. McKinsey, J. McLaughlin, E. H. Miller, E. Mizrachi, A. Monte, M. E. Monzani, J. A. Morad, J. D. Morales Mendoza, E. Morrison, B. J. Mount, A. St J. Murphy, D. Naim, A. Naylor, C. Nedlik, H. N. Nelson, F. Neves, J. A. Nikoleyczik, A. Nilima, I. Olcina, K. C. Oliver-Mallory, S. Pal, K. J. Palladino, J. Palmer, S. Patton, N. Parveen, E. K. Pease, B. Penning, G. Pereira, A. Piepke, Y. Qie, J. Reichenbacher, C. A. Rhyne, A. Richards, Q. Riffard, G. R.C. Rischbieter, R. Rosero, P. Rossiter, D. Santone, A. B.M.R. Sazzad, R. W. Schnee, P. R. Scovell, S. Shaw, T. A. Shutt, J. J. Silk, C. Silva, R. Smith, M. Solmaz, V. N. Solovov, P. Sorensen, J. Soria, I. Stancu, A. Stevens, K. Stifter, B. Suerfu, T. J. Sumner, N. Swanson, M. Szydagis, W. C. Taylor, R. Taylor, D. J. Temples, P. A. Terman, D. R. Tiedt, M. Timalsina, W. H. To, D. R. Tovey, M. Tripathi, D. R. Tronstad, W. Turner, U. Utku, A. Vaitkus, B. Wang, J. J. Wang, W. Wang, J. R. Watson, R. C. Webb, R. G. White, T. J. Whitis, M. Williams, F. L.H. Wolfs, D. Woodward, C. J. Wright, X. Xiang, J. Xu, M. Yeh, P. Zarzhitsky

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The projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decay of Xe134 is presented. LZ is a 10-tonne xenon time-projection chamber optimized for the detection of dark matter particles and is expected to start operating in 2021 at Sanford Underground Research Facility, USA. Its large mass of natural xenon provides an exceptional opportunity to search for the double β decay of Xe134, for which xenon detectors enriched in Xe136 are less effective. For the two-neutrino decay mode, LZ is predicted to exclude values of the half-life up to 1.7×1024 years at 90% confidence level (CL) and has a three-sigma observation potential of 8.7×1023 years, approaching the predictions of nuclear models. For the neutrinoless decay mode LZ, is projected to exclude values of the half-life up to 7.3×1024 years at 90% CL.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	065501
Journal	Physical Review C
Volume	104
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.065501
State	Published - Dec 2021

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Akerib, D. S., Al Musalhi, A. K., Alsum, S. K., Amarasinghe, C. S., Ames, A., Anderson, T. J., Angelides, N., Araújo, H. M., Armstrong, J. E., Arthurs, M., Bai, X., Balajthy, J., Balashov, S., Bang, J., Bargemann, J. W., Bauer, D., Baxter, A., Beltrame, P., Bernard, E. P., ... Zarzhitsky, P. (2021). Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of Xe 134. Physical Review C, 104(6), Article 065501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.065501

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abstract = "The projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decay of Xe134 is presented. LZ is a 10-tonne xenon time-projection chamber optimized for the detection of dark matter particles and is expected to start operating in 2021 at Sanford Underground Research Facility, USA. Its large mass of natural xenon provides an exceptional opportunity to search for the double β decay of Xe134, for which xenon detectors enriched in Xe136 are less effective. For the two-neutrino decay mode, LZ is predicted to exclude values of the half-life up to 1.7×1024 years at 90% confidence level (CL) and has a three-sigma observation potential of 8.7×1023 years, approaching the predictions of nuclear models. For the neutrinoless decay mode LZ, is projected to exclude values of the half-life up to 7.3×1024 years at 90% CL.",

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Akerib, DS, Al Musalhi, AK, Alsum, SK, Amarasinghe, CS, Ames, A, Anderson, TJ, Angelides, N, Araújo, HM, Armstrong, JE, Arthurs, M, Bai, X, Balajthy, J, Balashov, S, Bang, J, Bargemann, JW, Bauer, D, Baxter, A, Beltrame, P, Bernard, EP, Bernstein, A, Bhatti, A, Biekert, A, Biesiadzinski, TP, Birch, HJ, Blockinger, GM, Bodnia, E, Boxer, B, Brew, CAJ, Brás, P, Burdin, S, Busenitz, JK, Buuck, M, Cabrita, R, Carmona-Benitez, MC, Cascella, M, Chan, C, Chott, NI, Cole, A, Converse, MV, Cottle, A, Cox, G, Creaner, O, Cutter, JE, Dahl, CE, De Viveiros, L, Dobson, JEY, Druszkiewicz, E, Eriksen, SR, Fan, A, Fayer, S, Fearon, NM, Fiorucci, S, Flaecher, H, Fraser, ED, Fruth, T, Gaitskell, RJ, Genovesi, J, Ghag, C, Gibson, E, Gokhale, S, Van Der Grinten, MGD, Gwilliam, CB, Hall, CR, Haselschwardt, SJ, Hertel, SA, Horn, M, Huang, DQ, Gnarra, MCI, Jahangir, O, James, RS, Ji, W, Johnson, J, Kaboth, AC, Kamaha, AC, Kamdin, K, Kazkaz, K, Khaitan, D, Khazov, A, Khurana, I, Kodroff, D, Korley, L, Korolkova, EV, Kraus, H, Kravitz, S, Kreczko, L, Krikler, B, Kudryavtsev, VA, Leason, EA, Lee, J, Leonard, DS, Lesko, KT, Levy, C, Liao, J, Lin, J, Lindote, A, Linehan, R, Lippincott, WH, Liu, X, Lopes, MI, López Asamar, E, López Paredes, B, Lorenzon, W, Luitz, S, Majewski, PA, Manalaysay, A, Manenti, L, Mannino, RL, Marangou, N, McCarthy, ME, McKinsey, DN, McLaughlin, J, Miller, EH, Mizrachi, E, Monte, A, Monzani, ME, Morad, JA, Morales Mendoza, JD, Morrison, E, Mount, BJ, Murphy, ASJ, Naim, D, Naylor, A, Nedlik, C, Nelson, HN, Neves, F, Nikoleyczik, JA, Nilima, A, Olcina, I, Oliver-Mallory, KC, Pal, S, Palladino, KJ, Palmer, J, Patton, S, Parveen, N, Pease, EK, Penning, B, Pereira, G, Piepke, A, Qie, Y, Reichenbacher, J, Rhyne, CA, Richards, A, Riffard, Q, Rischbieter, GRC, Rosero, R, Rossiter, P, Santone, D, Sazzad, ABMR, Schnee, RW, Scovell, PR, Shaw, S, Shutt, TA, Silk, JJ, Silva, C, Smith, R, Solmaz, M, Solovov, VN, Sorensen, P, Soria, J, Stancu, I, Stevens, A, Stifter, K, Suerfu, B, Sumner, TJ, Swanson, N, Szydagis, M, Taylor, WC, Taylor, R, Temples, DJ, Terman, PA, Tiedt, DR, Timalsina, M, To, WH, Tovey, DR, Tripathi, M, Tronstad, DR, Turner, W, Utku, U, Vaitkus, A, Wang, B, Wang, JJ, Wang, W, Watson, JR, Webb, RC, White, RG, Whitis, TJ, Williams, M, Wolfs, FLH, Woodward, D, Wright, CJ, Xiang, X, Xu, J, Yeh, M & Zarzhitsky, P 2021, 'Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of Xe 134', Physical Review C, vol. 104, no. 6, 065501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.065501

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T1 - Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of Xe 134

AU - Akerib, D. S.

AU - Al Musalhi, A. K.

AU - Alsum, S. K.

AU - Amarasinghe, C. S.

AU - Ames, A.

AU - Anderson, T. J.

AU - Angelides, N.

AU - Araújo, H. M.

AU - Armstrong, J. E.

AU - Arthurs, M.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Balajthy, J.

AU - Balashov, S.

AU - Bang, J.

AU - Bargemann, J. W.

AU - Bauer, D.

AU - Baxter, A.

AU - Beltrame, P.

AU - Bernard, E. P.

AU - Bernstein, A.

AU - Bhatti, A.

AU - Biekert, A.

AU - Biesiadzinski, T. P.

AU - Birch, H. J.

AU - Blockinger, G. M.

AU - Bodnia, E.

AU - Boxer, B.

AU - Brew, C. A.J.

AU - Brás, P.

AU - Burdin, S.

AU - Busenitz, J. K.

AU - Buuck, M.

AU - Cabrita, R.

AU - Carmona-Benitez, M. C.

AU - Cascella, M.

AU - Chan, C.

AU - Chott, N. I.

AU - Cole, A.

AU - Converse, M. V.

AU - Cottle, A.

AU - Cox, G.

AU - Creaner, O.

AU - Cutter, J. E.

AU - Dahl, C. E.

AU - De Viveiros, L.

AU - Dobson, J. E.Y.

AU - Druszkiewicz, E.

AU - Eriksen, S. R.

AU - Fan, A.

AU - Fayer, S.

AU - Fearon, N. M.

AU - Fiorucci, S.

AU - Flaecher, H.

AU - Fraser, E. D.

AU - Fruth, T.

AU - Gaitskell, R. J.

AU - Genovesi, J.

AU - Ghag, C.

AU - Gibson, E.

AU - Gokhale, S.

AU - Van Der Grinten, M. G.D.

AU - Gwilliam, C. B.

AU - Hall, C. R.

AU - Haselschwardt, S. J.

AU - Hertel, S. A.

AU - Horn, M.

AU - Huang, D. Q.

AU - Gnarra, M. C.I.

AU - Jahangir, O.

AU - James, R. S.

AU - Ji, W.

AU - Johnson, J.

AU - Kaboth, A. C.

AU - Kamaha, A. C.

AU - Kamdin, K.

AU - Kazkaz, K.

AU - Khaitan, D.

AU - Khazov, A.

AU - Khurana, I.

AU - Kodroff, D.

AU - Korley, L.

AU - Korolkova, E. V.

AU - Kraus, H.

AU - Kravitz, S.

AU - Kreczko, L.

AU - Krikler, B.

AU - Kudryavtsev, V. A.

AU - Leason, E. A.

AU - Lee, J.

AU - Leonard, D. S.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Levy, C.

AU - Liao, J.

AU - Lin, J.

AU - Lindote, A.

AU - Linehan, R.

AU - Lippincott, W. H.

AU - Liu, X.

AU - Lopes, M. I.

AU - López Asamar, E.

AU - López Paredes, B.

AU - Lorenzon, W.

AU - Luitz, S.

AU - Majewski, P. A.

AU - Manalaysay, A.

AU - Manenti, L.

AU - Mannino, R. L.

AU - Marangou, N.

AU - McCarthy, M. E.

AU - McKinsey, D. N.

AU - McLaughlin, J.

AU - Miller, E. H.

AU - Mizrachi, E.

AU - Monte, A.

AU - Monzani, M. E.

AU - Morad, J. A.

AU - Morales Mendoza, J. D.

AU - Morrison, E.

AU - Mount, B. J.

AU - Murphy, A. St J.

AU - Naim, D.

AU - Naylor, A.

AU - Nedlik, C.

AU - Nelson, H. N.

AU - Neves, F.

AU - Nikoleyczik, J. A.

AU - Nilima, A.

AU - Olcina, I.

AU - Oliver-Mallory, K. C.

AU - Pal, S.

AU - Palladino, K. J.

AU - Palmer, J.

AU - Patton, S.

AU - Parveen, N.

AU - Pease, E. K.

AU - Penning, B.

AU - Pereira, G.

AU - Piepke, A.

AU - Qie, Y.

AU - Reichenbacher, J.

AU - Rhyne, C. A.

AU - Richards, A.

AU - Riffard, Q.

AU - Rischbieter, G. R.C.

AU - Rosero, R.

AU - Rossiter, P.

AU - Santone, D.

AU - Sazzad, A. B.M.R.

AU - Schnee, R. W.

AU - Scovell, P. R.

AU - Shaw, S.

AU - Shutt, T. A.

AU - Silk, J. J.

AU - Silva, C.

AU - Smith, R.

AU - Solmaz, M.

AU - Solovov, V. N.

AU - Sorensen, P.

AU - Soria, J.

AU - Stancu, I.

AU - Stevens, A.

AU - Stifter, K.

AU - Suerfu, B.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Swanson, N.

AU - Szydagis, M.

AU - Taylor, W. C.

AU - Taylor, R.

AU - Temples, D. J.

AU - Terman, P. A.

AU - Tiedt, D. R.

AU - Timalsina, M.

AU - To, W. H.

AU - Tovey, D. R.

AU - Tripathi, M.

AU - Tronstad, D. R.

AU - Turner, W.

AU - Utku, U.

AU - Vaitkus, A.

AU - Wang, B.

AU - Wang, J. J.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Watson, J. R.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - White, R. G.

AU - Whitis, T. J.

AU - Williams, M.

AU - Wolfs, F. L.H.

AU - Woodward, D.

AU - Wright, C. J.

AU - Xiang, X.

AU - Xu, J.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Zarzhitsky, P.

PY - 2021/12

Y1 - 2021/12

N2 - The projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decay of Xe134 is presented. LZ is a 10-tonne xenon time-projection chamber optimized for the detection of dark matter particles and is expected to start operating in 2021 at Sanford Underground Research Facility, USA. Its large mass of natural xenon provides an exceptional opportunity to search for the double β decay of Xe134, for which xenon detectors enriched in Xe136 are less effective. For the two-neutrino decay mode, LZ is predicted to exclude values of the half-life up to 1.7×1024 years at 90% confidence level (CL) and has a three-sigma observation potential of 8.7×1023 years, approaching the predictions of nuclear models. For the neutrinoless decay mode LZ, is projected to exclude values of the half-life up to 7.3×1024 years at 90% CL.

AB - The projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decay of Xe134 is presented. LZ is a 10-tonne xenon time-projection chamber optimized for the detection of dark matter particles and is expected to start operating in 2021 at Sanford Underground Research Facility, USA. Its large mass of natural xenon provides an exceptional opportunity to search for the double β decay of Xe134, for which xenon detectors enriched in Xe136 are less effective. For the two-neutrino decay mode, LZ is predicted to exclude values of the half-life up to 1.7×1024 years at 90% confidence level (CL) and has a three-sigma observation potential of 8.7×1023 years, approaching the predictions of nuclear models. For the neutrinoless decay mode LZ, is projected to exclude values of the half-life up to 7.3×1024 years at 90% CL.

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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.065501

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.065501

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AN - SCOPUS:85121144834

SN - 2469-9985

VL - 104

JO - Physical Review C

JF - Physical Review C

IS - 6

M1 - 065501

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Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of Xe 134

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