| Title: |
Kiloton-scale xenon detectors for neutrinoless double beta decay and other new physics searches |
| Authors: |
Avasthi, A; Bowyer, TW; Bray, C; Brunner, T; Catarineu, N; Church, E; Guenette, R; Haselschwardt, SJ; Hayes, JC; Heffner, M; Hertel, SA; Humble, PH; Jamil, A; Kim, SH; Lang, RF; Leach, KG; Lenardo, BG; Lippincott, WH; Marino, A; McKinsey, DN; Miller, EH; Moore, DC; Mong, B; Monreal, B; Monzani, ME; Olcina, I; Orrell, JL; Pang, S; Pocar, A; Rowson, PC; Saldanha, R; Sangiorgio, S; Stanford, C; Visser, A |
| Source: |
Physical Review D, vol 104, iss 11 |
| Publisher Information: |
eScholarship, University of California |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
University of California: eScholarship |
| Subject Terms: |
Nuclear and Plasma Physics; Particle and High Energy Physics; Physical Sciences; Astronomical and Space Sciences; Atomic; Molecular; Nuclear; Particle and Plasma Physics; Quantum Physics; Nuclear & Particles Physics; Mathematical physics; Astronomical sciences |
| Description: |
Large detectors employing xenon are a leading technology in existing and planned searches for new physics, including searches for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) and dark matter. While upcoming detectors will employ target masses of a ton or more, further extending gas- or liquid-phase Xe detectors to the kton scale would enable extremely sensitive next-generation searches for rare phenomena. The key challenge to extending this technology to detectors well beyond the ton scale is the acquisition of the Xe itself. We describe the motivation for extending Xe time-projection chambers to the kton scale and possible avenues for Xe acquisition that avoid existing supply chains. If acquisition of Xe in the required quantities is successful, kton-scale detectors of this type could enable a new generation of experiments, including searches for 0νββ at half-life sensitivities as long as 1030 yr. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
qt5wg388mx; https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5wg388mx; https://escholarship.org/content/qt5wg388mx/qt5wg388mx.pdf |
| DOI: |
10.1103/physrevd.104.112007 |
| Availability: |
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5wg388mx; https://escholarship.org/content/qt5wg388mx/qt5wg388mx.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.104.112007 |
| Rights: |
public |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A40EA069 |
| Database: |
BASE |