CUORE

Alduino, C.; Alfonso, K.; Artusa, D. R.; Avignone, F. T.; Azzolini, O.; Balata, M.; Banks, T. I.; Bari, G.; Beeman, J. W.; Bellini, F.; Bersani, A.; Biassoni, M.; Brofferio, C.; Bucci, C.; Camacho, A.; Caminata, A.; Canonica, L.; Cao, X. G.; Capelli, S.; Cappelli, L.; Carbone, L.; Cardani, L.; Carniti, P.; Casali, N.; Cassina, L.; Chiesa, D.; Chott, N.; Clemenza, M.; Copello, Simone; Cosmelli, C.; Cremonesi, O.; Creswick, R. J.; Cushman, J. S.; Dafinei, I.; Dally, A.; Davis, C. J.; Dell'Oro, S.; Deninno, M. M.; DI DOMIZIO, Sergio; Di Vacri, M. L.; Drobizhev, A.; Fang, D. Q.; Faverzani, M.; Fernandes, Guido; Ferri, E.; Ferroni, F.; Fiorini, E.; Franceschi, M. A.; Freedman, S. J.; Fujikawa, B. K.; Giachero, A.; Gironi, L.; Giuliani, A.; Gorla, P.; Gotti, C.; Gutierrez, T. D.; Haller, E. E.; Han, K.; Hansen, E.; Heeger, K. M.; Hennings Yeomans, R.; Hickerson, K. P.; Huang, H. Z.; Kadel, R.; Keppel, G.; Kolomensky, Y. u. G.; Ligi, C.; Lim, K. E.; Liu, X.; Y. G., Ma; Maino, M.; Martinez, M.; Maruyama, R. H.; Mei, Y.; Moggi, N.; Morganti, S.; Napolitano, T.; Nisi, S.; Nones, C.; Norman, E. B.; Nucciotti, A.; O'Donnell, T.; Orio, F.; Orlandi, D.; Ouellet, J. L.; Pagliarone, C. E.; Pallavicini, Marco; Palmieri, V.; Pattavina, L.; Pavan, Maura; Pessina, G.; Pettinacci, V.; Piperno, G.; Pira, C.; Pirro, S.; Pozzi, S.; Previtali, E.; Rosenfeld, C.; Rusconi, C.; Sala, E.; Sangiorgio, S.; Santone, D.; Scielzo, N. D.; Sisti, M.; Smith, A. R.; Taffarello, L.; Tenconi, M.; Terranova, F.; Tomei, C.; Trentalange, S.; Ventura, G.; Vignati, M.; Wagaarachchi, S. L.; Wang, B. S.; Wang, H. W.; Wielgus, L.; Wilson, J.; Winslow, L. A.; Wise, T.; Woodcraft, A.; Zanotti, L.; Zarra, C.; Zhang, G. Q.; Zhu, B. X.; Zimmermann, S.; Zucchelli, S.

Physicists have searched for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (0vββ) for about a half a century. Developed over the latest 20 years, the bolometric technique is today used by one of the most competitive experimentsin the field: CUORE, a ton-size detector aiming for a sensitivity of ∼1026 yr on 130Te 0vββ decay half-life. With the final step of its construction nearly completed, CUORE will start its operation by the end of the current year. Meanwhile, the first CUORE-like tower is operated at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso as an independent 0vββ experiment. Named CUORE-0, it represents the state of the art for large-mass, low-background, ultra-lowtemperature bolometer arrays. Besides being a competitive 0vββ decay search, it has validated the ultraclean assembly techniques and radiopurity of materials for the upcoming CUORE experiment. Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licence.

CUORE

Alduino, C.;Alfonso, K.;Artusa, D. R.;Avignone, F. T.;Azzolini, O.;Balata, M.;Banks, T. I.;Bari, G.;Beeman, J. W.;Bellini, F.;Bersani, A.;Biassoni, M.;Brofferio, C.;Bucci, C.;Camacho, A.;Caminata, A.;Canonica, L.;Cao, X. G.;Capelli, S.;Cappelli, L.;Carbone, L.;Cardani, L.;Carniti, P.;Casali, N.;Cassina, L.;Chiesa, D.;Chott, N.;Clemenza, M.;COPELLO, SIMONE;Cosmelli, C.;Cremonesi, O.;Creswick, R. J.;Cushman, J. S.;Dafinei, I.;Dally, A.;Davis, C. J.;Dell'Oro, S.;Deninno, M. M.;DI DOMIZIO, SERGIO;Di Vacri, M. L.;Drobizhev, A.;Fang, D. Q.;Faverzani, M.;FERNANDES, GUIDO;Ferri, E.;Ferroni, F.;Fiorini, E.;Franceschi, M. A.;Freedman, S. J.;Fujikawa, B. K.;Giachero, A.;Gironi, L.;Giuliani, A.;Gorla, P.;Gotti, C.;Gutierrez, T. D.;Haller, E. E.;Han, K.;Hansen, E.;Heeger, K. M.;Hennings Yeomans, R.;Hickerson, K. P.;Huang, H. Z.;Kadel, R.;Keppel, G.;Kolomensky, Y.u. G.;Ligi, C.;Lim, K. E.;Liu, X.;Ma, Y. G.;Maino, M.;Martinez, M.;Maruyama, R. H.;Mei, Y.;Moggi, N.;Morganti, S.;Napolitano, T.;Nisi, S.;Nones, C.;Norman, E. B.;Nucciotti, A.;O'Donnell, T.;Orio, F.;Orlandi, D.;Ouellet, J. L.;Pagliarone, C. E.;PALLAVICINI, MARCO;Palmieri, V.;Pattavina, L.;Pavan, Maura;Pessina, G.;Pettinacci, V.;Piperno, G.;Pira, C.;Pirro, S.;Pozzi, S.;Previtali, E.;Rosenfeld, C.;Rusconi, C.;Sala, E.;Sangiorgio, S.;Santone, D.;Scielzo, N. D.;Sisti, M.;Smith, A. R.;Taffarello, L.;Tenconi, M.;Terranova, F.;Tomei, C.;Trentalange, S.;Ventura, G.;Vignati, M.;Wagaarachchi, S. L.;Wang, B. S.;Wang, H. W.;Wielgus, L.;Wilson, J.;Winslow, L. A.;Wise, T.;Woodcraft, A.;Zanotti, L.;Zarra, C.;Zhang, G. Q.;Zhu, B. X.;Zimmermann, S.;Zucchelli, S.

2015-01-01

Abstract

Physicists have searched for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (0vββ) for about a half a century. Developed over the latest 20 years, the bolometric technique is today used by one of the most competitive experimentsin the field: CUORE, a ton-size detector aiming for a sensitivity of ∼1026 yr on 130Te 0vββ decay half-life. With the final step of its construction nearly completed, CUORE will start its operation by the end of the current year. Meanwhile, the first CUORE-like tower is operated at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso as an independent 0vββ experiment. Named CUORE-0, it represents the state of the art for large-mass, low-background, ultra-lowtemperature bolometer arrays. Besides being a competitive 0vββ decay search, it has validated the ultraclean assembly techniques and radiopurity of materials for the upcoming CUORE experiment. Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licence.