Observation of two-neutrino double-beta decay in 136Xe with the EXO-200 detector.

Ackerman, N; Aharmim, B; Auger, M; Auty, D J; Barbeau, P S; Barry, K; Bartoszek, L; Beauchamp, E; Belov, V; Benitez-Medina, C; Breidenbach, M; Burenkov, A; Cleveland, B; Conley, R; Conti, E; Cook, J; Cook, S; Coppens, A; Counts, I; Craddock, W; Daniels, T; Danilov, M V; Davis, C G; Davis, J; deVoe, R; Djurcic, Z; Dobi, A; Dolgolenko, A G; Dolinski, M J; Donato, K; Dunford, M; Fairbank, W; Farine, J; Fierlinger, P; Franco, D; Freytag, D; Giroux, G; Gornea, R; Graham, K; Gratta, G; Green, M P; Hägemann, C; Hall, C; Hall, K; Haller, G; Hargrove, C; Herbst, R; Herrin, S; Hodgson, J; Hughes, M

Ackerman, N; Aharmim, B; Auger, M; Auty, D J; Barbeau, P S; Barry, K; Bartoszek, L; Beauchamp, E; Belov, V; Benitez-Medina, C; Breidenbach, M; Burenkov, A; Cleveland, B; Conley, R; Conti, E; Cook, J; Cook, S; Coppens, A; Counts, I; Craddock, W; Daniels, T; Danilov, M V; Davis, C G; Davis, J; deVoe, R; Djurcic, Z; Dobi, A; Dolgolenko, A G; Dolinski, M J; Donato, K; Dunford, M; Fairbank, W; Farine, J; Fierlinger, P; Franco, D; Freytag, D; Giroux, G; Gornea, R; Graham, K; Gratta, G; Green, M P; Hägemann, C; Hall, C; Hall, K; Haller, G; Hargrove, C; Herbst, R; Herrin, S; Hodgson, J; Hughes, M.

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Ackerman N; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California, USA.

Phys Rev Lett ; 107(21): 212501, 2011 Nov 18.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22181874

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report the observation of two-neutrino double-beta decay in (136)Xe with T(1/2) = 2.11 ± 0.04(stat) ± 0.21(syst) × 10(21) yr. This second-order process, predicted by the standard model, has been observed for several nuclei but not for (136)Xe. The observed decay rate provides new input to matrix element calculations and to the search for the more interesting neutrinoless double-beta decay, the most sensitive probe for the existence of Majorana particles and the measurement of the neutrino mass scale.

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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Phys Rev Lett Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article

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