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Meloni, D.; Morisi, S.; Peinado, E. |
| Title |
Neutrino phenomenology and stable dark matter with A(4) |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
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Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
| Volume |
697 |
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4 |
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339-342 |
| Keywords |
Flavor symmetries; Dark matter; Neutrino masses; Lepton mixing; Discrete symmetries; Neutrino less double beta decay |
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We present a model based on the A(4) non-Abelian discrete symmetry leading to a predictive five-parameter neutrino mass matrix and providing a stable dark matter candidate. We found an interesting correlation among the atmospheric and the reactor angles which predicts theta(23) similar to pi/4for very small reactor angle and deviation from maximal atmospheric mixing for large theta(13). Only normal neutrino mass spectrum is possible and the effective mass entering the neutrinoless double beta decay rate is constrained to be vertical bar m(ee)vertical bar > 4 x 10(-4) eV. |
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[Morisi, S.; Peinado, E.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: davide.meloni@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de |
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0370-2693 |
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ISI:000288300400012 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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544 |
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NEMO-3 Collaboration (Argyriades, J. et al); Diaz, J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Monrabal, F.; Novella, P.; Serra, L.; Yahlali, N. |
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Spectral modeling of scintillator for the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO detectors |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
| Volume |
625 |
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1 |
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20-28 |
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Scintillation; Photomultiplier; Plastic scintillators; Optical photon transport; GEANT 4; Double beta decay |
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We have constructed a GEANT4-based detailed software model of photon transport in plastic sontillator blocks and have used it to study the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO calorimeters employed in experiments designed to search for neutnnoless double beta decay We compare our simulations to measurements using conversion electrons from a calibration source of (BI)-B-207 and show that the agreement is improved if wavelength-dependent properties of the calorimeter are taken into account In this article we briefly describe our modeling approach and results of our studies. |
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[Lang, K.; Pahlka, R. B.] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA |
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0168-9002 |
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ISI:000285432400004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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587 |
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Morisi, S.; Peinado, E. |
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Admixture of quasi-Dirac and Majorana neutrinos with tri-bimaximal mixing |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
| Volume |
701 |
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4 |
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451-457 |
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Neutrinoless double beta decay; Neutrino masses and mixings; Flavor symmetries; Tri-bimaximal mixing; Neutrino hierarchy; Discrete symmetries |
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We propose a realization of the so-called bimodal/schizophrenic model proposed recently. We assume 54, the permutation group of four objects as flavor symmetry giving tri-bimaximal lepton mixing at leading order. In these models the second massive neutrino state is assumed quasi-Dirac and the remaining neutrinos are Majorana states. In the case of inverse mass hierarchy, the lower bound on the neutrinoless double beta decay parameter m(ee) is about two times that of the usual lower bound, within the range of sensitivity of the next generation of experiments. |
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[Morisi, S; Peinado, E] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: morisi@ific.uv.es |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000292994100011 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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700 |
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Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Guinea, F.; Fogler, M.M.; Katsnelson, M.I.; Martin-Albo, J.; Monrabal, F.; Muñoz Vidal, J. |
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GraXe, graphene and xenon for neutrinoless double beta decay searches |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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02 |
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2 |
Pages |
037 - 17pp |
| Keywords |
neutrino experiments; double beta decay |
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We propose a new detector concept, GraXe (to be pronounced as grace), to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in Xe-136. GraXe combines a popular detection medium in rare-event searches, liquid xenon, with a new, background-free material, grapheme. In our baseline design of GraXe, a sphere made of graphene-coated titanium mesh and filled with liquid xenon (LXe) enriched in the Xe-136 isotope is immersed in a large volume of natural LXe instrumented with photodetectors. Liquid xenon is an excellent scintillator, reasonably transparent to its own light. Graphene is transparent over a large frequency range, and impermeable to the xenon. Event position could be deduced from the light pattern detected in the photosensors. External backgrounds would be shielded by the buffer of natural LXe, leaving the ultra-radiopure internal volume virtually free of background. Industrial graphene can be manufactured at a competitive cost to produce the sphere. Enriching xenon in the isotope Xe-136 is easy and relatively cheap, and there is already near one ton of enriched xenon available in the world (currently being used by the EXO, KamLAND-Zen and NEXT experiments). All the cryogenic know-how is readily available from the numerous experiments using liquid xenon. An experiment using the GraXe concept appears realistic and affordable in a short time scale, and its physics potential is enormous. |
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[Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Monrabal, F.; Munoz Vidal, J.] CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain, Email: gomez@mail.cern.ch; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000301176000038 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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987 |
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Herrero, V.; Toledo, J.; Catala, J.M.; Esteve, R.; Gil, A.; Lorca, D.; Monzo, J.M.; Sanchis, F.; Verdugo, A. |
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Readout electronics for the SiPM tracking plane in the NEXT-1 prototype |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
| Volume |
695 |
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229-232 |
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Neutrino less double beta decay; Xenon gas TPC; SiPM readout; Front-end electronics; Gated integrator |
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NEXT is a new experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay using a 100 kg radio-pure high-pressure gaseous xenon TPC with electroluminescence readout. A large-scale prototype with a SiPM tracking plane has been built. The primary electron paths can be reconstructed from time-resolved measurements of the light that arrives to the SiPM plane. Our approach is to measure how many photons have reached each SiPM sensor each microsecond with a gated integrator. We have designed and tested a 16-channel front-end board that includes the analog paths and a digital section. Each analog path consists of three different stages: a transimpedance amplifier, a gated integrator and an offset and gain control stage. Measurements show good linearity and the ability to detect single photoelectrons. |
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[Herrero, V.; Toledo, J.; Catala, J. M.; Esteve, R.; Monzo, J. M.; Sanchis, F.] Univ Politecn Valencia, CIEMAT, Ctr Mixto, I3M, Valencia 46022, Spain, Email: jtoledo@eln.upv.es |
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WOS:000311469900049 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1237 |
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