TY  - JOUR
AU  - NEXT Collaboration (McDonald, A. D. et al
AU  - Alvarez, V.
AU  - Benlloch-Rodriguez, J. M.
AU  - Botas, A.
AU  - Carcel, S.
AU  - Carrion, J. V.
AU  - Diaz, J.
AU  - Felkai, R.
AU  - Ferrario, P.
AU  - Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.
AU  - Laing, A.
AU  - Liubarsky, I.
AU  - Lopez-March, N.
AU  - Martinez, A.
AU  - Muñoz Vidal, J.
AU  - Musti, M.
AU  - Nebot-Guinot, M.
AU  - Novella, P.
AU  - Palmeiro, B.
AU  - Perez, J.
AU  - Renner, J.
AU  - Rodriguez, J.
AU  - Simon, A.
AU  - Sofka, C.
AU  - Sorel, M.
AU  - Torrent, J.
AU  - Yahlali, N.
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018//
TI  - Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging
T2  - Phys. Rev. Lett.
JO  - Physical Review Letters
SP  - 132504
EP  - 6pp
VL  - 120
IS  - 13
PB  - Amer Physical Soc
AB  - A new method to tag the barium daughter in the double-beta decay of Xe-136 is reported. Using the technique of single molecule fluorescent imaging (SMFI), individual barium dication (Ba++) resolution at a transparent scanning surface is demonstrated. A single-step photobleach confirms the single ion interpretation. Individual ions are localized with superresolution (similar to 2 nm), and detected with a statistical significance of 12.9 sigma over backgrounds. This lays the foundation for a new and potentially background-free neutrinoless double-beta decay technology, based on SMFI coupled to high pressure xenon gas time projection chambers.
SN  - 0031-9007
UR  - http://arxiv.org/abs/1711.04782
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504
DO  - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504
LA  - English
N1  - WOS:000428243400005
ID  - NEXTCollaborationMcDonald_etal2018
ER  -