The challenge in searching for fundamental symmetry violation.Neutrinoless double-beta(0νββ)decay represents one of the most profound tests of fundamental symmetries in nature.This hypothetical nuclear process,in w...The challenge in searching for fundamental symmetry violation.Neutrinoless double-beta(0νββ)decay represents one of the most profound tests of fundamental symmetries in nature.This hypothetical nuclear process,in which two neutrons simultaneously decay into two protons with the emission of two electrons but no neutrinos,would demonstrate that lepton number is not conserved and confirm that neutrinos are their own antiparticles(Majorana particles).The observation of 0νββdecay would provide crucial insights into the absolute neutrino mass scale and could illuminate the origin of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.展开更多
In Asaka et al(2021 Phys.Rev.D 103,015014),Asaka,Ishida and Tanaka put forward an interesting possibility that the neutrinoless double beta decay can be hidden in the minimal seesaw model with the two right-handed neu...In Asaka et al(2021 Phys.Rev.D 103,015014),Asaka,Ishida and Tanaka put forward an interesting possibility that the neutrinoless double beta decay can be hidden in the minimal seesaw model with the two right-handed neutrinos having a hierarchical mass structure:the lighter one is lighter enough than the typical Fermi-momentum scale of nuclei while the heavier one is sufficiently heavy to decouple from the neutrinoless double beta decay.Then,in the basis where the mass matrices of the charged leptons and right-handed neutrinos are diagonal,for some particular texture of the Dirac neutrino mass matrix M_(D),the neutrinoless double beta decay can be hidden.In this paper,on top of this specified model,we study the interesting scenario that M_(D)further obeys the TM1 symmetry orμ-τreflection symmetry which are well motivated by the experimental results for the neutrino mixing parameters.展开更多
Cryogenic crystal bolometer plays a crucial role in searching for neutrinoless double-beta(0νββ)decay,which is a rare process that could determine the Majorana nature of neutrinos.The flagship bolometer experiment...Cryogenic crystal bolometer plays a crucial role in searching for neutrinoless double-beta(0νββ)decay,which is a rare process that could determine the Majorana nature of neutrinos.The flagship bolometer experiment—CUORE(Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events)—operating at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory[Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso(LNGS)]as the world’s first ton-scale bolometric detector has achieved great success and well demonstrated advantages of the bolometric technology for the 0νββ study.The proposed upgrade of CUORE—the CUPID project—aims to achieve higher sensitivity with orders of magnitude background reduction by utilizing scintillating crystals and dual readout technology to exclude most of the background events dominated by alpha particles.Although CUPID has outstanding advantages over CUORE,further increasing the detection capability to fully explore the effective neutrino mass region for the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy and possibly to discover Majorana neutrinos remains a technical challenge ahead.In this prospective,we discuss strategies toward future technology development to further enhance the experimental sensitivity.展开更多
The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay(0 b)represents one of the most compelling challenges in modern physics.Observ-ing this elusive nuclear process would not only confirm that neu-trinos are Majorana particle...The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay(0 b)represents one of the most compelling challenges in modern physics.Observ-ing this elusive nuclear process would not only confirm that neu-trinos are Majorana particles-their own antiparticles-but also provide definitive evidence of lepton number violation,offering critical insights into the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe.Despite decades of experimental efforts,no conclusive signal has been detected.A key obstacle lies in the persistent theoretical uncertainties surrounding predicted decay rates,which stem pri-marily from the calculation of nuclear matrix elements(NMEs)-the quantum-mechanical factors governing how the decay unfolds within complex nuclei.A major unresolved issue has been the missing short-range contribution,which arises from nucleon over-lap effects and cannot be deduced from long-range pion-exchange interactions alone.展开更多
We report the first results on 76Ge neutrinoless double beta decay from stage one of the China dark-matter experiment （CDEX）. A p-type point-contact high-purity germanium detector with a mass of 994g has been instal...We report the first results on 76Ge neutrinoless double beta decay from stage one of the China dark-matter experiment （CDEX）. A p-type point-contact high-purity germanium detector with a mass of 994g has been installed to detect neutrinoless double beta decay events, as well as to directly detect dark matter particles. An exposure of 304kgd has been analyzed over a wide spectral band from 500keV to 3MeV. The average event rate obtained was about 0.012 counts per keV per kg per day over the 2.039MeV energy range. The half-life of76Ge neutrinoless double beta decay derived based on this result is 70v2〉6.4× 1022 yr （90%C.L.）. An upper limit on the effective Majorana-neutrino mass of 5.0eV has been achieved.展开更多
The scintillation properties of a CdMoO4 crystal have been investigated experimentally.The fluorescence yields and decay times measured from 22 K to 300 K demonstrate that CdMoO4 crystal is a good candidate for an abs...The scintillation properties of a CdMoO4 crystal have been investigated experimentally.The fluorescence yields and decay times measured from 22 K to 300 K demonstrate that CdMoO4 crystal is a good candidate for an absorber for a bolometer readout,for both heat and scintillation signals.The results from Monte Carlo studies,taking the backgrounds from 2ν2β of^100 42Mo ^116 48Cd） and internal trace nuclides ^214Bi and ^208Tl into account,show that the expected sensitivity of a CdMoO4 bolometer for neutrinoless double beta decay experiments with an exposure of 100kg·years is one order of magnitude higher than those of the current sets of the limT1/2^0νββ of ^100 42Mo and ^116 48Cd.展开更多
Searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay(NLDBD)is now regarded as the topmost promising technique to explore the nature of neutrinos after the discovery of neutrino masses in oscillation experiments.Panda X-II...Searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay(NLDBD)is now regarded as the topmost promising technique to explore the nature of neutrinos after the discovery of neutrino masses in oscillation experiments.Panda X-III(particle and astrophysical xenon experiment III)will search for the NLDBD of136Xe at the China Jin Ping Underground Laboratory(CJPL).In the first phase of the experiment,a high pressure gas Time Projection Chamber(TPC)will contain 200 kg,90%136Xe enriched gas operated at10 bar.Fine pitch micro-pattern gas detector(Microbulk Micromegas)will be used at both ends of the TPC for the charge readout with a cathode in the middle.Charge signals can be used to reconstruct the electron tracks of the NLDBD events and provide good energy and spatial resolution.The detector will be immersed in a large water tank to ensure～5 m of water shielding in all directions.The second phase,a ton-scale experiment,will consist of five TPCs in the same water tank,with improved energy resolution and better control over backgrounds.展开更多
The double beta decay of ^(136)Xe to excited states of 136Ba(DBD-ES)has not yet been discovered experimentally.The experimental signature of such decays,one or two gamma rays following the beta signals,can be identifi...The double beta decay of ^(136)Xe to excited states of 136Ba(DBD-ES)has not yet been discovered experimentally.The experimental signature of such decays,one or two gamma rays following the beta signals,can be identified more effectively in a gaseous detector with the help of topological signatures.We have investigated key parameters of particle trajectories of DBD-ES with Monte Carlo simulation data of the proposed PandaX-III detector as an example.The background rates can be reduced by about one order of magnitude while keeping more than half of signals with topological analysis.The estimated half-life sensitivity of DBD-ES can be improved by 1.8 times to 4.1×10^(23) year(90%C.L.).Similarly,the half-life sensitivity of neutrinoless double beta decay of ^(136)Xe to excited states of 136Ba can be improved by a factor of 4.8 with topological signatures.展开更多
In this study,the possibility of observing a solar neutrino background in a future neutrinoless double beta decay experiment using a high-pressure gaseous ^(82)SeF_(6) TPC is investigated.Various contributions are sim...In this study,the possibility of observing a solar neutrino background in a future neutrinoless double beta decay experiment using a high-pressure gaseous ^(82)SeF_(6) TPC is investigated.Various contributions are simulated,and possible features that could be used for event classification are discussed;two types of backgrounds are identified.The rate of multi-site background events is approximately 0.63 events/(ton·yr)in a 30 keV ROI window.This background could be effectively reduced to less than 0.0001 events/(ton·yr)(95%C.L.)while maintaining a high signal efficiency of 93%by applying a selection based on the number of clusters and energy of the leading cluster.The rate of the single-electron background events is approximately 0.01 events/(ton·yr)in the ROI.Assuming a reduction factor of 10 for the single-electron background events obtained via the algorithms developed for radioactive background rejection,the total background induced by the solar neutrino would be 0.001 events/(ton·yr),which is sufficiently small for conducting ton-level experiments.展开更多
According to a new electron screening theory,we discuss the beta decay rates of nuclide 56Fe,56Co,56Ni,56Mn,56Cr and 56V with and without strong electron screening （SES）.The results show that SES has only a slight e...According to a new electron screening theory,we discuss the beta decay rates of nuclide 56Fe,56Co,56Ni,56Mn,56Cr and 56V with and without strong electron screening （SES）.The results show that SES has only a slight effect on the beta decay rates for ρ/μe 108 g/cm3.However the beta decay rates would be influenced greatly for ρ/μe 108 g/cm3.Due to SES,the maximum values of the C-factor （in %） on beta decay rates of 56Fe,56Co,56Ni,56Mn,56Cr and 56V is of the order of 95.03%,35.02%,98.05%,80.33%,98.30% and 98.71% at T9 = 4.0 and 98.83%,98.89%,99.65%,10.32%,4.10% and 40.21% at T9 = 7.0,respectively.展开更多
We operated a p-type point contact high purity germanium(PPCGe)detector(CDEX-1B,1.008 kg)in the China Jinping Underground Laboratory(CJPL)for 500.3 days to search for neutrinoless double beta(0νββ)decay of ^(76)Ge....We operated a p-type point contact high purity germanium(PPCGe)detector(CDEX-1B,1.008 kg)in the China Jinping Underground Laboratory(CJPL)for 500.3 days to search for neutrinoless double beta(0νββ)decay of ^(76)Ge.A total of 504.3 kg⋅day effective exposure data was accumulated.The anti-coincidence and the multi/single-site event(MSE/SSE)discrimination methods were used to suppress the background in the energy region of interest(ROI,1989–2089 keV for this work)with a factor of 23.A background level of 0.33 counts/(keV⋅kg⋅yr)was realized.The lower limit on the half life of^(76)Ge 0νββdecay was constrained as T_(1/2)^(0ν)>1.0×10^(23)yr(90%C.L.),corresponding to the upper limits on the effective Majorana neutrino mass:<mββ><3.2–7.5 eV.展开更多
A new search for two-neutrino double-beta(2νββ)decay of^(136)Xe to the 0+1 excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset.A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminat...A new search for two-neutrino double-beta(2νββ)decay of^(136)Xe to the 0+1 excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset.A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminate signal from background events.Signal detection efficiency is increased relative to previous searches by EXO-200 by more than a factor of two.With the addition of the Phase II dataset taken with an upgraded detector,the median 90%confidence level half-life sensitivity of 2νββdecay to the 0+1 state of 136Ba is 2.9×10^(24)yr using a total^(136)Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr.No statistically significant evidence for 2νββdecay to the 0^(+)_(1)state is observed,leading to a lower limit of T2ν1/2(0^(+)→0^(+)_(1))>1.4×10^(24)yr at 90%confidence level,improved by 70%relative to the current world's best constraint.展开更多
Superallowed nuclear beta decay between 0^+analog states is a sensitive probe of the weak interaction, with the established strength – or F t value – of each such transition being a direct measure of the vector coup...Superallowed nuclear beta decay between 0^+analog states is a sensitive probe of the weak interaction, with the established strength – or F t value – of each such transition being a direct measure of the vector coupling constant, GV. Each transition's F t value depends on the half-life of the parent nucleus as well as on the Q-value and branching ratio for the transition of interest. It also depends on small(~1%) transition-dependent theoretical corrections, of which the most sensitive accounts for isospin symmetry breaking. We have recently published a new survey of world superallowed-decay data, which establishes the F t values of 14 separate superallowed transitions to a precision of order 0.1% or better.The results from this very robust data set yield the value of Vud, the up-down quark mixing element of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa(CKM) matrix, and lead to the most demanding test available of CKM unitarity. The survey results and their outcome are described, as is the current direction of experiments that focus on testing the validity of the isospin-symmetry-breaking corrections.展开更多
A detailed investigation of different decay modes,namely alpha decay,beta decay,cluster decay including heavy particle emission(Z_(c)>28),and spontaneous fission,was carried out,leading to the identification of new...A detailed investigation of different decay modes,namely alpha decay,beta decay,cluster decay including heavy particle emission(Z_(c)>28),and spontaneous fission,was carried out,leading to the identification of new cluster and beta-plus emitters in superheavy nucle with 104≤Z≤126.For the first time,we identified around20 beta-plus emitters in superheavy nuclei.Heavy-particle radioactivity was observed in superheavy elements of atomic number in the range 116≤Z≤126.^(292-293)Og were identified as ^(86)Kr emitters,and ^(298)122 and ^(300)122 were identified as ^(94)Zr emitters,whereas heavy-particle radioactivity from ^(91)Y was also observed in ^(299)123.Furthermore,the nuclei ^(300)124 and ^(306)126 exhibit ^(96)Mo radioactivity.The reported regions of beta-plus and heavyparticle radioactivity for superheavy nuclei are stronger than those for alpha decay.The identified decay modes for superheavy nuclei are presented in a chart.This study is intended to serve as a reference for identifying possible decay modes in the superheavy region.展开更多
In this paper,we take the B-L supersymmetric standard model(B-LSSM)and TeV scale left–right symmetric model(LRSM)as two representations of the two kinds of new physics models to study the nuclear neutrinoless double ...In this paper,we take the B-L supersymmetric standard model(B-LSSM)and TeV scale left–right symmetric model(LRSM)as two representations of the two kinds of new physics models to study the nuclear neutrinoless double beta decays(0ν2β)so as to see the senses onto these two kinds of models when the decays are taken into account additionally.Within the parameter spaces allowed by all the existing experimental data,the decay half-life of the nucleus^(76)Ge and^(136)Xe,T_(12)^(0ν)(^(76)Ge,^(136)Xe),is precisely calculated and the results are presented properly.Based on the numerical results,we conclude that there is greater room for LRSM type models than for B-LSSM type models in foreseeable future experimental observations on the decays.展开更多
Observing nuclear neutrinoless double beta (0vββ) decay would be a revolutionary result in particle physics.Observing such a decay would prove that the neutrinos are their own antiparticles,help to study the absolut...Observing nuclear neutrinoless double beta (0vββ) decay would be a revolutionary result in particle physics.Observing such a decay would prove that the neutrinos are their own antiparticles,help to study the absolute mass of neutrinos,explore the origin of their mass,and may explain the matter-antimatter asymmetry in our universe by lepton number violation.We propose developing a time projection chamber (TPC) using high-pressure ^(82)SeF_(6) gas and Topmetal silicon sensors for readout in the China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of82Se,called the NvDEx experiment.Besides being located at CJPL with the world’s thickest rock shielding,NvDEx combines the advantages of the high Qββ(2.996 MeV) of82Se and the TPC’s ability to distinguish signal and background events using their different topological characteristics.This makes NvDEx unique,with great potential for low-background and high-sensitivity 0 vββsearches.NvDEx-100,a NvDEx experiment phase with 100 kg of SeF_(6)gas,is being built,with plans to complete installation at CJPL by 2025.This report introduces 0 vββ physics,the NvDEx concept and its advantages,and the schematic design of NvDEx-100,its subsystems,and background and sensitivity estimation.展开更多
This study endeavors to develop an improved set of basis functions for nuclear shell-model calculations. The shell model, a well-established approach to understanding nuclear structure,typically employs the harmonic o...This study endeavors to develop an improved set of basis functions for nuclear shell-model calculations. The shell model, a well-established approach to understanding nuclear structure,typically employs the harmonic oscillator potential within the mean-field approximation. Given the extensive validation and consistency of harmonic oscillator results with experimental data,we propose a modification by incorporating a centrifugal term that converges toward the Davidson potential. This potential has been extensively studied, and we aim to extract relevant experimental data for the simplest cases in the shell model, namely one-particle and one-hole nuclei. A comprehensive comparison between the Davidson-based results and the harmonic oscillator calculations is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new basis functions.展开更多
It is the current belief of the Physics Community that neutrinos are bereft of Charge because of Conservation of Charge in decay processes such as Beta Decay and are point particles with no physical size or shape. It ...It is the current belief of the Physics Community that neutrinos are bereft of Charge because of Conservation of Charge in decay processes such as Beta Decay and are point particles with no physical size or shape. It is the purpose of this paper to calculate the charges and the size of the electron neutrino, the muon neutrino, and the tau neutrino based on data available of their rest masses using the charges and rest masses of the electron, muon, and tau leptons from the Standard Model of Particle Physics Table. We base our calculations on the premise that Energy can create both Mass and Charge. Charge by itself is not conserved in any process that produces neutrinos. Only Total Energy is conserved.展开更多
In 1930,Wolfgang Pauli proposed the existence of neutrinos to explain the continuous energy spectrum of electrons in the process of radioactive beta decay,which marked the beginning of an era for searching and explori...In 1930,Wolfgang Pauli proposed the existence of neutrinos to explain the continuous energy spectrum of electrons in the process of radioactive beta decay,which marked the beginning of an era for searching and exploring the mysterious neutrinos.While the Standard Model predicts a zero mass of neutrinos,the discovery of neutrino oscillations has demonstrated that neutrinos are massive.Measuring their mass has sparked widespread interest and has become one of the primary objectives of particle physics,offering insights that extend beyond the Standard Model and enhancing our understanding of the origins of fermion masses.展开更多
The effects of the tensor force on the and decay nuclear matrix elements(NMEs)of,,,and are studied using the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov(HFB)plus proton-neutron quasi-particle random phase approximation(pnQRPA)model based...The effects of the tensor force on the and decay nuclear matrix elements(NMEs)of,,,and are studied using the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov(HFB)plus proton-neutron quasi-particle random phase approximation(pnQRPA)model based on the Skyrme energy density functional.We include the full spectra of intermediate states with up to the energy cutoff E=60 MeV,which is sufficient for convergence of NME calculations.The isovector(IV)pairing and tensor interactions are considered in both HFB and QRPA calculations,while the isoscalar(IS)pairing interaction is included only in QRPA calculations.We found that the tensor force shifts Gamow-Teller(GT)transition strengths substantially to low-energy regions and enhances the decay NME.The inclusion of tensor force enhances the NME by approximately 13%for and and 30%for and,for a fixed IS pairing strength.We found that the intermediate 2-state makes an important contribution to the NME,which is slightly enhanced by the inclusion of the tensor force.We also found that the contribution of the state makes important differences through the inclusion of the tensor force,which enhances the contribution largely.However when the IS pairing strength is increased,the contributions from 1+states are rapidly reduced to be very small,resulting in even negative contributions.Thus,tensor and IS pairing effects cancel each other,making the net effect on the NME relatively small.Due to this cancellation,if the IS pairing strength is optimized separately for cases with and without the tensor interaction to reproduce the experimental NME,the consequent NME with the tensor interaction is close to that without the tensor interaction within a 10%difference.展开更多
文摘The challenge in searching for fundamental symmetry violation.Neutrinoless double-beta(0νββ)decay represents one of the most profound tests of fundamental symmetries in nature.This hypothetical nuclear process,in which two neutrons simultaneously decay into two protons with the emission of two electrons but no neutrinos,would demonstrate that lepton number is not conserved and confirm that neutrinos are their own antiparticles(Majorana particles).The observation of 0νββdecay would provide crucial insights into the absolute neutrino mass scale and could illuminate the origin of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11605081,12142507 and 12147214the Natural Science Foundation of the Liaoning Scientific Committee under grant NO.2022-MS-314。
文摘In Asaka et al(2021 Phys.Rev.D 103,015014),Asaka,Ishida and Tanaka put forward an interesting possibility that the neutrinoless double beta decay can be hidden in the minimal seesaw model with the two right-handed neutrinos having a hierarchical mass structure:the lighter one is lighter enough than the typical Fermi-momentum scale of nuclei while the heavier one is sufficiently heavy to decouple from the neutrinoless double beta decay.Then,in the basis where the mass matrices of the charged leptons and right-handed neutrinos are diagonal,for some particular texture of the Dirac neutrino mass matrix M_(D),the neutrinoless double beta decay can be hidden.In this paper,on top of this specified model,we study the interesting scenario that M_(D)further obeys the TM1 symmetry orμ-τreflection symmetry which are well motivated by the experimental results for the neutrino mixing parameters.
基金supported in part by the State Key Research Development Program in China under grant no.2022YFA1604702.
文摘Cryogenic crystal bolometer plays a crucial role in searching for neutrinoless double-beta(0νββ)decay,which is a rare process that could determine the Majorana nature of neutrinos.The flagship bolometer experiment—CUORE(Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events)—operating at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory[Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso(LNGS)]as the world’s first ton-scale bolometric detector has achieved great success and well demonstrated advantages of the bolometric technology for the 0νββ study.The proposed upgrade of CUORE—the CUPID project—aims to achieve higher sensitivity with orders of magnitude background reduction by utilizing scintillating crystals and dual readout technology to exclude most of the background events dominated by alpha particles.Although CUPID has outstanding advantages over CUORE,further increasing the detection capability to fully explore the effective neutrino mass region for the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy and possibly to discover Majorana neutrinos remains a technical challenge ahead.In this prospective,we discuss strategies toward future technology development to further enhance the experimental sensitivity.
文摘The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay(0 b)represents one of the most compelling challenges in modern physics.Observ-ing this elusive nuclear process would not only confirm that neu-trinos are Majorana particles-their own antiparticles-but also provide definitive evidence of lepton number violation,offering critical insights into the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe.Despite decades of experimental efforts,no conclusive signal has been detected.A key obstacle lies in the persistent theoretical uncertainties surrounding predicted decay rates,which stem pri-marily from the calculation of nuclear matrix elements(NMEs)-the quantum-mechanical factors governing how the decay unfolds within complex nuclei.A major unresolved issue has been the missing short-range contribution,which arises from nucleon over-lap effects and cannot be deduced from long-range pion-exchange interactions alone.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11275107,11475117,11475099,and 11675088)the National Key Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2010CB833006)
文摘We report the first results on 76Ge neutrinoless double beta decay from stage one of the China dark-matter experiment （CDEX）. A p-type point-contact high-purity germanium detector with a mass of 994g has been installed to detect neutrinoless double beta decay events, as well as to directly detect dark matter particles. An exposure of 304kgd has been analyzed over a wide spectral band from 500keV to 3MeV. The average event rate obtained was about 0.012 counts per keV per kg per day over the 2.039MeV energy range. The half-life of76Ge neutrinoless double beta decay derived based on this result is 70v2〉6.4× 1022 yr （90%C.L.）. An upper limit on the effective Majorana-neutrino mass of 5.0eV has been achieved.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11275199)
文摘The scintillation properties of a CdMoO4 crystal have been investigated experimentally.The fluorescence yields and decay times measured from 22 K to 300 K demonstrate that CdMoO4 crystal is a good candidate for an absorber for a bolometer readout,for both heat and scintillation signals.The results from Monte Carlo studies,taking the backgrounds from 2ν2β of^100 42Mo ^116 48Cd） and internal trace nuclides ^214Bi and ^208Tl into account,show that the expected sensitivity of a CdMoO4 bolometer for neutrinoless double beta decay experiments with an exposure of 100kg·years is one order of magnitude higher than those of the current sets of the limT1/2^0νββ of ^100 42Mo and ^116 48Cd.
基金supported by the National Key Programme for Research and Development (NKPRD) (Grant No. 2016YFA0400300)Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) for their financial and technical support+1 种基金technical and administrative assistance from China Jin Ping Underground Laboratory (CJPL)the European Research Council (Grant No. ERC-2009-St G-240054)
文摘Searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay(NLDBD)is now regarded as the topmost promising technique to explore the nature of neutrinos after the discovery of neutrino masses in oscillation experiments.Panda X-III(particle and astrophysical xenon experiment III)will search for the NLDBD of136Xe at the China Jin Ping Underground Laboratory(CJPL).In the first phase of the experiment,a high pressure gas Time Projection Chamber(TPC)will contain 200 kg,90%136Xe enriched gas operated at10 bar.Fine pitch micro-pattern gas detector(Microbulk Micromegas)will be used at both ends of the TPC for the charge readout with a cathode in the middle.Charge signals can be used to reconstruct the electron tracks of the NLDBD events and provide good energy and spatial resolution.The detector will be immersed in a large water tank to ensure～5 m of water shielding in all directions.The second phase,a ton-scale experiment,will consist of five TPCs in the same water tank,with improved energy resolution and better control over backgrounds.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2016YFA0400300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11775142,and 11905127)the Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Particle Physics(CCEPP)。
文摘The double beta decay of ^(136)Xe to excited states of 136Ba(DBD-ES)has not yet been discovered experimentally.The experimental signature of such decays,one or two gamma rays following the beta signals,can be identified more effectively in a gaseous detector with the help of topological signatures.We have investigated key parameters of particle trajectories of DBD-ES with Monte Carlo simulation data of the proposed PandaX-III detector as an example.The background rates can be reduced by about one order of magnitude while keeping more than half of signals with topological analysis.The estimated half-life sensitivity of DBD-ES can be improved by 1.8 times to 4.1×10^(23) year(90%C.L.).Similarly,the half-life sensitivity of neutrinoless double beta decay of ^(136)Xe to excited states of 136Ba can be improved by a factor of 4.8 with topological signatures.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12105110)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFA1604703)。
文摘In this study,the possibility of observing a solar neutrino background in a future neutrinoless double beta decay experiment using a high-pressure gaseous ^(82)SeF_(6) TPC is investigated.Various contributions are simulated,and possible features that could be used for event classification are discussed;two types of backgrounds are identified.The rate of multi-site background events is approximately 0.63 events/(ton·yr)in a 30 keV ROI window.This background could be effectively reduced to less than 0.0001 events/(ton·yr)(95%C.L.)while maintaining a high signal efficiency of 93%by applying a selection based on the number of clusters and energy of the leading cluster.The rate of the single-electron background events is approximately 0.01 events/(ton·yr)in the ROI.Assuming a reduction factor of 10 for the single-electron background events obtained via the algorithms developed for radioactive background rejection,the total background induced by the solar neutrino would be 0.001 events/(ton·yr),which is sufficiently small for conducting ton-level experiments.
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province (109004)Institution of Higher Education Scientific Research and Foundation of Hainan Provincial Education Department (Hjkj 2010–42)Institution of Higher Education Special Foundation of Sanya (YD09047)
文摘According to a new electron screening theory,we discuss the beta decay rates of nuclide 56Fe,56Co,56Ni,56Mn,56Cr and 56V with and without strong electron screening （SES）.The results show that SES has only a slight effect on the beta decay rates for ρ/μe 108 g/cm3.However the beta decay rates would be influenced greatly for ρ/μe 108 g/cm3.Due to SES,the maximum values of the C-factor （in %） on beta decay rates of 56Fe,56Co,56Ni,56Mn,56Cr and 56V is of the order of 95.03%,35.02%,98.05%,80.33%,98.30% and 98.71% at T9 = 4.0 and 98.83%,98.89%,99.65%,10.32%,4.10% and 40.21% at T9 = 7.0,respectively.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0402201,2022YFA1604701,2022YFA1605000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12322511,12175112,12005111,11725522)。
文摘We operated a p-type point contact high purity germanium(PPCGe)detector(CDEX-1B,1.008 kg)in the China Jinping Underground Laboratory(CJPL)for 500.3 days to search for neutrinoless double beta(0νββ)decay of ^(76)Ge.A total of 504.3 kg⋅day effective exposure data was accumulated.The anti-coincidence and the multi/single-site event(MSE/SSE)discrimination methods were used to suppress the background in the energy region of interest(ROI,1989–2089 keV for this work)with a factor of 23.A background level of 0.33 counts/(keV⋅kg⋅yr)was realized.The lower limit on the half life of^(76)Ge 0νββdecay was constrained as T_(1/2)^(0ν)>1.0×10^(23)yr(90%C.L.),corresponding to the upper limits on the effective Majorana neutrino mass:<mββ><3.2–7.5 eV.
文摘A new search for two-neutrino double-beta(2νββ)decay of^(136)Xe to the 0+1 excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset.A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminate signal from background events.Signal detection efficiency is increased relative to previous searches by EXO-200 by more than a factor of two.With the addition of the Phase II dataset taken with an upgraded detector,the median 90%confidence level half-life sensitivity of 2νββdecay to the 0+1 state of 136Ba is 2.9×10^(24)yr using a total^(136)Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr.No statistically significant evidence for 2νββdecay to the 0^(+)_(1)state is observed,leading to a lower limit of T2ν1/2(0^(+)→0^(+)_(1))>1.4×10^(24)yr at 90%confidence level,improved by 70%relative to the current world's best constraint.
基金U.S.Department of Energy,Office of Science,Office of Nuclear Physics(DE-FG03-93ER40773)Welch Foundation(A-1397)
文摘Superallowed nuclear beta decay between 0^+analog states is a sensitive probe of the weak interaction, with the established strength – or F t value – of each such transition being a direct measure of the vector coupling constant, GV. Each transition's F t value depends on the half-life of the parent nucleus as well as on the Q-value and branching ratio for the transition of interest. It also depends on small(~1%) transition-dependent theoretical corrections, of which the most sensitive accounts for isospin symmetry breaking. We have recently published a new survey of world superallowed-decay data, which establishes the F t values of 14 separate superallowed transitions to a precision of order 0.1% or better.The results from this very robust data set yield the value of Vud, the up-down quark mixing element of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa(CKM) matrix, and lead to the most demanding test available of CKM unitarity. The survey results and their outcome are described, as is the current direction of experiments that focus on testing the validity of the isospin-symmetry-breaking corrections.
文摘A detailed investigation of different decay modes,namely alpha decay,beta decay,cluster decay including heavy particle emission(Z_(c)>28),and spontaneous fission,was carried out,leading to the identification of new cluster and beta-plus emitters in superheavy nucle with 104≤Z≤126.For the first time,we identified around20 beta-plus emitters in superheavy nuclei.Heavy-particle radioactivity was observed in superheavy elements of atomic number in the range 116≤Z≤126.^(292-293)Og were identified as ^(86)Kr emitters,and ^(298)122 and ^(300)122 were identified as ^(94)Zr emitters,whereas heavy-particle radioactivity from ^(91)Y was also observed in ^(299)123.Furthermore,the nuclei ^(300)124 and ^(306)126 exhibit ^(96)Mo radioactivity.The reported regions of beta-plus and heavyparticle radioactivity for superheavy nuclei are stronger than those for alpha decay.The identified decay modes for superheavy nuclei are presented in a chart.This study is intended to serve as a reference for identifying possible decay modes in the superheavy region.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NNSFC)under Grants No.11821505 No.12047503,No.12075301 and No.11705045supported in part by the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS,Grant No.QYZDY-SSW-SYS006。
文摘In this paper,we take the B-L supersymmetric standard model(B-LSSM)and TeV scale left–right symmetric model(LRSM)as two representations of the two kinds of new physics models to study the nuclear neutrinoless double beta decays(0ν2β)so as to see the senses onto these two kinds of models when the decays are taken into account additionally.Within the parameter spaces allowed by all the existing experimental data,the decay half-life of the nucleus^(76)Ge and^(136)Xe,T_(12)^(0ν)(^(76)Ge,^(136)Xe),is precisely calculated and the results are presented properly.Based on the numerical results,we conclude that there is greater room for LRSM type models than for B-LSSM type models in foreseeable future experimental observations on the decays.
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2021YFA1601300 and 2022YFA1604703)From-0-to-1 Original Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.ZDBS-LY-SLH014)+1 种基金International Partner Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.GJHZ2067)National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Fund Project(No.12105110).
文摘Observing nuclear neutrinoless double beta (0vββ) decay would be a revolutionary result in particle physics.Observing such a decay would prove that the neutrinos are their own antiparticles,help to study the absolute mass of neutrinos,explore the origin of their mass,and may explain the matter-antimatter asymmetry in our universe by lepton number violation.We propose developing a time projection chamber (TPC) using high-pressure ^(82)SeF_(6) gas and Topmetal silicon sensors for readout in the China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of82Se,called the NvDEx experiment.Besides being located at CJPL with the world’s thickest rock shielding,NvDEx combines the advantages of the high Qββ(2.996 MeV) of82Se and the TPC’s ability to distinguish signal and background events using their different topological characteristics.This makes NvDEx unique,with great potential for low-background and high-sensitivity 0 vββsearches.NvDEx-100,a NvDEx experiment phase with 100 kg of SeF_(6)gas,is being built,with plans to complete installation at CJPL by 2025.This report introduces 0 vββ physics,the NvDEx concept and its advantages,and the schematic design of NvDEx-100,its subsystems,and background and sensitivity estimation.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (12275141, 12250410254)Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (20JCYBJC01510)the ZSTU intramural grant (Grant No. 23062211-Y)。
文摘This study endeavors to develop an improved set of basis functions for nuclear shell-model calculations. The shell model, a well-established approach to understanding nuclear structure,typically employs the harmonic oscillator potential within the mean-field approximation. Given the extensive validation and consistency of harmonic oscillator results with experimental data,we propose a modification by incorporating a centrifugal term that converges toward the Davidson potential. This potential has been extensively studied, and we aim to extract relevant experimental data for the simplest cases in the shell model, namely one-particle and one-hole nuclei. A comprehensive comparison between the Davidson-based results and the harmonic oscillator calculations is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new basis functions.
文摘It is the current belief of the Physics Community that neutrinos are bereft of Charge because of Conservation of Charge in decay processes such as Beta Decay and are point particles with no physical size or shape. It is the purpose of this paper to calculate the charges and the size of the electron neutrino, the muon neutrino, and the tau neutrino based on data available of their rest masses using the charges and rest masses of the electron, muon, and tau leptons from the Standard Model of Particle Physics Table. We base our calculations on the premise that Energy can create both Mass and Charge. Charge by itself is not conserved in any process that produces neutrinos. Only Total Energy is conserved.
文摘In 1930,Wolfgang Pauli proposed the existence of neutrinos to explain the continuous energy spectrum of electrons in the process of radioactive beta decay,which marked the beginning of an era for searching and exploring the mysterious neutrinos.While the Standard Model predicts a zero mass of neutrinos,the discovery of neutrino oscillations has demonstrated that neutrinos are massive.Measuring their mass has sparked widespread interest and has become one of the primary objectives of particle physics,offering insights that extend beyond the Standard Model and enhancing our understanding of the origins of fermion masses.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11575120,11822504,12075104)National Key Research and Development(R&D)programe of China(2021YFA1601500)+2 种基金Science Specialty Program of Sichuan University(2020SCUNL210)the support from Chinese Academy of Sciences for the project of Young Scientists in Basic Research(YSBR-099)"From 0 to 1 innovative"program.This work was partially supported by JSPS KAKENHI(JP19K03858)。
文摘The effects of the tensor force on the and decay nuclear matrix elements(NMEs)of,,,and are studied using the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov(HFB)plus proton-neutron quasi-particle random phase approximation(pnQRPA)model based on the Skyrme energy density functional.We include the full spectra of intermediate states with up to the energy cutoff E=60 MeV,which is sufficient for convergence of NME calculations.The isovector(IV)pairing and tensor interactions are considered in both HFB and QRPA calculations,while the isoscalar(IS)pairing interaction is included only in QRPA calculations.We found that the tensor force shifts Gamow-Teller(GT)transition strengths substantially to low-energy regions and enhances the decay NME.The inclusion of tensor force enhances the NME by approximately 13%for and and 30%for and,for a fixed IS pairing strength.We found that the intermediate 2-state makes an important contribution to the NME,which is slightly enhanced by the inclusion of the tensor force.We also found that the contribution of the state makes important differences through the inclusion of the tensor force,which enhances the contribution largely.However when the IS pairing strength is increased,the contributions from 1+states are rapidly reduced to be very small,resulting in even negative contributions.Thus,tensor and IS pairing effects cancel each other,making the net effect on the NME relatively small.Due to this cancellation,if the IS pairing strength is optimized separately for cases with and without the tensor interaction to reproduce the experimental NME,the consequent NME with the tensor interaction is close to that without the tensor interaction within a 10%difference.
