Search for Majorana Neutrinos with the Complete KamLAND-Zen Dataset
We present a search for neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay of $^{136}$Xe using the full KamLAND-Zen 800 dataset with 745 kg of enriched xenon, corresponding to an exposure of $2.097$ ton yr of $^{136}$Xe. This updated search benefits from a more than twofold increase in exposure, reco...
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Zusammenfassung: | We present a search for neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay of
$^{136}$Xe using the full KamLAND-Zen 800 dataset with 745 kg of enriched
xenon, corresponding to an exposure of $2.097$ ton yr of $^{136}$Xe. This
updated search benefits from a more than twofold increase in exposure, recovery
of photo-sensor gain, and reduced background from muon-induced spallation of
xenon. Combining with the search in the previous KamLAND-Zen phase, we obtain a
lower limit for the $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay half-life of $T_{1/2}^{0\nu} > 3.8
\times 10^{26}$ yr at 90% C.L., a factor of 1.7 improvement over the previous
limit. The corresponding upper limits on the effective Majorana neutrino mass
are in the range 28-122 meV using phenomenological nuclear matrix element
calculations. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.2406.11438 |