Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
Physics of Particles and Nuclei
Publication Date
Page Numbers
27 to 33
Volume
48
Issue
1
Conference Name
International Workshop on Prospects of Particle Physics - Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics
Conference Location
Valday, Russia
Conference Sponsor
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Conference Date
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Abstract
The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultralow background, 40-kg modular high purity Ge (HPGe) detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ-decay) in 76Ge. The goal of the experiment is to demonstrate a background rate at or below 3 counts/(t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the 2039 keV Q-value for 76Ge 0νββ-decay. In this paper, the status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, including its design and measurements of properties of the HPGe crystals is presented.
