Measurement of the background in the NEMO 3 double beta decay experiment

J. Argyriades; R. Arnold; C. Augier; J. Baker; A. S. Barabash; M. Bongrand; G. Broudin-Bay; V. B. Brudanin; A. J. Caffrey; A. Chapon; E. Chauveau; Z. Daraktchieva; D. Durand; V. G. Egorov; N. Fatemi-Ghomi; R. Flack; A. Freshville; B. Guillon; Ph Hubert; S. Jullian; M. Kauer; S. King; O. I. Kochetov; S. I. Konovalov; V. E. Kovalenko; D. Lalanne; K. Lang; Y. Lemière; G. Lutter; F. Mamedov; Ch Marquet; J. Martin-Albo; F. Mauger; A. Nachab; I. Nasteva; I. B. Nemchenok; C. H. Nguyen; F. Nova; P. Novella; H. Ohsumi; R. B. Pahlka; F. Perrot; F. Piquemal; J. L. Reyss; J. S. Ricol; R. Saakyan; X. Sarazin; L. Simard; Yu A. Shitov; A. A. Smolnikov; S. Snow; S. Söldner-Rembold; I. Štekl; C. S. Sutton; G. Szklarz; J. Thomas; V. V. Timkin; V. I. Tretyak; Vl I. Tretyak; V. I. Umatov; L. Vála; I. A. Vanyushin; V. A. Vasiliev; V. Vorobel; Ts Vylov

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.04.011

Measurement of the background in the NEMO 3 double beta decay experiment

J. Argyriades
, R. Arnold
, C. Augier
, J. Baker
, A. S. Barabash
, M. Bongrand
, G. Broudin-Bay
, V. B. Brudanin
, A. J. Caffrey
, A. Chapon
, E. Chauveau
, Z. Daraktchieva
, D. Durand
, V. G. Egorov
, N. Fatemi-Ghomi
, R. Flack
, A. Freshville
, B. Guillon
, Ph Hubert
, S. Jullian

M. Kauer, S. King, O. I. Kochetov, S. I. Konovalov, V. E. Kovalenko, D. Lalanne, K. Lang, Y. Lemière, G. Lutter, F. Mamedov, Ch Marquet, J. Martin-Albo, F. Mauger, A. Nachab, I. Nasteva, I. B. Nemchenok, C. H. Nguyen, F. Nova, P. Novella, H. Ohsumi, R. B. Pahlka, F. Perrot, F. Piquemal, J. L. Reyss, J. S. Ricol, R. Saakyan, X. Sarazin, L. Simard, Yu A. Shitov, A. A. Smolnikov, S. Snow, S. Söldner-Rembold, I. Štekl, C. S. Sutton, G. Szklarz, J. Thomas, V. V. Timkin, V. I. Tretyak^*, Vl I. Tretyak, V. I. Umatov, L. Vála, I. A. Vanyushin, V. A. Vasiliev, V. Vorobel, Ts Vylov

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the double beta decay experiment NEMO 3 a precise knowledge of the background in the signal region is of outstanding importance. This article presents the methods used in NEMO 3 to evaluate the backgrounds resulting from most if not all possible origins. It also illustrates the power of the combined tracking-calorimetry technique used in the experiment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-465
Number of pages	17
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	606
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.04.011
Publication status	Published - 21 Jul 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Background
Double beta decay
Low radioactivity
NEMO
Radon

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Argyriades, J., Arnold, R., Augier, C., Baker, J., Barabash, A. S., Bongrand, M., Broudin-Bay, G., Brudanin, V. B., Caffrey, A. J., Chapon, A., Chauveau, E., Daraktchieva, Z., Durand, D., Egorov, V. G., Fatemi-Ghomi, N., Flack, R., Freshville, A., Guillon, B., Hubert, P., ... Vylov, T. (2009). Measurement of the background in the NEMO 3 double beta decay experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 606(3), 449-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.04.011

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