Cosmogenic production of $^{37}$Ar in the context of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment
(2022)
Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of 134 Xe
Phys.Rev.C 104 (2021) 6, 065501
Abstract:
The projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decay of 134Xe is presented. LZ is a 10-tonne xenon time-projection chamber optimized for the detection of dark matter particles and is expected to start operating in 2021 at Sanford Underground Research Facility, USA. Its large mass of natural xenon provides an exceptional opportunity to search for the double β decay of 134Xe, for which xenon detectors enriched in 136Xe are less effective. For the two-neutrino decay mode, LZ is predicted to exclude values of the half-life up to 1.7×1024 years at 90% confidence level (CL) and has a three-sigma observation potential of 8.7×1023 years, approaching the predictions of nuclear models. For the neutrinoless decay mode LZ, is projected to exclude values of the half-life up to 7.3×1024 years at 90% CL.
Cosmic activation of Cresst’s CaWO4 crystals
Journal of Physics Conference Series IOP Publishing 2156:1 (2021) 012227
Measurement of charge and light yields for Xe127 L-shell electron captures in liquid xenon
Physical Review D American Physical Society (APS) 104:11 (2021) 112001
Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double β decays of Xe134
Physical Review C American Physical Society (APS) 104:6 (2021) 065501