Rare Low-Energy Event Searches with the Majorana Demonstrator

The Majorana Demonstrator is currently searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in \(^{76}\)Ge and will demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a tonne-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modular arrays of natural and \(^{76}\)Ge-enriched germanium detectors totali...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Othman, Gulden, on behalf of the Majorana Collaboration
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 26.01.2019
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Beta decay
Dark matter
Germanium
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Summary:The Majorana Demonstrator is currently searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in \(^{76}\)Ge and will demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a tonne-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modular arrays of natural and \(^{76}\)Ge-enriched germanium detectors totaling 44.1 kg, of which 29.7 kg is enriched, located at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. The low-backgrounds and low trigger thresholds (\(<\)1 keV) achieved by the Demonstrator allow for additional rare-event searches at low-energies, e.g. searches for WIMPs, bosonic dark matter, and solar axions. In this work, we will present results and ongoing efforts related to these rare-event searches and discuss the future reach of Majorana.
ISSN:2331-8422