SuperNEMO PROJECT COORDINATION
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| David Waters (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Saakyan R
(2013)
Two-Neutrino Double-Beta Decay
in Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
Argyriades J
(2011)
Spectral modeling of scintillator for the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO detectors
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Argyriades J
(2010)
Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Cascella M
(2016)
Construction and commissioning of the SuperNEMO detector tracker
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Arnold R
(2014)
Investigation of double beta decay of 100Mo to excited states of 100Ru
in Nuclear Physics A
Argyriades J
(2010)
Measurement of the two neutrino double beta decay half-life of Zr-96 with the NEMO-3 detector
in Nuclear Physics A
Arnold R
(2020)
Search for the double-beta decay of 82Se to the excited states of 82Kr with NEMO-3
in Nuclear Physics A
Arnold R
(2021)
Search for periodic modulations of the rate of double- ß decay of Mo 100 in the NEMO-3 detector
in Physical Review C
Arnold R
(2017)
Measurement of the 2 ? ß ß decay half-life and search for the 0 ? ß ß decay of Cd 116 with the NEMO-3 detector
in Physical Review D
Arnold R
(2016)
Measurement of the double-beta decay half-life and search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of Ca 48 with the NEMO-3 detector
in Physical Review D
| Description | In the UK, we have built an ultra-low radioactivity tracking detector for SuperNEMO, obtaining world-leading low levels of radon and other impurities. This is a step toward proving the viability of this detection technique for the next generation of neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments. |
| Exploitation Route | Many of the techniques developed in this project will have applications in low-background physics, such as the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay and dark matter. There may be applications to other fields of physics as well as beyond. |
| Sectors | Education |
| Description | The progress of the SuperNEMO project featured in an article appearing in The Guardian newspaper in October 2015, following the successful transport of the first tracker module from the UK to France. There were also coverage of the SuperNEMO Demonstrator Module inauguration event in November 2017. The calorimeter optical module technology developed for SuperNEMO has subsequently been used to develop instrumentation for proton beam therapy, leading to successful grant applications in this area of medical research. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Education,Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |