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Searches for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of the Isotope 150Nd by Means of a Liquid Organic Scintillator Detector

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Because of a high energy of the neutrinoless double-beta decay (0ν2β) of the isotope 150Nd and a high value of the daughter-nucleus charge Zf, 150Nd is one of the most promising isotopes for 0ν2β-decay searches. A 150Nd-containing detector on the basis of a liquid organic scintillator permits employing large isotope masses. Requirements on the radiation purity of the neodymium sample used are determined. The possible design of a large-scale detector of this type and expected results are considered.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to I. Kostylev, N.A. Korsakova, E.K. Legin, A.E. Miroslavov, M.D. Karavan, B.V. Lokshin, and V.P. Morgalyuk for their participation in creating a neodymium-containing scintillator.

This work was supported by Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 16-12-10322).

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  1. Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117312, Russia

    I. R. Barabanov, L. B. Bezrukov, A. V. Veresnikova, Yu. M. Gavriluk, V. I. Gurentsov, V. V. Kazalov, V. V. Kuzminov, G. Ya. Novikova, V. V. Sinev & E. A. Yanovich

  2. National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, 123182, Russia

    S. V. Semenov & G. O. Tsvetkov

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Barabanov, I.R., Bezrukov, L.B., Veresnikova, A.V. et al. Searches for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of the Isotope 150Nd by Means of a Liquid Organic Scintillator Detector. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 82, 89–97 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778819020029

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