Abstract
The energy resolution is calculated for a neodymium-containing liquid organic scintillation detector (Nd-OS) with a volume of several liters to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 150Nd as a function of the neodymium concentration up to 5 g/L. The results are presented in detailed tables and graphs.
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This study was supported within the State contract of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation no. FZZR-2022-0004.
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Barabanov, I.R., Veresnikova, A.V., Gavrylyuk, Y.M. et al. Energy Resolution of a Neodymium-Containing Scintillation Detector for Searching Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay of 150Nd. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 50, 491–497 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335623110027
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