Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) experiment set the most stringent limit on the neutrinoless double-beta ( $$0\nu \beta \beta $$ 0 ν β β ) decay half-life of $$^{130}$$ 130 Te with 2 t $$\,\cdot \,$$ · yr TeO $$_2$$ 2 analyzed exposure. In addition to $$0\nu \beta \beta $$ 0 ν β β decay, the CUORE detector—a ton-scale array of nearly 1000 cryogenic calorimeters operating at $$\sim $$ ∼ 10 mK—is capable of searching for other rare decays and interactions over a broad energy range. For our searches, we leverage the available information of each calorimeter by performing its optimization, data acquisition, and analysis independently. We describe the analysis tools and methods developed for CUORE and their application to build high-quality datasets for numerous physics searches. In particular, we describe in detail our evaluation of the energy-dependent detector response and signal efficiency used in the most recent search for $$0\nu \beta \beta $$ 0 ν β β decay.
Source: The European Physical Journal C
Authors: D. Q. Adams, C. Alduino, K. Alfonso, A. Armatol, F. T. Avignone, O. Azzolini, G. Bari, F. Bellini, G. Benato, M. Beretta, M. Biassoni, A. Branca, C. Brofferio, C. Bucci, J. Camilleri, A. Caminata, A. Campani, J. Cao, C. Capelli, S. Capelli, L. Cappelli, L. Cardani, P. Carniti, N. Casali, E. Celi, D. Chiesa, M. Clemenza, S. Copello, O. Cremonesi, R. J. Creswick, A. D’Addabbo, I. Dafinei, S. Dell’Oro, S. Di Domizio, S. Di Lorenzo, D. Q. Fang, M. Faverzani, E. Ferri, F. Ferroni, E. Fiorini, M. A. Franceschi, S. J. Freedman, S. H. Fu, B. K. Fujikawa, S. Ghislandi, A. Giachero, M. Girola, L. Gironi, A. Giuliani, P. Gorla, C. Gotti, P. V. Guillaumon, T. D. Gutierrez, K. Han, E. V. Hansen, K. M. Heeger, D. L. Helis, H. Z. Huang, M. T. Hurst, G. Keppel, Yu. G. Kolomensky, R. Kowalski, R. Liu, L. Ma, Y. G. Ma, L. Marini, R. H. Maruyama, D. Mayer, Y. Mei, M. N. Moore, T. Napolitano, M. Nastasi, C. Nones, E. B. Norman, A. Nucciotti, I. Nutini, T. O’Donnell, M. Olmi, B. T. Oregui, S. Pagan, C. E. Pagliarone, L. Pagnanini, M. Pallavicini, L. Pattavina, M. Pavan, G. Pessina, V. Pettinacci, C. Pira, S. Pirro, E. G. Pottebaum, S. Pozzi, E. Previtali, A. Puiu, S. Quitadamo, A. Ressa, C. Rosenfeld, B. Schmidt, R. Serino, A. Shaikina, V. Sharma, V. Singh, M. Sisti, D. Speller, P. T. Surukuchi, L. Taffarello, C. Tomei, A. Torres, J. A. Torres, K. J. Vetter, M. Vignati, S. L. Wagaarachchi, B. Welliver, J. Wilson, K. Wilson, L. A. Winslow, F. Xie, T. Zhu, S. Zimmermann, S. Zucchelli
Institutions: University of South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I, Sapienza University of Rome, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, University of Milano-Bicocca, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova, University of Genoa, Institute of Modern Physics, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, University of California System, Université Paris-Saclay, Universidade de São Paulo, California Polytechnic State University, Yale University, University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers, CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay, Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova, University of Bologna
Language: English
Topic: Neutrino Physics Research
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pittsburgh, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Office of Science, Division of Physics, Nuclear Physics, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Awards: G1088636562, CUORE: Phase-I Construction and Crystal Bolometer Research and Development, G122673668, G1286236842, G14554683, RUI: A Program of Undergraduate Participation in the Search for Rare Events with CUORE, G1591464789, G1677143136, G1863003419, G1893722647, RUI: Undergraduate Participation in the Search for Rare Events with CUORE and CUPID, G2145270357, G2152511009, Searches for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with Bolometric Detectors, Participation in the Construction and Operation of the CUORE and Majorana Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiments, G2684335472, Next Generation Double-Beta Experimints:CUORE/CUORICINO and Majorana, G2812149348, G2821925151, G3143220155, G3523109080, G4132547401, G419881185, UCLA CUORE Neutrino Physics Research Program, G42916606, Searches for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with Bolometric Detectors, G4501827968, G4518614691, G4955401132, G498139845, G5076365615, G574795485, G5823601152, RUI: Analysis, Simulation, and Onsite Activities Contributing to the Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay in Tellurium Using the CUORE Detector, CUORE and MAJORANA:Next Generation Neutrino-Less Double-Beta Experiments, OJI: MEASUREMENT OF NEUTRINO PROPERTIES WITH BOLOMETRIC DETECTORS, G6097035354, G6652958823, G6835501565, G7146827954, OJI: MEASUREMENT OF NEUTRINO PROPERTIES WITH BOLOMETRIC DETECTORS, G7557344922, G7816620065, G8140185412, G8179423158, G8358348651, G8877877884
OpenAlex ID: W4416259898