Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging

A. D. McDonald; B. J. P. Jones; D. R. Nygren; C. Adams; V. Alvarez; C. D. R. Azevedo; J. M. Benlloch-Rodriguez; F. I. G. M. Borges; A. Botas; S. Carcel; J. V. Carrion; S. Cebrian; C. A. N. Conde; J. Diaz; M. Diesburg; J. Escada; R. Esteve; R. Felkai; L. M. P. Fernandes; P. Ferrario; A. L. Ferreira; E. D. C. Freitas; A. Goldschmidt; J. J. Gomez-Cadenas; D. Gonzalez-Diaz; R. M. Gutierrez; R. Guenette; K. Hafidi; J. Hauptman; C. A. O. Henriques; A. I. Hernandez; J. A. Hernando Morata; V. Herrero; S. Johnston; L. Labarga; A. Laing; P. Lebrun; I. Liubarsky; J. Martin-Albo; G. Martinez-Lema; N. Lopez-March; M. Losada; A. Martinez; F. Monrabal; C. M. B. Monteiro; F. J. Mora; L. M. Moutinho; J. Munoz Vidal; M. Musti; M. Nebot-Guinot; P. Novella; B. Palmeiro; A. Para; J. Perez; M. Querol; J. Repond; J. Renner; S. Riordan; L. Rogers; L. Ripoll; F. P. Santos; J. Rodriguez; J. M. F. dos Santos; A. Simon; C. Sofka; M. Sorel; T. Stiegler; J. F. Toledo; J. Torrent; Z. Tsamalaidze; J. F. C. A. Veloso; R. Webb; J. T. White; N. Yahlali; NEXT Collaboration

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Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging

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Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging

A. D. McDonald, B. J. P. Jones, D. R. Nygren, C. Adams, V. Alvarez, C. D. R. Azevedo, J. M. Benlloch-Rodriguez, F. I. G. M. Borges, A. Botas, S. Carcel, …

Physical review letters, Vol.120(13), pp.132504-132504

03/30/2018

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504

PMID: 29694208

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A new method to tag the barium daughter in the double-beta decay of Xe-136 is reported. Using the technique of single molecule fluorescent imaging (SMFI), individual barium dication (Ba++) resolution at a transparent scanning surface is demonstrated. A single-step photobleach confirms the single ion interpretation. Individual ions are localized with superresolution (similar to 2 nm), and detected with a statistical significance of 12.9 sigma over backgrounds. This lays the foundation for a new and potentially background-free neutrinoless double-beta decay technology, based on SMFI coupled to high pressure xenon gas time projection chambers.

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Title: Subtitle: Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging
Creators: A. D. McDonald - Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Phys, POB 19059, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
B. J. P. Jones - Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Phys, POB 19059, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
D. R. Nygren - Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Phys, POB 19059, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
C. Adams - Harvard University
V. Alvarez - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
C. D. R. Azevedo - University of Aveiro
J. M. Benlloch-Rodriguez - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
F. I. G. M. Borges - University of Coimbra
A. Botas - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
S. Carcel - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
J. V. Carrion - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
S. Cebrian - Univ Zaragoza, Lab Fis Nucl & Astroparticulas, Calle Pedro Cerbuna 12, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
C. A. N. Conde - University of Coimbra
J. Diaz - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
M. Diesburg - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
J. Escada - University of Coimbra
R. Esteve - Universitat Politècnica de València
R. Felkai - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
L. M. P. Fernandes - University of Coimbra
P. Ferrario - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
A. L. Ferreira - University of Aveiro
E. D. C. Freitas - University of Coimbra
A. Goldschmidt - Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
J. J. Gomez-Cadenas - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
D. Gonzalez-Diaz - Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
R. M. Gutierrez - Univ Antonio Narino, Sede Circunvalar, Ctr Invest Ciencias Basicas & Aplicadas, Carretera 3 Este 47 A-15, Bogota, Colombia
R. Guenette - Harvard University
K. Hafidi - Argonne Natl Lab, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
J. Hauptman - Iowa State University
C. A. O. Henriques - University of Coimbra
A. I. Hernandez - Univ Antonio Narino, Sede Circunvalar, Ctr Invest Ciencias Basicas & Aplicadas, Carretera 3 Este 47 A-15, Bogota, Colombia
J. A. Hernando Morata - Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
V. Herrero - Universitat Politècnica de València
S. Johnston - Argonne Natl Lab, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
L. Labarga - Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Teor, Campus Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
A. Laing - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
P. Lebrun - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
I. Liubarsky - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
J. Martin-Albo - Harvard University
G. Martinez-Lema - Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
N. Lopez-March - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
M. Losada - Univ Antonio Narino, Sede Circunvalar, Ctr Invest Ciencias Basicas & Aplicadas, Carretera 3 Este 47 A-15, Bogota, Colombia
A. Martinez - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
F. Monrabal - Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Phys, POB 19059, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
C. M. B. Monteiro - University of Coimbra
F. J. Mora - Universitat Politècnica de València
L. M. Moutinho - University of Aveiro
J. Munoz Vidal - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
M. Musti - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
M. Nebot-Guinot - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
P. Novella - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
B. Palmeiro - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
A. Para - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
J. Perez - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
M. Querol - Universitat Politècnica de València
J. Repond - Argonne Natl Lab, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
J. Renner - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
S. Riordan - Argonne Natl Lab, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
L. Rogers - Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Phys, POB 19059, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
L. Ripoll - Universitat de Girona
F. P. Santos - University of Coimbra
J. Rodriguez - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
J. M. F. dos Santos - University of Coimbra
A. Simon - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
C. Sofka - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
M. Sorel - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
T. Stiegler - Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
J. F. Toledo - Universitat Politècnica de València
J. Torrent - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
Z. Tsamalaidze - Joint Inst Nucl Res, Joliot Curie 6, Dubna 141980, Russia
J. F. C. A. Veloso - University of Aveiro
R. Webb - Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
J. T. White - Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
N. Yahlali - CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain
NEXT Collaboration
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Physical review letters, Vol.120(13), pp.132504-132504
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504
PMID: 29694208
NLM abbreviation: Phys Rev Lett
ISSN: 0031-9007
eISSN: 1079-7114
Publisher: Amer Physical Soc
Number of pages: 6
Grant note: PTDC/FIS/103860/2008 / FEDER through the program COMPETE DE-AC02-07CH11359; DE-FG02-13ER42020; DE-SC0017721 / U.S. Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) PROMETEO/2016/120 / Generalitat Valenciana (GVA) of Spain; Center for Forestry Research & Experimentation (CIEF) Portuguese FCT; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) 339787-NEXT / European Research Council (ERC); European Commission; Spanish Government FIS2014-53371-C04 / Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad of Spain; Spanish Government University of Texas at Arlington SEV-2014-0398 / Severo Ochoa Program; Spanish Government
Language: English
Date published: 03/30/2018
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984627319002771

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