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SUMMARY:La Trobada. EXO-200 and nEXO: neutrinoless double beta decay with 
 liquid xenon TPCs
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130618T093000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130618T103000Z
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260704T194733Z
UID:indico-event-1925@indico.ific.uv.es
DESCRIPTION:The Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) is an experimental progra
 m\, which aims to perform the most sensitive search for neutrinoless doubl
 e beta decay using 136Xe. Such a search can shed light on the Majorana nat
 ure of the neutrino (whether the neutrino is its own anti-particle)\, the 
 absolute mass scale of neutrinos\, and beyond standard model processes tha
 t violate lepton number conservation. The first phase of the experiment\, 
 EXO-200\, uses 200 kg of xenon with 80% enrichment in 136Xe in a single-ph
 ase liquid xenon time projection chamber (TPC). The double beta decay of x
 enon is detected in the ultra-low background TPC by collecting both the sc
 intillation light and the ionization charge. The detector has been taking 
 low background physics data with enriched xenon at the Waste Isolation Pil
 ot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico since early May 2011. The collaboration has 
 produced two high impact physics results\, the first observation of two-ne
 utrino double beta decay of 136Xe and a neutrinoless double beta decay sea
 rch result that places one of the most stringent limits on the effective M
 ajorana neutrino mass. Building on the success of EXO-200\, the collaborat
 ion is performing feasibility studies and R&D work for a future multi-tonn
 e scale experiment named nEXO. During the talk\, I will discuss the latest
  results from EXO-200 and prospects of neutrinoless double beta decay sear
 ch with both EXO-200 and nEXO.\n\nhttps://indico.ific.uv.es/event/1925/
LOCATION:Edf. Institutos de Investigación Sala Seminarios IFIC
URL:https://indico.ific.uv.es/event/1925/
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