抄録
We present limits on Majoron-emitting neutrinoless double-β decay modes based on an exposure of 112.3 days with 125 kg of 136Xe. In particular, a lower limit on the ordinary (spectral index n=1) Majoron-emitting decay half-life of 136Xe is obtained as T1/20νχ0>2.6×1024 yr at 90% C.L., a factor of five more stringent than previous limits. The corresponding upper limit on the effective Majoron-neutrino coupling, using a range of available nuclear matrix calculations, is gee<(0.8-1.6) ×10-5. This excludes a previously unconstrained region of parameter space and strongly limits the possible contribution of ordinary Majoron emission modes to 0νββ decay for neutrino masses in the inverted hierarchy scheme.
本文言語 | English |
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論文番号 | 021601 |
ジャーナル | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
巻 | 86 |
号 | 2 |
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出版ステータス | Published - 2012 8月 6 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 核物理学および高エネルギー物理学