Double-weak decays of 124Xe and 136Xe in the XENON1T and XENONnT experiments

dc.citation.articleNumber024328en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber2en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePhysical Review Cen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber106en_US
dc.contributor.authorXENON Collaborationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T17:43:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-10-28T17:43:01Zen_US
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractWe present results on the search for two-neutrino double-electron capture (2νECEC) of 124Xe and neutrinoless double-β decay (0νββ) of 136Xe in XENON1T. We consider captures from the K shell up to the N shell in the 2νECEC signal model and measure a total half-life of T2νECEC1/2=(1.1±0.2stat±0.1sys)×1022yr with a 0.87kgyr isotope exposure. The statistical significance of the signal is 7.0σ. We use XENON1T data with 36.16kgyr of 136Xe exposure to search for 0νββ. We find no evidence of a signal and set a lower limit on the half-life of T0νββ1/2>1.2×1024yrat90%CL. This is the best result from a dark matter detector without an enriched target to date. We also report projections on the sensitivity of XENONnT to 0νββ. Assuming a 275kgyr 136Xe exposure, the expected sensitivity is T0νββ1/2>2.1×1025yrat90%CL, corresponding to an effective Majorana mass range of ⟨mββ⟩<(0.19–0.59)eV/c2.en_US
dc.identifier.citationXENON Collaboration. "Double-weak decays of 124Xe and 136Xe in the XENON1T and XENONnT experiments." <i>Physical Review C,</i> 106, no. 2 (2022) American Physical Society: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.106.024328.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalPhysRevC-106-024328en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.106.024328en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/113765en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_US
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dc.titleDouble-weak decays of 124Xe and 136Xe in the XENON1T and XENONnT experimentsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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