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arxiv: 2203.14700 · v1 · pith:OQTGJHRFnew · submitted 2022-03-24 · ✦ hep-ex · nucl-ex· physics.ins-det

Xenon-Doped Liquid Argon TPCs as a Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Platform

classification ✦ hep-ex nucl-exphysics.ins-det
keywords betadecaydetectorneutrinolessargonbackgrounddouble-betaliquid
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Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay continue to expand our understanding of the lepton sector, with experiments now pursuing ton-scale target masses with sensitivity to $m_{\beta\beta}$ covering the allowed parameter space for the inverted neutrino mass ordering. Continued searches for this rare decay will require scalable detector technologies to achieve significant increases in the target mass beyond the ton scale, in order to probe the normal ordering region. This work explores the concept of searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in a 10 kton scale liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) located deep underground and doped with percent-level quantities of xenon. We discuss the design requirements, background mitigation and detector R&D needs, and considerations for deployment in a modified DUNE far detector module. We find that such a detector could reach $m_{\beta\beta}$ sensitivity at the 2-4 meV range with xenon doping at 2% if significant background reductions can be achieved.

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