Search for periodic modulations of the rate of double- β decay of Mo100 in the NEMO-3 detector
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Double-beta decays of $^{100}\mathrm{Mo}$ from the 6.0195-year exposure of a 6.914 kg high-purity sample were recorded by the NEMO-3 experiment that searched for neutrinoless double-beta decays. These ultrarare transitions to $^{100}\mathrm{Ru}$ have a half-life of approximately $7\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{18}$ years and have been used to conduct the first-ever search for periodic variations of this decay mode. The Lomb-Scargle periodogram technique, and its error-weighted extension, were employed to look for periodic modulations of the half-life. Data show no evidence at the 95% confidence level of modulations with amplitude greater than 2.5% in the frequency range of $0.33225\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}{\mathrm{yr}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ to $360\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}{\mathrm{yr}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$.
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Arnold et al. (2021), based on 6.0195 yr of NEMO-3 data for the double-β decay of 100Mo to 100Ru, found that the half-life of 7 × 10^18 yr exhibits no time modulation larger than 2.5% in the frequency range [0.33225, 365.25] yr^-1.
“For the first time, such a test was achieved by Arnold et al. (2021) based on 6.0195 yr of NEMO-3 data for the double-b decay of Molybdenum to Ruthenium, 100 Mo À! 100 Ru.The half-life of 7 Â 10 18 yr exhibits no time modulation larger than 2.5% in the frequency range ½0:33225; 365:25 yr À1 .”
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- Arnold, R., Augier, C., Barabash, A. S., Basharina-Freshville, A., Blondel, S., Blot, S., Bongrand, M., Boursette, D., Breier, R., Brudanin, V., Busto, J., Caffrey, A. J., Calvez, S., Cerna, C., Cesar, J. P., Ceschia, M., Chapon, A., Chauveau, E., Chopra, A., Dawson, L., Duchesneau, D., Durand, D., Eurin, G., Evans, J. J., Fajt, L., Filosofov, D., Flack, R., Franchini, P., Garrido, X., Girard-Carillo, C., Gómez, H., Guillon, B., Guzowski, P., Hodák, R., Huber, A., Hubert, P., Hugon, C., Hussain, M. H., Jullian, S., Klimenko, A., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S. I., Kovalenko, V., Lalanne, D., Lang, K., Lemière, Y., Le Noblet, T., Liptak, Z., Liu, X. R., Loaiza, P., Lutter, G., Macko, M., Macolino, C., Mamedov, F., Marquet, C., Mauger, F., Minotti, A., Morgan, B., Mott, J., Nemchenok, I., Nomachi, M., Nova, F., Nowacki, F., Ohsumi, H., Oliviéro, G., Pahlka, R. B., Palusova, V., Patrick, C., Perrot, F., Pin, A., Piquemal, F., Povinec, P., Přidal, P., Quinn, W. S., Ramachers, Y. A., Remoto, A., Reyss, J. L., Riddle, C. L., Rukhadze, E., Saakyan, R., Salamatin, A., Salazar, R., Sarazin, X., Sedgbeer, J., Shitov, Y., Simard, L., Šimkovic, F., Smetana, A., Smolnikov, A., Söldner-Rembold, S., Soulé, B., Štekl, I., Suhonen, J., Sutton, C. S., Szklarz, G., Tedjditi, H., Thomas, J., Timkin, V., Torre, S., Tretyak, V. I., Tretyak, V. I., Umatov, V. I., Vanushin, I., Vilela, C., Vorobel, V., Waters, D., Xie, F., & The NEMO-3 Collaboration
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris-Sud (FR)
- Kurchatov Institute (RU)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Comenius University Bratislava (SK)
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)
- Idaho National Laboratory (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
- NRC “Kurchatov Institute,” ITEP, 117218 Moscow, Russia
- LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
- University of Warwick (GB)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
- Saga University (JP)
- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CENBG, UMR 5797, F-33170 Gradignan, France
- JINR, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ-11000 Prague, Czech Republic
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
- Mount Holyoke College (US)
- Institute for Nuclear Research (UA)
- Charles University (CZ)
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- Augier, C.
- Basharina-Freshville, A.
- Blondel, S.
- Blot, S.
- Bongrand, M.
- Boursette, D.
- Breier, R.
- Brudanin, V.
- Caffrey, A. J.
- Calvez, S.
- Cerna, C.
- Cesar, J. P.
- Ceschia, M.
- Chauveau, E.
- Chopra, A.
- Duchesneau, D.
- Durand, D.
- Eurin, G.
- Evans, J. J.
- Flack, R.
- Franchini, P.
- Garrido, X.
- Girard-Carillo, C.
- Guillon, B.
- Guzowski, P.
- Hodák, R.
- Huber, A.
- Hugon, C.
- Jullian, S.
- Kochetov, O.
- Lang, K.
- Lemière, Y.
- Liptak, Z.
- Loaiza, P.
- Lutter, G.
- Macko, M.
- Macolino, C.
- Mamedov, F.
- Marquet, C.
- Mauger, F.
- Minotti, A.
- Morgan, B.
- Mott, J.
- Nemchenok, I.
- Nomachi, M.
- Nova, F.
- Nowacki, F.
- Ohsumi, H.
- Oliviéro, G.
- Patrick, C.
- Perrot, F.
- Piquemal, F.
- Povinec, P.
- Quinn, W. S.
- Remoto, A.
- Riddle, C. L.
- Saakyan, R.
- Salamatin, A.
- Sarazin, X.
- Simard, L.
- Šimkovic, F.
- Smetana, A.
- Smolnikov, A.
- Suhonen, J.
- Sutton, C. S.
- Tedjditi, H.
- Thomas, J.
- Timkin, V.
- Torre, S.
- Tretyak, Vl. I.
- Tretyak, V. I.
- Umatov, V. I.
- Vilela, C.
- Vorobel, V.
- Waters, D.
- Xie, F.
- Venue
- Physical Review C
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2021-12-08
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- 104
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- L061601
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- 0556-2813 (ISSN-L)
- 2469-9985
- 2469-9993
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- Funders
- Russian Foundation for Basic Research (NCNIL No19-52-16002)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Science Foundation
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Neutrino Physics Research
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Radiation › Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Nuclear physics research studies
- Keywords
- double beta decay, molybdenum-100, periodic modulation, NEMO-3, neutrinoless double beta decay, Lomb-Scargle periodogram
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