Measurement of the electron antineutrino mass in tritium beta decay in the Troitsk nu-mass experiment

被引：19

作者：

Aseev, V. N. ^{[1
]}

Belesev, A. I. ^{[1
]}

Berlev, A. I. ^{[1
]}

Geraskin, E. V. ^{[1
]}

Golubev, A. A. ^{[1
]}

Lihovid, N. A. ^{[1
]}

Lobashev, V. M. ^{[1
]}

Nozik, A. A. ^{[1
]}

Pantuev, V. S. ^{[1
]}

Parfenov, V. I. ^{[1
]}

Skasyrskaya, A. K. ^{[1
]}

Tkachov, F. V. ^{[1
]}

Zadorozhny, S. V. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Res, Moscow 117312, Russia

来源：

PHYSICS OF ATOMIC NUCLEI | 2012年 / 75卷 / 04期

基金：

俄罗斯基础研究基金会;

关键词：

NEUTRINO; SPECTRUM; T-2;

D O I：

10.1134/S1063778812030027

中图分类号：

O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];

学科分类号：

070202 ;

摘要：

The results obtained in the Troitsk nu-mass experiment by measuring the electron-antineutrino mass in tritium beta decay are presented. The facility used consists of a gaseous windowless tritium source and an electrostatic electron spectrometer involving an adiabatic magnetic collimation. Runs in which measurement conditions were reliably established were thoroughly selected in analyzing data obtained from 1994 to 2004. All known systematic effects were taken into account. For the square of the electron-antineutrino mass, the treatment of measured spectra yielded the following result: m (nu) (2) = -0.67 +/- 1.89(stat.) +/- 1.68(syst.) eV(2). The use of the Bayesian method and the Feldman-Cousins unified approach made it possible to obtain the following upper limits on the mass: m (nu) < 2.12 eV (at a 95% C.L.; Bayesian method) and m (nu) < 2.05 eV (at a 95% C.L., Feldman-Cousins method). At the same time, an estimation of the sensitivity limit without allowance for negative values of the square of the mass leads to m (nu) < 2.2 eV (at a 95% C.L.). Measured spectra were analyzed for the possible existence of an additional structure (step) in the electron spectrum near the boundary energy. The conclusion drawn from this analysis was that, within the existing statistical errors, there are no reasons for introducing such a feature.

引用

页码：464 / 478

页数：15

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