RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT ON SEARCH FOR 2-BETA-DECAY OF XE-136 IN PROPORTIONAL DRIFT DETECTOR

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ARTEMEV, VA
BRAKHMAN, EV
ZELDOVICH, OY
IVANOVSKII, MA
KARELIN, AK
KIRICHENKO, VV
KNYAZEV, VM
KOZODAEVA, OM
LYUBIMOV, VA
MITIN, AI
NIKOLAEV, VP
TSVETKOVA, TN
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Background processes were studied in a proportional drift detector with a volume of 300 liters intended for the search for 2beta-decay of Xe-136. A technique is developed for the selection of background events associated with U-238-series isotopes entering the detector from the gas purification system because of diffusion of Rn-222. The technique allows the registration of Rn-222 impurities with a relative concentration of 10(-20)-10(-21) in working gas. For an exposure of 418 h, the lower limit of the half-life time is found (T1/2(2beta2nu) > 9.3 . 10(19) yr) with a confidence level of 90%.
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