 The MAJORANA experiment, named for Ettore Majorana, is at its core an array of germanium detectors, which will be used to look for the experimental signature of neutrinoless double-beta decay. Principally, this means two electrons whose kinetic energy adds up to 2.039 MeV. This pair of electrons wil… |
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The Majorana Collaboration
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Neutrinos are elusive particles that are created in nuclear reactions such as in the sun, nuclear reactors, and when cosmic rays crash into the Earthʼs atmosphere. Since the first discovery of the neutrino in 1956, scientists have learned little about them, except that they generally stream through the Earth more easily than light through a window.
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 MAJORANA Detectors
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Germanium detectors are a powerful tool in looking for the pair of electrons that are the “smoking gun” for neutrinoless double-beta decay. The main diffic
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 Plans for the FutureFor more information, contact Majorana Collaboration Spokesperson: Steve Elliott (
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The Majorana Demonstrator is ultimately a research and development project aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of ton-scale 76Ge-based neutrinoless double-beta decay search. T… |
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Majorana is one of several experiments to be sited at the the Sanford Underground Laboratory. Its combination of depth, available space and established scientific track rec… |
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