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Measurement of the double-$$\varvec{\beta }$$ decay of $$\varvec{^{150}}$$Nd to the 0$$\varvec{^+_1}$$ excited state of $$\varvec{^{150}}$$Sm in NEMO-3
The NEMO-3 results for the double- $$\beta $$ β decay of $$^{150}$$ 150 Nd to the 0 $$^+_1$$ 1 + and 2 $$^+_1$$ 1 + excited states of $$^{150}$$ 150 Sm are reported. The data recorded during 5.25 year with 36.6 g of the isotope $$^{150}$$ 150 Nd are used in the analysis. The signal of the $$2\nu \be...
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Published in: | The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields Particles and fields, 2023-12, Vol.83 (12), Article 1117 |
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Summary: | The NEMO-3 results for the double-
$$\beta $$
β
decay of
$$^{150}$$
150
Nd to the 0
$$^+_1$$
1
+
and 2
$$^+_1$$
1
+
excited states of
$$^{150}$$
150
Sm are reported. The data recorded during 5.25 year with 36.6 g of the isotope
$$^{150}$$
150
Nd are used in the analysis. The signal of the
$$2\nu \beta \beta $$
2
ν
β
β
transition to the 0
$$^+_1$$
1
+
excited state is detected with a statistical significance exceeding 5
$$\sigma $$
σ
. The half-life is measured to be
$$T_{1/2}^{2\nu \beta \beta }(0^+_1) = \left[ 1.11 ^{+0.19}_{-0.14} \,\left( \hbox {stat}\right) ^{+0.17}_{-0.15}\,\left( \hbox {syst}\right) \right] \times 10^{20}$$
T
1
/
2
2
ν
β
β
(
0
1
+
)
=
1
.
11
-
0.14
+
0.19
stat
-
0.15
+
0.17
syst
×
10
20
year, which is the most precise value that has been measured to date. 90% confidence-level limits are set for the other decay modes. For the
$$2\nu \beta \beta $$
2
ν
β
β
decay to the 2
$$^+_1$$
1
+
level the limit is
$$T^{2\nu \beta \beta }_{1/2}(2^+_1) > 2.42 \times 10^{20}~\hbox {year}$$
T
1
/
2
2
ν
β
β
(
2
1
+
)
>
2.42
×
10
20
year
. The limits on the
$$0\nu \beta \beta $$
0
ν
β
β
decay to the 0
$$^+_1$$
1
+
and 2
$$^+_1$$
1
+
levels of
$$^{150}$$
150
Sm are significantly improved to
$$T_{1/2}^{0\nu \beta \beta }(0^+_1) > 1.36 \times 10^{22}~\hbox {year}$$
T
1
/
2
0
ν
β
β
(
0
1
+
)
>
1.36
×
10
22
year
and
$$T_{1/2}^{0\nu \beta \beta }(2^+_1) > 1.26 \times 10^{22}~\hbox {year}$$
T
1
/
2
0
ν
β
β
(
2
1
+
)
>
1.26
×
10
22
year
. |
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ISSN: | 1434-6052 1434-6052 |
DOI: | 10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12227-x |