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SUMMARY:MAJORANA\, LEGEND\, and the future of the search for Neutrinoless 
 Double-Beta Decay in Ge-76
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200224T103000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200224T110000Z
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260612T042020Z
UID:indico-contribution-1491@indico.tlabs.ac.za
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: David Hervas (University of North Carolina at Chapel
  Hill)\nThe MAJORANA collaboration is searching for neutrinoless double-be
 ta ($0\\nu\\beta\\beta$) decay in $^{76}$Ge using modular arrays of enrich
 ed\, high-purity Ge detectors. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR consists of an ar
 ray of 44 kg of high-purity Ge detectors with a p-type point contact geome
 try currently operating in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Le
 ad\, South Dakota. The ultra-low background and world-leading energy resol
 ution achieved by the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR enable a sensitive $0\\nu\\bet
 a\\beta$ decay search\, as well as additional searches for physics beyond 
 the Standard Model. The Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinole
 ss Double-Beta Decay (LEGEND) will combine the best techniques from the DE
 MONSTRATOR and the Germanium Detector Array (GERDA) to reach even higher s
 ensitivities to $0\\nu\\beta\\beta$ decay. The LEGEND collaboration is pur
 suing a phased approach to a tonne-scale $^{76}$Ge experiment\, with ultim
 ate discovery potential at a half-life beyond $10^{28}$ years. The first p
 hase\, LEGEND-200\, is the deployment of 200 kg of enriched $^{76}$Ge dete
 ctors in the existing GERDA cryostat at the LNGS underground lab in Italy.
  LEGEND-200\, scheduled to start operation in 2021\, will use GERDA and MA
 JORANA enriched detectors and newly developed inverted coax point contact 
 detectors. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR's latest results will be presented as
  well as the construction status of LEGEND-200\, ongoing LEGEND tonne-scal
 e R&D\, and the physics outlook of the LEGEND experimental program.\n\nhtt
 ps://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/85/contributions/1491/
LOCATION:Main Venue
URL:https://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/85/contributions/1491/
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