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SUMMARY:The nEXO double-beta decay experiment
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University)\nThe search for
  neutrinoless double-beta decay represents one of the most exciting \noppo
 rtunities to explore physics beyond the Standard Model.  The knowledge tha
 t\nneutrinos are massive particles\, yet\, with masses that are many order
 s of magnitude \nsmaller than those of charged fermions\, provides encoura
 gement to further push \nthe sensitivity of these experiments.\n\nnEXO is 
 a 5-tonne detector based on the isotope 136Xe in a single phase\, liquid\n
 time projection chamber.   Its design is based on EXO-200\, the first 100k
 g-class \nexperiment to take data\, demonstrating the power of a monolithi
 c detector with \ngood energy resolution and superior topological event re
 construction.  nEXO is \nexpected to reach a half-life sensitivity of abou
 t 10^28 years\, covering substantial\ndiscovery space.  The detector inclu
 des several state-of-the-art components but\,\nat the same time\, offers a
  conservative approach in which the background estimate\nis solidly ground
 ed on existing materials and reliable simulation tools.     In this talk\n
 the nEXO design and sensitivity reach will be discussed.\n\nhttps://indico
 .tlabs.ac.za/event/85/contributions/1511/
LOCATION:Main Venue
URL:https://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/85/contributions/1511/
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