Mitigation of backgrounds from cosmogenic Xe-137 in xenon gas experiments using He-3 neutron capture

L. Rogers; B. J. P. Jones; L. Arazi; S. Ghosh; R. M. Gutierrez; Gonzalo Martinez Lema; Next Collaboration The Next Collaboration; A. Laing; S. Pingulkar; B. Smithers; K. Woodruff; C. Adams; V. Lvarez; I. J. Arnquist; C. D.R. Azevedo; K. Bailey; F. Ballester; J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez; N. Byrnes; S. Cárcel; J. V. Carrión; S. Cebrián; E. Church; C. A.N. Conde; T. Contreras; G. Díaz; J. Díaz; M. Diesburg; R. Dingler; J. Escada; R. Esteve; R. Felkai; L. M.P. Fernandes; P. Ferrario; A. L. Ferreira; E. D.C. Freitas; A. Goldschmidt; J. J. Gómez-Cadenas; D. González-Díaz; R. Guenette; J. Haefner; K. Hafidi; J. Hauptman; C. A.O. Henriques; J. A.Hernando Morata; P. Herrero; V. Herrero; Y. Ifergan; S. Johnston; M. Kekic; L. Labarga; P. Lebrun; N. López-March; M. Losada; R. D.P. Mano; J. Martín-Albo; A. Martínez; A. D. McDonald; F. Monrabal; C. M.B. Monteiro; F. J. Mora; J. Mu&ntilde;oz Vidal; P. Novella; D. R. Nygren; B. Palmeiro; A. Para; J. Pérez; M. Querol; A. B. Redwine; J. Renner; J. Repond; L. Ripoll; Y. Rodríguez García; J. Rodríguez; B. Romeo; C. Romo-Luque; F. P. Santos; J. M.F. Dos Santos; A. Simón; C. Sofka; M. Sorel; T. Stiegler; J. F. Toledo; J. Torrent; A. Usón; J. F.C.A. Veloso; R. Webb; R. Weiss-Babai; J. T. White; N. Yahlali

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Mitigation of backgrounds from cosmogenic Xe-137 in xenon gas experiments using He-3 neutron capture

L. Rogers, B. J. P. Jones, L. Arazi, S. Ghosh, R. M. Gutierrez, Gonzalo Martinez Lema, Next Collaboration The Next Collaboration, A. Laing, S. Pingulkar, B. Smithers, K. Woodruff, C. Adams, V. Lvarez, I. J. Arnquist, C. D.R. Azevedo, K. Bailey, F. Ballester, J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez, N. Byrnes, S. CárcelJ. V. Carrión, S. Cebrián, E. Church, C. A.N. Conde, T. Contreras, G. Díaz, J. Díaz, M. Diesburg, R. Dingler, J. Escada, R. Esteve, R. Felkai, L. M.P. Fernandes, P. Ferrario, A. L. Ferreira, E. D.C. Freitas, A. Goldschmidt, J. J. Gómez-Cadenas, D. González-Díaz, R. Guenette, J. Haefner, K. Hafidi, J. Hauptman, C. A.O. Henriques, J. A.Hernando Morata, P. Herrero, V. Herrero, Y. Ifergan, S. Johnston, M. Kekic, L. Labarga, P. Lebrun, N. López-March, M. Losada, R. D.P. Mano, J. Martín-Albo, A. Martínez, A. D. McDonald, F. Monrabal, C. M.B. Monteiro, F. J. Mora, J. Muñoz Vidal, P. Novella, D. R. Nygren, B. Palmeiro, A. Para, J. Pérez, M. Querol, A. B. Redwine, J. Renner, J. Repond, L. Ripoll, Y. Rodríguez García, J. Rodríguez, B. Romeo, C. Romo-Luque, F. P. Santos, J. M.F. Dos Santos, A. Simón, C. Sofka, M. Sorel, T. Stiegler, J. F. Toledo, J. Torrent, A. Usón, J. F.C.A. Veloso, R. Webb, R. Weiss-Babai, J. T. White, N. Yahlali

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Abstract

Xe-136 is used as the target medium for many experiments searching for 0 nu beta beta. Despite underground operation, cosmic muons that reach the laboratory can produce spallation neutrons causing activation of detector materials. A potential background that is difficult to veto using muon tagging comes in the form of Xe-137 created by the capture of neutrons on Xe-136. This isotope decays via beta decay with a half-life of 3.8 min and a Q(beta) of similar to 4.16 MeV. This work proposes and explores the concept of adding a small percentage of He-3 to xenon as a means to capture thermal neutrons and reduce the number of activations in the detector volume. When using this technique we find the contamination from Xe-137 activation can be reduced to negligible levels in tonne and multi-tonne scale high pressure gas xenon neutrinoless double beta decay experiments running at any depth in an underground laboratory.

Original language	English
Article number	075001
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume	47
Issue number	7
Early online date	25 May 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ab8915
State	Published - Jul 2020

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gas and liquid scintillators
gaseous detectors
scintillation and light emission processes
scintillators
solid

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Rogers, L., Jones, B. J. P., Arazi, L., Ghosh, S., Gutierrez, R. M., Martinez Lema, G., The Next Collaboration, N. C., Laing, A., Pingulkar, S., Smithers, B., Woodruff, K., Adams, C., Lvarez, V., Arnquist, I. J., Azevedo, C. D. R., Bailey, K., Ballester, F., Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M., Byrnes, N., ... Yahlali, N. (2020). Mitigation of backgrounds from cosmogenic Xe-137 in xenon gas experiments using He-3 neutron capture. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 47(7), Article 075001. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ab8915

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AU - Rogers, L.

AU - Jones, B. J. P.

AU - Arazi, L.

AU - Ghosh, S.

AU - Gutierrez, R. M.

AU - Martinez Lema, Gonzalo

AU - The Next Collaboration, Next Collaboration

AU - Laing, A.

AU - Pingulkar, S.

AU - Smithers, B.

AU - Woodruff, K.

AU - Adams, C.

AU - Lvarez, V.

AU - Arnquist, I. J.

AU - Azevedo, C. D.R.

AU - Bailey, K.

AU - Ballester, F.

AU - Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M.

AU - Byrnes, N.

AU - Cárcel, S.

AU - Carrión, J. V.

AU - Cebrián, S.

AU - Church, E.

AU - Conde, C. A.N.

AU - Contreras, T.

AU - Díaz, G.

AU - Díaz, J.

AU - Diesburg, M.

AU - Dingler, R.

AU - Escada, J.

AU - Esteve, R.

AU - Felkai, R.

AU - Fernandes, L. M.P.

AU - Ferrario, P.

AU - Ferreira, A. L.

AU - Freitas, E. D.C.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Gómez-Cadenas, J. J.

AU - González-Díaz, D.

AU - Guenette, R.

AU - Haefner, J.

AU - Hafidi, K.

AU - Hauptman, J.

AU - Henriques, C. A.O.

AU - Morata, J. A.Hernando

AU - Herrero, P.

AU - Herrero, V.

AU - Ifergan, Y.

AU - Johnston, S.

AU - Kekic, M.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Lebrun, P.

AU - López-March, N.

AU - Losada, M.

AU - Mano, R. D.P.

AU - Martín-Albo, J.

AU - Martínez, A.

AU - McDonald, A. D.

AU - Monrabal, F.

AU - Monteiro, C. M.B.

AU - Mora, F. J.

AU - Vidal, J. Muñoz

AU - Novella, P.

AU - Nygren, D. R.

AU - Palmeiro, B.

AU - Para, A.

AU - Pérez, J.

AU - Querol, M.

AU - Redwine, A. B.

AU - Renner, J.

AU - Repond, J.

AU - Ripoll, L.

AU - García, Y. Rodríguez

AU - Rodríguez, J.

AU - Romeo, B.

AU - Romo-Luque, C.

AU - Santos, F. P.

AU - Dos Santos, J. M.F.

AU - Simón, A.

AU - Sofka, C.

AU - Sorel, M.

AU - Stiegler, T.

AU - Toledo, J. F.

AU - Torrent, J.

AU - Usón, A.

AU - Veloso, J. F.C.A.

AU - Webb, R.

AU - Weiss-Babai, R.

AU - White, J. T.

AU - Yahlali, N.

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KW - gaseous detectors

KW - scintillation and light emission processes

KW - scintillators

KW - solid

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Mitigation of backgrounds from cosmogenic Xe-137 in xenon gas experiments using He-3 neutron capture

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