Speaker
Dr
Karoline Schaeffner
(INFN - LNGS)
Description
A convincing detection claim of neutrinoless double beta decay 0nuDBD demands for detectors with excellent energy resolution and zero background in the energy region of interest.
For this purpose, the LUCIFER project is developing a detector that combines the calorimetric signal and the scintillation light produced by ZnSe scintillating bolometers.
The identification and rejection of the alpha interactions, as well as the large Q-value of the emitter,
that lies well above the 2.6 MeV line of {208}^Tl, guarantee a very low background in the energy region of the {82}^Se 0nuDBD.
Despite the small mass of ~17 kg, LUCIFER will reach a 90% CL sensitivity of 0.6 10^{26} y on the half-life of the decay.
In this poster we will present the current status and perspectives of the project.
Primary author
Dr
Karoline Schaeffner
(INFN - LNGS)