GERDA
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GERDA is a physics experiment at Italy’s Gran Sasso underground laboratory designed to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in germanium-76.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neutrinoless double beta decay experiment
ⓘ
physics experiment ⓘ |
| achievedResult |
reached background-free regime in Phase II for 76Ge search
ⓘ
set lower limit on neutrinoless double beta decay half-life of 76Ge ⓘ |
| acronym | GERDA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsToDetermine | Majorana nature of neutrinos ⓘ |
| aimsToProbe | effective Majorana neutrino mass ⓘ |
| backgroundReductionStrategy |
active veto systems
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operation in liquid argon ⓘ passive shielding ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
German research institutes
ⓘ
Italian research institutes ⓘ other European institutions ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| dataProduct | energy spectra of 76Ge decays ⓘ |
| dataTakingPhase |
Phase I
ⓘ
Phase II ⓘ |
| detectorEnvironment | liquid argon cryostat ⓘ |
| fullName | GERmanium Detector Array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostLaboratoryType | underground laboratory ⓘ |
| isotopeElement | germanium ⓘ |
| isotopeMassNumber | 76 ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInFacility | Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Gran Sasso mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesDeepUnderground | true ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | search for neutrinoless double beta decay in germanium-76 ⓘ |
| publicationType | peer-reviewed journal articles ⓘ |
| researchField |
neutrino physics
ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
constrain neutrino mass hierarchy scenarios
ⓘ
test lepton number violation ⓘ |
| sharesTechnologyWith | MAJORANA Demonstrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shieldingMaterial |
liquid argon
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| startOfPhaseI | 2011 ⓘ |
| startOfPhaseII | 2015 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| studiesIsotope | 76Ge ⓘ |
| studiesProcess | neutrinoless double beta decay ⓘ |
| successorExperiment | LEGEND NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergroundDepthCategory | deep underground laboratory ⓘ |
| usesDetectorMaterial | germanium-76 ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | high-purity germanium detector ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
enriched germanium detectors
ⓘ
pulse shape discrimination ⓘ |
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