• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

The search for double beta decay with a dark matter detector

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H01920
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 15020:Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo (2019, 2021-2022)
Nagoya University (2020)

Principal Investigator

Yamashita Masaki  東京大学, カブリ数物連携宇宙研究機構, 特任准教授 (10504574)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥13,260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,060,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Keywords二重ベータ崩壊 / ニュートリノ / 液体キセノン検出器 / 極低放射能 / 低バックグラウンド / 暗黒物質 / 液体キセノン
Outline of Research at the Start

ニュートリノを伴わない二重ベータ崩壊(0ν2β)探索実験はニュートリノ質量観測が期待され、素粒子・原子核物理だけなく宇宙物理の観点からも注目を浴びている。 一方、地下実験における暗黒物質直接探索の技術進展は近年目覚ましいものがあり、検出器の大型化, 低バックグラウンド化を着実に実現してきた。暗黒物質直接探索と0ν2β探索の大きな違いはそのエネルギー領域にあるが(10keV 以下 vs 2458 keV)、低バックグラウンド、高エネルギー分解能を生かし、大型暗黒物質探索検出器(XENONnT)を用いて0ν2βの探索を行う。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Xe-136 is a candidate nucleus for neutrino-less double beta decay. Direct dark matter search detectors using unenriched Xe, taking advantage of the low background and high energy resolution characteristics of the two-phase xenon TPC detector, was used in this study. A 0νββ search was performed using XENON1T data: 36.16 kg/yr, and a lower limit of half-life 1.2×10-24 yr was obtained at 90% CL. A lower limit of 1.2×10-24 years was obtained at 90% CL. The sensitivity of the working XENONnT detector was estimated: assuming 275 kg/yr of data, the expected sensitivity was 90% CL with a half-life > 2.1 × 10-25 years.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では暗黒物質直接探索実験装置を用いて二重ベータ崩壊探索を行った。検出器の大型化に伴い、8.9%自然に存在するXe-136の量もおよそトンスケールに増え、暗黒物質探索だけでなく、2重ベータ崩壊探索が可能である。
本研究の結果はカムランド禅やEXO200など二重ベータ崩壊に特化した実験には及ばないものの暗黒物質検出器としては最も良い感度で探索を行うことができ、将来さらに大型化される検出器ではそれらに匹敵するほど大きく感度を上がることが期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (8 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 2 results) Remarks (4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] LNGS INFN/ボロニア/トリノ(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] コロンビア大学/シカゴ/サンディエゴ(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Weizmann Institute of Science(イスラエル)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] MPIK/Mainz/Muenster(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] チューリッヒ(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] LNGS INFN(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] コロンビア大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Double-weak decays of 124Xe and 136Xe in the XENON1T and XENONnT experiments2022

    • Author(s)
      E. Aprile, K. Abe, F. Agostini, S. Ahmed Maouloud, M. Alfonsi, L. Althueser, B. Andrieu, E. Angelino, J. R. Angevaare, V. C. Antochi, D. Anton Martin, F. Arneodo, L. Baudis, A.L. Baxter, L. Bellagamba, R. Biondi, A. Bismark, S.Kazama et al.
    • Journal Title

      Phys. Rev. C

      Volume: 106 024328 Issue: 2 Pages: 2-19

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevc.106.024328

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Energy resolution and linearity of XENON1T in the MeV energy range2020

    • Author(s)
      Aprile E et al.
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal C

      Volume: 80 Issue: 8 Pages: 785-785

    • DOI

      10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8284-0

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Projected WIMP sensitivity of the XENONnT dark matter experiment2020

    • Author(s)
      E. Aprile, ..., Y. Itow, ..., S. Kazama, ..., K. Martens, ..., S. Moriyama, ..., A. Takeda, ..., et. al. (XENON Collaboration)
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

      Volume: 2020 Issue: 11 Pages: 031-031

    • DOI

      10.1088/1475-7516/2020/11/031

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Energy resolution and linearity in the keV to MeV range measured in XENON1T2020

    • Author(s)
      E. Aprile et al.
    • Journal Title

      arXiv

      Volume: arXiv:2003.03825v1 Pages: 1-9

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 暗黒物質直接探索XENONnT実験による最新結果と展望2022

    • Author(s)
      山下雅樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2022年秋季大会,共催シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 高感度大型装置で推進する暗黒物質直接探索2021

    • Author(s)
      山下雅樹
    • Organizer
      新学術「地下宇宙」2021年領域研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] XENONnT実験:液体キセノン純化システムの成果2021

    • Author(s)
      山下雅樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2021年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] XENON実験: 二相型キセノンTPCを用いた暗黒物直接質探索実験とその状況報告2020

    • Author(s)
      山下雅樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 年次大会・秋季大会 (オンライン)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] LXe Dark Matter activity at Nagoya2020

    • Author(s)
      山下雅樹
    • Organizer
      IBS and KMI Joint Workshop, online 2020/8/25
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] XENONnT実験:二相型キセノンTPC における二重ベータ崩壊の研究2020

    • Author(s)
      山下雅樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 春季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] XENONnT実験: 暗黒物質探索検出器を用いた 二重ベータ崩壊の研究2019

    • Author(s)
      山下雅樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 秋季大会 山形大学
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] XENONnT

    • URL

      https://www.ipmu.jp/ja/research-activities/research-program/XENONnT

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Yamashita's Page

    • URL

      https://member.ipmu.jp/masaki.yamashita/index.html

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Masaki Yamashita' page

    • URL

      https://member.ipmu.jp/masaki.yamashita/

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] XENONnT (IPMU)

    • URL

      https://www.ipmu.jp/ja/research-activities/research-program/XENONnT

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

URL: 

Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi