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Next stage of a search for 2K(2

)-capture of

78

Kr

Valery V. Kuzminov Baksan Neutrino Observatory INR RAS

NON-ACCELERATOR NEW PHYSICS Dubna, Russia, June 20--25, 2005

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Ju. Gavriljuk, V. Gavrin, A. Gangapshev, V. Kazalov, V. Kuzminov, N. Osetrova

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Russia

A. Shubin, G. Skorynin, I. Pul`nikov, A.Ryabukhin

FSUE PA “Electrochemical Plant”, Zeleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia

S. Panasenko, S. Ratkevich

Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

The work is performing in the frames of a Presidium RAS Fundamental Research Program “Neutrino Physics” and Supported by RFBR grant №04-02-16037 2

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78 Kr 36

Theory:

78 34 Se ** + 2  (2.88 MeV) T

ee

1 2 

ee

T 1 2   22

y

 21

y N 2

k

=

0.786

N ee M. Doi … 1992y

. 1994

y

, . 1996

y

Experiment:

T 2k 1 2   20

y

(90% C.L.) . 2000

y

3

2.

assumption

Se ** -----------------> Se * + Se *

K ab = 12.652 K

a

1 = 11.221

keV, keV 2K ab 1.00

=25.3 K

a

2 = 11.181 keV 0.52

K

b

1 = 12.491 keV 0.21

K

b

2 = 12.651

keV 0.01 keV

w

k =0.596

w

e =0.404

x-ray e-Auger

Se*

е а е а к к

Se*

е а к е а к

} 0.404

2 = 0.163

= 0.481

0 .

596 2 = 0.355

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Schematic diagram of 2k-capture event

78 Se**  78 Se **  78 Se 78 Se 5

Parameters of the counter

Cross-section of the counter + - anode  140  150

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Body’s material

2.

Total length, mm

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Fiducial length, mm

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Outer diameter, mm

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Inner diameter, mm

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Central anode material, mm

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Total volume, l

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Fid. Volume, l

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Pressure, at

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Capacity, pF

11.

Anode wire resistance , Ohm Cu 1160 595 150 140 g.p.tan., 0.010

11.0

9.16

4.51

31 613

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  

Low background shield

 1760 mm

Ca libra tion channel Signal Gas equipment

Kr Cu Pb

15 cm lead 8 cm borated polyethylene 18 cm copper 7

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View of installation

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78 Kr – sumple 1. Old 78 Kr – sumple, (48.64

l)

Isotopes Content (atomic percents) 78 94.070

80 5.910

82 < 0.005

83 < 0.005

84 < 0.005

86 < 0.005

85 Kr – activity  0.1

Bk

/

l Preliminary measurements

:

Bkg.

(20  100 keV) = 3700 h-1 (V=9.16

l, p=

4.55

at

) 2. New 78 Kr – sumple, (47.65

l)

Isotopes 78 80 82 83 84 86 Content (atomic percents) 99.810

0.170

< 0.005

< 0.005

< 0.005

< 0.005

85 Kr – activity  1.8

· 10 -3

Bk

/

l Preliminary measurements

:

Bkg.

(20  100 keV) = 67 h -1

Bkg. = Bkg.

| 

own

?

+ Bkg.

K

r

-85 (V=9.16

l, p=

4.55

at

) 10

Electric scheme of the setup

PA1 & PA2

preamplifiers A1 & A2

amplifiers CS – coincidence scheme DO – digital oscilloscope

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Real pulse sample

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Spectrum of

109

Cd (88 keV)

R=6% Energy, keV R=6.5% R=15.9% Energy, keV 13

Background

(T=159 h) 1-point + 2-point + 3-point 10 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 40 20 0 0 40 20 0 0 20 20 20 40 60 1-point 80 100 120 40 60 2-point 80 40 60 3-point 80 100 120 100 120 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 Energy, keV 80 100 120

F

 49 

e

50 100

Time, h

150

t

 42 200 14

Values of parameters for useful events with 3(

) ionizations

E, keV

1.6

2.9

11.2

E

1 a

E

2 a

E k

a 12.5

E k

b 25.3

E

S

N, chan.

26 46.5

181 202 409

R,%

44.7

35.1

16.9

16.0

11.3

2 

, chan.

(95% C.L.) 10 13 26 27 41  N, chan.

16  36 23  60 155  207 175  229 368  450 15

Events in the region 25.3±2.5 keV (95% C.L.)

№, event E

S

E 1 , chan.

E 2 , chan.

E 3 , chan.

1 2 3 4 5 444 439 381 410 384 124 70 66 116 23 139 137 79 133 94 181 213 236 161 267

Effect =

0   Probability (p): 2.44 (90% С.L.)

E

1

a

;

E k

a

; E k

b 

E

2

a

;

E k

a

; E k

b  0.773

0.985

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1.

2.

3.

Results:

Number of Kr-78 atoms - 1.08·10 24 Registration efficiency for 3(·)-events - 0.809

Probability for 3(·)-events - 0.355

T 1 2  24 

N eff Limi t

:

N eff

 134.

4

y

: T 1 2  2 К , 2    

N eff

23  21

y

 90% C.

L.

Se nsitivi ty

:

N eff

 1.645

   134.4=11.6:  22

y

 90% C.L.

 17