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Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging

R. FelkaiC.m.b. MonteiroA.d. McdonaldN. López-marchN. López-marchJ. Muñoz VidalJ. RennerV. HerreroDiego González-díazJ.a. Hernando MorataL. LabargaJ.f.c.a. VelosoE.d.c. FreitasJ. S. DíazL. RogersP. NovellaJ. Martín-alboJ.j. Gómez-cadenasL. RipollB. J. P. JonesD.r. NygrenA. BotasG. Martínez-lemaJ.t. WhiteL.m. MoutinhoJ. TorrentB. PalmeiroA. ParaF.i.g.m. BorgesL.m.p. FernandesJ. RodríguezN. YahlaliF.j. MoraM. SorelT.m. StieglerA.l. FerreiraRomain EsteveM. Nebot-guinotSandra K. JohnstonJ. PérezPaola FerrarioJose RepondF.p. SantosM. LosadaJ.m. Benlloch-rodríguezJ.m.f. Dos SantosS. RiordanC. AdamsI. LiubarskyC.a.o. HenriquesVíctor H. AlvarezA. GoldschmidtA. LaingRoberto GutiérrezJ. HauptmanM. QuerolR. GuenetteJ.f. ToledoS. CárcelP. LebrunM. DiesburgA. MartínezJ. EscadaC.d.r. AzevedoZ. TsamalaidzeS. CebriánR. C. WebbM. MustiC.a.n. CondeA. SimónF. MonrabalC. SofkaC. SofkaJ. V. CarriónK. HafidiA.i. Hernandez

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Physics - Instrumentation and DetectorsMaterials scienceMassesFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and Astronomychemistry.chemical_element01 natural sciences7. Clean energyMolecular physicsHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentIonTECNOLOGIA ELECTRONICAHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)Nuclear magnetic resonanceXenonDouble beta decay0103 physical sciencesNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)010306 general physicsNuclear Experiment010308 nuclear & particles physicsBariumInstrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)Single-molecule experimentPhotobleachingFluorescenceDicationchemistry

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[EN] A new method to tag the barium daughter in the double-beta decay of Xe-136 is reported. Using the technique of single molecule fluorescent imaging (SMFI), individual barium dication (Ba++) resolution at a transparent scanning surface is demonstrated. A single-step photobleach confirms the single ion interpretation. Individual ions are localized with superresolution (similar to 2 nm), and detected with a statistical significance of 12.9 sigma over backgrounds. This lays the foundation for a new and potentially background-free neutrinoless double-beta decay technology, based on SMFI coupled to high pressure xenon gas time projection chambers.

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2018-03-26
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