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SUMMARY:The NEXT neutrinoless double beta decay experiment - Paola Ferrari
 o (IFIC\, Valencia)
DTSTART:20170314T150000Z
DTEND:20170314T160000Z
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CONTACT:Alexander Mitov
DESCRIPTION:The detection of neutrinoless double beta decay is the only pr
 actical way to establish if neutrinos are their own antiparticle\, which i
 mplies that lepton number is not conserved. Violation of lepton number wou
 ld have profound implications in physics and comsology\, among which being
  the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry observed in the Universe.\n
 The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of 
 Xe-136 in a high-pressure gas xenon Time Projection Chamber using electrol
 uminescence to amplify the signal from ionization. The two main advantages
  of this technology are a high energy resolution and the possibility of re
 constructing the electron tracks in events with energies close to the Q-va
 lue of the decay to use it to distinguish signal (two electrons) from back
 ground (single electron). After a period of protoypes (2009-2014) NEXT has
  completed the construction of its first phase (NEW) in the Canfranc Under
 ground Laboratory\, in the Spanish Pyrenees and the first calibration run 
 started in October 2016.
LOCATION:Rutherford Seminar Room B
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