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Double-beta-decay experiments: Present status and prospects for the future

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The present status of experiments seeking double-beta decay is surveyed. The results of the most sensitive experiments are discussed. Particular attention is given to describing the NEMO-3 detector, which is intended for seeking the neutrinoless double-beta decay of various isotopes (100Mo, 82Se, etc.) with a sensitivity as high as T 1/2 ∼ 1025 yr, which corresponds to a sensitivity to the Majorana neutrino mass at a level of 0.1 to 0.3 eV. The first results obtained with the NEMO-3 detector are presented. A review of the existing projects of double-beta-decay experiments where it is planned to reach a sensitivity to the Majorana neutrino mass at a level of 0.01 to 0.1 eV is given.

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Translated from Yadernaya Fizika, Vol. 67, No. 3, 2004, pp. 458–472.

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Barabash, A.S. Double-beta-decay experiments: Present status and prospects for the future. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 67, 438–452 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1690048

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