Results from the Cuore Experiment †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Detector Design and Construction
3. CUORE Data Taking and Neutrinoless Double Decay Searches
4. Measurement of the Half-Life
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Caminata, A.; Adams, D.; Alduino, C.; Alfonso, K.; Avignone, F., III; Azzolini, O.; Bari, G.; Bellini, F.; Benato, G.; Bersani, A.; et al. Results from the Cuore Experiment †. Universe 2019, 5, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5010010
Caminata A, Adams D, Alduino C, Alfonso K, Avignone F III, Azzolini O, Bari G, Bellini F, Benato G, Bersani A, et al. Results from the Cuore Experiment †. Universe. 2019; 5(1):10. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5010010
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaminata, Alessio, Douglas Adams, Chris Alduino, Krystal Alfonso, Frank Avignone, III, Oscar Azzolini, Giacomo Bari, Fabio Bellini, Giovanni Benato, Andrea Bersani, and et al. 2019. "Results from the Cuore Experiment †" Universe 5, no. 1: 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5010010