First investigation of $^{96}$Zr samples enriched by the gas-centrifuge method for the use in rare-decay studies

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Main Authors: Arefev, D., Barabash, A. S., De Jesus, M., Evseev, S., Filosofov, D., Gorshkov, N., Kazalov, V., Karaivanov, D., Khussainov, T., Kochetov, O., Kushnarev, D., Mirzayev, N. A., Lubashevskiy, A., Ponomarev, D., Rakhimov, A., Rozov, S., Shakhov, K., Temerbulatova, N., Timofeev, D., Ushakov, A., Vasilyev, S., Yakushev, E., Yumatov, V., Zyryanov, S.
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author Arefev, D.
Barabash, A. S.
De Jesus, M.
Evseev, S.
Filosofov, D.
Gorshkov, N.
Kazalov, V.
Karaivanov, D.
Khussainov, T.
Kochetov, O.
Kushnarev, D.
Mirzayev, N. A.
Lubashevskiy, A.
Ponomarev, D.
Rakhimov, A.
Rozov, S.
Shakhov, K.
Temerbulatova, N.
Timofeev, D.
Ushakov, A.
Vasilyev, S.
Yakushev, E.
Yumatov, V.
Zyryanov, S.
author_facet Arefev, D.
Barabash, A. S.
De Jesus, M.
Evseev, S.
Filosofov, D.
Gorshkov, N.
Kazalov, V.
Karaivanov, D.
Khussainov, T.
Kochetov, O.
Kushnarev, D.
Mirzayev, N. A.
Lubashevskiy, A.
Ponomarev, D.
Rakhimov, A.
Rozov, S.
Shakhov, K.
Temerbulatova, N.
Timofeev, D.
Ushakov, A.
Vasilyev, S.
Yakushev, E.
Yumatov, V.
Zyryanov, S.
contents For the first time, the isotope $^{96}$Zr has been produced by the gas-centrifuge method (enrichment is 88.28% and full mass of $^{96}$Zr is 179.816 g). The level of radionuclide impurities of the samples and thus their suitability for rare-event search have been investigated using three low-background HPGe detectors. The most stringent limit, obtained at sea level, on the half-life of the double beta decay of $^{96}$Zr to the $0^+_1$ excited state (1148 keV) of $^{96}$Mo has been set $T_{1/2}(0ν+2ν)>3.9 \times 10^{19}$ yr (90% C.L.).
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spellingShingle First investigation of $^{96}$Zr samples enriched by the gas-centrifuge method for the use in rare-decay studies
Arefev, D.
Barabash, A. S.
De Jesus, M.
Evseev, S.
Filosofov, D.
Gorshkov, N.
Kazalov, V.
Karaivanov, D.
Khussainov, T.
Kochetov, O.
Kushnarev, D.
Mirzayev, N. A.
Lubashevskiy, A.
Ponomarev, D.
Rakhimov, A.
Rozov, S.
Shakhov, K.
Temerbulatova, N.
Timofeev, D.
Ushakov, A.
Vasilyev, S.
Yakushev, E.
Yumatov, V.
Zyryanov, S.
Nuclear Experiment
For the first time, the isotope $^{96}$Zr has been produced by the gas-centrifuge method (enrichment is 88.28% and full mass of $^{96}$Zr is 179.816 g). The level of radionuclide impurities of the samples and thus their suitability for rare-event search have been investigated using three low-background HPGe detectors. The most stringent limit, obtained at sea level, on the half-life of the double beta decay of $^{96}$Zr to the $0^+_1$ excited state (1148 keV) of $^{96}$Mo has been set $T_{1/2}(0ν+2ν)>3.9 \times 10^{19}$ yr (90% C.L.).
title First investigation of $^{96}$Zr samples enriched by the gas-centrifuge method for the use in rare-decay studies
topic Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13215