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

A. D. McDonald; B. J.P. Jones; D. R. Nygren; C. Adams; V. Álvarez; C. D.R. Azevedo; J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez; F. I.G.M. Borges; A. Botas; S. Cárcel; J. V. Carrión; S. Cebrián; C. A.N. Conde; J. Díaz; M. Diesburg; J. Escada; R. Esteve; R. Felkai; L. M.P. Fernandes; P. Ferrario; A. L. Ferreira; E. D.C. Freitas; A. Goldschmidt; J. J. Gómez-Cadenas; D. González-Díaz; R. M. Gutiérrez; R. Guenette; K. Hafidi; J. Hauptman; C. A.O. Henriques; A. I. Hernandez; J. A. Hernando Morata; V. Herrero; S. Johnston; L. Labarga; A. Laing; P. Lebrun; I. Liubarsky; N. López-March; M. Losada; J. Martín-Albo; G. Martínez-Lema; A. Martínez; F. Monrabal; C. M.B. Monteiro; F. J. Mora; L. M. Moutinho; J. Muñoz Vidal; M. Musti; M. Nebot-Guinot; P. Novella; B. Palmeiro; A. Para; J. Pérez; M. Querol; J. Repond; J. Renner; S. Riordan; L. Ripoll; J. Rodríguez; L. Rogers; F. P. Santos; J. M.F. Dos Santos; A. Simón; C. Sofka; M. Sorel; T. Stiegler; J. F. Toledo; J. Torrent; Z. Tsamalaidze; J. F.C.A. Veloso; R. Webb; J. T. White; N. Yahlali

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504

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

A. D. McDonald, B. J.P. Jones, D. R. Nygren, C. Adams, V. Álvarez, C. D.R. Azevedo, J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez, F. I.G.M. Borges, A. Botas, S. Cárcel, J. V. Carrión, S. Cebrián, C. A.N. Conde, J. Díaz, M. Diesburg, J. Escada, R. Esteve, R. Felkai, L. M.P. Fernandes, P. FerrarioA. L. Ferreira, E. D.C. Freitas, A. Goldschmidt, J. J. Gómez-Cadenas, D. González-Díaz, R. M. Gutiérrez, R. Guenette, K. Hafidi, J. Hauptman, C. A.O. Henriques, A. I. Hernandez, J. A. Hernando Morata, V. Herrero, S. Johnston, L. Labarga, A. Laing, P. Lebrun, I. Liubarsky, N. López-March, M. Losada, J. Martín-Albo, G. Martínez-Lema, A. Martínez, F. Monrabal, C. M.B. Monteiro, F. J. Mora, L. M. Moutinho, J. Muñoz Vidal, M. Musti, M. Nebot-Guinot, P. Novella, B. Palmeiro, A. Para, J. Pérez, M. Querol, J. Repond, J. Renner, S. Riordan, L. Ripoll, J. Rodríguez, L. Rogers, F. P. Santos, J. M.F. Dos Santos, A. Simón, C. Sofka, M. Sorel, T. Stiegler, J. F. Toledo, J. Torrent, Z. Tsamalaidze, J. F.C.A. Veloso, R. Webb, J. T. White, N. Yahlali

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A new method to tag the barium daughter in the double-beta decay of ^{136}Xe 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 (∼2 nm), and detected with a statistical significance of 12.9σ 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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	132504
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	120
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504
State	Published - Mar 26 2018

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McDonald, A. D., Jones, B. J. P., Nygren, D. R., Adams, C., Álvarez, V., Azevedo, C. D. R., Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M., Borges, F. I. G. M., Botas, A., Cárcel, S., Carrión, J. V., Cebrián, S., Conde, C. A. N., Díaz, J., Diesburg, M., Escada, J., Esteve, R., Felkai, R., Fernandes, L. M. P., ... Yahlali, N. (2018). Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging. Physical Review Letters, 120(13), Article 132504. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504

McDonald, AD, Jones, BJP, Nygren, DR, Adams, C, Álvarez, V, Azevedo, CDR, Benlloch-Rodríguez, JM, Borges, FIGM, Botas, A, Cárcel, S, Carrión, JV, Cebrián, S, Conde, CAN, Díaz, J, Diesburg, M, Escada, J, Esteve, R, Felkai, R, Fernandes, LMP, Ferrario, P, Ferreira, AL, Freitas, EDC, Goldschmidt, A, Gómez-Cadenas, JJ, González-Díaz, D, Gutiérrez, RM, Guenette, R, Hafidi, K, Hauptman, J, Henriques, CAO, Hernandez, AI, Hernando Morata, JA, Herrero, V, Johnston, S, Labarga, L, Laing, A, Lebrun, P, Liubarsky, I, López-March, N, Losada, M, Martín-Albo, J, Martínez-Lema, G, Martínez, A, Monrabal, F, Monteiro, CMB, Mora, FJ, Moutinho, LM, Muñoz Vidal, J, Musti, M, Nebot-Guinot, M, Novella, P, Palmeiro, B, Para, A, Pérez, J, Querol, M, Repond, J, Renner, J, Riordan, S, Ripoll, L, Rodríguez, J, Rogers, L, Santos, FP, Dos Santos, JMF, Simón, A, Sofka, C, Sorel, M, Stiegler, T, Toledo, JF, Torrent, J, Tsamalaidze, Z, Veloso, JFCA, Webb, R, White, JT & Yahlali, N 2018, 'Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging', Physical Review Letters, vol. 120, no. 13, 132504. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504

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