@article{1ab5b4971b0347a2b71f9228c5282383,
title = "Measurement of radon-induced backgrounds in the NEXT double beta decay experiment",
abstract = "The measurement of the internal 222Rn activity in the NEXT-White detector during the so-called Run-II period with 136Xe-depleted xenon is discussed in detail, together with its implications for double beta decay searches in NEXT. The activity is measured through the alpha production rate induced in the fiducial volume by 222Rn and its alpha-emitting progeny. The specific activity is measured to be (38.1 ± 2.2 (stat.) ± 5.9 (syst.)) mBq/m3. Radon-induced electrons have also been characterized from the decay of the 214Bi daughter ions plating out on the cathode of the time projection chamber. From our studies, we conclude that radon-induced backgrounds are sufficiently low to enable a successful NEXT-100 physics program, as the projected rate contribution should not exceed 0.1 counts/yr in the neutrinoless double beta decay sample.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]",
keywords = "Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments)",
author = "{The NEXT collaboration} and P. Novella and B. Palmeiro and A. Sim{\'o}n and M. Sorel and C. Adams and P. Ferrario and G. Mart{\'i}nez-Lema and F. Monrabal and G. Zuzel and G{\'o}mez-Cadenas, {J. J.} and V. {\'A}lvarez and L. Arazi and Azevedo, {C. D.R.} and K. Bailey and F. Ballester and Benlloch-Rodr{\'i}guez, {J. M.} and Borges, {F. I.G.M.} and A. Botas and S. C{\'a}rcel and Carri{\'o}n, {J. V.} and S. Cebri{\'a}n and Conde, {C. A.N.} and J. D{\'i}az and M. Diesburg and J. Escada and R. Esteve and R. Felkai and Fernandes, {A. F.M.} and Fernandes, {L. M.P.} and Ferreira, {A. L.} and Freitas, {E. D.C.} and J. Generowicz and A. Goldschmidt and D. Gonz{\'a}lez-D{\'i}az and R. Guenette and Guti{\'e}rrez, {R. M.} and K. Hafidi and J. Hauptman and Henriques, {C. A.O.} and Hernandez, {A. I.} and {Hernando Morata}, {J. A.} and V. Herrero and S. Johnston and Jones, {B. J.P.} and M. Kekic and L. Labarga and A. Laing and P. Lebrun and N. L{\'o}pez-March and M. Losada",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, The Author(s).",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/JHEP10(2018)112",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "2018",
journal = "Journal of High Energy Physics",
issn = "1126-6708",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "10",
}