Abstract

We present a working concept for Phase III of the Project 8 experiment, aiming to achieve a neutrino mass sensitivity of 2 eV (90 % C.L.) using a large volume of molecular tritium and a phased antenna array. The detection system is discussed in detail.

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Title
Project 8 Phase III Design Concept
Author
A Ashtari Esfahani 1 ; Böser, S 2 ; Claessens, C 2 ; de Viveiros, L 3 ; Doe, P J 1 ; Doeleman, S 4 ; Fertl, M 1 ; Finn, E C 5 ; Formaggio, J A 6 ; Guigue, M 5 ; Heeger, K M 7 ; Jones, A M 5 ; Kazkaz, K 8 ; LaRoque, B H 3 ; Machado, E 1 ; Monreal, B 3 ; Nikkel, J A 7 ; Oblath, N S 5 ; Robertson, R G H 1 ; Rosenberg, L J 1 ; Rybka, G 1 ; Saldaña, L 7 ; Slocum, P L 7 ; Tedeschi, J R 5 ; Thümmler, T 9 ; VanDevender, B A 5 ; Wachtendonk, M 1 ; Weintroub, J 4 ; Young, A 4 ; Zayas, E 6 

1  Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, and Dpt. of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA 
2  Johannes Guttenberg University, Mainz, Germany 
3  Dept. of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA 
4  Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA 
5  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA 
6  Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA 
7  Dept. of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA 
8  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA 
9  Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Sep 2017
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012230
ProQuest document ID
2574573814
Copyright
© 2017. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.