The international project MARE (Microcalorimeter Array for a Rhenium Experiment) aims at the direct and calorimetric measurement of the electron neutrino mass with sub-eV sensitivity. Although the baseline of the MARE project consists in a large array of rhenium based thermal detectors, a different option for the isotope is also being considered. The different option is 163Ho. The potential of using 187Re for a calorimetric neutrino mass experiment has been already demonstrated. On the contrary, no calorimetric spectrum of 163Ho has been so far measured with the precision required to set a useful limit on the neutrino mass. The first phase of the project (MARE-1) is a collection of activities with the aim of sorting out both the best isotope and the most suited detector technology to be used for the final experiment. One of the MARE-1 activities is carried out in Milan by the group of Milano–Bicocca in collaboration with NASA/GSFC and Wisconsin groups. The Milan MARE-1 arrays are based on semiconductor thermistors, provided by the NASA/GSFC group, with dielectric silver perrhenate absorbers, AgReO4. The experiment, which is presently being assembled, is designed to host up to 8 arrays. With 288 detectors, a sensitivity of 3 eV at 90% CL on the neutrino mass can be reached within 3 years. This contribution gives an outlook for the MARE activities for the active isotope selection. In this contribution the status and the perspectives of the MARE-1 in Milan are also reported.
Ferri, E., Arnaboldi, C., Ceruti, G., Faverzani, M., Gatti, F., Giachero, A., et al. (2012). MARE-1 in Milan: Status and Perspectives. JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS, 167(5-6), 1035-1040 [10.1007/s10909-011-0421-6].
Citazione: | Ferri, E., Arnaboldi, C., Ceruti, G., Faverzani, M., Gatti, F., Giachero, A., et al. (2012). MARE-1 in Milan: Status and Perspectives. JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS, 167(5-6), 1035-1040 [10.1007/s10909-011-0421-6]. | |
Tipo: | Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico | |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica | |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | Si | |
Titolo: | MARE-1 in Milan: Status and Perspectives | |
Autori: | Ferri, E; Arnaboldi, C; Ceruti, G; Faverzani, M; Gatti, F; Giachero, A; Gotti, C; Kilbourne, C; Kraft-Bermuth, S; Nucciotti, A; Pessina, G; Schaeffer, D; Sisti, M | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2012 | |
Lingua: | English | |
Rivista: | JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10909-011-0421-6 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su rivista |