A large calorimetric neutrino mass experiment using thermal detectors is expected to play a crucial role in the challenge for directly assessing the neutrino mass. We discuss and compare here two approaches for the estimation of the experimental sensitivity of such an experiment. The first method uses an analytic formulation and allows to obtain readily a close estimate over a wide range of experimental configurations. The second method is based on a Montecarlo technique and is more precise and reliable. The Montecarlo approach is then exploited to study some sources of systematic uncertainties peculiar to calorimetric experiments. Finally, the tools are applied to investigate the optimal experimental configuration of the MARE project. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.

Nucciotti, A., Cremonesi, O., Ferri, E. (2009). Sensitivity and systematics of calorimetric neutrino mass experiments. Intervento presentato a: International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors - July 20-24, Stanford, CA [10.1063/1.3292435].

Sensitivity and systematics of calorimetric neutrino mass experiments

NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO;Cremonesi, O;FERRI, ELENA
2009

Abstract

A large calorimetric neutrino mass experiment using thermal detectors is expected to play a crucial role in the challenge for directly assessing the neutrino mass. We discuss and compare here two approaches for the estimation of the experimental sensitivity of such an experiment. The first method uses an analytic formulation and allows to obtain readily a close estimate over a wide range of experimental configurations. The second method is based on a Montecarlo technique and is more precise and reliable. The Montecarlo approach is then exploited to study some sources of systematic uncertainties peculiar to calorimetric experiments. Finally, the tools are applied to investigate the optimal experimental configuration of the MARE project. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.
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Neutrino mass, beta decay, thermal detectors, Montecarlo simulations
English
International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors - July 20-24
2009
2009
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Nucciotti, A., Cremonesi, O., Ferri, E. (2009). Sensitivity and systematics of calorimetric neutrino mass experiments. Intervento presentato a: International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors - July 20-24, Stanford, CA [10.1063/1.3292435].
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