The Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay in CUORE

TL;DR

CUORE is a next-generation experiment designed to detect neutrinoless double beta decay in Te-130, aiming to uncover the Majorana nature of neutrinos and advance understanding of neutrino masses beyond the Standard Model.

Contribution

This paper presents the current status of the CUORE project, including recent Cuoricino results and developments in the detector calibration system, advancing the search for neutrinoless double beta decay.

Findings

Most recent Cuoricino results discussed

Development of calibration system for CUORE

CUORE aims to detect neutrinoless double beta decay in Te-130

Abstract

Understanding the nature of neutrino masses will require physics beyond the long-standing Standard Model of particle physics. Neutrinoless double beta decay experiments like the Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) are uniquely suited for probing the remaining mysteries of neutrino mass, particularly the question of the neutrino's Majorana nature. CUORE will be a next-generation experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy; it will consist of an array of 988 TeO2 detector crystals operated at ~10 mK, following the bolometric technique established by the Cuoricino experiment. It will look for the energy signal produced by the theoretically-predicted neutrinoless double beta decay in Te-130, and therefore reliable energy calibration of the detector is crucial to the experiment's success. We will present the most recent results from Cuoricino and discuss the current status of the CUORE project, with a particular emphasis on the development of the calibration system.