Nuclear emulsion with molybdenum filling for observation of $\beta\beta$ decay

TL;DR

This paper explores the feasibility of using molybdenum-filled nuclear emulsion to observe neutrinoless double beta decay, estimating high sensitivity for detecting such rare events with minimal background.

Contribution

It demonstrates the potential of nuclear emulsion with molybdenum filling as a novel method for observing  decay, providing sensitivity estimates for large-scale experiments.

Findings

Feasibility of using molybdenum-filled nuclear emulsion for  decay observation

Estimated sensitivity of  decay detection at 24 years for 1 kg of 00Mo

Potential for zero-background measurement in large-scale experiments

Abstract

The usage of nuclear emulsion with molybdenum filling for observation of $\beta\beta$ decay are shown to be possible. Estimates for 1 kg of $^{100}$Mo with zero background give the sensitivity for the $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay of $^{100}$Mo at the level of $\sim 1.5\cdot 10^{24}$ y for 1 year of measurement.