2020
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6471/abc2dc
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Characterization of silicon drift detectors with electrons for the TRISTAN project

Abstract: Sterile neutrinos are a minimal extension of the standard model of particle physics. A promising model-independent way to search for sterile neutrinos is via high-precision β-spectroscopy. The Karlsruhe tritium neutrino (KATRIN) experiment, equipped with a novel multi-pixel silicon drift detector focal plane array and read-out system, named the TRISTAN detector, has the potential to supersede the sensitivity of previous laboratory-based searches. In this work we present the characterization of the first silico… Show more

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“…The quantum liquid amplification process described here for enhancing relic neutrino capture increases the effective tritium target mass for a fixed area and a given time exposure with the possibility to provide sufficient counting statistics needed to observe the impact of WDM on the CνB anisotropies. The quantum liquid amplification process, if it can be realized in a practical configuration, may also be relevant for limited aperture MAC-E neutrino mass experiments and direct keV-mass sterile neutrino searches that look for kinematic thresholds appearing in the tritium spectrum [18,19]. Effects of mixing may open up the possibility of direct sterile neutrino capture [20].…”
Section: Results and Conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The quantum liquid amplification process described here for enhancing relic neutrino capture increases the effective tritium target mass for a fixed area and a given time exposure with the possibility to provide sufficient counting statistics needed to observe the impact of WDM on the CνB anisotropies. The quantum liquid amplification process, if it can be realized in a practical configuration, may also be relevant for limited aperture MAC-E neutrino mass experiments and direct keV-mass sterile neutrino searches that look for kinematic thresholds appearing in the tritium spectrum [18,19]. Effects of mixing may open up the possibility of direct sterile neutrino capture [20].…”
Section: Results and Conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effective target mass for a given time exposure is increased relative to the unamplified process for the same target area. The quantum liquid amplification process for increasing the effective target mass for relic neutrino capture is also relevant for limited aperture MAC-E neutrino mass experiments and direct keV-mass sterile neutrino searches that look for kinematic thresholds appearing in the tritium spectrum [17,18]. The superfluid tritium target also has the potential to reduce zero-point motion effects on the tritium endpoint electron energy distribution [19,20].…”
Section: Results and Conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The TRISTAN project is exploring the sensitivity of such a search and is developing a new silicon drift detector focal-plane array for KATRIN with more than 1000 pixels [586,587]. This technology allows a measurement of a high β-electron flux with an energy resolution of 300 eV (FWHM) for 20 keV electrons, and large (3 mm) pixel footprints.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%