Speaker
Brian Lenardo
(SLAC)
Description
In this talk, I will introduce the nEXO experiment, a proposed next-generation search for the neutrinoless double beta decay (0νβꞵ) of 136Xe with a projected half-life sensitivity of 1.35 x 1028 years, nearly two orders of magnitude beyond existing experiments. Building on techniques developed for the successful EXO-200 experiment, the primary detector will be a 5-tonne, monolithic liquid xenon time projection chamber with a source enriched to 90% in 136Xe. I will discuss the science goals of nEXO and describe how the experiment addresses the stringent low-background requirements of next-generation 0νβꞵ searches using a combination of established design choices (driven by EXO-200 experience) and novel readout schemes.
Primary author
Brian Lenardo
(SLAC)
