Orateur
M.
Paolo Zavarise
(INFN/LNGS)
Description
The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment searches for the
neutrinoless double beta decay of Ge-76. It is a lepton-violating process which can shed light on the Dirac vs. Majorana nature of the neutrino.
The experiment is located at the Gran Sasso Undergound Laboratory (LNGS) of INFN, Italy.
High-purity Germanium detectors enriched in the isotope 76 are operated bare in liquid argon, that serves as cooling medium and shields against external radiation.
Data taking for the Phase I of the experiment began on Nov. 2011. Latest results, including resolutions, background levels and a measurement of the half-life of the neutrino-accompained double beta decay of Ge-76 will be presented.
Auteur principal
M.
Paolo Zavarise
(INFN/LNGS)
