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AXEL: High-pressure Xe gas TPC for BG-free 0ν2β decay search

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arxiv 1909.09343 v2 pith:B2JJONS2 submitted 2019-09-20 physics.ins-det

AXEL: High-pressure Xe gas TPC for BG-free 0ν2β decay search

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keywords axelelccdecaydetectorenergyhigh-pressureprototypeq-value
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AXEL is a high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0n2b) search. The AXEL has a unique readout system called ELCC which has a cellular structure and photosensors to detect electroluminescence light produced by ionization electrons. We demonstrated the performance of the ELCC with a small prototype detector (AXEL-HP10L). The obtained energy resolution corresponds to 0.82 -- 1.74% (FWHM) at the 0n2b Q-value. We are constructing a new prototype (AXEL-HP180L) in order to study the energy resolution at the Q-value of 0n2b with a new design of ELCC with unit structure, newly developed electronics board, field-shaping electrodes, and Cockcroft-Walton-type high voltage power supply. For a future 1-ton scale large AXEL detector, we are developing new background-reduction techniques; topology identification with machine learning, positive-ion detection, and active-shield options.

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