G. Heusser

Publication List Details

Period

1994 - 2009

Number

125

Co-Authors

The Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (2009)

Borexino Collaboration, Alimonti, A., Arpesella, C., Back, H., Balata, M., Bartolomei, D., ...

Borexino, a large volume detector for low energy neutrino spectroscopy, is currently running underground at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. The main goal of the experiment is the...

Highly sensitive gamma-spectrometers of GERDA for material screening: Part I (2008)

Budjáš, D., Cattadori, C., Gangapshev, A., Hampel, W., Heisel, M., Heusser, G., ...

The GERDA experiment aims to search for the neutrinoless double beta-decay of 76Ge and possibly for other rare processes. The sensitivity of the first phase is envisioned to be more than one order of...

Highly Sensitive Gamma-Spectrometers of GERDA for Material Screening: Part 2 (2008)

Budjáš, D., Hampel, W., Heisel, M., Heusser, G., Keillor, M., Laubenstein, M., ...

The previous article about material screening for GERDA points out the importance of strict material screening and selection for radioimpurities as a key to meet the aspired background levels of the...

First real time detection of 7Be solar neutrinos by Borexino (2008)

Borexino Collaboration *, Arpesella, C., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., ...

This Letter reports a direct measurement of the 7Be solar neutrino signal rate performed with the Borexino low background liquid scintillator detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. This...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): A high-density, high-flash point organic liquid scintillator for low energy neutrino experiments (2008)

Borexino Collaboration, Back, H. O., Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the Borexino solar neutrino experiment. The...

Scintillator purification, detector performance and first results from Borexino (2008)

Borexino Collaboration *, Arpesella, C., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., ...

The Borexino experiment has begun data taking in May 2007 after a long R&D work and preparation. The liquid scintillator purity exceeds even optimistic expectations, and the first detection of 7Be...

First results on 7Be solar neutrinos from the Borexino real time detector (2008)

Borexino Collaboration, Arpesella, C., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., ...

The Borexino experiment started the data taking may 15th 2007. It is until now the only experiment able to detect in real time neutrino interactions below 2 MeV. This is due to the very high...

and Borexino Collaboration (2007)

Gioacchino Ranucci Istituto, Gioacchino Ranucci, H. O. Beck, M. Balata, T. Beau, G. Bellini, ...

In the exciting eld of the solar neutrino investigation a new experiment is expected to play soon a fundamental role: Borexino. This massive, calorimetric, liquid scintillation detector, in nal phase...

Response to a critique of the Borexino result in "A new experimental limit for the stability of the electron" by H.V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, I.V. Krivosheina and I.V. Titkova (2007)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

A recently published article by Klapdor-Kleingrothaus et al. critiques the limit on the stability of the electron obtained by the Borexino collaboration. We respond here to the criticisms raised by...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: Measurement of the deep-underground production of cosmogenic $^{11}$C in an organic liquid scintillator (2007)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

Search for electron antineutrino interactions with the Borexino Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso (2007)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Electron antineutrino interactions above the inverse beta decay energy of protons ($E_\bar{\nu}_e>$1.8) where looked for with the Borexino Counting Test Facility (CTF). One candidate event survived...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: measurement of the cosmogenic $^{11}$C background with the Counting Test Facility (2006)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: measurement of the cosmogenic $^{11}$C background with the Counting Test Facility (2006)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: Measurement of the deep-underground production of cosmogenic C-11 in an organic liquid scintillator (2006)

Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

Low-level techniques applied in BOREXINO and GERDA (2006)

Heusser, G., Simgen, H., Zuzel, G.

BOREXINO and GERDA are experiments which require an ultra-low background. The first one is a large scale, real-time liquid scintillation detector for low energy solar neutrinos, where only a few tens...

Low-level techniques applied in BOREXINO and GERDA (2006)

Heusser, G, Simgen, H, Zuzel, G

BOREXINO and GERDA are experiments which require an ultra-low background. The first one is a large scale, real-time liquid scintillation detector for low energy solar neutrinos, where only a few tens...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino counting test facility (2005)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons ($n,p$) in $^{12}C$ and $^{16}O$ nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the...

Complete results for five years of GNO solar neutrino observations (2005)

Altmann, GNO COLLABORATION: M., Balata, M., Belli, P., Bellotti, E., Bernabei, R., Burkert, E., ...

We report the complete GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring periods GNO III, GNO II, and GNO I. The result for GNO III (last 15 solar runs) is [54.3 + 9.9 - 9.3 (stat.)+- 2.3 (syst.)] SNU (1...

Complete Results for Five Years of GNO Solar Neutrino Observations (2005)

Altmann, M., Balata, M., Belli, P., Bellotti, E., Bernabei, R., Burkert, E., ...

We report the complete GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring periods GNO III, GNO II, and GNO I. The result for GNO III (last 15 solar runs) is [54.3 + 9.9 - 9.3 (stat.)+- 2.3 (syst.)] SNU (1...

A Germanium spectrometer for routine characterisation of samples with the sensitivity of ββ-decay spectrometers (2005)

Dalnoki-Veress, F., Harmann, F. X., Rugel, G., Schönert, S., Heusser, G., Laubenstein, M., ...

The status of a new ultra low background HPGe spectrometer is described. The aim is to allow measurement of samples with the sensitivity of ββ-experiments, to support ongoing research in chemistry...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino Counting Test Faciliy (2004)

Back,H. O., Balata,M., De Bari,A., De Bellefon,A., Bellini,G., Benziger,J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons (n,p) in 12C and 16C nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the Counting...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

Highly sensitive measurements of radioactive noble gas nuclides in the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment (2004)

Simgen,H., Heusser,G., Zuzel,G.

Low background miniaturized proportional counters as developed for the GALLEX solar neutrino experiment can be applied to the detection of radioactive noble gas nuclides at very low activities. We...

Underground measurements of radioactivity (2004)

Laubenstein,M., Hult,M., Gasparro,J., Arnold,D., Neumaier,S., Heusser,G., ...

The exceptional sensitivity of gamma-ray spectrometry in underground laboratories has increasing application because of the important science and technology that it allows to be studied. Early work...

A New 76Ge Double Beta Decay Experiment at LNGS (2004)

Abt, I., Altmann, M., Bakalyarov, A., Barabanov, I., Bauer, C., Bellotti, E., ...

This Letter of Intent has been submitted to the Scientific Committee of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in March 2004. It describes a novel facility at the LNGS to study the...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino counting test facility (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons ($n,p$) in $^{12}C$ and $^{16}O$ nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino counting test facility (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons ($n,p$) in $^{12}C$ and $^{16}O$ nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back,H. O., Balata,M., De Bari,A., Beau,T., De Bellefon,A., Bellini,G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

Highly sensitive measurements of radioactive noble gas nuclides in the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment (2004)

Simgen, H., Heusser, G., Zuzel, G.

Low background miniaturized proportional counters as developed for the GALLEX solar neutrino experiment can be applied to the detection of radioactive noble gas nuclides at very low activities. We...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

BOREXINO Collaboration, Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino Counting Test Faciliy (2004)

Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons (n,p) in 12C and 16C nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the Counting...

Underground measurements of radioactivity (2004)

Laubenstein, M., Hult, M., Gasparro, J., Arnold, D., Neumaier, S., Heusser, G., ...

The exceptional sensitivity of gamma-ray spectrometry in underground laboratories has increasing application because of the important science and technology that it allows to be studied. Early work...

Highly sensitive measurements of radioactive noble gas nuclides in the Borexino solar neutrino experiment (2004)

Simgen, H., Heusser, G., Zuzel, G.

Low background miniaturized proportional counters as developed for the Gallex solar neutrino experiment can be applied to the detection of radioactive noble gas nuclides at very low activities. We...

Ultra-traces of Ra-226 in nylon used in the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment (2003)

Zuzel,G., Wojcik,M., Buck,C., Rau,W., Heusser,G.

BOREXINO is a large-scale liquid scintillator detector for solar neutrinos with a low expected event rate, therefore requiring an extremely low radioactive background. In this paper we present a...

A new system for the Rn-222 and Ra-226 assay of water and results in the BOREXINO project (2003)

Simgen,H., Buck,C., Heusser,G., Laubenstein,M., Rau,W.

We describe a very sensitive system for the Rn-222 and Ra-226 assay of water that we have constructed within the framework of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The technique that is applied for...

First results from the HDMS experiment in the final setup (2003)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus,H. V., Dietz,A., Heusser,G., Krivosheina,I. V., Mazza,D., Strecker,H., ...

The Heidelberg dark matter search (HDMS) is an experiment designed for the search for weakly interacting massive particle dark matter. It is using a special configuration of Ge detectors, to...

New experimental limits on heavy neutrino mixing in 8B- decay obtained with the BOREXINO counting test facility (2003)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

If heavy neutrinos with mass mH 2me are emitted in the decays of 8B in the Sun, then H L + e+ + e- decays should be observed. In the present work, the results of background measurements with the...

New experimental limits on heavy neutrino mixing in 8B- decay obtained with the BOREXINO counting test facility (2003)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

If heavy neutrinos with mass mH 2me are emitted in the decays of 8B in the Sun, then H L + e+ + e- decays should be observed. In the present work, the results of background measurements with the...

First results from the HDMS experiment in the final setup (2003)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus,H. V., Dietz,A., Heusser,G., Krivosheina,I.V., Mazza,D., Strecker,H., ...

The Heidelberg dark matter search (HDMS) is an experiment designed for the search for weakly interacting massive particle dark matter. It is using a special configuration of Ge detectors, to...

First results from the HDMS experiment in the final setup (2003)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I. V., Mazza, D., Strecker, H., ...

The Heidelberg dark matter search (HDMS) is an experiment designed for the search for weakly interacting massive particle dark matter. It is using a special configuration of Ge detectors, to...

A new system for the Rn-222 and Ra-226 assay of water and results in the BOREXINO project (2003)

Simgen, H., Buck, C., Heusser, G., Laubenstein, M., Rau, W.

We describe a very sensitive system for the Rn-222 and Ra-226 assay of water that we have constructed within the framework of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The technique that is applied for...

Ultra-traces of Ra-226 in nylon used in the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment (2003)

Zuzel, G., Wojcik, M., Buck, C., Rau, W., Heusser, G.

BOREXINO is a large-scale liquid scintillator detector for solar neutrinos with a low expected event rate, therefore requiring an extremely low radioactive background. In this paper we present a...

First results from the HDMS experiment in the final setup (2003)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I.V., Mazza, D., Strecker, H., ...

The Heidelberg dark matter search (HDMS) is an experiment designed for the search for weakly interacting massive particle dark matter. It is using a special configuration of Ge detectors, to...

Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in BOREXINO (2002)

Arpesella,C., Back,H. O., Balata,M., Beau,T., Bellini,G., Benziger,J., ...

The techniques researched, developed and applied towards the measurement of radioisotope concentrations at ultra-low levels in the real-time solar neutrino experiment BOREXINO at Gran Sasso are...

First Results from the HDMS experiment in the Final Setup (2002)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I. V., Mazza, D., Strecker, H., ...

The Heidelberg Dark Matter Search (HDMS) is an experiment designed for the search for WIMP dark matter. It is using a special configuration of Ge detectors, to efficiently reduce the background in...

Direct dark matter detection and neutrinoless double beta decay with an array of 40 kg of 'naked' natural Ge and 11 kg of enriched Ge-76 detectors in liquid nitrogen (2002)

Baudis,L., Dietz,A., Heusser,G., Majorovits,B., Strecker,H., Klapdor-Kleingrothaus,H. V.

Detection of the recoil energy deposited by a weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) scattering off a nucleus or of the neutrinoless double beta decay signature in a 'naked' (natural or enriched)...

GENIUS-TF: a test facility for the GENIUS project (2002)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus,H. V., Baudis,L., Dietz,A., Heusser,G., Krivosheina,I., Majorovits,B., ...

GENIUS is a proposal for a large scale detector of rare events. As a first step of the experiment, a small test version, the Genius Test-Facility will be built at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran...

Search for electron decay mode e ->gamma+nu with prototype of Borexino detector (2002)

Back,H. O., Balata,M., De Bari,A., Beau,T., De Bellefon,A., Bellini,G., ...

The prototype of the Borexino detector Counting Test Facility, located in the Gran-Sasso laboratory, has been used to obtain a bound on the stability of the electron. The new lower limit on the mean...

Science and technology of BOREXINO: a real-time detector for low energy solar neutrinos. (2002)

Alimonti,G., Arpesella,C., Back,H., Balata,M., Beau,T., Bellini,G., ...

Borexino, a real-time device for low energy neutrino spectroscopy is nearing completion of construction in the underground laboratories at Gran Sasso, Italy (LNGS). The experiment's goal is the...

GENIUS-TF: a test facility for the GENIUS project (2002)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Baudis, L., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I., Majorovits, B., ...

GENIUS is a proposal for a large scale detector of rare events. As a first step of the experiment, a small test version, the Genius Test-Facility will be built at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran...

Direct dark matter detection and neutrinoless double beta decay with an array of 40 kg of 'naked' natural Ge and 11 kg of enriched Ge-76 detectors in liquid nitrogen (2002)

Baudis, L., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Majorovits, B., Strecker, H., Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V.

Detection of the recoil energy deposited by a weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) scattering off a nucleus or of the neutrinoless double beta decay signature in a 'naked' (natural or enriched)...

Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in BOREXINO (2002)

Arpesella, C., Back, H. O., Balata, M., Beau, T., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The techniques researched, developed and applied towards the measurement of radioisotope concentrations at ultra-low levels in the real-time solar neutrino experiment BOREXINO at Gran Sasso are...

Search for electron decay mode e ->gamma+nu with prototype of Borexino detector (2002)

Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

The prototype of the Borexino detector Counting Test Facility, located in the Gran-Sasso laboratory, has been used to obtain a bound on the stability of the electron. The new lower limit on the mean...

Science and technology of BOREXINO: a real-time detector for low energy solar neutrinos. (2002)

Alimonti, G., Arpesella, C., Back, H., Balata, M., Beau, T., Bellini, G., ...

Borexino, a real-time device for low energy neutrino spectroscopy is nearing completion of construction in the underground laboratories at Gran Sasso, Italy (LNGS). The experiment's goal is the...

Latest results from the HEIDELBERG-MOSCOW double beta decay experiment (2001)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus,H. V., Dietz,A., Baudis,L., Heusser,G., Krivosheina,I. V., Majorovits,B., ...

New results for the double beta decay of Ge-76 are presented. They are extracted from data obtained with the HEIDELBERG- MOSCOW experiment, which operates five enriched 76Ge detectors in an extreme...

Status of the HDMS experiment, the GENIUS project and the GENIUS-TF (2001)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Majorovits, B., Baudis, L., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I., ...

The status of dark matter search in Heidelberg is reviewed. After one year of running the HDMS prototype experiment in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, the inner crystal of the detector has...

Recent Results from the HDMS Experiment (2001)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Baudis, L., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I. V., Majorovits, B., ...

The status of dark matter search with the HDMS experiment is reviewed. After one year of running the HDMS prototype detector in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, the inner crystal of the...

Latest Results from the Heidelberg-Moscow Double Beta Decay Experiment (2001)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Dietz, A., Baudis, L., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I. V., Kolb, S., ...

New results for the double beta decay of 76Ge are presented. They are extracted from Data obtained with the HEIDELBERG-MOSCOW, which operates five enriched 76Ge detectors in an extreme low-level...

Latest results from the HEIDELBERG-MOSCOW double beta decay experiment (2001)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Dietz, A., Baudis, L., Heusser, G., Krivosheina, I. V., Majorovits, B., ...

New results for the double beta decay of Ge-76 are presented. They are extracted from data obtained with the HEIDELBERG- MOSCOW experiment, which operates five enriched 76Ge detectors in an extreme...

GENIUS-TF: a test facility for the GENIUS project (2000)

Baudis, L., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Majorovits, B., Strecker, H.

GENIUS is a proposal for a large scale detector of rare events. As a first step of the experiment, a small test version, the GENIUS test facility, will be build up at the Laboratorio Nazionale del...

GNO Solar Neutrino Observations: Results for GNOI (2000)

Altmann, GNO Collaboration: M., Balata, M., Belli, P., Bellotti, E., Bernabei, R., Burkert, E., ...

We report the first GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring period GNOI, solar exposure time May 20, 1998 till January 12, 2000. In the present analysis, counting results for solar runs SR1 -...

Light propagation in a large volume liquid scintillator (2000)

Alimonti,G., Arpesella,C., Balata,M., Bellini,G., Benziger,J., Bonetti,S., ...

The fluorescence light propagation in a large volume detector based on organic liquid scintillators is discussed. In particular, the effects of the fluor radiative transport and solvent Rayleigh...

Light propagation in a large volume liquid scintillator (2000)

Alimonti, G., Arpesella, C., Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., ...

The fluorescence light propagation in a large volume detector based on organic liquid scintillators is discussed. In particular, the effects of the fluor radiative transport and solvent Rayleigh...

GENIUS - a Supersensitive Germanium Detector System for Rare Events (1999)

Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Baudis, L., Heusser, G., Majorovits, B., Paes, H.

To increase by a major step the present sensitivity for dark matter and double beta decay search, a new project is suggested, which would operate 'naked' GErmanium detectors in liquid NItrogen as...

Limits on the Majorana neutrino mass in the 0.1 eV range (1999)

Baudis, L., Dietz, A., Heusser, G., Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V., Krivosheina, I. V., Kolb, St., ...

The Heidelberg-Moscow experiment gives the most stringent limit on the Majorana neutrino mass. After 24 kg yr of data with pulse shape measurements, we set a lower limit on the half-life of the...

New limits on dark--matter WIMPs from the Heidelberg--Moscow experiment (1998)

Baudis, L., Hellmig, J., Heusser, G., Kolb, S., Majorovits, B., ...

New results after 0.69 kg yr of measurement with an enriched 76Ge detector of the Heidelberg--Moscow experiment with an active mass of 2.758 kg are presented. An energy threshold of 9 keV and a...

Background and Technical Studies for GENIUS as a Dark Matter Experiment (1998)

Baudis, L., Heusser, G., Majorovits, B., Ramachers, Y., Strecker, H.

The GENIUS project is a proposal for a new dark matter detector, with an increased sensitivity of three orders of magnitude relative to existing direct dark matter detection experiments. We performed...

The GENIUS Project - Background and technical studies (1998)

Baudis, L., Heusser, G., Majorovits, B., Ramachers, Y., Strecker, H., Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H. V.

The potential of GENIUS as a dark matter detector is discussed. A study was performed to demonstrate the good behaviour of the proposed detector design of naked HPGe-crystals in liquid nitrogen. The...

Borexino: The Detector and the Physics Program (1998)

Gioacchino Ranucci Istituto, Gioacchino Ranucci, G. Alimonti, C. Arpesella, M. Balata, G. Bellini, ...

The exciting arena of the solar neutrino investigation will see in the near future a new actor coming in the game: Borexino. This massive, calorimetric, liquid scintillation detector, under...

Investigation of the

Decay Of, Cd Into, Excited States Of, A. Piepke, M. Beck, J. Bockholt, ...

The double beta decay of 116 Cd into excited states of 116 Sn is experimentally and theoretically investigated. From an inclusive experiment, using an external source of isotopically enriched Cd, new...