Abstract: (APS)
We have examined the double-beta decay mode accompanied by Majoron emission. After 223 days of measurement corresponding to about 615 kg d or 19.3 mol yr of exposure we find a lower half-life limit for this decay channel of T1/20νχ>1.66(1.99)×1022 yr [90% (68%) C.L.] yielding a new limit for the Majoron-neutrino coupling of 〈gνχ〉<1.8×10−4 (90% C.L.).
  • nucleus: semileptonic decay
  • semileptonic decay: nucleus
  • semileptonic decay: multiple
  • multiple: semileptonic decay
  • postulated particle: Majoron
  • germanium: lifetime
  • lower limit
  • coupling: (Majoron neutrino)
  • (Majoron neutrino): coupling
  • semiconductor detector: experimental results