Advances in Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology (AAPCOS)

Two neutrino double electron capture measurement using pixel detectors

16 Oct 2015, 17:20

20m

Meghnad Saha Auditorium (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics)

Parallel

Speaker

Dr Joshy M. jose (Czech Technical University in Prague)

Description

The TGV collaboration has been investigating the applicability of pixel detectors in the detection of two neutrino double electron capture (2$\nu$EC/EC) in ${}^{106}$Cd. Pixel detector gives spatial information along with energy of the particle, thus helps to identify and remove the background signals. The collaboration has proposed a Silicon Pixel Telescope (SPT) for the next generation experiment; where a pair of Si pixel detectors with enriched Cd foil in the middle forms the detection unit. Prototype units of SPTs (using 0.5 and 1 mm Si sensors) were recently fabricated and installed in the LSM underground laboratory, France. A detailed account of the SPT setup and preliminary results from background measurements will be presented.

Presentation materials

AAPCOS_Kolkata_2015_joshy.pdf