MPP Colloquium

First results from GERDA Phase II

by Dr Bela Majorovits (MPI Physik)

Europe/Berlin
Auditorium (MPI fuer Physik)

Auditorium

MPI fuer Physik

Description
The GERDA experiment is designed to search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of Ge-76 by operating bare Ge detectors in liquid argon. After completion of the successful GERDA Phase I, the experiment was upgraded to double the target mass and significantly reduce the background level. Newly-designed Ge detectors were installed along with a background veto system detecting the liquid argon scintillation light. Phase II of data-taking started in Dec 2015 with about 35 kg of Ge detectors and is currently ongoing. First results from GERDA Phase II will be presented.