doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.241801.
Search for Fractionally Charged Particles with CUORE
D Q Adams
1
, C Alduino
1
, K Alfonso
2
, F T Avignone
1
, O Azzolini
3
, G Bari
4
, F Bellini
5
6
, G Benato
7
8
, M Beretta
9
, M Biassoni
10
, A Branca
10
11
, C Brofferio
11
10
, C Bucci
8
, J Camilleri
2
, A Caminata
12
, A Campani
12
13
, J Cao
14
, S Capelli
11
10
, C Capelli
15
, L Cappelli
8
, L Cardani
6
, P Carniti
11
10
, N Casali
6
, E Celi
7
8
, D Chiesa
11
10
, M Clemenza
10
, S Copello
16
, O Cremonesi
10
, R J Creswick
1
, A D'Addabbo
8
, I Dafinei
6
, F Del Corso
17
4
, S Dell'Oro
11
10
, S Di Domizio
12
13
, S Di Lorenzo
8
, T Dixon
18
, V Dompè
5
6
, D Q Fang
14
, G Fantini
5
6
, M Faverzani
11
10
, E Ferri
10
, F Ferroni
7
6
, E Fiorini
11
10
, M A Franceschi
19
, S J Freedman
9
15
, S H Fu
14
8
, B K Fujikawa
15
, S Ghislandi
7
8
, A Giachero
11
10
, M Girola
11
, L Gironi
11
10
, A Giuliani
18
, P Gorla
8
, C Gotti
10
, P V Guillaumon
8
, T D Gutierrez
20
, K Han
21
, E V Hansen
9
, K M Heeger
22
, D L Helis
7
8
, H Z Huang
23
, G Keppel
3
, Yu G Kolomensky
9
15
, R Kowalski
24
, R Liu
22
, L Ma
14
23
, Y G Ma
14
, L Marini
7
8
, R H Maruyama
22
, D Mayer
25
, Y Mei
15
, M N Moore
22
, T Napolitano
19
, M Nastasi
11
10
, C Nones
26
, E B Norman
27
, A Nucciotti
11
10
, I Nutini
10
, T O'Donnell
2
, M Olmi
8
, B T Oregui
24
, J L Ouellet
25
, S Pagan
22
, C E Pagliarone
8
28
, L Pagnanini
7
8
, M Pallavicini
12
13
, L Pattavina
8
, M Pavan
11
10
, G Pessina
10
, V Pettinacci
6
, C Pira
3
, S Pirro
8
, E G Pottebaum
22
, S Pozzi
11
10
, E Previtali
11
10
, A Puiu
8
, S Quitadamo
7
8
, A Ressa
5
6
, C Rosenfeld
1
, B Schmidt
26
, V Sharma
2
, V Singh
9
, M Sisti
10
, D Speller
24
, P Stark
25
, P T Surukuchi
29
, L Taffarello
30
, C Tomei
6
, A Torres
2
, J A Torres
22
, K J Vetter
9
15
, M Vignati
5
6
, S L Wagaarachchi
9
15
, B Welliver
9
15
, J Wilson
1
, K Wilson
1
, L A Winslow
25
, S Zimmermann
31
, S Zucchelli
17
4
; CUORE Collaboration
Affiliations
Affiliations
- 1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
- 2 Center for Neutrino Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
- 3 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro (Padova) I-35020, Italy.
- 4 INFN-Sezione di Bologna, Bologna I-40127, Italy.
- 5 Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma I-00185, Italy.
- 6 INFN-Sezione di Roma, Roma I-00185, Italy.
- 7 <a href="https://ror.org/02s8k0k61">Gran Sasso Science Institute</a>, L'Aquila I-67100, Italy.
- 8 <a href="https://ror.org/02s8k0k61">INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso</a>, Assergi (L'Aquila) I-67100, Italy.
- 9 Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- 10 INFN-Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Milano I-20126, Italy.
- 11 Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano I-20126, Italy.
- 12 INFN-Sezione di Genova, Genova I-16146, Italy.
- 13 Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Genova I-16146, Italy.
- 14 Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
- 15 Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- 16 INFN-Sezione di Pavia, Pavia I-27100, Italy.
- 17 Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Bologna I-40127, Italy.
- 18 Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France.
- 19 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati (Roma) I-00044, Italy.
- 20 Physics Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA.
- 21 INPAC and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Shanghai 200240, China.
- 22 Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
- 23 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
- 24 Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD, 21211.
- 25 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- 26 IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
- 27 Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- 28 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Cassino I-03043, Italy.
- 29 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
- 30 INFN-Sezione di Padova, Padova I-35131, Italy.
- 31 Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- PMID: 39750326
- DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.241801
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D Q Adams
1
, C Alduino
1
, K Alfonso
2
, F T Avignone
1
, O Azzolini
3
, G Bari
4
, F Bellini
5
6
, G Benato
7
8
, M Beretta
9
, M Biassoni
10
, A Branca
10
11
, C Brofferio
11
10
, C Bucci
8
, J Camilleri
2
, A Caminata
12
, A Campani
12
13
, J Cao
14
, S Capelli
11
10
, C Capelli
15
, L Cappelli
8
, L Cardani
6
, P Carniti
11
10
, N Casali
6
, E Celi
7
8
, D Chiesa
11
10
, M Clemenza
10
, S Copello
16
, O Cremonesi
10
, R J Creswick
1
, A D'Addabbo
8
, I Dafinei
6
, F Del Corso
17
4
, S Dell'Oro
11
10
, S Di Domizio
12
13
, S Di Lorenzo
8
, T Dixon
18
, V Dompè
5
6
, D Q Fang
14
, G Fantini
5
6
, M Faverzani
11
10
, E Ferri
10
, F Ferroni
7
6
, E Fiorini
11
10
, M A Franceschi
19
, S J Freedman
9
15
, S H Fu
14
8
, B K Fujikawa
15
, S Ghislandi
7
8
, A Giachero
11
10
, M Girola
11
, L Gironi
11
10
, A Giuliani
18
, P Gorla
8
, C Gotti
10
, P V Guillaumon
8
, T D Gutierrez
20
, K Han
21
, E V Hansen
9
, K M Heeger
22
, D L Helis
7
8
, H Z Huang
23
, G Keppel
3
, Yu G Kolomensky
9
15
, R Kowalski
24
, R Liu
22
, L Ma
14
23
, Y G Ma
14
, L Marini
7
8
, R H Maruyama
22
, D Mayer
25
, Y Mei
15
, M N Moore
22
, T Napolitano
19
, M Nastasi
11
10
, C Nones
26
, E B Norman
27
, A Nucciotti
11
10
, I Nutini
10
, T O'Donnell
2
, M Olmi
8
, B T Oregui
24
, J L Ouellet
25
, S Pagan
22
, C E Pagliarone
8
28
, L Pagnanini
7
8
, M Pallavicini
12
13
, L Pattavina
8
, M Pavan
11
10
, G Pessina
10
, V Pettinacci
6
, C Pira
3
, S Pirro
8
, E G Pottebaum
22
, S Pozzi
11
10
, E Previtali
11
10
, A Puiu
8
, S Quitadamo
7
8
, A Ressa
5
6
, C Rosenfeld
1
, B Schmidt
26
, V Sharma
2
, V Singh
9
, M Sisti
10
, D Speller
24
, P Stark
25
, P T Surukuchi
29
, L Taffarello
30
, C Tomei
6
, A Torres
2
, J A Torres
22
, K J Vetter
9
15
, M Vignati
5
6
, S L Wagaarachchi
9
15
, B Welliver
9
15
, J Wilson
1
, K Wilson
1
, L A Winslow
25
, S Zimmermann
31
, S Zucchelli
17
4
; CUORE Collaboration
Affiliations
- 1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
- 2 Center for Neutrino Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
- 3 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro (Padova) I-35020, Italy.
- 4 INFN-Sezione di Bologna, Bologna I-40127, Italy.
- 5 Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma I-00185, Italy.
- 6 INFN-Sezione di Roma, Roma I-00185, Italy.
- 7 <a href="https://ror.org/02s8k0k61">Gran Sasso Science Institute</a>, L'Aquila I-67100, Italy.
- 8 <a href="https://ror.org/02s8k0k61">INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso</a>, Assergi (L'Aquila) I-67100, Italy.
- 9 Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- 10 INFN-Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Milano I-20126, Italy.
- 11 Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano I-20126, Italy.
- 12 INFN-Sezione di Genova, Genova I-16146, Italy.
- 13 Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Genova I-16146, Italy.
- 14 Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
- 15 Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- 16 INFN-Sezione di Pavia, Pavia I-27100, Italy.
- 17 Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Bologna I-40127, Italy.
- 18 Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France.
- 19 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati (Roma) I-00044, Italy.
- 20 Physics Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA.
- 21 INPAC and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Shanghai 200240, China.
- 22 Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
- 23 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
- 24 Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD, 21211.
- 25 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- 26 IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
- 27 Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- 28 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Cassino I-03043, Italy.
- 29 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
- 30 INFN-Sezione di Padova, Padova I-35131, Italy.
- 31 Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- PMID: 39750326
- DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.241801
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Abstract
The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is a detector array comprised by 988 5 cm×5 cm×5 cm TeO_{2} crystals held below 20 mK, primarily searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in ^{130}Te. Unprecedented in size among cryogenic calorimetric experiments, CUORE provides a promising setting for the study of exotic throughgoing particles. Using the first tonne year of CUORE's exposure, we perform a search for hypothesized fractionally charged particles (FCPs), which are well-motivated by various standard model extensions and would have suppressed interactions with matter. Across the searched range of charges e/24-e/2 no excess of FCP candidate tracks is observed over background, setting leading limits on the underground FCP flux with charges e/24-e/5 at 90% confidence level. Using the low background environment and segmented geometry of CUORE, we establish the sensitivity of tonne-scale subkelvin detectors to diverse signatures of new physics.
