The Enriched Xenon Observatory is a project in particle physics aiming to detect "neutrino-less double-beta decay" using large amounts of xenon isotopically enriched in the isotope 136. Simply stated the goals of the project are:
- Measure effective Majorana neutrino masses with a sensitivity close to 0.01 eV
- Probe the Majorana nature of neutrinos.
We are planning to identify the final state of the decay, a barium atom, using high resolution, single atom spectroscopy.
The collaboration already has 200kg of Xenon enriched to 80% in the isotope 136 that will be employed in a prototype to be installed at WIPP.The project involves scientists from