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Search for Neutrinoless Quadruple-β Decay of ^ 150 Nd with the NEMO-3 Detector.

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Abstract
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We report the results of a first experimental search for lepton number violation by four units in the neutrinoless quadruple-β decay of ^{150}Nd using a total exposure of 0.19 kg yr recorded with the NEMO-3 detector at the Modane Underground Laboratory. We find no evidence of this decay and set lower limits on the half-life in the range T_{1/2}>(1.1-3.2)×10^{21}  yr at the 90% C.L., depending on the model used for the kinematic distributions of the emitted electrons.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Physical review letters
Volume
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119
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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041801
Date Published
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2017
ISSN Number
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0031-9007
URL
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http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v119/p041801
DOI
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.041801
Short Title
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Phys Rev Lett
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