The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Gives Its Final Answer about a Rare Nuclear Decay (IMAGE)

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The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Gives Its Final Answer about a Rare Nuclear Decay

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The eyes of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR array: high-purity germanium detectors enriched in the germanium-76 isotope. The surrounding copper and plastic components used ultrapure materials to avoid radioactivity that could compromise detector sensitivity.

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Image courtesy of the MAJORANA Collaboration

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