Low Energy Background Modeling for LEGEND-1000

ORAL

Abstract

The LEGEND-1000 experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0$\nu\beta\beta$) in $^{76}$Ge with 1000 kg total of high-purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors and a background goal of $<$ 0.03 cts / (FWHM-t-yr). It will utilize technologies from the current {\sc Majorana} and GERDA experiments, along with those from its upcoming first phase LEGEND-200, to achieve a discovery potential at a half-life exceeding $10^{28}$ years. Due to the low background, keV-level energy thresholds, and improved detector technology, a low energy, beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics program is possible in parallel with 0$\nu\beta\beta$ studies. In order to look for BSM physics at low energies, a systematic study of all backgrounds below 100 keV has to be performed. This talk will discuss the various backgrounds considered, and results from Monte Carlo simulations will be shown.

Authors

  • Jackson Waters

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill