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arxiv: 2502.03017 · v3 · pith:XOKTXE4Pnew · submitted 2025-02-05 · ⚛️ nucl-ex

Search for Double Beta Decay of ¹³⁶Xe to the 0^+₁ Excited State of ¹³⁶Ba with PandaX-4T

PandaX Collaboration: Lingyin Luo , Zihao Bo , Wei Chen , Xun Chen , Yunhua Chen , Zhaokan Cheng , Xiangyi Cui , Yingji Fang
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We perform a search of double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe to the excited state, $0^+_1$, of $^{136}$Ba (2$\nu \beta \beta$-0$_1^+$), using the dual-phase xenon detector of PandaX-4T with the first 94.9-day commissioning data. The multi-site events are reconstructed up to the MeV energy scale, which helps to improve the background model significantly. The background contribution from the stainless steel platform outside PandaX-4T cryostat is evaluated for the first time. No significant evidence for 2$\nu \beta \beta$-$0_1^+$ is observed, resulting in a lower limit on half-life of $7.5 \times 10^{22}$ yr at the 90% confidence level. This is the first experimental limit on such a rare decay in a natural xenon-based detector.

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