Objetivo The study of neutrinoless double beta decay is the most powerful approach to the fundamental question if the neutrino is a Majorana particle, i.e. its own anti-particle. The observation of neutrinoless DBD would not only establish the Majorana nature of the neutrino but also represent a measurement of its effective mass. So far, the most sensitive results have been obtained with Ge-76, and a group has claimed for the first time positive indications for neutrinoless DBD in Ge-76. The new GERDA experiment [1] will operate in the Gran Sasso underground laboratory an array of bare enriched Ge-76 diodes in a shield of liquid nitrogen or argon. This shield together with an additional water layer will reduce the external backgrounds by more than two orders of magnitude as compared to previous DBD experiments. The research program which is proposed here for funding through INTAS comprises three major directions which are central for the success of the GERDA experiment. This includes 1) the design and construction of major parts of the experimental infrastructures, 2) the refurbishment and characterization of the existing 76Ge detectors for Phase I of GERDA, and 3) the production of new enriched segmented 76Ge detectors for Phase II of GERDA including background studies. [1] http://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/ge76/proposal.pdf Palabras clave Elementary Particles Nuclear Instrumentation and Applications Nuclear Structure nuclear reactions Programa(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK HEIDELBERG Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección SAUPFERCHECKWEG, 1 HEIDELBERG Alemania Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (7) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH, RAS Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 60TH OCTOBER ANNIVERSARY PROSPEKT, 7A MOSCOW Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS (ITEP) Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección B. CHEREMUSHKINSKAYA, 25 MOSCOW Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE (INFN) Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección S.S. 17 BIS, KM. 18.910 ASSERGI (L'AQUILA) Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (JINR) Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección JULIOT CURIE STREET, 6 DUBNA, MOSCOW REGION Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección FÖHRINGER RING, 6 MÜNCHEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTRE "KURCHATOV INSTITUTE" Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección KURCHATOV SQUARE, 1 MOSCOW Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITÀ DI MILANO-BICOCCA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección PIAZZALE DELLE SCIENZE MILANO Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
