Search for neutrinoless double beta decay with CUORE

Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an experiment to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) of 130Te and other rare processes. The observation of 0νββ would reveal the Majorana nature of the neutrino and could give information about the absolute mass scale and mass hierarchy of the neutrino. 988 bolometric detectors made from natural TeO2 with a total mass of 750 kg will be operated in CUORE. The result from the Cuoricino experiment, a predecessor experiment of CUORE, as well as an overview of the CUORE-0 and CUORE experiments and their current status is given.