2023

Authors Journal Title
M. Carminati, M. Gugiatti, D. Siegmann, K. Urban, P. King, F. Edzards, P. Lechner, S. Mertens, C. Fiorini NIM A 1049, 168046, 2023 The TRISTAN 166-pixel detector: Preliminary results with a planar setup Link
I. Cojocari, M. Meier, P. Laurent, A. Laviron, M. Arrigucci, M. Carminati, G. Deda, C. Fiorini, K. Geigenberger, C. Glas, J. Greiner, P. Hindenberger, P. King, P. Lechner, M. Losekamm, S. Mertens, D. Meßmann, S. Röckerl, L. Toscano, U. Walter, M. Willers NIM A 1046, 167662, 2023 Calorimeter calibration of the ComPol CubeSat gamma-ray polarimeter Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN collaboration) arXiv:2207.06326 Search for Lorentz-Invariance Violation with the first KATRIN data Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN collaboration) arXiv:2207.06337 Search for keV-scale Sterile Neutrinos with first KATRIN Data Link

2022

Authors Journal Title
C. Adams et al. arXiv:2212.11099 Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Link
I. J. Arnquist et al. (Majorana Collaboration) arXiv:2208.03424 Charge Trapping and Energy Performance of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
I. J. Arnquist et al. (Majorana Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 062501, 2022 Final Result of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR's Search for Neutrinoless Double-β Decay in 76Ge Link
A. Lokhov, S. Mertens, D. S. Parno, M. Schlösser, K. Valerius Annu. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 72:259-282, 2022 Probing the Neutrino-Mass Scale with the KATRIN Experiment Link
I. J. Arnquist et al. arXiv:2206.10638 Exotic dark matter search with the Majorana Demonstrator Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN Collaboration) J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 49, 100501, 2022 KATRIN: status and prospects for the neutrino mass and beyond Link
M. A. Acero et al. arXiv:2203.07323 White Paper on Light Sterile Neutrino Searches and Related Phenomenology Link
M. Gugiatti, P. King, D. Fink, T. Houdy, D. Siegmann, K. Urban, P. Lechner, S. Mertens, C. Fiorini, M. Carminati NIM A 1025, 166102, 2022 Towards the TRISTAN detector: Characterization of a 47-pixel monolithic SDD array Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 011806, 2022 New Constraint on the Local Relic Neutrino Background Overdensity with the First KATRIN Data Runs Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN Collaboration) Phys. Rev. D 105, 072004, 2022 Improved eV-scale sterile-neutrino constraints from the second KATRIN measurement campaign Link
A. Lokhov, B. Bieringer, G. Drexlin, S. Dyba, K. Gauda, F. Fränkle, F. Glück, V. Hannen, D. Hinz, S. Mertens, C. Rodenbeck, A. Schaller, C. Weinheimer Eur. Phys. J. C 82: 258, 2022 Background reduction at the KATRIN experiment by the shifted analysing plane configuration Link
C. Karl, P. Eller, S. Mertens Eur. Phys. J. C 82: 439, 2022 Fast and precise model calculation for KATRIN using a neural network Link
K. Urban, M. Carminati, M. Descher, F. Edzards, D. Fink, C. Fiorini, M. Gugiatti, D. Hinz, T. Houdy, P. King, P. Lechner, S. Mertens, D. Siegmann, M. Steidl, J. Wolf JINST 17, C09020, 2022 Characterization measurements of the TRISTAN multi-pixel silicon drift detector Link
N. Abgrall et al. (Majorana Collaboration) JINST 17, T05003, 2022 The Majorana Demonstrator readout electronics system Link
I. J. Arnquist et al. (Majorana Collaboration) Phys. Rev. C 105, 014617, 2022 Signatures of muonic activation in the Majorana Demonstrator Link
F. Fränkle, A. Schaller, K. Blaum, E. Otten, L. Bornschein, G. Drexlin, F. Glück, V. Hannen, F. Harms, D. Hinz, K. Johnston, J. Karthein, U. Köster, A. Lokhov, S. Mertens, F. Müller, A. Osipowicz, P. Ranitzsch, K. Schlösser, T. Thümmler, N. Trost, C. Weinheimer, J. Wolf Astropart. Phys. 138, 102686, 2022 KATRIN background due to surface radioimpurities Link
I. J. Arnquist et al. (Majorana Collaboration) Eur. Phys. J. C 82: 226, 2022 Alpha-event characterization and rejection in point-contact HPGe detectors Link

2021

Authors Journal Title
M. Gugiatti, P. King, M. Carminati, F. Edzards, C. Fiorini, S. Mertens, P. Lechner, D. Siegmann, K. Urban NSS/MIC 2021 and RTSD2021 Development of a Monolithic 166-pixel SDD-based Module for Electron Detection Link
N. Abgrall et al. (LEGEND Collaboration) arXiv:2107.11462 LEGEND-1000 Preconceptual Design Report Link
P. King, M. Gugiatti, M. Carminati, L. Buonanno, G. Borghi, G. Pepponi, P. Lechner, D. Siegmann, K. Urban, T. Houdy, S. Mertens, C. Fiorini JINST 16, T07007, 2021 Design and characterization of Kerberos: a 48-channel analog pulse processing and data acquisition platform Link
F. Edzards, L. Hauertmann, I. Abt, C. Gooch, B. Lehnert, X. Liu, S. Mertens, D. C. Radford, O. Schulz, M. Willers Particles 2021, 4(4), 489-511 Surface Characterization of P-Type Point Contact Germanium Detectors Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN Collaboration) Eur. Phys. J. C 81: 579, 2021 Precision measurement of the electron energy-loss function in tritium and deuterium gas for the KATRIN experiment Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN Collaboration) JINST 16, T08015, 2021 The design, construction, and commissioning of the KATRIN experiment Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN Collaboration) Phys. Rev. D 104, 012005, 2021 Analysis methods for the first KATRIN neutrino-mass measurement Link
A. Nava, M. Biassoni, S. Pozzi, M. Gugiatti, M. Carminati, C. Fiorini, P. King, S. Mertens, P. Lechner J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 2156, 012177, 2021 A Geant4-based model for the TRISTAN detector Link
M. Aker et al. (KATRIN Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 091803, 2021 Bound on 3+1 Active-Sterile Neutrino Mixing from the First Four-Week Science Run of KATRIN Link
I. J. Arnquist et al. (Majorana Collaboration) Phys. Rev. C 103, 015501, 2021 Search for double-β decay of 76Ge to excited states of 76Se with the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
N. Abgrall et al. (Majorana Collaboration) IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci. 68, 359-367, 2021 ADC Nonlinearity Correction for the Majorana Demonstrator Link
M. Biassoni, M. Gugiatti, S. Capelli, M. Carminati, O. Cremonesi, C. Fiorini, P. Lechner, S. Mertens, L. Pagnanini, M. Pavan, S. Pozzi, P. King Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136 (2021) 1, 125 Electron spectrometry with Silicon drift detectors: a GEANT4 based method for detector response reconstruction Link

2020

Authors Journal Title
KATRIN Collaboration Eur. Phys. J. C 80: 264, 2020 First operation of the KATRIN experiment with tritium Link
M. Gugiatti, A. Brunero, M. Carminati, C. Fiorini, P. King, T. Houdy, S. Mertens, D. Siegmann, K. Urban, P. Lechner NSS/MIC 2020 Development of a Monolithic 47-Pixel SDD-Based Module for Electron Detection Link
IAXO Collaboration arXiv:2010.12076 Conceptual Design of BabyIAXO, the intermediate stage towards the International Axion Observatory Link
S. Mertens, T. Brunst, M. Korzeczek, M. Lebert, D. Siegmann et. al. J. Phys. G 48, 015008, 2020 Characterization of silicon drift detectors with electrons for the TRISTAN project Link
M. Gugiatti, M. Biassoni, M. Carminati, O. Cremonesi, C. Fiorini, P. King, P. Lechner, S. Mertens, L. Pagnanini, M. Pavan, S. Pozzi NIM A 979, 164474, 2020 Characterisation of a silicon drift detector for high-resolution electron spectroscopy Link
F. Edzards, M. Willers, A. Alborini, L. Bombelli, D. Fink, M. P. Green, M. Laubenstein, S. Mertens, G. Othman, D. C. Radford, S. Schönert, G. Zuzel JINST 15, P09022, 2020 Investigation of ASIC-based signal readout electronics for LEGEND-1000 Link
T. Houdy, A. Alborini, K. Altenmüller, M. Biassoni, L. Bombelli, T. Brunst, M. Carminati, M. Descher, D. Fink, C. Fiorini, M. Gugiatti, A. Huber, P. King, M. Korzeczek, M. Lebert, P. Lechner, S. Mertens, M. Pavan, S. Pozzi, D.C. Radford, A. Sedlak, D. Siegmann, K. Urban, J. Wolf J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 1468 , 012177, 2020 Hunting keV sterile neutrinos with KATRIN - building the first TRISTAN module Link
M. Lebert, T. Brunst, T. Houdy, S. Mertens, D. Siegmann arXiv:2003.04756 Characterization of the Detector Response to Electrons of Silicon Drift Detectors for the TRISTAN Project Link
KATRIN Collaboration Eur. Phys. J. C 80: 821, 2020 Suppression of Penning discharges between the KATRIN spectrometers Link
F. Edzards, S. Mertens, M. Willers J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 1468, 012114, 2020 Development of signal readout electronics for LEGEND-1000 Link
R. K. Ellis et al. arXiv:1910.11775 Physics Briefing Book - Input for the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update 2020 Link
S. Böser, C. Buck, C. Giunti, J. Lesgourgues, L. Ludhova, S. Mertens, A. Schukraft, M. Wurm Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 111, 103736, 2020 Status of Light Sterile Neutrino Searches Link
KATRIN Collaboration J. Phys. G 47, 065002, 2020 High-resolution spectroscopy of gaseous 83mKr conversion electrons with the KATRIN experiment Link

2019

Authors Journal Title
M. Gugiatti, M. Biassoni, S. Pozzi, M. Carminati, P. King, C. Fiorini, M. Pavan, O. Cremonesi, P. Lechner, S. Mertens NSS/MIC 2019, 1-4 SEM Characterization of a Silicon Drift Detector for Electron Spectroscopy Link
P. King, G. Torrisi, M. Gugiatti, M. Carminati, S. Mertens, C. Fiorini NSS/MIC 2019, 1-3 Kerberos - a 48-Channel Analog Processing Platform for Scalable Readout of Large SDD Arrays Link
KATRIN Collaboration Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 221802, 2019 Improved Upper Limit on the Neutrino Mass from a Direct Kinematic Method by KATRIN Link
T. Brunst, T. Houdy, S. Mertens et al. JINST 14, P11013, 2019 Measurements with a TRISTAN prototype detector system at the “Troitsk nu-mass” experiment in integral and differential mode Link
T. Brunst, S. Mertens et al. NIM A 936, 235-236, 2019 Development of a silicon drift detector system for the TRISTAN project - Future search for sterile neutrinos Link
KATRIN Collaboration Eur. Phys. J. C 79: 807, 2019 Gamma-induced background in the KATRIN main spectrometer Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Phys. Rev. C 100, 025501, 2019 Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay in 76Ge with 26 kg-yr of Exposure from the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Phys. Rev. C 99, 065501, 2019 Multisite event discrimination for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
A. Boyarsky, S. Hannestad, M. Kowalski, J. Lesgourgues, L. Labarga, S. Mertens, M. Shaposhnikov European Neutrino "Town" meeting and ESPP 2019 discussion Neutrino Town Meeting - Panel "Neutrinos and the Universe" Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Phys. Rev. D 99, 072004, 2019 Search for trinucleon decay in the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
G. Arcadi, J. Heeck, F. Heizmann, S. Mertens, Farinaldo S. Queiroz, W. Rodejohann, M. Slezák, K. Valerius JHEP 01, 206, 2019 Tritium beta decay with additional emission of new light bosons Link
S. Mertens. A. Alborini, K. Altenmüller, T. Bode, L. Bombelli, T. Brunst, M. Carminati, D. Fink, C. Fiorini, T. Houdy, A. Huber, M. Korzeczek, T. Lasserre, P. Lechner, M. Manotti, I. Peric, D. Radford, D. Siegmann, M. Slezak, J. Wolf, S. Wüstling J. Phys. G 46, 065203, 2019 A novel detector system for KATRIN to search for keV-scale sterile neutrinos Link
A. Boyarsky, M. Drewes, T. Lasserre, S. Mertens, O. Ruchayskiy Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 104, 2019 Sterile neutrino Dark Matter Link
M. Kleesiek, J. Behrens, G. Drexlin, K. Eitel, M. Erhard, J. A. Formaggio, F. Glück, S. Groh, M. Hötzel, S. Mertens, A. W. P. Poon, C. Weinheimer, K. Valerius Eur. Phys. J. C 79: 204, 2019 β-Decay Spectrum, Response Function and Statistical Model for Neutrino Mass Measurements with the KATRIN Experiment Link
KATRIN Collaboration Astropart. Phys. 108, 40-49, 2019 Muon-induced background in the KATRIN main spectrometer Link
S. Mertens, A. Hegai, D. C. Radford, N. Abgrall, Y. - D. Chan, R.D. Martin, A. W. P. Poon, C. Schmitt NIM A 921, 81-88, 2019 Characterization of high purity germanium point contact detectors with low net impurity concentration Link

2018

Authors Journal Title
K. Altenmüller, T. Bode, T. Brunst, V. Chernov, O. Gevin, A. Huber, M. Korzeczeck, T. Lasserre, O. Limousin, D. Maier, S. Mertens, A. Nozik, V. Pantuev, A. Skasyrskaya, M. Slezak NIM A 912, 333-337, 2018 Silicon drift detector prototypes for the keV-scale sterile neutrino search with TRISTAN Link
M. Carminati, R. Bisognin, P. King, M. Gugiatti, P. Trigilio, L. Bombelli, P. Lechner, T. Brunst, S. Mertens, C. Fiorini NSS/MIC 2018 A Scalable Detection and Readout Platform for Large SDD Arrays for the TRISTAN Project Link
P. Trigilio, L. Bombelli, M. Carminati, R. Bisognin, A. Grande, M. Gugiatti, C. Fiorini, P. Lechner, T. Brunst, S. Mertens NSS/MIC 2018 ETTORE - a 12-Channel Front-End ASIC for SDDs with Integrated JFET Link
S. Görhardt, J. Bonn, L. Bornschein, G. Drexlin, F. M. Fränkle, R. Gumbsheimer, S. Mertens, F. R. Müller, T. Thümmler, N. Wandkowsky, C. Weinheimer, J. Wolf JINST 13, T10004, 2018 Impact of a cryogenic baffle system on the suppression of radon-induced background in the KATRIN Pre-Spectrometer Link
KATRIN Collaboration JINST 13, T08005, 2018 The KATRIN Superconducting Magnets - Overview and First Performance Results Link
KATRIN Collaboration Eur. Phys. J. C 78, 778, 2018 Reduction of stored-particle background by a magnetic pulse method at the KATRIN experiment Link
KATRIN Collaboration Eur. Phys. J. C 78, 368, 2018 Calibration of high voltages at the ppm level by the difference of 83mKr conversion electron lines at the KATRIN experiment Link
KATRIN Collaboration JINST 13, P04020, 2018 First transmission of electrons and ions through the KATRIN beamline Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 211804, 2018 First Limit on the Direct Detection of Lightly Ionizing Particles for Electric Charge as Low as e/1000 with the Majorana Demonstrator Link
T. Brunst, K. Altenmüller, T. Bode, L. Bombelli, V. Chernov, A. Huber, M. Korzeczek, T. Lasserre, P. Lechner, S. Mertens, A. Nozik, V. Pantuev, D. Siegmann arXiv:1801.08182 Detector Development for a Sterile Neutrino Search with the KATRIN Experiment Link
M. Erhard, J. Behrens, S. Bauer, A. Beglarian, R. Berendes, G. Drexlin, F. Glück, R. Gumbsheimer, J. Hergenhan, B. Leiber, S. Mertens, A. Osipowicz, P. Plischke, J. Reich, T. Thümmler, N. Wandkowsky, C. Weinheimer, S. Wüstling JINST 13, P02003, 2018 Technical design and commissioning of the KATRIN large-volume air coil system Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 132502, 2018 Search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 76Ge with the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
N. M. N. Steinbrink, J. D. Behrens, S. Mertens, P. C. O. Ranitzsch, C. Weinheimer Eur. Phys. J. C 78, 212, 2018 keV-Scale Sterile Neutrino Sensitivity Estimation with Time-Of-Flight Spectroscopy in KATRIN using Self-Consistent Approximate Monte Carlo Link
MAJORANA Collaboration NIM A 877, 314-322, 2018 The processing of enriched germanium for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR and R&D for a next generation double-beta decay experiment Link

2017

Authors Journal Title
S. Mertens and S. Morisi PoS NOW 2016, 076, 2017 Neutrino masses, states and interactions Link
MAJORANA Collaboration NIM A 872, 16-22, 2017 The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR calibration system Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 161801, 2017 New limits on Bosonic Dark Matter, Solar Axions, Pauli Exclusion Principle Violation, and Electron Decay from the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
D. Furse, S. Groh, N. Trost, M. Babutzka, J. P. Barrett, J. Behrens, N. Buzinksy, T. Corona, S. Enomoto, M. Erhard, J. A. Formaggio, F. Glück, F. Harms, F. Heizmann, D. Hilk, W. Käfer, M. Kleesiek, B. Leiber, S. Mertens, N. S. Oblath, P. Renschler, J. Schwarz, P. L. Slocum, N. Wandkowsky, K. Wierman, M. Zacher New J. Phys. 19, 053012, 2017 Kassiopeia a modern, extensible C++ particle tracking package Link
K. Dolde, S. Mertens, D. Radford, T. Bode, A. Huber, M. Korzeczek. T. Lasserre, M. Slezak NIM A 848, 127-136, 2017 Impact of ADC non-linearities on the sensitivity to sterile keV neutrinos with a KATRIN-like experiment Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Astropart. Phys. 93, 70-75, 2017 Muon Flux Measurements at the Davis Campus of the Sanford Underground Research Facility with the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Veto System Link
R. Adhikari et al. (150 authors, editors M. Drewes, T. Lasserre, A. Merle, S. Mertens) J. Cosm. Part. Phys. 1701, 025, 2017 A white paper on keV sterile neutrino dark matter Link

2016

Authors Journal Title
MAJORANA Collaboration Eur. Phys. J. C 76, 619, 2016 Search for Pauli exclusion principle violating atomic transitions and electron decay with a p-type point contact germanium detector Link
T. Lasserre, K. Altenmueller, M. Cribier, A. Merle, S. Mertens arXiv:1609.04671 Direct Search for keV Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter with a Stable Dysprosium Target Link
S. Mertens J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 718, 022013, 2016 Direct Neutrino Mass Experiments Link
MAJORANA Collaboration NIM A 823, 83-90, 2016 High voltage testing for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Link
KATRIN Collaboration JINST 11, P04011, 2016 Commissioning of the vacuum system of the KATRIN Main Spectrometer Link
MAJORANA Collaboration NIM A 828, 22-36, 2016 The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR radioassay program Link

2015 and before

Authors Journal Title
S. Mertens for the MAJORANA Collaboration J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 606, 012005, 2015 MAJORANA Collaboration's Experience with Germanium Detectors Link
MAJORANA Collaboration NIM A 779, 52-62, 2015 The MAJORANA Parts Tracking Database Link
S. Mertens, K. Dolde, M. Korzeczek, F. Glück, S. Groh, R. D. Martin, A. W. P. Poon Phys. Rev. D 91, 042005, 2015 Wavelet approach to search for sterile neutrinos in tritium beta decay spectra Link
S. Mertens, T. Lasserre, S. Groh, G. Drexlin, F. Glück, A. Huber, A. W. P. Poon, M. Steidl, N. Steinbrink, C. Weinheimer JCAP, 02 020, 2015 Sensitivity of Next-Generation Tritium-Beta-Decay Experiments for keV-scale sterile neutrinos Link
MAJORANA Collaboration Adv. High Energy Phys. 2014, 365432, 2014 The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment Link
F. Glück, G. Drexlin, B. Leiber, S. Mertens, A. Osipowicz, J. Reich, N. Wandkowsky New J. Phys. 15, 083025, 2013 Electromagnetic design of the large-volume air coil system of the KATRIN experiment Link
N. Wandkowsky, G. Drexlin, F. M. Fränkle, F. Glück, S. Groh, S. Mertens New J. Phys. 15, 083040, 2013 Modeling of electron emission processes accompanying radon-α-decays within electrostatic spectrometers Link
N. Wandkowsky, G. Drexlin, F. M. Fränkle, F. Glück, S. Groh, S. Mertens Phys. G 40, 085102, 2013 Validation of a model for Radon-induced background processes in electrostatic spectrometers Link
G. Drexlin, V. Hannen, S. Mertens, C. Weinheimer Adv. High Energy Phys. 2013, 293986, 2013 Current direct neutrino mass experiments Link
S. Mertens, A. Beglarian, L. Bornschein, G. Drexlin, F. M. Fränkle, D. Furse, F. Glück, S. Görhardt, O. Krömer, B. Leiber, K. Schlösser, T. Thümmler, N. Wandkowsky, S. Wüstling JINST 7, P08025, 2012 Stochastic Heating by ECR as a Novel Means of Background Reduction in the KATRIN Spectrometers Link
S. Mertens, G. Drexlin, S. Görhardt, M. Hötzel, W. Käfer, B. Leiber, T. Thümmler, N. Wandkowsky, J. Wolf Astropart. Phys. 41, 52-62, 2013 Background due to stored electrons following nuclear decays in the KATRIN spectrometers and its impact on the neutrino mass sensitivity Link
M. Prall, P. Renschler, F. Glück, A. Beglarian, H. Bichsel, L. Bornschein, Z. Chaoui, G. Drexlin, F. Fränkle, S. Görhardt, S. Mertens, M. Steidl, T. Thümmler, S. Wüstling, C. Weinheimer, S. Zadorozhny New J. Phys. 14, 073054, 2012 The KATRIN Pre-Spectrometer at reduced Filter Energy Link
F. M. Fränkle, L. Bornschein, G. Drexlin, F. Glück, S. Görhardt, W. Käfer, S. Mertens, N. Wandkowsky, J. Wolf Astropart. Phys. 35, 128-134, 2011 Radon induced background processes in the KATRIN pre-spectrometer Link
S. Mertens for the KATRIN Collaboration Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 64, 294-296, 2010 Electromagnetic design of the spectrometer section of the KATRIN experiment Link
J. Girrbach, S. Mertens, U. Nierste, S. Wiesenfeldt JHEP 026, 2010 Lepton flavour violation in the MSSM Link
S. Marchetti, S. Mertens, U. Nierste, D. Stöckinger Phys. Rev. D 79, 013010, 2009 Tanβ-enhanced supersymmetric corrections to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon Link