COBRA Experiment

Cadmium Zinc Telluride 0-Neutrino Double-Beta Research Apparatus
Research typeParticle physics, Astrophysics
LocationL'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
42°27′14″N 13°34′34″E / 42.454°N 13.576°E / 42.454; 13.576
Operating agency
INFN
Websitewww.cobra-experiment.org

The Cadmium Zinc Telluride 0-Neutrino Double-Beta (COBRA) experiment is a large array of cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) semiconductors searching for evidence of neutrinoless double beta decay and to measure its half-life. COBRA is located underground, within the Gran Sasso National Laboratory. The experiment was proposed in 2001, and installation of a large prototype began in 2006.

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