Dr. rer. nat. Werner Maneschg

Current activity:

Position:

Topics: physics and astrophysics

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Previous activities:

Positions:

Topics: physics and astrophysics

Tasks:

Publications and preprints:

2024

• H. Bonet et al. (CONUS collaboration), Final CONUS results on coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering at the Brokdorf reactor, arXiv: 2401.07684 [hep-ph], currently peer-reviewed

2023

• H. Bonet et al. (CONUS collaboration), Full background decomposition of the CONUS experiment, arXiv: 2112.09585 [hep-ph], Eur. Phys. J.C 83 (2023) 3, 195


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Final Results of GERDA on the Two-Neutrino Double-beta Decay Half-Life of 76Ge, arXiv: 2308.09795 [nucl-ex], Phys. Rev. Lett. 131 (2023) 142501


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Liquid argon light collection and veto modeling in GERDA Phase II, arXiv: 2212.02856 [physics.ins-det], Eur. Phys. J. C 83 (2023) 4, 319


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Search for tri-nucleon decays of 76Ge in GERDA, arXiv: 2307.16542 [nucl-ex], Eur. Phys. J. C 83 (2023) 9, 778

2022

• H. Bonet et al. (CONUS collaboration), First upper limits on neutrino electromagnetic properties from the CONUS experiment, arXiv: 2201.12257 [hep-ex], Eur.Phys.J.C 82 (2022) 9, 813


• H. Bonet et al. (CONUS collaboration), Novel constraints on neutrino physics beyond the standard model from the CONUS experiment, arXiv: 2110.02174 [hep-ph], Eur. Phys. J. C 81, 267 (2021)


• A. Bonhomme et al., Direct measurement of the ionization quenching factor of nuclear recoils in germanium in the keV energy range, arXiv: 2202.03754 [physics.ins-det], Phys.Rev.Lett. 126 (2021)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Pulse shape analysis in Gerda Phase II, arXiv: 2202.13355 [physics.ins-det], Eur. Phys. J. C 82 (2022) 4, 284

2021

• H. Bonet et al. (CONUS collaboration), First constraints on elastic neutrino nucleus scattering in the fully coherent regime from the CONUS experiment, arXiv: 2011.00210 [hep-ex], Phys.Rev.Lett. 126 (2021)


• H. Bonet et al., Large-size sub-keV sensitive germanium detectors for the CONUS experiment, arXiv: 2010.11241 [physics.ins-det], Eur. Phys. J. C 81, 267 (2021)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Calibration of the Gerda experiment, arXiv: 2103.13777 [physics.ins-det], Eur. Phys. J. C 81, 682 (2021)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Characterization of inverted coaxial 76-Ge detectors in GERDA for future double-beta decay experiments, arXiv: 2103.15111 [physics.ins-det], Eur. Phys. J. C 81, 505 (2021)


• N. Abgrall et al. (LEGEND collaboration), The Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinoless beta-beta Decay}: {LEGEND-1000 Preconceptual Design Report, arXiv: 2107.11462 [physics.ins-det]

2020

• C. Buck et al. (CONUS collaboration), A novel experiment for coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering: CONUS, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 1342 (2020) 1, 012094


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Final Results of GERDA on the Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay, arXiv: 2009.06079 [nucl-ex], Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 252502 (2020)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), First Search for Bosonic Superweakly Interacting Massive Particles with Masses up to 1 MeV/c^2 with GERDA, arXiv:2005.14184 [hep-ex], Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 011801 (2020)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Modeling of GERDA Phase II data, arXiv: 1909.02522 [nucl-ex], J. High Ener. Phys. 139 (2020)

2019

• J. Hakenmueller et al., Neutron-induced background in the CONUS experiment, arXiv:1903.09269 [physics.ins-det], EPJ-C 79 (2019) 699


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Characterization of 30 76^Ge enriched Broad Energy Ge detectors for GERDA Phase II, arXiv: 1901.06590 [physics.ins-det], EPJ-C 79 (2019) 978


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Probing Majorana neutrinos with double-beta decay, arXiv: 1909.02726 [hep-ex], Science 365, 1445 (2019)

2018

• W. Maneschg (for the CONUS collaboration), The status of the CONUS experiment, Neutrino 2018 Conf. Proc., publ. on Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1286927


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), GERDA results and the future perspectives for the neutrinoless double beta decay search using 76Ge, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A33 (2018) no.09, 1843004


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Improved Limit on Neutrinoless Double-beta Decay of 76Ge from GERDA Phase II, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 (2018) no.13, 132503


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Upgrade for Phase II of the GERDA Experiment, arXiv:1711.01452 [physics.ins-det]; Eur. Phys. J. C 78 (2018) no.5, 388

2017

• C. Buck et al. (CONUS collaboration), The CONUS experiment - Searching for coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering, TAUP 2017 Conf. Proc., to appear in J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. (JPCS)


• W. Maneschg, Present status of neutrinoless double beta decay searches , Proc. NuPhys2016 Conf., Barbican Centre, London, UK, December 12-14, 2016; arXiv:1704.08537 [physics.ins-det]


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Active background suppression with the liquid argon scintillation veto of GERDA Phase II, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 888 (2017) no.1, 012238


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Limits on uranium and thorium bulk content in GERDA Phase I detectors, arXiv:1611.06884 [physics.ins-det]; Astropart.Phys. 91 (2017) 15-21

2016

• J. Hakenmüller, W. Maneschg, G. Heusser, Simulation and verification of the cosmogenic background at the shallow depth GIOVE detector, Proc. TAUP 2015 conference, 7-11 September 2015, Torino, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 718 (2016) no.4, 04202


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Limit on the radiative neutrinoless double electron capture of 36Ar from GERDA Phase I , Eur. Phys. J. C (2016) 76(12), p. 1-6


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Search of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with the GERDA Experiment, 37th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP), Vol. 273-275, April-June 2016, p. 1876-1882 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2015.09.303


• W. Maneschg (for the Borexino Collaboration), Borexino: Recent solar and terrestrial neutrino results, Proc. to 13th Eur. Phys. Society Conf. on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP), July 22-29, 2015, Vienna, PoS(EPS-HEP2015)050


• M. Agostini et al. (Borexino collaboration), Borexino's search for low-energy neutrino and antineutrino signals correlated with gamma-ray bursts, submitted to Astropart. Phys. J.

2015

• W. Maneschg, Review of neutrinoless double beta decay experiments: Present status and near future, Nucl. Part. Phys. Proc. 260 (2015) 188-193; Proc. to TAU2014 workshop in Aachen, 15-19 September 2014


• M. Agostini et. al. (GERDA collaboration), Production, characterization and operation of 76Ge enriched BEGe detectors in GERDA: Eur. Phys. J. C (2015) 75:39; arXiv: 14100853 (physics.ins-det)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Improvement of the Energy Resolution via an Optimized Digital Signal Processing in GERDA Phase I: Eur. Phys. J. C (2015) 75:255; arXiv: 1502.04392 [physics.ins-det]


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), 2vbb decay of 76Ge into excited states with GERDA Phase I: J. Phys. G 42 /2015) 11, arXiv:1506.03120 [hep-ex]


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration), Results on bb decay with emission of two neutrinos or Majorons in 76Ge from GERDA Phase I: Eur. Phys. J. C 75 (2015) 416, arXiv:1501.02345 [nucl-ex]


• M. Weber, G. Heusser, et al., GIOVE - A New Detector Setup for High Sensitivity Germanium Spectroscopy At Shallow Depth : Eur. Phys. J. C (2015) 75:531; arXiv: 1507.03319 [astro-ph.IM]


• M. Agostini et al. (Borexino collaboration), Spectroscopy of geo-neutrinos from 2056 days of Borexino data: Phys. Rev. D 92, 031101(R), arXiv:1506.04610 [hep-ex]


• M. Agostini et al. (Borexino collaboration), A test of electric charge conservation with Borexino: Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 231802; arXiv:1509.01223 [hep-ex]

2014

• M. Agostini et. al. (GERDA collaboration), Upgrade of the GERDA Experiment : oS(TIPP14) 109, Proceeding to TIPP conference 2014 in Amsterdam, 2-6 June 2014


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA Collaboration), The background in the neutrinoless double beta decay experiment GERDA: Eur. Phys. J. C 74 (2014) 2764; arXiv: 1306.5084 (physics.ins-det)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Neutrinos from the primary proton-proton fusion process in the Sun: Nature 512 (2014), p. 383-386


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Final results of Borexino Phase-I on low energy solar neutrino spectroscopy: Phys. Rev. D 89 (2014) 112007; arXiv: 1308.0443 (hep-ex)

2013

• W. Maneschg (for the GERDA Collaboration), GERDA Phase II detectors: behind the production and characterisation at low background conditions: AIP Conf. Proc. 1549 (2013) 54 (Proceeding to the Low Radiation Techniques Workshop 2013 at LNGS, 10-12 April, 2013)


• E. Andreotti, A. Garfagnini, W. Maneschg, et al., HEROICA: an Underground Facility for the Fast Screening of Germanium Detectors: J. Instrum. 8 (2013) P06012; arXiv: 1302.4277 (physics.ins-det)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA Collaboration), Results on neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge from GERDA Phase I: Rev. Lett. Phys. 111 (2013) 122503; arXiv: 1307.4720 (nucl-ex)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA Collaboration), Pulse shape discrimination for GERDA Phase I data: Eur. Phys. J. C 73 (2013) 2583; arXiv: 1307.2610 (physics.ins-det)


• K.-H. Ackermann et al. (GERDA Collaboration), The GERDA experiment for the search of 0nbb decay in 76Ge: Eur. Phys. Jour. C 73 (2013) 2330; arXiv: 1212.4067 (physics.ins-det)


• M. Agostini et al. (GERDA collaboration),Measurement of the half-life of the two-neutrino double beta decay of 76Ge with the GERDA experiment: J. Phys. G 40 (2013) 035110; arXiv: 1212.3210 (nucl-ex);


• G. Heusser et al., GIOVE, a shallow laboratory Ge-spectrometer with 100 microBq/kg sensitivity: AIP Conf. Proc. 1549 (2013) 12 (Proceeding to the Low Radiation Techniques Workshop 2013 at LNGS, 10-12 April, 2013)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), New limits on heavy sterile neutrino mixing in 8B decay obtained with the Borexino detector, Phys. Rev. D 88 (2013) 072010


• G. Bellini et al., SOX: Short distance neutrino Oscillations with BoreXino: JHEP 08 (2013) 038; arXiv: 1304.7721 (physics.ins-det)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Cosmogenic Backgrounds in Borexino at 3800 m water-equivalent depth: JCAP 08 (2013) 049; arXiv: 1304.7381 (physics.ins-det)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Measurement of geo-neutrinos from 1353 days of Borexino: Phys. Lett. B 722 (2013) 295-300; arXiv: 1303.2571 (hep-ex)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Lifetime of 214Po and 212Po with the CTF liquid scintillator detector at LNGS: Eur. Phys. J. A 49 (2013) 92; arXiv: 1212.1332 (nucl-ex)

2012

• W. Maneschg et al., Production and characterisation of a custom-made 228Th source with reduced neutron source strength for the Borexino experiment: Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 680 (2012) 161-167; arXiv: 1110.1217 (physics.ins-det)


• H. Back et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Calibration of the Borexino Detector: Hardware, Methods and Results: 2012 JINST 7 P10018; arXiv: 1207.4816 (physics.ins-det)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), First Evidence of pep Solar Neutrinos by Direct Detection in Borexino: Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 (2012) 051302; arXiv: 1110.3230 (hep-ex)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Cosmic-muon flux and annual modulation in Borexino at 3800 m water-equivalent depth: J. Cosm. Astrop. Phys. 05 (2012) 015; arXiv: 1202.6403 (hep-ex)


• P. Alvarez-Sanchez et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Measurement of the CNGS neutrino speed with Borexino: Phys. Lett. B 716 (2012) 401-405; arXiv: 1207.6860 (hep-ex)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Search for solar axions produced in the p(d,3He)A reaction with Borexino detector: Phys. Rev. D 85 (2012) 092003

2011

• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Muon and Cosmogenic Neutron Detection in Borexino: J. Instrum. 6 (2011) P05005; arXiv: 1101.3101 (physics.ins-det)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Precision measurement of the 0.862 MeV 7Be solar neutrino interaction rate in Borexino: Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 (2011) 4-8; arXiv: 1104.1816 (hep-ex)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Absence of day-night asymmetry of 862 keV Be-7 solar neutrino rate in Borexino and MSW oscillation parameters: Phys. Lett. B 707 (2012) 22-26; arXiv: 1104.2150 (hep-ex);


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Study of solar and other unknown anti-neutrino fluxes with Borexino at LNGS: Phys. Lett. B 696 (2011) 191-196; arXiv: 1010.0029 (hep-ex)

2010

• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Observation of Geo-Neutrinos: Phys. Lett. B 687 (2010) 299-304; arXiv: 1003.0284 (hep-ex)


• G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Measurement of the solar 8B neutrino rate with a liquid scintillator target and 3 MeV energy threshold in the Borexino detector : Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 033006; arXiv: 0808.2868v3 (astro-ph)
  


• G. Alimonti et al. (Borexino Collaboration), New experimental limits on the Pauli forbidden transition in 12C nuclei obtained with 485 days of Borexino data : Phys. Lett. B 687 (2010) 299-304; arXiv: 0911.0548 (hep-ex)

2009

• W. Maneschg, A. Merle, W. Rodejohann, Statistical analysis of future Neutrino Mass Experiments: Eur. Phys. J. 85 (2009) 51002; arXiv: 0812.0479 (hep-ph)


• D. Budjas et al., Gamma-Ray Spectrometry of ultra low levels of radioactivity within the material screening program for the Gerda experiment : Appl. Rad. Isot. 67 (2009) 755-758 (proceedings from 5th International Conference on Radionuclide Metrology - Low-Level Radioactivity Measurement Techniques ICRM-LLRMT'08)


• D. Budjas et al., Optimisation of the MC-Model of a p-type Ge-Spectrometer for the purpose of efficiency determination: Appl. Rad. Isot. 67 (2009) 706-710 (Proceeding to the 5th International Conference on Radionuclide Metrology - Low-Level Radioactivity Measurement Techniques ICRM-LLRMT'08)
  


• G. Alimonti et al. (Borexino Collaboration), The liquid Handling System for the Borexino Solar Neutrino Detector : Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 609 (2009) 58-78


• G. Alimonti et al. (Borexino Collaboration), The Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso: Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 600 (2009) 568-593; arXiv: 0806.2400 (physics)

2008

• W. Maneschg et al., Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in stainless steel for GERDA: Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 593 (2008) 448-453


• D. Budjas et al., Highly Sensitive Gamma- Spectrometers of GERDA for Material Screening: Part 1: ISBN 978-5-94274-055-9, 228-232, 2008; arXiv: 0812.0723 (physics) (Proceedings to the XIV-th international school on "Particles and Cosmology-2007", INR RAS, Moscow)


• M. Heisel et al., Highly Sensitive Gamma- Spectrometers of GERDA for Material Screening: Part 2: ISBN 978-5-94274-055-9 (2008) 233-238; arXiv: 0812.0768 (physics) (Proceeding to the XIV-th international School on "Particles and Cosmology-2007", INR RAS, Moscow)
  


• C. Arpesella et al. (Borexino Collaboration), Direct Measurement of the 7Be Solar Neutrino Flux with 192 Days of Borexino Data: Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 (1998) 9; arXiv: 0805.3843 (astro-ph)

Theses:

• W. Maneschg, Low-energy solar neutrino spectroscopy with Borexino: Towards the detection of the solar pep and CNO neutrino flux, Dissertation, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, 2011
  Advisors: Prof. Dr. W. Hampel, Prof. Dr. S. Schönert, Dr. D. Franco
  


• W. Maneschg, Low-Level-Gammaspektroskopie im Rahmen des GERDA-Experiments zur Suche nach dem neutrinolosen Doppel-Betazerfall in 76Ge, Diploma thesis (German Language), Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, 2007
  Advisor: Prof. Dr. W. Hampel

Conferences, workshops and schools:

• XXVIII International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (Neutrino 2018), June 4-9, 2018, Main City Hall, Heidelberg - Germany
  Plenary talk: The status of the CONUS experiment


• 4. KAT-Meeting, December 7-8, 2017, Physikzentrum, Bad Honnef - Germany
  Invited talk: Low energy neutrino physics: Review of solar neutrinos & Outlook on Coherent Neutrino Nucleus Scattering


• Joint KAT-KET-HHUK Workshop on 'The Future of Neutrino Physics', February 23-24, 2017, MPIK, Heidelberg
  Invited talk: Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering


• NuPhys2016 conference, December 12-14, 2016, Barbican Centre, London - United Kingdom
  Invited talk: Present status of neutrinoless double beta decay searches


• TeV Astroparticle Physics (TeVPA), September 12-16, 2016, CERN, Geneva - Switzerland
  Invited talk: First results from Phase II of the neutrinoless double beta decay experiment GERDA


• 13th European Physical Society conference on high energy physics (EPS-HEP), July 22-29, 2015, Vienna - Austria
  Invited talk: Borexino: Recent solar and terrestrial neutrino results


• 25th International Workshop on Weak Interactions and Neutrinos (WIN2015), June 8-13, 2015, MPIK, Heidelberg - Germany


• DPG Spring Meeting 2015, March 9-13, 2015, Wuppertal - Germany
  Group talk: First direct detection of solar pp neutrinos by Borexino


• KAT Meeting 'Astroteilchenphysik in Deutschland - Status und Perspektiven'; September 30 - October 1, 2014, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe - Germany


• The 13th International Workshop on Tau Lepton Physics (TAU14), September 15-19, 2014, Aachen - Germany
  Invited talk: Review of Double Beta Decay Experiments


• DPG Spring Meeting 2014, March 24-28, 2014, Mainz - Germany
  Group talk: GERDA and the search for the neutrinoless double beta decay: first results and perspectives


• Low Radiation Techniques Workshop 2013 (LRT13), April 10-12, 2013, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), Assergi - Italy
  Plenary talk: GERDA Phase II detectors: behind the production and characterisation at low background conditions


• Baryon and Lepton Violation Workshop 2013 (BLV13), April 9-11, 2013, MPIK, Heidelberg - Germany
  Plenary talk: 0vbb decay search in 2013: Status and advancements
  Parallel session talk: Borexino: Latest results and future prospects


• Behind the Neutrino Mass 2012 (BeNe) - International Workshop on Models of Neutrino Mass, September 17-21, 2012, Abdus Salam Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste - Italy
  Plenary talk: Progress in 0vbb decay search and the GERmanium Detector Array


• International School on Astroparticle Physics European Doctorate School (ISAPP 2011), The dark side of the Universe, July 8-15, 2011, Heidelberg - Germany


• DPG Spring Meeting 2010, March 15-16, 2019, Bonn - Germany
  Dedicated talk: Background suppression strategies in Borexino for solar pep and CNO neutrino spectroscopy


• International school of Nuclear Physics; 31st course: Neutrinos in Cosmology, in Astro-, Particle- and Nuclear Physics, September 16-24, 2009, Erice - Italy


• 4th IMPRS Summer School 2009, Statistical Inference from astrophysical data, August 10-15, 2009, Heidelberg - Germany


• DPG Spring Meeting 2009, March 9-13, 2009, Munich - Germany
  Dedicated talk: 11C Analysis and Muon Tracking in Borexino for solar pep and CNO neutrino spectroscopy


• PHYSUN Workshop, The Physics of the Sun and the Solar Neutrinos: an update, November 16-17, 2008, LNGS, Assergi - Italy


• DPG Spring Meeting 2008, March 4-7, 2008, Freiburg - Germany
  Dedicated talk: Gammaspektroskopie-Messungen von Edelstahl für das GERDA-Experiment (German Language)


• International School on Astroparticle Physics European Doctorate School (ISAPP 2006), Neutrinos in Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, May 23-31, 2006, Munich - Germany