I. Stekl et al., Experiments TGV I (double-beta decay of Ca-48) and TGV II (double-beta decay of Cd-106 and Ca-48), CZEC J PHYS, 50(4), 2000, pp. 553-559
Present status of experiments TGV I and TGV II is given. The TGV I collabor
ation has studied the double-beta decay of Ca-48 with a low-background and
high sensitivity Ge multi-detector spectrometer TGV (Telescope Germanium Ve
rtical). The preliminary results of T-1/2(2 nu beta beta) = (4.2(-1.3)(+3.3
)) x 10(19) yars and T-1/2(0 nu beta beta) >1.5 x 10(21) years (90% CL) for
double- beta decay of Ca-48 has been found after the processing of experim
ental data obtained after 8700 hours of measuring time using approximately
1 gramme of Ca-48. The aim of the experiment TGV II is the development of t
he experimental methods, construction of spectrometers and measurement of t
he beta beta decay (beta(+)beta(+), beta(+)/EC, EC/EC) of Cd-106 particular
ly the 2 nu EC/EC mode. The theoretical description and performance of the
TGV II spectrometer are also given.