Status and Performance of the AMoRE-I Experiment on Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

AMoRE is an international project to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $$^{100}\hbox {Mo}$$100 Mo using a detection technology consisting of magnetic microcalorimeters (MMCs) and molybdenum-based scintillating crystals. Data collection has begun for the current AMORE-I phase of the project, an upgrade from the previous pilot phase. AMoRE-I employs thirteen $${}^\mathrm {48depl.}\hbox {Ca}^{100}\hbox {MoO}_4$$48 depl . Ca 100 MoO 4 crystals and five $$\hbox {Li}_2^{100}\hbox {MoO}_4$$Li 2 100 MoO 4 crystals for a total crystal mass of 6.2 kg. Each detector module contains a scintillating crystal with two MMC channels for heat and light detection. We report the present status of the experiment and the performance of the detector modules.