Results from a search for the $0\nu\beta\beta$-decay of $^{130}Te$

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A detailed description of the CUORICINO $^{130}Te$ neutrinoless double-beta ($\nbb$) decay experiment is given and recent results are reported.

• CUORICINO is an array of 62 tellurium oxide ($TeO_{2}$) bolometers with an active mass of 40.7 kg.
• It is cooled to $\sim 8-10$ mK by a dilution refrigerator shielded from environmental radioactivity and energetic neutrons.
• It is running in the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Assergi, Italy.