Publications (20)
Search for double beta decay of Cd with an enriched CdWO crystal scintillator in coincidence with CdWO scintillation counters
P. Belli, R. Bernabei, V. B. Brudanin +12
Studies on double beta decay processes in Cd were performed by using a cadmium tungstate scintillator enriched in Cd at 66% (CdWO) with two CdWO sci…
Hybrid Superconducting Neutron Detectors
V. Merlo, M. Salvato, M. Cirillo +5
A new neutron detection concept is presented that is based on superconductive niobium (Nb) strips coated by a boron (B) layer. The working principle of the detector relies on the n…
Dark Matter: DAMA/LIBRA and its perspectives
R. Bernabei, P. Belli, F. Cappella +11
The long-standing model-independent annual modulation effect measured by DAMA deep underground at Gran Sasso Laboratory with different experimental configurations is summarized and…
Coherent Activation of Zero-Field Fiske Modes in Arrays of Josephson Junctions
I. Ottaviani, M. Cirillo, M. Lucci +6
Series arrays of Josephson junctions show evidence of a mode in which all the junctions oscillate in synchronism on voltage resonances appearing, in zero external magnetic field, a…
Search for decay of naturally occurring Hf-nuclides using a CsHfCl scintillator
V. Caracciolo, S. Nagorny, P. Belli +8
Residual radioactive contaminants of a caesium hafnium chloride (CsHfCl) crystal scintillator have been measured in a low background setup at the Gran Sasso National Labora…
Developments and improvements of radiopure ZnWO anisotropic scintillators
P. Belli, R. Bernabei, F. Cappella +10
The ZnWO is an anisotropic crystal scintillator; for its peculiar characteristics, it is a very promising detector to exploit the so-called directionality approach in the inves…
Anomalous thermal escape in Josephson systems perturbed by microwaves
N. Grønbech-Jensen, M. G. Castellano, F. Chiarello +5
We investigate, by experiments and numerical simulations, thermal activation processes of Josephson tunnel junctions in the presence of microwave radiation. When the applied signal…
Characterization of Anomalous Pair Currents in Josephson Junction Networks
I. Ottaviani, M. Lucci, R. Menditto +8
Measurements performed on superconductive networks shaped in the form of planar graphs display anomalously large currents when specific branches are biased. The temperature depende…
Double-beta decay of Nd to excited levels of Sm
A. S. Barabash, P. Belli, R. Bernabei +23
The decay of Nd to the first excited 740.5 keV level of Sm was measured over 5.845 yr with the help of a four-crystal low-background HPGe …
New experimental limits on double-beta decay of osmium
P. Belli, R. Bernabei, F. Cappella +15
Double-beta processes in Os and Os were searched for over 15851 h at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS) of the I.N.F.N. by using a 118 g ultra-pure osmium sa…
Engineering Quantum Interference
M. Lucci, V. Merlo, I. Ottaviani +6
A model for describing interference and diffraction of wave functions of one-dimensional Josephson array interferometers is presented. The derived expression for critical current m…
Improved model-dependent corollary analyses after the first six annual cycles of DAMA/LIBRA-phase2
R. Bernabei, P. Belli, F. Cappella +12
Several of the many proposed Dark Matter candidate particles, already investigated with lower exposure and a higher software energy threshold, are further analyzed including the fi…
Conditioning of Superconductive Properties in Graph-Shaped Reticles
M. Lucci, D. Cassi, V. Merlo +3
We report on phenomena observed in planar integrated networks obtained connecting superconducting island by Josephson tunnel junctions. These networks, identifiable as tree-like gr…
Proceedings to the 25th International Workshop "What Comes Beyond the Standard Models", July 4 -- July 10, 2022, Bled, Slovenia
R. Bernabei, P. Belli, A. Bussolotti +51
Proceedings for our meeting ``What comes beyond the Standard Models'', which covered a broad series of subjects.
Proceedings to the 27th Workshop "What Comes Beyond the Standard Models" Bled, July 8-17, 2024
R. Bernabei, P. Belli, A. Bussolotti +31
The series of meetings ``What comes beyond the Standard Models'' started in 1998 with the idea of organizing a workshop where participants would spend most of the time in discussio…
The dark matter: DAMA/LIBRA and its perspectives
R. Bernabei, P. Belli, V. Caracciolo +10
Experimental observations and theoretical arguments point out that Dark Matter (DM) particles are one of the most prominent component of the Universe. This motivated the pioneer DA…
Measurements of ZnWO anisotropic response to nuclear recoils for the ADAMO project
P. Belli, R. Bernabei, F. Cappella +10
Anisotropic scintillators can offer a unique possibility to exploit the so-called directionality approach in order to investigate the presence of those Dark Matter (DM) candidates…
Electron spectral shape of the third-forbidden -decay of Rb measured using a RbZrCl crystal scintillator
P. Belli, R. Bernabei, F. Cappella +12
In recent years, interest in experimental studies of -decay electron spectra -- often referred to as spectra -- has been growing. This is particularly true for transi…
Integrating Superconductive and Optical Circuits
F. Stella, M. Casalboni, M. Cirillo +5
We have integrated on oxidized silicon wafers superconductive films and Josephson junctions along with sol-gel optical channel waveguides. The fabrication process is carried out in…
First model independent results from DAMA/LIBRA-phase2
R. Bernabei, P. Belli, A. Bussolotti +14
The first model independent results obtained by the DAMA/LIBRA-phase2 experiment are presented. The data have been collected over 6 annual cycles corresponding to a total exposure…