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20122025
most citedDevelopment of a Li2MoO4 scintillating bolometer for low background physics

89 citations

16 papers

hep-ex2025★ 1 cited

Sensitivity to low-mass WIMPs with an improved liquid argon ionization response model within the DarkSide programme

F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari, P. Agnes +294

Dark matter detection experiments using liquid argon rely on a precise characterization of the ionization response to nuclear recoils, especially in the keV energy range relevant f…

hep-ex2024★ 21 cited

DarkSide-20k sensitivity to light dark matter particles

20k Collaboration, F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari +310

The dual-phase liquid argon time projection chamber is presently one of the leading technologies to search for dark matter particles with masses below 10 GeV/c. This was demons…

physics.ins-det2023★ 14 cited

Measurement of isotopic separation of argon with the prototype of the cryogenic distillation plant Aria for dark matter searches

20k Collaboration

The Aria cryogenic distillation plant, located in Sardinia, Italy, is a key component of the DarkSide-20k experimental program for WIMP dark matter searches at the INFN Laboratori…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 8 cited

Study of cosmogenic activation above ground for the DarkSide-20k experiment

20k Collaboration

The activation of materials due to exposure to cosmic rays may become an important background source for experiments investigating rare event phenomena. DarkSide-20k, currently und…

physics.ins-det2022★ 6 cited

Magnetic shielding for large photoelectron multipliers for the OSIRIS facility of the JUNO detector

O. Smirnov, D. Korablev, A. Sotnikov +5

We present the technical design and characteristics of the magnetic shield developed for 20" PMTs of the low-background OSIRIS facility. A ribbon of amorphous alloy with the extrem…

physics.ins-det2022★ 31 cited

Sensitivity projections for a dual-phase argon TPC optimized for light dark matter searches through the ionization channel

P. Agnes, I. Ahmad, S. Albergo +296

Dark matter lighter than 10 GeV/c encompasses a promising range of candidates. A conceptual design for a new detector, DarkSide-LowMass, is presented, based on the DarkSide-50…

physics.optics2021★ 22 cited

Helical Bragg gratings: experimental verification of light orbital angular momentum conversion

A. G. Okhrimchuk, V. V. Likhov, S. A. Vasiliev +1

Structured light, in particular light possessing orbital angular momentum (OAM), has been actively studied in recent decades. Helical Bragg grating (HBG) is a reflecting optical el…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 31 cited

Sensitivity of future liquid argon dark matter search experiments to core-collapse supernova neutrinos

P. Agnes, S. Albergo, I. F. M. Albuquerque +273

Future liquid-argon DarkSide-20k and ARGO detectors, designed for direct dark matter search, will be sensitive also to core-collapse supernova neutrinos, via coherent elastic neutr…

q-bio.PE2020★ 7 cited

Mathematical Modeling of the Spread of COVID-19 in Moscow and Russian Regions

E. M. Koltsova, E. S. Kurkina, A. M. Vasetsky

To model the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus in Russian regions and in Moscow, a discrete logistic equation describing the increase in the number of cases is used. To check the adeq…

physics.app-ph2019

Spectroscopic assessment of charge mobility in organic semiconductors

Andrey Sosorev, Dmitry Maslennikov, Elizaveta Feldman +7

Rapid progress in organic electronics demands new highly efficient organic semiconducting materials. Nevertheless, only few materials have been created so far that show reliable ba…

physics.chem-ph2015★ 19 cited

Bonding in Molecular Crystals from the Local Electronic Pressure Viewpoint

Vladimir G. Tsirelson, Adam I. Stash, Ilya V. Tokatly

The spatial distribution of the internal pressure of an electron fluid, which spontaneously arises at the formation of a molecule or a crystal, is linked to the main features of ch…

physics.chem-ph2013★ 4 cited

Formation of quasi-free and bubble positronium states in water and aqueous solutions

Serge V. Stepanov, Gilles Duplâtre, Vsevolod M. Byakov +2

It is shown that in aqueous solutions a positronium atom is first formed in the quasi-free state, and, after 50-100 ps, becomes localized in a nanobubble. Analysis of the annihilat…

cond-mat.dis-nn2013★ 8 cited

Magnetic properties of Gd3+ ions in the spatially distributed DNA molecules

V. N. Nikiforov, V. D. Kuznetsov, Yu. M. Yevdokimov +1

Magnetic properties of DNA liquid-crystal dispersions are experimentally investigated by SQUID magnetometer. The magnetic susceptibility of pure DNA and DNA doped by La, and Gd is…

physics.ins-det2013★ 89 cited

Development of a Li2MoO4 scintillating bolometer for low background physics

L. Cardani, N. Casali, S. Nagorny +16

We present the performance of a 33 g Li2MoO4 crystal working as a scintillating bolometer. The crystal was tested for more than 400 h in a dilution refrigerator installed in the un…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 34 cited

Crystallography under external electric field

Semen Gorfman, Oleg Schmidt, Vladimir Tsirelson +2

Structural response of crystals to an applied external perturbation is important as a key for understanding microscopic origin of physical properties. Experimental investigation of…

cond-mat.other2012★ 27 cited

Positronium in a liquid phase: formation, bubble state and chemical reactions

Sergey V. Stepanov, Vsevolod M. Byakov, Dmitrii S. Zvezhinskiy +3

This chapter reviews the following items: 1. Energy deposition and track structure of fast positrons: ionization slowing down, number of ion-electron pairs, typical sizes, thermali…