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20122016
most citedResults from the first use of low radioactivity argon in a dark matter search

186 citations · 493 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.ins-det2016★ 10 cited

The Electronics and Data Acquisition System for the DarkSide-50 Veto Detectors

P. Agnes, L. Agostino, I. F. M. Albuquerque +155

DarkSide-50 is a detector for dark matter candidates in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). It utilizes a liquid argon time projection chamber (LAr TPC) for t…

physics.ins-det2015★ 49 cited

The veto system of the DarkSide-50 experiment

The DarkSide Collaboration, P. Agnes, L. Agostino +158

Nuclear recoil events produced by neutron scatters form one of the most important classes of background in WIMP direct detection experiments, as they may produce nuclear recoils th…

physics.ins-det2015★ 53 cited

Solar neutrino detection in a large volume double-phase liquid argon experiment

D. Franco, C. Giganti, P. Agnes +29

Precision measurements of solar neutrinos emitted by specific nuclear reaction chains in the Sun are of great interest for developing an improved understanding of star formation an…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 186 cited

Results from the first use of low radioactivity argon in a dark matter search

The DarkSide Collaboration, P. Agnes, L. Agostino +158

Liquid argon is a bright scintillator with potent particle identification properties, making it an attractive target for direct-detection dark matter searches. The DarkSide-50 dark…

hep-ph2014★ 8 cited

The LBNO long-baseline oscillation sensitivities with two conventional neutrino beams at different baselines

LBNO Collaboration, S. K. Agarwalla, L. Agostino +157

The proposed Long Baseline Neutrino Observatory (LBNO) initially consists of kton liquid double phase TPC complemented by a magnetised iron calorimeter, to be installed a…

hep-ph2014★ 20 cited

Optimised sensitivity to leptonic CP violation from spectral information: the LBNO case at 2300 km baseline

LBNO Collaboration, S. K. Agarwalla, L. Agostino +157

One of the main goals of the Long Baseline Neutrino Observatory (LBNO) is to study the behaviour (spectral information) of the electron neutrino and antineutrino appearance p…

physics.ins-det2014★ 41 cited

LBNO-DEMO: Large-scale neutrino detector demonstrators for phased performance assessment in view of a long-baseline oscillation experiment

L. Agostino, B. Andrieu, R. Asfandiyarov +111

In June 2012, an Expression of Interest for a long-baseline experiment (LBNO) has been submitted to the CERN SPSC. LBNO considers three types of neutrino detector technologies: a d…

hep-ph2014★ 19 cited

The mass-hierarchy and CP-violation discovery reach of the LBNO long-baseline neutrino experiment

LBNO Collaboration, S. K. Agarwalla, L. Agostino +214

The next generation neutrino observatory proposed by the LBNO collaboration will address fundamental questions in particle and astroparticle physics. The experiment consists of a f…

physics.ins-det2013★ 8 cited

Future large-scale water-Cherenkov detector

L. Agostino, M. Buizza-Avanzini, M. Marafini +7

MEMPHYS (MEgaton Mass PHYSics) is a proposed large-scale water-Cherenkov experiment to be performed deep underground. It is dedicated to nucleon decay searches and the detection of…

physics.acc-ph2013★ 37 cited

The EUROnu Project

T. R. Edgecock, O. Caretta, T. Davenne +168

The EUROnu project has studied three possible options for future, high intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe. The first is a Super Beam, in which the neutrinos come f…

hep-ex2012★ 62 cited

Study of the performance of a large scale water-Cherenkov detector (MEMPHYS)

L. Agostino, M. Buizza-Avanzini, M. Dracos +7

MEMPHYS (MEgaton Mass PHYSics) is a proposed large-scale water Cherenkov experiment to be performed deep underground. It is dedicated to nucleon decay searches, neutrinos from supe…