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Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic investigation of an innovative regional turboprop scaled model: numerical simulations and experiments
An extensive aeroacoustic and aerodynamic investigation of an innovative regional turboprop aircraft has been carried out experimentally and numerically under the framework of two research projects funded by t...
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First direct search for \(2 \epsilon\) and \( \epsilon\beta^{+}\) decay of 144Sm and \(2 \beta^{-}\) decay of 154Sm
The first direct search for the double electron capture (\( 2\epsilon\)2ε) and the electron capture with positron emission (\( \epsilon\beta^+\)εβ+) in 144Sm to the ground state and to the excited levels of 144Nd was...
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Wall-pressure fluctuations induced by a compressible jet flow over a flat plate at different Mach numbers
The wall-pressure fluctuations induced by a compressible subsonic jet over a flat plate are experimentally investigated. Measurements were performed in a semi-anechoic environment, where a compressible jet fac...
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Density Measurements of a Compressible Jet Flow Interacting with a Tangential Flat Plate Using Background-Oriented Schlieren
Many current and future aircraft designs deal with the problem of jet noise prediction methods the flow interacts with part of the airplane structure. Data regarding how a planar surface interacts with je...
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Pressure and Velocity Measurements of a Compressible Jet Interacting with a Flat Plate
This work describes an experimental study of the flow field and wall fluctuations induced by a subsonic jet tangentially a rigid flat plate. Measurements are out at a fixed Mach number varying the radial...
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Open AccessInvestigating Earth shadowing effect with DAMA/LIBRA-phase1
In the present paper the results obtained in the investigation of possible diurnal effects for low-energy single-hit scintillation events of DAMA/LIBRA-phase1 (1.04 ton
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Final model independent results of DAMA/LIBRA-phase1 and perspectives of phase2
This paper shortly summarizes the results obtained with the total exposure of 1.04 ton × yr collected by DAMA/LIBRA-phase1 deep underground at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS) of the I.N.F.N. during 7...
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Open AccessNo role for neutrons, muons and solar neutrinos in the DAMA annual modulation results
This paper summarizes in a simple and intuitive way why the neutrons, the muons and the solar neutrinos cannot give any significant contribution to the DAMA annual modulation results. A number of these element...
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Investigation of rare nuclear decays with BaF2 crystal scintillator contaminated by radium
The radioactive contamination of a BaF2 scintillation crystal with mass of 1.714 kg was measured over 101 hours in the low-background DAMA/R&D set-up deep underground (3600 m w.e.) at the Gran Sasso National Labo...
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Open AccessModel independent result on possible diurnal effect in DAMA/LIBRA-phase1
The results obtained in the search for possible diurnal effect in the single-hit low energy data collected by DAMA/LIBRA-phase1 (total exposure 1.04 ton
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Open AccessFinal model independent result of DAMA/LIBRA–phase1
The results obtained with the total exposure of 1.04 ton × yr collected by DAMA/LIBRA–phase1 deep underground at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS) of the I.N.F.N. during 7 annual cycles (i.e. adding a ...
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New search for correlated e+e- pairs in the \( \alpha\) decay of 241Am
A new search for production of correlated \(e^{+}e^{-}\) pairs in the
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First search for double-β decay of 184Os and 192Os
A search for double-β decay of osmium has been realized for the first time with the help of an ultra-low background HPGe γ detector at the underground Gran Sasso National Laboratories of the INFN (Italy). Afte...
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Open AccessOn the potentiality of the ZnWO4 anisotropic detectors to measure the directionality of Dark Matter
In the anisotropic scintillators the light output and the pulse shape for heavy particles (p, α, nuclear recoils) depend on the direction with respect to the crystal axes; the response to γ/β radiation is isotrop...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Dark Matter Annual Modulation Results by DAMA/LIBRA
The DAMA/LIBRA experiment at LNGS (sensitive mass of about 250 kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) is mainly devoted to the investigation of Dark Matter (DM) particles in the Galactic halo by exploiting the model ind...
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Open AccessNo role for muons in the DAMA annual modulation results
This paper gathers arguments and reasons why muons surviving the Gran Sasso mountain cannot mimic the Dark Matter annual modulation signature exploited by the DAMA/NaI and DAMA/LIBRA experiments. A number of t...
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Open AccessSearch for charge non-conserving processes in 127I by coincidence technique
New lifetime limits on the charge non-conserving (CNC) electron capture with excitation of the 417.9 keV nuclear level in the 127I are established by using the coincidence technique. The analysed exposure is 0.87...
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Prognostic value of CD34+ peak in peripheral blood during mobilization in intermediate-risk AML patients treated in first CR by autologous or allogeneic transplantation
Ninety-six AML patients in 1st CR were evaluated for peak CD34+ cell levels in peripheral blood (PB) during PBSC mobilization and harvest. Distribution of CD34+ cell peaks was determined and cases were grouped...
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First search for double- \( \beta\) decay of platinum by ultra-low background HP Ge \( \gamma\) spectrometry
A search for double- \( \beta\) processes in 190Pt and 198Pt was realized with the help of ultra-low background HP Ge 46...
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L’épreuve chirurgicale orthopédique : approche chirurgicale et soutien psychologique
La chirurgie orthopédique pour les tumeurs des tissus mous et des tumeurs osseuses est souvent délabrante. Son approche est spécifique et le principe de la reconstruction est rapidement envisagé. Cependant, ce...
