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NA62 Collaboration (Cortina Gil, E. et al); Husek, T. |
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First search for K+ -> pi(+) nu(nu)over-bar using the decay-in-flight technique |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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791 |
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156-166 |
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The NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS reports the first search for K+ -> pi(+) nu(nu) over bar using the decay-in-flight technique, based on a sample of 1.21 x10(11) K+ decays collected in 2016. The single event sensitivity is 3.15 x10(-10), corresponding to 0.267 Standard Model events. One signal candidate is observed while the expected background is 0.152 events. This leads to an upper limit of 14 x10(-10) on the K+ -> pi(+) nu(nu) over bar branching ratio at 95% CL. |
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[Gil, E. Cortina; Minucci, E.; Padolski, S.; Petrov, P.; Velghe, B.; Volpe, R.; Kleimenova, A.; Perrin-Terrin, M.] Catholic Univ Louvain, B-1348 Louvain La Neuve, Belgium, Email: radoslav.marchevski@cern.ch; |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000462321800023 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3957 |
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NA62 Collaboration (Cortina Gil, E. et al); Husek, T. |
Title |
Search for production of an invisible dark photon in (0) decays |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
05 |
Issue |
5 |
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182 - 20pp |
Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Exotics; Fixed target experiments; Rare decay |
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The results of a search for (0) decays to a photon and an invisible massive dark photon at the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS are reported. From a total of 4.12 x 10(8) tagged (0) mesons, no signal is observed. Assuming a kinetic-mixing interaction, limits are set on the dark photon coupling to the ordinary photon as a function of the dark photon mass, improving on previous searches in the mass range 60-110 MeV/c(2). The present results are interpreted in terms of an upper limit of the branching ratio of the electro-weak decay 0improving the current limit by more than three orders of magnitude. |
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[Gil, E. Cortina; Kleimenova, A.; Minucci, E.; Padolski, S.; Petrov, P.; Shaikhiev, A.; Volpe, R.] Catholic Univ Louvain, Louvain, Belgium, Email: tommaso.spadaro@cern.ch; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000469459200001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4028 |
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NA62 collaboration (Cortina Gil, E. et al); Husek, T. |
Title |
Searches for lepton number violating K+ decays |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
797 |
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134794 - 9pp |
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The NA62 experiment at CERN reports a search for the lepton number violating decays K+ -> pi(-)e(+)e(+) and K+ -> pi(-)mu(+)mu(+) using a data sample collected in 2017. No signals are observed, and upper limits on the branching fractions of these decays of 2.2 x 10(-10) and 4.2 x 10(-11) are obtained, respectively, at 90% confidence level. These upper limits improve on previously reported measurements by factors of 3 and 2, respectively. |
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[Gil, E. Cortina; Kleimenova, A.; Minucci, E.; Padolski, S.; Petrov, R.; Shaikhiev, A.; Volpe, R.; Perrin-Terrin, M.] Catholic Univ Louvain, B-1348 Louvain La Neuve, Belgium, Email: Evgueni.Goudzovski@cern.ch |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000488071200017 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4160 |
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NA62 Collaboration (Cortina Gil, E. et al); Husek, T. |
Title |
Search for heavy neutral lepton production in K+ decays to positrons |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
807 |
Issue |
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Pages |
135599 - 9pp |
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A search for heavy neutral lepton (N) production in K+ -> e(+)N decays using the data sample collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN in 2017-2018 is reported. Upper limits of the extended neutrino mixing matrix element vertical bar U-e4 vertical bar(2) are established at the level of 10(-9) over most of the accessible heavy neutral lepton mass range 144-462 MeV/c(2), with the assumption that the lifetime exceeds 50 ns. These limits improve significantly upon those of previous production and decay searches. The vertical bar U-e4 vertical bar(2) range favoured by Big Bang Nucleosynthesis is excluded up to a mass of about 340 MeV/c(2). |
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[Gil, E. Cortina; Kleimenova, A.; Minucci, E.; Padolski, S.; Petrov, P.; Shaikhiev, A.; Volpe, R.] Catholic Univ Louvain, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium, Email: Evgueni.Goudzovski@cern.ch |
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Elsevier |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000571765700067 |
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no |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4544 |
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NA62 Collaboration (Cortina Gil, E. et al); Husek, T. |
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An investigation of the very rare K+ -> pi+ nu nubar decay |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
11 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
042 - 57pp |
Keywords |
Fixed target experiments; Flavor physics; Flavour Changing Neutral Currents; Rare decay |
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The NA62 experiment reports an investigation of the K+-> pi+nu nu <overbar></mml:mover> mode from a sample of K+ decays collected in 2017 at the CERN SPS. The experiment has achieved a single event sensitivity of (0.389 +/- 0.024) x 10(-10), corresponding to 2.2 events assuming the Standard Model branching ratio of (8.4 +/- 1.0) x 10(-11). Two signal candidates are observed with an expected background of 1.5 events. Combined with the result of a similar analysis conducted by NA62 on a smaller data set recorded in 2016, the collaboration now reports an upper limit of 1.78 x 10(-10) for the K+-> pi+nu nu <overbar></mml:mover> branching ratio at 90% CL. This, together with the corresponding 68% CL measurement of (0.48<mml:mo>-0.48<mml:mo>+0.72) x 10(-10), are currently the most precise results worldwide, and are able to constrain some New Physics models that predict large enhancements still allowed by previous measurements. |
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[Gil, E. Cortina; Kleimenova, A.; Minucci, E.; Padolski, S.; Petrov, P.; Shaikhiev, A.; Volpe, R.; Jerhot, J.; Perrin-Terrin, M.; Lurkin, N.; Parkinson, C.] Catholic Univ Louvain, B-1348 Louvain, Belgium, Email: radoslav.marchevski@cern.ch; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000593745600001 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4624 |
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NA48/2 Collaboration (Batley, J.R. et al); Fiorini, L. |
Title |
Measurement of the form factors of charged kaon semileptonic decays |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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10 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
150 - 23pp |
Keywords |
Fixed target experiments; Rare decay |
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A measurement of the form factors of charged kaon semileptonic decays is presented, based on 4.4 x 10(6)K(+/-) (0)e(e)(+/-) (Ke3 +/-) and 2.3 x 10(6)K(+/-) (0)+/- (K3 +/-) decays collected in 2004 by the NA48/2 experiment. The results are obtained with improved precision as compared to earlier measurements. The combination of measurements in the Ke3 +/- and K3 +/- modes is also presented. |
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[Batley, J. R.; Kalmus, G.; Lazzeroni, C.; Munday, D. J.; Slater, M. W.; Wotton, S. A.] Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England, Email: Dmitri.Madigojine@cern.ch; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000449293400001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3791 |
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NA48/2 Collaboration (Batley, J.R. et al); Fiorini, L. |
Title |
First observation and study of the K-+/- -> pi(+/-)pi(0)e(+)e(-) decay |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
788 |
Issue |
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552-561 |
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The NA48/2 experiment at CERN reports the first observation of the K-+/- -> pi(+/-)pi(0)e(+)e(-) decay from an exposure of 1.7 x 10(11) charged kaon decays recorded in 2003-2004. A sample of 4919 candidates with 4.9% background contamination allows the determination of the branching ratio in the full kinematic region, BR(K-+/- -> pi(+/-)pi(0)e(+)e(-)) = (4.24 +/- 0.14) x 10(-6). The study of the kinematic space shows evidence for a structure dependent contribution in agreement with predictions based on chiral perturbation theory. Several P- and CP-violating asymmetries are also evaluated. |
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[Batley, J. R.; Kalmus, G.; Lazzeroni, C.; Munday, D. J.; Slater, M. W.; Wotton, S. A.; Balev, S.] Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England, Email: milena.misheva@cern.ch; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000455364400072 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3882 |
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Murgui, C.; Peñuelas, A.; Jung, M.; Pich, A. |
Title |
Global fit to b -> c tau nu transitions |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
09 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
103 - 45pp |
Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Effective Field Theories |
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We perform a general model-independent analysis of b -> c tau(nu) over bar (tau) transitions, including measurements of R-D, R-D*, their q(2) differential distributions, the recently measured longitudinal D* polarization F-L(D)*, and constraints from the B-c -> tau(nu) over bar (tau) lifetime, each of which has significant impact on the fit. A global fit to a general set of Wilson coefficients of an effective low-energy Hamiltonian is presented, the solutions of which are interpreted in terms of hypothetical new-physics mediators. From the obtained results we predict selected b -> c tau(nu) over bar (tau) observables, such as the baryonic transition Lambda(b) -> Lambda(c)tau(nu) over bar (tau), the ratio R-J/psi, the forward-backward asymmetries A(FB)(D()*()), the tau polarization asymmetries P-tau(D()*()), and the longitudinal D* polarization fraction F-L(D)*. The latter shows presently a slight tension with any new-physics model, such that an improved measurement could have an important impact. We also discuss the potential change due the very recently announced preliminary R-D(*) measurement by the Belle collaboration. |
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[Murgui, Clara; Penuelas, Ana; Pich, Antonio] Univ Valencia, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, Apt Correus 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Clara.Murgui@ific.uv.es; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000490861200001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4177 |
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Muñoz, V.; Takhistov, V.; Witte, S.J.; Fuller, G.M. |
Title |
Exploring the origin of supermassive black holes with coherent neutrino scattering |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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11 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
020 - 16pp |
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dark matter detectors; massive stars; neutrino astronomy; neutrino detectors |
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Collapsing supermassive stars (M greater than or similar to 3 x 10(4) M-circle dot) at high redshifts can naturally provide seeds and explain the origin of the supermassive black holes observed in the centers of nearly all galaxies. During the collapse of supermassive stars, a burst of non-thermal neutrinos is generated with a luminosity that could greatly exceed that of a conventional core collapse supernova explosion. In this work, we investigate the extent to which the neutrinos produced in these explosions can be observed via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS). Large scale direct dark matter detection experiments provide particularly favorable targets. We find that upcoming O(100) tonne-scale experiments will be sensitive to the collapse of individual supermassive stars at distances as large as O(10) Mpc. |
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[Munoz, Victor; Witte, Samuel J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Apartado Correos 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: victor.manuel.munoz@ific.uv.es; |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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WOS:000765985200009 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Muñoz, E.; Ros, A.; Borja-Lloret, M.; Barrio, J.; Dendooven, P.; Oliver, J.F.; Ozoemelam, I.; Roser, J.; Llosa, G. |
Title |
Proton range verification with MACACO II Compton camera enhanced by a neural network for event selection |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2021 |
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Scientific Reports |
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Sci Rep |
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11 |
Issue |
1 |
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9325 - 12pp |
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The applicability extent of hadron therapy for tumor treatment is currently limited by the lack of reliable online monitoring techniques. An active topic of investigation is the research of monitoring systems based on the detection of secondary radiation produced during treatment. MACACO, a multi-layer Compton camera based on LaBr3 scintillator crystals and SiPMs, is being developed at IFIC-Valencia for this purpose. This work reports the results obtained from measurements of a 150 MeV proton beam impinging on a PMMA target. A neural network trained on Monte Carlo simulations is used for event selection, increasing the signal to background ratio before image reconstruction. Images of the measured prompt gamma distributions are reconstructed by means of a spectral reconstruction code, through which the 4.439 MeV spectral line is resolved. Images of the emission distribution at this energy are reconstructed, allowing calculation of the distal fall-off and identification of target displacements of 3 mm. |
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[Munoz, Enrique; Ros, Ana; Borja-Lloret, Marina; Barrio, John; Oliver, Josep F.; Roser, Jorge; Llosa, Gabriela] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, CSIC, Valencia, Spain, Email: Enrique.Munoz@ific.uv.es |
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Nature Research |
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2045-2322 |
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WOS:000651603500001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4836 |
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