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Author KM3NeT Collaboration (Adrian-Martinez, S. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Calvo, D.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Olcina, I.; Real, D.; Sanchez Garcia, A.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J.
Title A method to stabilise the performance of negatively fed KM3NeT photomultipliers Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 11 Issue Pages P12014 - 12pp
Keywords Instrument optimisation; Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Neutrino detectors; Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (gas) (gas-photocathodes, solid-photocathodes)
Abstract The KM3NeT research infrastructure, currently under construction in the Mediterranean Sea, will host neutrino telescopes for the identification of neutrino sources in the Universe and for studies of the neutrino mass hierarchy. These telescopes will house hundreds of thousands of photomultiplier tubes that will have to be operated in a stable and reliable fashion. In this context, the stability of the dark counts has been investigated for photomultiplier tubes with negative high voltage on the photocathode and held in insulating support structures made of 3D printed nylon material. Small gaps between the rigid support structure and the photomultiplier tubes in the presence of electric fields can lead to discharges that produce dark count rates that are highly variable. A solution was found by applying the same insulating varnish as used for the high voltage bases directly to the outside of the photomultiplier tubes. This transparent conformal coating provides a convenient and inexpensive method of insulation.
Address [Albert, A.; Belias, A.; Biagioni, A.; Capone, A.; Coleiro, A.; Cosquer, A.; Creusot, A.; D'Amico, A.; D'Onofrio, A.; Enzenhofer, A.; Grmek, A.; Heijboer, A.; Kappes, A.; Kouchner, A.; Leisos, A.; Miraglia, A.] Accademia Navale Livorno, I-57100 Livorno, Italy, Email: spokesperson@km3net.de
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Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1748-0221 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000395732500014 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number (down) IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3041
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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Andre, M. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J.
Title Sperm whale long-range echolocation sounds revealed by ANTARES, a deep-sea neutrino telescope Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Scientific Reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep
Volume 7 Issue Pages 45517 - 12pp
Keywords
Abstract Despite dedicated research has been carried out to adequately map the distribution of the sperm whale in the Mediterranean Sea, unlike other regions of the world, the species population status is still presently uncertain. The analysis of two years of continuous acoustic data provided by the ANTARES neutrino telescope revealed the year-round presence of sperm whales in the Ligurian Sea, probably associated with the availability of cephalopods in the region. The presence of the Ligurian Sea sperm whales was demonstrated through the real-time analysis of audio data streamed from a cabled-to-shore deep-sea observatory that allowed the hourly tracking of their long-range echolocation behaviour on the Internet. Interestingly, the same acoustic analysis indicated that the occurrence of surface shipping noise would apparently not condition the foraging behaviour of the sperm whale in the area, since shipping noise was almost always present when sperm whales were acoustically detected. The continuous presence of the sperm whale in the region confirms the ecological value of the Ligurian sea and the importance of ANTARES to help monitoring its ecosystems.
Address [Andre, M.; Caballe, A.; Van der Schaar, M.; Solsona, A.; Houegnigan, L.; Zaugg, S.; Sanchez, A. M.; Castell, J. V.; Sole, M.; Vila, F.; Djokic, D.; Vallage, B.] Tech Univ Catalonia, Barcelona Tech UPC, LAB, Rambla Exposicio 24, Barcelona 08800, Spain, Email: michel.andre@upc.edu
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Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000399188000001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number (down) IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3054
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Author De Romeri, V.; Kim, J.S.; Martin Lozano, V.; Rolbiecki, K.; Ruiz de Austri, R.
Title Confronting dark matter with the diphoton excess from a parent resonance decay Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C
Volume 76 Issue 5 Pages 262 - 13pp
Keywords
Abstract A diphoton excess with an invariant mass of about 750 GeV has been recently reported by both ATLAS and CMS experiments at LHC. While the simplest interpretation requires the resonant production of a 750 GeV (pseudo) scalar, here we consider an alternative setup, with an additional heavy parent particle which decays into a pair of 750 GeV resonances. This configuration improves the agreement between the 8 and 13 TeV data. Moreover, we include a dark matter candidate in the form of a Majorana fermion which interacts through the 750 GeV portal. The invisible decays of the light resonance help to suppress additional decay channels into Standard Model particles in association with the diphoton signal. We realise our hierarchical framework in the context of an effective theory, and we analyse the diphoton signal as well as the consistency with other LHC searches. We finally address the interplay of the LHC results with the dark matter phenomenology, namely the compatibility with the relic density abundance and the indirect detection bounds.
Address [De Romeri, Valentina; Kim, Jong Soo; Martin-Lozano, Victor; Rolbiecki, Krzysztof] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Inst Fis Teor UAM CSIC, E-28049 Madrid, Spain, Email: valentina.deromeri@uam.es
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6044 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000399931700001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number (down) IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3088
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Ralet, D. et al); Gadea, A.; Perez-Vidal, R.M.
Title Toward lifetime and g factor measurements of short-lived states in the vicinity of Pb-208 Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Physica Scripta Abbreviated Journal Phys. Scr.
Volume 92 Issue 5 Pages 054004 - 4pp
Keywords multi-nucleon transfer reaction; lifetime measurement; AGATA; VAMOS plus
Abstract The multi-nucleon transfer reaction mechanism was used to produce and study nuclei in the vicinity of 208Pb. This mass region is a test case for the nuclear shell model. The mass identification of the fragments was performed with the large acceptance magnetic spectrometer VAMOS++ coupled to the AGATA gamma-tracking array. This experiment aimed to determine both lifetimes and gyromagnetic ratios of excited states with the Cologne plunger device. The analysis indicates promising results with the possibility to determine several new lifetimes in this region.
Address [Ralet, D.; Georgiev, G.; Konstantinopoulos, T.; Korichi, A.; Ljungvall, J.] Univ Paris Saclay, Univ Paris Sud, CNRS IN2P3, CSNSM, F-91405 Orsay, France, Email: damian.ralet@csnsm.in2p3.fr
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0031-8949 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000399888300001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number (down) IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3092
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Author Double Chooz collaboration (Abrahao, T. et al); Novella, P.
Title Cosmic-muon characterization and annual modulation measurement with Double Chooz detectors Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Abbreviated Journal J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.
Volume 02 Issue 2 Pages 017 - 20pp
Keywords cosmic ray experiments; neutrino detectors
Abstract A study on cosmic muons has been performed for the two identical near and far neutrino detectors of the Double Chooz experiment, placed at similar to 120 and similar to 300 m. w.e. underground respectively, including the corresponding simulations using the MUSIC simulation package. This characterization has allowed us to measure the muon flux reaching both detectors to be (3.64 +/- 0.04) x 10(-4) cm(-2) s(-1) for the near detector and (7.00 +/- 0.05) x 10(-5) cm(-2) s(-1) for the far one. The seasonal modulation of the signal has also been studied observing a positive correlation with the atmospheric temperature, leading to an effective temperature coefficient of alpha(T) = 0.212 +/- 0.024 and 0.355 +/- 0.019 for the near and far detectors respectively. These measurements, in good agreement with expectations based on theoretical models, represent one of the first measurements of this coefficient in shallow depth installations.
Address [Abrahao, T.; Bekman, I.; Cerrada, M.; Corpace, O.; Jochum, J.; LoSecco, J. M.; Maricic, J.; Nagasaka, Y.; Veyssiere, C.; Yermia, F.] Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fisicas, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Email: hgomez@apc.univ-paris7.fr
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1475-7516 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000399455000017 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number (down) IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3110
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