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Author Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Babiano-Suarez, V.; Balibrea-Correa, J.; Caballero, L.; Calvo, D.; Ladarescu, I.; Domingo-Pardo, C.
Title Simultaneous Gamma-Neutron Vision device: a portable and versatile tool for nuclear inspections Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal EPJ Tech. Instrum.
Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 2 - 17pp
Keywords Gamma imaging; Neutron imaging; Nuclear inspections; Homeland security; Nuclear waste characterization
Abstract This work presents GN-Vision, a novel dual gamma-ray and neutron imaging system, which aims at simultaneously obtaining information about the spatial origin of gamma-ray and neutron sources. The proposed device is based on two position sensitive detection planes and exploits the Compton imaging technique for the imaging of gamma-rays. In addition, spatial distributions of slow- and thermal-neutron sources (<100 eV) are reconstructed by using a passive neutron pin-hole collimator attached to the first detection plane. The proposed gamma-neutron imaging device could be of prime interest for nuclear safety and security applications. The two main advantages of this imaging system are its high efficiency and portability, making it well suited for nuclear applications were compactness and real-time imaging is important. This work presents the working principle and conceptual design of the GN-Vision system and explores, on the basis of Monte Carlo simulations, its simultaneous gamma-ray and neutron detection and imaging capabilities for a realistic scenario where a Cf-252 source is hidden in a neutron moderating container.
Address [Lerendegui-Marco, Jorge; Babiano-Suarez, Victor; Balibrea-Correa, Javier; Caballero, Luis; Calvo, David; Ladarescu, Ion; Domingo-Pardo, Cesar] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, Valencia, Spain, Email: jorge.lerendegui@ific.uv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
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 2195-7045 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001171512700001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5975
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Author Black, K.M. et al; Zurita, J.
Title Muon Collider Forum report Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages T02015 - 95pp
Keywords Accelerator Applications; Accelerator Subsystems and Technologies; Instrumentation for particle accelerators and storage rings- high energy (linear accelerators, synchrotrons); Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics
Abstract A multi-TeV muon collider offers a spectacular opportunity in the direct exploration of the energy frontier. Offering a combination of unprecedented energy collisions in a comparatively clean leptonic environment, a high energy muon collider has the unique potential to provide both precision measurements and the highest energy reach in one machine that cannot be paralleled by any currently available technology. The topic generated a lot of excitement in Snowmass meetings and continues to attract a large number of supporters, including many from the early career community. In light of this very strong interest within the US particle physics community, Snowmass Energy, Theory and Accelerator Frontiers created a cross-frontier Muon Collider Forum in November of 2020. The Forum has been meeting on a monthly basis and organized several topical workshops dedicated to physics, accelerator technology, and detector R&D. Findings of the Forum are summarized in this report.
Address [Black, K. M.; Bose, T.; Dasu, S.; Everaerts, P.; Jia, H.; Lomte, S.; Pinna, D.; Venkatasubramanian, N.; Vuosalo, C.] Univ Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI USA, Email: sergo@fnal.gov
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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:001185309300003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 6048
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Author Botella, F.J.; Cornet-Gomez, F.; Miro, C.; Nebot, M.
Title New physics hints from τ scalar interactions and (g-2)e,μ Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Journal of Physics G Abbreviated Journal J. Phys. G
Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 025001 - 20pp
Keywords lepton sector; extended scalar sector; new physics signals
Abstract We consider a flavour conserving two Higgs doublet model that consists of a type I (or X) quark sector and a generalized lepton sector where the Yukawa couplings of the charged leptons to the new scalars are not proportional to the lepton masses. The model, previously proposed to solve both muon and electron g – 2 anomalies simultaneously, is also capable to accommodate the ATLAS excess in pp -> S -> tau(+)tau(-) with gluon-gluon fusion production in the invariant mass range [0.2; 0.6] TeV, including all relevant low and high energy constraints. The excess is reproduced taking into account the new contributions from the scalar H, the pseudoscalar A, or both. In particular, detailed numerical analyses favoured the solution with a significant hierarchy among the vevs of the two Higgs doublets, t(beta)similar to 10, and light neutral scalars satisfying m(A) > m(H) with sizable couplings to tau leptons. In this region of the parameter space, the muon g – 2 anomaly receives one and two-loop (Barr Zee) contributions of similar size, while the electron anomaly is explained at two loops. An analogous ATLAS excess in b-associated production and the CMS excess in ditop production are also studied. Further New Physics prospects concerning the anomalous magnetic moment of the tau lepton and the implications of the CDF M-W measurement on the final results are discussed.
Address [Botella, Francisco J.; Miro, Carlos; Nebot, Miguel] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: Francisco.J.Botella@uv.es;
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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 0954-3899 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001132956900001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5877
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Author Araújo, M.C.; Furtado, J.; Maluf, R.V.
Title Casimir effect in a Lorentz-violating tensor extension of a scalar field theory Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication European Physical Journal Plus Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. Plus
Volume 139 Issue 2 Pages 165 - 12pp
Keywords
Abstract This paper investigates the Casimir energy modifications due to the Lorentz-violating CPT-even contribution in an extension of the scalar QED. We have considered the complex scalar field satisfying Dirichlet boundary conditions between two parallel plates separated by a small distance. An appropriate tensor parametrization allowed us to study the Casimir effect in three different configurations: isotropic, anisotropic parity-odd, and anisotropic parity-even. We have shown that the Lorentz-violating contributions can promote either an increase or a decrease in the Casimir energy evaluated in the isotropic configuration, depending on whether the violation parameters are taking as positive or negative values. On the other hand, for the anisotropic parity-even case the Casimir energy only decreases, while for the anisotropic parity-odd cases it only increases. Therefore, from these last two results it seems that the Casimir energy is sensitive to the parity of Lorentz-violating coefficients.
Address [Araujo, M. C.; Maluf, R. V.] Univ Fed Ceara UFC, Dept Fis, Campus Pici,CP 6030, BR-60455760 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, Email: michelangelo@fisica.ufc.br;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Heidelberg Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2190-5444 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001163697500003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5964
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Author Baran, J. et al; Brzezinski, K.
Title Feasibility of the J-PET to monitor the range of therapeutic proton beams Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Physica Medica Abbreviated Journal Phys. Medica
Volume 118 Issue Pages 103301 - 9pp
Keywords PET; Range monitoring; J-PET; Monte Carlo simulations; Proton radiotherapy
Abstract Purpose: The aim of this work is to investigate the feasibility of the Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomography (J -PET) scanner for intra-treatment proton beam range monitoring. Methods: The Monte Carlo simulation studies with GATE and PET image reconstruction with CASToR were performed in order to compare six J -PET scanner geometries. We simulated proton irradiation of a PMMA phantom with a Single Pencil Beam (SPB) and Spread -Out Bragg Peak (SOBP) of various ranges. The sensitivity and precision of each scanner were calculated, and considering the setup's cost-effectiveness, we indicated potentially optimal geometries for the J -PET scanner prototype dedicated to the proton beam range assessment. Results: The investigations indicate that the double -layer cylindrical and triple -layer double -head configurations are the most promising for clinical application. We found that the scanner sensitivity is of the order of 10-5 coincidences per primary proton, while the precision of the range assessment for both SPB and SOBP irradiation plans was found below 1 mm. Among the scanners with the same number of detector modules, the best results are found for the triple -layer dual -head geometry. The results indicate that the double -layer cylindrical and triple -layer double -head configurations are the most promising for the clinical application, Conclusions: We performed simulation studies demonstrating that the feasibility of the J -PET detector for PET -based proton beam therapy range monitoring is possible with reasonable sensitivity and precision enabling its pre -clinical tests in the clinical proton therapy environment. Considering the sensitivity, precision and cost-effectiveness, the double -layer cylindrical and triple -layer dual -head J -PET geometry configurations seem promising for future clinical application.
Address [Baran, Jakub; Silarski, Michal; Chug, Neha; Coussat, Aurelien; Czerwinski, Eryk; Dadgar, Meysam; Dulski, Kamil; Eliyan, Kavya, V; Gajos, Aleksander; Kacprzak, Krzysztof; Kaplon, Lukasz; Korcyl, Grzegorz; Kozik, Tomasz; Kumar, Deepak; Niedzwiecki, Szymon; Panek, Dominik; Parzych, Szymon; del Rio, Elena Perez; Simbarashe, Moyo; Sharma, Sushil; Shivani; Skurzok, Magdalena; Stepien, Ewa L.; Tayefi, Keyvan; Tayefi, Faranak; Moskal, Pawel] Jagiellonian Univ, Fac Phys Astron & Appl Comp Sci, 11 Lojasiewicza St, PL-30348 Krakow, Poland, Email: jakubbaran92@gmail.com
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Sci Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1120-1797 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001178648400001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5990
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Author ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Amos, K.R.; Aparisi Pozo, J.A.; Bailey, A.J.; Bouchhar, N.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Cantero, J.; Cardillo, F.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Didenko, M.; Escobar, C.; Fiorini, L.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gomez Delegido, A.J.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Gonzalvo Rodriguez, G.R.; Guerrero Rojas, J.G.R.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Lacasta, C.; Lozano Bahilo, J.J.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Martinez Agullo, P.; Miralles Lopez, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Monsonis Romero, L.; Moreno Llacer, M.; Munoz Perez, D.; Navarro-Gonzalez, J.; Poveda, J.; Prades Ibañez, A.; Rubio Jimenez, A.; Ruiz-Martinez, A.; Sabatini, P.; Salt, J.; Sanchez Sebastian, V.; Sayago Galvan, I.; Senthilkumar, V.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Torro Pastor, E.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Varriale, L.; Villaplana Perez, M.; Vos, M.
Title Probing the CP nature of the top-Higgs Yukawa coupling in t(t)over-bar H and tH events with H → b(b)over-bar decays using the ATLAS detector at the LHC Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B
Volume 849 Issue Pages 138469 - 25pp
Keywords
Abstract The CP properties of the coupling between the Higgs boson and the top quark are investigated using 139 fb(-1) of proton-proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of root s = 13 TeV. The CP structure of the top quark-Higgs boson Yukawa coupling is probed in events with a Higgs boson decaying into a pair of b-quarks and produced in association with either a pair of top quarks, t (t) over barH or a single top quark, tH. Events containing one or two electrons or muons are used for the measurement. Multivariate techniques are used to select regions enriched in t (t) over barh and tH events, where dedicated SP-sensitive observables are exploited. In an extension of the Standard Model (SM) with a CP-odd admixture in the top-Higgs Yukawa coupling, the mixing angle between CP-even and CP-odd couplings is measured to be alpha = 11 degrees(+52 degrees)(-73 degrees) compatible with the SM prediction corresponding to alpha = 0.
Address [Filmer, E. K.; Jackson, P.; Kong, A. X. Y.; Potti, H.; Ruggeri, T. A.; Ting, E. X. L.; White, M. J.] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0370-2693 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001185312700001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 6109
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Author Jueid, A.; Kip, J.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Skands, P.
Title The Strong Force meets the Dark Sector: a robust estimate of QCD uncertainties for anti-matter dark matter searches Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 02 Issue 2 Pages 119 - 48pp
Keywords Cosmic Rays; Particle Nature of Dark Matter; Specific QCD Phenomenology
Abstract In dark-matter annihilation channels to hadronic final states, stable particles – such as positrons, photons, antiprotons, and antineutrinos – are produced via complex sequences of phenomena including QED/QCD radiation, hadronisation, and hadron decays. These processes are normally modelled by Monte Carlo (MC) event generators whose limited accuracy imply intrinsic QCD uncertainties on the predictions for indirect-detection experiments like Fermi-LAT, Pamela, IceCube or Ams-02. In this article, we perform a comprehensive analysis of QCD uncertainties, meaning both perturbative and nonperturbative sources of uncertainty are included – estimated via variations of MC renormalization-scale and fragmentation-function parameters, respectively – in antimatter spectra from dark-matter annihilation, based on parametric variations of the Pythia 8 event generator. After performing several retunings of light-quark fragmentation functions, we define a set of variations that span a conservative estimate of the QCD uncertainties. We estimate the effects on antimatter spectra for various annihilation channels and final-state particle species, and discuss their impact on fitted values for the dark-matter mass and thermally-averaged annihilation cross section. We find dramatic impacts which can go up to O(10%) for the annihilation cross section. We provide the spectra in tabulated form including QCD uncertainties and code snippets to perform fast dark-matter fits, in this github repository.
Address [Jueid, Adil] Inst Basic Sci IBS, Ctr Theoret Phys Universe, Particle Theory & Cosmol Grp, Daejeon 34126, South Korea, Email: adiljueid@ibs.re.kr;
Corporate Author Thesis
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 1029-8479 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001165531600003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5956
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Author Nascimento, J.R.; Olmo, G.J.; Petrov, A.Y.; Porfirio, P.J.
Title On metric-affine bumblebee model coupled to scalar matter Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Nuclear Physics B Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Phys. B
Volume 1004 Issue Pages 116577 - 10pp
Keywords
Abstract We consider the coupling of the metric-affine bumblebee gravity model to scalar matter and calculate the lower -order contributions to two -point functions of bumblebee and scalar fields in the weak gravity approximation. We also obtain the one -loop effective potentials for both scalar and vector fields.
Address [Nascimento, J. R.; Petrov, A. Yu.; Porfirio, P. J.] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Fis, Caixa Postal 5008, BR-58051970 Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil, Email: jroberto@fisica.ufpb.br;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0550-3213 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001248177100001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 6157
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Author Penalva, N.; Flynn, J.M.; Hernandez, E.; Nieves, J.
Title Study of new physics effects in (B)over-bars → Ds(*) τ-(ν)over-bar τ semileptonic decays using lattice QCD form factors and heavy quark effective theory Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 01 Issue 1 Pages 163 - 33pp
Keywords Effective Field Theories of QCD; Flavour Symmetries; Semi-Leptonic Decays; SMEFT
Abstract We benefit from the lattice QCD determination by the HPQCD of the Standard Model (SM) form factors for the (B) over bar (s) -> D-s [Phys. Rev. D101(2020) 074513] and the SM and tensor ones for the (B) over bar (s) -> D-s* (arXiv:2304.03137[hep-lat]) semileptonic decays, and the heavy quark effective theory (HQET) relations for the analogous B -> D-(*()) decays obtained by F.U. Bernlochner et al. in Phys. Rev. D95(2017) 115008, to extract the leading and sub-leading Isgur-Wise functions for the (B) over bar (s) -> D-s(()*()) decays. Further use of the HQET relations allows us to evaluate the corresponding scalar, pseudoscalar and tensor form factors needed for a phenomenological study of new physics (NP) effects on the (B) over bar (s) -> D-s(()*()) semileptonic decay. At present, the experimental values for the ratios R-D(*) = Gamma[ (B) over bar -> D-(*())(tau- (nu) over bar tau)]/Gamma[(B) over bar -> D-(*())e(-)(mu(-)) (nu) over bar (e(mu))]are the best signal in favor of lepton flavor universality violation (LFUV) seen in charged current (CC) b -> c decays. In this work we conduct a study of NP effects on the (B) over bar (s) -> D-s(()*()) tau(-)(tau) semileptonic decays by comparing tau spin, angular and spin-angular asymmetry distributions obtained within the SM and three different NP scenarios. As expected from SU(3) light-flavor symmetry, we get results close to the ones found in a similar analysis of the (B) over bar -> D-(*()) case. The measurement of the (B) over bar (s) -> D-s(()*())(l (nu) over bar tau) semileptonic decays, which is within reach of present experiments, could then be of relevance in helping to establish or rule out LFUV in CC b -> c transitions.
Address [Penalva, Neus; Nieves, Juan] Ctr Mixto CSIC UV, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Inst Invest Paterna, C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: neus.penalva@icc.ub.edu;
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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 1029-8479 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001152794800001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5922
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Author ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Amos, K.R.; Aparisi Pozo, J.A.; Bailey, A.J.; Bouchhar, N.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Cantero, J.; Cardillo, F.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Didenko, M.; Escobar, C.; Fiorini, L.; Fullana Torregrosa, E.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gomez Delegido, A.J.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Gonzalvo Rodriguez, G.R.; Guerrero Rojas, J.G.R.; Lacasta, C.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Martinez Agullo, P.; Miralles Lopez, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Monsonis Romero, L.; Moreno Llacer, M.; Munoz Perez, D.; Navarro-Gonzalez, J.; Poveda, J.; Prades Ibañez, A.; Rubio Jimenez, A.; Ruiz-Martinez, A.; Sabatini, P.; Salt, J.; Sanchez Sebastian, V.; Sayago Galvan, I.; Senthilkumar, V.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Torro Pastor, E.; Valero, A.; Valiente Moreno, E.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Varriale, L.; Villaplana Perez, M.; Vos, M.
Title Search for top-philic heavy resonances in pp collisions at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C
Volume 84 Issue 2 Pages 157 - 32pp
Keywords
Abstract Asearch for the associated production of a heavy resonance with a top-quark or a top-antitop-quark pair, and decaying into a t (t) over bar pair is presented. The search uses the vdata recorded by the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at root s = 13 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider during the years 2015-2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb(-1). Events containing exactly one electron ormuon are selected. The two hadronically decaying top quarks from the resonance decay are reconstructed using jets clustered with a large radius parameter of R = 1. The invariant mass spectrum of the two top quark candidates is used to search for a resonance signal in the range of 1.0 TeV to 3.2 TeV. The presence of a signal is examined using an approach with minimal model dependence followed by a model-dependent interpretation. No significant excess is observed over the background expectation. Upper limits on the production cross section times branching ratio at 95% confidence level are provided for a heavy Z' boson based on a simplified model, for Z' mass between 1.0 TeV and 3.0 TeV. The observed (expected) limits range from 21 (14) fb to 119 (86) fb depending on the choice of model parameters.
Address [Filmer, E. K.; Jackson, P.; Kong, A. X. Y.; Potti, H.; Ruggeri, T. A.; Ting, E. X. L.; White, M. J.] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Corporate Author Thesis
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:001202904000001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 6112
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