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Antonelli, V.; Miramonti, L.; Pena-Garay, C.; Serenelli, A. |
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Solar Neutrinos |
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2013 |
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Advances in High Energy Physics |
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Adv. High. Energy Phys. |
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2013 |
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351926 - 34pp |
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The study of solar neutrinos has given a fundamental contribution both to astroparticle and to elementary particle physics, offering an ideal test of solar models and offering at the same time relevant indications on the fundamental interactions among particles. After reviewing the striking results of the last two decades, which were determinant to solve the long standing solar neutrino puzzle and refine the Standard Solar Model, we focus our attention on the more recent results in this field and on the experiments presently running or planned for the near future. The main focus at the moment is to improve the knowledge of the mass and mixing pattern and especially to study in detail the lowest energy part of the spectrum, which represents most of the solar neutrino spectrum but is still a partially unexplored realm. We discuss this research project and the way in which present and future experiments could contribute to make the theoretical framework more complete and stable, understanding the origin of some “anomalies” that seem to emerge from the data and contributing to answer some present questions, like the exact mechanism of the vacuum to matter transition and the solution of the so-called solar metallicity problem. |
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Univ Milan, Dipartimento Fis, I-20133 Milan, Italy, Email: vito.antonelli@mi.infn.it |
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Minakata, H.; Pena-Garay, C. |
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Solar Neutrino Observables Sensitive to Matter Effects |
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2012 |
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Advances in High Energy Physics |
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Adv. High. Energy Phys. |
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2012 |
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349686 - 15pp |
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We discuss constraints on the coefficient A(MSW) which is introduced to simulate the effect of weaker or stronger matter potential for electron neutrinos with the current and future solar neutrino data. The currently available solar neutrino data leads to a bound A(MSW) = 1.47(+0.54)(-0.42)((-0.82)(+1.88)) at 1 sigma (3 sigma) CL, which is consistent with the Standard Model prediction A(MSW) = 1. For weaker matter potential (A(MSW) < 1), the constraint which comes from the flat B-8 neutrino spectrum is already very tight, indicating the evidence for matter effects. However for stronger matter potential (A(MSW) > 1), the bound is milder and is dominated by the day-night asymmetry of B-8 neutrino flux recently observed by Super-Kamiokande. Among the list of observables of ongoing and future solar neutrino experiments, we find that (1) an improved precision of the day-night asymmetry of B-8 neutrinos, (2) precision measurements of the low-energy quasi-monoenergetic neutrinos, and (3) the detection of the upturn of the B-8 neutrino spectrum at low energies are the best choices to improve the bound on A(MSW). |
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[Minakata, H.] Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Dept Phys, Hachioji, Tokyo 1920397, Japan, Email: hisakazu.minakata@gmail.com |
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Vinyoles, N.; Serenelli, A.M.; Villante, F.L.; Basu, S.; Bergstrom, J.; Gonzalez-Garcia, M.C.; Maltoni, M.; Pena-Garay, C.; Song, N.Q. |
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A New Generation of Standard Solar Models |
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2017 |
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Astrophysical Journal |
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Astrophys. J. |
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835 |
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2 |
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202 - 16pp |
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neutrinos; Sun: abundances; Sun: Helioseismology; Sun: interior |
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We compute a new generation of standard solar models (SSMs) that includes recent updates on some important nuclear reaction rates and a more consistent treatment of the equation of state. Models also include a novel and flexible treatment of opacity uncertainties based on opacity kernels, required in. light of recent theoretical and experimental works on radiative opacity. Two large sets of SSMs, each based on a different canonical set of solar abundances with high and low metallicity (Z), are computed to determine model uncertainties and correlations among different observables. We present detailed comparisons of high-and low-Z models against different ensembles of solar observables,. including solar neutrinos, surface helium abundance, depth of the. convective envelope, and sound speed profile. A global comparison, including all observables, yields a p-value of 2.7 sigma for the high-Z model and 4.7 sigma for the low-Z one. When the sound speed differences in the narrow region of 0.65 < r/R-circle dot < 0.70 are excluded from the analysis, results are 0.9 sigma and 3.0 sigma for high-and low-Z models respectively. These results show that. high-Z models agree well with solar data but have a systematic problem right below the bottom of the convective envelope linked to steepness of molecular weight and temperature gradients, and that low-Z models lead to a much more general disagreement with solar data. We also show that, while simple parametrizations of opacity uncertainties can strongly alleviate the solar abundance problem, they are insufficient to substantially improve the agreement of SSMs with helioseismic data beyond that obtained for high-Z models due to the intrinsic correlations of theoretical predictions. |
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[Vinyoles, Nuria; Serenelli, Aldo M.] CSIC IEEC, Inst Ciencies Espai, Campus UAB,Carrer Can Magrans S-N, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain, Email: vinyoles@ice.csic.es; |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Serenelli, A.M.; Haxton, W.C.; Pena-Garay, C. |
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Solar Models With Accretion. I. Application To The Solar Abundance Problem |
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2011 |
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Astrophysical Journal |
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Astrophys. J. |
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743 |
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24 - 20pp |
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accretion, accretion disks; neutrinos; Sun: abundances; Sun: helioseismology; Sun: interior |
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We generate new standard solar models using newly analyzed nuclear fusion cross sections and present results for helioseismic quantities and solar neutrino fluxes. The status of the solar abundance problem is discussed. We investigate whether nonstandard solar models with accretion from the protoplanetary disk might alleviate this problem. We examine a broad range of models, analyzing metal-enriched and metal-depleted accretion and three scenarios for the timing of accretion. Only partial solutions are found. Formetal-rich accreted material (Z(ac) greater than or similar to 0.018) there exist combinations of accreted mass and metallicity that bring the depth of the convective zone into agreement with the helioseismic value. For the surface helium abundance, the helioseismic value is reproduced if metal-poor or metal-free accretion is assumed (Z(ac) less than or similar to 0.09). In both cases a few percent of the solar mass must be accreted. Precise values depend on when accretion takes place. We do not find a simultaneous solution to both problems but speculate that changing the hydrogen-to-helium mass ratio in the accreted material may lead to more satisfactory solutions. We also show that, with current data, solar neutrinos are already a very competitive source of information about the solar core and can help constraining possible accretion histories. Even without helioseismic constraints, solar neutrinos rule out the possibility that more than 0.02 M(circle dot) from the protoplanetary disk were accreted after the Sun settled on the main sequence. Finally, we discuss how measurements of neutrinos from the CN cycle could shed light on the interaction between the early Sun and its protoplanetary disk. |
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[Serenelli, Aldo M.] Fac Ciencias, CSIC IEEC, Inst Ciencias Espacio, Bellaterra 08193, Spain |
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WOS:000297408300024 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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Borexino Collaboration (Bellini, G. et al); Pena-Garay, C. |
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Absence of a day-night asymmetry in the Be-7 solar neutrino rate in Borexino |
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2012 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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707 |
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22-26 |
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Solar neutrinos; Day-night effect; CPT violation; Neutrino oscillations |
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We report the result of a search for a day-night asymmetry in the Be-7 solar neutrino interaction rate in the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy. The measured asymmetry is A(dn) = 0.001 +/- 0.012 (stat) +/- 0.007 (syst), in agreement with the prediction of MSW-LMA solution for neutrino oscillations. This result disfavors MSW oscillations with mixing parameters in the LOW region at more than 8.5 sigma. This region is, for the first time, strongly disfavored without the use of reactor anti-neutrino data and therefore the assumption of CPT symmetry. The result can also be used to constrain some neutrino oscillation scenarios involving new physics. |
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[Carraro, C.; Davini, S.; Guardincerri, E.; Manuzio, G.; Pallavicini, M.; Perasso, S.; Salvo, C.; Testera, G.; Zavatarelli, S.] Univ Genoa, Dipartimento Fis, I-16146 Genoa, Italy, Email: marco.pallavicini@ge.infn.it |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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WOS:000299757000004 |
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Jimenez, R.; Pena-Garay, C.; Verde, L. |
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Is it possible to explore Peccei-Quinn axions from frequency-dependence radiation dimming? |
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2011 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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703 |
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Axion; CF; White dwarf |
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We explore how the Peccei-Quinn (PQ) axion parameter space can be constrained by the frequency-dependence dimming of radiation from astrophysical objects. To do so we perform accurate calculations of photon-axion conversion in the presence of a variable magnetic field. We propose several tests where the PQ axion parameter space can be explored with current and future astronomical surveys: the observed spectra of isolated neutron stars, occultations of background objects by white dwarfs and neutron stars, the light-curves of eclipsing binaries containing a white dwarf. We find that the lack of dimming of the light-curve of a detached eclipsing white dwarf binary recently observed, leads to relevant constraints on the photon-axion conversion. Current surveys designed for Earth-like planet searches are well matched to strengthen and improve the constraints on the PQ axion using astrophysical objects radiation dimming. |
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[Jimenez, R; Verde, L] Univ Barcelona IEEC UB, ICREA & ICC, Barcelona 08028, Spain, Email: jimenez@icc.ub.edu |
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Serenelli, A.; Scott, P.; Villante, F.L.; Vincent, A.C.; Asplund, M.; Basu, S.; Grevesse, N.; Pena-Garay, C. |
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Implications of solar wind measurements for solar models and composition |
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2016 |
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
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Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. |
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463 |
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2-9 |
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neutrinos; Sun: abundances; Sun: helioseismology; Sun: interior |
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We critically examine recent claims of a high solar metallicity by von Steiger & Zurbuchen (2016, vSZ16) based onin situ measurements of the solar wind, rather than the standard spectroscopically inferred abundances (Asplund et al. 2009, hereafter AGSS09). We test the claim by Vagnozzi et al. (2016) that a composition based on the solar wind enables one to construct a standard solar model in agreement with helioseismological observations and thus solve the decades-old solar modelling problem. We show that, although some helioseismological observables are improved compared to models computed with spectroscopic abundances, most are in fact worse. The high abundance of refractory elements leads to an overproduction of neutrinos, with a predicted B-8 flux that is nearly twice its observed value, and Be-7 and CNO fluxes that are experimentally ruled out at high confidence. A combined likelihood analysis shows that models using the vSZ16 abundances are worse than AGSS09 despite a higher metallicity. We also present astrophysical and spectroscopic arguments showing the vSZ16 composition to be an implausible representation of the solar interior, identifying the first ionization potential effect in the outer solar atmosphere and wind as the likely culprit. |
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[Serenelli, Aldo] Inst Space Sci IEEC CSIC, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain, Email: aldos@ice.csic.es |
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Oxford Univ Press |
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Norena, J.; Verde, L.; Jimenez, R.; Pena-Garay, C.; Gomez, C. |
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Cancelling out systematic uncertainties |
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2012 |
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
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Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. |
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419 |
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1040-1050 |
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methods: statistical; cosmology: theory |
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We present a method to minimize, or even cancel out, the nuisance parameters affecting a measurement. Our approach is general and can be applied to any experiment or observation where systematic errors are a concern e.g. are larger than statistical errors. We compare it with the Bayesian technique used to deal with nuisance parameters: marginalization, and show how the method compares and improves by avoiding biases. We illustrate the method with several examples taken from the astrophysics and cosmology world: baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAOs), cosmic clocks, Type Ia supernova (SNIa) luminosity distance, neutrino oscillations and dark matter detection. By applying the method we not only recover some known results but also find some interesting new ones. For BAO experiments we show how to combine radial and angular BAO measurements in order to completely eliminate the dependence on the sound horizon at radiation drag. In the case of exploiting SNIa as standard candles we show how the uncertainty in the luminosity distance by a second parameter modelled as a metallicity dependence can be eliminated or greatly reduced. When using cosmic clocks to measure the expansion rate of the universe, we demonstrate how a particular combination of observables nearly removes the metallicity dependence of the galaxy on determining differential ages, thus removing the agemetallicity degeneracy in stellar populations. We hope that these findings will be useful in future surveys to obtain robust constraints on the dark energy equation of state. |
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[Norena, Jorge; Verde, Licia; Jimenez, Raul] Univ Barcelona IEEC UB, ICREA, Barcelona 08028, Spain, Email: jorge.norena@icc.ub.edu |
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Wiley-Blackwell |
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Borexino Collaboration (Bellini, G. et al); Pena-Garay, C. |
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Precision Measurement of the (7)Be Solar Neutrino Interaction Rate in Borexino |
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2011 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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107 |
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The rate of neutrino-electron elastic scattering interactions from 862 keV (7)Be solar neutrinos in Borexino is determined to be 46.0 +/- 1.5(stat)(-1.6)(+1.5)(syst)counts/(day . 100 ton). This corresponds to a nu(e)-equivalent (7)Be solar neutrino flux of (3.10 +/- 0.15) x 10(9) cm(-2) s(-1) and, under the assumption of nu(e) transition to other active neutrino flavours, yields an electron neutrino survival probability of 0.51 +/- 0.07 at 862 keV. The no flavor change hypothesis is ruled out at 5.0 sigma. A global solar neutrino analysis with free fluxes determines Phi(pp) = 6.06(-0.66)(+0.02) x 10(10) cm(-2) s(-1) and Phi(CNO) < 1.3 x 10(9) cm(-2) s(-1) (95% C.L.). These results significantly improve the precision with which the Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein large mixing angle neutrino oscillation model is experimentally tested at low energy. |
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[Bellini, G; Bonetti, S; Avanzini, MB; Caccianiga, B; D'Angelo, D; Giammarchi, M; Ludhova, L; Meroni, E; Miramonti, L; Perasso, L; Ranucci, G; Re, A] Univ Studi & INFN, Dipartimento Fis, I-20133 Milan, Italy |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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Caputo, A.; Pena-Garay, C.; Witte, S.J. |
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Looking for axion dark matter in dwarf spheroidal galaxies |
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2018 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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We study the extent to which the decay of cold dark matter axions can be probed with forthcoming radio telescopes such as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). In particular, we focus on signals arising from dwarf spheroidal galaxies, where astrophysical uncertainties are reduced and the expected magnetic field strengths are such that signals arising from axion decay may dominate over axion-photon conversion in a magnetic field. We show that with similar to 100 hr of observing time, SKA could improve current sensitivity by 2-3 orders of magnitude-potentially obtaining sufficient sensitivity to begin probing the decay of cold dark matter axions. |
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[Caputo, Andrea; Witte, Samuel J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Apartado Correos 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain |
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