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1. Body after baby: a pilot survey of genital body image and sexual esteem following vaginal birth

Author

Zielinski R, Kane Low L, Smith AR, and Miller JM

Subjects
postpartum, childbirth, pelvic floor disorders, episiotomy, genital cosmetic surgery, scale development, pelvic organ prolapse, Kegel muscle., Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991
Abstract

Ruth Zielinski,1 Lisa Kane Low,1–3 Abigail R Smith,4 Janis M Miller1,3 1Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Department of Women’s Studies, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 4Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Objective: The aim of this study was to determine acceptability of the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem (VSBE) scale for women post childbirth and explore the association between childbirth events and sexual/body esteem.Design: This is a cross-sectional study within the Evaluating Maternal Recovery from Labor and Delivery study.Setting: This study was conducted in a community setting.Population: The study was conducted in women post first vaginal birth with birth events that posed risk factors for levator ani muscle tears.Methods: Survey, magnetic resonance images of levator ani, and physical examination were the data collected 8 months postpartum. Birth variables were collected by hospital chart review. Descriptive analysis of VSBE response rates and distribution of responses was conducted. An exploratory analysis of the potential association of demographic, birth, clinical, and magnetic resonance image characteristics with VSBE scores was conducted.Main outcome measures: The outcome measure used in this study is VSBE scale.Results: The majority of participants (97%) completed the scale, with responses to most questions skewed toward positive sexual/body esteem, with the exception of sexual enjoyment, where 38% indicated some interference due to genital changes. The scale showed high internal consistency (alpha =0.93). In the exploratory analysis of potential characteristics associated with VSBE, women with episiotomies had lower sexual/body esteem compared to those who did not (median VSBE scores 35 vs 42.5, P=0.01). Anal sphincter tear was not associated with sexual/body esteem (P=0.78). Additional study is indicated to further explore observed trends toward the association of severe levator ani tear, maternal age at childbirth, and forceps with VSBE scores.Conclusion: The VSBE is suitable for use to assess sexual/body esteem in women post childbirth. Most women in this sample did not indicate negative genital body image/sexual esteem. However, some indicated that the changes post birth negatively affected their sexual/body esteem, particularly those who had episiotomies. Keywords: childbirth, pelvic floor disorders, episiotomy, genital cosmetic surgery, scale development, pelvic organ prolapse, Kegel muscle

Published
2017

2. Are there too many fern genera?

Author

Schuettpelz, E, Rouhan, G, Pryer, KM, Rothfels, CJ, Prado, J, Sundue, MA, Windham, MD, Moran, RC, and Smith, AR

Subjects
Evolutionary Biology, Plant Biology
Published
2018

4. Outcomes following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant for patients with relapsed Wilms’ tumor: a CIBMTR retrospective analysis

Author

Malogolowkin, MH, Hemmer, MT, Le-Rademacher, J, Hale, GA, Mehta, PA, Smith, AR, Kitko, C, Abraham, A, Abdel-Azim, H, Dandoy, C, Angel Diaz, M, Gale, RP, Guilcher, G, Hayashi, R, Jodele, S, Kasow, KA, MacMillian, ML, Thakar, M, Wirk, BM, Woolfrey, A, and Thiel, EL

Subjects
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology, Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Clinical Research, Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Human, Stem Cell Research, Transplantation, Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities, Rare Diseases, Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Non-Human, Cancer, Regenerative Medicine, Good Health and Well Being, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Humans, Infant, Male, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Salvage Therapy, Survival Analysis, Transplantation, Autologous, Treatment Outcome, Wilms Tumor, Young Adult, Clinical Sciences, Immunology, Cardiovascular medicine and haematology, Oncology and carcinogenesis
Abstract

Despite the marked improvement in the overall survival (OS) for patients diagnosed with Wilms' tumor (WT), the outcomes for those who experience relapse have remained disappointing. We describe the outcomes of 253 patients with relapsed WT who received high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) between 1990 and 2013, and were reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research. The 5-year estimates for event-free survival (EFS) and OS were 36% (95% confidence interval (CI); 29-43%) and 45% (95 CI; 38-51%), respectively. Relapse of primary disease was the cause of death in 81% of the population. EFS, OS, relapse and transplant-related mortality showed no significant differences when broken down by disease status at transplant, time from diagnosis to transplant, year of transplant or conditioning regimen. Our data suggest that HDT followed by autologous HCT for relapsed WT is well tolerated and outcomes are similar to those reported in the literature. As attempts to conduct a randomized trial comparing maintenance chemotherapy with consolidation versus HDT followed by stem cell transplant have failed, one should balance the potential benefits with the yet unknown long-term risks. As disease recurrence continues to be the most common cause of death, future research should focus on the development of consolidation therapies for those patients achieving complete response to therapy.

Published
2017

5. Results from the CUORE-0 experiment

Author

Canonica, L, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Yu Kolomensky, G, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, ND, Singh, V, Sisti, M, and Smith, AR

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

The CUORE-0 experiment searched for neutrinoless double beta decay in130Te using an array of 52 tellurium dioxide crystals, operated as bolometers at a temperature of 10 mK. It took data in the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (Italy) since March 2013 to March 2015. We present the results of a search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 9.8 kg-years130Te exposure that allowed us to set the most stringent limit to date on this half-life. The performance of the detector in terms of background and energy resolution is also reported.

Published
2016

7. Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of Te 130 with CUORE-0

Author

Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, and Taffarello, L

Subjects
nucl-ex, hep-ex, physics.ins-det, General Physics, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

We report the results of a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in a 9.8 kg yr exposure of Te130 using a bolometric detector array, CUORE-0. The characteristic detector energy resolution and background level in the region of interest are 5.1±0.3keV FWHM and 0.058±0.004(stat)±0.002(syst)counts/(keVkgyr), respectively. The median 90% C.L. lower-limit half-life sensitivity of the experiment is 2.9×1024yr and surpasses the sensitivity of previous searches. We find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay of Te130 and place a Bayesian lower bound on the decay half-life, T1/20ν>2.7×1024yr at 90% C.L. Combining CUORE-0 data with the 19.75 kg yr exposure of Te130 from the Cuoricino experiment we obtain T1/20ν>4.0×1024yr at 90% C.L. (Bayesian), the most stringent limit to date on this half-life. Using a range of nuclear matrix element estimates we interpret this as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, mββ

Published
2015

8. Cosmogenic-neutron activation of TeO2 and implications for neutrinoless double- β decay experiments

Author

Wang, BS, Norman, EB, Scielzo, ND, Smith, AR, Thomas, KJ, and Wender, SA

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

Flux-averaged cross sections for cosmogenic-neutron activation of natural tellurium were measured using a neutron beam containing neutrons of kinetic energies up to ∼800 MeV and having an energy spectrum similar to that of cosmic-ray neutrons at sea level. Analysis of the radioisotopes produced reveals that Ag110m will be a dominant contributor to the cosmogenic-activation background in experiments searching for neutrinoless double-β decay of Te130, such as the Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Plus (SNO+). An estimate of the cosmogenic-activation background in the CUORE experiment has been obtained using the results of this measurement and cross-section measurements of proton activation of tellurium. Additionally, the measured cross sections in this work are also compared with results from semiempirical cross-section calculations.

Published
2015

9. Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of 130Te with CUORE-0

Author

Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FTIII, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, and Taffarello, L

Subjects
nucl-ex, hep-ex, physics.ins-det, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

We report the results of a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in a 9.8 kg yr exposure of Te130 using a bolometric detector array, CUORE-0. The characteristic detector energy resolution and background level in the region of interest are 5.1±0.3keV FWHM and 0.058±0.004(stat)±0.002(syst)counts/(keVkgyr), respectively. The median 90% C.L. lower-limit half-life sensitivity of the experiment is 2.9×1024yr and surpasses the sensitivity of previous searches. We find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay of Te130 and place a Bayesian lower bound on the decay half-life, T1/20ν>2.7×1024yr at 90% C.L. Combining CUORE-0 data with the 19.75 kg yr exposure of Te130 from the Cuoricino experiment we obtain T1/20ν>4.0×1024yr at 90% C.L. (Bayesian), the most stringent limit to date on this half-life. Using a range of nuclear matrix element estimates we interpret this as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, mββ

Published
2015

10. Initial performance of the CUORE-0 experiment

Author

Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Cai, XZ, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, di Vacri, ML, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Kazkaz, K, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Li, YL, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tian, WD, Tomei, C, and Trentalange, S

Subjects
physics.ins-det, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

CUORE-0 is a cryogenic detector that uses an array of tellurium dioxide bolometers to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of (Formula presented.). We present the first data analysis with (Formula presented.) of total (Formula presented.) exposure focusing on background measurements and energy resolution. The background rates in the neutrinoless double-beta decay region of interest (2.47 to (Formula presented.)) and in the (Formula presented.) background-dominated region (2.70 to (Formula presented.)) have been measured to be (Formula presented.) and (Formula presented.), respectively. The latter result represents a factor of 6 improvement from a predecessor experiment, Cuoricino. The results verify our understanding of the background sources in CUORE-0, which is the basis of extrapolations to the full CUORE detector. The obtained energy resolution (full width at half maximum) in the region of interest is (Formula presented.). Based on the measured background rate and energy resolution in the region of interest, CUORE-0 half-life sensitivity is expected to surpass the observed lower bound of Cuoricino with one year of live time.

Published
2014

11. Search for double-β decay of 130Te to the first 0+ excited state of 130Xe with the CUORICINO experiment bolometer array

Author

Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, FT, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Bucci, C, Canonica, L, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Carrettoni, M, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Di Domizio, S, Dolinski, MJ, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Farach, HA, Ferri, E, Fiorini, E, Foggetta, L, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Kazkaz, K, Kogler, L, Kraft, S, Maiano, C, Martinez, C, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Newman, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Orio, F, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Schaeffer, D, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, and Vignati, M

Subjects
nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

The CUORICINO experiment was an array of 62 TeO2 single-crystal bolometers with a total 130Te mass of 11.3kg. The experiment finished in 2008 after more than 3 yr of active operating time. Searches for both 0ν and 2ν double-β decay to the first excited 0+ state in 130Xe were performed by studying different coincidence scenarios. The analysis was based on data representing a total exposure of N(130Te)•t=9.5×1025yr. No evidence for a signal was found. The resulting lower limits on the half-lives are T122ν(130Te→130Xe*)>1. 3×1023yr (90% C.L.), and T120ν(130Te →130Xe*)>9.4×1023yr (90% CL). ©2012 American Physical Society.

Published
2012

12. 130Te neutrinoless double-beta decay with CUORICINO

Author

Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, FT, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Bucci, C, Canonica, L, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Carrettoni, M, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Di Domizio, S, Dolinski, MJ, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Farach, HA, Ferri, E, Fiorini, E, Foggetta, L, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Kazkaz, K, Kraft, S, Kogler, L, Maiano, C, Maruyama, RH, Martinez, C, Martinez, M, Newman, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Orio, F, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Schaeffer, D, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, and Vignati, M

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Double beta decay, Neutrino mass, Majorana, Bolometers, nucl-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

We report the final result of the CUORICINO experiment. Operated between 2003 and 2008, with a total exposure of 19.75 kg · y of 130Te, CUORICINO was able to set a lower bound on the 130Te 0νββ half-life of 2.8 × 1024 years at 90% C.L. The limit here reported includes the effects of systematic uncertainties that are examined in detail in the paper. The corresponding upper bound on the neutrino Majorana mass is in the range 300-710 meV, depending on the adopted nuclear matrix element evaluation. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2011

13. Search for β+/EC double beta decay of 120Te

Author

Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, FT, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Bucci, C, Canonica, L, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Carrettoni, M, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Di Domizio, S, Dolinski, MJ, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Farach, HA, Ferri, E, Fiorini, E, Foggetta, L, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Kazkaz, K, Kraft, S, Kogler, L, Maiano, C, Maruyama, RH, Martinez, C, Martinez, M, Newman, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Orio, F, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Schaeffer, D, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, and Vignati, M

Subjects
Bolometers, Neutrino properties, Double beta decay, Electron capture, Neutrino mass, nucl-ex, hep-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

We present a search for β+/EC double beta decay of 120Te performed with the CUORICINO experiment, an array of TeO2 cryogenic bolometers. After collecting 0.0573 kg · y of 120Te, we see no evidence of a signal and therefore set the following limits on the half-life: T1/20ν>1.9·1021 y at 90% C.L. for the 0ν mode and T1/22ν>7.6·1019 y at 90% C.L. for the 2ν mode. These results improve the existing limits by almost three orders of magnitude (four in the case of 0ν mode). © 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Published
2011

14. Preliminary results on the search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of130Te with the cuoricino experiment

Author

Nucciotti, A, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, De Waard, A, Farach, HA, Fascilla, A, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, McDonald, RJ, Morales, A, Norman, EB, Olivieri, E, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Pobes, C, Previtali, E, Pyle, M, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Torres, L, and Ventura, G

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

The search for neutrinoless double beta decay (DBD-0ν) is a powerful tool to establish the correct neutrino mass hierarchy and whether the neutrino is a Majorana or Dirac particle. The Milano group has run several experiments using thermal detectors to search for the 130Te DBD-0ν. The Cuoricino experiment consists of an array of 62 TeO2 thermal detectors for a total mass of about 40 kg, by far the largest cryogenic experiment in the world. The detector installation in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory has been recently completed. After a test phase the experiment is now taking data and we report here the preliminary results. Cuoricino is the first step toward the CUORE experiment, which will consists of 1000 TeO2 thermal detectors for a total mass of about 760 kg: in this paper we discuss also the physics potential of both stages for what concerns the DBD-0ν search. PACS: 11.30.Fs Lepton number – 14.60.Pq Neutrino mass and mixing – 23.40.Bw Weak interactions in beta decay

Published
2004

15. Experimental and cross-cultural evidence that parenthood and parental care motives increase social conservatism.

Author

Kerry, N, Al-Shawaf, L, Barbato, M, Batres, C, Blake, KR, Cha, Y, Chauvin, GV, Clifton, JDW, Fernandez, AM, Galbarczyk, A, Ghossainy, ME, Jang, D, Jasienska, G, Karasawa, M, Laustsen, L, Loria, R, Luberti, F, Moran, J, Pavlović, Z, Petersen, MB, Smith, AR, Žeželj, I, Murray, DR, Kerry, N, Al-Shawaf, L, Barbato, M, Batres, C, Blake, KR, Cha, Y, Chauvin, GV, Clifton, JDW, Fernandez, AM, Galbarczyk, A, Ghossainy, ME, Jang, D, Jasienska, G, Karasawa, M, Laustsen, L, Loria, R, Luberti, F, Moran, J, Pavlović, Z, Petersen, MB, Smith, AR, Žeželj, I, and Murray, DR

Abstract

Differences in attitudes on social issues such as abortion, immigration and sex are hugely divisive, and understanding their origins is among the most important tasks facing human behavioural sciences. Despite the clear psychological importance of parenthood and the motivation to provide care for children, researchers have only recently begun investigating their influence on social and political attitudes. Because socially conservative values ostensibly prioritize safety, stability and family values, we hypothesized that being more invested in parental care might make socially conservative policies more appealing. Studies 1 (preregistered; n = 376) and 2 (n = 1924) find novel evidence of conditional experimental effects of a parenthood prime, such that people who engaged strongly with a childcare manipulation showed an increase in social conservatism. Studies 3 (n = 2610, novel data from 10 countries) and 4 (n = 426 444, World Values Survey data) find evidence that both parenthood and parental care motivation are associated with increased social conservatism around the globe. Further, most of the positive association globally between age and social conservatism is accounted for by parenthood. These findings support the hypothesis that parenthood and parental care motivation increase social conservatism.

Published
2022

16. Double-beta decay of ${}^{130}$Te to the first $0^+$ excited state of ${}^{130}$Xe with CUORE-0

Author

Collaboration, CUORE, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, III, FT Avignone, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, S Di, Vacri, ML Di, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, ND, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tomei, C, Trentalange, S, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, SL, Wang, BS, Wang, HW, Wilson, J, Winslow, LA, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zhang, GQ, Zhu, BX, Zimmermann, S, and Zucchelli, S

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We report on a search for double beta decay of $^{130}$Te to the first $0^{+}$ excited state of $^{130}$Xe using a 9.8 kg$\cdot$yr exposure of $^{130}$Te collected with the CUORE-0 experiment. In this work we exploit different topologies of coincident events to search for both the neutrinoless and two-neutrino double-decay modes. We find no evidence for either mode and place lower bounds on the half-lives: $��^{0��}_{0^+}>7.9\cdot 10^{23}$ yr and $��^{2��}_{0^+}>2.4\cdot 10^{23}$ yr. Combining our results with those obtained by the CUORICINO experiment, we achieve the most stringent constraints available for these processes: $��^{0��}_{0^+}>1.4\cdot 10^{24}$ yr and $��^{2��}_{0^+}>2.5\cdot 10^{23}$ yr., 9 pages, 5 figures, 5 tables

Published
2018

17. Differential localization of glioblastoma subtype: implications on glioblastoma pathogenesis

Author

Steed, TC, Treiber, JM, Patel, K, Ramakrishnan, V, Merk, A, Smith, AR, Carter, BS, Dale, AM, Chow, LML, and Chen, CC

Subjects
Adult, Male, animal diseases, Image Processing, Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Computer-Assisted, Rare Diseases, Lateral Ventricles, Humans, neoplasms, Aged, Cancer, Brain Neoplasms, subtypes, glioblastoma, Neurosciences, subventricular zone, Middle Aged, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, nervous system diseases, Brain Disorders, automatic tumor segmentation, Brain Cancer, nervous system, Female, MR imaging
Abstract

IntroductionThe subventricular zone (SVZ) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of glioblastoma. Whether molecular subtypes of glioblastoma arise from unique niches of the brain relative to the SVZ remains largely unknown. Here, we tested whether these subtypes of glioblastoma occupy distinct regions of the cerebrum and examined glioblastoma localization in relation to the SVZ.MethodsPre-operative MR images from 217 glioblastoma patients from The Cancer Imaging Archive were segmented automatically into contrast enhancing (CE) tumor volumes using Iterative Probabilistic Voxel Labeling (IPVL). Probabilistic maps of tumor location were generated for each subtype and distances were calculated from the centroid of CE tumor volumes to the SVZ. Glioblastomas that arose in a Genetically Modified Murine Model (GEMM) model were also analyzed with regard to SVZ distance and molecular subtype.ResultsClassical and mesenchymal glioblastomas were more diffusely distributed and located farther from the SVZ. In contrast, proneural and neural glioblastomas were more likely to be located in closer proximity to the SVZ. Moreover, in a GFAP-CreER; PtenloxP/loxP; Trp53loxP/loxP; Rb1loxP/loxP; Rbl1-/- GEMM model of glioblastoma where tumor can spontaneously arise in different regions of the cerebrum, tumors that arose near the SVZ were more likely to be of proneural subtype (p < 0.0001).ConclusionsGlioblastoma subtypes occupy different regions of the brain and vary in proximity to the SVZ. These findings harbor implications pertaining to the pathogenesis of glioblastoma subtypes.

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2016
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18. Status of CUORE Experiment and latest results from CUORE-0

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Pagliarone, C, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, Dr, Avignone, Ft, Azzolini, O, Banks, Ti, Bari, G, Beeman, Jw, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, Xg, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, Rj, Cushman, Js, Dafinei, I, Davis, Cj, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, Mm, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, Ml, Drobizhev, A, Fang, Dq, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, Ma, Freedman, Sj, Fujikawa, Bk, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, Td, Haller, Ee, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, Km, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, Kp, Huang, Hz, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yg, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, Ke, Liu, X, Yg, Ma, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, Rh, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, Pj, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, Eb, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, Jl, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, Nd, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, Ar, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tomei, C, Trentalange, S, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, Sl, Wang, Bs, Wang, Hw, Wilson, J, Winslow, La, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zhang, Gq, Zhu, Bx, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S, Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et de Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), CUORE, Pagliarone, C, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Banks, T, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, X, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Cushman, J, Dafinei, I, Davis, C, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, M, Drobizhev, A, Fang, D, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fujikawa, B, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings Yeomans, R, Hickerson, K, Huang, H, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Liu, X, Ma, Y, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, J, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, N, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tomei, C, Trentalange, S, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wang, B, Wang, H, Wilson, J, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zhang, G, Zhu, B, Zimmermann, S, and Zucchelli, S

Subjects
nuclear transition, CUORE, neutrino: Majorana: mass, Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay, low-temperature detectors, Cryostat, double-beta decay: (0neutrino) | neutrino: Majorana: mass | tellurium | CUORE | experimental results, talk: La Thuile 2016/03/06, double-beta decay: (0neutrino), Double-Beta Decay, tellurium, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], CUORE experiment, High Energy Physics::Experiment, experimental results
Abstract

International audience; Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (0νββ) is a rare nuclear transition that if it occurs at all it will be very important for the exploration of the inverted hierarchy region of the neutrino mass pattern. The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an experiment that aims to search for such a transition in 130Te together with other rare processes. In the present paper we will describe the basic features of CUORE Experiment, the status of the experiment as well as the latest results obtained from CUORE-0 detector, a smaller scale experiment constructed to test and demonstrate the expected performances of CUORE.

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2016
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19. The CUORE and CUORE-0 Experiments at Gran Sasso

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Giachero, A, Artusa, DR, III, FTA, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Cai, XZ, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, SD, Vacri, MLD, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Kazkaz, K, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rampazzo, V, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tian, WD, Tomei, C, Trentalange, S, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Wang, BS, Wang, HW, Wielgus, L, Wilson, J, Winslow, LA, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zarra, C, Zhang, GQ, Zhu, BX, Zucchelli, S, Giachero, A, Artusa, DR, III, FTA, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Cai, XZ, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, SD, Vacri, MLD, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Kazkaz, K, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rampazzo, V, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tian, WD, Tomei, C, Trentalange, S, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Wang, BS, Wang, HW, Wielgus, L, Wilson, J, Winslow, LA, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zarra, C, Zhang, GQ, Zhu, BX, and Zucchelli, S

Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) in $^{130}$Te and other rare processes. CUORE is a cryogenic detector composed of 988 TeO$_2$ bolometers for a total mass of about 741 kg. The detector is being constructed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, where it will start taking data in 2015. If the target background of 0.01 counts/(keV$\cdot$kg$\cdot$y) will be reached, in five years of data taking CUORE will have an half life sensitivity around $1\times 10^{26}$ y at 90\% C.L. As a first step towards CUORE a smaller experiment CUORE-0, constructed to test and demonstrate the performances expected for CUORE, has been assembled and is running. The detector is a single tower of 52 CUORE-like bolometers that started taking data in spring 2013. The status and perspectives of CUORE will be discussed, and the first CUORE-0 data will be presented.

Published
2017

20. Low energy analysis techniques for CUORE

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, X, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Cushman, J, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, C, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, M, Drobizhev, A, Fang, D, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fujikawa, B, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, H, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Ma, Y, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, E, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, J, Pagliarone, C, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, J, Scielzo, N, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Taffarello, L, Terranova, F, Tomei, C, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wang, B, Wang, H, Welliver, B, Wilson, J, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zhang, G, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, Cao, XG, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Davis, CJ, Deninno, MM, Di Vacri, ML, Fang, DQ, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Heeger, KM, Huang, HZ, Kolomensky, Yu G, Lim, KE, Ma, YG, Maruyama, RH, Mosteiro, PJ, Norman, EB, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Scielzo, ND, Smith, AR, Wagaarachchi, SL, Wang, BS, Wang, HW, Winslow, LA, Zhang, GQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, X, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Cushman, J, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, C, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, M, Drobizhev, A, Fang, D, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fujikawa, B, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, H, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Ma, Y, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, E, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, J, Pagliarone, C, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, J, Scielzo, N, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Taffarello, L, Terranova, F, Tomei, C, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wang, B, Wang, H, Welliver, B, Wilson, J, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zhang, G, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, Cao, XG, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Davis, CJ, Deninno, MM, Di Vacri, ML, Fang, DQ, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Heeger, KM, Huang, HZ, Kolomensky, Yu G, Lim, KE, Ma, YG, Maruyama, RH, Mosteiro, PJ, Norman, EB, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Scielzo, ND, Smith, AR, Wagaarachchi, SL, Wang, BS, Wang, HW, Winslow, LA, and Zhang, GQ

Abstract

CUORE is a tonne-scale cryogenic detector operating at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) that uses tellurium dioxide bolometers to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 130Te. CUORE is also suitable to search for low energy rare events such as solar axions or WIMP scattering, thanks to its ultra-low background and large target mass. However, to conduct such sensitive searches requires improving the energy threshold to 10 keV. In this paper, we describe the analysis techniques developed for the low energy analysis of CUORE-like detectors, using the data acquired from November 2013 to March 2015 by CUORE-0, a single-tower prototype designed to validate the assembly procedure and new cleaning techniques of CUORE. We explain the energy threshold optimization, continuous monitoring of the trigger efficiency, data and event selection, and energy calibration at low energies in detail. We also present the low energy background spectrum of CUORE-0 below 60keV. Finally, we report the sensitivity of CUORE to WIMP annual modulation using the CUORE-0 energy threshold and background, as well as an estimate of the uncertainty on the nuclear quenching factor from nuclear recoils inCUORE-0.

Published
2017

21. The CUORE and CUORE-0 experiments at LNGS

Author

Bravina, L, Foka, Y, Kabana, S, D'Addabbo, A, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Banks, T, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, X, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Cushman, J, Dafinei, I, Davis, C, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, M, Drobizhev, A, Fang, D, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fujikawa, B, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, K, Huang, H, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Liu, X, Ma, Y, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, J, Pagliarone, C, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, N, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tomei, C, Trentalange, S, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wang, B, Wang, H, Wilson, J, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zhang, G, Zhu, B, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Banks, TI, Beeman, JW, Cao, XG, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Davis, CJ, Deninno, MM, Di Vacri, ML, Fang, DQ, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Heeger, KM, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kolomensky, Yu G, Lim, KE, Ma, YG, Maruyama, RH, Mosteiro, PJ, Norman, EB, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Scielzo, ND, Smith, AR, Wagaarachchi, SL, Wang, BS, Wang, HW, Winslow, LA, Zhang, GQ, Zhu, BX, Bravina, L, Foka, Y, Kabana, S, D'Addabbo, A, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Banks, T, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, X, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Cushman, J, Dafinei, I, Davis, C, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, M, Drobizhev, A, Fang, D, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fujikawa, B, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, K, Huang, H, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Liu, X, Ma, Y, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, J, Pagliarone, C, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Scielzo, N, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tomei, C, Trentalange, S, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wang, B, Wang, H, Wilson, J, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Woodcraft, A, Zanotti, L, Zhang, G, Zhu, B, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Banks, TI, Beeman, JW, Cao, XG, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Davis, CJ, Deninno, MM, Di Vacri, ML, Fang, DQ, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Heeger, KM, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kolomensky, Yu G, Lim, KE, Ma, YG, Maruyama, RH, Mosteiro, PJ, Norman, EB, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Scielzo, ND, Smith, AR, Wagaarachchi, SL, Wang, BS, Wang, HW, Winslow, LA, Zhang, GQ, and Zhu, BX

Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is a 1-ton scale bolometric experiment devoted to the search of the neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) in130Te. The CUORE detector consists of an array of 988 TeO2crystals operated at 10 mK. CUORE-0 is the CUORE demonstrator: it has been built to test the performance of the upcoming CUORE experiment and represents the largest130Te bolometric setup ever operated. CUORE-0 has been running at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy) from 2013 to 2015. The final CUORE-0 analysis on 0νββ and the corresponding detector performance are presented. The present status of the CUORE experiment, now in its final construction and commissioning phase, are discussed. The results from assembly of the detector and the commissioning of the cryostat are reported.

Published
2017

22. Neo- and Paleopolyploidy contribute to the species diversity of Asplenium—the most species-rich genus of ferns

Author

Schneider, H, Liu, HM, Chang, YF, Ohlsen, D, Perrie, LR, Shepherd, L, Kessler, M, Karger, DN, Hennequin, S, Marquardt, J, Russell, S, Ansell, S, Lu, NT, Kamau, P, Lóriga, J, Regalado, L, Heinrichs, J, Ebihara, A, Smith, AR, Gibby, M, Schneider, H, Liu, HM, Chang, YF, Ohlsen, D, Perrie, LR, Shepherd, L, Kessler, M, Karger, DN, Hennequin, S, Marquardt, J, Russell, S, Ansell, S, Lu, NT, Kamau, P, Lóriga, J, Regalado, L, Heinrichs, J, Ebihara, A, Smith, AR, and Gibby, M

Abstract

Polyploidy is widely considered as a major process in the evolution of plants but the accumulation of polyploid species diversity is still controversial. Some recent studies proposed increased extinction risk in neopolyploids compared with their diploid ancestors. The high proportion of polyploid ferns is expected to be formed mainly by neopolyploids, whereas paleopolyploid species are predicted to be clustered in clades founded by whole genome duplications. Here, we test this prediction by exploring the evolution of polyploidy in the derived fern family Aspleniaceae. The family has a global distribution and shows the highest frequency of polyploid taxa among all ferns. To test the hypothesis, we obtained a comprehensive phylogeny using chloroplast DNA sequences of 883 specimens representing 292 species. All published chromosome counts were mapped onto this phylogenetic framework in order to explore the evolution of polyploids. We recovered evidence for several whole genome duplications in the history of Aspleniaceae. Phylogenetic relationships of polyploids exceeding the tetraploid level suggest that tetraploid Asplenium species may have replaced their diploid ancestors as the main evolutionary players in some clades of this family.

Published
2017

23. An integrated genetic-epigenetic analysis of schizophrenia: evidence for co-localization of genetic associations and differential DNA methylation.

Author

Hannon, E, Dempster, E, Viana, J, Burrage, J, Smith, AR, Macdonald, R, St Clair, D, Mustard, C, Breen, G, Therman, S, Kaprio, J, Toulopoulou, T, Hulshoff Pol, HE, Bohlken, MM, Kahn, RS, Nenadic, I, Hultman, CM, Murray, RM, Collier, DA, Bass, N, Gurling, H, McQuillin, A, Schalkwyk, L, Mill, J, Hannon, E, Dempster, E, Viana, J, Burrage, J, Smith, AR, Macdonald, R, St Clair, D, Mustard, C, Breen, G, Therman, S, Kaprio, J, Toulopoulou, T, Hulshoff Pol, HE, Bohlken, MM, Kahn, RS, Nenadic, I, Hultman, CM, Murray, RM, Collier, DA, Bass, N, Gurling, H, McQuillin, A, Schalkwyk, L, and Mill, J

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a highly heritable, neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by episodic psychosis and altered cognitive function. Despite success in identifying genetic variants associated with schizophrenia, there remains uncertainty about the causal genes involved in disease pathogenesis and how their function is regulated. RESULTS: We performed a multi-stage epigenome-wide association study, quantifying genome-wide patterns of DNA methylation in a total of 1714 individuals from three independent sample cohorts. We have identified multiple differentially methylated positions and regions consistently associated with schizophrenia across the three cohorts; these effects are independent of important confounders such as smoking. We also show that epigenetic variation at multiple loci across the genome contributes to the polygenic nature of schizophrenia. Finally, we show how DNA methylation quantitative trait loci in combination with Bayesian co-localization analyses can be used to annotate extended genomic regions nominated by studies of schizophrenia, and to identify potential regulatory variation causally involved in disease. CONCLUSIONS: This study represents the first systematic integrated analysis of genetic and epigenetic variation in schizophrenia, introducing a methodological approach that can be used to inform epigenome-wide association study analyses of other complex traits and diseases. We demonstrate the utility of using a polygenic risk score to identify molecular variation associated with etiological variation, and of using DNA methylation quantitative trait loci to refine the functional and regulatory variation associated with schizophrenia risk variants. Finally, we present strong evidence for the co-localization of genetic associations for schizophrenia and differential DNA methylation.

Published
2016

24. Can current moisture responses predict soil CO2 efflux under altered precipitation regimes? A synthesis of manipulation experiments

Author

Vicca, S, Bahn, M, Estiarte, M, van Loon, Ee, Vargas, R, Alberti, G, Ambus, P, Arain, Ma, Beier, C, Bentley, Lp, Borken, W, Buchmann, N, Collins, Sl, de Dato, G, Dukes, Js, Escolar, C, Fay, P, Guidolotti, G, Hanson, Pj, Kahmen, A, Kroel-Dulay, G, Ladreiter-Knauss, T, Larsen, Ks, Lellei-Kovacs, E, Lebrija-Trejos, E, Maestre, Ft, Marhan, S, Marshall, M, Meir, P, Miao, Y, Muhr, J, Niklaus, Pa, Ogaya, R, Penuelas, J, Poll, C, Rustad, Le, Schindlbacher, A, Schmidt, Ik, Smith, Ar, Sotta, Ed, Suseela, V, Tietema, A, van Gestel, N, van Straaten, O, Wan, S, Weber, U, and Janssens, Ia

Abstract

As a key component of the carbon cycle, soil CO2 efflux (SCE) is being increasingly studied to improve our mechanistic understanding of this important carbon flux. Predicting ecosystem responses to climate change often depends on extrapolation of current relationships between ecosystem processes and their climatic drivers to conditions not yet experienced by the ecosystem. This raises the question of to what extent these relationships remain unaltered beyond the current climatic window for which observations are avail-able to constrain the relationships. Here, we evaluate whether current responses of SCE to fluctuations in soil temperature and soil water content can be used to predict SCE under altered rainfall patterns. Of the 58 experiments for which we gathered SCE data, 20 were discarded because either too few data were available or inconsistencies precluded their incorporation in the analyses. The 38 remaining experiments were used to test the hypothesis that a model parameterized with data from the control plots (using soil temperature and water content as predictor variables) could adequately predict SCE measured in the manipulated treatment. Only for 7 of these 38 experiments was this hypothesis rejected. Importantly, these were the experiments with the most reliable datasets, i.e., those providing high-frequency measurements of SCE. Regression tree analysis demonstrated that our hypothesis could be rejected only for experiments with measurement intervals of less than 11 days, and was not rejected for any of the 24 experiments with larger measurement intervals. This highlights the importance of high-frequency measurements when studying effects of altered precipitation on SCE, probably because infrequent measurement schemes have insufficient capacity to detect shifts in the climate dependencies of SCE. Hence, the most justified answer to the question of whether current moisture responses of SCE can be extrapolated to predict SCE under altered precipitation regimes is “no” – as based on the most reliable data sets available. We strongly recommend that future experiments focus more strongly on establishing response functions across a broader range of precipitation regimes and soil moisture conditions. Such experiments should make accurate measurements of water availability, should conduct high-frequency SCE measurements, and should consider both instantaneous responses and the potential legacy effects of climate extremes. This is important, because with the novel approach presented here, we demonstrated that, at least for some ecosystems, current moisture responses could not be extrapolated to predict SCE under altered rainfall conditions., Biogeosciences, 11 (11), ISSN:1726-4170

Published
2014

25. Comparison of the cellular fatty acid composition of a bacterium isolated from a human and alleged to be Bacillus sphaericus with that of Bacillus sphaericus isolated from a mosquito larvicide

Author

Robert J. Novak, Smith Ar, and Siegel Jp

Subjects
Bacillus, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bacillus sphaericus, Microbiology, Animals, Humans, Pest Control, Biological, Lung, Larvicide, Bacillus (shape), chemistry.chemical_classification, Bacillaceae, Ecology, biology, Strain (chemistry), Fatty Acids, fungi, Reproducibility of Results, Fatty acid, biology.organism_classification, Bacillales, Culicidae, Biochemistry, chemistry, Larva, Bacteria, Research Article, Food Science, Biotechnology
Abstract

The cellular fatty acid (CFA) composition of the cytoplasmic membrane of a bacillus isolated from a human lung and deposited in the National Collection of Type Cultures as Bacillus sphaericus NCTC 11025 was determined by gas-liquid chromatography. The CFA composition of B. sphaericus 2362, isolated from a microbial larvicide, and those of B. sphaericus reference strains obtained from public collections were also determined. Samples were grouped by hierarchical cluster analysis based on the unpaired-group method using arithmetic averages. Samples that linked at a Euclidean distance of < or = 2.0 U were considered to belong to the same strain. NCTC 11025 and the type strain of B. sphaericus, ATCC 14577, were mixed; all other isolates were monotypic. The predominant fatty acid in NCTC 11025 was 12-methyltetradecanoic acid, while the predominant fatty acid in the remaining isolates was 13-methyltetradecanoic acid. NCTC 11025 linked to the other isolates at a Euclidean distance of 83.8 U, and we concluded that it belongs to a different species that we could not identify. We could distinguish among six DNA homology groups of B. sphaericus by using fatty acids. Within DNA homology group IIA, strain 2362 could be distinguished from other strains belonging to serotype H5a, 5b. We concluded that CFA analysis is a useful technique to determine if future human isolates identified as B. sphaericus in fact belong to other species of bacteria or whether the isolates originated from commercial products.

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1997
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26. Results from a search for the 0 v beta beta-delay of Te-130

Author

Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, Dr, Avignone, Ft, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, Jw, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, Rj, DE WAARD, A, DI DOMIZIO, S, Dolinski, Mj, Farach, Ha, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giachero, A, Giuliani, ANDREA ERNESTO GUIDO, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, Td, Haller, Ee, Maruyama, Rh, Mcdonald, Rj, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, Eb, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, E, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, Ar, Torres, L, Ventura, G, and Vignati, M.

Published
2008

27. Foundress polyphenism and the origins of eusociality in a facultatively eusocial sweat bee, Megalopta genalis (Halictidae)

Author

Kapheim, KM, Kapheim, KM, Smith, AR, Nonacs, P, Wcislo, WT, Wayne, RK, Kapheim, KM, Kapheim, KM, Smith, AR, Nonacs, P, Wcislo, WT, and Wayne, RK

Abstract

The reproductive (queen) and nonreproductive (worker) castes of eusocial insect colonies are a classic example of insect polyphenism. A complementary polyphenism may also exist entirely among females in the reproductive caste. Although less studied, reproductive females may vary in behavior based on size-associated attributes leading to the production of daughter workers. We studied a bee with flexible social behavior, Megalopta genalis, to better understand the potential of this polyphenism to shape the social organization of bee colonies and, by extension, its role in the evolution of eusociality. Our experimental design reduced variation among nest foundresses in life history variables that could influence reproductive decisions, such as nesting quality and early adulthood experience. Within our study population, approximately one third of M. genalis nests were eusocial and the remaining nests never produced workers. Though they do not differ in survival, nest-founding females who do not attempt to produce workers (which we refer to as the solitary phenotype) are significantly smaller and become reproductive later than females who attempt to recruit workers (the social phenotype). Females with the social phenotype are more likely to produce additional broods but at a cost of having some of their first offspring become nonreproductive workers. The likelihood of eusocial organization varies with body size across females of the social phenotype. Thus, fitness consequences associated with size-based plasticity in foundress behavior has colony level effects on eusociality. The potential for size-based polyphenisms among reproductive females may be an important factor to consider in the evolutionary origins of eusociality. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Published
2013

28. Measurements of proton-induced radionuclide production cross sections to evaluate cosmic-ray activation of tellurium

Author

Barghouty, A, Brofferio, C, Capelli, S, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Cebrián, S, Fiorini, E, Haight, R, Norman, E, Pavan, M, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Wender, S, Barghouty, AF, Haight, RC, Norman, EB, Quiter, BJ, Smith, AR, Wender, S., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Barghouty, A, Brofferio, C, Capelli, S, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Cebrián, S, Fiorini, E, Haight, R, Norman, E, Pavan, M, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Wender, S, Barghouty, AF, Haight, RC, Norman, EB, Quiter, BJ, Smith, AR, Wender, S., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, PAVAN, MAURA, and SISTI, MONICA

Abstract

We have measured a large number of proton-induced radionuclide production cross sections from tellurium targets of natural isotopic composition at incident energies of 0.80, 1.4, and 23 GeV. The results of these measurements are compared to semi-empirical calculations and the contribution of this cosmogenic activity to the background of the CUORE experiment, presently being realized, is evaluated.

Published
2013

29. The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Boger, J, Hahn, RL, Rowley, JK, Carter, AL, Hollebone, B, Kessler, D, Blevis, I, Dalnoki-Veress, F, DeKok, A, Farine, J, Grant, DR, Hargrove, CK, Laberge, G, Levine, I, McFarlane, K, Mes, H, Noble, AT, Novikov, VM, O'Neill, M, Shatkay, M, Shewchuk, C, Sinclair, D, Clifford, ETH, Deal, R, Earle, ED, Gaudette, E, Milton, G, Sur, B, Bigu, J, Cowan, JHM, Cluff, DL, Hallman, ED, Haq, RU, Hewett, J, Hykawy, JG, Jonkmans, G, Michaud, R, Roberge, A, Roberts, J, Saettler, E, Schwendener, MH, Seifert, H, Sweezey, D, Tafirout, R, Virtue, CJ, Beck, DN, Chan, YD, Chen, X, Dragowsky, MR, Dycus, FW, Gonzalez, J, Isaac, MCP, Kajiyama, Y, Koehler, GW, Lesko, KT, Moebus, MC, Norman, EB, Okada, CE, Poon, AWP, Purgalis, P, Schuelke, A, Smith, AR, Stokstad, RG, Turner, S, Zlimen, I, Anaya, JM, Bowles, TJ, Brice, SJ, Esch, EI, Fowler, MM, Goldschmidt, A, Hime, A, McGirt, AF, Miller, GG, Teasdale, WA, Wilhelmy, JB, Wouters, JM, Anglin, JD, Bercovitch, M, Davidson, WF, Storey, RS, Biller, S, Black, RA, Boardman, RJ, Bowler, MG, Cameron, J, Cleveland, B, Ferraris, AP, Doucas, G, Heron, H, Howard, C, Jelley, NA, Knox, AB, Lay, M, Locke, W, Lyon, J, Majerus, S, Moorhead, M, Omori, M, Tanner, NW, Taplin, RK, Thorman, M, Wark, DL, West, N, Barton, JC, Trent, PT, Kouzes, R, Lowry, MM, Bell, AL, Bonvin, E, Boulay, M, Dayon, M, Duncan, F, Erhardt, LS, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Ford, R, Hallin, A, Hamer, A, Hart, PM, Harvey, PJ, Haslip, D, Hearns, CAW, Heaton, R, Hepburn, JD, Jillings, CJ, Korpach, EP, Lee, HW, Leslie, JR, Liu, MQ, Mak, HB, McDonald, AB, MacArthur, JD, McLatchie, W, Moffat, BA, Noel, S, Radcliffe, TJ, Robertson, BC, Skensved, P, Stevenson, RL, Zhu, X, Gil, S, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Komar, RJ, Nally, CW, Ng, HS, Waltham, CE, Allen, RC, Buhler, G, Chen, HH, Aardsma, G, Andersen, T, Cameron, K, Chon, MC, Hanson, RH, Jagam, P, Karn, J, Law, J, Ollerhead, RW, Simpson, JJ, Tagg, N, Wang, JX, Alexander, C, Beier, EW, Cook, JC, Cowen, DF, Frank, ED, Frati, W, Keener, PT, Klein, JR, Mayers, G, McDonald, DS, Neubauer, MS, Newcomer, FM, Pearce, RJ, Van de Water, RG, Van Berg, R, Wittich, P, Ahmad, QR, Beck, JM, Browne, MC, Burritt, TH, Doe, PJ, Duba, CA, Elliott, SR, Franklin, JE, Germani, JV, Green, P, Hamian, AA, Heeger, KM, Howe, M, Drees, RM, Myers, A, Robertson, RGH, Smith, MWE, Steiger, TD, Van Wechel, T, Wilkerson, JF, and Collaboration, SNO

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Instrumentation, Physics, Standard solar model, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics (astro-ph), High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Neutrino detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Electron neutrino, Lepton
Abstract

The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a second generation water Cherenkov detector designed to determine whether the currently observed solar neutrino deficit is a result of neutrino oscillations. The detector is unique in its use of D2O as a detection medium, permitting it to make a solar model-independent test of the neutrino oscillation hypothesis by comparison of the charged- and neutral-current interaction rates. In this paper the physical properties, construction, and preliminary operation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are described. Data and predicted operating parameters are provided whenever possible., 58 pages, 12 figures, submitted to Nucl. Inst. Meth. Uses elsart and epsf style files. For additional information about SNO see http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca . This version has some new references

Published
2000

30. Muon-induced backgrounds in the CUORICINO experiment

Author

Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bloxham, T, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Bucci, C, Canonica, L, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Carrettoni, M, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Di Domizio, S, Dolinski, M, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Farach, H, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Foggetta, L, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Kadel, K, Kazkaz, K, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Y, Kraft, S, Maiano, C, Martinez, C, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Mizouni, L, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Orio, F, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, E, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Schaeffer, D, Scielzo, N, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Avignone III, FT, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CARRETTONI, MARCO ANDREA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, Creswick, RJ, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, FERRI, ELENA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIACHERO, ANDREA, GIRONI, LUCA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, MAIANO, CECILIA GIOVANNA, Morganti,S, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PATTAVINA, LUCA MARIA, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, Vignati, M., Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bloxham, T, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Bucci, C, Canonica, L, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Carrettoni, M, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Di Domizio, S, Dolinski, M, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Farach, H, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Foggetta, L, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Kadel, K, Kazkaz, K, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Y, Kraft, S, Maiano, C, Martinez, C, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Mizouni, L, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Orio, F, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, E, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Schaeffer, D, Scielzo, N, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Avignone III, FT, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CARRETTONI, MARCO ANDREA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, Creswick, RJ, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, FERRI, ELENA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIACHERO, ANDREA, GIRONI, LUCA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, MAIANO, CECILIA GIOVANNA, Morganti,S, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PATTAVINA, LUCA MARIA, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, and Vignati, M.

Abstract

To better understand the contribution of cosmic ray muons to the CUORICINO background, 10 plastic scintillator detectors were installed at the CUORICINO site and operated during the final 3 months of the experiment. From these measurements, an upper limit of 0.0021 counts/(keV kg yr) (95% CL) was obtained on the cosmic ray-induced background in the neutrinoless double beta decay region of interest. The measurements were also compared to GEANT4 simulations.

Published
2010

31. Production of high purity TeO2 single crystals for the study of neutrinoless double beta decay

Author

Arnaboldi, C, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Bucci, C, Canonica, L, Capelli, S, Carrettoni, M, Clemenza, M, Dafinei, I, Di Domizio, S, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Ge, Z, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Kadel, K, Kazkaz, K, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Y, Larsen, J, Laubenstein, M, Li, Y, Maiano, C, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Orio, F, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rusconi, C, Scielzo, N, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Tian, W, Vignati, M, Wang, H, Zhu, Y, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CARRETTONI, MARCO ANDREA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIACHERO, ANDREA, GIRONI, LUCA, MAIANO, CECILIA GIOVANNA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PATTAVINA, LUCA MARIA, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, Zhu, Y., Arnaboldi, C, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Bucci, C, Canonica, L, Capelli, S, Carrettoni, M, Clemenza, M, Dafinei, I, Di Domizio, S, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Ge, Z, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Kadel, K, Kazkaz, K, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Y, Larsen, J, Laubenstein, M, Li, Y, Maiano, C, Martinez, M, Maruyama, R, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Orio, F, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rusconi, C, Scielzo, N, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Tian, W, Vignati, M, Wang, H, Zhu, Y, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CARRETTONI, MARCO ANDREA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIACHERO, ANDREA, GIRONI, LUCA, MAIANO, CECILIA GIOVANNA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PATTAVINA, LUCA MARIA, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, and Zhu, Y.

Abstract

High purity TeO2 crystals are produced to be used for the search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te. Dedicated production lines for raw material synthesis, crystal growth, and surface processing were built compliant with radio-purity constraints specific to rare event physics experiments. High sensitivity measurements of radio-isotope concentrations in raw materials, reactants, consumables, ancillaries, and intermediary products used for TeO2 crystals production are reported. Indications are given on the crystals perfection and how it is achieved and maintained in a large scale production process. Production and certification protocols are presented and resulting ready-to-use TeO2 crystals are described. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2010

32. CUORICINO and CUORE, bolometric experiments for Double Beta Decay Research

Author

Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone FT, I, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, De Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, NONES, CLAUDIA, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Ardito R, Artusa DR, Avignone FT III, Balata M, Bandac I, Barucci M, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone FT, I, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, De Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, NONES, CLAUDIA, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Ardito R, Artusa DR, Avignone FT III, Balata M, Bandac I, Barucci M, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, Norman, EB, and Smith, AR

Published
2007

33. CUORICINO and CUORE R&D

Author

Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, De Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinsky, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Marujama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quinter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, NONES, CLAUDIA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, De Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinsky, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Marujama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quinter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, NONES, CLAUDIA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, and ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO

Published
2006

34. Cuoricino and CUORE detectors: developing big arrays of large mass bolometers for rare events physics

Author

Gorla, P, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dolinski, M, de Waard, A, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Giuliani, A, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Mcdonald, R, Morganti, S, Morales, A, Nisi, S, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, Irastorza, I. G, McDonald, RJ, Norman, E. B., Smith, AR, Xu, N., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Gorla, P, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dolinski, M, de Waard, A, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Giuliani, A, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Mcdonald, R, Morganti, S, Morales, A, Nisi, S, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, Irastorza, I. G, McDonald, RJ, Norman, E. B., Smith, AR, Xu, N., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, and SISTI, MONICA

Abstract

In the last 10 years bolometers have become extremely powerful detectors in the search for rare events, due to their very good resolution. Cuoricino, a 62 bolometer array, in the first months of activity reached a resolution (average in all detectors) in the energy region of interest (2528 keV) of 7 keV and a limit on the t1/2 of the process of 7.5·1023y. Cuoricino’s 62 detectors constitute the biggest number of macrobolometers (790 g each) ever cooled and demonstrate the feasibility of large arrays of bolometers. Following the indication of Cuoricino in CUORE R&D a new detector has been developed trying to improve the reproducibility of the detector’s performance, to increase the single detector mass (to reduce the number of channels) and to simplify the experiment assembly. The latest results are presented.

Published
2006

35. The CUORICINO and CUORE double beta decay experiments

Author

Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, de Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, S, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Heeger, K, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Morganti,S, Norman, EB, PAVAN, MAURA, Smith, AR, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GORLA, PAOLO, NONES, CLAUDIA, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, SISTI, MONICA, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, de Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, S, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Heeger, K, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Morganti,S, Norman, EB, PAVAN, MAURA, Smith, AR, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GORLA, PAOLO, NONES, CLAUDIA, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, SISTI, MONICA, and ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO

Abstract

After an introduction on the various experimental techniques to be adopted in searches for double beta decay, the new approach based on the use of cryogenic low temperature detectors is described. The present results are reported on the limit for neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te obtained with the large bolometric detector CUORICINO. This setup consists of 44 cubic crystals of natural TeO2 with 5 cm sides and 18 crystals of 3×3×6 cm3. Four of these latter crystals are made with isotopically enriched materials: two in 128Te and two others in 130Te. With a sensitive mass of 40.7 kg, this array is by far the most massive running cryogenic detector. The array is operated at a temperature of ∼10 mK in a dilution refrigerator under a heavy shield in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory at a depth of about 3500 m.w.e. The counting rate in the region of neutrinoless double beta decay is 0.18±0.02 counts keV -1 kg-1 y-1, among the lowest in this type of experiment. No evidence for neutrinoless double beta decay is found. The corresponding lower limit for the lifetime of this process is 2×1024 years at 90% C.L. The resultant upper limit on the effective neutrino mass ranges between 0.2 and 1.0 eV, depending on the theoretically calculated nuclear matrix elements. This constraint is the most restrictive one, except for those obtained with Ge diodes, and is comparable to them. The second part of this report is devoted to the present status of the construction of the larger experiment CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) formed from 988 bolometers with a cubic TeO2 absorber of size 5×5×5 cm3, with a total mass of ∼750 kg. We present technical details of the CUORE setup as well as of its location and our efforts to reduce radioactive backgrounds. © 2006.

Published
2006

36. New CUORICINO results on the way to CUORE

Author

Gorla, P, Alessandria, F, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, Domizio, S, Diemoz, M, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, S, Gargiulo, C, Giachero, A, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Heeger, K, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Domizio, SD, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, Freedman, SJ, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIACHERO, ANDREA, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Gorla, P, Alessandria, F, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, Domizio, S, Diemoz, M, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, S, Gargiulo, C, Giachero, A, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Heeger, K, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Domizio, SD, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, Freedman, SJ, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIACHERO, ANDREA, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, and ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO

Abstract

CUORE is a 0.75 ton experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of Te130 using 988 TeO2 bolometers. It aims at reaching a sensitivity on the effective neutrino mass of the order of few tens of meV. CUORICINO, a single CUORE tower running since 2003, plays an important role as a stand alone experiment and for developing the future CUORE setup. Present results already achieved and studies that are underway are here presented and discussed.

Published
2006

37. Further developments in the CUORICINO experiment

Author

Pirro, S, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, de Waard, A, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Maruyama, R, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, E, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, PIRRO, S, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Maruyama, RH, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Ventura, G., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Pirro, S, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, de Waard, A, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Maruyama, R, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, E, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, PIRRO, S, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Dolinski, MJ, Farach, HA, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Maruyama, RH, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Ventura, G., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, and SISTI, MONICA

Abstract

We report the present results of the CUORICINO experiment, a cryogenic experiment on neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (DBD) of 130Te consisting of an array of 62 TeO2 crystals with a total active mass of 40:7 kg. The array is framed inside a dilution refrigerator, heavily shielded against environmental radioactivity and high-energy neutrons, and it is operated at a temperature of 8mK in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory. After several improvements the live time of the experiment is near 75%.

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2006

38. CUORICINO last results and CUORE R&D

Author

Tran Thanh Van J, Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, De Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinsky, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Marujama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quinter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, NONES, CLAUDIA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Tran Thanh Van J, Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Dafinei, I, De Waard, A, Diemoz, M, Dolinsky, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Marujama, R, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quinter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, Zanotti, L, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CLEMENZA, MASSIMILIANO, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, NONES, CLAUDIA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, and ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO

Abstract

CUORICINO is a bolometric experiment on Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (DBDOv) of 130Te. It consists of an array of 62 Te02 crystals with a total mass of - 40.7 kg. While being a self consistent experiment CUORICINO is also a good test for the feasibility of the next generation experiment CUORE, -750 kg of Te02 bolometric mass. In this paper last results from CUORICINO and prospects for the future CUORE experiment will be reported.

Published
2005

40. CUORE: a cryogenic underground observatory for rare events

Author

Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, F, Beemanc, J, Barucci, M, Balata, M, Brofferio, C, Buccie, C, Cebrian, S, Creswick, R, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cremonesi, O, de Ward, A, Fiorini, E, Farach, H, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Giugni, D, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Norman, E, Negri, P, Nucciotti, A, Pedretti, M, Pobes, C, Palmieri, V, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Smith, A, Sisti, M, Ventura, G, Vanzini, M, Zanotti, L, For the CUORE, C, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Avignone, FT, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IJ, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, For the CUORE Collaboration, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, F, Beemanc, J, Barucci, M, Balata, M, Brofferio, C, Buccie, C, Cebrian, S, Creswick, R, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cremonesi, O, de Ward, A, Fiorini, E, Farach, H, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Giugni, D, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Norman, E, Negri, P, Nucciotti, A, Pedretti, M, Pobes, C, Palmieri, V, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Smith, A, Sisti, M, Ventura, G, Vanzini, M, Zanotti, L, For the CUORE, C, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Avignone, FT, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IJ, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, and For the CUORE Collaboration

Abstract

CUORE is a proposed tightly packed array of 1000 TeO2 bolometers, each being a cube 5 cm on a side with a mass of 760 g. The array consists of 25 vertical towers, arranged in a square of 5 towers×5 towers, each containing 10 layers of four crystals. The design of the detector is optimized for ultralow-background searches: for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 130Te (33.8% abundance), cold dark matter, solar axions, and rare nuclear decays. A preliminary experiment involving 20 crystals 3×3×6 cm3 of 340 g has been completed, and a single CUORE tower is being constructed as a smaller-scale experiment called CUORICINO. The expected performance and sensitivity, based on Monte Carlo simulations and extrapolations of present results, are reported. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2004

41. Last results from CUORICINO and perspectives for CUORE

Author

Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, De Waard, A, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, McDonald, RJ, NONES, CLAUDIA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, Xu, N., Capelli, S, Ardito, R, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, De Waard, A, Dolinski, M, Farach, H, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Gargiulo, C, Guardincerri, E, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Longo, E, Maier, G, Maruyama, R, Morganti, S, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Ottonello, P, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Quiter, B, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Toffanin, S, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Xu, N, CAPELLI, SILVIA, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Beeman, JW, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, McDonald, RJ, NONES, CLAUDIA, Norman, EB, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Smith, AR, and Xu, N.

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2004

42. CUORICINO: A new large bolometer array for astroparticle physics

Author

Previtali, E, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, de Waard, A, Farach, H, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Palmieri, E, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Pobes, C, Pyle, M, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Ventura, G., ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GORLA, PAOLO, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Previtali, E, Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, de Waard, A, Farach, H, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivieri, E, Palmieri, E, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Pobes, C, Pyle, M, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Ventura, G., ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GORLA, PAOLO, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, and SISTI, MONICA

Abstract

After 3 years of project study and development, a 40 kg, 62-crystal, thermal detector array CUORICINO started last February. It is supposed to test the two claimed, but still not confirmed, evidences in Dark Matter and in Double Beta Decay (DBD) reported in the last few years and it will have a first glance on Solar Axion. The technical goals that were forseen for this experiment would be the confirmation on the feasibility of the CUORE experiment, a 1 ton multipurpose experiment with bolometers, that could open a new era in DBD physics. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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2004

43. First results on neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te with the calorimetric CUORICINO experiment

Author

Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, M. Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, de Waard, A, Farach, H, Fascilla, A, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivie, E, Palmieri, E, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Pobes, C, Previtali, E, Pyle, M, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EF, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Ventura, G., Arnaboldi, C, Artusa, D, Avignone III, F, M. Balata, M, Bandac, I, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Capozzi, F, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, de Waard, A, Farach, H, Fascilla, A, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Olivie, E, Palmieri, E, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Pobes, C, Previtali, E, Pyle, M, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Sangiorgio, S, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Torres, L, Ventura, G, ARNABOLDI, CLAUDIO, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CAPOZZI, FRANCESCA, FIORINI, ETTORE, GIULIANI, ANDREA, GORLA, PAOLO, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Beeman, JW, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EF, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, and Ventura, G.

Abstract

The first results are reported on the limit for neutrinoless double decay of 130Te obtained with the new bolometric experiment CUORICINO. The set-up consists of 44 cubic crystals of natural TeO2, 5 cm on the side and 18 crystals of 3×3×6 cm3. Four of these latter crystals are made with isotopically enriched materials: two in 128Te and two others in 130Te. With a sensitive mass of ∼ 40 kg, our array is by far the most massive running cryogenic detector to search for rare events. The array is operated at a temperature of ∼ 10 mK in a dilution refrigerator under a heavy shield in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory at a depth of about 3500 m.w.e. The counting rate in the region of neutrinoless double beta decay is ∼ 0.2 counts keV−1 kg−1 y−1, among the lowest in this type of experiment. No evidence for neutrinoless double beta decay is found with the present statistics obtained in about three months with a live time of 72%. The corresponding lower limit for the lifetime of this process is of 5.5×1023 years at 90% C.L. The corresponding limit for the effective neutrino mass ranges between 0.37 to 1.9 eV depending on the theoretically calculated nuclear matrix elements used. This constraint is the most restrictive one except those obtained with Ge diodes, and is comparable to them.

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2004

44. CUORE: low-temperature techniques for neutrino physics

Author

Giuliani, A, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Farach, H, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giugni, D, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Negri, P, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Vanzini, M, Ventura, G, De Waard, A, Zanotti, L, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Giuliani, A, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, F, Balata, M, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cebrian, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R, Farach, H, Fiorini, E, Frossati, G, Giugni, D, Gorla, P, Haller, E, Irastorza, I, Mcdonald, R, Morales, A, Negri, P, Norman, E, Nucciotti, A, Palmieri, V, Pasca, E, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Vanzini, M, Ventura, G, De Waard, A, Zanotti, L, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Haller, EE, Irastorza, IG, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, SISTI, MONICA, and ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO

Abstract

Neutrino physics represents today a hot topic in elementary particle physics, due to the observations of flavour oscillations both in the atmospheric and in the solar sector. This proves the existence of finite neutrino masses. In order to fix their absolute values, sensitive experiments on Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (a rare nuclear process) must be carried on. The experiment here described, named Cryogenic's Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE), can extend the neutrino mass sensitivity down to 30 meV. CUORE will consist of a large, closely packed, high-granularity array of 1000 tellurite (TeO2) IOW-temperature calorimeters, operated at 10 mK and with a total mass of 800 kg. The final structure of the detector and the preliminary tests are presented and discussed

Published
2003

45. CUORE: The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events

Author

Beeman, J, Haller, E, Mcdonald, R, Norman, E, Smith, A, Giuliani, A, Pedretti, M, Ventura, G, Balata, M, Bucci, C, Pobes, C, Palmieri, V, Frossati, G, de Waard, A, Brofferio, C, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cremonesi, O, Fiorini, E, Giugni, D, Negri, P, Nucciotti, A, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Vanzini, M, Zanotti, L, Avignone III, F, Creswick, R, Farach, H, Rosenfeld, C, Cembrian, S, Irastorza, I, Morales, A, Beeman, JW, Haller, EE, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Avignone III, FT, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Irastorza, IG, Morales, A., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CREMONESI, OLIVIERO, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, PESSINA, GIANLUIGI EZIO, PREVITALI, EZIO, ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO, Beeman, J, Haller, E, Mcdonald, R, Norman, E, Smith, A, Giuliani, A, Pedretti, M, Ventura, G, Balata, M, Bucci, C, Pobes, C, Palmieri, V, Frossati, G, de Waard, A, Brofferio, C, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cremonesi, O, Fiorini, E, Giugni, D, Negri, P, Nucciotti, A, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Vanzini, M, Zanotti, L, Avignone III, F, Creswick, R, Farach, H, Rosenfeld, C, Cembrian, S, Irastorza, I, Morales, A, Beeman, JW, Haller, EE, McDonald, RJ, Norman, EB, Smith, AR, Avignone III, FT, Creswick, RJ, Farach, HA, Irastorza, IG, Morales, A., BROFFERIO, CHIARA, CAPELLI, SILVIA, CREMONESI, OLIVIERO, FIORINI, ETTORE, NUCCIOTTI, ANGELO ENRICO LODOVICO, PAVAN, MAURA, PESSINA, GIANLUIGI EZIO, PREVITALI, EZIO, and ZANOTTI, LUIGI ERNESTO

Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) will be a large-scale, multi-purpose observatory that is planned for construction in the Gran Sasso underground laboratory in Italy. Its primary focus will be on a search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 130Te. The source/detector will be composed of one thousand 5-cm×5-cm×5-cm single crystals of TeO2 all housed in a common dilution refrigerator. Attached to each crystal will be one or more neutron-transmutation-doped (NTD) germanium thermistors that will measure the small temperature rise produced in a crystal when radiation is absorbed. The high natural isotopic abundance of 130Te (33.8%) makes the use of isotopically enriched material unnecessary. In addition, the high Q-value for the double-beta decay of 130Te means that the peak in the summed electron energy spectrum expected from the neutrinoless mode will occur in an energy region of very little natural background. Once constructed, CUORE can also be used in searches for dark matter, solar axions, and other rare decay processes in nuclear physics.

Published
2002

50. Microbial enzyme activities under experimental drought and warming at Clocaenog forest and Peaknaze Moor (2012)

Author

Dominguez, M, Reinsch, Sabine, Holthof, E, Smith, AR, Koller, E, Emmett, Bridget, Dominguez, M, Reinsch, Sabine, Holthof, E, Smith, AR, Koller, E, and Emmett, Bridget

Abstract

This data consist of measurements on soil microbial enzyme activity of six hydrolytic enzymes and related soil measurements from the experimental field sites at Clocaenog forest and Peaknaze. Samples were collected in 2012 from plots subjected to experimental drought and warming as well as untreated control plots. Soil cores were taken for the topsoil 0 to10 centimetres. Enzymes were measured at the climate change field site Climoor that is located in Clocaenog forest, North East Wales and the Peaknaze field site located in the Peak District. The experimental field sites each consist of three untreated control plots, three plots where the plant canopy air is artificially warmed during night time hours, and three plots where rainfall is excluded from the plots at least during the plants growing season (March to September). Six hydrolytic soil microbial enzymes and one oxidase were extracted from the topsoil to test the effect of these enzymes that are involved in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling, under the imposed long-term climate change treatments. The hydrolytic enzymes were assayed using 4-methylumbelliferone (MUF) or 7-amino-4-methyl coumarin (AMC) linked-substrates, whereas the oxidase was extracted in pure water. All enzyme extracts were measured colorimetrically. The Clocaenog and Peaknaze field experiments intend to answer questions regarding the effects of warming and drought on ecosystem processes. Plot level microbial related measurements are important to investigate ecosystem carbon dynamics and changes in the soil carbon under the imposed climatic treatments. Measurements were undertaken by trained members of staff at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

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