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1. Fluorescence emission of the JUNO liquid scintillator

Author

Beretta, M., Houria, F., Ferraro, F., Basilico, D., Brigatti, A., Caccianiga, B., Caslini, A., Landini, C., Lombardi, P., Pelicci, L., Percalli, E., Ranucci, G., Re, A. C., Clementi, C., Ortica, F., Romani, A., Antonelli, V., Giammarchi, M. G., Miramonti, L., Saggese, P., Torri, M. D. C., Aiello, S., Andronico, G., Barresi, A., Bergnoli, A., Borghesi, M., Brugnera, R., Bruno, R., Budano, A., Cammi, A., Cerrone, V., Caruso, R., Chiesa, D., Coletta, C., DÁuria, L. V., Dusini, S., Fabbri, A., Felici, G., Garfagnini, A., Giudice, N., Gavrikov, A., Grassi, M., Guardone, N., Lastrucci, L., Lippi, I., Loi, L., Lombardo, C., Mantovani, F., Mari, S. M., Martini, A., Montuschi, M., Nastasi, M., Orestano, D., Paoloni, A., Petrucci, F., Previtali, E., Ricci, B., Sava, G., Serafini, A., Sirignano, C., Sisti, M., Stanco, L., Farilla, E. Stanescu, Strati, V., Tuvé, C., Venettacci, C., Verde, G., and Votano, L.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

JUNO is a huge neutrino detector that will use 20 kton of organic liquid scintillator as its detection medium. The scintillator is a mixture of linear alkyl benzene (LAB), 2.5 g/L of 2,5-diphenyloxazole (PPO) and 3 mg/L of 1,4-Bis(2-methylstyryl)benzene (Bis-MSB). The main goal of JUNO is to determine the Neutrino Mass Ordering [1, 2, 3]. In order to achieve this purpose, good energy and position reconstruction is required, hence a complete understanding of the optical characteristics of the liquid scintillator is mandatory. In this paper we present the measurements on the JUNO scintillator emission spectrum, absorption length and fluorescence time distribution performed respectively with a spectrofluorimeter, a spectrophotometer and a custom made setup

Published
2025

2. Automating the Detection of Code Vulnerabilities by Analyzing GitHub Issues

Author

Cipollone, Daniele, Wang, Changjie, Scazzariello, Mariano, Ferlin, Simone, Izadi, Maliheh, Kostic, Dejan, and Chiesa, Marco

Subjects
Computer Science - Software Engineering, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Cryptography and Security, D.2.5, K.6.3
Abstract

In today's digital landscape, the importance of timely and accurate vulnerability detection has significantly increased. This paper presents a novel approach that leverages transformer-based models and machine learning techniques to automate the identification of software vulnerabilities by analyzing GitHub issues. We introduce a new dataset specifically designed for classifying GitHub issues relevant to vulnerability detection. We then examine various classification techniques to determine their effectiveness. The results demonstrate the potential of this approach for real-world application in early vulnerability detection, which could substantially reduce the window of exploitation for software vulnerabilities. This research makes a key contribution to the field by providing a scalable and computationally efficient framework for automated detection, enabling the prevention of compromised software usage before official notifications. This work has the potential to enhance the security of open-source software ecosystems.

Published
2025

3. New Physics contamination to precision luminosity measurements at future $e^+e^-$ colliders

Author

Chiesa, Mauro, Del Pio, Clara L., Montagna, Guido, Nicrosini, Oreste, Piccinini, Fulvio, and Ucci, Francesco P.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

Several key observables of the high-precision physics program at future lepton colliders will critically depend on the knowledge of the absolute machine luminosity. The determination of the luminosity relies on the precise knowledge of some reference process, which is in principle not affected by unknown physics, so that its cross section can be computed within a well-established theory, like the Standard Model. Quantifying the uncertainties induced by possible New Physics effects on such processes is therefore crucial. We present an exploratory investigation of light and heavy New Physics contributions to the small-angle Bhabha process at future $e^+e^-$ colliders and we discuss possible strategies to remove potential uncertainties originating from such contaminations by relying on observables that are independent of the absolute luminosity., Comment: 9 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables

Published
2025

4. From Scientific Texts to Verifiable Code: Automating the Process with Transformers

Author

Wang, Changjie, Scazzariello, Mariano, and Chiesa, Marco

Subjects
Computer Science - Software Engineering, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Logic in Computer Science, D.2.4, D.2.3, I.2.7, I.2.2, I.2.3, I.2.5, F.3.1
Abstract

Despite the vast body of research literature proposing algorithms with formal guarantees, the amount of verifiable code in today's systems remains minimal. This discrepancy stems from the inherent difficulty of verifying code, particularly due to the time-consuming nature and strict formalism of proof details that formal verification tools require. However, the emergence of transformers in Large Language Models presents a promising solution to this challenge. In this position paper, we believe that transformers have the potential to read research papers that propose algorithms with formal proofs and translate these proofs into verifiable code. We leverage transformers to first build a formal structure of the proof using the original text from the paper, and then to handle the tedious, low-level aspects of proofs that are often omitted by humans. We argue that this approach can significantly reduce the barrier to formal verification. The above idea of reading papers to write verifiable code opens new avenues for automating the verification of complex systems, enabling a future where formally verified algorithms from academic research can more seamlessly transition into real-world software systems, thereby improving code reliability and security.

Published
2025

5. Deriving Coding-Specific Sub-Models from LLMs using Resource-Efficient Pruning

Author

Puccioni, Laura, Farshin, Alireza, Scazzariello, Mariano, Wang, Changjie, Chiesa, Marco, and Kostic, Dejan

Subjects
Computer Science - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Software Engineering, I.2.2, I.2.6, D.1.2
Abstract

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated their exceptional performance in various complex code generation tasks. However, their broader adoption is limited by significant computational demands and high resource requirements, particularly memory and processing power. To mitigate such requirements, model pruning techniques are used to create more compact models with significantly fewer parameters. However, current approaches do not focus on the efficient extraction of programming-language-specific sub-models. In this work, we explore the idea of efficiently deriving coding-specific sub-models through unstructured pruning (i.e., Wanda). We investigate the impact of different domain-specific calibration datasets on pruning outcomes across three distinct domains and extend our analysis to extracting four language-specific sub-models: Python, Java, C++, and JavaScript. We are the first to efficiently extract programming-language-specific sub-models using appropriate calibration datasets while maintaining acceptable accuracy w.r.t. full models. We are also the first to provide analytical evidence that domain-specific tasks activate distinct regions within LLMs, supporting the creation of specialized sub-models through unstructured pruning. We believe that this work has significant potential to enhance LLM accessibility for coding by reducing computational requirements to enable local execution on consumer-grade hardware, and supporting faster inference times critical for real-time development feedback.

Published
2025

6. Dephasing-tolerant quantum sensing for transverse magnetic fields with spin qudits

Author

Mezzadri, Matteo, Lepori, Luca, Chiesa, Alessandro, and Carretta, Stefano

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract

We propose a dephasing-tolerant protocol for quantum sensing of transverse magnetic fields which exploits spin qudit sensors with embedded fault-tolerant (FT) quantum error correction. By exploiting longitudinal drives, the transverse field induces logical Rabi oscillations between encoded states, whose frequency is linear in the transverse field to be probed. Numerical simulations show that the present FT protocol enables the detection of very small fields, orders of magnitudes below the limit imposed by the coherence time., Comment: Published open-access version. Matteo Mezzadri and Luca Lepori contributed equally to the present work

Published
2025
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7. Machine learning-assisted techniques for Compton-background discrimination in Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe) detector

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Baccolo, Giovanni, Barresi, Andrea, Chiesa, Davide, Giachero, Andrea, Labranca, Danilo, Moretti, Roberto, Nastasi, Massimiliano, Paonessa, Alessandro, Picione, Marco, Previtali, Ezio, and Sisti, Monica

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors are powerful detectors for gamma-ray spectroscopy. The sensitivity to low-intensity gamma-ray peaks is often hindered by the presence of Compton continuum distributions, originated by gamma-rays emitted at higher energies. This study explores novel, pulse shape-based, machine learning-assisted techniques to enhance Compton background discrimination in Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe TM) detectors. We introduce two machine learning models: an autoencoder-MLP (Multilayer Perceptron) and a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM). These models differentiate single-site events (SSEs) from multi-site events (MSEs) and train on signal waveforms produced in the detector. The GMM method differs from previous machine learning efforts in that it is fully unsupervised, hence not requiring specific data labelling during the training phase. Being both label-free and simulation-agnostic makes the unsupervised approach particularly advantageous for tasks where realistic, high-fidelity labeling is challenging or where biases introduced by simulated data must be avoided. In our analysis, the full-energy Peak-to-Compton ratio of the 137-Cs, a radionuclide contained in a cryoconite sample, exhibits an improvement from 0.238 in the original spectrum to 0.547 after the ACM data filtering and 0.414 after the GMM data filtering, demonstrating the effectiveness of these methods. The results also showcase an enhancement in the signal-to-background ratio across many regions of interest, enabling the detection of lower concentrations of radionuclides., Comment: Sumbitted to EPJC

Published
2024

8. An open-source library for performance-portable neutrino reaction rates: application to neutron star mergers

Author

Chiesa, Leonardo, Bhattacharyya, Maitraya, Mazzini, Filippo, Guercilena, Federico Maria, Perego, Albino, and Radice, David

Subjects
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory
Abstract

A realistic and detailed description of neutrinos in binary neutron star (BNS) mergers is essential to build reliable models of such systems. To this end, we present BNS_NURATES, a novel open-source numerical library designed for the efficient on-the-fly computation of neutrino interactions, with particular focus on regimes relevant to BNS mergers. BNS_NURATES targets an higher level of accuracy and realism in the implementation of commonly employed reactions by accounting for relevant microphysics effects on the interactions, such as weak magnetism and mean field effects. It also includes the contributions of inelastic neutrino scattering off electrons and positrons and (inverse) nucleon decays. Finally, it offers a way to reconstruct the neutrino distribution function in the framework of moment-based transport schemes. As a first application, we compute both energy-dependent and energy-integrated neutrino emissivities and opacities for conditions extracted from a BNS merger simulation with M1 transport scheme. We find some qualitative differences in the results when considering the impact of the additional relevant reactions and of microphysics effects. For example, neutrino-electron/positron scattering reactions are important for the energy exchange of heavy-type neutrinos as they do not undergo semi-leptonic charged-current processes, when $\mu^\pm$ are not accounted for. Moreover, weak magnetism and mean field effects can significantly modify the contribution of $\beta$-processes for electron-type (anti)neutrinos, increasing at the same time the importance of (inverse) neutron decays. The improved treatment for the reaction rates also modify the conditions at which neutrinos decouple from matter in the system, potentially affecting their emission spectra., Comment: 27 pages, 14 figures. The BNS_NURATES library is publicly available at: https://github.com/RelNucAs/bns_nurates

Published
2024

9. Self-Perceived Employability and Psychological Well-Being among Italian Students and Graduates: A Three-Wave Cross-Lagged Study

Author

Gerardo Petruzziello, Rita Chiesa, Dina Guglielmi, Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden, Jeroen P. de Jong, and Marco Giovanni Mariani

Abstract

This study investigated the reciprocal relationship between self-perceived employability (SPE) and psychological well-being (PWB), a connection previously suggested by theory but not yet explored empirically in early career research. Drawing from the Conservation of Resources theory, we analysed the reciprocal effects between SPE and PWB. Using data collected from 376 Italian university students and graduates, we tested the hypotheses with the random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) to analyse the SPE-PWB reciprocal linkage at both the between-person and within-person levels. While we observed a reciprocal SPE-PWB association across three waves at the between-person level, we obtained mixed findings at the within-person level. This study is the first to test the reciprocal associations between SPE and PWB among labour market entrants adopting a within-person approach. The findings offer new empirical insights into SPE during early career stages, with implications for both future research and practical applications.

Published
2025
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10. Search for Fractionally Charged Particles with CUORE

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Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Beretta, M, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Cao, J, Capelli, S, Capelli, C, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Celi, E, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Del Corso, F, Dell’Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Di Lorenzo, S, Dixon, T, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Ghislandi, S, Giachero, A, Girola, M, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guillaumon, PV, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Helis, DL, Huang, HZ, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kowalski, R, Liu, R, Ma, L, G., Y, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Moore, MN, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Olmi, M, Oregui, BT, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pottebaum, EG, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Quitadamo, S, Ressa, A, Rosenfeld, C, and Schmidt, B

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CUORE Collaboration, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is a detector array comprised by 988 5  cm×5  cm×5  cm TeO_{2} crystals held below 20 mK, primarily searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in ^{130}Te. Unprecedented in size among cryogenic calorimetric experiments, CUORE provides a promising setting for the study of exotic throughgoing particles. Using the first tonne year of CUORE's exposure, we perform a search for hypothesized fractionally charged particles (FCPs), which are well-motivated by various standard model extensions and would have suppressed interactions with matter. Across the searched range of charges e/24-e/2 no excess of FCP candidate tracks is observed over background, setting leading limits on the underground FCP flux with charges e/24-e/5 at 90% confidence level. Using the low background environment and segmented geometry of CUORE, we establish the sensitivity of tonne-scale subkelvin detectors to diverse signatures of new physics.

Published
2024

11. Quantum Rewinding for IOP-Based Succinct Arguments

Author

Chiesa, Alessandro, Agnol, Marcel Dall, Di, Zijing, Guan, Ziyi, and Spooner, Nicholas

Subjects
Computer Science - Cryptography and Security, Quantum Physics
Abstract

We analyze the post-quantum security of succinct interactive arguments constructed from interactive oracle proofs (IOPs) and vector commitment schemes. We prove that an interactive variant of the BCS transformation is secure in the standard model against quantum adversaries when the vector commitment scheme is collapsing. Our proof builds on and extends prior work on the post-quantum security of Kilians succinct interactive argument, which is instead based on probabilistically checkable proofs (PCPs). We introduce a new quantum rewinding strategy that works across any number of rounds. As a consequence of our results, we obtain standard-model post-quantum secure succinct arguments with the best asymptotic complexity known.

Published
2024

12. MuCol Milestone Report No. 5: Preliminary Parameters

Author

Accettura, Carlotta, Adrian, Simon, Agarwal, Rohit, Ahdida, Claudia, Aimé, Chiara, Aksoy, Avni, Alberghi, Gian Luigi, Alden, Siobhan, Alfonso, Luca, Amapane, Nicola, Amorim, David, Andreetto, Paolo, Anulli, Fabio, Appleby, Rob, Apresyan, Artur, Asadi, Pouya, Mahmoud, Mohammed Attia, Auchmann, Bernhard, Back, John, Badea, Anthony, Bae, Kyu Jung, Bahng, E. J., Balconi, Lorenzo, Balli, Fabrice, Bandiera, Laura, Barbagallo, Carmelo, Barlow, Roger, Bartoli, Camilla, Bartosik, Nazar, Barzi, Emanuela, Batsch, Fabian, Bauce, Matteo, Begel, Michael, Berg, J. Scott, Bersani, Andrea, Bertarelli, Alessandro, Bertinelli, Francesco, Bertolin, Alessandro, Bhat, Pushpalatha, Bianchi, Clarissa, Bianco, Michele, Bishop, William, Black, Kevin, Boattini, Fulvio, Bogacz, Alex, Bonesini, Maurizio, Bordini, Bernardo, de Sousa, Patricia Borges, Bottaro, Salvatore, Bottura, Luca, Boyd, Steven, Breschi, Marco, Broggi, Francesco, Brunoldi, Matteo, Buffat, Xavier, Buonincontri, Laura, Burrows, Philip Nicholas, Burt, Graeme Campbell, Buttazzo, Dario, Caiffi, Barbara, Calatroni, Sergio, Calviani, Marco, Calzaferri, Simone, Calzolari, Daniele, Cantone, Claudio, Capdevilla, Rodolfo, Carli, Christian, Carrelli, Carlo, Casaburo, Fausto, Casarsa, Massimo, Castelli, Luca, Catanesi, Maria Gabriella, Cavallucci, Lorenzo, Cavoto, Gianluca, Celiberto, Francesco Giovanni, Celona, Luigi, Cemmi, Alessia, Ceravolo, Sergio, Cerri, Alessandro, Cerutti, Francesco, Cesarini, Gianmario, Cesarotti, Cari, Chancé, Antoine, Charitonidis, Nikolaos, Chiesa, Mauro, Chiggiato, Paolo, Ciccarella, Vittoria Ludovica, Puviani, Pietro Cioli, Colaleo, Anna, Colao, Francesco, Collamati, Francesco, Costa, Marco, Craig, Nathaniel, Curtin, David, Damerau, Heiko, Da Molin, Giacomo, D'Angelo, Laura, Dasu, Sridhara, de Blas, Jorge, De Curtis, Stefania, De Gersem, Herbert, Delahaye, Jean-Pierre, Del Moro, Tommaso, Denisov, Dmitri, Denizli, Haluk, Dermisek, Radovan, Valdor, Paula Desiré, Desponds, Charlotte, Di Luzio, Luca, Di Meco, Elisa, Diociaiuti, Eleonora, Di Petrillo, Karri Folan, Di Sarcina, Ilaria, Dorigo, Tommaso, Dreimanis, Karlis, Pree, Tristan du, Yildiz, Hatice Duran, Edgecock, Thomas, Fabbri, Siara, Fabbrichesi, Marco, Farinon, Stefania, Ferrand, Guillaume, Somoza, Jose Antonio Ferreira, Fieg, Max, Filthaut, Frank, Fox, Patrick, Franceschini, Roberto, Ximenes, Rui Franqueira, Gallinaro, Michele, Garcia-Sciveres, Maurice, Garcia-Tabares, Luis, Gargiulo, Ruben, Garion, Cedric, Garzelli, Maria Vittoria, Gast, Marco, Generoso, Lisa, Gerber, Cecilia E., Giambastiani, Luca, Gianelle, Alessio, Gianfelice-Wendt, Eliana, Gibson, Stephen, Gilardoni, Simone, Giove, Dario Augusto, Giovinco, Valentina, Giraldin, Carlo, Glioti, Alfredo, Gorzawski, Arkadiusz, Greco, Mario, Grojean, Christophe, Grudiev, Alexej, Gschwendtner, Edda, Gueli, Emanuele, Guilhaudin, Nicolas, Han, Chengcheng, Han, Tao, Hauptman, John Michael, Herndon, Matthew, Hillier, Adrian D, Hillman, Micah, Holmes, Tova Ray, Homiller, Samuel, Jana, Sudip, Jindariani, Sergo, Johannesson, Sofia, Johnson, Benjamin, Jones, Owain Rhodri, Jurj, Paul-Bogdan, Kahn, Yonatan, Kamath, Rohan, Kario, Anna, Karpov, Ivan, Kelliher, David, Kilian, Wolfgang, Kitano, Ryuichiro, Kling, Felix, Kolehmainen, Antti, Kong, K. C., Kosse, Jaap, Krintiras, Georgios, Krizka, Karol, Kumar, Nilanjana, Kvikne, Erik, Kyle, Robert, Laface, Emanuele, Lane, Kenneth, Latina, Andrea, Lechner, Anton, Lee, Junghyun, Lee, Lawrence, Lee, Seh Wook, Lefevre, Thibaut, Leonardi, Emanuele, Lerner, Giuseppe, Li, Peiran, Li, Qiang, Li, Tong, Li, Wei, Lindroos, Mats, Lipton, Ronald, Liu, Da, Liu, Miaoyuan, Liu, Zhen, Voti, Roberto Li, Lombardi, Alessandra, Lomte, Shivani, Long, Kenneth, Longo, Luigi, Lorenzo, José, Losito, Roberto, Low, Ian, Lu, Xianguo, Lucchesi, Donatella, Luo, Tianhuan, Lupato, Anna, Ma, Yang, Machida, Shinji, Madlener, Thomas, Magaletti, Lorenzo, Maggi, Marcello, Durand, Helene Mainaud, Maltoni, Fabio, Manczak, Jerzy Mikolaj, Mandurrino, Marco, Marchand, Claude, Mariani, Francesco, Marin, Stefano, Mariotto, Samuele, Martin-Haugh, Stewart, Masullo, Maria Rosaria, Mauro, Giorgio Sebastiano, Mazzolari, Andrea, Mękała, Krzysztof, Mele, Barbara, Meloni, Federico, Meng, Xiangwei, Mentink, Matthias, Métral, Elias, Miceli, Rebecca, Milas, Natalia, Mohammadi, Abdollah, Moll, Dominik, Montella, Alessandro, Morandin, Mauro, Morrone, Marco, Mulder, Tim, Musenich, Riccardo, Nardecchia, Marco, Nardi, Federico, Nenna, Felice, Neuffer, David, Newbold, David, Novelli, Daniel, Olvegård, Maja, Onel, Yasar, Orestano, Domizia, Osborne, John, Otten, Simon, Torres, Yohan Mauricio Oviedo, Paesani, Daniele, Griso, Simone Pagan, Pagani, Davide, Pal, Kincso, Palmer, Mark, Pampaloni, Alessandra, Panci, Paolo, Pani, Priscilla, Papaphilippou, Yannis, Paparella, Rocco, Paradisi, Paride, Passeri, Antonio, Pasternak, Jaroslaw, Pastrone, Nadia, Pellecchia, Antonello, Piccinini, Fulvio, Piekarz, Henryk, Pieloni, Tatiana, Plouin, Juliette, Portone, Alfredo, Potamianos, Karolos, Potdevin, Joséphine, Prestemon, Soren, Puig, Teresa, Qiang, Ji, Quettier, Lionel, Rabemananjara, Tanjona Radonirina, Radicioni, Emilio, Radogna, Raffaella, Rago, Ilaria Carmela, Ratkus, Andris, Resseguie, Elodie, Reuter, Juergen, Ribani, Pier Luigi, Riccardi, Cristina, Ricciardi, Stefania, Robens, Tania, Robert, Youri, Rogers, Chris, Rojo, Juan, Romagnoni, Marco, Ronald, Kevin, Rosser, Benjamin, Rossi, Carlo, Rossi, Lucio, Rozanov, Leo, Ruhdorfer, Maximilian, Ruiz, Richard, Saini, Saurabh, Sala, Filippo, Salierno, Claudia, Salmi, Tiina, Salvini, Paola, Salvioni, Ennio, Sammut, Nicholas, Santini, Carlo, Saputi, Alessandro, Sarra, Ivano, Scarantino, Giuseppe, Schneider-Muntau, Hans, Schulte, Daniel, Scifo, Jessica, Sen, Tanaji, Senatore, Carmine, Senol, Abdulkadir, Sertore, Daniele, Sestini, Lorenzo, Rêgo, Ricardo César Silva, Simone, Federica Maria, Skoufaris, Kyriacos, Sorbello, Gino, Sorbi, Massimo, Sorti, Stefano, Soubirou, Lisa, Spataro, David, Queiroz, Farinaldo S., Stamerra, Anna, Stapnes, Steinar, Stark, Giordon, Statera, Marco, Stechauner, Bernd Michael, Su, Shufang, Su, Wei, Sun, Xiaohu, Sytov, Alexei, Tang, Jian, Tang, Jingyu, Taylor, Rebecca, Kate, Herman Ten, Testoni, Pietro, Thiele, Leonard Sebastian, Garcia, Rogelio Tomas, Topp-Mugglestone, Max, Torims, Toms, Torre, Riccardo, Tortora, Luca, Tortora, Ludovico, Trifinopoulos, Sokratis, Udongwo, Sosoho-Abasi, Vai, Ilaria, Valente, Riccardo Umberto, van Rienen, Ursula, Van Weelderen, Rob, Vanwelde, Marion, Velev, Gueorgui, Venditti, Rosamaria, Vendrasco, Adam, Verna, Adriano, Vernassa, Gianluca, Verweij, Arjan, Verwilligen, Piet, Villamizar, Yoxara, Vittorio, Ludovico, Vitulo, Paolo, Vojskovic, Isabella, Wang, Dayong, Wang, Lian-Tao, Wang, Xing, Wendt, Manfred, Widorski, Markus, Wozniak, Mariusz, Wu, Yongcheng, Wulzer, Andrea, Xie, Keping, Yang, Yifeng, Yap, Yee Chinn, Yonehara, Katsuya, Yoo, Hwi Dong, You, Zhengyun, Zanetti, Marco, Zaza, Angela, Zhang, Liang, Zhu, Ruihu, Zlobin, Alexander, Zuliani, Davide, and Zurita, José Francisco

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics
Abstract

This document is comprised of a collection of updated preliminary parameters for the key parts of the muon collider. The updated preliminary parameters follow on from the October 2023 Tentative Parameters Report. Particular attention has been given to regions of the facility that are believed to hold greater technical uncertainty in their design and that have a strong impact on the cost and power consumption of the facility. The data is collected from a collaborative spreadsheet and transferred to overleaf.

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2024
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13. Radiopurity screening of materials for rare event searches by neutron activation at the TRIGA reactor of Pavia

Author

Baccolo, G., Barresi, A., Chiesa, D., Nastasi, M., Previtali, E., and Sisti, M.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

In the framework of physics experiments searching for rare events, the selection of extremely radiopure materials is a challenging task, as the signal of interest is often hidden by instrumental background. Neutron activation is a powerful technique to measure trace contaminants with high sensitivity but, to be properly applied, it requires a good characterization of neutron irradiation and $\gamma$-spectroscopy facilities. This paper presents the state-of-the-art workflow adopted by the Radioactivity Laboratory of the University of Milano-Bicocca for radiopurity screening of materials by neutron activation performed at the TRIGA reactor in Pavia. The ultimate sensitivity of the described workflow, in the absence of interfering activation products and without the application of radiochemical and/or active background rejection techniques, is $<10^{-14}$ g/g for $^{40}$K, $<10^{-12}$ g/g for $^{238}$U and of the order of $10^{-12}$ g/g for $^{232}$Th contaminations. Further details are here provided to address systematic uncertainties related to neutron irradiation that may bias results. To this aim, a dedicated neutron activation campaign was performed and the data were analyzed exploiting a Monte Carlo simulation model of the reactor and applying an unfolding technique to obtain a comprehensive characterization of the neutron flux in typical irradiation configurations. The results of this work provide a valuable benchmark for the application of neutron activation in future radiopurity screening campaigns.

Published
2024

14. Viscoelasticity and accretive phase-change at finite strains

Author

Chiesa, Andrea and Stefanelli, Ulisse

Subjects
Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs, 74F99, 74G22, 49L25
Abstract

We investigate the evolution of a two-phase viscoelastic material at finite strains. The phase evolution is assumed to be irreversible: One phase accretes in time in its normal direction, at the expense of the other. Mechanical response depends on the phase. At the same time, growth is influenced by the mechanical state at the boundary of the accreting phase, making the model fully coupled. This setting is inspired by the early stage development of solid tumors, as well as by the swelling of polymer gels. We formulate the evolution problem by coupling the balance of momenta in weak form and the growth dynamics in the viscosity sense. Both a diffused- and a sharp-interface variant of the model are proved to admit solutions and the sharp-interface limit investigated.

Published
2024

15. Data-driven background model for the CUORE experiment

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Beretta, M, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Cao, J, Capelli, S, Capelli, C, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Celi, E, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Del Corso, F, Dell’Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Di Lorenzo, S, Dixon, T, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Ghislandi, S, Giachero, A, Girola, M, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guillaumon, PV, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Helis, DL, Huang, HZ, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kowalski, R, Liu, R, Ma, L, G., Y, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Moore, MN, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Olmi, M, Oregui, BT, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Ponce, I, Pottebaum, EG, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Quitadamo, S, Ressa, A, Rosenfeld, C, and Schmidt, B

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Physical Sciences, Cancer
Abstract

We present the model we developed to reconstruct the CUORE radioactive background based on the analysis of an experimental exposure of 1038.4 kg yr. The data reconstruction relies on a simultaneous Bayesian fit applied to energy spectra over a broad energy range. The high granularity of the CUORE detector, together with the large exposure and extended stable operations, allow for an in-depth exploration of both spatial and time dependence of backgrounds. We achieve high sensitivity to both bulk and surface activities of the materials of the setup, detecting levels as low as 10 nBq kg-1 and 0.1 nBq cm-2, respectively. We compare the contamination levels we extract from the background model with prior radio-assay data, which informs future background risk mitigation strategies. The results of this background model play a crucial role in constructing the background budget for the CUPID experiment as it will exploit the same CUORE infrastructure.

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2024

16. Room-temperature optical spin polarization of an electron spin qudit in a vanadyl -- free base porphyrin dimer

Author

Privitera, Alberto, Chiesa, Alessandro, Santanni, Fabio, Carella, Angelo, Ranieri, Davide, Caneschi, Andrea, Krzyaniak, Matthew D., Young, Ryan M., Wasielewski, Michael R., Carretta, Stefano, and Sessoli, Roberta

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Physics - Chemical Physics
Abstract

Photoexcited organic chromophores appended to molecular qubits can serve as a source of spin initialization or multi-level qudit generation for quantum information applications. So far, this approach has been primarily investigated in chromophore/stable radical systems. Here, we extend this concept to a meso-meso linked oxovanadium(IV) porphyrin - free base porphyrin dimer. Femtosecond transient absorption experiments reveal that photoexcitation of the free base porphyrin leads to picosecond triplet state formation via enhanced intersystem crossing. Time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TREPR) experiments carried out at both 85 K and room temperature reveal the formation of a long-lived spin-polarized quartet state through triplet-doublet spin mixing. Notably, a distinct hyperfine structure arising from the interaction between the electron spin quartet state and the vanadyl nucleus (51V, I=7/2) is evident, with the quartet state exhibiting long-lived spin polarization even at room temperature. Theoretical simulations of the TREPR spectra confirm the photogenerated quartet state and provide insights into the non-Boltzmann spin populations. Exploit-ing this phenomenon affords the possibility of using photoinduced triplet states in porphyrins for quantum information as a resource to polarize and magnetically couple molecular electronic or nuclear spin qubits and qudits.

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2024

17. Interim report for the International Muon Collider Collaboration (IMCC)

Author

Accettura, C., Adrian, S., Agarwal, R., Ahdida, C., Aimé, C., Aksoy, A., Alberghi, G. L., Alden, S., Amapane, N., Amorim, D., Andreetto, P., Anulli, F., Appleby, R., Apresyan, A., Asadi, P., Mahmoud, M. Attia, Auchmann, B., Back, J., Badea, A., Bae, K. J., Bahng, E. J., Balconi, L., Balli, F., Bandiera, L., Barbagallo, C., Barlow, R., Bartoli, C., Bartosik, N., Barzi, E., Batsch, F., Bauce, M., Begel, M., Berg, J. S., Bersani, A., Bertarelli, A., Bertinelli, F., Bertolin, A., Bhat, P., Bianchi, C., Bianco, M., Bishop, W., Black, K., Boattini, F., Bogacz, A., Bonesini, M., Bordini, B., de Sousa, P. Borges, Bottaro, S., Bottura, L., Boyd, S., Breschi, M., Broggi, F., Brunoldi, M., Buffat, X., Buonincontri, L., Burrows, P. N., Burt, G. C., Buttazzo, D., Caiffi, B., Calatroni, S., Calviani, M., Calzaferri, S., Calzolari, D., Cantone, C., Capdevilla, R., Carli, C., Carrelli, C., Casaburo, F., Casarsa, M., Castelli, L., Catanesi, M. G., Cavallucci, L., Cavoto, G., Celiberto, F. G., Celona, L., Cemmi, A., Ceravolo, S., Cerri, A., Cerutti, F., Cesarini, G., Cesarotti, C., Chancé, A., Charitonidis, N., Chiesa, M., Chiggiato, P., Ciccarella, V. L., Puviani, P. Cioli, Colaleo, A., Colao, F., Collamati, F., Costa, M., Craig, N., Curtin, D., D'Angelo, L., Da Molin, G., Damerau, H., Dasu, S., de Blas, J., De Curtis, S., De Gersem, H., Del Moro, T., Delahaye, J. -P., Denisov, D., Denizli, H., Dermisek, R., Valdor, P. Desiré, Desponds, C., Di Luzio, L., Di Meco, E., Di Petrillo, K. F., Di Sarcina, I., Diociaiuti, E., Dorigo, T., Dreimanis, K., Pree, T. du, Edgecock, T., Fabbri, S., Fabbrichesi, M., Farinon, S., Ferrand, G., Somoza, J. A. Ferreira, Fieg, M., Filthaut, F., Fox, P., Franceschini, R., Ximenes, R. Franqueira, Gallinaro, M., Garcia-Sciveres, M., Garcia-Tabares, L., Gargiulo, R., Garion, C., Garzelli, M. V., Gast, M., Gerber, C. E., Giambastiani, L., Gianelle, A., Gianfelice-Wendt, E., Gibson, S., Gilardoni, S., Giove, D. A., Giovinco, V., Giraldin, C., Glioti, A., Gorzawski, A., Greco, M., Grojean, C., Grudiev, A., Gschwendtner, E., Gueli, E., Guilhaudin, N., Han, C., Han, T., Hauptman, J. M., Herndon, M., Hillier, A. D., Hillman, M., Holmes, T. R., Homiller, S., Jana, S., Jindariani, S., Johannesson, S., Johnson, B., Jones, O. R., Jurj, P. -B., Kahn, Y., Kamath, R., Kario, A., Karpov, I., Kelliher, D., Kilian, W., Kitano, R., Kling, F., Kolehmainen, A., Kong, K. C., Kosse, J., Krintiras, G., Krizka, K., Kumar, N., Kvikne, E., Kyle, R., Laface, E., Lane, K., Latina, A., Lechner, A., Lee, J., Lee, L., Lee, S. W., Lefevre, T., Leonardi, E., Lerner, G., Li, P., Li, Q., Li, T., Li, W., Voti, R. Li, Lindroos, M., Lipton, R., Liu, D., Liu, M., Liu, Z., Lombardi, A., Lomte, S., Long, K., Longo, L., Lorenzo, J., Losito, R., Low, I., Lu, X., Lucchesi, D., Luo, T., Lupato, A., Métral, E., Mękała, K., Ma, Y., Mańczak, J. M., Machida, S., Madlener, T., Magaletti, L., Maggi, M., Durand, H. Mainaud, Maltoni, F., Mandurrino, M., Marchand, C., Mariani, F., Marin, S., Mariotto, S., Martin-Haugh, S., Masullo, M. R., Mauro, G. S., Mazzolari, A., Mele, B., Meloni, F., Meng, X., Mentink, M., Miceli, R., Milas, N., Mohammadi, A., Moll, D., Montella, A., Morandin, M., Morrone, M., Mulder, T., Musenich, R., Nardecchia, M., Nardi, F., Neuffer, D., Newbold, D., Novelli, D., Olvegård, M., Onel, Y., Orestano, D., Osborne, J., Otten, S., Torres, Y. M. Oviedo, Paesani, D., Griso, S. Pagan, Pagani, D., Pal, K., Palmer, M., Pampaloni, A., Panci, P., Pani, P., Papaphilippou, Y., Paparella, R., Paradisi, P., Passeri, A., Pastrone, N., Pellecchia, A., Piccinini, F., Piekarz, H., Pieloni, T., Plouin, J., Portone, A., Potamianos, K., Potdevin, J., Prestemon, S., Puig, T., Qiang, J., Quettier, L., Rabemananjara, T. R., Radicioni, E., Radogna, R., Rago, I. C., Ratkus, A., Resseguie, E., Reuter, J., Ribani, P. L., Riccardi, C., Ricciardi, S., Robens, T., Robert, Y., Roger, C., Rojo, J., Romagnoni, M., Ronald, K., Rosser, B., Rossi, C., Rossi, L., Rozanov, L., Ruhdorfer, M., Ruiz, R., Queiroz, F. S., Saini, S., Sala, F., Salierno, C., Salmi, T., Salvini, P., Salvioni, E., Sammut, N., Santini, C., Saputi, A., Sarra, I., Scarantino, G., Schneider-Muntau, H., Schulte, D., Scifo, J., Sen, T., Senatore, C., Senol, A., Sertore, D., Sestini, L., Rêgo, R. C. Silva, Simone, F. M., Skoufaris, K., Sorbello, G., Sorbi, M., Sorti, S., Soubirou, L., Spataro, D., Stamerra, A., Stapnes, S., Stark, G., Statera, M., Stechauner, B. M., Su, S., Su, W., Sun, X., Sytov, A., Tang, J., Taylor, R., Kate, H. Ten, Testoni, P., Thiele, L. S., Garcia, R. Tomas, Mugglestone, M. Topp, Torims, T., Torre, R., Tortora, L. T., Trifinopoulos, S., Udongwo, S. -A., Vai, I., Valente, R. U., van Rienen, U., van Weelderen, R., Vanwelde, M., Velev, G., Venditti, R., Vendrasco, A., Verna, A., Verweij, A., Verwilligen, P., Villamzar, Y., Vittorio, L., Vitulo, P., Vojskovic, I., Wang, D., Wang, L. -T., Wang, X., Wendt, M., Widorski, M., Wozniak, M., Wu, Y., Wulzer, A., Xie, K., Yang, Y., Yap, Y. C., Yonehara, K., Yoo, H. D., You, Z., Zanetti, M., Zaza, A., Zhang, L., Zhu, R., Zlobin, A., Zuliani, D., and Zurita, J. F.

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The International Muon Collider Collaboration (IMCC) [1] was established in 2020 following the recommendations of the European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP) and the implementation of the European Strategy for Particle Physics-Accelerator R&D Roadmap by the Laboratory Directors Group [2], hereinafter referred to as the the European LDG roadmap. The Muon Collider Study (MuC) covers the accelerator complex, detectors and physics for a future muon collider. In 2023, European Commission support was obtained for a design study of a muon collider (MuCol) [3]. This project started on 1st March 2023, with work-packages aligned with the overall muon collider studies. In preparation of and during the 2021-22 U.S. Snowmass process, the muon collider project parameters, technical studies and physics performance studies were performed and presented in great detail. Recently, the P5 panel [4] in the U.S. recommended a muon collider R&D, proposed to join the IMCC and envisages that the U.S. should prepare to host a muon collider, calling this their "muon shot". In the past, the U.S. Muon Accelerator Programme (MAP) [5] has been instrumental in studies of concepts and technologies for a muon collider., Comment: This document summarises the International Muon Collider Collaboration (IMCC) progress and status of the Muon Collider R&D programme

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2024

18. Just-in-Time Packet State Prefetching

Author

Ghasemirahni, Hamid, Farshin, Alireza, Kostic, Dejan, and Chiesa, Marco

Subjects
Computer Science - Networking and Internet Architecture
Abstract

Could information about future incoming packets be used to build more efficient CPU-based packet processors? Can such information be obtained accurately? This paper studies novel packet processing architectures that receive external hints about which packets are soon to arrive, thus enabling prefetching into fast cache memories of the state needed to process them, just-in-time for the packets' arrival. We explore possible approaches to (i) obtain such hints either from network devices or the end hosts in the communication and (ii) use these hints to better utilize cache memories. We show that such information (if accurate) can improve packet processing throughput by at least 50%.

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2024

19. Many-Body Models for Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity in Electron Transfer

Author

Chiesa, A., Garlatti, E., Mezzadri, M., Celada, L., Sessoli, R., Wasielewski, M. R., Bittl, R., Santini, P., and Carretta, S.

Subjects
Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract

We present the first microscopic model for chirality-induced spin selectivity effect in electron-transfer, in which the internal degrees of freedom of the chiral bridge are explicitly included. By exactly solving this model on short chiral chains we demonstrate that a sizable polarization on the acceptor arises from the interplay of coherent and incoherent dynamics, with strong electron-electron correlations yielding many-body states on the bridge as crucial ingredients. Moreover, we include the coherent and incoherent interactions with vibrational modes and show that they can play an important role in determining the long-time polarized state probed in experiments.

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2024
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20. Search for fractionally charged particles with CUORE

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CUORE Collaboration, Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Camilleri, J., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Cao, J., Capelli, S., Capelli, C., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Celi, E., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., D'Addabbo, A., Dafinei, I., Del Corso, F., Dell'Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Di Lorenzo, S., Dixon, T., Dompè, V., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fu, S. H., Fujikawa, B. K., Ghislandi, S., Giachero, A., Girola, M., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guillaumon, P. V., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Helis, D. L., Huang, H. Z., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Kowalski, R., Liu, R., Ma, L., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Moore, M. N., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olmi, M., Oregui, B. T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C. E., Pagnanini, L., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pottebaum, E. G., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Quitadamo, S., Ressa, A., Rosenfeld, C., Schmidt, B., Sharma, V., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Stark, P., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Tomei, C., Torres, A., Torres, J. A., Vetter, K. J., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is a detector array comprised by 988 5$\;$cm$\times$5$\;$cm$\times$5$\;$cm TeO$_2$ crystals held below 20 mK, primarily searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{130}$Te. Unprecedented in size amongst cryogenic calorimetric experiments, CUORE provides a promising setting for the study of exotic through-going particles. Using the first tonne-year of CUORE's exposure, we perform a search for hypothesized fractionally charged particles (FCPs), which are well-motivated by various Standard Model extensions and would have suppressed interactions with matter. No excess of FCP candidate tracks is observed over background, setting leading limits on the underground FCP flux with charges between $e/24-e/5$ at 90\% confidence level. Using the low background environment and segmented geometry of CUORE, we establish the sensitivity of tonne-scale sub-Kelvin detectors to diverse signatures of new physics., Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures

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2024

21. Interpretable machine learning approach for electron antineutrino selection in a large liquid scintillator detector

Author

Gavrikov, A., Cerrone, V., Serafini, A., Brugnera, R., Garfagnini, A., Grassi, M., Jelmini, B., Lastrucci, L., Aiello, S., Andronico, G., Antonelli, V., Barresi, A., Basilico, D., Beretta, M., Bergnoli, A., Borghesi, M., Brigatti, A., Bruno, R., Budano, A., Caccianiga, B., Cammi, A., Caruso, R., Chiesa, D., Clementi, C., Dusini, S., Fabbri, A., Felici, G., Ferraro, F., Giammarchi, M. G., Giudice, N., Guizzetti, R. M., Guardone, N., Landini, C., Lippi, I., Loffredo, S., Loi, L., Lombardi, P., Lombardo, C., Mantovani, F., Mari, S. M., Martini, A., Miramonti, L., Montuschi, M., Nastasi, M., Orestano, D., Ortica, F., Paoloni, A., Percalli, E., Petrucci, F., Previtali, E., Ranucci, G., Re, A. C., Redchuck, M., Ricci, B., Romani, A., Saggese, P., Sava, G., Sirignano, C., Sisti, M., Stanco, L., Farilla, E. Stanescu, Strati, V., Torri, M. D. C., Triossi, A., Tuvé, C., Venettacci, C., Verde, G., and Votano, L.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Computer Science - Machine Learning, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Abstract

Several neutrino detectors, KamLAND, Daya Bay, Double Chooz, RENO, and the forthcoming large-scale JUNO, rely on liquid scintillator to detect reactor antineutrino interactions. In this context, inverse beta decay represents the golden channel for antineutrino detection, providing a pair of correlated events, thus a strong experimental signature to distinguish the signal from a variety of backgrounds. However, given the low cross-section of antineutrino interactions, the development of a powerful event selection algorithm becomes imperative to achieve effective discrimination between signal and backgrounds. In this study, we introduce a machine learning (ML) model to achieve this goal: a fully connected neural network as a powerful signal-background discriminator for a large liquid scintillator detector. We demonstrate, using the JUNO detector as an example, that, despite the already high efficiency of a cut-based approach, the presented ML model can further improve the overall event selection efficiency. Moreover, it allows for the retention of signal events at the detector edges that would otherwise be rejected because of the overwhelming amount of background events in that region. We also present the first interpretable analysis of the ML approach for event selection in reactor neutrino experiments. This method provides insights into the decision-making process of the model and offers valuable information for improving and updating traditional event selection approaches., Comment: This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Phys. Lett. B. The final published version is available online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269324006993

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2024
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22. Distillation and Stripping purification plants for JUNO liquid scintillator

Author

Landini, C., Beretta, M., Lombardi, P., Brigatti, A., Montuschi, M., Parmeggiano, S., Ranucci, G., Antonelli, V., Basilico, D., Caccianiga, B., Giammarchi, M. G., Miramonti, L., Percalli, E., Re, A. C., Saggese, P., Torri, M. D. C., Aiello, S., Andronico, G., Barresi, A., Bergnoli, A., Borghesi, M., Brugnera, R., Bruno, R., Budano, A., Cammi, A., Cerrone, V., Caruso, R., Chiesa, D., Clementi, C., Dusini, S., Fabbri, A., Felici, G., Garfagnini, A., Giudice, N., Gavrikov, A., Grassi, M., Guizzetti, R. M., Guardone, N., Jelmini, B., Lastrucci, L., Lippi, I., Loi, L., Lombardo, C., Mantovani, F., Mari, S. M., Martini, A., Nastasi, M., Orestano, D., Ortica, F., Paoloni, A., Petrucci, F., Previtali, E., Redchuck, M., Ricci, B., Romani, A., Sava, G., Serafini, A., Sirignano, C., Sisti, M., Stanco, L., Farilla, E. Stanescu, Strati, V., Triossi, A., Tuvè, C., Venettacci, C., Verde, G., and Votano, L.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The optical and radiochemical purification of the scintillating liquid, which will fill the central detector of the JUNO experiment, plays a crucial role in achieving its scientific goals. Given its gigantic mass and dimensions and an unprecedented target value of about 3% @ 1 MeV in energy resolution, JUNO has set severe requirements on the parameters of its scintillator, such as attenuation length (Lat>20 m at 430 nm), transparency, light yield, and content of radioactive contaminants (238U,232Th<10-15 g/g). To accomplish these needs, the scintillator will be processed using several purification methods, including distillation in partial vacuum and gas stripping, which are performed in two large scale plants installed at the JUNO site. In this paper, layout, operating principles, and technical aspects which have driven the design and construction of the distil- lation and gas stripping plants are reviewed. The distillation is effective in enhancing the optical properties and removing heavy radio-impurities (238U,232Th, 40K), while the stripping process exploits pure water steam and high-purity nitrogen to extract gaseous contaminants (222Rn, 39Ar, 85Kr, O2) from the scintillator. The plant operating parameters have been tuned during the recent com- missioning phase at the JUNO site and several QA/QC measurements and tests have been performed to evaluate the performances of the plants. Some preliminary results on the efficiency of these purification processes will be shown., Comment: 11 pages, 7 figures

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2024

23. Les Houches 2023: Physics at TeV Colliders: Standard Model Working Group Report

Author

Andersen, J., Assi, B., Asteriadis, K., Azzurri, P., Barone, G., Behring, A., Benecke, A., Bhattacharya, S., Bothmann, E., Caletti, S., Chen, X., Chiesa, M., Cooper-Sarkar, A., Cridge, T., Gomez, A. Cueto, Datta, S., Dhani, P. K., Donega, M., Engel, T., Ravasio, S. Ferrario, Forte, S., Francavilla, P., Garzelli, M. V., Ghira, A., Ghosh, A., Giuli, F., Gouskos, L., Gras, P., Gütschow, C., Haddad, Y., Harland-Lang, L., Hekhorn, F., Helenius, I., Hinzmann, A., Höche, S., Holguin, J., Huss, A., Huston, J., Ježo, T., Jones, S., Kiebacher, S., Knobbe, M., Kogler, R., Köneke, K., Kunz, L., LeBlanc, M., Loch, P., Centeno, G. Loeschcke, Löschner, M., Maas, A., Magni, G., Maier, A., Marcoli, M., Marzani, S., McFayden, J., Meinzinger, P., Mikuni, V., Moch, S., Nadolsky, P., Napoletano, D., Pellen, M., Plätzer, S., Poncelet, R., Preuss, C., Qu, H., Rabbertz, K., Reichelt, D., Rescia, A., Roloff, J., Röntsch, R., Cruz, S. Sanchez, Sarkar, T., Scyboz, L., Sforza, F., Siódmok, A., Stagnitto, G., Tarek, A., Thorne, R. S., Valassi, A., Whitehead, J., Winter, J., Delaunay, C., Herrmann, B., and Re, E.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

This report presents a short summary of the activities of the "Standard Model" working group for the "Physics at TeV Colliders" workshop (Les Houches, France, 12-30 June, 2023)., Comment: Proceedings of the Standard Model Working Group of the 2023 Les Houches Workshop, Physics at TeV Colliders, Les Houches 12-30 June 2023. 48 pages

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2024

29. European clinical practice guideline: managing and treating laryngopharyngeal reflux disease

Author

Lechien, Jerome R., Chiesa-Estomba, Carlos-Miguel, Hans, Stéphane, Nacci, Andrea, Schindler, Antonio, Bohlender, Jorg E., Runggaldier, Daniel, Crevier-Buchman, Lise, Oguz, Haldun, Zelenik, Karol, Tedla, Miroslav, Siupsinskiene, Nora, Schlömicher-Thier, Josef, Taimrova, Renata, Karkos, Petros D., Geneid, Ahmed, Dapri, Giovanni, Aoun, Jennifer, Muls, Vinciane, Weitzendorfer, Michael, Savarino, Edoardo V., Remacle, Marc J., Sereg-Bahar, Maja, Mayo-Yanez, Miguel, Iannella, Gianicola, Saibene, Alberto M., Vaira, Luigi A., Cammaroto, Giovanni, Maniaci, Antonino, and Barillari, Maria R.

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32. The LUTADOSE trial: tumour dosimetry after the first administration predicts progression free survival in gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP NETs) patients treated with [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE

Author

Maccauro, Marco, Cuomo, Mariarosaria, Bauckneht, Matteo, Bagnalasta, Matteo, Mazzaglia, Stefania, Scalorbi, Federica, Argiroffi, Giovanni, Kirienko, Margarita, Lorenzoni, Alice, Aliberti, Gianluca, Pusceddu, Sara, Giuseppina, Calareso, Matteo, Garanzini Enrico, Seregni, Ettore, and Chiesa, Carlo

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2024
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34. Quantum Information Processing with Molecular Nanomagnets: an introduction

Author

Chiesa, Alessandro, Macaluso, Emilio, and Carretta, Stefano

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Abstract

Many problems intractable on classical devices could be solved by algorithms explicitly based on quantum mechanical laws, i.e. exploiting quantum information processing. As a result, increasing efforts from different fields are nowadays directed to the actual realization of quantum devices. Here we provide an introduction to Quantum Information Processing, focusing on a promising setup for its implementation, represented by molecular spin clusters known as Molecular Nanomagnets. We introduce the basic tools to understand and design quantum algorithms, always referring to their actual realization on a molecular spin architecture. We then examine the most important sources of noise in this class of systems and then one of their most peculiar features, i.e. the possibility to exploit many (more than two) available states to encode information and to self-correct it from errors via proper design of quantum error correction codes. Finally, we present some examples of quantum algorithms proposed and implemented on a molecular spin qudit hardware., Comment: After publication, added the sentence: "This is an original manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary Physics on 20th of August 2024, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2024.2381952."

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2024
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35. Refractive index in the JUNO liquid scintillator

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Zhang, H. S., Beretta, M., Cialdi, S., Yang, C. X., Huang, J. H., Ferraro, F., Cao, G. F., Reina, G., Deng, Z. Y., Suerra, E., Altilia, S., Antonelli, V., Basilico, D., Brigatti, A., Caccianiga, B., Giammarchi, M. G., Landini, C., Lombardi, P., Miramonti, L., Percalli, E., Ranucci, G., Re, A. C., Saggese, P., Torri, M. D. C., Aiello, S., Andronico, G., Barresi, A., Bergnoli, A., Borghesi, M., Brugnera, R., Bruno, R., Budano, A., Cammi, A., Cerrone, V., Caruso, R., Chiesa, D., Clementi, C., Dusini, S., Fabbri, A., Felici, G., Garfagnini, A., Giudice, N., Gavrikov, A., Grassi, M., Guizzetti, R. M., Guardone, N., Jelmini, B., Lastrucci, L., Lippi, I., Loi, L., Lombardo, C., Mantovani, F., Mari, S. M., Martini, A., Montuschi, M., Nastasi, M., Orestano, D., Ortica, F., Paoloni, A., Petrucci, F., Previtali, E., Redchuck, M., Ricci, B., Romani, A., Sava, G., Serafini, A., Sirignano, C., Sisti, M., Stanco, L., Farilla, E. Stanescu, Strati, V., Triossi, A., Tuvé, C., Venettacci, C., Verde, G., and Votano, L.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

In the field of rare event physics, it is common to have huge masses of organic liquid scintillator as detection medium. In particular, they are widely used to study neutrino properties or astrophysical neutrinos. Thanks to its safety properties (such as low toxicity and high flash point) and easy scalability, linear alkyl benzene is the most common solvent used to produce liquid scintillators for large mass experiments. The knowledge of the refractive index is a pivotal point to understand the detector response, as this quantity (and its wavelength dependence) affects the Cherenkov radiation and photon propagation in the medium. In this paper, we report the measurement of the refractive index of the JUNO liquid scintillator between 260-1064 nm performed with two different methods (an ellipsometer and a refractometer), with a sub percent level precision. In addition, we used an interferometer to measure the group velocity in the JUNO liquid scintillator and verify the expected value derived from the refractive index measurements., Comment: 6 pages, 9 figures

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2024
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36. Higgs Physics at a $\sqrt{s}=3$ TeV Muon Collider with detailed detector simulation

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Andreetto, Paolo, Bartosik, Nazar, Buonincontri, Laura, Calzolari, Daniele, Candelise, Vieri, Casarsa, Massimo, Castelli, Luca, Chiesa, Mauro, Colaleo, Anna, Da Molin, Giacomo, Forslund, Matthew, Giambastiani, Luca, Gianelle, Alessio, Krizka, Karol, Jindariani, Sergo, Lechner, Anton, Lucchesi, Donatella, Mareso, Leo, Mastrapasqua, Paola, Meade, Patrick, Montella, Alessandro, Griso, Simone Pagan, Pastrone, Nadia, Sestini, Lorenzo, Venditti, Rosamaria, Zaza, Angela, and Zuliani, Davide

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The Muon Collider is one of the most promising future collider facilities with the potential to reach multi-TeV center-of-mass energy and high luminosity. Due to the significant Higgs boson production cross section in muon collisions at these high energies, the collider can be considered a Higgs factory. It holds the capability to significantly advance our understanding of the Higgs sector to an unprecedented level of precision. However, the presence of beam-induced background resulting from the decay of the beam muons poses unique challenges for detector development and event reconstruction. In this paper, the prospects for various measurements of the Higgs boson production cross sections at a $\sqrt{s}=3$ TeV collider are presented using a detailed detector simulation in a realistic environment. The study demonstrates the feasibility of achieving high precision measurements of the Higgs boson production cross sections with the current state-of-the-art detector design. In addition, the paper discusses the detector requirements necessary for obtaining such resolutions and for measuring the Higgs trilinear self-coupling.

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2024

37. Data-driven background model for the CUORE experiment

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CUORE Collaboration, Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Camilleri, J., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Cao, J., Capelli, S., Capelli, C., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Celi, E., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., D'Addabbo, A., Dafinei, I., Del Corso, F., Dell'Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Di Lorenzo, S., Dixon, T., Dompè, V., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fu, S. H., Fujikawa, B. K., Ghislandi, S., Giachero, A., Girola, M., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guillaumon, P. V., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Helis, D. L., Huang, H. Z., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Kowalski, R., Liu, R., Ma, L., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Moore, M. N., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olmi, M., Oregui, B. T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C. E., Pagnanini, L., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Ponce, I., Pottebaum, E. G., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Quitadamo, S., Ressa, A., Rosenfeld, C., Schmidt, B., Sharma, V., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Tomei, C., Torres, J. A, Vetter, K. J., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

We present the model we developed to reconstruct the CUORE radioactive background based on the analysis of an experimental exposure of 1038.4 kg yr. The data reconstruction relies on a simultaneous Bayesian fit applied to energy spectra over a broad energy range. The high granularity of the CUORE detector, together with the large exposure and extended stable operations, allow for an in-depth exploration of both spatial and time dependence of backgrounds. We achieve high sensitivity to both bulk and surface activities of the materials of the setup, detecting levels as low as 10 nBq kg$^{-1}$ and 0.1 nBq cm$^{-2}$, respectively. We compare the contamination levels we extract from the background model with prior radio-assay data, which informs future background risk mitigation strategies. The results of this background model play a crucial role in constructing the background budget for the CUPID experiment as it will exploit the same CUORE infrastructure.

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2024
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38. Prediction of Energy Resolution in the JUNO Experiment

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JUNO Collaboration, Abusleme, Angel, Adam, Thomas, Adamowicz, Kai, Ahmad, Shakeel, Ahmed, Rizwan, Aiello, Sebastiano, An, Fengpeng, An, Qi, Andronico, Giuseppe, Anfimov, Nikolay, Antonelli, Vito, Antoshkina, Tatiana, de André, João Pedro Athayde Marcondes, Auguste, Didier, Bai, Weidong, Balashov, Nikita, Baldini, Wander, Barresi, Andrea, Basilico, Davide, Baussan, Eric, Bellato, Marco, Beretta, Marco, Bergnoli, Antonio, Bick, Daniel, Bieger, Lukas, Biktemerova, Svetlana, Birkenfeld, Thilo, Blake, Iwan, Blum, David, Blyth, Simon, Bolshakova, Anastasia, Bongrand, Mathieu, Bordereau, Clément, Breton, Dominique, Brigatti, Augusto, Brugnera, Riccardo, Bruno, Riccardo, Budano, Antonio, Busto, Jose, Cabrera, Anatael, Caccianiga, Barbara, Cai, Hao, Cai, Xiao, Cai, Yanke, Cai, Zhiyan, Callier, Stéphane, Calvez, Steven, Cammi, Antonio, Campeny, Agustin, Cao, Chuanya, Cao, Guofu, Cao, Jun, Caruso, Rossella, Cerna, Cédric, Cerrone, Vanessa, Chang, Jinfan, Chang, Yun, Chatrabhuti, Auttakit, Chen, Chao, Chen, Guoming, Chen, Pingping, Chen, Shaomin, Chen, Xin, Chen, Yiming, Chen, Yixue, Chen, Yu, Chen, Zelin, Chen, Zhangming, Chen, Zhiyuan, Chen, Zikang, Cheng, Jie, Cheng, Yaping, Cheng, Yu Chin, Chepurnov, Alexander, Chetverikov, Alexey, Chiesa, Davide, Chimenti, Pietro, Chin, Yen-Ting, Chou, Po-Lin, Chu, Ziliang, Chukanov, Artem, Claverie, Gérard, Clementi, Catia, Clerbaux, Barbara, Molla, Marta Colomer, Di Lorenzo, Selma Conforti, Coppi, Alberto, Corti, Daniele, Csakli, Simon, Cui, Chenyang, Corso, Flavio Dal, Dalager, Olivia, Datta, Jaydeep, De La Taille, Christophe, Deng, Zhi, Deng, Ziyan, Ding, Xiaoyu, Ding, Xuefeng, Ding, Yayun, Dirgantara, Bayu, Dittrich, Carsten, Dmitrievsky, Sergey, Dohnal, Tadeas, Dolzhikov, Dmitry, Donchenko, Georgy, Dong, Jianmeng, Doroshkevich, Evgeny, Dou, Wei, Dracos, Marcos, Druillole, Frédéric, Du, Ran, Du, Shuxian, Dugas, Katherine, Dusini, Stefano, Duyang, Hongyue, Eck, Jessica, Enqvist, Timo, Fabbri, Andrea, Fahrendholz, Ulrike, Fan, Lei, Fang, Jian, Fang, Wenxing, Fedoseev, Dmitry, Feng, Li-Cheng, Feng, Qichun, Ferraro, Federico, Fournier, Amélie, Fritsch, Fritsch, Gan, Haonan, Gao, Feng, Garfagnini, Alberto, Gavrikov, Arsenii, Giammarchi, Marco, Giudice, Nunzio, Gonchar, Maxim, Gong, Guanghua, Gong, Hui, Gornushkin, Yuri, Grassi, Marco, Gromov, Maxim, Gromov, Vasily, Gu, Minghao, Gu, Xiaofei, Gu, Yu, Guan, Mengyun, Guan, Yuduo, Guardone, Nunzio, Guizzetti, Rosa Maria, Guo, Cong, Guo, Wanlei, Hagner, Caren, Han, Hechong, Han, Ran, Han, Yang, He, Miao, He, Wei, He, Xinhai, Heinz, Tobias, Hellmuth, Patrick, Heng, Yuekun, Herrera, Rafael, Hor, YuenKeung, Hou, Shaojing, Hsiung, Yee, Hu, Bei-Zhen, Hu, Hang, Hu, Jun, Hu, Peng, Hu, Shouyang, Hu, Tao, Hu, Yuxiang, Hu, Zhuojun, Huang, Guihong, Huang, Hanxiong, Huang, Jinhao, Huang, Junting, Huang, Kaixuan, Huang, Shengheng, Huang, Wenhao, Huang, Xin, Huang, Xingtao, Huang, Yongbo, Hui, Jiaqi, Huo, Lei, Huo, Wenju, Huss, Cédric, Hussain, Safeer, Imbert, Leonard, Ioannisian, Ara, Isocrate, Roberto, Jafar, Arshak, Jelmini, Beatrice, Jeria, Ignacio, Ji, Xiaolu, Jia, Huihui, Jia, Junji, Jian, Siyu, Jiang, Cailian, Jiang, Di, Jiang, Wei, Jiang, Xiaoshan, Jiang, Xiaozhao, Jiang, Yixuan, Jing, Xiaoping, Jollet, Cécile, Kang, Li, Karaparabil, Rebin, Kazarian, Narine, Khan, Ali, Khatun, Amina, Khosonthongkee, Khanchai, Korablev, Denis, Kouzakov, Konstantin, Krasnoperov, Alexey, Kuleshov, Sergey, Kumaran, Sindhujha, Kutovskiy, Nikolay, Labit, Loïc, Lachenmaier, Tobias, Landini, Cecilia, Leblanc, Sébastien, Lefevre, Frederic, Lei, Ruiting, Leitner, Rupert, Leung, Jason, Li, Demin, Li, Fei, Li, Fule, Li, Gaosong, Li, Hongjian, Li, Jiajun, Li, Min, Li, Nan, Li, Qingjiang, Li, Ruhui, Li, Rui, Li, Shanfeng, Li, Shuo, Li, Tao, Li, Teng, Li, Weidong, Li, Weiguo, Li, Xiaomei, Li, Xiaonan, Li, Xinglong, Li, Yi, Li, Yichen, Li, Yufeng, Li, Zhaohan, Li, Zhibing, Li, Ziyuan, Li, Zonghai, Liang, Hao, Liao, Jiajun, Liao, Yilin, Liao, Yuzhong, Limphirat, Ayut, Lin, Guey-Lin, Lin, Shengxin, Lin, Tao, Ling, Jiajie, Ling, Xin, Lippi, Ivano, Liu, Caimei, Liu, Fang, Liu, Fengcheng, Liu, Haidong, Liu, Haotian, Liu, Hongbang, Liu, Hongjuan, Liu, Hongtao, Liu, Hongyang, Liu, Jianglai, Liu, Jiaxi, Liu, Jinchang, Liu, Min, Liu, Qian, Liu, Qin, Liu, Runxuan, Liu, Shenghui, Liu, Shubin, Liu, Shulin, Liu, Xiaowei, Liu, Xiwen, Liu, Xuewei, Liu, Yankai, Liu, Zhen, Loi, Lorenzo, Lokhov, Alexey, Lombardi, Paolo, Lombardo, Claudio, Loo, Kai, Lu, Chuan, Lu, Haoqi, Lu, Jingbin, Lu, Junguang, Lu, Meishu, Lu, Peizhi, Lu, Shuxiang, Lubsandorzhiev, Bayarto, Lubsandorzhiev, Sultim, Ludhova, Livia, Lukanov, Arslan, Luo, Fengjiao, Luo, Guang, Luo, Jianyi, Luo, Shu, Luo, Wuming, Luo, Xiaojie, Lyashuk, Vladimir, Ma, Bangzheng, Ma, Bing, Ma, Qiumei, Ma, Si, Ma, Xiaoyan, Ma, Xubo, Maalmi, Jihane, Mai, Jingyu, Malabarba, Marco, Malyshkin, Yury, Mandujano, Roberto Carlos, Mantovani, Fabio, Mao, Xin, Mao, Yajun, Mari, Stefano M., Marini, Filippo, Martini, Agnese, Mayer, Matthias, Mayilyan, Davit, Mednieks, Ints, Meng, Yue, Meraviglia, Anita, Meregaglia, Anselmo, Meroni, Emanuela, Miramonti, Lino, Mohan, Nikhil, Montuschi, Michele, Müller, Axel, Nastasi, Massimiliano, Naumov, Dmitry V., Naumova, Elena, Navas-Nicolas, Diana, Nemchenok, Igor, Thi, Minh Thuan Nguyen, Nikolaev, Alexey, Ning, Feipeng, Ning, Zhe, Nunokawa, Hiroshi, Oberauer, Lothar, Ochoa-Ricoux, Juan Pedro, Olshevskiy, Alexander, Orestano, Domizia, Ortica, Fausto, Othegraven, Rainer, Paoloni, Alessandro, Parker, George, Parmeggiano, Sergio, Patsias, Achilleas, Pei, Yatian, Pelicci, Luca, Peng, Anguo, Peng, Haiping, Peng, Yu, Peng, Zhaoyuan, Percalli, Elisa, Perrin, Willy, Perrot, Frédéric, Petitjean, Pierre-Alexandre, Petrucci, Fabrizio, Pilarczyk, Oliver, Rico, Luis Felipe Piñeres, Popov, Artyom, Poussot, Pascal, Previtali, Ezio, Qi, Fazhi, Qi, Ming, Qi, Xiaohui, Qian, Sen, Qian, Xiaohui, Qian, Zhen, Qiao, Hao, Qin, Zhonghua, Qiu, Shoukang, Qu, Manhao, Qu, Zhenning, Ranucci, Gioacchino, Rasheed, Reem, Re, Alessandra, Rebii, Abdel, Redchuk, Mariia, Reina, Gioele, Ren, Bin, Ren, Jie, Ren, Yuhan, Ricci, Barbara, Rientong, Komkrit, Rifai, Mariam, Roche, Mathieu, Rodphai, Narongkiat, Romani, Aldo, Roskovec, Bedřich, Ruan, Xichao, Rybnikov, Arseniy, Sadovsky, Andrey, Saggese, Paolo, Sandanayake, Deshan, Sangka, Anut, Sava, Giuseppe, Sawangwit, Utane, Schever, Michaela, Schwab, Cédric, Schweizer, Konstantin, Selyunin, Alexandr, Serafini, Andrea, Settimo, Mariangela, Shao, Junyu, Sharov, Vladislav, Shi, Hexi, Shi, Jingyan, Shi, Yanan, Shutov, Vitaly, Sidorenkov, Andrey, Šimkovic, Fedor, Singhal, Apeksha, Sirignano, Chiara, Siripak, Jaruchit, Sisti, Monica, Smirnov, Mikhail, Smirnov, Oleg, Sokolov, Sergey, Songwadhana, Julanan, Soonthornthum, Boonrucksar, Sotnikov, Albert, Sreethawong, Warintorn, Stahl, Achim, Stanco, Luca, Stankevich, Konstantin, Steiger, Hans, Steinmann, Jochen, Sterr, Tobias, Stock, Matthias Raphael, Strati, Virginia, Strizh, Michail, Studenikin, Alexander, Su, Aoqi, Su, Jun, Sun, Shifeng, Sun, Xilei, Sun, Yongjie, Sun, Yongzhao, Sun, Zhengyang, Suwonjandee, Narumon, Takenaka, Akira, Tan, Xiaohan, Tang, Jian, Tang, Jingzhe, Tang, Qiang, Tang, Quan, Tang, Xiao, Hariharan, Vidhya Thara, Tietzsch, Alexander, Tkachev, Igor, Tmej, Tomas, Torri, Marco Danilo Claudio, Triossi, Andrea, Triozzi, Riccardo, Trzaska, Wladyslaw, Tung, Yu-Chen, Tuve, Cristina, Ushakov, Nikita, Vedin, Vadim, Venettacci, Carlo, Verde, Giuseppe, Vialkov, Maxim, Viaud, Benoit, Vollbrecht, Cornelius Moritz, von Sturm, Katharina, Vorobel, Vit, Voronin, Dmitriy, Votano, Lucia, Walker, Pablo, Wang, Caishen, Wang, Chung-Hsiang, Wang, En, Wang, Guoli, Wang, Jian, Wang, Jun, Wang, Li, Wang, Lu, Wang, Meng, Wang, Mingyuan, Wang, Ruiguang, Wang, Sibo, Wang, Siguang, Wang, Wei, Wang, Wenshuai, Wang, Xi, Wang, Xiangyue, Wang, Yangfu, Wang, Yaoguang, Wang, Yi, Wang, Yifang, Wang, Yuanqing, Wang, Yuyi, Wang, Zhe, Wang, Zheng, Wang, Zhimin, Watcharangkool, Apimook, Wei, Wei, Wei, Wenlu, Wei, Yadong, Wei, Yuehuan, Wen, Kaile, Wen, Liangjian, Weng, Jun, Wiebusch, Christopher, Wirth, Rosmarie, Wu, Chengxin, Wu, Diru, Wu, Qun, Wu, Yinhui, Wu, Yiyang, Wu, Zhi, Wurm, Michael, Wurtz, Jacques, Wysotzki, Christian, Xi, Yufei, Xia, Dongmei, Xian, Shishen, Xiao, Fei, Xiao, Xiang, Xie, Xiaochuan, Xie, Yijun, Xie, Yuguang, Xin, Zhao, Xing, Zhizhong, Xu, Benda, Xu, Cheng, Xu, Donglian, Xu, Fanrong, Xu, Hangkun, Xu, Jiayang, Xu, Jilei, Xu, Jing, Xu, Jinghuan, Xu, Meihang, Xu, Xunjie, Xu, Yin, Xu, Yu, Yan, Baojun, Yan, Qiyu, Yan, Taylor, Yan, Xiongbo, Yan, Yupeng, Yang, Changgen, Yang, Chengfeng, Yang, Fengfan, Yang, Jie, Yang, Lei, Yang, Pengfei, Yang, Xiaoyu, Yang, Yifan, Yang, Yixiang, Yang, Zekun, Yao, Haifeng, Ye, Jiaxuan, Ye, Mei, Ye, Ziping, Yermia, Frédéric, You, Zhengyun, Yu, Boxiang, Yu, Chiye, Yu, Chunxu, Yu, Guojun, Yu, Hongzhao, Yu, Miao, Yu, Xianghui, Yu, Zeyuan, Yu, Zezhong, Yuan, Cenxi, Yuan, Chengzhuo, Yuan, Ying, Yuan, Zhenxiong, Yue, Baobiao, Zafar, Noman, Zamogilnyi, Kirill, Zavadskyi, Vitalii, Zeng, Fanrui, Zeng, Shan, Zeng, Tingxuan, Zeng, Yuda, Zhan, Liang, Zhang, Aiqiang, Zhang, Bin, Zhang, Binting, Zhang, Feiyang, Zhang, Hangchang, Zhang, Haosen, Zhang, Honghao, Zhang, Jialiang, Zhang, Jiawen, Zhang, Jie, Zhang, Jingbo, Zhang, Jinnan, Zhang, Junwei, Zhang, Lei, Zhang, Peng, Zhang, Ping, Zhang, Qingmin, Zhang, Shiqi, Zhang, Shu, Zhang, Shuihan, Zhang, Siyuan, Zhang, Tao, Zhang, Xiaomei, Zhang, Xin, Zhang, Xuantong, Zhang, Yinhong, Zhang, Yiyu, Zhang, Yongpeng, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Yumei, Zhang, Zhenyu, Zhang, Zhijian, Zhao, Jie, Zhao, Rong, Zhao, Runze, Zhao, Shujun, Zhao, Tianhao, Zheng, Hua, Zheng, Yangheng, Zhou, Jing, Zhou, Li, Zhou, Nan, Zhou, Shun, Zhou, Tong, Zhou, Xiang, Zhu, Jingsen, Zhu, Kangfu, Zhu, Kejun, Zhu, Zhihang, Zhuang, Bo, Zhuang, Honglin, Zong, Liang, Zou, Jiaheng, and Züfle, Jan

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

This paper presents an energy resolution study of the JUNO experiment, incorporating the latest knowledge acquired during the detector construction phase. The determination of neutrino mass ordering in JUNO requires an exceptional energy resolution better than 3\% at 1~MeV. To achieve this ambitious goal, significant efforts have been undertaken in the design and production of the key components of the JUNO detector. Various factors affecting the detection of inverse beta decay signals have an impact on the energy resolution, extending beyond the statistical fluctuations of the detected number of photons, such as the properties of the liquid scintillator, performance of photomultiplier tubes, and the energy reconstruction algorithm. To account for these effects, a full JUNO simulation and reconstruction approach is employed. This enables the modeling of all relevant effects and the evaluation of associated inputs to accurately estimate the energy resolution. The results of study reveal an energy resolution of 2.95\% at 1~MeV. Furthermore, this study assesses the contribution of major effects to the overall energy resolution budget. This analysis serves as a reference for interpreting future measurements of energy resolution during JUNO data collection. Moreover, it provides a guideline for comprehending the energy resolution characteristics of liquid scintillator-based detectors.

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2024
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39. JUNO Sensitivity to Invisible Decay Modes of Neutrons

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JUNO Collaboration, Abusleme, Angel, Adam, Thomas, Adamowicz, Kai, Ahmad, Shakeel, Ahmed, Rizwan, Aiello, Sebastiano, An, Fengpeng, An, Qi, Andronico, Giuseppe, Anfimov, Nikolay, Antonelli, Vito, Antoshkina, Tatiana, de André, João Pedro Athayde Marcondes, Auguste, Didier, Bai, Weidong, Balashov, Nikita, Baldini, Wander, Barresi, Andrea, Basilico, Davide, Baussan, Eric, Bellato, Marco, Beretta, Marco, Bergnoli, Antonio, Bick, Daniel, Bieger, Lukas, Biktemerova, Svetlana, Birkenfeld, Thilo, Blake, Iwan, Blyth, Simon, Bolshakova, Anastasia, Bongrand, Mathieu, Breton, Dominique, Brigatti, Augusto, Brugnera, Riccardo, Bruno, Riccardo, Budano, Antonio, Busto, Jose, Cabrera, Anatael, Caccianiga, Barbara, Cai, Hao, Cai, Xiao, Cai, Yanke, Cai, Zhiyan, Callier, Stéphane, Calvez, Steven, Cammi, Antonio, Campeny, Agustin, Cao, Chuanya, Cao, Guofu, Cao, Jun, Caruso, Rossella, Cerna, Cédric, Cerrone, Vanessa, Chang, Jinfan, Chang, Yun, Chatrabhuti, Auttakit, Chen, Chao, Chen, Guoming, Chen, Pingping, Chen, Shaomin, Chen, Xin, Chen, Yiming, Chen, Yixue, Chen, Yu, Chen, Zelin, Chen, Zhangming, Chen, Zhiyuan, Chen, Zikang, Cheng, Jie, Cheng, Yaping, Cheng, Yu Chin, Chepurnov, Alexander, Chetverikov, Alexey, Chiesa, Davide, Chimenti, Pietro, Chin, Yen-Ting, Chou, Po-Lin, Chu, Ziliang, Chukanov, Artem, Claverie, Gérard, Clementi, Catia, Clerbaux, Barbara, Molla, Marta Colomer, Di Lorenzo, Selma Conforti, Coppi, Alberto, Corti, Daniele, Csakli, Simon, Cui, Chenyang, Corso, Flavio Dal, Dalager, Olivia, Datta, Jaydeep, De La Taille, Christophe, Deng, Zhi, Deng, Ziyan, Ding, Xiaoyu, Ding, Xuefeng, Ding, Yayun, Dirgantara, Bayu, Dittrich, Carsten, Dmitrievsky, Sergey, Dohnal, Tadeas, Dolzhikov, Dmitry, Donchenko, Georgy, Dong, Jianmeng, Doroshkevich, Evgeny, Dou, Wei, Dracos, Marcos, Druillole, Frédéric, Du, Ran, Du, Shuxian, Duan, Yujie, Dugas, Katherine, Dusini, Stefano, Duyang, Hongyue, Eck, Jessica, Enqvist, Timo, Fabbri, Andrea, Fahrendholz, Ulrike, Fan, Lei, Fang, Jian, Fang, Wenxing, Fedoseev, Dmitry, Feng, Li-Cheng, Feng, Qichun, Ferraro, Federico, Fournier, Amélie, Fritsch, Fritsch, Gan, Haonan, Gao, Feng, Garfagnini, Alberto, Gavrikov, Arsenii, Giammarchi, Marco, Giudice, Nunzio, Gonchar, Maxim, Gong, Guanghua, Gong, Hui, Gornushkin, Yuri, Grassi, Marco, Gromov, Maxim, Gromov, Vasily, Gu, Minghao, Gu, Xiaofei, Gu, Yu, Guan, Mengyun, Guan, Yuduo, Guardone, Nunzio, Guizzetti, Rosa Maria, Guo, Cong, Guo, Wanlei, Hagner, Caren, Han, Hechong, Han, Ran, Han, Yang, He, Jinhong, He, Miao, He, Wei, He, Xinhai, Heinz, Tobias, Hellmuth, Patrick, Heng, Yuekun, Herrera, Rafael, Hor, YuenKeung, Hou, Shaojing, Hsiung, Yee, Hu, Bei-Zhen, Hu, Hang, Hu, Jun, Hu, Peng, Hu, Shouyang, Hu, Tao, Hu, Yuxiang, Hu, Zhuojun, Huang, Guihong, Huang, Hanxiong, Huang, Jinhao, Huang, Junting, Huang, Kaixuan, Huang, Shengheng, Huang, Wenhao, Huang, Xin, Huang, Xingtao, Huang, Yongbo, Hui, Jiaqi, Huo, Lei, Huo, Wenju, Huss, Cédric, Hussain, Safeer, Imbert, Leonard, Ioannisian, Ara, 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Chengzhuo, Yuan, Ying, Yuan, Zhenxiong, Yue, Baobiao, Zafar, Noman, Zamogilnyi, Kirill, Zavadskyi, Vitalii, Zeng, Fanrui, Zeng, Shan, Zeng, Tingxuan, Zeng, Yuda, Zhan, Liang, Zhang, Aiqiang, Zhang, Bin, Zhang, Binting, Zhang, Feiyang, Zhang, Hangchang, Zhang, Haosen, Zhang, Honghao, Zhang, Jialiang, Zhang, Jiawen, Zhang, Jie, Zhang, Jingbo, Zhang, Jinnan, Zhang, Junwei, Zhang, Lei, Zhang, Peng, Zhang, Ping, Zhang, Qingmin, Zhang, Shiqi, Zhang, Shu, Zhang, Shuihan, Zhang, Siyuan, Zhang, Tao, Zhang, Xiaomei, Zhang, Xin, Zhang, Xuantong, Zhang, Yibing, Zhang, Yinhong, Zhang, Yiyu, Zhang, Yongpeng, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Yumei, Zhang, Zhenyu, Zhang, Zhijian, Zhao, Jie, Zhao, Rong, Zhao, Runze, Zhao, Shujun, Zhao, Tianhao, Zheng, Hua, Zheng, Yangheng, Zhou, Jing, Zhou, Li, Zhou, Nan, Zhou, Shun, Zhou, Tong, Zhou, Xiang, Zhou, Xing, Zhu, Jingsen, Zhu, Kangfu, Zhu, Kejun, Zhu, Zhihang, Zhuang, Bo, Zhuang, Honglin, Zong, Liang, and Zou, Jiaheng

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

We explore the bound neutrons decay into invisible particles (e.g., $n\rightarrow 3 \nu$ or $nn \rightarrow 2 \nu$) in the JUNO liquid scintillator detector. The invisible decay includes two decay modes: $ n \rightarrow { inv} $ and $ nn \rightarrow { inv} $. The invisible decays of $s$-shell neutrons in $^{12}{\rm C}$ will leave a highly excited residual nucleus. Subsequently, some de-excitation modes of the excited residual nuclei can produce a time- and space-correlated triple coincidence signal in the JUNO detector. Based on a full Monte Carlo simulation informed with the latest available data, we estimate all backgrounds, including inverse beta decay events of the reactor antineutrino $\bar{\nu}_e$, natural radioactivity, cosmogenic isotopes and neutral current interactions of atmospheric neutrinos. Pulse shape discrimination and multivariate analysis techniques are employed to further suppress backgrounds. With two years of exposure, JUNO is expected to give an order of magnitude improvement compared to the current best limits. After 10 years of data taking, the JUNO expected sensitivities at a 90% confidence level are $\tau/B( n \rightarrow { inv} ) > 5.0 \times 10^{31} \, {\rm yr}$ and $\tau/B( nn \rightarrow { inv} ) > 1.4 \times 10^{32} \, {\rm yr}$., Comment: 28 pages, 7 figures, 4 tables

Published
2024

40. Searching for Beyond the Standard Model physics using the improved description of $^{100}$Mo $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay spectral shape with CUPID-Mo

Author

Augier, C., Barabash, A. S., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Bergé, L., Billard, J., Borovlev, Yu. A., Cardani, L., Casali, N., Cazes, A., Celi, E., Chapellier, M., Chiesa, D., Dafinei, I., Danevich, F. A., De Jesus, M., Dixon, T., Dumoulin, L., Eitel, K., Ferri, F., Fujikawa, B. K., Gascon, J., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Grigorieva, V. D., Gros, M., Helis, D. L., Huang, H. Z., Huang, R., Imbert, L., Juillard, A., Khalife, H., Kleifges, M., Kobychev, V. V., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Konovalov, S. I., Kotila, J., Loaiza, P., Ma, L., Makarov, E. P., de Marcillac, P., Mariam, R., Marini, L., Marnieros, S., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Olivieri, E., Ouellet, J. L., Pagnanini, L., Pattavina, L., Paul, B., Pavan, M., Peng, H., Pessina, G., Pirro, S., Poda, D. V., Polischuk, O. G., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Redon, Th., Rojas, A., Rozov, S., Sanglard, V., Scarpaci, J. A., Schmidt, B., Shen, Y., Shlegel, V. N., Šimkovic, F., Singh, V., Tomei, C., Tretyak, V. I., Umatov, V. I., Vagneron, L., Velázquez, M., War, B., Welliver, B., Winslow, L., Xue, M., Yakushev, E., Zarytskyy, M., and Zolotarova, A. S.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The current experiments searching for neutrinoless double-$\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay also collect large statistics of Standard Model allowed two-neutrino double-$\beta$ ($2\nu\beta\beta$) decay events. These can be used to search for Beyond Standard Model (BSM) physics via $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay spectral distortions. $^{100}$Mo has a natural advantage due to its relatively short half-life, allowing higher $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay statistics at equal exposures compared to the other isotopes. We demonstrate the potential of the dual read-out bolometric technique exploiting a $^{100}$Mo exposure of 1.47 kg $\times$ y, acquired in the CUPID-Mo experiment at the Modane underground laboratory (France). We set limits on $0\nu\beta\beta$ decays with the emission of one or more Majorons, on $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay with Lorentz violation, and $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay with a sterile neutrino emission. In this analysis, we investigate the systematic uncertainty induced by modeling the $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay spectral shape parameterized through an improved model, an effect never considered before. This work motivates searches for BSM processes in the upcoming CUPID experiment, which will collect the largest amount of $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay events among the next-generation experiments.

Published
2024

41. Compiler for Distributed Quantum Computing: a Reinforcement Learning Approach

Author

Promponas, Panagiotis, Mudvari, Akrit, Della Chiesa, Luca, Polakos, Paul, Samuel, Louis, and Tassiulas, Leandros

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Computer Science - Networking and Internet Architecture
Abstract

The practical realization of quantum programs that require large-scale qubit systems is hindered by current technological limitations. Distributed Quantum Computing (DQC) presents a viable path to scalability by interconnecting multiple Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) through quantum links, facilitating the distributed execution of quantum circuits. In DQC, EPR pairs are generated and shared between distant QPUs, which enables quantum teleportation and facilitates the seamless execution of circuits. A primary obstacle in DQC is the efficient mapping and routing of logical qubits to physical qubits across different QPUs, necessitating sophisticated strategies to overcome hardware constraints and optimize communication. We introduce a novel compiler that, unlike existing approaches, prioritizes reducing the expected execution time by jointly managing the generation and routing of EPR pairs, scheduling remote operations, and injecting SWAP gates to facilitate the execution of local gates. We present a real-time, adaptive approach to compiler design, accounting for the stochastic nature of entanglement generation and the operational demands of quantum circuits. Our contributions are twofold: (i) we model the optimal compiler for DQC using a Markov Decision Process (MDP) formulation, establishing the existence of an optimal algorithm, and (ii) we introduce a constrained Reinforcement Learning (RL) method to approximate this optimal compiler, tailored to the complexities of DQC environments. Our simulations demonstrate that Double Deep Q-Networks (DDQNs) are effective in learning policies that minimize the depth of the compiled circuit, leading to a lower expected execution time and likelihood of successful operation before qubits decohere.

Published
2024

42. With or without $\nu$? Hunting for the seed of the matter-antimatter asymmetry

Author

CUORE Collaboration, Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Camilleri, J., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Cao, J., Capelli, S., Capelli, C., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Celi, E., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., D'Addabbo, A., Dafinei, I., Del Corso, F., Dell'Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Di Lorenzo, S., Dixon, T., Dompè, V., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fu, S. H., Fujikawa, B. K., Ghislandi, S., Giachero, A., Girola, M., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guillaumon, P. V., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Helis, D. L., Huang, H. Z., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Kowalski, R., Liu, R., Ma, L., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Moore, M. N., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olmi, M., Oregui, B. T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C. E., Pagnanini, L., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Ponce, I., Pottebaum, E. G., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Quitadamo, S., Ressa, A., Rosenfeld, C., Schmidt, B., Sharma, V., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Tomei, C., Torres, J. A, Vetter, K. J., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The matter-antimatter asymmetry underlines the incompleteness of the current understanding of particle physics. Neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu \beta\beta$) decay may help explain this asymmetry, while unveiling the Majorana nature of the neutrino. The CUORE experiment searches for $0\nu \beta\beta$ decay of $^{130}$Te using a tonne-scale cryogenic calorimeter operated at milli-kelvin temperatures. We report no evidence for $0\nu \beta\beta$ decay and place a lower limit on the half-life of T$_{1/2}$ $>$ 3.8 $\times$ 10$^{25}$ years (90% C.I.) with over 2 tonne$\cdot$year TeO$_2$ exposure. The tools and techniques developed for this result and the 5 year stable operation of nearly 1000 detectors demonstrate the infrastructure for a next-generation experiment capable of searching for $0\nu \beta\beta$ decay across multiple isotopes.

Published
2024

45. Validation of the Quality Analysis of Medical Artificial Intelligence (QAMAI) tool: a new tool to assess the quality of health information provided by AI platforms

Author

Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Lechien, Jerome R., Abbate, Vincenzo, Allevi, Fabiana, Audino, Giovanni, Beltramini, Giada Anna, Bergonzani, Michela, Boscolo-Rizzo, Paolo, Califano, Gianluigi, Cammaroto, Giovanni, Chiesa-Estomba, Carlos M., Committeri, Umberto, Crimi, Salvatore, Curran, Nicholas R., di Bello, Francesco, di Stadio, Arianna, Frosolini, Andrea, Gabriele, Guido, Gengler, Isabelle M., Lonardi, Fabio, Maglitto, Fabio, Mayo-Yáñez, Miguel, Petrocelli, Marzia, Pucci, Resi, Saibene, Alberto Maria, Saponaro, Gianmarco, Tel, Alessandro, Trabalzini, Franco, Trecca, Eleonora M. C., Vellone, Valentino, Salzano, Giovanni, and De Riu, Giacomo

Published
2024
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46. Mandatory role of endoplasmic reticulum and its pentose phosphate shunt in the myocardial defense mechanisms against the redox stress induced by anthracyclines

Author

Sambuceti, Gianmario, Cossu, Vanessa, Vitale, Francesca, Bianconi, Eva, Carta, Sonia, Venturi, Consuelo, Chiesa, Sabrina, Lanfranchi, Francesco, Emionite, Laura, Carlone, Sebastiano, Sofia, Luca, D’Amico, Francesca, Di Raimondo, Tania, Chiola, Silvia, Orengo, Anna Maria, Morbelli, Silvia, Ameri, Pietro, Bauckneht, Matteo, and Marini, Cecilia

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2024
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