Avignone III, F. T., Creswick, R. J., Nussinov, S.
Solar-axion interaction rates in NaI, CsI and Xe scintillators via the axio-electric effect were calculated. A table is presented with photoelectric and axioelectric cross sections, solar-axion...
Vergados, J. D., Avignone III, F. T., Giomataris, I.
The coherent contribution of all neutrons in neutrino nucleus scattering due to the neutral current is examined considering the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) as a source of neutrinos. SNS is a...
The sensitivities of large arrays of low-background germanium detectors for solar axion searches are investigated in the context of three coupling scenarios. A search was made for the 14.4-keV axion...
Avignone III, F. T., Barbeau, P. S., Collar, J. I.
In a previous comment (arXiv:0806.1341v1) we criticized purely technical aspects of arXiv:0712.1645 but pointed out that many other inconsistencies were readily apparent. In view of the imminent...
Density Gradient and Absorption Effects in Gas-Filled Magnetic Axion Helioscopes (2008)
Creswick, R. J., Nussinov, S., Avignone III, F. T.
The effects of absorption in the gas, and of density variations on the sensitivity of gas-filled solar-axion helioscopes are theoretically investigated. It is concluded that the 10-meter long CAST...
Results from a search for the $0\nu\beta\beta$-decay of $^{130}Te$ (2008)
Arnaboldi, C., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Balata, M., Bandac, I., Barucci, M., ...
A detailed description of the CUORICINO $^{130}Te$ neutrinoless double-beta ($\nbb$) decay experiment is given and recent results are reported. CUORICINO is an array of 62 tellurium oxide ($TeO_{2}$)...
The MAJORANA 76Ge neutrino less double-beta decay project: A brief update (2007)
Avignone III, F. T., Collaboration, For The Majorana
At present, MAJORANA is a research and development (R&D) project to investigate the feasibility and cost of constructing and operating a one ton decay experiment with ~1000 kg of Ge detectors...
A New Limit on the Neutrinoless DBD of 130Te (2005)
Arnaboldi, C., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Balata, M., Bandac, I., Barucci, M., ...
We report the present results of CUORICINO a cryogenic experiment on neutrinoless double beta decay (DBD) of 130Te consisting of an array of 62 crystals of TeO2 with a total active mass of 40.7 kg....
The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST): an update (2005)
Andriamonje, S., Arsov, V., Aune, S., Aune, T., Avignone III, F. T., Barth, K., ...
Pulse Shape Discrimination in the IGEX Experiment (2003)
Gonzalez, D., Morales, J., Cebrian, S., Garcia, E., Irastorza, I. G., Morales, A., ...
The IGEX experiment has been operating enriched germanium detectors in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (Spain) in a search for the neutrinoless double decay of 76Ge. The implementation of Pulse...
CUORE: A Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (2002)
Arnaboldi, C., Avignone III, F. T., Beeman, J., Barucci, M., Balata, M., Brofferio, C., ...
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 by...
Status of IGEX dark matter search at Canfranc Underground Laboratory (2002)
Irastorza, I. G., Morales, A., Aalseth, C. E., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Carmona, J. M., ...
One IGEX 76Ge double-beta decay detector is currently operating in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in a search for dark matter WIMPs, through the Ge nuclear recoil produced by the WIMP elastic...
Aalseth, C. E., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Cebrian, S., Garcia, E., Gonzalez, D., ...
The International Germanium Experiment (IGEX) has analyzed 117 mole yr of 76Ge data from its isotopically enriched (86% 76Ge) germanium detectors. Applying pulse-shape discrimination (PSD) to the...
Comment on "Evidence for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay" (2002)
Aalseth, C. E., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A., Boehm, F., Brodzinski, R. L., Collar, J. I., ...
We comment on the recent claim for the experimental observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay. We discuss several limitations in the analysis provided in that paper and conclude that there is no...
The Majorana Ge-76 Double-Beta Decay Project (2002)
Anderson, D., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A., Bowyer, T. W., Brodzinski, R. L., ...
The Majorana Experiment is a next-generation Ge-76 double-beta decay search. It will employ 500 kg of Ge, isotopically enriched to 86% in Ge-76, in the form of 200 detectors in a close-packed array...
Present status of IGEX dark matter search at Canfranc Underground Laboratory (2001)
Irastorza, I. G., Morales, A., Aalseth, C. E., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Cebrian, S., ...
One IGEX 76Ge double-beta decay detector is currently operating in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in a search for dark matter WIMPs, through the Ge nuclear recoil produced by the WIMP elastic...
Improved constraints on WIMPs from the International Germanium Experiment IGEX (2001)
Morales, A., Aalseth, C. E., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Cebrian, S., Garcia, E., ...
One IGEX 76Ge double-beta decay detector is currently operating in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in a search for dark matter WIMPs, through the Ge nuclear recoil produced by the WIMP elastic...
Morales, A., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Cebrian, S., Garcia, E., Gonzalez, D., ...
A small, natural abundance, germanium detector (COSME) has been operating recently at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (Spanish Pyrenees) in improved conditions of shielding and overburden with...
Recent results from the canfranc dark matter search with germanium detectors (2000)
Irastorza, I. G., Morales, A., Aalseth, C. E., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Cebrian, S., ...
Two germanium detectors are currently operating in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory at 2450 m.w.e looking for WIMP dark matter. One is a 2 kg 76Ge IGEX detector (RG-2) which has an energy...
New constraints on WIMPs from the Canfranc IGEX dark matter search (2000)
Morales, A., Aalseth, C. E., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Cebrian, S., Garcia, E., ...
The IGEX Collaboration enriched 76Ge double-beta decay detectors are currently operating in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory with an overburden of 2450 m.w.e. A recent upgrade has made it possible...
Abriola, D., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Collar, J. I., Di Gregorio, D. E., Farach, H. A., ...
Data collected during three years with a germanium spectrometer at the Sierra Grande underground laboratory have been analyzed for distinctive features of annual modulation of the signal induced by...
A Decommissioned LHC Model Magnet as an Axion Telescope (1998)
Zioutas, K., Aalseth, C. E., Abriola, D., Avignone III, F. T., Brodzinski, R. L., Collar, J. I., ...
The 8.4 Tesla, 10 m long transverse magnetic field of a twin aperture LHC bending magnet can be utilized as a macroscopic coherent solar axion-to-photon converter. Numerical calculations show that...
Creswick, R. J., Avignone III, F. T., Collar, J. I., Farach, H. A., Gattone, A. O., Nussinov, S., ...
It is assumed that axions exist and are created in the Sun by Primakoff conversion of photons in the Coulomb fields of nuclei. Detection rates are calculated in germanium detectors due to the...
Collar, J. I., Avignone III, F. T.
Nuclear recoil cascades induced by Cold Dark Matter (CDM) elastic scattering can produce the ejection of target atoms from solid surfaces. We calculate the yield and energy distribution of these...
Nuclear Tracks from Cold Dark Matter Interactions in Mineral Crystals: A Computational Study (1995)
Collar, J. I., Avignone III, F. T.
Recoiling nuclei from Cold Dark Matter (CDM) elastic scattering interactions with the constituent elements of some minerals may produce etchable damage tracks in the crystal structure. Present...
Di Gregorio, D. E., Gattone, A., Huck, H., Macchiavelli, A. O., Gil, S., Collar, J., ...
Contains a summary, current status and prospects for the direct detection of cold dark matter using diurnal modulation effects as presented at the ELAF 93, Mar del Plata Argentina. The potential...