Results of the Search for Strange Quark Matter and Q-balls with the SLIM Experiment (2008)
Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Di Ferdinando, D., Errico, M., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, G., ...
The SLIM experiment at the Chacaltaya high altitude laboratory was sensitive to nuclearites and Q-balls, which could be present in the cosmic radiation as possible Dark Matter components. It was...
The treatment and rejection of two "strange" candidate events in the SLIM experiment (2008)
Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Esposti, L. Degli, Di Ferdinando, D., Errico, M., ...
During the analysis of the CR39 Nuclear Track Detectors (NTDs) of the SLIM experiment exposed at the high altitude lab of Chacaltaya (Bolivia) we observed a sequence of puzzling etch-pits. We made a...
Magnetic Monopole Search at high altitude with the SLIM experiment (2008)
Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Errico, M., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, G., ...
The SLIM experiment was a large array of nuclear track detectors located at the Chacaltaya high altitude Laboratory (5230 m a.s.l.). The detector was in particular sensitive to Intermediate Mass...
Cecchini, S., Chiarusi, T., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Kumar, A., Mandrioli, G., ...
We present new measurements of the total and partial fragmentation cross sections in the energy range 0.3-10 A GeV of 56Fe, 28Si and 12C beams on polyethylene, CR39 and aluminum targets. The...
Arrabito, L., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Consiglio, L., Cozzi, M., D'Ambrosio, N., ...
The OPERA experiment, designed to conclusively prove the existence of $\rm \nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ oscillations in the atmospheric sector, makes use of a massive lead-nuclear emulsion target to observe...
Electron/pion separation with an Emulsion Cloud Chamber by using a Neural Network (2007)
Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Caffari, Y., Consiglio, L., ...
We have studied the performance of a new algorithm for electron/pion separation in an Emulsion Cloud Chamber (ECC) made of lead and nuclear emulsion films. The software for separation consists of two...
First events from the CNGS neutrino beam detected in the OPERA experiment (2007)
Acquafredda, R., Agafonova, N., Ambrosio, M., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., ...
The OPERA neutrino detector at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in appearance mode, through the study of nu_mu to...
Electron/pion separation with an Emulsion Cloud Chamber by using a Neural Network (2007)
Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Caffari, Y., Consiglio, L., ...
We have studied the performance of a new algorithm for electron/pion separation in an Emulsion Cloud Chamber (ECC) made of lead and nuclear emulsion films. The software for separation consists of two...
Hardware performance of a scanning system for high speed analysis of nuclear emulsions (2006)
Arrabito, L., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Consiglio, L., Coppola, D., ...
The use of nuclear emulsions in very large physics experiments is now possible thanks to the recent improvements in the industrial production of emulsions and to the development of fast automated...
Fragmentation studies of high energy ions using CR39 nuclear track detectors (2006)
Togo, V., Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Di Ferdinando, D., Frutti, M., Giacomelli, G., ...
We report on the measurements of the total charge changing fragmentation cross sections in high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions using Fe, Si and Pb incident ions. Several stacks of CR39 nuclear...
Bulk Etch Rate Measurements and Calibrations of Plastic Nuclear Track Detectors (2006)
Balestra, S., Cozzi, M., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, R., Giorgini, M., Kumar, A., ...
New calibrations of CR39 and Makrofol nuclear track detectors have been obtained using 158 A GeV Pb (82+) and In (49+) ions; a new method for the bulk etch rate determination, using both cone height...
Hardware performance of a scanning system for high speed analysis of nuclear emulsions (2006)
Arrabito, L., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Consiglio, L., Coppola, D., ...
The use of nuclear emulsions in very large physics experiments is now possible thanks to the recent improvements in the industrial production of emulsions and to the development of fast automated...
Hardware performance of a scanning system for high speed analysis of nuclear emulsions (2006)
Arrabito, L., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Consiglio, L., Coppola, D., ...
The use of nuclear emulsions in very large physics experiments is now possible thanks to the recent improvements in the industrial production of emulsions and to the development of fast automated...
Time variations in the deep underground muon flux measured by MACRO (2005)
Becherini, Y., Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Dekhissi, H., Derkaoui, J., Giacomelli, G., ...
More than 30 million of high-energy muons collected with the MACRO detector at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory have been used to search for flux variations of different natures. Two kinds of...
Search for exotic contributions to atmospheric neutrino oscillations (2005)
Battistoni, G., Becherini, Y., Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Dekhissi, H., Esposito, L., ...
The energy spectrum of neutrino-induced upward-going muons in MACRO was analysed in terms of relativity principles violating effects, keeping standard mass-induced atmospheric neutrino oscillations...
Search for spontaneous muon emission from lead nuclei (2005)
Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Cecchini, S., Consiglio, L., ...
We describe a possible search for muonic radioactivity from lead nuclei using the base elements ("bricks" composed by lead and nuclear emulsion sheets) of the long-baseline OPERA neutrino experiment....
Search for spontaneous muon emission from lead nuclei (2005)
Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Cecchini, S., Consiglio, L., ...
We describe a possible search for muonic radioactivity from lead nuclei using the base elements ("bricks" composed by lead and nuclear emulsion sheets) of the long-baseline OPERA neutrino experiment....
Search for nuclearites with the SLIM detector (2005)
Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Kumar, A., Mandrioli, G., ...
We discuss the properties of cosmic ray nuclearites, from the point of view of their search with large nuclear track detector arrays exposed at different altitudes, in particular with the SLIM...
Battistoni, G., Becherini, Y., Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Dekhissi, H., Esposito, L. S., ...
Neutrino-induced upward-going muons in MACRO have been analysed in terms of relativity principles violating effects, keeping standard mass-induced atmospheric neutrino oscillations as the dominant...
Calibration of the Makrofol Nuclear Track Detector using Relativistic Lead Ions (2005)
Cecchini, S., Chiarusi, T., Cozzi, M., Di Ferdinando, D., Frutti, M., Giacomelli, G., ...
We present the calibration of the Makrofol nuclear detector using Pb ions of 158 AGeV.
Time correlations of high energy muons in an underground detector (2005)
Becherini, Y., Cecchini, S., Chiarusi, T., Cozzi, M., Dekhissi, H., Derkaoui, J., ...
We present the result of a search for correlations in the arrival times of high energy muons collected from 1995 till 2000 with the streamer tube system of the complete MACRO detector at the...
High-speed particle tracking in nuclear emulsion by last-generation automatic microscopes (2005)
Armenise, N., De Serio, M., Ieva, M., Muciaccia, M.T., Pastore, A., Simone, S., ...
The technique of nuclear emulsions for high-energy physics experiments is being revived, thanks to the remarkable progress in measurement automation achieved in the past years. The present paper...
Search for spontaneous muon emission from lead nuclei (2005)
Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Cecchini, S., Consiglio, L., ...
We describe a possible search for muonic radioactivity from lead nuclei using the base elements ("bricks" composed by lead and nuclear emulsion sheets) of the long-baseline OPERA neutrino experiment....
High-speed particle tracking in nuclear emulsion by last-generation automatic microscopes (2005)
Armenise, N., De Serio, M., Ieva, M., Muciaccia, M.T., Pastore, A., Simone, S., ...
The technique of nuclear emulsions for high-energy physics experiments is being revived, thanks to the remarkable progress in measurement automation achieved in the past years. The present paper...
Search for spontaneous muon emission from lead nuclei (2005)
Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Cecchini, S., Consiglio, L., ...
We describe a possible search for muonic radioactivity from lead nuclei using the base elements ("bricks" composed by lead and nuclear emulsion sheets) of the long-baseline OPERA neutrino experiment....
Search for nucleon decays induced by GUT magnetic monopoles with the MACRO experiment (2002)
Battistoni, G., Mufson, S., Nicolò, D., Choudhary, B.C., Maaroufi, F., Lamanna, E., ...
The interaction of a Grand Unification Magnetic Monopole with a nucleon can lead to a barion-number violating process in which the nucleon decays into a lepton and one or more mesons (catalysis of...
Cecchini, S, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Mandrioli, G, Patrizii, L, Popa, V, ...
We report the measurement of the fragmentation cross sections in high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions using the 158 A GeV Pb beam from the CERN-SPS. The fragments have charges changed from that of...
Cecchini, S., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Mandrioli, G., Patrizii, L., Popa, V., ...
We report the measurement of the fragmentation cross sections in high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions using the 158 A GeV Pb beam from the CERN-SPS. The fragments have charges changed from that of...
The changeable sheet detector in OPERA (2002)
Guler, M., Serin-Zeyrek, M., Tolun, P., Zeyrek, M T., Duchesneau, D., Degre, A., ...
The changeable sheet detector in OPERA (2002)
Guler, M., Serin-Zeyrek, M., Tolun, P., Zeyrek, M T., Duchesneau, D., Degre, A., ...
Energy Losses of Q-balls (2000)
Bakari, D., Dekhissi, H., Derkaoui, J., Giacomelli, G., Mandrioli, G., Ouchrif, M., ...
After a short review of Q-balls properties, in this paper we discuss their interaction with matter, and their energy losses in the earth, for a large range of velocities. These calculations are used...
Solar panels as air Cherenkov detectors for extremely high energy cosmic rays (2000)
Cecchini, S., D'Antone, I., Esposti, L. Degli, Giacomelli, G., Guerra, M., Lax, I., ...
Increasing interest towards the observation of the highest energy cosmic rays has motivated the development of new detection techniques. The properties of the Cherenkov photon pulse emitted in the...
Search for nuclearites with the MACRO detector at Grand Sasso (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
The measurement of the atmospheric muon neutrino flux using MACRO (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Neutrino astronomy with the MACRO detector (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Indirect search for Wimps with the MACRO detector (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
An improved analysis of the underground muon decoherence observed in MACRO (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Measurement of underground muon energies using a TRD in MACRO (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
A sky survey using muons in the MACRO detector (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
The search for a sideral anisotropy in the underground muon intensity as seen by MACRO (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Real time supernova neutrino burst detection with MACRO (1998)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
MACRO on-line controls on the WEB MACRO Bologna Home Page (1997)
Calligola, P, Giacomelli, R, Mandrioli, G, Margiotta, A, Ugolotti, D
Performance of the transition radiation detector of the MACRO experiment (1997)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Magnetic monopole search with the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso (1997)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Seasonal variations in the underground muon intensity as seen by MACRO (1997)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Performance of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso: moon shadow and seasonal variations (1997)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Underground muon physics at MACRO (1995)
Ahlen, S P, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, ...
Search for magnetic monopoles with the MACRO track-etch detector (1995)
Ahlen, S P, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, ...
Vertical muon intensity measured with MACRO at Gran Sasso Laboratory (1995)
Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, G C, ...
Radon measurements in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory (1994)
Arpesella, C, Bam, B B, Bassignani, A, Cecchini, S, Colombo, G, Dekhissi, H, ...
The MACRO experiment at Gran Sasso (1993)
Giacomelli, G, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, ...