M. Balata

Publication List Details

Period

1990 - 2009

Number

89

Co-Authors

The Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (2009)

Borexino Collaboration, Alimonti, A., Arpesella, C., Back, H., Balata, M., Bartolomei, D., ...

Borexino, a large volume detector for low energy neutrino spectroscopy, is currently running underground at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. The main goal of the experiment is the...

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 ($TeO_{2}$)...

Pulse-shape discrimination with the Counting Test Facility (2008)

Borexino Collaboration**, Back, H. O., Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., ...

Pulse shape discrimination (PSD) is one of the most distinctive features of liquid scintillators. Since the introduction of the scintillation technique in the field of particle detection, many...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): A high-density, high-flash point organic liquid scintillator for low energy neutrino experiments (2008)

Borexino Collaboration, Back, H. O., Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the Borexino solar neutrino experiment. The...

The BOREXINO experiment (2007)

Alimonti Arpesella Balata, G. Alimonti, C. Arpesella, M. Balata, J. Benziger, T. Beau, ...

This report describes the status of the BOREXINO experiment at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. An overview of the BOREXINO Counting Test Facility is also given 1 . 1 BOREXINO BOREXINO is a low...

Status of the BOREXINO experiment (2007)

Alimonti Arpesella, G. Alimonti, C. Arpesella, M. Balata, J. Benziger, S. Bonetti, ...

This report describes the status of the BOREXINO experiment and summarizes the main 1997 activies. An overview of BOREXINO and of the Counting Test Facility is also given. 1 Introduction BOREXINO is...

Overview of the Borexino Solar Neutrino Experiment: the Physics and the Technical Requirements (2007)

Elisa Resconi, Laboratori Nazionali, Gran Sasso, G. Alimonti, G. Anghloher, C. Arpesella, ...

In this paper an overview of the Borexino experiment will be give. The physics motivations and the background requirements are discussed.Furthermore, the main results from the Counting Test Facility...

Status Report of solar neutrino experiments at Gran Sasso (2007)

Cristiano Galbiati, Istituto Nazionale, Fisica Nucleare, G. Alimonti, G. Anghloher, C. Arpesella, ...

The status of the solar neutrinos problem is briefly summarized. The physics potential of the solar neutrinos detector BOREXINO is discussed. The background requirements of BOREXINO are presented,...

Status of the BOREXINO experiment (2007)

Alimonti Arpesella Balata, G. Alimonti, C. Arpesella, M. Balata, J. Benziger, S. Bonetti, ...

This report describes the status of the BOREXINO experiment and summarizes the main 1998 activies. An overview of BOREXINO and of the Counting Test Facility is also given. 1 Introduction BOREXINO is...

and Borexino Collaboration (2007)

Gioacchino Ranucci Istituto, Gioacchino Ranucci, H. O. Beck, M. Balata, T. Beau, G. Bellini, ...

In the exciting eld of the solar neutrino investigation a new experiment is expected to play soon a fundamental role: Borexino. This massive, calorimetric, liquid scintillation detector, in nal phase...

Response to a critique of the Borexino result in "A new experimental limit for the stability of the electron" by H.V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, I.V. Krivosheina and I.V. Titkova (2007)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

A recently published article by Klapdor-Kleingrothaus et al. critiques the limit on the stability of the electron obtained by the Borexino collaboration. We respond here to the criticisms raised by...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: Measurement of the deep-underground production of cosmogenic $^{11}$C in an organic liquid scintillator (2007)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

Search for electron antineutrino interactions with the Borexino Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso (2007)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Electron antineutrino interactions above the inverse beta decay energy of protons ($E_\bar{\nu}_e>$1.8) where looked for with the Borexino Counting Test Facility (CTF). One candidate event survived...

Search for electron antineutrino interactions with the Borexino Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso (2006)

Collaboration, Borexino, Balata, M.

Electron antineutrino interactions above the inverse beta decay energy of protons ($E_\bar{\nu}_e>$1.8) where looked for with the Borexino Counting Test Facility (CTF). One candidate event survived...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: measurement of the cosmogenic $^{11}$C background with the Counting Test Facility (2006)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: measurement of the cosmogenic $^{11}$C background with the Counting Test Facility (2006)

Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

CNO and pep neutrino spectroscopy in Borexino: Measurement of the deep-underground production of cosmogenic C-11 in an organic liquid scintillator (2006)

Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

Borexino is an experiment for low energy neutrino spectroscopy at the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. It is designed to measure the mono-energetic $^7$Be solar neutrino flux in real time, via...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino counting test facility (2005)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons ($n,p$) in $^{12}C$ and $^{16}O$ nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the...

Complete results for five years of GNO solar neutrino observations (2005)

Altmann, GNO COLLABORATION: M., Balata, M., Belli, P., Bellotti, E., Bernabei, R., Burkert, E., ...

We report the complete GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring periods GNO III, GNO II, and GNO I. The result for GNO III (last 15 solar runs) is [54.3 + 9.9 - 9.3 (stat.)+- 2.3 (syst.)] SNU (1...

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....

Complete Results for Five Years of GNO Solar Neutrino Observations (2005)

Altmann, M., Balata, M., Belli, P., Bellotti, E., Bernabei, R., Burkert, E., ...

We report the complete GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring periods GNO III, GNO II, and GNO I. The result for GNO III (last 15 solar runs) is [54.3 + 9.9 - 9.3 (stat.)+- 2.3 (syst.)] SNU (1...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino Counting Test Faciliy (2004)

Back,H. O., Balata,M., De Bari,A., De Bellefon,A., Bellini,G., Benziger,J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons (n,p) in 12C and 16C nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the Counting...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino counting test facility (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons ($n,p$) in $^{12}C$ and $^{16}O$ nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino counting test facility (2004)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons ($n,p$) in $^{12}C$ and $^{16}O$ nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

Back,H. O., Balata,M., De Bari,A., Beau,T., De Bellefon,A., Bellini,G., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

Phenylxylylethane (PXE): a high-density, high-flashpoint organic liquid scintillator for applications in low-energy particle and astrophysics experiments (2004)

BOREXINO Collaboration, Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., ...

We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. The...

New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino Counting Test Faciliy (2004)

Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons (n,p) in 12C and 16C nuclei, using the results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector, the Counting...

New experimental limits on heavy neutrino mixing in 8B- decay obtained with the BOREXINO counting test facility (2003)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

If heavy neutrinos with mass mH 2me are emitted in the decays of 8B in the Sun, then H L + e+ + e- decays should be observed. In the present work, the results of background measurements with the...

New experimental limits on heavy neutrino mixing in 8B- decay obtained with the BOREXINO counting test facility (2003)

Back, H.O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

If heavy neutrinos with mass mH 2me are emitted in the decays of 8B in the Sun, then H L + e+ + e- decays should be observed. In the present work, the results of background measurements with the...

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...

Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in BOREXINO (2002)

Arpesella,C., Back,H. O., Balata,M., Beau,T., Bellini,G., Benziger,J., ...

The techniques researched, developed and applied towards the measurement of radioisotope concentrations at ultra-low levels in the real-time solar neutrino experiment BOREXINO at Gran Sasso are...

Search for electron decay mode e ->gamma+nu with prototype of Borexino detector (2002)

Back,H. O., Balata,M., De Bari,A., Beau,T., De Bellefon,A., Bellini,G., ...

The prototype of the Borexino detector Counting Test Facility, located in the Gran-Sasso laboratory, has been used to obtain a bound on the stability of the electron. The new lower limit on the mean...

Science and technology of BOREXINO: a real-time detector for low energy solar neutrinos. (2002)

Alimonti,G., Arpesella,C., Back,H., Balata,M., Beau,T., Bellini,G., ...

Borexino, a real-time device for low energy neutrino spectroscopy is nearing completion of construction in the underground laboratories at Gran Sasso, Italy (LNGS). The experiment's goal is the...

Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in BOREXINO (2002)

Arpesella, C., Back, H. O., Balata, M., Beau, T., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., ...

The techniques researched, developed and applied towards the measurement of radioisotope concentrations at ultra-low levels in the real-time solar neutrino experiment BOREXINO at Gran Sasso are...

Search for electron decay mode e ->gamma+nu with prototype of Borexino detector (2002)

Back, H. O., Balata, M., De Bari, A., Beau, T., De Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., ...

The prototype of the Borexino detector Counting Test Facility, located in the Gran-Sasso laboratory, has been used to obtain a bound on the stability of the electron. The new lower limit on the mean...

Science and technology of BOREXINO: a real-time detector for low energy solar neutrinos. (2002)

Alimonti, G., Arpesella, C., Back, H., Balata, M., Beau, T., Bellini, G., ...

Borexino, a real-time device for low energy neutrino spectroscopy is nearing completion of construction in the underground laboratories at Gran Sasso, Italy (LNGS). The experiment's goal is the...

GNO Solar Neutrino Observations: Results for GNOI (2000)

Altmann, GNO Collaboration: M., Balata, M., Belli, P., Bellotti, E., Bernabei, R., Burkert, E., ...

We report the first GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring period GNOI, solar exposure time May 20, 1998 till January 12, 2000. In the present analysis, counting results for solar runs SR1 -...

Light propagation in a large volume liquid scintillator (2000)

Alimonti,G., Arpesella,C., Balata,M., Bellini,G., Benziger,J., Bonetti,S., ...

The fluorescence light propagation in a large volume detector based on organic liquid scintillators is discussed. In particular, the effects of the fluor radiative transport and solvent Rayleigh...

Light propagation in a large volume liquid scintillator (2000)

Alimonti, G., Arpesella, C., Balata, M., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., ...

The fluorescence light propagation in a large volume detector based on organic liquid scintillators is discussed. In particular, the effects of the fluor radiative transport and solvent Rayleigh...

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano - Italy (2000)

In The Exciting, Gioacchino Ranucci, G. Alimonti, C. Arpesella, H. O. Beck, M. Balata, ...

Be electron capture reaction in the Sun. As a pilot program for the full detector, the Counting Test Facility operated for two years at Gran Sasso, provided the convincing evidence that the...

Borexino: The Detector and the Physics Program (1998)

Gioacchino Ranucci Istituto, Gioacchino Ranucci, G. Alimonti, C. Arpesella, M. Balata, G. Bellini, ...

The exciting arena of the solar neutrino investigation will see in the near future a new actor coming in the game: Borexino. This massive, calorimetric, liquid scintillation detector, under...