Journal articles

2016

The LUCIFER Project: Achievements and Near Future Prospects
J. W. Beeman, F. Bellini, P. Benetti, L. Cardani, N. Casali, D. Chiesa, M. Clemenza, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, et al
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
ISSN 0022-2291
J Low Temp Phys DOI 10.1007/s10909-015-1423-6

 

2015

Double-beta decay investigation with highly pure enriched ⁸²Se for the LUCIFER experiment
J.W. Beeman, F. Bellini, P. Benetti, L. Cardani, N. Casali, D. Chiesa, M. Clemenza, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, L. Gironi, A. Giuliani, C. Gotti, M. Laubenstein, M. Maino, S. Nagorny, S. Nisi, C. Nones, F. Orio, L. Pagnanini, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, E. Previtali, C. Rusconi, K. Schäffner, C. Tomei, M. Vignati.
LUCIFER Collaboration (J.W. Beeman (LBL, Berkeley) et al.). Aug 7, 2015. 7 pp. Published in Eur.Phys.J. C75 (2015) no.12, 591
 

2014

LUCIFER: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay search with scintillating bolometers
Gabriele Piperno (Sapienza, Università di Roma)
Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics 2014, 2-6 June, 2014
Amsterdam, the Netherland

 

TeO2 bolometers with Cherenkov signal tagging: towards next-generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiments

N. Casali, M. Vignati, J.W. Beeman, F.Bellini, L. Cardani, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, L. Gironi, S. Nagorny, F. Orio, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, C. Rusconi, C. Tomei.
Eur. Phys. J. C 2015, 75:12

 

First bolometric measurement of the two neutrino double beta decay of 100Mo with a ZnMoO4 cr
J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 41 (2014) 075204

The LUCIFER project and production issues for crystals needed in rare events physics experiments.
Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 393, 1 May 2014, Pages 13–17

I. Dafinei

 

Scintillating Bolometers for Rare Events Searches: The LUCIFER Experiment

2013

 

Current Status and Future Perspectives of the LUCIFER Experiment
J. W. Beeman, F. Bellini, P. Benetti, L. Cardani, N. Casali, D. Chiesa, M. Clemenza, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, A. Giachero, L. Gironi, A. Giuliani, C. Gotti, M. Maino, S. Nagorny, S. Nisi, C. Nones, F. Orio, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, E. Previtali, C. Rusconi, M. Tenconi, C. Tomei, and M. Vignati
Advances in High Energy Physics
Volume 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/237973

Characterization of bolometric light detectors for rare event searches

J. W. Beeman, F. Bellini, N. Casali, L. Cardani, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, L. Gironi, S. Nagorny, F. Orio, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, E. Previtali, C. Rusconi, C. Tomei and M. Vignati
JINST 8 P07021 doi:10.1088/1748-0221/8/07/P07021

 

New experimental limits on the α decays of lead isotopes

J.W. Beeman, F. Bellini, L. Cardani, N. Casali, S. Di Domizio, E. Fiorini, L. Gironi, S.S. Nagorny, S. Nisi, F. Orio, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, E. Previtali, C. Rusconi, C. Tomei, and M. Vignati

Eur. Phys. J. A (2013) 49: 50 DOI 10.1140/epja/i2013-13050-7

Performances of a large mass ZnSe bolometer to search for rare events

J.W. Beeman, F. Bellini, L. Cardani, N. Casali, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, L. Gironi, A. Giuliani, S. Nagorny, F. Orio, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, E. Previtali, C. Rusconi, C. Tomei and M. Vignati

JINST 8 P05021

2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl doi:10.1088/1748-0221/8/05/P05021

RECEIVED: March 21, 2013 ACCEPTED: May 13, 2013 PUBLISHED: May 28, 2013

 

 

Effects of SiO₂ coating in bolometric Ge light detectors for rare event searches

J.W. Beeman, A. Gentils, A. Giuliani, M. Mancuso, G. Pessina, O. Plantevin, C. Rusconi

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 709 (2013) 22–28

 

 

 

2012
Performances of a large mass ZnMoO4 scintillating bolometer for a next generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiment

J. W. Beeman, F. Bellini, C. Brofferio, L. Cardani, N. Casali, O. Cremonesi, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, E. Gorello, E. N. Galashov, L. Gironi, S. S. Nagorny, F. Orio, M. Pavan, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, E. Previtali, C. Rusconi, V. N. Shlegel, C. Tomei, M. Vignati

(Volume 72, Number 9 (2012), 2142, DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2142-7)

 

Random coincidence of 2ν2β decay events as a background source in bolometric 0ν2β decay experiments

D.M. Chernyak, F.A. Danevich, A. Giuliani, E. Olivieri, M. Tenconi, V.I. Tretyak.

Eur. Phys. J. C (2012) 72:1989
DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1989-y

A next-generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiment based on ZnMoO4 scintillating bolometers

J.W. Beeman, F.A. Danevich, V.Ya. Degoda, E.N. Galashov, A. Giuliani, V.V. Kobychev, M. Mancuso, S. Marnieros, C. Nones, E. Olivieri, G. Pessina, C. Rusconi, V.N. Shlegel, V.I. Tretyak, Ya.V. Vasiliev.

Physics Letters B 710 (2012) 318–323
10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.009

ZnMoO4: a promising bolometer for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

J.W. Beeman, F. Bellini, S. Capelli, L. Cardani, N. Casali, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, E. N. Galashov, L. Gironi, F. Orio, L. Pattavina, G. Pessina, G. Piperno, S. Pirro, V. N. Shlegel, Ya. V. Vasilyev, C. Tomei, M. Vignati

Astropart.Phys. 35 (2012) 813-820
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.02.013

 

An Improved ZnMoO4 Scintillating Bolometer for the Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay of 100Mo

J.W. Beeman · F.A. Danevich · V.Y. Degoda · E.N. Galashov · A. Giuliani · I.M. Ivanov · M. Mancuso · S. Marnieros · C. Nones · G. Pessina · E. Olivieri · C. Rusconi · V.N. Shlegel · V.I. Tretyak · Y.V. Vasiliev

(Published online: 31 Jan 2012)
J Low Temp Phys (2012) 167:1021–1028 DOI 10.1007/s10909-012-0573-z

 

 
2011

Discrimination of α and β/γ interactions in a TeO2 bolometer

J.W. Beeman, F. Bellini, L. Cardani,c, N. Casali, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, F. Orio,
G. Pessina, S. Pirro, C. Tomei, M. Vignati

Astropart. Phys. 35, 558-562 (2012)
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.12.004

 

2010

LUCIFER: A: a New Technique for Double Beta Decay

F. Ferroni, (Rome U. & INFN, Rome)

Published in IL NUOVO CIMENTO C033N5 (2010) 27-34 DOI: 10.1393/ncc/i2011-10696-1

 

 

 

 

Proceedings

 

2013

Proceeding conference : Vienna Conference on Instrumentation 2013
Scintillating bolometers: A promising tool for rare decays search
L. Pattavina.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Section A 732 (2013) 415-418.
doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.009

 

2012

SYNTHESIS OF 82Se ENRICHED ZnSe FOR DOUBLE BETA DECAY EXPERIMENTS

P. Benetti, I. Dafinei, F. Ferroni, A. Giuliani, S. Nisi, M.L Di Vacri, S. Pirro, E. Previtali
 12th Workshop on Separation Phenomena in Liquids and Gases

ENRICHED ISOTOPES FOR DOUBLE BETA DECAYS EXPERIMENTS: Se82 AND LUCIFER

P. Benetti, I. Dafinei, F. Ferroni, A. Giuliani, S. Pirro, E. Previtali
12th Workshop on Separation Phenomena in Liquids and Gases

 

2011

LUCIFER: A scintillating bolometer array for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay

L. Cardani
J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 375 (2012) 042016 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/042016

 

LUCIFER: A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR DOUBLE BETA DECAY

F. Ferroni

WIN’11 - Cape Town - 31^th Jan - 5^th Feb 2011

 

2010

LUCIFER: Neutrinoless Double Beta decay search with scintillating bolometers

L. Pattavina

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 335 (2011) 012047 - doi:10.1088/1742-6596/335/1/012047

Symposium on Prospects in the Physics of Discrete Symmetries, Rome, 6^th - 11^th December 2010

 

Status and plans of the LUCIFER Experiment

F. Orio

COSMIC RAYS FOR PARTICLE AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

Proceedings of the 12th ICATPP Conference, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 7^th - 8^th October 2010

 

LUCIFER, a potentially background-free approach to the search for neutrinoless double beta decay

C. Nones

Neutrino Oscillations Workshop, Conca Specchiulla, Otrante, Italy, 5^th - 11^th September 2010

 

Scintillating bolometry for 0ν2β search

F. Ferroni

Vol. 103 Vulcano Workshop 2010 - Frontier Objects in Astrophysics and Particle Physics
Societa' italiana di Fisica ISBN 978-88-7438-062-6

 

LUCIFER: AN EXPERIMENTAL BREAKTHROUGH IN THE SEARCH FOR NEUTRINOLESS DOUBLE BETA DECAY

I. Dafinei (INFN, Rome), F. Ferroni (Rome U. & INFN, Rome), A. Giuliani (Milan Bicocca U. & INFN, Milan Bicocca), S Pirro (Milan Bicocca U. & INFN, Milan Bicocca), E. Previtali (Milan Bicocca U. & INFN, Milan Bicocca).

PHYSICS BEYOND THE STANDARD MODELS OF PARTICLES, COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS

Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference  Beyond 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, 1^st - 6^th February 2010
ISBN: 978-981-4340-85-4

LUCIFER: Scintillating bolometers for the search of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

M. Vignati

Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplement 00 (2010) 1–1 ISBN: 978-981-4340-85-4

 

Low Temperature Scintillation in ZnSe Crystal

Dafinei, Ioan; Fasoli, Mauro; Ferroni, Fernando; et al.

Conference: 10th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and their Applications Location: Cheju Isl, SOUTH KOREA Date: JUN 08-12, 2009 Sponsor(s): Korean Minist Educ, Sci & Technol; Korean Assoc Radiat Protect; Innovat Technol Ctr Radiat Safety; Korean Nucl Soc
Source: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE  Volume: 57   Issue: 3   Pages: 1470-1474   DOI:10.1109/TNS.2009.2035914   Part: Part 2   Published: JUN
2010