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View article: Measurement campaigns of the cosmic ray flux at different latitudes within the Extreme Energy Events Project
Measurement campaigns of the cosmic ray flux at different latitudes within the Extreme Energy Events Project Open
Measurements of the cosmic ray flux at large latitudes, close to the Arctic Circle, were carried out in the last years by the Extreme Energy Events (EEE) Collaboration on board of a small boat, sailing from 66° to 82° N. A compact, scintil…
View article: Electrochemical Oxidation Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye on 3D-Printed Anode Electrodes
Electrochemical Oxidation Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye on 3D-Printed Anode Electrodes Open
This study presents an innovative strategy for the electrochemical degradation of methylene blue (MB) using 3D-printed helical anode electrodes fabricated from commercially available conductive Polylactic acid/carbon black (PLA/CB) filamen…
View article: Installation and performance of the 3rd Veto plane at the SND@LHC detector
Installation and performance of the 3rd Veto plane at the SND@LHC detector Open
During 2022/2023 the optimal inefficiency of the Veto system of the SND@LHC detector was measured to be (7.8 ± 2.8) × 10 -8 . To reduce this inefficiency, a third Veto plane was installed during the 2023-2024 Year End Technical Stop. In ad…
View article: Annual quasiperiodicity in muon rate observed by PolarquEEEst detectors at 79°N
Annual quasiperiodicity in muon rate observed by PolarquEEEst detectors at 79°N Open
Since 2019, three scintillator-based cosmic ray detectors, readout by SiPM and controlled by low-cost electronics, are installed in the scientific research site in Ny Ålesund (Svalbard) at 79°N, recording muons from secondary cosmic rays. …
View article: The set up of a cryogenic test facility for large magnets and superconducting lines at INFN
The set up of a cryogenic test facility for large magnets and superconducting lines at INFN Open
A new cryogenic test facility for large magnets and superconducting lines is under development and construction in a challenging 30-months based project. The facility, however, will extend its activities well beyond the term of the project…
View article: The Role of Aerosol Types in Mediating the Impact of Galactic Cosmic Rays on Climate Variability Over the Past Two Decades
The Role of Aerosol Types in Mediating the Impact of Galactic Cosmic Rays on Climate Variability Over the Past Two Decades Open
Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs), high-energy particles originating from supernovas, have been hypothesized to influence Earth's climate by ionizing atmospheric aerosols and accelerating the formation of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). This me…
View article: MRI and HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy to correlate structural characteristics and the metabolome of Fiano and Pallagrello grapes with the action of field spray preparation 500 and the soil spatial microvariability
MRI and HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy to correlate structural characteristics and the metabolome of Fiano and Pallagrello grapes with the action of field spray preparation 500 and the soil spatial microvariability Open
Background A number of Italian grape berry varieties, such as Fiano (F) and Pallagrello Nero (P), represent National strategic products. Therefore, it is important to identify soil conditions emphasizing their peculiar characteristics as w…
View article: Ready-to-print alginate inks: The effect of different divalent cations on physico-chemical properties of 3D printable alginate hydrogels
Ready-to-print alginate inks: The effect of different divalent cations on physico-chemical properties of 3D printable alginate hydrogels Open
Studies about the use of different divalent cations to produce 3D printed scaffolds are almost limited to their application as secondary crosslinking agents after the printing of alginate. For this reason, this research aims to demonstrate…
View article: MRI and HR-MAS NMR spectroscopies to correlate structural characteristics and the metabolome of Fiano and Pallagrello grapes with the action of field spray preparation 500 and the soil spatial microvariability
MRI and HR-MAS NMR spectroscopies to correlate structural characteristics and the metabolome of Fiano and Pallagrello grapes with the action of field spray preparation 500 and the soil spatial microvariability Open
BACKGROUND A number of Italian grape berry varieties, such as Fiano (F) and Pallagrello nero (P), represent National strategic products. Therefore, it is important to identify soil conditions emphasizing their peculiar characteristics as w…
View article: Ecological transition for the gas mixtures of the MRPC cosmic ray telescopes of the EEE Project
Ecological transition for the gas mixtures of the MRPC cosmic ray telescopes of the EEE Project Open
The Extreme Energy Events (EEE) Collaboration is fully involved in an ecological transition. The use of the standard gas mixture, C 2 H 2 F 4 + SF 6 , has stopped in favor of an alternative green mixture based on C 3 H 2 F 4 with the addit…
View article: Involving high school teams in the upgrade phase of the Extreme Energy Event project: a review of recent activities
Involving high school teams in the upgrade phase of the Extreme Energy Event project: a review of recent activities Open
The Extreme Energy Events (EEE) Project was born to include scientific, outreach and educational purposes.\nIt is designed to detect and study high energy cosmic rays through the detection of the extensive air shower’s muon component throu…
View article: Constraints on directionality effect of nuclear recoils in a liquid argon time projection chamber
Constraints on directionality effect of nuclear recoils in a liquid argon time projection chamber Open
The direct search for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) is performed by detecting nuclear recoils produced in a target material from the WIMP elastic scattering. The experimental identification of the d…
View article: IRIS-A New Distributed Research Infrastructure on Applied Superconductivity
IRIS-A New Distributed Research Infrastructure on Applied Superconductivity Open
In the frame of the Next Generation Europe program, the EU program to boost after-COVID recovery, the Italian Minister of University and Research has funded a project called Innovative Research Infrastructure for applied Superconductivity …
View article: An Integrated Multilevel Approach Unveils Complex Seed–Nanoparticle Interactions and Their Implications for Seed Priming
An Integrated Multilevel Approach Unveils Complex Seed–Nanoparticle Interactions and Their Implications for Seed Priming Open
Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize agriculture with the introduction of engineered nanomaterials. However, their use is hindered by high cost, marginal knowledge of their interactions with plants, and unpredictable effects r…
View article: Ecological transition for the gas mixtures of the MRPC cosmic ray telescopes of the EEE Project
Ecological transition for the gas mixtures of the MRPC cosmic ray telescopes of the EEE Project Open
The Extreme Energy Events (EEE) Collaboration is fully involved in an ecological transition. The use of the standard gas mixture, \ce{C_{2}H_{2}F_{4}}+ \ce{SF_{6}}, has stopped in favor of an alternative green mixture based on \ce{C_{3}H_{…
View article: Recent results from the PolarquEEEst measurement campaign at large geographical latitudes
Recent results from the PolarquEEEst measurement campaign at large geographical latitudes Open
The Extreme Energy Events (EEE) Project, mainly based on a network of cosmic ray telescopes, consisting of MRPC gaseous detectors built by high school students at CERN and taking data for more than 15 years, has recently employed additiona…
View article: Sensitivity projections for a dual-phase argon TPC optimized for light dark matter searches through the ionization channel
Sensitivity projections for a dual-phase argon TPC optimized for light dark matter searches through the ionization channel Open
Dark matter lighter than 10 GeV/c^2 encompasses a promising range of candidates. A conceptual design for a new detector, DarkSide-LowMass, is presented, based on the DarkSide-50 detector and progress toward DarkSide-20k, optimized for a lo…
View article: Outreach activities of the Extreme Energy Events Project
Outreach activities of the Extreme Energy Events Project Open
The Extreme Energy Events Project (EEE) represents a breakthrough in outreach activities in Cosmic Ray Physics: high school students are protagonists of an experiment to measure Extensive Air Showers at ground. They start their experience …
View article: Observation of Rayleigh-Lamb waves generated by the 2022 Hunga-Tonga volcanic eruption with the POLA detectors at Ny-Ålesund
Observation of Rayleigh-Lamb waves generated by the 2022 Hunga-Tonga volcanic eruption with the POLA detectors at Ny-Ålesund Open
The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in the South Pacific Ocean on January 15, 2022, at about 4:15 UTC, generated a violent explosion, which created atmospheric pressure disturbances in the form of Rayleigh-Lamb waves detected all over …
View article: Simulation tool for MRPC telescopes of EEE experiment
Simulation tool for MRPC telescopes of EEE experiment Open
The Extreme Energy Events (EEE) experiment consists in a network of cosmic muon tracker telescopes, each made of three Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC), able to precisely measure the absolute muon crossing time and the muon integr…
View article: Reduction of Greenhouse Gases impact in the EEE Project
Reduction of Greenhouse Gases impact in the EEE Project Open
The whole Extreme Energy Events (EEE) array is composed of 61 telescopes installed in Italian High Schools, built and operated by students and teachers, constantly supervised by researchers. The muon telescope of the EEE Project is made by…
View article: Relationship between the time series of cosmic ray data and aerosol optical properties: (Case study: southern Italy, 2016-2020)
Relationship between the time series of cosmic ray data and aerosol optical properties: (Case study: southern Italy, 2016-2020) Open
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>High energy Cosmic Ray (CR) particles are capable of ionizing the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere, which leads to changes in the atmospheric physical and chemical properties. On…
View article: A New Approach to Supramolecular Structure Determination in Pharmaceutical Preparation of Self-Assembling Peptides: A Case Study of Lanreotide Autogel
A New Approach to Supramolecular Structure Determination in Pharmaceutical Preparation of Self-Assembling Peptides: A Case Study of Lanreotide Autogel Open
The supramolecular structure in peptides’ prolonged-released gel formulations is the most critical parameter for the determination of the pharmaceutical profile of the drug. Here, we report our investigation on lanreotide Autogel as a case…
View article: Transition to ecological gas mixture s in EEE MRPC based muon telescopes
Transition to ecological gas mixture s in EEE MRPC based muon telescopes Open
A muon telescope of the Extreme Energy Events (EEE) Project is made by 3 Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC). The MRPCs have been fluxed so far with a standard mixture composed by 98% C$_{2}$H$_{2}$F$_{4}$ and 2% SF$_{6}$ that are Gre…