S. Mastroianni
A5058436235- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies
- Muon and positron interactions and applications
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Photocathodes and Microchannel Plates
- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
2015-2024
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2021-2024
Xenon Pharmaceuticals (Canada)
2023-2024
École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen
2024
Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de Caen
2024
Université de Caen Normandie
2024
Normandie Université
2024
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
2020-2023
University of Zurich
2023
Universitat Politècnica de València
2021
We report results from searches for new physics with low-energy electronic recoil data recorded the XENON1T detector. With an exposure of 0.65 tonne-years and unprecedentedly low background rate 76±2stat events/(tonne×year×keV) between 1 30 keV, enable one most sensitive solar axions, enhanced neutrino magnetic moment using neutrinos, bosonic dark matter. An excess over known backgrounds is observed at energies prominent 2 3 keV. The axion model has a 3.4σ significance, three-dimensional 90%...
We report constraints on light dark matter (DM) models using ionization signals in the XENON1T experiment. mitigate backgrounds with strong event selections, rather than requiring a scintillation signal, leaving an effective exposure of (22±3) tonne day. Above ∼0.4 keV_{ee}, we observe <1 event/(tonne day keV_{ee}), which is more 1000 times lower similar searches other detectors. Despite observing higher rate at energies, no DM or CEvNS detection may be claimed because cannot model all our...
XENONnT is a dark matter direct detection experiment, utilizing 5.9 t of instrumented liquid xenon, located at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. In this work, we predict experimental background and project sensitivity to weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). The expected average differential rate in energy region interest, corresponding (1, 13) keV (4, 50) for electronic nuclear recoils, amounts $12.3 \pm 0.6$ (keV y)$^{-1}$ $(2.2\pm 0.5)\times 10^{-3}$ y)$^{-1}$,...
We report the first experimental results on spin-dependent elastic weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) nucleon scattering from XENON1T dark matter search experiment. The analysis uses full ton year exposure of to constrain proton-only and neutron-only cases. No significant signal excess is observed, a profile likelihood ratio used set exclusion limits WIMP-nucleon interactions. This includes most stringent constraint date WIMP-neutron cross section, with minimum 6.3×10^{-42} cm^{2} at...
We report on the first search for nuclear recoils from dark matter in form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with XENONnT experiment, which is based a two-phase time projection chamber sensitive liquid xenon mass 5.9 ton. During (1.09±0.03) ton yr exposure used this search, intrinsic ^{85}Kr and ^{222}Rn concentrations target are reduced to unprecedentedly low levels, giving an electronic recoil background rate (15.8±1.3) events/ton keV region interest. A blind analysis events...
Direct dark matter detection experiments based on a liquid xenon target are leading the search for particles with masses above $\sim$ 5 GeV/c$^2$, but have limited sensitivity to lighter because of small momentum transfer in matter-nucleus elastic scattering. However, there is an irreducible contribution from inelastic processes accompanying scattering, which leads excitation and ionization recoiling atom (the Migdal effect) or emission Bremsstrahlung photon. In this letter, we report probe...
We report on a blinded analysis of low-energy electronic-recoil data from the first science run XENONnT dark matter experiment. Novel subsystems and increased 5.9 tonne liquid xenon target reduced background in (1, 30) keV search region to $(15.8 \pm 1.3)$ events/(tonne$\times$year$\times$keV), lowest ever achieved detector $\sim$5 times lower than XENON1T. With an exposure 1.16 tonne-years, we observe no excess above set stringent new limits solar axions, enhanced neutrino magnetic moment,...
Delayed single- and few-electron emissions plague dual-phase time projection chambers, limiting their potential to search for light-mass dark matter. This paper examines the origins of these events in XENON1T experiment. Characterization intensity delayed electron backgrounds shows that resulting are correlated, position, with high-energy can effectively be vetoed. In this work we extend previous S2-only analyses down a single electron. From analysis, after removing correlated backgrounds,...
We present the first measurement of nuclear recoils from solar <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mrow><a:mmultiscripts><a:mrow><a:mi mathvariant="normal">B</a:mi></a:mrow><a:mprescripts/><a:none/><a:mrow><a:mn>8</a:mn></a:mrow></a:mmultiscripts></a:mrow></a:math> neutrinos via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering with XENONnT dark matter experiment. The central detector is a low-background, two-phase time projection chamber 5.9 t sensitive...
The measurement of cosmic ray energy spectra, in particular for individual species, is an essential approach finding their origin. Locating the "knees" spectra important part and has yet to be achieved. Here we report a mixed Hydrogen Helium spectrum using combination ARGO-YBJ experiment prototype Cherenkov telescope LHAASO experiment. A knee feature at 640+/-87 TeV, with clear steepening spectrum, observed. This gives fundamental inputs galactic acceleration models.
The events recorded by ARGO-YBJ in more than five years of data collection have been analyzed to determine the diffuse gamma-ray emission Galactic plane at longitudes 25° < l 100° and latitudes . energy range covered this analysis, from ∼350 GeV ∼2 TeV, allows connection region explored Fermi with multi-TeV measurements carried out Milagro. Our analysis has focused on two selected regions plane, i.e., 40° 65° 85° (the Cygnus region), where Milagro observed an excess respect predictions...
We report on a search for nuclear recoil signals from solar $^8$B neutrinos elastically scattering off xenon nuclei in XENON1T data, lowering the energy threshold 2.6 keV to 1.6 keV. develop variety of novel techniques limit resulting increase backgrounds near threshold. No significant neutrino-like excess is found an exposure 0.6 t $\times$ y. For first time, we use non-detection constrain light yield 1-2 recoils liquid xenon, as well non-standard neutrino-quark interactions. Finally,...
The XENON1T experiment searches for dark matter particles through their scattering off xenon atoms in a 2 tonne liquid target. detector is dual-phase time projection chamber, which measures simultaneously the scintillation and ionization signals produced by interactions target volume, to reconstruct energy position, as well type of interaction. background rate central volume lowest achieved so far with xenon-based direct detection experiment. In this work we describe response model detector,...
The ARGO-YBJ detector is an extensive air shower array that has been used to monitor the northern $\gamma$-ray sky at energies above 0.3 TeV from 2007 November 2013 January. In this paper, we present results of a survey in declination band $-10^{\circ}$ $70^{\circ}$, using data recorded over past five years. With integrated sensitivity ranging 0.24 $\sim$1 Crab units depending on declination, six sources have detected with statistical significance greater than 5 standard deviations. Several...
Measuring the anisotropy of arrival direction distribution cosmic rays provides important information on propagation mechanisms and identification their sources. In fact, flux is thought to be dependent only due presence nearby ray sources or particular magnetic-field structures. Recently, observation unexpected excesses at TeV energy down an angular scale as narrow $\ensuremath{\sim}10\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ raised possibility that problem origin Galactic may addressed by...
This paper reports on the measurement of large-scale anisotropy in distribution cosmic-ray arrival directions using data collected by air shower detector ARGO-YBJ from 2008 January to 2009 December, during minimum solar activity between cycles 23 and 24. In this period, more than 2 × 1011 showers were recorded with energies ∼1 30 TeV. The observed two-dimensional cosmic rays is characterized two wide regions excess deficit, respectively, both relative intensity ∼10−3 respect a uniform flux,...
The XENON1T experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is most sensitive direct detection for dark matter in form of weakly interacting particles (WIMPs) with masses above $6\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}/{c}^{2}$ scattering off nuclei. detector employs a dual-phase time projection chamber 2.0 metric tons liquid xenon target. A one $\text{metric}\text{ }\text{ton}\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}\mathrm{year}$ exposure science data was collected between October 2016 and February...
Abstract Xenon dual-phase time projection chambers designed to search for weakly interacting massive particles have so far shown a relative energy resolution which degrades with above $$\sim $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mo>∼</mml:mo></mml:math> 200 keV due the saturation effects. This has limited their sensitivity in rare events like neutrinoless double-beta decay of $$^{136} \hbox {Xe}$$...
The selection of low-radioactive construction materials is the utmost importance for rare-event searches and thus critical to XENONnT experiment. Results an extensive radioassay program are reported, in which material samples have been screened with gamma-ray spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, 222 Rn emanation measurements. Furthermore, cleanliness procedures applied remove or mitigate surface contamination detector described. Screening results, used as inputs a Monte Carlo simulation, predict...
Cosmic rays are hampered by the Moon and a deficit in its direction is expected (the so-called shadow). The shadow an important tool to determine performance of air shower array. Indeed, westward displacement center, due bending effect geomagnetic field on propagation cosmic rays, allows setting absolute rigidity scale primary particles inducing showers recorded detector. In addition, shape permits detector point spread function, while position at high energies evaluation pointing accuracy....
ARGO-YBJ is an air shower detector array with a fully covered layer of resistive plate chambers. It operated high duty cycle and large field view. continuously monitors the northern sky at energies above 0.3 TeV. In this paper, we report long-term monitoring Mrk 421 over period from 2007 November to 2010 February. This source was observed by satellite-borne experiments Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Swift in band. especially active first half 2008. Many flares are both γ-ray bands...
As one of the brightest active blazars in both X-ray and very high energy $\gamma$-ray bands, Mrk 501 is useful for physics associated with jets from AGNs. The ARGO-YBJ experiment monitoring it $\gamma$-rays above 0.3 TeV since November 2007. Starting October 2011 largest flare 2005 observed, which lasts to about April 2012. In this paper, a detailed analysis reported. During flaring episodes 17 22, 2011, an excess event rate over 6 $\sigma$ detected by direction 501, corresponding increase...