C. Conta

ORCID: 0000-0003-0270-4602
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Research Areas
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Computational Physics and Python Applications
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
  • Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Muon and positron interactions and applications
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Vascular Anomalies and Treatments

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia
2000-2022

University of Pavia
2009-2022

The University of Adelaide
2013-2016

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2015-2016

University of Belgrade
2014-2016

University of Göttingen
2015

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2015

University of South Carolina
2014

Uppsala University
2014

AGH University of Krakow
2012-2013

We have studied the muon neutrino and antineutrino quasi-elastic (QEL) scattering reactions (ν μ n→μ − p $\bar{\nu }_{\mu}p\to\mu^{+}n$ ) using a set of experimental data collected by NOMAD Collaboration. performed measurements cross-section these processes on nuclear target (mainly carbon) normalizing it to total ν ( $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ charged-current cross section. The results for flux-averaged QEL sections in (anti)neutrino energy interval 3–100 GeV are $\langle...

10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-1113-0 article EN cc-by-nc The European Physical Journal C 2009-08-20

We present the results of a search for νμ→νe oscillations in NOMAD experiment at CERN. The looked appearance νe predominantly νμ wide-band neutrino beam CERN SPS. No evidence was found. 90% confidence limits obtained are Δm2<0.4 eV2 maximal mixing and sin2(2θ)<1.4×10−3 large Δm2. This result excludes LSND allowed region oscillation parameters with Δm2≳10 eV2.

10.1016/j.physletb.2003.07.029 article EN cc-by Physics Letters B 2003-08-12

The NOMAD experiment is a short base-line search for νμ − ντ oscillations in the CERN neutrino beam. ντ's are searched through their charged current interactions followed by observation of resulting τ− its electronic, muonic or hadronic decays. These decays recognized using kinematical criteria necessitating use light target which enables reconstruction individual particles produced interactions. This paper describes various components detector: and muon drift chambers, electromagnetic...

10.1016/s0168-9002(97)01079-6 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 1998-02-01

We present a measurement of the muon neutrino-nucleon inclusive charged current cross-section, off an isoscalar target, in neutrino energy range $2.5 \leq E_ν\leq 40$ GeV. The significance this is its precision, $\pm 4$% 10$ GeV, and 2.6$% $10 GeV regions, where significant uncertainties previous experiments still exist, importance to proposed long baseline oscillation experiments.

10.1016/j.physletb.2007.12.027 article EN cc-by Physics Letters B 2008-01-07
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