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DAMA is an observatory for rare processes based on the development and use of various kinds of radiopure scintillators; it is operative deep underground at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the INFN. Several low background setups have been realized and many rare processes have been investigated. In particular, the DAMA/NaI setup ( ≃ 100kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) has effectively investigated the model-independent annual modulation signature; the data of seven annual cycles (total exposure of 107731kg × d) have offered a 6.3σ C.L. model-independent evidence for the presence of a Dark Matter particle component in the galactic halo. Some of the many possible corollary model-dependent quests for the candidate particle have also been investigated. At present, the second-generation DAMA/LIBRA setup ( ≃ 250kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) is in operation deep underground. This paper summarizes the main aspects.
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Bernabei, R., Belli, P., Montecchia, F. et al. From DAMA/NaI to DAMA/LIBRA at LNGS. Eur. Phys. J. A 27 (Suppl 1), 57–62 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2006-08-007-8
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