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Signals from dark Universe: DAMA/LIBRA at LNGS

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The DAMA/LIBRA set-up (about 250 kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl) sensitive mass) is running at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the INFN. The first DAMA/LIBRA results point out the presence of a dark matter particle component in the galactic halo, as well as the former DAMA/NaI set-up; cumulatively the data support such evidence at 8.2σ CL and satisfy all the peculiarities of the dark matter annual modulation signature.

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  1. Dip. di Fisica, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” and INFN, sez. Roma “Tor Vergata”, I-00133, Rome, Italy

    R. Bernabei, P. Belli, F. Montecchia & F. Nozzoli

  2. Dip. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” and INFN, sez. Roma, I-00185, Rome, Italy

    F. Cappella, A. d’Angelo, A. Incicchitti & D. Prosperi

  3. Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, INFN, Assergi, Italy

    R. Cerulli

  4. IHEP, Chinese Academy, P.O. Box 918/3, Beijing, 100039, China

    C. J. Dai, H. L. He, X. H. Ma, X. D. Sheng, R. G. Wang & Z. P. Ye

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Bernabei, R., Belli, P., Montecchia, F. et al. Signals from dark Universe: DAMA/LIBRA at LNGS. Pramana - J Phys 75, 293–303 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-010-0117-5

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