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Silvia Muraro
Other affiliations: University of Milan
Bio: Silvia Muraro is an academic researcher from Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare. The author has contributed to research in topics: Particle therapy & Charged particle. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 86 publications receiving 2773 citations. Previous affiliations of Silvia Muraro include University of Milan.
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30 Mar 2007
TL;DR: The physics model implemented inside the FLUKA code is briefly described in this paper, with emphasis on hadronic interactions, and examples of the capabilities of the code are presented including basic (thin target) and complex benchmarks.
Abstract: The physics model implemented inside the FLUKA code are briefly described, with emphasis on hadronic interactions. Examples of the capabilities of the code are presented including basic (thin target) and complex benchmarks.
1,268 citations
University of Padua1, University of Milan2, University of Silesia in Katowice3, University of Pavia4, University of Granada5, CERN6, Polytechnic University of Milan7, Academia Sinica8, University of California, Los Angeles9, University of Warsaw10, University of Turin11, Warsaw University of Technology12
21 Jul 2004-Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
TL;DR: The ICARUS T600 liquid argon (LAr) time projection chamber (TPC) is the largest LAr TPC ever built, with a size of about 500 tons of fully imaging mass as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: We have constructed and operated the ICARUS T600 liquid argon (LAr) time projection chamber (TPC). The ICARUS T600 detector is the largest LAr TPC ever built, with a size of about 500 tons of fully imaging mass. The design and assembly of the detector relied on industrial support and represents the applications of concepts matured in laboratory tests to the kton scale. The ICARUS T600 was commissioned for a technical run that lasted about 3 months. During this period all the detector features were extensively tested with an exposure to cosmic-rays at surface with a resulting data collection of about 30 000 events. The detector was developed as the first element of a modular design. Thanks to the concept of modularity, it will be possible to realize a detector with several ktons active mass, to act as an observatory for astroparticle and neutrino physics at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory and a second-generation nucleon decay experiment. In this paper a description of the ICARUS T600 is given, detailing its design specifications, assembly procedures and acceptance tests. Commissioning procedures and results of the technical run are also reported, as well as results from the off-line event reconstruction.
478 citations
University of Padua1, University of Milan2, University of Silesia in Katowice3, University of Pavia4, University of Granada5, CERN6, Polytechnic University of Milan7, Academia Sinica8, University of California, Los Angeles9, University of Warsaw10, University of Turin11, AGH University of Science and Technology12, Warsaw University of Technology13
11 May 2004-Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
TL;DR: In this article, electron recombination in liquid argon (LAr) has been studied by means of charged particle tracks collected in various ICARUS LAr TPC prototypes and the dependence of the recombination on the particle stopping power has been fitted with a Birks functional dependence.
Abstract: Electron recombination in liquid argon (LAr) is studied by means of charged particle tracks collected in various ICARUS liquid argon TPC prototypes. The dependence of the recombination on the particle stopping power has been fitted with a Birks functional dependence. The simulation of the process of electron recombination in Monte Carlo calculations is discussed. A quantitative comparison with previously published data is carried out.
142 citations
University of Padua1, University of Milan2, University of Silesia in Katowice3, University of Pavia4, University of Granada5, CERN6, Polytechnic University of Milan7, Academia Sinica8, University of California, Los Angeles9, University of Warsaw10, University of Turin11, AGH University of Science and Technology12
01 Jan 2004-Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
TL;DR: In this paper, the drift electron lifetime of the first half-module of the ICARUS T600 liquid argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr TPC) during a technical run that took place on surface in Pavia (Italy).
Abstract: The results reported in this paper are based on the analysis of the data recorded with the first half-module of the ICARUS T600 liquid argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr TPC), during a technical run that took place on surface in Pavia (Italy). We include results from the linearity, uniformity and calibration of the electronics, measurements on the electron drift velocity in LAr at different electric fields, as well as the LAr purity achievement of the detector. Two complementary techniques were used to measure the drift electron lifetime inside the active volume: the first, from the data of a purity monitor, gives a measurement localized in space; the second, based on the study of the signals produced by long minimum ionizing tracks crossing the detector, provides a LAr volume averaged value. Both methods yield consistent results over the whole data taking period and are compatible with an uniform LAr purity over the whole volume. The maximal drift electron lifetime value was recorded before the run stop and was about 1.8 ms. From an interpretation of the observed drift electron lifetime as a function of time, we conclude that the adopted technology would allow for drift distances exceeding 3 m.
84 citations
University of Naples Federico II1, University of L'Aquila2, ETH Zurich3, University of Padua4, University of Milan5, University of Silesia in Katowice6, University of Pavia7, University of Granada8, CERN9, Polytechnic University of Milan10, Polish Academy of Sciences11, University of California, Los Angeles12, University of Wrocław13, University of Warsaw14, University of Turin15, AGH University of Science and Technology16, Warsaw University of Technology17
TL;DR: In this article, the µ decay energy spectrum from a sample of stopping µ events acquired during the ICARUS detector was studied and the detector quality was validated through relevant physics mea- surements.
Abstract: Examples are given which prove the ICARUS detector quality through relevant physics mea- surements. We study the µ decay energy spectrum from a sample of stopping µ events acquired during
79 citations
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TL;DR: The simulation software for the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider is being used for large-scale production of events on the LHC Computing Grid, including supporting the detector description, interfacing the event generation, and combining the GEANT4 simulation of the response of the individual detectors.
Abstract: The simulation software for the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider is being used for large-scale production of events on the LHC Computing Grid. This simulation requires many components, from the generators that simulate particle collisions, through packages simulating the response of the various detectors and triggers. All of these components come together under the ATLAS simulation infrastructure. In this paper, that infrastructure is discussed, including that supporting the detector description, interfacing the event generation, and combining the GEANT4 simulation of the response of the individual detectors. Also described are the tools allowing the software validation, performance testing, and the validation of the simulated output against known physics processes.
1,514 citations
TL;DR: The FLUKA Monte Carlo code as discussed by the authors is used extensively at CERN for all beam-machine interactions, radioprotection calculations and facility design of forthcoming projects, which requires the code to be consistently reliable over the entire energy range (from MeV to TeV) for all projectiles.
1,511 citations
30 Mar 2007
TL;DR: The physics model implemented inside the FLUKA code is briefly described in this paper, with emphasis on hadronic interactions, and examples of the capabilities of the code are presented including basic (thin target) and complex benchmarks.
Abstract: The physics model implemented inside the FLUKA code are briefly described, with emphasis on hadronic interactions. Examples of the capabilities of the code are presented including basic (thin target) and complex benchmarks.
1,268 citations
Marcos Daniel Actis1, G. Agnetta2, Felix Aharonian3, A. G. Akhperjanian +682 more•Institutions (109)
TL;DR: The ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has had a major breakthrough with the impressive results obtained using systems of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes as mentioned in this paper, which is an international initiative to build the next generation instrument, with a factor of 5-10 improvement in sensitivity in the 100 GeV-10 TeV range and the extension to energies well below 100GeV and above 100 TeV.
Abstract: Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has had a major breakthrough with the impressive results obtained using systems of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has a huge potential in astrophysics, particle physics and cosmology. CTA is an international initiative to build the next generation instrument, with a factor of 5-10 improvement in sensitivity in the 100 GeV-10 TeV range and the extension to energies well below 100 GeV and above 100 TeV. CTA will consist of two arrays (one in the north, one in the south) for full sky coverage and will be operated as open observatory. The design of CTA is based on currently available technology. This document reports on the status and presents the major design concepts of CTA.
1,006 citations