The DarkSide experiment
B. Bottino
,
C. E. Aalseth
,
G. Acconcia
,
F. Acerbi
,
P. Agnes
(1)
,
L. Agostino
(2)
,
I.F.M. Albuquerque
,
T. Alexander
,
A. Alton
,
P. Ampudia
,
R. Ardito
,
K. Arisaka
,
I. J. Arnquist
,
D. M. Asner
,
H. O. Back
,
B. Baldin
,
G. Batignani
,
K. Biery
,
M. G. Bisogni
,
V. Bocci
,
A. Bondar
,
G. Bonfini
,
W. Bonivento
,
M. Bossa
,
A. Brigatti
,
J. Brodsky
,
F. Budano
,
R. Bunker
,
S. Bussino
,
M. Buttafava
,
A. Buzulutskov
,
M. Cadeddu
,
M. Cadoni
,
N. Calandri
,
F. Calaprice
,
J. Calvo
,
L. Campajola
,
N. Canci
,
A. Candela
,
C. Cantini
,
H. Cao
,
M. Caravati
,
M. Cariello
,
M. Carlini
,
M. Carpinelli
,
A. Castellani
,
S. Catalanotti
,
P. Cavalcante
,
A. Chepurnov
,
C. Cicalò
,
M. Citterio
,
A. G. Cocco
,
S. Corgiolu
,
G. Covone
,
P. Crivelli
,
D. d'Angelo
,
M. d'Incecco
,
M. Daniel
,
S. Davini
,
S. de Cecco
(2)
,
M. de Deo
,
G. de Guido
,
M. de Vincenzi
,
P. Demontis
,
A. Derbin
,
A. Devoto
,
F. Di Eusanio
,
G. Di Pietro
,
C. Dionisi
,
A. Dolgov
,
I. Dromia
,
S. Dussoni
,
E. Edkins
,
A. Empl
,
A. Fan
,
A. Ferri
,
C. O. Filip
,
G. Fiorillo
,
K. Fomenko
,
G. Forster
,
D. Franco
(1)
,
G. E. Froudakis
,
F. Gabriele
,
A. Gabrieli
,
C. Galbiati
,
A. Gendotti
,
M. Ghioni
,
A. Ghisi
,
S. Giagu
,
G. Gibertoni
,
C. Giganti
(2)
,
M. Giorgi
,
G. K. Giovannetti
,
M. L. Gligan
,
A. Gola
,
A. Goretti
,
F. Granato
,
M. Grassi
,
J. W. Grate
,
M. Gromov
,
M. Guan
,
Y. Guardincerri
,
A. Gulinatti
,
R. K. Haaland
,
B. Hackett
,
B. Harrop
,
K. Herner
,
E. W. Hoppe
,
S. Horikawa
,
E. Hungerford
,
Al. Ianni
,
An. Ianni
,
O. Ivashchuk
,
I. James
,
T. N. Johnson
,
C. Jollet
(3)
,
K. Keeter
,
C. Kendziora
,
V. Kobychev
,
G. Koh
,
D. Korablev
,
G. Korga
,
A. Kubankin
,
M. W. Kuss
,
M. Lissia
,
Xiaojian Li
,
G. U. Lodi
,
P. Lombardi
,
G. Longo
,
P. Loverre
,
S. Luitz
,
R. Lussana
,
L. Luzzi
,
Y. Ma
,
A. A. Machado
,
I. Machulin
,
L. Mais
,
A. Mandarano
,
L. Mapelli
,
M. Marcante
,
S. Mari
,
M. Mariani
,
J. Maricic
,
M. Marinelli
,
L. Marini
,
C. J. Martoff
,
M. Mascia
,
A. Meregaglia
(3)
,
P. D. Meyers
,
T. Miletic
,
R. Milincic
,
J.D. Miller
,
S. Moioli
,
S. Monasterio
,
D. Montanari
,
A. Monte
,
M. Montuschi
,
M. E. Monzani
,
M. Morrocchi
,
P. Mosteiro
,
B. Mount
,
W. Mu
,
V. N. Muratova
,
S. Murphy
,
P. Musico
,
J. Napolitano
,
A. Nelson
,
V. Nosov
,
N. N. Nurakhov
,
S. Odrowski
,
A. Oleinik
,
M. Orsini
,
F. Ortica
,
L. Pagani
,
M. Pallavicini
,
S. Palmas
,
E. Pantic
,
E. Paoloni
,
S. Parmeggiano
,
G. Paternoster
,
F. Pazzona
,
K. Pelczar
,
L. A. Pellegrini
,
N. Pelliccia
,
S. Perasso
(1)
,
P. Peronio
,
F. Perotti
,
R. Perruzza
,
C. Piemonte
,
F. Pilo
,
A. Pocar
,
S. Pordes
,
D. Pugachev
,
H. Qian
,
B. Radics
,
K. Randle
,
G. Ranucci
,
M. Razeti
,
A. Razeto
,
I. Rech
,
V. Regazzoni
,
C. Regenfus
,
B. Reinhold
,
A. Renshaw
,
M. Rescigno
,
M. Ricotti
,
Q. Riffard
(1)
,
S. Rizzardini
,
A. Romani
,
L. Romero
,
B. Rossi
,
N. Rossi
,
D. Rountree
,
A. Rubbia
,
A. Ruggeri
,
D. Sablone
,
P. Saggese
,
P. Salatino
,
L. Salemme
,
W. Sands
,
S. Sangiorgio
,
M. Sant
,
R. Santorelli
,
M. Sanzaro
,
C. Savarese
,
E. Sechi
,
E. Segreto
,
D. Semenov
,
A. Shchagin
,
L. Shekhtman
,
E. Shemyakina
,
E. Shields
,
M. Simeone
,
P. N. Singh
,
M. Skorokhvatov
,
M. Smallcomb
,
O. Smirnov
,
A. Sokolov
,
A. Sotnikov
,
C. Stanford
,
G. B. Suffritti
,
Y. Suvorov
,
D. Tamborini
,
R. Tartaglia
,
J. Tatarowicz
,
G. Testera
,
A. Tonazzo
(1)
,
A. Tosi
,
P. Trinchese
,
E. Unzhakov
,
A. Vacca
,
M. Verducci
,
T. Viant
,
Francesca Villa
,
A. Vishneva
,
B. Vogelaar
,
M. Wada
,
S. Walker
,
H. Wang
,
Y. Wang
,
A. Watson
,
S. Westerdale
,
J. Wilhelmi
,
M. Wojcik
,
S. Wu
,
X. Xiang
,
J. Xu
,
C. Yang
,
J. Yoo
,
F. Zappa
,
G. Zappalà
,
S. Zavatarelli
,
A. Zec
,
W. Zhong
,
C. Zhu
,
A. Zullo
,
M. Zullo
,
G. Zuzel
B. Bottino
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C. E. Aalseth
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G. Acconcia
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F. Acerbi
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P. Agnes
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L. Agostino
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I.F.M. Albuquerque
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T. Alexander
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A. Alton
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P. Ampudia
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R. Ardito
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K. Arisaka
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I. J. Arnquist
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D. M. Asner
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H. O. Back
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B. Baldin
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G. Batignani
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K. Biery
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M. G. Bisogni
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V. Bocci
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A. Bondar
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G. Bonfini
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W. Bonivento
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M. Bossa
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A. Brigatti
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J. Brodsky
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F. Budano
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R. Bunker
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S. Bussino
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M. Buttafava
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A. Buzulutskov
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M. Cadeddu
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M. Cadoni
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N. Calandri
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F. Calaprice
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J. Calvo
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L. Campajola
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N. Canci
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A. Candela
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C. Cantini
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H. Cao
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M. Caravati
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M. Cariello
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M. Carlini
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M. Carpinelli
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A. Castellani
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S. Catalanotti
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P. Cavalcante
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A. Chepurnov
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C. Cicalò
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M. Citterio
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A. G. Cocco
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S. Corgiolu
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G. Covone
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P. Crivelli
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D. d'Angelo
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M. d'Incecco
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M. Daniel
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S. Davini
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M. de Deo
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G. de Guido
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M. de Vincenzi
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P. Demontis
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A. Derbin
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A. Devoto
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F. Di Eusanio
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G. Di Pietro
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C. Dionisi
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A. Dolgov
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I. Dromia
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S. Dussoni
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E. Edkins
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A. Empl
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A. Fan
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A. Ferri
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C. O. Filip
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G. Fiorillo
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K. Fomenko
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G. Forster
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D. Franco
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G. E. Froudakis
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F. Gabriele
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A. Gabrieli
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C. Galbiati
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A. Gendotti
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M. Ghioni
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A. Ghisi
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S. Giagu
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G. Gibertoni
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C. Giganti
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M. Giorgi
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G. K. Giovannetti
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M. L. Gligan
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A. Gola
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A. Goretti
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F. Granato
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M. Grassi
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J. W. Grate
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M. Gromov
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M. Guan
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Y. Guardincerri
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A. Gulinatti
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R. K. Haaland
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B. Hackett
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B. Harrop
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K. Herner
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E. W. Hoppe
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S. Horikawa
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E. Hungerford
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Al. Ianni
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An. Ianni
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O. Ivashchuk
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I. James
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T. N. Johnson
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K. Keeter
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C. Kendziora
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V. Kobychev
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G. Koh
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D. Korablev
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G. Korga
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A. Kubankin
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M. W. Kuss
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M. Lissia
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Xiaojian Li
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G. U. Lodi
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P. Lombardi
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G. Longo
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P. Loverre
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S. Luitz
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R. Lussana
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L. Luzzi
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Y. Ma
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A. A. Machado
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I. Machulin
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L. Mais
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A. Mandarano
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L. Mapelli
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M. Marcante
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S. Mari
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M. Mariani
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J. Maricic
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M. Marinelli
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L. Marini
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C. J. Martoff
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M. Mascia
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P. D. Meyers
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T. Miletic
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R. Milincic
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J.D. Miller
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S. Moioli
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S. Monasterio
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D. Montanari
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A. Monte
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M. Montuschi
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M. E. Monzani
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M. Morrocchi
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P. Mosteiro
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B. Mount
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W. Mu
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V. N. Muratova
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S. Murphy
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P. Musico
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J. Napolitano
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A. Nelson
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V. Nosov
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N. N. Nurakhov
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S. Odrowski
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A. Oleinik
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M. Orsini
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F. Ortica
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S. Palmas
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E. Pantic
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E. Paoloni
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S. Parmeggiano
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G. Paternoster
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F. Pazzona
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K. Pelczar
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L. A. Pellegrini
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N. Pelliccia
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P. Peronio
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F. Perotti
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R. Perruzza
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C. Piemonte
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F. Pilo
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A. Pocar
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S. Pordes
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D. Pugachev
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H. Qian
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B. Radics
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K. Randle
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G. Ranucci
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M. Razeti
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A. Razeto
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I. Rech
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V. Regazzoni
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C. Regenfus
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B. Reinhold
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A. Renshaw
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M. Rescigno
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E. Shields
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M. Simeone
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M. Skorokhvatov
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M. Smallcomb
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O. Smirnov
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A. Sotnikov
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C. Stanford
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G. B. Suffritti
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Y. Suvorov
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D. Tamborini
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R. Tartaglia
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J. Tatarowicz
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G. Testera
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A. Tosi
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P. Trinchese
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E. Unzhakov
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A. Vacca
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M. Verducci
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T. Viant
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Francesca Villa
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A. Vishneva
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B. Vogelaar
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M. Wada
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S. Walker
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H. Wang
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Y. Wang
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A. Watson
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S. Westerdale
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J. Wilhelmi
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M. Wojcik
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J. Xu
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C. Yang
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Abstract
DarkSide is a dark matter direct search experiment at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS). DarkSide is based on the detection of rare nuclear recoils possibly induced by hypothetical dark matter particles, which are supposed to be neutral, massive (m > 10 GeV) and weakly interactive (WIMP). The dark matter detector is a two-phase time projection chamber (TPC) filled with ultra-pure liquid argon. The TPC is placed inside a muon and a neutron active vetoes to suppress the background. Using argon as active target has many advantages, the key features are the strong discriminant power between nuclear and electron recoils, the spatial reconstruction and easy scalability to multi-tons size. At the moment DarkSide-50 is filled with ultra-pure argon, extracted from underground sources, and from April 2015 it is taking data in its final configuration. When combined with the preceding search with an atmospheric argon target, it is possible to set a 90% CL upper limit on the WIMP-nucleon spin-independent cross section of 2.0×10−44 cm2 for a WIMP mass of 100 GeV/c2. The next phase of the experiment, DarkSide-20k, will be the construction of a new detector with an active mass of ∼ 20 tons.