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The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-09
Abstract Neutrinos are the only particles in the Standard Model that could be Majorana fermions, that is, completely neutral fermions that are their own antiparticles. The most sensitive known experimental method to verify whether neutrinos are Majorana particles is the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay. The last 2 decades have witnessed the development of a vigorous program of neutrinoless
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Clusters in light nuclei: history and recent developments Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Ivano Lombardo, Daniele Dell’Aquila
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Emerging Mueller matrix microscopy applications in biophysics and biomedicine Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Alberto Diaspro, Paolo Bianchini, Fabio Callegari, Lisa Cuneo, Riccardo Marongiu, Aymeric Le Gratiet, Ali Mohebi, M. Scotto, Colin J. R. Sheppard
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Imperfections in natural diamond: the key to understanding diamond genesis and the mantle Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Maxwell C. Day, Martha G. Pamato, Davide Novella, Fabrizio Nestola
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Erratum to: 50th anniversary review of the Mediterranean desiccation hypothesis Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 William B. F. Ryan
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Nonlinear optics in graphene: theoretical background and recent advances Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Marco Ornigotti, David N. Carvalho, Fabio Biancalana
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50th anniversary review of the Mediterranean desiccation hypothesis Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 William B. F. Ryan
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Integrated photonics in quantum technologies Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Taira Giordani, Francesco Hoch, Gonzalo Carvacho, Nicolò Spagnolo, Fabio Sciarrino
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Non-Fourier heat transport in nanosystems Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-03 Giuliano Benenti, Davide Donadio, Stefano Lepri, Roberto Livi
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Studies of the equation-of-state of nuclear matter by heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energy in the multi-messenger era Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-06 P. Russotto, M. D. Cozma, E. De Filippo, A. Le Fèvre, Y. Leifels, J. Łukasik
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Earth’s gradients as the engine of plate tectonics and earthquakes Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-13 Davide Zaccagnino, Carlo Doglioni
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Kinetic field theory for cosmic structure formation Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-08 Sara Konrad, Matthias Bartelmann
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Hydrodynamic approach to two-dimensional electron systems Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Boris N. Narozhny
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Gamma-ray spectroscopy of fission fragments with state-of-the-art techniques Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 S. Leoni, C. Michelagnoli, J. N. Wilson
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Generation and evolution of the oceanic lithosphere in the North Atlantic Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Marco Ligi, Marco Cuffaro, Filippo Muccini, Enrico Bonatti
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Supernovae and their cosmological implications Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-05-20 Enrico Cappellaro
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Erratum to: Trends in particle and nuclei identification techniques in nuclear physics experiments Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-06 A. Badalà, M. La Cognata, R. Nania, M. Osipenko, S. Piantelli, R. Turrisi, L. Barion, S. Capra, D. Carbone, F. Carnesecchi, E. A. R. Casula, C. Chatterjee, G. F. Ciani, R. Depalo, A. Di Nitto, A. Fantini, A. Goasduff, G. L. Guardo, A. C. Kraan, A. Manna, L. Marsicano, N. S. Martorana, L. Morales-Gallegos, E. Naselli, A. Scordo, S. Valdré, G. Volpe
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Recent progress in experiments on the heaviest nuclides at SHIP Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-30 Michael Block, Francesca Giacoppo, Fritz-Peter Heßberger, Sebastian Raeder
Understanding the atomic and nuclear properties of very heavy and superheavy nuclides is one of the main objectives in experiments at the recoil separator SHIP at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. This article summarizes recent experiments performed on isotopes of the elements with Z = 102–105. The radionuclides of interest were produced in heavy-ion fusion-evaporation
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Photodynamic treatment of pathogens Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Pietro Delcanale, Stefania Abbruzzetti, Cristiano Viappiani
The current viral pandemic has highlighted the compelling need for effective and versatile treatments, that can be quickly tuned to tackle new threats, and are robust against mutations. Development of such treatments is made even more urgent in view of the decreasing effectiveness of current antibiotics, that makes microbial infections the next emerging global threat. Photodynamic effect is one such
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Ultrastable glasses: new perspectives for an old problem Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-11 Cristian Rodriguez-Tinoco, Marta Gonzalez-Silveira, Miguel Angel Ramos, Javier Rodriguez-Viejo
Ultrastable glasses (mostly prepared from the vapor phase under optimized deposition conditions) represent a unique class of materials with low enthalpies and high kinetic stabilities. These highly stable and dense glasses show unique physicochemical properties, such as high thermal stability, improved mechanical properties or anomalous transitions into the supercooled liquid, offering unprecedented
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Trends in particle and nuclei identification techniques in nuclear physics experiments Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-08 A. Badalà, M. La Cognata, R. Nania, M. Osipenko, S. Piantelli, R. Turrisi, L. Barion, S. Capra, D. Carbone, F. Carnesecchi, E. A. R. Casula, C. Chatterjee, G. F. Ciani, R. Depalo, A. Di Nitto, A. Fantini, A. Goasduff, G. L. Guardo, A. C. Kraan, A. Manna, L. Marsicano, N. S. Martorana, L. Morales-Gallegos, E. Naselli, A. Scordo, S. Valdré, G. Volpe
Particle identification techniques are fundamental tools in nuclear physics experiments. Discriminating particles or nuclei produced in nuclear interactions allows to better understand the underlying physics mechanisms. The energy interval of these reactions is very broad, from sub-eV up to TeV. For this reason, many different identification approaches have been developed, often combining two or more
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Geoneutrinos and geoscience: an intriguing joint-venture Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-15 G. Bellini, K. Inoue, F. Mantovani, A. Serafini, V. Strati, H. Watanabe
The review is conceived to provide a useful toolbox to understand present geoneutrino results with a view to shed light on Earth’s energetics and composition. The status of the geoneutrino field is presented starting from the comprehension of their production, propagation, and detection, and going on with the experimental and technological features of the Borexino and KamLAND ongoing experiments. The
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Vibrational imaging for label-free cancer diagnosis and classification Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-11-22 Renzo Vanna, Alejandro De la Cadena, Benedetta Talone, Cristian Manzoni, Marco Marangoni, Dario Polli, Giulio Cerullo
The first key step in the detection and classification of most cancers is the microscopic assessment of thin tissue slices, the so-called “histopathology”. This procedure is still nowadays, similarly to 150 years ago, performed by staining the tissue with two or more dyes able to bind to specific biological structures, followed by visual inspection by the histopathologist under the bright-field optical
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Supersymmetry breaking and stability in string vacua Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Ivano Basile
We review some aspects of the dramatic consequences of supersymmetry breaking on string vacua. In particular, we focus on the issue of vacuum stability in ten-dimensional string models with broken, or without, supersymmetry, whose perturbative spectra are free of tachyons. After formulating the models at stake, we introduce their unified low-energy effective description and present a number of vacuum
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Plate tectonics and Earth’s magnetism: a personal viewpoint Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Christopher G. A. Harrison
This is a brief description of the theory of Plate Tectonics, a new method of looking at Earth’s geological evolution developed in the 1960s. The observations that led to the concepts of plate tectonics, sea floor spreading and continental drift are reviewed, with emphasis on studies of the Earth’s magnetic field and its reversal properties. Data on seismology, topography of the ocean floor, the nature
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Solving the strong-correlation problem in materials Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-07-14 Eva Pavarini
This article is a short introduction to the modern computational techniques used to tackle the many-body problem in materials. The aim is to present the basic ideas, using simple examples to illustrate strengths and weaknesses of each method. We will start from density-functional theory (DFT) and the Kohn–Sham construction—the standard computational tools for performing electronic structure calculations
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Nonlinear optical microscopy for artworks physics Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-07-05 Alice Dal Fovo, Marta Castillejo, Raffaella Fontana
Nonlinear optical microscopies (NLOMs) are innovative techniques recently introduced in the field of cultural heritage for the non-invasive in-depth analysis of artworks. In this review, we report on the state-of-the-art of NLOMs on different artistic materials, i.e., varnish, glue, paint, wood, parchment, and metal, and we evaluate the potential and capabilities of NLOMs in comparison with other more
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Applications of large deviation theory in geophysical fluid dynamics and climate science Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-06-24 Vera Melinda Gálfi, Valerio Lucarini, Francesco Ragone, Jeroen Wouters
The climate is a complex, chaotic system with many degrees of freedom. Attaining a deeper level of understanding of climate dynamics is an urgent scientific challenge, given the evolving climate crisis. In statistical physics, many-particle systems are studied using Large Deviation Theory (LDT). A great potential exists for applying LDT to problems in geophysical fluid dynamics and climate science
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Electric field control of magnetism: multiferroics and magnetoelectrics Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-05-28 R. Ramesh, L. W. Martin
This article is written on behalf of a large number of colleagues, collaborators, and researchers in the field of complex oxides as well as current and former students and postdocs who continue to enable and undertake cutting-edge research in the field of multiferroics, magnetoelectrics, and the pursuit of electric-field control of magnetism. What we present is something that is extremely exciting
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The Italian contribution to the construction of the linac for the European spallation source Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-05-25 S. Gammino, A. Fabris, M. Lindroos
The European spallation source (ESS) uses a linear accelerator (linac) to deliver the high intensity proton beam to the target station for producing intense beams of neutrons. At the exit of the linac, the proton beam will have 2 GeV energy and 62.5 mA current. The construction of an accelerator with the contribution of different laboratories is not a new concept but so far the laboratories were controlled
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Space fabric wrinkles: history of observational searches for exotic structures in the Universe Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-05-19 Mikhail V. Sazhin, Olga S. Sazhina
The paper consistently presents the history and methodology of observational searches for cosmic strings of various nature. Cosmic strings are one-dimensional extended objects predicted by modern cosmology, which, however, have not yet been detected with a high degree of confidence. The presence of cosmic strings changes the global geometry of the Universe and could serve as a unique proof of higher-dimensional
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Tsunami risk management for crustal earthquakes and non-seismic sources in Italy Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-05-04 J. Selva, A. Amato, A. Armigliato, R. Basili, F. Bernardi, B. Brizuela, M. Cerminara, M. de’ Micheli Vitturi, D. Di Bucci, P. Di Manna, T. Esposti Ongaro, G. Lacanna, S. Lorito, F. Løvholt, D. Mangione, E. Panunzi, A. Piatanesi, A. Ricciardi, M. Ripepe, F. Romano, M. Santini, A. Scalzo, R. Tonini, M. Volpe, F. Zaniboni
Destructive tsunamis are most often generated by large earthquakes occurring at subduction interfaces, but also other “atypical” sources—defined as crustal earthquakes and non-seismic sources altogether—may cause significant tsunami threats. Tsunamis may indeed be generated by different sources, such as earthquakes, submarine or coastal landslides, volcano-related phenomena, and atmospheric perturbations
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Nanoscale nonlinear plasmonics in photonic waveguides and circuits Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-27 Alessandro Tuniz
Optical waveguides are the key building block of optical fiber and photonic integrated circuit technology, which can benefit from active photonic manipulation to complement their passive guiding mechanisms. A number of emerging applications will require faster nanoscale waveguide circuits that produce stronger light-matter interactions and consume less power. Functionalities that rely on nonlinear
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An overview of optical and thermal methods for the characterization of carbonaceous aerosol Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-09 D. Massabò, P. Prati
Carbon is present in the atmosphere not only as \(\hbox {CO}_2\) and other gaseous compounds: it is also one of the major components of the atmospheric aerosols. Carbonaceous Aerosols, CA, have a high but still not fully understood impact on climate and human health, furthermore, their composition is part of the “fingerprint” characteristic of different “sources” of airborne Particulate Matter (PM)
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Frontiers of light manipulation in natural, metallic, and dielectric nanostructures Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-03-18 E. De Tommasi, E. Esposito, S. Romano, A. Crescitelli, V. Di Meo, V. Mocella, G. Zito, I. Rendina
The ability to control light at the nanoscale is at the basis of contemporary photonics and plasmonics. In particular, properly engineered periodic nanostructures not only allow the inhibition of propagation of light at specific spectral ranges or its confinement in nanocavities or waveguides, but make also possible field enhancement effects in vibrational, Raman, infrared and fluorescence spectroscopies
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Photonic applications of azobenzene molecules embedded in amorphous polymer Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2021-03-08 S. De Martino, F. Mauro, P. A. Netti
The incorporation of azobenzene chromophores into polymer systems gives rise to a number of unique effects under UV and visible light irradiation. The light-driven isomerization of the azobenzene element acts as a light-to-mechanical energy converter, translating the nanoscopic structural movement of the isomerization azobenzene into macroscopic topographic film modulation in the form of surface relief
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Spatio-temporal shaping of a free-electron wave function via coherent light–electron interaction Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Giovanni Maria Vanacore, Ivan Madan, Fabrizio Carbone
The past decade has witnessed a quantum revolution in the field of computation, communication and materials investigation. A similar revolution is also occurring for free-electron based techniques, where the classical treatment of a free electron as a point particle is being surpassed toward a deeper exploitation of its quantum nature. Adopting familiar concepts from quantum optics, several groups
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Reflectance imaging spectroscopy in heritage science Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-11-02 J. Striova, A. Dal Fovo, R. Fontana
The present paper focuses on the reflectance spectral imaging of painted surfaces in the visible-near infrared spectral region (400–2500 nm). Other spectral ranges and methods are mentioned, to contextualize the spectral investigation of works of art.
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Numerical modeling of mechanical wave propagation Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-10-12 G. Seriani, S. P. Oliveira
The numerical modeling of mechanical waves is currently a fundamental tool for the study and investigation of their propagation in media with heterogeneous physical properties and/or complex geometry, as, in these cases, analytical methods are usually not applicable. These techniques are used in geophysics (geophysical interpretation, subsoil imaging, development of new methods of exploration), seismology
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Erratum to: Optical nanoscopy Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 A. Diaspro, P. Bianchini
After publication of the article we noticed that equations number 24 and 25 missed a convolution sign.
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Optical nanoscopy Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-08-14 A. Diaspro, P. Bianchini
This article deals with the developments of optical microscopy towards nanoscopy. Basic concepts of the methods implemented to obtain spatial super-resolution are described, along with concepts related to the study of biological systems at the molecular level. Fluorescence as a mechanism of contrast and spatial resolution will be the starting point to developing a multi-messenger optical microscope
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High precision cosmic ray physics with AMS-02 on the International Space Station Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-09 R. Battiston
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) is a state of the art cosmic ray magnetic detector operating on the International Space Station (ISS) since May 2011, performing a continuous, direct measurement of cosmic ray flux and composition in the rigidity range, \(R=pc/Ze\), \(O(1 \text {GV})-O(1 \text {TV})\). The large statistics collected during 9 years of operation, more than \(1.5\ 10^{11}\) particles
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The golden age of high-energy gamma-ray astronomy: the Cherenkov Telescope Array in the multimessenger era Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-04-27 Patrizia A. Caraveo
High-energy photons are a powerful tool to understand the most violent phenomena in our Universe. However, detecting gamma-ray photons is a daunting task both owing to the overwhelming presence of cosmic rays and to the opacity of our atmosphere. Thus, direct detection of gamma-ray photons must be done in space, while instruments on the ground can see very high-energy photons through the secondary
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The unusual properties of plasmas Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-04-23 Francesco Pegoraro, Pierluigi Veltri
Sixty years ago Enrico Persico gave two seminars, one in Messina and one in Palermo, with the title “Le strane proprietà del plasma” which we freely translated as the title of the present article. Is what was unusual 60 years ago, in a sense, still unusual now? Possibly the “non reductionist approach” that the study of plasmas requires. Again, freely translating from the seminar notes [1] “ This field
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A mini-introduction to information theory Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-23 Edward Witten
This article consists of a very short introduction to classical and quantum information theory. Basic properties of the classical Shannon entropy and the quantum von Neumann entropy are described, along with related concepts such as classical and quantum relative entropy, conditional entropy, and mutual information. A few more detailed topics are considered in the quantum case.
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Gravity as the square of gauge theory: a review Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-11 L. Borsten
We briefly review the manifold incarnations and facets of the notion that gravity, in certain regards, can be re-conceived as the product of two gauge theories. We begin with a short history of the relationship between gauge and gravity theories in the context of “\(\hbox {gravity} = \hbox {gauge} \times \hbox {gauge}\)”. This is followed by modern approaches to gauge/gravity scattering amplitude relations
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Spin-charge interconversion in heterostructures based on group-IV semiconductors Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-02-17 F. Bottegoni, C. Zucchetti, G. Isella, M. Bollani, M. Finazzi, F. Ciccacci
Spin-charge interconversion phenomena are ubiquitous in solid-state physics and represent a powerful tool to investigate spin transport in metals, semiconductors and metal/semiconductor heterostructures. The possibility to convert a spin current into a charge current (and vice versa) allows for the design of efficient spin injection/detection schemes, even without the use of ferromagnets, to unravel
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Iron-based superconductors: tales from the nuclei Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2020-02-10 Pietro Carretta, Giacomo Prando
High-temperature superconductivity in Fe-based pnictides and chalcogenides has been one of the most significant recent discoveries in condensed matter physics and has attracted remarkable attention in the last decade. These materials are characterized by a complex fermiology and, as a result, feature a wide range of electronic properties as a function of different tuning parameters such as chemical
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Acceleration of galactic cosmic rays Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-12-02 P. Blasi
More than a century ago it was discovered that the Earth is bombarded by a penetrating radiation of cosmic origin, whose flux was later found to be dominated by charged particles. The discovery of cosmic rays led to many questions about their origin and about the way that they reach us from large distances. Here I will summarize some recent developments in our understanding of the acceleration mechanisms
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Entropy in self-assembly Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-05 Francesco Sciortino
Colloidal systems show beautiful examples of how entropy can lead to self-assembly of ordered structures, challenging our perception of disorder. In fact, dispersion of hard colloidal particles, systems in which by default entropy is the only thermodynamic driving force, displays both translational and orientational order on increasing density. Entropy is also a fundamental concept for describing effective
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Astrometry in the 21st century. From Hipparchus to Einstein Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-10-14 Mariateresa Crosta
Astrometry is that fundamental part of astronomy which allows to determine the geometric, kinematical, and dynamical properties of celestial objects, including our own Galaxy, which is assembled and shaped by gravity. The knowledge of star positions was already important at the times of Hipparchus (190–120 BC) and his predecessors, Timocharis and Aristillos. Their cataloging (approximately 150 years
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Bio-soft cyclodextrin nanomaterials Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-09-18 R. Zagami, A. Romeo, A. Mazzaglia
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are nano-macrocycles composed of saccharidic units. The interest for this class of molecules spans from their use as functional encapsulators to building blocks of more complex aggregates. In this fashion, well-established nanostructures can be rationally planned in aqueous medium, originating different nanomaterials with distinctive biological properties, dependently on physico-chemical
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Inversion of earthquake rupture process: Theory and applications Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-09-02 Yun-tai Chen, Yong Zhang, Li-sheng Xu
We present the theory and methods of earthquake rupture process inversion by using seismic and geodetic data, and their applications to scientific researches and earthquake emergency responses. It is shown that the knowledge obtained from these studies has much improved our understanding of the complexities of the earthquake source and causative mechanism of the earthquake disaster, and is of important
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Hybrid perovskites for photovoltaics: Story, challenges and opportunities Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-08-02 Alessandra Alberti, Emanuele Smecca, Salvatore Sanzaro, Giovanni Mannino, Ioannis Deretzis, Antonino La Magna
Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have been representing a scientific breakthrough in the photovoltaic field since 2009 when they were applied to replace photoactive dyes in hybrid solar cells. Further development has been highly boosted by a large and enthusiastic effort up to a current maximum efficiency of 24.2%. The exceptionality of this class of materials resides in their soft character combined
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The Metre Convention of 1875: A Commentary and new English edition Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-07-01 Terry Quinn
In my Commentary on the Metre Convention of 1875, modified by the second Convention in 1921, I examine its mission “to assure the international unification and perfection of the metric system” set out in the Preamble to the 1875 Convention and show how this continues to be its principal aim, with the metric system now being the International System of Units, SI. I examine the modern roles of the three
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A unique mission: Cassini-Huygens, the Orbiter, the descent Probe and the cruise science Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-06-27 E. Flamini, A. Adriani, J. W. Armstrong, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, L. Iess, G. Mitri, S. Viviano
The Cassini-Huygens mission has characterized the Solar System exploration scenario for more than 30 years, from when it was conceived until the completion of its long life. Its legacy is an enormous amount of high quality scientific data and astonishing images of the Saturn system and its moons, Titan first. Also, the mission has been the gymnasium where new technologies and procedures have been discussed
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Nanoscale quantum optics Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-05-07 I. D’Amico, D. G. Angelakis, F. Bussières, H. Caglayan, C. Couteau, T. Durt, B. Kolaric, P. Maletinsky, W. Pfeiffer, P. Rabl, A. Xuereb, M. Agio
Nanoscale quantum optics explores quantum phenomena in nanophotonics systems for advancing fundamental knowledge in nano and quantum optics and for harnessing the laws of quantum physics in the development of new photonics-based technologies. Here, we review recent progress in the field with emphasis on four main research areas: Generation, detection, manipulation and storage of quantum states of light
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Experimental nuclear astrophysics in Italy Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-04-08 C. Broggini, O. Straniero, M. G. F. Taiuti, G. de Angelis, G. Benzoni, G. E. Bruno, S. Bufalino, G. Cardella, N. Colonna, M. Contalbrigo, G. Cosentino, S. Cristallo, C. Curceanu, E. De Filippo, R. Depalo, A. Di Leva, A. Feliciello, S. Gammino, A. Galatà, M. La Cognata, R. Lea, S. Leoni, I. Lombardo, V. Manzari, D. Mascali, C. Massimi, A. Mengoni, D. Mengoni, D. R. Napoli, S. Palmerini, S. Piano, S
Nuclear astrophysics, the union of nuclear physics and astronomy, went through an impressive expansion during the last twenty years. This could be achieved thanks to milestone improvements in astronomical observations, cross section measurements, powerful computer simulations and much refined stellar models. Italian groups are giving quite important contributions to every domain of nuclear astrophysics
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The third-millennium International System of Units Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-02-26 W. Bich
The International System of Units, SI, in use since 1946, was formally established in October 1960 by the eleventh Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, CGPM, with its resolution 12. In the past years, several changes have been made to the system. The 26th Conference, on 16th November 2018, adopted a revised SI, due to come into force on 20 May 2019. This revision was by far the most radical in
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Spin orbit correlations and the structure of the nucleon Riv. Nuovo Cim. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2019-01-23 H. Avakian, B. Parsamyan, A. Prokudin
Extensive experimental measurements of spin and azimuthal asymmetries in various processes have stimulated theoretical interest and progress in the studies of the nucleon structure. The interpretation of experimental data in terms of parton distribution functions, generalized to describe transverse momentum and spatial parton distributions, is one of the main remaining challenges of modern nuclear