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Outdoor systems performance and upgrade
Lopes, L.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Blanco, A.; Carolino, N.; Cerda, M.A.; Clemêncio, Filomena; Conceição, R.; Cunha, O.; Dobrigkeit, C.; Ferreira, M.Over the last two decades, the possibility of using RPCs in outdoors systems has increased considerably. Our group has participated in this effort by installing several systems and continues to work on their optimization, while simultaneously studying and developing new approaches that can use RPCs in outdoor applications. In particular, four detectors were deployed in the field at the Pierre Auger Observatory ...
Projeto LouMu - Muografia no Lousal
Teixeira, Pedro; Blanco, A.; Caldeira, Bento; Tomé, B.; Matos, J.; Borges, José Fernando; Cazón, L.; Lopes, L.; Afonso, L.; Pinto, M.; Pimenta, M.A viabilidade da muografia como técnica de sondagem tem sido demonstrada em diversos trabalhos ao redor do mundo, desde os seus primeiros passos. A muografia com muógrafos em ambiente subterrâneo tem um lado fácil devido à ausência da radiação de fundo, mas, por outro lado, o fluxo de muões é muito menor em comparação com o que é medido na superfície. É uma questão de condições geológicas e subterrâneas, deteto...
Outdoor Systems Performance and Upgrade
Lopes, L.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Blanco, A.; Carolino, N.; Cerda, M. A.; Clemêncio, F.; Conceição, R.; Cunha, O.; Dobrigkeit, C.; Ferreira, M.Over the last two decades, the possibility of using RPCs in outdoors systems has increased considerably. Our group has participated in this effort having installed several systems and continues to work on their optimization, while simultaneously studying and developing new approaches that can to use of RPCs in outdoor applications. In particular, some detectors were deployed in the field at the Pierre Auger Obs...
The SHiP experiment at the proposed CERN SPS Beam Dump Facility
Ahdida, C.; Akmete, A.; Albanese, R.; Alt, J.; Alexandrov, A.; Anokhina, A.; Aoki, S.; Arduini, G.; Atkin, E.; Azorskiy, N.; Back, J. J.; Bagulya, A.
Muography for Underground Geological Surveys: Ongoing Application at the Lousal...
Teixeira, P.; Afonso, L.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Bezzeghoud, M.; Blanco, A.; Borges, J. F.; Caldeira, B.; Cazon, L.; Dobrilla, P.; Lopes, L.The use of muons for geophysical surveys has been proved successful in numerous projects around the planet. The use of muography in an underground environment has an easy side, when compared to the surface, due to the absence of the background radiation. On the other hand, the muon flux is much lower than what is measured on the surface. Geological and underground conditions should be considered when defining t...
Sensitivity of the SHiP experiment to light dark matter
Ahdida, C.; Akmete, A.; Albanese, R.; Alexandrov, A.; Anokhina, A.; Aoki, S.; Arduini, G.; Atkin, E.; Azorskiy, N.; Back, J. J.; Bagulya, A.Dark matter is a well-established theoretical addition to the Standard Model supported by many observations in modern astrophysics and cosmology. In this context, the existence of weakly interacting massive particles represents an appealing solution to the observed thermal relic in the Universe. Indeed, a large experimental campaign is ongoing for the detection of such particles in the sub-GeV mass range. Adopt...
Spotting intruders: Species distribution models for managing invasive intertida...
Blanco, A.; Larrinaga, A.R.; Neto, J.M.; Troncoso, J.; Méndez, G.; Domínguez-Lapido, P.; Ovejero, A.; Pereira, L.; Mouga, T.; Gaspar, R.; Martínez, B.Invasive macroalgae represent one of the major threats to marine biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and structure, as well as being important drivers of ecosystem services depletion. Many such species have become well established along the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula. However, the lack of information about the distribution of the invaders and the factors determining their occurrence make bioinvasions a...
Studies on the response of a water-Cherenkov detector of the Pierre Auger Obser...
Aab, A.; Abreu, P.; Aglietta, M.; Albury, J.M.; Allekotte, I.; Almela, A.; Castillo, J. Alvarez; Alvarez-Muñiz, J.; Batista, R. Alves; Anastasi, G.A.
Effectiveness of two western Iberian Peninsula marine protected areas in reduci...
Blanco, A.; Neto, J.M.; Trancoso, J.; Lemos, M.F.L.; Olabarria, C.Marine ecosystems are facing major anthropogenic disturbances, including loss of biodiversity, eutrophication, and biological invasions. Thus, attention has raised on marine conservation actions to preserve habitat resilience and biodiversity. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play an essential role in marine conservation as they are usually designated to provide marine ecosystem resilience of native communities to...
Mapping invasive macroalgae in the Western Iberian Peninsula: a methodological ...
Blanco, A.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; Pereira, Leonel; Gaspar, Rui; Mouga, Teresa; Neto, João M.; Troncoso, J. S.; Olabarria, Celia