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21.02.2018
The DarkSide-50 experiment in operation at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories in Italy reported important new results on its search for dark matter, at the UCLA Dark Matter 2018 conference and at the Lake Louise Winter Institute 2018.
DarkSide-50 was designed as a search for high mass (>50 GeV/c2) Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) where the critical feature is background rejection. Analysis of a 530 day exposure has just been completed and the result is a convincing demonstration of the rejection capabilities of the technology. The discrimination achieved between natural radioactivity and nuclear recoils is a strong confirmation of the capabilities of the liquid argon technology. In addition to this achievement, a novel analysis of the ionization signal from low-energy events has been developed which demonstrates that the DarkSide-50 detector has outstanding capabilities in the search for lower mass (<10 GeV/c2) dark matter. These results encourage confidence that if a signal is eventually detected in a larger argon-based detector, like the upcoming DarkSide-20k, the signal will indeed be from something new in nature.
14.02.2018
At DLNP, multidisciplinary investigations of genetic laws at the molecular level are being carried out using up-to-date instruments for the whole genome analysis of DNA and unique particle and radiation sources.
These investigations allow one to understand what kind of and how many mutations arise in DNA under the effect of radiation and what kind of radiation induces the largest changes in DNA. Mutations produced by ionizing radiation provide a lot of research material for studying the functioning of various genes and their regulation mechanisms, search for new regulation elements, and development of genetic-engineering structures with controlled gene functioning.
A possibility of working with both individual genes and whole genomes allows interesting experimental research to be conducted at JINR in the field of molecular genetics and radiobiology for studying the structure and functions of genes and the inherited changes in DNA resulting from the exposure to ionizing radiation.
Scientific consultant: E.V. Kravchenko (Candidate of Sciences, Biology).
3D animation, setting, narration: S. Gurskii.
13.02.2018
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!!
The applications deadline is 16 February 2018.
The European School is targeted particularly at students in experimental HEP who are in the final years of work towards their PhDs. Other schools, such as the CERN-FNAL Hadron Collider School may provide more appropriate training for young postdocs in experimental HEP, PhD students who have already attended the European School, and senior PhD students in HEP phenomenology. It should be noted that some pre-knowledge of the subjects is necessary in order to be able to profit fully from the lecture courses.
Demand for attendance at the European Schools exceeds the number of available places, so a competitive selection is made. Preference is given to students who have connections with CERN and JINR member states either because of their nationality, or because of their institutional affiliation, or because they are involved in an experimental programme at a laboratory located in one of the member states. Nevertheless, applications from other geographical areas will be considered. One or two students from developing countries could be considered for financial support.
http://physicschool.web.cern.ch/PhysicSchool/ESHEP/ESHEP2018/application.html
31.01.2018
By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 24 January 2018 No. 21 “On Awarding State Decorations of the Russian Federation” Julian Aramovich Budagov, Chief Scientific Researcher of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, JINR, is awarded the Medal of the Order “For Services to the Fatherland” I degree for his contributions to the development of science and many-year dedicated work.
We congratulate Julian Aramovich on getting a high state award!
26.01.2018
The “Baikal-GVD” project (Gigaton Volume Detector) is the main project of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the field of neutrino physics carried out by the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems. The first cluster of the cubic kilometer scale neutrino telescope is called “Dubna” and has been operating for two years now.
The Scientific Information department of the JINR, 2018.
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