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PSR J1023+0038 is the first millisecond pulsar discovered to pulsate in the visible band; such a detection took place when the pulsar was surrounded by an accretion disk and also showed X-ray pulsations. We report on the first high time…
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A novel type of pulsed X-ray generator especially suitable for rare event searches, as dark matter and neutrino experiments, has been developed. Being compact and built with selected radio-pure materials, it is appropriate for…
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The Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) of the DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is designed to measure cosmic ray charge (Z) and to act as a veto detector for gamma-ray identification. In order to fully exploit the charge…
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