WIMP search by the DAMA experiment at Gran Sasso
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DAMA is searching for rare processes by developing and using several kinds of radiopure scintillators: in particular, NaI(Tl), liquid Xenon and CaF 2 (Eu). The main results are here summarized with particular attention to the investigation of the WIMP annual modulation signature.
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