DAMA is an observatory for rare processes based on the development and use of various kinds of radiopure scintillators; it is operative deep underground at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the INFN. Several low background setups have been realized and many rare processes have been investigated. In particular, the DAMA/Nal setup (≃ 100kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) has effectively investigated the model-independent annual modulation signature; the data of seven annual cycles (total exposure of 107731 kg × d) have offered a 6.3σ C.L. model-independent evidence for the presence of a Dark Matter particle component in the galactic halo. Some of the many possible corollary model-dependent quests for the candidate particle have also been investigated. At present, the second-generation DAMA/LIBRA setup (≃ 250kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) is in operation deep underground. This paper summarizes the main aspects.
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Bernabei, R., Belli, P., Montecchia, F., Nozzoli, F., Cappella, F., D’Angelo, A., … Ye, Z. P. (2006). From DAMA/Nal to DAMA/LIBRA at LNGS. In European Physical Journal A (Vol. 27, pp. 57–62). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2006-08-007-8
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