The DAMA experiments:
DAMA is an observatory for rare processes based on the
development and use of various kinds of radiopure scintillators.
Several low background set-ups located in the underground laboratory of
Gran Sasso have been realized; the main ones are:
i) DAMA/NaI (~ 100 kg of radiopure NaI(Tl)), which took data underground
over seven annual cycles and was put out of operation in July 2002;
ii) DAMA/LXe (~6.5 kg Kr-free liquid Xenon, enriched either in 129Xe
or in 136Xe);
iii) DAMA/R&D, which is devoted to tests on prototypes and small scale experiments;
iv) the low background DAMA/Ge in the LNGS germanium facility mainly for sample measurements;
iv) the new second generation set-up DAMA/LIBRA (~250 kg;
highly radio-pure NaI(Tl) set-up) in operation since March 2003.
These set-ups have investigated many rare processes.
Follow the links below for more information about these experiments.
 DAMA/LIBRA |
 DAMA/NaI |
 DAMA/LXe |
 DAMA/R&D |