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The Arabidopsis tandem-pore K(+) (TPK) channels displaying four transmembrane domains and two pore regions share structural homologies with their animal counterparts of the KCNK family. In contrast to the Shaker-like Arabidopsis channels (six transmembrane domains/one pore region), the functional properties and the biological role of plant TPK...

HOLMES is aiming at a direct measurement of neutrino mass by performing a calorimetric measurement of the energy released in the decay of 163Ho. In such approach, the 163Ho source, with the required activity, needs to be embedded in the detector. HOLMES will deploy a large array of transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters with implanted 163Ho...

HOLMES is an experiment aiming at performing a direct measurement of the neutrino mass from the electron capture (EC) spectrum of 163Ho. In order to reach a sensitivity of the order of ∼ 1 eV/c2 on the neutrino mass, it is necessary to gather as many as 10 13 events in the 3-year projected live time of HOLMES, keeping the pileup fraction as low...

The neutrino mass is a fundamental parameter of the Standard Model and the measurement of its value is one of the most compelling issues in particle physics. HOLMES is an experiment set up at the University of Milano-Bicocca aiming at performing a direct measurement of the neutrino mass from the Electron Capture (EC) decay of 163Ho. HOLMES will...

We present the first performance results obtained with microwave multiplexed Transition Edge Sensors prototypes specifically designed for the HOLMES experiment, a project aimed at directly measuring the electron neutrino mass through the calorimetric measurement of the 163 Ho electron capture spectrum. The detectors required for such an...