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Acknowledgements
I start these acknowledgements thanking Loredana Lombardi, the
only person who always gives me her support in a non-trivial <strong>and</strong> nonconventional
way, acting as a real friend <strong>and</strong> this is not bad for a
girlfriend.
A scientific work, which has not only theoretical but also technological
<strong>and</strong> experimental aspects, cannot be ascribed to one person, <strong>and</strong>
also this Ph.D. thesis confirms this rule. It contains the contribution
of some people that I would like to thank in the following.
In first place, I would like to thank Prof. Vittorio G. Vaccaro who
gives me the opportunity to join in the LIBO project where I found
lots of professional satisfaction.
At CERN, I found always a comfortable environment from the human
point of view, <strong>and</strong> stimulating challenges from the intellectual
point of view. For these reasons I would like to thank Prof. Ugo Amaldi,
Ettore Rosso, Balazs Szeless, Maurizio Vretenar <strong>and</strong> Riccardo Zennaro.
In particular I thank Mario Weiss, the project leader: I really appreciated
his professionalism, together with his kindness <strong>and</strong> distinction.
Also I cannot forget the hospitality of Paolo Berra, who provides me a
roof on the head for those times I was not able to find anyone.
At INFN Sez. di Napoli, I worked with Iaia Masullo, a physicist, <strong>and</strong>
this was for me an important experience. She has been improved both
my experimental attitude <strong>and</strong> my mood with her catching joy. Also
thanks to all the administrative people, in particular Mrs. Mariella
Russo, for their kindness answers to my requests.
At the Department of Electrical Engineering in Naples, I found
always a pleasant environment <strong>and</strong> valid people. I would thank all of
them <strong>and</strong> in particular Amedeo Andreotti, Lorenza Corti, Massimiliano
de Magistris, Antonio Maffucci, Giovanni Miano, Giovanni Rumolo,
Claudio Serpico <strong>and</strong> Ciro Visone. I would thank also Prof. Luciano De
Menna, my tutor, who follows me in this project with a great passion,
working with me side by side. Finally, I thank Luigi Verolino: he was
not directly involved in the project, but he was always able to utilize
my free time with interesting researches <strong>and</strong> nice collaborations, always
driven in a genuine <strong>and</strong> invasing way! A sincere thanks also to Fulvio
Schettino for his friendship.
Last but not least, I am grateful to my parents for their patience,
love <strong>and</strong> for the way they have always accepted my decisions.
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