Prof. Mauro Tonelli Profile

Prof. Mauro Tonelli

Associate Professor at Univ di Pisa

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Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Laser cooling for space cryogenics: practical implementations

Gilles Nogues, Rémi Vicente, Arnaud Gardelein, Mauro Tonelli, Alberto Di Lieto, Bauke Heeg

Proceedings Volume PC12437, PC1243707 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2657085

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Prototyping, Laser sources, Laser development, Laser crystals, Fiber coupled lasers, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Demonstration of a fiber-coupled optical cryocooler: a step towards future space applications

Rémi Vicente, Gilles Nogues, Laurent Del-Rey, Jérôme Debray, David Jegouso, Jean-François Motte, Giovanni Cittadino, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli, Jean-Michel Niot, Arnaud Gardelein

Proceedings Volume 11702, 1170203 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576883

KEYWORDS: Cryocoolers, Fiber couplers, Laser applications, Crystals, Laser sources, Solids, Satellites, Prototyping, Polarization maintaining fibers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Open Access

Laser cooling for low-earth observation missions: size, weight, and power consequences at the satellite level and practical optical implementation (Conference Presentation)

Gilles Nogues, Rémi Vicente, Jean-Michel Niot, Thierry Wiertz, Pierre Contini, Arnaud Gardelein, Giovanni Cittadino, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 11298, 1129807 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544763

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Cryocoolers, Head, Laser applications, Solids, Temperature metrology, Standards development, Earth observing sensors, Infrared radiation, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2018 Presentation

Fluoride crystals: high-performance materials for photonic devices (Conference Presentation)

Mauro Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 10804, 108040J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2500640

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Photonic crystals, Photonic crystal devices, Photonic devices, Visible radiation, Infrared lasers, Laser applications, Solid state lasers, Continuous wave operation, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Advances in mid-IR solid-state optical cooling and radiation-balanced lasers (Conference Presentation)

Saeid Rostami, Zhou Yang, Alexander Albrecht, Aram Gragossian, Mostafa Peysokhan, Mohammadreza Ghasemkhani, Azzurra Volpi, Mauro Tonelli, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 10550, 105500Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2292267

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Crystals, Laser crystals, Solid state lasers, Solid state physics, Laser optics, External quantum efficiency, Optical cooling, Cryocoolers, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Effect on cooling parameters of LiYF4 co-doped with Yb3+ and Tm3+ (Conference Presentation)

Mauro Tonelli, Giovanni Cittadino, Azzurra Volpi, Alberto Di Lieto

Proceedings Volume 10550, 1055004 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288250

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Absorption, Emission spectroscopy, Energy transfer, Ytterbium, External quantum efficiency, Thulium, Polishing, Spectroscopy, Transition metals

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2017 Presentation

Enhanced cooling of Yb:YLF using astigmatic Herriott cell (Conference Presentation)

Aram Gragossian, Junwei Meng, Mohammadreza Ghasemkhani, Alexander Albrecht, Mauro Tonelli, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 10121, 1012101 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254623

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Crystals, External quantum efficiency, Luminescence, Spherical lenses, Mirrors, Temperature metrology, Solids, Cryogenics, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2017 Presentation

Advances in laser cooling of Tm:YLF crystals (Conference Presentation)

Saeid Rostami, Alexander Albrecht, Mauro Tonelli, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 10121, 1012105 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254656

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Tunable lasers, Quantum efficiency, Temperature metrology, Crystals, Laser crystals, External quantum efficiency, Optical parametric oscillators, Absorption

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SPIE Journal Paper | 14 October 2016

Czochralski crystal growth for laser cooling

Giovanni Cittadino, Azzurra Volpi, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 01, 011107, (October 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.1.011107

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Laser crystals, Absorption, Ytterbium, External quantum efficiency, Data modeling, Ions, Photons, Optical cooling, Luminescence

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SPIE Journal Paper | 5 October 2016

Investigation of Yb-doped LiLuF₄ single crystals for optical cooling

Azzurra Volpi, Giovanni Cittadino, Alberto Di Lieto, Arlete Cassanho, Hans Jenssen, Mauro Tonelli

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 01, 011105, (October 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.1.011105

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Absorption, Ytterbium, Optical cooling, External quantum efficiency, Temperature metrology, Crystal optics, Luminescence, Data modeling, Lutetium

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2016 Paper

Optical refrigeration of Tm:YLF and Ho:YLF crystals

Saeid Rostami, Alexander Albercht, Mohammad Ghasemkhani, Seth Melgaard, Aram Gragossian, Mauro Tonelli, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 9765, 97650P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213568

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Optical parametric oscillators, Laser crystals, High power lasers, Solids, Luminescence, Ions, Continuous wave operation, Tunable lasers, Absorption, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Lanthanides, Optical cooling, Optical spectroscopy, Thermal imaging cameras, Thulium, Mirrors, Holmium, Temperature metrology

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 March 2014

Host and growth technique to develop laser materials in the 2-μm spectral region

Daniela Parisi, Stefano Veronesi, Giacomo Bolognesi, Yongzhuan Zhang, Mauro Tonelli, Martin Schellhorn

OE, Vol. 53, Issue 07, 071820, (March 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.53.7.071820

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Holmium, Laser development, Fluorine, Laser crystals, Absorption, Laser spectroscopy, Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2014 Paper

Effect of impurities on cooling efficiency in fluoride crystals

Alberto Di Lieto, Alberto Sottile, Azzurra Volpi, Zhonghan Zhang, Mauro Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 9000, 900003 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038135

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Ions, Absorption, Ytterbium, Luminescence, External quantum efficiency, Spectroscopy, Solids, Erbium, Holmium

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2013 Paper

Fluoride crystals: materials for near-infrared solid state lasers

Daniela Parisi, Stefano Veronesi, Azzurra Volpi, Mauro Gemmi, Mauro Tonelli, Arlete Cassanho, Hans Jenssen

Proceedings Volume 8786, 878614 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2020556

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Laser crystals, Absorption, Ions, Luminescence, Semiconductor lasers, Spectroscopy, Doping, Lutetium, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2013 Paper

Passively Q-switched Tm:BaY2F8 lasers

Haohai Yu, Stefano Veronesi, Xavier Mateos, Valentin Petrov, Uwe Griebner, Daniela Parisi, Mauro Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 8786, 878616 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2020417

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Crystals, Polarization, Continuous wave operation, Output couplers, Pulsed laser operation, Mirrors, Laser crystals, Q switches, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2013 Paper

Optical refrigeration progress: cooling below NIST cryogenic temperature of 123K

Seth Melgaard, Denis Seletskiy, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 8638, 863804 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005281

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Absorption, Cryogenics, Luminescence, Doping, External quantum efficiency, Astronomical imaging, Photonic crystals, Quantum efficiency, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2012 Paper

Intracavity laser cooling using a VECSEL

Alexander Albrecht, Denis Seletskiy, Jeffrey Cederberg, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli, Jerome Moloney, Ganesh Balakrishnan, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 8275, 827505 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910329

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Mirrors, Quantum wells, Luminescence, Absorption, Cryocoolers, Solids, Laser crystals, Semiconductors, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2012 Paper

High sensitivity spectroscopic and thermal characterization of cooling efficiency for optical refrigeration materials

Seth Melgaard, Denis Seletskiy, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 8275, 827504 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910202

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Cryogenics, Luminescence, Absorption, Spectroscopy, Temperature metrology, Thermography, Laser crystals, Ions, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2011 Paper

Experimental evidence for laser cooling of Yb:YLF to 120 Kelvin

Seth Melgaard, Denis Seletskiy, Alberto Di Lieto, Mauro Tonelli, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 7951, 795105 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.878933

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Cryogenics, Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Energy efficiency, Gallium arsenide, External quantum efficiency, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2010 Paper

Efficient fiber-laser pumped Ho:LuLiF4 laser

J. Kim, J. Mackenzie, Daniela Parisi, Stefano Veronesi, Mauro Tonelli, W. Clarkson

Proceedings Volume 7721, 77210V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853806

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Fiber lasers, Absorption, Mirrors, Laser crystals, Thulium, Holmium, Output couplers, Laser resonators, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2010 Paper

Multiwavelength picosecond pulse generation with diode-pumped Nd:GAGG and Nd:LGGG lasers

A. Agnesi, F. Pirzio, G. Reali, A. Arcangeli, M. Tonelli, Z. Jia, X. Tao, J. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7721, 77210D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853902

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Picosecond phenomena, Semiconductor lasers, Mirrors, Crystals, Continuous wave operation, Nonlinear crystals, Absorption, Laser crystals, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Spectroscopy of Yb-doped YLF crystals for laser cooling

S. Melgaard, D. Seletskiy, M. Sheik-Bahae, S. Bigotta, A. Di Lieto, M. Tonelli, R. Epstein

Proceedings Volume 7614, 761407 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845045

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Absorption, Laser crystals, Luminescence, Gallium arsenide, Spectroscopy, Temperature metrology, Laser applications, Liquid crystals, Ytterbium

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Optical refrigeration breaks the Peltier barrier: cooling Yb:YLF to 155K

Denis Seletskiy, Seth Melgaard, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Stefano Bigotta, Alberto DiLieto, Mauro Tonelli, Richard Epstein

Proceedings Volume 7614, 761403 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845049

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Crystals, Solids, Luminescence, Ytterbium, Cryogenics, Spectroscopy, Glasses, Cryocoolers, Energy efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Laser cooling of a semiconductor load using a Yb:YLF optical refrigerator

Denis Seletskiy, Seth Melgaard, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Stefano Bigotta, Alberto DiLieto, Mauro Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 7614, 761409 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845051

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Gallium arsenide, Absorption, Luminescence, Semiconductor lasers, Semiconductors, Laser crystals, Solids, Glasses, Heterojunctions

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Proceedings Article | 10 February 2009 Paper

Recent progress in laser cooling via resonant cavity

Denis Seletskiy, Seth Melgaard, Michael Hasselbeck, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Richard Epstein, Stefano Bigotta, Mauro Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 7228, 72280F (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810861

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Temperature metrology, Solids, Crystals, Mirrors, Cryocoolers, Statistical analysis, Absorbance, Reflectivity, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2008 Paper

Cooling of Yb:YLF using cavity enhanced resonant absorption

D. Seletskiy, M. Hasselbeck, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. Epstein, S. Bigotta, M. Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 6907, 69070B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.759152

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Luminescence, Temperature metrology, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Crystals, Solids, Thermometry, Cryogenics, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2007 Paper

Single fluoride crystals as materials for laser cooling applications

Stefano Bigotta, Alberto Di Lieto, Daniela Parisi, Alessandra Toncelli, Mauro Tonelli

Proceedings Volume 6461, 64610E (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.701989

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Ytterbium, Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Laser crystals, Temperature metrology, ZBLAN, Absorption, Laser applications, Fluorine

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2007 Paper

Time-resolved pump-probe measurements of UV material cerium-doped BYF

Hua Liu, David Spence, David Coutts, Mauro Tonelli, Alessandra Toncelli

Proceedings Volume 6451, 64511D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.701732

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Absorption, Laser crystals, Cerium, Ultraviolet radiation, Laser beam diagnostics, Pulsed laser operation, Solid state lasers, Polarization, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2006 Paper

Growth and spectroscopic investigations of new crystal Er³⁺,Ce³⁺:NaLa(MoO₄)₂ promising for 1.5 μm solid-state lasers

K. Subbotin, D. Lis, E. Sani, A. Toncelli, M. Tonelli, V. Smirnov, E. Zharikov

Proceedings Volume 6258, 625805 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.677044

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Cerium, Erbium, Luminescence, Absorption, Erbium lasers, Laser crystals, Ions, Spectroscopy, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2005 Paper

Novel solid state lasers for Lidar applications at 2 µm

G. Della Valle, G. Galzerano, A. Toncelli, M. Tonelli, P. Laporta

Proceedings Volume 5958, 59581H (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619930

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Holmium, Laser crystals, Thulium, LIDAR, Solid state lasers, Fluorine, Luminescence, Mirrors, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2005 Paper

Development of UV solid state laser sources based on cerium activated crystals

Daniele Alderighi, Guido Toci, Matteo Vannini, Marina Mazzoni, Mauro Tonelli, Daniela Parisi, Hiroki Sato, Martin Niklc

Proceedings Volume 5850, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633723

KEYWORDS: Solid state lasers, Crystals, Laser crystals, Nd:YAG lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Nonlinear crystals, Oscillators, Ultraviolet radiation, Mirrors, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2004 Paper

Low-loss coatings for the VIRGO large mirrors

F. Beauville, D. Buskulic, R. Flaminio, F. Marion, A. Masserot, L. Massonnet, B. Mours, F. Moreau, J. Ramonet, E. Tournefier, D. Verkindt, O. Veziant, M. Yvert, Regis Barille, Vincenzino Dattilo, Daniel Enard, Franco Frasconi, Alberto Gennai, Paolo La Penna, Magali Loupias, Federico Paoletti, L. Bracci, Giovanni Calamai, E. Campagna, G. Conforto, E. Cuoco, I. Fiori, G. Guidi, G. Losurdo, Fabrizio Martelli, Massimo Mazzoni, B. Perniola, Ruagero Stanga, Flavio Vetrano, A. Vicere, D. Babusci, Gianfranco Giordano, Jean-Marie Mackowski, Nazario Morgado, Laurent Pinard, Alban Remillieux, Fausto Acernese, Fabrizio Barone, Enrico Calloni, Rosario De Rosa, Luciano Di Fiore, Antonio Eleuteri, Leopoldo Milano, Ketevan Qipiani, Iolanda Ricciardi, G. Russo, Salvatore Solimeno, M. Varvella, Francois Bondu, Alain Brillet, Eric Chassande-Mottin, Frederic Cleva, T. Cokelaer, J.-P. Coulon, B. Dujardin, J.-D. Fournier, H. Heitmann, Catherine Man, F. Mornet, J. Pacheco, A. Pai, Herve Trinquet, J.-Y. Vinet, N. Arnaud, M. Barsuglia, M. Bizouard, V. Brisson, F. Cavalier, M. Davier, P. Hello, P. Heusse, S. Kreckelberg, A. Claude Boccara, Vincent Loriette, J. Moreau, V. Reita, P. Amico, L. Bosi, Luca Gammaitoni, M. Punturo, F. Travasso, H. Vocca, L. Barsotti, S. Braccini, C. Bradaschia, G. Cella, C. Corda, A. Di Virgilio, I. Ferrante, F. Fidecaro, Adalberto Giazotto, E. Majorana, L. Holloway, R. Passaquieti, D. Passuello, R. Poggiani, A. Toncelli, M. Tonelli, L. Brocco, S. Frasca, C. Palomba, P. Puppo, P. Rapagnani, F. Ricci

Proceedings Volume 5250, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.516431

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Absorption, Scattering, Wavefronts, Optical coatings, Interferometers, Copper, Laser scattering, Sputter deposition, Scatter measurement

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Conference Committee Involvement (19)

Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications VII

29 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications VI

31 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications V

1 February 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications IV

27 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications III

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications II

5 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications

3 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2018: Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers

24 April 2018 | Yokohama, Japan

Optical and Electronic Cooling of Solids III

30 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Pacific-Rim Laser Damage

21 May 2017 | Shanghai, China

Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2017: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers

21 May 2017 | Shanghai, China

Optical and Electronic Cooling of Solids II

1 February 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical and Electronic Cooling of Solids

17 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2015: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers

17 May 2015 | Jiading, Shanghai, China

Laser Refrigeration of Solids VIII

11 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

Laser Refrigeration of Solids VII

5 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2013: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers

19 May 2013 | Shanghai, China

Laser Refrigeration of Solids VI

6 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

Laser Refrigeration of Solids V

25 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

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