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Measurement of the running b-quark mass using events
We have studied the determination of the running b-quark mass, ,
using decays into 3 or more hadronic jets. We calculated the ratio of
-jet fractions in vs.
( = u or d or s) events at next-to-leading order in perturbative QCD using
six different infra-red- and collinear-safe jet-finding algorithms. We compared
with corresponding measurements from the SLD Collaboration and found a
significant algorithm-dependence of the fitted value. Our best
estimate, taking correlations into account, is .Comment: 22 pages (LaTeX), 1 Postscript figure. Version to appear in Phys.
Lett. B. Several clarifying remarks added in the text, typos corrected, and
theoretical results for very small masses added in the figur
Anderson localization of entangled photons in an integrated quantum walk
Waves fail to propagate in random media. First predicted for quantum
particles in the presence of a disordered potential, Anderson localization has
been observed also in classical acoustics, electromagnetism and optics. Here,
for the first time, we report the observation of Anderson localization of pairs
of entangled photons in a two-particle discrete quantum walk affected by
position dependent disorder. A quantum walk on a disordered lattice is realized
by an integrated array of interferometers fabricated in glass by femtosecond
laser writing. A novel technique is used to introduce a controlled phase shift
into each unit mesh of the network. Polarization entanglement is exploited to
simulate the different symmetries of the two-walker system. We are thus able to
experimentally investigate the genuine effect of (bosonic and fermionic)
statistics in the absence of interaction between the particles. We will show
how different types of randomness and the symmetry of the wave-function affect
the localization of the entangled walkers.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, revised version published on Nature Photonics 7,
322-328 (2013
Requirements on collider data to match the precision of WMAP on supersymmetric dark matter
If future colliders discover supersymmetric particles and probe their
properties, one could predict the dark matter density of the Universe and would
constrain cosmology with the help of precision data provided by WMAP and
PLANCK.
We investigate how well the relic density can be predicted in minimal
supergravity (mSUGRA), with and without the assumption of mSUGRA when analysing
data. We determine the parameters to which the relic density is most sensitive,
and quantify the collider accuracy needed. Theoretical errors in the prediction
are investigated in some detail.Comment: 42 pages, 16 figures. v2 incorporates referee's comments: minor
corrections/clarifications with additional figures to show regions of m12-m0
plane considere
Displacement-noise-free gravitational-wave detection with a single Fabry-Perot cavity: a toy model
We propose a detuned Fabry-Perot cavity, pumped through both the mirrors, as
\textit{a toy model} of the gravitational-wave (GW) detector partially free
from displacement noise of the test masses. It is demonstrated that the noise
of cavity mirrors can be eliminated, but the one of lasers and detectors
cannot. The isolation of the GW signal from displacement noise of the mirrors
is achieved in a proper linear combination of the cavity output signals. The
construction of such a linear combination is possible due to the difference
between the reflected and transmitted output signals of detuned cavity. We
demonstrate that in low-frequency region the obtained displacement-noise-free
response signal is much stronger than the -limited
sensitivity of displacement-noise-free interferometers recently proposed by S.
Kawamura and Y. Chen. However, the loss of the resonant gain in the noise
cancelation procedure results is the sensitivity limitation of our toy model by
displacement noise of lasers and detectors.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures; extended discussion of basic mechanism of noise
cancelation moved to new Sec. II (with new figure), added discussion of laser
noise cancelation in Sec. VI D (with new figure
DISTANCE: a framework for software measure construction.
In this paper we present a framework for software measurement that is specifically suited to satisfy the measurement needs of empirical software engineering research. The framework offers an approach to measurement that builds upon the easily imagined, detected and visualised concepts of similarity and dissimilarity between software entities. These concepts are used both to model the software attributes of interest and to define the corresponding software measures. Central to the framework is a process model that embeds constructive procedures for attribute modelling and measure construction into a goal-oriented approach to empirical software engineering studies. The underlying measurement theoretic principles of our approach ensure the construct validity of the resulting measures. The approach was tested on a popular suite of object-oriented design measures. We further show that our measure construction method compares favourably to related work.Software;
The impact of priors and observables on parameter inferences in the Constrained MSSM
We use a newly released version of the SuperBayeS code to analyze the impact
of the choice of priors and the influence of various constraints on the
statistical conclusions for the preferred values of the parameters of the
Constrained MSSM. We assess the effect in a Bayesian framework and compare it
with an alternative likelihood-based measure of a profile likelihood. We employ
a new scanning algorithm (MultiNest) which increases the computational
efficiency by a factor ~200 with respect to previously used techniques. We
demonstrate that the currently available data are not yet sufficiently
constraining to allow one to determine the preferred values of CMSSM parameters
in a way that is completely independent of the choice of priors and statistical
measures. While b->s gamma generally favors large m_0, this is in some contrast
with the preference for low values of m_0 and m_1/2 that is almost entirely a
consequence of a combination of prior effects and a single constraint coming
from the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, which remains somewhat
controversial. Using an information-theoretical measure, we find that the
cosmological dark matter abundance determination provides at least 80% of the
total constraining power of all available observables. Despite the remaining
uncertainties, prospects for direct detection in the CMSSM remain excellent,
with the spin-independent neutralino-proton cross section almost guaranteed
above sigma_SI ~ 10^{-10} pb, independently of the choice of priors or
statistics. Likewise, gluino and lightest Higgs discovery at the LHC remain
highly encouraging. While in this work we have used the CMSSM as particle
physics model, our formalism and scanning technique can be readily applied to a
wider class of models with several free parameters.Comment: Minor changes, extended discussion of profile likelihood. Matches
JHEP accepted version. SuperBayeS code with MultiNest algorithm available at
http://www.superbayes.or
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