Neutrino oscillation studies with IceCube-DeepCore

AbstractIceCube, a gigaton-scale neutrino detector located at the South Pole, was primarily designed to search for astrophysical neutrinos with energies of PeV and higher. This goal has been achieved with the detection of the highest energy neutrinos to date. At the other end of the energy spectrum, the DeepCore extension lowers the energy threshold of the detector to approximately 10 GeV and opens the door for oscillation studies using atmospheric neutrinos. An analysis of the disappearance of these neutrinos has been completed, with the results produced being complementary with dedicated oscillation experiments. Following a review of the detector principle and performance, the method used to make these calculations, as well as the results, is detailed. Finally, the future prospects of IceCube-DeepCore and the next generation of neutrino experiments at the South Pole (IceCube-Gen2, specifically the PINGU sub-detector) are briefly discussed

Search for new phenomena in monophoton final states in proton-proton collisions at root s=8 TeV

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Het systeem: Uranylnitraat-water-triburylfosfaat-tetra-chloorkoolstof

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Indo-Pacific species in the Mediterranean. 5. Chrysallida micronana nom. nov. for Chrysallida nana (Hornung and Mermod, 1924) (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae)

The occurrence of the alien species Chrysallida micronana [nom. nov. for Chrysallida nana (Hornung and Mermod, 1924) not Adams, A., 1861] (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae) in the Mediterranean was investigated. In studies performed between 1997 and 2000, a total of 6 specimens were encountered from the Turkish coast of the Levantine and Aegean Seas. Descriptions of morphological features of the shell, along with the ecological and distributional aspects of the species are provided. © 2006 The Author(s)

Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 1). CANCAP-project. Contributions, no. 119

The species of the Pyramidellidae collected during several expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean are listed, with locality data, depth ranges, and notes on nomenclature, systematics and distribution. The samples classified with the genera Pyramidella, Tiberia, Adelactaeon, Odetta, Folinella, Ondina, Odostomia, Puposyrnola and Eulimella (partly) are dealt with in this paper. In total 64 species are reported from the research area, 32 of which are described as new to science; one nomen novum is introduced. Lectotypes of Aclis tricarinata Watson, 1897, Monoptygma puncturata Smith, 1872, Odetta sulcata de Folin, 1870, and Odostomia sulcifera Smith, 1872, are designated and figured. In an appendix, the complete locality data of the Mauritania I & II expeditions are published for the first time

Liquid-liquid phase separation in concentrated solutions of non-crystallizable polymers by spinodal decomposition

Two mechanisms of liquid-liquid phase separation in polymer solutions are possible: nucleation and growth of one of the equilibrium phases, and decomposition by a spinodal mechanism. The conditions for and characteristics of both mechanisms are discussed. By combining a number of observations on phase separation in concentrated solutions of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) and of an ethylene — vinyl acetate copolymer in caprolactam, it becomes clear that a spinodal mechanism is operative at the onset of the separation process. In later stages the flow properties of the concentrated polymer phase determine the final state of the separated mixture