Search for multi-photon signatures of a Higgs boson in ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV

We have performed a search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson in tri-photon events. The study has been performed on 0.83 fb-1 of data collected with the DZero detector at the Tevatron collider, the world\u27s highest energy accelerator. The study was motivated by the recent phenomenological study that suggests that at presently attained energies and statistics new Higgs production mechanisms become experimentally accessible. All backgrounds were estimated from the data in a self consistent manner. We observed zero tri-photon events and expected 0.5 +/- 0.2 from the Standard Model processes. Therefore, we set 95% CL upper limit on the higgs production cross-section which is 25.3 fb-1. This is the most stringent limit on the considered class of models today

High Voltage System for the CMS Forward Calorimeter

The high voltage system for the CMS forward calorimeters (HF) is described and the measurements of the critical parameters are tabulated

Discutindo a educação ambiental no cotidiano escolar: desenvolvimento de projetos na escola formação inicial e continuada de professores

A presente pesquisa buscou discutir como a Educação Ambiental (EA) vem sendo trabalhada, no Ensino Fundamental e como os docentes desta escola compreendem e vem inserindo a EA no cotidiano escolar., em uma escola estadual do município de Tangará da Serra/MT, Brasil. Para tanto, realizou-se entrevistas com os professores que fazem parte de um projeto interdisciplinar de EA na escola pesquisada. Verificou-se que o projeto da escola não vem conseguindo alcançar os objetivos propostos por: desconhecimento do mesmo, pelos professores; formação deficiente dos professores, não entendimento da EA como processo de ensino-aprendizagem, falta de recursos didáticos, planejamento inadequado das atividades. A partir dessa constatação, procurou-se debater a impossibilidade de tratar do tema fora do trabalho interdisciplinar, bem como, e principalmente, a importância de um estudo mais aprofundado de EA, vinculando teoria e prática, tanto na formação docente, como em projetos escolares, a fim de fugir do tradicional vínculo “EA e ecologia, lixo e horta”.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

Search for multi-photon signatures of a Higgs boson in ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV

We have performed a search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson in tri-photon events. The study has been performed on 0.83 fb-1 of data collected with the DZero detector at the Tevatron collider, the world's highest energy accelerator. The study was motivated by the recent phenomenological study that suggests that at presently attained energies and statistics new Higgs production mechanisms become experimentally accessible. All backgrounds were estimated from the data in a self consistent manner. We observed zero tri-photon events and expected 0.5 +/- 0.2 from the Standard Model processes. Therefore, we set 95% CL upper limit on the higgs production cross-section which is 25.3 fb-1. This is the most stringent limit on the considered class of models today.</p

Results from a Beam Test of a Prototype PLT Diamond Pixel Telescope

We describe the results from a beam test of a telescope consisting of three planes of single-crystal, diamond pixel detectors. This telescope is a prototype for a proposed small-angle luminosity monitor, the Pixel Luminosity Telescope (PLT), for CMS. We recorded the pixel addresses and pulse heights of all pixels over threshold as well as the fast-or signals from all three telescope planes. We present results on the telescope performance including occupancies, pulse heights, fast-or efficiencies and particle tracking. These results show that the PLT design concept is sound and indicate that the project is ready to proceed with the next phase of carrying out a complete system test, including full optical readout