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Radiative and Electroweak Rare B Decays
This report summarizes the latest experimental results on radiative and
electroweak rare B meson decays. These rare decay processes proceed through the
flavor changing neutral current processes, and thus sensitive to the postulated
new particles in the theories beyond the Standard Model. Experiments at e+ e-
colliders, Belle, BaBar and CLEO, have been playing the dominant role, while
the CDF and D0 experiments have just started to provide new results from
Tevatron Run-II. The most significant achievement is the first observation of
the decay B --> K* l+ l-, which opens a new window to search for new physics in
B meson decays.Comment: To appear in Proceedings of the XXI International Symposium on Lepton
and Photon Interactions at High Energies, Fermilab, August 200
Radiative Penguin Decays of B Mesons: Measurements of B -> K* gamma, B -> K2*(1430) gamma, and Search for B0 -> phi gamma
Electromagnetic radiative penguin decays of the B meson were studied with the
BaBar detector at SLAC's PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory. Branching
fractions and isospin asymmetry of the decay B -> K* gamma, branching fractions
of B -> K2*(1430) gamma, and a search for B0 -> phi gamma are presented. The
decay rates may be enhanced by contributions from non-standard model processes.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, presented at the 2004 Meeting of the Division of
Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society, Riverside, CA, USA,
August 26-31, 2004, submitted to International Journal of Modern Physics
Corrections to sin(2 beta) from CP asymmetries in B^0 -> (pi^0,rho^0,eta,eta^',omega,phi) K_S decays
Neglecting smaller amplitudes the time-dependent CP asymmetry in
penguin-dominated b -> s q \bar q transitions (such as B -> phi K_S) is
expected to equal sin(2 beta), an expectation not borne out by the present
average experimental data. I compute and discuss the correction due to the
smaller amplitudes in the framework of QCD factorization.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figues, LaTe
Tensor form factors of transition from QCD light cone sum rules
The tensor form factors of into p--wave axial vector meson transition are
calculated within light cone QCD sum rules method. The parametrizations of the
tensor form factors based on the series expansion are presented.Comment: 19 pages, 3 figures and 2 Table
Studies of Radiative Penguin B Decays at BaBar
We summarize results on a number of observations of penguin dominated
radiative decays of the B meson. Such decays are forbidden at tree level and
proceed via electroweak loops. As such they may be sensitive to physics beyond
the standard model. The observations have been made at the BaBar experiment at
PEP-II, the asymmetric B factory at SLAC.Comment: 3 pages, 5 figure
Uniaxial anisotropy and enhanced magnetostriction of CoFeO induced by reaction under uniaxial pressure with SPS
In this study, we have compared magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of
polycrystalline CoFeO pellets, produced by three different methods,
focusing on the use of Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). This technique allows a
very short heat treatment stage while a uniaxial pressure is applied. SPS was
utilized to sinter cobalt ferrite but also to make the reaction and the
sintering (reactive sintering) of the same ceramic composition. Magnetic and
magnetostrictive measurements show that the reactive sintering with SPS induces
a uniaxial anisotropy, while it is not the case with a simple sintering
process. The induced anisotropy is then expected to be a consequence of the
reaction under uniaxial pressure. This anisotropy enhanced the magnetostrictive
properties of the sample, where a maximum longitudinal magnetostriction of
~ppm is obtained. This process can be a promising alternative to the
magnetic-annealing because of the short processing time required (22 minutes)
New Technologies, Workplace Organisation and the Age Structure of the Workforce: Firm-Level Evidence
This paper investigates the relationships between new technologies, innovative workplace practices and the age structure of the workforce in a sample of French manufacturing firms. We find evidence that the wage bill share of older workers is lower in innovative firms and that the opposite holds for younger workers. This age bias is also evidenced within occupational groups, thus suggesting that skills do not completely protect workers against the labour market consequences of ageing. More detailed analysis of employment inflows and outflows shows that new technologies essentially affect older workers through reduced hiring opportunities, whereas organisational innovations mainly increase their probability of exit. This suggests that some skill obsolescence may be at work in our sample.new work practices, technology, older workers, labour demand
Analytical modeling of demagnetizing effect in magnetoelectric ferrite/PZT/ferrite trilayers taking into account a mechanical coupling
In this paper, we investigate the demagnetizing effect in ferrite/PZT/ferrite
magnetoelectric (ME) trilayer composites consisting of commercial PZT discs
bonded by epoxy layers to Ni-Co-Zn ferrite discs made by a reactive Spark
Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique. ME voltage coefficients (transversal mode)
were measured on ferrite/PZT/ferrite trilayer ME samples with different
thicknesses or phase volume ratio in order to highlight the influence of the
magnetic field penetration governed by these geometrical parameters.
Experimental ME coefficients and voltages were compared to analytical
calculations using a quasi-static model. Theoretical demagnetizing factors of
two magnetic discs that interact together in parallel magnetic structures were
derived from an analytical calculation based on a superposition method. These
factors were introduced in ME voltage calculations which take account of the
demagnetizing effect. To fit the experimental results, a mechanical coupling
factor was also introduced in the theoretical formula. This reflects the
differential strain that exists in the ferrite and PZT layers due to shear
effects near the edge of the ME samples and within the bonding epoxy layers.
From this study, an optimization in magnitude of the ME voltage is obtained.
Lastly, an analytical calculation of demagnetizing effect was conducted for
layered ME composites containing higher numbers of alternated layers (). The
advantage of such a structure is then discussed
Graded Hecke algebras for disconnected reductive groups
We introduce graded Hecke algebras H based on a (possibly disconnected)
complex reductive group G and a cuspidal local system L on a unipotent orbit of
a Levi subgroup M of G. These generalize the graded Hecke algebras defined and
investigated by Lusztig for connected G.
We develop the representation theory of the algebras H. obtaining complete
and canonical parametrizations of the irreducible, the irreducible tempered and
the discrete series representations. All the modules are constructed in terms
of perverse sheaves and equivariant homology, relying on work of Lusztig. The
parameters come directly from the data (G,M,L) and they are closely related to
Langlands parameters.
Our main motivation for considering these graded Hecke algebras is that the
space of irreducible H-representations is canonically in bijection with a
certain set of "logarithms" of enhanced L-parameters. Therefore we expect these
algebras to play a role in the local Langlands program. We will make their
relation with the local Langlands correspondence, which goes via affine Hecke
algebras, precise in a sequel to this paper.Comment: Theorem 3.4 and Proposition 3.22 in version 1 were not entirely
correct as stated. This is repaired in a new appendi
An Improved Standard Model Prediction Of BR(B -> tau nu) And Its Implications For New Physics
The recently measured B -> tau nu branching ratio allows to test the Standard
Model by probing virtual effects of new heavy particles, such as a charged
Higgs boson. The accuracy of the test is currently limited by the experimental
error on BR(B -> tau nu) and by the uncertainty on the parameters fB and |Vub|.
The redundancy of the Unitarity Triangle fit allows to reduce the error on
these parameters and thus to perform a more precise test of the Standard Model.
Using the current experimental inputs, we obtain BR(B -> tau nu)_SM = (0.84 +-
0.11)x10^{-4}, to be compared with BR(B -> tau nu)_exp = (1.73 +-
0.34)x10^{-4}. The Standard Model prediction can be modified by New Physics
effects in the decay amplitude as well as in the Unitarity Triangle fit. We
discuss how to disentangle the two possible contributions in the case of
minimal flavour violation at large tan beta and generic loop-mediated New
Physics. We also consider two specific models with minimal flavour violation:
the Type-II Two Higgs Doublet Model and the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard
Model.Comment: 7 pages, 13 figures, 1 table. v2: added references and discussion of
B -> D tau nu in the 2HDM. v3: added Bs->mumu in the 2HDM. Final version to
appear in PL
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