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Electroweak non-resonant NLO corrections to e+ e- -> W+ W- b bbar in the t tbar resonance region
We analyse subleading electroweak effects in the top anti-top resonance
production region in e+ e- collisions which arise due to the decay of the top
and anti-top quarks into the W+ W- b bbar final state. These are NLO
corrections adopting the non-relativistic power counting v ~ alpha_s ~
sqrt(alpha_EW). In contrast to the QCD corrections which have been calculated
(almost) up to NNNLO, the parametrically larger NLO electroweak contributions
have not been completely known so far, but are mandatory for the required
accuracy at a future linear collider. The missing parts of these NLO
contributions arise from matching coefficients of non-resonant production-decay
operators in unstable-particle effective theory which correspond to off-shell
top production and decay and other non-resonant irreducible background
processes to t tbar production. We consider the total cross section of the e+
e- -> W+ W- b bbar process and additionally implement cuts on the invariant
masses of the W+ b and W- bbar pairs.Comment: LaTeX, 33 pages, 6 figure
Conceptual aspects of QCD factorization in hadronic B decays
I review the meaning of ``QCD factorization'' in hadronic two-body B decays
and then discuss recent results of theoretical (rather than phenomenological)
nature: the proof of factorization at two loops; the identification of
``chirally enhanced'' power corrections; and the role of annihilation
contributions.Comment: 10 pages, LaTeX. Based on talks presented at the UK Phenomenology
Workshop on Heavy Flavour and CP Violation, 17 - 22 September 2000, Durham,
proceedings to appear in J. Phys. G; the 5th International Symposium on
Radiative Corrections (RADCOR2000), Carmel, California, September 11 - 15,
2000; the 4th Workshop on Continuous Advances in QCD, Minneapolis, 12-14 May
2000; the Vth International Workshop on Heavy Quark Physics, Dubna, 6-8 April
200
Electroweak non-resonant corrections to top pair production close to threshold
The production of W+ W- b bbar from e+ e- collisions at energies close to the
t tbar threshold is dominated by the resonant process with a nearly on-shell t
tbar intermediate state. The W b pairs in the final state can also be reached
through the decay of off-shell tops or through background processes containing
no or only single top quarks. This non-resonant production starts to contribute
at NLO to the W+ W- b bbar total cross section in the non-relativistic
power-counting v ~ alpha_s ~ sqrt(alpha_EW). The NLO non-resonant corrections
presented in this talk represent the non-trivial NLO electroweak corrections to
the e+ e- -> W+ W- b bbar cross section in the top anti-top resonance region.
In contrast to the QCD corrections which have been calculated (almost) up to
NNNLO, the parametrically larger NLO electroweak contributions have not been
completely known so far, but are mandatory for the required accuracy at a
future linear collider. We consider the total cross section of the e+ e- -> W+
W- b bbar process and additionally implement cuts on the invariant masses of
the W+ b and W- bbar pairs.Comment: Talk presented at the 35th International Conference of High Energy
Physics - ICHEP2010, July 22-28, 2010, Paris France. 4 pages, 2 figure
Power counting and effective field theory for charmonium
We hypothesize that the correct power counting for charmonia is in the
parameter Lambda_QCD/m_c, but is not based purely on dimensional analysis (as
is HQET). This power counting leads to predictions which differ from those
resulting from the usual velocity power counting rules of NRQCD. In particular,
we show that while Lambda_QCD/m_c power counting preserves the empirically
verified predictions of spin symmetry in decays, it also leads to new
predictions which include: A hierarchy between spin singlet and triplet octet
matrix elements in the J/psi system. A quenching of the net polarization in
production at large transverse momentum. No end point enhancement in radiative
decays. We discuss explicit tests which can differentiate between the
traditional and new theories of NRQCD.Comment: 18 pages, 1 figure Replaced plot of the psi polarization parameter
alpha as a function of transverse momentum. Alpha is now closer to zero for
large transverse moment
Rare radiative exclusive B decays in soft-collinear effective theory
We consider rare radiative B decays such as B -> K^* gamma or B -> rho gamma
in soft-collinear effective theory, and show that the decay amplitudes are
factorized to all orders in alpha_s and at leading order in Lambda/m_b.By
employing two-step matching, we classify the operators for radiative B decays
in powers of a small parameter lambda(~ \sqrt{Lambda/m_b}) and obtain the
relevant operators to order lambda in SCET_I. These operators are constructed
with or without spectator quarks including the four-quark operators
contributing to annihilation and W-exchange channels. And we employ SCET_II
where the small parameter becomes of order Lambda/m_b, and evolve the operators
in order to compute the decay amplitudes for rare radiative decays in
soft-collinear effective theory. We show explictly that the contributions from
the annihilation channels and the W-exchange channels vanish at leading order
in SCET. We present the factorized result for the decay amplitudes in rare
radiative B decays at leading order in SCET, and at next-to-leading order in
alpha_s.Comment: v2: 31 pages, 11 figures. An appendix is added about the quark mass
effects on radiative B decay
Kinematic Enhancement of Non-Perturbative Corrections to Quarkonium Production
In this letter we address issues involved in quarkonium production near the
boundaries of phase space. It is shown that higher-order non-perturbative
contributions are enhanced in this kinematic region and lead to a breakdown of
the non-relativistic (NRQCD) expansion. This breakdown is a consequence of
sensitivity to the kinematics of soft gluon radiation and to the difference
between partonic and hadronic phase space. We show how these large corrections
can be resummed giving the dominant contribution to the cross section. The
resummation leads to the introduction of non-perturbative, universal
distribution functions. We discuss the importance of these shape functions for
several observables, in particular the energy distribution of photo-produced
close to the endpoint.Comment: Latex 13 page
Risk assessment of MRSA isolates from swine using a diagnostic DNA microarray
The aim of this study was to support a risk assessment of MRSA-isolates from swine using a diagnostic DNA-microarray to detect virulence-, toxin- and resistance related genes. In comparison with other species like poultry, cattle and humans there were only few isolates with virulence genes
Quarkonium momentum distributions in photoproduction and B decay
According to our present understanding many production processes
proceed through a coloured state followed by the emission of soft
particles in the quarkonium rest frame. The kinematic effect of soft particle
emission is usually a higher-order effect in the non-relativistic expansion,
but becomes important near the kinematic endpoint of quarkonium energy
(momentum) distributions. In an intermediate region a systematic resummation of
the non-relativistic expansion leads to the introduction of so-called `shape
functions'. In this paper we provide an implementation of the kinematic effect
of soft gluon emission which is consistent with the non-relativistic shape
function formalism in the region where it is applicable and which models the
extreme endpoint region. We then apply the model to photoproduction of
and production in meson decay. A satisfactory description of
decay data is obtained. For inelastic charmonium photoproduction we conclude
that a sensible comparison of theory with data requires a transverse momentum
cut larger than the currently used 1 GeV.Comment: latex, 45 pages; (v2) some typos corrected, version to appear in PR
Radiative B decays to the axial mesons at next-to-leading order
We calculate the branching ratios of at next-to-leading
order (NLO) of where is the orbitally excited axial vector
meson. The NLO decay amplitude is divided into the vertex correction and the
hard spectator interaction part. The one is proportional to the weak form
factor of transition while the other is a convolution between
light-cone distribution amplitudes and hard scattering kernel. Using the
light-cone sum rule results for the form factor, we have \calB(B^0\to
K_1^0(1270)\gamma)=(0.828\pm0.335)\times 10^{-5} and \calB(B^0\to
K_1^0(1400)\gamma)=(0.393\pm0.151)\times 10^{-5}.Comment: 17pages, 4 figures. Minor changes, typos corrected. PRD accepted
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External Operators and Anomalous Dimensions in Soft-Collinear Effective Theory
It has recently been argued that soft-collinear effective theory for
processes involving both soft and collinear partons contains a new
soft-collinear mode, which can communicate between the soft and collinear
sectors of the theory. The formalism incorporating the corresponding fields
into the effective Lagrangian is extended to include external current and
four-quark operators relevant to weak interactions. An explicit calculation of
the anomalous dimensions of these operators reveals that soft-collinear modes
are needed for correctly describing the ultraviolet behavior of the effective
theory.Comment: 15 pages, 2 figure
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