185 research outputs found
Heavy pseudoscalar-meson decay constants with strangeness from the extended nonlocal chiral-quark model
We study the weak-decay constants for the heavy pseudoscalar mesons, D, Ds,
B, and Bs. For this purpose, we employ the extended nonlocal chiral-quark model
(ExNLChQM), motivated by the heavy-quark effective field theory as well as the
instanton-vacuum configuration. In addition to the heavy-quark symmetry and the
nonlocal interactions between quarks and pseudoscalar mesons in ExNLChQM, a
correction for the strange-quark content inside Ds and Bs is also taken into
account and found to be crucial to reproduce the empirical values. From those
numerical results, we obtain f_{D,Ds,B,Bs}=(207.53, 262.56, 208.13, 262.39)
MeV, which are in good agreement with experimental data and other theoretical
estimations. Using those numerical results, we compute the CKM matrix elements
and the Cabibbo angle, using various mesonic and leptonic heavy-meson decay
channels, resulting in
(|V_{cd}|,|V_{cs}|,|V_{ub}|,|V_{td}|/|V_{ts}|)=(0.224,0.968,<5.395*10^{-3},0.215)
and theta_C=12.36^o which are well compatible with available data.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Mod. Phys. Lett.
Categories of Product Innovations. A Prospective Categorization Framework for Innovation Projects in Early Development Phases Based on Empirical Data
AbstractMost of the categorization frameworks for innovation projects in early development phases are not designed for supporting the product engineer in decision making and leave space for further improvement. Based on empirical data from 13 innovation projects, the authors introduce a novel categorization framework for innovation projects and discuss the relevance of identified key criteria. The focus is to provide a fundamental understanding of the varieties of product innovation projects and establish a basis for decision support frameworks regarding the adoption of tools and methods
B Physics on the Lattice: Present and Future
Recent experimental measurements and lattice QCD calculations are now
reaching the precision (and accuracy) needed to over-constrain the CKM
parameters and . In this brief review, I discuss the
current status of lattice QCD calculations needed to connect the experimental
measurements of meson properties to quark flavor-changing parameters.
Special attention is given to , which is becoming a competitive
way to determine , and to mixings, which now include
reliable extrapolation to the physical light quark mass. The combination of the
recent measurement of the mass difference and current lattice
calculations dramatically reduces the uncertainty in . I present an
outlook for reducing dominant lattice QCD uncertainties entering CKM fits, and
I remark on lattice calculations for other decay channels.Comment: Invited brief review for Mod. Phys. Lett. A. 15 pages. v2: typos
corrected, references adde
B-physics with Wilson fermions
We report the final results of the ALPHA collaboration for some B-physics
observables: , and . We employ CLS configurations with 2
flavors of improved Wilson fermions in the sea and pion masses ranging
down to 190 MeV. The b-quark is treated in HQET to order . The
renormalization, the matching and the improvement were performed
non-perturbatively, and three lattice spacings reaching fm are used
in the continuum extrapolation
Decay constants of B-mesons from non-perturbative HQET with two light dynamical quarks
We present a computation of B-meson decay constants from lattice QCD
simulations within the framework of Heavy Quark Effective Theory for the
b-quark. The next-to-leading order corrections in the HQET expansion are
included non-perturbatively. Based on Nf=2 gauge field ensembles, covering
three lattice spacings a (0.08-0.05)fm and pion masses down to 190MeV, a
variational method for extracting hadronic matrix elements is used to keep
systematic errors under control. In addition we perform a careful
autocorrelation analysis in the extrapolation to the continuum and to the
physical pion mass limits. Our final results read fB=186(13)MeV, fBs=224(14)MeV
and fBs/fB=1.203(65). A comparison with other results in the literature does
not reveal a dependence on the number of dynamical quarks, and effects from
truncating HQET appear to be negligible.Comment: 16 pages including figures and table
The b-quark mass from non-perturbative Heavy Quark Effective Theory at
We report our final estimate of the b-quark mass from lattice QCD
simulations using Heavy Quark Effective Theory non-perturbatively matched to
QCD at . Treating systematic and statistical errors in a conservative
manner, we obtain GeV after an extrapolation to the physical point.Comment: 15 pages including figures and tables; as published in Phys.Lett.B /
typo in table 4 corrected / footnote 1 expande
Acute leukemia in association with Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and malignancy occurring in the same individual is unusual and has generally been the subject of isolated case reports. To better define the occurrence of these events a registry of cases with synchronous or asynchronous LCH and malignancy was developed with the cooperation of the Histiocyte Society.
In 1991 the Histiocyte Society surveyed its members requesting information on cases in which LCH was associated with malignancy. The questionnaire was mailed to all members of the society and specifically requested information on the clinical and laboratory features of the cases, disease evolution, and response to therapy. Retrospective reporting was allowed. With this initial data, an ongoing registry of LCH patients with associated malignancy was begun of such cases, including evolution and response to therapy.
Twenty-seven patients were enrolled during the first year of the registry, of whom 4 patients had the association of LCH with a malignant lymphoma and 10 cases had an association of LCH with other types of solid tumor. The remaining 13 patients had the association of LCH with acute leukemia. In five cases, LCH was associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia FAB L1 (ALL). In four cases the ALL preceded the LCH by 6 months to 1 year. In four of five patients the LCH was localized; in two instances the LCH was treated with chemotherapy. In all cases the leukemia was treated according to local standard ALL protocols and in one case autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) was performed at relapse. Three patients are free of leukemia, one of whom has persistent localized LCH of the skin. Two patients died of the ALL, one of whom was free of the LCH at the time of death. In eight instances LCH was reported in association with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Six of these patients had a generalized form of LCH. In seven the diagnosis of LCH preceded the diagnosis of leukemia by more than 2 years (median 4 years). In the remaining patient both diagnoses were made concurrently. In all seven cases in whom LCH was the initial diagnosis the treatment consisted of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Seven patients died from the AML, five without evidence of LCH.
The temporal patterns of the LCH-ALL and LCH-AML associations are distinct with ALL usually preceding the diagnosis of LCH and AML succeeding it. Such a pattern is suggestive that in cases of ALL the LCH may be a reactive process while in cases of AML occurring after LCH the primary LCH therapy may play an inductive role in the leukemia. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc
Endpoint of the hot electroweak phase transition
We give the nonperturbative phase diagram of the four-dimensional hot
electroweak phase transition. The Monte-Carlo analysis is done on lattices with
different lattice spacings (). A systematic extrapolation is done.
Our results show that the finite temperature SU(2)-Higgs phase transition is of
first order for Higgs-boson masses GeV. At this endpoint the
phase transition is of second order, whereas above it only a rapid cross-over
can be seen. The full four-dimensional result agrees completely with that of
the dimensional reduction approximation. This fact is of particular importance,
because it indicates that the fermionic sector of the Standard Model can be
included perturbatively. We obtain that the Higgs-boson endpoint mass in the
Standard Model is GeV. Taking into account the LEP Higgs-boson
mass lower bound excludes any electroweak phase transition in the Standard
Model.Comment: Latex, 7 pages, 4 figure
Strong Interactions at Low Energy
The lectures review some of the basic concepts relevant for an understanding
of the low energy properties of the strong interactions: chiral symmetry,
spontaneous symmetry breakdown, Goldstone bosons, quark condensate. The
effective field theory used to analyze the low energy structure is briefly
sketched. As an illustration, I discuss the implications of the recent data on
the decay for the magnitude of the quark condensate.Comment: Lectures given at the school of physics "Understanding the structure
of hadrons", Prague, July 2001, 20 p
Review of chiral perturbation theory
A review of chiral perturbation theory and that of recent developments on the
comparison of its predictions with experiment is presented. Some interesting
topics with scope for further elaboration are touched upon.Comment: 7 pages in revtex, Invited talk at the workshop, QCD2002, Indian
Institute of Technology, Kanpur, November 18-22, 2002, to appear in the
proceeding
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