Resonance capture cross section of 207Pb

The radiative neutron capture cross section of 207Pb has been measured at the CERN neutron time of flight installation n_TOF using the pulse height weighting technique in the resolved energy region. The measurement has been performed with an optimized setup of two C6D6 scintillation detectors, which allowed us to reduce scattered neutron backgrounds down to a negligible level. Resonance parameters and radiative kernels have been determined for 16 resonances by means of an R-matrix analysis in the neutron energy range from 3 keV to 320 keV. Good agreement with previous measurements was found at low neutron energies, whereas substantial discrepancies appear beyond 45 keV. With the present results, we obtain an s-process contribution of 77(8)% to the solar abundance of 207Pb. This corresponds to an r-process component of 23(8)%, which is important for deriving the U/Th ages of metal poor halo stars.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev.

First Observation of B -> D(*) rho', rho' -> omega pi-

We report on the observation of B-> D(*) pi+ pi- pi- pi^o decays. The branching ratios for D*+ and D*o are (1.72+/-0.14+/-0.24)% and (1.80+/-0.24+/-0.27)%, respectively. Each final state has a D* omega pi- component, with branching ratios (0.29+/-0.03+/-0.04)% and (0.45+/-0.10+/-0.07)% for the D*+ and D*o modes, respectively. We also observe B -> D omega pi- decays. The branching ratios for D+ and Do are (0.28+/-0.05+/-0.04)% and (0.41+/-0.07+/-0.06)%, respectively. A spin parity analysis of the D omega pi- final state prefers a wide 1^- resonance. A fit to the omega pi- mass spectrum finds a central mass of (1349+/-25^{+10}_{-5}) MeV and width of (547+/-86^{+46}_{-45}) MeV. We identify this object as the rho(1450) or the \rho'.Comment: 42 pages postscript, also available through http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLNS, To Appear in PR

Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of dihadron correlations in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV: Jet-quenching and the response of partonic matter

Azimuthal angle \Delta\phi correlations are presented for charged hadrons from dijets for 0.4 < p_T < 10 GeV/c in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV. With increasing p_T, the away-side distribution evolves from a broad to a concave shape, then to a convex shape. Comparisons to p+p data suggest that the away-side can be divided into a partially suppressed "head" region centered at Delta\phi ~ \pi, and an enhanced "shoulder" region centered at Delta\phi ~ \pi +/- 1.1. The p_T spectrum for the "head" region softens toward central collisions, consistent with the onset of jet quenching. The spectral slope for the "shoulder" region is independent of centrality and trigger p_T, which offers constraints on energy transport mechanisms and suggests that the "shoulder" region contains the medium response to energetic jets.Comment: 420 authors from 58 institutions, 6 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Physical Review Letters. Plain text data tables for the points plotted in figures for this and previous PHENIX publications are (or will be) publicly available at http://www.phenix.bnl.gov/papers.htm

Thiol-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica for Effective Trap of Mercury in Rats

The chance of exposure to heavy metal for human being rises severely today due to the increasing water contamination and air pollution. Here, we prepared a series of thiol-functionalized mesoporous silica as oral formulation for the prevention and treatment of heavy metal poisoning. The successful incorporation of thiol was verified by the FTIR spectra. SBA15-SH-10 was used for the study as it is of uniform mesopores and fine water dispersibility. In simulated gastrointestinal fluid, the thiol-functionalized mesoporous silica can selectively capture heavy metal, showing a very high affinity for inorganic mercury (II). The blood and urine mercury levels of rats fed with a diet containing Hg (II) and material were significantly lower than those of rats fed with the metal-rich diet only. On the contrary, the mercury content in fecal excretion of the treatment group increased more than twice as much as that of the control group. This result indicated that SBA15-SH-10 could effectively remove mercury (II) in vivo and the mercury loaded on SBA15-SH-10 would be excreted out. Hence, SBA15-SH-10 has potential application in preventing and treating heavy metal poisoning via digestive system

COMAP Early Science: II. Pathfinder Instrument

Line intensity mapping (LIM) is a new technique for tracing the global properties of galaxies over cosmic time. Detection of the very faint signals from redshifted carbon monoxide (CO), a tracer of star formation, pushes the limits of what is feasible with a total-power instrument. The CO Mapping Project (COMAP) Pathfinder is a first-generation instrument aiming to prove the concept and develop the technology for future experiments, as well as delivering early science products. With 19 receiver channels in a hexagonal focal plane arrangement on a 10.4 m antenna, and an instantaneous 26-34 GHz frequency range with 2 MHz resolution, it is ideally suited to measuring CO($J$=1-0) from $z\sim3$. In this paper we discuss strategies for designing and building the Pathfinder and the challenges that were encountered. The design of the instrument prioritized LIM requirements over those of ancillary science. After a couple of years of operation, the instrument is well understood, and the first year of data is already yielding useful science results. Experience with this Pathfinder will drive the design of the next generations of experiments.Comment: Paper 2 of 7 in series. 27 pages, 28 figures, submitted to Ap

Het Bestuursverbod bij de Commanditaire Vennootschap

Het onderwerp van dit onderzoek is de in art. 20 lid 2 WvK opgenomen regel die het de commanditaire vennoot verbiedt de commanditaire vennootschap waarin hij deelneemt te besturen. Teneinde dit onderwerp enig reliëf te geven zal ik eerst in 1.1.2 in vogelvlucht ingaan op de specifieke kenmerken van de commanditaire vennootschap en de plaats die zij inneemt in het systeem van het Nederlandse vennootschapsrecht. Daarna zal ik in 1.1.3 aandacht besteden aan de doeleinden waarvoor de commanditaire vennootschap in de rechtspraktijk wordt ingezet. In 1.1.4 bespreek ik de bezwaren die in de huidige wettelijke regeling aan deze rechtsvorm zijn verbonden. Dat leidt tot een formulering van de onderzoeksvraag in 1.1.5 en een beschrijving van het belang van het onderzoek in 1.1.6. Als laatste bespreek ik in 1.1.7 het theoretisch kader van waaruit dit onderzoek is gedaan

Evidence of the purely leptonic decay B- -> tau(-)(v)over-bar(tau)

We present the first evidence of the decay B-->tau(-)nu(tau), using 414 fb(-1) of data collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. Events are tagged by fully reconstructing one of the B mesons in hadronic modes. We detect the signal with a significance of 3.5 standard deviations including systematics and measure the branching fraction to be B(B-->tau(-)nu(tau))=(1.79(-0.49)(+0.56)(stat)(-0.51)(+0.46)(syst))x10(-4). This implies that f(B)=0.229(-0.031)(+0.036)(stat)(-0.037)(+0.034)(syst) GeV and is the first direct measurement of this quantity

Observation of b -> d gamma and determination of vertical bar V-td/V-ts vertical bar

We report the observation of the flavor-changing neutral current process b -> d gamma using a sample of 386 x 10(6) B meson pairs accumulated by the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. We measure branching fractions for the exclusive modes B- -> rho(-)gamma, (B) over bar (0) -> rho(0)gamma, and (B) over bar (0) -> omega gamma. Assuming that these three modes are related by isospin, we find B((B) over bar -> (rho, omega)gamma) = (1.32(-0.31)(+0.34)(stat)(-0.09)(+0.10)(syst)) x 10(-6) with a significance of 5.1 sigma. This result is used to determine the ratio of Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix elements vertical bar V-td/V-ts vertical bar to be 0.199(-0.025)(+0.026)(exp)(-0.015)(+0.018)(theor)