29 research outputs found
The reaction in ion-ion collisions
We study the threshold -meson production in the process , which appears as a possible important mechanism in high energy
nuclei-nuclei collisions. The isotopic invariance of the strong interaction and
the selection rules due to P-parity and total angular momentum result in a
general and model independent parametrization of the spin structure of the
matrix element in terms of three partial amplitudes. In the framework of
one-pion exchange model these amplitudes can be derived in terms of the two
threshold partial amplitudes for the process . We predict the
ratio of cross sections for meson production in - and -collisions and the polarization properties of the -meson, in
, as a function of a single parameter, which
characterizes the relative role of transversal and longitudinal -meson
polarizations in the process .Comment: 10 pages 3 figure
Measurement of the Ds lifetime
We report precise measurement of the Ds meson lifetime. The data were taken
by the SELEX experiment (E781) spectrometer using 600 GeV/c Sigma-, pi- and p
beams. The measurement has been done using 918 reconstructed Ds. The lifetime
of the Ds is measured to be 472.5 +- 17.2 +- 6.6 fs, using K*(892)0K+- and phi
pi+- decay modes. The lifetime ratio of Ds to D0 is 1.145+-0.049.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures submitted to Phys. Lett.
Mass spectra of doubly heavy Omega_QQ' baryons
We evaluate the masses of baryons composed of two heavy quarks and a strange
quark with account for spin-dependent splittings in the framework of potential
model with the KKO potential motivated by QCD with a three-loop beta-function
for the effective charge consistent with both the perturbative limit at short
distances and linear confinement term at long distances between the quarks. The
factorization of dynamics is supposed and explored in the nonrelativistic
Schroedinger equation for the motion in the system of two heavy quarks
constituting the doubly heavy diquark and the strange quark interaction with
the diquark. The limits of approach, its justification and uncertainties are
discussed. Excited quasistable states are classified by the quantum numbers of
heavy diquark composed by the heavy quarks of the same flavor.Comment: 14 pages, revtex4-file, 3 eps-figures, 5 tables, typos correcte
Evading the CKM Hierarchy: Intrinsic Charm in B Decays
We show that the presence of intrinsic charm in the hadrons' light-cone wave
functions, even at a few percent level, provides new, competitive decay
mechanisms for B decays which are nominally CKM-suppressed. For example, the
weak decays of the B-meson to two-body exclusive states consisting of strange
plus light hadrons, such as B\to\pi K, are expected to be dominated by penguin
contributions since the tree-level b\to s u\bar u decay is CKM suppressed.
However, higher Fock states in the B wave function containing charm quark pairs
can mediate the decay via a CKM-favored b\to s c\bar c tree-level transition.
Such intrinsic charm contributions can be phenomenologically significant. Since
they mimic the amplitude structure of ``charming'' penguin contributions,
charming penguins need not be penguins at all.Comment: 28 pages, 6 figures, published version. References added, minor
change
Challenges for sustainable monitoring and evaluation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive in the Atlantic offshore waters: the iFADO project
The European Atlantic Area in situ characterization/monitoring is challenging due to the high costs involved (24% of total EU waters for 12% of total population). The implementation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is complex if the objective is to extend periodic monitoring programs to offshore waters. Remote sensing and modelling have been recognised by the Copernicus Marine Service as suitable methodologies to characterise the global ocean both for nowcast and forecast. iFADO (Innovation in the Framework of the Atlantic Deep Ocean, 2017-2021) is an Interreg Atlantic Area project which main objective is to integrate technologies, including remote sensing, numerical modelling and in situ monitoring, to ease management decisions from MSFD competent authorities. The iFADO project builds on the most recent technologies for data gathering and processing, suited for providing sustainable services to blue economy agents by fostering the regional quadruple helix cooperation (public sector, university/research centres, enterprise and citizens).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Measurement of the Tau Branching Fractions into Leptons
Using data collected with the L3 detector near the Z resonance, corresponding
to an integrated luminosity of 150pb-1, the branching fractions of the tau
lepton into electron and muon are measured to be
B(tau->e nu nu) = (17.806 +- 0.104 (stat.) +- 0.076 (syst.)) %,
B(tau->mu nu nu) = (17.342 +- 0.110 (stat.) +- 0.067 (syst.)) %.
From these results the ratio of the charged current coupling constants of the
muon and the electron is determined to be g_mu/g_e = 1.0007 +- 0.0051. Assuming
electron-muon universality, the Fermi constant is measured in tau lepton decays
as G_F = (1.1616 +- 0.0058) 10^{-5} GeV^{-2}. Furthermore, the coupling
constant of the strong interaction at the tau mass scale is obtained as
alpha_s(m_tau^2) = 0.322 +- 0.009 (exp.) +- 0.015 (theory)
Measurement of the Topological Branching Fractions of the tau lepton at LEP
Using data collected with the L3 detector at LEP from 1992 to 1995 on the Z
peak, we determine the branching fractions of the tau lepton into one, three
and five charged particles to be:
B(tau->(1-prong)) = 85.274 +- 0.105 +- 0.073 %,
B(tau->(3-prong)) = 14.556 +- 0.105 +- 0.076 %,
B(tau->(5-prong)) = 0.170 +- 0.022 +- 0.026 %.
The first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. The
accuracy of these measurements alone is similar to that of the current world
average
Polarized Single Top Quark Production in e\gamma Collision and Anomalous Wtb Couplings
We investigate the potential of collisions to probe anomalous
couplings via the polarized single top quark production process . We find 95% confidence level limits on the
anomalous coupling parameters and with an integrated
luminosity of and and 1.5 TeV energies. The
effects of top quark spin polarization on the anomalous couplings are
discussed. It is shown that polarization leads to a considerable improvement in
the sensitivity limits.Comment: published versio
Study of the Process e+ e- ---> eta gamma in c.m. Energy Range 600-1380 MeV at CMD-2
The cross section of the process e+ e- ---> eta gamma has been measured in
the 600-1380 MeV c.m. energy range with the CMD-2 detector. The following
branching ratios have been determined:
B(rho ---> eta gamma) = (3.28 +- 0.37 +- 0.23) 10^{-4},
B(omega ---> eta gamma) = (5.10 +- 0.72 +- 0.34) 10^{-4},
B(phi --> eta gamma) = (1.287 +- 0.013 +- 0.063) 10^{-2}.
Evidence for the rho'(1450) ---> eta gamma decay has been obtained for the
first time.Comment: 17pages, 4 figures, submited to Phys.Lett.
Production of pizero and eta mesons at large transverse momenta in pp and pBe interactions at 530 and 800 GeV/c
We present results on the production of high transverse momentum pizero and
eta mesons in pp and pBe interactions at 530 and 800 GeV/c. The data span the
kinematic ranges: 1 < p_T < 10 GeV/c in transverse momentum and 1.5 units in
rapidity. The inclusive pizero cross sections are compared with next-to-leading
order QCD calculations and to expectations based on a phenomenological
parton-k_T model.Comment: RevTeX, 63 pages, 25 figures, to be submitted to Phys. Rev.