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An imaging time-of-propagation system for charged particle identification at a super B factory
Super B factories that will further probe the flavor sector of the Standard
Model and physics beyond will demand excellent charged particle identification
(PID), particularly K/pi separation, for momenta up to 4 GeV/c, as well as the
ability to operate under beam backgrounds significantly higher than current B
factory experiments. We describe an Imaging Time-of-Propagation (iTOP) detector
which shows significant potential to meet these requirements. Photons emitted
from charged particle interactions in a Cerenkov radiator bar are internally
reflected to the end of the bar, where they are collected on a compact image
plane using photodetectors with fine spatial segmentation in two dimensions.
Precision measurements of photon arrival time are used to enhance the two
dimensional imaging, allowing the system to provide excellent PID capabilities
within a reduced detector envelope. Results of the ongoing optimization of the
geometric and physical properties of such a detector are presented, as well as
simulated PID performance. Validation of simulations is being performed using a
prototype in a cosmic ray test stand at the University of Hawaii.Comment: 3 pages, 5 figures, submitted to TIPP09 proceeding
Signals For Parity Violation in the Electroweak Symmetry Breaking Sector
We consider the possibility of observing a parity violating but
conserving interaction in the symmetry breaking sector of the electroweak
theory. We find that the best probe for such an interaction is a
forward-backward asymmetry in production from polarized
collisions. An observable asymmetry would be strong evidence against a
custodial symmetry. We also discuss the effects of such an interaction
in future colliders as well as in rare decays of and
mesons.Comment: Some sentences were added and others changed to clarify the
discussion, 14 pages LaTe
Supersymmetric Harry Dym Type Equations
A supersymmetric version is proposed for the well known Harry Dym system. A
general class super Lax operator which leads to consistent equations is
considered.Comment: 4 pages, latex, no figure
Classical N=2 W-superalgebras From Superpseudodifferential Operators
We study the supersymmetric Gelfand-Dickey algebras associated with the
superpseudodifferential operators of positive as well as negative leading
order. We show that, upon the usual constraint, these algebras contain the N=2
super Virasoro algebra as a subalgebra as long as the leading order is odd. The
decompositions of the coefficient functions into N=1 primary fields are then
obtained by covariantizing the superpseudodifferential operators. We discuss
the problem of identifying N=2 supermultiplets and work out a couple of
supermultiplets by explicit computations.Comment: 19 pages (Plain TeX), NHCU-HEP-94-1
S, T, U parameters in model with right-handed neutrinos
The S, T, U parameters in the model with
right -handed neutrinos are calculated. Explicit expressions for the oblique
and Z - Z' mixing contributions are obtained. We show that the bilepton oblique
contributions to S and T parameters are bounded : and . The Z - Z' mixing contribution is positive and above 10%, but it will
increase fastly with the higher Z' mass. %can be negative. The consequent mass
splitting of the bilepton is derived and to be 15%. The limit on the mass of
the neutral bilepton in this model is obtained.Comment: Latex, axodraw.sty used, 3 figures, 18 page
One-loop flavor changing electromagnetic transitions
We discuss the effect of the external fermion masses in the flavor-changing
radiative transitions of a heavy fermion (quark or lepton) to a lighter fermion
at the one-loop level, and point out an often overlooked crucial difference in
the sign of a charge factor between transitions of the down type
and the up type . We give formulas for the
effective vertex in various approximations and the exact formula for and .Comment: LaTeX 16 pages + 4 postscript figures. Misprints corrected, some
Comments adde
Decay in Extensions of the Standard Model
The rare radiative decay is studied in extensions of the Standard Model. Matching conditions for
coefficients of operators appearing in the low energy effective Hamiltonian for
this process are derived, and QCD corrections to these coefficients are
analyzed. The decay rate is then calculated and compared with
the corresponding Standard Model result. We find that observable deviations
from Standard Model predictions can occur in theories for a reasonable range of parameter values.Comment: 17 pages with 5 figures not included but available upon request,
CALT-68-1893, TUM-T31-52/9
Are the New Physics Contributions from the Left-Right Symmetric Model Important for the Indirect CP Violation in the Neutral B Mesons?
Several works analyzing the new physics contributions from the Left-Right
Symmetric Model to the CP violation phenomena in the neutral B mesons can be
found in the literature. These works exhibit interesting and experimentally
sensible deviations from the Standard Model predictions but at the expense of
considering a low right scale \upsilon_R around 1 TeV. However, when we stick
to the more conservative estimates for \upsilon_R which say that it must be at
least 10^7 GeV, no experimentally sensible deviations from the Standard Model
appear for indirect CP violation. This estimate for \upsilon_R arises when the
generation of neutrino masses is considered. In spite of the fact that this
scenario is much less interesting and says nothing new about both the CP
violation phenomenon and the structure of the Left-Right Symmetric Model, this
possibility must be taken into account for the sake of completeness and when
considering the see-saw mechanism that provides masses to the neutrino sector.Comment: LaTex file. 19 pages, 4 figures. Change in the way the paper address
the problem. As a result, change in title, abstract, and some sections.
Conclusions unchanged. Version to appear in Foundations of Physics Letter
Weak Coupling Phase from Decays of Charged B Mesons to and
The theory of violation based on phases in weak couplings in the
Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix requires the phase (in a standard convention) to be nonzero. A measurement of
is proposed based on charged meson decay rates to ,
, , and the charge-conjugate states. The corresponding
branching ratios are expected to be of the order of . (submitted to
Physical Review Letters)Comment: LaTeX, 8 pages, 2 figures (not included, available upon request),
TECHNION-PH-94-7, EFI-94-14, UdeM-LPN-TH-94-19
Constraints from on gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking models
We consider the branching ratio of in gauge mediated
supersymmetry breaking theories. Useful bounds on the parameter space of these
models are derived from the experimental bounds on . Constraints
on masses of NLSP are presented as a function of and for
.Comment: 12 pages(Latex), 3 PS Figures (uuencoded, epsf.tex); minor
modification in the introductory part of the tex
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