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    Beam instrumentation for the Tevatron Collider

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    The Tevatron in Collider Run II (2001-present) is operating with six times more bunches and many times higher beam intensities and luminosities than in Run I (1992-1995). Beam diagnostics were crucial for the machine start-up and the never-ending luminosity upgrade campaign. We present the overall picture of the Tevatron diagnostics development for Run II, outline machine needs for new instrumentation, present several notable examples that led to Tevatron performance improvements, and discuss the lessons for future colliders

    Theoretical Overview: The New Mesons

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    After commenting on the state of contemporary hadronic physics and spectroscopy, I highlight four areas where the action is: searching for the relevant degrees of freedom, mesons with beauty and charm, chiral symmetry and the D_{sJ} levels, and X(3872) and the lost tribes of charmonium.Comment: 10 pages, uses jpconf.cls; talk at First Meeting of the APS Topical Group on Hadronic Physic

    B Physics at the Tevatron: Run II and Beyond

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    This report provides a comprehensive overview of the prospects for B physics at the Tevatron. The work was carried out during a series of workshops starting in September 1999. There were four working groups: 1) CP Violation, 2) Rare and Semileptonic Decays, 3) Mixing and Lifetimes, 4) Production, Fragmentation and Spectroscopy. The report also includes introductory chapters on theoretical and experimental tools emphasizing aspects of B physics specific to hadron colliders, as well as overviews of the CDF, D0, and BTeV detectors, and a Summary.Comment: 583 pages. Further information on the workshops, including transparencies, can be found at the workshop's homepage: http://www-theory.lbl.gov/Brun2/. The report is also available in 2-up http://www-theory.lbl.gov/Brun2/report/report2.ps.gz or chapter-by-chapter http://www-theory.lbl.gov/Brun2/report

    Observation of the Dynamic Beta Effect at CESR with CLEO

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    Using the silicon strip detector of the CLEO experiment operating at the Cornell Electron-positron Storage Ring (CESR), we have observed that the horizontal size of the luminous region decreases in the presence of the beam-beam interaction from what is expected without the beam-beam interaction. The dependence on the bunch current agrees with the prediction of the dynamic beta effect. This is the first direct observation of the effect.Comment: 9 page uuencoded postscript file, postscritp file also available through http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLNS, submitted to Phys. Rev.

    Precision Measurement of the Ds+Ds+D_s^{*+}- D_s^+ Mass Difference

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    We have measured the vector-pseudoscalar mass splitting M(Ds+)M(Ds+)=144.22±0.47±0.37MeVM(D_s^{*+})-M(D_s^+) = 144.22\pm 0.47\pm 0.37 MeV, significantly more precise than the previous world average. We minimize the systematic errors by also measuring the vector-pseudoscalar mass difference M(D0)M(D0)M(D^{*0})-M(D^0) using the radiative decay D0D0γD^{*0}\rightarrow D^0\gamma, obtaining [M(Ds+)M(Ds+)][M(D0)M(D0)]=2.09±0.47±0.37MeV[M(D_s^{*+})-M(D_s^+)]-[M(D^{*0})-M(D^0)] = 2.09\pm 0.47\pm 0.37 MeV. This is then combined with our previous high-precision measurement of M(D0)M(D0)M(D^{*0})-M(D^0), which used the decay D0D0π0D^{*0}\rightarrow D^0\pi^0. We also measure the mass difference M(Ds+)M(D+)=99.5±0.6±0.3M(D_s^+)-M(D^+)=99.5\pm 0.6\pm 0.3 MeV, using the ϕπ+\phi\pi^+ decay modes of the Ds+D_s^+ and D+D^+ mesons.Comment: 18 pages uuencoded compressed postscript (process with uudecode then gunzip). hardcopies with figures can be obtained by sending mail to: [email protected]

    Observation of a New Charmed Strange Meson

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    Using the CLEO-II detector, we have obtained evidence for a new meson decaying to D0K+D^0 K^+. Its mass is 2573.21.6+1.7±0.8±0.52573.2^{+1.7}_{-1.6}\pm 0.8\pm 0.5 {}~MeV/c2c^2 and its width is 164+5±316^{+5}_{-4}\pm 3~MeV/c2c^2. Although we do not establish its spin and parity, the new meson is consistent with predictions for an L=1L=1, S=1S=1, JP=2+J_P=2^+ charmed strange state.Comment: 9 pages uuencoded compressed postscript (process with uudecode then gunzip). hardcopies with figures can be obtained by sending mail to: [email protected]

    Measurement of the Inclusive Semi-electronic D0D^0 Branching Fraction

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    Using the angular correlation between the π+\pi^+ emitted in a D+D0π+D^{*+} \rightarrow D^0 \pi^+ decay and the e+e^+ emitted in the subsequent D0Xe+νD^0 \rightarrow Xe^+\nu decay, we have measured the branching fraction for the inclusive semi-electronic decay of the D0D^0 meson to be: {\cal B}(D^0 \rightarrow X e^+ \nu) = [6.64 \pm 0.18 (stat.) \pm 0.29 (syst.)] \%. The result is based on 1.7 fb1^{-1} of e+ee^+e^- collisions recorded by the CLEO II detector located at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR). Combining the analysis presented in this paper with previous CLEO results we find, \frac{{\cal B} (D^0 \rightarrow X e^+ \nu)} {{\cal B} (D^0 \rightarrow K^- \pi^+)} = 1.684 \pm 0.056 (stat.) \pm 0.093(syst.) and \frac{{\cal B}(D\rightarrow K^-e^+\nu)} {{\cal B}(D\rightarrow Xe^+\nu)} = 0.581 \pm 0.023 (stat.) \pm 0.028(syst.). The difference between the inclusive rate and the sum of the measured exclusive branching fractions (measured at CLEO and other experiments) is (3.3±7.2)%(3.3 \pm 7.2) \% of the inclusive rate.Comment: Latex file, 33pages, 4 figures Submitted to PR

    Determination of the Michel Parameters and the tau Neutrino Helicity in tau Decay

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    Using the CLEO II detector at the e+ee^+e^- storage ring CESR, we have determined the Michel parameters ρ\rho, ξ\xi, and δ\delta in τlννˉ\tau^\mp \to l^\mp\nu\bar{\nu} decay as well as the tau neutrino helicity parameter hντh_{\nu_\tau} in τππ0ν\tau^\mp \to \pi^\mp\pi^0\nu decay. From a data sample of 3.02×1063.02\times 10^6 tau pairs produced at s=10.6GeV\sqrt{s}=10.6 GeV, using events of the topology e+eτ+τ(l±ννˉ)(ππ0ν)e^+e^- \to \tau^+\tau^- \to (l^\pm\nu\bar{\nu}) (\pi^\mp\pi^0\nu) and e+eτ+τ(π±π0νˉ)(ππ0ν)e^+e^- \to \tau^+\tau^- \to (\pi^\pm\pi^0\bar{\nu}) (\pi^\mp\pi^0\nu), and the determined sign of hντh_{\nu_\tau}, the combined result of the three samples is: ρ=0.747±0.010±0.006\rho = 0.747\pm 0.010\pm 0.006, ξ=1.007±0.040±0.015\xi = 1.007\pm 0.040\pm 0.015, ξδ=0.745±0.026±0.009\xi\delta = 0.745\pm 0.026\pm 0.009, and hντ=0.995±0.010±0.003h_{\nu_\tau} = -0.995\pm 0.010\pm 0.003. The results are in agreement with the Standard Model V-A interaction.Comment: 18 page postscript file, postscript file also available through http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN

    Measurements of the Ratios B(Ds+η+ν)/B(Ds+ϕ+ν){\cal B}(D_s^+\to \eta\ell^+\nu)/{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \phi\ell^+\nu) and B(Ds+η+ν)/B(Ds+ϕ+ν){\cal B}(D_s^+\to \eta'\ell^+\nu)/{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \phi\ell^+\nu)

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    Using the CLEO~II detector we measure B(Ds+ηe+ν)/B(Ds+ϕe+ν)=1.24±0.12±0.15{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \eta e^+\nu)/{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \phi e^+\nu) =1.24\pm0.12\pm0.15, B(Ds+ηe+ν)/B(Ds+ϕe+ν)=0.43±0.11±0.07{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \eta' e^+\nu)/{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \phi e^+\nu) =0.43\pm0.11\pm0.07 and B(Ds+ηe+ν)/B(Ds+ηe+ν)=0.35±0.09±0.07{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \eta' e^+\nu)/{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \eta e^+\nu) =0.35\pm0.09\pm0.07. We find the vector to pseudoscalar ratio, B(Ds+ϕe+ν)/B(Ds+(η+η)e+ν)=0.60±0.06±0.06{\cal B}(D_s^+\to \phi e^+\nu)/{\cal B}(D_s^+\to (\eta+\eta') e^+\nu) =0.60\pm0.06\pm0.06, which is similar to the ratio found in non strange DD decays.Comment: 11 page uuencoded postscript file, postscript file also available through http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN
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