319 research outputs found
Measurements of time-dependent CP violation in B^0 -> psi(2S) K_S decays
We report improved measurements of time-dependent CP violation parameters for
B^0(\bar{B}^0) -> psi(2S) K_S. This analysis is based on a data sample of
657x10^6 BBbar pairs collected at the Y(4S) resonance with the Belle detector
at the KEKB energy-asymmetric e+e- collider. We fully reconstruct one neutral B
meson in the psi(2S) K_S CP-eigenstate decay channel, and the flavor of the
accompanying B meson is identified to be either B^0 or \bar{B}^0 from its decay
products. CP violation parameters are obtained from the asymmetries in the
distributions of the proper-time intervals between the two B decays:
S (psi(2S) K_S) = +0.72 +/- 0.09(stat) +/- 0.03(syst),
A (psi(2S) K_S) = +0.04 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.05(syst).
These results are in agreement with results from measurements of B^0 -> J/psi
K^0.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, presented at 2007 Lepton-Photon Symposium
(BELLE-CONF-0770). Modified version published in PRD(RC
Improved measurement of time-dependent CP violation in B0 -> J/Psi pi0 decays
We report improved measurements of time-dependent CP violation parameters for
decay. This analysis is based on 535 million
pairs accumulated at the resonance with the Belle
detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e^+e^- collider. From the distribution
of proper time intervals between the two B decays, we obtain the following CP
violation parameters and , which are consistent with Standard Model
expectations.Comment: Resubmitted to PRD(RC), including 4 figures, 6pages Revision has been
made according to communication with PRD referee
Measurement of CP Asymmetries and Branching Fractions in a Time-Dependent Dalitz Analysis of B^0-->(rho pi)^0 and a Constraint on the Quark Mixing Angle phi_2
We present the results of a time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of B0 --> pi+
pi- pi0 decays based on a 414/fb data sample that contains 449 x 10^6 BB pairs.
The data was collected on the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at
the KEKB asymmetric energy e+e- collider. Combining our analysis with
information on charged B decay modes, we perform a full Dalitz and isospin
analysis and obtain a constraint on the quark mixing angle phi_2, 68deg. <
phi_2 < 95deg. at the 68.3% confidence level for the phi_2 solution consistent
with the standard model (SM). A large SM-disfavored region also remains. The
branching fractions for the decay processes of B0 --> rho+-(770) pi-+ and B0
--> rho0(770) pi0 are measured to be (22.6 +- 1.1[stat.] +- 4.4 [syst.]) x
10^{-6} and (3.0 +- 0.5 [stat.] +- 0.7 [syst.]) x 10^{-6}, respectively. These
are the first branching fraction measurements of the process B0 --> rho(770)pi
with the lowest resonance rho(770) explicitly separated from the radial
excitations.Comment: 26 pages, 12 figures, to be submitted to Phys. Rev. D; Revision to
Phys. Rev. D published versio
Time-Dependent CP Asymmetries in B0 -> Ks pi0 gamma transitions
We report measurements of CP violation parameters in B0->Ks pi0 gamma
transitions based on a data sample of 535x10^6 BB pairs collected with the
Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+ e- collider. One neutral B
meson is fully reconstructed in the B0->Ks pi0 gamma mode. The flavor of the
accompanying B meson is identified from its decay products. For a Ks pi0
invariant mass up to 1.8 GeV/c^2, we obtain S = -0.10 +- 0.31 +- 0.07 and A =
-0.20 +- 0.20 +- 0.06. For a Ks pi0 invariant mass near the K*0(892) resonance,
we obtain S = -0.32 +0.36-0.33 +-0.05 and A=-0.20 +-0.24 +-0.05.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, accepted by PR
Observation of B Decays to Two Kaons
Using 449 million BBbar pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB
asymmetric-energy e^+e^- collider, we observe clear signals for B^+-> \bar{K}^0
K^+ and B^0-> \bar{K}^0 K^0 decays with 5.3 sigma and 6.0 sigma significance,
respectively. We measure the branching fractions Br(B^+-> \bar{K}^0 K^+ =
(1.22^{+0.32+0.13}_{-0.28-0.16})x10^{-6} and Br(B^0-> \bar{K}^0 K^0) =
(0.87^{+0.25}_{-0.20} +- 0.09)x10^{-6}, and partial-rate asymmetries
A_{CP}(B^+-> \bar{K}^0 K^+) = 0.13^{+0.23}_{-0.24}+- 0.02 and A_{CP}(B^0->
\bar{K}^0 K^0) = -0.58^{+0.73}_{-0.66}+- 0.04. From a simultaneous fit we also
obtain Br(B^+-> K^0\pi^+)= (22.8^{+0.8}_{-0.7} +- 1.3)x 10^{-6} and
A_{CP}(B^+-> K^0 \pi^+) = 0.03 +- 0.03 +- 0.01. The first and second error in
the branching fractions and the partial-rate asymmetries are statistical and
systematic, respectively. No signal is observed for B^0-> K^+ K^- decays, and
for this branching fraction we set an upper limit of 4.1x10^{-7} at the 90%
confidence level.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Observation of the decay
We report the first observation of decay. These results
are obtained from a data sample that contains 449 million pairs
accumulated at the resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB
asymmetric-energy collider. We observe a signal with a significance
of 8.1 and obtain a branching fraction of (9.5 1.7 (stat)
0.8 (syst)).Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, submit to PRL (8 pages, 2 figures, ICHEP'06
Conference Paper
Search for new charmonium states in the processes e+ e- --> J/psi D(*) D(*) at sqrt{s} ~ 10.6 GeV
We present a study of the X(3940) state in the process e+e- -> J/psi D* Dbar.
The X(3940) mass and width are measured to be (3942 +7 -6 +- 6)MeV/c^2 and
Gamma=(37 + 26 - 15 +- 8 MeV. In the process e+e- -> J/psi D* D*bar we have
observed another charmonium-like state, which we denote as X(4160), in the
spectrum of invariant masses of D*+ D*- combinations. The X(4160) parameters
are M= 4156 + 25 - 20 +- 15 MeV/c^2 and Gamma = 139 + 111 -61 +- 21 MeV. The
analysis is based on a data sample with an integrated luminosity of 693 /fb
recorded near the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+
e- asymmetric-energy collider.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures Contribution paper for conferences EPS2007 and
Lepton Photon 2007, Belle-Conference-070
Measurements of CP Violation in and Decays
We report measurements of time dependent decay rates for decays and extraction of CP violation parameters that depend on
. Using fully reconstructed events and partially
reconstructed events from a data sample that contains 386 million
pairs that was collected near the resonance, with the
Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy collider, we obtain the
CP violation parameters and . We obtain
,
, and
,
.
These results are an indication of CP violation in and
decays at the and levels,
respectively. If we use the values of that are derived using
assumptions of factorization and SU(3) symmetry, the branching fraction
measurements for the modes, and lattice QCD calculations, we
can restrict the allowed region of to be above 0.44
and 0.52 at 68% confidence level from the and modes,
respectively.Comment: 14 pages, 12 figures, submitted to Physical Review
Observation of Two Resonant Structures in e+e- to pi+ pi- psi(2S) via Initial State Radiation at Belle
The cross section for e+e- to pi+ pi- psi(2S) between threshold and
\sqrt{s}=5.5 GeV is measured using 673 fb^{-1} of data on and off the
\Upsilon(4S) resonance collected with the Belle detector at KEKB. Two resonant
structures are observed in the pi+ pi- psi(2S) invariant mass distribution, one
at 4361\pm 9\pm 9 MeV/c2 with a width of 74\pm 15\pm 10 MeV/c2, and another at
4664\pm 11\pm 5 MeV/c2 with a width of 48\pm 15\pm 3 MeV/c2, if the mass
spectrum is parameterized with the coherent sum of two Breit-Wigner functions.
These values do not match those of any of the known charmonium states.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, version to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Anti-inflammatory effect of bee pollen ethanol extract from Cistus sp. of Spanish on carrageenan-induced rat hind paw edema
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bee pollen, a honeybee product, is the feed for honeybees prepared themselves by pollens collecting from plants and has been consumed as a perfect food in Europe, because it is nutritionally well balanced. In this study, we aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of bee pollen from <it>Cistus </it>sp. of Spanish origin by a method of carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats, and to investigate the mechanism of anti-inflammatory action and also to elucidate components involved in bee pollen extracted with ethanol.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The bee pollen bulk, its water extract and its ethanol extract were administered orally to rats. One hour later, paw edema was produced by injecting of 1% solution of carrageenan, and paw volume was measured before and after carrageenan injection up to 5 h. The ethanol extract and water extract were measured COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitory activities using COX inhibitor screening assay kit, and were compared for the inhibition of NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. The constituents of bee pollen were purified from the ethanol extract subjected to silica gel or LH-20 column chromatography. Each column chromatography fractions were further purified by repeated ODS or silica gel column chromatography.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The bee pollen bulk mildly suppressed the carrageenan-induced paw edema and the water extract showed almost no inhibitory activity, but the ethanol extract showed relatively strong inhibition of paw edema. The ethanol extract inhibited the NO production and COX-2 but not COX-1 activity, but the water extract did not affect the NO production or COX activities. Flavonoids were isolated and purified from the ethanol extract of bee pollen, and identified at least five flavonoids and their glycosides.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>It is suggested that the ethanol extract of bee pollen show a potent anti-inflammatory activity and its effect acts <it>via </it>the inhibition of NO production, besides the inhibitory activity of COX-2. Some flavonoids included in bee pollen may partly participate in some of the anti-inflammatory action. The bee pollen would be beneficial not only as a dietary supplement but also as a functional food.</p
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