Searching for planar signatures in WMAP

We search for planar deviations of statistical isotropy in the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) data by applying a recently introduced angular-planar statistics both to full-sky and to masked temperature maps, including in our analysis the effect of the residual foreground contamination and systematics in the foreground removing process as sources of error. We confirm earlier findings that full-sky maps exhibit anomalies at the planar ($l$) and angular ($\ell$) scales $(l,\ell)=(2,5),(4,7),$ and $(6,8)$, which seem to be due to unremoved foregrounds since this features are present in the full-sky map but not in the masked maps. On the other hand, our test detects slightly anomalous results at the scales $(l,\ell)=(10,8)$ and $(2,9)$ in the masked maps but not in the full-sky one, indicating that the foreground cleaning procedure (used to generate the full-sky map) could not only be creating false anomalies but also hiding existing ones. We also find a significant trace of an anomaly in the full-sky map at the scale $(l,\ell)=(10,5)$, which is still present when we consider galactic cuts of 18.3% and 28.4%. As regards the quadrupole ($\ell=2$), we find a coherent over-modulation over the whole celestial sphere, for all full-sky and cut-sky maps. Overall, our results seem to indicate that current CMB maps derived from WMAP data do not show significant signs of anisotropies, as measured by our angular-planar estimator. However, we have detected a curious coherence of planar modulations at angular scales of the order of the galaxy's plane, which may be an indication of residual contaminations in the full- and cut-sky maps.Comment: 15 pages with pdf figure

Multidifferential study of identified charged hadron distributions in ZZ-tagged jets in proton-proton collisions at s=\sqrt{s}=13 TeV

Jet fragmentation functions are measured for the first time in proton-proton collisions for charged pions, kaons, and protons within jets recoiling against a $Z$ boson. The charged-hadron distributions are studied longitudinally and transversely to the jet direction for jets with transverse momentum 20 $< p_{\textrm{T}} < 100$ GeV and in the pseudorapidity range $2.5 < \eta < 4$. The data sample was collected with the LHCb experiment at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.64 fb$^{-1}$. Triple differential distributions as a function of the hadron longitudinal momentum fraction, hadron transverse momentum, and jet transverse momentum are also measured for the first time. This helps constrain transverse-momentum-dependent fragmentation functions. Differences in the shapes and magnitudes of the measured distributions for the different hadron species provide insights into the hadronization process for jets predominantly initiated by light quarks.Comment: All figures and tables, along with machine-readable versions and any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/p/LHCb-PAPER-2022-013.html (LHCb public pages

Study of the B−→Λc+Λˉc−K−B^{-} \to \Lambda_{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda}_{c}^{-} K^{-} decay

The decay $B^{-} \to \Lambda_{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda}_{c}^{-} K^{-}$ is studied in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5 $\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ collected by the LHCb experiment. In the $\Lambda_{c}^+ K^{-}$ system, the $\Xi_{c}(2930)^{0}$ state observed at the BaBar and Belle experiments is resolved into two narrower states, $\Xi_{c}(2923)^{0}$ and $\Xi_{c}(2939)^{0}$, whose masses and widths are measured to be $$m(\Xi_{c}(2923)^{0}) = 2924.5 \pm 0.4 \pm 1.1 \,\mathrm{MeV}, \\ m(\Xi_{c}(2939)^{0}) = 2938.5 \pm 0.9 \pm 2.3 \,\mathrm{MeV}, \\ \Gamma(\Xi_{c}(2923)^{0}) = \phantom{000}4.8 \pm 0.9 \pm 1.5 \,\mathrm{MeV},\\ \Gamma(\Xi_{c}(2939)^{0}) = \phantom{00}11.0 \pm 1.9 \pm 7.5 \,\mathrm{MeV},$$ where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. The results are consistent with a previous LHCb measurement using a prompt $\Lambda_{c}^{+} K^{-}$ sample. Evidence of a new $\Xi_{c}(2880)^{0}$ state is found with a local significance of $3.8\,\sigma$, whose mass and width are measured to be $2881.8 \pm 3.1 \pm 8.5\,\mathrm{MeV}$ and $12.4 \pm 5.3 \pm 5.8 \,\mathrm{MeV}$, respectively. In addition, evidence of a new decay mode $\Xi_{c}(2790)^{0} \to \Lambda_{c}^{+} K^{-}$ is found with a significance of $3.7\,\sigma$. The relative branching fraction of $B^{-} \to \Lambda_{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda}_{c}^{-} K^{-}$ with respect to the $B^{-} \to D^{+} D^{-} K^{-}$ decay is measured to be $2.36 \pm 0.11 \pm 0.22 \pm 0.25$, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third originates from the branching fractions of charm hadron decays.Comment: All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/p/LHCb-PAPER-2022-028.html (LHCb public pages

Modelagem das perdas causadas por Sitophilus zeamais e Rhyzopertha dominica em trigo armazenado Modeling of the losses caused by Sitophilus zeamais and Rhyzopertha dominica in stored wheat

Modelaram-se as perdas associadas à infestação de S. zeamais e R. dominica em trigo armazenado. Durante 90 dias de armazenagem, avaliaram-se a população de insetos, a umidade dos grãos, o percentual de grãos danificados por insetos, o peso hectolítrico e a perda de matéria seca da massa de grãos, em temperaturas de 16 a 36 °C. Segundo a Norma Brasileira de Classificação e Comercialização, o trigo que ultrapassar 1,5% de grãos danificados é classificado como "abaixo do padrão"e os modelos calculam que seria necessária uma população de S. zeamais de 180 insetos kg-1 para se atingir o percentual de 1,5% de grãos danificados, associado a umedecimento de 0,13%, redução no peso hectolítrico de 0,4 kg hL-1 e perda de 0,7% de matéria seca. Para R. dominica, uma população de 64 insetos kg-1 leva a 1,5% de grãos danificados, juntamente com o umedecimento de 0,07%, redução de 0,5 kg hL-1 no peso hectolítrico e perda de 0,5% de matéria seca. Em populações de mesmo tamanho, R. dominica foi mais prejudicial que S. zeamais. Dentre os fatores de perda e classificação comercial do trigo, o percentual de grãos danificados foi o mais influenciado pelo crescimento populacional dos insetos.<br>The losses in wheat storage associated with infestation of S. zeamais and R. dominica were modeled. In the course of 90 days of storage, insect population, moisture content, percentage of weight loss of insect damaged grains, test weight per hectoliter and dry matter loss of wheat grains were evaluated at 16-36 °C. In conformity with the Brazilian Classification and Commercialization Standards, the designation "below standard"is applied to wheat that contains more than 1.5% of insect damaged grains and the models predict that in case of S. zeamais a population of 180 insects kg-1 would be necessary to achieve 1.5% of damaged grains, associated with a moisture content of 0.13%, test weight reduction of 0.4 kg hL-1 and 0.7% of dry matter loss. For R. dominica, 64 insects kg-1 would be necessary to achieve 1.5% damaged grains, associated with a moisture content of 0.07%, test weight reduction of 0.5 kg hL-1 and 0.5% of dry matter loss. For equal size populations, the R. dominica was more harmful than S. zeamais. Among loss, grade and class factors for wheat, percent weight loss of insect damaged grains was more affected by the insect population growth