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Beam-beam-induced orbit effects at LHC
For high bunch intensities the long-range beam-beam interactions are strong
enough to provoke effects on the orbit. As a consequence the closed orbit
changes. The closed orbit of an unperturbed machine with respect to a machine
where the beam-beam force becomes more and more important has been studied and
the results are presented in this paper.Comment: 5 pages, contribution to the ICFA Mini-Workshop on Beam-Beam Effects
in Hadron Colliders, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, 18-22 Mar 201
Beyond Standard Model Physics at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
This conference report presents a compilation of some of the latest results on prospects for Extra Dimensions and Heavy Bosons Models with A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS (ATLAS) and the Compact Muon Solenoide (CMS). ATLAS and CMS are two general purpose detectors placed at two equidistant points in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The results presented here correspond, in most of the cases, to full simulation and full reconstruction of the hadron interactions at sqrt(s) = 14 TeV and to low and/or high luminosity. In general, theoretical and systematic uncertainties are considered in the final results
Radiative two-pion decay of the tau lepton
We consider the bremsstrahlung and model-dependent contributions to the
radiative decay in the context of a
meson dominance model. We focus on several observables related to this decay,
including the branching ratio and the photon and di-pion spectra. Particular
attention is paid to the sensitivity of different observables upon the effects
of model-dependent contributions and of the magnetic dipole moment of the
vector meson. Important numerical differences are found with
respect to results obtained in the framework of chiral perturbation theory.Comment: 14 pages, 8 figures, submitted for publicatio
Improved Determination of the Hadronic Contribution to the Muon (g-2) and to alpha(M_Z**2) Using new Data from Hadronic Tau Decays
We have reevaluated the hadronic contribution to the anomalous magnetic
moment of the muon (g-2) and to the running of the QED fine structure constant
alpha(s) at s=M_Z**2. We incorporated new data from hadronic tau decays,
recently published by the ALEPH Collaboration. In addition, compared to
previous analyses, we use more extensive e+e- annihilation data sets. The
integration over the total hadronic cross section is performed using
experimental data up to 40 GeV and results from perturbative QCD above 40 GeV.
The improvement from tau data concerns mainly the pion form factor, where the
uncertainty in the corresponding integral could be reduced by more than a
factor of two. We obtain for the lowest order hadronic vacuum polarization
graph a_mu(had) = (695.0 +/- 15.0) x 10^{-10} and delta(alpha(M_Z**2))(had) =
(280.9 +/- 6.3) x 10^{-4} using e+e- data only. The corresponding results for
combined e+e- and tau data are a_mu(had) = (701.1 +/- 9.4) x 10^{-10} and
delta(alpha(M_Z**2))(had) = (281.7 +/- 6.2) x 10^{-4}, where the latter is
calculated using the contribution from the five lightest quarks.Comment: 23 pages, LaTex, 6 figures, Paper submitted to Zeitschrift fuer
Physik
Virtual effects of light gauginos and higgsinos: a precision electroweak analysis of split supersymmetry
We compute corrections to precision electroweak observables in supersymmetry
in the limit that scalar superpartners are very massive and decoupled. This
leaves charginos and neutralinos and a Standard Model-like Higgs boson as the
only states with unknown mass substantially affecting the analysis. We give
complete formulas for the chargino and neutralino contributions, derive simple
analytic results for the pure gaugino and higgsino cases, and study the general
case. We find that in all circumstances, the precision electroweak fit improves
when the charginos and neutralinos are near the current direct limits. Larger
higgsino and gaugino masses worsen the fit as the theory predictions
asymptotically approach those of the Standard Model. Since the Standard Model
is considered by most to be an adequate fit to the precision electroweak data,
an important corollary to our analysis is that all regions of parameter space
allowed by direct collider constraints are also allowed by precision
electroweak constraints in split supersymmetry.Comment: 22 pages, 5 figures, v2: typos fixed and note adde
Deciphering solar turbulence from sunspots records
It is generally believed that sunspots are the emergent part of magnetic flux
tubes in the solar interior. These tubes are created at the base of the
convection zone and rise to the surface due to their magnetic buoyancy. The
motion of plasma in the convection zone being highly turbulent, the surface
manifestation of sunspots may retain the signature of this turbulence,
including its intermittency. From direct observations of sunspots, and indirect
observations of the concentration of cosmogenic isotopes C in tree rings
or Be in polar ice, power spectral densities in frequency are plotted.
Two different frequency scalings emerge, depending on whether the Sun is
quiescent or active. %magnetic activity is maximum or minimum. From direct
observations we can also calculate scaling exponents. These testify to a strong
intermittency, comparable with that observed in the solar wind.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS Letter
Joint models for longitudinal counts and left-truncated time-to-event data with applications to health insurance
Aging societies have given rise to important challenges in the field of health insurance. Elderly policyholders need to be provided with fair premiums based on their individual health status, whereas insurance companies want to plan for the potential costs of tackling lifetimes above mean expectations. In this article, we focus on a large cohort of policyholders in Barcelona (Spain), aged 65 years and over. A shared-parameter joint model is proposed to analyse the relationship between annual demand for emergency claims and time until death outcomes, which are subject to left truncation. We compare different functional forms of the association between both processes, and, furthermore, we illustrate how the fitted model provides time-dynamic predictions of survival probabilities. The parameter estimation is performed under the Bayesian framework using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods
A Sequencer for the LHC ERA
The Sequencer is a high level software application that helps operators and physicists to commission and control the LHC. It is an important operational tool for the LHC and a core part of the control system that interacts with all LHC sub-systems. This paper describes the architecture and design of the sequencer and illustrates some innovative parts of the implementation, based on modern Java technology
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