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    Observation of the decay mode K_L -> pi^+ pi^- e^+ e^-

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    We report on results of an experimental search for the K_L -> pi^+ pi^- e^+ e^- decay mode. We found 13.5 +- 4.0 events and determined its branching ratio to be (4.4 +- 1.3(stat) +- 0.5(syst))*10^{-7}. The result agrees well with the theoretical prediction.Comment: 9 pages, 6 eps-figures, LaTeX2e, graphicx package, submitted to Physics Letters

    Unusual Low-Temperature Phase in VO2_2 Nanoparticles

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    We present a systematic investigation of the crystal and electronic structure and the magnetic properties above and below the metal-insulator transition of ball-milled VO2_2 nanoparticles and VO2_2 microparticles. For this research, we performed a Rietveld analysis of synchrotron radiation x-ray diffraction data, O KK x-ray absorption spectroscopy, V L3L_3 resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. This study reveals an unusual low-temperature phase that involves the formation of an elongated and less-tilted V-V pair, a narrowed energy gap, and an induced paramagnetic contribution from the nanoparticles. We show that the change in the crystal structure is consistent with the change in the electronic states around the Fermi level, which leads us to suggest that the Peierls mechanism contributes to the energy splitting of the a1ga_{1g} state. Furthermore, we find that the high-temperature rutile structure of the nanoparticles is almost identical to that of the microparticles.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, 2 table

    Application of PDT for Uterine Cervical Cancer

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    We have been performing PDT using Excimer Dye Laser (EDL) or YAG-OPO laser, a type of low power laser, both of which have a considerably higher degree of tissue penetration even when compared to PDT using Argon Dye Laser (ADL)

    Experimental search for the decay mode K_L -> pi^0 gamma e^+ e^-

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    We report on results of a search for the decay mode K_L -> pi^0 gamma e^+ e^- conducted by the E162 experiment at KEK. We observed no events and set a 90% confidence level upper limit of Br(K_L -> pi^0 gamma e^+ e^-)< 7.1x10^{-7} for its branching ratio. This is the first published experimental result on this decay mode.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Physics Letters
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