Measurement of the Bottom-Strange Meson Mixing Phase in the Full CDF Data Set

We report a measurement of the bottom-strange meson mixing phase \beta_s using the time evolution of B0_s -> J/\psi (->\mu+\mu-) \phi (-> K+ K-) decays in which the quark-flavor content of the bottom-strange meson is identified at production. This measurement uses the full data set of proton-antiproton collisions at sqrt(s)= 1.96 TeV collected by the Collider Detector experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron, corresponding to 9.6 fb-1 of integrated luminosity. We report confidence regions in the two-dimensional space of \beta_s and the B0_s decay-width difference \Delta\Gamma_s, and measure \beta_s in [-\pi/2, -1.51] U [-0.06, 0.30] U [1.26, \pi/2] at the 68% confidence level, in agreement with the standard model expectation. Assuming the standard model value of \beta_s, we also determine \Delta\Gamma_s = 0.068 +- 0.026 (stat) +- 0.009 (syst) ps-1 and the mean B0_s lifetime, \tau_s = 1.528 +- 0.019 (stat) +- 0.009 (syst) ps, which are consistent and competitive with determinations by other experiments.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, Phys. Rev. Lett 109, 171802 (2012

Search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a bb pair in events with one charged lepton and large missing transverse energy using the full CDF data set

We present a search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a W boson in sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV p-pbar collision data collected with the CDF II detector at the Tevatron corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9.45 fb-1. In events consistent with the decay of the Higgs boson to a bottom-quark pair and the W boson to an electron or muon and a neutrino, we set 95% credibility level upper limits on the WH production cross section times the H->bb branching ratio as a function of Higgs boson mass. At a Higgs boson mass of 125 GeV/c2 we observe (expect) a limit of 4.9 (2.8) times the standard model value.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett (v2 contains clarifications suggested by PRL

Comportamento produtivo da videira, cultivar Juliana, sobre três porta-enxertos em diferentes épocas de poda

Este trabalho objetivou verificar a influência de três porta-enxertos no comportamento da cultivar Juliana em relação à fenologia, em três épocas de poda e em relação aos caracteres físicos de cachos, de bagas e de engaços, em duas épocas de poda. Os ensaios foram avaliados em Jundiaí-SP, e as podas foram realizadas em 15-08-2007, 22-01-2008 e 16-09-2008. O delineamento experimental foi o em blocos inteiramente casualizados, com parcelas subdivididas, com três repetições, sendo as parcelas representadas pela combinação da cultivar Juliana enxertada sobre os porta-enxertos 'Ripária do Traviú', 'IAC 572' e 'IAC766', e as subparcelas, pelas épocas de poda, que corresponderam a três para os estádios fenológicos e a duas para os caracteres físicos de cachos, bagas e engaço. Não houve diferença entre os porta-enxertos para os estádios fenológicos e para os caracteres físicos de cachos e de bagas, com exceção para massa da matéria fresca de baga e massa fresca de engaço. Maior massa da matéria fresca de engaço foi obtida pela combinação da cultivar Juliana e o porta-enxerto 'IAC 572'. Para as diferentes épocas de poda, foram detectadas diferenças para todos os estádios fenológicos, havendo interação entre porta-enxerto e época de poda para os estádios E1 - período da poda ao início da brotação; E2 - período da poda ao início do florescimento, e E5 - período da poda ao início da colheita

Teores foliares de nutrientes, índice relativo de clorofila e teores de nitrato e de potássio na seiva do pecíolo na videira 'Niagara Rosada'

A nutritional survey was carried out in 93 vineyards of the wine regions of Jundiai, Sao Miguel Arcanjo and Jales (state of São Paulo-Brazil), aiming to compare the nutrient concentration in leaf samples, the concentration of nitrate and potassium in the petiole sap and the relative chlorophyll index (IRC) of 'Niagara Rosada' vineyard. Leaves, blade and petiole in full bloom vines were sampled in 20 plants selected from each vineyard, and evaluations of the IRC in the leaf blade and the levels of NO3-and K in the petioles sap were realized. Macro and micronutrients concentrations were measured in leaf samples. The sampled vineyards were grouped by region of study, and each vineyard was considered as a replicate sample, totaling 45, 24 and 24 repetitions, in Jundiai, Sao Miguel Arcanjo and Jales, respectively. Sampled vineyards from the Jales region showed higher leaf concentrations of P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe and Mn, and also higher IRC and levels of nitrate and potassium in the petiole. These differences were related to the different rootstocks used, which were 'IAC 766', 'IAC 572' and 'Riparia of Traviu', respectively, for Jundiai, Jales and Sao Miguel Arcanjo. The differences highlight the need to adjust the concentration ranges of nutrients in leaf analysis, through regional trials, taking into account the rootstock and the region under study.Ctr APTA Frutas, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, BR-13214820 Jundiai, SP, BrazilCtr Solos & Recursos Ambientais, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, BR-13020902 Campinas, SP, BrazilUNESP, Fac Engn Ilha Solteira, BR-15385000 Ilha Solteira, SP, BrazilUNESP, Fac Engn Ilha Solteira, BR-15385000 Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazi