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Measurement of the eta mass at KLOE
An integrated luminosity of 410 pb^(-1), corresponding to ~ 17 million of eta
events, has been analyzed to measure the eta mass using the decay eta to gamma
gamma. The measurement is insensitive to the calorimeter energy calibration and
the systematic error on the measurement is dominated by the uniformity of the
detector response. As a cross check of the method the pi0 mass from the decay
phi to pi0 gamma, pi0 to gamma gamma has been measured and it is in agreement
with the most accurate previous determinations. The result obtained is m(eta) =
547.873 +/- 0.007 (stat.) +/- 0.031 (syst.) MeV, that is today best measurement
of the eta mass.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, Contributed paper to Lepton Photon 200
Future circular collider studies
With the end of the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) run, the
physics potential of pp colliders at an energy of about 14 TeV will be completely exploited. Nevertheless important fundamental questions about the Standard Model, in case of missing evidences of new physics, still would need to be addressed. One possible option to continue the investiagtion of fundamental physics is the building up of higher-energy e+e− and pp machines. The physics potential and motivations
of such machines will be summarised in this contribution
SV-IV Peptide1–16 reduces coagulant power in normal Factor V and Factor V Leiden
Native Factor V is an anticoagulant, but when activated by thrombin, Factor X or platelet proteases, it becomes a procoagulant. Due to these double properties, Factor V plays a crucial role in the regulation of coagulation/anticoagulation balance
Factors associated with oncology patients' involvement in shared decision making during chemotherapy
A prototype of fine granularity lead-scintillating fiber calorimeter with imaging read out
The construction and tests performed on a smal prototype of lead-scintillating fiber calorimeter instrumented with multianode photomultipliers are reported. The prototype is 15 cm wide, 15 radiation lenghts deep and is made of 200 layers of 50 cm long fibers. One side of the calorimeter has been instrumented with an array of 3 × 5 multianode R8900-M16 Hamamatsu photomultipliers, each segmented with a matrix of 4 × 4 anodes. The read-out granularity is 240 pixels 11 × 11 mm 2 reading about 64 fibers each. They are interfaced to the 6 × 6 mm 2 pixelled photocade with truncated pyramid light guides made of BC-800 plastic, UV transparent. Moreover each photomultiplier provides also the OR information of the last 12 dynodes. This information can be useful for trigger purposes. The response of the individual anodes, their relative gain and cross-talk has been measured with a 404 nm picosecond laser illuminating only a few fibers on the opposite side of the read-out. We also present first results of the calorimeter response to cosmic rays and electron beam data collected at BTF facility in Frascati
Pseudoscalar glueball and mixing
We have performed a dynamical analysis of the mixing in the pseudoscalar
channel with the goal of understanding the existence and behavior of the
pseudoscalar glueball. Our philosophy has not been to predict precise values of
the glueball mass but to exploit an adequate effective theory to the point of
breaking and to analyze which kind of mechanisms restore compatibility with
data. Our study has lead to analytical solutions which allow a clear
understanding of the phenomena. The outcome of our calculation leads to a large
mass glueball MeV, to a large glue content of the
and to mixing angles in agreement with previous numerical studies.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figure
Optical fiber technology enables smart needles for epidurals. An in-vivo swine study
Nowadays, epidural space identification is made by using subjective and manual techniques characterized by failure rates up to 7%. In this work, we propose a fiber optic sensor technology based needle guidance system, that is directly inspired by the most common technique currently used for epidurals; through real-time strain measurements, the fiber Bragg grating integrated inside the needle lumen is able to effectively perceive the typical force drop occurring when the needle enters the epidural space. An in vivo swine study demonstrates the validity of our approach, paving the way for the development of lab-in-a-needle systems
Tuning Local Hydration Enables a Deeper Understanding of Protein-Ligand Binding: The PP1-Src Kinase Case
Water plays a key role in biomolecular recognition and binding. Despite the development of several computational and experimental approaches, it is still challenging to comprehensively characterize water-mediated effects on the binding process. Here, we investigate how water affects the binding of Src kinase to one of its inhibitors, PP1. Src kinase is a target for treating several diseases, including cancer. We use biased molecular dynamics simulations, where the hydration of predetermined regions is tuned at will. This computational technique efficiently accelerates the SRC-PP1 binding simulation and allows us to identify several key and yet unexplored aspects of the solvent's role. This study provides a further perspective on the binding phenomenon, which may advance the current drug design approaches for the development of new kinase inhibitors
Determination of the total width of the eta' meson
Taking advantage of both the low-emittance proton-beam of the Cooler
Synchrotron COSY and the high momentum precision of the COSY-11 detector
system, the mass distribution of the eta' meson was measured with a resolution
of 0.33 MeV/c^2 (FWHM), improving the experimental mass resolution by almost an
order of magnitude with respect to previous results. Based on the sample of
more than 2300 reconstructed pp --> pp eta' events the total width of the eta'
meson was determined to be 0.226 +- 0.017(stat.) +- 0.014(syst.) MeV/c^2.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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