118 research outputs found
Measurement of the Top Quark Mass With 2012 CMS Data
The mass of the top quark was an active topic of research at CMS using 2011
data, and remains so as the 2012 data analysis campaign proceeds. Here we
discuss some of the earliest results on the top mass using 2012 sqrt(s) = 8 TeV
CMS data, including measurements of the top mass from semileptonic t\bar{t}
decays and the lifetime of the B-hadron, as well as a measurement of the
top-antitop mass difference.Comment: 4 pages, 8 figures; to appear in Proceedings of 2nd Annual LHC
Exact Half-BPS Black Hole Entropies in CHL Models from Rademacher Series
The microscopic spectrum of half-BPS excitations in toroidally compactified
heterotic string theory has been computed exactly through the use of results
from analytic number theory. Recently, similar quantities have been understood
macroscopically by evaluating the gravitational path integral on the M-theory
lift of the AdS2 near-horizon geometry of the corresponding black hole. In this
paper, we generalize these results to a subset of the CHL models, which include
the standard compactification of IIA on as a special case. We
begin by developing a Rademacher-like expansion for the Fourier coefficients of
the partition functions for these theories, which are modular forms for
congruence subgroups. We then interpret these results in a macroscopic setting
by evaluating the path integral for the reduced-rank
supergravities described by these CFTs.Comment: 29 pages, no figures. v2: Footnote + citation adde
Measurement of the Top Quark Mass From Dileptonic Decays With 2012 CMS Data
We present a measurement of the top quark mass using 19.7 0.5 fb
of TeV CMS data. In particular, we study dileptonic
decays, in which a top-antitop pair decays to a final state containing two
electrons or muons. We use the Analytical Matrix Weighting Technique (AMWT),
and have performed the first blind top mass measurement at CMS. The mass of the
top quark is measured as GeV.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the 7th
International Workshop on Top Quark Physic
Inclusive Production Through AdS/CFT
It has been shown that AdS/CFT calculations can reproduce certain exclusive
2->2 cross sections in QCD at high energy, both for near-forward and for
fixed-angle scattering. In this paper, we extend prior treatments by using
AdS/CFT to calculate the inclusive single-particle production cross section in
QCD at high center-of-mass energy. We find that conformal invariance in the UV
restricts the cross section to have a characteristic power-law falloff in the
transverse momentum of the produced particle, with the exponent given by twice
the conformal dimension of the produced particle, independent of incoming
particle types. We conclude by comparing our findings to recent LHC
experimental data from ATLAS and ALICE, and find good agreement.Comment: JHEP version. Discussion, appendix, figures, and tables added.
Conclusions and key results unchange
The Transportation Dividend: Transit Investments and the Massachusetts Economy
As home to America's first subway, Boston has been a transit-oriented city for more than a century. In fact, much of our regional economic success is due to the connectivity that a transit system provides. It is no coincidence that the area served by the MBTA houses almost 70 percent of the state's population, offers 74 percent of the jobs, and generates 84 percent of Massachusetts's gross domestic product. The MBTA is the backbone of our economy and any successful strategy for continued growth and prosperity for the region must begin with smart investment in this system.Luckily, the calculus is straightforward as the benefits from our transit system far outweigh the costs we dedicate to support it. A new report from A Better City, made possible through support from both the Barr Foundation and The Boston Foundation, measured the MBTA's performance and economic impact. It found that through travel time and cost savings, vehicular crashes avoided and reduced auto emissions, the MBTA provides an estimated 2 billion.The report also considered the alternative, examining what would it cost if our transit system did not exist. Our economy would require the capital cost of nearly 2,300 additional lane miles of roads and 400,000 more parking spaces. If we needed to build that today, the cost for this vehicular infrastructure would be over $15 billion. The MBTA is a bargain today and for the future
Integrating plant- and animal-based perspectives for more effective restoration of biodiversity
Ecological restoration of modified and degraded landscapes is an important challenge for the 21st century, with potential for major gains in the recovery of biodiversity. However, there is a general lack of agreement between plant- and animal-based approaches to restoration, both in theory and practice. Here, we review these approaches, identify limitations from failing to effectively integrate their different perspectives, and suggest ways to improve outcomes for biodiversity recovery in agricultural landscapes. We highlight the need to strengthen collaboration between plant and animal ecologists, to overcome disciplinary and cultural differences, and to achieve a more unified approach to restoration ecology. Explicit consideration of key ecosystem functions, the need to plan at multiple spatial and temporal scales, and the importance of plant–animal interactions can provide a bridge between plant- and animal-based methods. A systematic approach to restoration planning is critical to achieving effective biodiversity outcomes while meeting long-term social and economic needs
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