537 research outputs found
Magnetic interactions and spin dynamics in the bond-disordered pyrochlore fluoride NaCaCoF
We report high-frequency/high-field electron spin resonance (ESR) and
high-field magnetization studies on single crystals of the bond-disordered
pyrochlore NaCaCoF. Frequency- and temperature-dependent ESR
investigations above the freezing temperature K reveal the
coexistence of two distinct magnetic phases. A cooperative paramagnetic phase,
evidenced by a gapless excitation mode, is found as well as a spin-glass phase
developing below 20 K which is associated with a gapped low-energy excitation.
Effective -factors close to 2 are obtained for both modes in line with
pulsed high-field magnetization measurements which show an unsaturated
isotropic behavior up to 58 T at 2 K. In order to describe the field-dependent
magnetization in high magnetic fields, we propose an empirical model accounting
for highly anisotropic ionic -tensors expected for this material and taking
into account the strongly competing interactions between the spins which lead
to a frustrated ground state. As a detailed quantitative relation between
effective -factors as determined from ESR and the local -tensors obtained
by neutron scattering [Ross et al., Phys. Rev. B 93, 014433 (2016)] is still
sought after, our work motivates further theoretical investigations of the
low-energy excitations in bond-disordered pyrochlores.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Determination of the Michel Parameters rho, xi, and delta in tau-Lepton Decays with tau --> rho nu Tags
Using the ARGUS detector at the storage ring DORIS II, we have
measured the Michel parameters , , and for
decays in -pair events produced at
center of mass energies in the region of the resonances. Using
as spin analyzing tags, we find , , , , and . In addition, we report
the combined ARGUS results on , , and using this work
und previous measurements.Comment: 10 pages, well formatted postscript can be found at
http://pktw06.phy.tu-dresden.de/iktp/pub/desy97-194.p
Aging Studies for the Large Honeycomb Drift Tube System of the Outer Tracker of HERA-B
The HERA-B Outer Tracker consists of drift tubes folded from polycarbonate
foil and is operated with Ar/CF4/CO2 as drift gas. The detector has to stand
radiation levels which are similar to LHC conditions. The first prototypes
exposed to radiation in HERA-B suffered severe radiation damage due to the
development of self-sustaining currents (Malter effect). In a subsequent
extended R&D program major changes to the original concept for the drift tubes
(surface conductivity, drift gas, production materials) have been developed and
validated for use in harsh radiation environments. In the test program various
aging effects (like Malter currents, gain loss due to anode aging and etching
of the anode gold surface) have been observed and cures by tuning of operation
parameters have been developed.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, to be published in the Proceedings of the
International Workshop On Aging Phenomena In Gaseous Detectors, 2-5 Oct 2001,
Hamburg, German
Study of e+e- => B(*) B(*)-bar pi+- at sqrt(s)=10.866 GeV
We report the analysis of the three-body e+e- => B B-bar pi, B B*-bar pi, and
B* B*-bar pi processes, including the first observation of the Zb+-(10610) =>[B
B*-bar+c.c.]+- and Zb+-(10650) => [B*B*-bar]+- transitions. We measure visible
cross sections for the three-body production of sigma_vis(e+e- => [B
B*-bar+c.c.]+-pi-+=(11.2+-1.0(stat.)+-1.2(syst.)) pb and sigma_vis(e+e- =>
[B*B*-bar]+-pi-+)=(5.61+-0.73(stat.)+-0.66(syst.)) pb and set a 90% C.L. upper
limit of sigma_vis(e+e- => [BB-bar]+-pi-+)<2.1 pb. The results are based on a
121.4 1/fb data sample collected with the Belle detector at a center-of-mass
energy near the Y(5S) peak.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Search for the decay at Belle
We report a search for the rare charmless decay
using a data sample of
pairs collected at the resonance with
the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy collider. No
statistically significant signal is found and a 90% confidence-level upper
limit is set on the decay branching fraction as .Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, submitted to PRD(RC
Inclusive cross sections for pairs of identified light charged hadrons and for single protons in at 10.58 GeV
We report the first double differential cross sections of two charged pions
and kaons () in electron-positron annihilation as a
function of the fractional energies of the two hadrons for any charge and
hadron combination. The dependence of these di-hadron cross sections on the
topology (same, opposite-hemisphere or anywhere) is also studied with the help
of the event shape variable thrust and its axis. The ratios of these di-hadron
cross sections for different charges and hadron combinations directly shed
light on the contributing fragmentation functions. For example, we find that
the ratio of same-sign pion pairs over opposite-sign pion pairs drops toward
higher fractional energies where disfavored fragmentation is expected to be
suppressed. These di-hadron results are obtained from a
data sample collected near the resonance with the Belle detector
at the KEKB asymmetric-energy collider. Extending the previously
published single-pion and single-kaon cross sections, single-proton () cross sections are extracted from a data
sub-sample.Comment: submitted to PR
Measurement of eta_c(1S), eta_c(2S) and non-resonant eta' pi+ pi- production via two-photon collisions
We report the measurement of gamma gamma to eta_c(1S), eta_c(2S) to eta' pi+
pi- with eta' decays to gamma rho and eta pi+ pi- using 941 fb^{-1} of data
collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider.
The eta_c(1S) mass and width are measured to be M = [2984.6\pm0.7 (stat.)\pm2.2
(syst.)] MeV/c^{2} and \Gamma = [30.8^{+2.3}_{-2.2}~(stat.) \pm 2.5~(syst.)]
MeV, respectively. First observation of eta_c(2S) to eta' pi+ pi- with a
significance of 5.5sigma including systematic error is obtained, and the
eta_c(2S) mass is measured to be M = [3635.1\pm3.7~(stat.)\pm2.9~(syst.)]
MeV/c^{2}. The products of the two-photon decay width and branching fraction
(B) of decays to eta'pi+ pi- are determined to be \Gamma_{gamma gamma}B =
[65.4\pm2.6~(stat.)\pm6.9~(syst.)] eV for eta_c(1S) and
[5.6^{+1.2}_{-1.1}~(stat.)\pm1.1~(syst.)] eV for eta_c(2S). A new decay mode
for the eta_c(1S) to eta'f_0(2080) with f_0(2080) to pi+ pi- is observed with a
statistical significance of 20sigma. The f_0(2080) mass and width are
determined to be M = [2083^{+63}_{-66}~(stat.)\pm 32~(syst.)] MeV/c^{2} and
\Gamma = [178^{+60}_{-178}~(stat.) \pm 55~(syst.)] MeV. The cross sections for
gamma gamma to eta' pi+ pi- and eta'f_{2}(1270) are measured for the first
time.Comment: 19 pages, 14 figure
Measurement of Branching Fractions of Hadronic Decays of the Baryon
Using a data sample of 980 of annihilation data
taken with the Belle detector operating at the KEKB asymmetric-energy
collider, we report the results of a study of the decays of the
charmed baryon into hadronic final states. We report the most precise
measurements to date of the relative branching fractions of the
into , , , and
, as well as the first measurements of the branching fractions
of the into , , and , all with respect to the decay. In
addition, we investigate the resonant substructure of these modes. Finally, we
present a limit on the branching fraction for the decay
Studies of charmed strange baryons in the final state at Belle
We report the discovery of , observed by its decay into
the final state , and present the first observation and evidence
of the decays of and into .
We also perform a combined analysis of the with the
and decay modes to measure
the ratios of branching fractions, masses and widths with improved accuracy. We
measure the ratios of branching fractions , , and , where the uncertainties are
statistical and systematic. The analysis is performed using a 980 fb
data sample collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy
collider.Comment: Submitted to PR
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