Study of J/Psi decays into eta Kstar Kstar-bar

We report the first observation of \mPJpsi \to \mPeta\mPKst\mAPKst decay in a \mPJpsi sample of 58 million events collected with the BESII detector. The branching fraction is determined to be $(1.15 \pm 0.13 \pm 0.22)\times 10^{-3}$. The selected signal event sample is further used to search for the \mPY resonance through \mPJpsi \to \mPeta \mPY, \mPY\to\mPKst\mAPKst. No evidence of a signal is seen. An upper limit of \mathrm{Br}(\mPJpsi \to \mPeta \mPY)\cdot\mathrm{Br}(\mPY\to\mPKst\mAPKst) < 2.52\times 10^{-4} is set at the 90% confidence level.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure

Search for the Xb and other hidden-beauty states in the π+π−ϒ(1S) channel at ATLAS

This Letter presents a search for a hidden-beauty counterpart of the X(3872) in the mass ranges of 10.05–10.31 GeV and 10.40–11.00 GeV, in the channel Xb→π+π−ϒ(1S)(→μ+μ−), using 16.2 fb−1 of pp   collision data collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. No evidence for new narrow states is found, and upper limits are set on the product of the Xb cross section and branching fraction, relative to those of the ϒ(2S), at the 95% confidence level using the CLS approach. These limits range from 0.8% to 4.0%, depending on mass. For masses above 10.1 GeV, the expected upper limits from this analysis are the most restrictive to date. Searches for production of the ϒ(13DJ), , and states also reveal no significant signals

Strategies for design of electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution under alkaline conditions

Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline environments is one of the major energy conversion processes in water electrolysis technology. Very active and cost-effective catalysts are highly desirable for alkaline HER not only for its industrial value but also for its fundamental importance in studying all electrocatalytic reactions occurring on cathode electrodes. However, to date, the reaction mechanism of alkaline HER is still under debate, which makes the design of catalysts largely a trial-and-error process. To address this issue, here we present strategies for the design of alkaline HER catalysts based on the current knowledge of the reaction mechanism by emphasizing the connection between the atomic-level materials engineering and reaction fundamentals. Particularly, we focus on the improvement of the inherent electronic structure of the materials to achieve desired interactions between the catalysts and reactive intermediates. By showing several successful examples of both theoretical and experimental design strategies, we aim to provide direct guidelines toward the design of catalysts for HER under alkaline conditions.Xuesi Wang, Yao Zheng, Wenchao Sheng, Zhichuan J. Xu, Mietek Jaroniec, Shi-Zhang Qia