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1. Determination of the CKM angle ϕ 3 from a combination of Belle and Belle II results

Author: The Belle and Belle II collaborations, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, S. Al Said, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, K. Belous, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, L. Bierwirth, T. Bilka, S. Bilokin, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, A. Bondar, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, R. Cheaib, P. Cheema, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, L. Corona, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. de Marino, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Garg, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, T. Grammatico, S. Granderath, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, S. Halder, Y. Han, T. Hara, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, T. Higuchi, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, C.-L. Hsu, T. Humair, T. Iijima, K. Inami, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, P. Jackson, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, Q. P. Ji, S. Jia, Y. Jin, H. Junkerkalefeld, D. Kalita, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, J. Kumar, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, M. J. Lee, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, C. Li, L. K. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, M. H. Liu, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, L. Martel, C. Martellini, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, C. Miller, M. Mirra, K. Miyabayashi, H. Miyake, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, K. R. Nakamura, M. Nakao, Y. Nakazawa, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, M. Neu, C. Niebuhr, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, P. Oskin, F. Otani, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, A. Panta, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, S.-H. Park, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, N. Rauls, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, S. H. Robertson, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, C. Schmitt, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, M. Schwickardi, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, T. Shimasaki, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, B. Shwartz, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, R. Stroili, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, N. Suwonjandee, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, Y. Uematsu, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, Q. D. Zhou, and V. I. Zhukova
Subjects: B Physics, CKM Angle Gamma, CP Violation, e +-e − Experiments, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We report a determination of the CKM angle ϕ 3, also known as γ, from a combination of measurements using samples of up to 711 fb −1 from the Belle experiment and up to 362 fb −1 from the Belle II experiment. We combine results from analyses of B + → DK +, B + → Dπ +, and B + → D * K + decays, where D is an admixture of D 0 and D ¯ 0 $$ {\overline{D}}^0 $$ mesons, in a likelihood fit to obtain ϕ 3 = (75.2 ± 7.6) ° . We also briefly discuss the interpretation of this result.
Published: 2024
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2. Measurement of the energy dependence of the e + e − → B B ¯ $$ B\overline{B} $$ , B B ¯ ∗ $$ B{\overline{B}}^{\ast } $$ , and B ∗ B ¯ ∗ $$ {B}^{\ast }{\overline{B}}^{\ast } $$ cross sections at Belle II

Author: The Belle II collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Ahmed, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Althubiti, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, M. Bauer, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, P. K. Behera, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, L. Bierwirth, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, A. Bondar, J. Borah, A. Boschetti, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, Q. Campagna, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, P. Cheema, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, S. Choudhury, J. Cochran, L. Corona, J. X. Cui, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. de Marino, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, D. Dorner, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, K. Dugic, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Garg, A. Garmash, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, T. Grammatico, S. Granderath, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, S. Halder, Y. Han, K. Hara, T. Hara, C. Harris, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, A. Hershenhorn, T. Higuchi, E. C. Hill, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, C.-L. Hsu, T. Humair, T. Iijima, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, S. Ito, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, P. Jackson, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, Q. P. Ji, S. Jia, Y. Jin, A. Johnson, K. K. Joo, H. Junkerkalefeld, H. Kakuno, M. Kaleta, D. Kalita, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, S. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Ketter, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, Y. Kulii, T. Kuhr, J. Kumar, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, M. J. Lee, P. Leitl, P. Leo, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, C. Li, L. K. Li, S. X. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, A. Lozar, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, L. Martel, C. Martellini, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, M. Milesi, C. Miller, M. Mirra, S. Mitra, K. Miyabayashi, H. Miyake, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, M. Nakao, Y. Nakazawa, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, M. Neu, C. Niebuhr, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, P. Oskin, F. Otani, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, A. Paladino, A. Panta, E. Paoloni, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, J. Park, S.-H. Park, B. Paschen, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, I. Peruzzi, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, F. Pham, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, S. Privalov, H. Purwar, N. Rad, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, N. Rauls, K. Ravindran, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, L. Reuter, I. Ripp-Baudot, S. H. Robertson, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, S. Schneider, M. Schnepf, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. Sharma, C. P. Shen, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, T. Shimasaki, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, B. Shwartz, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, K. Smith, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, Z. S. Stottler, R. Stroili, J. Strube, Y. Sue, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, H. Svidras, M. Takahashi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, S. Tanaka, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, N. Toutounji, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, Y. Uematsu, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, G. S. Varner, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, L. Zani, F. Zeng, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, J. S. Zhou, Q. D. Zhou, X. Y. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík
Subjects: e +-e − Experiments, Quarkonium, Spectroscopy, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We report measurements of the e + e − → B B ¯ $$ B\overline{B} $$ , B B ¯ ∗ $$ B{\overline{B}}^{\ast } $$ , and B ∗ B ¯ ∗ $$ {B}^{\ast }{\overline{B}}^{\ast } $$ cross sections at four energies, 10653, 10701, 10746 and 10805 MeV, using data collected by the Belle II experiment. We reconstruct one B meson in a large number of hadronic final states and use its momentum to identify the production process. In the first 2 – 5 MeV above B ∗ B ¯ ∗ $$ {B}^{\ast }{\overline{B}}^{\ast } $$ threshold, the e + e − → B ∗ B ¯ ∗ $$ {B}^{\ast }{\overline{B}}^{\ast } $$ cross section increases rapidly. This may indicate the presence of a pole close to the threshold.
Published: 2024
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3. Measurements of the branching fractions of Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 π 0 $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\pi}^0 $$ , Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0\eta $$ , and Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η ′ $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\eta}^{\prime } $$ and asymmetry parameter of Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 π 0 $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\pi}^0 $$

Author: The Belle and Belle II collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Althubiti, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, L. Bierwirth, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, J. Borah, A. Boschetti, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, Q. Campagna, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, P. Cheema, C. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, S. Choudhury, L. Corona, J. X. Cui, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. De Nardo, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dubey, K. Dugic, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, K. Gudkova, I. Haide, S. Halder, Y. Han, T. Hara, C. Harris, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, T. Higuchi, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, C.-L. Hsu, T. Humair, K. Inami, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, S. Jia, Y. Jin, A. Johnson, K. K. Joo, H. Junkerkalefeld, M. Kaleta, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, S. Kang, G. Karyan, F. Keil, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, Y. Kulii, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, K. Lalwani, T. Lam, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, R. Leboucher, M. J. Lee, C. Lemettais, P. Leo, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, L. K. Li, S. X. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, Z. Liptak, M. H. Liu, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, C. Martellini, A. Martens, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, C. Miller, M. Mirra, S. Mitra, K. Miyabayashi, G. B. Mohanty, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, I. Nakamura, M. Nakao, Y. Nakazawa, M. Naruki, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, M. Neu, M. Niiyama, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, G. Pakhlova, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, J. Park, S.-H. Park, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, N. Rauls, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, L. Reuter, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, S. Schneider, M. Schnepf, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. Sharma, C. P. Shen, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, T. Shimasaki, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, E. Solovieva, W. Song, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, R. Stroili, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, N. Suwonjandee, H. Svidras, M. Takahashi, M. Takizawa, S. Tanaka, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, A. Vossen, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, Y. M. Yook, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, L. Zani, F. Zeng, B. Zhang, V. Zhilich, J. S. Zhou, Q. D. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík
Subjects: Branching fraction, Charm Physics, e +-e − Experiments, Particle and Resonance Production, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present a study of Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 π 0 $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\pi}^0 $$ , Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0\eta $$ , and Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η ′ $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\eta}^{\prime } $$ decays using the Belle and Belle II data samples, which have integrated luminosities of 980 fb −1 and 426 fb −1, respectively. We measure the following relative branching fractions B Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 π 0 / B Ξ c 0 → Ξ − π + = 0.48 ± 0.02 stat ± 0.03 syst , B Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η / B Ξ c 0 → Ξ − π + = 0.11 ± 0.01 stat ± 0.01 syst , B Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η ′ / B Ξ c 0 → Ξ − π + = 0.08 ± 0.02 stat ± 0.01 syst $$ {\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\pi}^0\right)/\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right)=0.48\pm 0.02\left(\textrm{stat}\right)\pm 0.03\left(\textrm{syst}\right),\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0\eta \right)/\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right)=0.11\pm 0.01\left(\textrm{stat}\right)\pm 0.01\left(\textrm{syst}\right),\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\eta}^{\prime}\right)/\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right)=0.08\pm 0.02\left(\textrm{stat}\right)\pm 0.01\left(\textrm{syst}\right)\end{array}} $$ for the first time, where the uncertainties are statistical (stat) and systematic (syst). By multiplying by the branching fraction of the normalization mode, B Ξ c 0 → Ξ − π + $$ \mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right) $$ , we obtain the following absolute branching fraction results B Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 π 0 = 6.9 ± 0.3 stat ± 0.5 syst ± 1.3 norm × 10 − 3 , B Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η = 1.6 ± 0.2 stat ± 0.2 syst ± 0.3 norm × 10 − 3 , B Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 η ′ = 1.2 ± 0.3 stat ± 0.1 syst ± 0.2 norm × 10 − 3 , $$ {\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\pi}^0\right)=\left(6.9\pm 0.3\left(\textrm{stat}\right)\pm 0.5\left(\textrm{syst}\right)\pm 1.3\left(\operatorname{norm}\right)\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0\eta \right)=\left(1.6\pm 0.2\left(\textrm{stat}\right)\pm 0.2\left(\textrm{syst}\right)\pm 0.3\left(\operatorname{norm}\right)\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({\varXi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\eta}^{\prime}\right)=\left(1.2\pm 0.3\left(\textrm{stat}\right)\pm 0.1\left(\textrm{syst}\right)\pm 0.2\left(\operatorname{norm}\right)\right)\times {10}^{-3},\end{array}} $$ where the third uncertainties are from B Ξ c 0 → Ξ − π + $$ \mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right) $$ . The asymmetry parameter for Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 π 0 $$ {\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\pi}^0 $$ is measured to be α Ξ c 0 → Ξ 0 π 0 = − 0.90 ± 0.15 stat ± 0.23 syst $$ \alpha \left({\Xi}_c^0\to {\Xi}^0{\pi}^0\right)=-0.90\pm 0.15\left(\textrm{stat}\right)\pm 0.23\left(\textrm{syst}\right) $$ .
Published: 2024
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4. Search for lepton-flavor-violating τ − → μ − μ + μ − decays at Belle II

Author: The Belle II collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Althubiti, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, F. Bianchi, L. Bierwirth, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, J. Borah, A. Boschetti, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, Q. Campagna, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, R. Cheaib, P. Cheema, C. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, S. Choudhury, J. Cochran, L. Corona, J. X. Cui, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, D. Dorner, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, K. Dugic, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Garg, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, T. Grammatico, S. Granderath, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, S. Halder, Y. Han, T. Hara, C. Harris, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, T. Higuchi, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, C.-L. Hsu, T. Humair, T. Iijima, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, D. E. Jaffe, E.-J. Jang, Q. P. Ji, S. Jia, Y. Jin, H. Junkerkalefeld, M. Kaleta, D. Kalita, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, S. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, Y. Kulii, J. Kumar, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, K. Lalwani, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, K. Lautenbach, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, M. J. Lee, P. Leo, C. Lemettais, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, L. K. Li, S. X. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, M. H. Liu, Q. Y. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, C. Martellini, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, C. Miller, M. Mirra, S. Mitra, K. Miyabayashi, G. B. Mohanty, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, K. R. Nakamura, M. Nakao, Y. Nakazawa, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, M. Neu, C. Niebuhr, J. Ninkovic, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, F. Otani, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, J. Park, S.-H. Park, B. Paschen, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, I. Prudiev, H. Purwar, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, N. Rauls, M. Reif, S. Reiter, L. Reuter, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, S. H. Robertson, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, S. Schneider, C. Schwanda, M. Schwickardi, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. Sharma, C. P. Shen, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, T. Shimasaki, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, K. Smith, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, R. Stroili, Y. Sue, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, N. Suwonjandee, H. Svidras, M. Takahashi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, S. Tanaka, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, A. Vossen, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, Y. M. Yook, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, L. Zani, F. Zeng, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, Q. D. Zhou, X. Y. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík
Subjects: e +-e − Experiments, Flavour Physics, Tau Physics, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present the result of a search for the charged-lepton-flavor violating decay τ − → μ − μ + μ − using a 424 fb −1 sample of data recorded by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB e + e − collider. The selection of e + e − → τ + τ − events is based on an inclusive reconstruction of the non-signal tau decay, and on a boosted decision tree to suppress background. We observe one signal candidate, which is compatible with the expectation from background processes. We set a 90% confidence level upper limit of 1.9 × 10 −8 on the branching fraction of the τ − → μ − μ + μ − decay, which is the most stringent bound to date.
Published: 2024
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5. Consistent FFP2-masking as part of reducing viral respiratory infections on medical wards for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Author: T. Richardson, D. Schütte, K. Feyer, L. Grass, M. Hallek, C. Scheid, F. Simon, T. Braun, M. Fürstenau, P. Gödel, and U. Holtick
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract Patients undergoing allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are highly susceptible to infections. The consequent use of masks on wards for allo-HSCT has been controversial in the past decades and was not common before the COVID-19 pandemic. We retrospectively compared incidence and outcomes of viral respiratory infections during allo-HSCT on our specialized ward between 01/2018 and 09/2020 to the era of FFP2 masking between 10/2020 and 10/2022 covering similar seasons of the year. Each group consisted of 150 matched patients. The usage of FFP2 masks reduced the incidence of viral respiratory infections from 22.1 to 2.1% (p
Published: 2024
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6. Test of light-lepton universality in τ decays with the Belle II experiment

Author: The Belle II collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk, L. Aggarwal, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, F. Bianchi, L. Bierwirth, T. Bilka, S. Bilokin, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, J. Borah, A. Boschetti, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, R. Cheaib, P. Cheema, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, S. Choudhury, L. Corona, J. X. Cui, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. de Marino, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, D. Dorner, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, K. Dugic, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, T. Grammatico, S. Granderath, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, Y. Han, T. Hara, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, T. Higuchi, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, C.-L. Hsu, T. Humair, T. Iijima, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, D. E. Jaffe, E.-J. Jang, Q. P. Ji, S. Jia, Y. Jin, H. Junkerkalefeld, M. Kaleta, D. Kalita, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, S. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, Y. Kulii, J. Kumar, M. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, K. Lalwani, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, K. Lautenbach, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, M. J. Lee, P. Leo, C. Lemettais, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, C. Li, L. K. Li, S. X. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, Z. Liptak, M. H. Liu, Q. Y. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, C. Martellini, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, C. Miller, M. Mirra, S. Mitra, K. Miyabayashi, H. Miyake, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, K. R. Nakamura, M. Nakao, H. Nakazawa, Y. Nakazawa, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, M. Neu, C. Niebuhr, J. Ninkovic, S. Nishida, A. Novosel, S. Ogawa, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, F. Otani, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, A. Panta, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, S.-H. Park, B. Paschen, A. Passeri, S. Patra, T. K. Pedlar, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, I. Prudiiev, H. Purwar, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, N. Rauls, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, S. H. Robertson, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, C. Schmitt, C. Schwanda, M. Schwickardi, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, B. Shwartz, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, R. Stroili, Y. Sue, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, N. Suwonjandee, H. Svidras, M. Takahashi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, S. Tanaka, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Yusa, L. Zani, F. Zeng, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, Q. D. Zhou, X. Y. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík
Subjects: e +-e − Experiments, Tau Physics, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present a measurement of the ratio R μ = B τ − → μ − ν ¯ μ ν τ / B τ − → e − ν ¯ e ν τ $$ {R}_{\mu }=\mathcal{B}\left({\tau}^{-}\to {\mu}^{-}{\overline{\nu}}_{\mu }{\nu}_{\tau}\right)/\mathcal{B}\left({\tau}^{-}\to {e}^{-}{\overline{\nu}}_e{\nu}_{\tau}\right) $$ of branching fractions B $$ \mathcal{B} $$ of the τ lepton decaying to muons or electrons using data collected with the Belle II detector at the SuperKEKB e + e − collider. The sample has an integrated luminosity of 362 ± 2 fb −1 at a centre-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV. Using an optimised event selection, a binned maximum likelihood fit is performed using the momentum spectra of the electron and muon candidates. The result, R μ = 0.9675 ± 0.0007 ± 0.0036, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic, is the most precise to date. It provides a stringent test of the light-lepton universality, translating to a ratio of the couplings of the muon and electron to the W boson in τ decays of 0.9974 ± 0.0019, in agreement with the standard model expectation of unity.
Published: 2024
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7. Measurement of the branching fractions of B ¯ $$ \overline{B} $$ → D () K − K S ∗ 0 $$ {K}_{(S)}^{\left(\ast \right)0} $$ and B ¯ $$ \overline{B} $$ → D () D s − $$ {D}_s^{-} $$ decays at Belle II

Author: The Belle II collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Althubiti, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, L. Bierwirth, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, A. Boschetti, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, Q. Campagna, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, P. Cheema, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, S. Choudhury, L. Corona, J. X. Cui, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. de Marino, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, D. Dorner, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, K. Dugic, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, M. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Garg, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, K. Gudkova, I. Haide, S. Halder, Y. Han, T. Hara, C. Harris, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, T. Higuchi, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, C.-L. Hsu, T. Humair, T. Iijima, K. Inami, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, D. E. Jaffe, E.-J. Jang, S. Jia, Y. Jin, A. Johnson, K. K. Joo, H. Junkerkalefeld, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, S. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, Y. Kulii, J. Kumar, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, K. Lalwani, T. Lam, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, K. Lautenbach, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, M. J. Lee, C. Lemettais, P. Leo, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, L. K. Li, S. X. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, Z. Liptak, M. H. Liu, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, C. Martellini, A. Martens, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, F. Meier, M. Merola, C. Miller, M. Mirra, S. Mitra, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, M. Nakao, Y. Nakazawa, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, M. Neu, M. Niiyama, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, G. Pakhlova, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, J. Park, S.-H. Park, B. Paschen, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, N. Rauls, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, L. Reuter, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, C. Schmitt, S. Schneider, M. Schnepf, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. Sharma, C. P. Shen, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, T. Shimasaki, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, R. Stroili, M. Sumihama, H. Svidras, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, S. Tanaka, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, A. Vossen, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, J. Wiechczynski, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, S. B. Yang, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, Y. M. Yook, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, L. Zani, F. Zeng, B. Zhang, V. Zhilich, J. S. Zhou, Q. D. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík
Subjects: B Physics, Branching fraction, e +-e − Experiments, Particle and Resonance Production, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present measurements of the branching fractions of eight B ¯ 0 $$ {\overline{B}}^0 $$ → D (*)+ K − K S ∗ 0 $$ {K}_{(S)}^{\left(\ast \right)0} $$ , B − → D (*)0 K − K S ∗ 0 $$ {K}_{(S)}^{\left(\ast \right)0} $$ decay channels. The results are based on data from SuperKEKB electron-positron collisions at the Υ(4S) resonance collected with the Belle II detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 362 fb −1. The event yields are extracted from fits to the distributions of the difference between expected and observed B meson energy, and are efficiency-corrected as a function of m(K − K S ∗ 0 $$ {K}_{(S)}^{\left(\ast \right)0} $$ ) and m(D (*) K S ∗ 0 $$ {K}_{(S)}^{\left(\ast \right)0} $$ ) in order to avoid dependence on the decay model. These results include the first observation of B ¯ 0 $$ {\overline{B}}^0 $$ → D + K − K S 0 $$ {K}_S^0 $$ , B − → D* 0 K − K S 0 $$ {K}_S^0 $$ , and B ¯ 0 $$ {\overline{B}}^0 $$ → D* + K − K S 0 $$ {K}_S^0 $$ decays and a significant improvement in the precision of the other channels compared to previous measurements. The helicity-angle distributions and the invariant mass distributions of the K − K S ∗ 0 $$ {K}_{(S)}^{\left(\ast \right)0} $$ systems are compatible with quasi-two-body decays via a resonant transition with spin-parity J P = 1− for the K − K S 0 $$ {K}_S^0 $$ systems and J P = 1+ for the K − K* 0 systems. We also present measurements of the branching fractions of four B ¯ 0 $$ {\overline{B}}^0 $$ → D (*)+ D s − $$ {D}_s^{-} $$ , B − → D (*)0 D s − $$ {D}_s^{-} $$ decay channels with a precision compatible to the current world averages.
Published: 2024
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8. Study of Υ(10753) decays to π + π − Υ(nS) final states at Belle II

Author: The Belle II collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Ahmed, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, A. Bondar, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, P. Cheema, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, S. Choudhury, L. Corona, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, K. Dort, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Garg, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, T. Grammatico, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, S. Halder, Y. Han, T. Hara, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, T. Higuchi, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, C.-L. Hsu, T. Humair, T. Iijima, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, P. Jackson, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, Q. P. Ji, S. Jia, Y. Jin, K. K. Joo, H. Junkerkalefeld, H. Kakuno, D. Kalita, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, S. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, M. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, M. J. Lee, D. Levit, C. Li, L. K. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, M. Liu, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, L. Martel, C. Martellini, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, C. Miller, M. Mirra, K. Miyabayashi, H. Miyake, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, Y. Nakazawa, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, C. Niebuhr, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, P. Oskin, F. Otani, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, A. Panta, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, S.-H. Park, B. Paschen, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, N. Rauls, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, S. H. Robertson, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. P. Shen, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, T. Shimasaki, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, B. Shwartz, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, R. Stroili, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, H. Svidras, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, S. B. Yang, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Yusa, L. Zani, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, Q. D. Zhou, X. Y. Zhou, and V. I. Zhukova
Subjects: e +-e − Experiments, Exotics, Quarkonium, Spectroscopy, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present an analysis of the process e + e − → π + π − Υ(nS) (where n = 1, 2, or 3) reconstructed in 19.6 fb −1 of Belle II data during a special run of the SuperKEKB collider at four energy points near the peak of the Υ(10753) resonance. By analyzing the mass distribution of the π + π − Υ(nS) system and the Born cross sections of the e + e − → π + π − Υ(nS) process, we report the first observation of Υ(10753) decays to the π + π − Υ(1S) and π + π − Υ(2S) final states, and find no evidence for decays to π + π − Υ(3S). Possible intermediate states in the π + π − Υ(1S, 2S) transitions are also investigated, and no evidence for decays proceeding via the π ∓ Z b ± $$ {\pi}^{\mp }{Z}_b^{\pm } $$ or f 0(980)Υ(nS) intermediate states is found. We measure Born cross sections for the e + e − → π + π − Υ(nS) process that, combined with results from Belle, obtain the mass and width of Υ(10753) to be (10756.6 ± 2.7 ± 0.9) MeV/c 2 and (29.0 ± 8.8 ± 1.2) MeV, respectively. The relative ratios of the Born cross sections at the Υ(10753) resonance peak are also reported for the first time.
Published: 2024
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9. Measurement of branching-fraction ratios and CP asymmetries in B ± → D CP± K ± decays at Belle and Belle II

Author: The Belle and Belle II collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, M. Bauer, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, F. Becherer, J. Becker, P. K. Behera, K. Belous, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, A. Bondar, J. Borah, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, P. Cheema, V. Chekelian, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, J. Cochran, L. Corona, L. M. Cremaldi, T. Czank, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. de Marino, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, A. De Yta-Hernandez, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, M. Eliachevitch, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Garg, A. Garmash, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, S. Granderath, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, S. Halder, Y. Han, T. Hara, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, M. T. Hedges, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, A. Hershenhorn, T. Higuchi, E. C. Hill, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, P. Horak, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, S. Ito, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, P. Jackson, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, Q. P. Ji, S. Jia, Y. Jin, A. Johnson, H. Junkerkalefeld, H. Kakuno, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Ketter, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, M. J. Lee, P. Leitl, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, C. Li, J. Li, L. K. Li, Y. Li, J. Libby, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, T. Luo, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, L. Martel, C. Martellini, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, M. Milesi, C. Miller, M. Mirra, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakazawa, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, P. Oskin, F. Otani, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, A. Paladino, A. Panta, E. Paoloni, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, S.-H. Park, B. Paschen, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, I. Peruzzi, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, F. Pham, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, N. Rad, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, L. B. Rizzuto, S. H. Robertson, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, C. Schmitt, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, A. J. Schwartz, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. Sharma, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, Z. S. Stottler, R. Stroili, J. Strube, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, H. Svidras, M. Takahashi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, N. Toutounji, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, S. Uehara, Y. Uematsu, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, G. S. Varner, K. E. Varvell, A. Vinokurova, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, D. Wang, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, M. Welsch, C. Wessel, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, L. Zani, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, J. S. Zhou, Q. D. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík
Subjects: B Physics, CKM Angle Gamma, CP Violation, e +-e − Experiments, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We report results from a study of B ± → DK ± decays followed by D decaying to the CP-even final state K + K − and CP-odd final state K S 0 π 0 $$ {K}_S^0{\pi}^0 $$ , where D is an admixture of D 0 and D ¯ 0 $$ {\overline{D}}^0 $$ states. These decays are sensitive to the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa unitarity-triangle angle ϕ 3. The results are based on a combined analysis of the final data set of 772 × 106 B B ¯ $$ B\overline{B} $$ pairs collected by the Belle experiment and a data set of 198 × 106 B B ¯ $$ B\overline{B} $$ pairs collected by the Belle II experiment, both in electron-positron collisions at the Υ(4S) resonance. We measure the CP asymmetries to be A $$ \mathcal{A} $$ CP+ = (+12.5 ± 5.8 ± 1.4)% and A $$ \mathcal{A} $$ CP− = (−16.7 ± 5.7 ± 0.6)%, and the ratios of branching fractions to be R $$ \mathcal{R} $$ CP+ = 1.164 ± 0.081 ± 0.036 and R $$ \mathcal{R} $$ CP− = 1.151 ± 0.074 ± 0.019. The first contribution to the uncertainties is statistical, and the second is systematic. The asymmetries A $$ \mathcal{A} $$ CP+ and A $$ \mathcal{A} $$ CP− have similar magnitudes and opposite signs; their difference corresponds to 3.5 standard deviations. From these values we calculate 68.3% confidence intervals of (8.5 ° < ϕ 3 < 16.5 ° ) or (84.5 ° < ϕ 3 < 95.5 ° ) or (163.3 ° < ϕ 3 < 171.5 ° ) and 0.321 < r B < 0.465.
Published: 2024
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10. Advances in Legume Systematics 14. Classification of Caesalpinioideae. Part 2: Higher-level classification

Author: Anne Bruneau, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, Jens J. Ringelberg, Leonardo M. Borges, Roseli Lopes da Costa Bortoluzzi, Gillian K. Brown, Domingos B. O. S. Cardoso, Ruth P. Clark, Adilva de Souza Conceição, Matheus Martins Teixeira Cota, Else Demeulenaere, Rodrigo Duno de Stefano, John E. Ebinger, Julia Ferm, Andrés Fonseca-Cortés, Edeline Gagnon, Rosaura Grether, Ethiéne Guerra, Elspeth Haston, Patrick S. Herendeen, Héctor M. Hernández, Helen C. F. Hopkins, Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Colin E. Hughes, Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond, João Iganci, Erik J. M. Koenen, Gwilym P. Lewis, Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima, Alexandre Gibau de Lima, Melissa Luckow, Brigitte Marazzi, Bruce R. Maslin, Matías Morales, Marli Pires Morim, Daniel J. Murphy, Shawn A. O’Donnell, Filipe Gomes Oliveira, Ana Carla da Silva Oliveira, Juliana Gastaldello Rando, Pétala Gomes Ribeiro, Carolina Lima Ribeiro, Felipe da Silva Santos, David S. Seigler, Guilherme Sousa da Silva, Marcelo F. Simon, Marcos Vinícius Batista Soares, and Vanessa Terra
Subjects: Botany, QK1-989
Abstract: Caesalpinioideae is the second largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) with ca. 4680 species and 163 genera. It is an ecologically and economically important group formed of mostly woody perennials that range from large canopy emergent trees to functionally herbaceous geoxyles, lianas and shrubs, and which has a global distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. Following the recent re-circumscription of 15 Caesalpinioideae genera as presented in Advances in Legume Systematics 14, Part 1, and using as a basis a phylogenomic analysis of 997 nuclear gene sequences for 420 species and all but five of the genera currently recognised in the subfamily, we present a new higher-level classification for the subfamily. The new classification of Caesalpinioideae comprises eleven tribes, all of which are either new, reinstated or re-circumscribed at this rank: Caesalpinieae Rchb. (27 genera / ca. 223 species), Campsiandreae LPWG (2 / 5–22), Cassieae Bronn (7 / 695), Ceratonieae Rchb. (4 / 6), Dimorphandreae Benth. (4 / 35), Erythrophleeae LPWG (2 /13), Gleditsieae Nakai (3 / 20), Mimoseae Bronn (100 / ca. 3510), Pterogyneae LPWG (1 / 1), Schizolobieae Nakai (8 / 42–43), Sclerolobieae Benth. & Hook. f. (5 / ca. 113). Although many of these lineages have been recognised and named in the past, either as tribes or informal generic groups, their circumscriptions have varied widely and changed over the past decades, such that all the tribes described here differ in generic membership from those previously recognised. Importantly, the approximately 3500 species and 100 genera of the former subfamily Mimosoideae are now placed in the reinstated, but newly circumscribed, tribe Mimoseae. Because of the large size and ecological importance of the tribe, we also provide a clade-based classification system for Mimoseae that includes 17 named lower-level clades. Fourteen of the 100 Mimoseae genera remain unplaced in these lower-level clades: eight are resolved in two grades and six are phylogenetically isolated monogeneric lineages. In addition to the new classification, we provide a key to genera, morphological descriptions and notes for all 163 genera, all tribes, and all named clades. The diversity of growth forms, foliage, flowers and fruits are illustrated for all genera, and for each genus we also provide a distribution map, based on quality-controlled herbarium specimen localities. A glossary for specialised terms used in legume morphology is provided. This new phylogenetically based classification of Caesalpinioideae provides a solid system for communication and a framework for downstream analyses of biogeography, trait evolution and diversification, as well as for taxonomic revision of still understudied genera.
Published: 2024
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11. Recovery from social isolation requires dopamine in males, but not the autism-related gene nlg3 in either sex

Author: Ryley T. Yost, Andrew M. Scott, Judy M. Kurbaj, Brendan Walshe-Roussel, Reuven Dukas, and Anne F. Simon
Subjects: social behaviour, social isolation, social space, neuroligin, dopamine, recovery, Science
Abstract: Social isolation causes profound changes in social behaviour in a variety of species. However, the genetic and molecular mechanisms modulating behavioural responses to social isolation and social recovery remain to be elucidated. Here, we quantified the behavioural response of vinegar flies to social isolation using two distinct protocols (social space preference and sociability, the spontaneous tendencies to form groups). We found that social isolation increased social space and reduced sociability. These effects of social isolation were reversible and could be reduced after 3 days of group housing. Flies with a loss of function of neuroligin3 (orthologue of autism-related neuroligin genes) with known increased social space in a socially enriched environment were still able to recover from social isolation. We also show that dopamine (DA) is needed for a response to social isolation and recovery in males but not in females. Furthermore, only in males, DA levels are reduced after isolation and are not recovered after group housing. Finally, in socially enriched flies mutant for neuroligin3, DA levels are reduced in males, but not in females. We propose a model to explain how DA and neuroligin3 are involved in the behavioural response to social isolation and its recovery in a dynamic and sex-specific manner.
Published: 2024
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12. Research Note: Validation of a new differentiation approach using the commercial ASAPTM media to detect the Salmonella 441/014 vaccine strain

Author: J. Garcia-Llorens, C. Garcia, P. Paulet, B. Le-Tallec, G. Dauphin, S. Comte, P. Catalá-Gregori, F. Simon, S. Sevilla-Navarro, and J. Sarabia
Subjects: Salmonella, differentiation kit, ASAP, 441/014 strain, Animal culture, SF1-1100
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Vaccination is one of the most important control tools to reduce Salmonella in poultry production. In order for a live vaccine to be licensed for field use it should be provided with the detection methods to differentiate it from field strains. This paper aims to describe the validation of an alternative method for the differentiation of the Salmonella 441/014 vaccine strain from field strains, using a chromogenic Media, ASAP from bioMérieux. The ASAP-based differentiation method was compared with already authorized methods, namely the Anicon SE Kylt PCR DIVA 1 assay and Ceva S-Check Salmonella differentiation kit, following the ISO 16140-6:2019 validation method guidelines. A Generalised Linear Model was fitted to the data to determine the inclusivity and exclusivity of differentiation methods (PCR Kylt vs. S-Check vs. ASAPTM). Statistical differences were based on a P-value level of < 0.05 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). In this study, we show that the ASAP media was able to differentiate Salmonella Enteritidis vaccine strains from field strains, obtaining 100% agreement between the three differentiation assays. This differentiation approach is quicker, easier to deploy and cheaper as compared to alternative methods.
Published: 2024
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13. Monitoring tools for DevOps and microservices: A systematic grey literature review

Author: Giamattei, L., Guerriero, A., Pietrantuono, R., Russo, S., Malavolta, I., Islam, T., Dînga, M., Koziolek, A., Singh, S., Armbruster, M., Gutierrez-Martinez, J.M., Caro-Alvaro, S., Rodriguez, D., Weber, S., Henss, J., Vogelin, E. Fernandez, and Panojo, F. Simon
Published: 2024
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14. Measurement of CP asymmetries and branching-fraction ratios for B ± → DK ± and Dπ ± with D → K S 0 $$ {K}_{\textrm{S}}^0 $$ K ± π ∓ using Belle and Belle II data

Author: The Belle and Belle II collaborations, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, H. Bae, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, M. Bauer, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, J. Becker, P. K. Behera, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, A. Bondar, J. Borah, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, R. Cheaib, P. Cheema, V. Chekelian, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, J. Cochran, L. Corona, L. M. Cremaldi, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, A. De Yta-Hernandez, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, K. Dort, S. Dreyer, S. Dubey, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, C. Finck, G. Finocchiaro, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Garg, A. Garmash, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, S. Halder, Y. Han, T. Hara, K. Hayasaka, S. Hazra, M. T. Hedges, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, A. Hershenhorn, T. Higuchi, E. C. Hill, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, S. Ito, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, P. Jackson, W. W. Jacobs, D. E. Jaffe, E.-J. Jang, Q. P. Ji, S. Jia, Y. Jin, A. Johnson, H. Junkerkalefeld, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Ketter, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, M. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, K. Lautenbach, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, P. Leitl, D. Levit, P. M. Lewis, C. Li, L. K. Li, J. Libby, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, T. Luo, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, M. Maggiora, S. P. Maharana, R. Maiti, S. Maity, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, C. Marinas, C. Martellini, A. Martini, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, J. A. McKenna, R. Mehta, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, M. Milesi, C. Miller, M. Mirra, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, S. Mondal, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, Y. Nakazawa, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, P. Oskin, F. Otani, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, A. Paladino, A. Panta, E. Paoloni, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, S.-H. Park, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, I. Peruzzi, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, F. Pham, M. Piccolo, L. E. Piilonen, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, N. Rad, P. Rados, G. Raeuber, S. Raiz, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, S. H. Robertson, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, C. Schmitt, G. Schnell, M. Schnepf, C. Schwanda, A. J. Schwartz, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. Sharma, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, S. Stefkova, Z. S. Stottler, R. Stroili, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, H. Svidras, M. Takahashi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, G. S. Varner, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, B. Wach, M. Wakai, S. Wallner, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Warburton, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, M. Welsch, C. Wessel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Yusa, L. Zani, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, J. S. Zhou, Q. D. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík
Subjects: B Physics, CKM Angle Gamma, CP Violation, e +-e − Experiments, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We measure CP asymmetries and branching-fraction ratios for B ± → DK ± and Dπ ± decays with D → K S 0 $$ {K}_{\textrm{S}}^0 $$ K ± π ∓, where D is a superposition of D 0 and D ¯ $$ \overline{D} $$ 0. We use the full data set of the Belle experiment, containing 772 × 106 B B ¯ $$ B\overline{B} $$ pairs, and data from the Belle II experiment, containing 387 × 106 B B ¯ $$ B\overline{B} $$ pairs, both collected in electron-positron collisions at the Υ(4S) resonance. Our results provide model-independent information on the unitarity triangle angle ϕ 3.
Published: 2023
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15. Ultralong 100 ns spin relaxation time in graphite at room temperature

Author: B. G. Márkus, M. Gmitra, B. Dóra, G. Csősz, T. Fehér, P. Szirmai, B. Náfrádi, V. Zólyomi, L. Forró, J. Fabian, and F. Simon
Subjects: Science
Abstract: Abstract Graphite has been intensively studied, yet its electron spins dynamics remains an unresolved problem even 70 years after the first experiments. The central quantities, the longitudinal (T 1) and transverse (T 2) relaxation times were postulated to be equal, mirroring standard metals, but T 1 has never been measured for graphite. Here, based on a detailed band structure calculation including spin-orbit coupling, we predict an unexpected behavior of the relaxation times. We find, based on saturation ESR measurements, that T 1 is markedly different from T 2. Spins injected with perpendicular polarization with respect to the graphene plane have an extraordinarily long lifetime of 100 ns at room temperature. This is ten times more than in the best graphene samples. The spin diffusion length across graphite planes is thus expected to be ultralong, on the scale of ~ 70 μm, suggesting that thin films of graphite — or multilayer AB graphene stacks — can be excellent platforms for spintronics applications compatible with 2D van der Waals technologies. Finally, we provide a qualitative account of the observed spin relaxation based on the anisotropic spin admixture of the Bloch states in graphite obtained from density functional theory calculations.
Published: 2023
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16. Moon base unknown (STAR-DUST Vol.3): Under the spell of nanites

Author: Jens F. Simon
Published: 2023

17. Erratum to: Combined analysis of Belle and Belle II data to determine the CKM angle ϕ 3 using B+ → D( K S 0 $$ {\textrm{K}}_{\textrm{S}}^0 $$ h+h − )h+ decays

Author: The BELLE and Belle II collaborations, F. Abudinén, L. Aggarwal, H. Ahmed, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, S. Al Said, A. Aloisio, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, S. Bacher, S. Baehr, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, J. Baudot, J. Becker, P. K. Behera, K. Belous, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, F. Bianchi, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, G. Bonvicini, J. Borah, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, D. Červenkov, P. Cheema, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, D. Cinabro, L. Corona, S. Cunliffe, T. Czank, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, G. de Marino, S. K. Maurya, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, A. De Yta-Hernandez, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, D. Dossett, S. Dubey, G. Dujany, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, S. Fiore, A. Fodor, F. Forti, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, R. Godang, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, W. Gradl, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, J. Guilliams, C. Hadjivasiliou, S. Halder, T. Hara, O. Hartbrich, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, I. Heredia de la Cruz, A. Hershenhorn, T. Higuchi, E. C. Hill, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, M. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, Y. Jin, H. Junkerkalefeld, A. B. Kaliyar, K. H. Kang, R. Karl, G. Karyan, Y. Kato, C. Ketter, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, J. Kumar, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, C. La Licata, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, R. Leboucher, S. C. Lee, P. Leitl, J. Li, S. X. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, K. Lieret, Z. Liptak, Q. Y. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, M. Maggiora, R. Maiti, S. Maity, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, S. Marcello, A. Martini, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, J. A. McKenna, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, M. Milesi, C. Miller, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, H.-G. Moser, F. Mueller, C. Murphy, R. Mussa, K. R. Nakamura, T. Nakano, M. Nakao, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, K. Nishimura, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, P. Oskin, G. Pakhlova, A. Paladino, A. Panta, E. Paoloni, K. Parham, S.-H. Park, A. Passeri, A. Pathak, S. Patra, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, L. Polat, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, A. Rabusov, P. Rados, S. Raiz, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, L. B. Rizzuto, S. H. Robertson, M. Röhrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, D. Sahoo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, G. Schnell, J. Schueler, A. J. Schwartz, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. Sharma, T. Shillington, B. Shwartz, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, A. Soffer, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, S. Stefkova, Z. S. Stottler, R. Stroili, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, S. Y. Suzuki, M. Tabata, M. Takizawa, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Uno, S. Uno, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, A. Vinokurova, L. Vitale, H. M. Wakeling, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, A. Warburton, S. Watanuki, O. Werbycka, C. Wessel, E. Won, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, H. Ye, K. Yoshihara, Y. Yusa, L. Zani, Y. Zhai, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, Q. D. Zhou, X. Y. Zhou, and V. I. Zhukova
Subjects: Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Published: 2022
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18. Large-scale Cosmic-ray Anisotropies with 19 yr of Data from the Pierre Auger Observatory

Author: A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, I. Allekotte, K. Almeida Cheminant, A. Almela, R. Aloisio, J. Alvarez-Muñiz, A. Ambrosone, J. Ammerman Yebra, G. A. Anastasi, L. Anchordoqui, B. Andrada, L. Andrade Dourado, S. Andringa, L. Apollonio, C. Aramo, P. R. Araújo Ferreira, E. Arnone, J. C. Arteaga Velázquez, P. Assis, G. Avila, E. Avocone, A. Bakalova, F. Barbato, A. Bartz Mocellin, J. A. Bellido, C. Berat, M. E. Bertaina, G. Bhatta, M. Bianciotto, P. L. Biermann, V. Binet, K. Bismark, T. Bister, J. Biteau, J. Blazek, C. Bleve, J. Blümer, M. Boháčová, D. Boncioli, C. Bonifazi, L. Bonneau Arbeletche, N. Borodai, J. Brack, P. G. Brichetto Orchera, F. L. Briechle, A. Bueno, S. Buitink, M. Buscemi, M. Büsken, A. Bwembya, K. S. Caballero-Mora, S. Cabana-Freire, L. Caccianiga, F. Campuzano, R. Caruso, A. Castellina, F. Catalani, G. Cataldi, L. Cazon, M. Cerda, B. Čermáková, A. Cermenati, J. A. Chinellato, J. Chudoba, L. Chytka, R. W. Clay, A. C. Cobos Cerutti, R. Colalillo, R. Conceição, A. Condorelli, G. Consolati, M. Conte, F. Convenga, D. Correia dos Santos, P. J. Costa, C. E. Covault, M. Cristinziani, C. S. Cruz Sanchez, S. Dasso, K. Daumiller, B. R. Dawson, R. M. de Almeida, B. de Errico, J. de Jesús, S. J. de Jong, J. R. T. de Mello Neto, I. De Mitri, J. de Oliveira, D. de Oliveira Franco, F. de Palma, V. de Souza, E. De Vito, A. Del Popolo, O. Deligny, N. Denner, L. Deval, A. di Matteo, C. Dobrigkeit, J. C. D’Olivo, L. M. Domingues Mendes, Q. Dorosti, J. C. dos Anjos, R. C. dos Anjos, J. Ebr, F. Ellwanger, M. Emam, R. Engel, I. Epicoco, M. Erdmann, A. Etchegoyen, C. Evoli, H. Falcke, G. Farrar, A. C. Fauth, T. Fehler, F. Feldbusch, A. Fernandes, B. Fick, J. M. Figueira, P. Filip, A. Filipčič, T. Fitoussi, B. Flaggs, T. Fodran, M. Freitas, T. Fujii, A. Fuster, C. Galea, B. García, C. Gaudu, P. L. Ghia, U. Giaccari, F. Gobbi, F. Gollan, G. Golup, M. Gómez Berisso, P. F. Gómez Vitale, J. P. Gongora, J. M. González, N. González, D. Góra, A. Gorgi, M. Gottowik, F. Guarino, G. P. Guedes, E. Guido, L. Gülzow, S. Hahn, P. Hamal, M. R. Hampel, P. Hansen, V. M. Harvey, A. Haungs, T. Hebbeker, C. Hojvat, J. R. Hörandel, P. Horvath, M. Hrabovský, T. Huege, A. Insolia, P. G. Isar, P. Janecek, V. Jilek, J. Jurysek, K.-H. Kampert, B. Keilhauer, A. Khakurdikar, V. V. Kizakke Covilakam, H. O. Klages, M. Kleifges, F. Knapp, J. Köhler, F. Krieger, M. Kubatova, N. Kunka, B. L. Lago, N. Langner, M. A. Leigui de Oliveira, Y. Lema-Capeans, A. Letessier-Selvon, I. Lhenry-Yvon, L. Lopes, J. P. Lundquist, A. Machado Payeras, D. Mandat, B. C. Manning, P. Mantsch, F. M. Mariani, A. G. Mariazzi, I. C. Mariş, G. Marsella, D. Martello, S. Martinelli, O. Martínez Bravo, M. A. Martins, H.-J. Mathes, J. Matthews, G. Matthiae, E. Mayotte, S. Mayotte, P. O. Mazur, G. Medina-Tanco, J. Meinert, D. Melo, A. Menshikov, C. Merx, S. Michal, M. I. Micheletti, L. Miramonti, S. Mollerach, F. Montanet, L. Morejon, K. Mulrey, R. Mussa, W. M. Namasaka, S. Negi, L. Nellen, K. Nguyen, G. Nicora, M. Niechciol, D. Nitz, D. Nosek, V. Novotny, L. Nožka, A. Nucita, L. A. Núñez, C. Oliveira, M. Palatka, J. Pallotta, S. Panja, G. Parente, T. Paulsen, J. Pawlowsky, M. Pech, J. Pȩkala, R. Pelayo, V. Pelgrims, L. A. S. Pereira, E. E. Pereira Martins, C. Pérez Bertolli, L. Perrone, S. Petrera, C. Petrucci, T. Pierog, M. Pimenta, M. Platino, B. Pont, M. Pothast, M. Pourmohammad Shahvar, P. Privitera, M. Prouza, S. Querchfeld, J. Rautenberg, D. Ravignani, J. V. Reginatto Akim, A. Reuzki, J. Ridky, F. Riehn, M. Risse, V. Rizi, E. Rodriguez, J. Rodriguez Rojo, M. J. Roncoroni, S. Rossoni, M. Roth, E. Roulet, A. C. Rovero, A. Saftoiu, M. Saharan, F. Salamida, H. Salazar, G. Salina, P. Sampathkumar, J. D. Sanabria Gomez, F. Sánchez, E. M. Santos, E. Santos, F. Sarazin, R. Sarmento, R. Sato, C. M. Schäfer, V. Scherini, H. Schieler, M. Schimassek, M. Schimp, D. Schmidt, O. Scholten, H. Schoorlemmer, P. Schovánek, F. G. Schröder, J. Schulte, T. Schulz, S. J. Sciutto, M. Scornavacche, A. Sedoski, A. Segreto, S. Sehgal, S. U. Shivashankara, G. Sigl, K. Simkova, F. Simon, R. Šmída, P. Sommers, R. Squartini, M. Stadelmaier, S. Stanič, J. Stasielak, P. Stassi, S. Strähnz, M. Straub, T. Suomijärvi, A. D. Supanitsky, Z. Svozilikova, Z. Szadkowski, F. Tairli, A. Tapia, C. Taricco, C. Timmermans, O. Tkachenko, P. Tobiska, C. J. Todero Peixoto, B. Tomé, Z. Torrès, A. Travaini, P. Travnicek, M. Tueros, M. Unger, R. Uzeiroska, L. Vaclavek, M. Vacula, J. F. Valdés Galicia, L. Valore, E. Varela, V. Vašíčková, A. Vásquez-Ramírez, D. Veberič, I. D. Vergara Quispe, V. Verzi, J. Vicha, J. Vink, S. Vorobiov, C. Watanabe, A. A. Watson, A. Weindl, M. Weitz, L. Wiencke, H. Wilczyński, D. Wittkowski, B. Wundheiler, B. Yue, A. Yushkov, O. Zapparrata, E. Zas, D. Zavrtanik, M. Zavrtanik, and The Pierre Auger Collaboration
Subjects: Ultra-high-energy cosmic radiation, Astrophysics, QB460-466
Abstract: Results are presented for the measurement of large-scale anisotropies in the arrival directions of ultra–high-energy cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory during 19 yr of operation, prior to AugerPrime, the upgrade of the observatory. The 3D dipole amplitude and direction are reconstructed above 4 EeV in four energy bins. Besides the established dipolar anisotropy in R.A. above 8 EeV, the Fourier amplitude of the 8–16 EeV energy bin is now also above the 5 σ discovery level. No time variation of the dipole moment above 8 EeV is found, setting an upper limit to the rate of change of such variations of 0.3% yr ^−1 at the 95% confidence level. Additionally, the results for the angular power spectrum are shown, demonstrating no other statistically significant multipoles. The results for the equatorial dipole component down to 0.03 EeV are presented, using for the first time a data set obtained with a trigger that has been optimized for lower energies. Finally, model predictions are discussed and compared with observations, based on two source emission scenarios obtained in the combined fit of spectrum and composition above 0.6 EeV.
Published: 2024
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19. Misleading fruits: The non-monophyly of Pseudopiptadenia and Pityrocarpa supports generic re-circumscriptions and a new genus within mimosoid legumes

Author: Leonardo M. Borges, Peter W. Inglis, Marcelo F. Simon, Pétala Gomes Ribeiro, and Luciano P. de Queiroz
Subjects: Botany, QK1-989
Abstract: Generic delimitation in Piptadenia and allies (mimosoid legumes) has been in a state of flux, particularly caused by over-reliance on fruit and seed morphology to segregate species out of Piptadenia into the genera Parapiptadenia, Pityrocarpa and Pseudopiptadenia. Although supporting their segregation from Piptadenia, previous phylogenetic analyses suggested that some of these segregated genera are not monophyletic. Here, we test the monophyly of Parapiptadenia, Pityrocarpa and Pseudopiptadenia with dense taxon sampling across these genera, including the type species of each genus. Our analysis recovers Parapitadenia as monophyletic, but places Pseudopiptadenia species in two distinct lineages, one of which includes all three species of Pityrocarpa. Given that the type species of both Pseudopiptadenia and Pityrocarpa are nested in the same clade, we subsume Pseudopiptadenia under the older name Pityrocarpa. The remaining Pseudopiptadenia species are assigned to the new genus Marlimorimia. Alongside high molecular phylogenetic support, recognition of Parapiptadenia, Pityrocarpa and Marlimorimia as distinct genera is also supported by combinations of morphological traits, several of which were previously overlooked.
Published: 2022
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20. New segregates from the Neotropical genus Stryphnodendron (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)

Author: Alexandre G. de Lima, Juliana de Paula-Souza, Jens J. Ringelberg, Marcelo F. Simon, Luciano P. de Queiroz, Leonardo M. Borges, Vidal de F. Mansano, Vinicius C. Souza, and Viviane R. Scalon
Subjects: Botany, QK1-989
Published: 2022
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21. Home Dialysis Training Needs for Fellows: A Survey of Nephrology Program Directors and Division Chiefs in the United States

Author: Yuvaram N.V. Reddy, MBBS, MPH, Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, Shweta Bansal, MD, James F. Simon, MD, Ryan Murray, Molly Jacob, Jeffrey Perl, MD, MS, and Edward Gould, MD
Subjects: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923
Published: 2023
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22. Search for charged lepton flavor violating decays of ϒ (1S)

Author: The BELLE collaboration, S. Patra, V. Bhardwaj, K. Trabelsi, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, S. Al Said, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, S. Bahinipati, P. Behera, K. Belous, J. Bennett, M. Bessner, B. Bhuyan, T. Bilka, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, J. Borah, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, M. Campajola, D. Červenkov, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, H. E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, D. Cinabro, S. Cunliffe, S. Das, G. De Nardo, G. De Pietro, R. Dhamija, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, T. V. Dong, D. Epifanov, T. Ferber, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, R. Garg, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Giri, P. Goldenzweig, E. Graziani, T. Gu, T. Hara, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, M. T. Hedges, M. Hernandez, Villanueva, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, S. Jia, Y. Jin, K. K. Joo, J. Kahn, A. B. Kaliyar, K. H. Kang, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, C. Kiesling, C. H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, K. T. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, P. Križan, R. Kroeger, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, K. Lalwani, T. Lam, J. S. Lange, S. C. Lee, C. H. Li, J. Li, L. K. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, K. Lieret, D. Liventsev, A. Martini, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, D. Matvienko, M. Merola, F. Metzner, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, R. Mussa, M. Nakao, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, K. Ogawa, S. Ogawa, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, P. Oskin, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, T. Pang, S. Pardi, H. Park, S.-H. Park, A. Passeri, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, V. Popov, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, M. Röhrken, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. Sharma, C. P. Shen, J.-G. Shiu, B. Shwartz, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, M. Starič, Z. S. Stottler, J. F. Strube, M. Sumihama, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, M. Uchida, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Usov, R. Van Tonder, G. Varner, A. Vinokurova, A. Vossen, E. Waheed, C. H. Wang, D. Wang, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, S. Watanuki, E. Won, X. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, H. Ye, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Yusa, Y. Zhai, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, V. Zhukova, and V. Zhulanov
Subjects: e +-e − Experiments, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present a search for the charged lepton-flavor-violating decays ϒ(1S) → ℓ ± ℓ′∓ and radiative charged lepton-flavour-violating decays ϒ(1S) → γ ℓ ± ℓ′∓ [ℓ,ℓ′ = e, μ, τ] using the 158 million ϒ(2S) sample collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB collider. This search uses ϒ(1S) mesons produced in ϒ(2S) → π + π − ϒ(1S) transitions. We do not find any significant signal, so we provide upper limits on the branching fractions at the 90% confidence level.
Published: 2022
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23. An improved search for the electric dipole moment of the τ lepton

Author: The BELLE collaboration, K. Inami, K. Hayasaka, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, S. Al Said, D. M. Asner, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, S. Bahinipati, P. Behera, M. Bessner, B. Bhuyan, T. Bilka, J. Biswal, A. Bobrov, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, T. E. Browder, M. Campajola, D. Červenkov, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, H. E. Cho, K. Cho, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, D. Cinabro, S. Cunliffe, S. Das, G. De Nardo, R. Dhamija, F. Di Capua, Z. Doležal, T. V. Dong, S. Dubey, S. Eidelman, D. Epifanov, T. Ferber, B. G. Fulsom, R. Garg, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Garmash, A. Giri, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, D. Greenwald, K. Gudkova, C. Hadjivasiliou, O. Hartbrich, H. Hayashii, M. T. Hedges, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, G. Inguglia, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, Y. Jin, C. W. Joo, K. K. Joo, Y. Kato, T. Kawasaki, H. Kichimi, C. Kiesling, C. H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, S. H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, T. D. Kimmel, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Konno, S. Korpar, P. Križan, R. Kroeger, P. Krokovny, R. Kulasiri, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, Y.-J. Kwon, K. Lalwani, J. S. Lange, S. C. Lee, C. H. Li, J. Li, L. K. Li, Y. B. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, D. Liventsev, C. MacQueen, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, D. Matvienko, M. Merola, F. Metzner, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, S. Mohanty, T. J. Moon, M. Nakao, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, P. Oskin, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, S. Pardi, S.-H. Park, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, V. Popov, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, A. Rabusov, M. Röhrken, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. Sharma, J.-G. Shiu, B. Shwartz, F. Simon, E. Solovieva, M. Starič, Z. S. Stottler, J. F. Strube, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, Y. Tao, F. Tenchini, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, S. Uehara, S. Uno, Y. Ushiroda, R. Van Tonder, G. Varner, A. Vinokurova, C. H. Wang, E. Wang, P. Wang, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, E. Won, X. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, H. Ye, J. H. Yin, Y. Yusa, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, and V. Zhukova
Subjects: e +-e − Experiments, Tau Physics, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We report a measurement of the electric dipole moment of the τ lepton (dτ) using an 833 fb −1 data sample collected near the Υ(4S) resonance, with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e + e − collider. Using an optimal observable method, we obtain the real and imaginary parts of d τ as Re(d τ ) = (−0.62 ± 0.63) × 10 −17 ecm and Im(d τ ) = (−0.40 ± 0.32) × 10 −17 ecm, respectively. These results are consistent with null electric dipole moment at the present level of experimental sensitivity and improve the sensitivity by about a factor of three.
Published: 2022
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24. Adopt a Lake: Successfully Tracking Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms in Canadian Surface Waters Through Citizen Science

Author: Dana F. Simon, Gabriel Munoz, Quoc Tuc Dinh, Sung Vo Duy, Kat Kavanagh, Robert Smith, Barry Husk, and Sébastien Sauvé
Subjects: citizen science, harmful cyanobacterial blooms, water quality, cyanotoxins, community monitoring, Science
Abstract: The proliferation of harmful waterborne cyanobacterial algal blooms, some of which can produce potent toxins, poses severe risks to environmental and human health. Academic and governmental monitoring efforts may be constrained by budget, time, and staff, and thus miss otherwise significant pollution events. Here, we report on the implementation of a citizen science project to track harmful cyanobacterial blooms in lakes and waterways across Canada. Through both crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, the Adopt a Lake (Adopt a Lake 2022) campaign aimed to document the potential presence of cyanobacteria and toxins with the assistance of participants, thus improving public awareness of the issue of water quality preservation. Using social media, participants were encouraged to participate in the initiative by collecting samples during a bloom from a nearby pond or by making a financial contribution to support the initiative. Adopt a Lake benefitted from the analytical platform of Algal Blooms Treatment, Risk Assessment, Predictions, and Prevention (ATRAPP), a research project focused on the prediction and management of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. The presence of cyanotoxins, which can confirm whether a lake has a toxic bloom, was determined through high-resolution mass spectrometry analyses. This paper presents an overview of the implementation of the Adopt a Lake initiative, the campaign’s status, and the lessons learned, and it argues the importance of continual monitoring of cyanobacterial blooms.
Published: 2023
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25. Discovery and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of a Cyanobacterial Fatty Acid Targeting the Keap1/Nrf2 Pathway

Author: Fatma H. Al-Awadhi, Emily F. Simon, Na Liu, Ranjala Ratnayake, Valerie J. Paul, and Hendrik Luesch
Subjects: marine cyanobacteria, fatty acids, inflammation, RNA sequencing, NF-κB, immune function, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract: The monounsaturated fatty acid 7(E)-9-keto-hexadec-7-enoic acid (1) and three structurally related analogues with different oxidation states and degrees of unsaturation (2–4) were discovered from a marine benthic cyanobacterial mat collected from Delta Shoal, Florida Keys. Their structures were elucidated using NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The structure of 1 contained an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl system, a key motif required for the activation of the Keap1/Nrf2−ARE pathway that is involved in the activation of antioxidant and phase II detoxification enzymes. Compounds 1–4 were screened in ARE-luciferase reporter gene assay using stably transfected HEK293 cells, and only 1 significantly induced Nrf2 activity at 32 and 10 µM, whereas 2–4 were inactive. As there is crosstalk between inflammation and oxidative stress, subsequent biological studies were focused on 1 to investigate its anti-inflammatory potential. Compound 1 induced Nqo1, a well-known target gene of Nrf2, and suppressed iNos transcript levels, which translated into reduced levels of nitric oxide in LPS-activated mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cells, a more relevant model for inflammation. RNA sequencing was performed to capture the effects of 1 on a global level and identified additional canonical pathways and upstream regulators involved in inflammation and immune response, particularly those related to multiple sclerosis. A targeted survey of marine cyanobacterial samples from other geographic locations, including Guam, suggested the widespread occurrence of 1. Furthermore, the previous isolation of 1 from marine diatoms and green algae implied a potentially important ecological role across marine algal eukaryotes and prokaryotes. The previous isolation from sea lettuce raises the possibility of dietary intervention to attenuate inflammation and related disease progression.
Published: 2023
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26. First measurement of the Λ c + $$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$ → pη′ decay

Author: The BELLE collaboration, S. X. Li, J. X. Cui, C. P. Shen, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, S. Al Said, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, P. Behera, K. Belous, M. Bessner, V. Bhardwaj, B. Bhuyan, T. Bilka, D. Bodrov, G. Bonvicini, J. Borah, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, M. Campajola, D. Červenkov, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, H. E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, D. Cinabro, S. Cunliffe, S. Das, N. Dash, G. De Nardo, G. De Pietro, R. Dhamija, F. Di Capua, Z. Doležal, T. V. Dong, D. Epifanov, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, B. G. Fulsom, R. Garg, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Giri, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, E. Graziani, T. Gu, T. Hara, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, W.-S. Hou, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, S. Jia, Y. Jin, K. K. Joo, J. Kahn, A. B. Kaliyar, K. H. Kang, Y. Kato, T. Kawasaki, H. Kichimi, C. Kiesling, C. H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, P. Križan, R. Kroeger, P. Krokovny, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, Y.-J. Kwon, T. Lam, M. Laurenza, S. C. Lee, J. Li, L. K. Li, Y. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, D. Liventsev, A. Martini, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, D. Matvienko, S. K. Maurya, F. Meier, M. Merola, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, R. Mussa, M. Nakao, D. Narwal, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, K. Nishimura, K. Ogawa, S. Ogawa, H. Ono, P. Oskin, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, T. Pang, S. Pardi, S.-H. Park, S. Patra, T. K. Pedlar, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, V. Popov, M. T. Prim, M. Röhrken, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, G. Schnell, J. Schueler, C. Schwanda, A. J. Schwartz, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. Sharma, V. Shebalin, J.-G. Shiu, B. Shwartz, F. Simon, E. Solovieva, S. Stanič, M. Starič, Z. S. Stottler, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, T. Sumiyoshi, W. Sutcliffe, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, S. E. Vahsen, R. Van Tonder, G. Varner, A. Vinokurova, E. Waheed, D. Wang, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, S. Watanuki, E. Won, X. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, H. Ye, J. H. Yin, Y. Yusa, Y. Zhai, V. Zhilich, and V. Zhukova
Subjects: Branching fraction, e +-e − Experiments, Charm Physics, Particle and Resonance Production, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present the first measurement of the branching fraction of the singly Cabibbo-suppressed (SCS) decay Λ c + $$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$ → pη′ with η′ → ηπ + π − , using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 981 fb −1, collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB e + e − asymmetric-energy collider. A significant Λ c + $$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$ → pη′ signal is observed for the first time with a signal significance of 5.4σ. The relative branching fraction with respect to the normalization mode Λ c + $$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$ → pK − π + is measured to be B Λ c + → pη ′ B Λ c + → pK − π + = 7.54 ± 1.32 ± 0.73 × 10 − 3 , $$ \frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_c^{+}\to p\eta^{\prime}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_c^{+}\to {pK}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right)}=\left(7.54\pm 1.32\pm 0.73\right)\times {10}^{-3}, $$ where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. Using the world-average value of B Λ c + → pK − π + $$ \mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_c^{+}\to {pK}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right) $$ = (6.28 ± 0.32) × 10 −2, we obtain B Λ c + → pη ′ = 4.73 ± 0.82 ± 0.46 ± 0.24 × 10 − 4 , $$ \mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_c^{+}\to p\eta^{\prime}\right)=\left(4.73\pm 0.82\pm 0.46\pm 0.24\right)\times {10}^{-4}, $$ where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and from B Λ c + → pK − π + $$ \mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_c^{+}\to {pK}^{-}{\pi}^{+}\right) $$ , respectively.
Published: 2022
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27. Combined analysis of Belle and Belle II data to determine the CKM angle ϕ 3 using B + → D( K S 0 $$ {K}_S^0 $$ h + h − )h + decays

Author: The Belle and Belle II collaborations, F. Abudinén, L. Aggarwal, H. Ahmed, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, S. Al Said, A. Aloisio, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, S. Bacher, S. Baehr, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, J. Baudot, J. Becker, P. K. Behera, K. Belous, J. V. Bennett, F. U. Bernlochner, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, F. Bianchi, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, G. Bonvicini, J. Borah, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, D. Červenkov, P. Cheema, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, D. Cinabro, L. Corona, S. Cunliffe, T. Czank, S. Das, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, G. de Marino, S. K. Maurya, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, A. De Yta-Hernandez, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, D. Dossett, S. Dubey, G. Dujany, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, S. Fiore, A. Fodor, F. Forti, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, R. Godang, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, W. Gradl, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, J. Guilliams, C. Hadjivasiliou, S. Halder, T. Hara, O. Hartbrich, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, I. Heredia de la Cruz, A. Hershenhorn, T. Higuchi, E. C. Hill, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, M. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, Y. Jin, H. Junkerkalefeld, A. B. Kaliyar, K. H. Kang, R. Karl, G. Karyan, Y. Kato, C. Ketter, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, J. Kumar, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, Y.-T. Lai, C. La Licata, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, R. Leboucher, S. C. Lee, P. Leitl, J. Li, S. X. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, K. Lieret, Z. Liptak, Q. Y. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, M. Maggiora, R. Maiti, S. Maity, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, S. Marcello, A. Martini, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, J. A. McKenna, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, M. Milesi, C. Miller, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, H.-G. Moser, F. Mueller, C. Murphy, R. Mussa, K. R. Nakamura, T. Nakano, M. Nakao, M. Naruki, D. Narwal, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, K. Nishimura, Y. Onishchuk, H. Ono, P. Oskin, G. Pakhlova, A. Paladino, A. Panta, E. Paoloni, K. Parham, S.-H. Park, A. Passeri, A. Pathak, S. Patra, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, L. Polat, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, A. Rabusov, P. Rados, S. Raiz, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, L. B. Rizzuto, S. H. Robertson, M. Röhrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, D. Sahoo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, G. Schnell, J. Schueler, A. J. Schwartz, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. Sharma, T. Shillington, B. Shwartz, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, A. Soffer, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, S. Stefkova, Z. S. Stottler, R. Stroili, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, S. Y. Suzuki, M. Tabata, M. Takizawa, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, I. Ueda, T. Uglov, K. Uno, S. Uno, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, A. Vinokurova, L. Vitale, H. M. Wakeling, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, A. Warburton, S. Watanuki, O. Werbycka, C. Wessel, E. Won, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, H. Ye, K. Yoshihara, Y. Yusa, L. Zani, Y. Zhai, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, Q. D. Zhou, X. Y. Zhou, and V. I. Zhukova
Subjects: B Physics, CKM Angle Gamma, e +-e − Experiments, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present a measurement of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa unitarity triangle angle ϕ 3 (also known as γ) using a model-independent Dalitz plot analysis of B + → D ( K S 0 $$ {K}_S^0 $$ h + h − )h +, where D is either a D 0 or D ¯ $$ \overline{D} $$ 0 meson and h is either a π or K. This is the first measurement that simultaneously uses Belle and Belle II data, combining samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of 711 fb −1 and 128 fb −1, respectively. All data were accumulated from energy-asymmetric e + e − collisions at a centre-of-mass energy corresponding to the mass of the Υ(4S) resonance. We measure ϕ 3 = (78.4 ± 11.4 ± 0.5 ± 1.0)°, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is the experimental systematic uncertainty and the third is from the uncertainties on external measurements of the D-decay strong-phase parameters.
Published: 2022
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28. Long-distance particle transport to the central Ionian Sea

Author: L. Berline, A. M. Doglioli, A. Petrenko, S. Barrillon, B. Espinasse, F. A. C. Le Moigne, F. Simon-Bot, M. Thyssen, and F. Carlotti
Subjects: Ecology, QH540-549.5, Life, QH501-531, Geology, QE1-996.5
Abstract: Together with T–S properties, particle abundance in situ measurements are useful to discriminate water masses and derive circulation patterns. In the upper layers of the Ionian Sea, the fresher Atlantic Waters (AW) recently crossing the Sicily Channel meet the resident and saltier AW, which circulated cyclonically in the eastern basin and modified after evaporation and eventually cooling. In May 2017, during the PEACETIME cruise, fluorescence and particle abundance sampled at high resolution revealed unexpected heterogeneity in the central Ionian Sea. Surface salinity measurements, together with altimetry-derived and hull-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) currents, describe a zonal pathway of AW entering the Ionian Sea, consistent with the so-called cyclonic mode in the North Ionian Gyre. The ION-Tr transect, located between 19–20∘ E at approximately 36∘ N, turned out to be at the crossroads of three water masses, mostly coming from the west, north and an isolated anticyclonic eddy northeast of ION-Tr. Using Lagrangian numerical simulations, we suggest that the contrast in particle loads along ION-Tr originates from particles transported from these three different water masses. Waters from the west, identified as AW carried by a strong southwestward jet, were moderate in particle load, probably originating from the Sicily Channel. The water mass from the north, carrying abundant particles, probably originated in the northern Ionian Sea, or further away from the south Adriatic Sea. Waters from the eddy, depleted in particles and chl a, may originate from south of the Peloponnese, where the Pelops eddy forms. The central Ionian Sea hence appears as a mosaic area, where waters of contrasted biological history meet. This contrast is particularly clear in spring, when blooming and non-blooming areas co-occur. Interpreting the complex dynamics of physical–biogeochemical coupling from discrete measurements made at isolated stations at sea is a challenge. The combination of multiparametric in situ measurements at high resolution with remote sensing and Lagrangian modeling appears as one adequate way to address this challenge.
Published: 2021
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29. Search for lepton-flavor-violating tau-lepton decays to ℓγ at Belle

Author: The BELLE collaboration, K. Uno, K. Hayasaka, K. Inami, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, J. Bennett, F. Bernlochner, M. Bessner, V. Bhardwaj, J. Biswal, A. Bobrov, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, M. Campajola, D. Červenkov, M.-C. Chang, H. E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, S. Choudhury, D. Cinabro, S. Cunliffe, N. Dash, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, T. V. Dong, S. Eidelman, D. Epifanov, T. Ferber, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, R. Garg, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Garmash, A. Giri, P. Goldenzweig, C. Hadjivasiliou, T. Hara, O. Hartbrich, H. Hayashii, M. Hernandez Villanueva, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, G. Inguglia, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, Y. Jin, K. K. Joo, K. H. Kang, Y. Kato, H. Kichimi, C. Kiesling, C. H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, S. H. Kim, P. Kodyš, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, P. Križan, R. Kroeger, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, Y.-T. Lai, J. S. Lange, S. C. Lee, Y. B. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, K. Lieret, D. Liventsev, C. MacQueen, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, M. Merola, F. Metzner, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, M. Nakao, H. Nakazawa, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Niiyama, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, K. Nishimura, K. Ogawa, S. Ogawa, P. Oskin, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, S. Pardi, H. Park, S.-H. Park, S. Paul, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, M. Röhrken, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, Y. Sakai, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, C. Sharma, C. P. Shen, J.-G. Shiu, B. Shwartz, F. Simon, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, M. Starič, Z. S. Stottler, M. Sumihama, T. Sumiyoshi, W. Sutcliffe, M. Takizawa, K. Tanida, Y. Tao, F. Tenchini, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, S. Uehara, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, Y. Usov, S. E. Vahsen, R. Van Tonder, G. Varner, A. Vinokurova, A. Vossen, E. Waheed, C. H. Wang, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, O. Werbycka, E. Won, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, H. Ye, J. H. Yin, Y. Yusa, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, and V. Zhukova
Subjects: e +-e − Experiments, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract Charged lepton flavor violation is forbidden in the Standard Model but possible in several new physics scenarios. In many of these models, the radiative decays τ ± → ℓ ± γ (ℓ = e, μ) are predicted to have a sizeable probability, making them particularly interesting channels to search at various experiments. An updated search via τ ± → ℓ ± γ using full data of the Belle experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 988 fb −1, is reported for charged lepton flavor violation. No significant excess over background predictions from the Standard Model is observed, and the upper limits on the branching fractions, B $$ \mathcal{B} $$ (τ ± → μ ± γ) ≤ 4.2 × 10 −8 and B $$ \mathcal{B} $$ (τ ± → e ± γ) ≤ 5.6 × 10 −8, are set at 90% confidence level.
Published: 2021
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30. Year-long monitoring of phytoplankton community, toxigenic cyanobacteria, and total microcystins in a eutrophic tropical dam supplying the Mexico megacity

Author: Fernando Martínez-Jerónimo, Paloma del Carmen Antuna-González, Miriam Hernández-Zamora, Laura Martínez-Jerónimo, Gabriel Munoz, Dana F. Simon, and Sébastien Sauvé
Subjects: eutrophication, tropical dams, harmful cyanobacterial blooms (HCBs), cyanotoxins, phytoplanktonic community index (PhyCOI), Microcystis, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
Abstract: The Valle de Bravo dam is an important source of drinking water supply for the Mexico City Conurbation (>26 million inhabitants) and is also a hotspot for nautical sports, recreational fishing, and tourism. However, anthropogenic pressures in the upper reaches of the basin have led to increased eutrophication and numerous harmful cyanobacterial blooms (HCBs). To determine the effect of abiotic variables on the characteristics of the phytoplanktonic community, as well as their influence on the diversity of toxigenic cyanobacteria and related cyanotoxins, we evaluated monthly variations in environmental factors, phytoplankton biovolume and composition and total microcystins in Valle de Bravo dam during the year of 2019. Overall, 75 phytoplanktonic species were identified, mostly belonging to the divisions Cyanobacteria, Chlorophyta, and Bacillariophyta. Cyanobacteria presented the highest biomass throughout the year, with water temperature and rainfall being the best correlated factors. The highest concentrations of total microcystins were recorded from July to September (maximum of 71 μg L−1), associated with the dominance of species such as M. smithii, M. aeruginosa, M. viridis M. flos-aquae, Aphanocapsa planctonica, and Dolichospermum crassum, and environmental factors such as rainfall, total dissolved solids, water temperature, and specific trace metals. In all months except December, the total cyanobacterial biovolume was above the World Health Organization alert level two, indicating potentially high risks to human health. The predominance of cyanobacteria and high biovolumes classified water quality as poor to very poor during most of the year. To avoid the development of HCBs in this dam, the contribution of nutrients by the tributary rivers and sewage must be controlled, since the poor-quality conditions of the water threaten the aquatic biota, the sports and recreation activities and affect the potable water supply.
Published: 2022
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31. Phylogenetic restriction of plant invasion in drought‐stressed environments: Implications for insect‐pollinated plant communities in water‐limited ecosystems

Author: Andrew D. F. Simon, Hannah E. Marx, and Brian M. Starzomski
Subjects: phenology, phylogenetic community ecology, plant invasion, pollinator ecology, temporal niche dynamics, Ecology, QH540-549.5
Abstract: Abstract Background Plant–pollinator community diversity has been found to decrease under conditions of drought stress; however, research into the temporal dimensions of this phenomenon remains limited. In this study, we investigated the effect of seasonal drought on the temporal niche dynamics of entomophilous flowering plants in a water‐limited ecosystem. We hypothesized that closely related native and exotic plants would tend to share similar life history and that peak flowering events would therefore coincide with phylogenetic clustering in plant communities based on expected phenological responses of plant functional types to limitations in soil moisture availability. Location Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada. Methods Combining methods from pollinator research and phylogenetic community ecology, we tested the influence of environmental filtering over plant community phenology across gradients of landscape disturbance and soil moisture. Floral resource availability and community structure were quantified by counts of flowering shoots. We constructed a robust phylogeny to analyze spatial and temporal variation in phylogenetic patterns across the landscape, testing the significance of the observed patterns against a randomly generated community phylogeny. Phylogenetic metrics were then regressed against factors of disturbance and soil moisture availability. Results Critical seasonal fluctuations in floral resources coincided with significant phylogenetic clustering in plant communities, with decreasing plant diversity observed under conditions of increasing drought stress. Exotic plant species in the Asteraceae became increasingly pervasive across the landscape, occupying a late season temporal niche in drought‐stressed environments. Main conclusion Results suggest that environmental filtering is the dominant assembly process structuring the temporal niche of plant communities in this water‐limited ecosystem. Based on these results, and trends seen elsewhere, the overall diversity of plant–pollinator communities may be expected to decline with the increasing drought stress predicted under future climate scenarios.
Published: 2021
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32. Test of lepton flavor universality and search for lepton flavor violation in B → Kℓℓ decays

Author: The BELLE collaboration, S. Choudhury, S. Sandilya, K. Trabelsi, A. Giri, H. Aihara, S. Al Said, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, S. Bahinipati, P. Behera, C. Beleño, K. Belous, J. Bennett, F. Bernlochner, M. Bessner, V. Bhardwaj, T. Bilka, J. Biswal, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, T. E. Browder, M. Campajola, D. Červenkov, M.-C. Chang, P. Chang, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Cho, S.-K. Choi, Y. Choi, D. Cinabro, S. Cunliffe, N. Dash, G. De Nardo, R. Dhamija, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, T. V. Dong, D. Dossett, S. Dubey, S. Eidelman, D. Epifanov, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, B. G. Fulsom, R. Garg, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Garmash, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, D. Greenwald, C. Hadjivasiliou, O. Hartbrich, H. Hayashii, M. T. Hedges, M. Hernandez Villanueva, T. Higuchi, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E.-J. Jang, H. B. Jeon, S. Jia, Y. Jin, C. W. Joo, K. K. Joo, J. Kahn, A. B. Kaliyar, K. H. Kang, G. Karyan, H. Kichimi, C. Kiesling, B. H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, K. T. Kim, S. H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, P. Križan, R. Kroeger, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, R. Kulasiri, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, K. Lalwani, S. C. Lee, P. Lewis, C. H. Li, L. K. Li, Y. B. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, K. Lieret, Z. Liptak, D. Liventsev, T. Luo, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, D. Matvienko, M. Merola, K. Miyabayashi, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, S. Mohanty, T. J. Moon, T. Mori, I. Nakamura, K. R. Nakamura, M. Nakao, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, M. Niiyama, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, K. Ogawa, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, P. Oskin, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, S. Pardi, H. Park, S.-H. Park, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, V. Popov, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, A. Rabusov, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, M. Rozanska, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, Y. Sakai, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, G. Schnell, J. Schueler, C. Schwanda, A. J. Schwartz, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, V. Shebalin, J.-G. Shiu, B. Shwartz, F. Simon, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Stanič, M. Starič, Z. S. Stottler, T. Sumiyoshi, W. Sutcliffe, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, M. Uchida, S. Uehara, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, R. Van Tonder, G. Varner, K. E. Varvell, A. Vinokurova, V. Vorobyev, E. Waheed, C. H. Wang, E. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, P. Wang, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, S. Wehle, J. Wiechczynski, E. Won, X. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, H. Ye, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Yusa, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, and V. Zhukova
Subjects: FCNC Interaction, Flavor physics, Flavour Changing Neutral Currents, B physics, e +-e − Experiments, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We present measurements of the branching fractions for the decays B → Kμ + μ − and B → Ke + e − , and their ratio (R K ), using a data sample of 711 fb −1 that contains 772 × 106 B B ¯ $$ B\overline{B} $$ events. The data were collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e + e − collider. The ratio R K is measured in five bins of dilepton invariant-mass-squared (q 2): q 2 ∈ (0.1, 4.0), (4.00, 8.12), (1.0, 6.0), (10.2, 12.8) and (> 14.18) GeV2 /c 4, along with the whole q 2 region. The R K value for q 2 ∈ (1.0, 6.0) GeV2 /c 4 is 1.03 − 0.24 + 0.28 $$ {1.03}_{-0.24}^{+0.28} $$ ± 0.01. The first and second uncertainties listed are statistical and systematic, respectively. All results for R K are consistent with Standard Model predictions. We also measure CP-averaged isospin asymmetries in the same q 2 bins. The results are consistent with a null asymmetry, with the largest difference of 2.6 standard deviations occurring for the q 2 ∈ (1.0, 6.0) GeV2 /c 4 bin in the mode with muon final states. The measured differential branching fractions, d ℬ $$ d\mathrm{\mathcal{B}} $$ /dq 2, are consistent with theoretical predictions for charged B decays, while the corresponding values are below the expectations for neutral B decays. We have also searched for lepton-flavor-violating B → Kμ ± e ∓ decays and set 90% confidence-level upper limits on the branching fraction in the range of 10 −8 for B + → K + μ ± e ∓, and B 0 → K 0 μ ± e ∓ modes.
Published: 2021
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33. Determination of SEA loss factors by Monte Carlo Filtering

Author: Fernández de las Heras, M.J., Chimeno Manguán, M., Roibás Millán, E., Fernández de las Heras, L.J., and Hidalgo, F. Simón
Published: 2020
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34. Extreme rainfall drives early onset cyanobacterial bloom

Author: Megan L. Larsen, Helen M. Baulch, Sherry L. Schiff, Dana F. Simon, Sébastien Sauvé, and Jason J. Venkiteswaran
Subjects: cyanobacterial bloom, extreme rainfall, phosphorus, reservoir, cyanotoxins, Education, Science
Abstract: The increasing prevalence of cyanobacteria-dominated harmful algal blooms is strongly associated with nutrient loading and changing climatic patterns. Changes to precipitation frequency and intensity, as predicted by current climate models, are likely to affect bloom development and composition through changes in nutrient fluxes and water column mixing. However, few studies have directly documented the effects of extreme precipitation events on cyanobacterial composition, biomass, and toxin production. We tracked changes in a eutrophic reservoir following an extreme precipitation event, describing an atypically early toxin-producing cyanobacterial bloom and successional progression of the phytoplankton community, toxins, and geochemistry. An increase in bioavailable phosphorus by more than 27-fold in surface waters preceded notable increases in Aphanizomenon flos-aquae throughout the reservoir approximately 2 weeks postevent and ∼5 weeks before blooms typically occur. Anabaenopeptin-A and three microcystin congeners (microcystin-LR, -YR, and -RR) were detected at varying levels across sites during the bloom period, which lasted between 3 and 5 weeks. These findings suggest extreme rainfall can trigger early cyanobacterial bloom initiation, effectively elongating the bloom season period of potential toxicity. However, effects will vary depending on factors including the timing of rainfall and reservoir physical structure.
Published: 2020
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35. High-Throughput Genomic Data Reveal Complex Phylogenetic Relationships in Stylosanthes Sw (Leguminosae)

Author: Maria Alice Silva Oliveira, Tomáz Nunes, Maria Aparecida Dos Santos, Danyelle Ferreira Gomes, Iara Costa, Brena Van-Lume, Sarah S. Marques Da Silva, Ronaldo Simão Oliveira, Marcelo F. Simon, Gaus S. A. Lima, Danilo Soares Gissi, Cícero Carlos de Souza Almeida, Gustavo Souza, and André Marques
Subjects: sytlosanthes, allopolyploidy, repetitive DNA, organelle genome, chloroplast, mitochondrion, Genetics, QH426-470
Abstract: Allopolyploidy is widely present across plant lineages. Though estimating the correct phylogenetic relationships and origin of allopolyploids may sometimes become a hard task. In the genus Stylosanthes Sw. (Leguminosae), an important legume crop, allopolyploidy is a key speciation force. This makes difficult adequate species recognition and breeding efforts on the genus. Based on comparative analysis of nine high-throughput sequencing (HTS) samples, including three allopolyploids (S. capitata Vogel cv. “Campo Grande,” S. capitata “RS024” and S. scabra Vogel) and six diploids (S. hamata Taub, S. viscosa (L.) Sw., S. macrocephala M. B. Ferreira and Sousa Costa, S. guianensis (Aubl.) Sw., S. pilosa M. B. Ferreira and Sousa Costa and S. seabrana B. L. Maass & 't Mannetje) we provide a working pipeline to identify organelle and nuclear genome signatures that allowed us to trace the origin and parental genome recognition of allopolyploids. First, organelle genomes were de novo assembled and used to identify maternal genome donors by alignment-based phylogenies and synteny analysis. Second, nuclear-derived reads were subjected to repetitive DNA identification with RepeatExplorer2. Identified repeats were compared based on abundance and presence on diploids in relation to allopolyploids by comparative repeat analysis. Third, reads were extracted and grouped based on the following groups: chloroplast, mitochondrial, satellite DNA, ribosomal DNA, repeat clustered- and total genomic reads. These sets of reads were then subjected to alignment and assembly free phylogenetic analyses and were compared to classical alignment-based phylogenetic methods. Comparative analysis of shared and unique satellite repeats also allowed the tracing of allopolyploid origin in Stylosanthes, especially those with high abundance such as the StyloSat1 in the Scabra complex. This satellite was in situ mapped in the proximal region of the chromosomes and made it possible to identify its previously proposed parents. Hence, with simple genome skimming data we were able to provide evidence for the recognition of parental genomes and understand genome evolution of two Stylosanthes allopolyploids.
Published: 2021
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36. A longitudinal molecular study of the ecology of malaria infections in free-ranging mandrills

Author: M.J.E. Charpentier, L. Boundenga, M. Beaulieu, S.E. Dibakou, C. Arnathau, C. Sidobre, E. Willaume, S. Mercier-Delarue, F. Simon, V. Rougeron, and F. Prugnolle
Subjects: Zoology, QL1-991
Abstract: Unravelling the determinants of host variation in susceptibility and exposure to parasite infections, infection dynamics and the consequences of parasitism on host health is of paramount interest to understand the evolution of complex host-parasite interactions. In this study, we evaluated the determinants, temporal changes and physiological correlates of Plasmodium infections in a large natural population of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Over six consecutive years, we obtained detailed parasitological and physiological data from 100 male and female mandrills of all ages. The probability of infection by Plasmodium gonderi and P. mandrilli was elevated (ca. 40%) but most infections were chronical and dynamic, with several cases of parasite switching and clearance. Positive co-infections also occurred between both parasites. Individual age and sex influenced the probability of infections with some differences between parasites: while P. mandrilli appeared to infect its hosts rather randomly, P. gonderi particularly infected middle-aged mandrills. Males were also more susceptible to P. gonderi than females and were more likely to be infected by this parasite at the beginning of an infection by the simian immunodeficiency virus. P. gonderi, and to a lesser extent P. mandrilli, influenced mandrills’ physiology: skin temperatures and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio were both impacted, generally depending on individual age and sex. These results highlight the ecological complexity of Plasmodium infections in nonhuman primates and the efforts that need to be done to decipher the epidemiology of such parasites. Keywords: Host susceptibility, Infection dynamics, Nonhuman primates, Plasmodium infections
Published: 2019
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37. Top-quark physics at the CLIC electron-positron linear collider

Author: The CLICdp collaboration, H. Abramowicz, N. Alipour Tehrani, D. Arominski, Y. Benhammou, M. Benoit, J.-J. Blaising, M. Boronat, O. Borysov, R. R. Bosley, I. Božović Jelisavčić, I. Boyko, S. Brass, E. Brondolin, P. Bruckman de Renstrom, M. Buckland, P. N. Burrows, M. Chefdeville, S. Chekanov, T. Coates, D. Dannheim, M. Demarteau, H. Denizli, G. Durieux, G. Eigen, K. Elsener, E. Fullana, J. Fuster, M. Gabriel, F. Gaede, I. García, J. Goldstein, P. Gomis Lopez, C. Graf, S. Green, C. Grefe, C. Grojean, A. Hoang, D. Hynds, A. Joffe, J. Kalinowski, G. Kačarević, W. Kilian, N. van der Kolk, M. Krawczyk, M. Kucharczyk, E. Leogrande, T. Lesiak, A. Levy, I. Levy, L. Linssen, A. A. Maier, V. Makarenko, J. S. Marshall, V. Martin, V. Mateu, O. Matsedonskyi, J. Metcalfe, G. Milutinović Dumbelović, R. M. Münker, Yu. Nefedov, K. Nowak, A. Nürnberg, M. Pandurović, M. Perelló, E. Perez Codina, M. Petric, F. Pitters, T. Price, T. Quast, S. Redford, J. Repond, A. Robson, P. Roloff, E. Ros, K. Rozwadowska, A. Ruiz-Jimeno, A. Sailer, F. Salvatore, U. Schnoor, D. Schulte, A. Senol, G. Shelkov, E. Sicking, F. Simon, R. Simoniello, P. Sopicki, S. Spannagel, S. Stapnes, R. Ström, M. Szalay, M. A. Thomson, B. Turbiarz, O. Viazlo, M. Vicente, I. Vila, M. Vos, J. Vossebeld, M. F. Watson, N. K. Watson, M. A. Weber, H. Weerts, J. D. Wells, A. Widl, M. Williams, A.G. Winter, T. Wojtoń, A. Wulzer, B. Xu, L. Xia, T. You, A. F. Żarnecki, L. Zawiejski, C. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang, and A. Zhemchugov
Subjects: e+-e- Experiments, Top physics, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is a proposed future high-luminosity linear electron-positron collider operating at three energy stages, with nominal centre-of-mass energies s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 380 GeV, 1.5 TeV, and 3 TeV. Its aim is to explore the energy frontier, providing sensitivity to physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) and precision measurements of Standard Model processes with an emphasis on Higgs boson and top-quark physics. The opportunities for top-quark physics at CLIC are discussed in this paper. The initial stage of operation focuses on top-quark pair production measurements, as well as the search for rare flavour-changing neutral current (FCNC) top-quark decays. It also includes a top-quark pair production threshold scan around 350 GeV which provides a precise measurement of the top-quark mass in a well-defined theoretical framework. At the higher-energy stages, studies are made of top-quark pairs produced in association with other particles. A study of t̄tH production including the extraction of the top Yukawa coupling is presented as well as a study of vector boson fusion (VBF) production, which gives direct access to high-energy electroweak interactions. Operation above 1 TeV leads to more highly collimated jet environments where dedicated methods are used to analyse the jet constituents. These techniques enable studies of the top-quark pair production, and hence the sensitivity to BSM physics, to be extended to higher energies. This paper also includes phenomenological interpretations that may be performed using the results from the extensive top-quark physics programme at CLIC.
Published: 2019
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38. FCC Physics Opportunities

Author: A. Abada, M. Abbrescia, S. S. AbdusSalam, I. Abdyukhanov, J. Abelleira Fernandez, A. Abramov, M. Aburaia, A. O. Acar, P. R. Adzic, P. Agrawal, J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra, J. J. Aguilera-Verdugo, M. Aiba, I. Aichinger, G. Aielli, A. Akay, A. Akhundov, H. Aksakal, J. L. Albacete, S. Albergo, A. Alekou, M. Aleksa, R. Aleksan, R. M. Alemany Fernandez, Y. Alexahin, R. G. Alía, S. Alioli, N. Alipour Tehrani, B. C. Allanach, P. P. Allport, M. Altınlı, W. Altmannshofer, G. Ambrosio, D. Amorim, O. Amstutz, L. Anderlini, A. Andreazza, M. Andreini, A. Andriatis, C. Andris, A. Andronic, M. Angelucci, F. Antinori, S. A. Antipov, M. Antonelli, M. Antonello, P. Antonioli, S. Antusch, F. Anulli, L. Apolinário, G. Apollinari, A. Apollonio, D. Appelö, R. B. Appleby, Ara. Apyan, Arm. Apyan, A. Arbey, A. Arbuzov, G. Arduini, V. Arı, S. Arias, N. Armesto, R. Arnaldi, S. A. Arsenyev, M. Arzeo, S. Asai, E. Aslanides, R. W. Aßmann, D. Astapovych, M. Atanasov, S. Atieh, D. Attié, B. Auchmann, A. Audurier, S. Aull, S. Aumon, S. Aune, F. Avino, G. Avrillaud, G. Aydın, A. Azatov, G. Azuelos, P. Azzi, O. Azzolini, P. Azzurri, N. Bacchetta, E. Bacchiocchi, H. Bachacou, Y. W. Baek, V. Baglin, Y. Bai, S. Baird, M. J. Baker, M. J. Baldwin, A. H. Ball, A. Ballarino, S. Banerjee, D. P. Barber, D. Barducci, P. Barjhoux, D. Barna, G. G. Barnaföldi, M. J. Barnes, A. Barr, J. Barranco García, J. Barreiro Guimarães da Costa, W. Bartmann, V. Baryshevsky, E. Barzi, S. A. Bass, A. Bastianin, B. Baudouy, F. Bauer, M. Bauer, T. Baumgartner, I. Bautista-Guzmán, C. Bayındır, F. Beaudette, F. Bedeschi, M. Béguin, I. Bellafont, L. Bellagamba, N. Bellegarde, E. Belli, E. Bellingeri, F. Bellini, G. Bellomo, S. Belomestnykh, G. Bencivenni, M. Benedikt, G. Bernardi, J. Bernardi, C. Bernet, J. M. Bernhardt, C. Bernini, C. Berriaud, A. Bertarelli, S. Bertolucci, M. I. Besana, M. Besançon, O. Beznosov, P. Bhat, C. Bhat, M. E. Biagini, J.-L. Biarrotte, A. Bibet Chevalier, E. R. Bielert, M. Biglietti, G. M. Bilei, B. Bilki, C. Biscari, F. Bishara, O. R. Blanco-García, F. R. Blánquez, F. Blekman, A. Blondel, J. Blümlein, T. Boccali, R. Boels, S. A. Bogacz, A. Bogomyagkov, O. Boine-Frankenheim, M. J. Boland, S. Bologna, O. Bolukbasi, M. Bomben, S. Bondarenko, M. Bonvini, E. Boos, B. Bordini, F. Bordry, G. Borghello, L. Borgonovi, S. Borowka, D. Bortoletto, D. Boscherini, M. Boscolo, S. Boselli, R. R. Bosley, F. Bossu, C. Botta, L. Bottura, R. Boughezal, D. Boutin, G. Bovone, I. Božović Jelisavc̆ić, A. Bozbey, C. Bozzi, D. Bozzini, V. Braccini, S. Braibant-Giacomelli, J. Bramante, P. Braun-Munzinger, J. A. Briffa, D. Britzger, S. J. Brodsky, J. J. Brooke, R. Bruce, P. Brückman De Renstrom, E. Bruna, O. Brüning, O. Brunner, K. Brunner, P. Bruzzone, X. Buffat, E. Bulyak, F. Burkart, H. Burkhardt, J.-P. Burnet, F. Butin, D. Buttazzo, A. Butterworth, M. Caccia, Y. Cai, B. Caiffi, V. Cairo, O. Cakir, R. Calaga, S. Calatroni, G. Calderini, G. Calderola, A. Caliskan, D. Calvet, M. Calviani, J. M. Camalich, P. Camarri, M. Campanelli, T. Camporesi, A. C. Canbay, A. Canepa, E. Cantergiani, D. Cantore-Cavalli, M. Capeans, R. Cardarelli, U. Cardella, A. Cardini, C. M. Carloni Calame, F. Carra, S. Carra, A. Carvalho, S. Casalbuoni, J. Casas, M. Cascella, P. Castelnovo, G. Castorina, G. Catalano, V. Cavasinni, E. Cazzato, E. Cennini, A. Cerri, F. Cerutti, J. Cervantes, I. Chaikovska, J. Chakrabortty, M. Chala, M. Chamizo-Llatas, H. Chanal, D. Chanal, S. Chance, A. Chancé, P. Charitos, J. Charles, T. K. Charles, S. Chattopadhyay, R. Chehab, S. V. Chekanov, N. Chen, A. Chernoded, V. Chetvertkova, L. Chevalier, G. Chiarelli, G. Chiarello, M. Chiesa, P. Chiggiato, J. T. Childers, A. Chmielińska, A. Cholakian, P. Chomaz, M. Chorowski, W. Chou, M. Chrzaszcz, E. Chyhyrynets, G. Cibinetto, A. K. Ciftci, R. Ciftci, R. Cimino, M. Ciuchini, P. J. Clark, Y. Coadou, M. Cobal, A. Coccaro, J. Cogan, E. Cogneras, F. Collamati, C. Colldelram, P. Collier, J. Collot, R. Contino, F. Conventi, C. T. A. Cook, L. Cooley, G. Corcella, A. S. Cornell, G. H. Corral, H. Correia-Rodrigues, F. Costanza, P. Costa Pinto, F. Couderc, J. Coupard, N. Craig, I. Crespo Garrido, A. Crivellin, J. F. Croteau, M. Crouch, E. Cruz Alaniz, B. Curé, J. Curti, D. Curtin, M. Czech, C. Dachauer, R. T. D’Agnolo, M. Daibo, A. Dainese, B. Dalena, A. Daljevec, W. Dallapiazza, L. D’Aloia Schwartzentruber, M. Dam, G. D’Ambrosio, S. P. Das, S. DasBakshi, W. da Silva, G. G. da Silveira, V. D’Auria, S. D’Auria, A. David, T. Davidek, A. Deandrea, J. de Blas, C. J. Debono, S. De Curtis, N. De Filippis, D. de Florian, S. Deghaye, S. J. de Jong, C. Del Bo, V. Del Duca, D. Delikaris, F. Deliot, A. Dell’Acqua, L. Delle Rose, M. Delmastro, E. De Lucia, M. Demarteau, D. Denegri, L. Deniau, D. Denisov, H. Denizli, A. Denner, D. d’Enterria, G. de Rijk, A. De Roeck, F. Derue, O. Deschamps, S. Descotes-Genon, P. S. B. Dev, J. B. de Vivie de Régie, R. K. Dewanjee, A. Di Ciaccio, A. Di Cicco, B. M. Dillon, B. Di Micco, P. Di Nezza, S. Di Vita, A. Doblhammer, A. Dominjon, M. D’Onofrio, F. Dordei, A. Drago, P. Draper, Z. Drasal, M. Drewes, L. Duarte, I. Dubovyk, P. Duda, A. Dudarev, L. Dudko, D. Duellmann, M. Dünser, T. du Pree, M. Durante, H. Duran Yildiz, S. Dutta, F. Duval, J. M. Duval, Ya. Dydyshka, B. Dziewit, S. Eisenhardt, M. Eisterer, T. Ekelof, D. El Khechen, S. A. Ellis, J. Ellis, J. A. Ellison, K. Elsener, M. Elsing, Y. Enari, C. Englert, H. Eriksson, K. J. Eskola, L. S. Esposito, O. Etisken, E. Etzion, P. Fabbricatore, A. Falkowski, A. Falou, J. Faltova, J. Fan, L. Fanò, A. Farilla, R. Farinelli, S. Farinon, D. A. Faroughy, S. D. Fartoukh, A. Faus-Golfe, W. J. Fawcett, G. Felici, L. Felsberger, C. Ferdeghini, A. M. Fernandez Navarro, A. Fernández-Téllez, J. Ferradas Troitino, G. Ferrara, R. Ferrari, L. Ferreira, P. Ferreira da Silva, G. Ferrera, F. Ferro, M. Fiascaris, S. Fiorendi, C. Fiorio, O. Fischer, E. Fischer, W. Flieger, M. Florio, D. Fonnesu, E. Fontanesi, N. Foppiani, K. Foraz, D. Forkel-Wirth, S. Forte, M. Fouaidy, D. Fournier, T. Fowler, J. Fox, P. Francavilla, R. Franceschini, S. Franchino, E. Franco, A. Freitas, B. Fuks, K. Furukawa, S. V. Furuseth, E. Gabrielli, A. Gaddi, M. Galanti, E. Gallo, S. Ganjour, Jia. Gao, Jie. Gao, V. Garcia Diaz, M. García Pérez, L. García Tabarés, C. Garion, M. V. Garzelli, I. Garzia, S. M. Gascon-Shotkin, G. Gaudio, P. Gay, S.-F. Ge, T. Gehrmann, M. H. Genest, R. Gerard, F. Gerigk, H. Gerwig, P. Giacomelli, S. Giagu, E. Gianfelice-Wendt, F. Gianotti, F. Giffoni, S. S. Gilardoni, M. Gil Costa, M. Giovannetti, M. Giovannozzi, P. Giubellino, G. F. Giudice, A. Giunta, L. K. Gladilin, S. Glukhov, J. Gluza, G. Gobbi, B. Goddard, F. Goertz, T. Golling, D. Gonçalves, V. P. Goncalves, R. Gonçalo, L. A. Gonzalez Gomez, S. Gorgi Zadeh, G. Gorine, E. Gorini, S. A. Gourlay, L. Gouskos, F. Grancagnolo, A. Grassellino, A. Grau, E. Graverini, H. M. Gray, Ma. Greco, Mi. Greco, J.-L. Grenard, O. Grimm, C. Grojean, V. A. Gromov, J. F. Grosse-Oetringhaus, A. Grudiev, K. Grzanka, J. Gu, D. Guadagnoli, V. Guidi, S. Guiducci, G. Guillermo Canton, Y. O. Günaydin, R. Gupta, R. S. Gupta, J. Gutierrez, J. Gutleber, C. Guyot, V. Guzey, C. Gwenlan, Ch. Haberstroh, B. Hacışahinoğlu, B. Haerer, K. Hahn, T. Hahn, A. Hammad, C. Han, M. Hance, A. Hannah, P. C. Harris, C. Hati, S. Haug, J. Hauptman, V. Haurylavets, H-J. He, A. Hegglin, B. Hegner, K. Heinemann, S. Heinemeyer, C. Helsens, Ana. Henriques, And. Henriques, P. Hernandez, R. J. Hernández-Pinto, J. Hernandez-Sanchez, T. Herzig, I. Hiekkanen, W. Hillert, T. Hoehn, M. Hofer, W. Höfle, F. Holdener, S. Holleis, B. Holzer, D. K. Hong, C. G. Honorato, S. C. Hopkins, J. Hrdinka, F. Hug, B. Humann, H. Humer, T. Hurth, A. Hutton, G. Iacobucci, N. Ibarrola, L. Iconomidou-Fayard, K. Ilyina-Brunner, J. Incandela, A. Infantino, V. Ippolito, M. Ishino, R. Islam, H. Ita, A. Ivanovs, S. Iwamoto, A. Iyer, S. Izquierdo Bermudez, S. Jadach, D. O. Jamin, P. Janot, P. Jarry, A. Jeff, P. 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Kretzschmar, R. M. Kriske, H. Kritscher, P. Krkotic, H. Kroha, M. Kucharczyk, S. Kuday, A. Kuendig, G. Kuhlmann, A. Kulesza, Mi. Kumar, Mu. Kumar, A. Kusina, S. Kuttimalai, M. Kuze, T. Kwon, F. Lackner, M. Lackner, E. La Francesca, M. Laine, G. Lamanna, S. La Mendola, E. Lançon, G. Landsberg, P. Langacker, C. Lange, A. Langner, A. J. Lankford, J. P. Lansberg, T. Lari, P. J. Laycock, P. Lebrun, A. Lechner, K. Lee, S. Lee, R. Lee, T. Lefevre, P. Le Guen, T. Lehtinen, S. B. Leith, P. Lenzi, E. Leogrande, C. Leonidopoulos, I. Leon-Monzon, G. Lerner, O. Leroy, T. Lesiak, P. Lévai, A. Leveratto, E. Levichev, G. Li, S. Li, R. Li, D. Liberati, M. Liepe, D. A. Lissauer, Z. Liu, A. Lobko, E. Locci, E. Logothetis Agaliotis, M. P. Lombardo, A. J. Long, C. Lorin, R. Losito, A. Louzguiti, I. Low, D. Lucchesi, M. T. Lucchini, A. Luciani, M. Lueckhof, A. J. G. Lunt, M. Luzum, D. A. Lyubimtsev, M. Maggiora, N. Magnin, M. A. Mahmoud, F. Mahmoudi, J. Maitre, V. Makarenko, A. Malagoli, J. Malclés, L. Malgeri, P. J. Mallon, F. Maltoni, S. Malvezzi, O. B. Malyshev, G. Mancinelli, P. Mandrik, P. Manfrinetti, M. Mangano, P. Manil, M. Mannelli, G. Marchiori, F. Marhauser, V. Mariani, V. Marinozzi, S. Mariotto, P. Marquard, C. Marquet, T. Marriott-Dodington, R. Martin, O. Martin, J. Martin Camalich, T. Martinez, H. Martinez Bruzual, M. I. Martínez-Hernández, D. E. Martins, S. Marzani, D. Marzocca, L. Marzola, S. Masciocchi, I. Masina, A. Massimiliano, A. Massironi, T. Masubuchi, V. A. Matveev, M. A. Mazzoni, M. McCullough, P. A. McIntosh, P. Meade, L. Medina, A. Meier, J. Meignan, B. Mele, J. G. Mendes Saraiva, F. Menez, M. Mentink, E. Meoni, P. Meridiani, M. Merk, P. Mermod, V. Mertens, L. Mether, E. Métral, M. Migliorati, A. Milanese, C. Milardi, G. Milhano, B. L. Militsyn, F. Millet, I. Minashvili, J. V. Minervini, L. S. Miralles, D. Mirarchi, S. Mishima, D. P. Missiaen, G. Mitselmakher, T. Mitsuhashi, J. Mnich, M. Mohammadi Najafabadi, R. N. Mohapatra, N. Mokhov, J. G. Molson, R. Monge, C. Montag, G. Montagna, S. Monteil, G. Montenero, E. Montesinos, F. Moortgat, N. Morange, G. Morello, M. Moreno Llácer, M. Moretti, S. Moretti, A. K. Morley, A. Moros, I. Morozov, V. Morretta, M. Morrone, A. Mostacci, S. Muanza, N. Muchnoi, M. Mühlegger, M. Mulder, M. Mulders, B. Müller, F. Müller, A.-S. Müller, J. Munilla, M. J. Murray, Y. Muttoni, S. Myers, M. Mylona, J. Nachtman, T. Nakamoto, M. Nardecchia, G. Nardini, P. Nason, Z. Nergiz, A. V. Nesterenko, A. Nettsträter, C. Neubüser, J. Neundorf, F. Niccoli, O. Nicrosini, Y. Nie, U. Niedermayer, J. Niedziela, A. Niemi, S. A. Nikitin, A. Nisati, J. M. No, M. Nonis, Y. Nosochkov, M. Novák, A. Novokhatski, J. M. O’Callaghan, C. Ochando, S. Ogur, K. Ohmi, K. Oide, V. A. Okorokov, Y. Okumura, C. Oleari, F. I. Olness, Y. Onel, M. Ortino, J. Osborne, P. Osland, T. Otto, K. Y. Oyulmaz, A. Ozansoy, V. Özcan, K. Özdemir, C. E. Pagliarone, H. F. Pais da Silva, E. Palmieri, L. Palumbo, A. Pampaloni, R.-Q. Pan, M. Panareo, O. Panella, G. Panico, G. Panizzo, A. A. Pankov, V. Pantsyrny, C. G. Papadopoulos, A. Papaefstathiou, Y. Papaphilippou, M. A. Parker, V. Parma, M. Pasquali, S. K. Patra, R. Patterson, H. Paukkunen, F. Pauss, S. Peggs, J.-P. Penttinen, G. Peón, E. E. Perepelkin, E. Perez, J. C. Perez, G. Perez, F. Pérez, E. Perez Codina, J. Perez Morales, M. Perfilov, H. Pernegger, M. Peruzzi, C. Pes, K. Peters, S. Petracca, F. Petriello, L. Pezzotti, S. Pfeiffer, F. Piccinini, T. Pieloni, M. Pierini, H. Pikhartova, G. Pikurs, E. Pilicer, P. Piminov, C. Pira, R. Pittau, W. Płaczek, M. Plagge, T. Plehn, M.-A. Pleier, M. Płoskoń, M. Podeur, H. Podlech, T. Podzorny, L. Poggioli, A. Poiron, G. Polesello, M. Poli Lener, A. Polini, J. Polinski, S. M. Polozov, L. Ponce, M. Pont, L. Pontecorvo, T. Portaluri, K. Potamianos, C. Prasse, M. Prausa, A. Preinerstorfer, E. Premat, T. Price, M. Primavera, F. Prino, M. Prioli, J. Proudfoot, A. Provino, T. Pugnat, N. Pukhaeva, S. Puławski, D. Pulikowski, G. Punzi, M. Putti, A. Pyarelal, H. Quack, M. Quispe, A. Racioppi, H. Rafique, V. Raginel, M. Raidal, N. S. Ramírez-Uribe, M. J. Ramsey-Musolf, R. Rata, P. Ratoff, F. Ravotti, P. Rebello Teles, M. Reboud, S. Redaelli, E. Renner, A. E. Rentería-Olivo, M. Rescigno, J. Reuter, A. Ribon, A. M. Ricci, W. Riegler, S. Riemann, B. Riemann, T. Riemann, J. M. Rifflet, R. A. Rimmer, R. Rinaldesi, L. Rinolfi, O. Rios Rubiras, T. Risselada, A. Rivetti, L. Rivkin, T. Rizzo, T. Robens, F. Robert, A. J. Robson, E. Rochepault, C. Roda, G. Rodrigo, M. Rodríguez-Cahuantzi, C. Rogan, M. Roig, S. Rojas-Torres, J. Rojo, G. Rolandi, G. Rolando, P. Roloff, A. Romanenko, A. Romanov, F. Roncarolo, A. Rosado Sanchez, G. Rosaz, L. Rossi, A. Rossi, R. Rossmanith, B. Rousset, C. Royon, X. Ruan, I. Ruehl, V. Ruhlmann-Kleider, R. Ruiz, L. Rumyantsev, R. Ruprecht, A. I. Ryazanov, A. Saba, R. Sadykov, D. Saez de Jauregui, M. Sahin, B. Sailer, M. Saito, F. Sala, G. P. Salam, J. Salfeld-Nebgen, C. A. Salgado, S. Salini, J. M. Sallese, T. Salmi, A. Salzburger, O. A. Sampayo, S. Sanfilippo, J. Santiago, E. Santopinto, R. Santoro, A. Sanz Ull, X. Sarasola, I. H. Sarpün, M. Sauvain, S. Savelyeva, R. Sawada, G. F. R. Sborlini, A. Schaffer, M. Schaumann, M. Schenk, C. Scheuerlein, I. Schienbein, K. Schlenga, H. Schmickler, R. Schmidt, D. Schoerling, A. Schoning, T. Schörner-Sadenius, M. Schott, D. Schulte, P. Schwaller, C. Schwanenberger, P. Schwemling, N. Schwerg, L. Scibile, A. Sciuto, E. Scomparin, C. Sebastiani, B. Seeber, M. Segreti, P. Selva, M. Selvaggi, C. Senatore, A. Senol, L. Serin, M. Serluca, N. Serra, A. Seryi, L. Sestini, A. Sfyrla, M. Shaposhnikov, E. Shaposhnikova, B. Yu. Sharkov, D. Shatilov, J. Shelton, V. Shiltsev, I. P. Shipsey, G. D. Shirkov, A. Shivaji, D. Shwartz, T. Sian, S. Sidorov, A. Siemko, L. Silvestrini, N. Simand, F. Simon, B. K. Singh, A. Siódmok, Y. Sirois, E. Sirtori, R. Sirvinskaite, B. Sitar, T. Sjöstrand, P. Skands, E. Skordis, K. Skovpen, M. Skrzypek, E. Slade, P. Slavich, R. Slovak, V. Smaluk, V. Smirnov, W. Snoeys, L. Soffi, P. Sollander, O. Solovyanov, H. K. Soltveit, H. Song, P. Sopicki, M. Sorbi, L. Spallino, M. Spannowsky, B. Spataro, P. Sphicas, H. Spiesberger, P. Spiller, M. Spira, T. Srivastava, J. Stachel, A. Stakia, J. L. Stanyard, E. Starchenko, A. Yu. Starikov, A. M. Staśto, M. Statera, R. Steerenberg, J. Steggemann, A. Stenvall, F. Stivanello, D. Stöckinger, L. S. Stoel, M. Stöger-Pollach, B. Strauss, M. Stuart, G. Stupakov, S. Su, A. Sublet, K. Sugita, L. Sulak, M. K. Sullivan, S. Sultansoy, T. Sumida, K. Suzuki, G. Sylva, M. J. Syphers, A. Sznajder, M. Taborelli, N. A. Tahir, E. Tal Hod, M. Takeuchi, C. Tambasco, J. Tanaka, K. Tang, I. Tapan, S. Taroni, G. F. Tartarelli, G. Tassielli, L. Tavian, T. M. Taylor, G. N. Taylor, A. M. Teixeira, G. Tejeda-Muñoz, V. I. Telnov, R. Tenchini, H. H. J. ten Kate, K. Terashi, A. Tesi, M. Testa, C. Tetrel, D. Teytelman, J. Thaler, A. Thamm, S. Thomas, M. T. Tiirakari, V. Tikhomirov, D. Tikhonov, H. Timko, V. Tisserand, L. M. Tkachenko, J. Tkaczuk, J. Ph. Tock, B. Todd, E. Todesco, R. Tomás Garcia, D. Tommasini, G. Tonelli, F. Toral, T. Torims, R. Torre, Z. Townsend, R. Trant, D. Treille, L. Trentadue, A. Tricoli, A. Tricomi, W. Trischuk, I. S. Tropin, B. Tuchming, A. A. Tudora, B. Turbiarz, I. Turk Cakir, M. Turri, T. Tydecks, J. Usovitsch, J. Uythoven, R. Vaglio, A. Valassi, F. Valchkova, M. A. Valdivia Garcia, P. Valente, R. U. Valente, A.-M. Valente-Feliciano, G. Valentino, L. Vale Silva, J. M. Valet, R. Valizadeh, J. W. F. Valle, S. Vallecorsa, G. Vallone, M. van Leeuwen, U. H. van Rienen, L. van Riesen-Haupt, M. Varasteh, L. Vecchi, P. Vedrine, G. Velev, R. Veness, A. Ventura, W. Venturini Delsolaro, M. Verducci, C. B. Verhaaren, C. Vernieri, A. P. Verweij, O. Verwilligen, O. Viazlo, A. Vicini, G. Viehhauser, N. Vignaroli, M. Vignolo, A. Vitrano, I. Vivarelli, S. Vlachos, M. Vogel, D. M. Vogt, V. Völkl, P. Volkov, G. Volpini, J. von Ahnen, G. Vorotnikov, G. G. Voutsinas, V. Vysotsky, U. Wagner, R. Wallny, L.-T. Wang, R. Wang, K. Wang, B. F. L. Ward, T. P. Watson, N. K. Watson, Z. Wa̧s, C. Weiland, S. Weinzierl, C. P. Welsch, J. Wenninger, M. Widorski, U. A. Wiedemann, H.-U. Wienands, G. Wilkinson, P. H. Williams, A. Winter, A. Wohlfahrt, T. Wojtoń, D. Wollmann, J. Womersley, D. Woog, X. Wu, A. Wulzer, M. K. Yanehsari, G. Yang, H. J. Yang, W.-M. Yao, E. Yazgan, V. Yermolchik, Ay. Yilmaz, Al. Yilmaz, H.-D. Yoo, S. A. Yost, T. You, C. Young, T.-T. Yu, F. Yu, A. Zaborowska, S. G. Zadeh, M. Zahnd, M. Zanetti, L. Zanotto, L. Zawiejski, P. Zeiler, M. Zerlauth, S. M. Zernov, G. Zevi Dell Porta, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhang, C. Zhang, H. Zhang, Z. Zhao, Y.-M. Zhong, J. Zhou, D. Zhou, P. Zhuang, G. Zick, F. Zimmermann, J. Zinn-Justin, L. Zivkovic, A. V. Zlobin, M. Zobov, J. Zupan, J. Zurita, and The FCC Collaboration
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract We review the physics opportunities of the Future Circular Collider, covering its e+e-, pp, ep and heavy ion programmes. We describe the measurement capabilities of each FCC component, addressing the study of electroweak, Higgs and strong interactions, the top quark and flavour, as well as phenomena beyond the Standard Model. We highlight the synergy and complementarity of the different colliders, which will contribute to a uniquely coherent and ambitious research programme, providing an unmatchable combination of precision and sensitivity to new physics.
Published: 2019
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39. Use of the AFX Stent Graft in Patients with Extremely Narrow Aortic Bifurcation: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Author: M. U. Wagenhäuser, N. Floros, E. Nikitina, J. Mulorz, K. M. Balzer, S. Goulas, M. Petrich, P. Dueppers, F. Simon, H. Schelzig, and A. Oberhuber
Subjects: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
Abstract: Introduction. This study analyzed the patient outcomes following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) for infrarenal aortic pathologies with very narrow aortic bifurcations using the AFX stent graft. Methods. The data was retrieved from the archived medical records of 35 patients treated for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) (48.6%) or penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) (51.4%) with very narrow aortic bifurcation between January 2013 and May 2020. Patient survival, freedom from endoleak (EL), and limb occlusion were estimated applying the Kaplan–Meier method. Results. The mean follow-up time was 20.4±22.8 months. The mean aortic bifurcation diameter was 15.8±2.2 mm. Technical success was 100%, and no procedure-related deaths occurred. Two type II ELs occurred within 30-day follow-up. We observed one common iliac artery stenosis at four months and one type III EL at 54 months in the same patient, both of which required re-intervention. Overall patient survival was 95±5% (AAA: 100%; PAU: 89±10%), freedom from limb occlusion was 94±5% (AAA: 91±9%; PAU: 100%), freedom from type II EL was 94±4% (AAA: 88±8%; PAU: 100%), and freedom from EL type III was 83±15% (AAA: 80±18%; PAU: 100%) at the end of the follow-up period. Conclusions. Very narrow aortic bifurcations may predispose patients to procedure-related complications following EVAR. Our results suggest a safe use of the AFX stent graft in such scenarios. The overall short- and long-term procedure-related patient outcomes are satisfying albeit they may seem superior for PAU when compared to AAA.
Published: 2021
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40. Occurrence of BMAA Isomers in Bloom-Impacted Lakes and Reservoirs of Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, and the United Kingdom

Author: Safa Abbes, Sung Vo Duy, Gabriel Munoz, Quoc Tuc Dinh, Dana F. Simon, Barry Husk, Helen M. Baulch, Brigitte Vinçon-Leite, Nathalie Fortin, Charles W. Greer, Megan L. Larsen, Jason J. Venkiteswaran, Felipe Fernando Martínez Jerónimo, Alessandra Giani, Chris D. Lowe, Nicolas Tromas, and Sébastien Sauvé
Subjects: lake water, β-N-methyl-amino-l-alanine (BMAA), 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (DAB), N-(2-aminoethyl) glycine (AEG), trichloroacetic acid (TCA), temporal trends, Medicine
Abstract: The neurotoxic alkaloid β-N-methyl-amino-l-alanine (BMAA) and related isomers, including N-(2-aminoethyl glycine) (AEG), β-amino-N-methyl alanine (BAMA), and 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (DAB), have been reported previously in cyanobacterial samples. However, there are conflicting reports regarding their occurrence in surface waters. In this study, we evaluated the impact of amending lake water samples with trichloroacetic acid (0.1 M TCA) on the detection of BMAA isomers, compared with pre-existing protocols. A sensitive instrumental method was enlisted for the survey, with limits of detection in the range of 5–10 ng L−1. Higher detection rates and significantly greater levels (paired Wilcoxon’s signed-rank tests, p < 0.001) of BMAA isomers were observed in TCA-amended samples (method B) compared to samples without TCA (method A). The overall range of B/A ratios was 0.67–8.25 for AEG (up to +725%) and 0.69–15.5 for DAB (up to +1450%), with absolute concentration increases in TCA-amended samples of up to +15,000 ng L−1 for AEG and +650 ng L−1 for DAB. We also documented the trends in the occurrence of BMAA isomers for a large breadth of field-collected lakes from Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Data gathered during this overarching campaign (overall, n = 390 within 45 lake sampling sites) indicated frequent detections of AEG and DAB isomers, with detection rates of 30% and 43% and maximum levels of 19,000 ng L−1 and 1100 ng L−1, respectively. In contrast, BAMA was found in less than 8% of the water samples, and BMAA was not found in any sample. These results support the analyses of free-living cyanobacteria, wherein BMAA was often reported at concentrations of 2–4 orders of magnitude lower than AEG and DAB. Seasonal measurements conducted at two bloom-impacted lakes indicated limited correlations of BMAA isomers with total microcystins or chlorophyll-a, which deserves further investigation.
Published: 2022
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41. Non-calorimetric determination of absorbed power during magnetic nanoparticle based hyperthermia

Author: I. Gresits, Gy. Thuróczy, O. Sági, B. Gyüre-Garami, B. G. Márkus, and F. Simon
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Abstract Nanomagnetic hyperthermia (NMH) is intensively studied with the prospect of cancer therapy. A major challenge is to determine the dissipated power during in vivo conditions and conventional methods are either invasive or inaccurate. We present a non-calorimetric method which yields the heat absorbed during hyperthermia: it is based on accurately measuring the quality factor change of a resonant radio frequency circuit which is employed for the irradiation. The approach provides the absorbed power in real-time, without the need to monitor the sample temperature as a function of time. As such, it is free from the problems caused by the non-adiabatic heating conditions of the usual calorimetry. We validate the method by comparing the dissipated power with a conventional calorimetric measurement. We present the validation for two types of resonators with very different filling factors: a solenoid and a so-called birdcage coil. The latter is a volume coil, which is generally used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) under in vivo condition. The presented method therefore allows to effectively combine MRI and thermotherapy and is thus readily adaptable to existing imaging hardware.
Published: 2018
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42. What Is the most Important for Elite Control: Genetic Background of Patient, Genetic Background of Partner, both or neither? Description of Complete Natural History within a Couple of MSM

Author: M. Bendenoun, A. Samri, V. Avettand-Fènoël, S. Cardinaud, B. Descours, G. Carcelain, M.-C. Mazeron, J.-F. Bergmann, A. Urrutia, A. Moris, C. Rouzioux, F. Simon, P. Andre, M. Pocard, X. Dray, T. Mourez, V. Vieillard, B. Autran, F. Barin, and P. Sellier
Subjects: HIV-1, Elite control, Incomplete western blot, HIV-1 DNA, Immune activation, HLA B*07 C*07, Partner, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract: Background: We describe a homosexual man who strongly controlled HIV-1 for ten years despite lack of protective genetic background. Methods: HIV-1 DNA was measured in blood and other tissues. Cell susceptibility was evaluated with various strains. HIV-1-specific (CD4 and CD8 activation markers and immune check points) and NK cells responses were assessed; KIRs haplotypes and HLA alleles were determined. Findings: Two HIV-1 RNA copies/mL of plasma were detected in 2009, using an ultra-sensitive assay. HIV-DNA was detected at 1.1 and 2 copies/106 PBMCs in 2009 and 2015 respectively, at 1.2 copies/106 cells in rectal cells in 2011. WBs showed weak reactivity with antibodies to gp160, p55 and p25 from 2007 to 2014, remaining incomplete in 2017. CD4 T cells were susceptible to various strains including HIVKON, a primary isolate of his own CRF02_AG variant. CD8 T cells showed a strong poly-functional response against HIV-Gag, producing mainly IFN-γ; a robust capacity of antibody-dependant cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) was observed in NK cells. Case patient was group B KIR haplotype. Neutralizing antibodies were not detected. CD4 and CD8 blood T cells showed normal proportions without increased activation markers. Phylogenetic analyses identified the same CRF02_AG variant in his partner. The patient and his partner were heterozygous for the CCR5ΔD32 deletion and shared HLA-B*07, C*07 non-protective alleles. Interpretation: This thorough description of the natural history of an individual controlling HIV-1 in various compartments for ten years despite lack of protective alleles, and of his partner, may have implications for strategies to cure HIV-1 infection.
Published: 2018
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43. Towards the adoption of quantitative computed tomography in the management of interstitial lung disease.

Author: Simon L. F., Simon L. F., De Backer, Jan, Prosch, Helmut, Langs, Georg, Calandriello, Lucio, Cottin, Vincent, Brown, Kevin K., Yoshikazu Inoue, Tzilas, Vasilios, and Estes, Elizabeth
Abstract: The shortcomings of qualitative visual assessment have led to the development of computer-based tools to characterise and quantify disease on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Quantitative CT (QCT) software enables quantification of patterns on HRCT with results that are objective, reproducible, sensitive to change and predictive of disease progression. Applications developed to provide a diagnosis or pattern classification are mainly based on artificial intelligence. Deep learning, which identifies patterns in high-dimensional data and maps them to segmentations or outcomes, can be used to identify the imaging patterns that most accurately predict disease progression. Optimisation of QCT software will require the implementation of protocol standards to generate data of sufficient quality for use in computerised applications and the identification of diagnostic, imaging and physiological features that are robustly associated with mortality for use as anchors in the development of algorithms. Consortia such as the Open Source Imaging Consortium have a key role to play in the collation of imaging and clinical data that can be used to identify digital imaging biomarkers that inform diagnosis, prognosis and response to therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2024
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44. Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector Conceptual Design Report

Author: A. Abed Abud, B. Abi, R. Acciarri, M. A. Acero, G. Adamov, D. Adams, M. Adinolfi, A. Aduszkiewicz, Z. Ahmad, J. Ahmed, T. Alion, S. Alonso Monsalve, M. Alrashed, C. Alt, A. Alton, P. Amedo, J. Anderson, C. Andreopoulos, M. P. Andrews, F. Andrianala, S. Andringa, N. Anfimov, A. Ankowski, M. Antonova, S. Antusch, A. Aranda-Fernandez, A. Ariga, L. O. Arnold, M. A. Arroyave, J. Asaadi, A. Aurisano, V. Aushev, D. Autiero, M. Ayala-Torres, F. Azfar, A. Back, H. Back, J. J. Back, C. Backhouse, P. Baesso, I. Bagaturia, L. Bagby, S. Balasubramanian, P. Baldi, B. Baller, B. Bambah, F. Barao, G. Barenboim, G. J. Barker, W. Barkhouse, C. Barnes, G. Barr, J. Barranco Monarca, N. Barros, J. L. Barrow, A. Basharina-Freshville, A. Bashyal, V. Basque, E. Belchior, J. B. R. Battat, F. Battisti, F. Bay, J. L. Bazo Alba, J. F. Beacom, E. Bechetoille, B. Behera, L. Bellantoni, G. Bellettini, V. Bellini, O. Beltramello, D. Belver, N. Benekos, F. Bento Neves, S. Berkman, P. Bernardini, R. M. Berner, H. Berns, S. Bertolucci, M. Betancourt, A. Betancur Rodríguez, M. Bhattacharjee, S. Bhuller, B. Bhuyan, S. Biagi, J. Bian, M. Biassoni, K. Biery, B. Bilki, M. Bishai, A. Bitadze, A. Blake, F. D. M. Blaszczyk, G. C. Blazey, E. Blucher, J. Boissevain, S. Bolognesi, T. Bolton, L. Bomben, M. Bonesini, M. Bongrand, F. Bonini, A. Booth, C. Booth, S. Bordoni, A. Borkum, T. Boschi, N. Bostan, P. Bour, C. Bourgeois, S. B. Boyd, D. Boyden, J. Bracinik, D. Braga, D. Brailsford, A. Brandt, J. Bremer, C. Brew, E. Brianne, S. J. Brice, C. Brizzolari, C. Bromberg, G. Brooijmans, J. Brooke, A. Bross, G. Brunetti, M. Brunetti, N. Buchanan, H. Budd, I. Cagnoli, D. Caiulo, P. Calafiura, J. Calcutt, M. Calin, S. Calvez, E. Calvo, A. Caminata, M. Campanelli, K. Cankocak, D. Caratelli, G. Carini, B. Carlus, P. Carniti, I. Caro Terrazas, H. Carranza, T. Carroll, J. F. Castaño Forero, A. Castillo, C. Castromonte, E. Catano-Mur, C. Cattadori, F. Cavalier, F. Cavanna, S. Centro, G. Cerati, A. Cervelli, A. Cervera Villanueva, M. Chalifour, A. Chappell, E. Chardonnet, N. Charitonidis, A. Chatterjee, S. Chattopadhyay, H. Chen, M. Chen, Y. Chen, Z. Chen, D. Cherdack, C. Chi, S. Childress, A. Chiriacescu, G. Chisnall, K. Cho, S. Choate, D. Chokheli, S. Choubey, A. Christensen, D. Christian, G. Christodoulou, A. Chukanov, E. Church, V. Cicero, P. Clarke, T. E. Coan, A. G. Cocco, J. A. B. Coelho, E. Conley, R. Conley, J. M. Conrad, M. Convery, S. Copello, L. Corwin, L. Cremaldi, L. Cremonesi, J. I. Crespo-Anadón, E. Cristaldo, R. Cross, A. Cudd, C. Cuesta, Y. Cui, D. Cussans, M. Dabrowski, O. Dalager, H. da Motta, L. Da Silva Peres, C. David, Q. David, G. S. Davies, S. Davini, J. Dawson, K. De, R. M. De Almeida, P. Debbins, I. De Bonis, M. P. Decowski, A. de Gouvêa, P. C. De Holanda, I. L. De Icaza Astiz, A. Deisting, P. De Jong, A. Delbart, D. Delepine, M. Delgado, A. Dell’Acqua, P. De Lurgio, J. R. T. de Mello Neto, D. M. DeMuth, S. Dennis, C. Densham, G. W. Deptuch, A. De Roeck, V. De Romeri, G. De Souza, R. Dharmapalan, F. Diaz, J. S. Díaz, S. Di Domizio, L. Di Giulio, P. Ding, L. Di Noto, C. Distefano, R. Diurba, M. Diwan, Z. Djurcic, N. Dokania, S. Dolan, M. J. Dolinski, L. Domine, D. Douglas, D. Douillet, G. Drake, F. Drielsma, D. Duchesneau, K. Duffy, P. Dunne, T. Durkin, H. Duyang, O. Dvornikov, D. A. Dwyer, A. S. Dyshkant, M. Eads, A. Earle, D. Edmunds, J. Eisch, L. Emberger, S. Emery, A. Ereditato, C. O. Escobar, G. Eurin, J. J. Evans, E. Ewart, A. C. Ezeribe, K. Fahey, A. Falcone, C. Farnese, Y. Farzan, J. Felix, M. Fernandes Carneiro da Silva, E. Fernandez-Martinez, P. Fernandez Menendez, F. Ferraro, L. Fields, F. Filthaut, A. Fiorentini, R. S. Fitzpatrick, W. Flanagan, B. Fleming, R. Flight, D. V. Forero, J. Fowler, W. Fox, J. Franc, K. Francis, D. Franco, J. Freeman, J. Freestone, J. Fried, A. Friedland, S. Fuess, I. Furic, A. P. Furmanski, A. Gabrielli, A. Gago, H. Gallagher, A. Gallas, A. Gallego-Ros, N. Gallice, V. Galymov, E. Gamberini, T. Gamble, R. Gandhi, R. Gandrajula, F. Gao, S. Gao, D. Garcia-Gamez, M. Á. García-Peris, S. Gardiner, D. Gastler, G. Ge, B. Gelli, A. Gendotti, S. Gent, Z. Ghorbani-Moghaddam, D. Gibin, I. Gil-Botella, S. Gilligan, C. Girerd, A. K. Giri, D. Gnani, O. Gogota, M. Gold, S. Gollapinni, K. Gollwitzer, R. A. Gomes, L. V. Gomez Bermeo, L. S. Gomez Fajardo, F. Gonnella, J. A. Gonzalez-Cuevas, D. Gonzalez-Diaz, M. Gonzalez-Lopez, M. C. Goodman, O. Goodwin, S. Goswami, C. Gotti, E. Goudzovski, C. Grace, M. Graham, R. Gran, E. Granados, P. Granger, A. Grant, C. Grant, D. Gratieri, P. Green, L. Greenler, J. Greer, W. C. Griffith, M. Groh, J. Grudzinski, K. Grzelak, W. Gu, V. Guarino, R. Guenette, E. Guerard, M. Guerzoni, A. Guglielmi, B. Guo, K. K. Guthikonda, R. Gutierrez, P. Guzowski, M. M. Guzzo, S. Gwon, A. Habig, H. Hadavand, R. Haenni, A. Hahn, J. Haiston, P. Hamacher-Baumann, T. Hamernik, P. Hamilton, J. Han, D. A. Harris, J. Hartnell, J. Harton, T. Hasegawa, C. Hasnip, R. Hatcher, K. W. Hatfield, A. Hatzikoutelis, C. Hayes, E. Hazen, A. Heavey, K. M. Heeger, J. Heise, K. Hennessy, S. Henry, M. A. Hernandez Morquecho, K. Herner, L. Hertel, J. Hewes, A. Higuera, T. Hill, S. J. Hillier, A. Himmel, J. Hoff, C. Hohl, A. Holin, E. Hoppe, G. A. Horton-Smith, M. Hostert, A. Hourlier, B. Howard, R. Howell, J. Huang, J. Hugon, G. Iles, N. Ilic, A. M. Iliescu, R. Illingworth, G. Ingratta, A. Ioannisian, L. Isenhower, R. Itay, A. Izmaylov, S. Jackson, V. Jain, E. James, B. Jargowsky, F. Jediny, D. Jena, Y. S. Jeong, C. Jesús-Valls, X. Ji, L. Jiang, S. Jiménez, A. Jipa, R. Johnson, N. Johnston, B. Jones, S. B. Jones, M. Judah, C. K. Jung, T. Junk, Y. Jwa, M. Kabirnezhad, A. Kaboth, I. Kadenko, I. Kakorin, F. Kamiya, N. Kaneshige, G. Karagiorgi, G. Karaman, A. Karcher, M. Karolak, Y. Karyotakis, S. Kasai, S. P. Kasetti, L. Kashur, N. Kazaryan, E. Kearns, P. Keener, K. J. Kelly, E. Kemp, O. Kemularia, W. Ketchum, S. H. Kettell, M. Khabibullin, A. Khotjantsev, A. Khvedelidze, D. Kim, B. King, B. Kirby, M. Kirby, J. Klein, K. Koehler, L. W. Koerner, S. Kohn, P. P. Koller, L. Kolupaeva, M. Kordosky, T. Kosc, U. Kose, V. A. Kostelecký, K. Kothekar, F. Krennrich, I. Kreslo, Y. Kudenko, V. A. Kudryavtsev, S. Kulagin, J. Kumar, P. Kumar, R. Kumar, P. Kunze, N. Kurita, C. Kuruppu, V. Kus, T. Kutter, A. Lambert, B. Land, K. Lande, C. E. Lane, K. Lang, T. Langford, J. Larkin, P. Lasorak, D. Last, C. Lastoria, A. Laundrie, G. Laurenti, A. Lawrence, I. Lazanu, R. LaZur, T. Le, S. Leardini, J. Learned, P. LeBrun, T. LeCompte, G. Lehmann Miotto, R. Lehnert, M. A. Leigui de Oliveira, M. Leitner, L. Li, S. W. Li, T. Li, Y. Li, H. Liao, C. S. Lin, Q. Lin, S. Lin, A. Lister, B. R. Littlejohn, J. Liu, S. Lockwitz, T. Loew, M. Lokajicek, I. Lomidze, K. Long, K. Loo, D. Lorca, T. Lord, J. M. LoSecco, W. C. Louis, X. G. Lu, K. B. Luk, X. Luo, N. Lurkin, T. Lux, V. P. Luzio, D. MacFarlane, A. A. Machado, P. Machado, C. T. Macias, J. R. Macier, A. Maddalena, A. Madera, P. Madigan, S. Magill, K. Mahn, A. Maio, A. Major, J. A. Maloney, G. Mandrioli, R. C. Mandujano, J. Maneira, L. Manenti, S. Manly, A. Mann, K. Manolopoulos, M. Manrique Plata, V. N. Manyam, L. Manzanillas, M. Marchan, A. Marchionni, W. Marciano, D. Marfatia, C. Mariani, J. Maricic, R. Marie, F. Marinho, A. D. Marino, D. Marsden, M. Marshak, C. M. Marshall, J. Marshall, J. Marteau, J. Martin-Albo, N. Martinez, D. A. Martinez Caicedo, S. Martynenko, K. Mason, A. Mastbaum, M. Masud, S. Matsuno, J. Matthews, C. Mauger, N. Mauri, K. Mavrokoridis, I. Mawby, R. Mazza, A. Mazzacane, E. Mazzucato, T. McAskill, E. McCluskey, N. McConkey, K. S. McFarland, C. McGrew, A. McNab, A. Mefodiev, P. Mehta, P. Melas, O. Mena, S. Menary, H. Mendez, D. P. Méndez, A. Menegolli, G. Meng, M. D. Messier, W. Metcalf, T. Mettler, M. Mewes, H. Meyer, T. Miao, G. Michna, T. Miedema, J. Migenda, V. Mikola, R. Milincic, W. Miller, J. Mills, C. Milne, O. Mineev, O. G. Miranda, S. Miryala, C. S. Mishra, S. R. Mishra, A. Mislivec, D. Mladenov, I. Mocioiu, K. Moffat, N. Moggi, R. Mohanta, T. A. Mohayai, N. Mokhov, J. Molina, L. Molina Bueno, A. Montanari, C. Montanari, D. Montanari, E. Montagna, L. M. Montano Zetina, J. Moon, M. Mooney, A. F. Moor, D. Moreno, C. Morris, C. Mossey, E. Motuk, C. A. Moura, J. Mousseau, W. Mu, L. Mualem, J. Mueller, M. Muether, S. Mufson, F. Muheim, A. Muir, M. Mulhearn, D. Munford, H. Muramatsu, S. Murphy, J. Musser, J. Nachtman, S. Nagu, M. Nalbandyan, R. Nandakumar, D. Naples, S. Narita, D. Navas-Nicolás, A. Navrer-Agasson, N. Nayak, M. Nebot-Guinot, K. Negishi, J. K. Nelson, J. Nesbit, M. Nessi, D. Newbold, M. Newcomer, D. Newhart, H. Newton, M. Niccolo, R. Nichol, F. Nicolas-Arnaldos, M. Nicoletta, E. Niner, K. Nishimura, A. Norman, A. Norrick, R. Northrop, P. Novella, J. A. Nowak, M. Oberling, J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux, A. Olivares Del Campo, A. Olivier, A. Olshevskiy, Y. Onel, Y. Onishchuk, J. Ott, L. Pagani, S. Pakvasa, G. Palacio, O. Palamara, S. Palestini, J. M. Paley, M. Pallavicini, C. Palomares, J. L. Palomino-Gallo, E. Pantic, V. Paolone, V. Papadimitriou, R. Papaleo, A. Papanestis, S. Paramesvaran, S. Parke, Z. Parsa, M. Parvu, S. Pascoli, L. Pasqualini, J. Pasternak, J. Pater, C. Patrick, L. Patrizii, R. B. Patterson, S. J. Patton, T. Patzak, A. Paudel, B. Paulos, L. Paulucci, Z. Pavlovic, G. Pawloski, D. Payne, V. Pec, S. J. M. Peeters, E. Pennacchio, A. Penzo, O. L. G. Peres, J. Perry, D. Pershey, G. Pessina, G. Petrillo, C. Petta, R. Petti, F. Piastra, L. Pickering, F. Pietropaolo, R. Plunkett, R. Poling, X. Pons, N. Poonthottathil, F. Poppi, S. Pordes, J. Porter, M. Potekhin, R. Potenza, B. V. K. S. Potukuchi, J. Pozimski, M. Pozzato, S. Prakash, T. Prakash, S. Prince, D. Pugnere, X. Qian, M. C. Queiroga Bazetto, J. L. Raaf, V. Radeka, J. Rademacker, B. Radics, A. Rafique, E. Raguzin, M. Rai, M. Rajaoalisoa, I. Rakhno, A. Rakotonandrasana, L. Rakotondravohitra, Y. A. Ramachers, R. Rameika, M. A. Ramirez Delgado, B. Ramson, A. Rappoldi, G. Raselli, P. Ratoff, S. Raut, R. F. Razakamiandra, J. S. Real, B. Rebel, M. Reggiani-Guzzo, T. Rehak, J. Reichenbacher, S. D. Reitzner, H. Rejeb Sfar, A. Renshaw, S. Rescia, F. Resnati, A. Reynolds, C. Riccio, G. Riccobene, L. C. J. Rice, J. Ricol, A. Rigamonti, Y. Rigaut, D. Rivera, L. Rochester, M. Roda, P. Rodrigues, M. J. Rodriguez Alonso, E. Rodriguez Bonilla, J. Rodriguez Rondon, S. Rosauro-Alcaraz, M. Rosenberg, P. Rosier, B. Roskovec, M. Rossella, J. Rout, P. Roy, S. Roy, A. Rubbia, C. Rubbia, F. C. Rubio, B. Russell, D. Ruterbories, R. Saakyan, S. Sacerdoti, T. Safford, R. Sahay, N. Sahu, P. Sala, N. Samios, O. Samoylov, M. C. Sanchez, D. A. Sanders, D. Sankey, S. Santana, M. Santos-Maldonado, N. Saoulidou, P. Sapienza, C. Sarasty, I. Sarcevic, G. Savage, V. Savinov, A. Scaramelli, A. Scarff, A. Scarpelli, T. Schaffer, H. Schellman, P. Schlabach, D. Schmitz, K. Scholberg, A. Schukraft, E. Segreto, J. Sensenig, I. Seong, A. Sergi, D. Sgalaberna, M. H. Shaevitz, S. Shafaq, M. Shamma, R. Sharankova, H. R. Sharma, R. Sharma, T. Shaw, C. Shepherd-Themistocleous, S. Shin, D. Shooltz, R. Shrock, L. Simard, F. Simon, N. Simos, J. Sinclair, G. Sinev, J. Singh, V. Singh, R. Sipos, F. W. Sippach, G. Sirri, A. Sitraka, K. Siyeon, K. Skarpaas VIII, A. Smith, E. Smith, P. Smith, J. Smolik, M. Smy, E. L. Snider, P. Snopok, M. Soares Nunes, H. Sobel, M. Soderberg, C. J. Solano Salinas, S. Söldner-Rembold, S. Soleti, N. Solomey, V. Solovov, W. E. Sondheim, M. Sorel, J. Soto-Oton, A. Sousa, K. Soustruznik, F. Spagliardi, M. Spanu, J. Spitz, N. J. C. Spooner, K. Spurgeon, R. Staley, M. Stancari, L. Stanco, R. Stanley, R. Stein, H. M. Steiner, J. Stewart, B. Stillwell, J. Stock, F. Stocker, T. Stokes, M. Strait, T. Strauss, S. Striganov, A. Stuart, J. G. Suarez, H. Sullivan, D. Summers, A. Surdo, V. Susic, L. Suter, C. M. Sutera, R. Svoboda, B. Szczerbinska, A. M. Szelc, R. Talaga, H. A. Tanaka, B. Tapia Oregui, A. Tapper, S. Tariq, E. Tatar, R. Tayloe, A. M. Teklu, M. Tenti, K. Terao, C. A. Ternes, F. Terranova, G. Testera, A. Thea, J. L. Thompson, C. Thorn, S. C. Timm, J. Todd, A. Tonazzo, D. Torbunov, M. Torti, M. Tortola, F. Tortorici, D. Totani, M. Toups, C. Touramanis, N. Tosi, R. Travaglini, J. Trevor, S. Trilov, W. H. Trzaska, Y. T. Tsai, Z. Tsamalaidze, K. V. Tsang, N. Tsverava, S. Tufanli, C. Tull, E. Tyley, M. Tzanov, M. A. Uchida, J. Urheim, T. Usher, S. Uzunyan, M. R. Vagins, P. Vahle, G. A. Valdiviesso, E. Valencia, P. Valerio, Z. Vallari, J. W. F. Valle, S. Vallecorsa, R. Van Berg, R. G. Van de Water, F. Varanini, D. Vargas, G. Varner, J. Vasel, S. Vasina, G. Vasseur, N. Vaughan, K. Vaziri, S. Ventura, A. Verdugo, S. Vergani, M. A. Vermeulen, M. Verzocchi, M. Vicenzi, H. Vieira de Souza, C. Vignoli, C. Vilela, B. Viren, T. Vrba, T. Wachala, A. V. Waldron, M. Wallbank, H. Wang, J. Wang, L. Wang, M. H. L. S. Wang, Y. Wang, K. Warburton, D. Warner, M. Wascko, D. Waters, A. Watson, P. Weatherly, A. Weber, M. Weber, H. Wei, A. Weinstein, D. Wenman, M. Wetstein, A. White, L. H. Whitehead, D. Whittington, M. J. Wilking, C. Wilkinson, Z. Williams, F. Wilson, R. J. Wilson, J. Wolcott, T. Wongjirad, A. Wood, K. Wood, E. Worcester, M. Worcester, C. Wret, W. Wu, Y. Xiao, E. Yandel, G. Yang, K. Yang, S. Yang, T. Yang, A. Yankelevich, N. Yershov, K. Yonehara, T. Young, B. Yu, H. Yu, J. Yu, W. Yuan, R. Zaki, J. Zalesak, L. Zambelli, B. Zamorano, A. Zani, L. Zazueta, G. Zeit, G. P. Zeller, J. Zennamo, K. Zeug, C. Zhang, M. Zhao, E. Zhivun, G. Zhu, P. Zilberman, E. D. Zimmerman, M. Zito, S. Zucchelli, J. Zuklin, V. Zutshi, R. Zwaska, and On behalf of the DUNE Collaboration
Subjects: neutrino, near detector, neutrino oscillations, Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, DUNE, Physics, QC1-999, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is an international, world-class experiment aimed at exploring fundamental questions about the universe that are at the forefront of astrophysics and particle physics research. DUNE will study questions pertaining to the preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of supernovae, the subtleties of neutrino interaction physics, and a number of beyond the Standard Model topics accessible in a powerful neutrino beam. A critical component of the DUNE physics program involves the study of changes in a powerful beam of neutrinos, i.e., neutrino oscillations, as the neutrinos propagate a long distance. The experiment consists of a near detector, sited close to the source of the beam, and a far detector, sited along the beam at a large distance. This document, the DUNE Near Detector Conceptual Design Report (CDR), describes the design of the DUNE near detector and the science program that drives the design and technology choices. The goals and requirements underlying the design, along with projected performance are given. It serves as a starting point for a more detailed design that will be described in future documents.
Published: 2021
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45. Higgs physics at the CLIC electron–positron linear collider

Author: H. Abramowicz, A. Abusleme, K. Afanaciev, N. Alipour Tehrani, C. Balázs, Y. Benhammou, M. Benoit, B. Bilki, J.-J. Blaising, M. J. Boland, M. Boronat, O. Borysov, I. Božović-Jelisavčić, M. Buckland, S. Bugiel, P. N. Burrows, T. K. Charles, W. Daniluk, D. Dannheim, R. Dasgupta, M. Demarteau, M. A. Díaz Gutierrez, G. Eigen, K. Elsener, U. Felzmann, M. Firlej, E. Firu, T. Fiutowski, J. Fuster, M. Gabriel, F. Gaede, I. García, V. Ghenescu, J. Goldstein, S. Green, C. Grefe, M. Hauschild, C. Hawkes, D. Hynds, M. Idzik, G. Kačarević, J. Kalinowski, S. Kananov, W. Klempt, M. Kopec, M. Krawczyk, B. Krupa, M. Kucharczyk, S. Kulis, T. Laštovička, T. Lesiak, A. Levy, I. Levy, L. Linssen, S. Lukić, A. A. Maier, V. Makarenko, J. S. Marshall, V. J. Martin, K. Mei, G. Milutinović-Dumbelović, J. Moroń, A. Moszczyński, D. Moya, R. M. Münker, A. Münnich, A. T. Neagu, N. Nikiforou, K. Nikolopoulos, A. Nürnberg, M. Pandurović, B. Pawlik, E. Perez Codina, I. Peric, M. Petric, F. Pitters, S. G. Poss, T. Preda, D. Protopopescu, R. Rassool, S. Redford, J. Repond, A. Robson, P. Roloff, E. Ros, O. Rosenblat, A. Ruiz-Jimeno, A. Sailer, D. Schlatter, D. Schulte, N. Shumeiko, E. Sicking, F. Simon, R. Simoniello, P. Sopicki, S. Stapnes, R. Ström, J. Strube, K. P. Świentek, M. Szalay, M. Tesař, M. A. Thomson, J. Trenado, U. I. Uggerhøj, N. van der Kolk, E. van der Kraaij, M. Vicente Barreto Pinto, I. Vila, M. Vogel Gonzalez, M. Vos, J. Vossebeld, M. Watson, N. Watson, M. A. Weber, H. Weerts, J. D. Wells, L. Weuste, A. Winter, T. Wojtoń, L. Xia, B. Xu, A. F. Żarnecki, L. Zawiejski, and I.-S. Zgura
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is an option for a future $${\mathrm{e}^{+}}{\mathrm{e}^{-}} $$ e + e - collider operating at centre-of-mass energies up to $$3\,\text {TeV} $$ 3 TeV , providing sensitivity to a wide range of new physics phenomena and precision physics measurements at the energy frontier. This paper is the first comprehensive presentation of the Higgs physics reach of CLIC operating at three energy stages: $$\sqrt{s} = 350\,\text {GeV} $$ s = 350 GeV , 1.4 and $$3\,\text {TeV} $$ 3 TeV . The initial stage of operation allows the study of Higgs boson production in Higgsstrahlung ( $${\mathrm{e}^{+}}{\mathrm{e}^{-}} \rightarrow {\mathrm{Z}} {\mathrm{H}} $$ e + e - → Z H ) and $${\mathrm{W}} {\mathrm{W}} $$ W W -fusion ( $${\mathrm{e}^{+}}{\mathrm{e}^{-}} \rightarrow {\mathrm{H}} {{\nu }}_{\!\mathrm{e}} {\bar{{\nu }}}_{\!\mathrm{e}} $$ e + e - → H ν e ν ¯ e ), resulting in precise measurements of the production cross sections, the Higgs total decay width $$\varGamma _{{\mathrm{H}}}$$ Γ H , and model-independent determinations of the Higgs couplings. Operation at $$\sqrt{s} > 1\,\text {TeV} $$ s > 1 TeV provides high-statistics samples of Higgs bosons produced through $${\mathrm{W}} {\mathrm{W}} $$ W W -fusion, enabling tight constraints on the Higgs boson couplings. Studies of the rarer processes $${\mathrm{e}^{+}}{\mathrm{e}^{-}} \rightarrow \mathrm{t} {\bar{\mathrm{t}}} {\mathrm{H}} $$ e + e - → t t ¯ H and $${\mathrm{e}^{+}}{\mathrm{e}^{-}} \rightarrow {\mathrm{H}} {\mathrm{H}} {{\nu }}_{\!\mathrm{e}} {\bar{{\nu }}}_{\!\mathrm{e}} $$ e + e - → H H ν e ν ¯ e allow measurements of the top Yukawa coupling and the Higgs boson self-coupling. This paper presents detailed studies of the precision achievable with Higgs measurements at CLIC and describes the interpretation of these measurements in a global fit.
Published: 2017
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46. Conserved regulation of neurodevelopmental processes and behavior by FoxP in Drosophila.

Author: Anna Castells-Nobau, Ilse Eidhof, Michaela Fenckova, Dova B Brenman-Suttner, Jolanda M Scheffer-de Gooyert, Sheren Christine, Rosa L Schellevis, Kiran van der Laan, Christine Quentin, Lisa van Ninhuijs, Falko Hofmann, Radoslaw Ejsmont, Simon E Fisher, Jamie M Kramer, Stephan J Sigrist, Anne F Simon, and Annette Schenck
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: FOXP proteins form a subfamily of evolutionarily conserved transcription factors involved in the development and functioning of several tissues, including the central nervous system. In humans, mutations in FOXP1 and FOXP2 have been implicated in cognitive deficits including intellectual disability and speech disorders. Drosophila exhibits a single ortholog, called FoxP, but due to a lack of characterized mutants, our understanding of the gene remains poor. Here we show that the dimerization property required for mammalian FOXP function is conserved in Drosophila. In flies, FoxP is enriched in the adult brain, showing strong expression in ~1000 neurons of cholinergic, glutamatergic and GABAergic nature. We generate Drosophila loss-of-function mutants and UAS-FoxP transgenic lines for ectopic expression, and use them to characterize FoxP function in the nervous system. At the cellular level, we demonstrate that Drosophila FoxP is required in larvae for synaptic morphogenesis at axonal terminals of the neuromuscular junction and for dendrite development of dorsal multidendritic sensory neurons. In the developing brain, we find that FoxP plays important roles in α-lobe mushroom body formation. Finally, at a behavioral level, we show that Drosophila FoxP is important for locomotion, habituation learning and social space behavior of adult flies. Our work shows that Drosophila FoxP is important for regulating several neurodevelopmental processes and behaviors that are related to human disease or vertebrate disease model phenotypes. This suggests a high degree of functional conservation with vertebrate FOXP orthologues and established flies as a model system for understanding FOXP related pathologies.
Published: 2019
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47. Analysis of the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and isomers in surface water by FMOC derivatization liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry.

Author: Sung Vo Duy, Gabriel Munoz, Quoc Tuc Dinh, Dat Tien Do, Dana F Simon, and Sébastien Sauvé
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: The neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), suspected to trigger neurodegenerative diseases, can be produced during cyanobacterial bloom events and subsequently affect ecosystems and water sources. Some of its isomers including β-amino-N-methylalanine (BAMA), N-(2-aminoethyl) glycine (AEG), and 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (DAB) may show different toxicities than BMAA. Here, we set out to provide a fast and sensitive method for the monitoring of AEG, BAMA, DAB and BMAA in surface waters. A procedure based on aqueous derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl) was investigated for this purpose. Under optimized conditions, a small aqueous sample aliquot (5 mL) was spiked with BMAA-d3 internal standard, subjected to FMOC-Cl derivatization, centrifuged, and analyzed. The high-throughput instrumental method (10 min per sample) involved on-line pre-concentration and desalting coupled to ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS). Chromatographic gradient and mobile phases were adjusted to obtain suitable separation of the 4 isomers. The method limits of detection were in the range of 2-5 ng L-1. In-matrix validation parameters including linearity range, accuracy, precision, and matrix effects were assessed. The method was applied to surface water samples (n = 82) collected at a large spatial scale in lakes and rivers in Canada. DAB was found in >70% of samples at variable concentrations (
Published: 2019
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48. Synthesis of an enantiopure thioester as key substrate for screening the sensitivity of penicillin binding proteins to inhibitors

Author: Justine F. Simon, André Bouillez, Jean-Marie Frère, André Luxen, and Astrid Zervosen
Subjects: Organic chemistry, QD241-441
Published: 2016
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49. Measurement of D0–D‾0 mixing and search for CP violation in D0→K+K−,π+π− decays with the full Belle data set

Author: M. Starič, A. Abdesselam, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, K. Arinstein, D.M. Asner, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, T. Aziz, V. Babu, I. Badhrees, S. Bahinipati, A.M. Bakich, V. Bansal, J. Biswal, A. Bondar, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, T.E. Browder, D. Červenkov, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B.G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, R. Chistov, K. Cho, V. Chobanova, Y. Choi, D. Cinabro, J. Dalseno, M. Danilov, Z. Doležal, D. Dutta, S. Eidelman, D. Epifanov, H. Farhat, J.E. Fast, T. Ferber, B.G. Fulsom, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, S. Ganguly, A. Garmash, R. Gillard, R. Glattauer, Y.M. Goh, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, J. Grygier, J. Haba, T. Hara, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, X.H. He, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, I. Jaegle, D. Joffe, T. Julius, K.H. Kang, T. Kawasaki, T. Keck, C. Kiesling, D.Y. Kim, J.B. Kim, J.H. Kim, M.J. Kim, S.H. Kim, Y.J. Kim, K. Kinoshita, B.R. Ko, P. Kodyš, S. Korpar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kumita, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, J.S. Lange, I.S. Lee, P. Lewis, Y. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, D. Liventsev, P. Lukin, M. Masuda, D. Matvienko, K. Miyabayashi, H. Miyata, R. Mizuk, G.B. Mohanty, A. Moll, H.K. Moon, R. Mussa, M. Nakao, T. Nanut, Z. Natkaniec, N.K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, S. Okuno, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, B. Pal, C.W. Park, H. Park, T.K. Pedlar, L. Pesántez, R. Pestotnik, M. Petrič, L.E. Piilonen, E. Ribežl, M. Ritter, A. Rostomyan, Y. Sakai, S. Sandilya, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, O. Schneider, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, A.J. Schwartz, K. Senyo, V. Shebalin, C.P. Shen, T.-A. Shibata, J.-G. Shiu, B. Shwartz, F. Simon, Y.-S. Sohn, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Stanič, M. Steder, M. Sumihama, U. Tamponi, Y. Teramoto, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, S. Uehara, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Usov, C. Van Hulse, P. Vanhoefer, G. Varner, A. Vinokurova, V. Vorobyev, M.N. Wagner, C.H. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, P. Wang, X.L. Wang, M. Watanabe, Y. Watanabe, K.M. Williams, E. Won, S. Yashchenko, Y. Yook, C.Z. Yuan, Z.P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, V. Zhulanov, M. Ziegler, and A. Zupanc
Subjects: Charm mesons, Mixing, CP violation, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: We report an improved measurement of D0–D‾0 mixing and a search for CP violation in D0 decays to CP-even final states K+K− and π+π−. The measurement is based on the final Belle data sample of 976 fb−1. The results are yCP=(1.11±0.22±0.09)% and AΓ=(−0.03±0.20±0.07)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.
Published: 2016
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50. {Measurement of the \ensuremath{\Lambda}c+ Lifetime}

Author: F. Abudinén, L. Aggarwal, H. Ahmed, J. K. Ahn, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, A. Aloisio, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, V. Babu, H. Bae, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, S. Bansal, J. Baudot, M. Bauer, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, J. Becker, J. V. Bennett, E. Bernieri, F. U. Bernlochner, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, V. Bhardwaj, F. Bianchi, T. Bilka, D. Biswas, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, M. Campajola, L. Cao, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, M. -C. Chang, P. Chang, R. Cheaib, P. Cheema, C. Chen, Y. Q. Chen, Y. -T. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H. -E. Cho, K. Cho, S. -J. Cho, S. -K. Choi, S. Choudhury, D. Cinabro, L. Corona, L. M. Cremaldi, S. Cunliffe, F. Dattola, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. De Nardo, M. De Nuccio, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, A. De Yta-Hernandez, R. Dhamija, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, K. Dort, D. Dossett, S. Dreyer, G. Dujany, M. Eliachevitch, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, D. Ferlewicz, T. Fillinger, G. Finocchiaro, K. Flood, A. Fodor, F. Forti, A. Frey, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, E. Ganiev, M. Garcia-Hernandez, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, R. Giordano, A. Giri, A. Glazov, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, S. Granderath, D. Greenwald, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, J. Guilliams, S. Halder, K. Hara, O. Hartbrich, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, S. Hazra, C. Hearty, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, A. Hershenhorn, T. Higuchi, M. Hohmann, T. Humair, T. Iijima, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, S. Ito, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, P. Jackson, W. W. Jacobs, D. E. Jaffe, Q. P. Ji, Y. Jin, H. Junkerkalefeld, M. Kaleta, J. Kandra, K. H. Kang, R. Karl, G. Karyan, C. Kiesling, C. -H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K. -H. Kim, Y. -K. Kim, H. Kindo, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, J. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, Y. -J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, R. Leboucher, S. C. Lee, P. Leitl, D. Levit, L. K. Li, S. X. Li, Y. B. Li, J. Libby, Z. Liptak, Q. Y. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, M. Maggiora, R. Maiti, S. Maity, R. Manfredi, E. Manoni, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, L. Martel, A. Martini, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, K. Matsuoka, D. Matvienko, J. A. McKenna, F. Meier, M. Merola, M. Milesi, C. Miller, K. Miyabayashi, G. B. Mohanty, N. Molina-Gonzalez, S. Moneta, H. Moon, H. -G. Moser, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, M. Nakao, H. Nakayama, A. Narimani Charan, M. Naruki, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, C. Niebuhr, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, K. Nishimura, H. Ono, P. Oskin, E. R. Oxford, G. Pakhlova, A. Paladino, A. Panta, E. Paoloni, S. Pardi, K. Parham, H. Park, S. -H. Park, A. Passeri, T. K. Pedlar, I. Peruzzi, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, F. Pham, L. E. Piilonen, G. Pinna Angioni, P. L. M. Podesta-Lerma, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, L. Polat, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, N. Rad, P. Rados, S. Raiz, M. Reif, S. Reiter, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, S. H. Robertson, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, C. Schwanda, A. J. Schwartz, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, C. Sfienti, C. P. Shen, T. Shillington, J. -G. Shiu, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, R. J. Sobie, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, M. Starič, S. Stefkova, R. Stroili, J. Strube, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, S. Y. Suzuki, H. Svidras, M. Takahashi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, S. Tanaka, K. Tanida, H. Tanigawa, N. Taniguchi, F. Tenchini, R. Tiwary, D. Tonelli, E. Torassa, N. Toutounji, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, G. S. Varner, K. E. Varvell, A. Vinokurova, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, E. Waheed, H. M. Wakeling, E. Wang, M. -Z. Wang, X. L. Wang, A. Warburton, S. Watanuki, M. Welsch, C. Wessel, J. Wiechczynski, H. Windel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, S. B. Yang, H. Ye, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, Y. Yusa, Y. Zhang, V. Zhilich, Q. D. Zhou, V. I. Zhukova, and R. Žlebčík, Abudinén, F., Aggarwal, L., Ahmed, H., Ahn, J. K., Aihara, H., Akopov, N., Aloisio, A., Anh Ky, N., Asner, D. M., Atmacan, H., Aushev, T., Aushev, V., Babu, V., Bae, H., Bambade, P., Banerjee, Sw., Bansal, S., Baudot, J., Bauer, M., Baur, A., Beaubien, A., Becker, J., Bennett, J. V., Bernieri, E., Bernlochner, F. U., Bertacchi, V., Bertemes, M., Bertholet, E., Bessner, M., Bettarini, S., Bhardwaj, V., Bianchi, F., Bilka, T., Biswas, D., Bodrov, D., Bolz, A., Bonvicini, G., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Branchini, P., Briere, R. A., Browder, T. E., Budano, A., Bussino, S., Campajola, M., Cao, L., Casarosa, G., Cecchi, C., Chang, M. -C., Chang, P., Cheaib, R., Cheema, P., Chen, C., Chen, Y. Q., Chen, Y. -T., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Chirapatpimol, K., Cho, H. -E., Cho, K., Cho, S. -J., Choi, S. -K., Choudhury, S., Cinabro, D., Corona, L., Cremaldi, L. M., Cunliffe, S., Dattola, F., De La Cruz-Burelo, E., De La Motte, S. A., De Nardo, G., De Nuccio, M., De Pietro, G., de Sangro, R., Destefanis, M., De Yta-Hernandez, A., Dhamija, R., Di Canto, A., Di Capua, F., Dingfelder, J., Doležal, Z., Domínguez Jiménez, I., Dong, T. V., Dorigo, M., Dort, K., Dossett, D., Dreyer, S., Dujany, G., Eliachevitch, M., Epifanov, D., Feichtinger, P., Ferber, T., Ferlewicz, D., Fillinger, T., Finocchiaro, G., Flood, K., Fodor, A., Forti, F., Frey, A., Fulsom, B. G., Gabrielli, A., Ganiev, E., Garcia-Hernandez, M., Gaz, A., Gellrich, A., Ghevondyan, G., Giordano, R., Giri, A., Glazov, A., Gobbo, B., Godang, R., Goldenzweig, P., Gradl, W., Granderath, S., Greenwald, D., Gu, T., Guan, Y., Gudkova, K., Guilliams, J., Halder, S., Hara, K., Hartbrich, O., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., Hazra, S., Hearty, C., Heredia de la Cruz, I., Hernández Villanueva, M., Hershenhorn, A., Higuchi, T., Hohmann, M., Humair, T., Iijima, T., Inami, K., Inguglia, G., Ipsita, N., Ishikawa, A., Ito, S., Itoh, R., Iwasaki, M., Iwasaki, Y., Jackson, P., Jacobs, W. W., Jaffe, D. E., Ji, Q. P., Jin, Y., Junkerkalefeld, H., Kaleta, M., Kandra, J., Kang, K. H., Karl, R., Karyan, G., Kiesling, C., Kim, C. -H., Kim, D. Y., Kim, K. -H., Kim, Y. -K., Kindo, H., Kinoshita, K., Kodyš, P., Koga, T., Kohani, S., Kojima, K., Korobov, A., Korpar, S., Kovalenko, E., Kowalewski, R., Kraetzschmar, T. M. G., Križan, P., Krokovny, P., Kuhr, T., Kumar, J., Kumar, R., Kumara, K., Kunigo, T., Kwon, Y. -J., Lacaprara, S., Lam, T., Lanceri, L., Lange, J. S., Laurenza, M., Leboucher, R., Lee, S. C., Leitl, P., Levit, D., Li, L. K., Li, S. X., Li, Y. B., Libby, J., Liptak, Z., Liu, Q. Y., Liventsev, D., Longo, S., Lueck, T., Lyu, C., Maggiora, M., Maiti, R., Maity, S., Manfredi, R., Manoni, E., Marcello, S., Marinas, C., Martel, L., Martini, A., Massaccesi, L., Masuda, M., Matsuoka, K., Matvienko, D., Mckenna, J. A., Meier, F., Merola, M., Milesi, M., Miller, C., Miyabayashi, K., Mohanty, G. B., Molina-Gonzalez, N., Moneta, S., Moon, H., Moser, H. -G., Mrvar, M., Mussa, R., Nakamura, I., Nakao, M., Nakayama, H., Narimani Charan, A., Naruki, M., Natkaniec, Z., Natochii, A., Nayak, L., Nayak, M., Nazaryan, G., Niebuhr, C., Nisar, N. K., Nishida, S., Nishimura, K., Ono, H., Oskin, P., Oxford, E. R., Pakhlova, G., Paladino, A., Panta, A., Paoloni, E., Pardi, S., Parham, K., Park, H., Park, S. -H., Passeri, A., Pedlar, T. K., Peruzzi, I., Peschke, R., Pestotnik, R., Pham, F., Piilonen, L. E., Pinna Angioni, G., Podesta-Lerma, P. L. M., Podobnik, T., Pokharel, S., Polat, L., Praz, C., Prell, S., Prencipe, E., Prim, M. T., Purwar, H., Rad, N., Rados, P., Raiz, S., Reif, M., Reiter, S., Ripp-Baudot, I., Rizzo, G., Robertson, S. H., Roney, J. M., Rostomyan, A., Rout, N., Russo, G., Sanders, D. A., Sandilya, S., Sangal, A., Santelj, L., Sato, Y., Savinov, V., Scavino, B., Schwanda, C., Schwartz, A. J., Seino, Y., Selce, A., Senyo, K., Serrano, J., Sfienti, C., Shen, C. P., Shillington, T., Shiu, J. -G., Sibidanov, A., Simon, F., Sobie, R. J., Soffer, A., Sokolov, A., Solovieva, E., Spataro, S., Spruck, B., Starič, M., Stefkova, S., Stroili, R., Strube, J., Sumihama, M., Sumisawa, K., Sutcliffe, W., Suzuki, S. Y., Svidras, H., Takahashi, M., Takizawa, M., Tamponi, U., Tanaka, S., Tanida, K., Tanigawa, H., Taniguchi, N., Tenchini, F., Tiwary, R., Tonelli, D., Torassa, E., Toutounji, N., Trabelsi, K., Uchida, M., Unger, K., Unno, Y., Uno, K., Uno, S., Urquijo, P., Ushiroda, Y., Vahsen, S. E., van Tonder, R., Varner, G. S., Varvell, K. E., Vinokurova, A., Vitale, L., Vobbilisetti, V., Waheed, E., Wakeling, H. M., Wang, E., Wang, M. -Z., Wang, X. L., Warburton, A., Watanuki, S., Welsch, M., Wessel, C., Wiechczynski, J., Windel, H., Won, E., Xu, X. P., Yabsley, B. D., Yamada, S., Yang, S. B., Ye, H., Yelton, J., Yin, J. H., Yoshihara, K., Yusa, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhilich, V., Zhou, Q. D., Zhukova, V. I., and Žlebčík, and R.
Abstract: An absolute measurement of the Λ_{c}^{+} lifetime is reported using Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+} decays in events reconstructed from data collected by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy electron-positron collider. The total integrated luminosity of the data sample, which was collected at center-of-mass energies at or near the ϒ(4S) resonance, is 207.2 fb^{-1}. The result, τ(Λ_{c}^{+})=203.20±0.89±0.77 fs, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic, is the most precise measurement to date and is consistent with previous determinations.
Published: 2023

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