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1. Injection and sampling of 133Xe in shallow boreholes in alluvium

Author: Christine M. Johnson, Xiao Luo, Michael F. Mayer, Justin D. Lowrey, Dustin T. Clelland, James E. Fast, Brad G. Fritz, Justin I. McIntyre, Mark L. Rockhold, Khiloni A. Shah, and Signe K. White
Subjects: Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Pollution, Spectroscopy, Analytical Chemistry
Published: 2022
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2. Search for B0 decays to invisible final states ( +γ ) at Belle

Author: K. Arinstein, J. Libby, Y. Chao, S. Nishida, A.E. Bondar, Y. Teramoto, C. Ng, K. Senyo, K. Miyabayashi, V. Chekelian, Z. P. Zhang, V. Gaur, M. Shapkin, A.L. Sibidanov, Y. Choi, Z. Doležal, H. O. Kim, S. Uno, Sunmin Ryu, Norihito Muramatsu, E. Nakano, B.A. Shwartz, E. Solovieva, K. T. Kim, H. Miyata, M. Bischofberger, Toru Iijima, T. E. Browder, M. C. Chang, T. Iwashita, G. Varner, Y. Hoshi, R. Gillard, D. M. Asner, G. Tatishvili, Hitoshi Yamamoto, P. Vanhoefer, Peter Kodys, M. Röhrken, K. Chilikin, J. B. Singh, K. Hayasaka, S. E. Vahsen, Jochen Dingfelder, A. Ishikawa, M. Nakao, H. Farhat, C. W. Park, Vladimir Zhulanov, E. Won, H. K. Park, J. Dalseno, Leo Piilonen, M. Iwabuchi, M. E. Sevior, A. Kuzmin, Y. Iwasaki, V. Zhilich, W. S. Hou, O. Schneider, R. Louvot, Frank Simon, H. Park, A. Bozek, Phillip Urquijo, G. B. Mohanty, S. Okuno, Peter Kvasnicka, R. Pestotnik, T. Kawasaki, H. J. Kim, M. Ritter, Y. Usov, T. A. Shibata, V. Vorobyev, J. Li, G. Bonvicini, S. H. Lee, I. Adachi, Z. Drásal, T. Kuhr, S. Esen, B. Bhuyan, Y. S. Sohn, Yasuyuki Horii, C. L. Hsu, M. Uchida, G. Pakhlova, A. M. Bakich, S. Sandilya, D. Liventsev, A. J. Schwartz, Marko Petrič, Hiroaki Aihara, Yang Li, Y. Sakai, T. Julius, Po-Hsun Chen, Yongsun Kim, C. Schwanda, H. J. Hyun, P. Smerkol, H. Sahoo, T. Hara, K. Cho, T. Uglov, J. Haba, R. Itoh, P. Chang, P. Wang, Z. Q. Liu, J. H. Kang, D. Epifanov, Pavel Krokovny, B. G. Cheon, Jung-Hyun Kim, Y. Miyazaki, I. S. Cho, Y. M. Goh, T. Sumiyoshi, James E. Fast, T. K. Pedlar, A. Moll, S. L. Olsen, Samo Korpar, K. M. Williams, T. Sanuki, Semen Eidelman, H. Kichimi, A. Chen, Y. Unno, K. Trabelsi, K. Inami, C. P. Shen, M. Sumihama, B. R. Ko, O. Nitoh, H. Hayashii, Y. B. Hsiung, D. Dutta, M. Watanabe, M. Starič, Y. Watanabe, J. G. Shiu, Tagir Aushev, Y. Yamashita, V.M. Aulchenko, Yueh-Feng Liu, Z. Natkaniec, T. Ohshima, N. Gabyshev, C. Kiesling, M. Bračko, J. B. Kim, Samo Stanič, and Y. J. Kwon
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Photon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, Resonance, Photon energy, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Nuclear physics, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Collider
Abstract: We report searches for B0→invisible and B0→invisible+γ decays, where the energy of the photon is required to be larger than 0.5 GeV. These results are obtained from a 711 fb-1 data sample that contains 772×106BB¯ pairs and was collected near the ϒ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+e- collider. We observe no significant signal for either decay and set upper limits on their branching fractions at 90% confidence level of B(B0→invisible)
Published: 2020
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3. Measurement of R(D) and R(D*) with a Semileptonic Tagging Method

Author: A. K. Giri, M. Masuda, S. E. Vahsen, T. V. Dong, K. Chilikin, Tagir Aushev, P. K. Resmi, C.-L. Hsu, C. Beleño, V. Zhukova, K. Trabelsi, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, S. Di Carlo, G. Karyan, Y. Onuki, A. M. Bakich, N. Dash, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, M. Iwasaki, T. J. Moon, K. Nakamura, Soumen Paul, H. Ono, B. G. Cheon, R. Mussa, Felix Metzner, O. Schneider, H. B. Jeon, F. Di Capua, G. Schnell, M. Rozanska, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, B. G. Fulsom, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, A. Ishikawa, J. Schueler, A. Rabusov, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, P. Pakhlov, B. Bhuyan, K. K. Joo, Y. Seino, M. Nakao, Toru Iijima, J. Bennett, S. Sandilya, Seokhee Park, J. F. Krohn, E. Won, R. Pestotnik, S. Nishida, Iki Adachi, J. K. Lee, S. Korpar, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, T. Kuhr, S. C. Lee, D. Kotchetkov, T. Matsuda, Doo Young Kim, G. De Nardo, M. Bračko, V. Babu, T. Sumiyoshi, T. K. Pedlar, Y. Sakai, Rocky Bala Garg, M. Nayak, Martin Ritter, M. Uchida, P. L. Wang, H. Atmacan, Y. Guan, R. Cheaib, L. K. Li, Leo Piilonen, A. Vossen, T. Ferber, V. Savinov, B.A. Shwartz, W. Sutcliffe, H. J. Kim, K. Cho, A. Chen, Phillip Urquijo, Seema Bahinipati, T. Sanuki, A. Garmash, H. Aihara, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Z. S. Stottler, K. Nishimura, Z. Doležal, Y. B. Li, T. Pang, G. B. Mohanty, M. Starič, Frank Simon, D. Liventsev, C. H. Kim, Vladimir Popov, Vladimir Zhulanov, P. Križan, R. Itoh, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, V. Shebalin, S. Patra, G.V. Russo, Kevin Varvell, F. Tenchini, D. Joffe, M. Takizawa, P. Goldenzweig, E. Waheed, C. Z. Yuan, Tao Luo, K. Tanida, M. T. Prim, J. G. Shiu, K. T. Kim, W. S. Hou, K. Lieret, P. Oskin, O. Hartbrich, M. Merola, Pavel Krokovny, T. Uglov, D. Matvienko, J. Wiechczynski, T. Mori, D. Greenwald, S. H. Kim, Y. Usov, H. Hayashii, G. Pakhlova, N. K. Nisar, Rakesh Kumar, H. Park, A. Bozek, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Luka Santelj, K. Senyo, K. H. Kang, J. H. Yin, L. Li Gioi, Z. P. Zhang, Kohei Ogawa, X. L. Wang, E. Solovieva, V. Chekelian, R. Van Tonder, A. B. Kaliyar, K. Inami, D. Epifanov, J. S. Lange, S. Cunliffe, B. Pal, Seongbae Yang, C. MacQueen, H. Ye, A. J. Schwartz, H. Kichimi, Takeo Higuchi, M. Campajola, V.N. Zhilich, D. Ferlewicz, V. Gaur, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, E. Prencipe, G. Caria, G. Varner, U. Tamponi, S. Al Said, S. Jia, Y. Jin, O. Grzymkowska, C. H. Wang, T. Bilka, T. E. Browder, S. Uno, C. Schwanda, D. Cinabro, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, Takeo Kawasaki, Shoichi Watanuki, Prafulla Kumar Behera, Bo Wang, H. E. Cho, Andrey Sokolov, G. Inguglia, P. Chang, James E. Fast, Somnath Choudhury, and Semen Eidelman
Subjects: Physics, Semileptonic decay, Particle physics, Muon, Meson, Electron–positron annihilation, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Standard Model, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Bar (unit), Lepton
Abstract: The experimental results on the ratios of branching fractions $\mathcal{R}(D) = {\cal B}(\bar{B} \to D \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau})/{\cal B}(\bar{B} \to D \ell^- \bar{\nu}_{\ell})$ and $\mathcal{R}(D^*) = {\cal B}(\bar{B} \to D^* \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau})/{\cal B}(\bar{B} \to D^* \ell^- \bar{\nu}_{\ell})$, where $\ell$ denotes an electron or a muon, show a long-standing discrepancy with the Standard Model predictions, and might hint to a violation of lepton flavor universality. We report a new simultaneous measurement of $\mathcal{R}(D)$ and $\mathcal{R}(D^*)$, based on a data sample containing $772 \times 10^6$ $B\bar{B}$ events recorded at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB $e^+ e^-$ collider. In this analysis the tag-side $B$ meson is reconstructed in a semileptonic decay mode and the signal-side $\tau$ is reconstructed in a purely leptonic decay. The measured values are $\mathcal{R}(D)= 0.307 \pm 0.037 \pm 0.016$ and $\mathcal{R}(D^*) = 0.283 \pm 0.018 \pm 0.014$, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. These results are in agreement with the Standard Model predictions within $0.2$, $1.1$ and $0.8$ standard deviations for $\mathcal{R}(D)$, $\mathcal{R}(D^*)$ and their combination, respectively. This work constitutes the most precise measurements of $\mathcal{R}(D)$ and $\mathcal{R}(D^*)$ performed to date as well as the first result for $\mathcal{R}(D)$ based on a semileptonic tagging method.
Published: 2020
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4. Search for an Invisibly Decaying Z′ Boson at Belle II in e+e−→μ+μ−(e±μ∓) Plus Missing Energy Final States

Author: I. Ripp-Baudot, F. Meggendorfer, V.N. Zhilich, D. Ferlewicz, E. Nakano, G.V. Russo, N. Akopov, S. Nishida, S. Longo, H. M. Wakeling, A. Pathak, M. De Nuccio, Rocky Bala Garg, L. Cao, Nataliia Kovalchuk, B. Spruck, T. J. Moon, T. Iijima, Soumen Paul, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, C. Kleinwort, K. Kumara, S. Fiore, W. B. Yan, Bumho Kim, C. W. Joo, K. Chilikin, Takeo Higuchi, Felix Metzner, Z. S. Stottler, P. Sartori, G. De Pietro, K. Miyabayashi, L. Zani, C. Wessel, N. K. Nisar, M. Bessner, C. Miller, C. Niebuhr, V. Babu, Abner Soffer, B. Scavino, E. Graziani, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, Elisa Manoni, Yang Chen, S. Reiter, R. Peschke, S. Sandilya, H. Windel, Carlos Marinas, M. Wakai, Marco Milesi, J. Baudot, C. Hadjivasiliou, Yoshinobu Unno, C. Hearty, T. Kuhr, H. G. Moser, I. Komarov, M. Bertemes, M. Nishimura, T. V. Dong, N. Taniguchi, J. H. Yin, U. Tamponi, Antonio Budano, Iki Adachi, Doo Young Kim, Agnese Martini, T. Ferber, A. K. Giri, Z. P. Zhang, V. Gaur, L. B. Rizzuto, T. Sumiyoshi, K. K. Joo, R. Godang, J. C. Mei, B. Paschen, S. Bussino, T. K. Pedlar, Soohyun Cho, S. Kurz, Tariq Aziz, Kohei Ogawa, K. Dort, S. Marcello, L. Corona, Prafulla Kumar Behera, Leo Piilonen, P. Taras, K. Azmi, Martin Ritter, Dmytro Levit, M. Masuda, B. Golob, L. Santelj, J. Gemmler, G. Casarosa, S. Wehle, M. Hernandez Villanueva, K. Inami, A. Vossen, G. Dujany, E. C. Hill, V. Aushev, J. S. Lange, A. Paladino, T. Czank, F. Dattola, T. D. Kimmel, S. Dey, D. Biswas, K. Nishimura, Frank Simon, S. E. Vahsen, A. B. Kaliyar, C. Rosenfeld, R. M. Seddon, A. Hershenhorn, A. Fodor, M. Remnev, A. Sangal, Vladimir Popov, J. Schueler, H. Park, A. Bozek, Kiyoshi Tanida, Sw. Banerjee, Felix Mueller, L. K. Li, M. Merola, S. Jia, Y. Iwasaki, Y. Sakai, E. Paoloni, L. Burmistrov, Pavel Krokovny, D. Dossett, P. K. Resmi, C.-L. Hsu, Y. J. Kwon, G. Finocchiaro, A. Panta, K. Lieret, S. Lacaprara, I. Domínguez Jiménez, R. Cheaib, Tagir Aushev, Seongbae Yang, J. Irakkathil Jabbar, Q. Y. Liu, S. Cunliffe, Makoto Tabata, Jakub Kandra, Andreas Warburton, Jürgen Becker, S. Yamada, E. Prencipe, Z. Doležal, N. Rout, V. Zhukova, Y. Onuki, Xiaopeng Zhou, A. De Yta-Hernandez, D. Červenkov, G. B. Mohanty, Alberto Aloisio, Y. Kato, G. Varner, J. F. Strube, M. C. Chang, M. Z. Wang, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, B. G. Fulsom, Y. Yusa, M. Nayak, B. Oberhof, T. Koga, A. Passeri, C. P. Shen, Y. Kim, P. Branchini, J. Bennett, M. Takizawa, T. Matsuda, K. Senyo, Enrico Bernieri, G. Karyan, L. Lanceri, S. K. Choi, S. Baehr, P. Gomis, Yi Fan Hu, Florian Urs Bernlochner, F. Di Capua, Shuji Tanaka, H. Aihara, E. Solovieva, G. Muroyama, S. Duell, I. M. Peruzzi, P. Oskin, M. Maggiora, Kevin Varvell, H. Atmacan, S. Y. Suzuki, K. Lautenbach, Pere Rados, G. Rizzo, M. Bračko, G. Pakhlova, Y.-T. Chen, M. Destefanis, M. Piccolo, W. Gradl, Y. Onishchuk, Y. Jin, C. H. Wang, D. Greenwald, A. Vinokurova, J. G. Shiu, S. Dubey, I. Heredia-De La Cruz, D. E. Jaffe, S. Bettarini, F. Müller, S. Spataro, O. Hartbrich, H. Ozaki, K. Cho, H. Miyake, K. Trabelsi, S. H. Kim, Y. Guan, K. Unger, P. Pakhlov, M. Eliachevitch, Rakesh Kumar, A. Kuzmin, V. Savinov, T. M. G. Kraetzschmar, F. Bianchi, C. Z. Yuan, M. Campajola, F. Tenchini, Th. Müller, A. Sibidanov, Yukinori Sato, E. Won, R. A. Briere, S. H. Robertson, R. Pestotnik, Kodai Matsuoka, M. Hoek, E. J. Jang, R. Rasheed, V. Chekelian, D. Rodríguez Pérez, K. Kim, H. Hayashii, H. Ono, R. Van Tonder, H. Ye, M. Barrett, R. Mizuk, L. Li Gioi, Y. B. Li, C. H. Kim, G. De Nardo, M. T. Hedges, Yongsun Kim, B. Gobbo, P. Leitl, Hidekazu Kakuno, Concettina Sfienti, S. Uno, R. Stroili, B. G. Cheon, C. Schwanda, L. M. Cremaldi, D. Cinabro, E. Torassa, Claudia Cecchi, M. V. Purohit, S. Korpar, S. C. Lee, T. Hara, F. Forti, T. Geßler, M. Garcia-Hernandez, E. Ganiev, S. Halder, J. M. Roney, M. Yonenaga, M. Sumihama, M. Watanabe, T. E. Browder, H. Kindo, C. Praz, P. Bambade, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, M. T. Prim, Takeo Kawasaki, Andrey Sokolov, A. Gaz, James E. Fast, Semen Eidelman, J. Kahn, F. Meier, R. Mussa, H. B. Jeon, Bruce Yabsley, S. Stefkova, R. Giordano, G. Inguglia, A. Ishikawa, G. Nazaryan, Y. Seino, M. Kumar, M. Nakao, Somnath Choudhury, P. Križan, S. Kohani, Y. Ushiroda, M. Uchida, Tao Luo, A. Gellrich, Y. Maeda, T. Tsuboyama, D. Matvienko, Q. D. Zhou, J. Wiechczynski, C. La Licata, B.A. Shwartz, M. Starič, D. Liventsev, T. Morii, R. Kroeger, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, N. Anh Ky, R. de Sangro, Z. Liptak, P. Ahlburg, W. A. T. Wan Abdullah, D. J. Summers, R. Itoh, A. Rostomyan, R. J. Sobie, John Webb, L. Vitale, J. Kumar, D. Neverov, A. Selce, and Vikas Bansal
Subjects: Physics, Coupling constant, Particle physics, Missing energy, Physics beyond the Standard Model, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, law, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Collider, Boson
Abstract: Theories beyond the standard model often predict the existence of an additional neutral boson, the Z′. Using data collected by the Belle II experiment during 2018 at the SuperKEKB collider, we perform the first searches for the invisible decay of a Z′ in the process e+e-→μ+μ-Z′ and of a lepton-flavor-violating Z′ in e+e-→e±μZ′. We do not find any excess of events and set 90% credibility level upper limits on the cross sections of these processes. We translate the former, in the framework of an Lμ-Lτ theory, into upper limits on the Z′ coupling constant at the level of 5×10-2-1 for MZ′≤6 GeV/c2.
Published: 2020
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5. Observation of a vector charmoniumlike state in e+e−→Ds+Ds1(2536)−+c.c

Author: D. Cinabro, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, Bumho Kim, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, P. Chang, L. Santelj, T. Pang, S. Patra, P. Pakhlov, S. K. Choi, H. Hayashii, K. Tanida, A. M. Bakich, Y. Sakai, Rocky Bala Garg, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, Samo Stanič, S. Nishida, Philip Lewis, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, A. Garmash, M. Nayak, H. Atmacan, K. Lieret, S. Pardi, W. S. Hou, H. Kichimi, G. Russo, H. Park, M. Takizawa, Victoria Zhukova, C. P. Shen, M. Bračko, A. Bozek, Y. Onuki, R. Mussa, A. Chen, G. Bonvicini, M. Uchida, Z. Doležal, V. Gaur, J. G. Shiu, Y. Iwasaki, A. Ishikawa, L. K. Li, Y. J. Kwon, V. Babu, K. Inami, E. Solovieva, V. Vorobyev, A. Vinokurova, O. Schneider, N. Rout, T. Bilka, Y. B. Li, V.M. Aulchenko, T. Ferber, R. Ayad, M. Watanabe, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, Soumen Paul, M. Röhrken, K. Chilikin, J. H. Yin, Vladimir Popov, B.A. Shwartz, G. S. Varner, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, M. Iwasaki, Shih-Chang Lee, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, B. G. Cheon, Z. S. Stottler, B. Bhuyan, T. E. Browder, H. Ye, G. Pakhlova, S. Sandilya, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, C. H. Kim, Y. Jin, R. Itoh, B. Golob, K. Lalwani, R. Pestotnik, R. Kroeger, D. Epifanov, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, C. Schwanda, A. Bobrov, M. Starič, A. Rostomyan, S. Korpar, Y. Seino, J. S. Lange, Andrey Sokolov, B. G. Fulsom, K. K. Joo, M. T. Prim, L. Li Gioi, F. Di Capua, D. Y. Kim, V. Savinov, T. K. Pedlar, W. Sutcliffe, K. Nishimura, D. Matvienko, S. Jia, R. Kulasiri, Seongbae Yang, James E. Fast, Seokhee Park, E. Won, V.N. Zhilich, C. H. Wang, I. Adachi, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, X. L. Wang, C. MacQueen, C. H. Li, R. Van Tonder, M. Campajola, G. Inguglia, H. Ono, R. Mizuk, H. Aihara, M. Niiyama, Y. Usov, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, C. Z. Yuan, E. Prencipe, F. Tenchini, T. Sumiyoshi, G. De Nardo, N. K. Nisar, Z. P. Zhang, S. Cunliffe, Yoshinobu Unno, L. E. Piilonen, P. Oskin, A. K. Giri, M. Masuda, T. V. Dong, L. Cao, C.-L. Hsu, K. Trabelsi, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, S. Di Carlo, G. Karyan, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, S.I. Eidelman, H. E. Cho, M. Merola, K. Senyo, T. Uglov, A. Kuzmin, and S. Ogawa
Subjects: Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, Analytical chemistry, State (functional analysis), 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences
Abstract: Using a data sample of 921.9 fb-1 collected with the Belle detector, we study the process of e+e-→Ds+Ds1(2536)-+c.c. via initial-state radiation. We report the first observation of a vector charmoniumlike state decaying to Ds+Ds1(2536)-+c.c. with a significance of 5.9σ, including systematic uncertainties. The measured mass and width are (4625.9-6.0+6.2(stat)±0.4(syst)) MeV/c2 and (49.8-11.5+13.9(stat)±4.0(syst)) MeV, respectively. The product of the e+e-→Ds+Ds1(2536)-+c.c. cross section and the branching fraction of Ds1(2536)-→D¯*0K- is measured from the DsD¯s1(2536) threshold to 5.59 GeV.
Published: 2019
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6. The Belle II imaging Time-of-Propagation (iTOP) detector

Author: James E. Fast
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Luminosity (scattering theory), Large Hadron Collider, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, Curved mirror, 01 natural sciences, Particle identification, 010309 optics, Nuclear physics, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Instrumentation, Central element, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract: High precision flavor physics measurements are an essential complement to the direct searches for new physics at the LHC ATLAS and CMS experiments. Such measurements will be performed using the upgraded Belle II detector that will take data at the SuperKEKB accelerator. With 40x the luminosity of KEKB, the detector systems must operate efficiently at much higher rates than the original Belle detector. A central element of the upgrade is the barrel particle identification system. Belle II has built and installed an imaging-Time-of-Propagation (iTOP) detector. The iTOP uses quartz optics as Cherenkov radiators. The photons are transported down the quartz bars via total internal reflection with a spherical mirror at the forward end to reflect photons to the backward end where they are imaged onto an array of segmented Micro-Channel Plate Photo-Multiplier Tubes (MCP-PMTs). The system is read out using giga-samples per second waveform sampling Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). The combined timing and spatial distribution of the photons for each event are used to determine particle species. This paper provides an overview of the iTOP system.
Published: 2017
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7. Migration of noble gas tracers at the site of an underground nuclear explosion at the Nevada National Security Site

Author: Justin I. McIntyre, H.E. Huckins-Gang, Brian D. Milbrath, Lirong Zhong, Thomas Alexander, Paul H. Humble, James E. Fast, Matthew Paul, Mike D. Ripplinger, C.M. Obi, James C. Hayes, Brad G. Fritz, Christine Johnson, Craig E. Aalseth, V. Chipman, Anthony R. Day, Justin D. Lowrey, R.K. Okagawa, Reynold Suarez, Mark E. Panisko, M. Townsend, T.W. Bowyer, M. Mayer, Vincent T. Woods, S. Drellack, Allen Seifert, Emily K. Mace, Jonathan N. Thomle, Randy R. Kirkham, and Khris B. Olsen
Subjects: Nuclear explosion, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Period (periodic table), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Borehole, Geochemistry, Explosions, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, Noble Gases, Security Measures, Radiation Monitoring, TRACER, Environmental Chemistry, Chimney, Waste Management and Disposal, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nuclear Weapons, Soil gas, Noble gas, General Medicine, Pollution, Plume, Radioactivity, Environmental science, Nevada
Abstract: As part of an underground gas migration study, two radioactive noble gases (37Ar and 127Xe) and two stable tracer gases (SF6 and PFDMCH) were injected into a historic nuclear explosion test chimney and allowed to migrate naturally. The purpose of this experiment was to provide a bounding case (natural transport) for the flow of radioactive noble gases following an underground nuclear explosion. To accomplish this, soil gas samples were collected from a series of boreholes and a range of depths from the shallow subsurface (3 m) to deeper levels (~160 m) over a period of eleven months. These samples have provided insights into the development and evolution of the subsurface plume and constrained the relative migration rates of the radioactive and stable gas species in the case when the driving pressure from the cavity is low. Analysis of the samples concluded that the stable tracer SF6 was consistently enriched in the subsurface samples relative to the radiotracer 127Xe, but the ratios of SF6 and 37Ar remained similar throughout the samples.
Published: 2019

8. First Measurements of Absolute Branching Fractions of the Ξc0 Baryon at Belle

Author: S. Jia, C. H. Wang, H. Ye, S. Pardi, V.N. Zhilich, T. Aushev, A. K. Giri, G.V. Russo, G. Schnell, K. Tanida, M. Niiyama, Luka Santelj, V. Zhukova, Y. Onuki, T. Iijima, J. G. Shiu, M. Masuda, R. Mussa, Rocky Bala Garg, T. Bilka, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, X. L. Wang, A. Ishikawa, V. Gaur, M. Nakao, M. Takizawa, A. Kuzmin, Phillip Urquijo, R. Van Tonder, L. Cao, I. Adachi, P. Križan, Soumen Paul, S. Eidelman, John Yelton, Z. Doležal, Bingran Wang, J. H. Yin, Jihwa Lee, Y. B. Li, T. Matsuda, W. Sutcliffe, S. Uno, J. B. Kim, M. Merola, S. Cunliffe, K. K. Joo, Massimo Berger, C.-L. Hsu, Shih-Chang Lee, E. Prencipe, A. Bozek, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, G. B. Mohanty, C. Z. Yuan, E. Solovieva, Y. Ban, K. Senyo, Vikas Bansal, Y. Yusa, E. Nakano, M. Uchida, D. Joffe, M. Salehi, O. Schneider, L. K. Li, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, V. Bhardwaj, K. Cho, B. Shwartz, H. J. Kim, K. Trabelsi, G. S. Varner, M. Nayak, Seokhee Park, L. E. Piilonen, B. Bhuyan, T. V. Dong, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, T. A. Shibata, K. Inami, H. Kichimi, A. J. Schwartz, T. Uglov, C. P. Shen, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, B. G. Fulsom, B. Pal, K. T. Kim, P. Pakhlov, Y. Sakai, P. L. Wang, M. Sumihama, M. Iwasaki, B. G. Cheon, H. Miyata, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, S. Al Said, V. Savinov, D. Liventsev, R. Ayad, James E. Fast, Vladimir Popov, T. K. Pedlar, Y. Jin, J. Schueler, E. Won, Z. P. Zhang, S. K. Choi, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, P. Goldenzweig, S. Sandilya, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, S. Di Carlo, S. Nishida, J. MacNaughton, Seongbae Yang, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, R. Itoh, D. Y. Kim, M. Starič, T. Kumita, G. Karyan, G. Pakhlova, A. Bondar, F. Tenchini, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, B. Grube, R. Mizuk, T. Sumiyoshi, C. Schwanda, H. Ono, T. Sanuki, Y. Seino, C. Beleño, M. Bračko, Y. Tao, H. Aihara, Y. Unno, Takeo Kawasaki, H. Hayashii, D. Cinabro, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, K. Chilikin, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, Daniel Greenwald, R. Pestotnik, Z. Drásal, and A. Chen
Subjects: 0103 physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Library science, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences
Abstract: We thank Professor Fu-sheng Yu for useful discussions and comments. Y. B. L. acknowledges the support from the China Scholarship Council (201706010043). We thank the KEKB group for excellent operation of the accelerator; the KEK cryogenics group for efficient solenoid operations; and the KEK computer group, the NII, and PNNL/EMSL for valuable computing and SINET5 network support. We acknowledge support from MEXT, JSPS and Nagoya’s TLPRC (Japan); ARC (Australia); FWF (Austria); the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Contracts No. 11475187, No. 11521505, No. 11575017, No. 11761141009; the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics (CCEPP); MSMT (Czechia); CZF, DFG, EXC153, and VS (Germany); DST (India); INFN (Italy); MOE, MSIP, NRF, RSRI, FLRFAS project and GSDC of KISTI and KREONET/GLORIAD (Korea); MNiSW and NCN (Poland); MSHE, Agreement No. 14.W03.31.0026 (Russia); ARRS (Slovenia); IKERBASQUE (Spain); SNSF (Switzerland); MOE and MOST (Taiwan); and DOE and NSF (U.S.).
Published: 2019
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9. Observation of Ξ(1620)0 and Evidence for Ξ(1690)0 in Ξc+→Ξ−π+π+ Decays

Author: V.N. Zhilich, Y. Kato, S. Al Said, K. T. Kim, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, M. Merola, J. K. Ahn, J. G. Shiu, H. Park, A. Bozek, Andrey Sokolov, R. Mizuk, S. K. Choi, C. Kiesling, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, H. Ono, K. Chilikin, Phillip Urquijo, C. Beleño, Y. B. Li, James E. Fast, K. Senyo, Semen Eidelman, P. Pakhlov, G. Schnell, D. Epifanov, M. Iwasaki, S. Hirose, Iki Adachi, M. Takizawa, B. G. Cheon, S. Uno, C. Schwanda, S. Nishida, M. Sumihama, N. Taniguchi, Vikas Bansal, A. Garmash, S. Sandilya, N. K. Nisar, B. Pal, C. P. Shen, L. E. Piilonen, E. Nakano, M. Uchida, John Yelton, Z. Doležal, L. K. Li, X. L. Wang, V. Bhardwaj, C. Van Hulse, Z. Natkaniec, Z. Drásal, J. B. Kim, T. K. Pedlar, Soumen Paul, V. Babu, M. Niiyama, M. Starič, Z. P. Zhang, V. Chekelian, T. Aushev, V. Gaur, G. S. Varner, S. Korpar, Massimo Berger, D. Kotchetkov, Eleonora Guido, S. E. Vahsen, T. Nakano, T. Julius, R. Itoh, Shih-Chang Lee, C. Z. Yuan, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, K. K. Joo, B. Bhuyan, A. B. Kaliyar, R. Ayad, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, B. G. Fulsom, Seema Bahinipati, G. Pakhlova, R. Mussa, G. B. Mohanty, H. B. Jeon, T. Matsuda, M. Gelb, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, D. Y. Kim, A. Ishikawa, F. Tenchini, V. Savinov, O. Schneider, S. Di Carlo, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, G. Karyan, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Nakao, A. Chen, Y. Yusa, S. Zakharov, P. Križan, G. Bonvicini, T. V. Dong, Martin Ritter, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, J. F. Strube, V. Vorobyev, T. Sanuki, E. Won, A. K. Giri, V. Zhukova, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, Rakesh Kumar, R. Pestotnik, M. Masuda, P. L. Wang, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, H. Atmacan, S. Cunliffe, L. Li Gioi, T. Bilka, G.V. Russo, M. Watanabe, V.E. Shebalin, T. E. Browder, U. Tamponi, W. S. Hou, T. Mori, H. Aihara, S. Jia, C. H. Wang, H. Ye, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, A. Kuzmin, M. Bračko, Rocky Bala Garg, Eberhard Widmann, A. M. Bakich, N. Dash, B.A. Shwartz, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, Tao Luo, K. Tanida, Bingran Wang, D. Matvienko, D. Cinabro, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, E. Solovieva, J. Haba, A. Vossen, Somnath Choudhury, S. Pardi, Frank Simon, Vladimir Popov, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, Y. Seino, Shoichi Watanuki, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Luka Santelj, K. Inami, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, T. Czank, and H. Hayashii
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Electron–positron annihilation, Quark model, Hyperon, General Physics and Astronomy, Strangeness, 01 natural sciences, Baryon, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, Pi, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics
Abstract: We report the first observation of the doubly-strange baryon $\Xi(1620)^0$ in its decay to $\Xi^-\pi^+$ via $\Xi_c^+ \rightarrow \Xi^- \pi^+ \pi^+$ decays based on a $980\,{\rm fb}^{-1}$ data sample collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+ e^-$ collider. The mass and width are measured to be 1610.4 $\pm$ 6.0 (stat) $^{+5.9}_{-3.5}$ (syst)~MeV$/c^2$ and 59.9 $\pm$ 4.8 (stat) $^{+2.8}_{-3.0}$ (syst)~MeV, respectively. We obtain 4.0$\sigma$ evidence of the $\Xi(1690)^0$ with the same data sample. These results shed light on the structure of hyperon resonances with strangeness $S=-2$.
Published: 2019
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10. Measurements of isospin asymmetry and difference of directCPasymmetries in inclusiveB→Xsγdecays

Author: V. Babu, T. Aushev, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, T. Ferber, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, G. Bonvicini, G. Schnell, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, Soumen Paul, Rakesh Kumar, K. Cho, S. Okuno, D. Epifanov, H. Ono, T. Kuhr, B. Pal, R. Mizuk, T. K. Pedlar, Z. P. Zhang, H. B. Jeon, Y. Guan, K. K. Joo, Kevin Varvell, G. B. Mohanty, A. Ishikawa, M. Nakao, R. Van Tonder, Eleonora Guido, P. Pakhlov, T. Mori, H. Aihara, Y. Yusa, Tao Luo, K. Tanida, E. Widmann, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, Toru Iijima, K. Hayasaka, A. Vossen, V. Gaur, T. V. Dong, C. Kiesling, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, Vikas Bansal, H. Park, A. Bozek, L. Santelj, O. Seon, J. G. Shiu, Y. Seino, Y. Sakai, I. Adachi, M. Bračko, Takeo Kawasaki, Shoichi Watanuki, C. Van Hulse, Bingran Wang, Kohei Ogawa, L. E. Piilonen, D. Cinabro, N. Taniguchi, J. B. Kim, W. Sutcliffe, A. M. Bakich, M. Lubej, B. Bhuyan, Y. B. Li, T. E. Browder, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, P. Chang, K. Inami, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, T. Julius, Shih-Chang Lee, A. Frey, M. Iwasaki, A. Bobrov, E. Solovieva, B. G. Cheon, V.E. Shebalin, Somnath Choudhury, R. Ayad, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, J. Haba, Andrey Sokolov, S. Nishida, V. Savinov, R. Itoh, S. Al Said, D. Kotchetkov, A. Kuzmin, D. Y. Kim, Jochen Dingfelder, B.A. Shwartz, S. Cunliffe, M. Takizawa, Samo Stanič, S. Korpar, K. Nishimura, S. Ogawa, I. Jaegle, M. Merola, D. Liventsev, James E. Fast, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, R. Kroeger, I. S. Lee, K. Senyo, P. Goldenzweig, C. Schwanda, H. Hayashii, F. Tenchini, T. Sumiyoshi, Martin Ritter, P. Križan, Massimo Berger, E. Prencipe, K. Chilikin, J. Schueler, E. Won, R. Pestotnik, J. H. Yin, G.V. Russo, W. S. Hou, M. Uchida, L. K. Li, V. Bhardwaj, G. S. Varner, A. Rostomyan, P. Wang, B. G. Fulsom, V.N. Zhilich, S. E. Vahsen, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, O. Schneider, S. Sandilya, A. J. Schwartz, M. Starič, M. Gelb, W. Ostrowicz, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, S. Di Carlo, G. Karyan, A. K. Giri, S. Jia, M. Masuda, L. Cao, C. Beleño, Yoshinobu Unno, C. H. Wang, A. Garmash, S. Zakharov, H. Ye, A. Zupanc, T. Bilka, G. Pakhlova, M. Watanabe, M. Niiyama, L. Li Gioi, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, and S.I. Eidelman
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Annihilation, Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, media_common.quotation_subject, Zero (complex analysis), 01 natural sciences, Asymmetry, KEKB, Isospin, 0103 physical sciences, Production (computer science), 010306 general physics, media_common
Abstract: We report measurements of isospin asymmetry $\Delta_{0-}$ and difference of direct $CP$ asymmetries $\Delta A_{CP}$ between charged and neutral $B \to X_s \gamma$ decays. This analysis is based on the data sample containing $772 \times 10^6 B\bar{B}$ pairs that was collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB energy-asymmetric $e^+ e^-$ collider. Using a sum-of-exclusive technique with invariant $X_s$ mass up to 2.8~GeV/$c^2$, we obtain $\Delta_{0-} = \bigl[-0.48 \pm 1.49 {\rm (stat.)} \pm 0.97 {\rm (syst.)} \pm 1.15 {(f_{+-}/f_{00})}\bigr]$\% and $\Delta A_{CP} = \bigl[+3.69 \pm 2.65 {\rm (stat.)} \pm 0.76{\rm (syst.)}\bigr]$\%, where the last uncertainty for $\Delta_{0-}$ is due to the uncertainty on the production ratio of $B^+B^-$ to $B^0\bar{B}^0$ in $\Upsilon(4S)$ decays. The measured value of $\Delta_{0-}$ is consistent with zero, allowing us to constrain the resolved photon contribution in the $B \to X_s \gamma$, and improve the branching fraction prediction. The result for $\Delta A_{CP}$ is consistent with the prediction of the SM. We also measure the direct $CP$ asymmetries for charged and neutral $B \to X_s \gamma$ decays. All the measurements are the most precise to date.
Published: 2019
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11. Observation of Transverse Λ/Λ¯ Hyperon Polarization in e+e− Annihilation at Belle

Author: Vikas Bansal, I. Badhrees, H. Aihara, C. Van Hulse, S. Hirose, A. M. Bakich, Z. Natkaniec, A. Zupanc, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, T. Sumiyoshi, S. E. Vahsen, G. Pakhlova, Rocky Bala Garg, Eberhard Widmann, R. Mussa, H. B. Jeon, J. K. Ahn, M. Niiyama, T. Mori, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Y. Usov, G. Bonvicini, A. Ishikawa, Y. Seino, M. Nakao, Prafulla Kumar Behera, P. Križan, C. Beleño, M. Iwasaki, O. Schneider, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, G. Schnell, D. Matvienko, Byung Gu Cheon, I. Jaegle, R. Ayad, T. Iijima, L. Li Gioi, T. Julius, B. G. Fulsom, S. Al Said, A. Vinokurova, J. G. Shiu, H. Park, K. Cho, W. Sutcliffe, Yoshinobu Unno, A. Bozek, Vladimir Popov, Shih-Chang Lee, G. B. Mohanty, J. F. Strube, T. Kuhr, K. Senyo, S. H. Kim, Massimo Berger, R. Seidl, R. Itoh, B. Bhuyan, C. Kiesling, M. Nayak, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Peter Kodys, C. Z. Yuan, W. W. Jacobs, T. E. Browder, K. H. Kang, S. Sandilya, Y. Yusa, S. Korpar, G.V. Russo, S. Cunliffe, H. J. Kim, D. Joffe, A. Bobrov, M. Bračko, E. Prencipe, M. Uchida, M. Gelb, L. K. Li, S. Di Carlo, T. K. Pedlar, V. Savinov, M. Salehi, N. K. Nisar, M. Takizawa, A. Garmash, Y. Guan, Andrey Sokolov, D. Epifanov, A. K. Giri, A. Chen, V. Bhardwaj, B. Pal, Z. P. Zhang, K. Inami, W. S. Hou, M. Masuda, M. Merola, C. Schwanda, Iki Adachi, James E. Fast, Doo Young Kim, D. Cinabro, K. Chilikin, V. Babu, T. V. Dong, L. Cao, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, Semen Eidelman, X. L. Wang, Tagir Aushev, V. Chekelian, L. Santelj, J. B. Kim, V. Vorobyev, R. Van Tonder, Eleonora Guido, Phillip Urquijo, A. Rostomyan, P. Wang, T. Ferber, E. Won, V.E. Shebalin, Y. Sakai, R. Pestotnik, H. Hayashii, Z. Drásal, Y. B. Li, V. Gaur, J. H. Yin, V.M. Aulchenko, G. Varner, Ken Suzuki, Soumen Paul, H. Ono, R. Mizuk, H. Atmacan, B. Golob, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, Takuro Sanuki, Kiyoshi Tanida, R. Kulasiri, K. K. Joo, Pavel Krokovny, M. Sumihama, John Yelton, Z. Doležal, K. T. Kim, T. Bilka, S. K. Choi, C. P. Shen, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, H. Ye, A. Kuzmin, S. Ogawa, F. Tenchini, U. Tamponi, E. Waheed, S. Jia, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, Y. Jin, C. H. Wang, Takeo Kawasaki, Shoichi Watanuki, S. Pardi, S. Okuno, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, P. Chang, J. Haba, P. Pakhlov, Tao Luo, S. Nishida, Bingran Wang, A. Rabusov, K. Adamczyk, Jochen Dingfelder, M. Starič, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, N. Dash, D. Kotchetkov, Leo Piilonen, A. Vossen, O. Seon, Frank Simon, E. Solovieva, and V.N. Zhilich
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Annihilation, Electron–positron annihilation, Hyperon, General Physics and Astronomy, Polarization (waves), Lambda, 01 natural sciences, Belle experiment, Nuclear physics, Transverse plane, 0103 physical sciences, Fragmentation function, 010306 general physics
Abstract: We report the first observation of the spontaneous polarization of Λ and Λ[over ¯] hyperons transverse to the production plane in e^{+}e^{-} annihilation, which is attributed to the effect arising from a polarizing fragmentation function. For inclusive Λ/Λ[over ¯] production, we also report results with subtracted feed-down contributions from Σ^{0} and charm. This measurement uses a dataset of 800.4 fb^{-1} collected by the Belle experiment at or near a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV. We observe a significant polarization that rises with the fractional energy carried by the Λ/Λ[over ¯] hyperon.
Published: 2019
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12. Measurement of time-dependent CP violation in B0→KS0π0π0 decays

Author: S. Al Said, K. T. Kim, K. Chilikin, V.N. Zhilich, T. Matsuda, S. K. Choi, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, G.V. Russo, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, Y. Guan, S. Uno, S.I. Eidelman, C. Schwanda, R. Pestotnik, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, A. Vossen, U. Tamponi, O. Seon, N. Dash, F. Tenchini, D. Kotchetkov, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, V. Gaur, G. B. Mohanty, V. Babu, T. Aushev, T. Sumiyoshi, Yoshinobu Unno, H. Atmacan, O. Schneider, S. H. Kim, Tao Luo, S. Jia, Rakesh Kumar, K. Tanida, Y. Yusa, G. Schnell, V. Vorobyev, T. Sanuki, K. H. Kang, M. Merola, B. Bhuyan, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, C. H. Wang, T. E. Browder, A. Chen, V.M. Aulchenko, L. Li Gioi, T. Kuhr, K. Hayasaka, M. Takizawa, Z. Drásal, J. H. Yin, S. Cunliffe, H. Ye, K. Senyo, N. K. Nisar, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, Vikas Bansal, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, Y. Seino, E. Nakano, D. Epifanov, B. Pal, T. K. Pedlar, Bingran Wang, C. Kiesling, Vladimir Popov, S. Di Carlo, B. Golob, S. Ogawa, M. Sumihama, C. Van Hulse, Z. P. Zhang, V. Savinov, D. Cinabro, H. K. Moon, A. K. Giri, S. Hirose, J. S. Lange, E. Waheed, J. G. Shiu, A. Garmash, T. Kawasaki, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, M. Uchida, L. E. Piilonen, M. Masuda, Y. B. Li, L. K. Li, G. Pakhlova, V. Bhardwaj, C. P. Shen, Shih-Chang Lee, M. Iwasaki, M. Bračko, B. G. Cheon, Kohei Ogawa, G. S. Varner, E. Prencipe, K. Inami, E. Won, R. Itoh, A. J. Schwartz, D. Liventsev, L. Cao, Y. Ushiroda, S. Pardi, S. Korpar, Vladimir Zhulanov, A. Rostomyan, P. Wang, Y. Jin, R. Kroeger, B. G. Fulsom, H. Park, A. Bozek, Rocky Bala Garg, Kevin Varvell, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, Tara Nanut, P. Goldenzweig, T. Uglov, H. Hayashii, H. Aihara, Y. Usov, J. Haba, K. Nishimura, James E. Fast, H. Ono, R. Mizuk, R. Ayad, Seema Bahinipati, D. Y. Kim, J. B. Kim, S. Sandilya, S. Nishida, A. M. Bakich, M. Starič, Soumen Paul, Z. Natkaniec, V. Chekelian, A. Ishikawa, R. Van Tonder, M. Nakao, P. Križan, K. K. Joo, D. Červenkov, T. V. Dong, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, and Y. Sakai
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, Resonance, 01 natural sciences, Belle experiment, law.invention, Amplitude, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, CP violation, 010306 general physics, Collider
Abstract: We report a measurement of time-dependent CP violation in B0→KS0π0π0 decays using a data sample of 772×106 BB¯ pairs collected by the Belle experiment running at the ϒ(4S) resonance at the KEKB e+e- collider. This decay proceeds mainly via a b→sdd¯ “penguin” amplitude. The results are sin2ϕ1eff=0.92-0.31+0.27 (stat.) ±0.11 (syst.) and A=0.28±0.21 (stat.) ±0.04 (syst.), which are the most precise measurements of CP violation in this decay mode to date. The value for the CP-violating parameter sin2ϕ1eff is consistent with that obtained using decay modes proceeding via a b→cc¯s “tree” amplitude.
Published: 2019
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13. First Evidence for cos2β>0 and Resolution of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa Quark-Mixing Unitarity Triangle Ambiguity

Author: V. B. Golubev, K. Chilikin, L. Zani, J. R. Wilson, Iki Adachi, T. S. Miyashita, Doo Young Kim, A. Palano, S. Emery, M. Feindt, J. B. Kim, K. Griessinger, D. Epifanov, A. Hafner, W. R. Innes, David Hutchcroft, O. Long, R. Cenci, Brian Meadows, J. M. Izen, M. Bellis, Eleonora Guido, H. Neal, K. Inami, H. Ye, R. Kass, S. Martellotti, D. W G S Leith, G. Schnell, E. Won, R. Pestotnik, S. Nishida, A. Calcaterra, J. P. Coleman, J. A. McKenna, T. E. Browder, J. Ocariz, M. T. Graham, F. Ferroni, R. J. Sobie, A. Roodman, S. Pardi, J. L. Ritchie, Noritaka Shimizu, Vikas Bansal, Eleonora Luppi, A. Beaulieu, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, A. V. Gritsan, G. Wormser, A. G. Denig, Vitaly Vorobyev, B. N. Ratcliff, R. Y. So, T. Kuhr, S. R. Wagner, G. De Nardo, H. M. Lacker, M. Starič, D. Liventsev, E. Nakano, Z. Drásal, V. Savinov, D. J. Summers, C. H. Cheng, H. Ono, D. A. Roberts, S. Al Said, T. Matsuda, A. J S Smith, D. S. Chao, Vladimir Zhulanov, R. Kroeger, E. Ben-Haim, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, S. J. Sekula, C. Bozzi, R. Mizuk, M. Piccolo, F. Di Lodovico, S. Uno, R. Kulasiri, T. Schroeder, A. J. Lankford, S. Sandilya, R. Godang, P. Goldenzweig, P. Pakhlov, N. Tasneem, J. Albert, G.V. Russo, J. Cochran, Yu. G. Kolomensky, H. Hayashii, J. Libby, C. Van Hulse, T. A. Shibata, Z. C. Huard, U. Tamponi, S. Passaggio, H. Miyata, B. Pal, Y. B. Li, Marcin Chrzaszcz, F. Le Diberder, Michael Sokoloff, Ray Franklin Cowan, P. C. Kim, F. U. Bernlochner, P. Patteri, Prafulla Kumar Behera, W. S. Hou, I. M. Peruzzi, B. Oberhof, F. Simonetto, J. G. Shiu, G. J. King, V. Babu, K. T. Kim, J. K. Ahn, A. Soffer, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, B. Bhuyan, N. Guttman, H. Park, A. Bozek, S. H. Kim, J. Dorfan, M. Gelb, H. Koch, Vladimir Popov, A. Zallo, S. Jia, D. N. Brown, R. Stroili, R. Ayad, K. Cho, C. Hearty, M. Iwasaki, P. K. Resmi, Marcello Rotondo, B. G. Cheon, James E. Fast, A. Kuzmin, M. Ebert, T. K. Pedlar, T. Kumita, K. Yu. Todyshevx, F. Forti, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, E. A. Kravchenko, L. Santelj, K. H. Kang, T. Leddig, Shih-Chang Lee, D. Matvienko, C. Voß, M. Bomben, J. Haba, Dominik Müller, X. C. Lou, C. Chen, G. Finocchiaro, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Jin, A. J. Schwartz, C. H. Wang, Alberto Lusiani, Semen Eidelman, E. Grauges, L. Vitale, S. Ogawa, A. Rossi, Y. Watanabe, J. P. Lees, A. Filippi, S. E. Vahsen, G. A. Cowan, C. Bünger, C. Sciacca, R. C. Field, Gabriele Simi, G. Eigen, R. Gorodeisky, F. Martinez-Vidal, J. J. Walsh, C. Schwanda, R. Itoh, H. Ahmed, D. Cinabro, Tao Luo, F. Tenchini, Th. Müller, G. Rizzo, Y. Sakai, D. Bernard, J. Chauveau, S. I. Serednyakov, F. Palombo, S. Korpar, E. Gabathuler, T. Ferber, Tagir Aushev, C. Cartaro, Y. Onuki, A. Jawahery, M. Nayak, G. Cibinetto, M. K. Sullivan, M. Margoni, Y. Guan, A. Oyanguren, E. Waheed, R. M. Seddon, Nicola Neri, J. W. Gary, V. Gaur, W. Panduro Vazquez, Y. Iwasaki, C. Touramanis, S. Luitz, K. R. Schubert, P. Taras, S. Hirose, D. J. Payne, E. Fioravanti, Y. Li, Y. J. Kwon, V.N. Zhilich, F. Ferrarotto, E. M. T. Puccio, G. B. Mohanty, P. L. Wang, B. Golob, T. Lueck, Roland Waldi, Biplab Dey, Peter Kodys, Fergus Wilson, M. A. Giorgi, E. Paoloni, A. Zupanc, F. De Mori, A. B. Kaliyar, P. F. Harrison, H. Kichimi, D. G. Hitlin, H. K. Moon, M. R. Convery, A. Chen, F. Bianchi, G. Piredda, O. Schneider, U. Mallik, R. Cheaib, Y. Yusa, Bingran Wang, M. Röhrken, K. Senyo, J. S. Lange, V. Santoro, W. J. Wisniewski, C. Hast, W. W. Jacobs, A. M. Eisner, I. M. Nugent, M. T. Hedges, M. Carpinelli, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, M. Posocco, B. G. Fulsom, R. F. Schwitters, G. Varner, R. Mussa, A. M. Lutz, K. T. Flood, G. Casarosa, Simon Akar, M. Takizawa, Pavel Krokovny, R. Calabrese, V. E. Blinov, A. R. Buzykaev, A. Ishikawa, G. Vasseur, Roger Barlow, Ju-Young Kim, Miriam Heß, Y. Seino, S. Bettarini, R. de Sangro, M. Nakao, M. Biasini, P. Križan, G. Raven, Alexander Bondar, D. Gamba, R. Sacco, L. Cremaldi, Yu. I. Skovpen, C. P. Shen, K. Honscheid, G. Calderini, Elisa Manoni, R. Kowalewski, N. Arnaud, V.E. Shebalin, M. Heck, L. K. Li, M. V. Purohit, S. Di Carlo, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, Sw. Banerjee, Soumen Paul, M. Uchida, G. Pakhlova, P. R. Burchat, G. Karyan, V. Bhardwaj, C. L. Hsu, J. A. Ernst, S. L. Wu, P. Ongmongkolkul, H. Atmacan, D. B. Macfarlane, Alessandro Pilloni, K. K. Joo, S. Dittrich, D. R. Peimer, Kiyoshi Tanida, Timothy Gershon, D. Aston, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, F. Anulli, Z. Doležal, J. M. Roney, Yoshinobu Unno, S. Zakharov, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, M. Merola, A. K. Giri, K. Sumisawa, S. M. Spanier, G. Batignani, M. Masuda, C. L. Davis, M. Fritsch, A. P. Onuchin, L. Sun, Adrian John Bevan, Somnath Choudhury, Leo Piilonen, O. Seon, Frank Simon, D. J. Lange, Matteo Rama, James G. Smith, V. P. Druzhinin, D. M. Wright, M. S. Alam, E. Solovieva, R. Prepost, N. Dash, M. Rozanska, D. Kotchetkov, T. Adye, A. Randle-Conde, T. Julius, M. Verderi, R. Faccini, V. Poireau, T. Sumiyoshi, J. M. Losecco, G. Marchiori, F. C. Porter, Martin Ritter, T. Sanuki, S. Cunliffe, J. Va'Vra, W. S. Lockman, M. Salehi, H. Aihara, George Lafferty, C. P. Jessop, T. Hara, T. Mori, Oliver Grünberg, G. R. Bonneaud, N. K. Nisar, I. Pavelkin, D. Bettoni, Z. P. Zhang, S. Prell, B. G. Pushpawela, A. Gaz, S. H. Robertson, L. Lanceri, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, B. Echenard, M. Davier, J. MacNaughton, A. M. Bakich, W. Dunwoodie, D. Červenkov, Rocky Bala Garg, T. S. Mattison, W. Gradl, E. P. Solodov, I. Garzia, Thomas Latham, C. Patrignani, V. Tisserand, and M. Bračko
Subjects: Quark, Physics, Particle physics, Unitarity, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, Hadron, General Physics and Astronomy, Dalitz plot, 01 natural sciences, B-factory, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, CP violation, 010306 general physics
Abstract: We present first evidence that the cosine of the CP-violating weak phase 2β is positive, and hence exclude trigonometric multifold solutions of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) Unitarity Triangle using a time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of B^{0}→D^{(*)}h^{0} with D→K_{S}^{0}π^{+}π^{-} decays, where h^{0}∈{π^{0},η,ω} denotes a light unflavored and neutral hadron. The measurement is performed combining the final data sets of the BABAR and Belle experiments collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance at the asymmetric-energy B factories PEP-II at SLAC and KEKB at KEK, respectively. The data samples contain (471±3)×10^{6}BB[over ¯] pairs recorded by the BABAR detector and (772±11)×10^{6}BB[over ¯] pairs recorded by the Belle detector. The results of the measurement are sin2β=0.80±0.14(stat)±0.06(syst)±0.03(model) and cos2β=0.91±0.22(stat)±0.09(syst)±0.07(model). The result for the direct measurement of the angle β of the CKM Unitarity Triangle is β=[22.5±4.4(stat)±1.2(syst)±0.6(model)]°. The measurement assumes no direct CP violation in B^{0}→D^{(*)}h^{0} decays. The quoted model uncertainties are due to the composition of the D^{0}→K_{S}^{0}π^{+}π^{-} decay amplitude model, which is newly established by performing a Dalitz plot amplitude analysis using a high-statistics e^{+}e^{-}→cc[over ¯] data sample. CP violation is observed in B^{0}→D^{(*)}h^{0} decays at the level of 5.1 standard deviations. The significance for cos2β>0 is 3.7 standard deviations. The trigonometric multifold solution π/2-β=(68.1±0.7)° is excluded at the level of 7.3 standard deviations. The measurement resolves an ambiguity in the determination of the apex of the CKM Unitarity Triangle.
Published: 2018
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14. Observation of ϒ(2S)→γηb(1S) Decay

Author: L. E. Piilonen, D. Epifanov, B. Pal, T. V. Dong, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, K. Kinoshita, E. Prencipe, G. Schnell, A. Garmash, T. Iijima, V.N. Zhilich, T. K. Pedlar, Y. Sakai, R. Mussa, C. P. Shen, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, H. B. Jeon, A. Ishikawa, S. Eidelman, T. Kuhr, T. Julius, M. Nakao, N. K. Nisar, V. Babu, P. Križan, T. Aushev, Soumen Paul, J. H. Yin, S. E. Vahsen, Z. P. Zhang, T. Ferber, H. Park, T. Matsuda, A. Bozek, S. Uno, G. Pakhlova, J. G. Shiu, G. Bonvicini, K. K. Joo, H. K. Moon, S. Cunliffe, R. Kulasiri, J. S. Lange, R. Pestotnik, A. Vinokurova, A. Vossen, X. L. Wang, V. Chekelian, H. Hayashii, G. B. Mohanty, Phillip Urquijo, M. Sumihama, Z. Drásal, R. Van Tonder, S. H. Kim, Eleonora Guido, Frank Simon, P. Krokovny, D. Joffe, Vladimir Popov, B. Bhuyan, Andrey Sokolov, Y. B. Li, K. Cho, V. Zhukova, M. Salehi, P. L. Wang, T. Mori, H. Aihara, Luka Santelj, V. Savinov, S. Hirose, James E. Fast, A. Zupanc, W. Sutcliffe, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, G.V. Russo, V. M. Aulchenko, M. Iwasaki, J. F. Strube, W. S. Hou, B. G. Cheon, L. Li Gioi, Shih-Chang Lee, K. Inami, E. Solovieva, H. J. Kim, Massimo Berger, V. Vorobyev, N. Dash, B. Shwartz, R. Itoh, A. Bondar, F. Tenchini, C. Z. Yuan, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, T. Sumiyoshi, E. Won, Martin Ritter, T. Sanuki, A. Chen, V.E. Shebalin, H. Kichimi, S. Al Said, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, M. Niiyama, C. Schwanda, V. Gaur, R. Mizuk, K. Chilikin, C. Beleño, K. T. Kim, Yoshinobu Unno, S. K. Choi, A. K. Giri, K. Sumisawa, H. Atmacan, M. Takizawa, Z. Doležal, M. Masuda, L. Cao, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, S. Di Carlo, A. Kuzmin, S. Ogawa, U. Tamponi, S. Jia, C. H. Wang, Tara Nanut, T. Bilka, T. Uglov, M. Watanabe, T. E. Browder, H. Ye, M. Nayak, P. Pakhlov, S. Nishida, Jochen Dingfelder, Z. Natkaniec, R. Ayad, D. Y. Kim, M. Merola, H. Ono, K. Senyo, Vikas Bansal, I. Adachi, J. B. Kim, C. Van Hulse, Jasvinder A. Singh, S. Sandilya, M. Starič, M. Gelb, Tao Luo, K. Tanida, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, O. Schneider, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, Linhu Li, Y. Seino, Bingran Wang, Shoichi Watanuki, D. Cinabro, A. Rabusov, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, Somnath Choudhury, S. Pardi, S. Okuno, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, J. Haba, T. Kawasaki, M. Uchida, V. Bhardwaj, G. S. Varner, A. Rostomyan, B. G. Fulsom, C. Kiesling, M. Bračko, Rocky Bala Garg, Eberhard Widmann, D. Matvienko, A. M. Bakich, N. Gabyshev, and D. Červenkov
Subjects: Physics, Photon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Measure (mathematics), law.invention, Nuclear physics, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Collider
Abstract: We report the observation of ϒ(2S)→γηb(1S) decay based on an analysis of the inclusive photon spectrum of 24.7 fb-1 of e+e- collisions at the ϒ(2S) center-of-mass energy collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We measure a branching fraction of B[ϒ(2S)→γηb(1S)]=(6.1-0.7-0.6+0.6+0.9)×10-4 and derive an ηb(1S) mass of 9394.8-3.1-2.7+2.7+4.5 MeV/c2, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The significance of our measurement is greater than 7 standard deviations, constituting the first observation of this decay mode.
Published: 2018
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15. 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: B. G. Cheon, R. Mussa, A. Ishikawa, S. Uno, R. Itoh, M. Nakao, C. W. Park, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, P. Križan, S. Sandilya, S. Korpar, G. Bonvicini, K. Arinstein, A. Vinokurova, P. Pakhlov, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, A. Abdesselam, K. Senyo, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, V. Gaur, B. R. Ko, Vikas Bansal, T. K. Pedlar, A. Moll, Andrey Sokolov, J. G. Shiu, James E. Fast, Y. Yook, J. Dalseno, Philip Lewis, A. Zupanc, C. Van Hulse, T. Keck, Yoshinobu Unno, Phillip Urquijo, M. Ritter, H. Park, A. Bozek, P.A. Lukin, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, M. Uchida, Dipanwita Dutta, Tariq Aziz, Yang Li, Y. Choi, S. Nishida, W. S. Hou, M. Masuda, K. Inami, N. K. Nisar, Y. Sakai, B. Pal, V. Chobanova, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, Y. M. Goh, Youngjoon Kwon, J. Libby, X. H. He, Hiroaki Aihara, G. B. Mohanty, C. Z. Yuan, R. Mizuk, D. Joffe, Peter Kodys, A. Rostomyan, V. Chekelian, V. Vorobyev, H. Hayashii, G. S. Varner, V. Babu, Yongsun Kim, Frank Simon, S. Okuno, J. Haba, C. Schwanda, T. E. Browder, T. Hara, L. E. Piilonen, Marko Petrič, S. Uehara, O. Schneider, A. J. Schwartz, E. Ribežl, V. Savinov, D. Matvienko, B. Golob, Y. Usov, D. M. Asner, P. Wang, M. N. Wagner, S. Yashchenko, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, S. Ganguly, V.E. Shebalin, M. Ziegler, T. Julius, B. G. Fulsom, R. Chistov, C. H. Wang, Z. P. Zhang, R. Ayad, Seema Bahinipati, E. Won, T. Sanuki, M. J. Kim, Y. Teramoto, V.N. Zhilich, P. Vanhoefer, K. Trabelsi, M. Starič, C. P. Shen, T. Kumita, D. Cinabro, D. Y. Kim, G. Inguglia, T. Aushev, B.A. Shwartz, I. Adachi, K. M. Williams, Jung-Hyun Kim, T. Ferber, T. Kawasaki, D. A. Epifanov, A. Chen, D. Liventsev, I. Jaegle, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, Vladimir Zhulanov, J. B. Kim, I. S. Lee, T. Nanut, P. Goldenzweig, R. Glattauer, C. L. Hsu, Mikhail Danilov, K. Chilikin, M. Watanabe, A. Kuzmin, S. Ogawa, A. Garmash, E. Solovieva, R. Pestotnik, H. Farhat, T. Uglov, Y. S. Sohn, M. Steder, G. Pakhlova, L. Li Gioi, A. M. Bakich, Y. Watanabe, L. Pesántez, Z. Natkaniec, R. Gillard, J. Grygier, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, S.I. Eidelman, M. Sumihama, K. Hayasaka, A.E. Bondar, Z. Doležal, X. L. Wang, C. Kiesling, M. Bračko, and Samo Stanič
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, Data set, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, CP violation, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Mixing (physics)
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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16. Evidence of a structure in $$\bar{K}^{0} \Lambda _{c}^{+}$$ K ¯ 0 Λ c + consistent with a charged $$\Xi _c(2930)^{+}$$ Ξ c ( 2930 ) + , and updated measurement of $$\bar{B}^{0} \rightarrow \bar{K}^{0} \Lambda _{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}$$ B ¯ 0 → K ¯ 0 Λ c + Λ ¯ c - at Belle

Author: B. Bhuyan, S. Uno, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, T. E. Browder, K. Hayasaka, A. Bobrov, M. Nayak, V. Savinov, Y. Seino, G. Schnell, Y. Ban, Y. Yusa, S. H. Kim, Shoichi Watanuki, A. Chen, P. Krokovny, V.N. Zhilich, Y. Kato, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, M. Uchida, L. K. Li, H. Ono, R. Mizuk, P. Pakhlov, T. V. Dong, Y. Choi, D. Matvienko, S. K. Choi, D. Liventsev, V. Bhardwaj, S. Pardi, U. Tamponi, Vladimir Zhulanov, K. J. Nath, Y. Jin, I. Jaegle, S. Jia, R. Kroeger, S. Okuno, L. Santelj, C. H. Wang, H. Ye, S. Nishida, I. Badhrees, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, G. S. Varner, P. Goldenzweig, S. Sandilya, D. Epifanov, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, K. Chilikin, Y. Sakai, Jochen Dingfelder, H. Park, Vikas Bansal, A. Bozek, T. Iijima, B. Pal, Vladimir Popov, C. P. Shen, A. Rostomyan, P. Wang, E. Nakano, V. Gaur, M. Starič, Y. Unno, V. Babu, B. G. Fulsom, J. H. Yin, Soumen Paul, T. K. Pedlar, T. Kuhr, T. Aushev, R. Pestotnik, Shih-Chang Lee, C. Van Hulse, D. Cinabro, J. Haba, I. Adachi, Z. Drásal, Youngjoon Kwon, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, B. Golob, A. B. Kaliyar, P. Chang, Tao Luo, K. Tanida, J. B. Kim, C. Beleño, K. K. Joo, X. L. Wang, E. Solovieva, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, V. Chekelian, M. Gelb, Somnath Choudhury, T. Kawasaki, N. Dash, Y. Iwasaki, M. Sumihama, R. Van Tonder, Bingran Wang, Kohei Ogawa, O. Schneider, E. Won, D. Kotchetkov, K. Inami, S. Al Said, R. Ayad, Seema Bahinipati, M. Takizawa, C. Z. Yuan, E. Prencipe, G.V. Russo, D. Y. Kim, M. Merola, W. S. Hou, C. Schwanda, John Yelton, Z. Doležal, V. Vorobyev, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, K. Senyo, O. Seon, E. Waheed, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, Z. Natkaniec, S. Di Carlo, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, A. K. Giri, Rocky Bala Garg, Eberhard Widmann, A. Garmash, G. Pakhlova, L. Cao, L. Li Gioi, M. Bračko, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, J. F. Strube, Kevin Varvell, T. Mori, H. Aihara, Y. Usov, N. K. Nisar, Z. P. Zhang, M. Iwasaki, B. G. Cheon, R. Itoh, S. Korpar, J. G. Shiu, Y. B. Li, K. Nishimura, James E. Fast, R. Mussa, H. B. Jeon, A. Ishikawa, P. Križan, S. Hirose, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, S.I. Eidelman, S. Cunliffe, M. Salehi, F. Tenchini, T. Sumiyoshi, T. Sanuki, and L. E. Piilonen
Subjects: Physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Lambda, 01 natural sciences, Baryon, Crystallography, KEKB, Product (mathematics), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Production (computer science), Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: We report evidence for the charged charmed-strange baryon $$\Xi _{c}(2930)^+$$ with a signal significance of 3.9 $$\sigma $$ with systematic errors included. The charged $$\Xi _{c}(2930)^+$$ is found in its decay to $$K_{S}^{0} \Lambda _{c}^+$$ in the substructure of $$\bar{B}^{0} \rightarrow K^{0}_{S} \Lambda _{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}$$ decays. The measured mass and width are $$[2942.3 \pm 4.4 ({\mathrm{stat.}}) \pm {1.5}({\mathrm{syst.}})]$$ MeV/ $$c^{2}$$ and $$[14.8 \pm 8.8({\mathrm{stat.}}) \pm {2.5}({\mathrm{syst.}})]$$ MeV, respectively, and the product branching fraction is $$\mathcal{B}(\bar{B}^{0} \rightarrow \Xi _c(2930)^{+} \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}) \mathcal{B}(\Xi _c(2930)^{+}\rightarrow \bar{K}^{0} \Lambda _{c}^{+})=[2.37 \pm 0.51 ({\mathrm{stat.}})\pm 0.31({\mathrm{syst.}})]\times 10^{-4}$$ . We also measure $$\mathcal{B}(\bar{B}^{0} \rightarrow \bar{K}^{0} \Lambda _{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}) = [3.99 \pm 0.76({\mathrm{stat.}}) \pm 0.51({\mathrm{syst.}})] \times 10^{-4}$$ with greater precision than previous experiments, and present the results of a search for the charmonium-like state Y(4660) and its spin partner, $$Y_{\eta }$$ , in the $$\Lambda _{c}^{+}\bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}$$ invariant mass spectrum. No clear signals of the Y(4660) or $$Y_{\eta }$$ are observed and the 90% credibility level (C.L.) upper limits on their production rates are determined. These measurements are obtained from a sample of $$(772\pm 11)\times 10^{6} B\bar{B}$$ pairs collected at the $$\Upsilon (4S)$$ resonance by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy electron-positron collider.
Published: 2018
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17. Observation of ϒ(4S)→η′ϒ(1S)

Author: V. Babu, T. Aushev, G. Schnell, A. Kuzmin, T. Ferber, S. Ogawa, L. E. Piilonen, M. Salehi, Y. Sakai, G. B. Mohanty, M. Starič, Vikas Bansal, T. Julius, F. Tenchini, T. Sumiyoshi, Rocky Bala Garg, Eberhard Widmann, T. Kumita, Y. Yusa, H. K. Moon, E. Nakano, R. Mussa, H. B. Jeon, C. P. Shen, T. Sanuki, M. Niiyama, C. Van Hulse, A. Bozek, A. Ishikawa, J. G. Shiu, M. Nayak, K. T. Kim, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, M. Nakao, Soumen Paul, A. Chen, J. Libby, S. Nishida, C. W. Park, J. Haba, S. K. Choi, M. T. Hedges, D. Matvienko, O. Schneider, P. Križan, E. Won, L. Li Gioi, K. Chilikin, V.N. Zhilich, Y. B. Li, A. Garmash, X. L. Wang, V. Chekelian, A. M. Bakich, K. Inami, H. Atmacan, Eleonora Guido, Y. Seino, D. M. Asner, Tao Luo, K. Tanida, S. Zakharov, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, Andrey Sokolov, J. MacNaughton, M. Merola, R. Pestotnik, B. Pal, M. Iwasaki, Vladimir Popov, Massimo Berger, M. Watanabe, G.V. Russo, Tara Nanut, T. E. Browder, B. G. Cheon, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, D. Cinabro, T. Uglov, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, C. Z. Yuan, Prafulla Kumar Behera, W. Ostrowicz, W. S. Hou, S.I. Eidelman, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, P. L. Wang, S. Jia, Bingran Wang, James E. Fast, M. Gelb, B.A. Shwartz, H. Hayashii, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, T. Hara, T. Kawasaki, Somnath Choudhury, C. H. Wang, M. Uchida, S. Pardi, L. K. Li, H. Ye, V. Bhardwaj, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, G. S. Varner, A.E. Bondar, C. Kiesling, R. Itoh, A. Rostomyan, S. Cunliffe, B. G. Fulsom, R. Kroeger, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, M. Takizawa, John Yelton, M. Bračko, Z. Doležal, R. Mizuk, Z. P. Zhang, G. Pakhlova, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, T. Mori, H. Aihara, Y. Usov, S. Di Carlo, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, G. Karyan, A. K. Giri, J. F. Strube, M. Masuda, R. Kulasiri, M. Sumihama, V. Zhukova, V.M. Aulchenko, Shih-Chang Lee, Y. Watanabe, V. Gaur, V.E. Shebalin, S. Al Said, C. Schwanda, H. Ono, D. Epifanov, T. K. Pedlar, Y. Unno, R. Ayad, D. Y. Kim, J. B. Kim, T. Matsuda, G. Bonvicini, A. Vinokurova, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, Rakesh Kumar, K. H. Kang, and K. Cho
Subjects: 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Research council, 0103 physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Library science, Christian ministry, 010306 general physics, National laboratory, 01 natural sciences
Abstract: We thank the KEKB group for excellent operation of the accelerator; the KEK cryogenics group for efficient solenoid operations; and the KEK computer group, the NII, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)/Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) for valuable computing and Science Information NETwork 5 (SINET5) network support. We acknowledge support from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and Nagoya's TLPRC (Japan); Australian Research Council (ARC) (Australia); FWF (Austria); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics (CCEPP) (China); MSMT (Czechia); CZF, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), EXC153, and VS (Germany); DST (India); Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) (Italy); Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), National Research Foundation (NRF), RSRI, FLRFAS project, and GSDC of Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) (Korea); Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego (MNiSW) and Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) (Poland); MES under Contract No. 14.W03.31.0026 (Russia); ARRS (Slovenia); IKERBASQUE and Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) (Spain); SNSF (Switzerland); Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST) (Taiwan); and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Foundation (NSF) (USA).
Published: 2018
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18. Observation of an Excited Ω− Baryon

Author: M. Iwasaki, U. Tamponi, R. Ayad, B. G. Cheon, Seema Bahinipati, M. Uchida, G.V. Russo, M. Niiyama, W. S. Hou, V. Vorobyev, E. Won, A. Kuzmin, S. Jia, V. Bhardwaj, L. E. Piilonen, Vikas Bansal, D. Y. Kim, E. Nakano, P. L. Wang, G. S. Varner, T. V. Dong, Y. Choi, S. Eidelman, R. Itoh, K. J. Nath, A. B. Kaliyar, T. Matsuda, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, S. Pardi, S. Uno, Elisa Guido, Yu. V. Usov, A. Bondar, C. H. Wang, Y. Sakai, B. G. Fulsom, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, G. Bonvicini, R. Mizuk, G. Schnell, C. Van Hulse, S. Al Said, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, I. Adachi, S. Zakharov, Soumen Paul, K. Chilikin, H. Park, A. Bozek, S. E. Vahsen, J. B. Kim, J. Haba, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, H. Ye, T. Julius, J. G. Shiu, H. Atmacan, B. Bhuyan, Tara Nanut, D. Cinabro, Rakesh Kumar, T. Kuhr, C. Beleño, J. F. Strube, K. K. Joo, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Phillip Urquijo, G. Inguglia, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, M. Takizawa, T. Uglov, G. B. Mohanty, Y. B. Li, F. Tenchini, V. Savinov, Y. Yusa, J. T. McNeil, D. Epifanov, D. Liventsev, A. Vossen, B. Pal, R. Mussa, H. Ono, T. Sumiyoshi, John Yelton, H. B. Jeon, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, Z. Doležal, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, A. Ishikawa, S. Hirose, Somnath Choudhury, C. Schwanda, Martin Ritter, M. Nakao, Massimo Berger, T. K. Pedlar, Peter Kodys, P. Goldenzweig, J. Libby, K. T. Kim, Frank Simon, W. W. Jacobs, D. M. Asner, M. Lubej, K. Hayasaka, Vladimir Popov, T. Sanuki, P. Križan, Tao Luo, K. Tanida, T. Bilka, S. K. Choi, X. L. Wang, V. Gaur, C. Z. Yuan, K. Suzuki, A. M. Bakich, N. Dash, S. Di Carlo, Linhu Li, Andrey Sokolov, M. Merola, G. Karyan, Y. Seino, V. Chekelian, M. Watanabe, T. E. Browder, S. Cunliffe, Y. Tao, T. Mori, H. Aihara, D. Greenwald, Shoichi Watanuki, A. K. Giri, P. Pakhlov, James E. Fast, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, N. K. Nisar, K. Senyo, Bingran Wang, M. Masuda, Rocky Bala Garg, S. Nishida, Eberhard Widmann, D. Matvienko, Z. P. Zhang, Z. Natkaniec, V.E. Shebalin, L. Li Gioi, G. Pakhlova, E. Solovieva, C. Kiesling, M. Bračko, A. Garmash, C. P. Shen, V. Babu, T. Aushev, V.N. Zhilich, Y. Kato, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, J. K. Ahn, Shih-Chang Lee, B. Shwartz, V. Zhukova, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Luka Santelj, M. Sumihama, K. Inami, S. Sandilya, Z. Drásal, M. Starič, M. Gelb, H. Hayashii, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, T. Czank, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, O. Schneider, A. Chen, and R. Pestotnik
Subjects: Baryon, Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Quark model, Hyperon, General Physics and Astronomy, 010306 general physics, Omega baryon, 01 natural sciences
Abstract: Using data recorded with the Belle detector, we observe a new excited hyperon, an Ω*- candidate decaying into Ξ0K- and Ξ-KS0 with a mass of 2012.4±0.7(stat)±0.6(syst) MeV/c2 and a width of Γ=6.4-2.0+2.5(stat)±1.6(syst) MeV. The Ω*- is seen primarily in ϒ(1S),ϒ(2S), and ϒ(3S) decays.
Published: 2018
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19. Inclusive study of bottomonium production in association with an $$\eta $$ η meson in $$e^+e^-$$ e + e - annihilations near $$\varUpsilon (5S)$$ Υ ( 5 S )

Author: G. Schnell, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, S. Uehara, O. Schneider, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, K. Hayasaka, H. Ye, B. G. Fulsom, S. Al Said, Yang Li, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, E. Won, S. Sandilya, B. Bhuyan, R. Pestotnik, M. Gelb, M. Nayak, Y. Sakai, N. Dash, A. Chen, H. Hayashii, T. Sumiyoshi, T. E. Browder, H. Aihara, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, T. K. Pedlar, D. Matvienko, Z. Drásal, Martin Ritter, S. Zakharov, D. Kotchetkov, T. Sanuki, Soumen Paul, V. Savinov, M. Uchida, L. K. Li, Andrey Sokolov, C. Schwanda, D. Cinabro, M. Salehi, H. Ono, M. Watanabe, B. Pal, X. L. Wang, S. Okuno, V. Bhardwaj, U. Tamponi, R. Mizuk, Phillip Urquijo, James E. Fast, V. Babu, Massimo Berger, K. K. Joo, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, T. Czank, E. Solovieva, Semen Eidelman, T. Julius, R. Mussa, T. Luo, I. Jaegle, H. B. Jeon, M. Iwasaki, J. Haba, A. Ishikawa, B. G. Cheon, V. Gaur, Y. Yusa, Leo Piilonen, Y. Seino, P. Križan, Y. Jin, C. H. Wang, Iki Adachi, Doo Young Kim, M. Takizawa, A. Vossen, C. Z. Yuan, P. Wang, K. Senyo, S. Cunliffe, T. Ferber, F. Tenchini, R. Itoh, O. Seon, J. B. Kim, Vikas Bansal, S. Korpar, M. Bračko, Yoshinobu Unno, C. Van Hulse, H. K. Moon, G. Varner, A. M. Bakich, N. Shimizu, R. Ayad, K. Cho, Pavel Krokovny, A. Bozek, E. Widmann, Z. Natkaniec, Peter Kodys, K. Trabelsi, G.V. Russo, C. P. Shen, K. Chilikin, S. Di Carlo, T. Hara, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, T. Kawasaki, W. S. Hou, M. T. Hedges, P. Pakhlov, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, T. Mori, V. Vorobyev, K. Inami, H. Kichimi, V.E. Shebalin, Bingran Wang, M. Masuda, A. Rostomyan, S. Nishida, B.A. Shwartz, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, H. Park, M. Starič, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, D. Epifanov, V.N. Zhilich, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, A. Garmash, Tagir Aushev, J. F. Strube, Y. Onuki, M. Merola, H. J. Kim, V.M. Aulchenko, I. Badhrees, E. L. Barberio, N. K. Nisar, Z. P. Zhang, K. T. Kim, R. Kulasiri, G. Pakhlova, Shih-Chang Lee, Y. Watanabe, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, L. Li Gioi, A. Vinokurova, J. G. Shiu, S. H. Kim, K. H. Kang, H. Atmacan, A.E. Bondar, Kiyoshi Tanida, Z. Doležal, A. Zupanc, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, Rocky Bala Garg, Gagan Bihari Mohanty, and Elisa Guido
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, Hadron, Quarkonium, 01 natural sciences, Belle experiment, Particle decay, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Production (computer science), Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous)
Abstract: We study bottomonium production in association with an $$\eta $$ meson in $$e^+e^-$$ annihilations near the $$\varUpsilon (5S)$$ , at a centre-of-mass energy of $$\sqrt{s}=10.866$$ GeV. The results are based on the 121.4 fb $$^{-1}$$ data sample collected by the Belle experiment at the asymmetric-energy KEKB collider. Only the $$\eta $$ meson is reconstructed and the missing-mass spectrum of $$\eta $$ candidates is investigated. We observe the $$e^+e^-\rightarrow \eta \varUpsilon _J(1D)$$ process and find evidence for the $$e^+e^-\rightarrow \eta \varUpsilon (2S)$$ process, while no significant signals of $$\varUpsilon (1S)$$ , $$h_b(1P)$$ , nor $$h_b(2P)$$ are found. Cross sections for the studied processes are reported.
Published: 2018
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20. Search for B−→μ−ν¯μ Decays at the Belle Experiment

Author: V. Zhukova, G. Inguglia, K. Sumisawa, P. Chang, S. Nishida, E. L. Barberio, D. Liventsev, Elisa Guido, Vikas Bansal, E. Nakano, V.E. Shebalin, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, C. Van Hulse, Frank Simon, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, S. Sandilya, Liangbin Li, J. Libby, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, M. Starič, M. Lubej, K. Hayasaka, C. H. Li, U. Tamponi, T. Kuhr, Kevin Varvell, C. L. Hsu, M. Uchida, A. M. Bakich, Dipanwita Dutta, A. Rostomyan, A. B. Kaliyar, S. Al Said, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, R. Ayad, Y. Seino, O. Schneider, Andrey Sokolov, H. K. Moon, Seema Bahinipati, J. S. Lange, M. T. Hedges, Shoichi Watanuki, Z. Drásal, V. Chekelian, T. Mori, H. Aihara, D. Greenwald, A. Kuzmin, M. Nayak, Soumen Paul, S. Okuno, G. S. Varner, Yongsun Kim, A. Zupanc, C. H. Wang, S. Uno, C. Schwanda, T. Luo, S. Ogawa, James E. Fast, I. Jaegle, N. K. Nisar, J. Haba, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, D. Y. Kim, Peter Kodys, R. Itoh, W. W. Jacobs, M. Merola, V. Gaur, A.L. Sibidanov, W. S. Hou, P. Pakhlov, S. Eidelman, Z. P. Zhang, B. Pal, Tara Nanut, K. K. Joo, Y. Guan, T. Uglov, B. G. Fulsom, Eberhard Widmann, K. Tanida, K. Senyo, J. Stypula, V. Vorobyev, Sadaharu Uehara, D. M. Asner, S. Di Carlo, E. Solovieva, G. Pakhlova, M. Watanabe, T. E. Browder, R. Mussa, C. Z. Yuan, Z. Natkaniec, M. Salehi, H. B. Jeon, G. B. Mohanty, A. Ishikawa, N. Dash, Y. Yamashita, Iki Adachi, G. Karyan, M. Nakao, H. Park, C. W. Park, A. Bozek, P. Križan, H. Ye, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, L. E. Piilonen, M. Rozanska, P. L. Wang, Y. Yusa, V.N. Zhilich, Meng Wang, E. Won, K. Chilikin, B. Bhuyan, J. B. Kim, Yuki Sato, T. Julius, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, R. Pestotnik, R. Kulasiri, C. Kiesling, V. Savinov, M. Sumihama, F. Tenchini, Yoshinobu Unno, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Takizawa, H. Ono, M. Bračko, L. Li Gioi, R. Mizuk, Martin Ritter, John Yelton, M. Masuda, A. Garmash, C. S. Park, S. Hirose, A. Chen, Z. Doležal, S. K. Choi, K. Trabelsi, J. Kahn, C. P. Shen, V. Babu, T. Aushev, T. Ferber, M. Niiyama, T. Matsuda, K. Inami, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, J. F. Strube, Y. Sakai, H. Hayashii, M. Iwasaki, B. G. Cheon, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, K. Kinoshita, T. Czank, Rakesh Kumar, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, S. Korpar, D. Epifanov, D. Kotchetkov, J. G. Shiu, T. Kawasaki, T. K. Pedlar, Phillip Urquijo, and D. Cinabro
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Missing energy, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Belle experiment, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Bar (unit)
Abstract: We report the results of a search for the rare, purely leptonic decay B- -> mu(-)(nu) over bar (mu) performed with a 711 fb(-1) data sample that contains 772 x 10(6) B (B) over bar pairs, collected near the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. The signal events are selected based on the presence of a high momentum muon and the topology of the rest of the event showing properties of a generic B-meson decay, as well as the missing energy and momentum being consistent with the hypothesis of a neutrino from the signal decay. We find a 2.4 standard deviation excess above background including systematic uncertainties, which corresponds to a branching fraction of B(B- -> mu(-)(nu) over bar (mu)) = (6.46 +/- 2.22 +/- 1.60) x 10(-7) or a frequentist 90% confidence level interval on the B- -> mu(-)(nu) over bar (mu) branching fraction of [2.9, 10.7] x 10(-7).
Published: 2018
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21. Measurement of time-dependent CP asymmetries in B0→KS0ηγ decays

Author: U. Tamponi, S. Jia, Soumen Paul, H. Aihara, Tagir Aushev, Y. Jin, C. H. Wang, Elisa Guido, M. Iwasaki, R. Ayad, K. Cho, T. Hara, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, H. Ye, Y. Usov, Byung Gu Cheon, I. Jaegle, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, T. Bilka, V.M. Aulchenko, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, Leo Piilonen, M. Watanabe, T. Kuhr, R. Itoh, A. Vossen, A. B. Kaliyar, S. Pardi, Yang Li, H. K. Moon, J. G. Shiu, J. S. Lange, S. Korpar, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, Pavel Krokovny, Frank Simon, J. MacNaughton, V.E. Shebalin, Andrey Sokolov, H. J. Kim, S. H. Kim, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, M. Uchida, L. Santelj, L. K. Li, T. Nanut, R. Kulasiri, A. J. Schwartz, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, B. Pal, K. Trabelsi, Z. P. Zhang, W. S. Hou, S. Okuno, S. Di Carlo, A. Rostomyan, C. P. Shen, M. Sumihama, V. Gaur, H. Ono, R. Mizuk, G. Karyan, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Sakai, V. Chekelian, V. Vorobyev, V. Babu, S. Sandilya, S. Cunliffe, Phillip Urquijo, K. Senyo, K. Chilikin, E. Solovieva, N. Dash, Vikas Bansal, T. Ferber, S. Ogawa, Z. Natkaniec, M. Gelb, T. K. Pedlar, T. Kumita, Y. B. Li, G. Varner, E. Widmann, James E. Fast, G. B. Mohanty, E. Nakano, F. Tenchini, V.N. Zhilich, C. Beleño, D. Kotchetkov, C. Van Hulse, Shih-Chang Lee, Iki Adachi, P. Pakhlov, M. T. Hedges, Doo Young Kim, Y. Yusa, S. Al Said, Hitoshi Yamamoto, G. Inguglia, P. Wang, V. Zhukova, J. Haba, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, Semen Eidelman, M. Takizawa, M. Salehi, K. Inami, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, R. Mussa, H. B. Jeon, K. Miyabayashi, J. B. Kim, E. Won, N. Shimizu, S. Nishida, R. Pestotnik, T. Uglov, O. Schneider, H. Nakano, I. Badhrees, G. Russo, H. Park, A. Ishikawa, Tao Luo, B. G. Fulsom, A. Bozek, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, M. Nakao, A. K. Giri, K. Sumisawa, P. Križan, D. Cinabro, M. Nayak, C. Kiesling, Somnath Choudhury, B. Bhuyan, M. Masuda, S. Hirose, T. Kawasaki, Bingran Wang, T. Sumiyoshi, V. Savinov, J. Libby, D. M. Asner, M. Lubej, K. Hayasaka, J. F. Strube, M. Bračko, Xuejun Wang, Martin Ritter, B.A. Shwartz, Rocky Bala Garg, T. Sanuki, H. Hayashii, M. Starič, D. Liventsev, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, Vladimir Zhulanov, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, Vladimir Popov, T. Julius, Samo Stanič, Kiyoshi Tanida, Z. Doležal, K. T. Kim, S. K. Choi, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, A. Garmash, S. Zakharov, A. Zupanc, M. Merola, Y. Guan, M. Niiyama, G. Pakhlova, and L. Li Gioi
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Annihilation, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, Resonance, 01 natural sciences, Symmetry (physics), law.invention, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, CP violation, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Invariant mass, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Collider, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Abstract: We report a measurement of time-dependent CP violation parameters in B0→KS0ηγ decays. The study is based on a data sample, containing 772×106BB¯ pairs, that was collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We obtain the CP violation parameters of S=-1.32±0.77(stat)±0.36(syst) and A=-0.48±0.41(stat)±0.07(syst) for the invariant mass of the KS0η system up to 2.1 GeV/c2.
Published: 2018
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22. Quantum Sensing for High Energy Physics

Author: Cynthia Jenks, Vesna Mitrovic, Matthew Dietrich, Paul D. Lett, Petra Merkel, Kevin J. O'Brien, Volodymyr Yefremenko, Roger Rusack, Mattia Checchin, Ian Shipsey, Sae Woo Nam, Nicholas A. Peters, Alexander Romanenko, Malcolm Boshier, Michael V. Fazio, Tenzin Rabga, David Underwood, Larry Lurio, Karen Byrum, John Zasadzinski, Gensheng Wang, Benjamin J. Lawrie, Jonathan King, Hogan Nguyen, Eve Kovacs, Howard Nicholson, Jeffrey R. Guest, Robert Wagner, Xuedan Ma, Amr S. Helmy, Andrew Sonnenschein, U. Patel, Jason W. Henning, Xufeng Zhang, Valerie Taylor, Yuekun Heng, Geoffrey T. Bodwin, C. M. Posada, Andrei Nomerotski, Jessica Metcalfe, Hal Finkel, Patrick J. Fox, Yuri Alexeev, Keith Schwab, Derek F. Jackson Kimball, Nathan Woollett, Karl van Bibber, Joseph Heremans, Akito Kusaka, Harry Weerts, David Hume, Zeeshan Ahmed, Jonathan Lewis, Pavel Lougovski, Marcel Demarteau, Roger O'Brient, John F. Mitchell, Ranjan Dharmapalan, Vishnu Zutshi, Gustavo Cancelo, Przemyslaw Bienias, D. Braga, Richard Kriske, Junqi Xie, Ron Harnik, Giorgio Apollinari, Kent D. Irwin, Vladan Vuletic, Gianpaolo Carosi, R. Tschirhart, Erik Shirokoff, Zelimir Djurcic, James E. Fast, M. Crisler, Sergei Chekanov, Junjia Ding, Karl K. Berggren, Jason M. Hogan, Asimina Arvanitaki, Aaron S. Chou, Donna Kubik, Holger Mueller, Johannes Hubmayr, Andrei Gaponenko, Michael L. Norman, Raphael C. Pooser, Salman Habib, Konrad Lehnert, Nick Karonis, Aashish A. Clerk, Peter Fierlinger, Raj Kettimuthu, Monika Schleier-Smith, J. Segal, David D. Awschalom, D. Bowring, Ian C. Cloët, S. Rescia, Edward May, Misun Min, Tijana Rajh, Sandeep Miryala, Bjoern Penning, Phay J. Ho, Andrew Geraci, Gerald Gabrielse, Christopher George Tully, Supratik Guha, Maurice Garcia-Sciveres, Jie Zhang, Thomas Cecil, John M. Doyle, Sergey Perverzev, C. L. Chang, Jimmy Proudfoot, and Antonino Miceli
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Quantum sensor, Experimental methods, Domain (software engineering)
Abstract: Report of the first workshop to identify approaches and techniques in the domain of quantum sensing that can be utilized by future High Energy Physics applications to further the scientific goals of High Energy Physics.
Published: 2018
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23. Search for Neutrinoless Double- β Decay in Ge76 with the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: S. I. Alvis, D. J. Tedeschi, I. Zhitnikov, J. C. Loach, M. Boswell, J. I. Collar, B. R. Jasinski, J. Myslik, C. O'Shaughnessy, L. E. Leviner, Henning O. Back, J. MacMullin, Kai Vetter, W. Xu, V. Yumatov, I. S. Guinn, D. M. Mei, R. A. Johnson, Ronald L. Brodzinski, M. F. Kidd, Yuen-Dat Chan, T. S. Caldwell, A. W. Bradley, A. S. Caldwell, S. I. Konovalov, E. Aguayo, S. R. Elliott, M. Busch, M. Shirchenko, John L. Orrell, P. H. Chu, G. Othman, Reynold J. Cooper, Ralph Massarczyk, A. Galindo-Uribarri, Craig E. Aalseth, M. C. Ronquest, J. Goett, C. J. Barton, K. T. Lesko, S. Zimmermann, T. Gilliss, J. E. Trimble, D. Steele, C. Wiseman, B. K. Fujikawa, K. Vorren, S. Vasilyev, H. Yaver, J. Gruszko, I. J. Arnquist, N. W. Ruof, Keith Rielage, N. Snyder, P. Finnerty, Alexis G. Schubert, C. D. Christofferson, Harry S. Miley, Paul N. Luke, M. Buuck, M. A. Howe, A. L. Hallin, N. Abgrall, Yu. Efremenko, Alan Poon, J. Rager, Anne-Marie Suriano, Paul Barton, A. B. McDonald, J. A. Detwiler, Jonathan D. Leon, James E. Fast, A. S. Barabash, J. H. Merriman, C. Cuesta, R. Henning, C. R. Haufe, A. Knecht, Erin S. Fuller, F. E. Bertrand, F. T. Avignone, R. L. Varner, Michael G. Marino, D. C. Radford, K. J. Snavely, C.-H. Yu, A. M. Lopez, J.H. Reeves, K. Pushkin, T. Bode, E. Yakushev, P. J. Doe, Walter C. Pettus, Todd W. Hossbach, B. X. Zhu, A. L. Reine, K. J. Keeter, V.B. Brudanin, P. S. Barbeau, Nicole R. Overman, A. R. Young, D. G. Phillips, Brian D. LaFerriere, V. E. Guiseppe, J. A. Dunmore, G. K. Giovanetti, M. L. Miller, R. D. Martin, Eric W. Hoppe, Richard T. Kouzes, Susanne Mertens, R. G. H. Robertson, B. Shanks, Jeremy D. Kephart, Werner Tornow, D. C. Combs, Z. Fu, S.J. J Meijer, B. Bos, F. M. Fraenkle, G. Perumpilly, V. M. Gehman, J. F. Wilkerson, B. R. White, L. Hehn, M. P. Green, S. MacMullin, H. Ejiri, and Mark Amman
Subjects: Physics, Semileptonic decay, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Semiconductor detector, Nuclear physics, Full width at half maximum, MAJORANA, Double beta decay, 0103 physical sciences, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is operating an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-β decay in ^{76}Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator comprises 44.1 kg of Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched in ^{76}Ge) split between two modules contained in a low background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. Here we present results from data taken during construction, commissioning, and the start of full operations. We achieve unprecedented energy resolution of 2.5 keV FWHM at Q_{ββ} and a very low background with no observed candidate events in 9.95 kg yr of enriched Ge exposure, resulting in a lower limit on the half-life of 1.9×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.). This result constrains the effective Majorana neutrino mass to below 240-520 meV, depending on the matrix elements used. In our experimental configuration with the lowest background, the background is 4.0_{-2.5}^{+3.1} counts/(FWHM t yr).
Published: 2018
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24. Observation of $$\Xi _{c}(2930)^0$$ Ξ c ( 2930 ) 0 and updated measurement of $$B^{-} \rightarrow K^{-} \Lambda _{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}$$ B - → K - Λ c + Λ ¯ c - at Belle

Author: V.N. Zhilich, Y. Kato, J. K. Ahn, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, M. Niiyama, Tagir Aushev, D. Epifanov, Tao Luo, E. Widmann, F. Tenchini, S. Pardi, V. Babu, K. Tanida, M. Iwasaki, G.V. Russo, T. Sumiyoshi, K. J. Nath, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, T. K. Pedlar, Y. Iwasaki, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, M. T. Hedges, K. T. Kim, Y. J. Kwon, M. Nayak, Byung Gu Cheon, T. Ferber, V. Gaur, L. E. Piilonen, K. Chilikin, M. Merola, X. L. Wang, T. Matsuda, O. Schneider, S. Uno, R. Itoh, C. Kiesling, Y. Sakai, V. Chekelian, G. Bonvicini, V. Vorobyev, T. Julius, A. Chen, S. Korpar, Yoshinobu Unno, K. Inami, Eleonora Guido, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, Vikas Bansal, A. Vossen, M. Mrvar, Chunjie Wang, K. Cho, Suyong Choi, B. Pal, Young-Il Choi, E. Nakano, S. Sandilya, Massimo Berger, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, A. K. Giri, J. Yelton, M. Bračko, B. Bhuyan, J. G. Shiu, Prafulla Kumar Behera, C. Van Hulse, R. Mizuk, M. Salehi, T. E. Browder, Zhicai Zhang, H. Kichimi, C. Z. Yuan, S.I. Eidelman, M. Masuda, Yong Ban, T. Kawasaki, Y. Yusa, M. Starič, M. Gelb, T. Kumita, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, R. Pestotnik, M. Uchida, Y. B. Li, L. K. Li, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, Z. Drásal, H. K. Moon, Bingran Wang, Meng Wang, A. M. Bakich, Vladimir Popov, N. Dash, Z. Natkaniec, V. Bhardwaj, M. Watanabe, J. F. Strube, C. P. Shen, P. Pakhlov, G. S. Varner, R. Kulasiri, D. Kotchetkov, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, Soumen Paul, E. Won, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, J. Libby, J. MacNaughton, B.A. Shwartz, M. Sumihama, K. Hayasaka, S. Nishida, H. Park, A. Bozek, A. Rostomyan, P. Wang, Rocky Bala Garg, S. Cunliffe, B. G. Fulsom, R. Mussa, S. Di Carlo, G. Karyan, I. Adachi, Gagan Bihari Mohanty, H. Ye, T. Hara, T. Mori, H. Aihara, G. Pakhlova, A. Ishikawa, A. Kuzmin, J. B. Kim, Shih-Chang Lee, Y. Seino, K. K. Joo, D. Liventsev, M. Takizawa, M. Nakao, Y. Watanabe, V.E. Shebalin, S. Ogawa, S. Al Said, C. W. Park, P. Križan, H. Hayashii, Z. Doležal, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, W. S. Hou, R. Kroeger, D. Cinabro, E. Waheed, I. S. Lee, R. Ayad, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, E. Solovieva, V. Zhukova, P. Goldenzweig, S. Zakharov, S. Jia, D. Y. Kim, C. Schwanda, D. M. Asner, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, J. Haba, Andrey Sokolov, and James E. Fast
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Dalitz plot, 01 natural sciences, Effective mass (spring–mass system), Charmed baryons, Product (mathematics), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Production (computer science), B meson, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: We report the first observation of the $$\Xi _{c}(2930)^0$$ charmed-strange baryon with a significance greater than 5 $$\sigma $$ . The $$\Xi _{c}(2930)^0$$ is found in its decay to $$K^- \Lambda _{c}^+$$ in $$B^{-} \rightarrow K^{-} \Lambda _{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}$$ decays. The measured mass and width are $$[2928.9 \pm 3.0(\mathrm stat.)^{+0.9}_{-12.0}(\mathrm syst.)]$$ MeV/ $$c^{2}$$ and $$[19.5 \pm 8.4(\mathrm stat.) ^{+5.9}_{-7.9}(\mathrm syst.)]$$ MeV, respectively, and the product branching fraction is $$\mathcal{B}(B^{-} \rightarrow \Xi _{c}(2930)^0 \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}) \mathcal{B}(\Xi _{c}(2930)^0 \rightarrow K^- \Lambda _{c}^{+})=[1.73 \pm 0.45(\mathrm stat.) \pm 0.21(\mathrm syst.)]\times 10^{-4}$$ . We also measure $$\mathcal{B}(B^{-} \rightarrow K^{-} \Lambda _{c}^{+} \bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}) = [4.80 \pm 0.43(\mathrm stat.) \pm 0.60(\mathrm syst.)] \times 10^{-4}$$ with improved precision, and search for the charmonium-like state Y(4660) and its spin partner, $$Y_{\eta }$$ , in the $$\Lambda _{c}^{+}\bar{\Lambda }_{c}^{-}$$ invariant mass spectrum. No clear signals of the Y(4660) nor its spin partner are observed and the 90% credibility level (C.L.) upper limits on their production rates are determined. These measurements are obtained from a sample of $$(772\pm 11)\times 10^{6} B\bar{B}$$ pairs collected at the $$\Upsilon (4S)$$ resonance by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy electron–positron collider.
Published: 2018
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25. Search for light tetraquark states in ϒ(1S) and ϒ(2S) decays

Author: A. Vossen, O. Seon, S. Jia, Yang Li, A. M. Bakich, Z. Natkaniec, C. Kiesling, M. Bračko, O. Grzymkowska, C. H. Wang, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, X. L. Wang, Y. Yamashita, H. Ye, J. G. Shiu, L. Santelj, Vikas Bansal, V. Babu, Rocky Bala Garg, Eberhard Widmann, E. Solovieva, T. Aushev, N. Dash, Y. Sakai, J. Libby, D. Kotchetkov, K. Hayasaka, S. Nishida, Phillip Urquijo, Shih-Chang Lee, A. Zupanc, G. Pakhlova, C. Van Hulse, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, Y. Seino, M. Watanabe, M. Uchida, K. Chilikin, K. T. Kim, K. Tanida, S. Pardi, L. K. Li, Y. Watanabe, G. Bonvicini, S. Okuno, Y. Yusa, T. Ferber, D. Joffe, V. Chekelian, Dipanwita Dutta, B. Pal, V. Bhardwaj, J. B. Singh, S. K. Choi, K. Inami, Massimo Berger, M. Nayak, Soumen Paul, V.E. Shebalin, J. Stypula, G.V. Russo, Y. Iwasaki, M. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, B. G. Cheon, D. Cinabro, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, M. Z. Wang, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, G. S. Varner, U. Tamponi, T. Czank, T. Luo, L. Li Gioi, C. Z. Yuan, M. Lubej, K. K. Joo, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, A. Chen, A. Garmash, M. Merola, Eleonora Guido, A. Kuzmin, R. Mussa, H. Kichimi, V. Gaur, K. Cho, K. Senyo, A. Rostomyan, O. Schneider, R. Itoh, B. Bhuyan, P. Wang, Bingran Wang, D. Epifanov, B. G. Fulsom, S. Korpar, T. E. Browder, R. Kulasiri, S. Ogawa, B.A. Shwartz, W. S. Hou, M. Gelb, V.N. Zhilich, M. T. Hedges, M. Sumihama, S. Al Said, Noritaka Shimizu, A. Ishikawa, H. Hayashii, S. Sandilya, V. Savinov, S. Zakharov, D. Liventsev, M. Takizawa, T. Kawasaki, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, M. Nakao, R. Kroeger, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, Y. Onuki, M. Starič, I. Jaegle, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, T. Kumita, P. Goldenzweig, Z. Doležal, C. Schwanda, C. W. Park, P. Križan, P. Pakhlov, R. Pestotnik, D. Matvienko, J. K. Ahn, C. P. Shen, J. Haba, D. M. Asner, H. Park, A. Bozek, Andrey Sokolov, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, James E. Fast, A. B. Kaliyar, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, L. E. Piilonen, T. Julius, F. Tenchini, T. Sumiyoshi, E. Won, Martin Ritter, T. Sanuki, H. Atmacan, M. C. Chang, M. Salehi, A. K. Giri, M. Masuda, R. Ayad, Seema Bahinipati, D. Y. Kim, H. Ono, R. Mizuk, Peter Kodys, Y. Unno, W. W. Jacobs, I. Adachi, J. B. Kim, S. Di Carlo, G. Karyan, M. Niiyama, S. L. Olsen, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, S.I. Eidelman, T. Hara, T. Mori, H. Aihara, Y. Usov, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, H. J. Kim, N. K. Nisar, I. Pavelkin, and Z. P. Zhang
Subjects: Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, Hadron, Analytical chemistry, Tetraquark, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Omega
Abstract: We search for the J(PC) = 0(--) and 1(+-) light tetraquark states with masses up to 2.46 GeV/c(2) in gamma(1S) and gamma(2S) decays with data samples of (102 +/- 2) million and (158 +/- 4) million events, respectively, collected with the Belle detector. No significant signals are observed in any of the studied production modes, and 90% credibility level (C. L.) upper limits on their branching fractions in Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S) decays are obtained. The inclusive branching fractions of the Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S) decays into final states with f(1)(1285) are measured to be B(Upsilon(1S) -> f(1)(1285) + anything) = (46 +/- 28(stat) +/- 13(syst)) x 10(-4) and B(Upsilon(2S) -> f(1)(1285) + anything) = (22 +/- 15(stat) +/- 6.3(syst)) x 10(-4). The measured chi(b2) -> J/Psi + anything branching fraction is measured to be (1.50 +/- 0.34(stat) +/- 0.22(syst)) x 10(-3), and 90% C. L. upper limits for the chi(b0;b1) -> J/Psi + anything branching fractions are found to be 2.3 x 10(-3) and 1.1 x 10(-3), respectively. For B(chi(b1) -> omega + anything), the branching fraction is measured to be (4.9 +/- 1.3(stat) +/- 0.6(syst) x 10(-2). All results reported here are the first measurements for these modes.
Published: 2017
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26. Measurement background and the sediment age-dating reach of 32Si

Author: Leah M. Arrigo, Craig E. Aalseth, Jill M. Brandenberger, Gary A. Gill, Janet M. Cloutier, James E. Fast, Todd W. Hossbach, Gregory C. Eiden, Martin E. Keillor, Brienne N. Seiner, Z. S. Finch, Jonathan E. Strivens, and Cory T. Overman
Subjects: geography, geography.geographical_feature_category, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sediment, 010501 environmental sciences, 010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Pollution, 0104 chemical sciences, Analytical Chemistry, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Geochronology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Physical geography, Spectroscopy, Geology, Sound (geography), 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Abstract: Detector sensitivity and purification challenges have limited published 32Si sediment dating studies. The cosmogenic isotope 32Si can fill the sediment geochronology gap between 210Pb ( 1000 years). Targeting this age range can provide geochronological reconstructions of paleoindicators that identify recent human and climate-induced shifts in coastal areas. We are preparing detectors and kilogram-scale sample preparation techniques for such a study of Puget Sound sediments. This work considers the impact of background on counting time and 32Si age-dating reach. Design and performance of new low-background, gas-proportional beta counters to measure 32Si (via 32P) are discussed.
Published: 2015
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27. Background Model for the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: S. R. Elliott, N. Snyder, M. F. Kidd, Yuen-Dat Chan, A. Hegai, M. A. Howe, A. W. P. Poon, Nicole R. Overman, A. S. Caldwell, C.-H. Yu, Yuri Efremenko, V. V. Timkin, M. P. Green, J. Gruszko, J. F. Wilkerson, S. J. Meijer, C.M. O'Shaughnessy, Jeffrey K. Thompson, J. Goett, B. Shanks, P. Finnerty, V. E. Guiseppe, K. Pushkin, B. R. White, H. Ejiri, Masaharu Nomachi, A. Galindo-Uribarri, Keith Rielage, Richard T. Kouzes, S. Vasilyev, J. Rager, Matthew Busch, O.I. Kochetov, Jonathan D. Leon, A. L. Hallin, N. Abgrall, D. Byram, J. E. Trimble, D. C. Combs, K. N. Gusev, W. Xu, D. C. Radford, Tatsushi Shima, R. D. Martin, V. Egorov, C. Wiseman, R. G. H. Robertson, Alexis G. Schubert, Eric W. Hoppe, L. E. Leviner, F. M. Fraenkle, Kai Vetter, G. K. Giovanetti, K. Vorren, J. MacMullin, Ryuta Hazama, J. C. Loach, C. D. Christofferson, Werner Tornow, E. Aguayo, Vladimir Yumatov, Stanley M. Howard, A. R. Young, Susanne Mertens, A. S. Barabash, S. MacMullin, P. J. Doe, F. E. Bertrand, M. Boswell, K. J. Keeter, V.B. Brudanin, F. T. Avignone, R. L. Varner, M. Shirchenko, Reyco Henning, John L. Orrell, Brian D. LaFerriere, E. Romero-Romero, D. G. Phillips, James E. Fast, C. Cuesta, E. Yakushev, M. C. Ronquest, S. I. Konovalov, K. J. Snavely, Anne-Marie Suriano, and J. A. Detwiler
Subjects: Physics, majorana, business.industry, Physics and Astronomy(all), germanium detector, neutrinoless double beta decay, Semiconductor detector, Reduction (complexity), Point contact, MAJORANA, Double beta decay, Pulse shape analysis, Aerospace engineering, Neutrino, Hpge detector, business
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is constructing a system containing 40kg of HPGe detectors to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of a future tonne-scale experiment capable of probing the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. To realize this, a major goal of the Majorana Demonstrator is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 cnt/(ROI-t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value at 2039 keV. This goal is pursued through a combination of a significant reduction of radioactive impurities in construction materials with analytical methods for background rejection, for example using powerful pulse shape analysis techniques profiting from the p-type point contact HPGe detectors technology. The effectiveness of these methods is assessed using simulations of the different background components whose purity levels are constrained from radioassay measurements.
Published: 2015
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28. The Majorana Low-noise Low-background Front-end Electronics

Author: L. E. Leviner, Yuen-Dat Chan, E. Aguayo, D. C. Radford, W. Xu, Eric W. Hoppe, Masaharu Nomachi, A. Hegai, C.M. O'Shaughnessy, M. A. Howe, Matthew Busch, K. J. Snavely, J. E. Trimble, Nicole R. Overman, O.I. Kochetov, J. Rager, D. Byram, K. Pushkin, J. MacMullin, P. J. Doe, A. S. Caldwell, J. Goett, S. MacMullin, D. C. Combs, S. R. Elliott, Kai Vetter, C.-H. Yu, C. D. Christofferson, B. Shanks, Keith Rielage, V. E. Guiseppe, K. J. Keeter, C. Wiseman, J. Gruszko, V. V. Timkin, V. G. Egorov, V.B. Brudanin, M. Shirchenko, K. Vorren, Ryuta Hazama, John L. Orrell, Alexis G. Schubert, M. P. Green, F. E. Bertrand, H. Ejiri, M. Boswell, Jeffrey K. Thompson, J. F. Wilkerson, Vladimir Yumatov, R. D. Martin, Stanley M. Howard, A. R. Young, P. Finnerty, Yu. Efremenko, K. N. Gusev, E. Romero-Romero, B. R. White, R. G. H. Robertson, M. C. Ronquest, D. G. Phillips, F. T. Avignone, R. L. Varner, Brian D. LaFerriere, Werner Tornow, F. M. Fraenkle, Reyco Henning, M. F. Kidd, James E. Fast, Jonathan D. Leon, C. Cuesta, A. S. Barabash, Richard T. Kouzes, S. I. Konovalov, Alan Poon, Anne-Marie Suriano, J. A. Detwiler, E. Yakushev, N. Snyder, Susanne Mertens, A. Galindo-Uribarri, S. J. Meijer, S. Vasilyev, A. L. Hallin, N. Abgrall, Tatsushi Shima, G. K. Giovanetti, and J. C. Loach
Subjects: Physics, business.industry, Detector, chemistry.chemical_element, Germanium, Substrate (electronics), Physics and Astronomy(all), Noise (electronics), Capacitance, neutrinoless double beta decay, law.invention, Nuclear physics, MAJORANA, low noise, chemistry, law, Double beta decay, low background, Optoelectronics, charge sensitive amplifer, Resistor, business, resistive-feedback front-end
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR will search for the neutrinoless double beta decay (ββ(0ν)) of the isotope 76Ge with a mixed array of enriched and natural germanium detectors. In view of the next generation of tonne-scale germanium-based ββ(0ν)-decay searches, a major goal of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 cnt/(ROI-t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the 2039-keV Q-value of the 76Ge ββ(0ν)-decay. Such a requirement on the background level significantly constrains the design of the readout electronics, which is further driven by noise and energy resolution performances. We present here the low-noise low- background front-end electronics developed for the low-capacitance p-type point contact (P-PC) germanium detectors of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR. This resistive-feedback front-end, specifically designed to have low mass, is fabricated on a radioassayed fused-silica substrate where the feedback resistor consists of a sputtered thin film of high purity amorphous germanium and the feedback capacitor is based on the capacitance between gold conductive traces.
Published: 2015
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29. Testing the Ge Detectors for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author: D. C. Radford, Yu. Efremenko, R. D. Martin, E. Romero-Romero, R. G. H. Robertson, D. G. Phillips, Reyco Henning, James E. Fast, V. Egorov, Nicole R. Overman, G. K. Giovanetti, P. J. Doe, C. Cuesta, D. Byram, M. Shirchenko, Brian D. LaFerriere, John L. Orrell, J. Rager, C. Wiseman, Albert Young, B. Shanks, V. E. Guiseppe, J. MacMullin, W. Xu, Keith Rielage, Eric W. Hoppe, Alexis G. Schubert, J. Gruszko, N. Snyder, A. Hegai, V. Brudanin, S. MacMullin, Anne-Marie Suriano, Y-D. Chan, K. Pushkin, M. A. Howe, K. J. Snavely, K. N. Gusev, M. Boswell, A. W. P. Poon, Susanne Mertens, E. Yakushev, Richard T. Kouzes, K. Vorren, Kai Vetter, L. E. Leviner, F. E. Bertrand, C. D. Christofferson, M. F. Kidd, O.I. Kochetov, Stanley M. Howard, Masaharu Nomachi, M. P. Green, J. C. Loach, V. V. Timkin, J. A. Detwiler, M. Busch, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Ryuta Hazama, F. T. Avignone, Jonathan D. Leon, E. Aguayo, J. E. Trimble, S. J. Meijer, R. L. Varner, J. Goett, K. J. Keeter, Werner Tornow, M. C. Ronquest, S. I. Konovalov, Chang-Hong Yu, A. S. Caldwell, C.M. O'Shaughnessy, V. Yumatov, A. Galindo-Uribarri, S. Vasilyev, A. L. Hallin, N. Abgrall, Tatsushi Shima, A. S. Barabash, H. Ejiri, Steven Elliott, D. C. Combs, J. F. Wilkerson, P. Finnerty, B. R. White, and F. M. Fraenkle
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, majorana, FOS: Physical sciences, chemistry.chemical_element, Germanium, Physics and Astronomy(all), germanium detector, Capacitance, neutrinoless double beta decay, Crystal, Nuclear physics, Double beta decay, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, Physics, business.industry, Detector, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Semiconductor detector, Characterization (materials science), MAJORANA, chemistry, Optoelectronics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, business
Abstract: High purity germanium (HPGe) crystals will be used for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, where they serve as both the source and the detector for neutrinoless double beta decay. It is crucial for the experiment to understand the performance of the HPGe crystals. A variety of crystal properties are being investigated, including basic properties such as energy resolution, efficiency, uniformity, capacitance, leakage current and crystal axis orientation, as well as more sophisticated properties, e.g. pulse shapes and dead layer and transition layer distributions. In this paper, we will present our measurements that characterize the HPGe crystals. We will also discuss our simulation package for the detector characterization setup, and show that additional information can be extracted from data-simulation comparisons., Comment: To appear in the Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2013 (F. Avignone & W. Haxton, editors, Physics Procedia, Elsevier)
Published: 2015
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30. A Multi-Point Contact HPGe Detector

Author: Michael P. Dion, Douglas C. Rodriguez, Ethan L. Hull, James E. Fast, Matthew S. Taubman, Michael E. Wright, Lynn Wood, and B. A. VanDevender
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials science, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Gamma ray spectrometer, business.industry, Optoelectronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hpge detector, business, Multi point, Semiconductor detector
Published: 2014
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31. Evidence for Isospin Violation and Measurement of CP Asymmetries in B→K*(892)γ

Author: D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, M. E. Sevior, P. Goldenzweig, B. G. Cheon, Tsuyoshi Horiguchi, L. E. Piilonen, K. Tanida, J. Haba, K. T. Kim, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, R. Gillard, C. Pulvermacher, T. E. Browder, R. Itoh, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, M. T. Hedges, J. Libby, Takeo Higuchi, M. Lubej, K. Hayasaka, C. H. Li, G. Bonvicini, Elisa Guido, Y. Yamashita, Z. Drásal, S. Eidelman, A. Vinokurova, S. Korpar, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, D. Kotchetkov, Y. Sakai, V. Gaur, H. Ye, Y. Watanabe, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, Rakesh Kumar, Y. Iwasaki, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, T. Julius, W. S. Hou, R. Mussa, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, T. Kuhr, H. B. Jeon, Y. Seino, K. Prasanth, Y. J. Kwon, H. Park, A. Bozek, A. Ishikawa, M. Z. Wang, D. Epifanov, K. Kinoshita, T. A. Shibata, A. Zupanc, O. Schneider, H. Miyata, M. Nakao, T. Czank, Peter Kodys, Prafulla Kumar Behera, P. Križan, W. W. Jacobs, T. K. Pedlar, V. Vorobyev, T. Weber, Soumen Paul, V.N. Zhilich, Eberhard Widmann, B. Pal, Victoria Zhukova, A. Bobrov, S. Al Said, A. Chen, D. Matvienko, Saraju P. Mohanty, J. G. Shiu, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, M. Uchida, Liangbin Li, A. Rostomyan, Phillip Urquijo, V. Chekelian, S. Di Carlo, R. Pestotnik, V. Bhardwaj, B. Bhuyan, G. S. Varner, J. Rauch, T. Luo, V. M. Aulchenko, S. Watanuki, V. Savinov, F. Tenchini, A. M. Bakich, A. Vossen, Yu. V. Usov, R. Kulasiri, B. G. Fulsom, K. Sumisawa, T. Sumiyoshi, U. Tamponi, Frank Simon, A. J. Schwartz, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, D. Cinabro, T. Hara, M. Masuda, T. Mori, H. Aihara, G. Inguglia, Ihn Sik Seong, S. Jia, T. Kawasaki, S. Hirose, N. Dash, J. F. Strube, C. H. Wang, H. Farhat, H. Hayashii, Luka Santelj, S. Pardi, S. Okuno, K. Inami, G. B. Mohanty, N. K. Nisar, D. Joffe, Y. Guan, Z. P. Zhang, Y. Ushiroda, M. Bračko, L. Li Gioi, K. K. Joo, E. Won, M. Takizawa, V. Babu, T. Aushev, G. Pakhlova, Z. Doležal, Hitoshi Yamamoto, T. Ferber, I. Adachi, I. Jaegle, B. Golob, M. Merola, H. K. Moon, A. Garmash, J. S. Lange, C. S. Park, M. Nayak, K. Senyo, Vikas Bansal, J. B. Kim, E. Nakano, C. Van Hulse, P. Pakhlov, Dipanwita Dutta, K. Trabelsi, C. P. Shen, Yongsun Kim, C. Schwanda, V.E. Shebalin, D. M. Asner, P. L. Wang, Andrey Sokolov, James E. Fast, R. Mizuk, K. Chilikin, S. Nishida, Yoshinobu Unno, Z. Natkaniec, T. Uglov, S. Sandilya, M. J. Kim, M. Starič, M. Gelb, T. Kumita, E. Solovieva, H. Ono, T. Nanut, A. Kuzmin, S. Ogawa, R. Ayad, and D. Y. Kim
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, General Physics and Astronomy, Sigma, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, KEKB, Isospin, 0103 physical sciences, CP violation, B meson, 010306 general physics
Abstract: We report the first evidence for isospin violation in B -> K*gamma and the first measurement of the difference of CP asymmetries between B+->.K*(+)gamma and B-0 -> K-*0 gamma. This analysis is based on the data sample containing 772 x 10(6)BB pairs that was collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB energy-asymmetric e(+)e(-) collider. We find evidence for the isospin violation with a significance of 3.1 sigma, Delta(0+) = [+6.2 +/- 1.5(stat) +/- 0.6(syst) +/- 1.2(f (+-)/f(00))] %, where the third uncertainty is due to the uncertainty on the fraction of B+B- to (BB0)-B-0 production in gamma(4S) decays. The measured value is consistent with predictions of the standard model. The result for the difference of CP asymmetries is Delta A(CP) = [+2.4 +/- 2.8(stat) +/- 0.5(syst)] %, consistent with zero. The measured branching fractions and CP asymmetries for charged and neutral B meson decays are the most precise to date. We also calculate the ratio of branching fractions of B-0 -> K-*0 gamma to B-s(0) -> phi gamma.
Published: 2017
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32. Search for CP Violation and Measurement of the Branching Fraction in the Decay D0→KS0KS0

Author: S. Al Said, K. Sumisawa, Andrey Sokolov, Saraju P. Mohanty, M. Masuda, M. T. Hedges, Yongsun Kim, C. Schwanda, Luka Santelj, Liangbin Li, S. Eidelman, V. Chekelian, M. C. Chang, T. A. Shibata, D. Epifanov, H. Park, A. Bozek, H. Miyata, M. Uchida, B. Bhuyan, Yuki Sato, V. Savinov, R. Mizuk, Victoria Zhukova, V. Bhardwaj, N. K. Nisar, L. E. Piilonen, P. Katrenko, A. Zupanc, A. J. Schwartz, James E. Fast, A. Bobrov, H. Ono, K. M. Williams, K. Inami, Yang Li, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, A. Chen, T. K. Pedlar, V. Babu, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, E. Won, G. S. Varner, T. Luo, A. Rostomyan, Yu. V. Usov, Z. P. Zhang, Y. Iwasaki, T. Julius, J. G. Shiu, T. Kuhr, K. Chilikin, M. Merola, B. Pal, C. Kiesling, M. Niiyama, L. Pesántez, T. Aushev, Y. Yook, Y. Sakai, Y. J. Kwon, T. Ferber, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, B. G. Fulsom, S. Uno, V.E. Shebalin, D. M. Asner, G. Pakhlova, Y. Unno, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, J. Stypula, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, C. S. Park, G. Bonvicini, F. Tenchini, G. B. Mohanty, O. Schneider, R. Ayad, Seema Bahinipati, S. Di Carlo, Y. Yusa, K. Senyo, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Bračko, C. Z. Yuan, V.N. Zhilich, G. Karyan, Phillip Urquijo, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, R. Pestotnik, Vikas Bansal, D. Joffe, A. B. Kaliyar, H. K. Moon, Martin Ritter, J. S. Lange, P. L. Wang, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, E. Nakano, T. Sanuki, Rakesh Kumar, V. Gaur, D. Y. Kim, Z. Drásal, K. Cho, Soumen Paul, W. S. Hou, J. F. Strube, K. Trabelsi, J. Kahn, I. Jaegle, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, C. P. Shen, C. Van Hulse, R. Mussa, A. M. Bakich, H. Hayashii, H. B. Jeon, I. Adachi, V. Vorobyev, K. K. Joo, A. Ishikawa, M. Nakao, F. Breibeck, S. Sandilya, P. Križan, Dipanwita Dutta, J. B. Kim, H. J. Kim, T. Kawasaki, M. J. Kim, H. Farhat, B. G. Cheon, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, M. Starič, T. Kumita, R. Itoh, Eberhard Widmann, A. Bondar, S. Korpar, D. Matvienko, D. Kotchetkov, T. Hara, T. Mori, H. Aihara, V. M. Aulchenko, E. L. Barberio, R. Kulasiri, M. Takizawa, Y. Watanabe, B. Shwartz, John Yelton, Z. Doležal, K. T. Kim, R. Gillard, J. Libby, K. Hayasaka, C. H. Li, Y. Seino, D. Cinabro, M. Lubej, S. Pardi, S. Okuno, M. Watanabe, T. E. Browder, U. Tamponi, C. H. Wang, Y. Yamashita, H. Ye, K. Prasanth, H. Sahoo, Tara Nanut, T. Uglov, A. Kuzmin, S. Ogawa, E. Waheed, S. Nishida, N. Dash, Z. Natkaniec, K. Tanida, M. Nayak, P. Pakhlov, J. Haba, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, E. Solovieva, A. Vossen, and Frank Simon
Subjects: Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, media_common.quotation_subject, Electron–positron annihilation, Analytical chemistry, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Asymmetry, law.invention, Standard Model, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, CP violation, 010306 general physics, Collider, media_common
Abstract: We report a study of the decay D-0 -> (KSKS0)-K-0 using 921 fb(-1) of data collected at or near the (sic)(4S) and (sic)(5S) resonances with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy e(+)e(-) collider. The measured time-integrated CP asymmetry is A(CP)(D-0 -> (KSKS0)-K-0) = (-0.02 +/- 1.53 +/- 0.02 +/- 0.17)%, and the branching fraction is B(D-0 -> (KSKS0)-K-0) = (1.321 +/- 0.023 +/- 0.036 +/- 0.044) x 10(-4), where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is due to the normalization mode (D-0 -> K-S(0)pi(0)). These results are significantly more precise than previous measurements available for this mode. The A(CP) measurement is consistent with the standard model expectation.
Published: 2017
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33. Study of η and dipion transitions in ϒ(4S) decays to lower bottomonia

Author: T. Aushev, A. M. Bakich, D. Cinabro, Z. Natkaniec, K. T. Kim, R. Gillard, E. Widmann, S. K. Choi, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, D. Epifanov, X. L. Wang, T. Ferber, K. Chilikin, T. K. Pedlar, K. Tanida, T. Matsuda, V.N. Zhilich, S. Uno, A. Vinokurova, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, B. Bhuyan, S. Pardi, M. T. Hedges, S. Watanuki, K. Inami, M. Uchida, V.E. Shebalin, K. K. Joo, T. E. Browder, Elisa Guido, A.E. Bondar, A. Garmash, E. Won, D. Matvienko, R. Mussa, V. Bhardwaj, E. Solovieva, M. Takizawa, H. B. Jeon, C. S. Park, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, A. Bobrov, V. Savinov, A. Ishikawa, Z. Doležal, D. M. Asner, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, M. Nakao, V. Gaur, G. S. Varner, M. Watanabe, T. Luo, Vikas Bansal, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, S. Sandilya, P. Križan, Soumen Paul, J. Libby, P. Pakhlov, M. Lubej, K. Hayasaka, C. H. Li, B.A. Shwartz, E. Nakano, M. J. Kim, T. Nanut, W. S. Hou, R. Pestotnik, Y. Yamashita, Philip Lewis, P. Wang, M. Starič, M. Gelb, C. Van Hulse, Andrey Sokolov, Z. Drásal, M. Bračko, D. Liventsev, D. Kotchetkov, H. Ye, Y. Seino, B. G. Fulsom, H. Park, A. Bozek, T. A. Shibata, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, T. Kumita, V. Vorobyev, M. E. Sevior, H. Farhat, B. Pal, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, S. Al Said, P. Goldenzweig, G. Pakhlova, James E. Fast, C. Z. Yuan, K. Trabelsi, C. P. Shen, A. Kuzmin, S. Ogawa, J. F. Strube, H. Hayashii, Liangbin Li, S. Nishida, S.I. Eidelman, S. Jia, D. Joffe, A. Rostomyan, V. Chekelian, A. Vossen, T. Kawasaki, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, C. H. Wang, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, Frank Simon, R. Itoh, J. Haba, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, L. Santelj, M. Nayak, O. Schneider, Y. Sakai, L. Li Gioi, T. Uglov, Yongsun Kim, Byung Gu Cheon, I. Jaegle, K. M. Williams, M. Merola, A. Chen, C. Schwanda, K. Senyo, S. Korpar, A. Zupanc, J. G. Shiu, M. Niiyama, F. Tenchini, T. Sumiyoshi, C. Pulvermacher, Martin Ritter, T. Sanuki, L. E. Piilonen, Y. Watanabe, N. Dash, T. Julius, V.M. Aulchenko, R. Kulasiri, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, S. Di Carlo, G. Karyan, Yoshinobu Unno, K. Sumisawa, M. Masuda, T. Hara, T. Mori, H. Aihara, Y. Usov, N. K. Nisar, Z. P. Zhang, I. Adachi, J. B. Kim, R. Ayad, D. Y. Kim, H. Ono, and R. Mizuk
Subjects: Physics, KEKB, Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, Hadron, Pi, Analytical chemistry, Resonance, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences
Abstract: We study hadronic transitions between bottomonium states using 496 fb(-1) data collected at the gamma(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy e(+)e(-) collider. We measure: B(gamma(4S) -> pi(+)pi(-)gamma(1S)) = (8.2 +/- 0.5(stat.)+/- 0.4(syst.)) x 10(-5), B(gamma(4S) -> pi(+)pi(-)gamma(2S)) = (7.9 +/- 1.0(stat.)+/- 0.4(syst.)) x 10(-5), and B(gamma(4S) -> eta gamma(1S)) = (1.70 +/- 0.23(stat.) +/- 0.08(syst.)) x 10(-4). We measure the ratio of branching fractions R=B(gamma(4S) -> eta gamma(1S))/B(gamma(4S) -> pi(+)pi(-)gamma(1S)) = 2.07 +/- 0.30(stat.)+/- 0.11(syst.). We search for the decay gamma(1(3)D(1,2)) -> eta gamma(1S), but do not find significant evidence for such a transition. We also measure the initial state radiation production cross sections of the gamma(2S,3S) resonances and we find values compatible with the expected ones. Finally, the analysis of the gamma(4S) -> pi(+)pi(-)gamma(1S) events shows indications for a resonant contribution due to the f(0)(980) meson.
Published: 2017
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34. Measurement of the branching fraction and CP asymmetry in B0→π0π0 decays, and an improved constraint on ϕ2

Author: H. Farhat, Vikas Bansal, E. Nakano, G. B. Mohanty, D. Liventsev, C. Van Hulse, A. Zupanc, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, Y. Yusa, M. Barrett, B. Bhuyan, B. Pal, Massimo Berger, Dipanwita Dutta, Yuki Sato, C. Z. Yuan, M. Nayak, P. Goldenzweig, D. Joffe, T. E. Browder, F. Tenchini, K. Tanida, A. Bobrov, B. G. Cheon, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, A. Kuzmin, M. Merola, C. Pulvermacher, Martin Ritter, S. Sandilya, Yang Li, S. Nishida, A.E. Bondar, Y. Choi, K. J. Nath, S. Pardi, I. Adachi, V. Savinov, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, M. J. Kim, L. Santelj, S. Ogawa, M. Starič, K. Senyo, D. Dossett, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, T. Sanuki, K. M. Williams, Y. Sakai, A. Chen, C. H. Wang, R. Itoh, J. B. Kim, T. Kuhr, G. Bonvicini, L. E. Piilonen, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, E. Waheed, Z. Doležal, P. Katrenko, Y. Yamashita, Youngjoon Kwon, K. Chilikin, A. J. Schwartz, R. Mussa, K. T. Kim, R. Gillard, E. Won, T. Kawasaki, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, H. Ye, K. Inami, S. Korpar, P. Pakhlov, A. Ishikawa, K. Cho, L. Pesántez, M. Nakao, Y. Iwasaki, K. Trabelsi, J. Kahn, S. Di Carlo, P. Križan, J. Haba, S. Uehara, R. Ayad, H. Hayashii, H. Sahoo, V.N. Zhilich, M. Uchida, T. Julius, K. K. Joo, O. Schneider, Tara Nanut, J. F. Krohn, J. G. Shiu, T. Uglov, T. Bloomfield, Andrey Sokolov, V. Bhardwaj, G. Karyan, D. Y. Kim, V. Babu, Phillip Urquijo, V.E. Shebalin, M. Watanabe, I. Jaegle, K. Miyabayashi, T. Aushev, I. Badhrees, R. Kulasiri, H. Park, A. Bozek, T. Ferber, R. Pestotnik, G. S. Varner, H. Ono, R. Mizuk, Z. Drásal, T. Luo, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, V. Gaur, S.I. Eidelman, James E. Fast, P. Wang, W. S. Hou, B. G. Fulsom, Liangbin Li, D. M. Asner, D. Cinabro, Y. Unno, V. Chekelian, M. Masuda, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, S. Al Said, Y. Watanabe, J. Libby, Y. Chao, K. Hayasaka, C. H. Li, Yongsun Kim, C. L. Hsu, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, V.M. Aulchenko, E. L. Barberio, A. Garmash, C. S. Park, G. Pakhlova, L. Li Gioi, N. Dash, D. Kotchetkov, M. C. Chang, M. Salehi, A. Vossen, Kevin Varvell, T. Hara, E. Solovieva, T. Mori, H. Aihara, Y. Usov, N. K. Nisar, Z. P. Zhang, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, J. MacNaughton, H. J. Kim, C. Kiesling, M. Bračko, Eberhard Widmann, A. M. Bakich, Z. Natkaniec, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, and B.A. Shwartz
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, media_common.quotation_subject, Resonance, 01 natural sciences, Asymmetry, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, Pi, CP violation, 010306 general physics, media_common, Bar (unit)
Abstract: We measure the branching fraction and CP violation asymmetry in the decay B-0 -> pi(0)pi(0), using a data sample of 752 x 10(6) B (B) over bar pairs collected at the Y(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. The obtained branching fraction and direct CP asymmetry are B(B -> pi(0)pi(0)) = [1.31 +/- 0.19(stat) +/- 0.19(syst)] x 10(-6) and A(CP) = +0.14 +/- 0.36(stat) +/- 0.10(syst), respectively. The signal significance, including the systematic uncertainty, is 6.4 standard deviations. We combine these results with Belle's earlier measurements of B-0 -> pi(+)pi(-) and B-+/- -> pi(+/-)pi(0) to exclude the CP-violating parameter phi(2) from the range 15.5 degrees < phi(2) < 75.0 degrees at 95% confidence level.
Published: 2017
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35. Measurement of the τ Lepton Polarization and R(D) in the Decay B¯→Dτ−ν¯τ

Author: J. G. Shiu, H. Farhat, S. Okuno, Phillip Urquijo, Kevin Varvell, L. E. Piilonen, D. Dutta, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, Y. Choi, Y. Ushiroda, K. K. Joo, E. Won, Liangbin Li, A. Rostomyan, J. Libby, M. Niiyama, L. Pesántez, K. Trabelsi, T. Mori, H. Aihara, D. Greenwald, Vikas Bansal, I. Adachi, M. Lubej, K. Hayasaka, C. H. Li, C. P. Shen, C. L. Hsu, Soumen Paul, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, T. Julius, J. Grygier, V. Babu, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, M. Takizawa, T. Aushev, Y. Seino, B. G. Cheon, D. Epifanov, C. Van Hulse, T. Ferber, N. K. Nisar, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, John Yelton, R. Itoh, D. M. Asner, S. Eidelman, S. Di Carlo, A. Bondar, Z. Doležal, S. Nishida, T. Kuhr, A. Vossen, O. Schneider, T. Schlüter, O. Seon, Frank Simon, D. Cinabro, A. Zupanc, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, R. Mizuk, V.N. Zhilich, K. Chilikin, Z. P. Zhang, A. Chen, G. Inguglia, Mikhail Danilov, M. Watanabe, H. Park, Jochen Dingfelder, Z. Drásal, T. E. Browder, S. Ogawa, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, Z. Natkaniec, B. Golob, S. Sandilya, M. J. Kim, R. Ayad, W. Ostrowicz, U. Tamponi, H. K. Moon, A. Bozek, P. Chang, G. Pakhlova, Yoshinobu Unno, B. Pal, Massimo Berger, J. S. Lange, P. L. Wang, M. Starič, F. Tenchini, T. Sumiyoshi, B. Bhuyan, K. Sumisawa, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, Meng Wang, C. Z. Yuan, H. Miyake, D. Y. Kim, I. Jaegle, T. Matsuda, S. Uno, Martin Ritter, K. Adamczyk, V.E. Shebalin, Yuki Sato, C. H. Wang, T. Sanuki, V. Gaur, E. Solovieva, K. T. Kim, Y. Yamashita, R. Chistov, M. Masuda, N. Dash, V. Savinov, D. Joffe, H. Kichimi, S. Al Said, R. Kumar, H. Ye, H. Ono, W. S. Hou, T. Kawasaki, S. Hirose, M. Rozanska, G. Bonvicini, Junho Kim, K. Prasanth, K. Senyo, M. Uchida, Kazuhiko Hara, M. Nayak, Yang Li, R. Pestotnik, K. J. Nath, P. Pakhlov, H. Atmacan, G. S. Varner, T. Luo, C. Schwanda, Y. Sakai, Takeo Higuchi, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, Yu. V. Usov, B. G. Fulsom, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, K. Cho, Y. Kato, T. Nanut, R. Mussa, A. Ishikawa, M. Nakao, C. W. Park, P. Križan, Andrey Sokolov, James E. Fast, T. Uglov, K. Kinoshita, Luka Santelj, K. Inami, R. Kulasiri, J. F. Strube, H. Hayashii, J. Haba, Y. Onuki, J. Hasenbusch, V. M. Aulchenko, G. B. Mohanty, E. L. Barberio, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, M. E. Sevior, P. Goldenzweig, Y. Watanabe, A. M. Bakich, J. MacNaughton, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, Eberhard Widmann, D. Matvienko, C. Kiesling, and M. Bračko
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, General Physics and Astronomy, Elementary particle, Electron, 01 natural sciences, Positron, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Lepton
Abstract: We report the first measurement of the tau lepton polarization P-tau(D*) in the decay (B) over bar -> D* tau(-) (v) over bar (tau) as well as a newmeasurement of the ratio of the branching fractions R(D*) = B((B) over bar -> D* tau(-) (v) over bar (tau)) / B((B) over bar -> D* l(-) (v) over bar (l)), where l(-) denotes an electron or a muon, and the tau is reconstructed in the modes tau(-) -> pi(-) v(tau) and tau(-) -> rho(-) v(tau). We use the full data sample of 772 x 10(6) B (B) over bar pairs recorded with the Belle detector at the (KEKB) over bar electron-positron collider. Our results, P-tau(D*) = -0.38 +/- 0.51 (stat)(-0.16)(+0.21) (syst) and R(D*) = 0.270 +/- 0.035 (stat)(- 0.025)(+0.028) (syst), are consistent with the theoretical predictions of the standard model.
Published: 2017
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36. Lepton-Flavor-Dependent Angular Analysis of B→K*ℓ+ℓ−

Author: G. B. Mohanty, Vikas Bansal, E. Nakano, Y. Yusa, C. Van Hulse, T. Sumiyoshi, D. Joffe, M. Uchida, T. Schlüter, Tariq Aziz, Dipanwita Dutta, Yang Li, K. J. Nath, A. Zupanc, A. Bozek, Soumen Paul, S. E. Vahsen, J. Libby, M. Lubej, C. H. Li, James E. Fast, Luka Santelj, Eberhard Widmann, T. Luo, Y. Yook, C. L. Hsu, Semen Eidelman, B. Pal, R. Mussa, W. Bartel, H. B. Jeon, R. Kulasiri, B. G. Fulsom, A. Ishikawa, L. Pesántez, S. Wehle, B. Bhuyan, Yuki Sato, M. Nakao, L. Koch, Y. Seino, C. W. Park, Hiroaki Aihara, N. Gabyshev, P. Križan, Elisa Guido, Y. Ushiroda, C. Niebuhr, M. T. Hedges, Y. Yamashita, A. Bobrov, R. Chistov, J. Rauch, G. Schnell, C. Z. Yuan, V. Savinov, H. Ye, G. Varner, J. G. Shiu, S. Sandilya, K. Senyo, I. Jaegle, K. Inami, T. A. Shibata, K. Trabelsi, M. J. Kim, D. Liventsev, Prafulla Kumar Behera, C. P. Shen, H. Miyake, T. Kuhr, V. Babu, M. Starič, Z. Drásal, T. Aushev, Ihn Sik Seong, Phillip Urquijo, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, Liangbin Li, A. Rostomyan, T. Kumita, K. Sumisawa, T. Kawasaki, V. Chekelian, H. Ono, D. Červenkov, T. Ferber, T. Matsuda, J. F. Strube, T. E. Browder, P. Wang, G. Bonvicini, H. Hayashii, G. Karyan, Y. Onuki, D. Cinabro, E. Solovieva, H. Kichimi, S. Al Said, K. T. Kim, G. Inguglia, Meng Wang, Y. Iwasaki, R. Gillard, S. H. Kim, P. Chang, Y. J. Kwon, N. Dash, K. Hayasaka, P. Krokovny, V.M. Aulchenko, C. Pulvermacher, M. Watanabe, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, H. Park, A. Kuzmin, F. Tenchini, T. Tsuboyama, O. Schneider, C. Kiesling, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, M. Masuda, C. H. Wang, R. Sinha, D. Epifanov, Toru Iijima, L. Li Gioi, A.E. Bondar, S. Yashchenko, M. Bračko, C. S. Park, O. Grzymkowska, M. Takizawa, Y. Sakai, T. Julius, Y. Choi, Z. Doležal, D. Kotchetkov, T. Hara, S. Ogawa, R. Mizuk, K. Chilikin, M. Nayak, R. Ayad, R. Itoh, Victoria Zhukova, C. Schwanda, K. M. Williams, A. Chen, Leo Piilonen, J. Haba, A. Vossen, O. Seon, Frank Simon, B.A. Shwartz, D. Y. Kim, Z. P. Zhang, S. Nishida, Vladimir Zhulanov, Y. Jin, M. E. Sevior, Jochen Dingfelder, P. Goldenzweig, Iki Adachi, Martin Ritter, Z. Natkaniec, J. B. Kim, A. M. Bakich, B. G. Cheon, T. Sanuki, D. M. Asner, Samo Korpar, B. Golob, E. Barberio, A. B. Kaliyar, J. S. Lange, M. Ziegler, W. S. Hou, V. Vorobyev, S. Uno, A. Garmash, K. K. Joo, E. Won, Kevin Varvell, T. Nanut, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Y. Watanabe, T. Mori, Y. Usov, N. K. Nisar, G. Pakhlova, V.N. Zhilich, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, K. Miyabayashi, V. Gaur, E. Waheed, H. Farhat, T. Uglov, P. Katrenko, A. J. Schwartz, H. J. Kim, and Yoshinobu Unno
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, General Physics and Astronomy, Sigma, Observable, Elementary particle, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, KEKB, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Flavor, Lepton
Abstract: We present a measurement of angular observables and a test of lepton flavor universality in the B -> K(+)l(+)l(-) decay, where l is either e or mu. The analysis is performed on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 711 fb(-1) containing 772 x 10(6) B (B) over bar pairs, collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider KEKB. The result is consistent with standard model (SM) expectations, where the largest discrepancy from a SM prediction is observed in the muon modes with a local significance of 2.6 sigma.
Published: 2017
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37. High-Purity Germanium Spectroscopy at Rates in Excess of <formula formulatype='inline'><tex Notation='TeX'>$10^{6}$</tex></formula> Events/s

Author: Douglas C. Rodriguez, Matthew S. Taubman, Christopher D. Wilen, Michael E. Wright, Lynn Wood, B. A. VanDevender, Michael P. Dion, and James E. Fast
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Spectrometer, business.industry, Preamplifier, Detector, Electrical engineering, Semiconductor detector, Optics, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Nuclear electronics, Gamma spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, business, Throughput (business), Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: In gamma spectroscopy, a compromise must be made between energy resolution and event-rate capability. Some foreseen nuclear material safeguards applications require a spectrometer with energy resolution typical of high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors, operated at event rates up to and exceeding ${10^6}$ per second. We report the performance of an HPGe spectrometer system adapted to run under such conditions. Our system consists of a commercial semi-coaxial HPGe detector, a modified high-voltage-rail, resistive-feedback, charge-sensitive preamplifier and a continuous waveform digitizer. Digitized waveforms are analyzed offline with a novel time-variant trapezoidal filter algorithm. Several time-invariant trapezoidal filters are run in parallel and the slowest one not rejected by instantaneous pileup conditions is used to measure each pulse height. We have attained full-width-at-half-maximum energy resolution approximately 8 keV measured at 662 keV with $1.03 \times {10^6}$ per second incoming event rate and 39% throughput. An additional constraint on the width of the fast trigger filter removes a significant amount of rising edge pileup that passes the first pileup cut, reducing throughput to 25%. While better resolution has been reported by other authors, our throughput is an order of magnitude higher than any other reported HPGe system operated at such an event rate.
Published: 2014
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38. Measurement and analysis of gamma-rays emitted from spent nuclear fuel above 3MeV

Author: Jonathan A. Kulisek, Luke W. Campbell, Kevin K. Anderson, James E. Fast, Kenneth D. Jarman, Douglas C. Rodriguez, Elaina R. Anderson, Robert C. Runkle, Christopher R. Orton, and Sean C. Stave
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Fission products, Radiation, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Gamma ray, Environmental science, Radioactive waste, Gamma spectroscopy, Nuclear Experiment, Energy source, Particle detector, Spent nuclear fuel, Semiconductor detector
Abstract: The gamma-ray spectrum of spent nuclear fuel in the 3–6 MeV energy range is important for active interrogation since gamma rays emitted from nuclear decay are not expected to interfere with measurements in this energy region. There is, unfortunately, a dearth of empirical measurements from spent nuclear fuel in this region. This work is an initial attempt to partially fill this gap by presenting an analysis of gamma-ray spectra collected from a set of spent nuclear fuel sources using a high-purity germanium detector array. This multi-crystal array possesses a large collection volume, providing high energy resolution up to 16 MeV. The results of these measurements establish the continuum count-rate in the energy region between 3 and 6 MeV. Also assessed is the potential for peaks from passive emissions to interfere with peak measurements resulting from active interrogation delayed emissions. As one of the first documented empirical measurements of passive emissions from spent fuel for energies above 3 MeV, this work provides a foundation for active interrogation model validation and detector development.
Published: 2013
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39. The design of an ultra-low background thermosyphon for the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: E. Aguayo, Matthew Busch, Douglas J. Reid, R. Daniels, James E. Fast, and M. P. Green
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, MAJORANA, Mockup, Nuclear engineering, Detector, Water cooling, Thermosiphon, Cooling capacity, Instrumentation, Semiconductor detector, Diode
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR (MJD) is an ultra-low background neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) experiment that will deploy up to 40 kg of high purity germanium detectors (HPGe). The goal of this experiment is to demonstrate the feasibility of building a detector array with less than 1 event/ton-year in a 4 keV region of interest around the 0νββ signal. HPGe diodes, when used as ionizing radiation detectors, need to be maintained at a temperature close to that of liquid nitrogen (77 K). This work describes the R&D results of a cryogenic system capable of meeting the requirements of low background and the cooling capacity required to successfully operate such a detector system. The MJD germanium detector modules will operate at liquid nitrogen temperature to provide adequate cooling for a full range of HPGe impurity concentrations. This paper shows the experimental results obtained using a two-phase horizontal thermosyphon using liquid nitrogen as the MJD’s cooling system. The cold test shows that the proposed thermosyphon has sufficient cooling power to handle the heat load of an MJD module. Results for the temperature gradient across the thermosyphon, cooling capacity, and design considerations demonstrate that the thermosyphon can effectively remove the calculated heat load of eachmore » module of the experiment. The thermosyphon will be bolted to a cold plate from which detector strings will hang. The thermal conductivity of a mockup of the MJD bolted thermal joint is experimentally determined to be below 0.1 K/W.« less
Published: 2013
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40. The /spl mu/-Witness Detector: A Ruggedized, Portable, Flux Meter for Cosmogenic Activation Monitoring

Author: John L. Orrell, Richard T. Kouzes, E. Aguayo, and James E. Fast
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radionuclide, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, business.industry, Detector, Flux, Scintillator, Nuclear physics, Optics, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Muon flux, Metre, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Exposure history, business
Abstract: This paper presents the design and construction of a portable muon flux monitor based on coincidence counts between two scintillator panels to be used as an indicator for cosmogenic exposure history of detector materials. The Muon Witness detector (μ -Witness) has been designed to count for long periods of time (up to 40 days) using battery power and is mounted in a ruggedized case to enable measurements in transport container environments. The purpose of this apparatus is to accurately account for the cosmic-ray exposure of enriched germanium batches that will become the active detector crystals in neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments. The success of such experiments depends on the ability to mitigate and quantify backgrounds, including accurately estimating the radioactive isotopes induced by cosmogenic activation while the detectors are on the Earth's surface, prior to going underground.
Published: 2013
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41. Characteristics of signals originating near the lithium-diffused N+ contact of high purity germanium p-type point contact detectors

Author: Yu. Efremenko, M. L. Miller, D. G. Phillips, R. D. Martin, V. Egorov, James E. Fast, G. Perumpilly, V. M. Gehman, R. G. H. Robertson, C.-H. Yu, V. V. Timkin, Alexis G. Schubert, J. Esterline, K. J. Snavely, D. C. Radford, Yuen-Dat Chan, E. Yakushev, M. Shirchenko, J. F. Wilkerson, Eric W. Hoppe, Nicole R. Overman, P. Finnerty, N. Fields, M. C. Ronquest, J. H. Merriman, O.I. Kochetov, G. K. Giovanetti, John L. Orrell, Vladimir Yumatov, Michael G. Marino, V. E. Guiseppe, Stanley M. Howard, J. C. Loach, A. R. Young, Masaharu Nomachi, M. A. Howe, Reynold J. Cooper, C. D. Christofferson, Mark Amman, D. C. Combs, L. Mizouni, Matthew Busch, P. J. Doe, F. M. Fraenkle, S. I. Konovalov, A. Knecht, Kai Vetter, Keith Rielage, Brian D. LaFerriere, J. I. Collar, R. A. Johnson, Ryuta Hazama, Q. Looker, J. A. Detwiler, Jonathan D. Leon, Tatsushi Shima, S. R. Elliott, L. E. Leviner, M. Horton, Richard T. Kouzes, Werner Tornow, S. MacMullin, J. R. Beene, F. E. Bertrand, M. Boswell, Paul Barton, E. Aguayo, M. F. Kidd, M. P. Green, H. Ejiri, K. J. Keeter, V.B. Brudanin, A. Galindo-Uribarri, J. Strain, H. Yaver, D. Steele, A. L. Hallin, Paul N. Luke, A. W. P. Poon, F. T. Avignone, R. L. Varner, Reyco Henning, A. S. Barabash, K. Gusey, and K. Vorren
Subjects: Physics, Novel technique, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, business.industry, Detector, Dead layer, chemistry.chemical_element, Germanium, Semiconductor detector, Point contact, Partial charge, chemistry, Energy spectrum, Optoelectronics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, business, Instrumentation
Abstract: A study of signals originating near the lithium-diffused n+ contact of p-type point contact (PPC) high purity germanium detectors (HPGe) is presented. The transition region between the active germanium and the fully dead layer of the n+ contact is examined. Energy depositions in this transition region are shown to result in partial charge collection. This provides a mechanism for events with a well defined energy to contribute to the continuum of the energy spectrum at lower energies. A novel technique to quantify the contribution from this source of background is introduced. Experiments that operate germanium detectors with a very low energy threshold may benefit from the methods presented herein.
Published: 2013
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42. High-rate germanium gamma spectroscopy: A sensitivity study

Author: B.A. VanDevender, Andrew J. Gilbert, Lynn Wood, James E. Fast, and Mitchell J. Myjak
Subjects: Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Preamplifier, business.industry, Detector, chemistry.chemical_element, Germanium, 01 natural sciences, Full width at half maximum, Optics, chemistry, 0103 physical sciences, Electronic engineering, Gamma spectroscopy, business, Sensitivity (electronics), Energy (signal processing), DC bias
Abstract: Many applications require the generation of gamma spectra at event rates in excess of 106 s−1 as well as very good energy resolution, e.g., safeguards, emergency response, and nondestructive assay. Good energy resolution is especially important when lower activity isotopes are sought among a large background (or foreground) that would otherwise dominate the spectrum, such as the minor actinides present in spent fuel after a long cool down time. To this end, we anticipate that high-energy-resolution detectors, such as high-purity germanium, can be adapted to high rates at a small cost to energy resolution, rather than starting with a detector with high-rate capability and medium energy resolution, e.g., LaBr 3 . Here, we present recent design improvements of the ultra high-rate germanium (UHRGe) detection system to allow for a 24-channel spectrum generation output. Further, we present a sensitivity study to determine how uncertainties in parameters of the detection system response affect the resulting spectra. A preamplifier simulator is developed that can emulate the output of the system at various event rates, including very high rates in excess of 106 s−1. Here, we show how various levels of uncertainty in the DC offset of the preamplifier output can affect the full width at half max (FWHM) of the resulting spectrum.
Published: 2016
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43. Design and manufacture of imaging time-of-propagation optics

Author: Mike Albrecht, A. J. Schwartz, and James E. Fast
Subjects: Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, Manufacturing process, Detector, 01 natural sciences, Optics, Material selection, 0103 physical sciences, Prism, Special care, Subatomic particle, 010306 general physics, National laboratory, business, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract: There are several challenges associated with the design and manufacture of the optics required for the imaging time-of- propagation detector constructed for the Belle II particle physics experiment. This detector uses Cherenkov light radiated in quartz bars to identify subatomic particles: pions, kaons, and protons. The optics are physically large (125 cm x 45 cm x 2 cm bars and 45 cm x 10 cm x 5 cm prisms), all surfaces are optically polished, and there is very little allowance for chamfers or surface defects. In addition to the optical challenges, there are several logistical and handling challenges associated with measuring, assembling, cleaning, packaging, and shipping these delicate precision optics. This paper describes a collaborative effort between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the University of Cincinnati, and ZYGO Corporation for the design and manufacture of 48 fused silica optics (30 bars and 18 prisms) for the iTOP Detector. Details of the iTOP detector design that drove the challenging optical requirements are provided, along with material selection considerations. Since the optics are so large, precise, and delicate, special care had to be given to the selection of a manufacturing process capable of achieving the challenging optical and surface defect requirements on such large and high-aspect-ratio (66:1) components. A brief update on the current status and performance of these optics is also provided.
Published: 2016
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44. Search for a massive invisible particleX0inB+→e+X0andB+→μ+X0decays

Author: Yuki Sato, T. E. Browder, C. Pulvermacher, Mikhail Danilov, K. Chilikin, Saraju P. Mohanty, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, K. Inami, Prafulla Kumar Behera, V. Babu, E. Nakano, S.I. Eidelman, R. Mizuk, N. Dash, K. Hayasaka, S. Uno, S. Nishida, D. Cinabro, V. Bhardwaj, S. Sandilya, C. Van Hulse, L. E. Piilonen, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, Toru Iijima, A. Zupanc, G. B. Mohanty, Liangbin Li, A. Rostomyan, Ruslan Chistov, V. Chekelian, T. Schlüter, Dipanwita Dutta, G. Inguglia, K. Trabelsi, H. Ye, Y. Yusa, Andrey Sokolov, Y. Watanabe, S. Yashchenko, C. P. Shen, G. Bonvicini, J. Rauch, B. Pal, P. Križan, Hiroaki Aihara, T. Julius, P. Pakhlov, A. Moll, J. Stypula, James E. Fast, Y. Yook, T. Aushev, A. M. Bakich, T. Ferber, D. Y. Kim, M. Nayak, I. Badhrees, H. Hayashii, R. Mussa, Yang Li, H. B. Jeon, B.A. Shwartz, Y. Choi, I. Jaegle, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, A. Ishikawa, H. Park, K. J. Nath, A. Bozek, S. Okuno, N. K. Nisar, T. Hara, L. Santelj, J. G. Shiu, C. W. Park, I. Adachi, G. Pakhlova, Marko Petrič, Phillip Urquijo, Z. Doležal, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, T. Sumiyoshi, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, O. Seon, Frank Simon, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, Martin Ritter, J. B. Kim, P. Goldenzweig, Y. M. Goh, K. Senyo, O. Grzymkowska, C. H. Wang, P. Lukin, E. L. Barberio, T. Sanuki, D. Matvienko, J. Dalseno, Y. Teramoto, G. Schnell, V.E. Shebalin, D. M. Asner, T. K. Pedlar, Y. Sakai, E. Kato, Samo Stanič, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, J. Libby, M. Lubej, C. H. Li, A. Chen, C. S. Park, D. Semmler, M. Bračko, J. Yamaoka, B. G. Cheon, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, Y. Seino, V. Gaur, M. Nakao, K. T. Kim, R. Gillard, S. Korpar, S. Ogawa, Christoph Schwanda, Z. P. Zhang, T. Uglov, Kevin Varvell, K. Negishi, Y. Usov, H. K. Moon, Sunmin Ryu, E. Won, P. Vanhoefer, W. S. Hou, M. V. Purohit, M. Heck, M. Uchida, V. Chobanova, G. S. Varner, R. Itoh, P. Wang, M. N. Wagner, B. G. Fulsom, V.N. Zhilich, K. Miyabayashi, A. J. Schwartz, H. Farhat, Peter Kodys, P. Katrenko, M. J. Kim, M. Starič, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, O. Schneider, A.S. Kuzmin, Yoshinobu Unno, and M. Masuda
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Hadron, Rest frame, 01 natural sciences, Resonance (particle physics), law.invention, Momentum, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, B meson, 010306 general physics, Collider, Lepton
Abstract: We present a search for a non-Standard-Model invisible particle X-0 in the mass range 0.1-1.8 GeV/c(2) in B+ -> e(+)X(0) and B+ -> mu X-+(0) decays. The results are obtained from a 711 fb(-1) data sample that corresponds to 772 x 10(6) B (B) over bar pairs, collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. One B meson is fully reconstructed in a hadronic mode to determine the momentum of the lepton of the signal decay in the rest frame of the recoiling partner B meson. We find no evidence of a signal and set upper limits on the order of 10(-6).
Published: 2016
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45. First observation ofγγ→pp¯K+K−and search for exotic baryons inpKsystems

Author: S. L. Olsen, K. Trabelsi, Yang Li, W. Ostrowicz, D. Cinabro, Y. Choi, C. P. Shen, K. J. Nath, F. Tenchini, L. Santelj, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, P. Chang, Wenxing Fang, T. Sumiyoshi, T. Uglov, Martin Ritter, Marko Petrič, B.A. Shwartz, R. Ayad, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, M. E. Sevior, P. Goldenzweig, O. Grzymkowska, C. H. Wang, T. Sanuki, Z. Drásal, J. Haba, A. Zupanc, M. Takizawa, Kiyoshi Tanida, U. Tamponi, S. Uehara, A. Moll, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, T. Iijima, V. Babu, Prafulla Kumar Behera, John Yelton, Z. Doležal, N. Dash, V.M. Aulchenko, B. Pal, T. Aushev, D. Y. Kim, E. L. Barberio, S.I. Eidelman, V.N. Zhilich, B. G. Cheon, G. B. Mohanty, D. Matvienko, C. C. Zhang, Y. Yusa, M. Watanabe, J. Stypula, T. Ferber, I. Adachi, I. Jaegle, K. Miyabayashi, C. Z. Yuan, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, K. T. Kim, J. B. Kim, Z. P. Zhang, O. Schneider, I. Badhrees, Yoshinobu Unno, A. Kuzmin, M. Sumihama, K. K. Joo, E. Won, K. Senyo, J. Libby, S. Ogawa, J. Dalseno, R. Gillard, S. K. Choi, J. Yamaoka, L. E. Piilonen, Saraju P. Mohanty, J. Rauch, M. Lubej, K. Hayasaka, C. H. Li, R. Glattauer, D. M. Asner, S. Korpar, Mikhail Danilov, R. Mizuk, R. Mussa, M. Masuda, E. Kato, Ruslan Chistov, H. B. Jeon, Yongsun Kim, E. Nakano, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, A. Ishikawa, C. Pulvermacher, T. Julius, K. Chilikin, S. Uno, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, S. Sandilya, V. Gaur, C. Van Hulse, D. Semmler, J. G. Shiu, A. Garmash, C. S. Park, P. Križan, M. Nakao, Meng Wang, T. Matsuda, Y. Watanabe, M. Starič, K. Inami, T. Schlüter, Dipanwita Dutta, G. Bonvicini, Andrey Sokolov, Phillip Urquijo, Peter Kodys, T. Nanut, R. Pestotnik, H. Li, H. Aihara, D. Kotchetkov, Y. Usov, H. K. Moon, J. S. Lange, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, A. M. Bakich, K. M. Williams, A. Chen, James E. Fast, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, Frank Simon, W. S. Hou, G. Pakhlova, Y. Yook, J. F. Strube, L. Li Gioi, Z. Natkaniec, H. Hayashii, Y. Sakai, E. Solovieva, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, G. Schnell, Samo Stanič, Ihn Sik Seong, M. Uchida, V. Chobanova, V. Bhardwaj, G. S. Varner, T. Luo, R. Itoh, P. Wang, C. Kiesling, B. G. Fulsom, M. Bračko, S. Nishida, Liangbin Li, V. Chekelian, P. Pakhlov, H. Park, A. Bozek, B. Bhuyan, T. E. Browder, A. Bobrov, V. Savinov, and L. Pesántez
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, KEKB, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, Analytical chemistry, Exotic hadron, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Gamma gamma
Abstract: The process gamma gamma -> p (p) over barK(+)K(-) and its intermediate processes are measured for the first time using a 980 fb(-1) data sample collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. The production of p (p) over barK(+)K(-) and a Lambda(1520)(0) ((Lambda) over bar (1520)(0)) signal in the pK(-) ((p) over barK(+)) invariant mass spectrum are clearly observed. However, no evidence for an exotic baryon near 1540 MeV/c(2), denoted as Theta(1540)(0) ((Theta) over bar (1540)(0)) or Theta(1540)(++) (Theta(1540)(--)), is seen in the pK(-) ((p) over barK(+)) or pK(+) ((p) over barK(-)) invariant mass spectra. Cross sections for gamma gamma -> p (p) over barK(+)K(-), Lambda(1520)(0)(p) over barK(+) + c.c. and the products sigma(gamma gamma -> Theta(1540)(0)(p) over barK(+) + c.c.)B(Theta(1540)(0) -> pK(-)) and sigma(gamma gamma -> Theta(1540)(++)(p) over barK(-) + c.c.)B(Theta(1540)(++) -> pK(+)) are measured. We also determine upper limits on the products of the chi(c0) and chi(c2) two-photon decay widths and their branching fractions to p (p) over barK(+)K(-) at the 90% credibility level.
Published: 2016
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46. First Observation of the Doubly Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay of a Charmed Baryon:Λc+→pK+π−

Author: R. Mizuk, S. K. Kim, M. Masuda, L. E. Piilonen, Kevin Varvell, Sunmin Ryu, Y. Unno, E. Won, P. L. Wang, R. Mussa, H. B. Jeon, H. Aihara, P. Hamer, Iki Adachi, J. B. Kim, D. Y. Kim, Y. Usov, G. Pakhlova, G. B. Mohanty, H. Farhat, P. Vanhoefer, A. Ishikawa, M. Nakao, V. Babu, M. Z. Wang, Y. Yusa, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, T. Aushev, N. K. Nisar, M. Uchida, V. Chobanova, C. W. Park, P. Križan, S. Yashchenko, G. Bonvicini, C. H. Wang, Z. P. Zhang, T. Julius, Peter Kodys, A. Vinokurova, C. Kiesling, W. W. Jacobs, P. Katrenko, T. Ferber, Y. S. Sohn, W. S. Hou, V.N. Zhilich, R. Chistov, H. Ye, K. M. Williams, J. G. Shiu, G. Schnell, T. Iijima, Nagao Kobayashi, J. Dalseno, A. Chen, Marko Petrič, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, V.E. Shebalin, Seongbae Yang, A. Vossen, M. Bračko, H. Park, G. S. Varner, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, A. Bozek, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, Daniel Greenwald, K. Negishi, T. Kuhr, J. Rauch, K. Miyabayashi, T. Sumiyoshi, H. Sahoo, I. Badhrees, Phillip Urquijo, Yang Li, Z. Drásal, R. Itoh, O. Schneider, Tara Nanut, D. Matvienko, Martin Ritter, O. Seon, Frank Simon, Y. Choi, S. Sandilya, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, K. J. Nath, T. Sanuki, A. Rostomyan, A. M. Bakich, T. Uglov, M. N. Wagner, D. M. Asner, T. K. Pedlar, K. T. Kim, B. G. Fulsom, B. Bhuyan, A. Moll, Yuki Sato, R. Gillard, K. Senyo, V. Trusov, Y. Watanabe, K. Trabelsi, Y. Sakai, V. Gaur, A. Zupanc, Y. M. Goh, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, H. K. Moon, H. Hayashii, J. S. Lange, A. J. Schwartz, E. Nakano, J. Yamaoka, V. Savinov, M. Danilov, B. Pal, Luka Santelj, M. Nayak, B. H. Kim, B. G. Cheon, M. J. Kim, J. Stypula, E. Kato, K. Chilikin, H. J. Kim, B.A. Shwartz, A. Kuzmin, C. Z. Yuan, Ihn Sik Seong, S. Nishida, T. E. Browder, M. Starič, Liangbin Li, M. Takizawa, Kiyoshi Tanida, Samo Stanič, I. Jaegle, T. Schlüter, Dipanwita Dutta, S. Korpar, V. Chekelian, S. Ogawa, K. K. Joo, R. Pestotnik, T. Hara, D. Liventsev, John Yelton, K. Inami, Z. Doležal, Vladimir Zhulanov, X. L. Wang, M. Sumihama, V.M. Aulchenko, E. L. Barberio, Yongsun Kim, S. Uno, C. Schwanda, Andrey Sokolov, H. Li, M. Niiyama, S. L. Olsen, J. Grygier, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, S.I. Eidelman, K. Hayasaka, James E. Fast, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, C. Pulvermacher, P. Goldenzweig, D. Cinabro, J. Haba, M. Lubej, G. Inguglia, N. Dash, V. Bhardwaj, J. Libby, C. H. Li, Y. Seino, S. Okuno, and Y. Teramoto
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, General Physics and Astronomy, Lambda, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Nuclear physics, Baryon, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, Pi, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Collider
Abstract: We report the first observation of the decay Lambda(+)(c) -> pK(+)pi(-) using a 980 fb(-1) data sample collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. This is the first observation of a doubly Cabibbo-suppressed decay of a charmed baryon. We measure the branching ratio of this decay with respect to its Cabibbo-favored counterpart to be B(Lambda(+)(c) -> pK(+)pi(-))/B(Lambda(+)(c) -> pK(-)pi(+)) = (2.35 +/- 0.27 +/- 0.21) x 10(-3), where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.
Published: 2016
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47. Search forXYZstates inϒ(1S)inclusive decays

Author: J. B. Kim, A. M. Bakich, R. Mussa, A. Moll, H. B. Jeon, S. Okuno, P. Wang, T. Matsuda, A. Ishikawa, T. Uglov, J. Haba, P. Križan, J. Libby, C. H. Li, Y. Seino, D. Cinabro, Marko Petrič, G. Inguglia, V. Zhukova, A. Garmash, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, K. Kinoshita, G. Varner, G. Bonvicini, B. G. Cheon, D. Matvienko, W. S. Hou, T. Nanut, S. Di Carlo, T. Iijima, K. Hayasaka, V. Vorobyev, Y. J. Kwon, D. M. Asner, D. Y. Kim, H. Farhat, A. Vinokurova, Samo Korpar, Leo Piilonen, K. Negishi, S. L. Olsen, Dipanwita Dutta, S. Uno, T. Kuhr, J. G. Shiu, Meng Wang, K. Senyo, K. K. Joo, E. Won, J. Yamaoka, A. Zupanc, Z. P. Zhang, S. Nishida, O. Seon, M. Masuda, Frank Simon, O. Schneider, D. Liventsev, K. T. Kim, R. Itoh, S. H. Kim, N. Dash, T. Ferber, Ruslan Chistov, Ihn Sik Seong, B. Pal, S. D. Yang, G. Pakhlova, Y. Watanabe, M. Uchida, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, Hiroaki Aihara, T. Sumiyoshi, V. Chobanova, Andrey Sokolov, T. A. Shibata, V. Bhardwaj, S. Ogawa, D. Kotchetkov, C. Z. Yuan, S. K. Choi, Prafulla Kumar Behera, F. Tenchini, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, Y. Sakai, E. Barberio, Vladimir Zhulanov, H. K. Moon, M. Starič, Martin Ritter, M. E. Sevior, P. Goldenzweig, T. Sanuki, Yongsun Kim, C. Schwanda, T. Luo, J. S. Lange, James E. Fast, C. Pulvermacher, S. Sandilya, V. Gaur, Yoshinobu Unno, Y. Yook, T. Schlüter, K. Trabelsi, Semen Eidelman, M. Watanabe, B. G. Fulsom, M. Nakao, C. P. Shen, V.N. Zhilich, S. Yashchenko, H. Hayashii, E. Solovieva, C. H. Wang, T. E. Browder, T. Julius, K. Chilikin, M. Nayak, H. Li, A.E. Bondar, L. Li Gioi, K. M. Williams, A. Chen, M. Takizawa, Kiyoshi Tanida, Mikhail Danilov, Y. Choi, Z. Doležal, X. L. Wang, R. Pestotnik, Z. Drásal, P. Krokovny, J. Dalseno, A. Bozek, Y. Ban, Y. Yusa, I. Badhrees, Yang Li, K. J. Nath, L. Santelj, M. Bračko, G. Schnell, N. Gabyshev, Z. Natkaniec, Liangbin Li, A. Rostomyan, V. Chekelian, D. Červenkov, B. Bhuyan, V. Savinov, P. Pakhlov, and A. Kuzmin
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, Particle physics, KEKB, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Tetraquark, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences
Abstract: The branching fractions of the Upsilon(1S) inclusive decays into final states with a J/psi or psi(2S) are measured with improved precision to be B Upsilon(1S) -> J/psi + anything = (5.25 +/- 0.13(stat) +/- 0.25(syst) x 10(-4) and B Upsilon(1S) -> psi(2S) + anything = (1.23 +/- 0.17(stat) +/- 0.11(syst)) x 10(-4). The first search for Upsilon(1S) decays into XYZ states that decay into a J/psi or a psi(2S) plus one or two charged tracks yields no significant signals for XYZ states in any of the examined decay modes, and upper limits on their production rates in Upsilon(1S) inclusive decays are determined.
Published: 2016
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48. Observation ofZb(10610)andZb(10650)Decaying toBMesons

Author: Tariq Aziz, S. Uno, Y. Choi, James E. Fast, G. Bonvicini, J. Libby, C. H. Li, Y. Yook, S. Eidelman, Y. Sakai, R. Mizuk, Y. M. Goh, A. Kuzmin, S. Sandilya, G. Schnell, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, T. E. Browder, Yongsun Kim, P. Pakhlov, A. Zupanc, P. Lukin, V. Babu, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, N. Dash, E. Nakano, T. Aushev, Y. Seino, T. Hara, T. Mori, I. Jaegle, H. Park, A. Bozek, R. Ayad, B. Pal, T. Ferber, T. Kuhr, K. Chilikin, A. M. Bakich, L. E. Piilonen, Hiroaki Aihara, C. Van Hulse, E. Kato, C. Z. Yuan, G. Pakhlova, V.E. Shebalin, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, V. Bhardwaj, T. K. Pedlar, B. Bhuyan, A. Moll, Dipanwita Dutta, E. Ribežl, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, U. Tamponi, S. Yashchenko, D. Y. Kim, A. Abdesselam, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, P. Goldenzweig, M. J. Kim, V. Gaur, Y. Teramoto, B. G. Cheon, R. Pestotnik, L. Li Gioi, V. Savinov, M. Danilov, C. Pulvermacher, A. Garmash, D. Semmler, G. B. Mohanty, R. Mussa, A. Ishikawa, T. Julius, P. L. Wang, Meng Wang, Y. Watanabe, D. Joffe, C. H. Wang, S. Nishida, M. Nakao, P. Križan, M. Starič, K. Hayasaka, A. Bobrov, D. Cinabro, T. Nanut, B. Shwartz, R. Itoh, K. K. Joo, E. Won, Liangbin Li, A. Rostomyan, A. Bondar, Z. Natkaniec, K. M. Williams, A. Chen, V. Chekelian, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Bračko, D. A. Epifanov, K. Senyo, Toru Iijima, A. Drutskoy, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Z. P. Zhang, S. L. Olsen, P. Vanhoefer, H. Sahoo, T. Sanuki, H. Hayashii, T. Uglov, I. Adachi, Marko Petrič, J. G. Shiu, J. Dalseno, D. Matvienko, K. Trabelsi, J. B. Kim, C. P. Shen, M. Ritter, Y. Iwasaki, V. Vorobyev, Y. J. Kwon, J. Yamaoka, K. Kinoshita, S. Uehara, O. Schneider, B. Golob, H. Li, J. S. Lange, D. M. Asner, Samo Korpar, E. Solovieva, Frank Simon, V.N. Zhilich, K. Miyabayashi, I. Badhrees, M. Masuda, M. Uchida, V. Chobanova, H. Farhat, G. S. Varner, M. N. Wagner, Y. S. Sohn, B. G. Fulsom, Ihn Sik Seong, T. Kawasaki, Kiyoshi Tanida, John Yelton, Z. Doležal, K. T. Kim, R. Gillard, and Christoph Schwanda
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, Analytical chemistry, Pi, General Physics and Astronomy, B meson, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Bar (unit)
Abstract: We report the analysis of the three-body e(+)e(-) -> B (B) over bar pi(+/-), B (B) over bar*pi(+/-), and B*(B) over bar* pi(+/-) processes, including the first observations of the Z(b)(+/-)(10610) -> [B (B) over bar* + c.c.](+/-) and Z(b)(+/-)(10650) -> [B*(B) over bar*](+/-) transitions that are found to dominate the corresponding final states. We measure Born cross sections for the three-body production of sigma(e(+)e(-) -> [B (B) over bar* + c.c.](+/-)pi(-/+)) = [17.4 +/- 1.6(stat) +/- 1.9(syst)]pb and sigma(e(+)e(-) -> [B*(B) over bar*](+/-)pi(-/+)) = [8.75 +/- 1.15(stat) +/- 1.04(syst)] pb and set a 90% C.L. upper limit of sigma(e(+)e(-) -> [B (B) over bar](+/-)pi(-/+)) < 2.9 pb. The results are based on a 121.4 fb(-1) data sample collected with the Belle detector at a center-of-mass energy near the Upsilon(10860) peak.
Published: 2016
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49. Observation of the DecayBs0→K0K¯0

Author: B. Bhuyan, R. Mussa, Marko Petrič, H. B. Jeon, A. Ishikawa, Yuki Sato, A. Drutskoy, T. E. Browder, C. W. Park, D. Matvienko, P. Križan, D. Cinabro, I. Adachi, S. Sandilya, A. Bobrov, K. Trabelsi, D. M. Asner, A. Vinokurova, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, Rakesh Kumar, V. Savinov, K. H. Kang, K. Cho, B. G. Cheon, T. K. Pedlar, V. Babu, Tariq Aziz, T. Aushev, Ihn Sik Seong, T. Kawasaki, A. Zupanc, R. Pestotnik, A. Kuzmin, H. K. Moon, V.N. Zhilich, B. Pal, M. Uchida, L. Pesántez, Peter Kodys, W. W. Jacobs, G. Pakhlova, Z. Drásal, P. Pakhlov, A. Moll, J. Haba, X. H. He, S. Ogawa, Y. Choi, P.A. Lukin, V. Chobanova, Hiroaki Aihara, J. Stypula, C. Pulvermacher, C. Z. Yuan, N. K. Nisar, T. Hara, H. Park, S. Korpar, G. S. Varner, T. Luo, M. J. Kim, K. Miyabayashi, T. Kuhr, A. Bozek, M. Masuda, S. Okuno, B.A. Shwartz, Y. M. Goh, I. Jaegle, Jyoti Prakash Biswal, Sunmin Ryu, M. Starič, R. Ayad, J. Yamaoka, L. Li Gioi, Seema Bahinipati, L. E. Piilonen, E. Ribežl, A. Garmash, K. K. Joo, E. Won, M. N. Wagner, S. Nishida, B. G. Fulsom, T. Kumita, Liangbin Li, A. Rostomyan, V. Chekelian, T. Julius, G. Schnell, S. Uehara, D. Y. Kim, A. J. Schwartz, H. J. Kim, K. M. Williams, R. Chistov, D. Liventsev, Vladimir Zhulanov, A. Chen, P. Vanhoefer, J. G. Shiu, G. B. Mohanty, Samo Stanič, Y. Teramoto, V.E. Shebalin, H. Hayashii, H. Sahoo, T. Nanut, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, Prafulla Kumar Behera, I. S. Lee, S.I. Eidelman, Phillip Urquijo, J. Rauch, K. Senyo, E. Nakano, P. Goldenzweig, A. M. Bakich, Z. Natkaniec, T. Sumiyoshi, W. S. Hou, R. Mizuk, Y. Yusa, C. Van Hulse, Martin Ritter, K. Hayasaka, A. Abdesselam, V. Gaur, H. Farhat, J. Libby, D. Červenkov, C. H. Li, T. Sanuki, John Yelton, Y. Iwasaki, Z. Doležal, X. L. Wang, Y. J. Kwon, Andrey Sokolov, T. Schlüter, M. Watanabe, Dipanwita Dutta, D. Joffe, K. T. Kim, K. Inami, R. Gillard, Saraju P. Mohanty, O. Schneider, C. Kiesling, Y. S. Sohn, Y. Seino, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, S. Uno, C. Schwanda, M. Nayak, M. Nakao, I. Badhrees, H. Li, James E. Fast, M. Sumihama, O. Grzymkowska, C. H. Wang, J. Dalseno, Soumen Paul, E. Kato, E. L. Barberio, Y. Watanabe, T. Mori, D. Greenwald, Y. Usov, Z. P. Zhang, T. Uglov, Y. Sakai, E. Solovieva, A. Vossen, O. Seon, Frank Simon, N. Dash, V. Bhardwaj, and M. Bračko
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Luminosity (scattering theory), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Electron–positron annihilation, Detector, General Physics and Astronomy, Resonance, 01 natural sciences, Measure (mathematics), law.invention, Nuclear physics, KEKB, law, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Collider
Abstract: We measure the decay Bs0→K0K0 using data collected at the ?(5S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+e- collider. The data sample used corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 121.4 fb-1. We measure a branching fraction B(Bs0→K0K0)=[19.6-5.1+5.8(stat)±1.0(syst)±2.0(NBs0Bs0)]×10-6 with a significance of 5.1 standard deviations. This measurement constitutes the first observation of this decay.
Published: 2016
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50. Inclusive and exclusive measurements ofBdecays toχc1andχc2at Belle

Author: A. Abdesselam, H. Ye, V. Gaur, M. Nakao, B. G. Cheon, Andrey Sokolov, J. G. Shiu, A. Bala, Phillip Urquijo, M. Ritter, S. Korpar, M. J. Kim, L. E. Piilonen, D. Cinabro, V.N. Zhilich, Peter Kodys, P. Katrenko, M. Starič, C. H. Wang, C. Kiesling, D. Greenwald, Y. Usov, T. Kumita, M. Nayak, V.E. Shebalin, S. Al Said, B.A. Shwartz, A. Moll, Mikhail Danilov, M. Bračko, A.E. Bondar, S. Yashchenko, G. Pakhlova, H. Sahoo, S. Wehle, K. Trabelsi, K. Miyabayashi, T. Julius, K. Arinstein, A. Vinokurova, C. P. Shen, D. Liventsev, Z. P. Zhang, Y. Iwasaki, Y. J. Kwon, Saraju P. Mohanty, Vladimir Zhulanov, Kiyoshi Tanida, M. E. Sevior, I. S. Lee, I. Adachi, T. A. Shibata, H. Miyata, S.I. Eidelman, S. H. Kim, P. Krokovny, James E. Fast, P. Goldenzweig, Rakesh Kumar, O. Schneider, K. Cho, I. Jaegle, K. Hayasaka, Z. Doležal, X. L. Wang, V. Babu, H. Farhat, Yongsun Kim, S. Uno, C. Schwanda, Yoshinobu Unno, E. Panzenböck, M. Watanabe, T. Nanut, R. Pestotnik, G. Schnell, S. Sandilya, T. Sumiyoshi, B. R. Ko, Marko Petrič, T. K. Pedlar, O. Seon, Frank Simon, R. Mizuk, T. Ferber, J. Haba, L. Li Gioi, A. Garmash, T. Aushev, M. Masuda, A. Frey, Nagao Kobayashi, T. Sanuki, Y. S. Sohn, T. Iijima, D. Semmler, Y. Yook, A. Loos, K. Senyo, Vikas Bansal, Y. Sakai, K. T. Kim, Y. Watanabe, J. Rauch, D. Matvienko, P.A. Lukin, R. Gillard, S. K. Choi, A. M. Bakich, Z. Natkaniec, H. Park, A. Bozek, E. Nakano, C. Pulvermacher, T. Uglov, T. Kuhr, A. Chen, N. Gabyshev, D. Červenkov, D. M. Asner, J. Libby, H. Hayashii, C. H. Li, E. Solovieva, C. Van Hulse, S. Nishida, R. Glattauer, A. Kuzmin, Ruslan Chistov, J. Yamaoka, Jasvinder A. Singh, V.M. Aulchenko, S. Ogawa, Dipanwita Dutta, A. Rostomyan, E. L. Barberio, V. Chekelian, R. Ayad, Seema Bahinipati, Y. Seino, A. Zupanc, M. Sumihama, S. Uehara, K. Chilikin, B. Bhuyan, Yuki Sato, S. Okuno, T. E. Browder, B. Pal, E. Ribežl, X. H. He, D. Y. Kim, A. Bobrov, R. Mussa, Hiroaki Aihara, J. Stypula, V. Savinov, C. Z. Yuan, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, Y. Teramoto, C. W. Park, P. Križan, M. Z. Wang, K. Kinoshita, U. Tamponi, J. B. Kim, P. Hamer, G. B. Mohanty, Y. Yusa, D. Joffe, I. Badhrees, M. Uchida, Yang Li, Y. Choi, N. K. Nisar, L. Santelj, V. Chobanova, V. Bhardwaj, Y. M. Goh, J. Dalseno, G. S. Varner, K. K. Joo, E. Won, E. Kato, H. Atmacan, R. Itoh, P. Vanhoefer, P. Wang, B. G. Fulsom, O. Frost, W. S. Hou, M. V. Purohit, T. Kawasaki, V. Vorobyev, B. Golob, H. K. Moon, S. Ganguly, and Jyoti Prakash Biswal
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear magnetic resonance, KEKB, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electron–positron annihilation, 0103 physical sciences, Analytical chemistry, Pi, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, X(3872)
Abstract: We report inclusive and exclusive measurements for chi(c1) and chi(c2) production in B decays. We measure B(B -> chi X-c1) = (3.03 +/- 0.05 (stat) +/- 0.24(syst)) x 10(-3) and B(B -> chi X-c2) = (0.70 +/- 0.06 (stat) +/- 0.10(syst)) x 10(-3). For the first time, chi(c2) production in exclusive B decays in the modes B-0 -> chi(c2) pi K--(+) and B-0 -> chi(c2) pi(-)pi K-+(+) has been observed, along with first evidence for the B-0 -> chi(c2) pi K--(s)0 decay mode. For chi c1 production, we report the first observation in the B+ -> chi(c1) pi(-)pi K-+(+), B-0 -> chi(c1) pi(-)pi K-+(s)0 and B-0 -> chi(c1) pi(-)pi K-+(+) decay modes. Using these decay modes, we observe a difference in the production mechanism of chi(c2) in comparison to chi(c1) in B decays. In addition, we report searches for X(3872) and chi(c1) (2P) in the B+ -> (chi(c1) pi(+)pi(-))K+ decay mode. The reported results use 772 x 10(6) B (B) over bar events collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider.
Published: 2016
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