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1. Measurement of Electron Antineutrino Oscillation Amplitude and Frequency via Neutron Capture on Hydrogen at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Bai WD, Balantekin AB, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao GF, Cao J, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Chen ZY, Cheng J, Cheng J, Cheng YC, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, Dalager O, Deng FS, Ding XY, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dolzhikov D, Dove J, Dugas KV, Duyang HY, Dwyer DA, Gallo JP, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Han Y, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang JH, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Langford TJ, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li F, Li HL, Li JJ, Li QJ, Li RH, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu JX, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk KB, Ma BZ, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mandujano RC, Marshall C, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nguyen TMT, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Park J, Patton S, Peng JC, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Morales Reveco C, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Russell B, Steiner H, Sun JL, Tmej T, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Tung YC, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wei W, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Wong HLH, Worcester E, Wu DR, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xie ZQ, Xing ZZ, Xu HK, Xu JL, Xu T, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang YZ, Yao HF, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zavadskyi V, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JL, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang SQ, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao RZ, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: This Letter reports the first measurement of the oscillation amplitude and frequency of reactor antineutrinos at Daya Bay via neutron capture on hydrogen using 1958 days of data. With over 3.6 million signal candidates, an optimized candidate selection, improved treatment of backgrounds and efficiencies, refined energy calibration, and an energy response model for the capture-on-hydrogen sensitive region, the relative ν[over ¯]_{e} rates and energy spectra variation among the near and far detectors gives sin^{2}2θ_{13}=0.0759_{-0.0049}^{+0.0050} and Δm_{32}^{2}=(2.72_{-0.15}^{+0.14})×10^{-3} eV^{2} assuming the normal neutrino mass ordering, and Δm_{32}^{2}=(-2.83_{-0.14}^{+0.15})×10^{-3} eV^{2} for the inverted neutrino mass ordering. This estimate of sin^{2}2θ_{13} is consistent with and essentially independent from the one obtained using the capture-on-gadolinium sample at Daya Bay. The combination of these two results yields sin^{2}2θ_{13}=0.0833±0.0022, which represents an 8% relative improvement in precision regarding the Daya Bay full 3158-day capture-on-gadolinium result.
Published: 2024
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2. Search for a Sub-eV Sterile Neutrino Using Daya Bay's Full Dataset.

Author: An FP, Bai WD, Balantekin AB, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao GF, Cao J, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Chen ZY, Cheng J, Cheng YC, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, Dalager O, Deng FS, Ding XY, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dolzhikov D, Dove J, Dugas KV, Duyang HY, Dwyer DA, Gallo JP, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Han Y, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang JH, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Langford TJ, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li F, Li HL, Li JJ, Li QJ, Li RH, Li S, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu JX, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk KB, Ma BZ, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mandujano RC, Marshall C, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nguyen TMT, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Park J, Patton S, Peng JC, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Morales Reveco C, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Russell B, Steiner H, Sun JL, Tmej T, Tse WH, Tull CE, Tung YC, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wei W, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Wong HLH, Worcester E, Wu DR, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xie ZQ, Xing ZZ, Xu HK, Xu JL, Xu T, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang YZ, Yao HF, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yuan CZ, Yue BB, Zavadskyi V, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JL, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang SQ, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao RZ, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: This Letter presents results of a search for the mixing of a sub-eV sterile neutrino with three active neutrinos based on the full data sample of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, collected during 3158 days of detector operation, which contains 5.55×10^{6} reactor ν[over ¯]_{e} candidates identified as inverse beta-decay interactions followed by neutron capture on gadolinium. The analysis benefits from a doubling of the statistics of our previous result and from improvements of several important systematic uncertainties. No significant oscillation due to mixing of a sub-eV sterile neutrino with active neutrinos was found. Exclusion limits are set by both Feldman-Cousins and CLs methods. Light sterile neutrino mixing with sin^{2}2θ_{14}≳0.01 can be excluded at 95% confidence level in the region of 0.01 eV^{2}≲|Δm_{41}^{2}|≲0.1 eV^{2}. This result represents the world-leading constraints in the region of 2×10^{-4} eV^{2}≲|Δm_{41}^{2}|≲0.2 eV^{2}.
Published: 2024
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3. First Measurement of R(X_{τ/ℓ}) as an Inclusive Test of the b→cτν Anomaly.

Author: Adachi I, Adamczyk K, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Aversano M, Babu V, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Barrett M, Baudot J, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becherer F, Becker J, Bennett JV, Bernlochner FU, Bertacchi V, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Bilokin S, Biswas D, Bobrov A, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Briere RA, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Cerasoli J, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheema P, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De La Motte SA, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Ecker P, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finocchiaro G, Fodor A, Forti F, Frey A, Fulsom BG, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Garg R, Gaudino G, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Ghevondyan G, Ghosh D, Ghumaryan H, Giakoustidis G, Giordano R, Giri A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Gogota O, Goldenzweig P, Gradl W, Grammatico T, Granderath S, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gruberová Z, Gu T, Gudkova K, Halder S, Han Y, Hara T, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Hedges MT, Heidelbach A, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Higuchi T, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Horak P, Hsu CL, Humair T, Iijima T, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Jia S, Jin Y, Joo KK, Junkerkalefeld H, Kalita D, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Karyan G, Kawasaki T, Keil F, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kulii Y, Kumar M, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Leboucher R, Le Diberder FR, Lee MJ, Levit D, Lewis PM, Li LK, Li Y, Li YB, Libby J, Liu M, Liu QY, Liu ZQ, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lueck T, Luo T, Lyu C, Ma Y, Maggiora M, Maharana SP, Maiti R, Maity S, Mancinelli G, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Manthei AC, Mantovano M, Marcantonio D, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martellini C, Martinov T, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Maurya SK, McKenna JA, Mehta R, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Mirra M, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Mondal S, Moneta S, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakao M, Nakazawa Y, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Narwal D, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Niebuhr C, Nishida S, Ogawa S, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Otani F, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Panta A, Pardi S, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rados P, Raeuber G, Raiz S, Rauls N, Reif M, Reiter S, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Rocchetti P, Roehrken M, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sakai Y, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schmitt C, Schwanda C, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shan W, Shen CP, Shi XD, Shillington T, Shimasaki T, Shiu JG, Shtol D, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Singh JB, Skorupa J, Sobie RJ, Sobotzik M, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stavroulakis P, Stefkova S, Stroili R, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Svidras H, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tenchini F, Tittel O, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Trabelsi K, Tsaklidis I, Uchida M, Ueda I, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varvell KE, Veronesi M, Vinokurova A, Vismaya VS, Vitale L, Volpe R, Wach B, Wakai M, Wallner S, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Wang Z, Warburton A, Watanuki S, Wessel C, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yang SB, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Zhang B, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, and Zhukova VI
Abstract: We measure the tau-to-light-lepton ratio of inclusive B-meson branching fractions R(X_{τ/ℓ})≡B(B→Xτν)/B(B→Xℓν), where ℓ indicates an electron or muon, and thereby test the universality of charged-current weak interactions. We select events that have one fully reconstructed B meson and a charged lepton candidate from 189 fb^{-1} of electron-positron collision data collected with the Belle II detector. We find R(X_{τ/ℓ})=0.228±0.016(stat)±0.036(syst), in agreement with standard-model expectations. This is the first direct measurement of R(X_{τ/ℓ}).
Published: 2024
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4. Precise Measurement of the D_{s}^{+} Lifetime at Belle II.

Author: Adachi I, Aggarwal L, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Aversano M, Babu V, Bae H, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Barrett M, Baudot J, Bauer M, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernlochner FU, Bertacchi V, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Biswas D, Bodrov D, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Briere RA, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Cerasoli J, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheema P, Chekelian V, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cochran J, Corona L, Das S, Dattola F, De La Motte SA, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Ecker P, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferlewicz D, Finck C, Finocchiaro G, Fodor A, Forti F, Frey A, Fulsom BG, Gabrielli A, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Garmash A, Gaudino G, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Ghevondyan G, Ghosh D, Ghumaryan H, Giakoustidis G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Gogota O, Goldenzweig P, Gradl W, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gruberová Z, Gu T, Guan Y, Gudkova K, Han Y, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Humair T, Iijima T, Inami K, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Ji QP, Jia S, Jin Y, Junkerkalefeld H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Karyan G, Kawasaki T, Keil F, Ketter C, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kindo H, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lai YT, Lam T, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Leboucher R, Le Diberder FR, Leitl P, Levit D, Lewis PM, Li LK, Libby J, Liu QY, Liu ZQ, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lueck T, Lyu C, Ma Y, Maggiora M, Maharana SP, Maiti R, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Mantovano M, Marcantonio D, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martellini C, Martini A, Martinov T, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Maurya SK, McKenna JA, Mehta R, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Mirra M, Miyabayashi K, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Mondal S, Moneta S, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakazawa Y, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nazaryan G, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Ono H, Otani F, Oxford ER, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Passeri A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Pham F, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rados P, Raeuber G, Raiz S, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schmitt C, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shan W, Shi XD, Shillington T, Shiu JG, Shtol D, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Sobie RJ, Sobotzik M, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stavroulakis P, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Sumihama M, Svidras H, Takahashi M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanida K, Tenchini F, Tittel O, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Trabelsi K, Tsaklidis I, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varvell KE, Veronesi M, Vismaya VS, Vitale L, Volpe R, Wach B, Wallner S, Wang E, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Wang Z, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Wessel C, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou JS, Zhou QD, Zhukova VI, and Žlebčík R
Abstract: We measure the lifetime of the D_{s}^{+} meson using a data sample of 207 fb^{-1} collected by the Belle II experiment running at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy e^{+}e^{-} collider. The lifetime is determined by fitting the decay-time distribution of a sample of 116×10^{3} D_{s}^{+}→ϕπ^{+} decays. Our result is τ_{D_{s}^{+}}=(499.5±1.7±0.9) fs, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. This result is significantly more precise than previous measurements.
Published: 2023
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5. Search for a τ^{+}τ^{-} Resonance in e^{+}e^{-}→μ^{+}μ^{-}τ^{+}τ^{-} Events with the Belle II Experiment.

Author: Adachi I, Adamczyk K, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Aversano M, Babu V, Bae H, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Barrett M, Baudot J, Bauer M, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertacchi V, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhardwaj V, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Bilokin S, Biswas D, Bobrov A, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Borah J, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Cerasoli J, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheaib R, Cheema P, Chekelian V, Chen YQ, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Cochran J, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Cunliffe S, Czank T, Das S, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De La Motte SA, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Ecker P, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finck C, Finocchiaro G, Fodor A, Forti F, Frey A, Fulsom BG, Gabrielli A, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Garmash A, Gaudino G, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Ghevondyan G, Ghosh D, Ghumaryan H, Giakoustidis G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Gogota O, Goldenzweig P, Gradl W, Grammatico T, Granderath S, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gruberová Z, Gu T, Guan Y, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Halder S, Han Y, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Hedges MT, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hirata H, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Humair T, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Ji QP, Jia S, Jin Y, Johnson A, Joo KK, Junkerkalefeld H, Kakuno H, Kaleta M, Kalita D, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Kang S, Karl R, Karyan G, Kawasaki T, Keil F, Ketter C, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kindo H, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Konno T, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lai YT, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Lautenbach K, Leboucher R, Le Diberder FR, Leitl P, Levit D, Lewis PM, Li C, Li LK, Li YB, Libby J, Lieret K, Liu QY, Liu ZQ, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lozar A, Lueck T, Lyu C, Ma Y, Maggiora M, Maharana SP, Maiti R, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Manthei AC, Mantovano M, Marcantonio D, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martellini C, Martini A, Martinov T, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Maurya SK, McKenna JA, Mehta R, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Mirra M, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Mondal S, Moneta S, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Nakayama H, Nakazawa H, Nakazawa Y, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Narwal D, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Niebuhr C, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Ogawa S, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Otani F, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Parham K, Park J, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Pham F, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat L, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raeuber G, Raiz S, Ramirez Morales A, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Rizzuto LB, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roehrken M, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sahoo D, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schnepf M, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shan W, Sharma C, Shen CP, Shi XD, Shillington T, Shiu JG, Shtol D, Shwartz B, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Singh JB, Skorupa J, Sobie RJ, Sobotzik M, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stavroulakis P, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Strube J, Sue Y, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Takahashi M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Tenchini F, Thaller A, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Tsaklidis I, Uchida M, Ueda I, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vismaya VS, Vitale L, Vobbilisetti V, Volpe R, Vossen A, Wach B, Wakai M, Wakeling HM, Wallner S, Wang E, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Wang Z, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Watanuki S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yook YM, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhai Y, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou JS, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, and Žlebčík R
Abstract: We report the first search for a nonstandard-model resonance decaying into τ pairs in e^{+}e^{-}→μ^{+}μ^{-}τ^{+}τ^{-} events in the 3.6-10 GeV/c^{2} mass range. We use a 62.8 fb^{-1} sample of e^{+}e^{-} collisions collected at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider. The analysis probes three different models predicting a spin-1 particle coupling only to the heavier lepton families, a Higgs-like spin-0 particle that couples preferentially to charged leptons (leptophilic scalar), and an axionlike particle, respectively. We observe no evidence for a signal and set exclusion limits at 90% confidence level on the product of cross section and branching fraction into τ pairs, ranging from 0.7 to 24 fb, and on the couplings of these processes. We obtain world-leading constraints on the couplings for the leptophilic scalar model for masses above 6.5 GeV/c^{2} and for the axionlike particle model over the entire mass range.
Published: 2023
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6. Republication of "Congenital Dislocation of the Fifth Metatarsophalangeal Joint in Adults: Operative Technique".

Author: Jaffe DE and Brodsky JW
Abstract: Congenital dislocation of the fifth metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint can cause significant limitations in a patient's ability to wear a closed shoe. Historic treatment has involved amputation of the digit or attempts at reconstruction. These techniques have had limited success with unreliable correction and/or unacceptable cosmesis. The authors present a detailed, methodical approach to reconstruction of this deformity with a stepwise algorithm that addresses both the bony and soft tissue components of the deformity. With this modern technique, reliable and satisfactory results can be expected., Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. ICMJE forms for all authors are available online., (© The Author(s) 2023.)
Published: 2023
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7. Final Measurement of the ^{235}U Antineutrino Energy Spectrum with the PROSPECT-I Detector at HFIR.

Author: Andriamirado M, Balantekin AB, Bass CD, Bergeron DE, Bernard EP, Bowden NS, Bryan CD, Carr R, Classen T, Conant AJ, Deichert G, Delgado A, Diwan MV, Dolinski MJ, Erickson A, Foust BT, Gaison JK, Galindo-Uribari A, Gilbert CE, Gokhale S, Grant C, Hans S, Hansell AB, Heeger KM, Heffron B, Jaffe DE, Jayakumar S, Ji X, Jones DC, Koblanski J, Kunkle P, Kyzylova O, LaBelle D, Lane CE, Langford TJ, LaRosa J, Littlejohn BR, Lu X, Maricic J, Mendenhall MP, Meyer AM, Milincic R, Mueller PE, Mumm HP, Napolitano J, Neilson R, Nikkel JA, Nour S, Palomino Gallo JL, Pushin DA, Qian X, Roca C, Rosero R, Searles M, Surukuchi PT, Sutanto F, Tyra MA, Venegas-Vargas D, Weatherly PB, Wilhelmi J, Woolverton A, Yeh M, Zhang C, and Zhang X
Abstract: This Letter reports one of the most precise measurements to date of the antineutrino spectrum from a purely ^{235}U-fueled reactor, made with the final dataset from the PROSPECT-I detector at the High Flux Isotope Reactor. By extracting information from previously unused detector segments, this analysis effectively doubles the statistics of the previous PROSPECT measurement. The reconstructed energy spectrum is unfolded into antineutrino energy and compared with both the Huber-Mueller model and a spectrum from a commercial reactor burning multiple fuel isotopes. A local excess over the model is observed in the 5-7 MeV energy region. Comparison of the PROSPECT results with those from commercial reactors provides new constraints on the origin of this excess, disfavoring at 2.0 and 3.7 standard deviations the hypotheses that antineutrinos from ^{235}U are solely responsible and noncontributors to the excess observed at commercial reactors, respectively.
Published: 2023
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8. Search for an Invisible Z^{'} in a Final State with Two Muons and Missing Energy at Belle II.

Author: Adachi I, Adamczyk K, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Aushev T, Aushev V, Bae H, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Baudot J, Bauer M, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertacchi V, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Biswas D, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Borah J, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheaib R, Cheema P, Chekelian V, Chen C, Chen YQ, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cunliffe S, Das S, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De La Motte SA, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Ecker P, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finck C, Finocchiaro G, Fodor A, Forti F, Fulsom BG, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Ghevondyan G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Granderath S, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gruberová Z, Gu T, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Haigh H, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Ji QP, Jia S, Jin Y, Joo KK, Junkerkalefeld H, Kakuno H, Kaliyar AB, Kang KH, Kang S, Karl R, Karyan G, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kindo H, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Konno T, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Lautenbach K, Leboucher R, Le Diberder FR, Leitl P, Li C, Li LK, Libby J, Lieret K, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lozar A, Lueck T, Luo T, Lyu C, Maggiora M, Maiti R, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martini A, Martinov T, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Maurya SK, McKenna JA, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moneta S, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Nakayama H, Nakazawa Y, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Ogawa S, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Parham K, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat L, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raeuber G, Raiz S, Ramirez Morales A, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shen CP, Shillington T, Shiu JG, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Singh JB, Skorupa J, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Strube J, Sue Y, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Taniguchi N, Tenchini F, Thaller A, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Ueda I, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vobbilisetti V, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Watanuki S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yin JH, Yook YM, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, and Žlebčík R
Abstract: The L_{μ}-L_{τ} extension of the standard model predicts the existence of a lepton-flavor-universality-violating Z^{'} boson that couples only to the heavier lepton families. We search for such a Z^{'} through its invisible decay in the process e^{+}e^{-}→μ^{+}μ^{-}Z^{'}. We use a sample of electron-positron collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV collected by the Belle II experiment in 2019-2020, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 79.7 fb^{-1}. We find no excess over the expected standard-model background. We set 90%-confidence-level upper limits on the cross section for this process as well as on the coupling of the model, which ranges from 3×10^{-3} at low Z^{'} masses to 1 at Z^{'} masses of 8 GeV/c^{2}.
Published: 2023
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9. Improved Measurement of the Evolution of the Reactor Antineutrino Flux and Spectrum at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Bai WD, Balantekin AB, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao GF, Cao J, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng J, Cheng J, Cheng YC, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, Dalager O, Deng FS, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dolzhikov D, Dove J, Dugas KV, Duyang HY, Dwyer DA, Gallo JP, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Han Y, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang JH, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Langford TJ, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li F, Li HL, Li JJ, Li QJ, Li RH, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu JX, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk KB, Ma BZ, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mandujano RC, Marshall C, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nguyen TMT, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Park J, Patton S, Peng JC, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Morales Reveco C, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Russell B, Steiner H, Sun JL, Tmej T, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Tung YC, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Wong HLH, Worcester E, Wu DR, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xie ZQ, Xing ZZ, Xu HK, Xu JL, Xu T, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang YZ, Yao HF, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zavadskyi V, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JL, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang SQ, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao RZ, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Subjects: Uranium, Nuclear Reactors
Abstract: Reactor neutrino experiments play a crucial role in advancing our knowledge of neutrinos. In this Letter, the evolution of the flux and spectrum as a function of the reactor isotopic content is reported in terms of the inverse-beta-decay yield at Daya Bay with 1958 days of data and improved systematic uncertainties. These measurements are compared with two signature model predictions: the Huber-Mueller model based on the conversion method and the SM2018 model based on the summation method. The measured average flux and spectrum, as well as the flux evolution with the ^{239}Pu isotopic fraction, are inconsistent with the predictions of the Huber-Mueller model. In contrast, the SM2018 model is shown to agree with the average flux and its evolution but fails to describe the energy spectrum. Altering the predicted inverse-beta-decay spectrum from ^{239}Pu fission does not improve the agreement with the measurement for either model. The models can be brought into better agreement with the measurements if either the predicted spectrum due to ^{235}U fission is changed or the predicted ^{235}U, ^{238}U, ^{239}Pu, and ^{241}Pu spectra are changed in equal measure.
Published: 2023
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10. Search for Lepton-Flavor-Violating τ Decays to a Lepton and an Invisible Boson at Belle II.

Author: Adachi I, Adamczyk K, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Aushev T, Aushev V, Bae H, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Baudot J, Bauer M, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertacchi V, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Bilokin S, Biswas D, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Borah J, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheaib R, Cheema P, Chekelian V, Chen YQ, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cunliffe S, Das S, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De La Motte SA, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Ecker P, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finck C, Finocchiaro G, Flood K, Fodor A, Forti F, Fulsom BG, Gabrielli A, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Ghevondyan G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Gradl W, Granderath S, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gruberová Z, Gu T, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Humair T, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Ji QP, Jia S, Jin Y, Joo KK, Junkerkalefeld H, Kakuno H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Kang S, Karl R, Karyan G, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kindo H, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Konno T, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Lautenbach K, Leboucher R, Le Diberder FR, Leitl P, Lewis PM, Li C, Li LK, Li YB, Libby J, Lieret K, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lozar A, Lueck T, Luo T, Lyu C, Maggiora M, Maiti R, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Manthei A, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martini A, Martinov T, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Maurya SK, McKenna JA, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moneta S, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Nakayama H, Nakazawa Y, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Niebuhr C, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Ogawa S, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Parham K, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Pham F, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat L, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raeuber G, Raiz S, Ramirez Morales A, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shen CP, Shi XD, Shillington T, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Singh JB, Skorupa J, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Strube J, Sue Y, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Tenchini F, Thaller A, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Ueda I, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vobbilisetti V, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Watanuki S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Wiechczynski J, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yook YM, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, and Žlebčík R
Abstract: We search for lepton-flavor-violating τ^{-}→e^{-}α and τ^{-}→μ^{-}α decays, where α is an invisible spin-0 boson. The search uses electron-positron collisions at 10.58 GeV center-of-mass energy with an integrated luminosity of 62.8 fb^{-1}, produced by the SuperKEKB collider and collected with the Belle II detector. We search for an excess in the lepton-energy spectrum of the known τ^{-}→e^{-}ν[over ¯]_{e}ν_{τ} and τ^{-}→μ^{-}ν[over ¯]_{μ}ν_{τ} decays. We report 95% confidence-level upper limits on the branching-fraction ratio B(τ^{-}→e^{-}α)/B(τ^{-}→e^{-}ν[over ¯]_{e}ν_{τ}) in the range (1.1-9.7)×10^{-3} and on B(τ^{-}→μ^{-}α)/B(τ^{-}→μ^{-}ν[over ¯]_{μ}ν_{τ}) in the range (0.7-12.2)×10^{-3} for α masses between 0 and 1.6 GeV/c^{2}. These results provide the most stringent bounds on invisible boson production from τ decays.
Published: 2023
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11. Precision Measurement of Reactor Antineutrino Oscillation at Kilometer-Scale Baselines by Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Bai WD, Balantekin AB, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao GF, Cao J, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Chen ZY, Cheng J, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, Dalager O, Deng FS, Ding YY, Ding XY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dolzhikov D, Dove J, Duyang HY, Dwyer DA, Gallo JP, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Han Y, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang JH, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Langford TJ, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li F, Li HL, Li JJ, Li QJ, Li RH, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu JX, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk KB, Ma BZ, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mandujano RC, Marshall C, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nguyen TMT, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Peng JC, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Morales Reveco C, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Russell B, Steiner H, Sun JL, Tmej T, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wei W, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Wong HLH, Worcester E, Wu DR, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xie ZQ, Xing ZZ, Xu HK, Xu JL, Xu T, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang YZ, Yao HF, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zavadskyi V, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JL, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang SQ, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao RZ, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: We present a new determination of the smallest neutrino mixing angle θ_{13} and the mass-squared difference Δm_{32}^{2} using a final sample of 5.55×10^{6} inverse beta-decay (IBD) candidates with the final-state neutron captured on gadolinium. This sample is selected from the complete dataset obtained by the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment in 3158 days of operation. Compared to the previous Daya Bay results, selection of IBD candidates has been optimized, energy calibration refined, and treatment of backgrounds further improved. The resulting oscillation parameters are sin^{2}2θ_{13}=0.0851±0.0024, Δm_{32}^{2}=(2.466±0.060)×10^{-3} eV^{2} for the normal mass ordering or Δm_{32}^{2}=-(2.571±0.060)×10^{-3} eV^{2} for the inverted mass ordering.
Published: 2023
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12. Observation of e^{+}e^{-}→ωχ_{bJ}(1P) and Search for X_{b}→ωϒ(1S) at sqrt[s] near 10.75 GeV.

Author: Adachi I, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Aushev T, Aushev V, Bae H, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Baudot J, Bauer M, Beaubien A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertacchi V, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Biswas D, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Borah J, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Chang MC, Cheema P, Chekelian V, Chen YQ, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cunliffe S, Das S, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De La Motte SA, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Eliachevitch M, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finocchiaro G, Fodor A, Forti F, Fulsom BG, Ganiev E, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Ghevondyan G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Granderath S, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gu T, Guan Y, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hirata H, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Ji QP, Jia S, Jin Y, Joo KK, Junkerkalefeld H, Kaliyar AB, Kang KH, Karl R, Karyan G, Ketter C, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kindo H, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Konno T, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Lautenbach K, Leboucher R, Lewis PM, Li C, Li LK, Libby J, Lieret K, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lozar A, Lueck T, Lyu C, Maggiora M, Maiti R, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martini A, Martinov T, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuoka K, Maurya SK, McKenna JA, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mizuk R, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moneta S, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakao M, Nakazawa Y, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Nisar NK, Ogawa S, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat L, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rad N, Raiz S, Ramirez Morales A, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shen CP, Shi XD, Shillington T, Sibidanov A, Singh JB, Skorupa J, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Sue Y, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Takizawa M, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Tenchini F, Thaller A, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Ueda I, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vobbilisetti V, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Warburton A, Watanuki S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yook YM, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Zani L, Zhang Y, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, and Žlebčík R
Abstract: We study the processes e^{+}e^{-}→ωχ_{bJ}(1P) (J=0, 1, or 2) using samples at center-of-mass energies sqrt[s]=10.701, 10.745, and 10.805 GeV, corresponding to 1.6, 9.8, and 4.7 fb^{-1} of integrated luminosity, respectively. These data were collected with the Belle II detector during special operations of the SuperKEKB collider above the ϒ(4S) resonance. We report the first observation of ωχ_{bJ}(1P) signals at sqrt[s]=10.745 GeV. By combining Belle II data with Belle results at sqrt[s]=10.867 GeV, we find energy dependencies of the Born cross sections for e^{+}e^{-}→ωχ_{b1,b2}(1P) to be consistent with the shape of the ϒ(10753) state. These data indicate that the internal structures of the ϒ(10753) and ϒ(10860) states may differ. Including data at sqrt[s]=10.653 GeV, we also search for the bottomonium equivalent of the X(3872) state decaying into ωϒ(1S). No significant signal is observed for masses between 10.45 and 10.65 GeV/c^{2}.
Published: 2023
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13. Search for a Dark Photon and an Invisible Dark Higgs Boson in μ^{+}μ^{-} and Missing Energy Final States with the Belle II Experiment.

Author: Abudinén F, Adachi I, Aggarwal L, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Babu V, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Baudot J, Baur A, Beaubien A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Biswas D, Bobrov A, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Chekelian V, Chen C, Chen YQ, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cunliffe S, Dattola F, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Dhamija R, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dreyer S, Dubey S, Dujany G, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Feichtinger P, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finck C, Finocchiaro G, Flood K, Fodor A, Forti F, Frey A, Fulsom BG, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Giordano R, Giri A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Gradl W, Granderath S, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gu T, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Hadjivasiliou C, Hara K, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Hedges MT, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ipsita N, Ishikawa A, Ito S, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Ji QP, Jia S, Jin Y, Junkerkalefeld H, Kakuno H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Karl R, Karyan G, Kawasaki T, Ketter C, Kichimi H, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim YK, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Kojima K, Konno T, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lai YT, Lam T, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Leboucher R, Lee SC, Li LK, Li YB, Libby J, Lieret K, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lozar A, Lueck T, Lyu C, Maggiora M, Maiti R, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martel L, Martini A, Massaccesi L, Masuda M, Matsuoka K, McKenna JA, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moneta S, Moon H, Mrvar M, Nakamura I, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Nakayama H, Narimani Charan A, Naruki M, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak L, Nayak M, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nishimura K, Ogawa S, Ono H, Oskin P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Pardi S, Parham K, Park H, Park SH, Passeri A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat L, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raiz S, Ramirez Morales A, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Sahoo D, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Santelj L, Sato Y, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shillington T, Shiu JG, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Singh JB, Skorupa J, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Tabata M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Tenchini F, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Ueda I, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vobbilisetti V, Waheed E, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Watanuki S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Windel H, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yin JH, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhang Y, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, and Žlebčík R
Abstract: The dark photon A^{'} and the dark Higgs boson h^{'} are hypothetical particles predicted in many dark sector models. We search for the simultaneous production of A^{'} and h^{'} in the dark Higgsstrahlung process e^{+}e^{-}→A^{'}h^{'} with A^{'}→μ^{+}μ^{-} and h^{'} invisible in electron-positron collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV in data collected by the Belle II experiment in 2019. With an integrated luminosity of 8.34 fb^{-1}, we observe no evidence for signal. We obtain exclusion limits at 90% Bayesian credibility in the range of 1.7-5.0 fb on the cross section and in the range of 1.7×10^{-8}-200×10^{-8} on the effective coupling ϵ^{2}×α_{D} for the A^{'} mass in the range of 4.0 GeV/c^{2}
Published: 2023
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14. Measurement of the Λ_{c}^{+} Lifetime.

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

Author: Mayolo PC, Tran A, Kress K, and Jaffe DE
Subjects: Humans, Bone Wires, Arthrodesis methods, Retrospective Studies, Hammer Toe Syndrome surgery
Abstract: Background: Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint fusion with Kirschner (K) -wire fixation remains a popular strategy for hammertoe correction. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of length of wire fixation on clinical outcomes., Methods: A retrospective review of all hammertoe reconstructions by a single surgeon was performed. Wire length was chosen at the surgeon's discretion. Outcomes were assessed with metatarsophalangeal (MTP) congruency, pin complications, and PIP union., Results: 157 toes underwent reconstruction. Seventy had wires that spanned the MTP and 87 that did not. Wire breaks were significantly more common with longer wire fixation (P = .024). MTP incongruency was significantly more common in the MTP group (P = .014)., Conclusion: Pin breakage was rare and only occurred in the MTP group. MTP incongruence was significantly more common in the MTP group but may not reflect surgical technique. PIP union was more common with longer wire fixation but is not clinically significant., Level of Evidence: III., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 European Foot and Ankle Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2022
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16. First Measurement of High-Energy Reactor Antineutrinos at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Bai WD, Balantekin AB, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao GF, Cao J, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng J, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, Dalager O, Deng FS, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dolzhikov D, Dove J, Dwyer DA, Gallo JP, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang JH, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Langford TJ, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li F, Li HL, Li JJ, Li QJ, Li RH, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu JX, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk KB, Ma BZ, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mandujano RC, Marshall C, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nguyen TMT, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Peng JC, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Morales Reveco C, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Steiner H, Sun JL, Tmej T, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Wong HLH, Worcester E, Wu DR, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xie ZQ, Xing ZZ, Xu HK, Xu JL, Xu T, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang YZ, Yao HF, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zavadskyi V, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JL, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang SQ, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao RZ, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: This Letter reports the first measurement of high-energy reactor antineutrinos at Daya Bay, with nearly 9000 inverse beta decay candidates in the prompt energy region of 8-12 MeV observed over 1958 days of data collection. A multivariate analysis is used to separate 2500 signal events from background statistically. The hypothesis of no reactor antineutrinos with neutrino energy above 10 MeV is rejected with a significance of 6.2 standard deviations. A 29% antineutrino flux deficit in the prompt energy region of 8-11 MeV is observed compared to a recent model prediction. We provide the unfolded antineutrino spectrum above 7 MeV as a data-based reference for other experiments. This result provides the first direct observation of the production of antineutrinos from several high-Q_{β} isotopes in commercial reactors.
Published: 2022
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17. Joint Determination of Reactor Antineutrino Spectra from ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu Fission by Daya Bay and PROSPECT.

Author: An FP, Andriamirado M, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bass CD, Bergeron DE, Berish D, Bishai M, Blyth S, Bowden NS, Bryan CD, Cao GF, Cao J, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng J, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Classen T, Conant AJ, Cummings JP, Dalager O, Deichert G, Delgado A, Deng FS, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dolinski MJ, Dolzhikov D, Dove J, Dvořák M, Dwyer DA, Erickson A, Foust BT, Gaison JK, Galindo-Uribarri A, Gallo JP, Gilbert CE, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Grassi M, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Hans S, Hansell AB, He M, Heeger KM, Heffron B, Heng YK, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang JH, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Koblanski J, Jaffe DE, Jayakumar S, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones DC, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Kyzylova O, Lane CE, Langford TJ, LaRosa J, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li F, Li HL, Li JJ, Li QJ, Li RH, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu JX, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu X, Luk KB, Ma BZ, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mandujano RC, Maricic J, Marshall C, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Mendenhall MP, Meng Y, Meyer AM, Milincic R, Mueller PE, Mumm HP, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Neilson R, Nguyen TMT, Nikkel JA, Nour S, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Palomino JL, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Peng JC, Pun CSJ, Pushin DA, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Morales Reveco C, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Searles M, Steiner H, Sun JL, Surukuchi PT, Tmej T, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Tyra MA, Varner RL, Venegas-Vargas D, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Weatherly PB, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White C, Wilhelmi J, Wong HLH, Woolverton A, Worcester E, Wu DR, Wu FL, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xie ZQ, Xing ZZ, Xu HK, Xu JL, Xu T, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang YZ, Yao HF, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zavadskyi V, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang SQ, Zhang X, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao RZ, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: A joint determination of the reactor antineutrino spectra resulting from the fission of ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu has been carried out by the Daya Bay and PROSPECT Collaborations. This Letter reports the level of consistency of ^{235}U spectrum measurements from the two experiments and presents new results from a joint analysis of both data sets. The measurements are found to be consistent. The combined analysis reduces the degeneracy between the dominant ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu isotopes and improves the uncertainty of the ^{235}U spectral shape to about 3%. The ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu antineutrino energy spectra are unfolded from the jointly deconvolved reactor spectra using the Wiener-SVD unfolding method, providing a data-based reference for other reactor antineutrino experiments and other applications. This is the first measurement of the ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu spectra based on the combination of experiments at low- and highly enriched uranium reactors.
Published: 2022
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18. Joint Measurement of the ^{235}U Antineutrino Spectrum by PROSPECT and STEREO.

Author: Almazán H, Andriamirado M, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bass CD, Bergeron DE, Bernard L, Blanchet A, Bonhomme A, Bowden NS, Bryan CD, Buck C, Classen T, Conant AJ, Deichert G, Del Amo Sanchez P, Delgado A, Diwan MV, Dolinski MJ, El Atmani I, Erickson A, Foust BT, Gaison JK, Galindo-Uribarri A, Gilbert CE, Hans S, Hansell AB, Heeger KM, Heffron B, Jaffe DE, Jayakumar S, Ji X, Jones DC, Koblanski J, Kyzylova O, Labit L, Lamblin J, Lane CE, Langford TJ, LaRosa J, Letourneau A, Lhuillier D, Licciardi M, Lindner M, Littlejohn BR, Lu X, Maricic J, Materna T, Mendenhall MP, Meyer AM, Milincic R, Mueller PE, Mumm HP, Napolitano J, Neilson R, Nikkel JA, Nour S, Palomino JL, Pessard H, Pushin DA, Qian X, Réal JS, Ricol JS, Roca C, Rogly R, Rosero R, Salagnac T, Savu V, Schoppmann S, Searles M, Sergeyeva V, Soldner T, Stutz A, Surukuchi PT, Tyra MA, Varner RL, Venegas-Vargas D, Vialat M, Weatherly PB, White C, Wilhelmi J, Woolverton A, Yeh M, Zhang C, and Zhang X
Abstract: The PROSPECT and STEREO collaborations present a combined measurement of the pure ^{235}U antineutrino spectrum, without site specific corrections or detector-dependent effects. The spectral measurements of the two highest precision experiments at research reactors are found to be compatible with χ^{2}/ndf=24.1/21, allowing a joint unfolding of the prompt energy measurements into antineutrino energy. This ν[over ¯]_{e} energy spectrum is provided to the community, and an excess of events relative to the Huber model is found in the 5-6 MeV region. When a Gaussian bump is fitted to the excess, the data-model χ^{2} value is improved, corresponding to a 2.4σ significance.
Published: 2022
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19. Precise Measurement of the D^{0} and D^{+} Lifetimes at Belle II.

Author: Abudinén F, Adachi I, Adamczyk K, Aggarwal L, Ahmed H, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev V, Babu V, Bacher S, Bae H, Baehr S, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Barrett M, Baudot J, Bauer M, Baur A, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhardwaj V, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Bilokin S, Biswas D, Bobrov A, Bodrov D, Bolz A, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Braun N, Briere RA, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Červenkov D, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheaib R, Chekelian V, Chen C, Chen YT, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Cunliffe S, Czank T, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dorigo M, Dort K, Dossett D, Dubey S, Duell S, Dujany G, Ecker P, Epifanov D, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Finocchiaro G, Flood K, Fodor A, Forti F, Fulsom BG, Gabrielli A, Gabyshev N, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Giakoustidis G, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Gradl W, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Gu T, Guan Y, Gudkova K, Guilliams J, Hadjivasiliou C, Halder S, Hara K, Hara T, Hartbrich O, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hirata H, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Humair T, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Jia S, Jin Y, Junkerkalefeld H, Kakuno H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Karl R, Karyan G, Kato Y, Kawasaki T, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim YK, Kim Y, Kimmel TD, Kinoshita K, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Konno T, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kowalewski R, Kraetzschmar TMG, Krinner F, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kurz S, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lalwani K, Lam T, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Lautenbach K, Le Diberder FR, Lee SC, Leitl P, Levit D, Li C, Li LK, Libby J, Lieret K, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lueck T, Lyu C, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marinas C, Martini A, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, McKenna JA, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Molina-Gonzalez N, Moon H, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Murphy C, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nazaryan G, Niebuhr C, Niiyama M, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nishimura K, Ogawa S, Onishchuk Y, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Oxford ER, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Paladino A, Pang T, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Pathak A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Pham F, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pinna Angioni G, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat G, Popov V, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purohit MV, Purwar H, Rad N, Rados P, Raiz S, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizzo G, Rizzuto LB, Robertson SH, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Rozanska M, Sahoo D, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sfienti C, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Strube J, Sumihama M, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Tabata M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Taniguchi N, Tenchini F, Tiwary R, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Ueda I, Uehara S, Uematsu Y, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov YV, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vossen A, Waheed E, Wakeling HM, Wang E, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Welsch M, Wessel C, Wiechczynski J, Won E, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yoshihara K, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, Zhukova VI, and Žlebčík R
Abstract: We report a measurement of the D^{0} and D^{+} lifetimes using D^{0}→K^{-}π^{+} and D^{+}→K^{-}π^{+}π^{+} decays reconstructed in e^{+}e^{-}→cc[over ¯] data recorded by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy e^{+}e^{-} collider. The data, collected at center-of-mass energies at or near the ϒ(4S) resonance, correspond to an integrated luminosity of 72 fb^{-1}. The results, τ(D^{0})=410.5±1.1(stat)±0.8(syst) fs and τ(D^{+})=1030.4±4.7(stat)±3.1(syst) fs, are the most precise to date and are consistent with previous determinations.
Published: 2021
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20. Search for B^{+}→K^{+}νν[over ¯] Decays Using an Inclusive Tagging Method at Belle II.

Author: Abudinén F, Adachi I, Adamczyk K, Ahlburg P, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Baur A, Babu V, Baehr S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Baudot J, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertemes M, Bertholet E, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Biswas D, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Braun N, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Červenkov D, Chang P, Cheaib R, Chekelian V, Chen C, Chen YT, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Cunliffe S, Czank T, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, de Marino G, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Di Canto A, Di Capua F, Dingfelder J, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dort K, Dubey S, Duell S, Dujany G, Eidelman S, Eliachevitch M, Epifanov D, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fillinger T, Finocchiaro G, Fiore S, Fodor A, Forti F, Frey A, Fulsom BG, Gabyshev N, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Garmash A, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Giordano R, Giri A, Glazov A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Grace P, Gradl W, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Guan Y, Gudkova K, Hadjivasiliou C, Halder S, Hara K, Hartbrich O, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazra S, Hearty C, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hirata H, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Humair T, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Irakkathil Jabbar J, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jin Y, Joo C, Junkerkalefeld H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Kang KH, Karl R, Karyan G, Kawasaki T, Ketter C, Kichimi H, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim YK, Kimmel TD, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Konno T, Korobov A, Korpar S, Kovalenko E, Kraetzschmar TMG, Krinner F, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kunigo T, Kurz S, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, Lai YT, La Licata C, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Laurenza M, Lautenbach K, Le Diberder FR, Lee SC, Leitl P, Levit D, Lewis PM, Li C, Li LK, Li SX, Li YB, Libby J, Lieret K, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Lozar A, Lueck T, Lyu C, Maggiora M, Maity S, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martini A, Masuda M, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Müller FJ, Murphy C, Mussa R, Nakamura KR, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Natochii A, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Niebuhr C, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nishimura K, Ogawa S, Onishchuk Y, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Pang T, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Pathak A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Pestotnik R, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podobnik T, Pokharel S, Polat G, Popov V, Praz C, Prell S, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Rad N, Rados P, Raiz S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Ritter M, Rizzo G, Rizzuto LB, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roney JM, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sahoo D, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seddon RM, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Sumihama M, Sumisawa K, Summers DJ, Sutcliffe W, Suzuki SY, Svidras H, Tabata M, Takahashi M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Taniguchi N, Taras P, Tenchini F, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Toutounji N, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Unno Y, Uno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov YV, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Wach B, Waheed E, Wakeling HM, Wan Abdullah W, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Warburton A, Watanuki S, Webb J, Welsch M, Wessel C, Wiechczynski J, Windel H, Xu XP, Yabsley BD, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yelton J, Yin JH, Yook YM, Yoshihara K, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, and Zhukova VI
Abstract: A search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay B^{+}→K^{+}νν[over ¯] is performed at the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric energy electron-positron collider. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 63 fb^{-1} collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance and a sample of 9 fb^{-1} collected at an energy 60 MeV below the resonance. Because the measurable decay signature involves only a single charged kaon, a novel measurement approach is used that exploits not only the properties of the B^{+}→K^{+}νν[over ¯] decay, but also the inclusive properties of the other B meson in the ϒ(4S)→BB[over ¯] event, to suppress the background from other B meson decays and light-quark pair production. This inclusive tagging approach offers a higher signal efficiency compared to previous searches. No significant signal is observed. An upper limit on the branching fraction of B^{+}→K^{+}νν[over ¯] of 4.1×10^{-5} is set at the 90% confidence level.
Published: 2021
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21. Search for Axionlike Particles Produced in e^{+}e^{-} Collisions at Belle II.

Author: Abudinén F, Adachi I, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Ameli F, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Aushev T, Aushev V, Babu V, Baehr S, Bahinipati S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal S, Baudot J, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertemes M, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bhardwaj V, Bianchi F, Bilka T, Bilokin S, Biswas D, Bračko M, Branchini P, Braun N, Browder TE, Budano A, Bussino S, Campajola M, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Červenkov D, Chang MC, Chang P, Cheaib R, Chekelian V, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Chirapatpimol K, Cho HE, Cho K, Cho SJ, Choi SK, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Cunliffe S, Dash N, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, De Yta-Hernandez A, Di Capua F, Doležal Z, Dong TV, Dort K, Dossett D, Dujany G, Eidelman S, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Fiore S, Fodor A, Forti F, Fulsom BG, Ganiev E, Garg R, Garmash A, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gebauer U, Gellrich A, Geßler T, Giordano R, Giri A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Gomis P, Gradl W, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Hadjivasiliou C, Halder S, Hartbrich O, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hearty C, Hedges MT, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hirata H, Hoek M, Hohmann M, Hsu CL, Hu Y, Inami K, Inguglia G, Irakkathil Jabbar J, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Jackson P, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Jia S, Jin Y, Joo C, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Karyan G, Kato Y, Kichimi H, Kiesling C, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim HJ, Kim SH, Kim YK, Kimmel TD, Kinoshita K, Kleinwort C, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Komarov I, Korpar S, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kurz S, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, La Licata C, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Lee IS, Lee SC, Leitl P, Levit D, Lewis PM, Li C, Li LK, Li YB, Libby J, Lieret K, Li Gioi L, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Luo T, MacQueen C, Maeda Y, Manfredi R, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martini A, Masuda M, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Meggendorfer F, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Mizuk R, Azmi K, Mohanty GB, Moser HG, Mrvar M, Müller FJ, Mussa R, Nakamura I, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natochii A, Niebuhr C, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nouxman MHA, Ogawa K, Ogawa S, Ono H, Oskin P, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Park H, Park SH, Paschen B, Passeri A, Pathak A, Patra S, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Polat G, Popov V, Praz C, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purohit MV, Rad N, Rados P, Rasheed R, Reif M, Reiter S, Remnev M, Ripp-Baudot I, Ritter M, Ritzert M, Rizzo G, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roney JM, Rosenfeld C, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Sahoo D, Sakai Y, Sanders DA, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seddon RM, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Serrano J, Sevior ME, Sfienti C, Shiu JG, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Strube J, Sumihama M, Sumiyoshi T, Summers DJ, Sutcliffe W, Svidras H, Tabata M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Tanigawa H, Taras P, Tenchini F, Tonelli D, Torassa E, Trabelsi K, Uchida M, Uglov T, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Waheed E, Wakai M, Wakeling HM, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang XL, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Watanuki S, Webb J, Wehle S, Welsch M, Wessel C, Wiechczynski J, Windel H, Won E, Wu LJ, Xu XP, Yabsley B, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yonenaga M, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhou QD, and Zhukova VI
Abstract: We present a search for the direct production of a light pseudoscalar a decaying into two photons with the Belle II detector at the SuperKEKB collider. We search for the process e^{+}e^{-}→γa, a→γγ in the mass range 0.2
Published: 2020
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22. Improved Constraints on Sterile Neutrino Mixing from Disappearance Searches in the MINOS, MINOS+, Daya Bay, and Bugey-3 Experiments.

Author: Adamson P, An FP, Anghel I, Aurisano A, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Barr G, Bishai M, Blake A, Blyth S, Cao GF, Cao J, Cao SV, Carroll TJ, Castromonte CM, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen R, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng J, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Childress S, Chu MC, Chukanov A, Coelho JAB, Cummings JP, Dash N, De Rijck S, Deng FS, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dolzhikov D, Dove J, Dvořák M, Dwyer DA, Evans JJ, Feldman GJ, Flanagan W, Gabrielyan M, Gallo JP, Germani S, Gomes RA, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gouffon P, Graf N, Grzelak K, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Habig A, Hackenburg RW, Hahn SR, Hans S, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Holin A, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang J, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Koerner LW, Kohn S, Kordosky M, Kramer M, Kreymer A, Lang K, Langford TJ, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li F, Li HL, Li JJ, Li QJ, Li S, Li SC, Li SJ, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu Y, Liu YH, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Lucas P, Luk KB, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Marshall C, Martinez Caicedo DA, Mayer N, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Meng Y, Miller WH, Mills G, Mora Lepin L, Naples D, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nelson JK, Nichol RJ, O'Connor J, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Pahlka RB, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Pavlović Ž, Pawloski G, Peng JC, Perch A, Pfützner MM, Phan DD, Plunkett RK, Poonthottathil N, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Qiu X, Radovic A, Raper N, Ren J, Reveco CM, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Sail P, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreckenberger A, Shaheed N, Sharma R, Sousa A, Steiner H, Sun JL, Tagg N, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Timmons A, Tmej T, Todd J, Tognini SC, Toner R, Torretta D, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Vahle P, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Weber A, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White C, Whitehead LH, Wojcicki SG, Wong HLH, Wong SCF, Worcester E, Wu DR, Wu FL, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xie ZQ, Xing ZZ, Xu JL, Xu T, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang YZ, Yao HF, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhou L, and Zhuang HL
Abstract: Searches for electron antineutrino, muon neutrino, and muon antineutrino disappearance driven by sterile neutrino mixing have been carried out by the Daya Bay and MINOS+ collaborations. This Letter presents the combined results of these searches, along with exclusion results from the Bugey-3 reactor experiment, framed in a minimally extended four-neutrino scenario. Significantly improved constraints on the θ_{μe} mixing angle are derived that constitute the most constraining limits to date over five orders of magnitude in the mass-squared splitting Δm_{41}^{2}, excluding the 90% C.L. sterile-neutrino parameter space allowed by the LSND and MiniBooNE observations at 90% CL_{s} for Δm_{41}^{2}<13 eV^{2}. Furthermore, the LSND and MiniBooNE 99% C.L. allowed regions are excluded at 99% CL_{s} for Δm_{41}^{2}<1.6 eV^{2}.
Published: 2020
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23. Search for an Invisibly Decaying Z^{'} Boson at Belle II in e^{+}e^{-}→μ^{+}μ^{-}(e^{±}μ^{∓}) Plus Missing Energy Final States.

Author: Adachi I, Ahlburg P, Aihara H, Akopov N, Aloisio A, Anh Ky N, Asner DM, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Aushev V, Aziz T, Babu V, Baehr S, Bambade P, Banerjee S, Bansal V, Barrett M, Baudot J, Becker J, Behera PK, Bennett JV, Bernieri E, Bernlochner FU, Bertemes M, Bessner M, Bettarini S, Bianchi F, Biswas D, Bozek A, Bračko M, Branchini P, Briere RA, Browder TE, Budano A, Burmistrov L, Bussino S, Campajola M, Cao L, Casarosa G, Cecchi C, Červenkov D, Chang MC, Cheaib R, Chekelian V, Chen YQ, Chen YT, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Cho K, Cho S, Choi SK, Choudhury S, Cinabro D, Corona L, Cremaldi LM, Cunliffe S, Czank T, Dattola F, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Nardo G, De Nuccio M, De Pietro G, de Sangro R, Destefanis M, Dey S, De Yta-Hernandez A, Di Capua F, Doležal Z, Domínguez Jiménez I, Dong TV, Dort K, Dossett D, Dubey S, Duell S, Dujany G, Eidelman S, Eliachevitch M, Fast JE, Ferber T, Ferlewicz D, Finocchiaro G, Fiore S, Fodor A, Forti F, Fulsom BG, Ganiev E, Garcia-Hernandez M, Garg R, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gellrich A, Gemmler J, Geßler T, Giordano R, Giri A, Gobbo B, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Gomis P, Gradl W, Graziani E, Greenwald D, Guan Y, Hadjivasiliou C, Halder S, Hara T, Hartbrich O, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hearty C, Hedges MT, Heredia de la Cruz I, Hernández Villanueva M, Hershenhorn A, Higuchi T, Hill EC, Hoek M, Hsu CL, Hu Y, Iijima T, Inami K, Inguglia G, Irakkathil Jabbar J, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki Y, Jacobs WW, Jaffe DE, Jang EJ, Jeon HB, Jia S, Jin Y, Joo C, Joo KK, Kahn J, Kakuno H, Kaliyar AB, Kandra J, Karyan G, Kato Y, Kawasaki T, Kim BH, Kim CH, Kim DY, Kim KH, Kim SH, Kim YK, Kim Y, Kimmel TD, Kindo H, Kleinwort C, Kodyš P, Koga T, Kohani S, Komarov I, Korpar S, Kovalchuk N, Kraetzschmar TMG, Križan P, Kroeger R, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kumar J, Kumar M, Kumar R, Kumara K, Kurz S, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacaprara S, La Licata C, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Lautenbach K, Lee IS, Lee SC, Leitl P, Levit D, Li LK, Li YB, Libby J, Lieret K, Li Gioi L, Liptak Z, Liu QY, Liventsev D, Longo S, Luo T, Maeda Y, Maggiora M, Manoni E, Marcello S, Marinas C, Martini A, Masuda M, Matsuda T, Matsuoka K, Matvienko D, Meggendorfer F, Mei JC, Meier F, Merola M, Metzner F, Milesi M, Miller C, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Mizuk R, Azmi K, Mohanty GB, Moon T, Morii T, Moser HG, Mueller F, Müller FJ, Muller T, Muroyama G, Mussa R, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nayak M, Nazaryan G, Neverov D, Niebuhr C, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nishimura K, Nishimura M, Oberhof B, Ogawa K, Onishchuk Y, Ono H, Onuki Y, Oskin P, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Paladino A, Panta A, Paoloni E, Park H, Paschen B, Passeri A, Pathak A, Paul S, Pedlar TK, Peruzzi I, Peschke R, Pestotnik R, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Popov V, Praz C, Prencipe E, Prim MT, Purohit MV, Rados P, Rasheed R, Reiter S, Remnev M, Resmi PK, Ripp-Baudot I, Ritter M, Rizzo G, Rizzuto LB, Robertson SH, Rodríguez Pérez D, Roney JM, Rosenfeld C, Rostomyan A, Rout N, Russo G, Sahoo D, Sakai Y, Sandilya S, Sangal A, Santelj L, Sartori P, Sato Y, Savinov V, Scavino B, Schueler J, Schwanda C, Seddon RM, Seino Y, Selce A, Senyo K, Sfienti C, Shen CP, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Sibidanov A, Simon F, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokolov A, Solovieva E, Spataro S, Spruck B, Starič M, Stefkova S, Stottler ZS, Stroili R, Strube J, Sumihama M, Sumiyoshi T, Summers DJ, Suzuki SY, Tabata M, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanaka S, Tanida K, Taniguchi N, Taras P, Tenchini F, Torassa E, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Uchida M, Unger K, Unno Y, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Vahsen SE, van Tonder R, Varner GS, Varvell KE, Vinokurova A, Vitale L, Vossen A, Wakai M, Wakeling HM, Wan Abdullah W, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Warburton A, Watanabe M, Webb J, Wehle S, Wessel C, Wiechczynski J, Windel H, Won E, Yabsley B, Yamada S, Yan W, Yang SB, Ye H, Yin JH, Yonenaga M, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zani L, Zhang Z, Zhilich V, Zhou QD, Zhou XY, and Zhukova VI
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^{±}μ^{∓}Z^{'}. 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 L_{μ}-L_{τ} theory, into upper limits on the Z^{'} coupling constant at the level of 5×10^{-2}-1 for M_{Z^{'}}≤6 GeV/c^{2}.
Published: 2020
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24. Radiographic assessment of the subtalar joint: An evaluation of the Kellgren-Lawrence scale and proposal of a novel scale.

Author: Vier D, Louis T, Fuchs D, Royer CT, Zide JR, and Jaffe DE
Subjects: Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Observer Variation, Radiography, Reproducibility of Results, Subtalar Joint diagnostic imaging
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the reliability of grading subtalar (ST) arthrosis on lateral weightbearing radiographs in a heterogenous patient population using the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) scale, correlate these findings to advanced imaging (CT and/or MRI), and to validate a novel scale., Materials and Methods: A random collection of 40 lateral weightbearing radiographs presenting to a foot and ankle clinic were reviewed by nine multi-disciplinary independent reviewers. Interobserver reliability was assessed for KL scores. A musculoskeletal radiologist graded available advanced imaging on all 40 radiographs and the advanced imaging scores were correlated to the radiographic scores. A novel scoring system was created and tested for interobserver reliability., Results: There was overall fair reliability amongst reviewers with the traditional KL score, kappa = 0.26. The best agreement was seen amongst those deemed to have a grade 0, with only moderate agreement (k = 0.50). There was only fair interobserver reliability with severe, Grade 4 scores (k = 0.28). Radiographic scores did have moderate correlation with advanced imaging (r = 0.56). A new, simple grading system was proposed and its interobserver reliability was improved substantially (kappa =0.68)., Conclusions: The KL scoring system is not applicable to the subtalar joint. The new NSS grading system has improved reliability. Radiographs only had moderate correlation to advanced imaging. Further studies are warranted to correlate clinically., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2020
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25. Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis.

Author: Latt LD, Jaffe DE, Tang Y, and Taljanovic MS
Abstract: Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of chronic heel pain in adults, affecting both young active patients and older sedentary individuals. It results from repetitive stress to the plantar fascia at its origin on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus and is often associated with gastrocnemius tightness. The diagnosis can be made clinically with a focused history and physical examination; imaging is reserved for atypical presentations and those that do not respond to initial treatment. The most common presenting symptom is aching plantar heel pain, which is worst with first step in the morning or after periods of rest. Diagnosis is confirmed with point tenderness at the origin of the plantar fascia on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus. Initial treatment consists of activity modification, anti-inflammatory medication, gastrocnemius and plantar fascia stretching, and an in-shoe orthosis that lifts and cushions the heel. These nonoperative treatments lead to complete resolution of pain in 90% of patients but can take 3-6 months. Patients who remain symptomatic despite a 6-month trial of nonoperative therapy may be considered for minimally invasive treatment or surgery. Platelet-rich plasma injections and therapeutic ultrasound are among a number of minimally invasive treatments that stimulate the body's healing response. Corticosteroid injections temporarily relieve pain, but may increase the risk of plantar fascia rupture and fat pad atrophy. Botulinum toxin injections relax the calf muscles, which decreases the stress in the plantar fascia. Operative treatments include gastrocnemius recession and medial head of gastrocnemius release, which decrease the stress on the plantar fascia and partial planter fasciotomy, which stimulates a healing response., Level of Evidence: Level V, expert opinion., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. ICMJE forms for all authors are available online., (© The Author(s) 2020.)
Published: 2020
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26. Nonfuel Antineutrino Contributions in the High Flux Isotope Reactor.

Author: Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bass CD, Bergeron DE, Berish D, Bowden NS, Brodsky JP, Bryan CD, Classen T, Conant AJ, Deichert G, Diwan MV, Dolinski MJ, Erickson A, Foust BT, Gaison JK, Galindo-Uribarri A, Gilbert CE, Hackett BT, Hans S, Hansell AB, Heeger KM, Heffron B, Jaffe DE, Ji X, Jones DC, Kyzylova O, Lane CE, Langford TJ, LaRosa J, Littlejohn BR, Lu X, Maricic J, Mendenhall MP, Milincic R, Mitchell I, Mueller PE, Mumm HP, Napolitano J, Neilson R, Nikkel JA, Norcini D, Nour S, Palomino-Gallo JL, Pushin DA, Qian X, Romero-Romero E, Rosero R, Surukuchi PT, Tyra MA, Varner RL, White C, Wilhelmi J, Woolverton A, Yeh M, Zhang A, Zhang C, and Zhang X
Abstract: Reactor neutrino experiments have seen major improvements in precision in recent years. With the experimental uncertainties becoming lower than those from theory, carefully considering all sources of ν ¯ e is important when making theoretical predictions. One source of ν ¯ e that is often neglected arises from the irradiation of the nonfuel materials in reactors. The ν ¯ e rates and energies from these sources vary widely based on the reactor type, configuration, and sampling stage during the reactor cycle and have to be carefully considered for each experiment independently. In this article, we present a formalism for selecting the possible ν ¯ e sources arising from the neutron captures on reactor and target materials. We apply this formalism to the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the ν ¯ e source for the the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Measurement (PROSPECT) experiment. Overall, we observe that the nonfuel ν ¯ e contributions from HFIR to PROSPECT amount to 1% above the inverse beta decay threshold with a maximum contribution of 9% in the 1.8-2.0 MeV range. Nonfuel contributions can be particularly high for research reactors like HFIR because of the choice of structural and reflector material in addition to the intentional irradiation of target material for isotope production. We show that typical commercial pressurized water reactors fueled with low-enriched uranium will have significantly smaller nonfuel ν ¯ e contribution.
Published: 2020
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27. Extraction of the ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu Antineutrino Spectra at Daya Bay.

Author: Adey D, An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao D, Cao GF, Cao J, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng J, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Chukanov A, Cummings JP, Dash N, Deng FS, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dohnal T, Dove J, Dvořák M, Dwyer DA, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gu WQ, Guo JY, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Koerner LW, Kohn S, Kramer M, Langford TJ, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li C, Li F, Li HL, Li QJ, Li S, Li SC, Li SJ, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu Y, Liu YH, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Luk KB, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Marshall C, Martinez Caicedo DA, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Mitchell I, Mora Lepin L, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Pinsky L, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Steiner H, Sun JL, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Wong HLH, Wong SCF, Worcester E, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xing ZZ, Xu JL, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang YZ, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zeng S, Zeng Y, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang R, Zhang XF, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: This Letter reports the first extraction of individual antineutrino spectra from ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu fission and an improved measurement of the prompt energy spectrum of reactor antineutrinos at Daya Bay. The analysis uses 3.5×10^{6} inverse beta-decay candidates in four near antineutrino detectors in 1958 days. The individual antineutrino spectra of the two dominant isotopes, ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu, are extracted using the evolution of the prompt spectrum as a function of the isotope fission fractions. In the energy window of 4-6 MeV, a 7% (9%) excess of events is observed for the ^{235}U (^{239}Pu) spectrum compared with the normalized Huber-Mueller model prediction. The significance of discrepancy is 4.0σ for ^{235}U spectral shape compared with the Huber-Mueller model prediction. The shape of the measured inverse beta-decay prompt energy spectrum disagrees with the prediction of the Huber-Mueller model at 5.3σ. In the energy range of 4-6 MeV, a maximal local discrepancy of 6.3σ is observed.
Published: 2019
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28. Measurement of the Antineutrino Spectrum from ^{235}U Fission at HFIR with PROSPECT.

Author: Ashenfelter J, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bass CD, Bergeron DE, Berish D, Bowden NS, Brodsky JP, Bryan CD, Cherwinka JJ, Classen T, Conant AJ, Cox AA, Davee D, Dean D, Deichert G, Diwan MV, Dolinski MJ, Erickson A, Febbraro M, Foust BT, Gaison JK, Galindo-Uribarri A, Gilbert CE, Gilje KE, Hackett BT, Hans S, Hansell AB, Heeger KM, Insler J, Jaffe DE, Ji X, Jones DC, Kyzylova O, Lane CE, Langford TJ, LaRosa J, Littlejohn BR, Lu X, Martinez Caicedo DA, Matta JT, McKeown RD, Mendenhall MP, Minock JM, Mueller PE, Mumm HP, Napolitano J, Neilson R, Nikkel JA, Norcini D, Nour S, Pushin DA, Qian X, Romero-Romero E, Rosero R, Sarenac D, Surukuchi PT, Telles AB, Tyra MA, Varner RL, Viren B, White C, Wilhelmi J, Wise T, Yeh M, Yen YR, Zhang A, Zhang C, and Zhang X
Abstract: This Letter reports the first measurement of the ^{235}U ν[over ¯]_{e} energy spectrum by PROSPECT, the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum experiment, operating 7.9 m from the 85 MW_{th} highly enriched uranium (HEU) High Flux Isotope Reactor. With a surface-based, segmented detector, PROSPECT has observed 31678±304(stat) ν[over ¯]_{e}-induced inverse beta decays, the largest sample from HEU fission to date, 99% of which are attributed to ^{235}U. Despite broad agreement, comparison of the Huber ^{235}U model to the measured spectrum produces a χ^{2}/ndf=51.4/31, driven primarily by deviations in two localized energy regions. The measured ^{235}U spectrum shape is consistent with a deviation relative to prediction equal in size to that observed at low-enriched uranium power reactors in the ν[over ¯]_{e} energy region of 5-7 MeV.
Published: 2019
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29. Failure of Indomethacin and Radiation to Prevent Blast-induced Heterotopic Ossification in a Sprague-Dawley Rat Model.

Author: Robertson AD, Chiaramonti AM, Nguyen TP, Jaffe DE, Holmes RE, Hanna EL, Rhee JG, Barfield WR, Fourney WB, Stains JP, and Pellegrini VD
Subjects: Amputation, Traumatic etiology, Animals, Blast Injuries etiology, Disease Models, Animal, Male, Ossification, Heterotopic diagnostic imaging, Ossification, Heterotopic etiology, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Time Factors, Wound Healing drug effects, Wound Healing radiation effects, Amputation, Traumatic therapy, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal pharmacology, Blast Injuries therapy, Indomethacin pharmacology, Ossification, Heterotopic prevention & control, Radiation Dosage
Abstract: Background: Although use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and low-dose irradiation has demonstrated efficacy in preventing heterotopic ossification (HO) after THA and surgical treatment of acetabular fractures, these modalities have not been assessed after traumatic blast amputations where HO is a common complication that can arise in the residual limb., Questions/purposes: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of indomethacin and irradiation in preventing HO induced by high-energy blast trauma in a rat model., Methods: Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley rats underwent hind limb blast amputation with a submerged explosive under water followed by irrigation and primary wound closure. One group (n = 12) received oral indomethacin for 10 days starting on postoperative Day 1. Another group (n = 12) received a single dose of 8 Gy irradiation to the residual limb on postoperative Day 3. A control group (n = 12) did not receive either. Wound healing and clinical course were monitored in all animals until euthanasia at 24 weeks. Serial radiographs were taken immediately postoperatively, at 10 days, and every 4 weeks thereafter to monitor the time course of ectopic bone formation until euthanasia. Five independent graders evaluated the 24-week radiographs to quantitatively assess severity and qualitatively assess the pattern of HO using a modified Potter scale from 0 to 3. Assessment of grading reproducibility yielded a Fleiss statistic of 0.41 and 0.37 for severity and type, respectively. By extrapolation from human clinical trials, a minimum clinically important difference in HO severity was empirically determined to be two full grades or progression of absolute grade to the most severe., Results: We found no differences in mean HO severity scores among the three study groups (indomethacin 0.90 ± 0.46 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.60-1.19]; radiation 1.34 ± 0.59 [95% CI, 0.95-1.74]; control 0.95 ± 0.55 [95% CI, 0.60-1.30]; p = 0.100). For qualitative HO type scores, the radiation group had a higher HO type than both indomethacin and controls, but indomethacin was no different than controls (indomethacin 1.08 ± 0.66 [95% CI, 0.67-1.50]; radiation 1.89 ± 0.76 [95% CI, 1.38-2.40]; control 1.10 ± 0.62 [95% CI, 0.70-1.50]; p = 0.013). The lower bound of the 95% CI on mean severity in the indomethacin group and the upper bound of the radiation group barely spanned a full grade and involved only numeric grades < 2, suggesting that even if a small difference in severity could be detected, it would be less than our a priori-defined minimum clinically important difference and any differences that might be present are unlikely to be clinically meaningful., Conclusions: This work unexpectedly demonstrated that, compared with controls, indomethacin and irradiation provide no effective prophylaxis against HO in the residual limb after high-energy blast amputation in a rat model. Such an observation is contrary to the civilian experience and may be potentially explained by either a different pathogenesis for blast-induced HO or a stimulus that overwhelms conventional regimens used to prevent HO in the civilian population., Clinical Relevance: HO in the residual limb after high-energy traumatic blast amputation will likely require novel approaches for prevention and management.
Published: 2019
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30. First Search for Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillations at HFIR with PROSPECT.

Author: Ashenfelter J, Balantekin AB, Baldenegro C, Band HR, Bass CD, Bergeron DE, Berish D, Bignell LJ, Bowden NS, Bricco J, Brodsky JP, Bryan CD, Bykadorova Telles A, Cherwinka JJ, Classen T, Commeford K, Conant AJ, Cox AA, Davee D, Dean D, Deichert G, Diwan MV, Dolinski MJ, Erickson A, Febbraro M, Foust BT, Gaison JK, Galindo-Uribarri A, Gilbert CE, Gilje KE, Glenn A, Goddard BW, Hackett BT, Han K, Hans S, Hansell AB, Heeger KM, Heffron B, Insler J, Jaffe DE, Ji X, Jones DC, Koehler K, Kyzylova O, Lane CE, Langford TJ, LaRosa J, Littlejohn BR, Lopez F, Lu X, Martinez Caicedo DA, Matta JT, McKeown RD, Mendenhall MP, Miller HJ, Minock JM, Mueller PE, Mumm HP, Napolitano J, Neilson R, Nikkel JA, Norcini D, Nour S, Pushin DA, Qian X, Romero-Romero E, Rosero R, Sarenac D, Seilhan BS, Sharma R, Surukuchi PT, Trinh C, Tyra MA, Varner RL, Viren B, Wagner JM, Wang W, White B, White C, Wilhelmi J, Wise T, Yao H, Yeh M, Yen YR, Zhang A, Zhang C, Zhang X, and Zhao M
Abstract: This Letter reports the first scientific results from the observation of antineutrinos emitted by fission products of ^{235}U at the High Flux Isotope Reactor. PROSPECT, the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, consists of a segmented 4 ton ^{6}Li-doped liquid scintillator detector covering a baseline range of 7-9 m from the reactor and operating under less than 1 m water equivalent overburden. Data collected during 33 live days of reactor operation at a nominal power of 85 MW yield a detection of 25 461±283 (stat) inverse beta decays. Observation of reactor antineutrinos can be achieved in PROSPECT at 5σ statistical significance within 2 h of on-surface reactor-on data taking. A reactor model independent analysis of the inverse beta decay prompt energy spectrum as a function of baseline constrains significant portions of the previously allowed sterile neutrino oscillation parameter space at 95% confidence level and disfavors the best fit of the reactor antineutrino anomaly at 2.2σ confidence level.
Published: 2018
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31. Measurement of the Electron Antineutrino Oscillation with 1958 Days of Operation at Daya Bay.

Author: Adey D, An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao D, Cao GF, Cao J, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng J, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Chukanov A, Cummings JP, Deng FS, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dolgareva M, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gu WQ, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu JR, Hu T, Hu ZJ, Huang HX, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Huo W, Hussain G, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XL, Ji XP, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Koerner LW, Kohn S, Kramer M, Langford TJ, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li C, Li F, Li HL, Li QJ, Li S, Li SC, Li SJ, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Lin SK, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu Y, Liu YH, Loh CW, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Luk KB, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Malyshkin Y, Marshall C, Martinez Caicedo DA, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Mitchell I, Mora Lepin L, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Pinsky L, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Qiu RM, Raper N, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Steiner H, Sun JL, Tang W, Taychenachev D, Treskov K, Tse WH, Tull CE, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang J, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang W, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wei LH, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Wise T, Wong HLH, Wong SCF, Worcester E, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xing ZZ, Xu JL, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang H, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang MT, Yang YZ, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu HZ, Yu ZY, Yue BB, Zeng S, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang FY, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang R, Zhang XF, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YY, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zheng P, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: We report a measurement of electron antineutrino oscillation from the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment with nearly 4 million reactor ν[over ¯]_{e} inverse β decay candidates observed over 1958 days of data collection. The installation of a flash analog-to-digital converter readout system and a special calibration campaign using different source enclosures reduce uncertainties in the absolute energy calibration to less than 0.5% for visible energies larger than 2 MeV. The uncertainty in the cosmogenic ^{9}Li and ^{8}He background is reduced from 45% to 30% in the near detectors. A detailed investigation of the spent nuclear fuel history improves its uncertainty from 100% to 30%. Analysis of the relative ν[over ¯]_{e} rates and energy spectra among detectors yields sin^{2}2θ_{13}=0.0856±0.0029 and Δm_{32}^{2}=(2.471_{-0.070}^{+0.068})×10^{-3} eV^{2} assuming the normal hierarchy, and Δm_{32}^{2}=-(2.575_{-0.070}^{+0.068})×10^{-3} eV^{2} assuming the inverted hierarchy.
Published: 2018
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32. Pulsatile Lavage of Musculoskeletal Wounds Causes Muscle Necrosis and Dystrophic Calcification in a Rat Model.

Author: Chiaramonti AM, Robertson AD, Nguyen TP, Jaffe DE, Hanna EL, Holmes R, Barfield WR, Fourney WL, Stains JP, and Pellegrini VD Jr
Subjects: Animals, Calcinosis pathology, Disease Models, Animal, Hindlimb injuries, Male, Necrosis pathology, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Therapeutic Irrigation adverse effects, Blast Injuries therapy, Calcinosis etiology, Muscle, Skeletal pathology, Necrosis etiology, Therapeutic Irrigation methods
Abstract: Background: Adequate irrigation of open musculoskeletal injuries is considered the standard of care to decrease bacterial load and other contaminants. While the benefit of debris removal compared with the risk of further seeding by high-pressure lavage has been studied, the effects of irrigation on muscle have been infrequently reported. Our aim in the present study was to assess relative damage to muscle by pulsatile lavage compared with bulb-syringe irrigation., Methods: In an animal model of heterotopic ossification, 24 Sprague-Dawley rats underwent hindlimb blast amputation via detonation of a submerged explosive, with subsequent through-the-knee surgical amputation proximal to the zone of injury. All wounds were irrigated and underwent primary closure. In 12 of the animals, pulsatile lavage (20 psi [138 kPa]) was used as the irrigation method, and in the other 12 animals, bulb-syringe irrigation was performed. A third group of 6 rats did not undergo the blast procedure but instead underwent surgical incision into the left thigh muscle followed by pulsatile lavage. Serial radiographs of the animals were made to monitor the formation of soft-tissue radiopaque lesions until euthanasia at 6 months. Image-guided muscle biopsies were performed at 8 weeks and 6 months (at euthanasia) on representative animals from each group. Histological analysis was performed with hematoxylin and eosin, alizarin red, and von Kossa staining on interval biopsy and postmortem specimens., Results: All animals managed with pulsatile lavage, with or without blast injury, developed soft-tissue radiopaque lesions, whereas no animal that had bulb-syringe irrigation developed these lesions (p = 0.001). Five of the 12 animals that underwent blast amputation with pulsatile lavage experienced wound complications, whereas no animal in the other 2 groups experienced wound complications (p = 0.014). Radiopaque lesions appeared approximately 10 days postoperatively, increased in density until approximately 16 weeks, then demonstrated signs of variable regression. Histological analysis of interval biopsy and postmortem specimens demonstrated tissue damage with inflammatory cells, cell death, and dystrophic calcification., Conclusions: Pulsatile lavage of musculoskeletal wounds can cause irreversible insult to tissue, resulting in myonecrosis and dystrophic calcification., Clinical Relevance: The benefits and offsetting harm of pulsatile lavage (20 psi) should be considered before its routine use in the management of musculoskeletal wounds.
Published: 2017
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33. Evolution of the Reactor Antineutrino Flux and Spectrum at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao D, Cao GF, Cao J, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen QY, Chen SM, Chen YX, Chen Y, Cheng J, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Chukanov A, Cummings JP, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dolgareva M, Dove J, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Gill R, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Grassi M, Gu WQ, Guo L, Guo XH, Guo YH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu T, Huang EC, Huang HX, Huang XT, Huang YB, Huber P, Huo W, Hussain G, Jaffe DE, Jen KL, Ji XP, Ji XL, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Jones D, Kang L, Kettell SH, Khan A, Kohn S, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Langford TJ, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lee JHC, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Li C, Li DJ, Li F, Li GS, Li QJ, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Lin SK, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu JL, Liu JC, Loh CW, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Luk KB, Ma XY, Ma XB, Ma YQ, Malyshkin Y, Martinez Caicedo DA, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Mitchell I, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Ngai HY, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Pinsky L, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Qiu RM, Raper N, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Steiner H, Stoler P, Sun JL, Tang W, Taychenachev D, Treskov K, Tsang KV, Tull CE, Viaux N, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Wise T, Wong HLH, Wong SCF, Worcester E, Wu CH, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xia JK, Xing ZZ, Xu JL, Xu Y, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang H, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang MT, Yang YZ, Ye M, Ye Z, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu ZY, Zeng S, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang R, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YM, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZY, Zhang ZP, Zhao J, Zhou L, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: The Daya Bay experiment has observed correlations between reactor core fuel evolution and changes in the reactor antineutrino flux and energy spectrum. Four antineutrino detectors in two experimental halls were used to identify 2.2 million inverse beta decays (IBDs) over 1230 days spanning multiple fuel cycles for each of six 2.9 GW_{th} reactor cores at the Daya Bay and Ling Ao nuclear power plants. Using detector data spanning effective ^{239}Pu fission fractions F_{239} from 0.25 to 0.35, Daya Bay measures an average IBD yield σ[over ¯]_{f} of (5.90±0.13)×10^{-43} cm^{2}/fission and a fuel-dependent variation in the IBD yield, dσ_{f}/dF_{239}, of (-1.86±0.18)×10^{-43} cm^{2}/fission. This observation rejects the hypothesis of a constant antineutrino flux as a function of the ^{239}Pu fission fraction at 10 standard deviations. The variation in IBD yield is found to be energy dependent, rejecting the hypothesis of a constant antineutrino energy spectrum at 5.1 standard deviations. While measurements of the evolution in the IBD spectrum show general agreement with predictions from recent reactor models, the measured evolution in total IBD yield disagrees with recent predictions at 3.1σ. This discrepancy indicates that an overall deficit in the measured flux with respect to predictions does not result from equal fractional deficits from the primary fission isotopes ^{235}U, ^{239}Pu, ^{238}U, and ^{241}Pu. Based on measured IBD yield variations, yields of (6.17±0.17) and (4.27±0.26)×10^{-43} cm^{2}/fission have been determined for the two dominant fission parent isotopes ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu. A 7.8% discrepancy between the observed and predicted ^{235}U yields suggests that this isotope may be the primary contributor to the reactor antineutrino anomaly.
Published: 2017
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34. Limits on Active to Sterile Neutrino Oscillations from Disappearance Searches in the MINOS, Daya Bay, and Bugey-3 Experiments.

Author: Adamson P, An FP, Anghel I, Aurisano A, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Barr G, Bishai M, Blake A, Blyth S, Bock GJ, Bogert D, Cao D, Cao GF, Cao J, Cao SV, Carroll TJ, Castromonte CM, Cen WR, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang LC, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen QY, Chen R, Chen SM, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng J, Cheng JH, Cheng YP, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Childress S, Chu MC, Chukanov A, Coelho JA, Corwin L, Cronin-Hennessy D, Cummings JP, de Arcos J, De Rijck S, Deng ZY, Devan AV, Devenish NE, Ding XF, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dolgareva M, Dove J, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Flanagan W, Frohne MV, Gabrielyan M, Gallagher HR, Germani S, Gill R, Gomes RA, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Graf N, Gran R, Grassi M, Grzelak K, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo L, Guo RP, Guo XH, Guo Z, Habig A, Hackenburg RW, Hahn SR, Han R, Hans S, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Holin A, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu T, Hu W, Huang EC, Huang HX, Huang J, Huang XT, Huber P, Huo W, Hussain G, Hylen J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, Jaffke P, James C, Jen KL, Jensen D, Jetter S, Ji XL, Ji XP, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, de Jong JK, Joshi J, Kafka T, Kang L, Kasahara SM, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Koizumi G, Kordosky M, Kramer M, Kreymer A, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Lang K, Langford TJ, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lee JH, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JK, Li C, Li DJ, Li F, Li GS, Li QJ, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Lin SK, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Litchfield PJ, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu DW, Liu JC, Liu JL, Loh CW, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Lucas P, Luk KB, Lv Z, Ma QM, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Malyshkin Y, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Martinez Caicedo DA, Mayer N, McDonald KT, McGivern C, McKeown RD, Medeiros MM, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mitchell I, Mooney M, Moore CD, Mualem L, Musser J, Nakajima Y, Naples D, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Ngai HY, Nichol RJ, Ning Z, Nowak JA, O'Connor J, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Orchanian M, Pahlka RB, Paley J, Pan HR, Park J, Patterson RB, Patton S, Pawloski G, Pec V, Peng JC, Perch A, Pfützner MM, Phan DD, Phan-Budd S, Pinsky L, Plunkett RK, Poonthottathil N, Pun CS, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Qiu X, Radovic A, Raper N, Rebel B, Ren J, Rosenfeld C, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Rubin HA, Sail P, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreckenberger A, Schreiner P, Sharma R, Moed Sher S, Sousa A, Steiner H, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Tang W, Taychenachev D, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Tian X, Timmons A, Todd J, Tognini SC, Toner R, Torretta D, Treskov K, Tsang KV, Tull CE, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viaux N, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Webb RC, Weber A, Wei HY, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White C, Whitehead L, Whitehead LH, Wise T, Wojcicki SG, Wong HL, Wong SC, Worcester E, Wu CH, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xia JK, Xing ZZ, Xu JL, Xu JY, Xu Y, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang H, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang MT, Ye M, Ye Z, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu ZY, Zeng S, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao YB, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou N, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: Searches for a light sterile neutrino have been performed independently by the MINOS and the Daya Bay experiments using the muon (anti)neutrino and electron antineutrino disappearance channels, respectively. In this Letter, results from both experiments are combined with those from the Bugey-3 reactor neutrino experiment to constrain oscillations into light sterile neutrinos. The three experiments are sensitive to complementary regions of parameter space, enabling the combined analysis to probe regions allowed by the Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector (LSND) and MiniBooNE experiments in a minimally extended four-neutrino flavor framework. Stringent limits on sin^{2}2θ_{μe} are set over 6 orders of magnitude in the sterile mass-squared splitting Δm_{41}^{2}. The sterile-neutrino mixing phase space allowed by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments is excluded for Δm_{41}^{2}<0.8 eV^{2} at 95% CL_{s}.
Published: 2016
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35. Improved Search for a Light Sterile Neutrino with the Full Configuration of the Daya Bay Experiment.

Author: An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bishai M, Blyth S, Cao D, Cao GF, Cao J, Cen WR, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang LC, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen QY, Chen SM, Chen YX, Chen Y, Cheng JH, Cheng J, Cheng YP, Cheng ZK, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Chukanov A, Cummings JP, de Arcos J, Deng ZY, Ding XF, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dolgareva M, Dove J, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Gill R, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Grassi M, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo L, Guo RP, Guo XH, Guo Z, Hackenburg RW, Han R, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu T, Hu W, Huang EC, Huang HX, Huang XT, Huber P, Huo W, Hussain G, Jaffe DE, Jaffke P, Jen KL, Jetter S, Ji XP, Ji XL, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Joshi J, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Langford TJ, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lee JH, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung JK, Li C, Li DJ, Li F, Li GS, Li QJ, Li S, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin S, Lin SK, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu DW, Liu JL, Liu JC, Loh CW, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Luk KB, Lv Z, Ma QM, Ma XY, Ma XB, Ma YQ, Malyshkin Y, Martinez Caicedo DA, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Mitchell I, Mooney M, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Ngai HY, Ning Z, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevskiy A, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Pinsky L, Pun CS, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Steiner H, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tang W, Taychenachev D, Treskov K, Tsang KV, Tull CE, Viaux N, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Wise T, Wong HL, Wong SC, Worcester E, Wu CH, Wu Q, Wu WJ, Xia DM, Xia JK, Xing ZZ, Xu JY, Xu JL, Xu Y, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang H, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang MT, Ye M, Ye Z, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu ZY, Zeng S, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang XT, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YM, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZY, Zhang ZP, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao YB, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou N, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: This Letter reports an improved search for light sterile neutrino mixing in the electron antineutrino disappearance channel with the full configuration of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment. With an additional 404 days of data collected in eight antineutrino detectors, this search benefits from 3.6 times the statistics available to the previous publication, as well as from improvements in energy calibration and background reduction. A relative comparison of the rate and energy spectrum of reactor antineutrinos in the three experimental halls yields no evidence of sterile neutrino mixing in the 2×10^{-4}≲|Δm_{41}^{2}|≲0.3 eV^{2} mass range. The resulting limits on sin^{2}2θ_{14} are improved by approx imately a factor of 2 over previous results and constitute the most stringent constraints to date in the |Δm_{41}^{2}|≲0.2 eV^{2} region.
Published: 2016
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36. Measurement of the Reactor Antineutrino Flux and Spectrum at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bishai M, Blyth S, Butorov I, Cao D, Cao GF, Cao J, Cen WR, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang LC, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen QY, Chen SM, Chen YX, Chen Y, Cheng JH, Cheng J, Cheng YP, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, de Arcos J, Deng ZY, Ding XF, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dove J, Draeger E, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Ely SR, Gill R, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Grassi M, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo L, Guo XH, Hackenburg RW, Han R, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu LM, Hu LJ, Hu T, Hu W, Huang EC, Huang HX, Huang XT, Huber P, Hussain G, Jaffe DE, Jaffke P, Jen KL, Jetter S, Ji XP, Ji XL, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kohn S, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Langford TJ, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung KY, Leung JK, Lewis CA, Li DJ, Li F, Li GS, Li QJ, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin PY, Lin SK, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu DW, Liu H, Liu JL, Liu JC, Liu SS, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Luk KB, Ma QM, Ma XY, Ma XB, Ma YQ, Martinez Caicedo DA, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Mitchell I, Monari Kebwaro J, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Ngai HY, Ning Z, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevski A, Pan HR, Park J, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Piilonen LE, Pinsky L, Pun CS, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren B, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Shao BB, Steiner H, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tang W, Taychenachev D, Tsang KV, Tull CE, Tung YC, Viaux N, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang WW, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Wise T, Wong HL, Wong SC, Worcester E, Wu Q, Xia DM, Xia JK, Xia X, Xing ZZ, Xu JY, Xu JL, Xu J, Xu Y, Xue T, Yan J, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang MT, Ye M, Yeh M, Young BL, Yu GY, Yu ZY, Zang SL, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YM, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZY, Zhang ZP, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao YF, Zhao YB, Zheng L, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou N, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: This Letter reports a measurement of the flux and energy spectrum of electron antineutrinos from six 2.9 GWth nuclear reactors with six detectors deployed in two near (effective baselines 512 and 561 m) and one far (1579 m) underground experimental halls in the Daya Bay experiment. Using 217 days of data, 296 721 and 41 589 inverse β decay (IBD) candidates were detected in the near and far halls, respectively. The measured IBD yield is (1.55±0.04) ×10(-18) cm(2) GW(-1) day(-1) or (5.92±0.14) ×10(-43) cm(2) fission(-1). This flux measurement is consistent with previous short-baseline reactor antineutrino experiments and is 0.946±0.022 (0.991±0.023) relative to the flux predicted with the Huber-Mueller (ILL-Vogel) fissile antineutrino model. The measured IBD positron energy spectrum deviates from both spectral predictions by more than 2σ over the full energy range with a local significance of up to ∼4σ between 4-6 MeV. A reactor antineutrino spectrum of IBD reactions is extracted from the measured positron energy spectrum for model-independent predictions.
Published: 2016
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37. New measurement of antineutrino oscillation with the full detector configuration at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Bishai M, Blyth S, Butorov I, Cao GF, Cao J, Cen WR, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang LC, Chang Y, Chen HS, Chen QY, Chen SM, Chen YX, Chen Y, Cheng JH, Cheng J, Cheng YP, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, de Arcos J, Deng ZY, Ding XF, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Draeger E, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Ely SR, Gill R, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Grassi M, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo L, Guo XH, Hackenburg RW, Han R, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Higuera A, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu LM, Hu LJ, Hu T, Hu W, Huang EC, Huang HX, Huang XT, Huber P, Hussain G, Jaffe DE, Jaffke P, Jen KL, Jetter S, Ji XP, Ji XL, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Langford TJ, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung KY, Leung JK, Lewis CA, Li DJ, Li F, Li GS, Li QJ, Li SC, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin PY, Lin SK, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu DW, Liu H, Liu JL, Liu JC, Liu SS, Lu C, Lu HQ, Lu JS, Luk KB, Ma QM, Ma XY, Ma XB, Ma YQ, Martinez Caicedo DA, McDonald KT, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Mitchell I, Monari Kebwaro J, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Ngai HY, Ning Z, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevski A, Park J, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Piilonen LE, Pinsky L, Pun CS, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren B, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Shao BB, Steiner H, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tang W, Taychenachev D, Themann H, Tsang KV, Tull CE, Tung YC, Viaux N, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang WW, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Wei HY, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Wise T, Wong HL, Wong SC, Worcester E, Wu Q, Xia DM, Xia JK, Xia X, Xing ZZ, Xu JY, Xu JL, Xu J, Xu Y, Xue T, Yan J, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang MT, Ye M, Yeh M, Yeh YS, Young BL, Yu GY, Yu ZY, Zang SL, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang HH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang YM, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZY, Zhang ZP, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao YF, Zhao YB, Zheng L, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou N, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: We report a new measurement of electron antineutrino disappearance using the fully constructed Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment. The final two of eight antineutrino detectors were installed in the summer of 2012. Including the 404 days of data collected from October 2012 to November 2013 resulted in a total exposure of 6.9×10^{5} GW_{th} ton days, a 3.6 times increase over our previous results. Improvements in energy calibration limited variations between detectors to 0.2%. Removal of six ^{241}Am-^{13}C radioactive calibration sources reduced the background by a factor of 2 for the detectors in the experimental hall furthest from the reactors. Direct prediction of the antineutrino signal in the far detectors based on the measurements in the near detectors explicitly minimized the dependence of the measurement on models of reactor antineutrino emission. The uncertainties in our estimates of sin^{2}2θ_{13} and |Δm_{ee}^{2}| were halved as a result of these improvements. An analysis of the relative antineutrino rates and energy spectra between detectors gave sin^{2}2θ_{13}=0.084±0.005 and |Δm_{ee}^{2}|=(2.42±0.11)×10^{-3} eV^{2} in the three-neutrino framework.
Published: 2015
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38. Does Blast Medium Affect Heterotopic Ossification in a Blast-amputation Model?

Author: Jaffe DE, Yoo D, Blevins J, Gasbarro G, Hughes T, Paryavi E, Nguyen T, Fourney WL, and Pellegrini VD Jr
Subjects: Amputation, Traumatic diagnostic imaging, Amputation, Traumatic physiopathology, Amputation, Traumatic surgery, Animals, Blast Injuries diagnostic imaging, Blast Injuries physiopathology, Blast Injuries surgery, Disease Models, Animal, Hindlimb diagnostic imaging, Hindlimb physiopathology, Male, Ossification, Heterotopic diagnostic imaging, Ossification, Heterotopic physiopathology, Radiography, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Amputation, Traumatic etiology, Blast Injuries etiology, Hindlimb injuries, Ossification, Heterotopic etiology
Abstract: Background: Heterotopic ossification (HO) develops after nearly 2/3 of traumatic blast amputations in the contemporary battlefield. This phenomenon has potentially devastating consequences for servicemen and women and its pathophysiology warrants further investigation using a previously developed animal blast model., Questions/purposes: We asked, what is the (1) severity (quantity) and (2) type (location) of HO bone formation after a hindlimb blast amputation with two distinct blast media. We hypothesized that a more "war-relevant" blast medium could be a more accurate model and potentially intensify the development of HO., Methods: Using a Sprague-Dawley rat model, the pathophysiology of ectopic bone formation in a traumatic hindlimb blast amputation was evaluated. Twenty-four animals underwent blast amputations and closure based on a previously established experimental model. Half the amputations were subjected to blasted sand and the other 1/2 to blasted water. Serial orthogonal radiography was performed on each animal until euthanasia at 24 weeks to track the development of HO. Heterotopic bone severity and type were assessed by three independent graders at each time using a novel grading scale to assess quantity and quality of HO., Results: All animals had radiographic evidence of HO develop. No differences were observed in ectopic bone development between sand and water blasting regarding severity or type at any time. Animals that received water and sand blasting had moderate HO develop at 24 weeks (median, 2.0 and 2.5 weeks, respectively; range, 1-3 weeks; difference of medians, 0.5; p=0.67). At the time of euthanasia, 10 animals that were water blasted had Type 3 HO compared with 11 in the sand-blasted group (p=1.00)., Conclusions: Our study showed a clear development of HO after hindlimb blast amputation in a Sprague-Dawley rat model; however, no difference was observed in HO development based on the type of blast media. This suggests it is the blast mechanism that induces ectopic bone development, regardless of the blasted medium. The grading scale we developed for our animal-model study provided a reliable means of assessing HO severity and type., Clinical Relevance: We anticipate that future investigations will elucidate similarities between service members' wartime extremity injuries and the animal model used in our study, and with focused future research this model may have beneficial therapeutic implications as the pathophysiology of HO development is further understood.
Published: 2015
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39. Search for a light sterile neutrino at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Beriguete W, Bishai M, Blyth S, Butorov I, Cao GF, Cao J, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang LC, Chang Y, Chasman C, Chen H, Chen QY, Chen SM, Chen X, Chen X, Chen YX, Chen Y, Cheng YP, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, de Arcos J, Deng ZY, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Draeger E, Du XF, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Ely SR, Fu JY, Ge LQ, Gill R, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Grassi M, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo XH, Hackenburg RW, Han GH, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hinrichs P, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu LM, Hu LJ, Hu T, Hu W, Huang EC, Huang H, Huang XT, Huber P, Hussain G, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, Jaffke P, Jen KL, Jetter S, Ji XP, Ji XL, Jiang HJ, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Lai WC, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung A, Leung JK, Lewis CA, Li DJ, Li F, Li GS, Li QJ, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin PY, Lin SK, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu DW, Liu H, Liu JL, Liu JC, Liu SS, Liu YB, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk KB, Ma QM, Ma XY, Ma XB, Ma YQ, McDonald KT, McFarlane MC, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Mitchell I, Monari Kebwaro J, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nemchenok I, Ngai HY, Ning Z, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevski A, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Piilonen LE, Pinsky L, Pun CS, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren B, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Shao BB, Steiner H, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tam YH, Tang X, Themann H, Tsang KV, Tsang RH, Tull CE, Tung YC, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang LS, Wang LY, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang WW, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Webber DM, Wei HY, Wei YD, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Wise T, Wong HL, Wong SC, Worcester E, Wu Q, Xia DM, Xia JK, Xia X, Xing ZZ, Xu JY, Xu JL, Xu J, Xu Y, Xue T, Yan J, Yang CC, Yang L, Yang MS, Yang MT, Ye M, Yeh M, Yeh YS, Young BL, Yu GY, Yu JY, Yu ZY, Zang SL, Zeng B, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang Q, Zhang SH, Zhang YC, Zhang YM, Zhang YH, Zhang YX, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZY, Zhang ZP, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao Y, Zhao YB, Zheng L, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou ZY, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: A search for light sterile neutrino mixing was performed with the first 217 days of data from the Daya Bay Reactor Antineutrino Experiment. The experiment's unique configuration of multiple baselines from six 2.9 GW(th) nuclear reactors to six antineutrino detectors deployed in two near (effective baselines 512 m and 561 m) and one far (1579 m) underground experimental halls makes it possible to test for oscillations to a fourth (sterile) neutrino in the 10(-3) eV(2)<|Δm(41)(2) |< 0.3 eV(2) range. The relative spectral distortion due to the disappearance of electron antineutrinos was found to be consistent with that of the three-flavor oscillation model. The derived limits on sin(2) 2θ(14) cover the 10(-3) eV(2) ≲ |Δm(41)(2)| ≲ 0.1 eV(2) region, which was largely unexplored.
Published: 2014
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40. Spectral measurement of electron antineutrino oscillation amplitude and frequency at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Beriguete W, Bishai M, Blyth S, Brown RL, Butorov I, Cao GF, Cao J, Carr R, Chan YL, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chasman C, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SJ, Chen SM, Chen XC, Chen XH, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cheng YP, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, de Arcos J, Deng ZY, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Draeger E, Du XF, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Ely SR, Fu JY, Ge LQ, Gill R, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gornushkin YA, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo XH, Hackenburg RW, Hahn RL, Han GH, Hans S, He M, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hinrichs P, Hor Y, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu LJ, Hu LM, Hu T, Hu W, Huang EC, Huang HX, Huang HZ, Huang XT, Huber P, Hussain G, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, Jaffke P, Jetter S, Ji XL, Ji XP, Jiang HJ, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Lai WC, Lai WH, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lei RT, Leitner R, Leung A, Leung JK, Lewis CA, Li DJ, Li F, Li GS, Li QJ, Li WD, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YF, Li ZB, Liang H, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin SK, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu DW, Liu H, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu SS, Liu YB, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk KB, Ma QM, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, McDonald KT, McFarlane MC, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Mitchell I, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Naumova E, Nemchenok I, Ngai HY, Ngai WK, Ning Z, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Olshevski A, Patton S, Pec V, Peng JC, Piilonen LE, Pinsky L, Pun CS, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Ren B, Ren J, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Shao BB, Steiner H, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tam YH, Tanaka HK, Tang X, Themann H, Trentalange S, Tsai O, Tsang KV, Tsang RH, Tull CE, Tung YC, Viren B, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang LS, Wang LY, Wang LZ, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang W, Wang WW, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Webber DM, Wei H, Wei YD, Wen LJ, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Wise T, Wong HL, Wong SC, Worcester E, Wu Q, Xia DM, Xia JK, Xia X, Xing ZZ, Xu J, Xu JL, Xu JY, Xu Y, Xue T, Yan J, Yang CG, Yang L, Yang MS, Ye M, Yeh M, Yeh YS, Young BL, Yu GY, Yu JY, Yu ZY, Zang SL, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang SH, Zhang YC, Zhang YH, Zhang YM, Zhang YX, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao YB, Zheng L, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou ZY, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: A measurement of the energy dependence of antineutrino disappearance at the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment is reported. Electron antineutrinos (ν¯(e)) from six 2.9 GW(th) reactors were detected with six detectors deployed in two near (effective baselines 512 and 561 m) and one far (1579 m) underground experimental halls. Using 217 days of data, 41 589 (203 809 and 92 912) antineutrino candidates were detected in the far hall (near halls). An improved measurement of the oscillation amplitude sin(2)2θ(13)=0.090(-0.009)(+0.008) and the first direct measurement of the ν¯(e) mass-squared difference |Δm(ee)2|=(2.59(-0.20)(+0.19))×10(-3) eV2 is obtained using the observed ν¯(e) rates and energy spectra in a three-neutrino framework. This value of |Δm(ee)2| is consistent with |Δm(μμ)2| measured by muon neutrino disappearance, supporting the three-flavor oscillation model.
Published: 2014
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41. Prefrontal cognitive deficits in mice with altered cerebral cortical GABAergic interneurons.

Author: Bissonette GB, Bae MH, Suresh T, Jaffe DE, and Powell EM
Subjects: Analysis of Variance, Animals, Attention physiology, Cognition Disorders genetics, Gene Expression Regulation genetics, Genotype, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein genetics, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein metabolism, Hepatocyte Growth Factor genetics, Hepatocyte Growth Factor metabolism, Interneurons, Maze Learning physiology, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Parvalbumins metabolism, Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator genetics, Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator metabolism, Cognition Disorders pathology, GABAergic Neurons metabolism, Prefrontal Cortex pathology
Abstract: Alterations of inhibitory GABAergic neurons are implicated in multiple psychiatric and neurological disorders, including schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy. In particular, interneuron deficits in prefrontal areas, along with presumed decreased inhibition, have been reported in several human patients. The majority of forebrain GABAergic interneurons arise from a single subcortical source before migrating to their final regional destination. Factors that govern the interneuron populations have been identified, demonstrating that a single gene mutation may globally affect forebrain structures or a single area. In particular, mice lacking the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (Plaur) gene have decreased GABAergic interneurons in frontal and parietal, but not caudal, cortical regions. Plaur assists in the activation of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF), and several of the interneuron deficits are correlated with decreased levels of HGF/SF. In some cortical regions, the interneuron deficit can be remediated by endogenous overexpression of HGF/SF. In this study, we demonstrate decreased parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in the medial frontal cortex, but not in the hippocampus or basal lateral amygdala in the Plaur null mouse. The Plaur null mouse demonstrates impaired medial frontal cortical function in extinction of cued fear conditioning and the inability to form attentional sets. Endogenous HGF/SF overexpression increased the number of PV-expressing cells in medial frontal cortical areas to levels greater than found in wildtype mice, but did not remediate the behavioral deficits. These data suggest that proper medial frontal cortical function is dependent upon optimum levels of inhibition and that a deficit or excess of interneuron numbers impairs normal cognition., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2014
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42. Electron neutrino and antineutrino appearance in the full MINOS data sample.

Author: Adamson P, Anghel I, Backhouse C, Barr G, Bishai M, Blake A, Bock GJ, Bogert D, Cao SV, Cherdack D, Childress S, Coelho JA, Corwin L, Cronin-Hennessy D, de Jong JK, Devan AV, Devenish NE, Diwan MV, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Frohne MV, Gallagher HR, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Graf N, Gran R, Grzelak K, Habig A, Hahn SR, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Himmel A, Holin A, Hylen J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, James C, Jensen D, Kafka T, Kasahara SM, Koizumi G, Kordosky M, Kreymer A, Lang K, Ling J, Litchfield PJ, Lucas P, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Mathis M, Mayer N, Medeiros MM, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Michael DG, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Moed Sher S, Moore CD, Mualem L, Musser J, Naples D, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Nichol RJ, Nowak JA, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, O'Connor J, Oliver WP, Orchanian M, Pahlka RB, Paley J, Patterson RB, Pawloski G, Phan-Budd S, Plunkett RK, Qiu X, Radovic A, Rebel B, Rosenfeld C, Rubin HA, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreckenberger A, Schreiner P, Sharma R, Sousa A, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Tinti G, Toner R, Torretta D, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viren B, Weber A, Webb RC, White C, Whitehead L, Wojcicki SG, Yang T, and Zwaska R
Abstract: We report on ν(e) and ν(e) appearance in ν(μ) and ν(μ) beams using the full MINOS data sample. The comparison of these ν(e) and ν(e) appearance data at a 735 km baseline with θ13 measurements by reactor experiments probes δ, the θ23 octant degeneracy, and the mass hierarchy. This analysis is the first use of this technique and includes the first accelerator long-baseline search for ν(μ) → ν(e). Our data disfavor 31% (5%) of the three-parameter space defined by δ, the octant of the θ23, and the mass hierarchy at the 68% (90%) C.L. We measure a value of 2sin(2)(2θ13)sin(2)(θ23) that is consistent with reactor experiments.
Published: 2013
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43. Improved measurement of muon antineutrino disappearance in MINOS.

Author: Adamson P, Ayres DS, Backhouse C, Barr G, Bishai M, Blake A, Bock GJ, Boehnlein DJ, Bogert D, Cao SV, Childress S, Coelho JA, Corwin L, Cronin-Hennessy D, Danko IZ, de Jong JK, Devenish NE, Diwan MV, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Frohne MV, Gallagher HR, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Graf N, Gran R, Grzelak K, Habig A, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Himmel A, Holin A, Huang X, Hylen J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, James C, Jensen D, Kafka T, Kasahara SM, Koizumi G, Kopp S, Kordosky M, Kreymer A, Lang K, Ling J, Litchfield PJ, Loiacono L, Lucas P, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Mathis M, Mayer N, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Michael DG, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mitchell J, Moore CD, Mualem L, Mufson S, Musser J, Naples D, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Nichol RJ, Nowak JA, Oliver WP, Orchanian M, Pahlka RB, Paley J, Patterson RB, Pawloski G, Phan-Budd S, Plunkett RK, Qiu X, Radovic A, Ratchford J, Rebel B, Rosenfeld C, Rubin HA, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreckenberger A, Schreiner P, Sharma R, Sousa A, Strait M, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Tinti G, Toner R, Torretta D, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viren B, Walding JJ, Weber A, Webb RC, White C, Whitehead L, Wojcicki SG, and Zwaska R
Abstract: We report an improved measurement of ν(μ) disappearance over a distance of 735 km using the MINOS detectors and the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam in a ν(μ)-enhanced configuration. From a total exposure of 2.95×10(20) protons on target, of which 42% have not been previously analyzed, we make the most precise measurement of Δm2=[2.62(-0.28)(+0.31)(stat)±0.09(syst)]×10(-3) eV2 and constrain the ν(μ) mixing angle sin2(2θ)>0.75 (90% C.L.). These values are in agreement with Δm2 and sin2(2θ) measured for ν(μ), removing the tension reported in [P. Adamson et al. (MINOS), Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 021801 (2011).].
Published: 2012
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44. Observation of electron-antineutrino disappearance at Daya Bay.

Author: An FP, Bai JZ, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Beavis D, Beriguete W, Bishai M, Blyth S, Boddy K, Brown RL, Cai B, Cao GF, Cao J, Carr R, Chan WT, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chasman C, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SJ, Chen SM, Chen XC, Chen XH, Chen XS, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, Deng ZY, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dong L, Draeger E, Du XF, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Ely SR, Fang SD, Fu JY, Fu ZW, Ge LQ, Ghazikhanian V, Gill RL, Goett J, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gornushkin YA, Greenler LS, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo XH, Hackenburg RW, Hahn RL, Hans S, He M, He Q, He WS, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hinrichs P, Ho TH, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu T, Hu T, Huang HX, Huang HZ, Huang PW, Huang X, Huang XT, Huber P, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, Jetter S, Ji XL, Ji XP, Jiang HJ, Jiang WQ, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Lai CY, Lai WC, Lai WH, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lee MK, Leitner R, Leung JK, Leung KY, Lewis CA, Li B, Li F, Li GS, Li J, Li QJ, Li SF, Li WD, Li XB, Li XN, Li XQ, Li Y, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang J, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin SK, Lin SX, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu BJ, Liu C, Liu DW, Liu H, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu S, Liu X, Liu YB, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk A, Luk KB, Luo T, Luo XL, Ma LH, Ma QM, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mayes B, McDonald KT, McFarlane MC, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Mohapatra D, Morgan JE, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Nemchenok I, Newsom C, Ngai HY, Ngai WK, Nie YB, Ning Z, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Oh D, Olshevski A, Pagac A, Patton S, Pearson C, Pec V, Peng JC, Piilonen LE, Pinsky L, Pun CS, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Seilhan B, Shao BB, Shih K, Steiner H, Stoler P, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tam YH, Tanaka HK, Tang X, Themann H, Torun Y, Trentalange S, Tsai O, Tsang KV, Tsang RH, Tull C, Viren B, Virostek S, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang LS, Wang LY, Wang LZ, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang T, Wang W, Wang X, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Webber DM, Wei YD, Wen LJ, Wenman DL, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Whitten CA Jr, Wilhelmi J, Wise T, Wong HC, Wong HL, Wong J, Worcester ET, Wu FF, Wu Q, Xia DM, Xiang ST, Xiao Q, Xing ZZ, Xu G, Xu J, Xu J, Xu JL, Xu W, Xu Y, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Ye M, Yeh M, Yeh YS, Yip K, Young BL, Yu ZY, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang K, Zhang QX, Zhang SH, Zhang YC, Zhang YH, Zhang YX, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao YB, Zheng L, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou ZY, Zhuang HL, and Zou JH
Abstract: The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment has measured a nonzero value for the neutrino mixing angle θ(13) with a significance of 5.2 standard deviations. Antineutrinos from six 2.9 GWth reactors were detected in six antineutrino detectors deployed in two near (flux-weighted baseline 470 m and 576 m) and one far (1648 m) underground experimental halls. With a 43,000 ton-GWth-day live-time exposure in 55 days, 10,416 (80,376) electron-antineutrino candidates were detected at the far hall (near halls). The ratio of the observed to expected number of antineutrinos at the far hall is R=0.940±0.011(stat.)±0.004(syst.). A rate-only analysis finds sin(2)2θ(13)=0.092±0.016(stat.)±0.005(syst.) in a three-neutrino framework.
Published: 2012
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45. Incidence of contralateral THA after index THA for osteoarthritis.

Author: Sayeed SA, Johnson AJ, Jaffe DE, and Mont MA
Subjects: Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Baltimore epidemiology, Disease Progression, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Humans, Incidence, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Hip diagnostic imaging, Osteoarthritis, Hip epidemiology, Proportional Hazards Models, Radiography, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Osteoarthritis, Hip surgery
Abstract: Background: Currently more than 200,000 THAs are performed annually in the United States. In patients with bilateral disease, the chance of subsequent contralateral THA reportedly ranges from 16% to 85%. Factors influencing contralateral THA are not completely understood., Questions/purposes: We therefore determined (1) the 10-year probability free of progression to contralateral THA after index THA, (2) whether demographics differed between those who did and did not ultimately undergo contralateral THA, and (3) whether initial clinical symptoms and/or degree of radiographic osteoarthritis affects progression., Patients and Methods: We retrospectively identified 332 patients with minimum 24-month followup and primary osteoarthritis who underwent unilateral THA between 2001 and 2008. There were 150 men and 182 women with a mean age of 61 years (range, 27-93 years) and a mean BMI of 29.6 kg/m(2) (range, 17.6-49.2 kg/m(2)). We reviewed clinical, radiographic, and demographic data at index THA and last followup and classified patients as low, indeterminate, or high risk of undergoing contralateral THA., Results: Seventy-four of the 332 patients (22%) underwent contralateral THA, resulting in an 83% 10-year probability free of progression to the contralateral hip. Low-risk patients had a less than 1% chance of progression, indeterminate-risk patients had a 16% to 24% chance of progression, and high-risk patients had a 97% chance of progression., Conclusions: Indeterminate-risk patients may be managed nonoperatively and deserve further study with a larger multicenter analysis. We defined high- and low-risk patients who may be candidates for bilateral THA or may rarely need a contralateral THA., Level of Evidence: Level IV, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Published: 2012
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46. Improved search for Muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino oscillations in MINOS.

Author: Adamson P, Auty DJ, Ayres DS, Backhouse C, Barr G, Betancourt M, Bishai M, Blake A, Bock GJ, Boehnlein DJ, Bogert D, Cao SV, Cavanaugh S, Cherdack D, Childress S, Coelho JA, Corwin L, Cronin-Hennessy D, Danko IZ, de Jong JK, Devenish NE, Diwan MV, Dorman M, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Frohne MV, Gallagher HR, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Graf N, Gran R, Grzelak K, Habig A, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Himmel A, Holin A, Huang X, Hylen J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, James C, Jensen D, Kafka T, Kasahara SM, Koizumi G, Kopp S, Kordosky M, Kreymer A, Lang K, Lefeuvre G, Ling J, Litchfield PJ, Loiacono L, Lucas P, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Mathis M, Mayer N, McGowan AM, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Michael DG, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mitchell J, Moore CD, Mualem L, Mufson S, Musser J, Naples D, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Nichol RJ, Nowak JA, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Oliver WP, Orchanian M, Paley J, Patterson RB, Pawloski G, Pearce GF, Phan-Budd S, Plunkett RK, Qiu X, Ratchford J, Rebel B, Rosenfeld C, Rubin HA, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreckenberger A, Schreiner P, Shanahan P, Sharma R, Sousa A, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Toner R, Torretta D, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viren B, Walding JJ, Weber A, Webb RC, White C, Whitehead L, Wojcicki SG, Yang T, and Zwaska R
Abstract: We report the results of a search for ν(e) appearance in a ν(μ) beam in the MINOS long-baseline neutrino experiment. With an improved analysis and an increased exposure of 8.2 × 10(20) protons on the NuMI target at Fermilab, we find that 2 sin(2) (θ(23))sin(2)(2θ(13))<0.12(0.20) at 90% confidence level for δ = 0 and the normal (inverted) neutrino mass hierarchy, with a best-fit of 2sin(2) (θ(23))sin(2)(2θ(13)) = 0.041(-0.031)(+0.047) (0.079(-0.053) (+0.071)). The θ(13) = 0 hypothesis is disfavored by the MINOS data at the 89% confidence level.
Published: 2011
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47. First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance.

Author: Adamson P, Andreopoulos C, Auty DJ, Ayres DS, Backhouse C, Barr G, Bishai M, Blake A, Bock GJ, Boehnlein DJ, Bogert D, Cavanaugh S, Cherdack D, Childress S, Choudhary BC, Coelho JA, Coleman SJ, Corwin L, Cronin-Hennessy D, Danko IZ, de Jong JK, Devenish NE, Diwan MV, Dorman M, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Frohne MV, Gallagher HR, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Graf N, Gran R, Grant N, Grzelak K, Habig A, Harris D, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Himmel A, Holin A, Howcroft C, Huang X, Hylen J, Ilic J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, James C, Jensen D, Kafka T, Kasahara SM, Koizumi G, Kopp S, Kordosky M, Kreymer A, Lang K, Lefeuvre G, Ling J, Litchfield PJ, Loiacono L, Lucas P, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Mayer N, McGowan AM, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mitchell J, Moore CD, Morfín J, Mualem L, Mufson S, Musser J, Naples D, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Nichol RJ, Nicholls TC, Nowak JA, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Oliver WP, Orchanian M, Ospanov R, Paley J, Patterson RB, Pawloski G, Pearce GF, Petyt DA, Phan-Budd S, Plunkett RK, Qiu X, Ratchford J, Raufer TM, Rebel B, Rodrigues PA, Rosenfeld C, Rubin HA, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreiner P, Shanahan P, Sousa A, Stamoulis P, Strait M, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Tetteh-Lartey E, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Tinti G, Toner R, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viren B, Weber A, Webb RC, White C, Whitehead L, Wojcicki SG, Yang T, and Zwaska R
Abstract: This Letter reports the first direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance. The MINOS experiment has taken data with an accelerator beam optimized for ν(μ) production, accumulating an exposure of 1.71 × 10²⁰ protons on target. In the Far Detector, 97 charged current ν(μ) events are observed. The no-oscillation hypothesis predicts 156 events and is excluded at 6.3σ. The best fit to oscillation yields |Δm²| = [3.36(-0.40)(+0.46)(stat) ± 0.06(syst)] × 10⁻³ eV², sin²(2θ) = 0.86(-0.12)(+0.11)(stat) ± 0.01(syst). The MINOS ν(μ) and ν(μ) measurements are consistent at the 2.0% confidence level, assuming identical underlying oscillation parameters.
Published: 2011
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48. Active to sterile neutrino mixing limits from neutral-current interactions in MINOS.

Author: Adamson P, Auty DJ, Ayres DS, Backhouse C, Barr G, Bishai M, Blake A, Bock GJ, Boehnlein DJ, Bogert D, Cavanaugh S, Cherdack D, Childress S, Coelho JA, Coleman SJ, Corwin L, Cronin-Hennessy D, Danko IZ, de Jong JK, Devenish NE, Diwan MV, Dorman M, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Frohne MV, Gallagher HR, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Graf N, Gran R, Grant N, Grzelak K, Habig A, Harris D, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Himmel A, Holin A, Huang X, Hylen J, Ilic J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, James C, Jensen D, Kafka T, Kasahara SM, Koizumi G, Kopp S, Kordosky M, Kreymer A, Lang K, Lefeuvre G, Ling J, Litchfield PJ, Loiacono L, Lucas P, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Mayer N, McGowan AM, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mitchell J, Moore CD, Morfín J, Mualem L, Mufson S, Musser J, Naples D, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Nichol RJ, Nicholls TC, Nowak JA, Oliver WP, Orchanian M, Paley J, Patterson RB, Pawloski G, Pearce GF, Petyt DA, Phan-Budd S, Pittam R, Plunkett RK, Qiu X, Ratchford J, Raufer TM, Rebel B, Rodrigues PA, Rosenfeld C, Rubin HA, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreiner P, Sharma R, Shanahan P, Sousa A, Stamoulis P, Strait M, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Tetteh-Lartey E, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Tinti G, Toner R, Torretta D, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viren B, Walding JJ, Weber A, Webb RC, White C, Whitehead L, Wojcicki SG, and Zwaska R
Abstract: Results are reported from a search for active to sterile neutrino oscillations in the MINOS long-baseline experiment, based on the observation of neutral-current neutrino interactions, from an exposure to the NuMI neutrino beam of 7.07×10(20) protons on target. A total of 802 neutral-current event candidates is observed in the Far Detector, compared to an expected number of 754 ± 28(stat) ± 37(syst) for oscillations among three active flavors. The fraction f(s) of disappearing ν(μ) that may transition to ν(s) is found to be less than 22% at the 90% C.L.
Published: 2011
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49. Measurement of the neutrino mass splitting and flavor mixing by MINOS.

Author: Adamson P, Andreopoulos C, Armstrong R, Auty DJ, Ayres DS, Backhouse C, Barr G, Bishai M, Blake A, Bock GJ, Boehnlein DJ, Bogert D, Cavanaugh S, Cherdack D, Childress S, Choudhary BC, Coelho JA, Coleman SJ, Corwin L, Cronin-Hennessy D, Danko IZ, de Jong JK, Devenish NE, Diwan MV, Dorman M, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Frohne MV, Gallagher HR, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Graf N, Gran R, Grant N, Grzelak K, Habig A, Harris D, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Himmel A, Holin A, Huang X, Hylen J, Ilic J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, James C, Jensen D, Kafka T, Kasahara SM, Koizumi G, Kopp S, Kordosky M, Kreymer A, Lang K, Lefeuvre G, Ling J, Litchfield PJ, Litchfield RP, Loiacono L, Lucas P, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Mayer N, McGowan AM, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Michael DG, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mitchell J, Moore CD, Morfín J, Mualem L, Mufson S, Musser J, Naples D, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Nichol RJ, Nowak JA, Oliver WP, Orchanian M, Ospanov R, Paley J, Patterson RB, Pawloski G, Pearce GF, Petyt DA, Phan-Budd S, Plunkett RK, Qiu X, Ratchford J, Raufer TM, Rebel B, Rodrigues PA, Rosenfeld C, Rubin HA, Sanchez MC, Schneps J, Schreiner P, Shanahan P, Smith C, Sousa A, Stamoulis P, Strait M, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Tinti G, Toner R, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viren B, Weber A, Webb RC, White C, Whitehead L, Wojcicki SG, Yang T, and Zwaska R
Abstract: Measurements of neutrino oscillations using the disappearance of muon neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI neutrino beam as observed by the two MINOS detectors are reported. New analysis methods have been applied to an enlarged data sample from an exposure of 7.25×10(20) protons on target. A fit to neutrino oscillations yields values of |Δm(2)|=(2.32(-0.08)(+0.12))×10(-3) eV(2) for the atmospheric mass splitting and sin(2)(2θ)>0.90 (90% C.L.) for the mixing angle. Pure neutrino decay and quantum decoherence hypotheses are excluded at 7 and 9 standard deviations, respectively.
Published: 2011
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50. Search for Lorentz invariance and CPT violation with the MINOS far detector.

Author: Adamson P, Auty DJ, Ayres DS, Backhouse C, Barr G, Barrett WL, Bishai M, Blake A, Bock GJ, Boehnlein DJ, Bogert D, Bower C, Budd S, Cavanaugh S, Cherdack D, Childress S, Choudhary BC, Coelho JA, Cobb JH, Coleman SJ, Corwin L, Cravens JP, Cronin-Hennessy D, Danko IZ, de Jong JK, Devenish NE, Diwan MV, Dorman M, Escobar CO, Evans JJ, Falk E, Feldman GJ, Frohne MV, Gallagher HR, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Gouffon P, Gran R, Grant N, Grzelak K, Habig A, Harris D, Harris PG, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Himmel A, Holin A, Huang X, Hylen J, Ilic J, Irwin GM, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, James C, Jensen D, Kafka T, Kasahara SM, Koizumi G, Kopp S, Kordosky M, Krahn Z, Kreymer A, Lang K, Lefeuvre G, Ling J, Litchfield PJ, Loiacono L, Lucas P, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Mayer N, McGowan AM, Mehdiyev R, Meier JR, Messier MD, Michael DG, Miller JL, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mitchell J, Moore CD, Mualem L, Mufson S, Musser J, Naples D, Nelson JK, Newman HB, Nichol RJ, Oliver WP, Orchanian M, Paley J, Patterson RB, Patzak T, Pawloski G, Pearce GF, Pittam R, Plunkett RK, Ratchford J, Raufer TM, Rebel B, Rodrigues PA, Rosenfeld C, Rubin HA, Ryabov VA, Sanchez MC, Saoulidou N, Schneps J, Schreiner P, Semenov VK, Shanahan P, Smart W, Sousa A, Strait M, Tagg N, Talaga RL, Thomas J, Thomson MA, Tinti G, Toner R, Tzanakos G, Urheim J, Vahle P, Viren B, Weber A, Webb RC, White C, Whitehead L, Wojcicki SG, Wright DM, Yang T, Zois M, and Zwaska R
Abstract: We searched for a sidereal modulation in the MINOS far detector neutrino rate. Such a signal would be a consequence of Lorentz and CPT violation as described by the standard-model extension framework. It also would be the first detection of a perturbative effect to conventional neutrino mass oscillations. We found no evidence for this sidereal signature, and the upper limits placed on the magnitudes of the Lorentz and CPT violating coefficients describing the theory are an improvement by factors of 20-510 over the current best limits found by using the MINOS near detector.
Published: 2010
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