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5. 3D-printing allows for fluid-controlled linear actuators with unconventional shapes

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Zillen, Eva (author), van der Windt, B. (author), Vallery, H. (author), Smit, G. (author), Zillen, Eva (author), van der Windt, B. (author), Vallery, H. (author), and Smit, G. (author)

Abstract

Background: Pneumatic actuators are widely used in applications like (medical) robots, or prostheses. Pneumatic actuators require a complex manufacturing process and are produced in standardized dimensions to reduce costs. Over the last decade 3D-printing has emerged as a cost-effective and efficient production method in medical applications. 3D-printing can also function as a cost-efficient alternative production method for pneumatic actuators. Objective: The goal of this research is to study the possibility of creating a pneumatic linear actuator with 3D-printing. Furthermore, the aim is to use the advantage of 3D-printing to create pneumatic actuators with non-circular cross-sections. Methodology: To evaluate the performance of a 3D-printed pneumatic actuator, a test setup was designed and built to measure the leakage and sliding friction force. Furthermore, two pneumatic actuators with a non-conventional cross-sectional shape were designed and their performance was tested and compared with a 3D-printed cylindrical pneumatic actuator, since these tests only ran once, the results are more a guideline. During the manufacturing of the cylinders, no post-processing techniques were used. Results: The functioning of a 3D-printed circular pneumatic actuator was proven with low static leakage rates of 2.5%, low dynamic leakage rates of approximately 1%, and a maximum friction force of [Formula presented]. Furthermore, the results show that it is possible to print functioning pneumatic cylinders with a non-cylindrical concave cross-section. The non-conventional cylinders were tested up to [Formula presented] with maximum dynamic leakage of [Formula presented]. Conclusion: This study demonstrates a method to create functional pneumatic linear actuators with 3D-printing. It was possible to create 3D-printed actuators with a conventional shape, e.g. circular and unconventional shapes e.g. stadium/oval shape and a kidney shape. The leak rates for conventional and unconvent, Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology, Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control

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2024
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6. A quantitative comparison between the mHand Adapt passive adjustable hand prosthesis and its predecessor, the Delft Self-Grasping Hand

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Krinis, S.L.L. (author), Chadwell, Alix (author), Kenney, Laurence (author), Smit, G. (author), Krinis, S.L.L. (author), Chadwell, Alix (author), Kenney, Laurence (author), and Smit, G. (author)

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Introduction The Delft Self-Grasping Hand (SGH) is an adjustable passive hand prosthesis that relies on wrist flexion to adjust the aperture of its grasp. The mechanism requires engagement of the contralateral hand meaning that hand is not available for other tasks. A commercialised version of this prosthesis, known as the mHand Adapt, includes a new release mechanism, which avoids the need to press a release button, and changes to the hand shape. This study is the first of its kind to compare two passive adjustable hand prostheses on the basis of quantitative scoring and contralateral hand involvement. Methods 10 anatomically intact participants were asked to perform the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP) with the mHand. Functionality and contralateral hand involvement were recorded and compared against SGH data originating from a previous trial involving a nearly identical testing regime. Results mHand exhibited higher functionality scores and less contralateral hand interaction time, especially during release-aiding interactions. Additionally, a wider range of tasks could be completed using the mHand than the SGH. Discussion Geometric changes make the mHand more capable of manipulating smaller objects. The altered locking mechanism means some tasks can be performed without any contralateral hand involvement and a higher number of tasks do not require contralateral involvement when releasing. Some participants struggled with achieving a good initial grip due to the inability to tighten the grasp once already formed. Conclusion The mHand offers the user higher functionality scores with less contralateral hand interaction time and the ability to perform a wider range of tasks. However, there are some design trade-offs which may make it slightly harder to learn to use., Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

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2024
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7. Search for the rare decays Bs -->mumu and Bd -->mumu

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LHCb Collaboration, Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adrover, C., Affolder, A., Ajaltouni, Z., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Alves Jr, A. A., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., Amoraal, J., Anderson, J., Appleby, R. B., Gutierrez, O. Aquines, Arrabito, L., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Auriemma, G., Bachmann, S., Bailey, D. S., Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Barlow, R. J., Barschel, C., Barsuk, S., Bates, A., Bauer, C., Bauer, Th., Bay, A., Bediaga, I., Belous, K., Belyaev, I., Ben-Haim, E., Benayoun, M., Bencivenni, G., Bernet, R., Bettler, M. -O., van Beuzekom, M., Bien, A., Bifani, S., Bizzeti, A., Bjørnstad, P. M., Blake, T., Blanc, F., Blanks, C., Blouw, J., Blusk, S., Bobrov, A., Bocci, V., Bondar, A., Bondar, N., Bonivento, W., Borghi, S., Borgia, A., Bos, E., Bowcock, T. J. V., Bozzi, C., Brambach, T., Brand, J. van den, Bressieux, J., Brisbane, S., Britsch, M., Britton, T., Brook, N. H., Brown, H., Büchler-Germann, A., Bursche, A., Buytaert, J., Cadeddu, S., Carvajal, J. M. Caicedo, Callot, O., Calvi, M., Gomez, M. Calvo, Camboni, A., Campana, P., Carbone, A., Carboni, G., Cardinale, R., Cardini, A., Carson, L., Akiba, K. Carvalho, Casse, G., Cattaneo, M., Charles, M., Charpentier, Ph., Chiapolini, N., Vidal, X. Cid, Clark, P. J., Clarke, P. E. L., Clemencic, M., Cliff, H. V., Closier, J., Coca, C., Coco, V., Cogan, J., Collins, P., Constantin, F., Conti, G., Contu, A., Coombes, M., Corti, G., Cowan, G. A., Currie, R., D'Almagne, B., D'Ambrosio, C., Da Silva, W., David, P., De Bonis, I., De Capua, S., De Cian, M., De Lorenzi, F., De Miranda, J. M., De Paula, L., De Simone, P., Decamp, D., Degaudenzi, H., Deissenroth, M., Del Buono, L., Deplano, C., Deschamps, O., Dettori, F., Dickens, J., Dijkstra, H., Dima, M., Batista, P. Diniz, Donleavy, S., Dossett, D., Dovbnya, A., Dupertuis, F., Dzhelyadin, R., Eames, C., Easo, S., Egede, U., Egorychev, V., Eidelman, S., van Eijk, D., Eisele, F., Eisenhardt, S., Eklund, L., Elsasser, Ch., d'Enterria, D. G., Pereira, D. Esperante, Estève, L., Falabella, A., Fanchini, E., Färber, C., Fardell, G., Farinelli, C., Farry, S., Fave, V., Albor, V. Fernandez, Ferro-Luzzi, M., Filippov, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Fontanelli, F., Forty, R., Frank, M., Frei, C., Frosini, M., Furcas, S., Torreira, A. Gallas, Galli, D., Gandelman, M., Gandini, P., Gao, Y., Garnier, J-C., Garofoli, J., Garrido, L., Gaspar, C., Gauvin, N., Gersabeck, M., Gershon, T., Ghez, Ph., Gibson, V., Gligorov, V. V., Göbel, C., Golubkov, D., Golutvin, A., Gomes, A., Gordon, H., Gándara, M. Grabalosa, Diaz, R. Graciani, Cardoso, L. A. Granado, Graugés, E., Graziani, G., Grecu, A., Gregson, S., Gui, B., Gushchin, E., Guz, Yu., Gys, T., Haefeli, G., Haines, S. C., Hampson, T., Hansmann-Menzemer, S., Harji, R., Harnew, N., Harrison, P. F., He, J., Hennessy, K., Henrard, P., Morata, J. A. Hernando, van Herwijnen, E., Hicheur, A., Hicks, E., Hofmann, W., Holubyev, K., Hopchev, P., Hulsbergen, W., Hunt, P., Huse, T., Huston, R. S., Hutchcroft, D., Iakovenko, V., Ilten, P., Imong, J., Jacobsson, R., Hussein, M. Jahjah, Jans, E., Jansen, F., Jaton, P., Jean-Marie, B., Jing, F., John, M., Johnson, D., Jones, C. R., Jost, B., Kapusta, F., Karbach, T. M., Keaveney, J., Kerzel, U., Ketel, T., Keune, A., Khanji, B., Kim, Y. M., Knecht, M., Koblitz, S., Konoplyannikov, A., Koppenburg, P., Kozlinskiy, A., Kravchuk, L., Krocker, G., Krokovny, P., Kruse, F., Kruzelecki, K., Kucharczyk, M., Kukulak, S., Kumar, R., Kvaratskheliya, T., La Thi, V. N., Lacarrere, D., Lafferty, G., Lai, A., Lambert, R. W., Lanfranchi, G., Langenbruch, C., Latham, T., Gac, R. Le, van Leerdam, J., Lees, J. -P., Lefèvre, R., Leflat, A., Lefrançois, J., Leroy, O., Lesiak, T., Li, L., Li, Y. Y., Gioi, L. Li, Lieng, M., Liles, M., Lindner, R., Linn, C., Liu, B., Liu, G., Lopes, J. H., Asamar, E. Lopez, Lopez-March, N., Luisier, J., M'charek, B., Machefert, F., Machikhiliyan, I. V., Maciuc, F., Maev, O., Magnin, J., Maier, A., Malde, S., Mamunur, R. M. D., Manca, G., Mancinelli, G., Mangiafave, N., Marconi, U., Märki, R., Marks, J., Martellotti, G., Martens, A., Martin, L., Sánchez, A. Martín, Santos, D. Martinez, Massafferri, A., Mathe, Z., Matteuzzi, C., Matveev, M., Matveev, V., Maurice, E., Maynard, B., Mazurov, A., McGregor, G., McNulty, R., Mclean, C., Meissner, M., Merk, M., Merkel, J., Merkin, M., Messi, R., Miglioranzi, S., Milanes, D. A., Minard, M. -N., Monteil, S., Moran, D., Morawski, P., Morris, J. V., Mountain, R., Mous, I., Muheim, F., Müller, K., Muresan, R., Murtas, F., Muryn, B., Musy, M., Mylroie-Smith, J., Naik, P., Nakada, T., Nandakumar, R., Nardulli, J., Nedos, M., Needham, M., Neufeld, N., Nicol, M., Nies, S., Niess, V., Nikitin, N., Oblakowska-Mucha, A., Obraztsov, V., Oggero, S., Okhrimenko, O., Oldeman, R., Orlandea, M., Ostankov, A., Pal, B., Palacios, J., Palutan, M., Panman, J., Papanestis, A., Pappagallo, M., Parkes, C., Parkinson, C. J., Passaleva, G., Patel, G. D., Patel, M., Paterson, S. K., Patrick, G. N., Patrignani, C., -Nicorescu, C. Pavel, Alvarez, A. Pazos, Pellegrino, A., Penso, G., Altarelli, M. Pepe, Perazzini, S., Perego, D. L., Trigo, E. Perez, Yzquierdo, A. Pérez-Calero, Perret, P., Petrella, A., Petrolini, A., Valls, B. Pie, Pietrzyk, B., Pinci, D., Plackett, R., Playfer, S., Casasus, M. Plo, Polok, G., Poluektov, A., Polycarpo, E., Popov, D., Popovici, B., Potterat, C., Powell, A., Pree, T. du, Pugatch, V., Navarro, A. Puig, Qian, W., Rademacker, J. H., Rakotomiaramanana, B., Raniuk, I., Raven, G., Redford, S., Reece, W., Reis, A. C. dos, Ricciardi, S., Rinnert, K., Romero, D. A. Roa, Robbe, P., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, F., Cobo, C. Rodriguez, Perez, P. Rodriguez, Rogers, G. J., Romanovsky, V., Rouvinet, J., Ruf, T., Ruiz, H., Sabatino, G., Silva, J. J. Saborido, Sagidova, N., Sail, P., Saitta, B., Salzmann, C., Varela, A. Sambade, Sannino, M., Santacesaria, R., Santinelli, R., Santovetti, E., Sapunov, M., Sarti, A., Satriano, C., Satta, A., Savrie, M., Savrina, D., Schaack, P., Schiller, M., Schleich, S., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schneider, O., Schopper, A., Schune, M. -H., Schwemmer, R., Sciubba, A., Seco, M., Semennikov, A., Senderowska, K., Serra, N., Serrano, J., Shao, B., Shapkin, M., Shapoval, I., Shatalov, P., Shcheglov, Y., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shevchenko, O., Shevchenko, V., Shires, A., Simioni, E., Skottowe, H. P., Skwarnicki, T., Smith, A. C., Sobczak, K., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Somogy, P., Soomro, F., De Paula, B. Souza, Spaan, B., Sparkes, A., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Stagni, F., Steinkamp, O., Stenyakin, O., Stoica, S., Stone, S., Storaci, B., Straumann, U., Styles, N., Szczekowski, M., Szczypka, P., Szumlak, T, T'Jampens, S., Talanov, V., Teodorescu, E., Teubert, F., Thomas, C., Thomas, E., van Tilburg, J., Tisserand, V., Tobin, M., Topp-Joergensen, S., Tran, M. T., Tsaregorodtsev, A., Tuning, N., Ukleja, A., Urquijo, P., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Valenti, G., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Vervink, K., Viaud, B., Videau, I., Vilasis-Cardona, X., Visniakov, J., Vollhardt, A., Voong, D., Vorobyev, A., Vorobyev, An., Voss, H., Wacker, K., Wandernoth, S., Wang, J., Ward, D. R., Webber, A. D., Whitehead, M., Wiedner, D., Wiggers, L., Wilkinson, G., Williams, M. P., Williams, M., Wilson, F. F., Wishahi, J., Witek, M., Witzeling, W., Wotton, S. A., Wyllie, K., Xie, Y., Xing, F., Yang, Z., Smit, G. Ybeles, Young, R., Yushchenko, O., Zavertyaev, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, W. C., Zhang, Y., Zhelezov, A., Zhong, L., and Zverev, E.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

A search for the decays Bs-->mumu and Bd-->mumu is performed with about 37 pb^{-1} of pp collisions at sqrt{s} = 7 TeV collected by the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The observed numbers of events are consistent with the background expectations. The resulting upper limits on the branching ratios are BR(Bs-->mumu) < 5.6 x 10^{-8} and BR(Bd-->mumu) <1.5 x 10^{-8} at 95% confidence level., Comment: 18 pages, 5 figures

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2011
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8. Measurement of J/psi production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV

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LHCb Collaboration, Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adrover, C., Affolder, A., Ajaltouni, Z., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Alves Jr, A. A., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., Amoraal, J., Anderson, J., Appleby, R. B., Gutierrez, O. Aquines, Arrabito, L., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Auriemma, G., Bachmann, S., Bailey, D. S., Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Barlow, R. J., Barschel, C., Barsuk, S., Bates, A., Bauer, C., Bauer, Th., Bay, A., Bediaga, I., Belous, K., Belyaev, I., Ben-Haim, E., Benayoun, M., Bencivenni, G., Bernet, R., Bettler, M. -O., van Beuzekom, M., Bifani, S., Bizzeti, A., Bjørnstad, P. M., Blake, T., Blanc, F., Blanks, C., Blouw, J., Blusk, S., Bobrov, A., Bocci, V., Bondar, A., Bondar, N., Bonivento, W., Borghi, S., Borgia, A., Bos, E., Bowcock, T. J. V., Bozzi, C., Brambach, T., Brand, J. van den, Bressieux, J., Brisbane, S., Britsch, M., Britton, T., Brook, N. H., Brown, H., Büchler-Germann, A., Bursche, A., Buytaert, J., Cadeddu, S., Carvajal, J. M. Caicedo, Callot, O., Calvi, M., Gomez, M. Calvo, Camboni, A., Campana, P., Carbone, A., Carboni, G., Cardinale, R., Cardini, A., Carson, L., Akiba, K. Carvalho, Casse, G., Cattaneo, M., Charles, M., Charpentier, Ph., Chiapolini, N., Vidal, X. Cid, Clark, P. J., Clarke, P. E. L., Clemencic, M., Cliff, H. V., Closier, J., Coca, C., Coco, V., Cogan, J., Collins, P., Constantin, F., Conti, G., Contu, A., Coombes, M., Corti, G., Cowan, G. A., Currie, R., D'Almagne, B., D'Ambrosio, C., Da Silva, W., David, P., De Bonis, I., De Capua, S., De Cian, M., De Lorenzi, F., De Miranda, J. M., De Paula, L., De Simone, P., Decamp, D., Degaudenzi, H., Deissenroth, M., Del Buono, L., Deplano, C., Deschamps, O., Dettori, F., Dickens, J., Dijkstra, H., Dima, M., Batista, P. Diniz, Donleavy, S., Dossett, D., Dovbnya, A., Dupertuis, F., Dzhelyadin, R., Eames, C., Easo, S., Egede, U., Egorychev, V., Eidelman, S., van Eijk, D., Eisele, F., Eisenhardt, S., Eklund, L., d'Enterria, D. G., Pereira, D. Esperante, Estève, L., Fanchini, E., Färber, C., Fardell, G., Farinelli, C., Farry, S., Fave, V., Albor, V. Fernandez, Ferro-Luzzi, M., Filippov, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Fontanelli, F., Forty, R., Frank, M., Frei, C., Frosini, M., Pazos, J. L. Fungueirino, Furcas, S., Torreira, A. Gallas, Galli, D., Gandelman, M., Gandini, P., Gao, Y., Garnier, J-C., Garofoli, J., Garrido, L., Gaspar, C., Gauvin, N., Gersabeck, M., Gershon, T., Ghez, Ph., Gibson, V., Gligorov, V. V., Göbel, C., Golubkov, D., Golutvin, A., Gomes, A., Gordon, H., Gándara, M. Grabalosa, Diaz, R. Graciani, Cardoso, L. A. Granado, Graugés, E., Graziani, G., Grecu, A., Gregson, S., Gui, B., Gushchin, E., Guz, Yu., Gys, T., Haefeli, G., Haines, S. C., Hampson, T., Hansmann-Menzemer, S., Harji, R., Harnew, N., Harrison, P. F., He, J., Hennessy, K., Henrard, P., Morata, J. A. Hernando, van Herwijnen, E., Hicheur, A., Hicks, E., Hofmann, W., Holubyev, K., Hopchev, P., Hulsbergen, W., Hunt, P., Huse, T., Huston, R. S., Hutchcroft, D., Iakovenko, V., Escudero, C. Iglesias, Ilten, P., Imong, J., Jacobsson, R., Hussein, M. Jahjah, Jans, E., Jansen, F., Jaton, P., Jean-Marie, B., Jing, F., John, M., Johnson, D., Jones, C. R., Jost, B., Kapusta, F., Karbach, T. M., Keaveney, J., Kerzel, U., Ketel, T., Keune, A., Khanji, B., Kim, Y. M., Knecht, M., Koblitz, S., Konoplyannikov, A., Koppenburg, P., Kozlinskiy, A., Kravchuk, L., Krocker, G., Krokovny, P., Kruse, F., Kruzelecki, K., Kucharczyk, M., Kukulak, S., Kumar, R., Kvaratskheliya, T., La Thi, V. N., Lacarrere, D., Lafferty, G., Lai, A., Lambert, R. W., Lanfranchi, G., Langenbruch, C., Latham, T., Gac, R. Le, van Leerdam, J., Lees, J. -P., Lefèvre, R., Leflat, A., Lefrançois, J., Leroy, O., Lesiak, T., Li, L., Li, Y. Y., Gioi, L. Li, Lieng, M., Liles, M., Lindner, R., Linn, C., Liu, B., Liu, G., Lopes, J. H., Asamar, E. Lopez, Lopez-March, N., Luisier, J., M'charek, B., Machefert, F., Machikhiliyan, I. V., Maciuc, F., Maev, O., Magnin, J., Maier, A., Malde, S., Mamunur, R. M. D., Manca, G., Mancinelli, G., Mangiafave, N., Marconi, U., Märki, R., Marks, J., Martellotti, G., Martens, A., Martin, L., Sánchez, A. Martín, Santos, D. Martinez, Massafferri, A., Mathe, Z., Matteuzzi, C., Matveev, M., Matveev, V., Maurice, E., Maynard, B., Mazurov, A., McGregor, G., McNulty, R., Mclean, C., Meissner, M., Merk, M., Merkel, J., Merkin, M., Messi, R., Miglioranzi, S., Milanes, D. A., Minard, M. -N., Monteil, S., Moran, D., Morawski, P., Morris, J. V., Mountain, R., Mous, I., Muheim, F., Müller, K., Muresan, R., Murtas, F., Muryn, B., Musy, M., Mylroie-Smith, J., Naik, P., Nakada, T., Nandakumar, R., Nardulli, J., Nedos, M., Needham, M., Neufeld, N., Nicol, M., Nies, S., Niess, V., Nikitin, N., Oblakowska-Mucha, A., Obraztsov, V., Oggero, S., Okhrimenko, O., Oldeman, R., Orlandea, M., Ostankov, A., Pal, B., Palacios, J., Palutan, M., Panman, J., Papanestis, A., Pappagallo, M., Parkes, C., Parkinson, C. J., Passaleva, G., Patel, G. D., Patel, M., Paterson, S. K., Patrick, G. N., Patrignani, C., Pavel-Nicorescu, C., Alvarez, A. Pazos, Pellegrino, A., Penso, G., Altarelli, M. Pepe, Perazzini, S., Perego, D. L., Trigo, E. Perez, Yzquierdo, A. Pérez-Calero, Perret, P., Petrella, A., Petrolini, A., Valls, B. Pie, Pietrzyk, B., Pinci, D., Plackett, R., Playfer, S., Casasus, M. Plo, Polok, G., Poluektov, A., Polycarpo, E., Popov, D., Popovici, B., Potterat, C., Powell, A., Pree, T. du, Pugatch, V., Navarro, A. Puig, Qian, W., Rademacker, J. H., Rakotomiaramanana, B., Raniuk, I., Raven, G., Redford, S., Reece, W., Reis, A. C. dos, Ricciardi, S., Rinnert, K., Romero, D. A. Roa, Robbe, P., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, F., Cobo, C. Rodriguez, Perez, P. Rodriguez, Rogers, G. J., Romanovsky, V., Rouvinet, J., Ruf, T., Ruiz, H., Sabatino, G., Silva, J. J. Saborido, Sagidova, N., Sail, P., Saitta, B., Salzmann, C., Varela, A. Sambade, Sannino, M., Santacesaria, R., Santinelli, R., Santovetti, E., Sapunov, M., Sarti, A., Satriano, C., Satta, A., Savrie, M., Savrina, D., Schaack, P., Schiller, M., Schleich, S., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schneider, O., Schopper, A., Schune, M. -H., Schwemmer, R., Sciubba, A., Seco, M., Semennikov, A., Senderowska, K., Serra, N., Serrano, J., Shao, B., Shapkin, M., Shapoval, I., Shatalov, P., Shcheglov, Y., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shevchenko, O., Shevchenko, V., Shires, A., Simioni, E., Skottowe, H. P., Skwarnicki, T., Smith, A. C., Sobczak, K., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Somogy, P., Soomro, F., De Paula, B. Souza, Spaan, B., Sparkes, A., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Stagni, F., Steinkamp, O., Stenyakin, O., Stoica, S., Stone, S., Storaci, B., Straumann, U., Styles, N., Szczekowski, M., Szczypka, P., Szumlak, T., T'Jampens, S., Talanov, V., Teodorescu, E., Terrier, H., Teubert, F., Thomas, C., Thomas, E., van Tilburg, J., Tisserand, V., Tobin, M., Topp-Joergensen, S., Tran, M. T., Tsaregorodtsev, A., Tuning, N., Ukleja, A., Urquijo, P., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Valenti, G., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Vervink, K., Viaud, B., Videau, I., Vilasis-Cardona, X., Visniakov, J., Vollhardt, A., Voong, D., Vorobyev, A., Vorobyev, An., Voss, H., Wacker, K., Wandernoth, S., Wang, J., Ward, D. R., Webber, A. D., Websdale, D., Whitehead, M., Wiedner, D., Wiggers, L., Wilkinson, G., Williams, M. P., Williams, M., Wilson, F. F., Wishahi, J., Witek, M., Witzeling, W., Wotton, S. A., Wyllie, K., Xie, Y., Xing, F., Yang, Z., Smit, G. Ybeles, Young, R., Yushchenko, O., Zavertyaev, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, W. C., Zhang, Y., Zhelezov, A., Zhong, L., and Zverev, E.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The production of J/psi mesons in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV is studied with the LHCb detector at the LHC. The differential cross-section for prompt J/psi production is measured as a function of the J/psi transverse momentum pT and rapidity y in the fiducial region 0

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2011
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9. First observation of Bs -> D_{s2}^{*+} X mu nu decays

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LHCb Collaboration, Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adrover, C., Affolder, A., Agari, M., Ajaltouni, Z., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Alves Jr, A. A., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., Amoraal, J., Anderson, J., Nobrega, R. Antunes, Appleby, R. B., Gutierrez, O. Aquines, Arefyev, A., Arrabito, L., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Auriemma, G., Bachmann, S., Bailey, D. S., Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Barlow, R. J., Barschel, C., Barsuk, S., Basiladze, S., Bates, A., Bauer, C., Bauer, Th., Bay, A., Bediaga, I., Belous, K., Belyaev, I., Benayoun, M., Bencivenni, G., Bernet, R., Bettler, M. -O., van Beuzekom, M., Bifani, S., Bizzeti, A., Bjørnstad, P. M., Blake, T., Blanc, F., Blanks, C., Blouw, J., Blusk, S., Bobrov, A., Bocci, V., Bochin, B., Bondar, A., Bondar, N., Bonivento, W., Borghi, S., Borgia, A., Bos, E., Bowcock, T. J. V., Bozzi, C., Brambach, T., Brand, J. van den, Bressieux, J., Brisbane, S., Britsch, M., Britton, T., Brook, N. H., Brown, H., Büchler-Germann, A., Bursche, A., Buytaert, J., Cadeddu, S., Carvajal, J. M. Caicedo, Callot, O., Calvi, M., Gomez, M. Calvo, Camboni, A., Cameron, W., Camilleri, L., Campana, P., Carbone, A., Carboni, G., Cardinale, R., Cardini, A., Carson, L., Akiba, K. Carvalho, Casse, G., Cattaneo, M., Charles, M., Charpentier, Ph., Cheng, J., Chiapolini, N., Chlopik, A., Christiansen, J., Ciambrone, P., Vidal, X. Cid, Clark, P. J., Clarke, P. E. L., Clemencic, M., Cliff, H. V., Closier, J., Coca, C., Coco, V., Cogan, J., Collins, P., Constantin, F., Conti, G., Contu, A., Coombes, M., Corti, G., Cowan, G. A., Currie, R., D'Almagne, B., D'Ambrosio, C., D'Antone, I., Da Silva, W., Dane', E., David, P., De Bonis, I., De Capua, S., De Cian, M., De Lorenzi, F., De Miranda, J. M., De Paula, L., De Simone, P., Decamp, D., Degaudenzi, H., Deissenroth, M., Del Buono, L., Deplano, C., Deschamps, O., Dettori, F., Dickens, J., Dijkstra, H., Dima, M., Donleavy, S., Dornan, P., Dossett, D., Dovbnya, A., Dupertuis, F., Dzhelyadin, R., Eames, C., Easo, S., Egede, U., Egorychev, V., Eidelman, S., van Eijk, D., Eisele, F., Eisenhardt, S., Eklund, L., d'Enterria, D. G., Pereira, D. Esperante, Estève, L., Fanchini, E., Färber, C., Fardell, G., Farinelli, C., Farry, S., Fave, V., Albor, V. Fernandez, Ferro-Luzzi, M., Filippov, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Flegel, W., Fontanelli, F., Forty, R., Frank, M., Frei, C., Frosini, M., Pazos, J. L. Fungueirino, Furcas, S., Torreira, A. Gallas, Galli, D., Gandelman, M., Gandini, P., Gao, Y., Garnier, J-C., Garofoli, J., Garrido, L., Gaspar, C., Gassner, J., Gauvin, N., Gavillet, P., Gersabeck, M., Gershon, T., Ghez, Ph., Gibson, V., Gligorov, V. V., Göbel, C., Golubkov, D., Golutvin, A., Gomes, A., Gong, G., Gong, H., Gordon, H., Gándara, M. Grabalosa, Diaz, R. Graciani, Cardoso, L. A. Granado, Graugés, E., Graziani, G., Grecu, A., Gregson, S., Gui, B., Gushchin, E., Guz, Yu., Guzik, Z., Gys, T., Haefeli, G., Haines, S. C., Hampson, T., Hansmann-Menzemer, S., Harji, R., Harnew, N., Harrison, P. F., He, J., Hennessy, K., Henrard, P., Morata, J. A. Hernando, van Herwijnen, E., Hicheur, A., Hicks, E., Hilke, H. J., Hofmann, W., Holubyev, K., Hopchev, P., Hulsbergen, W., Hunt, P., Huse, T., Huston, R. S., Hutchcroft, D., Iakovenko, V., Escudero, C. Iglesias, Ilgner, C., Ilten, P., Imong, J., Jacobsson, R., Hussein, M. Jahjah, Jans, E., Jansen, F., Jaton, P., Jean-Marie, B., Jing, F., John, M., Johnson, D., Jones, C. R., Jost, B., Kapusta, F., Karbach, T. M., Kashchuk, A., Keaveney, J., Kerzel, U., Ketel, T., Keune, A., Khanji, B., Kim, Y. M., Knecht, M., Koblitz, S., Konoplyannikov, A., Koppenburg, P., Korolev, M., Kozlinskiy, A., Kravchuk, L., Krocker, G., Krokovny, P., Kruse, F., Kruzelecki, K., Kucharczyk, M., Kukulak, S., Kumar, R., Kvaratskheliya, T., La Thi, V. N., Lacarrere, D., Lafferty, G., Lai, A., Lambert, R. W., Lanfranchi, G., Langenbruch, C., Latham, T., Gac, R. Le, van Leerdam, J., Lees, J. -P., Lefèvre, R., Leflat, A., Lefrançois, J., Lehner, F., Leroy, O., Lesiak, T., Li, L., Li, Y. Y., Gioi, L. Li, Libby, J., Lieng, M., Liles, M., Lindner, R., Linn, C., Liu, B., Liu, G., Löchner, S., Lopes, J. H., Asamar, E. Lopez, Lopez-March, N., Luisier, J., M'charek, B., Machefert, F., Machikhiliyan, I. V., Maciuc, F., Maev, O., Magnin, J., Maier, A., Malde, S., Mamunur, R. M. D., Manca, G., Mancinelli, G., Mangiafave, N., Marconi, U., Märki, R., Marks, J., Martellotti, G., Martens, A., Martin, L., Sanchez, A. Martin, Santos, D. Martinez, Massafferri, A., Mathe, Z., Matteuzzi, C., Matveev, M., Matveev, V., Maurice, E., Maynard, B., Mazurov, A., McGregor, G., McNulty, R., Mclean, C., Meissner, M., Merk, M., Merkel, J., Merkin, M., Messi, R., Miglioranzi, S., Milanes, D. A., Minard, M. -N., Monteil, S., Moran, D., Morawski, P., Morris, J. V., Moscicki, J., Mountain, R., Mous, I., Muheim, F., Müller, K., Muresan, R., Murtas, F., Muryn, B., Musy, M., Mylroie-Smith, J., Naik, P., Nakada, T., Nandakumar, R., Nardulli, J., Nawrot, A., Nedos, M., Needham, M., Neufeld, N., Neustroev, P., Nicol, M., Nies, S., Niess, V., Nikitin, N., Oblakowska-Mucha, A., Obraztsov, V., Oggero, S., Okhrimenko, O., Oldeman, R., Orlandea, M., Ostankov, A., Pal, B., Palacios, J., Palutan, M., Panman, J., Papanestis, A., Pappagallo, M., Parkes, C., Parkinson, C. J., Passaleva, G., Patel, G. D., Patel, M., Paterson, S. K., Patrick, G. N., Patrignani, C., Pauna, E., Pauna, C., Pavel, C., Alvarez, A. Pazos, Pellegrino, A., Penso, G., Altarelli, M. Pepe, Perazzini, S., Perego, D. L., Trigo, E. Perez, Yzquierdo, A. Pérez-Calero, Perret, P., Pessina, G., Petrella, A., Petrolini, A., Valls, B. Pie, Pietrzyk, B., Pinci, D., Plackett, R., Playfer, S., Casasus, M. Plo, Polok, G., Poluektov, A., Polycarpo, E., Popov, D., Popovici, B., Potterat, C., Powell, A., Pozzi, S., Pree, T. du, Pugatch, V., Navarro, A. Puig, Qian, W., Rademacker, J. H., Rakotomiaramanana, B., Raniuk, I., Raven, G., Redford, S., Reece, W., Reis, A. C. dos, Ricciardi, S., Rinnert, K., Romero, D. A. Roa, Robbe, P., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, F., Cobo, C. Rodriguez, Perez, P. Rodriguez, Rogers, G. J., Romanovsky, V., Rouvinet, J., Ruf, T., Ruiz, H., Rusinov, V., Sabatino, G., Silva, J. J. Saborido, Sagidova, N., Sail, P., Saitta, B., Salzmann, C., Varela, A. Sambade, Sannino, M., Santacesaria, R., Santinelli, R., Santovetti, E., Sapunov, M., Saputi, A., Sarti, A., Satriano, C., Satta, A., Savrie, M., Savrina, D., Schaack, P., Schiller, M., Schleich, S., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schneider, O., Schneider, T., Schopper, A., Schune, M. -H., Schwemmer, R., Sciubba, A., Seco, M., Semennikov, A., Senderowska, K., Serra, N., Serrano, J., Shao, B., Shapkin, M., Shapoval, I., Shatalov, P., Shcheglov, Y., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shevchenko, O., Shevchenko, V., Shires, A., Simioni, E., Skottowe, H. P., Skwarnicki, T., Smale, N., Smith, A., Smith, A. C., Sobczak, K., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Somogy, P., Soomro, F., De Paula, B. Souza, Spaan, B., Sparkes, A., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Srednicki, A., Stagni, F., Steiner, S., Steinkamp, O., Stenyakin, O., Stoica, S., Stone, S., Storaci, B., Straumann, U., Styles, N., Szczekowski, M., Szczypka, P., Szumlak, T, T'Jampens, S., Talanov, V., Tarkovskiy, E., Teodorescu, E., Terrier, H., Teubert, F., Thomas, C., Thomas, E., van Tilburg, J., Tisserand, V., Tobin, M., Topp-Joergensen, S., Tran, M. T., Traynor, S., Trunk, U., Tsaregorodtsev, A., Tuning, N., Ukleja, A., Urquijo, P., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Valenti, G., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Vervink, K., Viaud, B., Videau, I., Vilasis-Cardona, X., Visniakov, J., Vollhardt, A., Voong, D., Vorobyev, A., Vorobyev, An., Voss, H., Wacker, K., Wandernoth, S., Wang, J., Ward, D. R., Webber, A. D., Websdale, D., Whitehead, M., Wiedner, D., Wiggers, L., Wilkinson, G., Williams, M. P., Williams, M., Wilson, F. F., Wishahi, J., Witek, M., Witzeling, W., Wotton, S. A., Wyllie, K., Xie, Y., Xing, F., Yang, Z., Smit, G. Ybeles, Young, R., Yushchenko, O., Zavertyaev, M., Zeng, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, W. C., Zhang, Y., Zhelezov, A., Zhong, L., and Zverev, E.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Using data collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, the semileptonic decays Bs -> Ds+ X mu nu and Bs -> D0 K+ X mu nu are detected. Two structures are observed in the D0 K+ mass spectrum at masses consistent with the known D^+_{s1}(2536) and $D^{*+}_{s2}(2573) mesons. The measured branching fractions relative to the total Bs semileptonic rate are B(Bs -> D_{s2}^{*+} X mu nu)/B(Bs -> X mu nu)= (3.3\pm 1.0\pm 0.4)%, and B(Bs -> D_{s1}^+ X munu)/B(Bs -> X mu nu)= (5.4\pm 1.2\pm 0.5)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. This is the first observation of the D_{s2}^{*+} state in Bs decays; we also measure its mass and width., Comment: 8 pages 2 figures. Published in Physics Letters B

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2011
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10. First observation of Bs -> J/psi f0(980) decays

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The LHCb Collaboration, Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adrover, C., Affolder, A., Ajaltouni, Z., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Alves Jr, A. A., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., Amoraal, J., Anderson, J., Appleby, R. B., Gutierrez, O. Aquines, Arrabito, L., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Auriemma, G., Bachmann, S., Bailey, D. S., Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Barlow, R. J., Barschel, C., Barsuk, S., Bates, A., Bauer, C., Bauer, Th., Bay, A., Bediaga, I., Belous, K., Belyaev, I., Ben-Haim, E., Benayoun, M., Bencivenni, G., Bernet, R., Bettler, M. -O., van Beuzekom, M., Bifani, S., Bizzeti, A., Bjørnstad, P. M., Blake, T., Blanc, F., Blanks, C., Blouw, J., Blusk, S., Bobrov, A., Bocci, V., Bondar, A., Bondar, N., Bonivento, W., Borghi, S., Borgia, A., Bos, E., Bowcock, T. J. V., Bozzi, C., Brambach, T., Brand, J. van den, Bressieux, J., Brisbane, S., Britsch, M., Britton, T., Brook, N. H., Brown, H., Büchler-Germann, A., Bursche, A., Buytaert, J., Cadeddu, S., Carvajal, J. M. Caicedo, Callot, O., Calvi, M., Gomez, M. Calvo, Camboni, A., Camilleri, L., Campana, P., Capon, G., Carbone, A., Carboni, G., Cardinale, R., Cardini, A., Carson, L., Akiba, K. Carvalho, Casse, G., Cattaneo, M., Charles, M., Charpentier, Ph., Chiapolini, N., Vidal, X. Cid, Clark, P. J., Clarke, P. E. L., Clemencic, M., Cliff, H. V., Closier, J., Coca, C., Coco, V., Cogan, J., Collins, P., Constantin, F., Conti, G., Contu, A., Coombes, M., Corti, G., Cowan, G. A., Currie, R., D'Almagne, B., D'Ambrosio, C., Da Silva, W., David, P., De Bonis, I., De Capua, S., De Cian, M., De Lorenzi, F., De Miranda, J. M., De Paula, L., De Simone, P., Decamp, D., Degaudenzi, H., Deissenroth, M., Del Buono, L., Deplano, C., Deschamps, O., Dettori, F., Dickens, J., Dijkstra, H., Dima, M., Batista, P. Diniz, Donleavy, S., Dossett, D., Dovbnya, A., Dupertuis, F., Dzhelyadin, R., Eames, C., Easo, S., Egede, U., Egorychev, V., Eidelman, S., van Eijk, D., Eisele, F., Eisenhardt, S., Eklund, L., d'Enterria, D. G., Pereira, D. Esperante, Estève, L., Fanchini, E., Färber, C., Fardell, G., Farinelli, C., Farry, S., Fave, V., Albor, V. Fernandez, Ferro-Luzzi, M., Filippov, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Fontanelli, F., Forty, R., Frank, M., Frei, C., Frosini, M., Pazos, J. L. Fungueirino, Furcas, S., Torreira, A. Gallas, Galli, D., Gandelman, M., Gandini, P., Gao, Y., Garnier, J-C., Garofoli, J., Garrido, L., Gaspar, C., Gauvin, N., Gersabeck, M., Gershon, T., Ghez, Ph., Gibson, V., Gligorov, V. V., Göbel, C., Golubkov, D., Golutvin, A., Gomes, A., Gordon, H., Gándara, M. Grabalosa, Diaz, R. Graciani, Cardoso, L. A. Granado, Graugés, E., Graziani, G., Grecu, A., Gregson, S., Gui, B., Gushchin, E., Guz, Yu., Gys, T., Haefeli, G., Haines, S. C., Hampson, T., Hansmann-Menzemer, S., Harji, R., Harnew, N., Harrison, P. F., He, J., Hennessy, K., Henrard, P., Morata, J. A. Hernando, van Herwijnen, E., Hicheur, A., Hicks, E., Hofmann, W., Holubyev, K., Hopchev, P., Hulsbergen, W., Hunt, P., Huse, T., Huston, R. S., Hutchcroft, D., Iakovenko, V., Escudero, C. Iglesias, Ilten, P., Imong, J., Jacobsson, R., Hussein, M. Jahjah, Jans, E., Jansen, F., Jaton, P., Jean-Marie, B., Jing, F., John, M., Johnson, D., Jones, C. R., Jost, B., Kapusta, F., Karbach, T. M., Keaveney, J., Kerzel, U., Ketel, T., Keune, A., Khanji, B., Kim, Y. M., Knecht, M., Koblitz, S., Konoplyannikov, A., Koppenburg, P., Kozlinskiy, A., Kravchuk, L., Krocker, G., Krokovny, P., Kruse, F., Kruzelecki, K., Kucharczyk, M., Kukulak, S., Kumar, R., Kvaratskheliya, T., La Thi, V. N., Lacarrere, D., Lafferty, G., Lai, A., Lambert, R. W., Lanfranchi, G., Langenbruch, C., Latham, T., Gac, R. Le, van Leerdam, J., Lees, J. -P., Lefèvre, R., Leflat, A., Lefrançois, J., Leroy, O., Lesiak, T., Li, L., Li, Y. Y., Gioi, L. Li, Lieng, M., Liles, M., Lindner, R., Linn, C., Liu, B., Liu, G., Lopes, J. H., Asamar, E. Lopez, Lopez-March, N., Luisier, J., M'charek, B., Machefert, F., Machikhiliyan, I. V., Maciuc, F., Maev, O., Magnin, J., Maier, A., Malde, S., Mamunur, R. M. D., Manca, G., Mancinelli, G., Mangiafave, N., Marconi, U., Märki, R., Marks, J., Martellotti, G., Martens, A., Martin, L., Sanchez, A. Martin, Santos, D. Martinez, Massafferri, A., Mathe, Z., Matteuzzi, C., Matveev, M., Matveev, V., Maurice, E., Maynard, B., Mazurov, A., McGregor, G., McNulty, R., Mclean, C., Meissner, M., Merk, M., Merkel, J., Merkin, M., Messi, R., Miglioranzi, S., Milanes, D. A., Minard, M. -N., Monteil, S., Moran, D., Morawski, P., Morris, J. V., Mountain, R., Mous, I., Muheim, F., Müller, K., Muresan, R., Murtas, F., Muryn, B., Musy, M., Mylroie-Smith, J., Naik, P., Nakada, T., Nandakumar, R., Nardulli, J., Nedos, M., Needham, M., Neufeld, N., Nicol, M., Nies, S., Niess, V., Nikitin, N., Oblakowska-Mucha, A., Obraztsov, V., Oggero, S., Okhrimenko, O., Oldeman, R., Orlandea, M., Ostankov, A., Pal, B., Palacios, J., Palutan, M., Panman, J., Papanestis, A., Pappagallo, M., Parkes, C., Parkinson, C. J., Passaleva, G., Patel, G. D., Patel, M., Paterson, S. K., Patrick, G. N., Patrignani, C., -Nicorescu, C. Pavel, Alvarez, A. Pazos, Pellegrino, A., Penso, G., Altarelli, M. Pepe, Perazzini, S., Perego, D. L., Trigo, E. Perez, Yzquierdo, A. Pérez-Calero, Perret, P., Petrella, A., Petrolini, A., Valls, B. Pie, Pietrzyk, B., Pinci, D., Plackett, R., Playfer, S., Casasus, M. Plo, Polok, G., Poluektov, A., Polycarpo, E., Popov, D., Popovici, B., Potterat, C., Powell, A., Pree, T. du, Pugatch, V., Navarro, A. Puig, Qian, W., Rademacker, J. H., Rakotomiaramanana, B., Raniuk, I., Raven, G., Redford, S., Reece, W., Reis, A. C. dos, Ricciardi, S., Rinnert, K., Romero, D. A. Roa, Robbe, P., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, F., Cobo, C. Rodriguez, Perez, P. Rodriguez, Rogers, G. J., Romanovsky, V., Rouvinet, J., Ruf, T., Ruiz, H., Sabatino, G., Silva, J. J. Saborido, Sagidova, N., Sail, P., Saitta, B., Salzmann, C., Varela, A. Sambade, Sannino, M., Santacesaria, R., Santinelli, R., Santovetti, E., Sapunov, M., Sarti, A., Satriano, C., Satta, A., Savrie, M., Savrina, D., Schaack, P., Schiller, M., Schleich, S., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schneider, O., Schopper, A., Schune, M. -H., Schwemmer, R., Sciubba, A., Seco, M., Semennikov, A., Senderowska, K., Serra, N., Serrano, J., Shao, B., Shapkin, M., Shapoval, I., Shatalov, P., Shcheglov, Y., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shevchenko, O., Shevchenko, V., Shires, A., Simioni, E., Skottowe, H. P., Skwarnicki, T., Smith, A. C., Sobczak, K., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Somogy, P., Soomro, F., De Paula, B. Souza, Spaan, B., Sparkes, A., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Stagni, F., Steinkamp, O., Stenyakin, O., Stoica, S., Stone, S., Storaci, B., Straumann, U., Styles, N., Szczekowski, M., Szczypka, P., Szumlak, T, T'Jampens, S., Talanov, V., Teodorescu, E., Terrier, H., Teubert, F., Thomas, C., Thomas, E., van Tilburg, J., Tisserand, V., Tobin, M., Topp-Joergensen, S., Tran, M. T., Tsaregorodtsev, A., Tuning, N., Ukleja, A., Urquijo, P., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Valenti, G., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Vervink, K., Viaud, B., Videau, I., Vilasis-Cardona, X., Visniakov, J., Vollhardt, A., Voong, D., Vorobyev, A., Vorobyev, An., Voss, H., Wacker, K., Wandernoth, S., Wang, J., Ward, D. R., Webber, A. D., Websdale, D., Whitehead, M., Wiedner, D., Wiggers, L., Wilkinson, G., Williams, M. P., Williams, M., Wilson, F. F., Wishahi, J., Witek, M., Witzeling, W., Wotton, S. A., Wyllie, K., Xie, Y., Xing, F., Yang, Z., Smit, G. Ybeles, Young, R., Yushchenko, O., Zavertyaev, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, W. C., Zhang, Y., Zhelezov, A., Zhong, L., and Zverev, E.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

Using data collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, the hadronic decay Bs -> J/psi f0(980) is observed. This CP eigenstate mode could be used to measure mixing-induced CP violation in the B_s system. Using a fit to the pi+ pi- mass spectrum with interfering resonances gives R_{f0/phi} = [Gamma(Bs -> J/psi f0, f0 -> pi+ pi-)]/[Gamma(Bs -> J/psi phi, phi -> K+K-)] = 0.252^{+0.046+0.027}_{-0.032-0.033}, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively., Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures. To be published in Physics Letters B

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2011
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11. Measurement of sigma(pp -> b anti-b X) at \sqrt(s)=7 TeV in the forward region

Author

LHCb Collaboration, Aaij, R., Beteta, C. Abellan, Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adrover, C., Affolder, A., Agari, M., Ajaltouni, Z., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Alfonsi, M., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Alves Jr, A. A., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., Amoraal, J., Anderson, J., Nobrega, R. Antunes, Appleby, R., Gutierrez, O. Aquines, Arefyev, A., Arrabito, L., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Auriemma, G., Bachmann, S., Bagaturia, Y., Bailey, D. S., Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Barber, G., Barham, C., Barlow, R. J., Barsuk, S., Basiladze, S., Bates, A., Bauer, C., Bauer, Th., Bay, A., Bediaga, I., Bellunato, T., Belous, K., Belyaev, I., Benayoun, M., Bencivenni, G., Bernet, R., Bernhard, R. P., Bettler, M. -O., van Beuzekom, M., Bibby, J. H., Bifani, S., Bizzeti, A., Bjørnstad, P. M., Blake, T., Blanc, F., Blanks, C., Blouw, J., Blusk, S., Bobrov, A., Bocci, V., Bochin, B., Bonaccorsi, E., Bondar, A., Bondar, N., Bonivento, W., Borghi, S., Borgia, A., Bos, E., Bowcock, T. J. V., Bozzi, C., Brambach, T., Brand, J. van den, Brarda, L., Bressieux, J., Brisbane, S., Britsch, M., Brook, N. H., Brown, H., Brusa, S., Büchler-Germann, A., Bursche, A., Buytaert, J., Cadeddu, S., Carvajal, J. M. Caicedo, Callot, O., Calvi, M., Gomez, M. Calvo, Camboni, A., Cameron, W., Camilleri, L., Campana, P., Carbone, A., Carboni, G., Cardinale, R., Cardini, A., Carroll, J., Carson, L., Akiba, K. Carvalho, Casse, G., Cattaneo, M., Chadaj, B., Charles, M., Charpentier, Ph., Cheng, J., Chiapolini, N., Chlopik, A., Christiansen, J., Ciambrone, P., Vidal, X. Cid, Clark, P. J., Clarke, P. E. L., Clemencic, M., Cliff, H. V., Closier, J., Coca, C., Coco, V., Cogan, J., Collins, P., Comerma-Montells, A., Constantin, F., Conti, G., Contu, A., Cooke, P., Coombes, M., Corajod, B., Corti, G., Cowan, G. A., Currie, R., D'Almagne, B., D'Ambrosio, C., D'Antone, I., Da Silva, W., Dane', E., David, P., De Bonis, I., De Capua, S., De Cian, M., De Lorenzi, F., De Miranda, J. M., De Paula, L., De Simone, P., Decamp, D., Decreuse, G., Degaudenzi, H., Deissenroth, M., Del Buono, L., Densham, C. J., Deplano, C., Deschamps, O., Dettori, F., Dickens, J., Dijkstra, H., Dima, M., Donleavy, S., Dornan, P., Dossett, D., Dovbnya, A., Dumps, R., Dupertuis, F., Dwyer, L., Dzhelyadin, R., Eames, C., Easo, S., Egede, U., Egorychev, V., Eidelman, S., van Eijk, D., Eisele, F., Eisenhardt, S., Eklund, L., d'Enterria, D. G., Pereira, D. Esperante, Estève, L., Fanchini, E., Färber, C., Fardell, G., Farinelli, C., Farry, S., Fave, V., Felici, G., Albor, V. Fernandez, Ferro-Luzzi, M., Filippov, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Flegel, W., Fontanelli, F., Forti, C., Forty, R., Fournier, C., Franek, B., Frank, M., Frei, C., Frosini, M., Pazos, J. L. Fungueirino, Furcas, S., Torreira, A. Gallas, Galli, D., Gandelman, M., Gandini, P., Gao, Y., Garnier, J-C., Garrido, L., Gascon, D., Gaspar, C., Cue, A. Gaspar De Valenzuela, Gassner, J., Gauvin, N., Gavillet, P., Gersabeck, M., Gershon, T., Ghez, Ph., Gibson, V., Gligorov, V. V., Göbel, C., Golubkov, D., Golutvin, A., Gomes, A., Gong, G., Gong, H., Gordon, H., Gándara, M. Grabalosa, Gracco, V., Diaz, R. Graciani, Cardoso, L. A. Granado, Graugés, E., Graziani, G., Grecu, A., Gregson, S., Guerrer, G., Gui, B., Gushchin, E., Guz, Yu., Guzik, Z., Gys, T., Haefeli, G., Haines, S. C., Hampson, T., Hansmann-Menzemer, S., Harji, R., Harnew, N., Harrison, P. F., He, J., Hennessy, K., Henrard, P., Morata, J. A. Hernando, van Herwijnen, E., Hicheur, A., Hicks, E., Hilke, H. J., Hofmann, W., Holubyev, K., Hopchev, P., Hulsbergen, W., Hunt, P., Huse, T., Huston, R. S., Hutchcroft, D., Iacoangeli, F., Iakovenko, V., Escudero, C. Iglesias, Ilgner, C., Ilten, P., Imong, J., Jacobsson, R., Hussein, M. Jahjah, Jamet, O., Jans, E., Jansen, F., Jaton, P., Jean-Marie, B., John, M., Johnson, D., Jones, C. R., Jost, B., Kapusta, F., Karbach, T. M., Kashchuk, A., Katvars, S., Keaveney, J., Kerzel, U., Ketel, T., Keune, A., Khalil, S., Khanji, B., Kim, Y. M., Knecht, M., Koblitz, S., Konoplyannikov, A., Koppenburg, P., Korolev, M., Kozlinskiy, A., Kravchuk, L., Kristic, R., Krocker, G., Krokovny, P., Kruse, F., Kruzelecki, K., Kucharczyk, M., Kudryashov, I., Kukulak, S., Kumar, R., Kvaratskheliya, T., La Thi, V. N., Lacarrere, D., Lafferty, G., Lai, A., Lambert, R. W., Lanfranchi, G., Langenbruch, C., Latham, T., Gac, R. Le, Lees, J. -P., Lefèvre, R., Leflat, A., Lefrançois, J., Lehner, F., Lenzi, M., Leroy, O., Lesiak, T., Li, L., Li, Y. Y., Gioi, L. Li, Libby, J., Lieng, M., Lindner, R., Lindsay, S., Linn, C., Liu, B., Liu, G., Löchner, S., Lopes, J. H., Asamar, E. Lopez, Lopez-March, N., Loveridge, P., Luisier, J., M'charek, B., Machefert, F., Machikhiliyan, I. V., Maciuc, F., Maev, O., Magnin, J., Maier, A., Malde, S., Mamunur, R. M. D., Manca, G., Mancinelli, G., Mangiafave, N., Marconi, U., Märki, R., Marks, J., Martellotti, G., Martens, A., Martin, L., Santos, D. Martinez, Massafferri, A., Mathe, Z., Matteuzzi, C., Matveev, V., Maurice, E., Maynard, B., Mazurov, A., McGregor, G., McNulty, R., Mclean, C., Merk, M., Merkel, J., Merkin, M., Messi, R., Miglioranzi, S., Minard, M. -N., Moine, G., Monteil, S., Moran, D., Morant, J., Morawski, P., Morris, J. V., Moscicki, J., Mountain, R., Mous, I., Muheim, F., Müller, K., Muresan, R., Murtas, F., Muryn, B., Musy, M., Mylroie-Smith, J., Naik, P., Nakada, T., Nandakumar, R., Nardulli, J., Nawrot, A., Nedos, M., Needham, M., Neufeld, N., Neustroev, P., Nicol, M., Nicolas, L., Nies, S., Niess, V., Nikitin, N., Noor, A., Oblakowska-Mucha, A., Obraztsov, V., Oggero, S., Okhrimenko, O., Oldeman, R., Orlandea, M., Ostankov, A., Pal, B., Palacios, J., Palutan, M., Panman, J., Papadelis, A., Papanestis, A., Pappagallo, M., Parkes, C., Parkinson, C. J., Passaleva, G., Patel, G. D., Patel, M., Paterson, S. K., Patrick, G. N., Patrignani, C., Pauna, E., Pauna, C., Pavel, C., Alvarez, A. Pazos, Pellegrino, A., Penso, G., Altarelli, M. Pepe, Perazzini, S., Perego, D. L., Trigo, E. Perez, Yzquierdo, A. Pérez-Calero, Perret, P., Pessina, G., Petrella, A., Petrolini, A., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Valls, B. Pie, Piedigrossi, D., Pietrzyk, B., Pinci, D., Playfer, S., Casasus, M. Plo, Poli-Lener, M., Polok, G., Poluektov, A., Polycarpo, E., Popov, D., Popovici, B., Poss, S., Potterat, C., Powell, A., Pozzi, S., Pree, T. du, Pugatch, V., Navarro, A. Puig, Qian, W., Rademacker, J. H., Rakotomiaramanana, B., Raniuk, I., Raven, G., Redford, S., Reece, W., Reis, A. C. dos, Ricciardi, S., Riera, J., Rinnert, K., Romero, D. A. Roa, Robbe, P., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, F., Cobo, C. Rodriguez, Perez, P. Rodriguez, Rogers, G. J., Romanovsky, V., Sanabria, E. Rondan, Rosello, M., Rouvinet, J., Roy, L., Ruf, T., Ruiz, H., Rummel, C., Rusinov, V., Sabatino, G., Silva, J. J. Saborido, Sagidova, N., Sail, P., Saitta, B., Sakhelashvili, T., Salzmann, C., Varela, A. Sambade, Sannino, M., Santacesaria, R., Santinelli, R., Santovetti, E., Sapunov, M., Sarti, A., Satriano, C., Satta, A., Savidge, T., Savrie, M., Savrina, D., Schaack, P., Schiller, M., Schleich, S., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schneider, O., Schneider, T., Schopper, A., Schune, M. -H., Schwemmer, R., Sciubba, A., Seco, M., Semennikov, A., Senderowska, K., Serra, N., Serrano, J., Shao, B., Shapkin, M., Shapoval, I., Shatalov, P., Shcheglov, Y., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shevchenko, V., Shires, A., Sigurdsson, S., Simioni, E., Skottowe, H. P., Skwarnicki, T., Smale, N., Smith, A., Smith, A. C., Smith, N. A., Sobczak, K., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Somogy, P., Soomro, F., De Paula, B. Souza, Spaan, B., Sparkes, A., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Srednicki, A., Stagni, F., Stahl, S., Steiner, S., Steinkamp, O., Stenyakin, O., Stoica, S., Stone, S., Storaci, B., Straumann, U., Styles, N., Szczekowski, M., Szczypka, P., Szumlak, T., T'Jampens, S., Tarkovskiy, E., Teodorescu, E., Terrier, H., Teubert, F., Thomas, C., Thomas, E., van Tilburg, J., Tisserand, V., Tobin, M., Topp-Joergensen, S., Tran, M. T., Traynor, S., Trunk, U., Tsaregorodtsev, A., Tuning, N., Ukleja, A., Ullaland, O., Urquijo, P., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Valenti, G., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Vervink, K., Viaud, B., Videau, I., Vilasis-Cardona, X., Visniakov, J., Vollhardt, A., Volyanskyy, D., Voong, D., Vorobyev, A., Vorobyev, An., Voss, H., Wacker, K., Wandernoth, S., Wang, J., Ward, D. R., Webber, A. D., Websdale, D., Whitehead, M., Wiedner, D., Wiggers, L., Wilkinson, G., Williams, M. P., Williams, M., Wilson, F. F., Wishahi, J., Witek, M., Witzeling, W., Woodward, M. L., Wotton, S. A., Wyllie, K., Xie, Y., Xing, F., Yang, Z., Smit, G. Ybeles, Young, R., Yushchenko, O., Zeng, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Zhelezov, A., and Zverev, E.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

Decays of b hadrons into final states containing a D0 meson and a muon are used to measure the b anti-b production cross-section in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV at the LHC. In the pseudorapidity interval 2 < eta < 6 and integrated over all transverse momenta we find that the average cross-section to produce b-flavoured or anti-b-flavoured hadrons is (75.3 +/- 5.4 +/- 13.0) microbarns., Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures, to be published in Physics Lett. B; v2 minor changes

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2010
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12. Prompt K_short production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=0.9 TeV

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LHCb Collaboration, Aaij, R., Beteta, C. Abellan, Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adrover, C., Affolder, A., Agari, M., Ajaltouni, Z., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Alfonsi, M., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Alves Jr, A. A., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., Amoraal, J., Anderson, J., Nobrega, R. Antunes, Appleby, R., Gutierrez, O. Aquines, Arefyev, A., Arrabito, L., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Auriemma, G., Bachmann, S., Bagaturia, Y., Bailey, D. S., Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Barber, G., Barham, C., Barlow, R. J., Barsuk, S., Basiladze, S., Bates, A., Bauer, C., Bauer, Th., Bay, A., Bediaga, I., Bellunato, T., Belous, K., Belyaev, I., Benayoun, M., Bencivenni, G., Bernet, R., Bernhard, R. P., Bettler, M. -O., van Beuzekom, M., Bibby, J. H., Bifani, S., Bizzeti, A., Bjørnstad, P. M., Blake, T., Blanc, F., Blanks, C., Blouw, J., Blusk, S., Bobrov, A., Bocci, V., Bochin, B., Bonaccorsi, E., Bondar, A., Bondar, N., Bonivento, W., Borghi, S., Borgia, A., Bos, E., Bowcock, T. J. V., Bozzi, C., Brambach, T., Brand, J. van den, Brarda, L., Bressieux, J., Brisbane, S., Britsch, M., Brook, N. H., Brown, H., Brusa, S., Büchler-Germann, A., Bursche, A., Buytaert, J., Cadeddu, S., Carvajal, J. M. Caicedo, Callot, O., Calvi, M., Gomez, M. Calvo, Camboni, A., Cameron, W., Camilleri, L., Campana, P., Carbone, A., Carboni, G., Cardinale, R., Cardini, A., Carroll, J., Carson, L., Akiba, K. Carvalho, Casse, G., Cattaneo, M., Chadaj, B., Charles, M., Charpentier, Ph., Cheng, J., Chiapolini, N., Chlopik, A., Christiansen, J., Ciambrone, P., Vidal, X. Cid, Clark, P. J., Clarke, P. E. L., Clemencic, M., Cliff, H. V., Closier, J., Coca, C., Coco, V., Cogan, J., Collins, P., Comerma-Montells, A., Constantin, F., Conti, G., Contu, A., Cooke, P., Coombes, M., Corajod, B., Corti, G., Cowan, G. A., Currie, R., D'Almagne, B., D'Ambrosio, C., D'Antone, I., Da Silva, W., Dane', E., David, P., De Bonis, I., De Capua, S., De Cian, M., De Lorenzi, F., De Miranda, J. M., De Paula, L., De Simone, P., Decamp, D., Decreuse, G., Degaudenzi, H., Deissenroth, M., Del Buono, L., Densham, C. J., Deplano, C., Deschamps, O., Dettori, F., Dickens, J., Dijkstra, H., Dima, M., Donleavy, S., Dornan, P., Dossett, D., Dovbnya, A., Dumps, R., Dupertuis, F., Dwyer, L., Dzhelyadin, R., Eames, C., Easo, S., Egede, U., Egorychev, V., Eidelman, S., van Eijk, D., Eisele, F., Eisenhardt, S., Eklund, L., d'Enterria, D. G., Pereira, D. Esperante, Estève, L., Fanchini, E., Färber, C., Fardell, G., Farinelli, C., Farry, S., Fave, V., Felici, G., Albor, V. Fernandez, Ferro-Luzzi, M., Filippov, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Flegel, W., Fontanelli, F., Forti, C., Forty, R., Fournier, C., Franek, B., Frank, M., Frei, C., Frosini, M., Pazos, J. L. Fungueirino, Furcas, S., Torreira, A. Gallas, Galli, D., Gandelman, M., Gandini, P., Gao, Y., Garnier, J-C., Garrido, L., Gascon, D., Gaspar, C., Cue, A. Gaspar De Valenzuela, Gassner, J., Gauvin, N., Gavillet, P., Gersabeck, M., Gershon, T., Ghez, Ph., Gibson, V., Gilitsky, Yu., Gligorov, V. V., Göbel, C., Golubkov, D., Golutvin, A., Gomes, A., Gong, G., Gong, H., Gordon, H., Gándara, M. Grabalosa, Gracco, V., Diaz, R. Graciani, Cardoso, L. A. Granado, Graugés, E., Graziani, G., Grecu, A., Gregson, S., Guerrer, G., Gui, B., Gushchin, E., Guz, Yu., Guzik, Z., Gys, T., Haefeli, G., Haines, S. C., Hampson, T., Hansmann-Menzemer, S., Harji, R., Harnew, N., Harrison, P. F., He, J., Hennessy, K., Henrard, P., Morata, J. A. Hernando, van Herwijnen, E., Hicheur, A., Hicks, E., Hilke, H. J., Hofmann, W., Holubyev, K., Hopchev, P., Hulsbergen, W., Hunt, P., Huse, T., Huston, R. S., Hutchcroft, D., Iacoangeli, F., Iakovenko, V., Escudero, C. Iglesias, Ilgner, C., Imong, J., Jacobsson, R., Hussein, M. Jahjah, Jamet, O., Jans, E., Jansen, F., Jaton, P., Jean-Marie, B., John, M., Johnson, D., Jones, C. R., Jost, B., Kapusta, F., Karbach, T. M., Kashchuk, A., Katvars, S., Keaveney, J., Kerzel, U., Ketel, T., Keune, A., Khalil, S., Khanji, B., Kim, Y. M., Knecht, M., Koblitz, S., Konoplyannikov, A., Koppenburg, P., Korolev, M., Kozlinskiy, A., Kravchuk, L., Kristic, R., Krocker, G., Krokovny, P., Kruse, F., Kruzelecki, K., Kucharczyk, M., Kudryashov, I., Kukulak, S., Kumar, R., Kvaratskheliya, T., La Thi, V. N., Lacarrere, D., Lai, A., Lambert, R. W., Lanfranchi, G., Langenbruch, C., Latham, T., Gac, R. Le, Lees, J. -P., Lefèvre, R., Leflat, A., Lefrançois, J., Lehner, F., Lenzi, M., Leroy, O., Lesiak, T., Li, L., Li, Y. Y., Gioi, L. Li, Libby, J., Lieng, M., Lindner, R., Lindsey, S., Linn, C., Liu, B., Liu, G., Löchner, S., Lopes, J. H., Asamar, E. Lopez, Lopez-March, N., Loveridge, P., Luisier, J., M'charek, B., Machefert, F., Machikhiliyan, I. V., Maciuc, F., Maev, O., Magnin, J., Maier, A., Malde, S., Mamunur, R. M. D., Manca, G., Mancinelli, G., Mangiafave, N., Marconi, U., Märki, R., Marks, J., Martellotti, G., Martens, A., Martin, L., Santos, D. Martinez, Massaferri, A., Mathe, Z., Matteuzzi, C., Matveev, V., Maurice, E., Maynard, B., Mazurov, A., McGregor, G., McNulty, R., Mclean, C., Merk, M., Merkel, J., Merkin, M., Messi, R., Metlica, F. C. D., Miglioranzi, S., Minard, M. -N., Moine, G., Monteil, S., Moran, D., Morant, J., Morris, J. V., Moscicki, J., Mountain, R., Mous, I., Muheim, F., Muresan, R., Murtas, F., Muryn, B., Musy, M., Mylroie-Smith, J., Naik, P., Nakada, T., Nandakumar, R., Nardulli, J., Nawrot, A., Nedos, M., Needham, M., Neufeld, N., Neustroev, P., Nicol, M., Nicolas, L., Nies, S., Niess, V., Nikitin, N., Noor, A., Oblakowska-Mucha, A., Obraztsov, V., Oggero, S., Okhrimenko, O., Oldeman, R., Orlandea, M., Ostankov, A., Palacios, J., Palutan, M., Panman, J., Papadelis, A., Papanestis, A., Pappagallo, M., Parkes, C., Parkinson, C. J., Passaleva, G., Patel, G. D., Patel, M., Paterson, S. K., Patrick, G. N., Patrignani, C., Pauna, E., Pauna, C., Pavel, C., Alvarez, A. Pazos, Pellegrino, A., Penso, G., Altarelli, M. Pepe, Perazzini, S., Perego, D. L., Trigo, E. Perez, Yzquierdo, A. Pérez-Calero, Perret, P., Pessina, G., Petrella, A., Petrolini, A., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Valls, B. Pie, Piedigrossi, D., Pietrzyk, B., Pinci, D., Playfer, S., Casasus, M. Plo, Poli-Lener, M., Polok, G., Poluektov, A., Polycarpo, E., Popov, D., Popovici, B., Poss, S., Potterat, C., Powell, A., Pozzi, S., Pree, T. du, Pugatch, V., Navarro, A. Puig, Qian, W., Rademacker, J. H., Rakotomiaramanana, B., Raniuk, I., Raven, G., Redford, S., Reece, W., Reis, A. C. dos, Ricciardi, S., Riera, J., Rinnert, K., Romero, D. A. Roa, Robbe, P., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, F., Cobo, C. Rodriguez, Perez, P. Rodriguez, Rogers, G. J., Romanovsky, V., Sanabria, E. Rondan, Rosello, M., Rospabe, G., Rouvinet, J., Roy, L., Ruf, T., Ruiz, H., Rummel, C., Rusinov, V., Sabatino, G., Silva, J. J. Saborido, Sagidova, N., Sail, P., Saitta, B., Sakhelashvili, T., Salzmann, C., Varela, A. Sambade, Sannino, M., Santacesaria, R., Santinelli, R., Santovetti, E., Sapunov, M., Sarti, A., Satriano, C., Satta, A., Savidge, T., Savrie, M., Savrina, D., Schaack, P., Schiller, M., Schleich, S., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schneider, O., Schneider, T., Schopper, A., Schune, M. -H., Schwemmer, R., Sciubba, A., Seco, M., Semennikov, A., Senderowska, K., Serra, N., Serrano, J., Shao, B., Shapkin, M., Shapoval, I., Shatalov, P., Shcheglov, Y., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shevchenko, V., Shires, A., Sigurdsson, S., Simioni, E., Skottowe, H. P., Skwarnicki, T., Smale, N., Smith, A., Smith, A. C., Smith, N. A., Sobczak, K., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Somogy, P., Soomro, F., De Paula, B. Souza, Spaan, B., Sparkes, A., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Srednicki, A., Stagni, F., Stahl, S., Steiner, S., Steinkamp, O., Stenyakin, O., Stoica, S., Stone, S., Storaci, B., Straumann, U., Styles, N., Szczekowski, M., Szczypka, P., Szumlak, T., T'Jampens, S., Tarkovskiy, E., Teodorescu, E., Terrier, H., Teubert, F., Thomas, C., Thomas, E., van Tilburg, J., Tisserand, V., Tobin, M., Topp-Joergensen, S., Tran, M. T., Traynor, S., Trunk, U., Tsaregorodtsev, A., Tuning, N., Ukleja, A., Ullaland, O., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Valenti, G., Van Lysebetten, A., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Vervink, K., Viaud, B., Videau, I., Vieira, D., Vilasis-Cardona, X., Visniakov, J., Vollhardt, A., Volyanskyy, D., Voong, D., Vorobyev, A., Vorobyev, An., Voss, H., Wacker, K., Wandernoth, S., Wang, J., Ward, D. R., Webber, A. D., Websdale, D., Whitehead, M., Wiedner, D., Wiggers, L., Wilkinson, G., Williams, M. P., Williams, M., Wilson, F. F., Wishahi, J., Witek, M., Witzeling, W., Woodward, M. L., Wotton, S. A., Wyllie, K., Xie, Y., Xing, F., Yang, Z., Smit, G. Ybeles, Young, R., Yushchenko, O., Zeng, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Zhelezov, A., and Zverev, E.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The production of K_short mesons in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 0.9 TeV is studied with the LHCb detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The luminosity of the analysed sample is determined using a novel technique, involving measurements of the beam currents, sizes and positions, and is found to be 6.8 +/- 1.0 microbarn^-1. The differential prompt K_short production cross-section is measured as a function of the K_short transverse momentum and rapidity in the region 0 < pT < 1.6 GeV/c and 2.5 < y < 4.0. The data are found to be in reasonable agreement with previous measurements and generator expectations., Comment: 6+18 pages, 6 figures, updated author list

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2010
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13. Roadmap for selected key measurements of LHCb

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The LHCb Collaboration, Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Affolder, A., Ajaltouni, Z., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Alves Jr, A. A., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., Amoraal, J., Anderson, J., Gutierrez, O. Aquines, Arrabito, L., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Auriemma, G., Bachmann, S., Bagaturia, Y., Bailey, D. S., Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Pazos, MdC. Barandela, Barlow, R. J., Barsuk, S., Bates, A., Bauer, C., Bauer, Th., Bay, A., Bediaga, I., Belous, K., Belyaev, I., Benayoun, M., Bencivenni, G., Bernet, R., Bettler, M. -O., Bizzeti, A., Blake, T., Blanc, F., Blanks, C., Blouw, J., Blusk, S., Bobrov, A., Bocci, V., Bondar, A., Bondar, N., Bonivento, W., Borghi, S., Borgia, A., Bos, E., Bowcock, T. J. V., Bozzi, C., Bressieux, J., Brisbane, S., Britsch, M., Brook, N. H., Brown, H., Büchler-Germann, A., Buytaert, J., Cachemiche, J. -P., Cadeddu, S., Carvajal, J. M. Caicedo, Callot, O., Calvi, M., Gomez, M. Calvo, Camboni, A., Cameron, W., Campana, P., Carbone, A., Carboni, G., Cardini, A., Carson, L., Akiba, K. Carvalho, Casse, G., Cattaneo, M., Charles, M., Charpentier, Ph., Chlopik, A., Ciambrone, P., Vidal, X. Cid, Clark, P. J., Clarke, P. E. L., Clemencic, M., Cliff, H. V., Closier, J., Coca, C., Coco, V., Cogan, J., Collins, P., Constantin, F., Conti, G., Contu, A., Corti, G., Cowan, G. A., D'Almagne, B., D'Ambrosio, C., d'Enterria, D. G., Da Silva, W., David, P., De Bonis, I., De Capua, S., De Cian, M., De Lorenzi, F., De Miranda, J. M., De Paula, L., De Simone, P., De Vries, H., Decamp, D., Degaudenzi, H., Deissenroth, M., Del Buono, L., Deplano, C., Deschamps, O., Dettori, F., Dickens, J., Dijkstra, H., Dima, M., Donleavy, S., Reis, A. C. dos, Dovbnya, A., Pree, T. Du, Duval, P. -Y., Dwyer, L., Dzhelyadin, R., Eames, C., Easo, S., Egede, U., Egorychev, V., Eisele, F., Eisenhardt, S., Eklund, L., Pereira, D. Esperante, Estève, L., Eydelman, S., Fanchini, E., Färber, C., Fardell, G., Farinelli, C., Farry, S., Fave, V., Albor, V. Fernandez, Ferro-Luzzi, M., Filippov, S., Fitzpatrick, C., Fontanelli, F., Forty, R., Frank, M., Frei, C., Frosini, M., Pazos, J. L. Fungueirino, Furcas, S., Torreira, A. Gallas, Galli, D., Gandelman, M., Gao, Y., Garnier, J-C., Garrido, L., Gaspar, C., Gauvin, N., Gersabeck, M., Gershon, T., Ghez, Ph., Gibson, V., Gilitsky, Yu., Gligorov, V. V., Göbel, C., Golubkov, D., Golutvin, A., Gomes, A., Gándara, M. Grabalosa, Diaz, R. Graciani, Cardoso, L. A. Granado, Graugés, E., Graziani, G., Grecu, A., Guerrer, G., Gushchin, E., Guz, Yu., Guzik, Z., Gys, T., Hachon, F., Haefeli, G., Haines, S. C., Hampson, T., Hansmann-Menzemer, S., Harji, R., Harnew, N., Harrison, P. F., He, J., Hennessy, K., Henrard, P., Morata, J. A. Hernando, Hicheur, A., Hicks, E., Hofmann, W., Holubyev, K., Hopchev, P., Hulsbergen, W., Hunt, P., Huse, T., Huston, R. S., Hutchcroft, D., Iakovenko, V., Escudero, C. Iglesias, Imong, J., Jacobsson, R., Hussein, M. Jahjah, Jans, E., Jansen, F., Jaton, P., Jean-Marie, B., John, M., Jones, C. R., Jost, B., Kapusta, F., Karbach, T. M., Keaveney, J., Kerzel, U., Ketel, T., Keune, A., Khalil, S., Khanji, B., Kim, Y. M., Knecht, M., Knopf, J., Koblitz, S., Konoplyannikov, A., Koppenburg, P., Korolko, I., Kozlinskiy, A., Krasowski, M., Kravchuk, L., Krokovny, P., Kruzelecki, K., Kucharczyk, M., Kudryashov, I., Kvaratskheliya, T., Lacarrere, D., Lai, A., Lambert, R. W., Lanfranchi, G., Langenbruch, C., Latham, T., Gac, R. Le, Lefevre, R., Leflat, A., Lefrançois, J., Leroy, O., Lessnoff, K., Li, L., Li, Y. Y., Libby, J., Lieng, M., Lindner, R., Lindsey, S., Linn, C., Liu, B., Liu, G., Lopes, J. H., Asamar, E. Lopez, Luisier, J., Machefert, F., Machikhiliyan, I., Maciuc, F., Maev, O., Magnin, J., Maier, A., Mamunur, R. M. D., Manca, G., Mancinelli, G., Mangiafave, N., Marconi, U., Marin, F., Marks, J., Martellotti, G., Martens, A., Martin, L., Santos, D. Martinez, Mathe, Z., Matteuzzi, C., Matveev, V., Mazurov, A., McGregor, G., Mcharek, B., Mclean, C., McNulty, R., Merk, M., Merkel, J., Merkin, M., Messi, R., Metlica, F. C. D., Michalowski, J., Miglioranzi, S., Minard, M. -N., Monteil, S., Moran, D., Morris, J. V., Mountain, R., Mous, I., Muheim, F., Muresan, R., Murtas, F., Muryn, B., Musy, M., Mylroie-Smith, J., Naik, P., Nakada, T., Nandakumar, R., Nardulli, J., Natkaniec, Z., Nedos, M., Needham, M., Neufeld, N., Nicolas, L., Nies, S., Niess, V., Nikitin, N., Noor, A., Oblakowska-Mucha, A., Obraztsov, V., Oggero, S., Okhrimenko, O., Oldeman, R., Orlandea, M., Ostankov, A., Palacios, J., Palutan, M., Panman, J., Papadelis, A., Papanestis, A., Pappagallo, M., Parkes, C., Passaleva, G., Patel, G. D., Patel, M., Paterson, S. K., Patrick, G. N., Pauna, E., Pauna, C., Pavel, C., Alvarez, A. Pazos, Pellegrino, A., Penso, G., Altarelli, M. Pepe, Perazzini, S., Perego, D. L., Yzquierdo, A. Pérez-Calero, Trigo, E. Perez, Perret, P., Pessina, G., Petrella, A., Petrolini, A., Pietrzyk, B., Pinci, D., Playfer, S., Casasus, M. Plo, Polok, G., Poluektov, A., Polycarpo, E., Popov, D., Popovici, B., Poss, S., Potterat, C., Powell, A., Pozzi, S., Pugatch, V., Navarro, A. Puig, Qian, W., Rademacker, J. H., Rakotomiaramanana, B., Raniuk, I., Raven, G., Redford, S., Reece, W., Ricciardi, S., Rinnert, K., Robbe, P., Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, F., Cobo, C. Rodriguez, Perez, P. Rodriguez, Rogers, G. J., Romanovsky, V., Rospabe, G., Ruf, T., Ruiz, H., Sabatino, G., Silva, J. J. Saborido, Sagidova, N., Saitta, B., Salzmann, C., Varela, A. Sambade, Sannino, M., Santacesaria, R., Santinelli, R., Santovetti, E., Sapunov, M., Sarti, A., Satriano, C., Satta, A., Savrie, M., Savrina, D., Schaack, P., Schiller, M., Schleich, S., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schneider, O., Schopper, A., Schune, M. -H., Schwemmer, R., Sciubba, A., Seco, M., Semennikov, A., Senderowska, K., Serra, N., Serrano, J., Shao, B., Shapkin, M., Shapoval, I., Shatalov, P., Shcheglov, Y., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shevchenko, V., Simioni, E., Skottowe, H. P., Skwarnicki, T., Smith, A. C., Sobczak, K., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Somogy, P., Soomro, F., De Paula, B. Souza, Spaan, B., Sparkes, A., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Stagni, F., Steinkamp, O., Stoica, S., Stone, S., Storaci, B., Straumann, U., Styles, N., Syryczynski, K., Szczekowski, M., Szczypka, P., Szumlak, T., T'Jampens, S., Terrier, H., Teubert, F., Thomas, C., Thomas, E., Tobin, M., Topp-Joergensen, S., Tran, M. T., Traynor, S., Tsaregorodtsev, A., Tuning, N., Ukleja, A., Ullaland, O., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Valenti, G., van Beuzekom, M., Brand, J. van den, van Eijk, D., van Herwijnen, E., van Lysebetten, A., van Tilburg, J., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Vervink, K., Viaud, B., Videau, I., Vilasis-Cardona, X., Vollhardt, A., Vorobyev, A., Vorobyev, An., Voss, H., Wacker, K., Wandernoth, S., Wang, J., Ward, D. R., Websdale, D., Whitehead, M., Wiedner, D., Wiggers, L., Wilkinson, G., Williams, M., Wilson, F. F., Witek, M., Witzeling, W., Wotton, S. A., Wyllie, K., Xie, Y., Xing, F., Yang, Z., Smit, G. Ybeles, Young, R., Yushchenko, O., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Zhelezov, A., and Zwahlen, N.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Six of the key physics measurements that will be made by the LHCb experiment, concerning CP asymmetries and rare B decays, are discussed in detail. The "road map" towards the precision measurements is presented, including the use of control channels and other techniques to understand the performance of the detector with the first data from the LHC., Comment: 378 pages; added one author name that had been accidentally omitted

Published
2009

14. Stark effect of shallow impurities in Si

Author

Smit, G. D. J., Rogge, S., Caro, J., and Klapwijk, T. M.

Subjects
Condensed Matter
Abstract

We have theoretically studied the effect of an electric field on the energy levels of shallow donors and acceptors in silicon. An analysis of the electric field dependence of the lowest energy states in donors and acceptors is presented, taking the bandstructure into account. A description as hydrogen-like impurities was used for accurate computation of energy levels and lifetimes up to large (several MV/m) electric fields. All results are discussed in connection with atomic scale electronics and solid state quantum computation., Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures

Published
2003

15. Conductance distribution in nanometer-sized semiconductor devices due to dopant statistics

Author

Smit, G. D. J., Rogge, S., Caro, J., and Klapwijk, T. M.

Subjects
Condensed Matter
Abstract

We show that individual dopant atoms dominate the transport characteristics of nanometer sized devices, by investigating metal semiconductor diodes down to 15 nm diameter. Room temperature measurements reveal a strongly increasing scatter in the device-to-device conductance towards smaller device sizes. The low-temperature measurements exhibit pronounced features, caused by resonant tunneling through electronic states of individual dopant atoms. We demonstrate by a statistical analysis that this behavior can be explained by the presence of randomly distributed individual dopant atoms in the space charge region., Comment: 6 pages, 4 EPS figures. Submitted

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2003
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16. Group theoretical analysis of double acceptors in a magnetic field: identification of the Si:B^+ ground state

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Smit, G. D. J., Rogge, S., Caro, J., and Klapwijk, T. M.

Subjects
Condensed Matter
Abstract

A boron impurity in silicon binding an extra hole is known to have only one bound state at an energy of just below 2 meV. The nature of the Si:B^+ ground state is however not well established. We qualitatively analyze the behavior in a magnetic field of isolated acceptors in a tetrahedral lattice binding two holes using group theory. Applying these results, we analyze recent measurements and conclude that the ground state of B^+ is most compatible with a non-degenerate Gamma_1 state., Comment: 7 pages, 2 EPS figures. Submitted

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2003
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17. Direct observation by resonant tunneling of the B^+ level in a delta-doped silicon barrier

Author

Caro, J., Vink, I. D., Smit, G. D. J., Rogge, S., and Klapwijk, T. M.

Subjects
Condensed Matter
Abstract

We observe a resonance in the conductance of silicon tunneling devices with a delta-doped barrier. The position of the resonance indicates that it arises from tunneling through the B^+ state of the boron atoms of the delta-layer. Since the emitter Fermi level in our devices is a field-independent reference energy, we are able to directly observe the diamagnetic shift of the B^+ level. This is contrary to the situation in magneto-optical spectroscopy, where the shift is absorbed in the measured ionization energy., Comment: submitted to PRB

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2003
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18. Gate-induced ionization of single dopant atoms

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Smit, G. D. J., Rogge, S., Caro, J., and Klapwijk, T. M.

Subjects
Condensed Matter
Abstract

Gate-induced wave function manipulation of a single dopant atom is a possible basis of atomic scale electronics. From this perspective, we analyzed the effect of a small nearby gate on a single dopant atom in a semiconductor up to field ionization. The dopant is modelled as a hydrogen-like impurity and the Schrodinger equation is solved by a variational method. We find that--depending on the separation of the dopant and the gate--the electron transfer is either gradual or abrupt, defining two distinctive regimes for the gate-induced ionization process., Comment: 5 pages, 3 EPS-figures. To be published in Phys. Rev. B

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2003
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19. Scaling of nano-Schottky-diodes

Author

Smit, G. D. J., Rogge, S., and Klapwijk, T. M.

Subjects
Condensed Matter
Abstract

A generally applicable model is presented to describe the potential barrier shape in ultra small Schottky diodes. It is shown that for diodes smaller than a characteristic length $l_c$ (associated with the semiconductor doping level) the conventional description no longer holds. For such small diodes the Schottky barrier thickness decreases with decreasing diode size. As a consequence, the resistance of the diode is strongly reduced, due to enhanced tunneling. Without the necessity of assuming a reduced (non-bulk) Schottky barrier height, this effect provides an explanation for several experimental observations of enhanced conduction in small Schottky diodes., Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Appl. Phys. Lett., some minor additions and corrections

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2002
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20. Enhanced tunneling across nanometer-scale metal-semiconductor interfaces

Author

Smit, G. D. J., Rogge, S., and Klapwijk, T. M.

Subjects
Condensed Matter
Abstract

We have measured electrical transport across epitaxial, nanometer-sized metal-semiconductor interfaces by contacting CoSi2-islands grown on Si(111) with an STM-tip. The conductance per unit area was found to increase with decreasing diode area. Indeed, the zero-bias conductance was found to be about 10^4 times larger than expected from downscaling a conventional diode. These observations are explained by a model, which predicts a narrower barrier for small diodes and therefore a greatly increased contribution of tunneling to the electrical transport., Comment: 3 pages, 2 EPS-figures; accepted for publication in Appl. Phys. Lett

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2001
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22. Taenia solium in Europe: Still endemic?

Author

Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Allepuz, Alberto, Dermauw, Veronique, Johansen, Maria V., Laranjo-González, Minerva, Smit, G Suzanne A., Sotiraki, Smaragda, Trevisan, Chiara, Wardrop, Nicola A., Dorny, Pierre, and Gabriël, Sarah

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2017
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23. Centrifuge modelling of piled foundations in swelling clays.

Author

Gaspar, T.A.V., Jacobsz, S.W., Smit, G., and Osman, A.S.

Subjects
CENTRIFUGES, CLAY, SWELLING soils
Abstract

A study aimed towards assessing the variation in shaft capacity of piled foundations in swelling clays is presented. At the clay's in-situ water content, the results of pull-out tests on short-length piles revealed no dependency of shaft capacity on overburden stress. Conversely, after achieving a targeted value of swell, a strong dependency on overburden stress was observed. In upper portions of the profile where swell can occur relatively freely, swell-induced softening results in a reduction in pile shaft capacity. However, at greater depths where swell is largely suppressed, so too are the effects of swell-induced softening. For this reason, shaft capacity at depth was found to remain relatively constant before and after swell. The results of an instrumented pile test revealed an overriding dependency of lateral induced swell pressure on the magnitude of heave which has occurred. Irrespective of the level of overburden stress, lateral pressures against the pile were found to increase at early stages of the swelling process, but then reduce as swell continued and softening began to occur. Such a result highlights the importance of carefully considering the level of swell at which shaft capacity should be assessed if a conservative design is to be obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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25. Experimental Validation of Functional Iterative Learning Control on a One-Link Flexible Arm

Author

Drost, S.C. (author), Pustina, P. (author), Angelini, Franco (author), De Luca, Alessandro (author), Smit, G. (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Drost, S.C. (author), Pustina, P. (author), Angelini, Franco (author), De Luca, Alessandro (author), Smit, G. (author), and Della Santina, C. (author)

Abstract

Performing precise, repetitive motions is essential in many robotic and automation systems. Iterative learning control (ILC) allows determining the necessary control command by using a very rough system model to speed up the process. Functional iterative learning control is a novel technique that promises to solve several limitations of classic ILC. It operates by merging the input space into a large functional space, resulting in an over-determined control task in the iteration domain. In this way, it can deal with systems having more outputs than inputs and accelerate the learning process without resorting to model discretizations. However, the framework lacks so far a validation in experiments. This paper aims to provide such experimental validation in the context of robotics. To this end, we designed and built a one-link flexible arm that is actuated by a stepper motor, which makes the development of an accurate model more challenging and the validation closer to the industrial practice. We provide multiple experimental results across several conditions, proving the feasibility of the method in practice., Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public., Learning & Autonomous Control, Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

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2023
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26. FinFix: A Soft Gripper With Contact-Reactive Reflex for High-Speed Pick and Place of Fragile Objects

Author

Heeringa, W.M. (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Smit, G. (author), Heeringa, W.M. (author), Della Santina, C. (author), and Smit, G. (author)

Abstract

Industrial automation calls for precise tasks with cycle times reduced to the minimum. At the same time, when handling delicate products such as fruits and vegetables, accelerations must be kept low to keep interaction forces under a certain threshold to avoid damage. This trade-off hinders the penetration of automation in many relevant application fields. This paper investigates using soft technology to solve this challenge. We propose the FinFix gripper, a non-anthropomorphic soft gripper capable of handling delicate objects at high acceleration using a contact-reactive grasping approach. This gripper has two entirely passive sensorized fingers that establish contact and two active fingers that are actuated pneumatically through a rigid mechanism allowing for rapid closure. We provide exhaustive experimental validation by connecting the gripper to a delta robot. The system can reliably execute pick-and-place cycles in ∼1 s when the distance between the pick and the place locations is 400 mm, resulting in a peak speed of ∼10ms . None of the fragile objects used during the experiments showed any damage. The only information needed is a rough estimation of the object's position to be grasped and a contact event to trigger the reflex. The test results show that the gripper can hold fragile objects during lateral accelerations of 10g., Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public., Learning & Autonomous Control, Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

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2023
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27. Kunnen water en bodem sturend zijn in het Nederlandse provinciale programma voor het landelijke gebied? : scriptie

Author

Smit, G. and Smit, G.

Abstract

Nederland staat op een punt waar de capaciteit van zowel water- als bodembeheer haar grenzen bereikt, waardoor een dringende herziening van de ruimtelijke ordening noodzakelijk is. In dit licht heeft het Kabinet in haar beleidsbrief ‘Water en Bodem Sturend’ richtlijnen uiteengezet met betrekking tot de cruciale rol van water- en bodemkenmerken in de ruimtelijke ordening.

Published
2023

28. Akkerbouwer wordt zoetwatermanager: de invloed van toenemende droogte op de Nederlandse akkerbouw

Author

Bekamp, B., Bakker-Smit, G., Bekamp, B., and Bakker-Smit, G.

Abstract

Akkerbouw is omgaan met de natuur. Maar wat als klimaatverandering leidt tot veranderingen in natuurlijke omstandigheden, met bijvoorbeeld langere perioden met zon en geen regen? Wat betekent dit voor het (economisch) succes van het akkerbouwbedrijf? En moet de ondernemer zijn eigen handelen aanpassen aan een nieuw klimaatnormaal? In deze publicatie gaan we in op deze vragen, waarbij we het accent leggen op droogte. Allereerst geven we inzicht in de meest recente klimaatscenario’s van het KNMI: wat kunnen akkerbouwers verwachten qua droogte? Vervolgens bekijken we wat de verwachte toename van het aantal langdurige droge perioden betekent voor akkerbouwers in termen van volume- en economische opbrengsten. Daarna zoomen we in op de belangrijkste akkerbouwregio’s van Nederland om een beeld te krijgen van de regionale droogtegevoeligheid. Tot slot geven we inzicht in hoe ondernemers om kunnen gaan met droogte.

Published
2023

29. Design and evaluation of the pneumatic leg prosthesis ERiK to assist elderly amputees with sit-down and stand-up movements

Author

Vallery, H. (author), Lachmann, F. (author), van der Helm, S.G. (author), Pennycott, A. (author), Smit, G. (author), Vallery, H. (author), Lachmann, F. (author), van der Helm, S.G. (author), Pennycott, A. (author), and Smit, G. (author)

Abstract

Standing up using one leg is a challenging task for those with a transfemoral amputation, particularly for elderly users with a low activity level. Active prostheses are generally not accessible to this group and available passive prostheses do not support standing up. This article presents the design and evaluation of the “Energy Restoring Intelligent Knee” (ERiK), which stores energy during sit-down in a pneumatic cylinder and returns it during stand-up. We hypothesized that the system would reduce the time needed to perform transitions and also enable higher load sharing by the prosthetic leg. However, the results of an experimental study with seven participants with transfemoral amputation contradict these hypotheses: the participants could neither move faster nor make more use of the prosthetic leg to share their body weight during transitions. We observed that a major obstacle to the useful functionality of the leg was the absence of ankle dorsiflexion – the foot tended to slip during stand-up initiation, such that only low pre-pressures and therefore support levels could be set. The rather binary action of the pneumatics also complicated movement initiation. The lessons learned from this study may be helpful to those seeking to create better designs in the future., Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control, Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

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2023
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34. Centrifuge modelling of an expansive clay profile using artificial fissuring to achieve realistic swell magnitudes in a short timeframe

Author

Gaspar, T.A.V., Jacobsz, S.W., Smit, G., Gens, A., Toll, D.G., and Osman, A.S.

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a centrifuge study in which swell of an expansive clay profile was induced in the centrifuge. A factor which has previously hindered such research is the time required to induce significant swell in-flight, within a reasonable time frame. In this study the use of an artificially fissured fabric together with geotextile layers allowed for a significant magnitude of swell to be achieved within a matter of hours. Measurements of matric suction and water content throughout testing highlight the potential difficulties associated with such measurements in a fissured profile. The suction in clay along the interfaces of fissures can be significantly reduced almost instantaneously with the ingress of water. In contrast, elements closer to the centre of intact masses may take significantly longer to respond, illustrating the role of the dual processes (and hence dual scaling laws) of moisture ingress along fissures, followed by diffusion associated with swelling of the clay. A comparison of the magnitude of swell induced in this centrifuge model with that of conventional oedometer swell tests indicated gross overpredictions from the oedometer testing. In this comparison, the severe limitation of oedometer tests reducing a sample to a point of zero suction is emphasised. Finally, it is illustrated how an understanding of the rate of swell throughout an expansive profile can provide insights into the validity of the predictions from oedometer swell tests.

Published
2023

35. Cost-effectiveness of screening for active cases of tuberculosis in Flanders, Belgium/Rentabilite du depistage des cas de tuberculose active en Flandre, en Belgique/Rentabilidad de los examenes de deteccion de casos activos de tuberculosis en Flandes, Belgica

Author

Smit, G. Suzanne A., Apers, Ludwig, de Onate, Wouter Arrazola, Beutels, Philippe, Dorny, Pierre, Forier, An-Marie, Janssens, Kristien, Macq, Jean, Mak, Ruud, Schol, Sandrina, Wildemeersch, Dirk, Speybroeck, Niko, and Devleesschauwer, Brecht

Subjects
Health screening -- Usage -- Analysis -- Economic aspects, Health care costs -- Analysis, Tuberculosis -- Care and treatment -- Diagnosis, Health
Abstract

Objective To assess the cost-effectiveness of the tuberculosis screening activities currently funded by the Flemish government in Flanders, Belgium. Methods After estimating the expenses for 2013-2014 of each of nine screening components--which include high-risk groups, contacts and people who are seeking tuberculosis consultation at a centre for respiratory health care--and the associated costs per active case of tuberculosis identified between 2007 and 2014, we compared the cost-effectiveness of each component. The applied perspective was that of the Flemish government. Findings The three most cost-effective activities appeared to be the follow-up of asylum seekers who were found to have abnormal X-rays in initial screening at the Immigration Office, systematic screening in prisons and contact investigation. The mean costs of these activities were 5564 (95% uncertainty interval, UI: 3791-8160), 11 603 (95% UI: 9010-14909) and 13 941 (95% UI: 10 723-18 201) euros ([euro]) per detected active case, respectively. The periodic or supplementary initial screening of asylum seekers and the screening of new immigrants from high-incidence countries--which had corresponding costs of 51 813[euro] (95% UI: 34 855-76 847), 126 236[euro] (95% UI: 41 984-347 822) and 418 359 [euro] (95% UI: 74 975-1 686 588)--appeared much less cost-effective. Between 2007 and 2014, no active tuberculosis cases were detected during screening in the juvenile detention centres. Conclusion In Flanders, tuberculosis screening in juvenile detention centres and among new immigrants and the periodic or supplementary initial screening of asylum seekers appear to be relatively expensive ways of detecting people with active tuberculosis. Objectif Evaluer la rentabilite des activites de depistage de la tuberculose actuellement financees par le gouvernement flamand en Flandre, en Belgique. Methodes Apres avoir estime les depenses pour 2013-2014 au titre de chacun des neuf composants du depistage--notamment les groupes a haut risque, les contacts et les personnes venant en consultation pour la tuberculose dans un centre de traitement des problemes respiratoires ainsi que les couts associes parcas de tuberculose active identifie entre 2007 et 2014, nous avons compare la rentabilite de chaque composant. La perspective appliquee etait celle du gouvernement flamand. Resultats II est apparu que les trois activites les plus rentables etaient le suivi des demandeurs d'asile dont les radiographies realisees lors du depistage initial a l'Office des etrangers etaient anormales, le depistage systematique dans les prisons et la recherche des contacts. Le cout moyen de ces activites etait respectivement de 5564 (intervalle d'incertitude de 95%, II: 3791-8160), 11 603 (Il 95%: 9010-14 909) et 13 941 (Il 95%: 10 723-18 201) euros ([euro]) par cas actif detecte. Le depistage initial periodique ou complementaire des demandeurs d'asile et le depistage des nouveaux immigrants originaires de pays a forte incidence--dont le cout etait respectivement de 51 813 [euro] (Il 95%: 34 855-76 847), 126 236 [euro] (Il 95%: 41 984-347 822) et 418 359 [euro] (Il 95%: 74 975-1 686 588)--se sont reveles beaucoup moins rentables. Entre 2007 et 2014, aucun cas de tuberculose active n'a ete detecte lors du depistage dans les centres de detention pour mineurs. Conclusion En Flandre, le depistage de la tuberculose dans les centres de detention pour mineurs et chez les nouveaux immigrants ainsi que le depistage initial, periodique ou complementaire, des demandeurs d'asile, est un moyen relativement couteux de detecter les cas de tuberculose active. Objetivo Evaluar la rentabilidad de las actividades de deteccion de tuberculosis actualmente financiadas por el gobierno flamenco en Flandes, Belgica. Metodos Tras calcular los gastos de 2013-2014 de cada uno de los nueve componentes de los examenes de deteccion (que incluyen grupos de alto riesgo, contactos y personas que buscan consulta para la tuberculosis en un centra de atencion respiratoria) y los costes asociados por caso activo de tuberculosis identificados entre 2007 y 2014, se comparo la rentabilidad de cada componente. Se aplico la perspectiva del gobierno flamenco. Resultados Parece que las tres actividades mas rentables fueron el seguimiento de los buscadores de asilo con unas radiografias poco habituales en el examen de deteccion inidal en la Oficina de Inmigracion, los examenes de deteccion sistematicos en prisiones y la Investigacion de contactos. Los costes medios de estas actividades fueron de 5 564 (Intervalo de incertidumbre, II, del 95%: 3 791-8 160), 11 603 (II del 95%: 9 010-14 909) y 13 941 (II del 95%: 10 723-18 201) euros ([euro]) por caso activo detectado respectivamente. Los examenes de deteccion inicial periodicos o complementarlos de los buscadores de asilo y los examenes de deteccion de los nuevos Inmigrantes de paises con una alta incidencia (con costes correspondientes de 51 813 (II del 95%: 34 855-76 847), 126 236 (II del 95%: 41 984-347 822) y 418 359 (II del 95%: 74 975-1 686 588) euros) parecieron ser mucho menos rentables. Entre 2007 y 2014 no se detectaron casos de tuberculosis activa durante los examenes de deteccion en centros penitenciarios juveniles. Conclusion En Flandes, los examenes de deteccion de tuberculosis en centros penitenciarlos juveniles y aquellos realizados entre nuevos inmigrantes, asi como los examenes de deteccion inicial periodicos o complementarios de los buscadores de asilo, parecen ser formas relativamente caras de detectar a personas con tuberculosis activa., Introduction In 2014, the global incidence of tuberculosis was 133 cases per 100 000 population. (1) The World Health Organization (WHO) wishes to reduce the global incidence of tuberculosis below [...]

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2017
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45. State of the art of prosthesis simulators for the upper limb: A narrative review

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Sinke, Maaike (author), Chadwell, Alix (author), Smit, G. (author), Sinke, Maaike (author), Chadwell, Alix (author), and Smit, G. (author)

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Background: Research into prosthesis training and design puts a burden on the small population of people with upper-limb absence who can participate in these studies. One solution is to use a prosthetic hand simulator, which allows for attaching a hand prosthesis to an intact limb. However, whether the results of prosthesis simulator studies can be translated to people with upper-limb absence using a hand prosthesis is unclear. Objective: To review the literature on prosthetic hand simulators, provide an overview of current designs, and highlight the differences and similarities between prosthesis simulators and traditional prostheses. Methods: A Boolean combination of keywords was used to search 3 electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Relevant articles in English were selected. Results: In total, 52 papers were included in the review, and an overview of the state of the art was presented. We identified the key differences between prosthesis simulators and traditional prostheses as the position of the terminal device and the available degrees of freedom of the arm and (prosthetic) wrist. Conclusions: This paper provides an overview of prosthesis simulator designs over the past 27 years and an overview of the similarities and differences between prosthesis simulators and prostheses. The literature does not provide enough evidence to establish whether the results obtained from simulator studies could be translated to prostheses. A recommendation for future simulator design is to constrain pro- and supination of the forearm of anatomically intact participants and add a prosthetic wrist that can pro- and supinate. Additional research is required to find the ideal terminal device position for a prosthesis simulator with respect to the person's hand., Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

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2022
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46. Real-World Testing of the Self Grasping Hand, a Novel Adjustable Passive Prosthesis: A Single Group Pilot Study

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O’Brien, Lisa (author), Montesano, Elena (author), Chadwell, Alix (author), Kenney, Laurence (author), Smit, G. (author), O’Brien, Lisa (author), Montesano, Elena (author), Chadwell, Alix (author), Kenney, Laurence (author), and Smit, G. (author)

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(1) Background: This study investigated the feasibility of conducting a two-week “real-world” trial of the Self Grasping Hand (SGH), a novel 3D printed passive adjustable prosthesis for hand absence; (2) Methods: Single-group pilot study of nine adults with trans-radial limb absence; five used body-powered split-hooks, and four had passive cosmetic hands as their usual prosthesis. Data from activity monitors were used to measure wear time and bilateral activity. At the end of the two-week trial, function and satisfaction were measured using the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users’ Survey Function Scale (OPUS) and the prosthesis satisfaction sub-scales of the Trinity Amputations and Prosthesis Experience Scale (TAPES). Semi-structured interviews captured consumer feedback and suggestions for improvement; (3) Results: Average SGH wear time over 2 weeks was 17.5 h (10% of total prosthesis wear time) for split-hook users and 83.5 h (63% of total prosthesis wear time) for cosmetic hand users. Mean satisfaction was 5.2/10, and mean function score was 47.9/100; (4) Two-week real-world consumer testing of the SGH is feasible using the methods described. Future SGH designs need to be more robust with easier grasp lock/unlock., Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

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2022
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47. Decreased Antibody Response After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccination in Patients With Down Syndrome

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Streng, B.M.M., Bont, M. de, Delemarre, E.M., Binnendijk, R.S. van, Smit, G., Hartog, G. den, Coppus, A.M.W., Vries, E. de, Weijerman, M.E., Lamberts, R., Graaf, G de, Klis, F.R. van der, Vidarsson, G., Rave, N., Bont, L.J., Wildenbeest, J.G., Streng, B.M.M., Bont, M. de, Delemarre, E.M., Binnendijk, R.S. van, Smit, G., Hartog, G. den, Coppus, A.M.W., Vries, E. de, Weijerman, M.E., Lamberts, R., Graaf, G de, Klis, F.R. van der, Vidarsson, G., Rave, N., Bont, L.J., and Wildenbeest, J.G.

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Item does not contain fulltext, The risk of a severe course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in adults with Down syndrome is increased, resulting in an up to 10-fold increase in mortality, in particular in those >40 years of age. After primary SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, the higher risks remain. In this prospective observational cohort study, SARS-CoV-2 spike S1-specific antibody responses after routine SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (BNT162b2, messenger RNA [mRNA]-1273, or ChAdOx1) in adults with Down syndrome and healthy controls were compared. Adults with Down syndrome showed lower antibody concentrations after 2 mRNA vaccinations or after 2 ChAdOx1 vaccinations. After 2 mRNA vaccinations, lower antibody concentrations were seen with increasing age. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: NCT05145348.

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2022

48. Handleiding Dynamisering Zeereep

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Arens, B., Bos, B., Damsma, P., Geelen, L., Goessen, P., Graaf, S. van der, Groenendijk, D., Harkema, E., Heide, T. van der, IJff, S., Janssen, M., Kooijman, A., Lamers, J., Meij, T. de, Meijer, J., Nachbar, N., Nijenhuis, M., Oost, A., Prins, M., Roeland, E., Rossenaar, A.-J., Smit, G.-J., Spek, E. van der, Terlouw, S., Valk, B. van der, Wijk, K. van, Zijlstra, A., Arens, B., Bos, B., Damsma, P., Geelen, L., Goessen, P., Graaf, S. van der, Groenendijk, D., Harkema, E., Heide, T. van der, IJff, S., Janssen, M., Kooijman, A., Lamers, J., Meij, T. de, Meijer, J., Nachbar, N., Nijenhuis, M., Oost, A., Prins, M., Roeland, E., Rossenaar, A.-J., Smit, G.-J., Spek, E. van der, Terlouw, S., Valk, B. van der, Wijk, K. van, and Zijlstra, A.

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Programma naar een Rijke Waddenzee (PRW) heeft het initiatief ondersteund voor het schrijven van een checklist ‘dynamisering Zeereep’ die beheerders moet helpen om de dynamisering succesvol te laten verlopen. Checklist en onderbouwing vormen de inhoud van dit rapport. Het rapport is zo opgezet dat het als leidraad gebruikt kan worden voor alle stappen die nodig zijn om tot een (hopelijk) succesvol project te komen. Het biedt handvaten voor mooie nieuwe projecten en stimuleert en enthousiasmeert om vol goede moed en inspiratie aan de slag te gaan. De checklist biedt de mogelijkheid om per item naar de desbetreffende tekst in de handleiding te springen. Zo kan je snel bij specifieke informatie komen, zonder de hele handleiding door te hoeven lezen.

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2022

49. Comparison of two cable configurations in 3D printed steerable instruments for minimally invasive surgery

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Culmone, C. (author), van Starkenburg, R.I.B. (author), Smit, G. (author), Breedveld, P. (author), Culmone, C. (author), van Starkenburg, R.I.B. (author), Smit, G. (author), and Breedveld, P. (author)

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In laparoscopy, a small incision size improves the surgical outcome but increases at the same time the rigidity of the instrument, with consequent impairment of the surgeon’s maneuverability. Such reduction introduces new challenges, such as the loss of wrist articulation or the impossibility of overcoming obstacles. A possible approach is using multi-steerable cable-driven instruments fully mechanical actuated, which allow great maneuverability while keeping the wound small. In this work, we compared the usability of the two most promising cable configurations in 3D printed multi-steerable instruments: a parallel configuration with all cables running straight from the steerable shaft to the handle; and a multi configuration with straight cables in combination with helical cables. Twelve participants were divided into two groups and asked to orient the instrument shaft and randomly hit six targets following the instructions in a laparoscopic simulator. Each participant carried out four trials (two trials for each instrument) with 12 runs per trial. The average task performance time showed a significant decrease over the first trial for both configurations. The decrease was 48% for the parallel and 41% for the multi configuration. Improvement of task performance times reached a plateau in the second trial with both instruments. The participants filled out a TLX questionnaire after each trial. The questionnaire showed a lower burden score for the parallel compared to multi configuration (23% VS 30%). Even though the task performance time for both configurations was comparable, a final questionnaire showed that 10 out of 12 participants preferred the parallel configuration due to a more intuitive hand movement and the possibility of individually orienting the distal end of the steerable shaft, Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology, EMSD EEMCS Project technicians

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2022
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