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1. The role of PET in a clinically silent and ultrasound negative synovitis in the course of rheumatoid arthritis - a case report

Author

M. Skoczynska, F. Figus, V. Arena, G. Massazza, and A. Iagnocco

Subjects
Rheumatoid arthritis, positron-emission tomography, ultrasonography., Medicine, Internal medicine, RC31-1245
Abstract

We present a case report of a rheumatoid arthritis patient, who underwent a PET scan, which revealed inflammation of multiple joints, which was missed by both physical and ultrasound examinations. A 55-year old woman with a long-term rheumatoid arthritis, who had undergone arthroplasty of the left knee in the past, consulted with the rheumatologist for pain in the left knee. The physical examination revealed signs of inflammation in the left knee and right elbow. The inflammatory parameters were high. Ultrasound showed intraarticular effusion without signs of active synovitis in the left knee. The ultrasound assessment of the other joints (hands, wrists and feet) was also negative for active synovitis, while positron-emission tomography (PET) revealed increased glucose metabolism at the level of the medial side of the left knee, left radio-ulno-carpal joint, I-II-III metacarpo-phalangeal joints bilaterally, right II metatarso-phalangeal joint, and left II-III metatarso-phalangeal joints. This case report demonstrates that PET might be more sensitive than ultrasound in detecting subclinical joint inflammation.

Published
2021
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2. Nanocomposite hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel for the treatment of esophageal fistulas

Author

E. Piantanida, I. Boškoski, G. Quero, C. Gallo, Y. Zhang, C. Fiorillo, V. Arena, G. Costamagna, S. Perretta, and L. De Cola

Subjects
Injectable hydrogel, Hyaluronic acid derivatives, Fistula treatment, Nanocomposite, Minimally invasive surgery, Medicine (General), R5-920, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
Abstract

Fistulas are abnormal connections between two body parts that can impair the quality of life. The use of biological glues represents the least invasive procedure to fill the fistula; however, it is limited by the need of multiple injections, the persistence of infection and the failure in the treatment of high-output fistulas. We describe herein the use of an injectable nanocomposite hydrogel that is able to form in situ a tissue-mimicking matrix as an innovative material for the treatment of esophageal fistulas. Injectable hydrogels that have the dual advantage of being implantable with a minimally invasive approach and of adapting their shape to the target cavity, while the introduction of mesoporous silica nanoparticles opens the possibility of drug/biomolecules delivery.The hydrogel is based on hyaluronic acid (HA), the crosslinking process occurs at physiological conditions leading to a hydrogel made of >96% by water and with a large-pore micro-architecture. The kinetic profile of the hydrogel formation is studied as a function of HA molecular weight and concentration with the aim of designing a material that is easily injectable with an endoscopic needle, is formed in a time compatible with the surgical procedure and has final mechanical properties suitable for cell proliferation. The in vivo experiments (porcine model) on esophageal-cutaneous fistulas, showed improved healing in the animals treated with the hydrogel compared with the control group.

Published
2021
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4. Recurrent Subarachnoid Bleeding and Superficial Siderosis in a Patient with Histopathologically Proven Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

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P. Profice, F. Pilato, G. Della Marca, C. Colosimo, S. Gaudino, V. Arena, A. Pavone, and V. Di Lazzaro

Subjects
Amyloid angiopathy, Subarachnoid bleeding, Superficial siderosis, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
Abstract

A 68-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented with recurrent subarachnoid bleeding. Brain MRI showed superficial siderosis, and diagnostic cerebral angiograms did not show any intracranial vascular malformation or arterial aneurism. Post mortem neuropathological examination of the brain was consistent with a diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Clinicians should be aware that cerebral amyloid angiopathy should be considered in patients with unexplained recurrent subarachnoid bleeding, even in cases without familial clustering or transthyretin variant.

Published
2011
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5. Spongy TiO2 layers deposited by gig-lox sputtering processes: Contact angle measurements

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C. Spampinato, S. Valastro, E. Smecca, V. Arena, G. Mannino, A. La Magna, C. Corsaro, F. Neri, E. Fazio, and A. Alberti

Subjects
EFFICIENCY, RUTILE, Process Chemistry and Technology, SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS, EFFICIENCY, FILMS, ENHANCEMENT, PERFORMANCE, TRANSPORT, RUTILE, PERFORMANCE, FILMS, TRANSPORT, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, ENHANCEMENT, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS, Instrumentation
Abstract

The use of nanostructured materials is increasingly widespread thanks to their particular properties that can improve the performance of devices in various scientific applications. One of them is in the architecture of perovskite solar cells characterized by high photoconversion efficiency values that make them able to compete with silicon solar cells. In this framework, we deposited TiO[Formula: see text] sponges by reactive sputtering based on a grazing-incidence geometry combined with the local oxidation of species. The deposited material gains 50% porosity in volume through depths of hundreds of nanometers and consists of a forest of uniform rods separated by mesopores (pipelines) arising from the grazing geometry. Many previous studies showed how TiO[Formula: see text] can improve the efficiency of perovskite solar cells. In this article, we investigated the change of the wettability values of the TiO[Formula: see text] samples before and after a postdeposition thermal annealing treatment. For comparison, the influence of the annealing on the wettability of the glass substrate is also reported.

Published
2023

6. An enigmatic case of cardiac death in an 18-years old girl

Author

G A, Lanza, M, Coll, S, Grassi, V, Arena, O, Campuzano, L, Calò, E, De Ruvo, R, Brugada, and A, Oliva

Subjects
Death, Electrocardiography, Adolescent, Tachycardia, Bradycardia, Humans, Female, Deafness, Syncope
Abstract

We report a case of unusual and unexplained cardiac death in an 18-years old female patient with congenital neurosensorial deafness. The fatal event was characterized by an initial syncopal episode, associated with a wide QRS tachycardia (around 110 bpm) but stable hemodynamic conditions. The patient, however, subsequently developed severe hypotension and progressive bradyarrhythmias until asystole and lack of cardiac response to resuscitation maneuvers and ventricular pacing.

Published
2021

7. GPR120 Prevents Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Progression by Sustaining The Mucosal Barrier Integrity

Author

Simone Guglielmetti, Stefania Vetrano, Silvio Danese, M. Giera, Marieke Heijink, Federica Rubbino, Luigi Laghi, Valentina Garlatti, V. Arena, Salvatore Spanò, Luca Massimino, Valeria Garzarelli, Paolo Iadarola, A. Malesci, and Maddalena Cagnone

Subjects
Cell biology, Molecular biology, Colon, Science, Adenocarcinoma, Microbiology, Article, Permeability, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Text mining, Animals, Humans, Barrier integrity, Medicine, Colorectal adenocarcinoma, Intestinal Mucosa, Cancer, Cell Proliferation, Mice, Knockout, Multidisciplinary, business.industry, Gastroenterology, GPR120, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Tumor Burden, Bacterial Translocation, Disease Progression, Cancer research, Dysbiosis, Colitis-Associated Neoplasms, business
Abstract

Background&Aims: GPR120 (encoded by FFAR4 gene) is a receptor for long chain fatty acids, activated by ω-3 PUFAs, and expressed in many cell types. Its role in the context of colorectal cancer (CRC) is still puzzling with many controversial evidences. Here, we explored the involvement of epithelial GPR120 in the CRC development. Methods: Both in vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to mimic the conditional deletion of the receptor from gut epithelium. Intestinal permeability and integrity of mucus layer were assessed by using Evans blue dye and immunofluorescence for MUC-2 protein, respectively. Microbiota composition, presence of lipid mediators and short chain fatty acids were analyzed in the stools of conditional GPR120 and wild type (WT) mice. Incidence and grade of tumors were evaluated in all groups of mice before and after colitis-associated cancer. Finally, GPR120 expression was analyzed in 9 human normal tissues, 9 adenomas, and 17 primary adenocarcinomas. Results: Our work for the first time highlight the role of the receptor in the progression of colorectal cancer. We observed that the loss of epithelial GPR120 in the gut results into increased intestinal permeability, microbiota translocation and dysbiosis, which turns into hyperproliferation of epithelial cells, likely through the activation of β -catenin signaling. Therefore, the loss of GPR120 represents an early event of CRC, but avoid its progression as invasive cancer. Conclusion: these results demonstrate that the epithelial GPR120 receptor is essential to maintain the mucosal barrier integrity and to prevent CRC developing. Therefore, our data pave the way to GPR120 as an useful marker for the phenotypic characterization of CRC lesions and as new potential target for CRC prevention.

Published
2021

8. 'Hormone of darkness' and human reproductive process: direct regulatory role of melatonin in human corpus luteum

Author

Rosanna Apa, Elisa Scarinci, Antonio Lanzone, S. M. Fabozzi, Anna Tropea, G Notaristefano, V Arena, and Ornella Alesiani

Subjects
Adult, Ovulation, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, endocrine system, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, media_common.quotation_subject, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Luteal Phase, Luteal phase, Melatonin, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Ovarian Follicle, Corpus Luteum, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Receptor, Cells, Cultured, Progesterone, media_common, Pregnancy, business.industry, Reproduction, medicine.disease, Circadian Rhythm, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Prostaglandins, Female, business, Luteinizing hormone, Corpus luteum, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists, Hormone, medicine.drug
Abstract

To investigate the possible role of melatonin on human luteal cell function. Corpora lutea were obtained from normally menstruating women (25–38 years old) in the midluteal phase (days 5–6 from ovulation) at the time of surgery for non-endocrine gynecologic diseases. The protocol was approved by the institutional review board of Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome and all patients provided written informed consent. The corpora lutea were dated on the basis of the presumptive day of ovulation (day 0) , determined by urinary luteinizing hormone (LH) peak, ultrasound detection of corpus luteum or disappearance of the dominant follicle, and a rise in the plasma P concentration. ELISA or EIA kit and immunohistochemistry were performed. Melatonin was able to increase progesterone release and to influence the balance between luteotrophic and luteolityc factors. In addition, melatonin expression and MT2 receptor were detected, confirming the direct action of this indoleamine on CL. Melatonin may play an intriguing role in direct regulation of CL function and in establishing and maintaining of initial pregnancy. In conclusion, melatonin could become a relevant medication for improving ovarian and luteal function and in the early stages of pregnancy, opening new opportunities for the management of several ovarian-luteal and pregnancy diseases.

Published
2019

9. Nanocomposite hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel for the treatment of esophageal fistulas

Author

Giuseppe Quero, V. Arena, Y. Zhang, Camilla Gallo, C. Fiorillo, Silvana Perretta, Guido Costamagna, L. De Cola, Ivo Boškoski, and Etienne Piantanida

Subjects
Medicine (General), QH301-705.5, Biomedical Engineering, Injectable hydrogels, Bioengineering, Biomaterials, chemistry.chemical_compound, R5-920, In vivo, Minimally invasive surgery, Full Length Article, Hyaluronic acid, Esophageal Fistula, Biology (General), Molecular Biology, Invasive Procedure, Injectable hydrogel, Hyaluronic acid derivatives, Nanocomposite, technology, industry, and agriculture, Cell Biology, Mesoporous silica, chemistry, Fistula treatment, Biotechnology, Biomedical engineering
Abstract

Fistulas are abnormal connections between two body parts that can impair the quality of life. The use of biological glues represents the least invasive procedure to fill the fistula; however, it is limited by the need of multiple injections, the persistence of infection and the failure in the treatment of high-output fistulas. We describe herein the use of an injectable nanocomposite hydrogel that is able to form in situ a tissue-mimicking matrix as an innovative material for the treatment of esophageal fistulas. Injectable hydrogels that have the dual advantage of being implantable with a minimally invasive approach and of adapting their shape to the target cavity, while the introduction of mesoporous silica nanoparticles opens the possibility of drug/biomolecules delivery. The hydrogel is based on hyaluronic acid (HA), the crosslinking process occurs at physiological conditions leading to a hydrogel made of >96% by water and with a large-pore micro-architecture. The kinetic profile of the hydrogel formation is studied as a function of HA molecular weight and concentration with the aim of designing a material that is easily injectable with an endoscopic needle, is formed in a time compatible with the surgical procedure and has final mechanical properties suitable for cell proliferation. The in vivo experiments (porcine model) on esophageal-cutaneous fistulas, showed improved healing in the animals treated with the hydrogel compared with the control group., Graphical abstract Image 1

Published
2021

10. The role of PET in a clinically silent and ultrasound negative synovitis in the course of rheumatoid arthritis - a case report

Author

V. Arena, F. Figus, Giuseppe Massazza, M. Skoczynska, and Annamaria Iagnocco

Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases, Wrist Joint, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Physical examination, ultrasonography, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Positron-emission tomography, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ultrasonography, Rheumatology, Synovitis, medicine, Humans, Internal medicine, Subclinical infection, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Ultrasound, Middle Aged, musculoskeletal system, medicine.disease, RC31-1245, Arthroplasty, Effusion, Positron emission tomography, Positron-Emission Tomography, Medicine, Female, Radiology, business
Abstract

We present a case report of a rheumatoid arthritis patient, who underwent a PET scan, which revealed inflammation of multiple joints, which was missed by both physical and ultrasound examinations. A 55-year old woman with a long-term rheumatoid arthritis, who had undergone arthroplasty of the left knee in the past, consulted with the rheumatologist for pain in the left knee. The physical examination revealed signs of inflammation in the left knee and right elbow. The inflammatory parameters were high. Ultrasound showed intraarticular effusion without signs of active synovitis in the left knee. The ultrasound assessment of the other joints (hands, wrists and feet) was also negative for active synovitis, while positron-emission tomography (PET) revealed increased glucose metabolism at the level of the medial side of the left knee, left radio-ulno-carpal joint, I-II-III metacarpo-phalangeal joints bilaterally, right II metatarso-phalangeal joint, and left II-III metatarso-phalangeal joints. This case report demonstrates that PET might be more sensitive than ultrasound in detecting subclinical joint inflammation.

Published
2019

12. Defense inflation: what has happened, why has it happened, and what can be done about it?

Author

Mark V. Arena and Edward G. Keating

Subjects
Inflation, 021110 strategic, defence & security studies, Economics and Econometrics, Actuarial science, media_common.quotation_subject, 05 social sciences, 0211 other engineering and technologies, 02 engineering and technology, Monetary economics, Outcome (game theory), Procurement, Cost escalation, 0502 economics and business, Economics, 050207 economics, Social Sciences (miscellaneous), media_common
Abstract

US Department of Defense (DoD) procurement and maintenance costs have risen considerably faster than economy-wide inflation over the last several decades. This outcome has occurred in large part because DoD decision-makers have demanded more complex, better maintained systems over time. Defense inflation is likely to abate when resourcing levels no longer accommodate these demands. Defense inflation should be viewed partially as a symptom, not just as a cause, of increased defense spending.

Published
2015

14. Benchmarking Schedules for Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Author

Akilah Wallace, Thomas Light, Meagan L. Smith, Mark V. Arena, and Robert S. Leonard

Subjects
Life extension, Schedule, Operations research, Computer science, Operation control, business.industry, Global Positioning System, Portfolio, Benchmarking, business, Modernization theory
Abstract

This report describes an approach for evaluating the schedule plans for major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) that have recently entered the Air Force portfolio, and applies it to five Air Force MDAPs currently under development: the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System, KC-46, F-22 Increment 3.2B Modernization, B61 Mod 12 Life Extension Program Tailkit Assembly, and Combat Rescue Helicopter programs.

Published
2018

15. High-resolution structures of Lactobacillus salivarius transketolase in the presence and absence of thiamine pyrophosphate

Author

P. Lukacik, Mario Bumann, C.M.C. Lobley, Walsh, Paul W. O'Toole, Raymond J. Owens, V. Arena de Souza, DIAMOND Light source, Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Labs R92, Harwell OX11 0FA, Berks, England, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Labs R92, Oxford Prot Prod Facil UK, Harwell OX11 0FA, Berks, England, and Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Cork, Alimentary Pharmabiot Ctr, Dept Microbiol, Cork, Ireland

Subjects
Models, Molecular, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Biophysics, Coenzymes, Pentose, Glutamic Acid, Transketolase, Crystallography, X-Ray, Biochemistry, Cofactor, Protein Structure, Secondary, Microbiology, Research Communications, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, Structural Biology, Lactobacillus, Catalytic Domain, Genetics, Phylogeny, 030304 developmental biology, chemistry.chemical_classification, 0303 health sciences, biology, Lactobacillus salivarius, 030302 biochemistry & molecular biology, food and beverages, Condensed Matter Physics, biology.organism_classification, Solutions, stomatognathic diseases, Enzyme, chemistry, Structural Homology, Protein, biology.protein, transketolase, Thiamine Pyrophosphate, Apoproteins, Crystallization, human activities, Transaldolase, Thiamine pyrophosphate
Abstract

The crystal structure of L. salivarius transketolase has been determined to high resolution in the presence and absence of thiamine pyrophosphate. The structures are presented with a brief comparison with other known transketolase structures., Probiotic bacterial strains have been shown to enhance the health of the host through a range of mechanisms including colonization, resistance against pathogens, secretion of antimicrobial compounds and modulation of the activity of the innate immune system. Lactobacillus salivarius UCC118 is a well characterized probiotic strain which survives intestinal transit and has many desirable host-interaction properties. Probiotic bacteria display a wide range of catabolic activities, which determine their competitiveness in vivo. Some lactobacilli are heterofermentative and can metabolize pentoses, using a pathway in which transketolase and transaldolase are key enzymes. L. salivarius UCC118 is capable of pentose utilization because it encodes the key enzymes on a megaplasmid. The crystal structures of the megaplasmid-encoded transketolase with and without the enzyme cofactor thiamine pyrophosphate have been determined. Comparisons with other known transketolase structures reveal a high degree of structural conservation in both the catalytic site and the overall conformation. This work extends structural knowledge of the transketolases to the industrially and commercially important Lactobacillus genus.

Published
2015

16. P128 Histological activity predicts clinical relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis in endoscopic remission

Author

A C Piscaglia, S. Bibbò, M L Stefanelli, V. Arena, Franco Scaldaferri, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Giovanni Cammarota, Lucrezia Laterza, A. Armuzzi, M Brisigotti, Valentina Cesario, G Fabbretti, and Eleonora Gaetani

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, medicine, In patient, General Medicine, medicine.disease, business, Ulcerative colitis
Published
2019

17. Immunopathological characterization of cryptoglandular anal fistula: a pilot study investigating its pathogenesis

Author

Federica Calapà, Francesco Litta, Lorenza Donisi, Donatella Lucchetti, Alessandro Sgambato, V. Arena, Angelo Parello, Alma Boninsegna, and Carlo Ratto

Subjects
Male, Pathology, aetiology, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Fistula, epithelial mesenchymal transition, Interleukin-1beta, Fistulectomy, Anal Canal, Pilot Projects, Vimentin, Pathogenesis, 0302 clinical medicine, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Medicine, Prospective Studies, biology, Blotting, Gastroenterology, Granulation tissue, Cadherins, Immunohistochemistry, CD, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Inflammation Mediators, Western, Adult, Anal fistula, medicine.medical_specialty, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Blotting, Western, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Anal Mucosa, 03 medical and health sciences, Antigens, CD, Settore MED/04 - PATOLOGIA GENERALE, Humans, Rectal Fistula, Epithelial–mesenchymal transition, Antigens, cytokines, inflammation, business.industry, Interleukin-8, Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1, medicine.disease, biology.protein, Snail Family Transcription Factors, business
Abstract

Aim The pathogenesis of cryptoglandular anal fistula (AF) is still debated. Tissue inflammation could play a primary role. The pathological process of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) might be involved but has never been investigated. Method In a prospective pilot study, twelve patients with an anal fistula had a fistulectomy. The excised track was divided into proximal (intrasphincteric) and distal (extrasphincteric) parts which were subjected to standard histopathological examination. The cytokines IL-8 and IL-1beta were analyzed as markers of inflammation, while EMT was evaluated by expression of TGF-beta, Vimentin, Zeb-1, Snail and E-Cadherin. Both mRNA and proteins expressions of these molecules were investigated by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry and were compared with the normal adjacent tissue. Results Chronic inflammation and granulation tissue and a stratified epithelium were evident on standard histopathological examination. The cytokine IL-8 was more expressed in the proximal than the distal part of the track (4.34 vs. 3.60), while the reverse was found for IL-1beta (1.33 vs 2.01); both were more intensely expressed compared with the normal anal mucosa. EMT was demonstrated, in both proximal and distal parts of the track, with an increase of TGF-beta, Vimentin, Zeb-1 and Snail and a mean decrease of E-Cadherin. Western-blot analysis and immunohistochemistry confirmed the protein expression. Conclusion The study suggests that chronic inflammation is present in cryptoglandular fistula. The inflammatory pattern might be different in the proximal than in the distal part of the fistula track. The cytokines IL-1beta and IL-8 could play a possible role in fistula formation. The study demonstrates for the first time the potential importance of EMT in the pathogenesis of cryptoglandular anal fistula. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Published
2016

18. P.05.8: Clausii in Colitis: Role and Mechanisms of Action of Bacillus Clausii in Experimental Colitis

Author

Andrea Poscia, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giovanni Cammarota, Loris Riccardo Lopetuso, Alessandro Sgambato, Gianluca Quaranta, V. Arena, Gianluca Ianiro, Alessandro Gasbarrini, D. Scannone, Valentina Petito, Francesco Franceschi, Cristina Graziani, Luca Masucci, and Franco Scaldaferri

Subjects
Hepatology, biology, business.industry, Bacillus clausii, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Experimental colitis, Colitis, business, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Microbiology
Published
2017

19. CD133+ stem cell mobilization after partial hepatectomy depends on resection extent and underlying disease

Author

G. Bombardieri, Felice Giuliante, Fabio Maria Vecchio, Gennaro Nuzzo, C. Rumi, Antonio Gasbarrini, Marialuisa Novi, V. Arena, Anna Chiara Piscaglia, Emanuele Rinninella, Maria Assunta Zocco, and Annalisa Tortora

Subjects
Male, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Liver disease, Antigens, CD, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, medicine, Hepatectomy, Humans, AC133 Antigen, Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization, Glycoproteins, Keratin-19, Hepatology, Hepatocyte Growth Factor, business.industry, Liver Diseases, Regeneration (biology), Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Gastroenterology, Bone Marrow Stem Cell, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Liver regeneration, Liver Regeneration, Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, Case-Control Studies, Biological Markers, Female, Hepatocyte growth factor, alpha-Fetoproteins, Peptides, business, Biomarkers, medicine.drug
Abstract

Background Bone marrow stem cells (BMSC) can participate to liver regeneration. However, conflicting results have been reported on this topic in patients undergoing liver resection. Aims To assess the impact of liver resection extent and presence of underlying liver disease in modulating BMSC mobilization. Methods We enrolled 29 patients undergoing liver resection of different extents, 5 surgical controls and 10 blood donors. Circulating CD133+ BMSC were measured by flow cytometry at different time-points after surgery. The hepatic commitment of mobilized BMSC was investigated by polymerase chain reaction. Liver specimens were collected during surgery for histopathological analysis. Hepatocyte growth factor and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor serum levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results BMSC mobilization was found in patients undergoing major liver resection, especially in the presence of underlying disease. Ductular reactions were noted in patients with chronic hepatopathy and the hepatic progenitor-like cells expressed CD133, NCAM, cytokeratin-19, and alpha-fetoprotein. Hepatocyte growth factor and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor levels increased following liver resection and the contemporaneous presence of liver disease was associated with their highest raise. Conclusions Liver repair is mainly an endogenous process. BMSC become important in case of extensive resection, especially in the presence of underlying hepatopathy and hepatic progenitor-like cells activation. Hepatocyte growth factor and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor seem to be involved in the dynamics underlying hepatic regeneration and BMSC recruitment.

Published
2011

20. Molecular mechanisms underlying human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells differentiation into a hepatocyte-like phenotype

Author

Antonio Gasbarrini, Sergio Alfieri, Maria Ausiliatrice Puglisi, Marta Barba, V. Arena, Anna Chiara Piscaglia, Nathalie Saulnier, and Giovambattista Pani

Subjects
Hepatocyte differentiation, Innate immune system, Stromal cell, Hepatology, Microarray analysis techniques, Mesenchymal stem cell, Transdifferentiation, Gastroenterology, Cell Differentiation, Biology, Phenotype, Regenerative medicine, Cell biology, Adipose Tissue, Immunology, Hepatocytes, Humans, Stromal Cells
Abstract

Background Adipose tissue-derived stromal cells (ATSCs) hold great promises in regenerative medicine. In the last decade, several studies have reported the plasticity of ATSCs toward a hepatocyte-like phenotype. Nonetheless, the molecular mechanisms underlying the conversion from a mesenchymal to an epithelial phenotype remain poorly understood. Aim In this study, we compared the full genome expression profiles of ATSCs cultured for 4 weeks under pro-hepatogenic conditions to undifferentiated ATSCs, in order to depict the molecular events involved in ATSC hepatic transdifferentiation. Methods Analysis was performed using the Affymetrix human focus arrays. Sets of differentially expressed genes were functionally categorized in order to understand which pathways drive the hepatic conversion and interesting targets were validated by Q-PCR. Results ATSC-derived hepatocyte-like cells activate several genes associated with specific liver functions, including protein metabolism, innate immune response regulation, and biodegradation of toxic compounds. Furthermore, microarray analysis highlighted downregulation of transcripts associated with the mesenchymal lineage, while epithelial-related genes were overexpressed. Conclusion Our data suggest that the in vitro system used in this study drove ATSCs toward a hepatic conversion through a subtle regulation of molecular pathways controlling lineage commitment that promote mesenchymal-epithelial transition.

Published
2010

21. OP018 High-fat diet and inflammation drive intestinal fibrosis enhancing epithelial–mesenchymal transition through the activation of S1P3 signalling

Author

C Mascaraque, S Elangovan, L Petti, A Piontini, C Correale, V Arena, B Romano, F Ungaro, V Garlatti, S D’Alessio, G Fiorino, A Spinelli, S Danese, S Vetrano, Mascaraque, C, Elangovan, S, Petti, L, Piontini, A, Correale, C, Arena, V, Romano, B, Ungaro, F, Garlatti, V, D'Alessio, S, Fiorino, G, Spinelli, A, Danese, S, and Vetrano, S

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, business.industry, Gastroenterology, High fat diet, Inflammation, General Medicine, Intestinal fibrosis, 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy, 03 medical and health sciences, 030104 developmental biology, 0302 clinical medicine, Signalling, Cancer research, Medicine, Epithelial–mesenchymal transition, medicine.symptom, business
Published
2018

22. The K−π+ S-wave from the D+→K−π+π+ decay

Author

F. L. Fabbri, Y. Zhang, John Perry Cumalat, M. Boschini, A. Paris, K. B. Lee, L. Cinquini, V. Arena, D. Lopes Pegna, M. S. Nehring, P. H. Garbincius, M. Sheaff, Luigi Benussi, Kyung-Suk Cho, G. Chiodini, Iuri Muniz Pepe, C. Göbel, Harry Cheung, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, J. M. Link, S. Carrillo, R. Mitchell, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, Paolo Vitulo, V. Frisullo, C. M. Castromonte, P. D'Angelo, Erica Polycarpo, James R. Wilson, Luigi Moroni, J. Magnin, J. S. Kang, J. M. De Miranda, T. F. Davenport, Dario Menasce, S. Barberis, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, Germano Bonomi, G. Liguori, A. M. Lopez, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, Eric Wayne Vaandering, Marco A. Reyes, F. Vázquez, D. Y. Kim, Erik Gottschalk, A. C. dos Reis, J. Quinones, Stefano Bianco, S. Sala, A. Zallo, Cristina Riccardi, D. Engh, A. A. Machado, P. M. Yager, L. A. Garren, M. DiCorato, B. R. Ko, B. O'Reilly, J. N. Butler, G. Boca, Gianluca Alimonti, M. Mezzadri, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, H. Park, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, Sandra Malvezzi, J. E. Moore, Daniele Pedrini, E. Casimiro, Ignacio Bediaga, P. Inzani, F. Prelz, L. Edera, Gabriele Gianini, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, J. Otalora, Marco Rovere, C. Pontoglio, Kevin Stenson, Paul Sheldon, D. Pantea, A. E. Kreymer, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, J. C. Anjos, C. Cawlfield, S. Erba, W. E. Johns, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, L. Agostino, A. Kryemadhi, M. M. Merlo, R. Kutschke, Y. S. Chung, and H. Mendez

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Amplitude, TheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITY, Partial wave analysis, S-wave, Pi, Dalitz plot, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Statistical analysis, Atomic physics
Abstract

Using data from FOCUS (E831) experiment at Fermilab, we present a model independent partial-wave analysis of the K{sup -}{pi}{sup +} S-wave amplitude from the decay D{sup +} {yields} K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup +}. The S-wave is a generic complex function to be determined directly from the data fit. The P- and D-waves are parameterized by a sum of Breit-Wigner amplitudes. The measurement of the S-wave amplitude covers the whole elastic range of the K{sup -}{pi}{sup +} system.

Published
2009

23. Search for a pentaquark decaying to Ξ−π−

Author

C. Pontoglio, B. O'Reilly, Kevin Stenson, E. W. Vaandering, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, Germano Bonomi, J. Magnin, I. Segoni, A. E. Kreymer, Daniele Pedrini, Gianluca Alimonti, S. Barberis, P. M. Yager, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, Y. Zhang, Marco A. Reyes, James R. Wilson, G. Liguori, Stefano Bianco, P. Inzani, Robert K. Kutschke, C. M. Castromonte, D. Y. Kim, E. Luiggi, V. Arena, M. DiCorato, Gabriele Gianini, C. Cawlfield, D. Lopes Pegna, Cristina Riccardi, F. Vázquez, Luigi Benussi, P. D'Angelo, H. Park, D. Pantea, John Perry Cumalat, M. H.L.S. Wang, L. Cinquini, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, A. Rahimi, C. Göbel, Paolo Vitulo, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, S. Sala, L. A. Garren, G. Chiodini, Sandra Malvezzi, J. M. Link, A. Zallo, S. Erba, A. Kryemadhi, D. Engh, M. Mezzadri, Ignacio Bediaga, B. R. Ko, F. L. Fabbri, Dario Menasce, F. Prelz, Kyung-Suk Cho, Erica Polycarpo, K. B. Lee, M. Sheaff, J. C. Anjos, V. Frisullo, Paul Sheldon, L. Edera, J. S. Kang, Harry Cheung, M. S. Nehring, J. Otalora, S. Carrillo, Erik Gottschalk, H. Hernandez, E. Cuautle, G. Boca, J. M. De Miranda, T. F. Davenport, W. E. Johns, M. M. Merlo, A. A. Machado, P. H. Kasper, Y. S. Chung, Iuri Muniz Pepe, H. Mendez, J. N. Butler, A. M. Lopez, I. Gaines, A. Paris, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, L. Agostino, J. Quinones, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, Marco Rovere, Luigi Moroni, A. C. dos Reis, R. Mitchell, T. Handler, and A. Massafferri

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Range (particle radiation), Cascade, Branching fraction, Yield (chemistry), Pi, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Pentaquark
Abstract

We present a search for a pentaquark decaying strongly to $\Xi^-\pi^-$ in $\gamma N$ collisions at a center-of-mass energy up to 25 GeV/c^2. Finding no evidence for such a state in the mass range of 1480 MeV/c^2 to 2400 MeV/c^2, we set limits on the yield and on the cross section times branching ratio relative to $\Xi^*(1530)^0$.

Published
2008

24. Study of Cabibbo suppressed decays of the Ds+ charmed-strange meson involving a KS0

Author

S. Barberis, H. Mendez, James E Wiss, L. Agostino, F. Leveraro, Luigi Moroni, D. Y. Kim, S. Erba, A. Kryemadhi, M. DiCorato, H. Park, J. Magnin, James R. Wilson, C. Cawlfield, Dario Menasce, G. Chiodini, Paul Sheldon, L. Edera, A. C. dos Reis, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, Michael S. Webster, G. Liguori, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, G. Boca, D. Pantea, R. Kutschke, Robert Gardner, Marco Rovere, John Perry Cumalat, J. Otalora, C. Göbel, P. H. Kasper, Y. S. Chung, F. Vázquez, S. Sala, L. Cinquini, Paolo Vitulo, V. Arena, R. S. Tucker, Eric Wayne Vaandering, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, Germano Bonomi, Daniele Pedrini, I. Gaines, Marco A. Reyes, Erica Polycarpo, Kyung-Suk Cho, Gianluca Alimonti, M. Sheaff, Ignacio Bediaga, S. Carrillo, M. M. Merlo, J. M. Link, Paolo Dini, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, Sandra Malvezzi, M. Mezzadri, A. E. Kreymer, L. A. Garren, P. Inzani, J. M. De Miranda, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, T. F. Davenport, B. O'Reilly, F. L. Fabbri, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, F. Prelz, A. M. Lopez, Erik Gottschalk, Y. Zhang, Iuri Muniz Pepe, J. N. Butler, P. M. Yager, A. A. Machado, M. Boschini, Gabriele Gianini, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, P. H. Garbincius, M. S. Nehring, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, D. Engh, A. Paris, B. R. Ko, V. Frisullo, J. S. Kang, W. E. Johns, J. C. Anjos, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, R. Mitchell, A. Zallo, C. Pontoglio, Kevin Stenson, C. M. Castromonte, P. D'Angelo, J. Quinones, K. B. Lee, Harry Cheung, Stefano Bianco, and Cristina Riccardi

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Meson, Branching fraction, Mass spectrum
Abstract

We study the decay of D s + mesons into final states involving a K S 0 and report the discovery of Cabibbo suppressed decay modes D s + → K S 0 π − π + π + ( 179 ± 36 events) and D s + → K S 0 π + ( 113 ± 26 events). The branching fraction ratios for the new modes are Γ ( D s + → K S 0 π − π + π + ) Γ ( D s + → K S 0 K − π + π + ) = 0.18 ± 0.04 ± 0.05 and Γ ( D s + → K S 0 π + ) Γ ( D s + → K S 0 K + ) = 0.104 ± 0.024 ± 0.014 .

Published
2008

25. Dalitz plot analysis of the D+→K−π+π+ decay in the FOCUS experiment

Author

V. Arena, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, K. B. Lee, Harry Cheung, Ignacio Bediaga, Stefano Bianco, Cristina Riccardi, J. Magnin, Dario Menasce, L. Edera, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, Michael R. Pennington, J. Otalora, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, Erik Gottschalk, S. Carrillo, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, Marco Rovere, Paul Sheldon, J. M. De Miranda, T. F. Davenport, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, L. Agostino, A. A. Machado, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, Kyung-Suk Cho, J. Quinones, Gianluca Alimonti, W. E. Johns, Luigi Moroni, B. R. Ko, Marco A. Reyes, S. Erba, A. C. dos Reis, A. M. Lopez, R. Mitchell, Sandra Malvezzi, A. Kryemadhi, D. Pantea, C. Cawlfield, C. M. Castromonte, Eric Wayne Vaandering, Germano Bonomi, P. D'Angelo, F. Prelz, G. Chiodini, J. C. Anjos, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, R. Kutschke, D. Y. Kim, L. A. Garren, C. Göbel, P. M. Yager, M. Sheaff, D. Engh, Y. S. Chung, Daniele Pedrini, P. Inzani, Paolo Vitulo, Erica Polycarpo, A. Paris, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, H. Mendez, G. Boca, Iuri Muniz Pepe, M. Mezzadri, M. M. Merlo, S. Barberis, John Perry Cumalat, B. O'Reilly, Y. Zhang, A. E. Kreymer, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, V. Frisullo, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, L. Cinquini, J. S. Kang, J. N. Butler, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, J. M. Link, A. Zallo, C. Pontoglio, Kevin Stenson, Gabriele Gianini, M. DiCorato, H. Park, James R. Wilson, G. Liguori, F. Vázquez, F. L. Fabbri, M. S. Nehring, and S. Sala

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Chiral perturbation theory, Distribution (mathematics), Scattering, Isospin, Dalitz plot, High Energy Physics::Experiment, State (functional analysis), Fermilab, Perturbation theory
Abstract

Using data collected by the high energy photoproduction experiment FOCUS at Fermilab we performed a Dalitz plot analysis of the Cabibbo favored decay D{sup +} {yields} K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup +}. This study uses 53653 Dalitz-plot events with a signal fraction of {approx} 97%, and represents the highest statistics, most complete Dalitz plot analysis for this channel. Results are presented and discussed using two different formalisms. The first is a simple sum of Breit-Wigner functions with freely fitted masses and widths. It is the model traditionally adopted and serves as comparison with the already published analyses. The second uses a K-matrix approach for the dominant S-wave, in which the parameters are fixed by first fitting K{pi} scattering data and continued to threshold by Chiral Perturbation Theory. We show that the Dalitz plot distribution for this decay is consistent with the assumption of two body dominance of the final state interactions and the description of these interactions is in agreement with other data on the K{pi} final state.

Published
2007

26. A non-parametric approach to measuring the K−π+ amplitudes in D+→K−K+π+ decay

Author

Marco A. Reyes, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, Germano Bonomi, R. Kutschke, Willard Johns, Y. S. Chung, B. O'Reilly, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, V. Frisullo, J. S. Kang, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, Eric Wayne Vaandering, K. B. Lee, P. M. Yager, D. Y. Kim, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, M. M. Merlo, Paul Sheldon, M. DiCorato, L. A. Garren, A. Paris, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, H. Mendez, Sandra Malvezzi, G. Boca, Marco Rovere, Y. Zhang, D. Engh, G. Chiodini, Gianluca Alimonti, Gabriele Gianini, J. Magnin, H. Park, Daniele Pedrini, Dario Menasce, Harry Cheung, C. Pontoglio, Kevin Stenson, F. Prelz, P. Inzani, J. M. Link, C. Göbel, S. Erba, B. R. Ko, John Perry Cumalat, Kyung-Suk Cho, Luigi Moroni, M. Sheaff, J. Quinones, L. Agostino, V. Arena, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, L. Cinquini, R. Mitchell, D. Lopes Pegna, A. Kryemadhi, A. C. dos Reis, A. Zallo, Luigi Benussi, Erica Polycarpo, Iuri Muniz Pepe, J. C. Anjos, M. S. Nehring, A. M. Lopez, S. Barberis, Paolo Vitulo, J. W. Kwak, Stefano Bianco, C. Cawlfield, Cristina Riccardi, James R. Wilson, G. Liguori, C. M. Castromonte, P. D'Angelo, F. Vázquez, Erik Gottschalk, A. A. Machado, M. Mezzadri, Fabrizio Fabbri, D. Pantea, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, A. E. Kreymer, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, J. N. Butler, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, L. Edera, J. Otalora, S. Sala, Sergio P Ratti, Ignacio Bediaga, S. Carrillo, J. M. De Miranda, and T. F. Davenport

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Crystallography, Amplitude, TheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITY, Bar (unit), Large sample
Abstract

Using a large sample of D{sup +} {yields} K{sup -}K{sup +}{pi}{sup +} decays collected by the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab, we present the first non-parametric analysis of the K{sup -}{pi}{sup +} amplitudes in D{sup +} {yields} K{sup -}K{sup +}{pi}{sup +} decay. The technique is similar to the technique used for our non-parametric measurements of the D{sup +} {yields} {bar K}*{sup 0} e{sup +}{nu} form factors. Although these results are in rough agreement with those of E687, we observe a wider S-wave contribution for the {bar K}*{sub 0}{sup 0}(1430) contribution than the standard, PDG [1] Breit-Wigner parameterization. We have some weaker evidence for the existence of a new, D-wave component at low values of the K{sup -}{pi}{sup +} mass.

Published
2007

27. 18F-FDG PET/CT in the post-operative monitoring of patients with adrenocortical carcinoma

Author

Eleonora Duregon, Arianna Ardito, Vittoria Basile, Barbara Zaggia, Daniele Penna, Ettore Pelosi, Chiara Massaglia, Paola Perotti, V Arena, R Brambilla, Federica Vigna-Taglianti, and Massimo Terzolo

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Lung Neoplasms, Adolescent, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Context (language use), Likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing, Multimodal Imaging, Sensitivity and Specificity, Cohort Studies, Young Adult, Endocrinology, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, medicine, Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Adrenocortical carcinoma, Humans, Postoperative Period, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Lung, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, Retrospective cohort study, Adrenalectomy, General Medicine, Gold standard (test), Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms, medicine.anatomical_structure, Positron emission tomography, Abdominal Neoplasms, Positron-Emission Tomography, Female, Radiology, Tomography, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Radiopharmaceuticals, Nuclear medicine, business, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

ContextThe role of 18F-labeled 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in the post-operative monitoring of patients with adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is still unclear.ObjectiveTo assess the accuracy of FDG PET/CT to diagnose ACC recurrence in a real world setting.Design and methodsRetrospective evaluation of data of 57 patients with presumed ACC recurrence at CT scan who underwent FDG PET/CT within a median time of 20 days. We compared the results of either FDG PET/CT or CT with a gold standard confirmation of recurrence (positive histopathology report of removed/biopsied lesions or radiological progression of target lesions at follow-up) to assess their diagnostic performance at different body sites to correctly categorize target lesions. We also assessed whether FDG PET/CT findings may be useful to inform the management strategy.ResultsIn 48 patients with confirmed ACC recurrence, we found that FDG PET/CT had lower sensitivity than CT in diagnosing liver and lung recurrences of ACC. FDG PET/CT had higher specificity than CT in categorizing liver lesions. FDG PET/CT had a greater positive likelihood ratio than CT to identify liver and abdominal ACC recurrences. The management strategy was changed based on FDG PET/CT findings in 12 patients (21.1%).ConclusionsThe greater sensitivity of CT may be partly expected due the specific inclusion criteria of the study; however, the greater specificity of FDG PET/CT was particularly useful in ruling out suspected ACC recurrences found by CT. Thus, use of FDG PET/CT as a second-line test in the post-operative surveillance of ACC patients following CT finding of a potential recurrence may have a significant impact on patient management.

Published
2015

28. New measurement of BR(D+→ρ0μ+ν)BR(D+→K¯∗0μ+ν) branching ratio

Author

I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, M. Bertani, J. N. Butler, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, D. Y. Kim, P. M. Yager, Kyung-Suk Cho, Gianluca Alimonti, A. M. Lopez, K. B. Lee, G. Boca, Eric Wayne Vaandering, Harry Cheung, Germano Bonomi, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, L. A. Garren, F. Vá, J. S. Kang, A. Paris, Stefano Bianco, J. C. Anjos, M. Mezzadri, L. Agostino, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, S. Erba, B. O'Reilly, Y. Zhang, Cristina Riccardi, D. Engh, A. Kryemadhi, Daniele Pedrini, C. Cawlfield, I. Segoni, P. Inzani, E. Cuautle, Sandra Malvezzi, C. Gö, Luigi Moroni, C. M. Castromonte, James R. Wilson, P. D'Angelo, Paolo Dini, G. Liguori, W. E. Johns, F. Prelz, M. Hosack, S. Barberis, E. Casimiro, Gabriele Gianini, M. M. Merlo, A. C. dos Reis, H. Mendez, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, M. DiCorato, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, C. Pontoglio, Paul Sheldon, Marco Rovere, Kevin Stenson, J. E. Moore, H. Park, R. Kutschke, John Perry Cumalat, F. L. Fabbri, Y. S. Chung, L. Cinquini, M. Sheaff, R. Mitchell, Marco A. Reyes, Iuri Muniz Pepe, A. Zallo, J. Quinones, M. S. Nehring, B. R. Ko, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, J. M. Link, Erica Polycarpo, G. Chiodini, Paolo Vitulo, S. Sala, Erik Gottschalk, Ignacio Bediaga, S. Carrillo, A. A. Machado, J. M. De Miranda, T. F. Davenport, S. Pacetti, L. Edera, J. Otalora, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, J. Magnin, Dario Menasce, V. Arena, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, D. Pantea, A. E. Kreymer, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, E. Luiggi, and H. Hernandez

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Branching fraction, Analytical chemistry, Charm (quantum number)
Abstract

Using data collected by the FOCUS experiment at Fermilab, we present a new measurement of the charm semileptonic branching ratio BR ( D + → ρ 0 μ + ν ) BR ( D + → K ¯ ∗ 0 μ + ν ) . From a sample of 320 ± 44 and 11372 ± 161 D + → ρ 0 μ + ν and D + → K − π + μ + ν events respectively, we find BR ( D + → ρ 0 μ + ν ) BR ( D + → K ¯ ∗ 0 μ + ν ) = 0.041 ± 0.006 ( stat ) ± 0.004 ( syst ) .

Published
2006

29. Study of the decay asymmetry parameter and CP violation parameter in the Λc+→Λπ+ decay

Author

Eric Wayne Vaandering, M. Boschini, D. Y. Kim, P. H. Garbincius, Y. Zhang, J. Olatora, L. A. Garren, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, J. E. Moore, M. Sheaff, Germano Bonomi, B. O'Reilly, A. E. Kreymer, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, Stefano Bianco, Cristina Riccardi, G. Chiodini, L. Edera, V. Arena, S. Barberis, D. Lopes Pegna, Iuri Muniz Pepe, P. M. Yager, Marco Rovere, K. B. Lee, Kyung-Suk Cho, Paolo Dini, Gabriele Gianini, Luigi Benussi, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, S. Carrillo, C. Göbel, Harry Cheung, Paolo Vitulo, James R. Wilson, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, Marco A. Reyes, J. M. De Miranda, T. F. Davenport, G. Liguori, D. Pantea, Erica Polycarpo, L. Agostino, J. Quinones, C. Cawlfield, M. Mezzadri, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, F. Vázquez, A. Kryemadhi, S. Erba, M. DiCorato, S. Pacetti, C. M. Castromonte, P. D'Angelo, S. Sala, A. Zallo, P. H. Kasper, Erik Gottschalk, F. L. Fabbri, H. Park, C. Pontoglio, John Perry Cumalat, Paul Sheldon, A. A. Machado, Kevin Stenson, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, H. Mendez, L. Cinquini, Gianluca Alimonti, Ignacio Bediaga, M. S. Nehring, J. Magnin, Dario Menasce, M. M. Merlo, R. Kutschke, J. M. Link, Y. S. Chung, Sandra Malvezzi, F. Prelz, W. E. Johns, J. C. Anjos, Daniele Pedrini, P. Inzani, G. Boca, J. S. Kang, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, D. Engh, B. R. Ko, M. Bertani, A. M. Lopez, R. Mitchell, A. Paris, J. N. Butler, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, I. Gaines, Luigi Moroni, and A. C. dos Reis

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Antiparticle, media_common.quotation_subject, Particle, CP violation, Fermilab, Asymmetry, media_common
Abstract

Using data from the FOCUS (E831) experiment at Fermilab, we present a new measurement of the weak decay-asymmetry parameter α Λ c in Λ c + → Λ π + decay. Comparing particle with antiparticle decays, we obtain the first measurement of the CP violation parameter A ≡ α Λ c + α Λ ¯ c α Λ c − α Λ ¯ c . We obtain α Λ c = − 0.78 ± 0.16 ± 0.19 and A = − 0.07 ± 0.19 ± 0.24 where errors are statistical and systematic.

Published
2006

30. A non-parametric approach to the D+→K¯∗0μ+ν form factors

Author

D. Y. Kim, A. Paris, C. Pontoglio, S. Carrillo, L. Agostino, Kevin Stenson, C. Cawlfield, J. M. De Miranda, A. Kryemadhi, T. F. Davenport, Marco A. Reyes, Germano Bonomi, F. L. Fabbri, D. Engh, M. Mezzadri, D. Pantea, M. Bertani, Daniele Pedrini, J. C. Anjos, B. R. Ko, P. D'Angelo, M. DiCorato, Erik Gottschalk, H. Park, S. Sala, M. S. Nehring, Sandra Malvezzi, A. E. Kreymer, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, P. Inzani, Ignacio Bediaga, J. N. Butler, A. A. Machado, Kyung-Suk Cho, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, M. M. Merlo, Paolo Dini, F. Prelz, W. E. Johns, Gabriele Gianini, B. O'Reilly, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, Eric Wayne Vaandering, G. Boca, Luigi Moroni, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, L. Edera, Y. Zhang, J. S. Kang, R. Kutschke, L. A. Garren, A. C. dos Reis, J. Magnin, S. Barberis, Dario Menasce, G. Chiodini, Y. S. Chung, T. Handler, J. E. Moore, James R. Wilson, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, A. Massafferri, G. Liguori, A. Zallo, I. Gaines, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, P. M. Yager, John Perry Cumalat, C. Göbel, Paolo Vitulo, J. Quinones, F. Vázquez, I. Segoni, V. Arena, L. Cinquini, E. Cuautle, R. Mitchell, D. Lopes Pegna, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, M. Boschini, P. H. Kasper, Marco Rovere, Luigi Benussi, Erica Polycarpo, P. H. Garbincius, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, H. Mendez, J. M. Link, Paul Sheldon, M. Sheaff, Iuri Muniz Pepe, S. Erba, Gianluca Alimonti, A. M. Lopez, K. B. Lee, Harry Cheung, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, Stefano Bianco, and Cristina Riccardi

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Form factor (quantum field theory), Nonparametric statistics, Fermilab, Helicity basis, Focus (optics), Helicity, Large sample
Abstract

Using a large sample of D + → K − π + μ + ν decays collected by the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab, we present the first measurements of the helicity basis form factors free from the assumption of spectroscopic pole dominance. We also present the first information on the form factor that controls the s -wave interference discussed in a previous paper by the FOCUS Collaboration. We find reasonable agreement with the usual assumption of spectroscopic pole dominance and measured form factor ratios.

Published
2006

31. Application of genetic programming to high energy physics event selection

Author

D. Y. Kim, S. Carrillo, Erik Gottschalk, B. R. Ko, Stefano Bianco, A. A. Machado, Y. Zhang, S. Pacetti, Cristina Riccardi, I. Segoni, John Perry Cumalat, E. Cuautle, S. Barberis, L. Cinquini, A. E. Kreymer, Daniele Pedrini, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, Marco A. Reyes, S. Sala, Eric Wayne Vaandering, P. H. Kasper, J. C. Anjos, P. Inzani, M. Sheaff, Erica Polycarpo, Kyung-Suk Cho, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, J. M. De Miranda, A. C. Dos Reis, S. Erba, Gabriele Gianini, L. A. Garren, D. Engh, R. Kutschke, James R. Wilson, J. Magnin, K. B. Lee, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, G. Liguori, Dario Menasce, James E Wiss, P. M. Yager, C. Cawlfield, G. Chiodini, T.F. Davenport, Iuri Muniz Pepe, L. Edera, C. M. Castromonte, J. E. Moore, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, Germano Bonomi, P. D'Angelo, Harry Cheung, C. Göbel, Y. S. Chung, R. Mitchell, Paolo Vitulo, G. Boca, Gianluca Alimonti, H. Mendez, A. Zallo, D. Pantea, C. Pontoglio, B. O'Reilly, Kevin Stenson, I. Bediaga, F. Vázquez, J. Quinones, M. M. Merlo, W. E. Johns, V. Arena, L. Agostino, M. Mezzadri, A. Kryemadhi, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, J. M. Link, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, F. L. Fabbri, F. Leveraro, Marco Rovere, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, M. S. Nehring, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, M. Bertani, Luigi Moroni, Sandra Malvezzi, F. Prelz, J. N. Butler, I. Gaines, Paul Sheldon, A. Paris, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, A. M. Lopez, M. DiCorato, H. Park, and J. S. Kang

Subjects
Event selection, Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Theoretical physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Genetic programming, Focus (optics), Instrumentation, Analysis method, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We review genetic programming principles, their application to FOCUS data samples, and use the method to study the doubly Cabibbo suppressed decay D+ -> K+ pi+ pi- relative to its Cabibbo favored counterpart, D+ -> K- pi+ pi+. We find that this technique is able to improve upon more traditional analysis methods. To our knowledge, this is the first application of the genetic programming technique to High Energy Physics data., 39 pages

Published
2005

32. Search for Λc+→pK+π− and Ds+→K+K+π− using genetic programming event selection

Author

M. DiCorato, H. Park, Sandra Malvezzi, F. L. Fabbri, R. Kutschke, Germano Bonomi, S. Sala, G. Boca, V. Arena, F. Prelz, Y. S. Chung, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, M. S. Nehring, C. Cawlfield, S. Erba, Kyung-Suk Cho, P. M. Yager, A. E. Kreymer, B. O'Reilly, J. C. Anjos, C. Uribe, Ignacio Bediaga, J. E. Ramirez, Y. Zhang, J. M. Link, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, D. Y. Kim, Eric Wayne Vaandering, K. B. Lee, L. Edera, Erica Polycarpo, James R. Wilson, D. Pantea, Gianluca Alimonti, J. Magnin, John Perry Cumalat, L. Cinquini, M. M. Merlo, S. Carrillo, Dario Menasce, G. Liguori, L. A. Garren, W. E. Johns, J. Quinones, Harry Cheung, F. Vázquez, Gabriele Gianini, Daniele Pedrini, Erik Gottschalk, J. M. De Miranda, L. Agostino, M. Bertani, P. Inzani, T. F. Davenport, A. A. Machado, A. Kryemadhi, J. N. Butler, S. Barberis, I. Segoni, C. M. Castromonte, S. Pacetti, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, J. S. Kang, E. Cuautle, Marco A. Reyes, P. D'Angelo, Paul Sheldon, A. Zallo, Stefano Bianco, G. Chiodini, M. Mezzadri, Cristina Riccardi, C. Pontoglio, C. Göbel, Paolo Vitulo, Kevin Stenson, H. Mendez, J. E. Moore, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, D. Engh, R. Mitchell, A. M. Lopez, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, A. Paris, Luigi Moroni, A. C. dos Reis, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, Marco Rovere, B. R. Ko, M. Sheaff, and Iuri Muniz Pepe

Subjects
Physics, Event selection, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Crystallography
Abstract

We apply a genetic programming technique to search for the doubly Cabibbo suppressed decays Λ c + → p K + π − and D s + → K + K + π − . We normalize these decays to their Cabibbo favored partners and find BR ( Λ c + → p K + π − ) / BR ( Λ c + → p K − π + ) = ( 0.05 ± 0.26 ± 0.02 ) % and BR ( D s + → K + K + π − ) / BR ( D s + → K − K + π + ) = ( 0.52 ± 0.17 ± 0.11 ) % where the first errors are statistical and the second are systematic. Expressed as 90% confidence levels (CL), we find

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2005

33. Search for T violation in charm meson decays

Author

M. Boschini, A. Paris, Kyung-Suk Cho, P. H. Garbincius, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, S. Sala, J. M. Link, B. R. Ko, S. Barberis, M. Sheaff, M. Mezzadri, John Perry Cumalat, L. Cinquini, James E Wiss, C. Cawlfield, D. Y. Kim, J. Magnin, Erik Gottschalk, Dario Menasce, Paul Sheldon, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, M. M. Merlo, J. E. Moore, A. Cerutti, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, A. A. Machado, A. E. Kreymer, Gianluca Alimonti, Sandra Malvezzi, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, R. Kutschke, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, Michael S. Webster, Iuri Muniz Pepe, Robert Gardner, Marco Rovere, S. Carrillo, G. Boca, F. Prelz, Eric Wayne Vaandering, M. Bertani, Y. S. Chung, D. Engh, T. F. Davenport, A. M. Lopez, L. A. Garren, Gabriele Gianini, S. Erba, C. Pontoglio, L. Agostino, K. B. Lee, G. Chiodini, S. Pacetti, Kevin Stenson, Luigi Moroni, J. N. Butler, D. Pantea, A. Kryemadhi, P. M. Yager, C. Göbel, Paolo Vitulo, F. L. Fabbri, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, J. M. De Miranda, F. Leveraro, Harry Cheung, Erica Polycarpo, M. S. Nehring, A. C. Dos Reis, James R. Wilson, L. Edera, G. Liguori, Stefano Bianco, F. Vázquez, Cristina Riccardi, A. Zallo, H. Mendez, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, Germano Bonomi, B. O'Reilly, Y. Zhang, J. S. Kang, I. Bediaga, Daniele Pedrini, P. Inzani, J. Quinones, V. Arena, D. Lopes Pegna, C. M. Castromonte, Luigi Benussi, P. D'Angelo, M. DiCorato, H. Park, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, J. C. Anjos, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, W. E. Johns, R. Mitchell, and Marco A. Reyes

Subjects
Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Meson, CPT symmetry, media_common.quotation_subject, FOS: Physical sciences, Charm (quantum number), Atomic physics, Asymmetry, media_common, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Using data from the FOCUS (E831) experiment, we have searched for T violation in charm meson decays using the four-body decay channels $D^0 \to K^-K^+\pi^-\pi^+$, $D^+ \to K^0_SK^+\pi^-\pi^+$, and $D^+_s \to K^0_SK^+\pi^-\pi^+$. The T violation asymmetry is obtained using triple-product correlations and assuming the validity of the CPT theorem. We find the asymmetry values to be $A_Tviol (D^0) = 0.010 \pm 0.057(stat.) \pm 0.037(syst.)$, $A_Tviol (D^+) = 0.023 \pm 0.062(stat.) \pm 0.022(syst.)$, and $A_Tviol (D^+_s) = -0.036 \pm 0.067(stat.) \pm 0.023(syst.)$. Each measurement is consistent with no T violation. New measurements of the CP asymmetries for some of these decay modes are also presented., Comment: 17 pages,6 figures,submitted to Phys.Lett.B

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2005
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34. Study of Λc+ Cabibbo favored decays containing a Λ baryon in the final state

Author

Erik Gottschalk, Marco A. Reyes, A. A. Machado, J. M. Link, C. Pontoglio, M. Mezzadri, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, A. Sánchez-Herńndez, Y. Zhang, Kevin Stenson, J. E. Moore, S. Carrillo, B. R. Ko, C. Cawlfield, James R. Wilson, M. Sheaff, S. Erba, G. Liguori, J. Quinones, D. Engh, S. Barberis, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, G. Boca, J. M. De Miranda, Erica Polycarpo, T. F. Davenport, F. Vázquez, F. L. Fabbri, Gianluca Alimonti, R. Mitchell, R. Kutschke, Iuri Muniz Pepe, V. Arena, Stefano Bianco, D. Pantea, Eric Wayne Vaandering, Gabriele Gianini, D. Lopes Pegna, John Perry Cumalat, Cristina Riccardi, M. S. Nehring, C. M. Castromonte, Y. S. Chung, L. Cinquini, Luigi Benussi, P. D'Angelo, K. B. Lee, P. M. Yager, S. Pacetti, Germano Bonomi, L. A. Garren, Sandra Malvezzi, H. Mendez, Harry Cheung, Paul Sheldon, L. Agostino, A. E. Kreymer, A. Zallo, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, A. Kryemadhi, B. O'Reilly, L. Edera, I. Segoni, F. Prelz, E. Cuautle, M. M. Merlo, S. Sala, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, G. Chiodini, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, Ignacio Bediaga, C. Göbel, J. S. Kang, Paolo Vitulo, J. Magnin, Dario Menasce, M. DiCorato, H. Park, A. M. Lopez, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, M. Bertani, J. N. Butler, Daniele Pedrini, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, M. Boschini, P. Inzani, P. H. Garbincius, J. C. Anjos, A. Paris, W. E. Johns, Kyung-Suk Cho, D. Y. Kim, Luigi Moroni, A. C. dos Reis, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, and Marco Rovere

Subjects
Physics, Baryon, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Crystallography, Quantum mechanics, Mass spectrum, Hyperon, Lambda
Abstract

Using data from the FOCUS experiment (FNAL–E831), we study the decay of Λ c + baryons into final states containing a Λ hyperon. The branching fractions of Λ c + into Λ π + , Λ π + π + π − and Λ K ¯ 0 K + relative to that into p K − π + are measured to be 0.217 ± 0.013 ± 0.020 , 0.508 ± 0.024 ± 0.024 and 0.142 ± 0.018 ± 0.022 , respectively. We also report new measurements of Γ ( Λ c + → Σ 0 π + ) Γ ( Λ c + → Λ π + ) = 1.09 ± 0.11 ± 0.19 , Γ ( Λ c + → Σ 0 π + π + π − ) Γ ( Λ c + → Λ π + π + π − ) = 0.26 ± 0.06 ± 0.09 and Γ ( Λ c + → Ξ ( 1690 ) 0 ( Λ K ¯ 0 ) K + ) Γ ( Λ c + → Λ K ¯ 0 K + ) = 0.32 ± 0.10 ± 0.04 . Further, an analysis of the subresonant structure for the Λ c + → Λ π + π + π − decay mode is presented.

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2005

35. Hadronic mass spectrum analysis of D+→K−π+μ+ν decay and measurement of the K∗(892)0 mass and width

Author

J.M. Link, P.M. Yager, J.C. Anjos, I. Bediaga, C. Göbel, A.A. Machado, J. Magnin, A. Massafferri, J.M. de Miranda, I.M. Pepe, E. Polycarpo, A.C. dos Reis, S. Carrillo, E. Casimiro, E. Cuautle, A. Sánchez-Hernández, C. Uribe, F. Vázquez, L. Agostino, L. Cinquini, J.P. Cumalat, B. O'Reilly, I. Segoni, K. Stenson, J.N. Butler, H.W.K. Cheung, G. Chiodini, I. Gaines, P.H. Garbincius, L.A. Garren, E. Gottschalk, P.H. Kasper, A.E. Kreymer, R. Kutschke, M. Wang, L. Benussi, M. Bertani, S. Bianco, F.L. Fabbri, A. Zallo, M. Reyes, C. Cawlfield, D.Y. Kim, A. Rahimi, J. Wiss, R. Gardner, A. Kryemadhi, Y.S. Chung, J.S. Kang, B.R. Ko, J.W. Kwak, K.B. Lee, K. Cho, H. Park, G. Alimonti, S. Barberis, M. Boschini, A. Cerutti, P. D'Angelo, M. DiCorato, P. Dini, L. Edera, S. Erba, P. Inzani, F. Leveraro, S. Malvezzi, D. Menasce, M. Mezzadri, L. Moroni, D. Pedrini, C. Pontoglio, F. Prelz, M. Rovere, S. Sala, T.F. Davenport, V. Arena, G. Boca, G. Bonomi, G. Gianini, G. Liguori, D. Lopes Pegna, M.M. Merlo, D. Pantea, S.P. Ratti, C. Riccardi, P. Vitulo, H. Hernandez, A.M. Lopez, H. Mendez, A. Paris, J. Quinones, J.E. Ramirez, Y. Zhang, J.R. Wilson, T. Handler, R. Mitchell, D. Engh, M. Hosack, W.E. Johns, E. Luiggi, J.E. Moore, M. Nehring, P.D. Sheldon, E.W. Vaandering, M. Webster, and M. Sheaff

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Branching fraction, Hadron, Analytical chemistry, Mass spectrum, Spectrum analysis, Mass spectrum analysis
Abstract

We present a Kπ mass spectrum analysis of the four-body semileptonic charm decay D+→K−π+μ+ν in the range of 0.65GeV/c2

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2005

36. Study of the D0→K+K−π+π− decay

Author

V. Arena, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, I. Gaines, K. B. Lee, A. M. Lopez, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, I. Segoni, D. Y. Kim, Marco A. Reyes, A. E. Kreymer, M. Boschini, E. Cuautle, Gianluca Alimonti, L. Agostino, C. Uribe, P. H. Garbincius, J. E. Ramirez, M. Mezzadri, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, S. Erba, Y. Zhang, P. H. Kasper, A. Kryemadhi, Harry Cheung, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, M. Bertani, J. S. Kang, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, J. E. Moore, James E Wiss, Erica Polycarpo, Marco Rovere, L. Edera, D. Engh, B. R. Ko, P. M. Yager, M. H.L.S. Wang, R. Mitchell, A. Rahimi, D. Pantea, Kyung-Suk Cho, Sandra Malvezzi, F. Leveraro, J. N. Butler, M. Sheaff, P. D'Angelo, M. M. Merlo, J. Magnin, Stefano Bianco, A. Zallo, F. Prelz, Erik Gottschalk, Dario Menasce, S. Carrillo, R. Kutschke, A. A. Machado, Cristina Riccardi, Daniele Pedrini, A. Paris, Y. S. Chung, J. M. De Miranda, T. F. Davenport, John Perry Cumalat, P. Inzani, G. Chiodini, J. Quinones, C. Göbel, L. Cinquini, Paolo Vitulo, Gabriele Gianini, C. Cawlfield, H. Mendez, C. Pontoglio, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, S. Sala, Kevin Stenson, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, Germano Bonomi, Paul Sheldon, S. Barberis, Eric Wayne Vaandering, Luigi Moroni, G. Boca, Ignacio Bediaga, A. C. dos Reis, L. A. Garren, B. O'Reilly, Iuri Muniz Pepe, M. DiCorato, H. Park, W. E. Johns, J. C. Anjos, James R. Wilson, G. Liguori, F. Vázquez, J. M. Link, F. L. Fabbri, and M. S. Nehring

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Crystallography, TheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITY, Order (ring theory)
Abstract

Using data from the FOCUS (E831) experiment at Fermilab, the authors present a new measurement for the Cabibbo-suppressed decay mode D{sup 0} {yields} K{sup +}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}. They measure: {Lambda}(D{sup 0} {yields} K{sup +}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -})/{Lambda}(D{sup 0} {yields} K{sup -}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup +}) = 0.0295 {+-} 0.0011 {+-} 0.0008. An amplitude analysis has been performed in order to determine the resonant substructure of this decay mode. The dominant components are the decays D{sup 0} {yields} K{sub 1}(1270){sup +} K{sup -}, D{sup 0} {yields} K{sub 1}(1400){sup +}K{sup -} and D{sup 0} {yields} {rho}(770){sup 0}{phi}(1020).

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2005

37. Analysis of the semileptonic decay D0→K¯0π−μ+ν

Author

Erik Gottschalk, A. A. Machado, C. Cawlfield, John Perry Cumalat, L. Cinquini, G. Boca, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, B. R. Ko, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, S. Erba, P. M. Yager, W. E. Johns, Y. Zhang, Kyung-Suk Cho, G. Chiodini, Daniele Pedrini, S. Barberis, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, C. Göbel, H. Park, P. Inzani, A. Zallo, E. Casimiro, M. DiCorato, L. Agostino, Marco A. Reyes, M. Bertani, Paolo Vitulo, M. Sheaff, Sandra Malvezzi, V. Arena, J. M. Link, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, Erica Polycarpo, D. Y. Kim, J. S. Kang, J. C. Anjos, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, Iuri Muniz Pepe, James R. Wilson, F. Prelz, A. Kryemadhi, J. Magnin, J. N. Butler, Dario Menasce, D. Engh, G. Liguori, Gabriele Gianini, P. D'Angelo, F. Vázquez, C. Pontoglio, Germano Bonomi, F. L. Fabbri, Kevin Stenson, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, Gianluca Alimonti, M. S. Nehring, I. Segoni, Stefano Bianco, E. Cuautle, B. O'Reilly, Paul Sheldon, H. Mendez, Cristina Riccardi, K. B. Lee, J. Quinones, Harry Cheung, M. M. Merlo, J. E. Moore, R. Kutschke, Y. S. Chung, Eric Wayne Vaandering, L. A. Garren, M. Mezzadri, A. E. Kreymer, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, A. M. Lopez, A. Paris, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, D. Pantea, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, L. Edera, S. Sala, R. Mitchell, Ignacio Bediaga, S. Carrillo, J. M. De Miranda, T. F. Davenport, Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, Marco Rovere, Luigi Moroni, Michael Wang, and A. C. dos Reis

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Quantum chromodynamics, Physics, Semileptonic decay, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Amplitude, Branching fraction, Form factor (quantum field theory), Fermilab, Measure (mathematics), Particle identification
Abstract

Using data collected by the fixed target Fermilab experiment FOCUS, we present several first measurements for the semileptonic decay D0→K¯0π−μ+ν. Using a model that includes a K¯0π− s-wave component, we measure the form factor ratios to be rv=1.71±0.68±0.34 and r2=0.91±0.37±0.10 and the s-wave amplitude to be A=0.35±0.22±0.05GeV−1. Finally, we measure the vector semileptonic branching ratio Γ(D0→K*(892)−μ+ν)Γ(D0→K¯0π−π+)=0.337±0.034±0.013.

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2005

38. A study of D0→KS0KS0X decay channels

Author

Michael S. Webster, Robert Gardner, Marco Rovere, M. M. Merlo, J. Quinones, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, P. M. Yager, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, D. Y. Kim, S. Carrillo, Marco A. Reyes, Eric Wayne Vaandering, Y. Zhang, R. Mitchell, M. Mezzadri, P. D'Angelo, L. Agostino, Luigi Moroni, J. M. De Miranda, A. M. Lopez, L. A. Garren, D. Pantea, H. Mendez, J. E. Moore, Gianluca Alimonti, D. Engh, B. R. Ko, A. Kryemadhi, T. F. Davenport, A. C. dos Reis, G. Chiodini, Kyung-Suk Cho, A. Zallo, A. E. Kreymer, S. Erba, C. Göbel, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, R. Kutschke, Paolo Vitulo, G. Boca, Y. S. Chung, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, Paolo Dini, P. H. Kasper, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, Erica Polycarpo, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, Germano Bonomi, John Perry Cumalat, Agustín Cobos Cerutti, L. Cinquini, S. Sala, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, Gabriele Gianini, A. Paris, B. O'Reilly, C. Cawlfield, C. Pontoglio, Kevin Stenson, S. Barberis, Sandra Malvezzi, F. Prelz, Erik Gottschalk, Paul Sheldon, W. E. Johns, A. A. Machado, V. Arena, J. C. Anjos, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, Ignacio Bediaga, M. Sheaff, J. Magnin, Dario Menasce, L. Edera, Iuri Muniz Pepe, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, Stefano Bianco, Cristina Riccardi, K. B. Lee, Harry Cheung, Daniele Pedrini, I. Gaines, P. Inzani, M. Bertani, J. N. Butler, M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, M. DiCorato, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, H. Park, J. S. Kang, J. M. Link, James R. Wilson, G. Liguori, F. Vázquez, F. L. Fabbri, and M. S. Nehring

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Crystallography, Meson, Branching fraction, Atomic physics
Abstract

Using data from the FOCUS experiment (FNAL-E831), we report on the decay of D 0 mesons into final states containing more than one K S 0 . We present evidence for two Cabibbo favored decay modes, D 0 → K S 0 K S 0 K − π + and D 0 → K S 0 K S 0 K + π − , and measure their combined branching fraction relative to D 0 → K ¯ 0 π + π − to be Γ ( D 0 → K S 0 K S 0 K ± π ∓ ) Γ ( D 0 → K ¯ 0 π + π − ) = 0.0106 ± 0.0019 ± 0.0010 . Further, we report new measurements of Γ ( D 0 → K S 0 K S 0 K S 0 ) Γ ( D 0 → K ¯ 0 π + π − ) = 0.0179 ± 0.0027 ± 0.0026 , Γ ( D 0 → K 0 K ¯ 0 ) Γ ( D 0 → K ¯ 0 π + π − ) = 0.0144 ± 0.0032 ± 0.0016 , and Γ ( D 0 → K S 0 K S 0 π + π − ) Γ ( D 0 → K ¯ 0 π + π − ) = 0.0208 ± 0.0035 ± 0.0021 where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic.

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2005

39. Measurement of the branching ratio of the decay D0→π−μ+ν relative to D0→K−μ+ν

Author

M. Boschini, P. H. Garbincius, M. Sheaff, John Perry Cumalat, L. Cinquini, G. Boca, Germano Bonomi, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, Marco A. Reyes, J. E. Moore, D. Pantea, P. M. Yager, L. Agostino, F. L. Fabbri, Iuri Muniz Pepe, B. O'Reilly, S. Sala, Erica Polycarpo, Y. Zhang, S. Erba, Kyung-Suk Cho, Luigi Moroni, J. Magnin, Dario Menasce, Eric Wayne Vaandering, Gabriele Gianini, A. Kryemadhi, Stefano Bianco, M. S. Nehring, C. Cawlfield, C. Pontoglio, Cristina Riccardi, P. D'Angelo, Kevin Stenson, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, Ignacio Bediaga, A. E. Kreymer, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, Gianluca Alimonti, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, L. A. Garren, S. Barberis, B. R. Ko, Sandra Malvezzi, S. Carrillo, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, K. B. Lee, V. Arena, A. C. dos Reis, D. Lopes Pegna, Michael S. Webster, R. Mitchell, Erik Gottschalk, J. M. De Miranda, A. A. Machado, T. F. Davenport, Luigi Benussi, Robert Gardner, J. M. Link, Marco Rovere, F. Prelz, H. Mendez, Harry Cheung, M. Mezzadri, D. Engh, James R. Wilson, G. Liguori, A. Zallo, L. Edera, F. Vázquez, M. DiCorato, M. M. Merlo, H. Park, R. Kutschke, G. Chiodini, Y. S. Chung, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, C. Göbel, Paolo Vitulo, Paul Sheldon, J. Quinones, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, Daniele Pedrini, P. Inzani, J. C. Anjos, J. S. Kang, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, W. E. Johns, A. M. Lopez, A. Paris, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, M. Bertani, J. N. Butler, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, and D. Y. Kim

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Branching fraction, Form factor (quantum field theory), Analytical chemistry
Abstract

We present a new measurement of the branching ratio of the Cabibbo suppressed decay D 0 → π − μ + ν relative to the Cabibbo favored decay D 0 → K − μ + ν and an improved measurement of the ratio | f + π ( 0 ) / f + K ( 0 ) | . Our results are 0.074 ± 0.008 ± 0.007 for the branching ratio and 0.85 ± 0.04 ± 0.04 ± 0.01 for the form factor ratio, respectively.

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2005

40. Measurements of the q2 dependence of the D0→K−μ+ν and D0→π−μ+ν form factors

Author

V. Arena, D. Lopes Pegna, Luigi Benussi, M. Mezzadri, J. E. Moore, A. E. Kreymer, S. Barberis, D. Y. Kim, A. Paris, G. Boca, R. Mitchell, Gabriele Gianini, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, L. Edera, James E Wiss, S. Erba, F. Leveraro, Germano Bonomi, C. Pontoglio, Daniele Pedrini, John Perry Cumalat, M. M. Merlo, Stefano Bianco, Kevin Stenson, Paul Sheldon, B. O'Reilly, M. Sheaff, M. H.L.S. Wang, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, P. Inzani, L. Cinquini, Y. Zhang, S. Carrillo, L. Agostino, James R. Wilson, P. D'Angelo, G. Liguori, Cristina Riccardi, Luigi Moroni, J. Magnin, M. Boschini, H. Mendez, P. H. Garbincius, D. Pantea, Sandra Malvezzi, Dario Menasce, J. M. De Miranda, A. M. Lopez, A. Kryemadhi, F. Vázquez, T. F. Davenport, F. L. Fabbri, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, J. S. Kang, Marco A. Reyes, J. C. Anjos, F. Prelz, A. C. dos Reis, J. M. Link, M. S. Nehring, P. M. Yager, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, Michael S. Webster, R. Kutschke, S. Sala, Robert Gardner, K. B. Lee, P. H. Kasper, Marco Rovere, Y. S. Chung, A. Zallo, Iuri Muniz Pepe, M. Bertani, T. Handler, Ignacio Bediaga, Harry Cheung, Paolo Dini, M. Hosack, A. Massafferri, E. Casimiro, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, J. N. Butler, Gianluca Alimonti, I. Gaines, B. R. Ko, J. Quinones, W. E. Johns, M. DiCorato, C. Cawlfield, H. Park, Eric Wayne Vaandering, L. A. Garren, Kyung-Suk Cho, D. Engh, Erik Gottschalk, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, A. A. Machado, G. Chiodini, C. Göbel, Paolo Vitulo, and Erica Polycarpo

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Form factor (quantum field theory), Lattice QCD, Atomic physics, Large sample
Abstract

Using a large sample of D 0 → K − μ + ν and D 0 → π − μ + ν decays collected by the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab, we present new measurements of the q 2 dependence for the f + ( q 2 ) form factor. These measured f + ( q 2 ) form factors are fit to common parameterizations such as the pole dominance form and compared to recent unquenched Lattice QCD calculations. We find m pole = 1.93 ± 0.05 ± 0.03 GeV / c 2 for D 0 → K − μ + ν and m pole = 1.91 −0.15 +0.30 ± 0.07 GeV / c 2 for D 0 → π − μ + ν and f − ( K ) ( 0 ) / f + ( K ) ( 0 ) = − 1.7 −1.4 +1.5 ± 0.3 .

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2005

41. Cumulant to factorial moment ratio and multiplicity data

Author

L. Viola, Gianluigi Boca, Gianfausto Salvadori, Sandra Malvezzi, M. M. Merlo, V. Arena, Sergio P Ratti, Igor Dremin, Paolo Vitulo, Cristina Riccardi, Gabriele Gianini, I. M., Dremin, V., Arena, G., Boca, G., Gianini, S., Malvezzi, M., Merlo, S. P., Ratti, C., Riccardi, Salvadori, Gianfausto, L., Viola, and P., Vitulo

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Factorial, hep-ex, Negative binomial distribution, FOS: Physical sciences, Perturbative QCD, hep-ph, Multiplicity (mathematics), High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Statistical physics, Cumulant, Scaling, Factorial moment
Abstract

The ratio of cumulant to factorial moments of experimental multiplicity distributions has been calculated for $e^{+}e^{-}$ and $hh$ interactions in a wide range of energies. As a function of the rank it exhibits an initial steep decrease and a series of oscillations around zero. Those features cannot be reproduced by the Negative Binomial Distribution. A comparable behaviour is instead predicted in high-energy perturbative QCD. The presence of a qualitatively similar behaviour for different processes and in wide energy intervals suggests speaking of an approximate scaling of the cumulant to factorial moment ratio., Submitted to Phys.Lett.B; Latex document, 11 pages, 4 PostScript figures appended. Preprint number FIAN/TD-15/93 also FNT/AE 93-25

Published
1994

42. Measurement of the ratio of the vector to pseudoscalar charm semileptonic decay rate Γ(D+→K¯*0μ+νμ)/Γ(D+→K¯0μ+νμ)

Author

Marco A. Reyes, Paolo Dini, Luigi Moroni, Michael Wang, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, L. Edera, P. M. Yager, A. C. dos Reis, Gabriele Gianini, S. Sala, Paul Sheldon, A. M. Lopez, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, D. Pantea, M. DiCorato, J. C. Anjos, James E Wiss, F. Leveraro, S. Carrillo, M. Boschini, C. Pontoglio, P. H. Garbincius, J. M. De Miranda, A. D. Bryant, D. Engh, T. F. Davenport, Michael S. Webster, S. Barberis, Kevin Stenson, Kyung-Suk Cho, L. Bertani, Robert Gardner, Daniele Pedrini, James R. Wilson, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, K. B. Lee, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, G. Liguori, John Perry Cumalat, Marco Giammarchi, Sandra Malvezzi, L. Cinquini, P. Inzani, R. Mitchell, A. Paris, D. Y. Kim, Gianluca Alimonti, F. Vázquez, F. Prelz, Harry Cheung, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, A. Zallo, W. E. Johns, J. S. Kang, S. Erba, E. Luiggi, H. Hernandez, H. Mendez, A. E. Kreymer, C. Uribe, J. E. Ramirez, Stefano Bianco, J. N. Butler, M. Sheaff, Cristina Riccardi, M. Mezzadri, J. M. Link, Iuri Muniz Pepe, F. L. Fabbri, Erik Gottschalk, Eric Wayne Vaandering, B. R. Ko, A. A. Machado, M. S. Nehring, L. A. Garren, C. Cawlfield, T. Handler, A. Massafferri, J. Magnin, Dario Menasce, V. Arena, D. Lopes Pegna, G. Chiodini, Luigi Benussi, C. Göbel, H. Park, Paolo Vitulo, G. Boca, Marco Rovere, Erica Polycarpo, Germano Bonomi, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, B. O'Reilly, Y. Zhang, P. D'Angelo, J. Quinones, I. Bediaga, M. M. Merlo, L. Agostino, A. Kryemadhi, R. Kutschke, and Y. S. Chung

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Hadronic decay, Pseudoscalar, Semileptonic decay, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Branching fraction, Analytical chemistry, Particle Data Group
Abstract

Using a high statistics sample of photo-produced charm particles from the FOCUS experiment at Fermilab, we report on the measurement of the ratio of semileptonic rates Γ ( D + → K π μ + ν μ ) / Γ ( D + → K ¯ 0 μ + ν μ ) = 0.625 ± 0.045 ± 0.034 . Allowing for the Kπ S-wave interference measured in [J.M. Link, et al., FOCUS Collaboration, Phys. Lett. B 544 (2002) 89], we extract the vector to pseudoscalar ratio Γ ( D + → K ¯ * 0 μ + ν μ ) / Γ ( D + → K ¯ 0 μ + ν μ ) = 0.594 ± 0.043 ± 0.033 and the ratio Γ ( D + → K ¯ 0 μ + ν μ ) / Γ ( D + → K − π + π + ) = 1.019 ± 0.076 ± 0.065 . Our results show a lower ratio for Γ ( D → K * l ν ) / Γ ( D → K l ν ) than has been reported recently and indicate the current world average branching fractions for the decays D + → K ¯ 0 ( μ + , e + ) ν μ , e are low. Using the world average B ( D + → K − π + π + ) [K. Hagiwara, et al., Particle Data Group Collaboration, Phys. Rev. D 66 (2002) 010001, and 2003 partial update for edition 2004 ( http://pdg.lbl.gov )] we extract B ( D + → K ¯ 0 μ + ν ) = ( 9.27 ± 0.69 ± 0.59 ± 0.61 ) % .

Published
2004

43. Measurement of masses and widths of excited charm mesons D and evidence for broad states

Author

J.M. Link, P.M. Yager, J.C. Anjos, I. Bediaga, C. Göbel, A.A. Machado, J. Magnin, A. Massafferri, J.M. de Miranda, I.M. Pepe, E. Polycarpo, A.C. dos Reis, S. Carrillo, E. Casimiro, E. Cuautle, A. Sánchez-Hernández, C. Uribe, F. Vázquez, L. Agostino, L. Cinquini, J.P. Cumalat, B. O'Reilly, I. Segoni, M. Wahl, J.N. Butler, H.W.K. Cheung, G. Chiodini, I. Gaines, P.H. Garbincius, L.A. Garren, E. Gottschalk, P.H. Kasper, A.E. Kreymer, R. Kutschke, M. Wang, L. Benussi, M. Bertani, S. Bianco, F.L. Fabbri, A. Zallo, M. Reyes, C. Cawlfield, D.Y. Kim, A. Rahimi, J. Wiss, R. Gardner, A. Kryemadhi, Y.S. Chung, J.S. Kang, B.R. Ko, J.W. Kwak, K.B. Lee, K. Cho, H. Park, G. Alimonti, S. Barberis, M. Boschini, A. Cerutti, P. D'Angelo, M. DiCorato, P. Dini, L. Edera, S. Erba, M. Giammarchi, P. Inzani, F. Leveraro, S. Malvezzi, D. Menasce, M. Mezzadri, L. Moroni, D. Pedrini, C. Pontoglio, F. Prelz, M. Rovere, S. Sala, T.F. Davenport, V. Arena, G. Boca, G. Bonomi, G. Gianini, G. Liguori, M.M. Merlo, D. Pantea, D. Lopes Pegna, S.P. Ratti, C. Riccardi, P. Vitulo, H. Hernandez, A.M. Lopez, E. Luiggi, H. Mendez, A. Paris, J.E. Ramirez, Y. Zhang, J.R. Wilson, T. Handler, R. Mitchell, D. Engh, M. Hosack, W.E. Johns, M. Nehring, P.D. Sheldon, K. Stenson, E.W. Vaandering, M. Webster, and M. Sheaff

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Meson, Excited state, Resonance, Invariant mass, Charm (quantum number), State (functional analysis), Atomic physics
Abstract

Using data from the FOCUS experiment we analyze the D+π− and D0π+ invariant mass distributions. We measure the D 2 ∗0 mass M D 2 ∗0 =(2464.5±1.1±1.9) MeV /c 2 and width Γ D 2 ∗0 =(38.7±5.3±2.9) MeV /c 2 , and the D 2 ∗+ mass M D 2 ∗+ =(2467.6±1.5±0.76) MeV /c 2 and width Γ D 2 ∗+ =(34.1±6.5±4.2) MeV /c 2 . We find evidence for broad structures over background in both the neutral and charged final state. If each is interpreted as evidence for a single L=1, jq=1/2 excited charm meson resonance, the masses and widths are M 1/2 0 =(2407±21±35) MeV /c 2 , Γ 1/2 0 =(240±55±59) MeV /c 2 , and M 1/2 + =(2403±14±35) MeV /c 2 , Γ 1/2 + =(283±24±34) MeV /c 2 , respectively.

Published
2004

44. New measurements of the D+→φμ+ν form factor ratios

Author

J.M. Link, P.M. Yager, J.C. Anjos, I. Bediaga, C. Göbel, A.A. Machado, J. Magnin, A. Massafferri, J.M. de Miranda, I.M. Pepe, E. Polycarpo, A.C. dos Reis, S. Carrillo, E. Casimiro, E. Cuautle, A. Sánchez-Hernández, C. Uribe, F. Vázquez, L. Agostino, L. Cinquini, J.P. Cumalat, J. Jacobs, B. O'Reilly, I. Segoni, K. Stenson, J.N. Butler, H.W.K. Cheung, G. Chiodini, I. Gaines, P.H. Garbincius, L.A. Garren, E. Gottschalk, P.H. Kasper, A.E. Kreymer, R. Kutschke, M. Wang, L. Benussi, M. Bertani, S. Bianco, F.L. Fabbri, A. Zallo, M. Reyes, C. Cawlfield, D.Y. Kim, A. Rahimi, J. Wiss, R. Gardner, Y.S. Chung, J.S. Kang, B.R. Ko, J.W. Kwak, K.B. Lee, K. Cho, H. Park, G. Alimonti, S. Barberis, M. Boschini, A. Cerutti, P. D'Angelo, M. DiCorato, P. Dini, L. Edera, S. Erba, M. Giammarchi, P. Inzani, F. Leveraro, S. Malvezzi, D. Menasce, M. Mezzadri, L. Moroni, D. Pedrini, C. Pontoglio, F. Prelz, M. Rovere, S. Sala, T.F. Davenport, V. Arena, G. Boca, G. Bonomi, G. Gianini, G. Liguori, M.M. Merlo, D. Pantea, D. Lopes Pegna, S.P. Ratti, C. Riccardi, P. Vitulo, H. Hernandez, A.M. Lopez, H. Mendez, A. Paris, J.E. Ramirez, Y. Zhang, J.R. Wilson, T. Handler, R. Mitchell, D. Engh, M. Hosack, W.E. Johns, E. Luiggi, M. Nehring, P.D. Sheldon, E.W. Vaandering, M. Webster, and M. Sheaff

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Analytical chemistry, Form factor (quantum field theory), Large sample
Abstract

Using a large sample of D s + → φμ + ν decays collected by the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab, we present new measurements of two semileptonic form factor ratios: r v and r 2 . We find r v =1.549±0.250±0.148 and r 2 =0.713±0.202±0.284. These values are consistent with r v and r 2 form factors measured for the process D + → K ∗0 l + ν l .

Published
2004

45. Charm–anticharm baryon production asymmetries in photon–nucleon interactions

Author

J.M Link, P.M Yager, J.C Anjos, I Bediaga, C Göbel, A.A Machado, J Magnin, A Massafferri, J.M de Miranda, I.M Pepe, E Polycarpo, A.C dos Reis, S Carrillo, E Casimiro, E Cuautle, A Sánchez-Hernández, F Vázquez, C Uribe, L Agostino, L Cinquini, J.P Cumalat, B O'Reilly, I Segoni, M Wahl, J.N Butler, H.W.K Cheung, G Chiodini, I Gaines, P.H Garbincius, L.A Garren, E Gottschalk, P.H Kasper, A.E Kreymer, R Kutschke, M Wang, L Benussi, M Bertani, S Bianco, F.L Fabbri, A Zallo, M Reyes, C Cawlfield, D.Y Kim, A Rahimi, J Wiss, R Gardner, A Kryemadhi, Y.S Chung, J.S Kang, B.R Ko, J.W Kwak, K.B Lee, K Cho, H Park, G Alimonti, S Barberis, M Boschini, A Cerutti, P D'Angelo, M DiCorato, P Dini, L Edera, S Erba, M Giammarchi, P Inzani, F Leveraro, S Malvezzi, D Menasce, M Mezzadri, L Moroni, D Pedrini, C Pontoglio, F Prelz, M Rovere, S Sala, T.F Davenport, V Arena, G Boca, G Bonomi, G Gianini, G Liguori, M.M Merlo, D Pantea, D Lopes Pegna, S.P Ratti, C Riccardi, P Vitulo, H Hernandez, A.M Lopez, E Luiggi, H Mendez, A Paris, J.E Ramirez, Y Zhang, J.R Wilson, T Handler, R Mitchell, D Engh, M Hosack, W.E Johns, M Nehring, P.D Sheldon, K Stenson, E.W Vaandering, M Webster, and M Sheaff

Subjects
Physics, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Photon, media_common.quotation_subject, FOS: Physical sciences, Asymmetry, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Baryon, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Excited state, Production (computer science), Charm (quantum number), Fermilab, Nucleon, media_common
Abstract

We report measurements of the charm-anticharm production asymmetries for $\Lambda_c^+$, $\Sigma_c^{++}$, $\Sigma_c^0$, $\Sigma_c^{++*}$, $\Sigma_c^{0*}$, and $\Lambda_c^+(2625)$ baryons from the Fermilab photoproduction experiment FOCUS (E831). These asymmetries are integrated over the region where the spectrometer has good acceptance. In addition, we have obtained results for the photoproduction asymmetries of the $\Lambda_c$ baryons as functions of $p_L$, $p_T^2$, and $x_F$. The integrated asymmetry for $\Lambda_c^+$ production, $(\sigma_{\Lambda_c^+} - \sigma_{\Lambda_c^-}) / (\sigma_{\Lambda_c^+} + \sigma_{\Lambda_c^-})$, is $0.111 \pm 0.018 \pm 0.012$, significantly different from zero. The asymmetries of the excited states are consistent with the $\Lambda_c$ asymmetry., Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, 1 table

Published
2004
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46. Studies of correlations between D and D mesons in high energy photoproduction

Author

J.M. Link, P.M. Yager, J.C. Anjos, I. Bediaga, C. Göbel, J. Magnin, A. Massafferri, J.M. de Miranda, I.M. Pepe, E. Polycarpo, A.C. dos Reis, S. Carrillo, E. Casimiro, E. Cuautle, A. Sánchez-Hernández, C. Uribe, F. Vázquez, L. Agostino, L. Cinquini, J.P. Cumalat, B. O'Reilly, I. Segoni, M. Wahl, J.N. Butler, H.W.K. Cheung, G. Chiodini, I. Gaines, P.H. Garbincius, L.A. Garren, E.E. Gottschalk, P.H. Kasper, A.E. Kreymer, R. Kutschke, M. Wang, L. Benussi, M. Bertani, S. Bianco, F.L. Fabbri, A. Zallo, M. Reyes, C. Cawlfield, D.Y. Kim, A. Rahimi, J. Wiss, R. Gardner, A. Kryemadhi, Y.S. Chung, J.S. Kang, B.R. Ko, J.W. Kwak, K.B. Lee, K. Cho, H. Park, G. Alimonti, S. Barberis, M. Boschini, A. Cerutti, P. D'Angelo, M. DiCorato, P. Dini, L. Edera, S. Erba, M. Giammarchi, P. Inzani, F. Leveraro, S. Malvezzi, D. Menasce, M. Mezzadri, L. Moroni, D. Pedrini, C. Pontoglio, F. Prelz, M. Rovere, S. Sala, T.F. Davenport, V. Arena, G. Boca, G. Bonomi, G. Gianini, G. Liguori, D. Lopes Pegna, M.M. Merlo, D. Pantea, S.P. Ratti, C. Riccardi, P. Vitulo, H. Hernandez, A.M. Lopez, E. Luiggi, H. Mendez, A. Paris, J. Quinones, J.E. Ramirez, Y. Zhang, J.R. Wilson, T. Handler, R. Mitchell, D. Engh, M. Hosack, W.E. Johns, M. Nehring, P.D. Sheldon, K. Stenson, E.W. Vaandering, M. Webster, and M. Sheaff

Subjects
Quark, Physics, High energy, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Meson, Bar (music), Nuclear Theory, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, Large sample, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Production (computer science), High Energy Physics::Experiment, Fermilab, Charm (quantum number), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Studies of $D{\bar D}$ correlations for a large sample of events containing fully and partially reconstructed pairs of charmed $D$ mesons recorded by the Fermilab photoproduction experiment FOCUS (FNAL-E831) are presented. Correlations between $D$ and ${\bar D}$ mesons are used to study heavy quark production dynamics. We present results for fully and partially reconstructed charm pairs and comparisons to a recent version of \textsc{Pythia} with default parameter settings. We also comment on the production of $\psi(3770)$ in our data., Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures

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2003
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47. Measurement of the Ωc0 lifetime

Author

J.M Link, M Reyes, P.M Yager, J.C Anjos, I Bediaga, C Göbel, J Magnin, A Massafferri, J.M de Miranda, I.M Pepe, A.C dos Reis, S Carrillo, E Casimiro, E Cuautle, A Sánchez-Hernández, C Uribe, F Vázquez, L Agostino, L Cinquini, J.P Cumalat, B O'Reilly, J.E Ramirez, I Segoni, M Wahl, J.N Butler, H.W.K Cheung, G Chiodini, I Gaines, P.H Garbincius, L.A Garren, E Gottschalk, P.H Kasper, A.E Kreymer, R Kutschke, L Benussi, S Bianco, F.L Fabbri, A Zallo, C Cawlfield, D.Y Kim, A Rahimi, J Wiss, R Gardner, A Kryemadhi, C.H Chang, Y.S Chung, J.S Kang, B.R Ko, J.W Kwak, K.B Lee, K Cho, H Park, G Alimonti, S Barberis, M Boschini, A Cerutti, P D'Angelo, M DiCorato, P Dini, L Edera, S Erba, M Giammarchi, P Inzani, F Leveraro, S Malvezzi, D Menasce, M Mezzadri, L Moroni, D Pedrini, C Pontoglio, F Prelz, M Rovere, S Sala, T.F Davenport, V Arena, G Boca, G Bonomi, G Gianini, G Liguori, M.M Merlo, D Pantea, D Lopes Pegna, S.P Ratti, C Riccardi, P Vitulo, H Hernandez, A.M Lopez, E Luiggi, H Mendez, A Paris, J Quinones, W Xiong, Y Zhang, J.R Wilson, T Handler, R Mitchell, D Engh, M Hosack, W.E Johns, M Nehring, P.D Sheldon, K Stenson, E.W Vaandering, M Webster, and M Sheaff

Subjects
Physics, Baryon, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Omega
Abstract

The FOCUS experiment(FNAL-E831) has used two channels, $\Omega^- \pi^+$ and $\Xi^-K^- \pi^+ \pi^+$,to measure the lifetime of the $\Omega_c^0$ charmed baryon. From a sample of $64 \pm 14$ signal events at a mass of 2.698 GeV/$c^2$, we measure an $\Omega_c^0$ lifetime of $72 \pm 11$ (stat.) $\pm 11$ (sys.) fs, substantially improving upon the current world average.

Published
2003

48. Study of intermittency in h-h collisions at $$\sqrt s $$ =16.7 GeV

Author

V. Arena, M. Widgoff, T. Sung, G. Corti, E. S. Hafen, Y. Eisenberg, R. K. Yamamoto, R.J. Plano, Gianluigi Boca, A. Levy, P. E. Stamer, T. A. Fuess, Gianfausto Salvadori, M. Kalelkar, S. P. Ratti, Gabriele Gianini, P. Haridas, T. Lainis, D. Alyea, R. Diaferia, I. A. Pless, R. I. Hulsizer, V., Arena, G., Boca, G., Corti, R., Diaferia, G., Gianini, S., Ratti, Salvadori, Gianfausto, T., Fue, E., Hafen, P., Harida, R., Hulsizer, T., Laini, I., Ple, T., Sung, R., Yamamoto, Y., Eisenberg, A., Levy, M., Widgoff, D., Alyea, R., Plano, M., Kalelkar, and P., Stamer

Subjects
Physics, Particle physics, Hadron, Tevatron, law.invention, Nuclear physics, law, Intermittency, Pseudorapidity, Bubble chamber, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Rapidity, Fermilab, Multiplicity (chemistry), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Charged-particle multiplicity distributions from hadron-hadron collisions at $$\sqrt s $$ =16.7 GeV are analyzed in rapidity, pseudorapidity and azimuthal angle intervals. The data—fully reconstructed events—were taken in the rapid-cycling Bubble Chamber of the International Hybrid Spectrometer Consortium exposed to a hadron beam (147 GeV/c momentum) of the Tevatron at Fermilab. The factorial moments of the multiplicity distributions increase with decreasing rapidity interval. The energy dependence of the slopes in h-h collisions is discussed. Suitable phase-space cuts show that most of the intermittency effect stems from low-transverse-momentum particles. In the two-dimensional analysis (rapidity azimuthal angle) we find a weak enhancement of the slope values, more in agreement with the observations by the NA22 experiment, rather than the observations in e+e− by the HRS collaboration.

Published
1992

49. Economical and Organizational Impact of Adopting Different in Situ Hybridization Technologies to Assess HER2 Gene Amplification in Breast Cancer

Author

R Rossoni, D Paolini, V Arena, and D Guardione

Subjects
Economical, Organizational impact, Settore MED/08 - ANATOMIA PATOLOGICA, Health Policy, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, In situ hybridization, Computational biology, Biology, Bioinformatics, medicine.disease, Breast cancer, HER2,Economical, HER2, HER2 Gene Amplification, medicine
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2015
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50. New measurements of the D→μν form factor ratios

Author

D. Y. Kim, D. Engh, I. Segoni, E. Cuautle, Erik Gottschalk, S. Carrillo, Marco A. Reyes, J. M. De Miranda, J. S. Kang, T. F. Davenport, Luigi Benussi, A. Paris, R. Kutschke, M. DiCorato, Luigi Moroni, H. Mendez, Y. Zhang, S. Sala, Y. S. Chung, Daniele Pedrini, S. Erba, Kyung-Suk Cho, J. Magnin, M. Boschini, A. C. dos Reis, John Perry Cumalat, A. Rahimi, A. Cerutti, Marco Giammarchi, Dario Menasce, A. Zallo, W. E. Johns, P. Inzani, P. H. Garbincius, L. Agostino, L. Cinquini, Sandra Malvezzi, L. Edera, P. M. Yager, H. Hernandez, Harry Cheung, A. Kryemadhi, F. Prelz, A. M. Lopez, Germano Bonomi, Gianluca Alimonti, Paolo Dini, A. Sanchez-Hernandez, G. Boca, A. E. Kreymer, V. Arena, J. E. Ramirez, K. H. Chang, Paul Sheldon, C. Uribe, G. Chiodini, J. M. Link, James E Wiss, K. B. Lee, M. Hosack, E. Casimiro, Gabriele Gianini, K. S. Park, F. Leveraro, B. O'Reilly, B. R. Ko, C. Göbel, Stefano Bianco, C. Pontoglio, Paolo Vitulo, S. Barberis, M. Sheaff, J. Quinones, Michael S. Webster, Cristina Riccardi, M. M. Merlo, James R. Wilson, G. Liguori, Kevin Stenson, M. Mezzadri, J. N. Butler, J. C. Anjos, Robert Gardner, D. Pantea, Marco Rovere, W. Xiong, H. K. Park, Iuri Muniz Pepe, F. Vázquez, I. Gaines, P. H. Kasper, P. D'Angelo, J. W. Kwak, S. P. Ratti, M. S. Nehring, Fabrizio Fabbri, I. Bediaga, C. Cawlfield, Eric Wayne Vaandering, L. A. Garren, R. Mitchell, T. Handler, and A. Massafferri

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Form factor (quantum field theory), Fermilab, Focus (optics), Large sample
Abstract

Using a large sample of D + → K − π + μ + ν decays collected by the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab, we present new measurements of two semileptonic form factor ratios: r v and r 2 . We find r v =1.504±0.057±0.039 and r 2 =0.875±0.049±0.064. Our form factor results include the effects of the s -wave interference discussed in Phys. Lett. B 535 (2002) 43.

Published
2002

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