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Evidence for the decay B0→J/ψω and measurement of the relative branching fractions of meson decays to J/ψη and J/ψη′
No full textFirst evidence of the B 0 → J / ψ ω decay is found and the B s 0 → J / ψ η and B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ decays are studied using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb -1 collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. The branching fractions of these decays are measured relative to that of the B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0 decay:frac(B (B 0 → J / ψ ω), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 0.89 ± 0.19 (stat) - 0.13 + 0.07 (syst),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 14.0 ± 1.2 (stat) - 1.5 + 1.1 (syst) - 1.0 + 1.1 (frac(f d, f s)),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 12.7 ± 1.1 (stat) - 1.3 + 0.5 (syst) - 0.9 + 1.0 (frac(f d, f s)), where the last uncertainty is due to the knowledge of f d / f s, the ratio of b-quark hadronization factors that accounts for the different production rate of B 0 and B s 0 mesons. The ratio of the branching fractions of B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ and B s 0 → J / ψ η decays is measured to befrac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B s 0 → J / ψ η)) = 0.90 ± 0.09 (stat) - 0.02 + 0.06 (syst)
Search for the rare decays J/y -> D-s(-) rho(+) and J/psi -> <(D)over bar(0)<(K)over bar*(0)
No full textA search for the rare decays of J/psi -> D-S(-) rho(+) + c.c. and J/psi -> D-S(-)rho(+) + c.c.) <1.3 x 10(-5) and beta(J/psi -
Measurement of the B0–B0 oscillation frequency Δmd with the decays B0→D−π+ and B0→ J/ψK∗0
No full textThe B
0
–B
0
oscillation frequency Δmd is measured by the LHCb experiment using a dataset corresponding
to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb−1
of proton–proton collisions at √
s = 7 TeV, and is found to be
Δmd
=0.5156±0.0051 (stat.)±0.0033 (syst.) ps−1
. The measurement is based on results from analyses
of the decays B
0
→ D
−π
+ (D
−
→ K
+π
−π
−) and B
0
→ J/ψK
∗0
(J/ψ →μ
+μ
−,K
∗0
→ K
+π
−) and
their charge conjugated modes
A Carbon County Musician\u27s Journey: An Oral History with Benjamin Ambrose Jones, January 22, 2025
No full textThe oral history interview with Benjamin Ambrose Jones, a resident of Price, Utah, conducted on January 22, 2025, details his life and extensive musical career in Carbon and Emery Counties. Jones recounts his adoption and upbringing in Spring Glen, attending local schools, and the pivotal influence of high school choir teacher Claudia Bigler and college director Russ Wilson, the latter of whom he describes as a key mentor who could draw music out of people. His musical journey began with the trumpet in sixth grade, eventually leading him to vocal music, participation in various plays including Man of La Mancha and a lead role in Les Misérables, and a memorable performance of the Haydn Mass in D at Carnegie Hall in 1990. Jones also discusses establishing the first Drumline at USU Eastern and his decades-long commitment to performing Handel\u27s Messiah, emphasizing the importance of local music education and the undiscovered talent in the area
Search for the weak decays J/psi -> D-s(()*()-) e(+)nu(e) + c.c.
No full textUsing a sample of 2.25 x 10(8) J/psi events collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider, we search for the J/psi semileptonic weak decay J/psi -> D-s(-) e(+)nu(e) +c.c. with a much higher sensitivity than previous searches. We also perform the first search for J/psi -> D-s(*-) e(+) nu(e) + c.c. No significant excess of a signal above background is observed in either channel. At the 90% confidence level, the upper limits are determined to be B(J/psi -> D-s(-) e(+) nu(e) + c.c.) D-s*(-) e(+) nu(e) + c.c.) <1.8 x 10(-6), respectively. Both are consistent with Standard Model predictions
Search for the rare decays J/ψ → Dsρ+ + c.c. and J/ψ → D0K∗0 + c.c
No full textA search for the rare decays of J/psi -> D-S(-) rho(+) + c.c. and J/psi -> <(D)over bar(0)<(K)over bar*(0) + c.c. is performed with a data sample of 225.3-million J/psi events collected with the Beijing Spectrometer III detector. No evident signal is observed. Upper limits on the branching fractions are determined to be beta(J/psi -> D-S(-)rho(+) + c.c.) < 1.3 x 10(-5) and beta(J/psi -> <(D)over bar(0)<(K)over bar*(0) + c.c.) < 2.5 x 10(-6) at the 90% confidence level.AuthorOverflow(378
A 2 h periodic variation in the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1
No full textSpectroscopy of the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1 using the Gran Telescopio Canarias have revealed a ?2 h periodic variability that is present in the three strongest emission lines. We tentatively interpret this variability as due to orbital motion, making it the first indication of the orbital period of Ser X-1. Together with the fact that the emission lines are remarkably narrow, but still resolved, we show that a main-sequence K dwarf together with a canonical 1.4 M? neutron star gives a good description of the system. In this scenario, the most likely place for the emission lines to arise is the accretion disc, instead of a localized region in the binary (such as the irradiated surface or the stream-impact point), and their narrowness is due instead to the low inclination (?10°) of Ser X-1
The R&D Tax Incentives
No full textThis article sets out some background information and reflections of the author on the R&D tax incentive schemes included in the Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB) Proposal. In particular the author analyzes the stimulus to private R&D through ad hoc tax incentives included in the CCTB Proposal and dives into the actual provisions included in the Proposal highlighting the most relevant issues connected with their design and interpretation. Moreover, the author explores the interaction between the CCTB Proposal and the granting by Member States of domestic R&D tax incentives
Search for B-0 -> J/psi D-0 and B+ -> J/psi D-0 pi(+) decays
No full textWe report the results of a search for the decay modes B-0 -> J/psi(D) over bar (0) and B+ -> J/psi(D) over bar (0)pi(+). The analysis is based on 140 fb(-1) of data accumulated by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. No significant signals are observed and we determine the branching fraction upper limits B(B-0 -> J/psi(D) over bar (0)) < 2.0 x 10(-5) and b(B+-> J/psi(D) over bar (0)pi(+)) < 2.5 x 10(-5) at 90% confidence level. These results rule out the explanation of the excess in the low momentum region of the inclusive J/psi spectrum as intrinsic charm content in the B meson. The branching fractions of the corresponding nonresonant decay channels are also reported.Astronomy & AstrophysicsPhysics, Particles & FieldsSCI(E)0ARTICLE9null7
Nonrelativistic QCD predictions of D-wave quarkonia D-3(J)(J=1, 2, 3) decay into light hadrons at order alpha(3)(s)
No full textIn this paper, in the framework of nonrelativistic QCD we study the light hadron (LH) decays of the spin-triplet (S = 1) D-wave heavy quarkonia. The short-distance coefficients of all Fock states in the D-3(J) (J = 1, 2, 3) quarkonia including the D-wave color singlet, P-wave color octet, and S-wave color singlet and color octet are calculated perturbatively at alpha(3)(s) order. The operator evolution equations of the four-fermion operators are also derived and are used to estimate the numerical values of the long-distance matrix elements. We find that for the c (c) over bar system, the LH decay widths of psi(1(3)D(J)) predicted by nonrelativistic QCD is about 2 similar to 3 times larger than the phenomenological potential model results, while for the b (b) over bar system the two theoretical estimations of Gamma(gamma(1(3)D(J)) -> LH) are in coincidence with each other. Our predictions for psi(1(3)D(J)) LH decay widths are Gamma(psi(1(3)D(J)) -> LH) = (435, 50, 172) keV for J = 1, 2, 3; and for gamma(1(3)D(J)), Gamma(gamma(1(3)D(J)) -> LH) = (6.91, 0.75, 2.75) keV for J = 1, 2, 3.Astronomy & AstrophysicsPhysics, Particles & FieldsSCI(E)8ARTICLE7null8
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