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Flynn, J.M.; Hernandez, E.; Nieves, J. |
Title |
Triply heavy baryons and heavy quark spin symmetry |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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85 |
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1 |
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014012 - 10pp |
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We study the semileptonic b -> c decays of the lowest-lying triply heavy baryons made from b and c quarks in the limit m(b), m(c) >> Lambda(QCD) and close to the zero-recoil point. The separate heavy-quark spin symmetries strongly constrain the matrix elements, leading to single form factors for ccb -> ccc, bbc -> ccb, and bbb -> bbc baryon decays. We also study the effects on these systems of using a Y-shaped confinement potential, as suggested by lattice QCD results for the interaction between three static quarks. |
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[Flynn, J. M.] Univ Southampton, Sch Phys & Astron, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000298989300007 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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874 |
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Hernandez, E.; Nieves, J. |
Title |
Neutrino-induced one-pion production revisited: The nu(mu)n -> mu(-)n pi(+) channel |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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95 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
053007 - 18pp |
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Understanding single pion production reactions on free nucleons is the first step towards a correct description of these processes in nuclei, which are important for signal and background contributions in current and near future accelerator neutrino oscillation experiments. In this work, we reanalyze our previous studies of neutrino-induced one-pion production on nucleons for outgoing pi N invariant masses below 1.4 GeV. Our motivation is to get a better description of the nu(mu)n -> mu(-)n pi(+) cross section, for which current theoretical models give values significantly below data. This channel is very sensitive to the crossed Delta(1232) contribution and thus, to spin 1/2 components in the Rarita-Schwinger Delta propagator. We show how these spin 1/2 components are nonpropagating and give rise to contact interactions. In this context, we point out that the discrepancy with experiment might be corrected by the addition of appropriate extra contact terms and argue that this procedure will provide a natural solution to the nu(mu)n -> mu(-)n pi(+) puzzle. To keep our model simple, in this work, we propose to change the strength of the spin 1/2 components in the. propagator and use the nu(mu)n -> mu(-)n pi(+) data to constraint its value. With this modification, we now find a good reproduction of the nu(mu)n -> mu(-)n pi(+) cross section without affecting the good results previously obtained for the other channels. We also explore how this change in the. propagator affects our predictions for pion photoproduction and find also a better agreement with experiment than with the previous model. |
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[Hernandez, E.] Univ Salamanca, Dept Fis, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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2470-0010 |
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WOS:000399255000001 |
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no |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3055 |
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Hernandez, E.; Nieves, J. |
Title |
Study of the strong Sigma(b) -> Lambda(b)pi and Sigma*(b) -> Lambda(b)pi in a nonrelativistic quark model |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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84 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
057902 - 5pp |
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We present results for the strong widths corresponding to the Sigma(b) -> Lambda(b)pi and Sigma*(b) -> Lambda(b)pi decays. We apply our model from Phys. Rev. D 72, 094022 (2005), where we previously studied the corresponding transitions in the charmed sector. Our nonrelativistic constituent quark model uses wave functions that take advantage of the constraints imposed by heavy quark symmetry. The partial conservation of axial current hypothesis allows us to determine the strong vertices from an analysis of the axial current matrix elements. |
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[Hernandez, E] Univ Salamanca, Dept Fis Fundamental, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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WOS:000295327700002 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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776 |
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Hernandez, E.; Nieves, J.; Sanchez, F.; Sobczyk, J.E. |
Title |
Tau longitudinal and transverse polarizations from visible kinematics in (anti-)neutrino nucleus scattering |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
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829 |
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137046 - 9pp |
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Since the upsilon(tau) ((upsilon) over bar (tau))A(Z) -> tau(-/+) X reaction is notoriously difficult to be directly measured, the information on the dynamics of this nuclear process should be extracted from the analysis of the energy and angular distributions of the tau decay visible products. These distributions depend, in addition to d(2)sigma / (dE(tau)d cos theta(tau)), on the components of the tau-polarization vector. We give, for the first time, the general expression for the outgoing hadron (pion or rho meson) energy and angular differential cross section for the sequential upsilon(tau) A(Z) -> tau(-) (pi(-)upsilon(tau,) rho(-)upsilon(tau))X and (upsilon) over bar (tau)A(Z) -> tau(+) (pi(+)(upsilon) over bar (tau), rho(+)(upsilon) over bar (tau)) X reactions. Though all possible nuclear reaction mechanisms contribute to the distribution, it may be possible to isolate/enhance one of them by implementing appropriate selection criteria. For the case of the quasi-elastic reaction off oxygen and neutrino energies below 6 GeV, we show that the pion distributions are quite sensitive to the details of the tau-polarization components. We find significant differences between the full calculation, where the longitudinal and transverse components of the tau polarization vector vary with the energy and the scattering angle of the produced tau, and the simplified scheme in which the polarizations are set to one and zero, being the latter their respective asymptotic values reached in the high energy regime. In addition to its potential impact on neutrino oscillation analyses, this result can be used to further test different nuclear models, since these observables provide complementary information to that obtained by means of the inclusive nuclear weak charged-current differential cross section. We also study the effects on the cross section of the W-4 and W-5 nuclear structure functions, which contributions are proportional to the charged lepton mass, and therefore difficult to constrain in muon and electron neutrino experiments. |
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[Hernandez, E.] Univ Salamanca, Dept Fis Fundamental, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain, Email: gajatee@usal.es |
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Elsevier |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000821534900008 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5289 |
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Hernandez, E.; Nieves, J.; Valverde, M. |
Title |
Coherent pion production off nuclei at T2K and MiniBooNE energies revisited |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
Volume |
82 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
077303 - 4pp |
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As a result of a new improved fit to old bubble chamber data of the dominant axial C-5(A) nucleon-to-delta form factor, and due to the relevance of this form factor for neutrino induced coherent pion production, we reevaluate our model predictions in [Phys. Rev. D 79, 013002 ( 2009)] for different observables of the latter reaction. Central values for the total cross sections increase by 20%-30%, while differential cross sections do not change their shape appreciably. Furthermore, we also compute the uncertainties on total, differential, and flux-averaged cross sections induced by the errors in the determination of C-5(A). Our new results turn out to be compatible within about 1 sigma with the former ones. Finally, we stress the existing tension between the recent experimental determination of the sigma(CCcoh pi(+))/sigma(NCcoh pi(0)) ratio by the SciBooNE Collaboration and the theoretical predictions. |
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[Hernandez, E.] Univ Salamanca, Dept Fis Fundamental, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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ISI:000282945200003 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
Call Number |
IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
Serial |
361 |
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