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Alfonso, V.I.; Bejarano, C.; Beltran Jimenez, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Orazi, E. |
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The trivial role of torsion in projective invariant theories of gravity with non-minimally coupled matter fields |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
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Classical and Quantum Gravity |
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Class. Quantum Gravity |
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34 |
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23 |
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235003 - 20pp |
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modified gravity; metric-affine theories; torsion; non-minimal couplings |
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We study a large family of metric-affine theories with a projective symmetry, including non-minimally coupled matter fields which respect this invariance. The symmetry is straightforwardly realised by imposing that the connection only enters through the symmetric part of the Ricci tensor, even in the matter sector. We leave the connection completely free (including torsion), and obtain its general solution as the Levi-Civita connection of an auxiliary metric, showing that the torsion only appears as a projective mode. This result justifies the widely used condition of setting vanishing torsion in these theories as a simple gauge choice. We apply our results to some particular cases considered in the literature, including the so-called Eddington-inspired-Born-Infeld theories among others. We finally discuss the possibility of imposing a gauge fixing where the connection is metric compatible, and comment on the genuine character of the non-metricity in theories where the two metrics are not conformally related. |
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[Alfonso, Victor I.] Univ Fed Campina Grande, Unidade Acad Fis, BR-58109970 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil, Email: viafonso@df.ufcg.edu.br; |
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0264-9381 |
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WOS:000414726500001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3353 |
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Alcaide, J.; Das, D.; Santamaria, A. |
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A model of neutrino mass and dark matter with large neutrinoless double beta decay |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
04 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
049 - 21pp |
Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Higgs Physics; Neutrino Physics |
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We propose a model where neutrino masses are generated at three loop order but neutrinoless double beta decay occurs at one loop. Thus we can have large neutrinoless double beta decay observable in the future experiments even when the neutrino masses are very small. The model receives strong constraints from the neutrino data and lepton flavor violating decays, which substantially reduces the number of free parameters. Our model also opens up the possibility of having several new scalars below the TeV regime, which can be explored at the collider experiments. Additionally, our model also has an unbroken Z(2) symmetry which allows us to identify a viable Dark Matter candidate. |
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[Alcaide, Julien] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: julien.alcaide@uv.es; |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000399275900008 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3067 |
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Albiol, F.; Corbi, A.; Albiol, A. |
Title |
3D measurements in conventional X-ray imaging with RGB-D sensors |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Medical Engineering & Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Med. Eng. Phys. |
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42 |
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73-79 |
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X-ray; Depth cameras; Epipolar geometry; 3D reconstruction; Movement tracking; Dense surface mapping |
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A method for deriving 3D internal information in conventional X-ray settings is presented. It is based on the combination of a pair of radiographs from a patient and it avoids the use of X-ray-opaque fiducials and external reference structures. To achieve this goal, we augment an ordinary X-ray device with a consumer RGB-D camera. The patient' s rotation around the craniocaudal axis is tracked relative to this camera thanks to the depth information provided and the application of a modern surface-mapping algorithm. The measured spatial information is then translated to the reference frame of the X-ray imaging system. By using the intrinsic parameters of the diagnostic equipment, epipolar geometry, and X-ray images of the patient at different angles, 3D internal positions can be obtained. Both the RGB-D and Xray instruments are first geometrically calibrated to find their joint spatial transformation. The proposed method is applied to three rotating phantoms. The first two consist of an anthropomorphic head and a torso, which are filled with spherical lead bearings at precise locations. The third one is made of simple foam and has metal needles of several known lengths embedded in it. The results show that it is possible to resolve anatomical positions and lengths with a millimetric level of precision. With the proposed approach, internal 3D reconstructed coordinates and distances can be provided to the physician. It also contributes to reducing the invasiveness of ordinary X-ray environments and can replace other types of clinical explorations that are mainly aimed at measuring or geometrically relating elements that are present inside the patient's body. |
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[Albiol, Francisco; Corbi, Alberto] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46003 Valencia, Spain, Email: alberto.corbi@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Sci Ltd |
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1350-4533 |
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WOS:000398007100008 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3043 |
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Albiol, F.; Corbi, A.; Albiol, A. |
Title |
Evaluation of modern camera calibration techniques for conventional diagnostic X-ray imaging settings |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Radiological Physics and Technology |
Abbreviated Journal |
Radiol. Phys. Technol. |
Volume |
10 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
68-81 |
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Conventional X-ray camera calibration; Detector resolution; Intrinsic and extrinsic parameters; Zhang's method; Direct linear transform; Tsai's approach |
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We explore three different alternatives for obtaining intrinsic and extrinsic parameters in conventional diagnostic X-ray frameworks: the direct linear transform (DLT), the Zhang method, and the Tsai approach. We analyze and describe the computational, operational, and mathematical background differences for these algorithms when they are applied to ordinary radiograph acquisition. For our study, we developed an initial 3D calibration frame with tin cross-shaped fiducials at specific locations. The three studied methods enable the derivation of projection matrices from 3D to 2D point correlations. We propose a set of metrics to compare the efficiency of each technique. One of these metrics consists of the calculation of the detector pixel density, which can be also included as part of the quality control sequence in general X-ray settings. The results show a clear superiority of the DLT approach, both in accuracy and operational suitability. We paid special attention to the Zhang calibration method. Although this technique has been extensively implemented in the field of computer vision, it has rarely been tested in depth in common radiograph production scenarios. Zhang's approach can operate on much simpler and more affordable 2D calibration frames, which were also tested in our research. We experimentally confirm that even three or four plane-image correspondences achieve accurate focal lengths. |
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[Albiol, Francisco; Corbi, Alberto] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: alberto.corbi@ific.uv.es |
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Springer Japan Kk |
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1865-0333 |
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WOS:000405867100009 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3238 |
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Albiol, A.; Corbi, A.; Albiol, F. |
Title |
Automatic intensity windowing of mammographic images based on a perceptual metric |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Medical Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Med. Phys. |
Volume |
44 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
1369-1378 |
Keywords |
contrast stretching; Gabor filtering; human visual system; mammogram; mutual information; window level/width |
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Purpose: Initial auto-adjustment of the window level WL and width WW applied to mammographic images. The proposed intensity windowing (IW) method is based on the maximization of the mutual information (MI) between a perceptual decomposition of the original 12-bit sources and their screen displayed 8-bit version. Besides zoom, color inversion and panning operations, IW is the most commonly performed task in daily screening and has a direct impact on diagnosis and the time involved in the process. Methods: The authors present a human visual system and perception-based algorithm named GRAIL (Gabor-relying adjustment of image levels). GRAIL initially measures a mammogram's quality based on the MI between the original instance and its Gabor-filtered derivations. From this point on, the algorithm performs an automatic intensity windowing process that outputs the WL/WW that best displays each mammogram for screening. GRAIL starts with the default, high contrast, wide dynamic range 12-bit data, and then maximizes the graphical information presented in ordinary 8-bit displays. Tests have been carried out with several mammogram databases. They comprise correlations and an ANOVA analysis with the manual IW levels established by a group of radiologists. A complete MATLAB implementation of GRAIL is available at . Results: Auto-leveled images show superior quality both perceptually and objectively compared to their full intensity range and compared to the application of other common methods like global contrast stretching (GCS). The correlations between the human determined intensity values and the ones estimated by our method surpass that of GCS. The ANOVA analysis with the upper intensity thresholds also reveals a similar outcome. GRAIL has also proven to specially perform better with images that contain micro-calcifications and/or foreign X-ray-opaque elements and with healthy BI-RADS A-type mammograms. It can also speed up the initial screening time by a mean of 4.5 s per image. Conclusions: A novel methodology is introduced that enables a quality-driven balancing of the WL/WW of mammographic images. This correction seeks the representation that maximizes the amount of graphical information contained in each image. The presented technique can contribute to the diagnosis and the overall efficiency of the breast screening session by suggesting, at the beginning, an optimal and customized windowing setting for each mammogram. |
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[Albiol, Alberto] Univ Politecn Valencia, iTeam Res Inst, Valencia, Spain, Email: alberto.corbi@ific.uv.es |
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Wiley |
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0094-2405 |
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WOS:000400572700016 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3122 |
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Albaladejo, M.; Moussallam, B. |
Title |
Extended chiral Khuri-Treiman formalism for eta -> 3 pi and the role of the a(0)(980), f(0)(980) resonances |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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77 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
508 - 23pp |
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Recent experiments on eta -> 3 pi decays have provided an extremely precise knowledge of the amplitudes across the Dalitz region which represent stringent constraints on theoretical descriptions. We reconsider an approach in which the low-energy chiral expansion is assumed to be optimally convergent in an unphysical region surrounding the Adler zero, and the amplitude in the physical region is uniquely deduced by an analyticity-based extrapolation using the Khuri-Treiman dispersive formalism. We present an extension of the usual formalism which implements the leading inelastic effects from the K (K) over bar channel in the final-state pi pi interaction as well as in the initial-state eta pi interaction. The constructed amplitude has an enlarged region of validity and accounts in a realistic way for the influence of the two light scalar resonances f(0)(980) and a(0)(980) in the dispersive integrals. It is shown that the effect of these resonances in the low-energy region of the eta -> 3 pi decay is not negligible, in particular for the 3 pi(0) mode, and improves the description of the energy variation across the Dalitz plot. Some remarks are made on the scale dependence and the value of the double quark mass ratio Q. |
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[Albaladejo, M.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Ctr Mixto, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia, Spain, Email: moussall@ipno.in2p3.fr |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000406687400002 |
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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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3229 |
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Albaladejo, M.; Guo, F.K.; Hanhart, C.; Meissner, U.G.; Nieves, J.; Nogga, A.; Yang, Z. |
Title |
Note on X(3872) production at hadron colliders and its molecular structure |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Chinese Physics C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chin. Phys. C |
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41 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
121001 - 3pp |
Keywords |
X(3872); hadronic molecules; exotic hadrons |
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The production of the X (3872) as a hadronic molecule in hadron colliders is clarified. We show that the conclusion of Bignamini et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 162001, that the production of the X(3872) at high pT implies a non-molecular structure, does not hold. In particular, using the well understood properties of the deuteron wave function as an example, we identify the relevant scales in the production process. |
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[Albaladejo, Miguel] Univ Murcia, Dept Fis, E-30071 Murcia, Spain |
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Chinese Physical Soc |
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1674-1137 |
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WOS:000417112000001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3397 |
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Albaladejo, M.; Fernandez-Soler, P.; Nieves, J.; Ortega, P.G. |
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Lowest-lying even-parity (B)over-bar(s) mesons: heavy-quark spin-flavor symmetry, chiral dynamics, and constituent quark-model bare masses |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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77 |
Issue |
3 |
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170 - 9pp |
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The discovery of the D*(s0)(2317) and D-s1(2460) resonances in the charmed-strange meson spectra revealed that formerly successful constituent quark models lose predictability in the vicinity of two-meson thresholds. The emergence of non-negligible effects due to meson loops requires an explicit evaluation of the interplay between Q (q) over bar and (Q (q) over bar)(q (q) over bar) Fock components. In contrast to the c (s) over bar sector, there is no experimental evidence of J(P) = 0(+), 1(+) bottom-strange states yet. Motivated by recent lattice studies, in this work the heavy-quark partners of the D*(s0)(2317) and D-s1(2460) states are analyzed within a heavy meson chiral unitary scheme. As a novelty, the coupling between the constituent quark-model P-wave (B) over bar (s) scalar and axial mesons and the (B) over bar (()*()) K channels is incorporated employing an effective interaction, consistent with heavy-quark spin symmetry, constrained by the lattice energy levels. |
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[Albaladejo, M.; Fernandez-Soler, P.; Nieves, J.; Ortega, P. G.] Univ Valencia, Inst Invest Paterna, Ctr Mixto CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Aptd 22085, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: ortegapg@gmail.com |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000400018400001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3076 |
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Albaladejo, M.; Fernandez-Soler, P.; Guo, F.K.; Nieves, J. |
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Two-pole structure of the D-0*(2400) |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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767 |
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465-469 |
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The so far only known charmed non-strange scalar meson is dubbed as D-0(*)(2400) in the Review of Particle Physics. We show, within the framework of unitarized chiral perturbation theory, that there are in fact two (I = 1/2, J(P) = 0(+)) poles in the region of the D-0(*)( 2400) in the coupled-channel D pi, D eta and D-s (K) over bar scattering amplitudes. With all the parameters previously fixed, we predict the energy levels for the coupled-channel system in a finite volume, and find that they agree remarkably well with recent lattice QCD calculations. This successful description of the lattice data is regarded as a strong evidence for the two-pole structure of the D-0(*)( 2400). With the physical quark masses, the poles are located at (2105(-8)(+6) – i102(-12)(+10)) MeV and (2451(-26)(+36) – i134(-8)(+7)) MeV, with the largest couplings to the D pi and D-s (K) over bar channels, respectively. Since the higher pole is close to the D-s (K) over bar threshold, we expect it to show up as a threshold enhancement in the D-s (K) over bar invariant mass distribution. This could be checked by high-statistic data in future experiments. We also show that the lower pole belongs to the same SU(3) multiplet as the D-s0(*)(2317) state. Predictions for partners in the bottom sector are also given. |
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[Albaladejo, Miguel; Fernandez-Soler, Pedro; Nieves, Juan] Univ Valencia, Ctr Mixto CSIC, Inst Invest Paterna, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Aptd 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: albaladejo@um.es; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000397861700070 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3025 |
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Albaladejo, M.; Daub, J.T.; Hanhart, C.; Kubis, B.; Moussallamd, B. |
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How to employ (B)over-bar(d)(0) -> J/psi(pi eta, (K)over-barK) decays to extract information on pi eta scattering |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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04 |
Issue |
4 |
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010 - 28pp |
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Chiral Lagrangians; Heavy Quark Physics |
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We demonstrate that dispersion theory allows one to deduce crucial information on pi eta scattering from the final-state interactions of the light mesons visible in the spectral distributions of the decays (B) over bar (0)(d) -> J/psi(pi(0)eta, K+K-, K-0 (K) over bar (0)). Thus high-quality measurements of these differential observables are highly desired. The corresponding rates are predicted to be of the same order of magnitude as those for (B) over bar (0)(d) -> J/psi pi(+)pi(-) measured recently at LHCb, letting the corresponding measurement appear feasible. |
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[Albaladejo, M.] Ctr Mixto CSIC Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Inst Invest Paterna, Aptdo 22085, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: Miguel.Albaladejo@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000398449400002 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3073 |
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