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Author Epele, L.N.; Fanchiotti, H.; Garcia Canal, C.A.; Mitsou, V.A.; Vento, V.
Title Looking for magnetic monopoles at LHC with diphoton events Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication European Physical Journal Plus Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. Plus
Volume 127 Issue 5 Pages 60 - 15pp
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Abstract Magnetic monopoles have been a subject of interest since Dirac established the relation between the existence of monopoles and charge quantization. The intense experimental search carried thus far has not met with success. The Large Hadron Collider is reaching energies never achieved before allowing the search for exotic particles in the TeV mass range. In a continuing effort to discover these rare particles we propose here other ways to detect them. We study the observability of monopoles and monopolium, a monopole-antimonopole bound state, at the Large Hadron Collider in the gamma gamma channel for monopole masses in the range 500-1000 GeV. We conclude that LHC is an ideal machine to discover monopoles with masses below 1 TeV at present running energies and with 5 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity.
Address [Epele, Luis N.; Fanchiotti, Huner; Garcia Canal, Carlos A.] Univ Nacl La Plata, Fac Ciencias Exactas, IFLP, CONICET,Dept Fis,Lab Fis Teor, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina, Email: epele@fisica.unlp.edu.ar;
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Publisher Springer Heidelberg Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN (down) 2190-5444 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000304697400001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1051
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Author Bernal, A.; Perez, A.
Title Analytic behavior of the QED polarizability function at finite temperature Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication AIP Advances Abbreviated Journal AIP Adv.
Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 012152 - 9pp
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Abstract We revisit the analytical properties of the static quasi-photon polarizability function for an electron gas at finite temperature, in connection with the existence of Friedel oscillations in the potential created by an impurity. In contrast with the zero temperature case, where the polarizability is an analytical function, except for the two branch cuts which are responsible for Friedel oscillations, at finite temperature the corresponding function is non analytical, in spite of becoming continuous everywhere on the complex plane. This effect produces, as a result, the survival of the oscillatory behavior of the potential. We calculate the potential at large distances, and relate the calculation to the non-analytical properties of the polarizability.
Address [Bernal, A.] Univ Barcelona, Dept Matemat Aplicada & Anal, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Publisher Amer Inst Physics Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (down) 2158-3226 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000302225400070 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 983
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Author Reichardt, C.L.; de Putter, R.; Zahn, O.; Hou, Z.
Title New limits on early dark energy from the South Pole telescope Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Astrophysical Journal Letters Abbreviated Journal Astrophys. J. Lett.
Volume 749 Issue 1 Pages L9 - 5pp
Keywords cosmic background radiation; dark energy; early universe
Abstract We present new limits on early dark energy (EDE) from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) using data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite on large angular scales and South Pole Telescope on small angular scales. We find a strong upper limit on the EDE density of Omega(e) < 0.018 at 95% confidence, a factor of three improvement over WMAP data alone. We show that adding lower-redshift probes of the expansion rate to the CMB data improves constraints on the dark energy equation of state, but not the EDE density. We also explain how small-scale CMB temperature anisotropy constrains EDE.
Address [Reichardt, C. L.; Zahn, O.] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Phys, Berkeley Ctr Cosmol Phys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA, Email: cr@bolo.berkeley.edu
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Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (down) 2041-8205 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000302143100009 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 962
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Author Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S.
Title Search for Point-like Sources of Ultra-high Energy Neutrinos at the Pierre Auger Observatory and Improved Limit on the Diffuse Flux of Tau Neutrinos Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Astrophysical Journal Letters Abbreviated Journal Astrophys. J. Lett.
Volume 755 Issue 1 Pages L4 - 7pp
Keywords astroparticle physics; cosmic rays; neutrinos; telescopes
Abstract The surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory can detect neutrinos with energy E-nu between 10(17) eV and 10(20) eV from point-like sources across the sky south of +55 degrees and north of -65 degrees declinations. A search has been performed for highly inclined extensive air showers produced by the interaction of neutrinos of all flavors in the atmosphere (downward-going neutrinos), and by the decay of tau leptons originating from tau neutrino interactions in Earth's crust (Earth-skimming neutrinos). No candidate neutrinos have been found in data up to 2010 May 31. This corresponds to an equivalent exposure of similar to 3.5 years of a full surface detector array for the Earth-skimming channel and similar to 2 years for the downward-going channel. An improved upper limit on the diffuse flux of tau neutrinos has been derived. Upper limits on the neutrino flux from point-like sources have been derived as a function of the source declination. Assuming a differential neutrino flux k(PS) . E-nu(-2). from a point-like source, 90% confidence level upper limits for k(PS) at the level of approximate to 5x10(-7) and 2.5x10(-6) GeV cm(-2) s(-1) have been obtained over a broad range of declinations from the searches for Earth-skimming and downward-going neutrinos, respectively.
Address [Abreu, P.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Brogueira, P.; Cazon, L.; Conceicao, R.; Diogo, F.; Espadanal, J.; Goncalves, P.; Pimenta, M.; Santo, C. E.; Santos, E.; Tome, B.] Univ Tecn Lisboa, LIP, Lisbon, Portugal
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Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (down) 2041-8205 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000306930700004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1121
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Author Grieser, M. et al; Rubio, B.
Title Storage ring at HIE-ISOLDE Technical design report Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication European Physical Journal-Special Topics Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J.-Spec. Top.
Volume 207 Issue 1 Pages 1-117
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Abstract We propose to install a storage ring at an ISOL-type radioactive beam facility for the first time. Specifically, we intend to setup the heavy-ion, low-energy ring TSR at the HIE-ISOLDE facility in CERN, Geneva. Such a facility will provide a capability for experiments with stored secondary beams that is unique in the world. The envisaged physics programme is rich and varied, spanning from investigations of nuclear ground-state properties and reaction studies of astrophysical relevance, to investigations with highly-charged ions and pure isomeric beams. The TSR might also be employed for removal of isobaric contaminants from stored ion beams and for systematic studies within the neutrino beam programme. In addition to experiments performed using beams recirculating within the ring, cooled beams can also be extracted and exploited by external spectrometers for high-precision measurements. The existing TSR, which is presently in operation at the Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, is well-suited and can be employed for this purpose. The physics cases as well as technical details of the existing ring facility and of the beam and infrastructure requirements at HIE-ISOLDE are discussed in the present technical design report.
Address [Grieser, M.; Blaum, K.; Fischer, D.; von Hahn, R.; Kreim, S.; Repnow, R.; Schwalm, D.; Shubina, D.; Winckler, N.; Wolf, A.] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Publisher Springer Heidelberg Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN (down) 1951-6355 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000303985700001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1014
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