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Pich, A.; Rodriguez-Sanchez, A. |
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Determination of the QCD coupling from ALEPH tau decay data |
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2016 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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94 |
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3 |
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034027 - 26pp |
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We present a comprehensive study of the determination of the strong coupling from tau decay, using the most recent release of the experimental ALEPH data. We critically review all theoretical strategies used in previous works and put forward various novel approaches which allow one to study complementary aspects of the problem. We investigate the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods, trying to uncover their potential hidden weaknesses and test the stability of the obtained results under slight variations of the assumed inputs. We perform several determinations, using different methodologies, and find a very consistent set of results. All determinations are in excellent agreement, and allow us to extract a very reliable value for alpha(s)(m(tau)(2)). The main uncertainty originates in the pure perturbative error from unknown higher orders. Taking into account the systematic differences between the results obtained with the contour-improved perturbation theory and fixed-order perturbation theory prescriptions, we find alpha((nf=3))(s) (m(tau)(2)) = 0.328 +/- 0.013 which implies alpha((nf=5))(s) (M-Z(2)) = 0.1197 +/- 0.0015. |
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[Pich, Antonio; Rodriguez-Sanchez, Antonio] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, Apartat Correus 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain |
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Albiol, F.; Corbi, A.; Albiol, A. |
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Geometrical Calibration of X-Ray Imaging With RGB Cameras for 3D Reconstruction |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging |
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IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging |
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35 |
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8 |
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1952-1961 |
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3D reconstruction; camera system; geometric calibration; visible fiducials; X-ray imaging |
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We present a methodology to recover the geometrical calibration of conventional X-ray settings with the help of an ordinary video camera and visible fiducials that are present in the scene. After calibration, equivalent points of interest can be easily identifiable with the help of the epipolar geometry. The same procedure also allows the measurement of real anatomic lengths and angles and obtains accurate 3D locations from image points. Our approach completely eliminates the need for X-ray-opaque reference marks (and necessary supporting frames) which can sometimes be invasive for the patient, occlude the radiographic picture, and end up projected outside the imaging sensor area in oblique protocols. Two possible frameworks are envisioned: a spatially shifting X-ray anode around the patient/object and a moving patient that moves/rotates while the imaging system remains fixed. As a proof of concept, experiences with a device under test (DUT), an anthropomorphic phantom and a real brachytherapy session have been carried out. The results show that it is possible to identify common points with a proper level of accuracy and retrieve three-dimensional locations, lengths and shapes with a millimetric level of precision. The presented approach is simple and compatible with both current and legacy widespread diagnostic X-ray imaging deployments and it can represent a good and inexpensive alternative to other radiological modalities like CT. |
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[Albiol, Francisco; Corbi, Alberto] Univ Valencia, Consejo Super Invest Cient, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: kiko@ific.uv.es; |
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Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc |
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WOS:000381436000016 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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LHCb Collaboration (Aaij, R. et al); Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Remon Alepuz, C.; Ruiz Valls, P.; Sanchez Mayordomo, C. |
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Measurement of the CP Asymmetry in B-s(0) – (B)over-bar(s)(0) Mixing |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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117 |
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6 |
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061803 - 9pp |
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The CP asymmetry in the mixing of B-s(0) and (B) over bar (0)(s) mesons is measured in proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb(-1), recorded by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. Semileptonic B-s(0) and (B) over bar (s) (0) decays are studied in the inclusive mode D-s(-/+)mu(+/-)nu((-)) X-mu with the D-s(-/+) mesons reconstructed in the K+K-pi(-/+) final state. Correcting the observed charge asymmetry for detection and background effects, the CP asymmetry is found to be a(sl)(s) = (0.39 +/- 0.26 +/- 0.20)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This is the most precise measurement of a(sl)(s) to date. It is consistent with the prediction from the standard model and will constrain new models of particle physics. |
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[Archilli, F.; Bediaga, I.; De Miranda, J. M.; Rodrigues, F. Ferreira; Gomes, A.; Massafferri, A.; dos Reis, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. B.; Vieira, D.] Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
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WOS:000381442800006 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2811 |
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Miranda, O.G.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F. |
Title |
New Ambiguity in Probing CP Violation in Neutrino Oscillations |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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117 |
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6 |
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061804 - 5pp |
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If neutrinos get mass via the seesaw mechanism the mixing matrix describing neutrino oscillations can be effectively nonunitary. We show that in this case the neutrino appearance probabilities involve a new CP phase phi associated with nonunitarity. This leads to an ambiguity in extracting the “standard” three-neutrino phase delta(CP), which can survive even after neutrino and antineutrino channels are combined. Its existence should be taken into account in the planning of any oscillation experiment aiming at a robust measurement of delta(CP). |
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[Miranda, O. G.] Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Dept Fis, Apdo Postal 14-740, Mexico City 07000, DF, Mexico, Email: omr@fis.cinvestav.mx; |
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WOS:000381442800007 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2812 |
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IceCube Collaboration (Aartsen, M.G. et al); Salvado, J. |
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Searches for Sterile Neutrinos with the IceCube Detector |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
Publication |
Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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117 |
Issue |
7 |
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071801 - 9pp |
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The IceCube neutrino telescope at the South Pole has measured the atmospheric muon neutrino spectrum as a function of zenith angle and energy in the approximate 320 GeV to 20 TeV range, to search for the oscillation signatures of light sterile neutrinos. No evidence for anomalous nu(mu) or (nu) over bar (mu) disappearance is observed in either of two independently developed analyses, each using one year of atmospheric neutrino data. New exclusion limits are placed on the parameter space of the 3 + 1 model, in which muon antineutrinos experience a strong Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein-resonant oscillation. The exclusion limits extend to sin(2)2 theta(24) <= 0.02 at Delta m(2) similar to 0.3 eV(2) at the 90% confidence level. The allowed region from global analysis of appearance experiments, including LSND and MiniBooNE, is excluded at approximately the 99% confidence level for the global best-fit value of vertical bar U-e4 vertical bar(2). |
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[Auffenberg, J.; Leuermann, M.] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Phys 3, D-52056 Aachen, Germany |
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WOS:000381477200004 |
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Garcilazo, H.; Valcarce, A.; Vijande, J. |
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Maximal isospin few-body systems of nucleons and Xi hyperons |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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94 |
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2 |
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024002 - 3pp |
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By using local central Yukawa-type interactions that reproduce the low-energy parameters of the latest updates of the Nijmegen ESC08c potentials, we show that the N Xi, NN Xi, N Xi Xi, and NN Xi Xi systems with maximal isospin are bound. Since in these states the strong decay N Xi -> Lambda Lambda is forbidden by isospin conservation, these strange few-body systems will be stable under the strong interaction. These results may suggest that other states with different number of Ns and Xi s in the maximal isospin channel could also be bound. |
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[Garcilazo, H.] Inst Politecn Nacl, Escuela Super Fis & Matemat, Edificio 9, Mexico City 07738, DF, Mexico, Email: humberto@esfm.ipn.mx; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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2469-9985 |
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WOS:000381489900002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2794 |
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Vincent, A.C.; Palomares-Ruiz, S.; Mena, O. |
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Analysis of the 4-year IceCube high-energy starting events |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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94 |
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2 |
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023009 - 18pp |
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After four years of data taking, the IceCube neutrino telescope has detected 54 high-energy starting events (HESE, or contained-vertex events) with deposited energies above 20 TeV. They represent the first detection of high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos and, therefore, the first step in neutrino astronomy. To study the energy, flavor, and isotropy of the astrophysical neutrino flux arriving at Earth, we perform different analyses of two different deposited energy intervals, [10 TeV-10 PeV] and [60 TeV-10 PeV]. We first consider an isotropic unbroken power-law spectrum and constrain its shape, normalization, and flavor composition. Our results are in agreement with the preliminary IceCube results, although we obtain a slightly softer spectrum. We also find that current data are not sensitive to a possible neutrino-antineutrino asymmetry in the astrophysical flux. Then, we show that although a two-component power-law model leads to a slightly better fit, it does not represent a significant improvement with respect to a single power-law flux. Finally, we analyze the possible existence of a north-south asymmetry, hinted at by the combination of the HESE sample with the throughgoing muon data. If we use only HESE data, the scarce statistics from the Northern Hemisphere does not allow us to reach any conclusive answer, which indicates that the HESE sample alone is not driving the potential north-south asymmetry. |
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[Vincent, Aaron C.] Univ Durham, Dept Phys, IPPP, Durham DH1 3LE, England, Email: aaron.vincent@durham.ac.uk; |
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WOS:000381492400002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Cosentino, L. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. |
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Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the Be-7(n,alpha)alpha reaction at n_TOF |
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2016 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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830 |
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197-205 |
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Cosmological lithium problem; Big bang nucleosynthesis; Be-7(n,alpha)alpha reaction; n_TOF spallation neutron source |
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The newly built second experimental area EAR2 of then n_ToF spallation neutron source at CERN allows to perform (n, charged particles) experiments on short-lived highly radioactive targets. This paper describes a detection apparatus and the experimental procedure for the determination of the cross-section of the Be-7(n,alpha)alpha reaction, which represents one of the focal points toward the solution of the cosmological Lithium abundance problem, and whose only measurement, at thermal energy, dates back to 1963. The apparently unsurmountable experimental difficulties stemming from the huge Be-7 gamma-activity, along with the lack of a suitable neutron beam facility, had so far prevented further measurements. The detection system is subject to considerable radiation damage, but is capable of disentangling the rare reaction signals from the very high background. This newly developed setup could likely be useful also to study other challenging reactions requiring the detectors to be installed directly in the neutron beam. |
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[Cosentino, L.; Musumarra, A.; Pappalardo, A.; Piscopo, M.; Finocchiaro, P.; Cardella, R.; Heyse, J.; Jenkins, D. G.; Kaeppeler, F.; Katabuchi, T.; Kokkoris, M.; Lederer, C.; Lonsdale, S.; Massimi, C.; Mastinu, P.; Matteucci, F.; Mazzone, A.; Milazzo, P. M.; Nolte, R.; Patronis, N.; Pavlik, A.; Rauscher, T.; Schillebeeckx, P.; Stamatopoulos, A.; Tsinganis, A.; Vannini, G.; Vlastou, R.; Wallner, A.; Woods, P. J.] INFN Lab Nazl Sud, Catania, Italy, Email: FINOCCHIARO@LNS.INFN.IT |
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WOS:000381530300027 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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LHCb Collaboration (Aaij, R. et al); Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Ruiz Valls, P.; Sanchez Mayordomo, C. |
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Model-Independent Evidence for J/psi p Contributions to Lambda(0)(b) -> J/psi pK(-) Decays |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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117 |
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8 |
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082002 - 9pp |
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The data sample of Lambda(0)(b) -> J/psi pK(-) decays acquired with the LHCb detector from 7 and 8 TeV pp collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb(-1), is inspected for the presence of J/psi p or J/psi K- contributions with minimal assumptions about K(-)p contributions. It is demonstrated at more than nine standard deviations that Lambda(0)(b) -> J/psi pK(-) decays cannot be described with K- p contributions alone, and that J/psi K- contributions play a dominant role in this incompatibility. These model-independent results support the previously obtained model-dependent evidence for P-c(+)-> J/psi p charmonium-pentaquark states in the same data sample. |
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[Bediaga, I.; De Miranda, J. M.; Ferreira Rodrigues, F.; Furfaro, E.; Gomes, A.; Massafferri, A.; Rodrigues, B. Osorio; dos Reis, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. B.; Santovetti, E.] CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
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WOS:000381608500003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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LHCb Collaboration (Aaij, R. et al); Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Remon Alepuz, C.; Ruiz Valls, P.; Sanchez Mayordomo, C. |
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Evidence for Exotic Hadron Contributions to Lambda(0)(b) -> J/psi p pi(-) Decays |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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117 |
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8 |
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082003 - 10pp |
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A full amplitude analysis of Lambda(0)(b) -> J/psi pi(-) decays is performed with a data sample acquired with the LHCb detector from 7 and 8 TeV pp collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb(-1). A significantly better description of the data is achieved when, in addition to the previously observed nucleon excitations N -> p pi(-), either the P-c(43800)(+) and P-c(4450)(+) -> J/psi p states, previously observed in Lambda(0)(b) -> J/psi pK(-) decays, or the Z(c)(4200)(-) -> J/psi pi(-) state, previously reported in B-0 -> J/psi K+pi(-) decays, or all three, are included in the amplitude models. The data support a model containing all three exotic states, with a significance of more than three standard deviations. Within uncertainties, the data are consistent with the P-c(4380)(+) and P-c(4 450)(+) production rates expected from their previous observation taking account of Cabibbo suppression. |
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[Archilli, F.; Bediaga, I.; De Miranda, J. M.; Rodrigues, F. Ferreira; Fleuret, F.; Gomes, A.; Massafferri, A.; dos Reis, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. B.; Vieira, D.] CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
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