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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abraham, J. et al); Pastor, S. |
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The fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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620 |
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2-3 |
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227-251 |
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Cosmic rays; Fluorescence detector |
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The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It combines a surface array to measure secondary particles at ground level together with a fluorescence detector to measure the development of air showers in the atmosphere above the array. The fluorescence detector comprises 24 large telescopes specialized for measuring the nitrogen fluorescence caused by charged particles of cosmic ray air showers. In this paper we describe the components of the fluorescence detector including its optical system, the design of the camera, the electronics, and the systems for relative and absolute calibration. We also discuss the operation and the monitoring of the detector. Finally, we evaluate the detector performance and precision of shower reconstructions. |
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[Bohacova, M.; Chudoba, J.; Grygar, J.; Hrabovsky, M.; Karova, T.; Mandat, D.; Necesal, P.; Nozka, L.; Nyklicek, M.; Palatka, M.; Pech, M.; Prouza, M.; Ridky, J.; Schovancova, J.; Schovanek, P.; Travnicek, P.] Acad Sci Czech Republic, Inst Phys, Prague, Czech Republic, Email: prouza@fzu.cz |
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ISI:000280601700018 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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Rodriguez-Alvarez, M.J.; Sanchez, F.; Soriano, A.; Iborra, A. |
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Sparse Givens resolution of large system of linear equations: Applications to image reconstruction |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Mathematical and Computer Modelling |
Abbreviated Journal |
Math. Comput. Model. |
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52 |
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7-8 |
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1258-1264 |
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Givens rotations; QR-factorization; Computed tomography; Image reconstruction |
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In medicine, computed tomographic images are reconstructed from a large number of measurements of X-ray transmission through the patient (projection data). The mathematical model used to describe a computed tomography device is a large system of linear equations of the form AX = B. In this paper we propose the QR decomposition as a direct method to solve the linear system. QR decomposition can be a large computational procedure. However, once it has been calculated for a specific system, matrices Q and R are stored and used for any acquired projection on that system. Implementation of the QR decomposition in order to take more advantage of the sparsity of the system matrix is discussed. |
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[Rodriguez-Alvarez, Maria-Jose; Iborra, Amadeo] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Matemat Multidisciplinar, E-46022 Valencia, Spain, Email: mjrodri@imm.upv.es |
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Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
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ISI:000280933700043 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Abat, E. et al); Castillo Gimenez, V.; Ferrer, A.; Gonzalez, V.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Mitsou, V.A.; Ruiz, A.; Sanchis, E.; Solans, C.; Torres, J.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A. |
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Study of energy response and resolution of the ATLAS barrel calorimeter to hadrons of energies from 20 to 350 GeV |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
621 |
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1-3 |
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134-150 |
Keywords |
ATLAS; Calorimetry; Test-beam; Calibration; Simulation |
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A fully instrumented slice of the ATLAS detector was exposed to test beams from the SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron) at CERN in 2004. In this paper, the results of the measurements of the response of the barrel calorimeter to hadrons with energies in the range 20-350 GeV and beam impact points and angles corresponding to pseudo-rapidity values in the range 0.2-0.65 are reported. The results are compared to the predictions of a simulation program using the Geant 4 toolkit. |
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[Abata, E.; Arik, E.; Cetin, S. A.] Bogazici Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, TR-80815 Bebek, Turkey, Email: atlassecretariat@cern.ch |
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ISI:000281109100019 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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389 |
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Aguilar, A.C.; Binosi, D.; Papavassiliou, J. |
Title |
QCD effective charges from lattice data |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
07 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
002 - 24pp |
Keywords |
Nonperturbative Effects; QCD |
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We use recent lattice data on the gluon and ghost propagators, as well as the Kugo-Ojima function, in order to extract the non-perturbative behavior of two particular definitions of the QCD effective charge, one based on the pinch technique construction, and one obtained from the standard ghost-gluon vertex. The construction relies crucially on the definition of two dimensionful quantities, which are invariant under the renormalization group, and are built out of very particular combinations of the aforementioned Green's functions. The main non-perturbative feature of both effective charges, encoded in the infrared finiteness of the gluon propagator and ghost dressing function used in their definition, is the freezing at a common finite (non-vanishing) value, in agreement with a plethora of theoretical and phenomenological expectations. We discuss the sizable discrepancy between the freezing values obtained from the present lattice analysis and the corresponding estimates derived from several phenomenological studies, and attribute its origin to the difference in the gauges employed. A particular toy calculation suggests that the modifications induced to the non-perturbative gluon propagator by the gauge choice may indeed account for the observed deviation of the freezing values. |
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[Aguilar, A. C.] Fed Univ ABC, CCNH, BR-09210170 Santo Andre, Brazil, Email: arlene.aguilar@ufabc.edu.br |
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ISI:000281504500002 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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384 |
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Horvat, S.; Magas, V.K.; Strottman, D.D.; Csernai, L.P. |
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Entropy development in ideal relativistic fluid dynamics with the Bag Model equation of state |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
692 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
277-280 |
Keywords |
Quark deconfinement; Quark-gluon plasma production; Phase transitions; Relativistic heavy-ion collisions; Hydrodynamic models |
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We consider an idealized situation where the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) is described by a perfect, (3 + 1)-dimensional fluid dynamic model starting from an initial state and expanding until a final state where freeze-out and/or hadronization takes place. We study the entropy production with attention to effects of (i) numerical viscosity, (ii) late stages of flow where the Bag Constant and the partonic pressure are becoming similar, (iii) and the consequences of final freeze-out and constituent quark matter formation. |
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[Horvat, Sz; Csernai, L. P.] Univ Bergen, Inst Phys & Technol, N-5007 Bergen, Norway, Email: szhorvat@ift.uib.no |
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ISI:000282249400011 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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375 |
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Baron, R.; Boucaud, P.; Dimopoulos, P.; Frezzotti, R.; Palao, D.; Rossi, G.; Farchioni, F.; Munster, G.; Sudmann, T.; Gimenez, V.; Herdoiza, G.; Jansen, K.; Lubicz, V.; Simula, S.; Michael, C.; Scorzato, L.; Shindler, A.; Urbach, C.; Wenger, U. |
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Light meson physics from maximally twisted mass lattice QCD |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
097 - 41pp |
Keywords |
Lattice QCD; Quark Masses and SM Parameters; QCD |
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We present a comprehensive investigation of light meson physics using maximally twisted mass fermions for N-f = 2 mass-degenerate quark flavours. By employing four values of the lattice spacing, spatial lattice extents ranging from 2.0 fm to 2.5 fm and pseudo scalar masses in the range 280 less than or similar to m(PS) less than or similar to 650MeV we control the major systematic effects of our calculation. This enables us to confront our N-f = 2 data with SU(2) chiral perturbation theory and extract low energy constants of the effective chiral Lagrangian and derived quantities, such as the light quark mass. |
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[Baron, Remi; Boucaud, Phillip] Univ Paris 11, Phys Theor Lab, Ctr Orsay, F-91405 Orsay, France, Email: remi.baron@centraliens.net |
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ISI:000282367800036 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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348 |
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Edelhauser, L.; Porod, W.; Singh, R.K. |
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Spin discrimination in three-body decays |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
053 - 31pp |
Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Supersymmetric Standard Model |
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The identification of the correct model for physics beyond the Standard Model requires the determination of the spin of new particles. We investigate to which extent the spin of a new particle X can be identified in scenarios where it decays dominantly in three-body decays X -> f (f) over barY. Here we assume that Y is a candidate for dark matter and escapes direct detection at a high energy collider such as the LHC. We show that in the case that all intermediate particles are heavy, one can get information on the spins of X and Y at the LHC by exploiting the invariant mass distribution of the two standard model fermions. We develop a model-independent strategy to determine the spins without prior knowledge of the unknown couplings and test it in a series of Monte Carlo studies. |
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[Edelhaeuser, Lisa; Porod, Werner; Singh, Ritesh K.] Univ Wurzburg, Inst Theoret Phys & Astrophys, D-97074 Wurzburg, Germany, Email: ledelhaeuser@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de |
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ISI:000282368500014 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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Barenboim, G.; Panotopoulos, G. |
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Gravitino dark matter in the constrained next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model with neutralino next-to-lightest superpartner |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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09 |
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011 - 20pp |
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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Supersymmetric Standard Model |
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The viability of a possible cosmological scenario is investigated. The theoretical framework is the constrained next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model (cNMSSM), with a gravitino playing the role of the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) and a neutralino acting as the next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle (NLSP). All the necessary constraints from colliders and cosmology have been taken into account. For gravitino we have considered the two usual production mechanisms, namely out-of equillibrium decay from the NLSP, and scattering processes from the thermal bath. The maximum allowed reheating temperature after inflation, as well as the maximum allowed gravitino mass are determined. |
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[Barenboim, Gabriela] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: gabriela.barenboim@uv.es |
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ISI:000282370900046 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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256 |
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Bruhnke, M.; Herrmann, B.; Porod, W. |
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Signatures of bosonic squark decays in non-minimally flavour-violating supersymmetry |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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09 |
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9 |
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006 - 35pp |
Keywords |
Supersymmetry Phenomenology |
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We investigate couplings of squarks to gauge and Higgs-bosons within the framework of non-minimal flavour violation in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. Introducing non-diagonal elements in the mass matrices of squarks, we first study their impact on the self-energies and physical mass eigenvalues of squarks. We then present an extensive analysis of bosonic squark decays for variations of the flavour-violating parameters around the two benchmark scenarios SPS1a' and SPS1b. Signatures, that would be characteristic for a non-minimal flavour structure in the squark sector, can be found in wide regions of the parameter space. |
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[Bruhnke, Matthias; Herrmann, Bjoern; Porod, Werner] Univ Wurzburg, Inst Theoret Phys & Astrophys, D-97074 Wurzburg, Germany, Email: mbruhnke@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de |
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ISI:000282370900051 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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ANTARES Collaboration (Aguilar, J.A. et al); Bigongiari, C.; Dornic, D.; Emanuele, U.; Gomez-Gonzalez, J.P.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Mangano, S.; Salesa, F.; Toscano, S.; Yepes, H.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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Zenith distribution and flux of atmospheric muons measured with the 5-line ANTARES detector |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Astroparticle Physics |
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Astropart Phys. |
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34 |
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3 |
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179-184 |
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Atmospheric muons; Neutrino telescope; Depth-intensity relation |
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The ANTARES high-energy neutrino telescope is a three-dimensional array of about 900 photomultipliers distributed over 12 mooring lines installed in the Mediterranean Sea. Between February and November 2007 it acquired data in a 5-line configuration. The zenith angular distribution of the atmospheric muon flux and the associated depth-intensity relation are measured and compared with previous measurements and Monte Carlo expectations. An evaluation of the systematic effects due to uncertainties on environmental and detector parameters is presented. |
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[Bazzotti, M.; Biagi, S.; Carminati, G.; Giacomelli, G.; Margiotta, A.; Spurio, M.] Dipartimento Fis Univ, I-40127 Bologna, Italy, Email: Annarita.Margiotta@bo.infn.it |
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ISI:000282496000005 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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