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NEXT Collaboration (Cebrian, S. et al); Alvarez, V.; Carcel, S.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Diaz, J.; Ferrario, P.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Laing, A.; Liubarsky, I.; Lopez-March, N.; Lorca, D.; Martin-Albo, J.; Martinez, A.; Monrabal, F.; Monserrate, M.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Nebot-Guinot, M.; Rodriguez, J.; Serra, L.; Simon, A.; Sorel, M.; Yahlali, N. |
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Accurate gamma and MeV-electron track reconstruction with an ultra-low diffusion Xenon/TMA TPC at 10 atm |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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804 |
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8-24 |
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Double-beta decay; Gamma and electron detection; Microbulk micromegas; Time projection chamber; High pressure Xenon-Trimehylamine; Penning-Fluorescent mixtures |
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We report the performance of a 10 atm Xenon/trimethylamine time projection chamber (TPC) for the detection of X-rays (30 keV) and gamma-rays (0.511-1.275 MeV) in conjunction with the accurate tracking of the associated electrons. When operated at such a high pressure and in similar to 1%-admixtures, trimethylamine (TMA) endows Xenon with an extremely low electron diffusion (1.3 +/- 0.13 mm-sigma (longitudinal), 0.95 +/- 0.20 mm-sigma (transverse) along 1 m drift) besides forming a convenient Penning-Fluorescent' mixture. The TPC, that houses 1.1 kg of gas in its fiducial volume, operated continuously for 100 live-days in charge amplification mode. The readout was performed through the recently introduced microbulk Micromegas technology and the AFTER chip, providing a 3D voxelization of 8 mm x 8 mm x 1.2 mm for approximately 10 cm/MeV-long electron tracks. Resolution in energy (epsilon) at full width half maximum (R) inside the fiducial volume ranged from R = 14.6% (30 keV) to R = 4.6% (1.275 MeV). This work was developed as part of the R&D program of the NEXT collaboration for future detector upgrades in the search of the neutrino-less double beta decay (beta beta 0 nu) in Xe-136, specifically those based on novel gas mixtures. Therefore we ultimately focus on the calorimetric and topological properties of the reconstructed MeV-electron tracks. In particular, the obtained energy resolution has been decomposed in its various contributions and improvements towards achieving the R =1.4%root MeV/epsilon levels obtained in small sensors are discussed. |
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[Gonzalez-Diaz, Diego; Cebrian, S.; Dafni, T.; Herrera, D. C.; Irastorza, I. G.; Luzon, G.; Villar, J. A.; Aznarab, F.; Castel, J.; Garcia, J. A.; Gomez, H.; Iguaz, F. J.; Lagraba, A.; Rodriguez, A.; Ruiz-Choliz, E.; Segui, L.; Tomas, A.] Univ Zaragoza, Lab Fis Nucl & Astroparticulas, Zaragoza, Spain, Email: Diego.Gonzalez.Diaz@cern.ch; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000364133700002 |
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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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2442 |
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Pajtler, M.V.; Szilner, S.; Corradi, L.; de Angelis, G.; Fioretto, E.; Gadea, A.; Haas, F.; Lunardi, S.; Malenica, D.J.; Marginean, N.; Mengoni, D.; Mijatovic, T.; Montagnoli, G.; Montanari, D.; Pollarolo, G.; Recchia, F.; Salsac, M.D.; Scarlassara, F.; Soic, N.; Stefanini, A.M.; Ur, C.A.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J. |
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Selective properties of neutron transfer reactions in the Zr-90+Pb-208 system for the population of excited states in zirconium isotopes |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nuclear Physics A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Phys. A |
Volume |
941 |
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Pages |
273-292 |
Keywords |
Heavy ion transfer reactions; gamma transitions; Magnetic spectrometer |
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Nuclei produced via multineutron transfer channels have been studied in Zr-90 + Pb-208 close to the Coulomb barrier energy in a fragment-gamma coincident measurement employing the PRISMA magnetic spectrometer coupled to the CLARA gamma-array. The selective properties of the reaction mechanism have been discussed in terms of states and their strength excited in the neutron transfer channels leading to Zr89-94 isotopes. A strong population of yrast states, with energies up to similar to 7.5 MeV has been observed. |
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[Pajtler, M. Varga] Univ Osijek, Dept Phys, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia, Email: mvarga@fizika.unios.hr; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0375-9474 |
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WOS:000360515100020 |
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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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2377 |
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Bulava, J.; Della Morte, M.; Heitger, J.; Wittemeier, C. |
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Non-perturbative improvement of the axial current in N-f=3 lattice QCD with Wilson fermions and tree-level improved gauge action |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nuclear Physics B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Phys. B |
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896 |
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Pages |
555-568 |
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The coefficient c(A) required for O(a) improvement of the axial current in lattice QCD with N-f = 3 flavors of Wilson fermions and the tree-level Symanzik-improved gauge action is determined non-perturbatively. The standard improvement condition using Schrodinger functional boundary conditions is employed at constant physics for a range of couplings relevant for simulations at lattice spacings of approximate to 0.09 fm and below. We define the improvement condition projected onto the zero topological charge sector of the theory, in order to avoid the problem of possibly insufficient tunneling between topological sectors in our simulations at the smallest bare coupling. An interpolation formula for c(A) (g(0)(2)) is provided together with our final results. |
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[Bulava, John] Univ Dublin Trinity Coll, Sch Math, Dublin 2, Ireland, Email: heitger@uni-muenster.de |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0550-3213 |
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WOS:000356634500018 |
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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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2281 |
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Fonseca, R.M. |
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On the chirality of the SM and the fermion content of GUTs |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Nuclear Physics B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Phys. B |
Volume |
897 |
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Pages |
757-780 |
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The Standard Model (SM) is a chiral theory, where right- and left-handed fermion fields transform differently under the gauge group. Extra fermions, if they do exist, need to be heavy otherwise they would have already been observed. With no complex mechanisms at work, such as confining interactions or extra-dimensions, this can only be achieved if every extra right-handed fermion comes paired with a left-handed one transforming in the same way under the Standard Model gauge group, otherwise the new states would only get a mass after electroweak symmetry breaking, which would necessarily be small (similar to 100 GeV). Such a simple requirement severely constrains the fermion content of Grand Unified Theories (GUTs). It is known for example that three copies of the representations (5) over bar + 10 of SU(5) or three copies of the 16 of SO(10) can reproduce the Standard Model's chirality, but how unique are these arrangements? In a systematic way, this paper looks at the possibility of having non-standard mixtures of fermion GUT representations yielding the correct Standard Model chirality. Family unification is possible with large special unitary groups for example, the 171 representation of SU(19) may decompose as 3(16) + 120 + 3(1) under SO(10). |
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Univ Valencia, AHEP Grp, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: renato.fonseca@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0550-3213 |
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WOS:000358623600032 |
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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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2328 |
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Davesne, D.; Meyer, J.; Pastore, A.; Navarro, J. |
Title |
Partial wave decomposition of the N3LO equation of state |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Physica Scripta |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Scr. |
Volume |
90 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
114002 - 6pp |
Keywords |
nuclear structure; equation of state; effective theory |
Abstract |
By means of a partial wave decomposition, we separate their contributions to the equation of state (EoS) of symmetric nuclear matter for the N3LO pseudo-potential. In particular, we show that although both the tensor and the spin-orbit terms do not contribute to the EoS, they give a non-vanishing contribution to the separate (JLS) channels. |
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[Davesne, D.; Meyer, J.] Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, IN2P3, Inst Phys Nucl Lyon,UMR 5822, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France, Email: davesne@ipnl.in2p3.fr; |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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English |
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0031-8949 |
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WOS:000366871100003 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2508 |
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