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NEXT Collaboration (Novella, P. et al); Carcel, S.; Carrion, J.V.; Lopez, F.; Lopez-March, N.; Martin-Albo, J.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Querol, M.; Romo-Luque, C.; Sorel, M.; Uson, A. |
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Demonstration of neutrinoless double beta decay searches in gaseous xenon with NEXT |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
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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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190 - 35pp |
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Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments); Rare Decay |
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The NEXT experiment aims at the sensitive search of the neutrinoless double beta decay in Xe-136, using high-pressure gas electroluminescent time projection chambers. The NEXT-White detector is the first radiopure demonstrator of this technology, operated in the Laboratorio Subterr & aacute;neo de Canfranc. Achieving an energy resolution of 1% FWHM at 2.6 MeV and further background rejection by means of the topology of the reconstructed tracks, NEXT-White has been exploited beyond its original goals in order to perform a neu-trinoless double beta decay search. The analysis considers the combination of 271.6 days of Xe-136-enriched data and 208.9 days of 136Xe-depleted data. A detailed background mod-eling and measurement has been developed, ensuring the time stability of the radiogenic and cosmogenic contributions across both data samples. Limits to the neutrinoless mode are obtained in two alternative analyses: a background-model-dependent approach and a novel direct background-subtraction technique, offering results with small dependence on the background model assumptions. With a fiducial mass of only 3.50 +/- 0.01 kg of Xe-136-enriched xenon, 90% C.L. lower limits to the neutrinoless double beta decay are found in the T-1/2(0 nu) > 5.5x10(23) -1.3x10(24) yr range, depending on the method. The presented techniques stand as a pro of-of-concept for the searches to be implemented with larger NEXT detectors. |
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[Hauptman, J.] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA, Email: pau.novella@ific.uv.es |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:001085073500001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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LHCb Collaboration (Aaij, R. et al); Jaimes Elles, S.J.; Jashal, B.K.; Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Rebollo De Miguel, M.; Remon Alepuz, C.; Ruiz Vidal, J.; Sanderswood, I. |
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A search for rare B → D μ+ μ- decays |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2024 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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02 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
032 - 23pp |
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B Physics; Flavour Physics; Hadron-Hadron Scattering; Rare Decay |
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A search for rare B. D mu+ mu- decays is performed using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1. No significant signals are observed in the non-resonant mu+ mu- modes, and upper limits of B -> B0. D0 mu+ mu- < 5.1 x 10-8, B B+. D+ s mu+ mu- -> < 3.2 x 10-8, B -> B0 s. D0 mu+ mu--> < 1.6 x 10-7 and fc/fu center dot B B+ c. D+ s mu+ mu--> < 9.6 x 10-8 are set at the 95% confidence level, where fc and fu are the fragmentation fractions of a B meson with a c and u quark respectively in proton-proton collisions. Each result is either the first such measurement or an improvement by three orders of magnitude on an existing limit. Separate upper limits are calculated when the muon pair originates from a J/.. mu+ mu- decay. The branching fraction of B+ c. D+ s J/. multiplied by the fragmentation-fraction ratio is measured to be fc fu center dot B -> B+ c. D+ s J/.-> = (1.63 +/- 0.15 +/- 0.13) x 10-5, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. |
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[Leite, J. Baptista de Souza; Bediaga, I. B.; Torres, M. Cruz; Da Graca, U. De Freitas Carneiro; De Miranda, J. M.; dos Reis, A. C.; Falcao, L. N.; Gomes, A.; Massafferri, A.; Machado, D. Torres] CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
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WOS:001162252300001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Chang, Q.; Li, X.Q.; Yang, Y.D. |
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The effects of a family nonuniversal Z ' boson on B -> pi pi decays |
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2011 |
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International Journal of Modern Physics A |
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Int. J. Mod. Phys. A |
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26 |
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7-8 |
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1273-1294 |
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B-physics; rare decays; beyond Standard Model |
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Motivated by the measured large branching ratio of (B) over bar (0) --> pi(0)pi(0) (the so-called pi pi puzzle), we investigate the effects of a family nonuniversal Z' model on the tree-dominated B --> pi pi decays. We find that the Z' coupling parameter zeta(LR)(d) similar to 0.05 with a nontrivial new weak phase phi(L)(d) similar to -50 degrees, which is relevant to the Z' contributions to the QCD penguin sector Delta C-5, is needed to reconcile the observed discrepancy. Combined with the recent fitting results from B --> pi K, pi K* and rho K decays, the Z' parameter spaces are severely reduced but still not excluded entirely, implying that both the “pi pi” and “pi K” puzzles could be accommodated simultaneously within such a family nonuniversal Z' model. |
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[Chang, Qin; Li, Xin-Qiang] Henan Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, Peoples R China, Email: changqin@htu.cn |
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0217-751x |
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ISI:000289175800004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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