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Author Baker, M.J.; Bordes, J.; Hong-Mo, C.; Tsun, T.S.
Title Mass Hierarchy, Mixing, CP-Violation And Higgs Decay – Or Why Rotation Is Good For Us Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication International Journal of Modern Physics A Abbreviated Journal Int. J. Mod. Phys. A
Volume 26 Issue 13 Pages 2087-2124
Keywords Quark and lepton mixing; mass hierarchy; CP violation; rotation
Abstract The idea of a rank-one rotating mass matrix (R2M2) is reviewed detailing how it leads to ready explanations both for the fermion mass hierarchy and for the distinctive mixing patterns between up and down fermion states, which can be and have been tested against experiment and shown to be fully consistent with existing data. Further, R2M2 is seen to offer, as by-products: (i) a new solution to the strong CP problem in QCD by linking the theta-angle there to the Kobayashi-Maskawa CP-violating phase in the CKM matrix, and (ii) some novel predictions of possible anomalies in Higgs decay observable in principle at the LHC. A special effort is made to answer some questions raised.
Address [Baker, Michael J.; Tsun, Tsou Sheung] Univ Oxford, Inst Math, Oxford OX1 3LB, England, Email: bakerm@maths.ox.ac.uk
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Publisher World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0217-751x ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000291219600001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial (up) 643
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Author Marco-Hernandez, R.
Title Development of a beam test telescope based on the Alibava readout system Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 6 Issue Pages C01002 - 7pp
Keywords Particle tracking detectors; Data acquisition circuits; Front-end electronics for detector readout; Digital electronic circuits
Abstract A telescope for a beam test have been developed as a result of a collaboration among the University of Liverpool, Centro Nacional de Microelectronica (CNM) of Barcelona and Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular (IFIC) of Valencia. This system is intended to carry out both analogue charge collection and spatial resolution measurements with different types of microstrip or pixel silicon detectors in a beam test environment. The telescope has four XY measurement as well as trigger planes (XYT board) and it can accommodate up to twelve devices under test (DUT board). The DUT board uses two Beetle ASICs for the readout of chilled silicon detectors. The board could operate in a self-triggering mode. The board features a temperature sensor and it can be mounted on a rotary stage. A peltier element is used for cooling the DUT. Each XYT board measures the track space points using two silicon strip detectors connected to two Beetle ASICs. It can also trigger on the particle tracks in the beam test. The board includes a CPLD which allows for the synchronization of the trigger signal to a common clock frequency, delaying and implementing coincidence with other XYT boards. An Alibava mother board is used to read out and to control each XYT/DUT board from a common trigger signal and a common clock signal. The Alibava board has a TDC on board to have a time stamp of each trigger. The data collected by each Alibava board is sent to a master card by means of a local data/address bus following a custom digital protocol. The master board distributes the trigger, clock and reset signals. It also merges the data streams from up to sixteen Alibava boards. The board has also a test channel for testing in a standard mode a XYT or DUT board. This board is implemented with a Xilinx development board and a custom patch board. The master board is connected with the DAQ software via 100M Ethernet. Track based alignment software has also been developed for the data obtained with the DAQ software.
Address [Marco-Hernandez, R.; Alibava Collaboration] CSIC UV, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: rmarco@ific.uv.es
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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 1748-0221 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000291345600007 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial (up) 644
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Author Linhart, V.; Burdette, D.; Chessi, E.; Cindro, V.; Clinthorne, N.H.; Cochran, E.; Grosicar, B.; Honscheid, K.; Kagan, H.; Lacasta, C.; Llosa, G.; Mikuz, M.; Stankova, V.; Studen, A.; Weilhammer, P.; Zontar, D.
Title Spectroscopy study of imaging devices based on silicon Pixel Array Detector coupled to VATAGP7 read-out chips Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 6 Issue Pages C01092 - 8pp
Keywords Gamma camera, SPECT, PET PET/CT, coronary CT angiography (CTA); Compton imaging
Abstract Spectroscopic and timing response studies have been conducted on a detector module consisting of a silicon Pixel Array Detector bonded on two VATAGP7 read-out chips manufactured by Gamma-Medica Ideas using laboratory gamma sources and the internal calibration facilities (the calibration system of the read-out chips). The performed tests have proven that the chips have (i) non-linear calibration curves which can be approximated by power functions, (ii) capability to measure the energy of photons with energy resolution better than 2 keV (exact range and resolution depend on experimental setup), (iii) the internal calibration facility which provides 6 out of 16 available internal calibration charges within our region of interest (spanning the Compton edge of 511 keV photons). The peaks induced by the internal calibration facility are suitable for a fit of the calibration curves. However, they are not suitable for measurements of equivalent noise charge because their full width at half maximum varies with their amplitude. These facts indicate that the VATAGP7 chips are useful and precise tools for a wide variety of spectroscopic devices. We have also explored time walk of the module and peaking time of the spectroscopy signals provided by the chips. We have observed that (iv) the time walk is caused partly by the peaking time of the signals provided by the fast shaper of the chips and partly by the timing uncertainty related to the varying position of the photon interaction, (v) the peaking time of the spectroscopy signals provided by the chips increases with increasing pulse height.
Address [Linhart, V.; Lacasta, C.; Llosa, G.; Stankova, V.] UVEG, CSIC, IFIC, Expt Phys Dept,Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Vladimir.Linhart@ific.uv.es
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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 1748-0221 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000291345600097 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial (up) 645
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Author Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S.
Title The Pierre Auger Observatory scaler mode for the study of solar activity modulation of galactic cosmic rays Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 6 Issue Pages P01003 - 16pp
Keywords Cherenkov detectors; Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Particle detectors
Abstract Since data-taking began in January 2004, the Pierre Auger Observatory has been recording the count rates of low energy secondary cosmic ray particles for the self-calibration of the ground detectors of its surface detector array. After correcting for atmospheric effects, modulations of galactic cosmic rays due to solar activity and transient events are observed. Temporal variations related with the activity of the heliosphere can be determined with high accuracy due to the high total count rates. In this study, the available data are presented together with an analysis focused on the observation of Forbush decreases, where a strong correlation with neutron monitor data is found.
Address [Abreu, P.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Brogueira, P.; Cazon, L.; Conceicao, R.; Goncalves, P.; Pimenta, M.; Santo, C. E.; Santos, E.; Tome, B.] LIP, P-1000 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 1748-0221 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000291345600003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 646
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Author ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Amoros, G.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Escobar, C.; Ferrer, A.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Hernandez Jimenez, Y.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Irles Quiles, A.; Kaci, M.; Lacasta, C.; Lacuesta, V.R.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Miñano, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Moles-Valls, R.; Moreno Llacer, M.; Oliver Garcia, E.; Perez Garcia-Estañ, M.T.; Ros, E.; Salt, J.; Solans, C.A.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Torro Pastor, E.; Valladolid Gallego, E.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Villaplana Perez, M.; Vos, M.; Wildauer, A.
Title Measurements of underlying-event properties using neutral and charged particles in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 900 GeV and sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C
Volume 71 Issue 5 Pages 1636 - 24pp
Keywords
Abstract We present first measurements of charged and neutral particle-flow correlations in pp collisions using the ATLAS calorimeters. Data were collected in 2009 and 2010 at centre-of-mass energies of 900 GeV and 7 TeV. Events were selected using a minimum-bias trigger which required a charged particle in scintillation counters on either side of the interaction point. Particle flows, sensitive to the underlying event, are measured using clusters of energy in the ATLAS calorimeters, taking advantage of their fine granularity. No Monte Carlo generator used in this analysis can accurately describe the measurements. The results are independent of those based on charged particles measured by the ATLAS tracking systems and can be used to constrain the parameters of Monte Carlo generators.
Address [Aleksa, M.; Amaral, P.; Anghinolfi, F.; Arfaoui, S.; Asai, S.; Baak, M. A.; Bachas, K.; Bachy, G.; Pedrosa, F. Baltasar Dos Santos; Banfi, D.; Battistin, M.; Bellina, F.; Beltramello, O.; Berge, D.; Bertinelli, F.; Bianchi, R. M.; Blanchot, G.; Bogaerts, J. A.; Boyd, J.; Braem, A.; Bremer, J.; Burckhart, H.; Butin, F.; Campana, S.; Garrido, M. D. M. Capeans; Carli, T.; Cataneo, F.; Catinaccio, A.; Cattai, A.; Cerri, A.; Chromek-Burckhart, D.; Cook, J.; Cote, D.; Danielsson, H. O.; Dauvergne, J. P.; Branco, M. De Oliveira; Dell'Acqua, A.; Delmastro, M.; Delruelle, N.; Di Girolamo, A.; Di Girolamo, B.; Dittus, F.; Dobinson, R.; Dobson, E.; Drevermann, H.; Dudarev, A.; Duehrssen, M.; Dunford, M.; Dydak, F.; Eifert, T.; Ellis, N.; Elsing, M.; Fabre, C.; Farthouat, P.; Fassnacht, P.; Fedorko, I.; Flammer, J.; Foussat, A.; Francis, D.; Franz, S.; Froeschl, R.; Froidevaux, D.; Torregrosa, E. Fullana; Gabaldon, C.; Gallas, M. V.; Garelli, N.; Garonne, V.; Gayde, J. -C.; Gianotti, F.; Gibson, S. M.; Godlewski, J.; Gonidec, A.; Goossens, L.; Gorini, B.; Grafstroem, P.; Grognuz, J.; Gruwe, M.; Haas, S.; Hahn, F.; Haider, S.; Hatch, M.; Hauschild, M.; Hawkings, R. J.; Correia, A. M. Henriques; Hervas, L.; Hoecker, A.; Huhtinen, M.; Inigo-Golfin, J.; Jaekel, M. R.; Jenni, P.; Jonsson, O.; Joram, C.; Kaplon, J.; Kerschen, N.; Klioutchnikova, T.; Knobloch, J.; Koblitz, B.; Koeneke, K.; Koffas, T.; Kollar, D.; Kotamaeki, M. J.; La Rosa, A.; Lamanna, M.; Lantzsch, K.; Lasseur, C.; Lassnig, M.; Leahu, M.; Miotto, G. Lehmann; Lichard, P.; Magnoni, L.; Mapelli, A.; Mapelli, L.; Marchand, J. F.; Marchesotti, M.; Martin, B.; Maugain, J. M.; McLaren, R. A.; Menot, C.; Messina, A.; Meyer, T. C.; Michal, S.; Miele, P.; Molina-Perez, J.; Morley, A. K.; Mornacchi, G.; Nairz, A. M.; Negri, G.; Nessi, M.; Nicquevert, B.; Niinikoski, T.; Nordberg, M.; Nyman, T.; Palestini, S.; Pastore, Fr; Pauly, T.; Pengo, R.; Pernegger, H.; Petersen, B. A.; Petersen, J.; Piacquadio, G.; Pirotte, O.; Pommes, K.; Poppleton, A.; Poulard, G.; Pribyl, L.; Price, M. J.; Raymond, M.; Rembser, C.; Dos Santos, D. Roda; Roe, S.; Salzburger, A.; Savu, D. O.; Schlenker, S.; Schott, M.; Schuh, S.; Schuler, G.; Sfyrla, A.; Shimizu, S.; Sloper, J.; Spigo, G.; Spiwoks, R.; Stanecka, E.; Stockton, M. C.; Sumida, T.; Szeless, B.; Tackmann, K.; Tappern, G. P.; Ten Kate, H.; Viegas, F. J. Tique Aires; Torchiani, I.; Tremblet, L.; Tricoli, A.; Tsarouchas, C.; Tyrvainen, H.; Unal, G.; van der Ster, D.; Vandelli, W.; Vandoni, G.; Rodriguez, F. Varela; Veness, R.; Vinek, E.; Voss, R.; Vuillermet, R.; Wells, P. S.; Wengler, T.; Wenig, S.; Werner, P.; Wilkens, H. G.; Winklmeier, F.; Wotschack, J.; Zajacova, Z.; Zema, P. F.; Zsenei, A.; Zwalinski, L.; ATLAS Collaboration] CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland, Email: atlas.publications@cern.ch
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6044 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000291249300022 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 647
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