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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Adrian-Martinez, S. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Gomez-Gonzalez, J.P.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Lambard, G.; Mangano, S.; Sanchez-Losa, A.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J.
Title Time calibration with atmospheric muon tracks in the ANTARES neutrino telescope Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Astroparticle Physics Abbreviated Journal Astropart Phys.
Volume 78 Issue Pages 43-51
Keywords Time calibration; Neutrino Telescopes; ANTARES; Atmospheric muon tracks
Abstract The ANTARES experiment consists of an array of photomultipliers distributed along 12 lines and located deep underwater in the Mediterranean Sea. It searches for astrophysical neutrinos collecting the Cherenkov light induced by the charged particles, mainly muons, produced in neutrino interactions around the detector. Since at energies of similar to 10 TeV the muon and the incident neutrino are almost collinear, it is possible to use the ANTARES detector as a neutrino telescope and identify a source of neutrinos in the sky starting from a precise reconstruction of the muon trajectory. To get this result, the arrival times of the Cherenkov photons must be accurately measured. A to perform time calibrations with the precision required to have optimal performances of the instrument is described. The reconstructed tracks of the atmospheric muons in the ANTARES detector are used to determine the relative time offsets between photomultipliers. Currently, this method is used to obtain the time calibration constants for photomultipliers on different lines at a precision level of 0.5 ns. It has also been validated for calibrating photomultipliers on the same line, using a system of LEDs and laser light devices.
Address [Adrian-Martinez, S.; Ardid, M.; Bou-Cabo, M.; Felis, I.; Herrero, A.; Martinez-Mora, J. A.; Saldana, M.] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Invest Gestio Integrada Zones Costaneres IGI, C Paranimf 1, Gandia 46730, Spain, Email: javier.barrios@ific.uv.es;
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Publisher Elsevier Science Bv Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0927-6505 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000374612500004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2641
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Author Di Valentino, E.; Giusarma, E.; Mena, O.; Melchiorri, A.; Silk, J.
Title Cosmological limits on neutrino unknowns versus low redshift priors Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 93 Issue 8 Pages 083527 - 11pp
Keywords
Abstract Recent cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature and polarization anisotropy measurements from the Planck mission have significantly improved previous constraints on the neutrino masses as well as the bounds on extended models with massless or massive sterile neutrino states. However, due to parameter degeneracies, additional low redshift priors are mandatory in order to sharpen the CMB neutrino bounds. We explore here the role of different priors on low redshift quantities, such as the Hubble constant, the cluster mass bias, and the reionization optical depth tau. Concerning current priors on the Hubble constant and the cluster mass bias, the bounds on the neutrino parameters may differ appreciably depending on the choices adopted in the analyses. With regard to future improvements in the priors on the reionization optical depth, a value of tau = 0.05 +/- 0.01, motivated by astrophysical estimates of the reionization redshift, would lead to Sigma m(nu) < 0.0926 eV at 90% C.L., when combining the full Planck measurements, baryon acoustic oscillation, and Planck clusters data, thereby opening the window to unravel the neutrino mass hierarchy with existing cosmological probes.
Address [Di Valentino, Eleonora; Silk, Joseph] CNRS, Inst Astrophys Paris, UMR7095, F-75014 Paris, France
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000375203600002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2643
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Author Di Valentino, E.; Gariazzo, S.; Gerbino, M.; Giusarma, E.; Mena, O.
Title Dark radiation and inflationary freedom after Planck 2015 Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 93 Issue 8 Pages 083523 - 28pp
Keywords
Abstract The simplest inflationary models predict a primordial power spectrum (PPS) of the curvature fluctuations that can be described by a power-law function that is nearly scale invariant. It has been shown, however, that the low-multipole spectrum of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies may hint at the presence of some features in the shape of the scalar PPS, which could deviate from its canonical power-law form. We study the possible degeneracies of this nonstandard PPS with the active neutrino masses, the effective number of relativistic species, and a sterile neutrino or a thermal axion mass. The limits on these additional parameters are less constraining in a model with a nonstandard PPS when including only the temperature autocorrelation spectrum measurements in the data analyses. The inclusion of the polarization spectra noticeably helps in reducing the degeneracies, leading to results that typically show no deviation from the Lambda CDM model with a standard power-law PPS. These findings are robust against changes in the function describing the noncanonical PPS. Albeit current cosmological measurements seem to prefer the simple power-law PPS description, the statistical significance to rule out other possible parametrizations is still very poor. Future cosmological measurements are crucial to improve the present PPS uncertainties.
Address [Di Valentino, Eleonora] Inst Astrophys Paris, CNRS, UMR7095, F-75014 Paris, France, Email: valentin@iap.fr
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000374960700001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2644
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Author Orrigo, S.E.A. et al; Rubio, B.; Gelletly, W.; Agramunt, J.; Algora, A.; Molina, F.
Title beta decay of the exotic T-z =-2 nuclei Fe-48, Ni-52, and Zn-56 Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C
Volume 93 Issue 4 Pages 044336 - 18pp
Keywords
Abstract The results of a study of the beta decays of three proton-rich nuclei with T-z = -2, namely Fe-48, Ni-52, and Zn-56, produced in an experiment carried out at GANIL, are reported. In all three cases we have extracted the half-lives and the total beta-delayed proton emission branching ratios. We have measured the individual beta-delayed protons and beta-delayed. rays and the branching ratios of the corresponding levels. Decay schemes have been determined for the three nuclei, and new energy levels are identified in the daughter nuclei. Competition between beta-delayed protons and. rays is observed in the de-excitation of the T = 2 isobaric analog states in all three cases. Absolute Fermi and Gamow-Teller transition strengths have been determined. The mass excesses of the nuclei under study have been deduced. In addition, we discuss in detail the data analysis taking as a test case Zn-56, where the exotic beta-delayed gamma-proton decay has been observed.
Address [Orrigo, S. E. A.; Rubio, B.; Gelletly, W.; Agramunt, J.; Algora, A.; Molina, F.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: sonja.orrigo@ific.uv.es
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2469-9985 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000374955500002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2645
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Author Mijatovia, T.; Szilner, S.; Corradi, L.; Montanari, D.; Pollarolo, G.; Fioretto, E.; Gadea, A.; Goasduff, A.; Malenica, D.J.; Marginean, N.; Montagnoli, G.; Scarlassara, F.; Soic, N.; Stefanini, A.M.; Ur, C.A.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.
Title Study of the cross section determination with the PRISMA spectrometer: The Ar-40+Pb-208 case Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication European Physical Journal A Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. A
Volume 52 Issue 4 Pages 113 - 6pp
Keywords
Abstract The PRISMA spectrometer's response function was successfully applied to match three angular and magnetic settings over a wide angular range for measurements of quasi-elastic reactions in Ar-40 + Pb-208 . The absolute scale of cross sections has been obtained by using the Rutherford cross section at the forward angles and the information from the energy distributions measured with the spectrometer without and with coincidences with the CLARA -array. The semi-classical model GRAZING has been used to test the unfolding procedure and for comparison with the corrected cross sections.
Address [Mijatovia, T.; Szilner, S.; Malenica, D. Jelavic; Soic, N.] Rudjer Boskovic Inst, Zagreb, Croatia, Email: tea.mijatovic@irb.hr
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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 1434-6001 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000374982100001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2646
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Author ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Alvarez Piqueras, D.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Fernandez Martinez, P.; Ferrer, A.; Fiorini, L.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Hernandez Jimenez, Y.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Irles Quiles, A.; Jimenez Pena, J.; Kaci, M.; King, M.; Lacasta, C.; Lacuesta, V.R.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Mitsou, V.A.; Pedraza Lopez, S.; Perez Garcia-Estañ, M.T.; Romero Adam, E.; Ros, E.; Salt, J.; Sanchez Martinez, V.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Vos, M.
Title Probing lepton flavour violation via neutrinoless tau -> 3 μdecays with the ATLAS detector Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C
Volume 76 Issue 5 Pages 232 - 25pp
Keywords
Abstract This article presents the sensitivity of the ATLAS experiment to the lepton-flavour-violating decays of tau -> 3 mu. A method utilising the production of t leptons via W -> tau nu decays is used. This method is applied to the sample of 20.3 fb(-1) of pp collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV collected by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in 2012. No event is observed passing the selection criteria, and the observed (expected) upper limit on the tau lepton branching fraction into three muons, Br(tau -> 3 mu), is 3.76 x 10(-7) (3.94 x 10(-7)) at 90 % confidence level.
Address [Jackson, P.; Lee, L.; Petridis, A.; Soni, N.; White, M. J.] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Corporate Author Thesis
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 WOS:000374991300004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2647
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Author van Beekveld, M.; Beenakker, W.; Caron, S.; Ruiz de Austri, R.
Title The case for 100 GeV bino dark matter: a dedicated LHC tri-lepton search Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 04 Issue 4 Pages 154 - 26pp
Keywords Supersymmetry Phenomenology
Abstract Global fit studies performed in the pMSSM and the photon excess signal originating from the Galactic Center seem to suggest compressed electroweak supersymmetric spectra with a similar to 100 GeV bino-like dark matter particle. We find that these scenarios are not probed by traditional electroweak supersymmetry searches at the LHC. We propose to extend the ATLAS and CMS electroweak supersymmetry searches with an improved strategy for bino-like dark matter, focusing on chargino plus next-to-lightest neutralino production, with a subsequent decay into a tri-lepton final state. We explore the sensitivity for pMSSM scenarios with Delta m = m(NLSP) – m(LSF) similar to(5 – 50) GeV in the root s = 14 TeV run of the LHC. Counterintuitively, we find that the requirement of low missing transverse energy increases the sensitivity compared to the current ATLAS and CMS searches. With 300 fb(-1) of data we expect the LHC experiments to be able to discover these supersymmetric spectra with mass gaps down to Am 9 GeV for DM masses between 40 and 140 GeV. We stress the importance of a dedicated search strategy that targets precisely these favored pMSSM spectra.
Address [van Beekveld, Melissa; Beenakker, Wim; Caron, Sascha] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Inst Math Astrophys & Particle Phys, Heyendaalseweg 135, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands, Email: mcbeekveld@gmail.com;
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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 1029-8479 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000375055200007 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2648
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Author Bayar, M.; Fernandez-Soler, P.; Sun, Z.F.; Oset, E.
Title States of rho B*(B)over-bar* with J=3 within the fixed center approximation to Faddeev equations Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication European Physical Journal A Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. A
Volume 52 Issue 4 Pages 106 - 8pp
Keywords
Abstract In this work we stu dy the rho B*(B) over bar* three-body system solving the Faddeev equations in the fixed center approximation. We assume the B*B* system forming a cluster, and in terms of the two-body rho B* unitarized scattering amplitudes in the local hidden gauge approach we find a new I(J(PC)) = 1(3(--)) state. The mass of the new state corresponds to a two-particle invariant mass of the rho B* system close to the resonant energy of the B-2(*) (5747), indicating that the role of this J = 2 resonance is important in the dynamical generation of the new state.
Address [Bayar, M.] Kocaeli Univ, Dept Phys, TR-41380 Izmit, Turkey, Email: Pedro.Fernandez@ific.uv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
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 1434-6001 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000374844500002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2649
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Krzysiek, M. et al); Gadea, A.
Title Pygmy dipole resonance in Ce-140 via inelastic scattering of O-17 Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C
Volume 93 Issue 4 Pages 044330 - 8pp
Keywords
Abstract The gamma decay from the high-lying states of Ce-140 excited via inelastic scattering of O-17 at a bombarding energy of 340 MeV was measured using the high-resolution AGATA-demonstrator array in coincidence with scattered ions detected in two segmented Delta E-E silicon detectors. Angular distributions of scattered ions and emitted gamma rays were measured, as well as their differential cross sections. The excitation of 1(-) states below the neutron separation energy is similar to the one obtained in reactions with the alpha isoscalar probe. The comparison between the experimental differential cross sections and the corresponding predictions using the distorted-wave Born approximation allowed us to extract the isoscalar component of identified 1(-) pygmy states. For this analysis the form factor obtained by folding microscopically calculated transition densities and optical potentials was used.
Address [Krzysiek, M.; Kmiecik, M.; Maj, A.; Bednarczyk, P.; Ciemala, M.; Grebosz, J.; Mazurek, K.; Zieblinski, M.] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Phys, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2469-9985 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000374954100004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2650
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Author ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Alvarez Piqueras, D.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Fernandez Martinez, P.; Ferrer, A.; Fiorini, L.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Hernandez Jimenez, Y.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Irles Quiles, A.; Jimenez Pena, J.; Kaci, M.; King, M.; Lacasta, C.; Lacuesta, V.R.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Mitsou, V.A.; Oliver Garcia, E.; Pedraza Lopez, S.; Perez Garcia-Estañ, M.T.; Romero Adam, E.; Ros, E.; Salt, J.; Sanchez Martinez, V.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Valero, A.; Valladolid Gallego, E.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Vos, M.
Title Search for new phenomena in events with at least three photons collected in pp collisions at root s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C
Volume 76 Issue 4 Pages 210 - 26pp
Keywords
Abstract Results of a search for new phenomena in events with at least three photons are reported. Data from proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb(-1), were collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The observed data are well described by the Standard Model. Limits at the 95 % confidence level on new phenomena are presented based on the rate of events in an inclusive signal region and a restricted signal region targeting the rare decay Z -> 3 gamma, as well as di-photon and tri-photon resonance searches. For a Standard Model Higgs boson decaying to four photons via a pair of intermediate pseudoscalar particles ( a), limits are found to be sigma xBR( h -> aa) xBR(a -> gamma gamma) 2 < 10(-3) sigma(SM) for 10 GeV < m(a) < 62 GeV. Limits are also presented for Higgs boson-like scalars (H) for m(H) > 125 GeV, and for a Z' decaying to three photons via Z' -> a + gamma -> 3 gamma. Additionally, the observed limit on the branching ratio of the Z boson decay to three photons is found to be BR( Z -> 3 gamma) < 2.2 x 10(-6), a result five times stronger than the previous result from LEP.
Address [Gonzalez, B. Alvarez; Armbruster, A. J.; Boveia, A.; Catinaccio, A.; Cattai, A.; Dell'Acqua, A.; Di Girolamo, A.; Di Girolamo, B.; Dudarev, A.; Gorini, B.; Correia, A. M. Henriques; Hoecker, A.; Jenni, P.; Krasznahorkay, A.; Lapoire, C.; Lenzi, B.; Mandelli, B.; Marzin, A.; Milic, A.; Nairz, A. M.; Nicquevert, B.; Petersen, B. A.; Poppleton, A.; Rembser, C.; Ruiz-Martinez, A.; Salzburger, A.; Serfon, C.; Sfyrla, A.; Tricoli, A.; ATLAS Collaboration] CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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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 WOS:000375307600001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial (up) 2651
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