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Author BABAR Collaboration (Lees, J.P. et al); Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Villanueva-Perez, P.
Title (down) Time-integrated luminosity recorded by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e(+)e(-) collider Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 726 Issue Pages 203-213
Keywords BABAR; Integrated luminosity; Electron-positron collider; PEP-II
Abstract We describe a measurement of the time-integrated luminosity of the data collected by the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider at the Upsilon(4S), Upsilon(3S), and Upsilon(2S) resonances and in a continuum region below each resonance. We measure the time-integrated luminosity by counting e(+)e(-)-> e(+)e(-) and (for the Upsilon(4S) only) e(+)e(-)->mu(+)mu(-) candidate events, allowing additional photons in the final state. We use data-corrected simulation to determine the cross-sections and reconstruction efficiencies for these processes, as well as the major backgrounds. Due to the large cross-sections of e(+)e(-)-> e(+)e(-) and e(+)e(-)->mu(+)mu(-), the statistical uncertainties of the measurement are substantially smaller than the systematic uncertainties. The dominant systematic uncertainties are due to observed differences between data and simulation, as well as uncertainties on the cross-sections. For data collected on the Upsilon(3S) and Upsilon(2S) resonances, an additional uncertainty arises due to Upsilon -> e(+)e(-)X background. For data collected off the Upsilon resonances, we estimate an additional uncertainty due to time dependent efficiency variations, which can affect the short off-resonance runs. The relative uncertainties on the luminosities of the on-resonance (off-resonance) samples are 0.43% (0.43%) for the Upsilon(4S), 0.58% (0.72%) for the Upsilon(3S), and 0.68% (0.88%) for the Upsilon(2S).
Address [Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Tisserand, V.; Bettoni, D.; Bozzi, C.; Piemontese, L.; Santoro, V.; Passaggio, S.; Robutti, E.; Neri, N.; Morandin, M.; Posocco, M.; Rotondo, M.; Simi, G.; Perez, A.; Walsh, J.; Anulli, E.; Ferrarotto, F.; Gioi, L. Li; Mazzoni, M. A.; Piredda, G.] Univ Savoie, CNRS IN2P3, LAPP, F-74941 A Le Vieux, France, Email: abi@slac.stanford.edu
Corporate Author Thesis
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 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000323557200028 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1561
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Author Abgrall, N. et al; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Escudero, L.; Monfregola, L.; Stamoulis, P.
Title (down) Time projection chambers for the T2K near detectors Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 637 Issue 1 Pages 25-46
Keywords Time projection chamber; Drift chamber; Gas system; Micromegas; Neutrino oscillation
Abstract The T2K experiment is designed to study neutrino oscillation properties by directing a high intensity neutrino beam produced at J-PARC in Tokai, Japan, towards the large Super-Kamiokande detector located 295 km away, in Kamioka, Japan. The experiment includes a sophisticated near detector complex, 280 m downstream of the neutrino production target in order to measure the properties of the neutrino beam and to better understand neutrino interactions at the energy scale below a few GeV. A key element of the near detectors is the ND280 tracker, consisting of two active scintillator-bar target systems surrounded by three large time projection chambers (TPCs) for charged particle tracking. The data collected with the tracker are used to study charged current neutrino interaction rates and kinematics prior to oscillation, in order to reduce uncertainties in the oscillation measurements by the far detector. The tracker is surrounded by the former UA1/NOMAD dipole magnet and the TPCs measure the charges, momenta, and particle types of charged particles passing through them. Novel features of the TPC design include its rectangular box layout constructed from composite panels, the use of bulk micromegas detectors for gas amplification, electronics readout based on a new ASIC, and a photoelectron calibration system. This paper describes the design and construction of the TPCs, the micromegas modules, the readout electronics, the gas handling system, and shows the performance of the TPCs as deduced from measurements with particle beams, cosmic rays, and the calibration system.
Address [Birney, P.; Bojechko, C.; Fransham, K.; Gaudin, A.; Karlen, D.; Langstaff, R.; Lenckowski, M.; Myslik, J.; Poffenberger, P.; Roney, M.; Tvaskis, V.] Univ Victoria, Dept Phys & Astron, Victoria, BC, Canada, Email: karlen@uvic.ca
Corporate Author Thesis
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 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000289608000004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 607
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Author Gololo, M.G.D.; Carrio Argos, F.; Mellado, B.
Title (down) Tile Computer-on-Module for the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter Phase-II upgrades Type Journal Article
Year 2022 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 17 Issue 6 Pages P06020 - 14pp
Keywords Control and monitor systems online; Detector control systems (detector and experiment monitoring and slow-control systems, architecture, hardware, algorithms, databases); Data acquisition circuits; Digital electronic circuits
Abstract The Tile PreProcessor (TilePPr) is the core element of the Tile Calorimeter (TileCal) off-detector electronics for High-luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC). The TilePPr comprises FPGA-based boards to operate and read out the TileCal on-detector electronics. The Tile Computer on Module (TileCoM) mezzanine is embedded within TilePPr to carry out three main functionalities. These include remote configuration of on-detector electronics and TilePPr FPGAs, interface the TilePPr with the ATLAS Trigger and Data Acquisition (TDAQ) system, and interfacing the TilePPr with the ATLAS Detector Control System (DCS) by providing monitoring data. The TileCoM is a 10-layer board with a Zynq UltraScale+ ZU2CG for processing data, interface components to integrate with TilePPr and the power supply to be connected to the Advanced Telecommunication Computing Architecture carrier. A CentOS embedded Linux is deployed on the TileCoM to implement the required functionalities for the HL-LHC. In this paper we present the hardware and firmware developments of the TileCoM system in terms of remote programming, interface with ATLAS TDAQ system and DCS system.
Address [Gololo, M. G. D.; Argos, F. Carrio; Mellado, B.] Univ Witwatersrand, Inst Collider Particle Phys, 1 Jan Smuts Ave, ZA-2000 Johannesburg, South Africa, Email: mpho.gift.doctor.gololo@cern.ch
Corporate Author Thesis
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 WOS:000836448900004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5335
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Author Labiche, M. et al; Caballero, L.; Rubio, B.
Title (down) TIARA: A large solid angle silicon array for direct reaction studies with radioactive beams Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 614 Issue 3 Pages 439-448
Keywords Position sensitive silicon detectors; Nucleon transfer reactions; Radioactive beams; Inverse kinematics
Abstract A compact, quasi-4 pi position sensitive silicon array. TIARA, designed to study direct reactions induced by radioactive beams in inverse kinematics is described here. The Transfer and Inelastic All-angle Reaction Array (TIARA) consists of 8 resistive charge division detectors forming an octagonal barrel around the target and a set of double-sided silicon-strip annular detectors positioned at each end of the barrel. The detector was coupled to the gamma-ray array EXOGAM and the spectrometer VAMOS at the GANIL Laboratory to demonstrate the potential of such an apparatus with radioactive beams. The N-14(d,p)N-15 reaction, well known in direct kinematics, has been carried out in inverse kinematics for that purpose. The observation of the N-15 ground state and excited states at 7.16 and 7.86 MeV is presented here as well as the comparison of the measured proton angular distributions with DWBA calculations. Transferred l-values are in very good agreement with both theoretical calculations and previous experimental results obtained in direct kinematics.
Address [Labiche, M.; Lemmon, R. C.; Appleton, S.; Faiz, K.; Pucknell, V. F. E.; Warner, D. D.] STFC Daresbury Lab, Nucl Phys Grp, Warrington WA4 4AD, Cheshire, England, Email: marc.labiche@stfc.ac.uk
Corporate Author Thesis
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 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000276001800008 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 477
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Author de Putter, R.; Wagner, C.; Mena, O.; Verde, L.; Percival, W.J.
Title (down) Thinking outside the box: effects of modes larger than the survey on matter power spectrum covariance Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Abbreviated Journal J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.
Volume 04 Issue 4 Pages 019 - 31pp
Keywords galaxy clustering; power spectrum; cosmological simulations; dark matter simulations
Abstract Accurate power spectrum (or correlation function) covariance matrices are a crucial requirement for cosmological parameter estimation from large scale structure surveys. In order to minimize reliance on computationally expensive mock catalogs, it is important to have a solid analytic understanding of the different components that make up a covariance matrix. Considering the matter power spectrum covariance matrix, it has recently been found that there is a potentially dominant effect on mildly non-linear scales due to power in modes of size equal to and larger than the survey volume. This beat coupling effect has been derived analytically in perturbation theory and while it has been tested with simulations, some questions remain unanswered. Moreover, there is an additional effect of these large modes, which has so far not been included in analytic studies, namely the effect on the estimated average density which enters the power spectrum estimate. In this article, we work out analytic, perturbation theory based expressions including both the beat coupling and this local average effect and we show that while, when isolated, beat coupling indeed causes large excess covariance in agreement with the literature, in a realistic scenario this is compensated almost entirely by the local average effect, leaving only similar to 10% of the excess. We test our analytic expressions by comparison to a suite of large N-body simulations, using both full simulation boxes and subboxes thereof to study cases without beat coupling, with beat coupling and with both beat coupling and the local average effect. For the variances, we find excellent agreement with the analytic expressions for k < 0.2 hMpc(-1) at z = 0.5, while the correlation coefficients agree to beyond k = 0.4 hMpc(-1). As expected, the range of agreement increases towards higher redshift and decreases slightly towards z = 0. We finish by including the large-mode effects in a full covariance matrix description for arbitrary survey geometry and confirming its validity using simulations. This may be useful as a stepping stone towards building an actual galaxy (or other tracer's) power spectrum covariance matrix.
Address [de Putter, Roland; Wagner, Christian; Verde, Lica] Univ Barcelona IEEC UB, ICC, Barcelona 08028, Spain, Email: rdeputter@berkeley.edu;
Corporate Author Thesis
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 1475-7516 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000303665000019 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1016
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Author Gariazzo, S.; de Salas, P.F.; Pastor, S.
Title (down) Thermalisation of sterile neutrinos in the early universe in the 3+1 scheme with full mixing matrix Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Abbreviated Journal J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.
Volume 07 Issue 7 Pages 014 - 30pp
Keywords cosmological neutrinos; neutrino properties; particle physics – cosmology connection; physics of the early universe
Abstract In the framework of a 3+1 scheme with an additional inert state, we consider the thermalisation of sterile neutrinos in the early Universe taking into account the full 4 x 4 mixing matrix. The evolution of the neutrino energy distributions is found solving the momentum-dependent kinetic equations with full diagonal collision terms, as in previous analyses of flavour neutrino decoupling in the standard case. The degree of thermalisation of the sterile state is shown in terms of the effective number of neutrinos, N-eff, and its dependence on the three additional mixing angles (theta(14), theta(24), theta(34)) and on the squared mass difference Delta m(41)(2) is discussed. Our results are relevant for fixing the contribution of a fourth light neutrino species to the cosmological energy density, whose value is very well constrained by the final Planck analysis. For the preferred region of active-sterile mixing parameters from short-baseline neutrino experiments, we find that the fourth state is fully thermalised (N-eff similar or equal to 4).
Address [Gariazzo, S.; Pastor, S.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: gariazzo@ific.uv.es;
Corporate Author Thesis
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 1475-7516 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000474782100001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4076
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Author Navarro, J.; Guardiola, R.
Title (down) Thermal Effects on Small Para-Hydrogen Clusters Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication International Journal of Quantum Chemistry Abbreviated Journal Int. J. Quantum Chem.
Volume 111 Issue 2 Pages 463-471
Keywords atomic and molecular clusters; phase transitions in clusters; structure of clusters; molecular hydrogen and isotopes
Abstract A brief review of different quantum Monte Carlo simulations of small (p-H-2)(N) clusters is presented. The clusters are viewed as a set of N structureless p-H-2 molecules, interacting via an isotropic pairwise potential. Properties as superfluidity, magic numbers, radial structure, excitation spectra, and abundance production of (p-H-2)(N) clusters are discussed and, whenever possible, a comparison with He-4(N) droplets is presented. All together, the simulations indicate that temperature has a paradoxical effect of the properties of (p-H-2)(N) clusters, as they are solid-like at high T and liquid-like at low T, due to quantum delocalization at the lowest temperature.
Address [Navarro, Jesus; Guardiola, Rafael] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: navarro@ific.uv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0020-7608 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000285311400028 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 589
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Author Bordes, J.; Hong-Mo, C.; Tsun, T.S.
Title (down) The Z boson in the framed standard model Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication International Journal of Modern Physics A Abbreviated Journal Int. J. Mod. Phys. A
Volume 33 Issue 32 Pages 1850190 - 19pp
Keywords Beyond the Standard Model; Z mixing; mass and decay of the electroweak gauge bosons; LHC phenomenology
Abstract The framed standard model (FSM), constructed initially for explaining the existence of three fermion generations and the hierarchical mass and mixing patterns of quarks and leptons,(1,2) suggests also a “hidden sector” of particles(3) including some dark matter candidates. It predicts in addition a new vector boson G, with mass of order TeV, which mixes with the gamma and Z of the standard model yielding deviations from the standard mixing scheme, all calculable in terms of a single unknown parameter mG. Given that standard mixing has been tested already to great accuracy by experiment, this could lead to contradictions, but it is shown here that for the three crucial and testable cases so far studied (i) m(Z) – m(W), (ii) Gamma(Z -> l(+)l(-)), (iii) Gamma(Z -> hadrons), the deviations are all within the present stringent experimental bounds provided m(G) > 1 TeV, but should soon be detectable if experimental accuracy improves. This comes about because of some subtle cancellations, which might have a deeper reason that is not yet understood. By virtue of mixing, G can be produced at the LHC and appear as a l(+)l(-) anomaly. If found, it will be of interest not only for its own sake but serve also as a window on to the “hidden sector” into which it will mostly decay, with dark matter candidates as most likely products.
Address [Bordes, Jose] Univ Valencia, Ctr Mixto CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Calle Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: bordes@uv.es;
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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 WOS:000451433900008 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3821
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Author Feijoo, A.; Valcarce Cadenas, V.; Magas, V.K.
Title (down) The Xi(1620) and Xi(1690) molecular states from S =-2 meson-baryon interaction up to next-to-leading order Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B
Volume 841 Issue Pages 137927 - 6pp
Keywords Unitarized chiral perturbation theory; Meson-baryon interaction; Next-to-leading order; Doubly strange baryon
Abstract We have studied the meson-baryon interaction in the neutral S = -2 sector using an extended Unitarized Chiral Perturbation Theory, which takes into account not only the leading Weinberg-Tomozawa term (as all the previous studies in S = -2 sector), but also the Born terms and next-to-leading order contribution. Based on the SU(3) symmetry of the chiral Lagrangian we took most of the model parameters from the BCN model [1], where these were fitted to a large amount of experimental data in the neutral S = -1 sector. We have shown that our approach is able to generate dynamically both Xi(1620) and Xi(1690) states in very reasonable agreement with the data, and can naturally explain the puzzle with the decay branching ratios of Xi(1690). Our results clearly illustrate the reliability of chiral models implementing unitarization in coupled channels and the importance of considering Born and NLO contributions for precise calculations.
Address [Feijoo, A.] Ctr Mixto Univ Valencia CSIC, Inst Invest Paterna, Dept Fis Teor & IFIC, Aptdo 22085, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: edfeijoo@ific.uv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0370-2693 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000988654200001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5541
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Author Esteve, R.; Toledo, J.; Monrabal, F.; Lorca, D.; Serra, L.; Mari, A.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Liubarsky, I.; Mora, F.
Title (down) The trigger system in the NEXT-DEMO detector Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 7 Issue Pages C12001 - 9pp
Keywords Data acquisition circuits; Trigger algorithms; Trigger concepts and systems (hardware and software); Modular electronics
Abstract NEXT-DEMO is a prototype of NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with Xenon TPC), an experiment to search for neutrino-less double beta decay using a 100 kg radio-pure, 90 % enriched (136Xe isotope) high-pressure gaseous xenon TPC with electroluminescence readout. The detector is based on a PMT plane for energy measurements and a SiPM tracking plane for topological event filtering. The experiment will be located in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Spain. Front-end electronics, trigger and data-acquisition systems (DAQ) have been built. The DAQ is an implementation of the Scalable Readout System (RD51 collaboration) based on FPGA. Our approach for trigger is to have a distributed and reconfigurable system in the DAQ itself. Moreover, the trigger allows on-line triggering based on the detection of primary or secondary scintillation light, or a combination of both, that arrives to the PMT plane.
Address [Esteve, R.; Toledo, J.; Mari, A.; Mora, F.] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Instrumentac Imagen Mol I3M, Valencia 46022, Spain, Email: rauesbos@eln.upv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
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 WOS:000312962500001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1288
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