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Srivastava, R.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Testing a lepton quarticity flavor theory of neutrino oscillations with the DUNE experiment |
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2018 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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778 |
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459-463 |
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Oscillation studies play a central role in elucidating at least some aspects of the flavor problem. Here we examine the status of the predictions of a lepton quarticity flavor theory of neutrino oscillations against the existing global sample of oscillation data. By performing quantitative simulations we also determine the potential of the upcoming DUNE experiment in narrowing down the currently ill-measured oscillation parameters theta(23) and delta(CP). We present the expected improved sensitivity on these parameters for different assumptions. |
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[Srivastava, Rahul; Ternes, Christoph A.; Tortola, Mariam; Valle, Jose W. F.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, Parc Cient Paterna,C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Valencia, Spain, Email: rahulsri@ific.uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Ruhr, F. et al; Escobar, C.; Miñano, M. |
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Testbeam studies of barrel and end-cap modules for the ATLAS ITk strip detector before and after irradiation |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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979 |
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164430 - 6pp |
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Particle physics; Tracking detectors; ATLAS; HL-LHC; Test beam |
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In order to cope with the occupancy and radiation doses expected at the High-Luminosity LHC, the ATLAS experiment will replace its Inner Detector with an all-silicon Inner Tracker (ITk), consisting of pixel and strip subsystems. In the last two years, several prototype ITk strip modules have been tested using beams of high energy electrons produced at the DESY-II testbeam facility. Tracking was provided by EUDET telescopes. The modules tested are built from two sensor types: the rectangular ATLAS17LS, which will be used in the outer layers of the central barrel region of the detector, and the annular ATLAS12EC, which will be used in the innermost ring (R0) of the forward region. Additionally, a structure with two RO modules positioned back-to-back has been measured, demonstrating space point reconstruction using the stereo angle of the strips. Finally, one barrel and one RO module have been measured after irradiation to 40% beyond the expected end-of-lifetime fluence. The data obtained allow for thorough tests of the module performance, including charge collection, noise occupancy, detection efficiency, and tracking performance. The results give confidence that the ITk strip detector will meet the requirements of the ATLAS experiment. |
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[Ruehr, F.; Argos, C. Garcia; Hauser, M.; Moos, F.; Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez; Sperlich, D.; Wiik-Fuchs, L.] Albert Ludwigs Univ Freiburg, Phys Inst, Freiburg, Germany, Email: frederik.ruehr@cern.ch |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Brook, N.H.; Castillo Garcia, L.; Conneely, T.M.; Cussans, D.; van Dijk, M.W.U.; Fohl, K.; Forty, R.; Frei, C.; Gao, R.; Gys, T.; Hancock, T.H.; Harnew, N.; Lapington, J.; Milnes, J.; Piedigrossi, D.; Rademacker, J.; Ros Garcia, A. |
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Testbeam studies of a TORCH prototype detector |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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908 |
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256-268 |
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Cherenkov radiation; Particle identification; TORCH; MCP-PMT |
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TORCH is a novel time-of-flight detector that has been developed to provide charged-particle identification between 2 and 10 GeV/c momentum. TORCH combines arrival times from multiple Cherenkov photons produced within a 10 mm-thick quartz radiator plate, to achieve a 15 ps time-of-flight resolution per incident particle. A customised Micro-Channel Plate photomultiplier tube (MCP-PMT) and associated readout system utilises an innovative charge-sharing technique between adjacent pixels to obtain the necessary 70 ps time resolution of each Cherenkov photon. A five-year R&D programme has been undertaken, culminating in the construction of a small-scale prototype TORCH module. In testbeams at CERN, this prototype operated successfully with customised electronics and readout system. A full analysis chain has been developed to reconstruct the data and to calibrate the detector. Results are compared to those using a commercial Planacon MCP-PMT, and single photon resolutions approaching 80 ps have been achieved. The photon counting efficiency was found to be in reasonable agreement with a GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation of the detector. The small-scale demonstrator is a precursor to a full-scale TORCH module (with a radiator plate of 660 x 1250 x 10 mm(3)), which is currently under construction. |
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[Brook, N. H.; Cussans, D.; Garcia, A. Ros] Univ Bristol, HH Wills Phys Lab, Tyndall Ave, Bristol BS8 1TL, Avon, England, Email: mvandijk@cern.ch |
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WOS:000446864600033 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Hernandez, P.; Kekic, M.; Lopez-Pavon, J.; Racker, J.; Salvado, J. |
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Testable baryogenesis is in seesaw models |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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157 - 29pp |
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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; CP violation; Neutrino Physics; Beyond Standard Model |
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We revisit the production of baryon asymmetries in the minimal type I seesaw model with heavy Majorana singlets in the GeV range. In particular we include “washout” effects from scattering processes with gauge bosons, Higgs decays and inverse decays, besides the dominant top scatterings. We show that in the minimal model with two singlets, and for an inverted light neutrino ordering, future measurements from SHiP and neutrinoless double beta decay could in principle provide sufficient information to predict the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. We also show that SHiP measurements could provide very valuable information on the PMNS CP phases. |
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[Hernandez, P.; Kekic, M.; Racker, J.; Salvado, J.] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Edificio Inst Invest,Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, Valencia 46980, Spain, Email: m.pilar.hernandez@uv.es; |
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WOS:000382398000004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Aparisi Pozo, J.A.; Bailey, A.J.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Cardillo, F.; Castillo, F.L.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Escobar, C.; Estrada Pastor, O.; Ferrer, A.; Fiorini, L.; Fullana Torregrosa, E.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Gonzalvo Rodriguez, G.R.; Guerrero Rojas, J.G.R.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Lacasta, C.; Lozano Bahilo, J.J.; Madaffari, D.; Mamuzic, J.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Martinez Agullo, P.; Mitsou, V.A.; Moreno Llacer, M.; Poveda, J.; Prades Ibañez, A.; Rodriguez Bosca, S.; Ruiz-Martinez, A.; Sabatini, P.; Salt, J.; Santra, A.; Sayago Galvan, I.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Torro Pastor, E.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Vos, M. |
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Test of the universality of τ and μ lepton couplings in W-boson decays with the ATLAS detector |
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2021 |
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Nature Physics |
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Nat. Phys. |
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17 |
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813-818 |
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The standard model of particle physics encapsulates our best current understanding of physics at the smallest scales. A fundamental axiom of this theory is the universality of the couplings of the different generations of leptons to the electroweak gauge bosons. The measurement of the ratio of the decay rate of W bosons to t leptons and muons, R(tau/mu), constitutes an important test of this axiom. Using 139 fb(-1) of proton-proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, we report a measurement of this quantity from di-leptonic tt events where the top quarks decay into a W boson and a bottom quark. We can distinguish muons originating from W bosons and those originating from an intermediate t lepton through the muon transverse impact parameter and differences in the muon transverse momentum spectra. The measured value of R(tau/mu) is 0.992 +/- 0.013 [+/- 0.007(stat) +/- 0.011(syst)] and is in agreement with the hypothesis of universal lepton couplings as postulated in the standard model. This is the only such measurement from the Large Hadron Collider, so far, and obtains twice the precision of previous measurements. |
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[Aad, G.; Barbero, M.; Bartolini, G.; Calvet, T. P.; Coadou, Y.; Diaconu, C.; Djama, F.; Duperrin, A.; Feligioni, L.; Fortin, E.; Guo, Z.; Hallewell, G. D.; Hubaut, F.; Knoops, E. B. F. G.; Le Guirriec, E.; Monnier, E.; Muanza, S.; Nagy, E.; Nguyen, H. D. N.; Petit, E.; Pralavorio, P.; Rozanov, A.; Strebler, T.; Talby, M.; Tisserant, S.; Toth, J.; Vu, N. K.] Aix Marseille Univ, CPPM, CNRS IN2P3, Marseille, France |
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WOS:000669764700003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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MiniBooNE Collaboration (Aguilar-Arevalo, A.A. et al); Sorel, M. |
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Test of Lorentz and CPT violation with short baseline neutrino oscillation excesses |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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718 |
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4-5 |
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1303-1308 |
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MiniBooNE; Neutrino oscillation; Lorentz violation |
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The sidereal time dependence of MiniBooNE nu(e) and (nu) over bar (e) appearance data is analyzed to search for evidence of Lorentz and CPT violation. An unbinned Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test shows both the nu(e) and (nu) over bar (e) appearance data are compatible with the null sidereal variation hypothesis to more than 5%. Using an unbinned likelihood fit with a Lorentz-violating oscillation model derived from the Standard Model Extension (SME) to describe any excess events over background, we find that the nu(e) appearance data prefer a sidereal time-independent solution, and the (nu) over bar (e) appearance data slightly prefer a sidereal time-dependent solution. Limits of order 10(-20) GeV are placed on combinations of SME coefficients. These limits give the best limits on certain SME coefficients for nu(mu) -> nu(e) and (nu) over bar (mu) -> (nu) over bar (e) oscillations. The fit values and limits of combinations of SME coefficients are provided. |
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[Dharmapalan, R.; Liu, Y.; Perevalov, D.; Stancu, I.] Univ Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA, Email: katori@fnal.gov |
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WOS:000314554300015 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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LHCb Collaboration (Aaij, R. et al); Garcia Martin, L.M.; Henry, L.; Jashal, B.K.; Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Remon Alepuz, C.; Ruiz Vidal, J.; Sanchez Mayordomo, C. |
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Test of lepton universality with Lambda(0)(b) -> pK(-) l(+)l(-) |
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2020 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
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5 |
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40 - 27pp |
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B physics; Branching fraction; Flavour Changing Neutral Currents; Hadron; Hadron scattering (experiments); Rare decay |
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The ratio of branching fractions of the decays -> pK(-)mu(+)mu(-),RpK-1}, is measured for the first time using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb(-1) recorded with the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV. In the dilepton mass-squared range 0.1 < q(2)< 6.0 GeV2/c(4) and the pK(-) mass range m(pK(-)) < 2600 MeV/c(2), the ratio of branching fractions is measured to be RpK-1=1.17-0.16+0.18 +/- 0.0$$ {R}{pK}<^>{-1}={1.17}{-0.16}<^>{+0.18}\pm 0.07 $$\end{document}, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This is the first test of lepton universality with b baryons and the first observation of the decay -> pK(-)e(+)e(-). |
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[Bediaga, I; Cruz Torres, M.; De Miranda, J. M.; dos Reis, A. C.; Gomes, A.; Erri, A. Massa; Soares Lavra, L.; Torres Machado, D.] Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Email: vitalii.lisovskyi@cern.ch |
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WOS:000534629900001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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LHCb Collaboration (Aaij, R. et al); Garcia Martin, L.M.; Henry, L.; Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Remon Alepuz, C.; Ruiz Valls, P.; Sanchez Mayordomo, C. |
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Test of lepton universality with B-0 -> K*(0)l(+)l(-) decays |
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2017 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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055 - 31pp |
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B physics; Branching fraction; Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments); Rare decay |
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A test of lepton universality, performed by measuring the ratio of the branching fractions of the B-0 -> K*(0)mu(+) mu(-) and B-0 -> K*e(+)e(-) decays, R-K*0, is presented. The K*(0) meson is reconstructed in the final state K+pi(-), which is required to have an invariant mass within 100 MeV/c(2) of the known K*(892)(0) mass. The analysis is performed using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 3 fb(-1), collected by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. The ratio is measured in two regions of the dilepton invariant mass squared, q(2), to be R-K*0 – {0.66(-0.007)(+0.11)(stat) +/- 0.03(syst) for 0.045 < q(2) < GeV2/c(4), 0.69(-0.07)(+0.11)(stat) +/- 0.05(syst) for 1.1 < q(2) < 6.0 GeV2/c(4). The corresponding 95.4% confidence level intervals are [0.52, 0.89] and [0.53, 0.94]. The results, which represent the most precise measurements of R-K*0 to date, are compatible with the Standard Model expectations at the level of 2.1-2.3 and 2.4-2.5 standard deviations in the two q(2) regions, respectively. |
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[Bediaga, I.; De Miranda, J. M.; Gomes, A.; Massafferri, A.; Molina Rodriguez, J.; dos Reis, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. B.; Salustino Guimaraes, V.; Soares Lavra, I.; Tourinho Jadallah Aoude, R.] CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
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LHCb Collaboration (Aaij, R. et al); Henry, L.; Jashal, B.K.; Martinez-Vidal, F.; Oyanguren, A.; Remon Alepuz, C.; Ruiz Vidal, J. |
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Test of lepton universality in beauty-quark decays |
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2022 |
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Nature Physics |
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Nat. Phys. |
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18 |
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3 |
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277-282 |
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The standard model of particle physics currently provides our best description of fundamental particles and their interactions. The theory predicts that the different charged leptons, the electron, muon and tau, have identical electroweak interaction strengths. Previous measurements have shown that a wide range of particle decays are consistent with this principle of lepton universality. This article presents evidence for the breaking of lepton universality in beauty-quark decays, with a significance of 3.1 standard deviations, based on proton–proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. The measurements are of processes in which a beauty meson transforms into a strange meson with the emission of either an electron and a positron, or a muon and an antimuon. If confirmed by future measurements, this violation of lepton universality would imply physics beyond the standard model, such as a new fundamental interaction between quarks and leptons. |
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[Aaij, R.; Butter, J. S.; Akiba, K. Carvalho; Sole, S. Ferreres; Gabriel, E.; Geertsema, R. E.; Greeven, L. M.; Heijhoff, K.; Hulsbergen, W.; Hynds, D.; Jans, E.; Ketel, T.; Klaver, S.; Koppenburg, P.; Kostiuk, I; Kuindersma, H. S.; Martinez, M. Lucio; Lukashenko, V; Mauri, A.; Merk, M.; Pellegrino, A.; Raven, G.; Gras, C. Sanchez; Schubiger, M.; Soares, M. Senghi; Snoch, A.; Tuning, N.; Usachov, A.; Van Beuzekom, M.; Veronesi, M.] Nikhef Natl Inst Subatom Phys, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Email: alessandro.bertolin@pd.infn.it |
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Luo, X.L. et al; Agramunt, J.; Egea, F.J.; Gadea, A.; Huyuk, T. |
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Test of digital neutron-gamma discrimination with four different photomultiplier tubes for the NEutron Detector Array (NEDA) |
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2014 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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767 |
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Digital neutron-gamma discrimination; Liquid scintillator; Photomultiplier tube; Charge Comparison; Integrated rise-time; Time-of-flight; NEDA |
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A comparative study of the neutron-gamma discrimination performance of a liquid scintillator detector BC501A coupled to four different 5 in photomultiplier tubes (ET9390kb, R11833-100, XP4512 and R4144) was carried out Both the Charge Comparison method and the Integrated Rise-Time method were implemented digitally to discriminate between neutrons and gamma rays emitted by a Cf-252 source. In both methods, the neutron-gamma discrimination capabilities of the four photomultiplier tubes were quantitatively compared by evaluating their figure-of-merit values at different energy regions between 50 keVee and 1000 keVee. Additionally, the results were further verified qualitatively using time-of-flight to distinguish gamma rays and neutrons. The results consistently show that photomultiplier tubes R11833-100 and ET9390kb generally perform best regarding neutron-gamma discrimination with only slight differences in figure-of-merit values. This superiority can be explained by their relatively higher photoelectron yield, which indicates that a scintillator detector coupled to a photomultiplier tube with higher photoelectron yield tends to result in better neutron-gamma discrimination performance. The results of this work will provide reference for the choice of photomultiplier tubes for future neutron detector arrays like NEDA. |
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[Luo, X. L.] Natl Univ Def Technol, Coll Mechatron & Automat, Dept Instrument Sci & Technol, Changsha, Hunan, Peoples R China, Email: luo.xiaoliang@physics.uu.se |
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