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Sobczyk, J.E.; Rocco, N.; Lovato, A.; Nieves, J. |
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Scaling within the spectral function approach |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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97 |
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3 |
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035506 - 15pp |
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Scaling features of the nuclear electromagnetic response functions unveil aspects of nuclear dynamics that are crucial for interpreting neutrino-and electron-scattering data. In the large momentum-transfer regime, the nucleon-density response function defines a universal scaling function, which is independent of the nature of the probe. In this work, we analyze the nucleon-density response function of C-12, neglecting collective excitations. We employ particle and hole spectral functions obtained within two distinct many-body methods, both widely used to describe electroweak reactions in nuclei. We show that the two approaches provide compatible nucleon-density scaling functions that for large momentum transfers satisfy first-kind scaling. Both methods yield scaling functions characterized by an asymmetric shape, although less pronounced than that of experimental scaling functions. This asymmetry, only mildly affected by final state interactions, is mostly due to nucleon-nucleon correlations, encoded in the continuum component of the hole spectral function. |
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[Sobczyk, J. E.; Nieves, J.] Univ Valencia, Inst Invest Paterna, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Ctr Mixto CSIC, Apartado 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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2469-9985 |
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WOS:000428505400006 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3544 |
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Hirsch, M.; Srivastava, R.; Valle, J.W.F. |
Title |
Can one ever prove that neutrinos are Dirac particles? |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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781 |
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302-305 |
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According to the “Black Box” theorem the experimental confirmation of neutrinoless double beta decay (0 nu 2 beta) would imply that at least one of the neutrinos is a Majorana particle. However, a null 0 nu 2 beta signal cannot decide the nature of neutrinos, as it can be suppressed even for Majorana neutrinos. In this letter we argue that if the null 0 nu 2 beta decay signal is accompanied by a 0 nu 2 beta quadruple beta decay signal, then at least one neutrino should be a Dirac particle. This argument holds irrespective of the underlying processes leading to such decays. |
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[Hirsch, Martin; Srivastava, Rahul; Valle, Jose W. F.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Valencia, Spain, Email: mahirsch@ific.uv.es; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000435653100039 |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3632 |
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de Medeiros Varzielas, I.; Neder, T.; Zhou, Y.L. |
Title |
Effective alignments as building blocks of flavor models |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
Volume |
97 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
115033 - 21pp |
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Flavor models typically rely on flavons-scalars that break the family symmetry by acquiring vacuum expectation values in specific directions. We develop the idea of effective alignments, i.e., cases where the contractions of multiple flavons give rise to directions that are hard or impossible to obtain directly by breaking the family symmetry. Focusing on the example where the symmetry is S-4, we list the effective alignments that can be obtained from flavons vacuum expectation values that arise naturally from S-4. Using those effective alignments as building blocks, it is possible to construct flavor models, for example by using the effective alignments in constrained sequential dominance models. We illustrate how to obtain several of the mixing schemes in the literature, and explicitly construct renormalizable models for three viable cases, two of which lead to trimaximal mixing scenarios. |
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[Varzielas, Ivo de Medeiros] Univ Lisbon, Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, CFTP, Ave Rovisco Pais 1, P-1049 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: ivo.de@udo.edu; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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2470-0010 |
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WOS:000435641000007 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3628 |
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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.; Ruiz Vidal, J.; Sanchez Mayordomo, C. |
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First observation of B+ -> D-s(+) K+ K- decays and a search for B+ -> D-s(+) phi decays |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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01 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
131 - 22pp |
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B physics; Branching fraction; Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments); Rare decay |
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A search for B+ -> D-s(+) K+ K- decays is performed using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb(-1), collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV with the LHCb experiment. A significant signal is observed for the first time and the branching fraction is determined to be B(B+ -> D-s(+) K+ K-) = (7.1 +/- 0.5 +/- 0.6 +/- 0.7) x 10(-6), where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third due to the uncertainty on the branching fraction of the normalisation mode B+ -> D-s(+)(D) over bar (0). A search is also performed for the pure annihilation decay B+ -> D-s(+)(D) over bar (0). No significant signal is observed and a limit of B(B+ -> D-s(+) phi) < 4.9 x 10(-7) (4.2 x 10(-7)) is set on the branching fraction at 95% (90%) confidence level. |
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[Bediaga, I.; Cruz Torres, M.; De Miranda, J. M.; Gomes, A.; Massafferri, A.; Molina Rodriguez, J.; dos Reis, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. B.; Soares Lavra, L.; Tourinho Jadallah Aoude, R.] CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000423792000001 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3464 |
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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.; Ruiz Vidal, J.; Sanchez Mayordomo, C. |
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Measurement of the Ratio of Branching Fractions B(B-c(+) -> J/psi tau(+)nu(tau))/B(B-c(+) -> J/psi mu(+)nu(mu)) |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physical Review Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. Lett. |
Volume |
120 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
121801 - 10pp |
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A measurement is reported of the ratio of branching fractions R(J/psi) = B(B-c(+) -> J/psi tau(+)nu(tau))/B(B-c(+) -> J/psi mu(+)nu(mu)), where the tau(+) lepton is identified in the decay mode tthorn tau(+) -> mu(+)nu(mu)(nu) over bar (tau). This analysis uses a sample of proton-proton collision data corresponding to 3.0 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity recorded with the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. A signal is found for the decay B-c(+) -> J/psi tau(+)nu(tau) at a significance of 3 standard deviations corrected for systematic uncertainty, and the ratio of the branching fractions is measured to be R(J/psi) = 0.71 +/- 0.17(stat) +/- 0.18(syst). This result lies within 2 standard deviations above the range of central values currently predicted by the standard model. |
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[Bediaga, I.; Cruz Torres, M.; De Miranda, J. M.; Gomes, A.; Massafferri, A.; dos Reis, A. C.; Rodrigues, A. B.; Soares Lavra, L.; Tourinho Jadallah Aoude, R.] CBPF, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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0031-9007 |
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WOS:000428167200007 |
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no |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3546 |
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