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1. Adjusting neutrino interaction models and evaluating uncertainties using NOvA near detector data

Author

Acero, MA, Adamson, P, Agam, G, Aliaga, L, Alion, T, Allakhverdian, V, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Asquith, L, Aurisano, A, Back, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Balashov, N, Baldi, P, Bambah, BA, Bashar, S, Bays, K, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blair, J, Booth, AC, Bour, P, Bowles, R, Bromberg, C, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Calvez, S, Carroll, TJ, Catano-Mur, E, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Coan, TE, Colo, M, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Davies, GS, Derwent, PF, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Doyle, D, Dukes, EC, Dung, P, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Elkins, M, Feldman, GJ, Filip, P, Flanagan, W, Franc, J, Frank, MJ, Gallagher, HR, Gandrajula, R, Gao, F, Germani, S, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Groh, M, Group, R, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hakl, F, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Hewes, J, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Howard, B, Huang, J, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Johnson, C, Judah, M, Kakorin, I, Kalra, D, Kaplan, DM, Keloth, R, Klimov, O, Koerner, LW, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kullenberg, Ch, Kumar, A, Kuruppu, CD, Kus, V, Lackey, T, Lang, K, Li, L, Lin, S, Lokajicek, M, Luchuk, S, and Maan, K

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

The two-detector design of the NOvA neutrino oscillation experiment, in which two functionally identical detectors are exposed to an intense neutrino beam, aids in canceling leading order effects of cross-section uncertainties. However, limited knowledge of neutrino interaction cross sections still gives rise to some of the largest systematic uncertainties in current oscillation measurements. We show contemporary models of neutrino interactions to be discrepant with data from NOvA, consistent with discrepancies seen in other experiments. Adjustments to neutrino interaction models in GENIE are presented, creating an effective model that improves agreement with our data. We also describe systematic uncertainties on these models, including uncertainties on multi-nucleon interactions from a newly developed procedure using NOvA near detector data.

Published
2020

2. Improved Constraints on Sterile Neutrino Mixing from Disappearance Searches in the MINOS, MINOS+, Daya Bay, and Bugey-3 Experiments

Author

Adamson, P, An, FP, Anghel, I, Aurisano, A, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Barr, G, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Cao, SV, Carroll, TJ, Castromonte, CM, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, R, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Childress, S, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Coelho, JAB, Cummings, JP, Dash, N, De Rijck, S, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dolzhikov, D, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Evans, JJ, Feldman, GJ, Flanagan, W, Gabrielyan, M, Gallo, JP, Germani, S, Gomes, RA, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gouffon, P, Graf, N, Grzelak, K, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Habig, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hahn, SR, Hans, S, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Holin, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, J, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kordosky, M, Kramer, M, Kreymer, A, Lang, K, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, and Leitner, R

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Daya Bay Collaboration, MINOS+ Collaboration, hep-ex, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

Searches for electron antineutrino, muon neutrino, and muon antineutrino disappearance driven by sterile neutrino mixing have been carried out by the Daya Bay and MINOS+ collaborations. This Letter presents the combined results of these searches, along with exclusion results from the Bugey-3 reactor experiment, framed in a minimally extended four-neutrino scenario. Significantly improved constraints on the θ_{μe} mixing angle are derived that constitute the most constraining limits to date over five orders of magnitude in the mass-squared splitting Δm_{41}^{2}, excluding the 90% C.L. sterile-neutrino parameter space allowed by the LSND and MiniBooNE observations at 90% CL_{s} for Δm_{41}^{2}

Published
2020

3. Measurement of neutrino-induced neutral-current coherent π0 production in the NOvA near detector

Author

Acero, MA, Adamson, P, Aliaga, L, Alion, T, Allakhverdian, V, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Aurisano, A, Back, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Balashov, N, Baldi, P, Bambah, BA, Basher, S, Bays, K, Behera, B, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blair, J, Booth, AC, Bolshakova, A, Bour, P, Bromberg, C, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Campbell, M, Carroll, TJ, Catano-Mur, E, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Colo, M, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Davies, GS, Derwent, PF, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Doyle, D, Dukes, EC, Dung, P, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Flanagan, W, Frank, MJ, Gallagher, HR, Gandrajula, R, Gao, F, Germani, S, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Groh, M, Group, R, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hakl, F, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Howard, B, Huang, J, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Johnson, C, Judah, M, Kakorin, I, Kalra, D, Kaplan, DM, Keloth, R, Klimov, O, Koerner, LW, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kreymer, A, Kullenberg, Ch, Kumar, A, Kuruppu, CD, Kus, V, Lackey, T, Lang, K, Lin, S, Lokajicek, M, Lozier, J, Luchuk, S, Maan, K, and Magill, S

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

The cross section of neutrino-induced neutral-current coherent π0 production on a carbon-dominated target is measured in the NOvA near detector. This measurement uses a narrow-band neutrino beam with an average neutrino energy of 2.7 GeV, which is of interest to ongoing and future long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. The measured, flux-averaged cross section is σ=13.8±0.9(stat)±2.3(syst)×10-40 cm2/nucleus, consistent with model prediction. This result is the most precise measurement of neutral-current coherent π0 production in the few-GeV neutrino energy region.

Published
2020

4. Search for multimessenger signals in NOvA coincident with LIGO/Virgo detections

Author

Acero, MA, Adamson, P, Aliaga, L, Alion, T, Allakhverdian, V, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Asquith, L, Aurisano, A, Back, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Balashov, N, Baldi, P, Bambah, BA, Bashar, S, Bays, K, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blair, J, Booth, AC, Bour, P, Bromberg, C, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Calvez, S, Carroll, TJ, Catano-Mur, E, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Coan, TE, Colo, M, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Davies, GS, Derwent, PF, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Doyle, D, Dukes, EC, Dung, P, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Filip, P, Flanagan, W, Frank, MJ, Gallagher, HR, Gandrajula, R, Gao, F, Germani, S, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Groh, M, Group, R, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hakl, F, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Heller, K, Hewes, J, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Huang, J, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Johnson, C, Judah, M, Kakorin, I, Kalra, D, Kaplan, DM, Keloth, R, Klimov, O, Koerner, LW, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kullenberg, Ch, Kumar, A, Kuruppu, CD, Kus, V, Lackey, T, Lang, K, Li, L, Lin, S, Lokajicek, M, Luchuk, S, Magill, S, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Martinez-Casales, M, Matveev, V, and Mayes, B

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, astro-ph.HE, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

Using the NOvA neutrino detectors, a broad search has been performed for any signal coincident with 28 gravitational wave events detected by the LIGO/Virgo Collaboration between September 2015 and July 2019. For all of these events, NOvA is sensitive to possible arrival of neutrinos and cosmic rays of GeV and higher energies. For five (seven) events in the NOvA Far (Near) Detector, timely public alerts from the LIGO/Virgo Collaboration allowed recording of MeV-scale events. No signal candidates were found.

Published
2020

5. First measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters using neutrinos and antineutrinos by NOvA

Author

Acero, MA, Adamson, P, Aliaga, L, Alion, T, Allakhverdian, V, Altakarli, S, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Aurisano, A, Back, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Balashov, N, Baldi, P, Bambah, BA, Bashar, S, Bays, K, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blackburn, T, Blair, J, Booth, AC, Bour, P, Bromberg, C, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Calvez, S, Campbell, M, Carroll, TJ, Catano-Mur, E, Cedeno, A, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Davies, GS, Derwent, PF, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Doyle, D, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Elkins, M, Feldman, GJ, Filip, P, Flanagan, W, Frank, MJ, Gallagher, HR, Gandrajula, R, Gao, F, Germani, S, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Groh, M, Group, R, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hakl, F, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Hewes, J, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Howard, B, Huang, J, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Johnson, C, Judah, M, Kakorin, I, Kalra, D, Kaplan, DM, Keloth, R, Klimov, O, Koerner, LW, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kourbanis, I, Kreymer, A, Kulenberg, Ch, Kumar, A, Kuruppu, CD, Kus, V, Lackey, T, Lang, K, Lin, S, and Lokajicek, M

Subjects
NOvA Collaboration, hep-ex, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

The NOvA experiment has seen a 4.4σ signal of ν[over ¯]_{e} appearance in a 2 GeV ν[over ¯]_{μ} beam at a distance of 810 km. Using 12.33×10^{20} protons on target delivered to the Fermilab NuMI neutrino beamline, the experiment recorded 27 ν[over ¯]_{μ}→ν[over ¯]_{e} candidates with a background of 10.3 and 102 ν[over ¯]_{μ}→ν[over ¯]_{μ} candidates. This new antineutrino data are combined with neutrino data to measure the parameters |Δm_{32}^{2}|=2.48_{-0.06}^{+0.11}×10^{-3}  eV^{2}/c^{4} and sin^{2}θ_{23} in the ranges from (0.53-0.60) and (0.45-0.48) in the normal neutrino mass hierarchy. The data exclude most values near δ_{CP}=π/2 for the inverted mass hierarchy by more than 3σ and favor the normal neutrino mass hierarchy by 1.9σ and θ_{23} values in the upper octant by 1.6σ.

Published
2019

6. Observation of seasonal variation of atmospheric multiple-muon events in the NOvA Near Detector

Author

Acero, MA, Adamson, P, Aliaga, L, Alion, T, Allakhverdian, V, Altakarli, S, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Aurisano, A, Back, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Balashov, N, Baldi, P, Bambah, BA, Bashar, S, Bays, K, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blair, J, Booth, AC, Bour, P, Bromberg, C, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Calvez, S, Campbell, M, Carroll, TJ, Catano-Mur, E, Cedeno, A, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Colo, M, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Davies, GS, Derwent, PF, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Doyle, D, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Filip, P, Flanagan, W, Frank, MJ, Gallagher, HR, Gandrajula, R, Gao, F, Germani, S, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Groh, M, Group, R, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hakl, F, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Hewes, J, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Howard, B, Huang, J, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Johnson, C, Judah, M, Kakorin, I, Kalra, D, Kaplan, DM, Keloth, R, Klimov, O, Koerner, LW, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kreymer, A, Kulenberg, C, Kumar, A, Kuruppu, CD, Kus, V, Lackey, T, Lang, K, Lin, S, Lokajicek, M, Lozier, J, Luchuk, S, Magill, S, and Mann, WA

Subjects
physics.ins-det, astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM
Abstract

Using two years of data from the NOvA Near Detector at Fermilab, we report a seasonal variation of cosmic ray induced multiple-muon (Nμ≥2) event rates which has an opposite phase to the seasonal variation in the atmospheric temperature. The strength of the seasonal multiple-muon variation is shown to increase as a function of the muon multiplicity. However, no significant dependence of the strength of the seasonal variation of the multiple-muon variation is seen as a function of the muon zenith angle, or the spatial or angular separation between the correlated muons.

Published
2019

7. Search for active-sterile neutrino mixing using neutral-current interactions in NOvA

Author

Adamson, P, Aliaga, L, Ambrose, D, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Augsten, K, Aurisano, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Bambah, BA, Bays, K, Behera, B, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blackburn, T, Bolshakova, A, Bromberg, C, Brown, J, Brunetti, G, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Bychkov, V, Campbell, M, Catano-Mur, E, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Coelho, JAB, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Davies, GS, Davies, JP, Derwent, PF, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Frank, MJ, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Germani, S, Ghosh, T, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Groh, M, Group, R, Grover, D, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Howard, B, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Judah, M, Kafka, GK, Kalra, D, Kasahara, SMS, Kasetti, S, Keloth, R, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kourbanis, I, Kreymer, A, Kumar, A, Kurbanov, S, Lackey, T, Lang, K, Lee, WM, Lin, S, Lokajicek, M, Lozier, J, Luchuk, S, Maan, K, Magill, S, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Matera, K, Matveev, V, Méndez, DP, Messier, MD, and Meyer, H

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

We report results from the first search for sterile neutrinos mixing with active neutrinos through a reduction in the rate of neutral-current interactions over a baseline of 810 km between the NOvA detectors. Analyzing a 14-kton detector equivalent exposure of 6.05×1020 protons-on-target in the NuMI beam at Fermilab, we observe 95 neutral-current candidates at the Far Detector compared with 83.5±9.7(stat)±9.4(syst) events predicted assuming mixing only occurs between active neutrino species. No evidence for νμ→νs transitions is found. Interpreting these results within a 3+1 model, we place constraints on the mixing angles θ24

Published
2017

8. Constraints on Oscillation Parameters from νe Appearance and νμ Disappearance in NOvA

Author

Adamson, P, Aliaga, L, Ambrose, D, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Augsten, K, Aurisano, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Bambah, BA, Bays, K, Behera, B, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blackburn, T, Bolshakova, A, Bromberg, C, Brown, J, Brunetti, G, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Bychkov, V, Campbell, M, Catano-Mur, E, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Coelho, JAB, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Davies, GS, Davies, JP, Derwent, PF, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Frank, MJ, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Germani, S, Ghosh, T, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Group, R, Grover, D, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Judah, M, Kafka, GK, Kalra, D, Kasahara, SMS, Kasetti, S, Keloth, R, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kourbanis, I, Kreymer, A, Kumar, A, Kurbanov, S, Lang, K, Lee, WM, Lin, S, Liu, J, Lokajicek, M, Lozier, J, Luchuk, S, Maan, K, Magill, S, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Matera, K, Matveev, V, Méndez, DP, Messier, MD, Meyer, H, Miao, T, and Miller, WH

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, NOvA Collaboration, hep-ex, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

Results are reported from an improved measurement of ν_{μ}→ν_{e} transitions by the NOvA experiment. Using an exposure equivalent to 6.05×10^{20} protons on target, 33 ν_{e} candidates are observed with a background of 8.2±0.8 (syst.). Combined with the latest NOvA ν_{μ} disappearance data and external constraints from reactor experiments on sin^{2}2θ_{13}, the hypothesis of inverted mass hierarchy with θ_{23} in the lower octant is disfavored at greater than 93% C.L. for all values of δ_{CP}.

Published
2017

9. Measurement of the Neutrino Mixing Angle θ23 in NOvA

Author

Adamson, P, Aliaga, L, Ambrose, D, Anfimov, N, Antoshkin, A, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Augsten, K, Aurisano, A, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Bambah, BA, Bays, K, Behera, B, Bending, S, Bernstein, R, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Blackburn, T, Bolshakova, A, Bromberg, C, Brown, J, Brunetti, G, Buchanan, N, Butkevich, A, Bychkov, V, Campbell, M, Catano-Mur, E, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Coelho, JAB, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cremonesi, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Davies, GS, Davies, JP, Derwent, PF, Desai, S, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Djurcic, Z, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Edayath, S, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Frank, MJ, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Germani, S, Ghosh, T, Giri, A, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Group, R, Grover, D, Guo, B, Habig, A, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Hylen, J, Jediny, F, Judah, M, Kafka, GK, Kalra, D, Kasahara, SMS, Kasetti, S, Keloth, R, Kolupaeva, L, Kotelnikov, S, Kourbanis, I, Kreymer, A, Kumar, A, Kurbanov, S, Lang, K, Lee, WM, Lin, S, Liu, J, Lokajicek, M, Lozier, J, Luchuk, S, Maan, K, Magill, S, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Matera, K, Matveev, V, Méndez, DP, Messier, MD, Meyer, H, and Miao, T

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, NOvA Collaboration, hep-ex, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

This Letter reports new results on muon neutrino disappearance from NOvA, using a 14 kton detector equivalent exposure of 6.05×10^{20} protons on target from the NuMI beam at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The measurement probes the muon-tau symmetry hypothesis that requires maximal θ_{23} mixing (θ_{23}=π/4). Assuming the normal mass hierarchy, we find Δm_{32}^{2}=(2.67±0.11)×10^{-3}  eV^{2} and sin^{2}θ_{23} at the two statistically degenerate values 0.404_{-0.022}^{+0.030} and 0.624_{-0.030}^{+0.022}, both at the 68% confidence level. Our data disfavor the maximal mixing scenario with 2.6σ significance.

Published
2017

10. Limits on Active to Sterile Neutrino Oscillations from Disappearance Searches in the MINOS, Daya Bay, and Bugey-3 Experiments

Author

Adamson, P, An, FP, Anghel, I, Aurisano, A, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Barr, G, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Blyth, S, Bock, GJ, Bogert, D, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Cao, SV, Carroll, TJ, Castromonte, CM, Cen, WR, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, LC, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, QY, Chen, R, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, J-H, Cheng, YP, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Childress, S, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Coelho, JAB, Corwin, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Cummings, JP, de Arcos, J, De Rijck, S, Deng, ZY, Devan, AV, Devenish, NE, Ding, XF, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Escobar, CO, Evans, JJ, Falk, E, Feldman, GJ, Flanagan, W, Frohne, MV, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Germani, S, Gill, R, Gomes, RA, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Goodman, MC, Gouffon, P, Graf, N, Gran, R, Grassi, M, Grzelak, K, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, L, Guo, RP, Guo, XH, Guo, Z, Habig, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hahn, SR, Han, R, Hans, S, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Holin, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, J, and Huang, XT

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Daya Bay Collaboration, MINOS Collaboration, hep-ex, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

Searches for a light sterile neutrino have been performed independently by the MINOS and the Daya Bay experiments using the muon (anti)neutrino and electron antineutrino disappearance channels, respectively. In this Letter, results from both experiments are combined with those from the Bugey-3 reactor neutrino experiment to constrain oscillations into light sterile neutrinos. The three experiments are sensitive to complementary regions of parameter space, enabling the combined analysis to probe regions allowed by the Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector (LSND) and MiniBooNE experiments in a minimally extended four-neutrino flavor framework. Stringent limits on sin^{2}2θ_{μe} are set over 6 orders of magnitude in the sterile mass-squared splitting Δm_{41}^{2}. The sterile-neutrino mixing phase space allowed by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments is excluded for Δm_{41}^{2}

Published
2016

11. First Measurement of Electron Neutrino Appearance in NOvA

Author

Adamson, P, Ader, C, Andrews, M, Anfimov, N, Anghel, I, Arms, K, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Aurisano, A, Ayres, DS, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Bambah, BA, Bays, K, Bernstein, R, Betancourt, M, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Biery, K, Blackburn, T, Bocean, V, Bogert, D, Bolshakova, A, Bowden, M, Bower, C, Broemmelsiek, D, Bromberg, C, Brunetti, G, Bu, X, Butkevich, A, Capista, D, Catano-Mur, E, Chase, TR, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Coelho, JAB, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Cunningham, A, Davies, GS, Davies, JP, Del Tutto, M, Derwent, PF, Deepthi, KN, Demuth, D, Desai, S, Deuerling, G, Devan, A, Dey, J, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Dixon, S, Djurcic, Z, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Felt, N, Fenyves, EJ, Flumerfelt, E, Foulkes, S, Frank, MJ, Freeman, W, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Gebhard, M, Ghosh, T, Gilbert, W, Giri, A, Goadhouse, S, Gomes, RA, Goodenough, L, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Grossman, N, Group, R, Grudzinski, J, Guarino, V, Guo, B, Habig, A, Handler, T, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Howcroft, C, Huang, J, Huang, X, Hylen, J, Ishitsuka, M, Jediny, F, Jensen, C, Jensen, D, Johnson, C, Jostlein, H, and Kafka, GK

Subjects
NOvA Collaboration, hep-ex, physics.ins-det, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We report results from the first search for ν_{μ}→ν_{e} transitions by the NOvA experiment. In an exposure equivalent to 2.74×10^{20} protons on target in the upgraded NuMI beam at Fermilab, we observe 6 events in the Far Detector, compared to a background expectation of 0.99±0.11(syst) events based on the Near Detector measurement. A secondary analysis observes 11 events with a background of 1.07±0.14(syst). The 3.3σ excess of events observed in the primary analysis disfavors 0.1π

Published
2016

12. First measurement of muon-neutrino disappearance in NOvA

Author

Adamson, P, Ader, C, Andrews, M, Anfimov, N, Anghel, I, Arms, K, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Aurisano, A, Ayres, DS, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Bambah, BA, Bays, K, Bernstein, R, Betancourt, M, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Biery, K, Blackburn, T, Bocean, V, Bogert, D, Bolshakova, A, Bowden, M, Bower, C, Broemmelsiek, D, Bromberg, C, Brunetti, G, Bu, X, Butkevich, A, Capista, D, Catano-Mur, E, Chase, TR, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Coelho, JAB, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Cunningham, A, Davies, GS, Davies, JP, Del Tutto, M, Derwent, PF, Deepthi, KN, Demuth, D, Desai, S, Deuerling, G, Devan, A, Dey, J, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Dixon, S, Djurcic, Z, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Felt, N, Fenyves, EJ, Flumerfelt, E, Foulkes, S, Frank, MJ, Freeman, W, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Gebhard, M, Ghosh, T, Gilbert, W, Giri, A, Goadhouse, S, Gomes, RA, Goodenough, L, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Grossman, N, Group, R, Grudzinski, J, Guarino, V, Guo, B, Habig, A, Handler, T, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Howcroft, C, Huang, J, Huang, X, Hylen, J, Ishitsuka, M, Jediny, F, Jensen, C, Jensen, D, Johnson, C, Jostlein, H, and Kafka, GK

Subjects
hep-ex, physics.ins-det
Abstract

This paper reports the first measurement using the NOvA detectors of νμ disappearance in a νμ beam. The analysis uses a 14 kton-equivalent exposure of 2.74×1020 protons-on-target from the Fermilab NuMI beam. Assuming the normal neutrino mass hierarchy, we measure Δm322=(2.52-0.18+0.20)×10-3 eV2 and sin2θ23 in the range 0.38-0.65, both at the 68% confidence level, with two statistically degenerate best-fit points at sin2θ23=0.43 and 0.60. Results for the inverted mass hierarchy are also presented.

Published
2016

13. Randomized dose-finding study of batefenterol via dry powder inhaler in patients with COPD

Author

Crim C, Watkins ML, Bateman ED, Feldman GJ, Schenkenberger I, Kerwin EM, Crawford C, Pudi K, Ho S, Baidoo C, and Castro-Santamaria R

Subjects
bifunctional, bronchodilator, dual-pharmacophore, dose-response, muscarinic antagonist β2-agonist, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
Abstract

Courtney Crim,1 Michael L Watkins,1 Eric D Bateman,2 Gregory J Feldman,3 Isabelle Schenkenberger,4 Edward M Kerwin,5 Catriona Crawford,6 Krishna Pudi,7 Shuyen Ho,8 Charlotte Baidoo,9 Ramiro Castro-Santamaria10 1GSK, Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; 2Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; 3S. Carolina Pharmaceutical Research, Spartanburg, SC, USA; 4Klinische Forschung Berlin GbR, Berlin, Germany; 5Clinical Trials Division, Crisor LLC, Clinical Research Institute, Medford OR, USA; 6GSK, Global Medical, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; 7Upstate Pharmaceutical Research, Greenville, SC, USA; 8PAREXEL International, Durham, NC, USA; 9GSK, Clinical Statistics, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; 10GSK, Research and Development, Collegeville, PA, USA Background: Batefenterol is a novel bifunctional muscarinic antagonist β2-agonist in development for COPD. The primary objective of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, active comparator, Phase IIb study was to model the dose–response of batefenterol and select a dose for Phase III development.Patients and methods: Patients aged ≥40 years with COPD and FEV1 ≥30% and ≤70% predicted normal were randomized equally to batefenterol 37.5, 75, 150, 300, or 600 µg, placebo, or umeclidinium/vilanterol (UMEC/VI) 62.5/25 µg once daily. The primary and secondary endpoints were weighted-mean FEV1 over 0–6 hours post-dose and trough FEV1, analyzed by Bayesian and maximum likelihood estimation Emax of dose–response modeling, respectively, on day 42.Results: In the intent-to-treat population (N=323), all batefenterol doses demonstrated statistically and clinically significant improvements from baseline vs placebo in the primary and secondary endpoints (191.1–292.8 and 182.2–244.8 mL, respectively), with a relatively flat dose–response. In the subgroup reversible to salbutamol, there were greater differences between batefenterol doses. Lung function improvements with batefenterol ≥150 µg were comparable with those with UMEC/VI. Batefenterol was well tolerated and no new safety signals were observed.Conclusion: Batefenterol 300 µg may represent the optimal dose for Phase III studies. Keywords: bifunctional, bronchodilator, dual-pharmacophore, dose–response, muscarinic antagonist β2-agonist

Published
2019

14. Physics at a Fermilab Proton Driver

Author

Albrow, MG, Antusch, S, Babu, KS, Barnes, T, Bazarko, AO, Bernstein, RH, Bowles, TJ, Brice, SJ, Ceccucci, A, Cei, F, KCheung, HW, Christian, DC, Collar, JI, Cooper, J, Cooper, PS, Curioni, A, deGouvea, A, DeJongh, F, Derwent, PF, Diwan, MV, Dobrescu, BA, Feldman, GJ, Finley, DA, Fleming, BT, Geer, S, Greene, GL, Grossman, Y, Harris, DA, Horowitz, CJ, Hertzog, DW, Huber, P, Imazato, J, Jansson, A, Jungmann, KP, Kasper, PA, Kersten, J, Kettell, SH, Kuno, Y, Lindner, M, Mandelkern, M, Marciano, WJ, Melnitchouk, W, Mena, O, Michael, DG, Miller, JP, Mills, GB, Morfin, JG, and Nguyen, H

Subjects
hep-ex
Abstract

This report documents the physics case for building a 2 MW, 8 GeVsuperconducting linac proton driver at Fermilab.

Published
2005

15. Inclusive charged hadron and K0 production in two-photon interactions

Author

Cords, D, Boyer, J, Butler, F, Gidal, G, Abrams, GS, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Barklow, T, Boyarski, AM, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gladney, L, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Hollebeek, RJ, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Levi, ME, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Nelson, ME, Ong, RA, Perl, ML, Riles, K, Rowson, PC, Schaad, T, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, and Yelton, JM

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

The inclusive transverse momentum distributions of charged hadrons and K0's produced in tagged photon-photon collisions, are measured and compared to model calculations up to a pT of 5 GeV/c. The relative abundance of K0's favor the inclusion of charm. © 1993.

Published
1993

16. Measurement of the charged multiplicity of events containing bottom hadrons at Ec.m.=91 GeV.

Author

Schumm, BA, Koetke, DS, Adolphsen, CE, Alexander, JP, Averill, D, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Blockus, D, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Drewer, DC, Durrett, D, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Gomez Cadenas JJ, Gratta, G, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kenney, C, King, M, Komamiya, S, Kowalski, LA, Kral, JF, and Kuhlen, M

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

Using an impact-parameter tag to select an enriched sample of Z0bb» events, we have measured the difference between the average charged multiplicity of bb» and all hadronic Z0 decays to be 2.11.8(stat) 0.6(syst) tracks per event. The resulting total (nonleading) charged multiplicity for Z0 bb» events is 23.1(12.0)1.8 0.6 tracks. A comparison of this nonleading multiplicity to hadronic multiplicity data in the range of 10 to 60 GeV supports the hypothesis of flavor-independent hadronic fragmentation, and yields a measurement of the average energy fraction of bottom hadrons in Z0 decays of xEb=0.620.100.04. © 1992 The American Physical Society.

Published
1992

17. Measurement of the charged multiplicity of events containing bottom hadrons at Ec. m.=91 GeV

Author

Schumm, BA, Koetke, DS, Adolphsen, CE, Alexander, JP, Averill, D, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Blockus, D, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Drewer, DC, Durrett, D, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kenney, C, King, M, Komamiya, S, Kowalski, LA, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O'Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Rouse, FR, Rust, DR, Sadrozinski, HFW, Schwarz, AS, Seiden, A, Smith, JG, Snyder, A, Soderstrom, E, Stoker, DP, Stroynowski, R, Swartz, M, Thun, R, and Trilling, GH

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

Using an impact-parameter tag to select an enriched sample of Z0bb» events, we have measured the difference between the average charged multiplicity of bb» and all hadronic Z0 decays to be 2.11.8(stat) 0.6(syst) tracks per event. The resulting total (nonleading) charged multiplicity for Z0 bb» events is 23.1(12.0)1.8 0.6 tracks. A comparison of this nonleading multiplicity to hadronic multiplicity data in the range of 10 to 60 GeV supports the hypothesis of flavor-independent hadronic fragmentation, and yields a measurement of the average energy fraction of bottom hadrons in Z0 decays of xEb=0.620.100.04. © 1992 The American Physical Society.

Published
1992

18. Search for the production of the final states τ+τ-e+e-, τ+τ-μ+μ-, and τ+τ-π+π- in e+e- collisions at √s =29 GeV

Author

Barklow, T, Innes, WR, Petradza, M, Snyder, A, Stoker, DP, Wagner, SR, Abrams, GS, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Boyarski, AM, Boyer, J, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, LJ, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Hollebeek, RJ, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Levi, ME, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Nelson, ME, Ong, RA, Perl, ML, Richter, B, Riles, K, Rowson, PC, Schaad, T, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, and Yelton, JM

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We have searched for the reaction e+e-, where f is either an electron, muon, or charged pion, at s =29 GeV using the Mark II detector at the SLAC PEP storage ring. One candidate event is found while 2.3 events are expected from known processes. We would expect to see 11 events if the cross section for e+e- at s=29 GeV were enhanced by the factor of 4.7 which the ALEPH Collaboration reports for s=91 GeV. We also look for e+e- and e+e-, and for e+e-, using a similar analysis procedure, and see the number of events predicted by the standard model. © 1992 The American Physical Society.

Published
1992

19. Search for the production of the final states tau + tau -e+e-, tau + tau - micro+ micro-, and tau + tau - pi + pi - in e+e- collisions at sqrt s =29 GeV.

Author

Barklow, T, Innes, WR, Petradza, M, Snyder, A, Stoker, DP, Wagner, SR, Abrams, GS, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Boyarski, AM, Boyer, J, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, LJ, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Hollebeek, RJ, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Levi, ME, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Nelson, ME, Ong, RA, Perl, ML, Richter, B, Riles, K, Rowson, PC, Schaad, T, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, and Yelton, JM

Subjects
General Physics, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

We have searched for the reaction e+e-, where f is either an electron, muon, or charged pion, at s =29 GeV using the Mark II detector at the SLAC PEP storage ring. One candidate event is found while 2.3 events are expected from known processes. We would expect to see 11 events if the cross section for e+e- at s=29 GeV were enhanced by the factor of 4.7 which the ALEPH Collaboration reports for s=91 GeV. We also look for e+e- and e+e-, and for e+e-, using a similar analysis procedure, and see the number of events predicted by the standard model. © 1992 The American Physical Society.

Published
1992

20. Measurement of the bb¯ fraction in hadronic Z0 decays with precision vertex detectors

Author

Jacobsen, RG, Koetke, DS, Adolphsen, CE, Fujino, D, Schumm, BA, Wagner, SR, Alexander, JP, Averill, D, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Blockus, D, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Drewer, DC, Durrett, D, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Gan, KK, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kenney, C, King, M, Komamiya, S, Kowalski, LA, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Rust, DR, Sadrozinski, HFW, Schwarz, AS, Seiden, A, Smith, JG, Snyder, A, Soderstrom, E, Stoker, DP, Stroynowski, R, Swartz, M, Thun, R, and Trilling, GH

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We have measured the fraction of bb» events in hadronic Z0 decays, Rbb», using the vertex detector system of the Mark II detector at the SLAC Linear Collider. We tag bb» events by requiring the coincidence of three or more tracks with significant impact parameters. This tag is 50% efficient and results in a sample of 85% purity. We find Rbb»=0.251+0.049+0.030, in good agreement with other measurements and the standard model prediction. © 1991 The American Physical Society.

Published
1991

21. Measurement of the bb-bar fraction in hadronic Z0 decays with precision vertex detectors.

Author

Jacobsen, RG, Koetke, DS, Adolphsen, CE, Fujino, D, Schumm, BA, Wagner, SR, Alexander, JP, Averill, D, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Blockus, D, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Drewer, DC, Durrett, D, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Gan, KK, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Gomez Cadenas JJ, Gratta, G, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kenney, C, King, M, Komamiya, S, Kowalski, LA, and Kral, JF

Subjects
General Physics, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

We have measured the fraction of bb» events in hadronic Z0 decays, Rbb», using the vertex detector system of the Mark II detector at the SLAC Linear Collider. We tag bb» events by requiring the coincidence of three or more tracks with significant impact parameters. This tag is 50% efficient and results in a sample of 85% purity. We find Rbb»=0.251+0.049+0.030, in good agreement with other measurements and the standard model prediction. © 1991 The American Physical Society.

Published
1991

22. Search for elastic nondiagonal lepton-pair production in e+e- annihilation at √s =29 GeV

Author

Gomez-Cadenas, JJ, Heusch, CA, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Glanzman, T, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Himel, T, Hoenk, M, Hollebeek, RJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jaffre, M, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Kent, J, Klein, SR, Koide, A, Koska, W, Kozanecki, W, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Levi, ME, Li, Z, Litke, AM, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Matteuzzi, C, Matthews, JAJ, Meyer, DI, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Müller, L, Nash, J, Nelson, ME, Nitz, D, Ogren, H, Ong, RA, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Petersen, A, Petradza, M, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, and Richter, B

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We have searched for the annihilation of e+e- into the exclusive channels e and at s =29 GeV, using 226 and 133 pb-1, respectively, of data taken with the Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP. The resulting candidate sample is compatible with the expected background from pair production. Our analysis yields 95%-C.L. cross-section limits of e/

Published
1991

23. Search for elastic nondiagonal lepton-pair production in e+e- annihilation at sqrt s =29 GeV.

Author

Gomez-Cadenas, JJ, Heusch, CA, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Glanzman, T, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Himel, T, Hoenk, M, Hollebeek, RJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, and Jaffre, M

Subjects
General Physics, Physical Sciences
Abstract

We have searched for the annihilation of e+e- into the exclusive channels e and at s =29 GeV, using 226 and 133 pb-1, respectively, of data taken with the Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP. The resulting candidate sample is compatible with the expected background from pair production. Our analysis yields 95%-C.L. cross-section limits of e/

Published
1991

24. Measurement of the total hadronic cross section in e+e- annihilation at sqrt s =29 GeV.

Author

von Zanthier C, de Boer W, Grindhammer, G, Hylen, J, Harral, B, Hearty, C, Labarga, L, Matthews, J, Schaad, M, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Heusch, CA, Himel, T, Hoenk, M, and Hutchinson, D

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

A precise measurement of the ratio R of the total cross section e+e-hadrons to the pointlike cross section e+e-+- at a center-of-mass energy of 29.0 GeV is presented. The data were taken with the upgraded Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP. The result is R=3.920.050.09. The luminosity has been determined with three independent luminosity monitors measuring Bhabha scattering at different angular intervals. Recent calculations of higher-order QED radiative corrections are used to estimate the systematic error due to missing higher-order radiative corrections in the Monte Carlo event generators. © 1991 The American Physical Society.

Published
1991

25. Measurement of the total hadronic cross section in e+e- annihilation at s=29 GeV

Author

von Zanthier, C, de Boer, W, Grindhammer, G, Hylen, J, Harral, B, Hearty, C, Labarga, L, Matthews, J, Schaad, M, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Heusch, CA, Himel, T, Hoenk, M, Hutchinson, D, Innes, WR, Jaffre, M, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Kent, J, Klein, SR, Koska, W, Kozanecki, W, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Levi, ME, Li, Z, Litke, AM, Lüth, V, Meyer, DI, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Müller, L, Nash, J, Nelson, ME, Nitz, D, Ogren, H, O'Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Petersen, A, Petradza, M, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Riles, K, Rust, DR, Sadrozinski, HFW, and Schalk, TL

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

A precise measurement of the ratio R of the total cross section e+e-hadrons to the pointlike cross section e+e-+- at a center-of-mass energy of 29.0 GeV is presented. The data were taken with the upgraded Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP. The result is R=3.920.050.09. The luminosity has been determined with three independent luminosity monitors measuring Bhabha scattering at different angular intervals. Recent calculations of higher-order QED radiative corrections are used to estimate the systematic error due to missing higher-order radiative corrections in the Monte Carlo event generators. © 1991 The American Physical Society.

Published
1991

26. Test of QED to fourth order by study of four-lepton final states in e+e- interactions at 29 GeV with the Mark II detector.

Author

Petradza, M, Thun, R, Abrams, G, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Barklow, T, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Haggerty, J, Jaros, JA, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Levi, ME, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Nelson, ME, Ong, RA, Perl, ML, Richter, B, Riles, K, Rowson, PC, Schaad, T, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, and Yelton, JM

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract

We have tested QED to fourth order in the coupling constant in the large-Q2 region by studying four-lepton final states in e+e- interactions with the Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP (s=29 GeV). All four final-state particles were detected at large angles with respect to the beam axis. For an integrated luminosity of 205 pb-1, we observed ten e+e-e+e-, ten e+e-+-, and one events with opposite-charge pair masses greater than 1 GeV/c2. These events show good agreement with the complete 4 QED calculation. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

27. Two-photon production of pion pairs.

Author

Boyer, J, Butler, F, Gidal, G, Abrams, G, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Gold, MS, Golding, L, Goldhaber, G, Haggerty, J, Herrup, D, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Levi, ME, Nelson, ME, Rowson, PC, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, Barklow, T, Boyarski, A, Burchat, P, Burke, DL, Cords, D, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gladney, L, Hanson, G, Hayes, K, Hollebeek, RJ, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Karlen, D, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Ong, RA, Perl, ML, Richter, B, Riles, K, Yelton, JM, and Schaad, T

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract

We present a new high-statistics measurement of the cross section for the process e+e-e+e-+- at a center-of-mass energy of 29 GeV for invariant pion-pair masses M(+-) between 350 MeV/c2 and 1.6 GeV/c2. We observe the f2(1270) and measure its radiative width to be 3.15±0.04±0.39 keV. We also observe an enhancement in the +- spectrum near 1 GeV. General agreement is found with unitarized models of the +- reaction that include final-state interactions. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

28. Measurement of the two-photon width of the eta '(958).

Author

Butler, F, Boyer, J, Gidal, G, Abrams, G, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Haggerty, J, Herrup, D, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Levi, ME, Nelson, ME, Rowson, PC, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, Riles, K, Perl, ML, Barklow, T, Boyarski, A, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gladney, L, Hanson, G, Hayes, K, Hollebeek, RJ, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Karlen, D, Klein, SR, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Ong, RA, Richter, B, Yelton, JM, and Schaad, T

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract

Using 203 pb-1 of data collected by the Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP, we have measured the radiative width of the for quasireal photons. The width is separately measured in the three reactions e+e-e+e-0+-,0; e+e-e+e-0+-; 0+-(0,), and e+e-e+e-0, giving a statistically weighted average two-photon width of=4.57±0.25±0.44 keV. As a byproduct of the study of the decay mode, we also measured the two-photon decay width of the a2(1320) as a2(1320)=1.03±0.13±0.21 keV. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

29. Measurement of the two-photon width of the η′(958)

Author

Butler, F, Boyer, J, Gidal, G, Abrams, G, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Haggerty, J, Herrup, D, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Levi, ME, Nelson, ME, Rowson, PC, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, Riles, K, Perl, ML, Barklow, T, Boyarski, A, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gladney, L, Hanson, G, Hayes, K, Hollebeek, RJ, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Karlen, D, Klein, SR, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Ong, RA, Richter, B, Yelton, JM, and Schaad, T

Subjects
Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

Using 203 pb-1 of data collected by the Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP, we have measured the radiative width of the for quasireal photons. The width is separately measured in the three reactions e+e-e+e-0+-,0; e+e-e+e-0+-; 0+-(0,), and e+e-e+e-0, giving a statistically weighted average two-photon width of=4.57±0.25±0.44 keV. As a byproduct of the study of the decay mode, we also measured the two-photon decay width of the a2(1320) as a2(1320)=1.03±0.13±0.21 keV. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

30. Search for a nearly degenerate lepton doublet (L-,L0).

Author

Riles, K, Perl, ML, Barklow, T, Boyarski, A, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gladney, L, Hanson, G, Hayes, K, Hollebeek, RJ, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Karlen, D, Klein, SR, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Ong, RA, Richter, B, Yelton, JM, Abrams, G, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Boyer, J, Butler, F, Gidal, G, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Haggerty, J, Herrup, D, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Levi, ME, Nelson, ME, Rowson, PC, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, and Schaad, T

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract

We have searched for a heavy charged lepton with an associated neutrino of nearly the same mass in e+e- annihilation data taken with the Mark II detector at a center-of-mass energy of 29 GeV. In order to suppress contamination from conventional two-photon reactions, this analysis uses a novel, radiative-tagging technique. Requiring the presence of an isolated, energetic photon allows a search for lepton doublets with mass splittings smaller than that previously accessible to experiment. No evidence for such a new lepton doublet has been found, enabling limits to be placed on allowed mass combinations. Mass splittings as low as 250-400 MeV/c2 are excluded for charged-lepton masses between 500 MeV/c2 and 10 GeV/c2. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

31. Direct search for pair production of heavy stable charged particles in Z decays

Author

Soderstrom, E, McKenna, JA, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Koetke, DS, Komamiya, S, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Riles, K, and Rouse, FR

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

A search for pair production of stable charged particles from Z decay has been performed with the Mark II detector at the SLAC Linear Collider. Particle masses are determined from momentum, ionization energy loss, and time-of-flight measurements. A limit excluding pair production of stable fourth-generation charged leptons and stable mirror fermions with masses between the muon mass and 36.3 GeV/c2 is set at the 95% confidence level. Pair production of stable supersymmetric scalar leptons with masses between the muon mass and 32.6 GeV/c2 is also excluded. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

32. Searches for supersymmetric particles produced in Z-boson decay

Author

Barklow, T, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Koetke, DS, Komamiya, S, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Riles, K, and Rouse, FR

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We have searched for supersymmetric particles in 528 Z decays with the Mark II detector at the SLAC Linear Collider. We place 95%-confidence-level lower mass limits on degenerate squarks, nondegenerate up-type squarks, nondegenerate down-type squarks, charginos, pair-produced unstable neutralinos, and neutralinos from associated production. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

33. Search for nonminimal neutral Higgs bosons from Z-boson decays

Author

Komamiya, S, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Klein, SR, Koetke, DS, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Perrier, F, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, and Rankin, P

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

Using the Mark II detector at the SLAC Linear Collider, we search for decays of the Z boson to a pair of nonminimal Higgs bosons (ZHs0Hp0), where one of them is relatively light (10 GeV). We find no evidence for these decays and we obtain limits on the ZHs0Hp0 coupling as a function of the Higgs-boson masses. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

34. Search for doubly charged Higgs scalars in Z decay

Author

Swartz, M, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Klein, SR, Koetke, DS, Komamiya, S, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Perrier, F, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, and Porter, FC

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We describe a search for the decay of the Z boson into pairs of doubly charged Higgs bosons with the Mark II detector operating at the SLAC Linear Collider. Each Higgs boson is assumed to decay into a same-sign leptonic pair. No event candidates are found in a sample of 528 Z decays. At the 95% confidence level, this result excludes the region of leptonic coupling gll3×10-7 and Higgs-boson mass 6.5MH 36.5 GeV/c2 for isotriplet (left-handed) Higgs bosons. Isosinglet (right-handed) Higgs bosons are excluded in the same gll interval and in the mass interval 7.3 MH 34.3 GeV/c2. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

35. Search for decays of the Z to unstable neutral leptons with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV.

Author

Burchat, PR, King, M, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Gomez Cadenas JJ, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, and Jung, CK

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

Using the sample of neutral vector bosons (Z's) produced at the SLAC Linear Collider and detected with the Mark II detector, we search for the decay of the Z to a pair of particles, one of which decays to two charged particles. The observed number of Z decays with this signature excludes, at a confidence level greater than 95%, the decay of the Z to a pair of fourth-generation Dirac neutrinos with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV, a decay length less than about 1 cm, and coupling to any of the first three generations of charged leptons. This is the first time the existence of such a lepton coupling to the ± has been excluded by a direct search. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

36. A reanalysis of B0-B̄0 mixing in e+e- annihilation at 29 GeV

Author

Weir, AJ, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, I, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Destaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Glanzman, T, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Heusch, CA, Himel, T, Hollebeek, RJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylef, J, Innes, WR, Jaffre, M, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Kent, J, Klein, SR, Koska, W, Kozanecki, W, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Matthews, JAJ, Meyer, DI, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Müller, L, Nash, J, Nelson, ME, Nitz, D, Ogren, H, Ong, RA, O'Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Petersen, A, Petradza, M, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Richter, B, Riles, K, Rowson, PC, Rust, DR, Sadrozinski, HFW, Schaad, T, and Schalk, TL

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

Data taken by the Mark II detector at the PEP storage ring was used to measure the rate of dilepton production in multihadronic events produced by e+e- annihilation at √s=29 GeV. We determine the probability that a hadron initially containing a b (b̄) quark decays to a positive (negative) lepton to be 0.17-0.08+0.15, with 90% confidence level limits of 0.06 and 0.38. © 1990.

Published
1990

37. Radiative tau production and decay.

Author

Wu, DY, Hayes, K, Perl, ML, Barklow, T, Boyarski, A, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gladney, L, Hanson, G, Hollebeek, RJ, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Karlen, D, Klein, SR, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Ong, RA, Richter, B, Riles, K, Yelton, JM, Abrams, G, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Boyer, J, Butler, F, Gidal, G, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Haggerty, J, Herrup, D, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Levi, ME, Nelson, ME, Rowson, PC, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, and Schaad, T

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract

We have studied the muon decay channel of the lepton with the presence of a photon in e+e- annihilation data at Ec.m.=29 GeV from the Mark II detector. Included in this study is the first direct measurement of radiative decay. We find the ratio of the measured branching fraction to the expected value from QED to be 1.03±0.42. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

38. Radiative τ production and decay

Author

Wu, DY, Hayes, K, Perl, ML, Barklow, T, Boyarski, A, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Dorfan, JM, Feldman, GJ, Gladney, L, Hanson, G, Hollebeek, RJ, Innes, WR, Jaros, JA, Karlen, D, Klein, SR, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Ong, RA, Richter, B, Riles, K, Yelton, JM, Abrams, G, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Boyer, J, Butler, F, Gidal, G, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Haggerty, J, Herrup, D, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Levi, ME, Nelson, ME, Rowson, PC, Schellman, H, Schmidke, WB, Sheldon, PD, Trilling, GH, Wood, DR, and Schaad, T

Subjects
Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

We have studied the muon decay channel of the lepton with the presence of a photon in e+e- annihilation data at Ec.m.=29 GeV from the Mark II detector. Included in this study is the first direct measurement of radiative decay. We find the ratio of the measured branching fraction to the expected value from QED to be 1.03±0.42. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

39. Measurements of charged-particle inclusive distributions in hadronic decays of the Z boson

Author

Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Klein, SR, Koetke, DS, Komamiya, S, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Perrier, F, Petersen, A, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, and Rankin, P

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We have measured inclusive distributions for charged particles in hadronic decays of the Z boson. The variables chosen for study were charged-particle multiplicity, scaled momentum, and momenta transverse to the sphericity axes. The distributions have been corrected for detector effects and are compared with data from ee- annihilation at lower energies and with the predictions of several QCD-based models. The data are in reasonable agreement with expectations. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

40. Measurement of the bb¯ fraction in hadronic Z decays

Author

Kral, JF, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Klein, SR, Koetke, DS, Komamiya, S, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, and Riles, K

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

Using isolated leptons reconstructed in the Mark II detector to tag bb events, we measure the fraction of bb events in hadronic Z0 decays to be 0.23-0.09+0.11, in good agreement with the standard-model prediction of 0.22. We find (Zbb)=0.43-0.17+0.21 GeV. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

41. Search for long-lived massive neutrinos in Z decays

Author

Jung, CK, Van Kooten, R, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Klein, SR, Koetke, DS, Komamiya, S, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Perrier, F, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, and Porter, FC

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We search for events in the Mark II detector at SLAC Linear Collider with the topology of a Z boson decaying into a pair of long-lived massive particles. No events that are consistent with the search hypothesis are found. Interpreting the long-lived particle as a sequential Dirac neutrino 4 of the fourth generation, we exclude at the 95% confidence level a significant range of mixing-matrix elements of 4 to other-generation neutrinos for a 4 mass from 10 to 43 GeV/c2. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

42. Measurement of the B0-meson lifetime.

Author

Wagner, SR, Hinshaw, DA, Ong, RA, Snyder, A, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Glanzman, T, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Heusch, CA, Himel, T, Hollebeek, RJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, and Innes, WR

Subjects
General Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

We report a measurement of the lifetime of the B0 meson based upon 29-GeV e+e- annihilation data taken with the Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP. The B0 mesons are tagged by their decays into D*- and D*+, where the D*- is tagged by its decay into -D 0. We reconstruct the decay vertices of 15 B0-meson candidates and measure the B0 lifetime to be 1.20-0.360.14+0.52+0.16 psec. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

43. Upper limits on D+/- and B+/- decays to two leptons plus pi +/- or K+/-

Author

Weir, AJ, Klein, SR, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Glanzman, T, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Heusch, CA, Himel, T, Hollebeek, RJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jaffre, M, and Jaros, JA

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract

Data taken by the Mark II detector at the SLAC e+e- storage ring PEP was used to search for exclusive decays of D and B mesons into two charged leptons plus a charged pion or kaon. All possible charge and lepton combinations consistent with charge conservation were considered and no evidence for any signals was found. We obtain upper limits for the various branching ratios ranging from 2.5×10-3 to 9.2×10-3, at a 90% confidence level. Some of these limits can be used to constrain leptoquark masses in various models. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

44. Upper limits on D± and B± decays to two leptons plus π± or K±

Author

Weir, AJ, Klein, SR, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Glanzman, T, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Heusch, CA, Himel, T, Hollebeek, RJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jaffre, M, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Kent, J, Koska, W, Kozanecki, W, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, LeClaire, BW, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lockyer, NS, Lüth, V, Matthews, JAJ, Meyer, DI, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Müller, L, Nash, J, Nelson, ME, Nitz, D, Ogren, H, Ong, RA, O'Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Petersen, A, Petradza, M, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Richter, B, Riles, K, Rowson, PC, Rust, DR, Sadrozinski, HFW, and Schaad, T

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

Data taken by the Mark II detector at the SLAC e+e- storage ring PEP was used to search for exclusive decays of D and B mesons into two charged leptons plus a charged pion or kaon. All possible charge and lepton combinations consistent with charge conservation were considered and no evidence for any signals was found. We obtain upper limits for the various branching ratios ranging from 2.5×10-3 to 9.2×10-3, at a 90% confidence level. Some of these limits can be used to constrain leptoquark masses in various models. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

45. Measurement of the bb-bar fraction in hadronic Z decays.

Author

Kral, JF, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Gomez Cadenas JJ, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, and Jung, CK

Subjects
General Physics, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

Using isolated leptons reconstructed in the Mark II detector to tag bb events, we measure the fraction of bb events in hadronic Z0 decays to be 0.23-0.09+0.11, in good agreement with the standard-model prediction of 0.22. We find (Zbb)=0.43-0.17+0.21 GeV. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

46. Determination of αs from a differential-jet-multiplicity distribution in e+e- collisions at √s =29 and 91 GeV

Author

Komamiya, S, Le Diberder, F, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJ Gomez, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, King, M, Klein, SR, Koetke, DS, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, Lüth, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O’Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Perrier, F, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, and Rankin, P

Subjects
Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics
Abstract

We measured the differential jet-multiplicity distribution in e+e- annihilation with the Mark II detector. This distribution is compared with the second-order QCD prediction and s is determined to be 0.1230.0090.005 at ssSMZ (at the SLAC Linear Collider) and 0.1490.0020.007 at ss=29 GeV (at the SLAC storage ring PEP). The running of s between these two center-of-mass energies is consistent with the QCD prediction. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

47. Determination of alpha s from a differential-jet-multiplicity distribution in e+e- collisions at sqrt s =29 and 91 GeV.

Author

Komamiya, S, Le Diberder F, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, DeStaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Gomez Cadenas JJ, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, and Jaros, JA

Subjects
General Physics, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

We measured the differential jet-multiplicity distribution in e+e- annihilation with the Mark II detector. This distribution is compared with the second-order QCD prediction and s is determined to be 0.1230.0090.005 at ssSMZ (at the SLAC Linear Collider) and 0.1490.0020.007 at ss=29 GeV (at the SLAC storage ring PEP). The running of s between these two center-of-mass energies is consistent with the QCD prediction. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

Published
1990

48. Efficacy and safety of olodaterol once daily delivered via Respimat® in patients with GOLD 2–4 COPD: results from two replicate 48-week studies

Author

Ferguson GT, Feldman GJ, Hofbauer P, Hamilton A, Allen L, Korducki L, and Sachs P

Subjects
Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
Abstract

Gary T Ferguson,1 Gregory J Feldman,2 Peter Hofbauer,3 Alan Hamilton,4 Lisa Allen,5 Lawrence Korducki,5 Paul Sachs6 1Pulmonary Research Institute of Southeast Michigan, Livonia, MI, 2S Carolina Pharmaceutical Research, Spartanburg, SC, USA; 3Pneumologie, Weinheim, Germany; 4Boehringer Ingelheim, Burlington, ON, Canada; 5Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, CT, 6Pulmonary Associates of Stamford, Stamford, CT, USA Background: Olodaterol is a long-acting β2-agonist with a 24-hour bronchodilator profile. Two replicate, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase III trials were performed as part of a comprehensive clinical program to investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of olodaterol in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving usual-care background therapy. Methods: Patients received olodaterol 5 µg or 10 µg or placebo once daily for 48 weeks. Coprimary end points were forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) area under the curve from 0 to 3 hours (AUC0–3) response (change from baseline), and trough FEV1 response at 12 weeks. Secondary end points included additional lung function assessments, use of rescue medications, FEV1 AUC response from 0 to 12 hours, and Patient Global Rating over 48 weeks. Results: Overall, 624 and 642 patients were evaluated in studies 1222.11 and 1222.12, respectively. In both studies, olodaterol 5 µg and 10 µg significantly improved the FEV1 AUC0–3 response (P

Published
2014

49. Improving the quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: focus on indacaterol

Author

Feldman GJ

Subjects
Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
Abstract

Gregory J FeldmanS Carolina Pharmaceutical Research, Alliance Biomedical Group International, Spartanburg, SC, USAAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease in the general population and it places a considerable burden on patients, with the disease negatively affecting quality of life. In practice, patients with COPD generally seek medical attention because of symptoms, particularly breathlessness, and the resulting physical limitations, which affect the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients. The defining feature of COPD is airflow limitation that causes air trapping and increased hyperinflation as the ventilation rate increases during physical effort. Hyperinflation causes or worsens breathlessness as breathing becomes inefficient, with the end result being an avoidance of physical exertion and a cycle of increasing dyspnea caused by inactivity and deconditioning, with deleterious effects on HR-QOL. Current published guidelines for COPD state that the goals of pharmacologic therapy should be to control symptoms, improve health status and exercise tolerance, and reduce the frequency of COPD exacerbations. Effective and sustained bronchodilation has emerged as a key strategy for improving dyspnea and ability to exercise. As there is no cure for COPD, a major goal of treatment and of research into new therapies is to improve HR-QOL in COPD patients.Conclusion: More recently, indacaterol, an inhaled ultra-long-acting β2-agonist (24-hour action), has been approved in many countries at different doses (between 75 and 300 µg once daily) for treatment of patients with stable but symptomatic COPD. The aim of this review was to explore once-daily indacaterol clinical data as related to improvement in HR-QOL in COPD. Indacaterol studies have shown significant improvements in lung function of COPD patients, and these improvements have also translated into clinically meaningful improvements in patient symptoms and HR-QOL. Keywords: airflow limitation, bronchodilation, long-acting β2-agonist, COPD

Published
2013

50. Search for Sterile Neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ Using a Two-Detector Fit

Author

Adamson, P, Anghel, I, Aurisano, A, Barr, G, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Bock, GJ, Bogert, D, Cao, SV, Carroll, TJ, Castromonte, CM, Chen, R, Childress, S, Coelho, JAB, Corwin, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, de Jong, JK, De Rijck, S, Devan, AV, Devenish, NE, Diwan, MV, Escobar, CO, Evans, JJ, Falk, E, Feldman, GJ, Flanagan, W, Frohne, MV, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Germani, S, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Gouffon, P, Graf, N, Gran, R, Grzelak, K, Habig, A, Hahn, SR, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Holin, A, Huang, J, Hylen, J, Irwin, GM, Isvan, Z, James, C, Jensen, D, Kafka, T, Kasahara, SMS, Koerner, LW, Koizumi, G, Kordosky, M, Kreymer, A, Lang, K, Ling, J, Litchfield, PJ, Lucas, P, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Mayer, N, McGivern, C, Medeiros, MM, Mehdiyev, R, Meier, JR, Messier, MD, Miller, WH, Mishra, SR, Moed Sher, S, Moore, CD, Mualem, L, Musser, J, Naples, D, Nelson, JK, Newman, HB, Nichol, RJ, Nowak, JA, O'Connor, J, Orchanian, M, Pahlka, RB, Paley, J, Patterson, RB, Pawloski, G, Perch, A, Pfützner, MM, Phan, DD, Phan-Budd, S, Plunkett, RK, Poonthottathil, N, Qiu, X, Radovic, A, Rebel, B, Rosenfeld, C, Rubin, HA, Sail, P, Sanchez, MC, Schneps, J, Schreckenberger, A, Schreiner, P, Sharma, R, Sousa, A, Tagg, N, Talaga, RL, Thomas, J, Thomson, MA, Tian, X, Timmons, A, Todd, J, Tognini, SC, Toner, R, Torretta, D, Tzanakos, G, Urheim, J, Vahle, P, Viren, B, Weber, A, Webb, RC, White, C, Whitehead, LH, Wojcicki, SG, Zwaska, R, MINOS+ Collaboration, Thomson, Mark [0000-0002-2654-9005], Whitehead, Leigh [0000-0002-3327-2534], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository

Subjects
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, MINOS+ Collaboration
Abstract

A search for mixing between active neutrinos and light sterile neutrinos has been performed by looking for muon neutrino disappearance in two detectors at baselines of 1.04 and 735 km, using a combined MINOS and MINOS+ exposure of 16.36×10^{20} protons on target. A simultaneous fit to the charged-current muon neutrino and neutral-current neutrino energy spectra in the two detectors yields no evidence for sterile neutrino mixing using a 3+1 model. The most stringent limit to date is set on the mixing parameter sin^{2}θ_{24} for most values of the sterile neutrino mass splitting Δm_{41}^{2}>10^{-4} eV^{2}.

Published
2019
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