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DOE OSTI2011

Measurements of Branching Fractions and CP Asymmetries and Studies of Angular Distributions for B to phi phi K Decays

We present branching fraction and CP asymmetry measurements as well as angular studies of B {yields} {phi}{phi}K decays using 464 x 10{sup 6} B{bar B} events collected by the BABAR experiment. The branching fractions are measured in the {phi}{phi} invariant mass range below the {eta}{sub c} resonance (m{sub {phi}{phi}} < 2.85 GeV). We find {Beta}(B{sup +} {yields} {phi}{phi}K{sup +}) = (5.6 {+-} 0.5 {+-} 0.3) x 10{sup -6} and {Beta}(B{sup 0} {yields} {phi}{phi}K{sup 0}) = (4.5 {+-} 0.8 {+-} 0.3) x 10{sup -6}, where the first uncertaintiy is statistical and the second systematic. The measured direct CP asymmetries for the B{sup {+-}} decays are A{sub CP} = -0.10 {+-} 0.08 {+-} 0.02 below the {eta}{sub c} threshold (m{sub {phi}{phi}} < 2.85 GeV) and A{sub CP} = 0.09 {+-} 0.10 {+-} 0.02 in the {eta}{sub c} resonance region (m{sub {phi}{phi}} in [2.94,3.02] GeV). Angular distributions are consistent with J{sub P} = 0{sup -} in the {eta}{sub c} resonance region and favor J{sup P} = 0{sup +} below the {eta}{sub c} resonance.

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DOE OSTI2012

Amplitude Analysis and Measurement of the Time-dependent CP Asymmetry of B0 to KsKsKs Decays

We present the first results on the Dalitz-plot structure and improved measurements of the time-dependent CP-violation parameters of the process B{sup 0} {yields} K{sub S}{sup 0}K{sub S}{sup 0}K{sub S}{sup 0} obtained using 468 x 10{sup 6} B{bar B} decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B factory at SLAC. The Dalitz-plot structure is probed by a time-integrated amplitude analysis that does not distinguish between B{sup 0} and {bar B}{sup 0} decays. We measure the total inclusive branching fraction {Beta}(B{sup 0} {yields} K{sub S}{sup 0}K{sub S}{sup 0}K{sub S}{sup 0}) = (6.19 {+-} 0.48 {+-} 0.15 {+-} 0.12) x 10{sup -6}, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third represents the Dalitz-plot signal model dependence. We also observe evidence for the intermediate resonant states f{sub 0}(980), f{sub 0}(1710), and f{sub 2}(2010). Their respective product branching fractions are measured to be (2.70{sub -1.19}{sup +1.25} {+-} 0.36 {+-} 1.17) x 10{sup -6}, (0.50{sub -0.24}{sup +0.46} {+-} 0.04 {+-} 0.10) x 10{sup -6}, and (0.54{sub -0.20}{sup +0.21} {+-} 0.03 {+-} 0.52) x 10{sup -6}. Additionally, we determine the mixing-induced CP-violation parameters to be S = -0.94{sub -0.21}{sup +0.24} {+-} 0.06 and C = -0.17 {+-} 0.18 {+-} 0.04, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. These values are in agreement with the standard model expectation.

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DOE OSTI2012

First measurement of Φ₃ with a model-independent Dalitz plot analysis of B ± →DK ± , D→K S ⁰π⁺π⁻ decay

We present the first measurement of the angle Φ₃ of the unitarity triangle using a model-independent Dalitz plot analysis of B ± →DK ± , D→K S ⁰π⁺π⁻ decays. The method uses, as input, measurements of the strong phase of the D→K⁰ S π⁺π⁻ amplitude from the CLEO Collaboration. The result is based on the full data set of 772×106 BB¯¯¯ pairs collected by the Belle experiment at the Υ(4S) resonance. We obtain Φ₃=(77.3 +15.1 –14.9 ±4.1±4.3)° and the suppressed amplitude ratio r B =0.145±0.030±0.010±0.011. Here the first error is statistical, the second is the experimental systematic uncertainty, and the third is the error due to the precision of the strong-phase parameters obtained by CLEO.

Aihara, H.↗
DOE OSTI2013

Measurement of the ratio of differential cross sections σ(pp̄→Z+b jet)/σ(pp̄→Z+jet) in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV

We measure the ratio of cross sections, σ(pp̄→Z+b jet)/σ(pp̄→Z+jet), for associated production of a Z boson with at least one jet. The ratio is also measured as a function of the Z boson transverse momentum, jet transverse momentum, jet pseudorapidity, and the azimuthal angle between the Z boson with respect to the highest p T b tagged jet. These measurements use data collected by the D0 experiment in Run II of Fermilab’s Tevatron pp̄ Collider at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 9.7 fb⁻¹. The results are compared to predictions from next-to-leading order calculations and various Monte Carlo event generators.

Abazov, V. M.↗
DOE OSTI2013

Measurement of the decays B s 0 → J / ψ Φ ( 1020 ) , B s 0 → J / ψ f 2 ' ( 1525 ) and B s 0 → J / ψ K + K – at Belle

In this paper, we report a measurement of the branching fraction of the decay B s 0 → J / ψ Φ ( 1020 ) , evidence and a branching fraction measurement for B s 0 → J / ψ f 2 ' ( 1525 ) , and the determination of the total B s 0 → J / ψ K + K – branching fraction, including the resonant and non-resonant contributions to the K+K– channel. We also determine the S-wave contribution within the Φ(1020) mass region. The absolute branching fractions are B[ B s 0 → J / ψ Φ ( 1020 ) ] = (1.25 ± 0.07(stat) ± 0.08(syst) ± 0.22(fs)) × 10 –3 , B[ B s 0 → J / ψ f 2 ' ( 1525 ) ] = (0.26 ± 0.06(stat) ± 0.02(syst) ± 0.05(fs)) × 10 –3 and B[ B s 0 → J / ψ K + K – ] = (1.01 ± 0.09(stat) ± 0.10(syst) ± 0.18(fs)) × 10 –3 , where the last systematic error is due to the branching fraction of bb¯→ B$^{(*)}_{s}$B$^{(*)}_{s}$. The branching fraction ratio is found to be B[ B s 0 → J / ψ f 2 ' ( 1525 ) ]/B[ B s 0 → J / ψ Φ ( 1020 ) ] = (21.5 ± 4.9(stat) ± 2.6(syst)). All results are based on a 121.4 fb –1 data sample collected at the Υ(5S) resonance by the Belle experiment at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e + e – collider.

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DOE OSTI2014

Measurement of the inclusive isolated prompt photons cross section in p p collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector using 4.6 fb - 1

A measurement of the cross section for the production of isolated prompt photons in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy $ \sqrt{s}$ =7 TeV is presented. The results are based on an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb -1 collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The cross section is measured as a function of photon pseudorapidity ηγ and transverse energy E γ T in the kinematic range 100 ≤ E γ T < 1000 GeV and in the regions |η γ | < 1.37 and 1.52 ≤ |η γ | < 2.37. The results are compared to leading-order parton-shower Monte Carlo models and next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations. Next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations agree well with the measured cross sections as a function of E γ T and η γ .

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DOE OSTI2014

Measurements of the masses and widths of the Σ c ( 2455 ) 0 / + + and Σ c ( 2520 ) 0 / + + baryons

Here, we highlight measurements of the masses and decay widths of the baryonic states Σ c ( 2455 ) 0 / + + and Σ c ( 2520 ) 0 / + + using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 711 fb - 1 collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e + e - asymmetric-energy collider operating at the Υ ( 4 S ) resonance. We report the mass differences with respect to the Λ c + baryon M ( Σ c ( 2455 ) 0 ) - M ( Λ c + ) = 167.29 ± 0.01 ± 0.02 MeV / c 2 , M ( Σ c ( 2455 ) + + ) - M ( Λ c + ) = 167.51 ± 0.01 ± 0.02 MeV / c 2 , M ( Σ c ( 2520 ) 0 ) - M ( Λ c + ) = 231.98 ± 0.11 ± 0.04 MeV / c 2 , M ( Σ c ( 2520 ) + + ) - M ( Λ c + ) = 231.99 ± 0.10 ± 0.02 MeV / c 2 , and the decay widths Γ ( Σ c ( 2455 ) 0 ) = 1.76 ± 0.0 4 - 0.21 + 0.09 MeV / c 2 , Γ ( Σ c ( 2455 ) + + ) = 1.84 ± 0.0 4 - 0.20 + 0.07 MeV / c 2 , Γ ( Σ c ( 2520 ) 0 ) = 15.41 ± 0.4 1 - 0.32 + 0.20 MeV / c 2 , Γ ( Σ c ( 2520 ) + + ) = 14.77 ± 0.2 5 - 0.30 + 0.18 MeV / c 2 , where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. The isospin mass splittings are measured to be M ( Σ c ( 2455 ) + + ) - M ( Σ c ( 2455 ) 0 ) = 0.22 ± 0.01 ± 0.01 MeV / c 2 and M ( Σ c ( 2520 ) + + ) - M ( Σ c ( 2520 ) 0 ) = 0.01 ± 0.15 ± 0.03 MeV / c 2 . These results are the most precise to date.

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DOE OSTI2014

Measurement of D 0 - D ¯ 0 mixing and search for indirect C P violation using D 0 → K S 0 π + π - decays

Here, we report a measurement of D 0 - D ¯ 0 mixing parameters and a search for indirect C P violation through a time-dependent amplitude analysis of D 0 → K S 0 π + π - decays. The results are based on 921 fb - 1 of data accumulated with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e + e - collider. Assuming C P conservation, we measure the mixing parameters x = ( 0.56 ± 0.19 - 0.09 - 0.09 + 0.03 + 0.06 ) % and y = ( 0.30 ± 0.15 - 0.05 - 0.06 + 0.04 + 0.03 ) % , where the errors are statistical, experimental systematic, and systematic due to the amplitude model, respectively. Lastly, with C P violation allowed, the parameters | q / p | = 0.90 - 0.15 - 0.04 - 0.05 + 0.16 + 0.05 + 0.06 and arg ( q / p ) = ( - 6 ± 11 ± 3 - 4 + 3 ) ° are found to be consistent with conservation of C P symmetry in mixing and in the interference between mixing and decay, respectively.

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DOE OSTI2014

Measurement of the direct C P -violating parameter A C P in the decay D + → K - π + π +

We measure the direct C P -violating parameter A C P for the decay of the charged charm meson, D + → K - π + π + (and charge conjugate), using the full 10.4 fb - 1 sample of p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. We extract the raw reconstructed charge asymmetry by fitting the invariant mass distributions for the sum and difference of charge-specific samples. This quantity is then corrected for detector-related asymmetries using data-driven methods and for possible physics asymmetries (from B → D processes) using input from Monte Carlo simulation. We measure A C P = [ - 0.16 ± 0.15 ( stat ) ± 0.09 ( syst ) ] % , which is consistent with zero, as expected from the standard model prediction of C P conservation, and is the most precise measurement of this quantity to date.

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DOE OSTI2015

Measurement of the ratio of inclusive cross sections $\sigma (p\bar{p} \rightarrow Z+2~b~\text{jets}) / \sigma (p\bar{p} \rightarrow Z+ \text{2 jets})$ in $p\bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt s=1.96$ TeV

In this study, we measure the ratio of cross sections, σ(pp¯ → Z + 2 b jets)/σ(pp¯ → Z + 2 jets), for associated production of a Z boson with at least two jets with transverse momentum p jet T > 20 GeV and pseudorapidity |η jet | < 2.5. This measurement uses data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9.7 fb –1 collected by the D0 experiment in Run II of Fermilab’s Tevatron pp¯ Collider at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The measured integrated ratio of 0.0236 ± 0.0032(stat) ± 0.0035(syst) is in agreement with predictions from next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD and the Monte Carlo event generators PYTHIA and ALPGEN .

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2016

Measurement of the differential cross-section of highly boosted top quarks as a function of their transverse momentum in s = 8 TeV proton-proton collisions using the ATLAS detector

The differential cross-section for pair production of top quarks with high transverse momentum is measured in 20.3 fb -1 of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The measurement is performed for t$\bar{t}$t events in the lepton + jets channel. The cross-section is reported as a function of the hadronically decaying top quark transverse momentum for values above 300 GeV. The hadronically decaying top quark is reconstructed as an anti- k t jet with radius parameter R = 1.0 and identified with jet substructure techniques. The observed yield is corrected for detector effects to obtain a cross-section at particle level in a fiducial region close to the event selection. A parton-level cross-section extrapolated to the full phase space is also reported for top quarks with transverse momentum above 300 GeV. The predictions of a majority of next-to-leading-order and leading-order matrix-element Monte Carlo generators are found to agree with the measured cross-sections.

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