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DOE OSTI2011

Long-distance contribution to {Delta}{Gamma}{sub s} of the B{sub s}-B{sub s} system

We estimate the long-distance contribution to the width difference of the B{sub s}-B{sub s} system, based mainly on two-body D{sub s}{sup (*)}D{sub s}{sup (*)} modes and three-body D{sub s}{sup (*)}D{sup (*)}K{sup (*)} modes (and their CP conjugates). Some higher cs resonances are also considered. The contribution to {Delta}{Gamma}{sub s}/{Gamma}{sub s} by two-body modes is (10.2{+-}3.0)%, slightly smaller than the short-distance result of (13.3{+-}3.2)%. The contribution to {Delta}{Gamma}{sub s}/{Gamma}{sub s} by D{sub s0}*(2317), D{sub s1}(2460), and D{sub s1}(2536) resonances is negligible. For the three-body D{sub s}{sup (*)}D{sup (*)}K{sup (*)} modes, we adopt the factorization formalism and model the form factors with off-shell D{sub s}{sup (*)} poles, the D{sub sJ}(2700) resonance, and nonresonant contributions. These three-body modes can arise through current-produced or transition diagrams, but only SU(3)-related D{sub u,d}{sup (*)}D{sup (*)}K modes from the current diagram have been measured so far. The pole model results for D{sub u,d}*D{sup (*)}K agree well with the data, while D{sub u,d}D{sup (*)}K rates agree with the data only within a factor of 2 to 3. All measured D{sub u,d}{sup (*)}D{sup (*)}K rates can be reproduced by including nonresonant contributions. The total {Delta}{Gamma}{sub s}/{Gamma}{sub s} obtained is (16.7{+-}8.5)%, which agrees with the short-distance result within uncertainties. For illustration, we also demonstrate the effect of D{sub sJ}(2700) in modes with D{sup (*)}K{sup *}. In all scenarios, the total {Delta}{Gamma}{sub s}/{Gamma}{sub s} remain consistent with the short-distance result. Our results indicate that (a) the operator product expansion in the short-distance picture is a valid assumption, (b) approximating the B{sub s}{yields}D{sub s}{sup (*)}D{sub s}{sup (*)} decays to saturate {Delta}{Gamma}{sub s} has a large correction, (c) the effect of three-body modes cannot be neglected, and (d) in addition to the D{sub s} and D{sub s}* poles, the D{sub sJ}(2700) resonance also plays an important role in three-body modes. Future experiments are necessary to improve the estimation of {Delta}{Gamma}{sub s} from the long-distance point of view.

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DOE OSTI2011

Observation of the Rare Decay B+ \to K+pi0pi0 and Measurement of the Quasi-two Body Contributions B+ \to K*(892)+pi0, B+ \to f0(980)K+ and B+ \to chic0K+

We report an analysis of charmless hadronic decays of charged B mesons to the final state K{sup +}{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}, using a data sample of (470.9 {+-} 2.8) x 10{sup 6} B{bar B} events collected with the BABAR detector at the {Gamma}(4S) resonance. We observe an excess of signal events, with a significance above 10 standard deviations including systematic uncertainties, and measure the branching fraction and CP asymmetry to be {Beta}(B{sup +} {yields} K{sup +}{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}) = (16.2 {+-} 1.2 {+-} 1.5) x 10{sup -6} and A{sub CP}(B{sup +} {yields} K{sup +}{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}) = -0.06 {+-} 0.06 {+-} 0.04, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. Additionally, we study the contributions of the B{sup +} {yields} K{sup +}(892){sup +}{pi}{sup 0}, B{sup +} {yields} f{sub 0}(980)K{sup +}, and B{sup +} {yields} {chi}{sub c0}K{sup +} quasi-two-body decays. We report the world's best measurements of the branching fraction and CP asymmetry of the B{sup +} {yields} K{sup +}{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0} and B{sup +} {yields} K{sup +}(892){sup +}{pi}{sup 0} channels.

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DOE OSTI2011

Towards three-body unitarity in D{sup +}{yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup +}

We assess the importance of final state interactions in D{sup +}{yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup +}, stressing the consistency between two- and three-body interactions. The basic building block in the calculation is a K{pi} amplitude based on unitarized chiral perturbation theory and with parameters determined by a fit to elastic LASS data. Its analytic extension to the second sheet allows the determination of two poles, associated with the {kappa} and the K{sup *}(1430), and a representation of the amplitude based on them is constructed. The problem of unitarity in the three-body system is formulated in terms of an integral equation, inspired in the Faddeev formalism, which implements a convolution between the weak vertex and the final state hadronic interaction. Three different topologies are considered for the former and, subsequently, the decay amplitude is expressed as a perturbation series. Each term in this series is systematically related to the previous one and a resummation was performed. Remaining effects owing to single and double rescattering processes were then added and results compared to FOCUS data. We found that proper three-body effects are important at threshold and fade away rapidly at higher energies. Our model, based on a vector-weak vertex, can describe qualitative features of the modulus of the decay amplitude and agrees well with its phase in the elastic region.

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DOE OSTI2011

Measuring the fourth-generation b{yields}s quadrangle at the LHC

We show that simultaneous precision measurements of the CP-violating phase in time-dependent B{sub s}{yields}J/{psi}{phi} study and the B{sub s}{yields}{mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} rate, together with measuring m{sub t'} by direct search at the LHC, would determine V{sub t's}*V{sub t'b} and therefore the b{yields}s quadrangle in the four-generation standard model. The forward-backward asymmetry in B{yields}K*l{sup +}l{sup -} provides further discrimination.

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DOE OSTI2012

K{sup -} and p-bar spectra for AuAu collisions at {radical}s = 200 GeV from STAR, PHENIX, and BRAHMS in comparison to core-corona model predictions

Based on results obtained with event generators we have launched the core-corona model. It describes in a simplified way but quite successfully the centrality dependence of multiplicity and of identified particles observed in heavy-ion reactions at beam energies between {radical}s = 17 and 200 GeV. Also the centrality dependence of the elliptic flow, {upsilon}{sub 2}, for all charged and identified particles could be explained in this model. Here we extend this analysis and study the centrality dependence of single-particle spectra of K{sup -} and p-bar measured by the PHENIX, STAR, and BRAHMS Collaborations. We find that also for these particles the analysis of the spectra in the core-corona model suffers from differences in the data published by the different experimental groups, notably for the pp collisions. As for protons and K{sup +}, for each experience the data agree well with the prediction of the core-corona model but the values of the two necessary parameters depend on the experiments. We show as well that the average momentum as a function of the centrality depends in a very sensitive way on the particle species and may be quite different for particles which have about the same mass. Therefore the idea to interpret this centrality dependence as a consequence of a collective expansion of the system, as done in blast way fits, may be premature.

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DOE OSTI2012

p-barp-Annihilation processes in the tree approximation of SU(3) chiral effective theory

The p-barp-annihilation reactions p-barp {yields} {eta}{eta} {eta} and p-barp {yields} {eta}KK-bar at rest are considered in the tree approximation in the framework of SU(3) chiral effective theory at leading order. The calculated branchings are compared with the data. The results for neutral ({eta}{eta}{eta}, K{sup 0}K-bar{sup 0}{sub {eta}}) and charged (K{sup +}K{sup -}{sub {eta}}) channels are essentially different.

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DOE OSTI2015

Investigation of the process e{sup +}e{sup −} → K{sup +}K{sup −} with the aid of the CMD-3 detector at the VEPP-2000 electron-positron collider

Preliminary results of an experiment that is aimed at measuring the cross section for the process e{sup +}e{sup −} → K{sup +}K{sup −} at c.m. energies in the range between 1.01 and 2.0 GeV with the aid of the CMD-3 detector and which is being performed at the VEPP-2000 collider of the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) are presented.

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DOE OSTI2015

Preliminary results of measurements of hadronic cross sections with the CMD-3 detector at the VEPP-2000 electron–positron collider

Experiments with the CMD-3 detector at the VEPP-2000 electron–positron collider in the range of center of mass collision energies from 0.32 to 2 GeV have been performed since December 2010. The amount of accumulated data corresponds to an integrated luminosity of about 60 pb{sup -1}. The resultsof a preliminary analysis are presented for the following annihilation channels: e{sup +}e{sup -} → 3(π{sup +}π{sup -}), 2(π{sup +}π{sup -}π{sup 0}), K{sup +}K{sup -}π{sup +}π{sup -}, K{sup +}K{sup -}, pp̄, and π{sup +}π{sup -}. Since processes of electron–positron annihilation that involve the production of multihadron states proceed through several intermediate states, their analysis is necessary for the correct description of the emission-angle and invariant-mass distributions of product particles.

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DOE OSTI2015

Testing model energy spectra of charged particles produced in hadron interactions on the basis of atmospheric muons

An original method for calculating the spectrum of atmospheric muons with the aid of the CORSIKA 7.4 code package and numerical integration is proposed. The first step consists in calculating the energy distribution of muons for various fixed energies of primary-cosmic-ray particles and within several chosen hadron-interaction models included in the CORSIKA 7.4 code package. After that, the spectrum of atmospheric muons is calculated via integrating the resulting distribution densities with the chosen spectrum of primary-cosmic-ray particles. The atmospheric-muon fluxes that were calculated on the basis of the SIBYLL 2.1, QGSJET01, and QGSJET II-04 models exceed the predictions of the wellknown Gaisser approximation of this spectrum by a factor of 1.5 to 1.8 in the range of muon energies between about 10{sup 3} and 10{sup 4} GeV.Under the assumption that, in the region of extremely highmuon energies, a dominant contribution to the muon flux comes from one to two generations of charged π{sup ±} and K{sup ±} mesons, the production rate calculated for these mesons is overestimated by a factor of 1.3 to 1.5. This conclusion is confirmed by the results of the LHCf and TOTEM experiments.

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DOE OSTI2015

Hadron production in e + e - annihilation at BABAR, and implication for the muon anomalous magnetic moment

The BABAR collaboration has an extensive program of studying hadronic cross sections in low-energy e + e - collisions, accessible via initial-state radiation. Our measurements allow significant improvements in the precision of the predicted value of the muon anomalous magnetic moment. These improvements are necessary for illuminating the current 3.6 sigma difference between the predicted and the experimental values. We have published results on a number of processes with two to six hadrons in the final state. We report here the results of recent studies with final states that constitute the main contribution to the hadronic cross section in the energy region between 1 and 3 GeV, as e + e - → K + K - , π + π - , and e + e - → 4 hadrons

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DOE OSTI2019

Neutrino scattering and B anomalies from hidden sector portals

We examine current constraints on and the future sensitivity to the strength of couplings between quarks and neutrinos in the presence of a form factor generated from loop effects of hidden sector particles that interact with quarks via new interactions. We consider models associated with either vector or scalar interactions of quarks and leptons generated by hidden sector dynamics. We study constraints on these models using data from coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering and solar neutrino experiments and demonstrate how these new interactions may be discovered by utilizing the recoil spectra. We show that our framework can be naturally extended to explain the lepton universality violating neutral current B decay anomalies, and that in a model framework the constraints from neutrino scattering can have implications for these anomalies.

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