Observation and polarization measurements of B+/- -->phiK1 +/- and B +/- -->phiK2 *+/-

With the full BABAR data sample of 465 x 10(6) B(over)B pairs, we observe the decays B+/- -->phiK_(1)(1270) +/- and B +/- -->phiK*_(2)(1430)+/-. We measure the branching fractions (6.1+/-1.6+/-1.1) x 10(-6) and (8.4+/-1.8+/-1.0) x 10(-6) and the fractions of longitudinal polarization 0.46 (+0.12+0.06) _(-0.13-0.07) and 0.80(+0.09)_(-0.10)+/-0.03, respectively. We also report on the B+/- -->phiK*_(0)(1430)+/- decay branching fraction of (7.0+/-1.3+/-0.9) x 10(-6) and several parameters sensitive to CP violation and interference in the above three decays. Upper limits are placed on the B+/- decay rates to final states with phi and K_1(1400)+/-, K*(1410)+/-, K2(1770)+/-, or K_2(1820)+/-. Understanding the observed polarization pattern requires amplitude contributions from an uncertain source.     

Study of ω-, η-, η′- and D-mesic nuclei

Using the quark-meson coupling (QMC) model, we investigate whether ω, η, η′ and D⁻ mesons form meson-nucleus bound states. Our results suggest that one should expect to find η- and ω-nucleus bound states in all the nuclei considered. Furthermore, it is shown that the D⁻ meson will form quite narrow bound states with ²⁰⁸Pb.     

Observation of B+/- -->omegaK+/- decay

We report the first observation of the charmless two-body mode B+/--->omegaK+/- decay, and a new measurement of the branching fraction for the B+/--->omegapi(+/-) decay. The measured branching fractions are B(B+/--->omegaK+/-)=(9.2(+2.6)(-2.3)+/-1.0)x10(-6) and B(B+/--->omegapi(+/-))=(4.2(+2.0)(-1.8)+/-0.5)x10(-6). We also measure the partial rate asymmetry of B+/--->omegaK+/- decays and obtain A(CP)=-0.21+/-0.28+/-0.03. The results are based on a data sample of 29.4 fb(-1) collected on the Upsilon(4S) resonance by the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider.     

Effects of a Family Non-universal Z' Boson in \bar{B}_d→μ+μ- and B- →π-μ+μ-,ρ-μ+μ- Decays

Motivated by the recently updated experimental measurement on \bar{B}_d→μ⁺μ^- and B^-→π^-μ⁺μ^- decays by CDF and Belle collaborations, we revisit these
decays, as well as B^-→ρ^-μ⁺μ^- decay, within the Standard Model, and evaluate the effects of a family non-universal Z' boson. Under the constraint from {\cal B}(B^-→π^-μ⁺μ^-), we find the ranges of the Z' couplings S^LR_μμ< -5.2×10^-2 or D^LR_μμ < -8.1× 10^-2 are excluded. Within the allowed Z' parameters spaces, comparing with the SM predictions, we find that {\cal B}(\bar{B}_d→ μ⁺μ^-, {\cal B}(B^-→ π^-μ⁺μ^-), and {\cal B}(B^-→ρ^-μ⁺μ^-) could be enhanced by a factor about
226%, 245%, and 254%, respectively, byZ' contributions. However, they are hardly to be reduced. Furthermore, the zero crossing in the normalized forward-backward asymmetry spectrum of B^- →ρ^-μ⁺μ^- decay at low dimuon mass always exists.     

Observation of B(+/-) --> p(-)pK(+/-)

We report the observation of the decay mode B(+/-) --> p(-)pK(+/-)based on an analysis of 29.4 fb(-1) of data collected by the Belle detector at KEKB. This is the first example of a b-->s transition with baryons in the final state. The p(-)p mass spectrum in this decay is inconsistent with phase space and is peaked at low mass. The branching fraction for this decay is measured to be B(B+/--->p(-)pK+/-) = [4.3(+1.1)(-0.9)(stat)+/-0.5(syst)]x 10(-6). We also report upper limits for the decays B(0)-->p(-)pK(S) and B(+/-)-->p(-)p pi(+/-).     

The 3-3-1 model with <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript> flavor symmetry

We construct a 3-3-1 model based on family symmetry S ₄ responsible for the neutrino and quark masses. The tribimaximal neutrino mixing and the diagonal quark mixing have been obtained. The new lepton charge \(\mathcal{L}\) related to the ordinary lepton charge L and a SU(3) charge by \(L=\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}T_{8}+\mathcal{L}\) and the lepton parity P _l =(?) ^L known as a residual symmetry of L have been introduced which provide insights in this kind of model. The expected vacuum alignments resulting in potential minimization can origin from appropriate violation terms of S ₄ and \(\mathcal{L}\). The smallness of seesaw contributions can be explained from the existence of such terms too. If P _l is not broken by the vacuum values of the scalar fields, there is no mixing between the exotic and the ordinary quarks at tree level.     

Galvanomagnetic transport properties of nitrogenated (La,Sr)MnO<Subscript>3-δ</Subscript> and LaMnO<Subscript>3-δ</Subscript>

Epitaxial thin films of nitrogenated La_0.65Sr_0.30MnO₃ were grown on MgO(100) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The nitrogenation was achieved by a continuous nitrogen flow in the PLD chamber with pressures of up to 0.12 mbar. The chemical analysis of the samples regarding the exchange of oxygen by nitrogen was achieved by time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, sputtered neutral mass spectrometry (SNMS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and yielded a content of incorporated nitrogen ranging from 0.6% to 3.8%. Without nitrogenation the electrical resistivity of La_0.65Sr_0.30MnO₃ exhibited a metal–insulator (MI) transition at about 180 K. The magnetoresistance (MR) effect (ΔR/R(0)) was about -50% at the transition temperature. Our nitrogen contents affected the MI transition so as to completely disappear and resulted in a resistivity increase of more than three orders of magnitude as well. By carefully reoxidizing the samples with subsequent heat treatments in air the MI transition reappeared at lower temperatures and we found a continuously enhanced MR ratio for decreasing temperatures. MR ratios of more than -99% were observed for a magnetic field of 10 T. The results are interpreted as a percolation phenomenon of ferromagnetic–metallic domains within an antiferromagnetic–semiconducting matrix. PACS 75.47.Gk; 75.47.Lx; 74.62.Dh; 81.15.Fg     

Measuring the CP violating phase gamma using B+/- --> pi(+/-)pi(+)pi(-) and B+/- --> K+/-pi(+)pi(-) decays

A new and simple procedure to measure the angle gamma from B+/--->pi(+/-)pi(+)pi(-) and B+/--->K+/-pi(+)pi(-) decays using SU(3) symmetry is presented. It is based on a full Dalitz plot analysis of these decays. All diagrams, including strong and electroweak penguins, are considered in the procedure. The method is also free from final state interaction problems. The theoretical error in the extraction of gamma within the method should be of the order of 10(0) or even less. Taking into account the B-meson production in the first generation of B factories and recent measurements from CLEO, this method could bring the best measurement of gamma in the next years.     

Direct CP violation in B(-/+) --> ppK((*)+/-)

We study the direct CP violation in B(-/+) --> ppK((*)+/-) decays in the standard model. We point out that these three-body baryonic B decays can be important tools for detecting the direct CP violation in the charged B system, in which there are no conclusive signatures yet. In particular, we show that the direct CP-violating asymmetry in B(-/+) --> ppK((*)+/-) is around 22%, which supports the recent data by the BABAR Collaboration.     

Synthesis and fluorescence study of sodium-2-(4′-dimethyl-aminocinnamicacyl)-3,3-(1′,3′-alkylenedithio) acrylate

We synthesized two new compounds: Sodium 2-(4′-dimethyl-aminocinnamicacyl)-3,3-(1′,3′- ethyl- enedithio) acrylate (STAA-1) and Sodium 2-(4′-dimethyl-aminocinnamicacyl)-3, 3-(1′,3′-propylenedithio) acrylate (STAA-2). The maximum absorption of these compounds ranges from 460 to 520 nm with different molecular structures in different solvents. Meanwhile, the emission peak of these compounds arranges from yellow (510 nm) to red (605 nm). The emission spectra show red shift according to the strength of the hydrogen bonding property of the solvent. But the absorption spectra do not show clearly relationship with the strength of the hydrogen bonding property of the solvent. The Stoke shift of the compounds ranges from 42 to 102 nm. It changes in the following order, EtOH>H₂O>DMF, and STAA-1>STAA-2 in the same solvent. The fluorescent quantum yield of STAA-1 was measured to be 7.12% with quinine sulphate as the standard compound in ethanol. Furthermore, the relationship of the fluorescence of STAA-1 with pH (ranges form 4 to 14) in water (c=∼10⁻⁴) was studied to make sure that these compounds could be used as proton sensors.     

Search for the lepton-number-violating decay Xi(-)-->pmu(-)mu(-)

A sensitive search for the lepton-number-violating decay Xi(-)-->pmu(-)mu(-) has been performed using a sample of approximately 10(9) Xi(-) hyperons produced in 800 GeV/c p-Cu collisions. We obtain B(Xi(-)-->pmu(-)mu(-))<4.0x10(-8) at 90% confidence, improving on the best previous limit by 4 orders of magnitude.