Observation of B(s)(0) → J/ψf(2)'(1525) in J/ψK+ K- final states

The decay B(s)(0) → J/ψK+ K- is investigated using 0.16 fb(-1) of data collected with the LHCb detector using 7 TeV pp collisions. Although the J/ψ? channel is well known, final states at higher K+ K- masses have not previously been studied. In the K+ K- mass spectrum we observe a significant signal in the f(2)'(1525) region as well as a nonresonant component. After subtracting the nonresonant component, we find B(B(s)(0) → J/ψf(2)'(1525))/B(B(s)(0) → J/ψ?) = (26.4 ± 2.7 ± 2.4)%.     

Production of the exotic 1(--) hadrons ϕ(2170), X(4260), and Y(b)(10890) at the LHC and Tevatron via the Drell-Yan mechanism

We calculate the Drell-Yan production cross sections and differential distributions in the transverse momentum and rapidity of the J(PC) = 1(--) exotic hadrons ?(2170), X(4260), and Y(b)(10890) at the LHC and the Tevatron. These hadrons are tetraquark (four-quark) candidates, with a hidden ss, cc, and bb quark pair, respectively. In deriving the distributions, we include the order α(s) QCD corrections, resum the large logarithms in the small transverse momentum region in the impact-parameter formalism, and use the state of the art parton distribution functions. Production rates for the processes pp(p) → ?(2170)× (→ ?(1020)π+ π- → K+ K- π+ π-) +…, pp(p) → X(4260)(→J/ψπ+ π- → μ+ μ- π+ π-)+…, and pp(p) → Y(b)(10890)(→ Υ(1S,2S,3S)π+ π- → μ+ μ- π+ π-) +… are presented. Their measurements will help in understanding the dynamics of these exotic hadrons.     

基于Pluto事件产生器对兰州强子物理谱仪上主要反应道的模拟研究

为了在 GeV 能区开展核子核子相互作用中强子的产生和衰变的实验研究, 将在 HIRFL CSR 主环上建造一台兰州强子物理谱仪（HPLUS）。 首先结合 HPLUS 的初步构型阐明了针对不同极角区域的粒子鉴别方法, 接着介绍了在蒙特卡罗模拟中使用的 Pluto 事件产生器, 并针对 HPLUS上主要的反应道模拟研究了: Pluto 产生的质子质子弹性散射的角分布和实验数据的符合程度; 在产生 K 介子的反应道中, HPLUS 前角区对 K 介子的接收度; 强子衰变产生光子的最大能量和两个光子的最小夹角随极角区域的变化情况; 不同的重建方法对核子激发态质量谱形状的影响。以上研究说明了 Pluto 事件产生器可以满足 HPLUS 模拟的需要。 Hadron Physics Lanzhou Spectrometer (HPLUS) is designed for the study of hadron production and decay from nucleon nucleon interaction in the GeV region. The current formation of HPLUS and the particle identification methodsfor three polar angle regions are discussed. The Pluto event generator is applied to simulate the primary reactions on HPLUS, concerning four issues as followed: the agreement on pp elastic scattering angular distribution between Pluto samples and experimental data; the acceptance of charged K mesons in the strangeness production channels for the forward region of HPLUS; thedependence of the maximum energy of photons and the minimum vertexangle of two photons on the polar angle; the influence on the mass spectrum of excited states of nucleon with large resonant width from different reconstruction methods. It is proved that the Pluto event generator satisfies the requirements of Monte Carlo simulation for HPLUS.     

A test of CPT symmetry in K0 vs (K-)0→π+π-π0 decays

I show that the CP-violating asymmetry in K0 vs K-0→π+π-π0 decays differs from that in KL→π+π-,KL→π0π0 or the semileptonic KL transitions,if there exists CPT violation in K0-K-0 mixing.A delicate measurement of this difference at a super flavor factory(e.g.,the φ factory)will provide us with a robust test of CPT symmetry in the neutral kaon system.     

Geometry optimization of a barrel silicon pixelated tracker

We have studied optimization of the design of a barrel-shaped pixelated tracker for given spatial boundaries. The optimization includes choice of number of layers and layer spacing. Focusing on tracking performance only,momentum resolution is chosen as the figure of merit. The layer spacing is studied based on Gluckstern's method and a numerical geometry scan of all possible tracker layouts. A formula to give the optimal geometry for curvature measurement is derived in the case of negligible multiple scattering to deal with trajectories of very high momentum particles. The result is validated by a numerical scan method, which could also be implemented with any track fitting algorithm involving material effects, to search for the optimal layer spacing and to determine the total number of layers for the momentum range of interest under the same magnetic field. The geometry optimization of an inner silicon pixel tracker proposed for BESIII is also studied by using a numerical scan and these results are compared with Geant4-based simulations.     

Electron reconstruction in CMS

The reconstruction of the energy and momentum of isolated electrons in CMS combining tracking and electromagnetic calorimetry information is described. The emphasis is put on primary electrons with transverse momentum below 50 GeV/c. The energy deposited in the electromagnetic calorimeter is measured in clusters of clusters (superclusters) which collect bremsstrahlung photons emitted along the electron trajectory in the tracker volume. The electron tracks are built from seeds in the pixel detector found via a cluster-driven pixel hit matching algorithm, followed by a reconstruction of trajectories in the silicon strip tracker with a Gaussian sum filter. Electrons are classified using observables sensitive to the pattern of bremsstrahlung emission and electromagnetic showering in the tracker material. Energy scale corrections depending on the electron class are applied to the supercluster and estimates of associated errors are obtained. The electron energy is deduced from a weighted combination of the corrected supercluster energy and tracker momentum measurements. The electron direction is that of the reconstructed electron track at interaction vertex. The pre-selection of isolated electron candidates for physics analysis is described. Class-dependent observables combining tracking and calorimetry information are discussed for electron identification.     

Study of cluster reconstruction and track fitting algorithms for CGEM-IT at BESIII

Considering the effects of aging on the existing Inner Drift Chamber(IDC) of BESIII, a GEM-based inner tracker, the Cylindrical-GEM Inner Tracker(CGEM-IT), is proposed to be designed and constructed as an upgrade candidate for the IDC. This paper introduces a full simulation package for the CGEM-IT with a simplified digitization model, and describes the development of software for cluster reconstruction and track fitting, using a track fitting algorithm based on the Kalman filter method. Preliminary results for the reconstruction algorithms which are obtained using a Monte Carlo sample of single muon events in the CGEM-IT, show that the CGEM-IT has comparable momentum resolution and transverse vertex resolution to the IDC, and a better z-direction resolution than the IDC.     

What determines the K- multiplicity at energies around (1-2)A GeV?

In heavy ion reactions at energies around (1-2)A GeV the measured K- yields appear rather high as compared to pp collisions as shown by the KaoS Collaboration. Employing quantum molecular dy-namics simulations, we show that this is caused by the fact that the dominant production channel is not BB-->BBK+K- but the mesonic Lambda(Sigma)pi-->K-B reaction. Because the Lambda (Sigma) stem from the reaction BB-->Lambda(Sigma)K+B, the K+ and the K- yield are strongly correlated, i.e., the K(-)/K(+) ratio occurs to be nearly independent of the impact parameter as found experimentally. The final K- yield is strongly influenced by the K+N [due to their production via the Lambda(Sigma)] but very little by the K-N potential.     

Pattern-Matching Track Reconstruction for the BESⅢ Main Drift Chamber

The tracking algorithm, MdcPatRec, is developed for the Drift Chamber of the BESⅢ detector using C++ language and object-oriented techniques. This algorithm uses a pattern matching method to find track segments and then combine them into track candidates followed by a least square fit. With the simulation data, the tracking performances such as efficiencies and momentum resolution have been studied and results are consistent with parameters from detector design. The algorithm is also proved to be robust enough to process data with severe background expected by the BESⅢ experiment.     

Charm mixing from BABAR

We present recent results from BABAR experiment for D0-D0 mixing measurements. Mixing parameters can be measured in different ways using different D0 decay modes, here we discuss the most sensitive analyses such as DO→K+π- where we had the first evidence of charm mixing, the measurement of the ratio of lifetimes of the decays DO→K+K-and DO→π- relative to D0→K-π+, the time dependent Dalitz plot analysis of D0→K+π-π0.New limits on CP-violating time-integrated asymmetries in D0→K+K- and D0→π+π- are also discussed. The analyses presented are based on 384 fb-1 data collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-Ⅱ asymmetric B Factory.     

Search for lepton number violating decays B+ → π- μ+ μ+ and B+ → K- μ+ μ+

A search is performed for the lepton number violating decay B+ → h- μ+ μ+, where h- represents a K- or a π-, using an integrated luminosity of 36 pb(-1) of data collected with the LHCb detector. The decay is forbidden in the standard model but allowed in models with a Majorana neutrino. No signal is observed in either channel and limits of B(B+ → K- μ+ μ+) < 5.4×10(-8) and B(B+ → π- μ+ μ+) < 5.8×10(-8) are set at the 95% confidence level. These improve the previous best limits by factors of 40 and 30, respectively.     

Luminosity determination for the dd→αK+K-experiment at ANKE/COSY

High resolution studies of a0/f0(980) decays into channels involving open strangeness are currently being performed at COSY-Jfilich.As a "filter" for isospin-zero intermediate states,i.e.to selectively produce the fo(980) resonance,the dd→αK+K- reaction was measured with the magnetic ANKE spectrometer.In order to determine the luminosity of this experiment,the elastically and quasi-elastically scattered deuterons were recorded simultaneously with the αK + K- events.Here we report about the luminosity determination via investigating the (quasi-) elastic deuterons at ANKE.     

Is there a quantization condition for the classical problem of charge and pole?

In elementary derivations of the quantization of azimuthal angular momentum the eigenfunction is determined to be exp(im φ), which is “oversensitive” to the rotation φ → φ+2π, unlessm is an integer. In a recent paper Kerner examined the classical system of charge and magnetic pole, and expressed Π, a vector constant of motion for the system, in terms of a physical angle ψ, to deduce a remarkable paradox. Kerner pointed out that Π(ψ) is “oversensitive” to ψ → ψ+2π unless a certain charge quantization condition is met. Our explicandum of this paradox highlights the distinction between coordinates in classical and quantum physics. It is shown why the single-valuedness requirement on Π(ψ) is devoid of physical significance. We are finally led to examine the classical analog of the quantum mechanical argument that demonstrates the quantization of magnetic charge, to show that there is “no hope” of a classical quantization condition.     

Study of Exclusive Hadronic Decays for D0→Ks0π+π- and D0→Ks0K+K- and Their Resonant Structures

We report the results of an experimental study of the exclusive hadronic decays for D0→K0 sπ+π - and K 0 sK +K - and their resonant structures using BES-Ⅰ detector at the BEPC Collider. Using the data sample of 22.3 pb -1 collected at the center-of-mass energy s=4.03 GeV, we measured the branching fraction for D 0→K 0π +π - to be (5.32±0.53±0.40)%, the branching fractions for the decays D 0→ K *-π +, D 0→K 0ρ 0 and D 0→K 0(π +π -) non-resonant to be (6.05±0.32±0.49)%, (1.17±0.17±0.13)% and (1.35±0.22±0.17)%, respectively. We measured the branching fractions Br(D 0→f) to be (1.04±0.24± 0.16)% for f=K 0K +K -, (1.12±0.34±0.15)% for f=K0, and (0.27±0.13±0.03)% for f=K 0(K+K-)non-.     

Search for a very light CP-odd Higgs boson in top quark decays from pp collisions at sqrt(s)]=1.96 TeV

We present the results of a search for a very light CP-odd Higgs boson a(1)(0) originating from top quark decays t → H(±)b → W(±(*)) a(1)(0)b, and subsequently decaying into τ+ τ-. Using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.7 fb(-1) collected by the CDF II detector in pp collisions at 1.96 TeV, we perform a search for events containing a lepton, three or more jets, and an additional isolated track with transverse momentum in the range 3 to 20 GeV/c. Observed events are consistent with background sources, and 95% C.L. limits are set on the branching ratio of t → H(±)b for various masses of H(±) and a(1)(0).     

Nuclear-matter modification of decay widths in the phi-->e+e- and phi-->K+K- channels

The invariant mass spectra of phi-->K+K- are measured in 12 GeV p+A reactions in order to search for the in-medium modification of phi mesons. The observed K+K- spectra are well reproduced by the relativistic Breit-Wigner function with a combinatorial background shape in three betagamma regions between 1.0 and 3.5. The nuclear mass number dependence of the yields of the K+K- decay channel is compared to the simultaneously measured e+e- decay channel for carbon and copper targets. We parameterize the production yields as sigma(A)=sigma0Aalpha and obtain alphaphi-->K+K- -alphaphi-->e+e- to be 0.14+/-0.12. Limits are obtained for the partial decay widths of the phi mesons in nuclear matter.     

Recent results on light hadron spectroscopy from BES Ⅱ

We reported the observation of Y(2175) in φf0(980) mass spectrum in J/ψ→ηφf0(980) with f0(980)→π+π- and the observation of a broad 1-- resonance of K+K-mass in J/ψ→K+K-π0. The results from the partial wave analyses of Jψ→γπ+π- and γπ0π0, as well as J/ψ→pK-∧. are also presented.     

Inclusive current-induced reactions and light-cone singularities

We analyze inclusive reactions of the type current + t → p + anything, where t denotes other the vacuum or a hadronic target and p a produced hadron state. Conditions in momentum space are derived which enforce the scaling behaviour due to a canonical leading light-cone singularity structure. The multiplicity for the production of p off a hadron target grow less fast than the c.m. energy. The problem of continuation of deep-inelastic scattering amplitudes to the annihilation channel is investigated. Finally we outline how hadronic scaling is obtained in the limit of finite current mass.     

Robust visual tracking based on multi-cue integration

Traditional color-based mean shift tracking algorithm is unable to accurately track the object. To address this problem, we present an improved tracking algorithm. The improved tracker integrates the color and motion cues which characterize the appearance and motion information of the object, respectively. These two visual cues can complement each other and make for more precise target localization. Experiments show that the proposed tracking algorithm has better performance than the traditional mean shift tracker.