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K. Flood

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Search for Production of Invisible Final States in Single-Photon Decays of Υ(1S)

2010

We search for single-photon decays of the Upsilon(1S) resonance, Upsilon->gamma+invisible, where the invisible state is either a particle of definite mass, such as a light Higgs boson A0, or a pair of dark matter particles, chi chi-bar. Both A0 and chi are assumed to have zero spin. We tag Upsilon(1S) decays with a dipion transition Upsilon(2S)->pi+pi-Upsilon(1S) and look for events with a single energetic photon and significant missing energy. We find no evidence for such processes in the mass range m_A0<=9.2 GeV and m_chi<=4.5 GeV in the sample of 98e6 Upsilon(2S) decays collected with the BaBar detector and set stringent limits on new physics models that contain light dark ma…

Particle physicsPhotonAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaPhysics beyond the Standard ModelElectron–positron annihilationDark matterFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and Astronomy01 natural sciencesResonance (particle physics)High Energy Physics - ExperimentNuclear physicsHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)PACS: 13.20.Gd 12.60.Jv 14.80.Da 95.35.+d0103 physical sciencessingle-photon decays of Upsilon(1S)[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]010306 general physicsLight dark matterPhysicsMissing energy010308 nuclear & particles physicsParticle physicsBABAR detectorHEPBaBarHiggs bosonHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentFísica de partículesExperimentsBaBar detector at SLAC
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Precise Measurement of the D0 and D+ Lifetimes at Belle II

2021

We report a measurement of the D^{0} and D^{+} lifetimes using D^{0}→K^{-}π^{+} and D^{+}→K^{-}π^{+}π^{+} decays reconstructed in e^{+}e^{-}→cc[over ¯] data recorded by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy e^{+}e^{-} collider. The data, collected at center-of-mass energies at or near the ϒ(4S) resonance, correspond to an integrated luminosity of 72  fb^{-1}. The results, τ(D^{0})=410.5±1.1(stat)±0.8(syst)  fs and τ(D^{+})=1030.4±4.7(stat)±3.1(syst)  fs, are the most precise to date and are consistent with previous determinations.

PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicslaw0103 physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyResonance010306 general physicsCollider01 natural scienceslaw.inventionLuminosityPhysical Review Letters
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The BaBar detector: Upgrades, operation and performance

2013

The BABAR detector operated successfully at the PEP-Il asymmetric e(+) e(-) collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from 1999 to 2008. This report covers upgrades, operation, and performance of the collider and the detector systems, as well as the trigger, online and offline computing, and aspects of event reconstruction since the beginning of data taking.

Online and offlinePhysics - Instrumentation and DetectorsGeneral-purpose detector for colliding beamPhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsBABARSettore ING-INF/01 - Elettronica01 natural sciences/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/clean_water_and_sanitationlaw.inventionHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)lawBeam monitoringPEP2[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]Ream monitoringInstrumentationQCEvent reconstructionPhysicsoperational experience; high-luminosity storage ring operation; beam monitoring; general-purpose detector for colliding beamsGeneral-purpose detector for colliding beamsDetectorElectrical engineeringInstrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)upgrade [detector]:Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Physics: 430::Nuclear and elementary particle physics: 431 [VDP]Beam monitoring; General-purpose detector for colliding beams; High-luminosity storage ring operation; Operational experience; Nuclear and High Energy Physics; InstrumentationPARTICLE PHYSICSFísica nuclearPARTICLE PHYSICS;PEP2;BABARSDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationperformanceNuclear and High Energy PhysicsFOS: Physical sciencesNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesddc:530[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]010306 general physicsCollideractivity report010308 nuclear & particles physicsbusiness.industryHigh-luminosity storage ring operation:Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430::Kjerne- og elementærpartikkelfysikk: 431 [VDP]Operational experienceExperimental High Energy PhysicsBaBarPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsHigh Energy Physics::Experimentbusiness
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