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Recent results on P-wave charged mesons are presented. Absolute branching fractions for the decay modes D0-->K-?+ and D+-->K-?+?+ are also given.

The branching fractions of D(s)(+/-) meson decays serve to normalize many measurements of processes involving charm quarks. Using 298 pb(-1) of e(+)e(-) collisions recorded at a center of mass energy of 4.17 GeV, we determine absolute branching fractions for eight D(s)(+/-) decays with a double ...

By analyzing approximately 33 pb?1 of sample data collected at and around 3.773 GeV with the BES-II detector at the BEPC collider, we directly measured the branching fractions for the neutral and charged D inclusive semimuonic decays to be BF(D??X)=(6.8�1.5�0.8)% and BF(D??X)=(17.6�2.7�1.8)%, and determined the ratio of the two ...

New absolute atomic transition probability measurements are reported for 12 transitions in Cr II and two transitions in Zn II. These transition probabilities are determined by combining branching ratios measured by classical techniques and radiative lifetimes measured by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence. The measurements are compared with ...

The absolute branching fractions for the decays Ds-??-?�? (?=e, ?, or ?) are measured using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 521fb-1 collected at center-of-mass energies near 10.58 GeV with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider at SLAC. The number of Ds- mesons is determined by reconstructing the ...

Much of the work was connected with experimental measurements made at the Beijing Spectrometer operating at {radical}s = 4.03 GeV. The effort has now moved to investigating the physics derived from the {radical}s = 4.03 GeV data, including D{sub s} production, absolute D{sub s} branching fractions (hadronic, leptonic, and inclusive ...

Using 55.8 pb(-1) of e+e- collisions recorded at the psi(3770) resonance with the CLEO-c detector at CESR, we determine absolute hadronic branching fractions of charged and neutral D mesons using a double tag technique. Among measurements for three D0 and six D+ modes, we obtain reference branching ...

Fourier transform spectra are used to determine emission branching fractions for 1290 lines of the first spectrum of gadolinium (Gd i). These branching fractions are converted to absolute atomic transition probabilities using previously reported radiative lifetimes from time-resolved ...

We report a measurement of the B-->pi l nu branching fraction based on 211 fb(-1) of data collected with the BABAR detector. We use samples of B0 and B+ mesons tagged by a second B meson reconstructed in a semileptonic or hadronic decay and combine the results assuming isospin symmetry to obtain B(B(0)-->pi- l+ nu) = (1.33+/-0.17stat+/-0.11syst) x ...

Previous measurements of the branching fractions of the tau lepton result in a discrepancy between the inclusive branching fraction and the sum of the exclusive branching fractions to final states containing one charged particle. The sum of the exclusive ...

We measure the absolute branching fraction for D(0)-->K(-)pi(+) using partial reconstruction of B(0)-->D(*+)Xl(-)nu(l) decays, in which only the charged lepton and the pion from the decay D(*+)-->D(0)pi(+) are used. Based on a data sample of 230 x 10(6) BB pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at ...

We study the two-body decays of B+/- mesons to K+/- and a charmonium state X(cc) in a sample of 210.5 fb(-1) of data from the BABAR experiment. We perform measurements of absolute branching fractions beta(B+/- --> K+/-X(cc)) using a missing mass technique, and report several new or improved results. In particular, the upper limit ...

A high luminosity e+e{minus} collider is proposed to explore decays of charmed mesons, {tau} leptons, and charmonia. Extremely large event samples will give precision measurements of the absolute branching fraction and structure of hadronic, semileptonic, and leptonic charmed meson decay. Tau pair events will be used to study the ...

((((((Abstract unscannable))))) l5619 Measurements were carried out to determine the branching fraction and half-life of potassium-42. A value of 0.184 plus or minus 0.0l4 for the number of 1.51 Mev photons/dis was obtained by absolute counting and ionization chamber techniques. The half-life measurements yielded a value of ...

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Using the ARGUS detector at the e(sup +)e(sup -) storage ring DORIS II we have measured the absolute branching ratios of the D(sup -)o meson, Br(D(sup 0)(yields)K(sup -)(pi)(sup +))=(3.41(+-)0.12(+-)0.28)%, Br(D(sup 0)(yields)K(sup -)(pi)(sup +)(pi)(sup +...

A knowledge of the abundances of lanthanide ions in stellar photospheres is valuable in astrophysics, especially for chemically peculiar stars. However, the determination of elemental abundances is often limited by inadequate knowledge of oscillator strengths. Combining independently measured values of radiative lifetimes and branching fractions is an ...

We report the first measurement of the absolute branching fraction e{sup +}e{sup -} {yields} B{sup 0}{bar B}{sup 0} at the {Upsilon}(4S) resonance using data collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e{sup +}e{sup -} storage ring. The analysis is performed with partial reconstruction of the decay {bar B}{sup 0} ...

New absolute atomic transition probability measurements are reported for 12 transitions in Cr II and

We have studied the dissociative recombination of the first three vibrational levels of O(2) (+) in its electronic ground X (2)Pi(g) state. Absolute rate coefficients, cross sections, quantum yields and branching fractions have been determined in a merged-beam experiment in the heavy-ion storage ring, CRYRING, employing fragment ...

Using 55.8 pb{sup -1} of e{sup +}e{sup -} collisions recorded at the {psi}(3770) resonance with the CLEO-c detector at CESR, we determine absolute hadronic branching fractions of charged and neutral D mesons using a double tag technique. Among measurements for three D{sup 0} and six D{sup +} modes, we obtain reference ...

We study the two-body decays of B{sup {+-}} mesons to K{sup {+-}} and a charmonium state, X{sub c{bar c}}, in a sample of 210.5 fb{sup -1} of data from the BABAR experiment. We perform measurements of absolute branching fractions {Beta}(B{sup {+-}} {yields} K{sup {+-}} X{sub c{bar c}}) using a missing mass technique, and report several ...

We measure the absolute branching fraction for D{sup 0}{yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +} using partial reconstruction of B{sup 0}{yields}D*{sup +}Xl{sup -}{nu}{sub l} decays, in which only the charged lepton and the pion from the decay D*{sup +}{yields}D{sup 0}{pi}{sup +} are used. Based on a data sample of 230x10{sup 6} BB pairs collected ...

The authors measure the absolute branching fraction for D{sup 0} {yields} K{sup -} {pi}{sup +} using partial reconstruction of {bar B}{sup 0} {yields} D*{sup +} X {ell}{sup -} {bar {nu}}{sub {ell}} decays. Only the charged lepton and the soft pion from the decay D*{sup +} {yields} D{sup 0} {pi}{sup +} are used. Based on a data sample ...

Using a 282 fb-1 data sample collected by the Belle experiment at the KEKB e+e- collider, we study D0 decays to K-l+nu and pi-l+nu final states. The D0 flavor and momentum are tagged through a full reconstruction of the recoiling charm meson and additional mesons from fragmentation. The reconstruction method provides very good resolution in neutrino momentum and in q2=(pl+pnu)2. Normalizing to the ...

Lifetimes have been measured using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence for 16 odd levels in the doublet, quartet and sextet systems of Mo II, with energies in the range 48 000-61 000 cm?1. Absolute transition probabilities and oscillator strengths are determined for 110 UV and visible transitions (208 < ? < 485 nm) from a combination of experimental lifetimes and ...

We have studied the leptonic decay Ds+??+??, via the decay channel ?+?e+?e?�?, using a sample of tagged Ds+ decays collected near the Ds*�Ds? peak production energy in e+e- collisions with the CLEO-c detector. We obtain B(Ds+??+??)=(5.30�0.47�0.22)% and determine the decay constant fDs=(252.5�11.1�5.2)MeV, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic.

Recent results on P-wave charged mesons are presented. Absolute branching fractions for the decay modes {ital D}{sup 0}{r_arrow}{ital K}{sup {minus}}{pi}{sup +} and {ital D}{sup +}{r_arrow}{ital K}{sup {minus}}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup +} are also given. {copyright} {ital 1995} {ital American} {ital Institute} {ital of} {ital Physics}.

An upper limit of 1.5% (90% confidence level) is found for the branching fraction ?(3554)-->??+?-?0.

A summary of recent results of searches for direct CP Violation and measurements of charmless B-meson decay branching fractions with the BABAR detector is presented.

We measure the absolute branching fractions of Ds semileptonic decays where the hadron in the final state is one of ?, ?, ?', KS0, K?0, and f0, using 2.8�105 e+e-?DsDs? decays collected in the CLEO-c detector at a center-of-mass energy close to 4170 MeV. We obtain B(Ds+??e+?e)=(2.29�0.37�0.11)%, ...

A general method for determining the branching ratio for an optical transition in neutral atom atomic beams is described. By utilizing the value of the branching ratio obtained, and the lifetime of the upper level, high precision absolute cross sections can be determined.

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The absolute branching fractions for the decays D{sub s}{sup -} {yields} {ell}{sup -}{bar {nu}}{sub {ell}} ({ell} = e, {mu}, or {tau}) are measured using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 521 fb{sup -1} collected at center of mass energies near 10.58 GeV with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e{sup +}e{sup -} ...

The absolute branching fractions for the decays D0?K-e+?e and D0??-e+?e are determined using 7584�198�341 singly tagged D�0 sample from the data collected around 3.773 GeV with the BES-II detector at the BEPC. In the system recoiling against the singly tagged D�0 meson, 104.0�10.9 events for D0?K-e+?e and 9.0�3.6 events for ...

Isobutyrate-1-¹⁴C and l-isoleucine-U-¹⁴C fed through the petiole labeled the surface lipids of broccoli leaves, but the incorporation was much less than from straight chain precursors. Not more than one-third of the ¹⁴C incorporated into the surface lipids was found in the C₂₉ paraffin and derivatives, ...

Based on a data sample of 81.7 fb{sup -1} collected at the {Upsilon}(4S) resonance with the detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory at SLAC, we present the current status of the measurement of the branching fraction of {Upsilon}(4S) {yields} B{sup 0}{bar B}{sup 0}. Our study of the decay was performed through the exclusive decays {bar B}{sup 0} ...

We present branching fraction measurements of charged and neutral B decays to D{pi}{sup -}, D*{pi}{sup -} and D**{pi}{sup -} with a missing mass method, based on a sample of 231 million {Upsilon}(4S) {yields} B{bar B} pairs collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e{sup +}e{sup -} collider. One of the B mesons is fully reconstructed and the other one ...

Using a large sample (?11800 events) of D+?K-?+e+?e and D+?K-?+?+?? decays collected by the CLEO-c detector running at the ?(3770), we measure the helicity basis form factors free from the assumptions of spectroscopic pole dominance and provide new, accurate measurements of the absolute branching fractions for D+?K�*0e+?e and ...

The nonlinear saturation of the absolute stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) instability is considered in a finite homogeneous plasma. The amplitude of the incident wave exceeds the absolute instability threshold by the fractional amount delta (

The B factories have led to a resurgence in experimental publications on the ?. Since the previous edition of this Review, there have been 19 published papers that have contributed measurements to the ? Listings, including 6 each from the BaBar and BELLE collaborations. Nine of these papers have provided new upper limits on the branching fractions for ...

A literature search has been carried out with the goal to list experimental determinations of absolute branching ratios of gamma-rays emitted from fission products. The branching ratios are required in all cases when the number of atoms of a given nuclide...

... Jan 76-Jan 77 ... be divided into three categories: 1. Measurement of total quenching rate constants and branching fractions for krypton halid formation ...

� 1� D+ S BRANCHING FRACTIONS Written April 2010 by J.L. Rosner (University of Chicago) and C published since the 2008 Review. We now know enough to attempt an overview of the branching fractions. Figure 1 shows a partial breakdown of the fractions. The rest of this note is about how the ...

Dissociation dynamics of a size-selected sodium cluster ion, Na9+, in collision with a series of rare-gas atoms, He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe, was investigated by measuring the absolute cross sections by use of a tandem mass-spectrometer. The dominant processes for the dissociation are Na and Na2 release from the parent cluster ion. Total cross sections for the dissociation except ...

FOCUS is designed to detect states of matter combining one or more charm quarks with light quarks (strange, up, down). The experiment aims to create 10 times as many such particles as in previous experiments and to observe rare phenomena that may shed light on fundamental interactions of the strong and electroweak forces. The experiment collected data during the 1996-97 fixed target run, and ...

We consider the decay of the Z boson into three pseudoscalar bosons in a general two-Higgs-doublet model. Assuming m{sub A} to be very small, and that of the two physical neutral scalar bosons h{sub 1} and h{sub 2}, A only couples to Z through h{sub 1}, we find the Z{r_arrow}AAA branching fraction to be negligible for moderate values of ...

We report an experimental absolute oscillator strengths for 18 UV lines of Ru II, obtained by combining laser-induced flourescence measurements of radiative lifetimes and branching fractions from line intensities in a calibrated Fourier-transform spectrum Hubble Space Telescope/Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (HST/GHRS) ...

We summarize the talks presented to the Absolute neutrino mass scale parallel session of NOW2010, mainly focused on neutrinoless double beta decay in its theoretical and experimental aspects and the role of the neutrino mass scale in cosmology.

Contrary to previous theoretical predictions, it is shown that the dissipative drift-wave instabilities are absolute in tokamak plasmas. The existence of unstable eigenmodes is shown to be associated with a new eigenmode branch induced by the finite toroidal couplings.

Contrary to previous theoretical predictions, it is shown that the dissipative drift-wave instabilities are absolute in tokamak plasmas. The existence of unstable eigenmodes is shown to be associated with a new eigenmode branch induced by the finite toroi...

The B factories continue to dominate experimental publications on the ?. Since the previous edition of this Review, there have been 15 published papers that have contributed measurements to the ? Listings, including 6 from the BaBar Collaboration and 8 from the Belle Collaboration. Seven of these papers have provided new upper limits on the branching ...

Previous measurements of the branching fractions of the tau lepton result in a discrepancy between the inclusive branching fraction and the sum of the exclusive branching fractions to final states containing one charged particle. The sum of the exclusive ...

The B factories continue to dominate experimental publications on the ?. Since the previous edition of this Review, there have been 15 published papers that have contributed measurements to the ? Listings, including 6 from the BaBar Collaboration and 8 from the Belle Collaboration. Seven of these papers have provided new upper limits on the branching ...

To obtain olefins by the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons, E.G., vacuum gas oil, by hydrogenation and subsequent steam cracking, an intermediate fractionation of the hydrogenate is provided so that the light fraction enriched in branched isomers can be used as fuel and the heavy fraction only is subjected to the ...

Using ?(3770)?D Dmacr events collected with the CLEO-c detector at the Cornell e+e- storage ring, tagged by fully reconstructing one D meson in a hadronic decay mode, we measure absolute branching fractions and differential decay rates for D0??-e+?e, D+??0e+?e, D0?K-e+?e, and D+? Kmacr 0e+?e. The measured decay rates are used to study ...

We have searched for the decay {ital D}{sub {ital s}}{sup +}{r arrow}{phi}{ital e}{sup +}{nu}{sub {ital e}} in data from the Fermilab charm photoproduction experiment E691. The resulting upper limit is {ital B}({ital D}{sub {ital s}}{sup +}{r arrow}{phi}{ital e}{sup +}{nu}{sub {ital e}}){lt}0.45{ital B}({ital D}{sub {ital s}}{sup +}{r arrow}{phi}{pi}{sup +}). Since the ...

The absolute inclusive semileptonic branching fraction of the D{sub s} meson has been measured based on 22.3 pb{sup {minus}1} of e{sup +}e{sup {minus}} collision data collected with the Beijing Spectrometer at {radical} (s) =4.03GeV. At this energy, the D{sub s} are produced in pairs: e{sup +}e{sup {minus}}{r_arrow}D{sub s}{sup +}D{sub ...

Using a 281 pb{-1} data sample collected at the psi(3770) with the CLEO-c detector, we present the first absolute branching fraction measurement of the decay D0-->K(-)pi(+)pi(-)e(+)nu(e) at a statistical significance of about 4.0 standard deviations. We find 10 candidates consistent with the decay D0-->K(-)pi(+)pi(-)e(+)nu(e). ...

EXPERIMENTAL VAPOR FRACTIONATION OF SILICATES. Lwis S. Walter. Planetology Branch. Laboratory for Theoretical Studies. Goddar? Space Flight Center ...

The present status of the tau one prong problem is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on recent published branching fraction measurements, the status and implications of tau lifetime measurements, and measurements which constrain the sum of branching fractions to be unity. 29 refs., 10 figs., 2 tabs.

The present status of the tau one prong problem is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on recent published branching fraction measurements, the status and implications of tau lifetime measurements, and measurements which constrain the sum of branching fractions ...

An examination of leptons in [Upsilon](4[ital S]) events tagged by reconstructed [ital B] meson decays yields semileptonic branching fractions of [ital b][sub [minus

Tables of measurements of the total branching fraction of tau lepton decays to modes with one charged particle are given along with the major individual branching fractions. The reason a combination of measurements and calculations is needed to display th...

This dissertation reports on a study of the relative branching fraction measurement of the charmed baryon {Lambda}{sub c} decaying to the Cabibbo-suppressed modes.

We present preliminary measurements of the branching fractions for charmless hadronic decays of B mesons into two-body final states kaons, pions and a resonance. The measurements are based on a data sample of approximately 23 million BB pairs collected by...

In summary, the authors have measured branching fractions, upper limits, and charge asymmetries for all B meson decays to D{sup (*)} {bar D}{sup (*)}.

Schematic diagrams of the decay chains for the fission products of uranium and plutonium are presented, with half-lives of the nuclides, branching fractions, and literature references. The updated data were obtained from a review of the literature through...

We use experimental data on e+e????+?? and ???????0? to test conservation of vector current (CVC) by comparing the predicted hadronic spectrum and branching fraction with the ? decay data. Based on the corresponding e+e? data and CVC, we also calculate the branching fraction of ????????0? decay.

Recent measurements of hadronic branching fractions of D and D{sub s} mesons, performed by the BABAR and Belle experiments at the asymmetric e{sup +}e{sup -} B factories colliders PEP II and KEKB, are reviewed.

actions, 79 are derived from a constrained fit to branching fraction data. The goal of the constrained fit is to make optimal use CITATION: K. Hagiwara et al. (Particle Data Group), Phys. Rev. D 66, 010001 (2002) (URL: http://pdg.lbl.gov) -- 2-- of the experimental data to determine branching fractions. For ...

... Title : Temperature, Kinetic Energy, and Internal Energy Dependences of the Rate Constant and Branching Fraction for the Reaction of O(+) (4S ...

... Porcine pancreatic lipase hydrolysis, followed by chromatography of the reaction products, leads to the isolation of a highly branched fraction of ...

Other parameters of interst include the degree of branching of organic chains, the fraction of aliphatic vs aromatic molecules, and the isotopic ...

We describe new measurements of the inclusive and exclusive branching fractions for psi(2S) transitions to J/psi using e(+)e(-) collision data collected with the CLEO detector operating at CESR. All branching fractions and ratios of branching fractions reported here ...

Tables of measurements of the total branching fraction of tau lepton decays to modes with one charged particle are given along with the major individual branching fractions. The reason a combination of measurements and calculations is needed to display the discrepancy is described briefly. It is argued that ...

Measurements of psi(3097) and psi'(3686) branching fractions for selected hadronic decays are presented. The ratio of psi' to psi branching fractions for these decays is consistent with the ratio of branching fractions to lepton pairs, with the exception ...

We have examined the parametrization of the e+e? ? ??0 cross section in the vicinity of the varphi resonance and the extraction of the branching fraction of the isospin violating process varphi ? ??0 from experimental data. We found that there are two possible solutions of the branching fraction: one is 4 � 10?5, ...

Using a approximately 25 million decays of the ?(2S) collected with the CLEO-c detector, we present a measurement of the branching fractions of ?cJ->pp X, where J=0,1, or 2 and X=0?, ,or ?. The branching fractions measured are useful experimental inputs to theoretical calculations of the cross section for ...

Using 281 pb{sup -1} of data collected with the CLEO-c detector at the {psi}(3770) resonance, we have studied Cabibbo-suppressed decays of D mesons to final states with two kaons. We present results for the absolute branching fractions of the modes D{sup 0}{yields}K{sup +}K{sup -}, D{sup 0}{yields}K{sub S}{sup 0}K{sub S}{sup 0}, and ...

This paper describes the observation of the decays B{sup {plus}} {r_arrow} {psi}(2S)K{sup {plus}} and B{sup 0} {r_arrow} {psi}(2S)K{sup {asterisk}}(892){sup 0} in 1.8 TeV p{ovr p} collisions and presents measurements of the branching fractions Br(B{sup {plus}} {r_arrow} {psi}(2S)K{sup {plus}}) and Br(B{sup 0} {r_arrow} {psi}(2S)K{sup {asterisk}}(892){sup ...

Absolute cancer risk is the probability that an individual with given risk factors and a given age will develop cancer over a defined period of time. In collaboration with investigators in the NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), staff of the Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch (RFMMB) are developing statistical models to ...

Absolute atomic transition probabilities for emission lines from 70 levels in Sc i and Sc ii are reported. The transition probabilities are from emission branching ratios measured using the 1.0-m Fourier-transform spectrometer at the National Solar Observatory. Radiative lifetimes, measured using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence, provide the ...

A stochastic solution is constructed for a fractional generalization of the KPP (Kolmogorov, Petrovskii, Piskunov) equation. The solution uses a fractional generalization of the branching exponential process and propagation processes which are spectral integrals of Levy processes

The essential elements of fractional calculus are described. The reference framework is that branch of mathematics which incorporates differential operators and partial integrals. After the derivation of the basic mathematical concepts of fractional calcu...

If the initial wave is unstable in the upper half plane Im ..omega..>0 and there are no branch points of the quasiwave number, or if waves traveling in the same direction coalesce at a branch point, the instability is convective. On the other hand, if a branch point k(..omega..) does exist in the upper half-plane Im ..omega..>0, ...

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Defines quadratic equations and explains how to solve equations involving radicals, polynomials with a degree higher than two, fractional expressions and absolute values.

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). A predictor's Branch Prediction Accuracy (BPA) is its average fraction of correct predictions. The path. In the Table, BERT performance is given in terms of ILP speedup or BPA. Hardware attributes include typical code is then that between branch mispredictions. Improving the Branch Prediction Accuracy (BPA

We tested the hypothesis that kinetic differences among allelic variants of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI; D-glucose-6-phosphate ketol-isomerase, EC 5.3.1.9) from the sea anemone Metridium senile differentially modulate glucose metabolism at the glycolysis-pentose-shunt branch point. Fractional contribution of pentose shunt and ...

Using a 281 pb{sup -1} data sample collected at the {psi}(3770) with the CLEO-c detector, we present the first absolute branching fraction measurement of the decay D{sup 0}{yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}e{sup +}{nu}{sub e} at a statistical significance of about 4.0 standard deviations. We find 10 candidates consistent with the ...

Absolute branching ratios to unbound states in {sup 12}C populated in the {beta} decays of {sup 12}N and {sup 12}B are reported. Clean sources of {sup 12}N and {sup 12}B were obtained using the isotope separation on-line (ISOL) method. The relative branching ratios to the different populated states were extracted using single-alpha as ...

Patients with non-left bundle branch block (LBBB) morphologies are thought to derive less benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) than those with LBBB. However, some patients do exhibit improvement. The characteristics associated with a response to CRT in patients with non-LBBB morphologies are unknown. Clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic data ...

The decays D/sup 0/ /yields/ /pi//sup /minus//e/sup +//nu//sub e/ and D/sup 0/ /yields/ K/sup /minus//e/sup +//nu//sub e/ are observed in a sample of e/sup +/e/sup /minus// /yields/ /psi/(3770) events collected with the Mark III detector at SPEAR. The branching fractions B(D/sup 0/ /yields/ /pi//sup /minus//e/sup +//nu//sub e/) = (0.39/sub /minus/0.11//sup ...

Using {psi}(2S){yields}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}J/{psi}, J/{psi}{yields}{gamma}{eta}{sup '} events acquired with the CLEO-c detector at the CESR e{sup +}e{sup -} collider, we make the first observations of the decays {eta}{sup '}{yields}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup 0} and {eta}{sup '}{yields}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}e{sup +}e{sup -}, measuring absolute ...

We have measured the inclusive semileptonic branching fractions of D0, D+, and Ds+ mesons. For these measurements, we have used the full CLEO-c open-charm data samples, 818pb-1 at ECM=3.774GeV, giving D0D�0 and D+D- events, and 602pb-1 at ECM=4.170GeV, giving Ds*�Ds? events. We obtain B(D0?Xe+?e)=(6.46�0.09�0.11)%, ...

Some of the attempts to replace the Standard Model with more satisfactory theories result in predictions that lepton flavor (separate lepton number) is not absolutely conserved. A new generation of experiments is underway to study decays in which lepton flavor conservation might be violated, such as K{sub L}{sup 0} {yields} {mu}{sup {minus plus}}e{sup {plus minus}}, K{sup +} ...

The D/sub s//sup +/ is the lowest-lying pseudoscalar meson containing charm and anti-strange quarks. Evidence for this state was first reported in 1977, although more recent observations disagree with some of the early results. Since 1983 the weakly decaying D/sub s//sup +/ has been observed in many experiments. Relative branching fractions have been ...

The dissociative recombination of fully deuterated protonated acetonitrile, CD(3)CND(+), has been investigated at the CRYRING heavy ion storage ring, located at the Manne Siegbahn Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden. Branching fractions were measured at approximately 0 eV relative collision energy between the ions and the electrons and in 65% of the DR events ...

The spectra of neutral cerium (Ce I) and singly ionized cerium (Ce II) are more complex than spectra of other rare earth species. The resulting high density of lines in the visible makes Ce ideal for use in metal halide (MH) High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps. Inclusion of cerium-iodide in a lamp dose can improve both the Color Rendering Index and luminous efficacy of a MH-HID lamp. Basic ...

Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) is a device therapy for patients with systolic heart failure. CCM therapy applies non-excitatory signals during the absolute refractory period of the heart cycle. It influences myocardial contractility by modulating the regulation of calcium cycling. CCM therapy has been proven to enhance peak VO(2), quality of life and exercise tolerance ...

We derive some new constraints on single-field inflation from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe 3-year data combined with the Sloan Luminous Red Galaxy survey. Our work differs from previous analyses by focusing only on the observable part of the inflaton potential, or in other words, by making absolutely no assumption about extrapolation of the potential from its ...

We present a measurement of the absolute branching fraction for D{sup 0}{r_arrow}K{sup {minus}}{pi}{sup +} using the reconstruction of the decay chain {ovr B}{r_arrow}D{sup *+}X{ell}{sup {minus}}{ovr {nu} } , D{sup *+}{r_arrow}D{sup 0}{pi}{sup +} where only the lepton and the low-momentum pion from the D{sup *+} are detected. With data ...

AM-1, at ~120 kpc, and Palomar 14 (Pal 14), at ~70 kpc, are two of the most distant Galactic globular clusters (GCs) known. We present Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 photometry of AM-1 and Pal 14 that reveals unprecedented depth and detail in the color-magnitude diagrams of these two clusters. Absolute and relative age measurements confirm that both are ...

The branching fraction of the {psi}{sup ''} decays into charmless final states is estimated in the S- and D-wave charmonia mixing scheme. With the information of the hadronic decays of J/{psi} and {psi}{sup '}, it is found that a large branching fraction, up to 13% of the total {psi}{sup ...

We have measured the branching fraction of tau/sup -/..-->..rho/sup -/..nu../sub tau/ to be (22.3 +- 0.6 +- 1.4)% and the branching fraction of tau/sup -/..-->..K/sup asterisk-/..nu../sub tau/ to be (1.3 +- 0.3 +- 0.3)%. These values are consistent with the expectations for conventional decays of the tau.

Based on a data sample of 476 million BB pairs collected at the ?(4S) resonance with the BaBar detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B-Factory at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, we conduct a direct, model-independent measurement of the branching fraction of the ?(4S) decay to a B^0 B^0 pair. The B mesons are partially reconstructed in the ...

The authors present a collection of new results on b-meson and {Lambda}{sub b} masses and branching fractions measured at CDF. They have improved the measurement of the {Lambda}{sub b} and B{sub s} mass and they have measured the branching fractions of B{sub s} {yields} D{sub s}{pi}, {Lambda}{sub b} {yields} ...

The absolute inclusive branching fraction of D{sub s}{sup +}{r_arrow}{phi}X{sup +} has been measured from data collected by the BES detector at a center-of-mass energy of 4.03 GeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 22.3 pb{sup {minus}1}. At this energy, direct pair production e{sup +}e{sup {minus}}{r_arrow}D{sub s}{sup ...

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The branching fractions for the major decay modes of the tau lepton are measured from a sample of tagged tau decays selected from tau/sup +/tau/sup -/ pairs produced in e/sup +/e/sup -/ annihilation. The decay products of one member of the tau/sup +/tau/sup -/ pair are used to identify the event. The opposite member of the pair is then included in the ...

Based on a data sample of 476 million B-meson anti-B-meson pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B-Factory at SLAC, we measure a model independent measurement of the branching fraction of Upsilon(4S) decays to B0 and anti-B0 pair. The B mesons are reconstructed in the channel anti-B0 decays to ...

The properties of the heaviest isotopes are discussed using recent results on alpha -energies, halflives, and branchings between the different decay modes. From the data on alpha - and spontaneous fission halflives and absolute masses, fission barriers an...

We report on the measurement of the semileptonic D0 absolute branching ratios, the measurements of theD*+s2 (2573) -> D0 K+ decay, and study of the excited charmed baryons ?*+c (2593) and ?*+c (2625).

We consider the full weak convergence, in appropriate function spaces, of systems of noninteracting particles undergoing critical branching and following a self similar spatial motion with stationary increments. The limit processes are measure valued, and...

The n-1-->n fractional parentage coefficients (FPC's) for the jj-coupling states with equivalent particles in a j shell are calculated by using the branching rules for the unitary group U(2j+1) and the recurrence formula for the FPC's.

Using compartmental analysis methods, a mathematical basis is given for the measurement of absolute and fractional cardiac output with diffusible tracers. Cardiac output is shown to be the product of the blood volume and the sum of the rate constants of tracer egress from blood, modified by a factor reflecting transcapillary diffusibility, the transfer ...

Exothermic chemical reaction dynamics at the gas-liquid interface have been investigated by colliding a supersonic beam of F atoms [E(com)=0.7(3) kcalmol] with a continuously refreshed liquid hydrocarbon (squalane) surface under high vacuum conditions. Absolute HF(v,J) product densities are determined by infrared laser absorption spectroscopy, with velocity distributions along ...

Exothermic chemical reaction dynamics at the gas-liquid interface have been investigated by colliding a supersonic beam of F atoms [Ecom=0.7(3) kcal/mol] with a continuously refreshed liquid hydrocarbon (squalane) surface under high vacuum conditions. Absolute HF(v,J) product densities are determined by infrared laser absorption spectroscopy, with velocity distributions along ...

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Using collinear fast beam cw dye laser modulation spectroscopy, accurate lifetimes in Th II have been measured. Together with known branching ratios, these lifetimes have allowed the determination of absolute oscillator strengths for Th II. This element is of astrophysical interest as a chronometer for stellar and galaxy evolution, with oscillator ...

Measurements of atomic lifetimes by the beam-foil technique and branching ratios by use of a gas-flow stabilized arc have led to an experimental determination of absolute and relative oscillator strengths of V I and V II. Some lifetimes of V III are also presented. (auth)

Measurements of atomic lifetimes by the beam-foil technique and branching ratios by use of a gas-flow stabilized arc have led to an experimental determination of absolute oscillator strengths of Ti II. Some lifetimes of Ti I, Ti III, and Ti IV are also presented. (auth)

We propose and demonstrate experimentally a new method based on the spatial entanglement for the absolute calibration of analog detectors. The idea consists on measuring the sub-shot-noise intensity correlation between two branches of parametric down conversion, containing many pairwise correlated spatial modes. We calibrate a scientific CCD camera and a ...

Absolute branching ratios for production of O(superscript 3P), O(superscript 1D), and O(superscript 1S) in the reaction of N(+) with O2 are measured using the flowing afterglow/visible chemiluminescence technique. The O(superscript 1S) product is monitore...

Basic atomic and molecular collision phenomena are operative at the core of an enormous range of astrophysical plasmas, including the interstellar medium (ISM), protostellar regions, stars, our Sun, and planetary atmospheres, ionospheres, & magnetospheres. Laboratory measurements of cross sections and lifetimes are needed to establish plasma charge-state distributions. A required database ...

The deep oceanic circulation and in particular the North Atlantic deep water (NADW) is one of the major components of the climatic system. The accurate reconstruction of its past changes, although of the upmost importance, is however still controver- sial. Here we present a magnetic study for the last glacial period of cores from the Nordic seas and the North Atlantic. The uniformity of the ...

The branch process of the skyrmions in the fractional quantum Hall effect is studied from the phi-mapping topological current. It is shown that there exists a field ? whose Hopf indices and Brouwer degrees characterize the topological structure of the skyrmions. Based on the bifurcation theory of the phi-mapping theory, it is found that the skyrmions can ...

We examine how mixing between the Standard Model(SM) Higgs boson, h, and the radion of the Randall-Sundrum model modifies the expected properties of the Higgs boson. In particular we demonstrate that the total and partial decay widths of the Higgs, as well as the h {yields} gg branching fraction, can be substantially altered from their SM expectations, ...

The predictions of the standard electroweak model for the tau lepton decay modes are discussed and compared to experimental measurements. The measured tau lifetime, final state charged lepton momentum spectra, relative branching fractions and quantum numbers of hadronic final states all agree well with the standard model. However, the sum of the measured ...

We examine how mixing between the Standard Model(SM) Higgs boson, h, and the radion of the Randall-Sundrum model modifies the expected properties of the Higgs boson. In particular we demonstrate that the total and partial decay widths of the Higgs, as well as the h {yields} gg branching fraction, can be substantially altered from their SM expectations, ...

A sample of events from the process e+e--->?+?- observed with the MAC detector operating at the SLAC storage ring PEP is used for a precise measurement of B?, the branching fraction for the decay ?-->???. The result B?=0.107+/-0.005+/-0.008 is obtained from a sample of events with 798 identified pions.

We present measurements of branching fractions and a search for CP-violating charge asymmetries in charmless hadronic decays of B mesons into two-body final states of kaons and pions. The results are based on a data sample of approximately 60 million B \\overline B pairs collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory at SLAC.

Using 58�10J/? events collected with the Beijing Spectrometer (BESII) at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC), the branching fractions of J/? to pp�? and pp�? are determined. The ratio ?(J/??pp�?)?(J/??pp�) obtained by this analysis agrees with expectations based on soft-pion theorem calculations.

In this thesis the author has described the first measurement performed at a hadron collider of the branching fraction of the Cabibbo-suppressed mode B{sup +} {yields} {bar D}{sup 0} K{sup +}. The analysis has been performed with 360 pb{sup -1} of data collected by the CDF II detector.

The authors present preliminary measurements of the Cp asymmetries and branching fractions for B {yields} {pi}{pi} and B {yields} K{pi} decays. A total of 347 million B{bar B} events collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e{sup +}e{sup -} collider at SLAC are used for these results.

The BABAR collaboration has performed a number of measurements on hadronic B decays to charmonium and open charm mesons. Preliminary results based on a sample of nearly 23 million B {bar B} pairs, collected between October 1999 and October 2000, are reviewed. These include measurements of exclusive branching fractions and ratios of ...

We present CDF results on the branching fractions and time-integrated direct CP asymmetries for B0 and B0s decay modes into pairs of charmless charged hadrons (pions or kaons). We report also the first observation of B0s->DsK mode and the measurement of its branching fraction.