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I. Nagai
Bio: I. Nagai is an academic researcher from Nagoya University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wire chamber & Magnetic field. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 7 publications receiving 754 citations.
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TL;DR: The physics of the SLAC and KEK B Factories are described in this paper, with a brief description of the detectors, BaBar and Belle, and data taking related issues.
Abstract: This work is on the Physics of the B Factories. Part A of this book contains a brief description of the SLAC and KEK B Factories as well as their detectors, BaBar and Belle, and data taking related issues. Part B discusses tools and methods used by the experiments in order to obtain results. The results themselves can be found in Part C.
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TL;DR: A brief description of the SLAC and KEK B Factories as well as their detectors, BaBar and Belle, and data taking related issues can be found in Part A of this book as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: This work is on the Physics of the B Factories. Part A of this book contains a brief description of the SLAC and KEK B Factories as well as their detectors, BaBar and Belle, and data taking related issues. Part B discusses tools and methods used by the experiments in order to obtain results. The results themselves can be found in Part C.
Please note that version 3 on the archive is the auxiliary version of the Physics of the B Factories book. This uses the notation alpha, beta, gamma for the angles of the Unitarity Triangle. The nominal version uses the notation phi_1, phi_2 and phi_3. Please cite this work as Eur. Phys. J. C74 (2014) 3026.
282 citations
21 Jan 2000-Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
TL;DR: In this paper, a new concept of a Cherenkov detector for particle identification by means of measuring the Time-of-Propagation (TOP) of cherenkov photons is described.
Abstract: We describe here a new concept of a Cherenkov detector for particle identification by means of measuring the Time-of-Propagation (TOP) of Cherenkov photons.
67 citations
01 Dec 2000-Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
TL;DR: The Central Drift Chamber of the BELLE detector at the KEK B-factory is a cylindrical wire chamber device that uses a helium-based gas and aluminum field wires and is situated in a 1.5 T magnetic field as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The Central Drift Chamber of the BELLE detector at the KEK B-factory is a cylindrical wire chamber device that uses a helium-based gas and aluminum field wires and is situated in a 1.5 T magnetic field. The transverse momentum resolution for charged tracks with 1.0 GeV/c transverse momentum is 0.35%. This paper describes the chamber's configuration and performance.
33 citations
11 Nov 2000-Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the design and construction of the cathode image readout section of the BELLE detector's central drift chamber, which is used for measurements of charged particle trajectory coordinates along the beam axis and the charged-track trigger.
Abstract: We report on the design and construction of the cathode image readout section of the BELLE detector's central drift chamber. The cathode information is used for measurements of charged particle trajectory coordinates along the beam axis and the charged-track trigger. The performance is evaluated with cosmic rays using the BELLE standard readout electronics and software. The detection efficiency in nominal conditions is found to exceed 98% and the position resolution for normal incidence is about 350 μm, which satisfies the design goals of the BELLE detector.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report world averages of measurements of b-hadron, c-, c-, and tau-lepton properties obtained by the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group (HFAG) using results available through the end of 2011.
Abstract: This article reports world averages of measurements of b-hadron, c-hadron, and tau-lepton properties obtained by the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group (HFAG) using results available through the end of 2011. In some cases results available in the early part of 2012 are included. For the averaging, common input parameters used in the various analyses are adjusted (rescaled) to common values, and known correlations are taken into account. The averages include branching fractions, lifetimes, neutral meson mixing parameters, CP violation parameters, parameters of semileptonic decays and CKM matrix elements.
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TL;DR: Recently, a variety of QCD inspired phenomenological models have been proposed, such as meson-gluon hybrids and pentaquark baryons that contain heavy (charm or bottom) quarks as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Quantum chromodynamics (QCD), the generally accepted theory for strong interactions, describes the interactions between quarks and gluons. The strongly interacting particles that are seen in nature are hadrons, which are composites of quarks and gluons. Since QCD is a strongly coupled theory at distance scales that are characteristic of observable hadrons, there are no rigorous, first-principle methods to derive the spectrum and properties of the hadrons from the QCD Lagrangian, except for lattice QCD simulations that are not yet able to cope with all aspects of complex and short-lived states. Instead, a variety of “QCD inspired” phenomenological models have been proposed. Common features of these models are predictions for the existence of hadrons with substructures that are more complex than the standard quark-antiquark mesons and the three-quark baryons of the original quark model that provides a concise description of most of the low-mass hadrons. Recently, an assortment of candidates for nonstandard multiquark mesons, meson-gluon hybrids, and pentaquark baryons that contain heavy (charm or bottom) quarks has been discovered. Here the experimental evidence for these states is reviewed and some general comparisons of their measured properties with standard quark model expectations and predictions of various models for nonstandard hadrons are made. The conclusion is that the spectroscopy of all but the simplest hadrons is not yet understood.
682 citations
University of Paris-Sud1, University of Louisville2, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University3, University of Bonn4, University of Zurich5, University of Manchester6, University of Warwick7, Aix-Marseille University8, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology9, Wayne State University10, Niigata University11, Nara Women's University12, University of Cambridge13, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich14, Chinese Academy of Sciences15, University of Bristol16, Jožef Stefan Institute17, Spanish National Research Council18, Imperial College London19, University of Milano-Bicocca20, CERN21, University of Victoria22, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne23, University of Cincinnati24, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics25, Novosibirsk State University26, Fermilab27, Graduate University for Advanced Studies28, KEK29, University of Melbourne30, Indiana University31, University of Florida32, University of Ljubljana33
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report world averages of measurements of b-hadron, c-, c-, and tau-lepton properties obtained by the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group (HFAG) using results available through the end of 2011.
Abstract: This article reports world averages of measurements of b-hadron, c-hadron, and tau-lepton properties obtained by the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group (HFAG) using results available through the end of 2011. In some cases results available in the early part of 2012 are included. For the averaging, common input parameters used in the various analyses are adjusted (rescaled) to common values, and known correlations are taken into account. The averages include branching fractions, lifetimes, neutral meson mixing parameters, CP violation parameters, parameters of semileptonic decays and CKM matrix elements.
554 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the theoretical understanding of this sector of particle physics phenomenology and present some considerations attempting a coherent description of the so called X and Z resonances.
Abstract: Multiquark resonances are undoubtedly experimentally observed The number of states and the amount of details on their properties has been growing over the years It is very recent the discovery of two pentaquarks and the confirmation of four tetraquarks, two of which had not been observed before We mainly review the theoretical understanding of this sector of particle physics phenomenology and present some considerations attempting a coherent description of the so called X and Z resonances The prominent problems plaguing theoretical models, like the absence of selection rules limiting the number of states predicted, motivate new directions in model building Data are reviewed going through all of the observed resonances with particular attention to their common features and the purpose of providing a starting point to further research
548 citations
University of Savoy1, Université Paris-Saclay2, CERN3, Czech Technical University in Prague4, Technische Universität München5, University of Belgrade6, University of Santiago de Compostela7, University of Tokyo8, École des mines de Nantes9, Nanjing University of Science and Technology10, University of Cape Town11, Saint Petersburg State University12, Federico Santa María Technical University13, Utrecht University14, Duke University15, University of Bergen16, University of Auvergne17, Texas A&M University18, Iowa State University19, Bielefeld University20, Heidelberg University21, University of Grenoble22, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research23, Kent State University24, University of Lyon25, Goethe University Frankfurt26, Los Alamos National Laboratory27, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory28, University of California, Davis29, Central China Normal University30, Tsinghua University31
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the study of open heavy-flavour and quarkonium production in high-energy hadronic collisions, as tools to investigate fundamental aspects of Quantum Chromodynamics, from the proton and nucleus structure at high energy to deconfinement and the properties of the Quark-Gluon Plasma.
Abstract: This report reviews the study of open heavy-flavour and quarkonium production in high-energy hadronic collisions, as tools to investigate fundamental aspects of Quantum Chromodynamics, from the proton and nucleus structure at high energy to deconfinement and the properties of the Quark–Gluon Plasma. Emphasis is given to the lessons learnt from LHC Run 1 results, which are reviewed in a global picture with the results from SPS and RHIC at lower energies, as well as to the questions to be addressed in the future. The report covers heavy flavour and quarkonium production in proton–proton, proton–nucleus and nucleus–nucleus collisions. This includes discussion of the effects of hot and cold strongly interacting matter, quarkonium photoproduction in nucleus–nucleus collisions and perspectives on the study of heavy flavour and quarkonium with upgrades of existing experiments and new experiments. The report results from the activity of the SaporeGravis network of the I3 Hadron Physics programme of the European Union 7
$$\mathrm{th}$$
Framework Programme.
535 citations