Jie Zhang

Bio: Jie Zhang is an academic researcher from East China University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Large Hadron Collider. The author has an hindex of 178, co-authored 4857 publications receiving 221720 citations. Previous affiliations of Jie Zhang include University of Bedfordshire & CERN.

Measurement of the differential cross section and charge asymmetry for inclusive pp→W±+X production at s√=8 TeV

Abstract: The differential cross section and charge asymmetry for inclusive pp to W + X to mu-nu + X production at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV are measured as a function of muon pseudorapidity. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 18.8 inverse-femtobarns recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC. These results provide important constraints on the parton distribution functions of the proton in the range of the Bjorken scaling variable x from 10 to the minus 3 to 10 to the minus 1.

Observation of an excited charm baryon Ωc* decaying to Ωc0γ

Abstract: We report the first observation of an excited singly-charm baryon OmegaC* (css) in the radiative decay OmegaC0 Gamma, where the OmegaC0 baryon is reconstructed in the decays to the final states Omega-pi+, Omega-pi+pi0, Omega-pi+pi-pi+, and Cascade-K-pi+pi+. This analysis is performed using a dataset of 230.7 fb$-1} collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The mass difference between the OmegaC* and the OmegaC0 baryons is measured to be 70.8 +/- 1.0 (stat) +/- 1.1 (syst) MeV/c2. We also measure the ratio of inclusive production cross sections of OmegaC* and OmegaC0 in e+e- annihilation.

Inclusive Search for Supersymmetry Using Razor Variables in pp Collisions at $√s=7 TeV$

Abstract: An inclusive search is presented for new heavy particle pairs produced in √s=7 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC using 4.7±0.1 fb-1 of integrated luminosity. The selected events are analyzed in the 2D razor space of MR, an event-by-event indicator of the heavy particle mass scale, and R, a dimensionless variable related to the missing transverse energy. The third-generation sector is probed using the event heavy-flavor content. The search is sensitive to generic supersymmetry models with minimal assumptions about the superpartner decay chains. No excess is observed in the number of events beyond that predicted by the standard model. Exclusion limits are derived in the CMSSM framework as well as for simplified models. Within the CMSSM parameter space considered, gluino masses up to 800 GeV and squark masses up to 1.35 TeV are excluded at 95% confidence level depending on the model parameters. The direct production of pairs of top or bottom squarks is excluded for masses as high as 400 GeV.

Well-Dispersed Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on g-C3N4 for Efficient and Stable Photo-Fenton Photocatalysis under Visible-Light Irradiation

Abstract: In this study, a highly efficient heterogeneous photo-Fenton system (Fe2O3/g-C3N4/H2O2/visible light) has been developed. The heterogeneous catalyst Fe2O3/g-C3N4 in this system was successfully prepared by growing Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the surface of g-C3N4. The Fe2O3 nanoparticles could achieve high dispersion on the surface of g-C3N4 and form a heterojunction with g-C3N4 to improve the charge separation. In addition, the combination of the Fenton's reagent Fe2O3/H2O2 and the photocatalyst g-C3N4 greatly enhances the rate of the Fenton's reaction with the assistance of the photocatalytic process. The results showed that the Fe2O3/g-C3N4 catalyst had a superior catalytic activity as compared with the single component of Fe2O3 or g-C3N4 and the mechanical mixture of Fe2O3 and g-C3N4. The catalyst prepared with 3 mL of FeCl3 aqueous solution shows the best photo-Fenton photocatalytic efficiency with a reaction rate constant of 0.02461 mg L–1 min–1, which is about 45.4, 8.4 and 7.2 times larger than that of pure Fe2O3 (0.0005418 mg L–1 min–1), pure g-C3N4 (0.00294 mg L–1 min–1) and the mechanically mixed Fe2O3/g-C3N4 (0.0034 mg L–1 min–1), respectively. A possible mechanism for the visible-light-irradiated photo-Fenton photocatalysis is proposed, and the Fe2O3/g-C3N4 catalyst exhibited stable performance without obvious loss of catalytic activity after four successive runs, showing a good application prospect for the photo-oxidative degradation of organic contaminants in wastewater.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

A new mathematical model for relative quantification in real-time RT-PCR.

Abstract: Use of the real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify cDNA products reverse transcribed from mRNA is on the way to becoming a routine tool in molecular biology to study low abundance gene expression. Real-time PCR is easy to perform, provides the necessary accuracy and produces reliable as well as rapid quantification results. But accurate quantification of nucleic acids requires a reproducible methodology and an adequate mathematical model for data analysis. This study enters into the particular topics of the relative quantification in real-time RT–PCR of a target gene transcript in comparison to a reference gene transcript. Therefore, a new mathematical model is presented. The relative expression ratio is calculated only from the real-time PCR efficiencies and the crossing point deviation of an unknown sample versus a control. This model needs no calibration curve. Control levels were included in the model to standardise each reaction run with respect to RNA integrity, sample loading and inter-PCR variations. High accuracy and reproducibility (<2.5% variation) were reached in LightCycler PCR using the established mathematical model.