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Linear Regge trajectories for the psion family and O(4) dynamics
The newly discovered psion family can be described by mass-squared linear Regge trajectories. The new J/subP//subC/ assignments are for 2.8 GeV/ c$sup 2$, 0$sup ++$, and for the 3.4 region, 2$sup ++$, 1$sup -+$, 0$sup ++$. All radiative decays are related through a single S/sub mu//sub nu/F/sub mu//sub nu/ coupling. A good fit is obtained. (AIP)
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Tau decays beyond the standard model
In a recent paper, 8 semileptonic parameters were defined to specify the most general Lorentz-invariant spin correlation functions for 2-body τ decays. These parameters can be used to search for anomalous Γ L , Γ T polarized-partial widths, for non-CKM-type leptonic CP violation, and for leptonic T FS violation. They can also be used to bound the effective-mass scales A for “new physics” arising from additional Lorentz structures, e.g. from lepton compositeness, tau weak magnetism, weak electricity, or second-class currents. It is emphasized that (i) for these tests “different modes have different merits” and that (ii) the parameters can be measured either by using spin-correlation techniques without polarized beams, or with longitudinally polarized beams.
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DERIVATION OF THE BARYON SU(6) MASS FORMULA FROM CHIRAL SU(3) x SU(3) CHARGE ALGEBRA.
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Design and production of a new surface mount charge-integrating amplifier for CDF
The authors present their experiences in designing and producing 26000 new charge-integration amplifiers for the Collision Detector Facility (CDF), using surface-mount components. The new amplifiers were needed to instrument 920 new 24-channel CDF RABBIT boards, which are replacing an older design rendered obsolete by increases in the collision rate. Important design considerations were frequency response, physical size, and cost. Compared to the standard cascode, this amplifier has better power supply rejection, higher gain, higher bandwidth, and reasonably good noise figures. Higher than expected amplifier reliability, resulting in an easier checkout task, was an unexpected benefit.<<ETX>>
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SVX', the new CDF silicon vertex detector
Abstract The Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) radiation hardened silicon vertex detector (SVX') is described. The new detector has several improvements over its predecessor such as better signal to noise and higher efficiency. It is expected to have a radiation tolerance in excess of 1 Mrad. It has been taking data for several months and some preliminary results are shown.
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Operational performance of a large liquid argon photon calorimeter
Abstract We describe the performance of a large (0.9 × 1.4 m2) liquid argon photon calorimeter in high energy experiments at Fermilab. Resolutions for π0 and electron showers, obtained under data-taking conditions, are compared with electron-beam calibration results. Exceptional spatial and time resolutions have been achieved for isolated showers (σx,y
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The upgraded CDF front end electronics for calorimetry
The front-end electronics used in the calorimetry of the Collision Detector Facility (CDF) detector has been upgraded to meet system requirements for higher expected luminosity. A fast digitizer utilizing a 2- mu s, 16-b analog-to-digital converter (ADC) has been designed and built. Improvements to the front-end trigger circuitry have been implemented, including the production of 900 new front-end modules. Operational experience with the previous system is presented, with discussion of the problems and performance goals.<<ETX>>
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Eta gamma Decays of rho0, omega, and phi Mesons
eta..gamma.. decays of rho/sup 0/, ..omega.., and phi are studied. We find GAMMA (phi..-->..eta..gamma..) =55 +- 12 keV. Our data admit two solutions for (rho/sup 0/, ..omega..) ..-->..eta..gamma..: Either GAMMA (rho/sup 0/..-->..eta..gamma..) =50 +- 13 keV, GAMMA (..omega -->..eta..gamma..) =3.0/sup +2//sup .//sup 5//sub -//sub 1//sub .//sub 8/ keV, and the (..omega..,rho) ..-->..eta..gamma.. relative decay phase is near zero; or GAMMA (rho/sup 0/..-->..eta..gamma..) =76 +- 15 keV, GAMMA (..omega -->..eta..gamma..) =29 +- 7 keV, and the decay phase is near 180degree. (AIP)