118396661
Discretization effects and the scalar meson correlator in mixed-action lattice simulations
We study discretization effects in a mixed-action lattice theory with domain-wall valence quarks and Asqtad-improved staggered sea quarks. At the level of the chiral effective Lagrangian, discretization effects in the mixed-action theory give rise to two new parameters as compared to the lowest order Lagrangian for rooted-staggered fermions - the residual quark mass m{sub res} and the mixed valence-sea meson mass splitting {delta}{sub mix}. We find that m{sub res}, which parametrizes explicit chiral symmetry breaking in the mixed-action theory, is approximately one-quarter the size of our lightest valence quark mass on our coarser lattice spacing and of comparable size to that of simulations by the RBC and UKQCD Collaborations. We also find that the size of {delta}{sub mix} is comparable to the size of the smallest of the staggered meson taste splittings measured by the MILC Collaboration. Because lattice artifacts are different in the valence and sea sectors of the mixed-action theory, they give rise to unitarity-violating effects that disappear in the continuum limit, some of which should be described by mixed-action chiral perturbation theory (MA{chi}PT). Such effects are expected to be mild for many quantities of interest but are expected to be significant in the case of the isovectormore » scalar (a{sub 0}) correlator. Specifically, once the parameters m{sub res}, {delta}{sub mix}, and two others that can be determined from the light pseudoscalar meson spectrum are known, the two-particle intermediate state 'bubble' contribution to the scalar correlator is completely predicted within MA{chi}PT. We find that the behavior of the scalar meson correlator is quantitatively consistent with the MA{chi}PT prediction; this supports the claim that MA{chi}PT describes the dominant unitarity-violating effects in the mixed-action theory and can therefore be used to remove lattice artifacts and recover physical quantities.« less
119241694
Matrix Elements for D- and B-Mixing from 2+1 Flavor Lattice QCD
C.C. Chang∗ a f , C. Bernard b, C.M. Bouchard c, A.X. El-Khadra a f , E.D. Freeland d, E. Gamiz e, A.S. Kronfeld f , J. Laiho g, R.S. van de Water f aPhysics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA bDepartment of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA cDepartment of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA dLiberal Arts Department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60603, USA eCAFPE and Departamento de Fisica Teorica y del Cosmos, Universidad de Granada, E-18002 Granada, Spain fTheoretical Physics Department, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory†, Batavia, IL 60510, USA gSUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12-8QQ, United Kingdom
35146463
Neutral kaon mixing parameter BK from unquenched mixed-action lattice QCD
We calculate the neutral kaon mixing parameter B_K in unquenched lattice QCD using asqtad-improved staggered sea quarks and domain-wall valence quarks. We use the "2+1" flavor gauge configurations generated by the MILC Collaboration, and simulate with multiple valence and sea quark masses at two lattice spacings of a ~ 0.12 fm and a ~ 0.09 fm. We match the lattice determination of B_K to the continuum value using the nonperturbative method of Rome-Southampton, and extrapolate B_K to the continuum and physical quark masses using mixed action chiral perturbation theory. The "mixed-action" method enables us to control all sources of systematic uncertainty and therefore to precisely determine B_K; we find a value of B_K^{MSbar, NDR}(2 GeV) = 0.527(6)(20), where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic.
15857007
Unitarity and the heavy quark expansion in the determination of semileptonic form factors
We discuss prospects for improving the q 2 extrapolation of the B → πlν form factors with model-independent constraints based on unitarity and heavy quark power-counting. As an illustration, we apply the method to preliminary results of calculations of the form factors, which we generated using the MILC gauge configurations and the Fermilab action for the heavy b-quark. Unitarity, the heavy quark expansion, and semileptonic form factors Ruth S. Van de Water
118595631
Charm semileptonic decays and|Vcs(d) from heavy clover quarks and 2+1 flavor asqtad staggered ensembles
By combining experimentally measured partial branching fractions for the semileptonic decays D→Klν and D→ πlν with lattice calculations of the form factors f D→K + (q2) and f D→π + (q2), one can extract the CKM matrix elements |Vcs| and |Vcd |. We are calculating the form factors by using Fermilab charm and asqtad staggered light and strange quarks on 2+1 flavor asqtad staggered ensembles generated by the MILC Collaboration. We vary the light valence quark masses from 0.4ms to 0.05ms (ms is the strange sea-quark mass), and the lattice spacings, from about 0.12 fm to about 0.045 fm. We extrapolate to the physical light-quark mass and the continuum limit using heavy-light meson staggered chiral perturbation theory about the SU(2) and SU(3) limits, compare the resulting (preliminary) form factor shapes with experiment, and discuss our errors.
118670651
$D$ semileptonic form factors and $|V_{cs(d)}|$ from 2+1 flavor lattice QCD
The measured partial widths of the semileptonic decays D {yields} K{ell}{nu} and D {yields} {pi}{ell}{nu} can be combined with the form factors calculated on the lattice to extract the CKM matrix elements |V{sub cs}| and |V{sub cd}|. The lattice calculations can be checked by comparing the form factor shapes from the lattice and experiment. We have generated a sizable data set by using heavy clover quarks with the Fermilab interpretation for charm and asqtad staggered light quarks on 2+1 flavor MILC ensembles with lattice spacings of approximately 0.12, 0.09, 0.06, and 0.045 fm. Preliminary fits to staggered chiral perturbation theory suggest that we can reduce the uncertainties in the form factors at q{sup 2} = 0 to below 5%.
117873551
ICARUS at FNAL
The INFN and the ICARUS collaboration originally developed the technology of the LAr-TPC. Located the underground LNGS Hall-B, the ICARUS T600 detector has been performed over three years with remarkable detection efficiency featuring a smooth operation, high live time, and high reliability. About 3000 CNGS neutrino events have been collected and are being actively analyzed. ICARUS will now be moved to CERN for an extensive RD the T150 will be located at ~150 m. The T600 will also receive >10^4 nu_e events/year from the off-axis NUMI beam peaked around 1 GeV and exploitable to prepare for the LBNE experiment. The ICARUS teams are also interested in extending the participation to other short baseline neutrino activities collaborating with existing FNAL groups.
122042804
A Model independent determination of the inclusive semileptonic decay fraction of B mesons
Abstract With the ARGUS detector at the e + e - storage ring DORIS II, we have determined decay fraction and electron momentum spectrum of the inclusive decay mode B → eν X. Usinng lepton tags from the second B meson. in 209 000 γ(4 S ) → B B decays, we could determine the spectrum for all electron momenta p e > 0.6 GeV/ c . Including the small extrapolation to p e > 0, we find the model-independent decay fraction B (B → eν X) = (9.6 ± 0.5 ± 0.4)%. Adding D meson tags, our result is (9.7 ± 0.5 ± 0.4)%.
119876025
A measurement of the tau mass
Abstract Using the ARGUS detector at the DORIS II storage ring, a new measurement of the mass of the τ lepton has been obtained. An analysis of the tau pseudomass spectrum for decays of the type τ − → π − π − π + ν τ finds m τ = 1776.3±2.4±1.4 MeV/ c 2 . This result also leads to an improvement of the upper limit on the ν τ mass to m ν τ c 2 at the 95% confidence level.
123067773
First evidence of chic production in B meson decays
17420422
Study ofD0 andD+ decays into final states with two or three kaons
Using the ARGUS detector at thee+e− storage ring DORIS II, we have studied Cabibbo-suppressedD0 decay modes resulting in theK+K−π+π− final state and two-bodyD0 decay modes with a ϕ meson in the final state. TheBR(D0→KS0KS0π+π− was measured for the first time. We also present a measurement of theD+→KS0KS0K+ branching ratio. The values are compared with other experimental results and model predictions.