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Ramaekers JG, Kuypers KPC, Bosker WM, Brookhuis KA, Veldstra JA, Simons R, Martens M, Hjälmdahl M, Forsman Å, Knoche A. Effects of stimulant drugs on actual and simulated driving: perspectives from four experimental studies conducted as part of the DRUID research consortium. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012; 222:413-8. [PMID: 22700041 PMCID: PMC3395336 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2766-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Martens M, Weijenberg M, Hermans J, Bast A, Schouten L, Smidt M. 5119 POSTER Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Women With Breast Cancer in the Netherlands. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)71561-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Hires L, Van Der Pol B, Williams J, Corey L, Hook EW, Nye M, Taylor S, Martens M, Mena L, Warren T. P3-S2.04 Clinical evaluation of the BD HSV2 Qx assay for the direct qualitative testing of HSV2 as compared to viral culture and a laboratory-based PCR assay using male and female external anogenital lesions. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wildiers H, Fontaine C, Vuylsteke P, Martens M, Canon JL, Wynendaele W, Focan C, De Greve J, Squifflet P, Paridaens R. Multicenter phase II randomized trial evaluating antiangiogenic therapy with sunitinib as consolidation after objective response to taxane chemotherapy in women with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2010; 123:463-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1066-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hanton G, De Jonghe S, Roosen W, Lammens L, Vynckier A, Martens M. Analysis of clinical relevance of cardiac lesions seen in a high dose rat from a toxicity study. Toxicol Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.03.770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kremers S, Reubsaet A, Martens M, Gerards S, Jonkers R, Candel M, de Weerdt I, de Vries N. Systematic prevention of overweight and obesity in adults: a qualitative and quantitative literature analysis. Obes Rev 2010; 11:371-9. [PMID: 19538441 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2009.00598.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To date, most interventions aimed at preventing obesity have underemphasized the application of systematic intervention development, implementation and evaluation. The present review provides a thorough insight in factors promoting implementation and/or effectiveness in interventions aimed at preventing overweight/obesity among adults. A total of 46 studies evaluating interventions aimed at preventing obesity were reviewed, followed by both qualitative and quantitative analyses. The Intervention Mapping protocol and the Environmental Research framework for weight Gain prevention (EnRG) were applied to analyse and classify the included studies. The interventions were categorized by setting (workplace, community, health care) and target group (ethnic minorities, pregnant women, [pre]menopausal women, smokers, people with intellectual disabilities). Generally, interventions were found to have potential in changing energy balance-related behaviours and anthropometric outcomes. Effect sizes for changes in body mass index ranged between -0.09 and 0.45. When the programme goal specifically aimed at weight management, the intervention was found to be more successful than interventions with programme goals that were aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease or improving general health status. Although a considerable part of studies included motivational interventions, only some actually assessed the effects on potential cognitive mediators. A general lack of reporting underlying theoretical models for behaviour change was observed as well as the inclusion of linkage groups and strategies to promote empowerment.
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Holzbach R, Martens M, Kalke J, Raschke P. Zusammenhang zwischen Verschreibungsverhalten der Ärzte und Medikamentenabhängigkeit ihrer Patienten. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2010; 53:319-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s00103-010-1029-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wildiers H, Fontaine C, Vuylsteke P, Martens M, Canon J, Wynendaele W, Focan C, DeGreve J, Squifflet P, Paridaens R. 450 A Belgian multicenter phase II randomized trial in HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer evaluating consolidation antiangiogenic therapy with sunitinib after objective response to taxane-based chemotherapy. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)70471-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Merabet C, Martens M, Mahdhi M, Zakhia F, Sy A, Le Roux C, Domergue O, Coopman R, Bekki A, Mars M, Willems A, de Lajudie P. Multilocus sequence analysis of root nodule isolates from Lotus arabicus (Senegal), Lotus creticus, Argyrolobium uniflorum and Medicago sativa (Tunisia) and description of Ensifer numidicus sp. nov. and Ensifer garamanticus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:664-674. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.012088-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Nine isolates from Argyrolobium uniflorum, Lotus creticus, Medicago sativa (Tunisia) and Lotus arabicus (Senegal) were analysed by multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of five housekeeping genes (recA, atpD, glnA, gltA and thrC), the 16S rRNA gene and the nodulation gene nodA. Analysis of the individual and concatenated gene sequences demonstrated that the nine new strains constituted three stable, well-supported (bootstrap and gene sequence similarity values) monophyletic clusters, A, B and C, all belonging to the branch of the genus Ensifer, regardless of the phylogenetic reconstruction method used (maximum likelihood, maximum-parsimony, neighbour-joining). The three groups were further characterized by API 100 auxanographic tests, host specificity and nodA gene sequence analysis. On the basis of these data, clusters A and C are suggested as representing two novel species within the genus Ensifer, for which the names Ensifer numidicus sp. nov. (type strain ORS 1407T=LMG 24690T=CIP 109850T) and Ensifer garamanticus sp. nov. (type strain ORS 1400T=LMG 24692T=CIP 109916T) are proposed. The cluster B strains were assigned to Ensifer adhaerens genomovar A.
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Wildiers H, Fontaine C, Vuylsteke P, Martens M, Canon J, Wynendaele W, Focan C, Degreve J, Paridaens R. SUCON Trial (SUnitinib CONsolidation Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer): A Belgian Multicenter Phase II Randomized Trial in Her2 Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Evaluating Consolidation Antiangiogenic Therapy with Sunitinib after Objective Response to Taxane Chemotherapy. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Under the auspices of the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO).Background: New drugs are generally tested in patients with metastatic disease where bulky tumor mass is present. However, antiangiogenic compounds are probably more beneficial in the prevention of regrowth from tumors with small tumor load than in bulky tumors. This study wants to test the hypothesis that antiangiogenic compounds such as sunitinib are able to delay tumor progression after tumor mass reduction by taxanes, i.e. an objective response (PR or CR).Materials and methods: This is a dual-arm open-label randomized multicenter phase II clinical trial with 2:1 randomization evaluating the efficacy of sunitinib (study arm) versus no therapy (control arm, only for descriptive purposes) in patients with metastatic breast cancer after objective response to taxane chemotherapy. Eligible patients had metastatic HER2 negative breast cancer, had received 10 to 20 weeks of first- or second line taxane containing chemotherapy resulting in an objective response (RECIST). Patients received sunitinib (arm A) 50 mg/d po 4w/6 (amended to 37.5 mg continuously in 1-2008) or no therapy (arm B). Patients were stratified for disease free interval and dominant site of disease. Patients randomized to arm B were offered the opportunity to receive open-label sunitinib treatment upon development of disease progression. Treatment was pursued until disease progression or major intolerance or patients refusal. All patients who received at least day 1 of study treatment were evaluated for efficacy, toxicity and safety. The duration of response after taxane treatment in previous studies with metastatic breast cancer is around 7 months. Based on this, the median time interval between the end of chemotherapy and tumor progression was expected to be about 5 months in our study population. The primary endpoint was to determine the proportion of patients alive and without disease progression (PFS) at 5 months after study entry in arm A. If ≤ 18/36 patients are progression-free and alive at 5 months, sunitinib will be declared insufficiently active (beta 0.05); if ≥ 22 patients are progression-free and alive at 5 months, sunitinib will be declared active (alpha 0.05) and it will be recommended to continue the trial as a phase III design.Results: 10/36 patients (28%) reached 5 months PFS in arm A and 4/19 in arm B (21%). Median PFS was 3.4 months in Arm A and 3.1 months in Arm B. Toxicity and overall survival data will be reported at the meeting.Discussion: This study does not confirm the hypothesis that sunitinib can lead to a significant proportion of patients with PFS of ≥ 5 months after objective response to taxanes. This proof-of-principle study suggests that also the role of consolidation therapy with other (already approved) antiangiogenic treatments should be evaluated carefully in prospective clinical trials (high economic cost).
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 203.
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Martens M, Rosenfeld HJ, Russwurm H. Predicting Sensory Quality of Carrots from Chemical, Physical and Agronomical Variables: A Multivariate Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/00015128509442052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Simon ST, Martens M, Sachse M, Bausewein C, Eychmüller S, Schwarz-Eywill M. [Care of the dying in the hospital: initial experience with the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) in Germany]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2009; 134:1399-404. [PMID: 19551604 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1225295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In the last few years public interest in the care of severely ill and dying patients has been growing. The aim of palliative medicine is to improve the care of the dying. However, this is still not achieved in many general hospitals. The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for the care of the dying intends to change this situation. The aim of this study was to explore the views of professionals using the LCP as a framework for ensuring good care of the dying. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted with an interdisciplinary focus group of ten professionals (nurses, physicians, spiritual adviser, social worker, physiotherapist and art therapist) to explore their views and experience after implementation of the LCP in a palliative care unit (PCU). The recorded discussion between them was transcribed verbatim and analysed using content analysis by three independent reviewers. RESULTS Seven nurses and three physicians with an average work experience of 16 years each took part in the focus group. Based on the experience of 24 patients, the LCP was evaluated as very positive by all participants. In particular, three aspects were emphasized as having high relevance for a good quality of care: improvement of self-confidence, better control of symptoms, and enhancement of the communication between professionals and with patients and their relatives. However, some weaknesses were also mentioned, e.g. inadequate effort of documenting the beginning of implementing the scheme. CONCLUSION The LCP was well received by professionals after the initial implementation of the LCP in a German PCU. The LCP was judged as an appropriate and helpful framework in the care of the dying.
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Martens M. Ueber den Zeitpunkt und die Technik der Venenunterbindung bei Puerperaler Pyaemie. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1127146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Jacobs G, Martens M, Beer JDE. Selecting optimal dosage volumes for eye irritation tests in the rabbit. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/15569528709052169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Jacobs G, Martens M. Evaluation of the test method for skin irritation as prescribed by oecd and EEC. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/15569528709051528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Slabbinck B, Dawyndt P, Martens M, De Vos P, De Baets B. TaxonGap: a visualization tool for intra- and inter-species variation among individual biomarkers. Bioinformatics 2008; 24:866-7. [DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Martens M, Dawyndt P, Coopman R, Gillis M, De Vos P, Willems A. Advantages of multilocus sequence analysis for taxonomic studies: a case study using 10 housekeeping genes in the genus Ensifer (including former Sinorhizobium). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:200-14. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65392-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Geerts J, Martens M, Vandevenne JE, Gelin G, Grieten M, Weyns F, Stinissen P, Palmers Y, Wuyts J. Functional magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative localisation of eloquent brain areas relative to brain tumours: clinical implementation in a regional hospital. JBR-BTR : ORGANE DE LA SOCIETE ROYALE BELGE DE RADIOLOGIE (SRBR) = ORGAAN VAN DE KONINKLIJKE BELGISCHE VERENIGING VOOR RADIOLOGIE (KBVR) 2007; 90:258-263. [PMID: 17966241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for clinical use in patients with a brain tumour in the setting of a regional hospital. Twenty-three patients underwent a fMRI examination as preoperative evaluation for a tumour adjacent to a eloquent brain area. The location and distance of the tumour relative to the fMRI activation area for this eloquent brain area was determined. Presence of postoperative neurological deficits was compared to the result of the fMRI examination. The fMRI examination was not interpretable in four of the twenty-three patients. In nine patients the eloquent brain area was located more than two centimetres from the tumour: seven showed no neurological deficit postoperatively, one patient experienced a temporary deficit, and one patient has not been operated yet. In the remaining ten patients the eloquent brain area was located less than two centimetres from the tumour: after (partial) resection of the tumour often using intra-operative cortical stimulation, six patients showed no neurological deficits, and three patients had temporary or permanent deficits. One patient was not operated. The clinical implementation of fMRI was successful in the preoperative evaluation of patients with a brain tumour and useful to plan the surgical intervention and to minimize postoperative neurological deficits.
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Martens M, Kumar MM, Kumar S, Goldenberg M, Kawata M, Pennycooke O, Strande L, Hadeed J, Camacho J, Hewitt C, Slotman GJ. Quantitative analysis of organ tissue damage after septic shock. Am Surg 2007; 73:243-8. [PMID: 17375779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The objective of this study was to quantify end-organ damage caused by bacteremic sepsis. Twelve adult swine were divided into two groups. The anesthesia control group (n = 6) received general anesthesia for 4 hours. The septic shock group (n = 6) received an infusion of Aeromonas hydrophila under general anesthesia for 4 hours. Swine were sacrificed at the end of the 4-hour procedure. Tissues from lungs, kidneys, livers, and hearts were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Images of tissues were studied with digital image analysis. In lungs, cytoplasmic area (CA), nuclear area (NA), intra-alveolar hemorrhage (IAH), total airspace (TAS), and alveolar septum thickness (ST) were measured. Nuclear and cytoplasmic intensities (NI and CI) were measured in integrated optical density units (IOD). In kidneys, livers, and hearts, CA, CI, NA, and NI were measured similarly. Sinusoidal blood in the liver and vacuolization (VAC) in the kidney were also measured. In septic lungs, CI, NA, NI, ST, IAH, TAS, and ratios of NA/CA, NI/CI, and IAH/TAS were significantly increased compared with the control (P < 0.02). In septic kidneys, CI, NA, VAC, NA/CA, and NI/CI were significantly increased (P < 0.0005). In livers, CA, CI, and NI/CI were significantly increased (P < 0.005). In hearts, the ratios of NA/CA and NI/CI were statistically significant. End organs from septic swine, with exception of the heart, showed significantly higher levels of cellular damage. Digital image analysis provides an objective, precise, and accurate method of quantifying image characteristics. Automating these tasks is a high priority in the research and clinical community in providing a reproducible method for longitudinal analysis of various biological studies.
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Martens M, Kumar MM, Kumar S, Goldenberg M, Kawata M, Pennycooke O, Strande L, Hadeed J, Camacho J, Hewitt C, Slotman GJ. Quantitative Analysis of Organ Tissue Damage after Septic Shock. Am Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1177/000313480707300309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The objective of this study was to quantify end-organ damage caused by bacteremic sepsis. Twelve adult swine were divided into two groups. The anesthesia control group (n = 6) received general anesthesia for 4 hours. The septic shock group (n = 6) received an infusion of Aeromonas hydrophila under general anesthesia for 4 hours. Swine were sacrificed at the end of the 4-hour procedure. Tissues from lungs, kidneys, livers, and hearts were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Images of tissues were studied with digital image analysis. In lungs, cytoplasmic area (CA), nuclear area (NA), intra-alveolar hemorrhage (IAH), total airspace (TAS), and alveolar septum thickness (ST) were measured. Nuclear and cytoplasmic intensities (NI and CI) were measured in integrated optical density units (IOD). In kidneys, livers, and hearts, CA, CI, NA, and NI were measured similarly. Sinusoidal blood in the liver and vacuolization (VAC) in the kidney were also measured. In septic lungs, CI, NA, NI, ST, IAH, TAS, and ratios of NA/CA, NI/CI, and IAH/TAS were significantly increased compared with the control ( P < 0.02). In septic kidneys, CI, NA, VAC, NA/CA, and NI/CI were significantly increased ( P < 0.0005). In livers, CA, CI, and NI/CI were significantly increased ( P < 0.005). In hearts, the ratios of NA/CA and NI/CI were statistically significant. End organs from septic swine, with exception of the heart, showed significantly higher levels of cellular damage. Digital image analysis provides an objective, precise, and accurate method of quantifying image characteristics. Automating these tasks is a high priority in the research and clinical community in providing a reproducible method for longitudinal analysis of various biological studies.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abolins M, Acharya BS, Adams M, Adams T, Agelou M, Ahn SH, Ahsan M, Alexeev GD, Alkhazov G, Alton A, Alverson G, Alves GA, Anastasoaie M, Andeen T, Anderson S, Andrieu B, Anzelc MS, Arnoud Y, Arov M, Askew A, Asman B, Assis Jesus ACS, Atramentov O, Autermann C, Avila C, Ay C, Badaud F, Baden A, Bagby L, Baldin B, Bandurin DV, Banerjee P, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Bargassa P, Baringer P, Barnes C, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Begalli M, Begel M, Belanger-Champagne C, Bellantoni L, Bellavance A, Benitez JA, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bernhard R, Berntzon L, Bertram I, Besançon M, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Binder M, Biscarat C, Black KM, Blackler I, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Bloch D, Bloom K, Blumenschein U, Boehnlein A, Boeriu O, Bolton TA, Borissov G, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Brown D, Buchanan NJ, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burdin S, Burke S, Burnett TH, Busato E, Buszello CP, Butler JM, Calfayan P, Calvet S, Cammin J, Caron S, Carvalho W, Casey BCK, Cason NM, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chandra A, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevallier F, Cho DK, Choi S, Choudhary B, Christofek L, Claes D, Clément B, Clément C, Coadou Y, Cooke M, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Cousinou MC, Cox B, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cutts D, Cwiok M, da Motta H, Das A, Das M, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Oliveira Martins C, Degenhardt JD, Déliot F, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dominguez A, Dong H, Dudko LV, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duggan D, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fatakia SN, Feligioni L, Ferapontov AV, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisher W, Fisk HE, Fleck I, Ford M, Fortner M, Fox H, Fu S, Fuess S, Gadfort T, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gay A, Gay P, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gillberg D, Ginther G, Gollub N, Gómez B, Goussiou A, Grannis PD, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grenier G, Gris P, Grivaz JF, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Guo F, Guo J, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haefner P, Hagopian S, Haley J, Hall I, Hall RE, Han L, Hanagaki K, Hansson P, Harder K, Harel A, Harrington R, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays J, Hebbeker T, Hedin D, Hegeman JG, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Herner K, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hoeth H, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Houben P, Hu Y, Hubacek Z, Hynek V, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jakobs K, Jarvis C, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson C, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Juste A, Käfer D, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk JM, Kalk JR, Kappler S, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Kasper P, Katsanos I, Kau D, Kaur R, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Khalatyan N, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Khatidze D, Kim H, Kim TJ, Kirby MH, Klima B, Kohli JM, Konrath JP, Kopal M, Korablev VM, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Koubarovsky A, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Krop D, Kryemadhi A, Kuhl T, Kumar A, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kvita J, Lammers S, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee WM, Leflat A, Lehner F, Lesne V, Leveque J, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linnemann J, Lipaev VV, Lipton R, Liu Z, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Love P, Lubatti HJ, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Mättig P, Magass C, Magerkurth A, Magnan AM, Makovec N, Mal PK, Malbouisson HB, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Martens M, McCarthy R, Meder D, Melnitchouk A, Mendes A, Mendoza L, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Meyer J, Michaut M, Miettinen H, Millet T, Mitrevski J, Molina J, Mondal NK, Monk J, Moore RW, Moulik T, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mulhearn M, Mundim L, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Naimuddin M, Narain M, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, O'dell V, O'neil DC, Obrant G, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Oshima N, Otec R, Otero Y Garzón GJ, Owen M, Padley P, Parashar N, Park SJ, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Pawloski G, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters K, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Piegaia R, Piper J, Pleier MA, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pogorelov Y, Pol ME, Pompos A, Pope BG, Popov AV, Potter C, Prado da Silva WL, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rangel MS, Rani KJ, Ranjan K, Ratoff PN, Renkel P, Reucroft S, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Robinson S, Rodrigues RF, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rud VI, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schaile D, Schamberger RD, Scheglov Y, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schwanenberger C, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sekaric J, Sengupta S, Severini H, Shabalina E, Shamim M, Shary V, Shchukin AA, Shephard WD, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Siccardi V, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skubic P, Slattery P, Smith RP, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Spurlock B, Stark J, Steele J, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strandberg S, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strom D, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sumowidagdo S, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tiller B, Titov M, Tokmenin VV, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torchiani I, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Tsybychev D, Tuchming B, Tully C, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Unalan R, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, van den Berg PJ, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vartapetian A, Vasilyev IA, Vaupel M, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Vint P, Vlimant JR, Von Toerne E, Voutilainen M, Vreeswijk M, Wahl HD, Wang L, Wang MHLS, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wermes N, Wetstein M, White A, Wicke D, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wyatt TR, Xie Y, Xuan N, Yacoob S, Yamada R, Yan M, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Yoo HD, Youn SW, Yu C, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zeitnitz C, Zhang D, Zhao T, Zhou B, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG. Experimental discrimination between charge 2e/3 top quark and charge 4e/3 exotic quark production scenarios. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:041801. [PMID: 17358756 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.041801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We present the first experimental discrimination between the 2e/3 and 4e/3 top quark electric charge scenarios, using top quark pairs (tt) produced in pp collisions at (square root) s = 1.96 TeV by the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We use 370 pb;{-1} of data collected by the D0 experiment and select events with at least one high transverse momentum electron or muon, high transverse energy imbalance, and four or more jets. We discriminate between b- and b-quark jets by using the charge and momenta of tracks within the jet cones. The data are consistent with the expected electric charge, |q|=2e/3. We exclude, at the 92% C.L., that the sample is solely due to the production of exotic quark pairs QQ with |q|=4e/3. We place an upper limit on the fraction of QQ pairs rho<0.80 at the 90% C.L.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abolins M, Acharya BS, Adams M, Adams T, Agelou M, Agram JL, Ahn SH, Ahsan M, Alexeev GD, Alkhazov G, Alton A, Alverson G, Alves GA, Anastasoaie M, Andeen T, Anderson S, Andrieu B, Anzelc MS, Arnoud Y, Arov M, Askew A, Asman B, Jesus ACSA, Atramentov O, Autermann C, Avila C, Ay C, Badaud F, Baden A, Bagby L, Baldin B, Bandurin DV, Banerjee P, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Bargassa P, Baringer P, Barnes C, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Begalli M, Begel M, Belanger-Champagne C, Bellavance A, Benitez JA, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bernhard R, Berntzon L, Bertram I, Besançon M, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Binder M, Biscarat C, Black KM, Blackler I, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Bloch D, Bloom K, Blumenschein U, Boehnlein A, Boeriu O, Bolton TA, Borcherding F, Borissov G, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Brown D, Buchanan NJ, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burdin S, Burke S, Burnett TH, Busato E, Buszello CP, Butler JM, Calvet S, Cammin J, Caron S, Carrasco-Lizarraga MA, Carvalho W, Casey BCK, Cason NM, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakrabarti S, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chandra A, Chapin D, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevallier F, Cho DK, Choi S, Choudhary B, Christofek L, Claes D, Clément B, Clément C, Coadou Y, Cooke M, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Cousinou MC, Cox B, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cutts D, Cwiok M, da Motta H, Das A, Das M, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Oliveira Martins C, Degenhardt JD, Déliot F, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dominguez A, Dong H, Dudko LV, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fatakia SN, Feligioni L, Ferapontov AV, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisher W, Fisk HE, Fleck I, Ford M, Fortner M, Fox H, Fu S, Fuess S, Gadfort T, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gay A, Gay P, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gillberg D, Ginther G, Gollub N, Gómez B, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Grannis PD, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grenier G, Gris P, Grivaz JF, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Guo F, Guo J, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haefner P, Hagopian S, Haley J, Hall I, Hall RE, Han L, Hanagaki K, Harder K, Harel A, Harrington R, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays J, Hebbeker T, Hedin D, Hegeman JG, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Houben P, Hu Y, Hynek V, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jakobs K, Jarvis C, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson C, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Juste A, Käfer D, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk JM, Kalk JR, Kappler S, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Katsanos I, Kau D, Kaur R, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Kesisoglou S, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Khatidze D, Kim H, Kim TJ, Kirby MH, Klima B, Kohli JM, Konrath JP, Kopal M, Korablev VM, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Koubarovsky A, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Kryemadhi A, Krzywdzinski S, Kuhl T, Kumar A, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kvita J, Lager S, Lammers S, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee WM, Leflat A, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Lesne V, Leveque J, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linnemann J, Lipaev VV, Lipton R, Liu Z, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Love P, Lubatti HJ, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Mättig P, Magass C, Magerkurth A, Magnan AM, Makovec N, Mal PK, Malbouisson HB, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Martens M, Mattingly SEK, McCarthy R, McCroskey R, Meder D, Melnitchouk A, Mendes A, Mendoza L, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Meyer J, Michaut M, Miettinen H, Millet T, Mitrevski J, Molina J, Mondal NK, Monk J, Moore RW, Moulik T, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mulhearn M, Mundim L, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Naimuddin M, Narain M, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nelson S, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, O'Dell V, O'Neil DC, Obrant G, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Oshima N, Otec R, y Garzón GJO, Owen M, Padley P, Parashar N, Park SJ, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Pawloski G, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters K, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Piegaia R, Pleier MA, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pogorelov Y, Pol ME, Pompos A, Pope BG, Popov AV, da Silva WLP, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rani KJ, Ranjan K, Rapidis PA, Ratoff PN, Renkel P, Reucroft S, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Robinson S, Rodrigues RF, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rud VI, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schaile D, Schamberger RD, Scheglov Y, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schwanenberger C, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sengupta S, Severini H, Shabalina E, Shamim M, Shary V, Shchukin AA, Shephard WD, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Siccardi V, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skubic P, Slattery P, Smith RP, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Spurlock B, Stark J, Steele J, Stevenson K, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strom D, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sumowidagdo S, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tiller B, Titov M, Tokmenin VV, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torchiani I, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Tsybychev D, Tuchming B, Tully C, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Unalan R, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, van den Berg PJ, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vartapetian A, Vasilyev IA, Vaupel M, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Vint P, Vlimant JR, Von Toerne E, Voutilainen M, Vreeswijk M, Wahl HD, Wang L, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wermes N, Wetstein M, White A, Wicke D, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wyatt TR, Xie Y, Xuan N, Yacoob S, Yamada R, Yan M, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Yoo HD, Youn SW, Yu C, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zeitnitz C, Zhang D, Zhao T, Zhao Z, Zhou B, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG. Measurement of the Bs(0) lifetime using semileptonic decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 97:241801. [PMID: 17280267 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.241801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We report a measurement of the Bs(0) lifetime in the semileptonic decay channel Bs(0) --> Ds- mu+ nuX (and its charge conjugate), using approximately 0.4 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector during 2002-2004. Using 5176 reconstructed Ds- mu+ signal events, we have measured the Bs(0) lifetime to be tau(Bs(0))=1.398+/-0.044(stat)(-0.025)(+0.028)(syst) ps. This is the most precise measurement of the Bs(0) lifetime to date.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abolins M, Acharya BS, Adams M, Adams T, Agelou M, Ahn SH, Ahsan M, Alexeev GD, Alkhazov G, Alton A, Alverson G, Alves GA, Anastasoaie M, Andeen T, Anderson S, Andrieu B, Anzelc MS, Arnoud Y, Arov M, Askew A, Asman B, Jesus ACSA, Atramentov O, Autermann C, Avila C, Ay C, Badaud F, Baden A, Bagby L, Baldin B, Bandurin DV, Banerjee P, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Bargassa P, Baringer P, Barnes C, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Begalli M, Begel M, Belanger-Champagne C, Bellantoni L, Bellavance A, Benitez JA, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bernhard R, Berntzon L, Bertram I, Besançon M, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Binder M, Biscarat C, Black KM, Blackler I, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Bloch D, Bloom K, Blumenschein U, Boehnlein A, Boeriu O, Bolton TA, Borissov G, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Brown D, Buchanan NJ, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burdin S, Burke S, Burnett TH, Busato E, Buszello CP, Butler JM, Calfayan P, Calvet S, Cammin J, Caron S, Carvalho W, Casey BCK, Cason NM, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chandra A, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevallier F, Cho DK, Choi S, Choudhary B, Christofek L, Claes D, Clément B, Clément C, Coadou Y, Cooke M, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Cousinou MC, Cox B, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cutts D, Cwiok M, da Motta H, Das A, Das M, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Oliveira Martins C, Degenhardt JD, Déliot F, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dominguez A, Dong H, Dudko LV, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duggan D, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fatakia SN, Feligioni L, Ferapontov AV, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisher W, Fisk HE, Fleck I, Ford M, Fortner M, Fox H, Fu S, Fuess S, Gadfort T, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gay A, Gay P, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gillberg D, Ginther G, Gollub N, Gómez B, Goussiou A, Grannis PD, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grenier G, Gris P, Grivaz JF, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Guo F, Guo J, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haefner P, Hagopian S, Haley J, Hall I, Hall RE, Han L, Hanagaki K, Harder K, Harel A, Harrington R, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays J, Hebbeker T, Hedin D, Hegeman JG, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Herner K, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hoeth H, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Houben P, Hu Y, Hubacek Z, Hynek V, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jakobs K, Jarvis C, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson C, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Juste A, Käfer D, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk JM, Kalk JR, Kappler S, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Kasper P, Katsanos I, Kau D, Kaur R, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Khalatyan N, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Khatidze D, Kim H, Kim TJ, Kirby MH, Klima B, Kohli JM, Konrath JP, Kopal M, Korablev VM, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Koubarovsky A, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Krop D, Kryemadhi A, Kuhl T, Kumar A, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kvita J, Lammers S, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee WM, Leflat A, Lehner F, Lesne V, Leveque J, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linnemann J, Lipaev VV, Lipton R, Liu Z, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Love P, Lubatti HJ, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Mättig P, Magass C, Magerkurth A, Magnan AM, Makovec N, Mal PK, Malbouisson HB, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Martens M, McCarthy R, Meder D, Melnitchouk A, Mendes A, Mendoza L, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Meyer J, Michaut M, Miettinen H, Millet T, Mitrevski J, Molina J, Mondal NK, Monk J, Moore RW, Moulik T, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mulhearn M, Mundim L, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Naimuddin M, Narain M, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, O'Dell V, O'Neil DC, Obrant G, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Oshima N, Otec R, Y Garzón GJO, Owen M, Padley P, Parashar N, Park SJ, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Pawloski G, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters K, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Piegaia R, Piper J, Pleier MA, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pogorelov Y, Pol ME, Pompos A, Pope BG, Popov AV, Potter C, Prado da Silva WL, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rangel MS, Rani KJ, Ranjan K, Ratoff PN, Renkel P, Reucroft S, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Robinson S, Rodrigues RF, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rud VI, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schaile D, Schamberger RD, Scheglov Y, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schwanenberger C, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sekaric J, Sengupta S, Severini H, Shabalina E, Shamim M, Shary V, Shchukin AA, Shephard WD, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Siccardi V, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skubic P, Slattery P, Smith RP, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Spurlock B, Stark J, Steele J, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strandberg S, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strom D, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sumowidagdo S, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tiller B, Titov M, Tokmenin VV, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torchiani I, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Tsybychev D, Tuchming B, Tully C, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Unalan R, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, van den Berg PJ, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vartapetian A, Vasilyev IA, Vaupel M, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Vint P, Vlimant JR, Von Toerne E, Voutilainen M, Vreeswijk M, Wahl HD, Wang L, Wang MHLS, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wermes N, Wetstein M, White A, Wicke D, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wyatt TR, Xie Y, Xuan N, Yacoob S, Yamada R, Yan M, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Yoo HD, Youn SW, Yu C, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zeitnitz C, Zhang D, Zhao T, Zhou B, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG. Search for pair production of scalar bottom quarks in pp collisions at square root of s = 1.96 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 97:171806. [PMID: 17155465 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.171806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A search for direct production of scalar bottom quarks (b) is performed with 310 pb(-1) of data collected by the D0 experiment in pp collisions at square root s = 1.96 TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The topology analyzed consists of two b jets and an imbalance in transverse momentum due to undetected neutralinos (chi(1)0), with chi(1)0 assumed to be the lightest supersymmetric particle. We find the data consistent with standard model expectations, and set a 95% C.L. exclusion domain in the (m(b), m(chi(1)0)) mass plane, improving significantly upon the results from run I of the Tevatron.
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