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Tamura T, Ozaki H. The relationship of the magnetic properties of M (M = Mn, Fe, Co)-doped ZnO single crystals and their electronic structures. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2009; 21:026009. [PMID: 21814002 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/2/026009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The electronic density of states and magnetic properties were investigated by tunneling spectroscopy and SQUID, respectively, for a series of 3d transition-metal (Mn, Fe, Co)-doped ZnO. By tunneling spectroscopy an additional density of states was observed in Mn- and Co-doped ZnO adjacent to the top of the valence band of the host ZnO. Instead, in the Fe-doped sample, a band of density of states was observed across the Fermi level in the mid-gap. The magnetization curve (M versus H) obtained by SQUID showed a ferromagnetic hysteresis at room temperature for the Fe-doped sample, whereas for the Mn- and Co-doped samples, the M versus H curve showed only a linear characteristic without hysteresis. From the comparison of the density of states and the magnetization characteristics, it is strongly suggested that the ferromagnetism in Fe-doped ZnO at room temperature originates from the half-filled Fe 3d band in the mid-gap of the host ZnO.
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Li J, Adachi I, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Bedny I, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Gabyshev N, Ha H, Hara K, Hasegawa Y, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Joshi NJ, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim YI, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuzmin A, Kyeong SH, Liu C, Liu Y, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Moloney GR, Nagasaka Y, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Park HK, Park KS, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schwanda C, Sekiya A, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Vinokurova A, Wang CH, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamamoto H, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zivko T, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Measurement of the time-dependent CP asymmetries in B0-->K(S)(0)rho(0)gamma decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:251601. [PMID: 19113693 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.251601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report the first measurement of time-dependent CP asymmetry in B(0)-->K(S)(0)rho(0)gamma decays based on 657 x 10(6) BB pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy collider. We measure the CP-violating parameter S_{K_{S};{0}rho;{0}gamma}=0.11+/-0.33(stat)-0.09+0.05(syst) from a signal of 212+/-17 events. We also obtain the effective direct CP-violating parameter A{eff}=0.05+/-0.18(stat)+/-0.06(syst) for mK(S)0pi+pi- <1.8 GeV/c(2) and 0.6 GeV/c(2)<m pi+pi- <0.9 GeV/c2.
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Goldenzweig P, Schwartz AJ, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bahinipati S, Bakich AM, Bay A, Bedny I, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Golob B, Ha H, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Iwasaki M, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim SK, Kim YI, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Kyeong SH, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Li J, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu C, Liu Y, MacNaughton J, Mandl F, McOnie S, Miyabayashi K, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nagamine T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park HK, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Seidl R, Sekiya A, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shebalin V, Shen CP, Shiu JG, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Wicht J, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhulanov V, Zivko T, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Evidence for neutral B meson decays to omegaK*0. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:231801. [PMID: 19113539 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.231801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We present the results of a study of the charmless vector-vector decay B0-->omegaK*0 with 657 x 10(6) BB pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+e- collider. We measure the branching fraction to be B(B0-->omegaK*0) = [1.8+/-0.7(stat)+/-0.3(syst)]x 10(-6) with 3.0sigma significance. We also perform a helicity analysis of the omega and K*0 vector mesons, and obtain the longitudinal polarization fraction fL(B0-->omegaK*0) = 0.56+/-0.29(stat) -0.08(+0.18)(syst). Finally, we measure a large nonresonant branching fraction B[B0-->omegaK+pi(-);M Kpi in(0.755,1.250) GeV/c2] = [5.1+/-0.7(stat)+/-0.7(syst)]x 10(-6) with a significance of 9.5sigma.
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Pakhlova G, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Bedny I, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chen A, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi SK, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Eidelman S, Gabyshev N, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YI, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Kyeong SH, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Li J, Limosani A, Liu C, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matyja A, Miyabayashi K, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mori T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park HK, Peak LS, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zivko T, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Observation of a near-threshold enhancement in the e+e- -->Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) cross section using initial-state radiation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:172001. [PMID: 18999743 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.172001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report a measurement of the exclusive e+ e- -->Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) cross section as a function of center-of-mass energy near the Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) threshold. A clear peak with a significance of 8.2sigma is observed in the Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) invariant mass distribution just above threshold. With an assumption of a resonance origin for the observed peak, a mass and width of M=[4634 (+8)_(-7)(stat)(+5)_(-8)(syst)] MeV/c(2) and Gamma_(tot)=[92 (+40)_(-24)(stat)(+10)_(-21)(syst)] MeV are determined. The analysis is based on a study of events with initial-state-radiation photons in a data sample collected with the Belle detector at the Upsilon(4S) resonance and nearby continuum with an integrated luminosity of 695 fb(-1) at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+ e- collider.
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Takanashi J, Tada H, Ozaki H, Barkovich AJ. Malformations of cerebral cortical development in oral-facial-digital syndrome type VI. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 30:E22-3. [PMID: 18799594 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Taniguchi N, Nakao M, Nishida S, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Bay A, Belous K, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Dungel W, Eidelman S, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwabuchi M, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Joshi NJ, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim SK, Kim YI, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Kyeong SH, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu C, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, McOnie S, Miyabayashi K, Miyazaki Y, Moloney GR, Nagasaka Y, Nakamura I, Nakano E, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nitoh O, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Park HK, Park KS, Peak LS, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Sasao N, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki SY, Tamura N, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Varner G, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Wicht J, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamashita Y, Yusa Y, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zivko T, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Measurement of branching fractions, isospin, and CP-violating asymmetries for exclusive b-->dgamma modes. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:111801. [PMID: 18851272 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.111801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report new measurements of the decays B+-->rho+gamma, B0-->rho0gamma, and B0-->omegagamma using a data sample of 657x10(6) B meson pairs accumulated with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+e- collider. We measure branching fractions B(B+-->rho+gamma)=(8.7_-2.7-1.1;+2.9+0.9)x10(-7), B(B0-->rho0gamma)=(7.8_-1.6-1.0;+1.7+0.9)x10(-7), and B(B0-->omegagamma)=(4.0_-1.7;+1.9+/-1.3)x10(-7). We also report the isospin asymmetry Delta(rhogamma)=-0.48_-0.19-0.09;+0.21+0.08 and the first measurement of the direct CP-violating asymmetry ACP(B+-->rho+gamma)=-0.11+/-0.32+/-0.09, where the first and second errors are statistical and systematic, respectively.
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Iwabuchi M, Nakao M, Adachi I, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Belous K, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chen A, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fujikawa M, Gabyshev N, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Horii Y, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hyun HJ, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim YI, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu C, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Moloney GR, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park HK, Park KS, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Sekiya A, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Tanaka M, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Uchida Y, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wicht J, Won E, Yamashita Y, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. Search for B+-->D*+pi0 decay. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:041601. [PMID: 18764317 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.041601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report on a search for the doubly Cabibbo suppressed decay B+-->D*+pi0, based on a data sample of 657x10(6) BB pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We find no significant signal and set an upper limit of B(B+-->D*+pi0)<3.6x10(-6) at the 90% confidence level. This limit can be used to constrain the ratio between suppressed and favored B-->D*pi decay amplitudes, r<0.051, at the 90% confidence level.
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Chen JH, Wang MZ, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi SK, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Joshi NJ, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Li J, Limosani A, Liu C, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Rozanska M, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Vervink K, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Yamamoto H, Yamashita Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. Observation of B{0}-->ppK*0 with a large K*0 polarization. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:251801. [PMID: 18643652 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.251801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Using a 492 fb{-1} data sample collected near the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e{+}e{-} collider, we observe the decay B{0}-->ppK*0 with a branching fraction of (1.18{-0.25}{+0.29}(stat)+/-0.11(syst))x10{-6}. We study the decay dynamics of B{0}-->ppK*0 and compare with B{+}-->ppK*+. The K*0 meson is found to be almost 100% polarized (with a fraction of (101+/-13+/-3)% in the helicity zero state), while the K*+ meson has a (32+/-17+/-9)% fraction in the helicity zero state. The direct CP asymmetries for B{0}-->ppK*0 and B{+}-->ppK*+ are measured to be -0.08+/-0.20+/-0.02 and -0.01+/-0.19+/-0.02, respectively. In addition, we report improved measurements of the branching fractions B(B{+}-->ppK*+)=(3.38{-0.60}{+0.73}+/-0.39)x10{-6} and B(B{0}-->ppK{0})=(2.51{-0.29}{+0.35}+/-0.21)x10{-6}, which supersede our previous measurements.
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Widhalm L, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Blyth S, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuroki Y, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee J, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liu C, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matyja A, McOnie S, Mitaroff W, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Moloney GR, Nakano E, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Seidl R, Sekiya A, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki SY, Takasaki F, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Vervink K, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamamoto H, Yamashita Y, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Measurement of B(Ds{+}-->mu+nu(mu)). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:241801. [PMID: 18643570 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.241801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We present a measurement of the branching fraction B(D{s}{+}-->mu{+}nu{mu}) using a 548 fb{-1} data sample collected by the Belle experiment at the KEKB e{+}e{-} collider. The D{s} momentum is determined by reconstruction of the system recoiling against DKgammaX in events of the type e{+}e{-}-->D{s}{*}DKX, D{s}{*}-->D{s}gamma, where X represents additional pions or photons from fragmentation. This full-reconstruction method provides high resolution in the neutrino momentum and thus good background separation, equivalent to that achieved by experiments at the tau-charm factories. We obtain the branching fraction B(D{s}{+}-->mu{+}nu{mu})=[6.44+/-0.76(stat)+/-0.57(syst)]x10{-3}, implying a D{s} decay constant of f{D{s}}=[275+/-16(stat)+/-12(syst)] MeV.
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Pakhlov P, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bedny I, Belous K, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Golob B, Ha H, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matyja A, Medvedeva T, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Moloney GR, Mori T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park CW, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Vervink K, Wang CH, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Production of new charmoniumlike states in e+e- -->J/psiD*D[over](*) at sqrt[s] approximately 10.6 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:202001. [PMID: 18518525 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.202001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report a study of the processes e+e- -->J/psiD*D[over](*). In J/psiD*D[over]* we observe a significant enhancement in the D*D[over]* invariant mass spectrum, which we interpret as a new charmoniumlike state and denote X(4160). The X(4160) parameters are M=(4156(-20)+25+/-15) MeV/c2 and Gamma=(139(-61)+111+/-21) MeV. We also report a new measurement of the X(3940) mass and width: M=(3942(-6)+7+/-6) MeV/c2 and Gamma=(37(-15)+26+/-8) MeV. The analysis is based on a 693 fb(-1) data sample recorded near the Upsilon(4S) resonance by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy collider.
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Abdul-Rahman R, Ozaki H, Zainola N. Expanded Bed Column Bioreactor Performance and Hydrodynamics. CAN J CHEM ENG 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Islam MS, Murata T, Fujisawa M, Nagasaka R, Ushio H, Bari AM, Hori M, Ozaki H. Anti-inflammatory effects of phytosteryl ferulates in colitis induced by dextran sulphate sodium in mice. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 154:812-24. [PMID: 18536734 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We have recently reported that phytosteryl ferulates isolated from rice bran inhibit nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activity in macrophages. In the present study, we investigated the effect of gamma-oryzanol (gamma-ORZ), a mixture of phytosteryl ferulates, cycloartenyl ferulate (CAF), one of the components of gamma-ORZ, and ferulic acid (FA), a possible metabolite of gamma-ORZ in vivo, on a model of colitis in mice. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We induced colitis with dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) in mice and monitored disease activity index (DAI), histopathology score, tissue myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, mRNA expressions of cytokines and COX-2, colon length, antioxidant potency and NF-kappaB activity in colitis tissue. KEY RESULTS Both DAI and histopathology score revealed that DSS induced a severe mucosal colitis, with a marked increase in the thickness of the muscle layer, distortion and loss of crypts, depletion of goblet cells and infiltration of macrophages, granulocytes and lymphocytes. MPO activity, pro-inflammatory cytokines and COX-2 levels, NF-kappaB p65 nuclear translocation and inhibitory protein of nuclear factor-kappaB-alpha degradation levels were significantly increased in DSS-induced colitis tissues. gamma-ORZ (50 mg kg(-1) day(-1) p.o.) markedly inhibited these inflammatory reactions and CAF had a similar potency. In vitro assay demonstrated that gamma-ORZ and CAF had strong antioxidant effects comparable to those of alpha-tocopherol. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Phytosteryl ferulates could be new potential therapeutic and/or preventive agents for gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases. Their anti-inflammatory effect could be mediated by inhibition of NF-kappaB activity, which was at least partly due to the antioxidant effect of the FA moiety in the structure of phytosteryl ferulates.
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Choi SK, Olsen SL, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Eidelman S, Gabyshev N, Golob B, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Moloney GR, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki SY, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Varner G, Vervink K, Villa S, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamashita Y, Yuan CZ, Zhang ZP, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Observation of a resonancelike structure in the pi +- psi' mass distribution in exclusive B-->Kpi +- psi' decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:142001. [PMID: 18518023 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.142001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A distinct peak is observed in the pi +/- psi' invariant mass distribution near 4.43 GeV in B-->K pi +/- psi' decays. A fit using a Breit-Wigner resonance shape yields a peak mass and width of M=4433+/-4(stat)+/-2(syst) MeV and Gamma=45-13+18(stat)-13+30(syst) MeV. The product branching fraction is determined to be B(B 0-->K -/+Z+/-(4430)) x B(Z+/-(4430)-->pi+/-psi')=(4.1+/-1.0(stat)+/-1.4(syst)) x 10(-5), where Z+/-(4430) is used to denote the observed structure. The statistical significance of the observed peak is 6.5 sigma. These results are obtained from a 605 fb(-1) data sample that contains 657 x 10(6) BB pairs collected near the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy e+ e- collider.
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Wicht J, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Bay A, Belous K, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Gabyshev N, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee J, Lee JS, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Moloney GR, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Vervink K, Villa S, Wang CH, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yusa Y, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A, Zwahlen N. Observation of B_(s)(0)-->phigamma and search for B_(s)(0)-->gammagamma decays at Belle. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:121801. [PMID: 18517854 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.121801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We search for the radiative penguin decays B_{s}{0}-->varphigamma and B_{s}{0}-->gammagamma in a 23.6 fb{-1} data sample collected at the Upsilon(5S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e{+}e{-} asymmetric-energy collider. We observe for the first time a radiative penguin decay of the B_{s}{0} meson in the B_{s}{0}-->varphigamma mode and we measure B(B_{s}{0}-->varphigamma)=(57_{-15}{+18}(stat)-11+12(syst))x10{-6}. No significant B_{s}{0}-->gammagamma signal is observed and we set a 90% confidence level upper limit of B(B_{s}{0}-->gammagamma)<8.7x10{-6}.
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Nakahama Y, Sumisawa K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Gabyshev N, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara K, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee J, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Mandl F, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Moloney GR, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Varner G, Vervink K, Wang CH, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yamashita Y, Yusa Y, Zhang ZP, Zupanc A, Zyukova O. Measurement of time-dependent CP-violating parameters in B(0)-->K_(S)(0)K_(S)(0) decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:121601. [PMID: 18517853 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.121601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report a measurement of the CP-violating parameters in B;{0}-->K_{S}{0}K_{S}{0} decays based on a data sample of 657x10{6} BB[over ] pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e;{+}e{-} collider. In this Letter, one neutral B meson is fully reconstructed in the B;{0}-->K_{S}{0}K_{S}{0} decay mode, and the flavor of the accompanying B meson is identified by its decay products. The CP-violating parameters are measured from the asymmetry in the distributions of the proper-time interval between the two B decays: S_K_{S}{0}K_{S}{0}}=-0.38_{-0.77}{+0.69}(stat)+/-0.09(syst) and A_{K_{S}{0}K_{S}{0}}=-0.38+/-0.38(stat)+/-0.05(syst).
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Chen KF, Hou WS, Shapkin M, Sokolov A, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Bay A, Belous K, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen WT, Chistov R, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Gabyshev N, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Moloney GR, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Trabelsi K, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Vervink K, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Wicht J, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zupanc A. Observation of anomalous upsilon(1S)pi+pi(-) and upsilon(2S)pi+pi(-) production near the upsilon(5S) resonance. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:112001. [PMID: 18517777 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.112001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report the first observation of e;{+}e;{-}-->Upsilon(1S)pi;{+}pi;{-}, Upsilon(2S)pi;{+}pi;{-}, and first evidence for e;{+}e;{-}-->Upsilon(3S)pi;{+}pi;{-}, Upsilon(1S)K+K-, near the peak of the Upsilon(5S) resonance at sqrt[s] approximately 10.87 GeV. The results are based on a data sample of 21.7 fb;{-1} collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e;{+}e;{-} collider. Attributing the signals to the Upsilon(5S) resonance, the partial widths Gamma(Upsilon(5S)-->Upsilon(1S)pi;{+}pi;{-})=0.59+/-0.04(stat)+/-0.09(syst) MeV and Gamma(Upsilon(5S)-->Upsilon(2S)pi;{+}pi;{-})=0.85+/-0.07(stat)+/-0.16(syst) MeV are obtained from the observed cross sections. These values exceed by more than 2 orders of magnitude the previously measured partial widths for dipion transitions between lower Upsilon resonances.
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Brodzicka J, Palka H, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aulchenko V, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chen A, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi SK, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Gabyshev N, Go A, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Joshi NJ, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Liventsev D, Mandl F, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Mizuk R, Mori T, Nagasaka Y, Nakano E, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Rozanska M, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Seidl R, Sekiya A, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Varner G, Vervink K, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A, Zwahlen N. Observation of a new DsJ meson in B+-->D0D0K+ decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:092001. [PMID: 18352700 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.092001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report the observation of a new DsJ meson produced in B+-->D0DsJ-->D0D0K+. This state has a mass of M=2708+/-9(-10)(+11) MeV/c2, a width Gamma=108+/-23(-31)(+36) MeV/c2 and a 1- spin-parity. The statistical significance of this observation is 8.4 sigma. The results are based on an analysis of 449 x 10(6) BB events collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider.
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Pakhlova G, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chen A, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Gabyshev N, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Joshi NJ, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kawasaki T, Kibayashi A, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Marlow D, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Miyake H, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Moloney GR, Nagasaka Y, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schwanda C, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Stanic S, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Usov Y, Varner G, Vinokurova A, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Zhang CC, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. Observation of the psi(4415)-->DD2*(2460) decay using initial-state radiation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 100:062001. [PMID: 18352457 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.062001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report measurements of the exclusive cross section for e(+)e(-)-->D(0)D(-)pi(+) over the center-of-mass energy range 4.0 GeV to 5.0 GeV with initial-state radiation and the first observation of the decay psi(4415)-->D(0)D(-)pi(+). From a study of the resonant substructure in psi(4415) decay we conclude that the psi(4415)-->D(0)D(-)pi(+) decay is dominated by psi(4415)-->DD(2)(*)(2460). We obtain B(psi(4415)-->D(0)D(-)pi(nonresonant)(+))/B(psi(4415)-->DD(2)(*)(2460)-->D(0)D(-)pi(+))<0.22 at 90% C.L. The analysis is based on a data sample collected with the Belle detector with an integrated luminosity of 673 fb(-1).
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Giri RR, Ozaki H, Takanami R, Taniguchi S. Heterogeneous photocatalytic ozonation of 2,4-D in dilute aqueous solution with TiO2 fiber. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2008; 58:207-216. [PMID: 18653956 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Photocatalytic ozonation (O(3)/UV/TiO2) is an emerging oxidation method for recalcitrant organic contaminants in water. However, immobilised TiO2 catalysts suffer from reduced photonic efficiency. Therefore, TiO2 catalysts with excellent mechanical and thermal properties and enhanced photonic efficiencies are sought. This paper aimed to elucidate the mineralisation of low concentration 2,4-D (45.0 microM) by O(3)/UV/TiO2 using the world's first high-strength TiO2 fibre in laboratory batch experiments. 2,4-D degradation and TOC removal followed pseudo first-order reaction kinetic. The removal rates for 2,4-D and TOC in O(3)/UV/TiO2 were 1.5 and 2.4-fold larger than the summation of the values for ozonation (O3)) and photocatalysis (UV/TiO2), respectively. O(3)/UV/TiO2 was characterised by few aromatic intermediates with low abundance, fast degradations of aliphatic intermediates and dechlorination as a major step. The significantly enhanced 2,4-D mineralisation in O(3)/UV/TiO2 was attributed to increased ozone dissolution and decomposition, and reduced electron-hole recombination resulting in large number of hydroxyl radical (*OH) formation from more than one parallel path. The discrepancies in the organic carbon mass budget were attributed to few apparently major unidentified intermediates, while chlorine mass balance was reasonably acceptable. The mineralisation efficiency of O(3)/UV/TiO2 with the TiO2 fibre can further be enhanced by optimisation of experimental design parameters. The new TiO2 fibre is very promising to overcome the problem of reduced efficiency of TiO2 catalyst in an immobilised state.
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Ozaki H, Ikejima N, Shimizu Y, Fukami K, Taniguchi S, Takanami R, Giri RR, Matsui S. Rejection of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by low pressure reverse osmosis membranes. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2008; 58:73-81. [PMID: 18653939 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This paper aims to elucidate retention characteristics of some pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), by two polyamide low pressure reverse osmosis (LPRO) membranes. Feed solution pH did not have an influence on rejections of undissociated solutes, which was most likely governed by adsorption, size exclusion and diffusion simultaneously. Size exclusion was presumably dominant, especially with tight membranes (UTC-70U). Rejections of the solutes with low dipole moment (<1.0 debye) decreased with increasing octanol-water partition coefficient (K(ow)). The solutes with large K(ow) values were most likely adsorbed on membrane and subsequently passed through it resulting in larger diffusion coefficient (D(p)). The rejections decreased with increasing D(p) values irrespective of their dipole moments. Rejections of solutes with comparatively larger dipole moments might be dominated by diffusion and/or convection rather than their hydrophobicity. However, rejections of solutes with hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups by UTC-60 increased with solution pH. More than 80% rejections were obtained for degree of dissociation (alpha)>0.5. Electrostatic repulsion played a key role for rejection of dissociated solutes, especially by loose LPRO membranes. Therefore, assessing the dissociation degree at desired pH values can be a key step to obtain an insight of rejection mechanisms by polyamide membranes.
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Lipatov AS, Yen HL, Salomon R, Ozaki H, Hoffmann E, Webster RG. The role of the N-terminal caspase cleavage site in the nucleoprotein of influenza A virus in vitro and in vivo. Arch Virol 2007; 153:427-34. [PMID: 18058063 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-007-0003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2007] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The N-terminal caspase cleavage in the nucleoprotein (NP) of influenza A virus is correlated with the host origin of the virus, thus could be a molecular determinant for host range. We studied how mutations targeting the NP cleavage motif of human and avian influenza viruses affect virus replication in vitro and in vivo. The "avian-like" D16-->G substitution in the NP, which makes this protein resistant to cleavage, did not significantly affect the human A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (H1N1) virus replication in vitro but decreased the lethality of this virus in mice by 68-fold. Gene incompatibility contributed to the attenuated phenotype of the reassortant A/Puerto Rico/8/34 virus with avian NP derived from A/Teal/Hong Kong/w312/97 (H6N1) virus in vitro and in vivo. Insertion of the "human-like" G16-->D mutation into avian NP, which resulted in susceptibility to caspase cleavage, did not rescue virulence, but made the reassortant virus even more attenuated. Introducing the human-like G16-->D substitution into the NP of highly pathogenic A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) virus decreased lethality in mice. We confirmed that position 16, which associated with the N-terminal caspase cleavage of the NP, is important for optimal virus fitness in vitro and in vivo. An avian-like mutation at position 16 in the NP of human virus as well as a human-like substitution at this residue in avian NP both resulted in virus attenuation.
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Chen KF, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bahinipati S, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Cho IS, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Joshi NJ, Kajiwara S, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee JS, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Marlow D, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nagasaka Y, Nakamura I, Nakao M, Nishida S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shinomiya S, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Search for B --> h(*)nunu[over ] decays at Belle. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:221802. [PMID: 18233279 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.221802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We present a search for the rare decays B --> h(*)nunu[over ], where h(*) stands for a light meson. A data sample of 535 x 10{6} BB[over ] pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e{+}e{-} collider is used. Signal candidates are required to have an accompanying B meson fully reconstructed in a hadronic mode and signal side particles consistent with a single h(*) meson. No significant signal is observed and we set upper limits on the branching fractions at 90% confidence level. The limits on B{0} --> K{*0}nunu[over ] and B{+} --> K{+}nunu[over ] decays are more stringent than the previous constraints, while the first searches for B{0} --> K{0}nunu[over ], pi{0}nunu[over ], rho{0}nunu[over ], varphinunu[over ] and B{+} --> K{*+}nunu[over ], rho{+}nunu[over ] are reported.
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Tajima O, Hazumi M, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Choi YK, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Go A, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Joshi NJ, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kataoka SU, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Li J, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Marlow D, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Nagasaka Y, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Sekiya A, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Trabelsi K, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. Search for the CP-violating decays Upsilon(4S)-->B0B0-->J/psiKS0+J/psi(etac)KS0. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:211601. [PMID: 18233206 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.211601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We report the first search for CP-violating decays of the Upsilon(4S) using a data sample that contains 535 x 10(6) Upsilon(4S) mesons with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. A partial reconstruction technique is employed to enhance the signal sensitivity. No significant signals were observed. We obtain an upper limit of 4 x 10(-7) at the 90% confidence level for the branching fractions of the CP violating modes, Upsilon(4S)-->B(0)B(0)-->J/psiK(S)(0)+J/psi(eta(c))K(S)(0). Extrapolating the result, we find that an observation with 5sigma significance is expected with a 30 ab(-1) data sample, which is within the reach of a future super B factory.
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Matyja A, Rozanska M, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bahinipati S, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bedny I, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chen A, Chen KF, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Choi YK, Dalseno J, Dash M, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kajiwara S, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Kozakai Y, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lee JS, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mori T, Nagasaka Y, Nakamura I, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shinomiya S, Shiu JG, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Trabelsi K, Uehara S, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang P, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang ZP, Zupanc A. Observation of B(0)-->D(*-)tau(+)nu(tau) decay at Belle. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:191807. [PMID: 18233068 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.191807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We report an observation of the decay B{0}-->D{*-}tau{+}nu{tau} in a data sample containing 535x10{6} BB pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e{+}e{-} collider. We find a signal with a significance of 5.2sigma and measure the branching fraction B(B{0}-->D{*-}tau{+}nu{tau})=(2.02{-0.37}{+0.40}(stat)+/-0.37(syst))%. This is the first observation of an exclusive B decay with a b-->ctaunu{tau} transition.
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Yuan CZ, Shen CP, Wang P, McOnie S, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bahinipati S, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Marlow D, Matyja A, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mori T, Nagasaka Y, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Uehara S, Unno Y, Uno S, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang XL, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. Measurement of the e+e- -->pi+pi- J/psi cross section via initial-state radiation at Belle. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:182004. [PMID: 17995399 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.182004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The cross section for e(+)e(-)-->pi(+)pi(-)J/psi between 3.8 and 5.5 GeV/c(2) is measured using a 548 fb(-1) data sample collected on or near the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at KEKB. A peak near 4.25 GeV/c(2), corresponding to the so called Y(4260), is observed. In addition, there is another cluster of events at around 4.05 GeV/c(2). A fit using two interfering Breit-Wigner shapes describes the data better than one that uses only the Y(4260), especially for the lower-mass side of the 4.25 GeV enhancement.
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Rajagopalan R, Chinen LK, Galen KP, Kuan KT, Dyszlewski ME, Ozaki H, Sawai H, Pandurangi R, Jacobs FG, R. B.Dorshow. CMR 2007: 8.05: Fluorescence-enhanced europium complexes for the assessment of renal function. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Wang XL, Yuan CZ, Shen CP, Wang P, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bedny I, Bhardwaj V, Bitenc U, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chen A, Chen KF, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi SK, Choi Y, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Gabyshev N, Go A, Gokhroo G, Ha H, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki Y, Kah DH, Kang JH, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Lange JS, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Mandl F, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Mizuk R, Mori T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Sekiya A, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tikhomirov I, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Varner G, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CC, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. Observation of two resonant structures in e+ e- -->pi+ pi- psi(2S) via initial-state radiation at Belle. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:142002. [PMID: 17930661 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.142002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The cross section for e+ e- --> pi+ pi- psi(2S) between threshold and sqrt[s]=5.5 GeV is measured using 673 fb(-1) of data on and off the Upsilon(4S) resonance collected with the Belle detector at KEKB. Two resonant structures are observed in the pi+ pi- psi(2S) invariant-mass distribution, one at 4361 +/- 9 +/- 9 MeV/c2 with a width of 74 +/- 15 +/- 10 MeV/c2, and another at 4664 +/- 11 +/- 5 MeV/c2 with a width of 48 +/- 15 +/- 3 MeV/c2, if the mass spectrum is parametrized with the coherent sum of two Breit-Wigner functions. These values do not match those of any of the known charmonium states.
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Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Adachi I, Aihara H, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chiang CC, Cho IS, Choi Y, Choi YK, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hastings NC, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Hyun HJ, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Joshi NJ, Kah DH, Kaji H, Kajiwara S, Kang JH, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Li J, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nagasaka Y, Nakamura I, Nakano E, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shinomiya S, Shiu JG, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Tsuboyama T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Vervink K, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Zhang CC, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Measurement of D0-D0 mixing parameters in D0 --> Ks pi+ pi- decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:131803. [PMID: 17930576 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.131803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We report a measurement of D0-D(0) mixing parameters in D(0) --> K(s)(0) pi(+) pi(-) decays using a time-dependent Dalitz-plot analysis. We first assume CP conservation and subsequently allow for CP violation. The results are based on 540 fb(-1) of data accumulated with the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. Assuming negligible CP violation, we measure the mixing parameters x = (0.80 +/- 0.29(-0.07-0.14)(+0.09+0.10))% and y = (0.33+/-0.24(-0.12-0.08)(+0.08+0.06))%, where the errors are statistical, experimental systematic, and systematic due to the Dalitz decay model, respectively. Allowing for CP violation, we obtain the CP-violating parameters |q / p| = 0.86(-0.29-0.03)(+0.30+0.06) +/- 0.08 and arg(q/p) = (-14(-18-3-4)(+16+5+2)) degrees .
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Lin SW, Chang P, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bahinipati S, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Dalseno J, Dash M, Dragic J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Garmash A, Go A, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kapusta P, Kataoka SU, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee MJ, Lesiak T, Liventsev D, Macnaughton J, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Moloney GR, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Suzuki SY, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Wicht J, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yusa Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zupanc A. Measurements of branching fractions for B --> K pi and B --> pi pi decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:121601. [PMID: 17930495 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.121601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We report measurements of branching fractions for B --> K pi and B --> pi pi decays based on a data sample of 449 x 10(6) BB[over] pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. We also measure the ratios of partial widths for B-->Kpi decays, namely R(c) identical with 2Gamma(B(+) --> K(+) pi(0))/Gamma(B(+) --> K(0) pi(+)) = 1.08+/-0.06+/-0.08 and R(n) identical with Gamma(B(0) --> K(+) pi(-))/2 Gamma(B(0) --> K(0) pi(0)) = 1.08+/-0.08+/-0.08, where the first and the second errors are statistical and systematic, respectively. These ratios are sensitive to enhanced electroweak penguin contributions from new physics; the new measurements are, however, consistent with standard model expectations.
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Belous K, Shapkin M, Sokolov A, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Fratina S, Fujikawa M, Gabyshev N, Gershon T, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hasegawa Y, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Iijima T, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee J, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schneider O, Schümann J, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Suzuki SY, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. Measurement of the tau lepton mass and an upper limit on the mass difference between tau+ and tau-. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:011801. [PMID: 17678147 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.011801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The mass of the tau lepton has been measured in the decay mode tau-->3pinutau using a pseudomass technique. The result obtained from 414 fb-1 of data collected with the Belle detector is Mtau=[1776.61+/-0.13(stat)+/-0.35(sys)] MeV/c2. The upper limit on the relative mass difference between positive and negative tau leptons is |Mtau+-Mtau-|/Mtau<2.8 x 10-4 at 90% confidence level.
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Zhao Z, Satsu H, Fujisawa M, Hori M, Ishimoto Y, Totsuka M, Nambu A, Kakuta S, Ozaki H, Shimizu M. Attenuation by dietary taurine of dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice and of THP-1-induced damage to intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers. Amino Acids 2007; 35:217-24. [PMID: 17619120 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0562-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2007] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The effects of dietary taurine on the experimental colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in mice were evaluated. C57BL/6 female mice were given 3% DSS in drinking water for 5 d to induce acute colitis. Taurine at 2% was added to the drinking water 5 d before and during the DSS-treatment to investigate its preventive effect. Taurine supplementation significantly attenuated the weight decrease, diarrhea severity, colon shortening, and the increase in the colonic tissue myeloperoxidase activity induced by DSS. Taurine also significantly inhibited the increase in the expression of a pro-inflammatory chemokine, macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP-2), but not of interleukin (IL)-1beta or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha mRNA. Furthermore, taurine significantly protected the intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers from the damage by macrophage-like THP-1 cells in an in vitro coculture system. These results suggest that taurine prevented DSS-induced colitis partly in association with (1) its inhibitory effects on the secretion of MIP-2 from the intestinal epithelial cells and on the infiltration of such inflammatory cells as neutrophils and (2) its cytoprotective functions on the epithelial barrier from the direct toxicity of DSS and from the inflammatory cell-induced injury.
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Mizuk R, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Garmash A, Gershon T, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Iijima T, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Leder G, Lee J, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schneider O, Schümann J, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Suzuki SY, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Villa S, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Experimental constraints on the spin and parity of the Lambdac(2880)+. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:262001. [PMID: 17678081 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.262001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We report the results of several studies of the Lambda(c)(+)pi(+)pi(-)X final state in continuum e(+)e(-) annihilation data collected by the Belle detector. An analysis of angular distributions in Lambda(c)(2880)(+)-->Sigma(c)(2455)(0,++)pi(+,-) decays strongly favors a Lambda(c)(2880)(+) spin assignment of 5/2 over 3/2 or 1/2. We find evidence for Lambda(c)(2880)(+)-->Sigma(c)(2520)(0,++)pi(+,-) decay and measure the ratio of Lambda(c)(2880)(+) partial widths Gamma(Sigma(c)(2520)pi)/Gamma(Sigma(c)(2455)pi)=0.225+/-0.062+/-0.025. This value favors the Lambda(c)(2880)(+) spin-parity assignment of 5/2(+) over 5/2(-). We also report the first observation of Lambda(c)(2940)(+)-->Sigma(c)(2455)(0,++)pi(+,-) decay and measure Lambda(c)(2880)(+) and Lambda(c)(2940)(+) mass and width parameters. These studies are based on a 553 fb(-1) data sample collected at or near the Upsilon(4S) resonance at the KEKB collider.
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Sato K, Ohkura S, Kitahara Y, Ohama T, Hori M, Sato M, Kobayashi S, Sasaki Y, Hayashi T, Nasu T, Ozaki H. Involvement of CPI-17 downregulation in the dysmotility of the colon from dextran sodium sulphate-induced experimental colitis in a mouse model. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2007; 19:504-14. [PMID: 17564632 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00911.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The mechanism of gastrointestinal dysmotility in inflammatory bowel disease has not been clarified. In this study, we examined the mechanism involved in the inflamed distal colon isolated from a mouse model of dextran sodium sulphate-induced ulcerative colitis (DSS-treated mouse). Although substance P-induced contraction was not changed, carbachol-induced contraction was reduced in the DSS-treated mouse colon. Pre-incubation with the NO synthase inhibitor N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) or the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin did not reverse the carbachol-induced contraction in the DSS-treated mouse colon. In semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction experiments and Western blot analysis, muscarinic M3 receptor expressions were not changed. The Ca2+ -sensitization of contractile elements induced by carbachol with GTP or GTPgammaS was reduced in the beta-escin-permeabilized DSS-treated mouse colon. Although the expression of proteins such as rhoA, ROCK1, ROCK2 or MYPT1 in smooth muscles was not changed, the expression of CPI-17, the functional protein involved in smooth muscle Ca2+ -sensitization, was significantly decreased in the DSS-treated mouse colon. These results suggest that the suppression of carbachol-induced contraction in mice with colitis is attributable at least partially to the increased activity of myosin phosphatase following the downregulation of CPI-17.
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Fratina S, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Go A, Golob B, Gorisek A, Ha H, Haba J, Hara K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Moloney GR, Mori T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Nishida S, Noguchi S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Villa S, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Evidence for CP violation in B0-->D+D- decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:221802. [PMID: 17677834 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.221802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We report measurements of the branching fraction and CP violation parameters in B(0)-->D+ D- decays. The results are based on a data sample that contains 535 x 10(6) BB pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance, with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We obtain [1.97+/-0.20(stat) +/- 0.20(syst)] x 10(-4) for the branching fraction of B0-->D+D-. The measured values of the CP violation parameters are S=-1.13+/-0.37+/-0.09, A=0.91+/-0.23+/-0.06, where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic. We find evidence of CP violation in B0-->D+D- at the 4.1sigma confidence level. While the value of S is consistent with expectations from other measurements, the value of the parameter A favors large direct CP violation at the 3.2sigma confidence level, in contradiction to standard model expectations.
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Kusaka A, Wang CC, Ishino H, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Dragic J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Fujikawa M, Gabyshev N, Garmash A, Gershon T, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hastings NC, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kakuno H, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee J, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Marlow D, Matsumoto T, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mori T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Suzuki SY, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Villa S, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Measurement of CP asymmetry in a time-dependent Dalitz analysis of B0-->(rhopi)0 and a constraint on the quark mixing matrix angle phi2. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:221602. [PMID: 17677832 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.221602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We present a measurement of CP asymmetry using a time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of B0-->pi+pi-pi0 decays based on a 414 fb(-1) data sample containing 449 x 10(6) BB pairs. The data was collected on the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy e+ e- collider. Combining our analysis with information on charged B decay modes, we perform a full Dalitz and isospin analysis and obtain a constraint on the CKM angle phi2, 68 degrees < phi2 < 95 degrees as the 68.3% confidence interval for the phi2 solution consistent with the standard model (SM). A large SM-disfavored region also remains.
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Kojima N, Hori M, Murata T, Morizane Y, Ozaki H. Different profiles of Ca2+ responses to endothelin-1 and PDGF in liver myofibroblasts during the process of cell differentiation. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 151:816-27. [PMID: 17533428 PMCID: PMC2014126 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hepatic stellate cells play an important role in liver fibrosis but little is known about liver myofibroblasts located around the central vein and in the portal area. In this study, intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) was measured to assess the response to endothelin-1 (ET-1), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) and ATP in rat liver myofibroblasts. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Rat liver myofibroblasts were compared in 'quiescent' (cultured on Matrigel-coated dishes) and 'activated' (cultured on non-coated plastic dishes) conditions. [Ca(2+)](i) was measured with the fluorescent dye fura-2 and mRNA for ET-1, PDGF and their receptors by RT-PCR. KEY RESULTS ET-1 increased [Ca(2+)](i) in quiescent cells but not in activated cells, whereas PDGF-BB increased [Ca(2+)](i) in activated cells but not in quiescent cells. However, there was no difference between responses to ATP in quiescent or activated cells. ET-1 (in quiescent cells), PDGF-BB (in activated cells) and ATP (in both cells) all induced transient increases in [Ca(2+)](i) in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+) (with EGTA), indicating the involvement of Ca(2+) release from intracellular Ca(2+) stores. The sustained increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in the presence of external Ca(2+) in activated cells (ATP and PDGF) was significantly reduced by nicardipine, a L-type Ca(2+) channel blocker, but not in quiescent cells (ATP and ET-1). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The different pharmacological profiles of [Ca(2+)](i)-response in quiescent and activated myofibroblasts suggest that ET-1 and PDGF contribute differently to myofibroblast activation during the process of liver fibrosis.
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Staric M, Golob B, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bahinipati S, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Cho IS, Choi SK, Choi Y, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Dragic J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Garmash A, Gorisek A, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hastings NC, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Higuchi T, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Iijima T, Ikado K, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawasaki T, Kibayashi A, Kichimi H, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Li J, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Marlow D, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Nagasaka Y, Nakamura I, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Rozanska M, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shen CP, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Stoeck H, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Suzuki SY, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Vervink K, Villa S, Vinokurova A, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Wicht J, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamamoto H, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yuan CZ, Yuan Y, Zhang CC, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Evidence for D0-D0 mixing. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:211803. [PMID: 17677765 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.211803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We observe evidence for D(0)-D(0) mixing by measuring the difference in the apparent lifetime when a D(0) meson decays to the CP eigenstates K(+)K(-) and pi(+)pi(-) and when it decays to the final state K(-)pi(+). We find the relative difference of the lifetimes y(CP) to be [1.31+/-0.32(stat)+/-0.25(syst)]%, 3.2 standard deviations from zero. We also search for a CP asymmetry between D(0) and D(0) decays; no evidence for CP violation is found. These results are based on 540 fb(-1) of data recorded by the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider.
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Ishino H, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Barbero M, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gershon T, Go A, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Gorisek A, Ha H, Haba J, Hara K, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Iwasaki Y, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Kataoka SU, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kibayashi A, Kichimi H, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kusaka A, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, MacNaughton J, Mandl F, Marlow D, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Nagasaka Y, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park H, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki SY, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Trabelsi K, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Won E, Wu CH, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Observation of direct CP violation in B0 --> pi+pi- decays and model-independent constraints on the quark-mixing angle phi2. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:211801. [PMID: 17677763 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.211801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Revised: 02/14/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We report a new measurement of the time-dependent CP-violating parameters in B(0)-->pi(+)pi(-) decays with 535 x 10(6) BB pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider operating at the Upsilon(4S) resonance. We find 1464+/-65 B(0)-->pi(+)pi(-) events and measure the CP-violating parameters S(pipi)=-0.61+/-0.10(stat)+/-0.04(syst) and A(pipi)=+0.55+/-0.08(stat)+/-0.05(syst). We observe large direct CP violation with a significance greater than 5 standard deviations for any S(pipi) value. Using isospin relations, we measure the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa quark-mixing matrix angle phi(2)=(97+/-11) degrees for the solution consistent with the standard model and exclude the range 11 degrees <phi(2)<79 degrees at the 95% confidence level.
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Lin SW, Chang P, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Dalseno J, Dash M, Dragic J, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Gershon T, Go A, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kang JH, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Kulasiri R, Kuo CC, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee J, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, McOnie S, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Mori T, Nakamura I, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumiyoshi T, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Usov Y, Varner G, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang CC, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Observation of B decays to two kaons. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:181804. [PMID: 17501563 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.181804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Revised: 03/15/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Using 449x10(6) BB[over ] pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider, we observe clear signals for B(+)-->K[over ](0)K(+) and B(0)-->K[over ](0)K(0) decays with 5.3sigma and 6.0sigma significance, respectively. We measure the branching fractions B(B(+)-->K[over ](0)K(+))=(1.22(-0.28-0.16)(+0.32+0.13))x10(-6) and B(B(0)-->K[over ](0)K(0))=(0.87(-0.20)(+0.25)+/-0.09)x10(-6), and partial-rate asymmetries A(CP)(B(+)-->K[over ](0)K(+))=0.13(-0.24)(+0.23)+/-0.02 and A(CP)(B(0)-->K[over ](0)K(0))=-0.58(-0.66)(+0.73)+/-0.04. From a simultaneous fit, we also obtain B(B(+)-->K(0)pi(+))=(22.8(-0.7)(+0.8)+/-1.3)x10(-6) and A(CP)(B(+)-->K(0)pi(+))=0.03+/-0.03+/-0.01. The first and second error in the branching fractions and the partial-rate asymmetries are statistical and systematic, respectively. No signal is observed for B(0)-->K(+)K(-) decays, and for this branching fraction, we set an upper limit of 4.1x10(-7) at the 90% confidence level.
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Chang P, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bračko M, Browder TE, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Dash M, Dragic J, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Go A, Gorišek A, Ha H, Haba J, Hara K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kataoka SU, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, McOnie S, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Moloney GR, Mori T, Nagasaka Y, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park H, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanič S, Starič M, Stoeck H, Sumiyoshi T, Takasaki F, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe M, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Wicht J, Won E, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Improved measurements of branching fractions andCPasymmetries inB→ηhdecays. Int J Clin Exp Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.75.071104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tajima O, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Inami K, Iwasaki Y, Uehara S, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Aulchenko V, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Gershon T, Go A, Gokhroo G, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Iijima T, Ikado K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Kang JH, Kataoka SU, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Lee J, Lee MJ, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, McOnie S, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mori T, Mueller J, Nakamura I, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Park H, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uglov T, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Wicht J, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Search for invisible decay of the Upsilon(1S). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:132001. [PMID: 17501190 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.132001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2006] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We report results of a search for the invisible decay of the Upsilon(1S) via the Upsilon(3S)-->pi+ pi- Upsilon(1S) transition using a data sample of 2.9 fb-1 at the Upsilon(3S) resonance. The data were collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+ e- collider. No signal is found, and an upper limit for the branching fraction at the 90% confidence level is determined to be B(Upsilon(1S)-->invisible)<2.5 x 10(-3).
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Chang MC, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Arinstein K, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Gershon T, Go A, Gokhroo G, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kataoka SU, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Leder G, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mori T, Nagamine T, Nakamura I, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Uno S, Urquijo P, Ushiroda Y, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Xie QL, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yusa Y, Zhang CC, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zupanc A. Observation of the decay B(0)-->J/psieta. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:131803. [PMID: 17501188 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.131803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We report the first observation of B(0)-->J/psieta decay. These results are obtained from a data sample that contains 449 x10(6) BB[over] pairs accumulated at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. We observe a signal with a significance of 8.1 sigma and obtain a branching fraction of (9.5+/-1.7(stat)+/-0.8(syst)) x 10(-6).
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Pakhlova G, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bay A, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Gershon T, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Iijima T, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kaji H, Kang JH, Kapusta P, Katayama N, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee J, Lee MJ, Lee SE, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Medvedeva T, Mitaroff W, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Park H, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Suzuki SY, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tikhomirov I, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Villa S, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Measurement of the near-threshold e+e- --> D(*)+/-D(*)-/+ cross section using initial-state radiation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:092001. [PMID: 17359149 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.092001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We report a measurement of the exclusive e+e- -->D(*)+/-D*-/+ cross section as a function of center-of-mass energy near the D(*)+/-D*-/+ threshold with initial-state radiation. A partial reconstruction technique is used to increase the efficiency and to suppress background. The analysis is based on a data sample collected with the Belle detector with an integrated luminosity of 547.8 fb(-1).
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Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Arinstein K, Asano Y, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barbero M, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chao Y, Chen A, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Chuvikov A, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Fratina S, Gabyshev N, Gershon T, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Ha HC, Haba J, Hasegawa Y, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Hinz L, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Ishikawa A, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kapusta P, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim SM, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krokovny P, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Lange JS, Leder G, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, Mikami Y, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyata H, Mizuk R, Nagasaka Y, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Sakai Y, Sato N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shwartz B, Sidorov V, Somov A, Stamen R, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki SY, Takasaki F, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Trabelsi K, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Ying J, Zhang CC, Zhang J, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V. Observation of a charmoniumlike state produced in association with a J/psi in e+e- annihilation at sqrt[s] approximately equal to 10.6 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:082001. [PMID: 17359087 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.082001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We report the first observation of a charmoniumlike state recoiling from the J/psi in the inclusive process e+e- -->J/psi+anything at a mass of (3.943+/-0.006+/-0.006) GeV/c{2}. We also observe the decay of this state into D*D[over ] and determine its intrinsic width to be less than 52 MeV/c{2} at the 90% C.L. These results are obtained from a 357 fb{-1} data sample collected with the Belle detector near the Upsilon(4S) resonance, at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider.
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Chen KF, Hara K, Hazumi M, Higuchi T, Miyabayashi K, Nakahama Y, Sumisawa K, Tajima O, Ushiroda Y, Yusa Y, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Anipko D, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Banerjee S, Barberio E, Barbero M, Bay A, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Chuvikov A, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Dragic J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Fratina S, Garmash A, Gershon T, Go A, Gokhroo G, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Ha H, Haba J, Hara T, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Heffernan D, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kakuno H, Kang JH, Kataoka SU, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim SK, Kim YJ, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kusaka A, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Leder G, Lee J, Lee MJ, Lesiak T, Li J, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liu Y, Liventsev D, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, Mitaroff W, Miyake H, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Moloney GR, Murakami A, Nagamine T, Nagasaka Y, Nakamura I, Nakano E, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Palka H, Park H, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sahoo H, Sakai Y, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Singh JB, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Urquijo P, Usov Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Wedd R, Won E, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zupanc A. Observation of time-dependent CP violation in B0 --> eta'K0 decays and improved measurements of CP asymmetries in B0 --> phiK0, KS0KS0KS0 and B0 --> J/psiK0 decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:031802. [PMID: 17358677 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.031802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We present improved measurements of CP-violation parameters in B(0) --> phiK(0), eta(')K(0), KS(0)KS(0)KS(0) decays based on a sample of 535 x 10(6) BB pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB energy-asymmetric e(+)e(-) collider. We obtain sin2phi1(eff)=+0.64+/-0.10(stat)+/-0.04(syst) for B(0) --> eta(')K(0), +0.50+/-0.21(stat)+/-0.06(syst) for B(0) --> phiK(0), and +0.30+/-0.32(stat)+/-0.08(syst) for B(0) --> KS(0)KS(0)KS(0) decays. We have observed CP violation in the B(0) --> eta(')K(0) decay with a significance of 5.6 standard deviations. We also perform an improved measurement of CP asymmetries in B(0) --> J/psiK(0) decays and obtain sin2phi1=+0.642+/-0.031(stat)+/-0.017(syst).
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Razak ARA, Ujang Z, Ozaki H. Removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) using low pressure reverse osmosis membrane (LPROM). WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2007; 56:161-168. [PMID: 17978444 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are the focus of current environmental issues, as they can cause adverse health effects to animals and human, subsequent to endocrine function. The objective of this study was to remove a specific compound of EDCs (i.e. pentachlorophenol, C(6)OCL(5)Na, molecular weight of 288 g/mol) using low pressure reverse osmosis membrane (LPROM). A cross flow module of LPROM was used to observe the effects of operating parameters, i.e. pH, operating pressure and temperature. The design of the experiment was based on MINITAB(TM) software, and the analysis of results was conducted by factorial analysis. It was found that the rejection of pentachlorophenol was higher than 80% at a recovery rate of 60 to 70%. The rejection was subjected to increase with the increase of pH. The flux was observed to be increased with the increase of operating pressure and temperature. This study also investigated the interaction effects between operating parameters involved.
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Ikado K, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Akai K, Akemoto M, Anipko D, Arinstein K, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barbero M, Bay A, Bedny I, Belous K, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chang P, Chen A, Chen WT, Choi Y, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Eidelman S, Epifanov D, Flanagan J, Fratina S, Furukawa K, Gabyshev N, Gershon T, Go A, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Gorisek A, Ha H, Haba J, Hara K, Hara T, Hastings NC, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Hinz L, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Iida N, Iijima T, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kamitani T, Kang JH, Kataoka SU, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kikutani E, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kinoshita K, Koiso H, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Leder G, Lee J, Lesiak T, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Marlow D, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, McOnie S, Michizono S, Mimashi T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nagamine T, Nakamura I, Nakamura TT, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ogawa Y, Ohmi K, Ohshima T, Ohuchi N, Oide K, Okabe T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Park CW, Park H, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Rozanska M, Sakai Y, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schwanda C, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Shidara T, Shwartz B, Sidorov V, Sokolov A, Somov A, Stanic S, Staric M, Stoeck H, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Tawada M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Usov Y, Varner G, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yoshida M, Yusa Y, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zürcher D. Evidence of the purely leptonic decay B- --> tau- nu(tau). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 97:251802. [PMID: 17280341 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.251802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2006] [Revised: 10/18/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We present the first evidence of the decay B- --> tau- nu(tau), using 414 fb(-1) of data collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+ e- collider. Events are tagged by fully reconstructing one of the B mesons in hadronic modes. We detect the signal with a significance of 3.5 standard deviations including systematics and measure the branching fraction to be B(B- --> tau- nu(tau)) = (1.79(-0.49) +0.56(stat)(-0.51) +0.46(syst)) x 10(-4). This implies that fB = 0.229(-0.031) +0.036(stat)(-0.037) +0.034(syst) GeV and is the first direct measurement of this quantity.
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Gabyshev N, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Asano Y, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen A, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Chuvikov A, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Enari Y, Fratina S, Gershon T, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Gorisek A, Hara T, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Iijima T, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kang JH, Kang JS, Kataoka SU, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim SK, Kim SM, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krokovny P, Kumar S, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Leder G, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Mandl F, Matsumoto T, Mikami Y, Mitaroff W, Miyake H, Miyata H, Mizuk R, Nagamine T, Nagasaka Y, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okabe T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ozaki H, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Parslow N, Peak LS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Rozanska M, Sagawa H, Sakai Y, Sato N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schwartz AJ, Senyo K, Seuster R, Sevior ME, Shibuya H, Sidorov V, Singh JB, Somov A, Stamen R, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki SY, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamamoto H, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yang H, Zhang CC, Zhang J, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zontar D. Study of decay mechanisms in B--->Lambdac+ppi- decays and observation of low-mass structure in the Lambdac+p system. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 97:242001. [PMID: 17280269 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.242001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2005] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Using a sample of 152 x 10(6) BB pairs accumulated with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+e- collider, we study the decay mechanism of three-body charmed decay B- --> Lambdac+ ppi-. The intermediate two-body decay B--->Sigmac (2455)0 p is observed for the first time with a branching fraction of (3.7 +/- 0.7 +/- 0.4 +/- 1.0) x 10(-5) and a statistical significance of 8.4sigma. We also observe a low-mass enhancement in the (Lambdac+p) system, which can be parametrized as a Breit-Wigner function with a mass of (3.35(-0.02)(+0.01) +/-0.02) GeV/c2 and a width of (0.07(-0.03)(+0.04) +/-0.04) GeV/c2. We measure its branching fraction to be (3.9(-0.7)(+0.8) +/- 0.4 +/- 1.0) x 10(-5) with a statistical significance of 6.2sigma. The errors are statistical, systematic, and that of the Lambdac+-->pK- pi+ decay branching fraction.
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Gabyshev N, Abe K, Abe K, Adachi I, Aihara H, Asano Y, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bahinipati S, Bakich AM, Balagura V, Barberio E, Bartel W, Bay A, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Chen A, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Chuvikov A, Cole S, Dalseno J, Danilov M, Dash M, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Garmash A, Gershon T, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Haba J, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Ikado K, Imoto A, Inami K, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kang JH, Kawasaki T, Khan HR, Kichimi H, Kim SM, Korpar S, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kuo CC, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Leder G, Lesiak T, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Majumder G, Matsumoto T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyata H, Miyazaki Y, Mizuk R, Nakano E, Nakao M, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okabe T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ozaki H, Palka H, Park CW, Park KS, Pestotnik R, Piilonen LE, Sakai Y, Sato N, Satoyama N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schwanda C, Seidl R, Senyo K, Sevior ME, Shapkin M, Shibuya H, Somov A, Soni N, Stamen R, Stanic S, Staric M, Sumiyoshi T, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Uno S, Urquijo P, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Xie QL, Yamaguchi A, Yamauchi M, Ying J, Zhang ZP. Observation of B+ --> Lambda c+ Lambda c- K+ and B0 --> Lambda c+ Lambda c- K0 decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 97:202003. [PMID: 17155677 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.202003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We report the first measurements of the doubly charmed baryonic B decays B --> Lambda c+ Lambda c- K. The B+ --> Lambda c+ Lambda c- K+ decay is observed with a branching fraction of (6.5(-0.9)(+1.0)+/-1.1+/-3.4)x10(-4) and a statistical significance of 15.4sigma. The B0 --> Lambda c+ Lambda c- K0 decay is observed with a branching fraction of (7.9(-2.3)(+2.9)+/-1.2+/-4.1)x10(-4) and a statistical significance of 6.6sigma. The branching fraction errors are statistical, systematic, and the error resulting from the uncertainty of the Lambda c+ --> pK- pi+ decay branching fraction. The analysis is based on 357 fb(-1) of data accumulated at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+ e- collider.
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Kiyosue M, Fujisawa M, Kinoshita K, Hori M, Ozaki H. Different susceptibilities of spontaneous rhythmicity and myogenic contractility to intestinal muscularis inflammation in the hapten-induced colitis. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2006; 18:1019-30. [PMID: 17040413 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00841.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We examined the time-dependent changes in the immunoreactivity of the smooth muscle region and the accompanying motility disorder in a hapten-induced rat model of colitis. Histological analysis and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity indicated that inflammatory cells infiltrated into the muscle layer at 2 days after 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid (TNBS) treatment. The infiltrated immune cells then gradually decreased in number, but were still present at 14 days. The expression of proinflammatory cytokine mRNAs (TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6) and proteins in the muscle layer was increased at 2 days, then began to decrease, returning to control levels at 14 days. The frequency of spontaneous rhythmicity was suppressed at 2 and 7 days, and returned to control levels at 14 days. Consistent with these observations, the immunoreactivity of the interstitial cells of Cajal network was disrupted at 2 and 7 days, which then gradually reformed at 14 days. On the other hand, the myogenic contractions induced by high K(+) and carbachol were decreased at 2 days, and were still inhibited at 14 days. These results suggest that spontaneous rhythmicity dysfunction may improve more rapidly than myogenic contractility dysfunction in a hapten-induced rat model of colitis.
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