306 Search Results

We present the result of a search for the charged-lepton-flavor violating decays τ⁻ → e^∓ℓ^±ℓ⁻, where ℓ is a muon or an electron, using a data sample with an integrated luminosity of 428 fb⁻¹ recorded by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB e⁺e⁻ collider. The selection of e⁺e⁻ → τ⁺τ⁻ events containing a signal candidate is based on an inclusive-tagging reconstruction and on a boosted decision tree to suppress background. Upper limits on the branching fractions between 1.3 and 2.5 × 10⁻⁸ are set at the 90% confidence level. These results are the most stringent bounds to date formore » four of the modes.« less

Shock-compressing material samples that are precompressed with diamond-anvil cells (DACs) enables benchmarking equation of state measurements over a wide range of high-pressure conditions, in particular, warm dense matter relevant to planetary science, astrophysics, and inertial confinement fusion. These targets provide optical access to the shocked sample, so optical velocity interferometry and pyrometry are typical diagnostics. We present a scaling for the coupling of the laser drive to the shock pressure in DACs based on over 150 prior experiments that can be used to design future experiments. For initial static pressures ≤ 5 GPa, using a sapphire window mitigates the effectmore » of photoionization compared to diamond windows and allows the measurement of shock pressures up to 1 TPa with optical diagnostics.« less

We report a search for an axion-like particle a in B → K^(*)a decays using data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy electron-positron collider. The search is based on a 711 fb⁻¹ data sample collected at the Υ(4S) resonance energy, corresponding to a sample of 772 × 10⁶ Υ(4S) events. In this study, we search for the decay of the axion-like particle into a pair of photons, a → γγ. We scan the two-photon invariant mass in the range 0.16 GeV–4.50 GeV for the K modes and 0.16 GeV–4.20 GeV for the K^* modes. No significant signalmore » is observed in any of the modes, and 90% confidence level upper limits are established on the coupling to the W boson, g_aW, as a function of a mass. The limits range from 3 × 10⁻⁶ GeV⁻¹ to 3 × 10⁻⁵ GeV⁻¹, improving the current constraints on g_aW by a factor of two over the most stringent previous experimental results.« less

We present a study of the rare charm meson decays 𝐷⁰ →𝐾⁺⁢𝐾⁻⁢𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻, 𝜋⁺⁢𝜋⁻⁢𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻, and 𝐾⁻⁢𝜋⁺⁢𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ using a 942  fb⁻¹ dataset collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy 𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ collider. We identify 𝐷⁰ candidates via the charge of the pion from 𝐷*⁺ →𝐷⁰⁢𝜋⁺ decays and normalize the branching fractions to 𝐷⁰ → 𝐾⁻⁢𝜋⁺⁢𝜋⁻⁢𝜋⁺ decays. The branching fraction for decay 𝐷⁰ → 𝐾⁻⁢𝜋⁺⁢𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ is measured to be (39.6 ± 4.5 (stat) ± 2.9 (syst)) × 10⁻⁷, with the dielectron mass in the 𝜌/𝜔 mass region 675 < 𝑚_𝑒⁢𝑒 < 875  MeV/⁢𝑐². We also search for 𝐷⁰ → ℎ⁻⁡ℎ^(′)+⁡𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ (ℎ^(′) = 𝐾, 𝜋) decays withmore » the dielectron mass near the 𝜂 and 𝜙 resonances, and away from these resonances for the 𝐾⁺⁢𝐾⁻⁢𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ and 𝜋⁺⁢𝜋⁻⁢𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ modes. For these modes, we find no significant signals and set 90% confidence level upper limits on their branching fractions at the 𝒪⁡(10⁻⁷) level.« less

Inelastic dark matter models that have two dark matter particles and a massive dark photon can reproduce the observed relic dark matter density without violating cosmological limits. The mass splitting between the two dark matter particles 𝜒₁ and 𝜒₂, with 𝑚⁡(𝜒₂) >𝑚⁡(𝜒₁), is induced by a dark Higgs field and a corresponding dark Higgs boson ℎ′. We present a search for dark matter in events with two vertices, at least one of which must be displaced from the interaction region, and missing energy. Using a 365 fb⁻¹ data sample collected at Belle II, which operates at the SuperKEKB 𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ collider,more » we observe no evidence for a signal. We set upper limits on the product of the production cross section 𝜎⁡(𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ → ℎ′⁡𝜒₁⁢𝜒₂), and the product of branching fractions ℬ⁡(𝜒₂ → 𝜒_1⁢𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻) ×ℬ⁡(ℎ′ → 𝑥⁺⁢𝑥⁻), where 𝑥⁺⁢𝑥⁻ indicates 𝜇⁺⁢𝜇⁻, 𝜋⁺⁢𝜋⁻, or 𝐾⁺⁢𝐾⁻, as functions of ℎ′ mass and lifetime at the level of 10⁻¹ fb. We set model-dependent upper limits on the dark Higgs mixing angle at the level of 10⁻⁵ and on the dark photon kinetic mixing parameter at the level of 10⁻³. This is the first search for dark Higgs bosons in association with inelastic dark matter.« less

Using 983.0 fb⁻¹ and 427.9 fb⁻¹ data samples collected with the Belle and Belle II detectors at the KEKB and SuperKEKB asymmetric energy e⁺e⁻ colliders, respectively, we present studies of the Cabibbo-favored $${\Xi }_{c}^{+}$$ decays $${\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Sigma }^{+}{K}_{S}^{0}$$ and $${\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{\pi }^{+}$$, and the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decay $${\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{K}^{+}$$. The ratios of branching fractions of $${\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Sigma }^{+}{K}_{S}^{0}$$ and $${\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{K}^{+}$$ relative to that of $${\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{-}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{+}$$ are measured for the first time, while the ratio $$\mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{\pi }^{+})/\mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{-}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{+})$$ is alsomore » determined and improved by an order of magnitude in precision. The measured branching fraction ratios are $$\begin{array}{c}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Sigma }^{+}{K}_{S}^{0}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{-}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{+}\right)}=0.067\pm 0.007\pm 0.003,\\ \frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{\pi }^{+}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{-}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{+}\right)}=0.251\pm 0.005\pm 0.010,\\ \frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{K}^{+}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{-}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{+}\right)}=0.017\pm 0.003\pm 0.001.\end{array}$$ Additionally, the ratio $$\mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{K}^{+})/\mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{\pi }^{+})$$ is measured to be 0.068 ± 0.010 ± 0.004. Here, the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. Multiplying the ratios by the branching fraction of the normalization mode, $$\mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{-}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{+})=(2.9\pm 1.3)%$$, we obtain the following absolute branching fractions $$\begin{array}{c}\mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Sigma }^{+}{K}_{S}^{0})=(0.194\pm 0.021\pm 0.009\pm 0.087)\text{%},\\ \mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{\pi }^{+})=(0.728\pm 0.014\pm 0.027\pm 0.326)\text{%},\\ \mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{0}{K}^{+})=(0.049\pm 0.007\pm 0.003\pm 0.022)\text{%},\end{array}$$ where the third uncertainties are from $$\mathcal{B}({\Xi }_{c}^{+}\to {\Xi }^{-}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{+})$$.« less

We present the results of a search for charged-lepton-flavor violating decays $${\tau }^{-}\to {{\ell}}^{-}{K}_{s}^{0}$$, where ℓ⁻ is either an electron or a muon. We combine e⁺e⁻ data samples recorded by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider (428 fb⁻¹) with samples recorded by the Belle experiment at the KEKB collider (980 fb⁻¹) to obtain a sample of 1.3 billion e⁺e⁻ → τ⁺τ⁻ events. We observe 0 and 1 events and set 90% confidence level upper limits of 0.8 × 10⁻⁸ and 1.2 × 10⁻⁸ on the branching fractions of the decay modes $${\tau }^{-}\to {e}^{-}{K}_{S}^{0}$$ and $${\tau }^{-}\to {\mumore » }^{-}{K}_{S}^{0}$$, respectively. These are the most stringent upper limits to date.« less

We report a precise measurement of the ratio of branching fractions ℬ⁡(Λ$$^+_𝑐$$ → 𝑝⁢𝐾$$^0_𝑆$$⁢𝜋⁰)/ℬ⁡(Λ$$^+_𝑐$$ → 𝑝⁢𝐾⁻⁢𝜋⁺) using 980 fb⁻¹ of 𝑒⁺⁢𝑒⁻ data from the Belle experiment. We obtain a value of ℬ⁡(Λ$$^+_𝑐$$ → 𝑝⁢𝐾$$^0_𝑆$$⁢𝜋⁰)/ℬ⁡(Λ$$^+_𝑐$$ → 𝑝⁢𝐾⁻⁢𝜋⁺) =0.339 ±0.002 ±0.009, where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. This Belle result is consistent with the previous measurement from the CLEO experiment but has a fivefold improvement in precision. By combining our result with the world average ℬ⁡(Λ$$^+_𝑐$$ → 𝑝⁢𝐾⁻⁢𝜋⁺), we obtain the absolute branching fraction ℬ⁡(Λ$$^+_𝑐$$ → 𝑝⁢𝐾$$^0_𝑆$$⁢𝜋⁰) =(2.12 ± 0.01 ±0.05 ±0.10)%, where the uncertainties are statistical,more » systematic, and the uncertainty in the absolute branching fraction scale ℬ⁡(Λ$$^+_𝑐$$ → 𝑝⁢𝐾⁻⁢𝜋⁺), respectively. This measurement can shed light on hadronic decay mechanisms in charmed baryon decays.« less

The jet cross section and jet-substructure observables in 𝑝 + 𝑝 collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$ =200 GeV were measured by the PHENIX Collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Jets are reconstructed from charged-particle tracks and electromagnetic-calorimeter clusters using the anti-𝑘_𝑡 algorithm with a jet radius of 𝑅 = 0.3 for jets with transverse momentum within 8.0 < 𝑝_𝑇 < 40.0 GeV/𝑐 and pseudorapidity |𝜂| < 0.15. Measurements include the jet cross section, as well as distributions of SoftDrop-groomed momentum fraction (𝑧_𝑔), charged-particle transverse momentum with respect to jet axis (𝑗_𝑇), and radial distributions of charged particles within jets (𝑟).more » Also measured was the distribution of 𝜉 = −ln⁡(𝑧), where 𝑧 is the fraction of the jet momentum carried by the charged particle. The measurements are compared to theoretical next-to and next-to-next-to-leading-order calculations, the PYTHIA and Herwig event generators, and to other existing experimental results. Indicated from these measurements is a lower particle multiplicity in jets at RHIC energies when compared to models. Also noted are implications for future jet measurements with sPHENIX at RHIC as well as at the future Electron-Ion Collider.« less

We previously reported jet-production rates in 𝑝 + 𝑝 and 𝑑 + Au collisions at $$\sqrt{𝑠_{𝑁⁢𝑁}}$$ = 200 GeV recorded in 2008 with the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Subsequently, we found that electronic noise in the electromagnetic calorimeter was not completely removed by the tower-timing cuts used in the analysis. We have conducted an independent re-analysis of the data that eliminated noisy towers by removing them completely from the analysis. These cuts remove any contributions from instrumental noise, but reduce the overall acceptance for electromagnetic clusters by ≈16% and hence the overall statistical power of themore » data. Finally, this re-analysis found that instrumental noise in the electromagnetic calorimeter led to an artificial increase in the jet yield for both the 𝑝 + 𝑝 and 𝑑 + Au collisions.« less