A5090515155- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Radiation Effects in Electronics
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
- Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Muon and positron interactions and applications
- Advanced Data Storage Technologies
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
University of Pisa
2015-2024
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
2015-2024
Université de Strasbourg
2022-2023
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
1990-2023
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna
2020-2023
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
2023
Scuola Normale Superiore
2003-2022
Institute of High Energy Physics
2018-2022
Campbell Collaboration
2009-2022
University of Sassari
2020
This chapter of the report "Flavor in era LHC" Workshop discusses theoretical, phenomenological and experimental issues related to flavor phenomena charged lepton sector conserving CP-violating processes. We review current limits main theoretical models for structure fundamental particles. analyze consequences available data, setting constraints on explicit beyond standard model, presenting benchmarks discovery potential forthcoming measurements both at LHC low energy, exploring options...
We present a search for the direct production of light pseudoscalar decaying into two photons with Belle II detector at SuperKEKB collider. process e^{+}e^{-}→γa, a→γγ in mass range 0.2<m_{a}<9.7 GeV/c^{2} using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity (445±3) pb^{-1}. Light pseudoscalars interacting predominantly standard model gauge bosons (so-called axionlike particles or ALPs) are frequently postulated extensions model. find no evidence ALPs and set 95% confidence level upper...
A search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay B^{+}→K^{+}νν[over ¯] is performed at Belle II experiment SuperKEKB asymmetric energy electron-positron collider. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 63 fb^{-1} collected ϒ(4S) resonance and a 9 60 MeV below resonance. Because measurable signature involves only single charged kaon, novel measurement approach used that exploits not properties decay, but also inclusive other B meson in ϒ(4S)→BB[over event, suppress...
Abstract The Silicon Vertex Detector of Belle II is a state-of-the-art tracking and vertexing system based on double-sided silicon strip sensors, designed fabricated by large international collaboration in the period 2012–2018. Since 2019 it has been operation providing high quality data with small number defective channels (<1%), hit-finding efficiency (>99%), good signal-to-noise ratio (well excess 10 for all sensor configurations tracks). Together control over alignment, these are...
The Belle II experiment at KEK in Japan considers upgrading its vertex detector system to address the challenges posed by high background levels caused increased luminosity of SuperKEKB collider. One proposal for aims install a 5-layer all monolithic pixel based on fully depleted CMOS sensors 2027. new will use OBELIX MAPS chips improve robustness and reduce occupancy through small fast pixels. This causes better track finding, especially low transverse momenta tracks. text focus predecessor...
Abstract A series of data samples was collected with the Belle II detector at SuperKEKB collider from March 2019 to June 2022. We determine integrated luminosities these using three distinct methodologies involving Bhabha ( ), digamma and dimuon ) events. The total luminosity obtained Bhabha, digamma, events is (426.88 ± 0.03 2.61) fb −1 , (429.28 2.62) (423.99 0.04 3.83) where first uncertainties are statistical second systematic. resulting combination methods (427.87 2.01) .
We measure the time-integrated <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mi>C</a:mi><a:mi>P</a:mi></a:math> asymmetry in <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:msup><c:mi>D</c:mi><c:mn>0</c:mn></c:msup><c:mo stretchy="false">→</c:mo><c:msubsup><c:mi>K</c:mi><c:mi>S</c:mi><c:mn>0</c:mn></c:msubsup><c:msubsup><c:mi>K</c:mi><c:mi>S</c:mi><c:mn>0</c:mn></c:msubsup></c:math> decays reconstructed <f:math...
Using data samples of 102 million Upsilon(1S) events and 158 Upsilon(2S) collected by the Belle detector at KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider, we search for [udsccbar] pentaquark states decaying to Jpsi Lambda. first observations Upsilon(1S, 2S) inclusive decays Lambda, find evidence P_ccbars(4459)0 state with a significance 3.3 standard deviations, including statistical systematic uncertainties. We measure mass width Pccbars(4459)0 be (4471.7 +- 4.8 0.6) MeV/c2 (21.9 13.1 2.7) MeV,...
We measure the branching fraction of decay <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mrow><a:msup><a:mrow><a:mi>B</a:mi></a:mrow><a:mrow><a:mn>0</a:mn></a:mrow></a:msup><a:mo stretchy="false">→</a:mo><a:mi>J</a:mi><a:mo>/</a:mo><a:mi>ψ</a:mi><a:mi>ω</a:mi></a:mrow></a:math> using data collected with Belle II detector at SuperKEKB collider. The contain <d:math xmlns:d="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><d:mrow><d:mo...
A bstract Using data samples of 983.0 fb − 1 and 427.9 accumulated with the Belle II detectors operating at KEKB SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy e + colliders, singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays $$ {\Xi}_c^{+}\to p{K}_S^0 <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msubsup> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:msubsup> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>p</mml:mi> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:math> , \Lambda {\pi}^{+}...
Measures the current matching properties of MOS transistors operated in weak inversion region. The authors measured a total about 1400 PMOS and NMOS produced four different processes report results terms mismatch dependance on density, device dimensions, substrate voltage, without using any specific model for transistor.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
An asynchronous version of a binary pixel readout circuit has been implemented in an array with 16 columns at 500 mu m pitch and 63 rows 75 pitch. This chip bonded solder bumps to silicon detector matching elements. Event information can be strobed into local memory by trigger signal subsequently read out. Without strobe the this is continuously cleared. The complete hybrid successfully tested ionizing particles from radioactive source. Three such devices have used CERN heavy ion experiment...
Theories beyond the standard model often predict existence of an additional neutral boson, $Z^{\prime}$. Using data collected by Belle II experiment during 2018 at SuperKEKB collider, we perform first searches for invisible decay a $Z^{\prime}$ in process $e^+ e^- \to \mu^+ \mu^- Z^{\prime}$ and lepton-flavor-violating e^{\pm} \mu^{\mp} Z^{\prime}$. We do not find any excess events set 90\% credibility level upper limits on cross sections these processes. translate former, framework...
Abstract We report on new flavor tagging algorithms developed to determine the quark-flavor content of bottom ( "Image missing"<!-- image only, no MathML or LaTex -->) mesons at Belle II. The provide essential inputs for measurements mixing and charge-parity violation. validate evaluate performance using hadronic --> decays with flavor-specific final states reconstructed in a data set corresponding an integrated luminosity 62.8 fb $$^{-1}$$ <mml:math...
We study the processes e^{+}e^{-}→ωχ_{bJ}(1P) (J=0, 1, or 2) using samples at center-of-mass energies sqrt[s]=10.701, 10.745, and 10.805 GeV, corresponding to 1.6, 9.8, 4.7 fb^{-1} of integrated luminosity, respectively. These data were collected with Belle II detector during special operations SuperKEKB collider above ϒ(4S) resonance. report first observation ωχ_{bJ}(1P) signals sqrt[s]=10.745 GeV. By combining results sqrt[s]=10.867 we find energy dependencies Born cross sections for...
We present the first measurement of ratio branching fractions inclusive semileptonic B-meson decays, R(X_{e/μ})=B(B→Xeν)/B(B→Xμν), a precision test electron-muon universality, using data corresponding to 189 fb^{-1} from electron-positron collisions collected with Belle II detector. In events where partner B meson is fully reconstructed, we use fits lepton momentum spectra above 1.3 GeV/c obtain R(X_{e/μ})=1.007±0.009(stat)±0.019(syst), which most precise lepton-universality its kind and...
We search for lepton-flavor-violating τ^{-}→e^{-}α and τ^{-}→μ^{-}α decays, where α is an invisible spin-0 boson. The uses electron-positron collisions at 10.58 GeV center-of-mass energy with integrated luminosity of 62.8 fb^{-1}, produced by the SuperKEKB collider collected Belle II detector. excess in lepton-energy spectrum known τ^{-}→e^{-}ν[over ¯]_{e}ν_{τ} τ^{-}→μ^{-}ν[over ¯]_{μ}ν_{τ} decays. report 95% confidence-level upper limits on branching-fraction ratio...
The $L_{\mu}-L_{\tau}$ extension of the standard model predicts existence a lepton-flavor-universality-violating $Z^{\prime}$ boson that couples only to heavier lepton families. We search for such $Z^\prime$ through its invisible decay in process $e^+ e^- \to \mu^+ \mu^- Z^{\prime}$. use sample electron-positron collisions at center-of-mass energy 10.58GeV collected by Belle II experiment 2019-2020, corresponding an integrated luminosity 79.7fb$^{-1}$. find no excess over expected...
We measure the tau-to-light-lepton ratio of inclusive <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mi>B</a:mi></a:math>-meson branching fractions <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:mrow><c:mrow><c:mi>R</c:mi><c:mo stretchy="false">(</c:mo><c:msub><c:mrow><c:mi>X</c:mi></c:mrow><c:mrow><c:mi>τ</c:mi><c:mo>/</c:mo><c:mo>ℓ</c:mo></c:mrow></c:msub><c:mo stretchy="false">)</c:mo></c:mrow><c:mo>≡</c:mo><c:mspace...
We present a measurement of the branching fraction and time-dependent charge-parity (<a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mi>C</a:mi><a:mi>P</a:mi></a:math>) decay-rate asymmetries in <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:msup><c:mi>B</c:mi><c:mn>0</c:mn></c:msup><c:mo stretchy="false">→</c:mo><c:mrow><c:mi>J</c:mi><c:mo>/</c:mo><c:mi>ψ</c:mi></c:mrow><c:msup><c:mi>π</c:mi><c:mn>0</c:mn></c:msup></c:math> decays. The data...