G. De Pietro
A5041856575- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- International Science and Diplomacy
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Research Data Management Practices
- NMR spectroscopy and applications
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2024
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tre
2018-2023
Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information
2023
University of Cincinnati
2023
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
2017-2022
Campbell Collaboration
2022
Roma Tre University
2018-2020
University of Pisa
2017-2018
We search for the rare decay <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:msup><a:mi>B</a:mi><a:mo>+</a:mo></a:msup><a:mo stretchy="false">→</a:mo><a:msup><a:mi>K</a:mi><a:mo>+</a:mo></a:msup><a:mi>ν</a:mi><a:mover accent="true"><a:mi>ν</a:mi><a:mo stretchy="false">¯</a:mo></a:mover></a:math> in a <f:math xmlns:f="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><f:mn>362</f:mn><f:mtext> </f:mtext><f:mtext>...
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...
We present a measurement of the differential shapes exclusive $B\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{*}\ensuremath{\ell}{\overline{\ensuremath{\nu}}}_{\ensuremath{\ell}}$ ($B={B}^{\ensuremath{-}},{\overline{B}}^{0}$ and $\ensuremath{\ell}=e$, $\ensuremath{\mu}$) decays with hadronic tag-side reconstruction for full $711\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ Belle dataset. extract Caprini-Lellouch-Neubert (CLN) Boyd-Grinstein-Lebed (BGL) form factor parameters use an external input absolute...
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...
We measure the ratio of branching fractions for $Υ(4S)$ decays to $B^+B^-$ and $B^0\bar{B}{}^0$ using $B^+ \rightarrow J/ψ(\ell\ell) K^+$ $B^0 K^0$ samples, where $J/ψ(\ell\ell)$ stands $J/ψ\to \ell^+\ell^-$ ($\ell = e$ or $μ$), with $711$ fb$^{-1}$ data collected at resonance Belle detector. find decay rate $Υ(4S) B^+B^-$ over B^0\bar{B}{}^0$ be $1.065\pm0.012\pm 0.019 \pm 0.047$, which is most precise measurement date. The first second uncertainties are statistical systematic,...
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) .
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 present the study of B[over ¯]^{0}→Σ_{c}(2455)^{0,++}π^{±}p[over ¯] decays based on 772×10^{6} BB[over events collected with Belle detector at KEKB asymmetric-energy e^{+}e^{-} collider. The Σ_{c}(2455)^{0,++} candidates are reconstructed via their decay to Λ_{c}^{+}π^{∓} and Λ_{c}^{+} pK^{-}π^{+}, pK_{S}^{0}, Λπ^{+} final states. corresponding branching fractions measured be B(B[over ¯]^{0}→Σ_{c}(2455)^{0}π^{+}p[over ¯])=(1.09±0.06±0.07)×10^{-4} ¯]^{0}→Σ_{c}(2455)^{++}π^{-}p[over...
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...
Abstract From April to July 2018, a data sample at the peak energy of resonance was collected with Belle II detector SuperKEKB electron-positron collider. This is first experiment. Using Bhabha and digamma events, we measure integrated luminosity be ( , where uncertainty statistical second systematic. work provides basis for future measurements II.
Belle II is an experiment operating at the intensity frontier. Over next decades, it will record decay of billions bottom mesons, charm hadrons, and tau leptons produced in 10 GeV electron-positron collisions SuperKEKB high-luminosity collider KEK. These data, collected low-background kinematically known conditions, allow us to measure hundreds parameters that test standard model (SM) probe for existence new particles, mass scales orders magnitudes higher than those studied energy We project...
We present the first observation of ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Omega}}}_{c}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Omega}}}^{\ensuremath{-}}{\ensuremath{\mu}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\nu}}_{\ensuremath{\mu}}$ decay and measurements branching fraction ratios ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Omega}}}_{c}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Omega}}}^{\ensuremath{-}}{\ensuremath{\ell}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\nu}}_{\ensuremath{\ell}}$ decays compared to reference mode...
We present measurements of the first to fourth moments lepton mass squared q2 B→Xcℓ¯νℓ decays for ℓ=e, μ and with Xc a hadronic system containing charm quark. These results use sample electron-positron collisions at Υ(4S) resonance corresponding 62.8 fb−1 integrated luminosity collected by Belle II 2 experiment in 2019 2020. To identify reconstruct q2, one B mesons from an Υ(4S)→B¯B decay is fully reconstructed mode using multivariate tagging algorithm. report raw central q2>1.5 GeV2/c4 up...
This paper presents a search for the rare flavor-changing neutral current process ${B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{K}^{*0}{\ensuremath{\tau}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\tau}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ using data taken with Belle detector at KEKB asymmetric energy ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ collider. The analysis is based on entire $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Upsilon}}(4S)$ resonance sample of $711\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$, corresponding to...
We present a measurement of the τ-lepton mass using sample about 175 million e+e−→τ+τ− events collected with Belle II detector at SuperKEKB e+e− collider center-of-mass energy 10.579 GeV. This corresponds to an integrated luminosity 190 fb−1. use kinematic edge τ pseudomass distribution in decay τ−→π−π+π−ντ and measure be 1777.09±0.08±0.11 MeV/c2, where first uncertainty is statistical second systematic. result most precise date.Received 31 May 2023Accepted 13 July...
We determine the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix-element magnitude |Vcb| using B¯0→D*+ℓ−ν¯ℓ decays reconstructed in 189 fb−1 of collision data collected by Belle II experiment, located at SuperKEKB e+e− collider. Partial decay rates are reported as functions recoil parameter w and three angles separately for electron muon final states. obtain Boyd-Grinstein-Lebed Caprini-Lellouch-Neubert parametrizations, find |Vcb|BGL=(40.57±0.31±0.95±0.58)×10−3 |Vcb|CLN=(40.13±0.27±0.93±0.58)×10−3 with...
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 describe the planned near-term and potential longer-term upgrades of Belle II detector at SuperKEKB electron-positron collider operating KEK laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan. These will allow increasingly sensitive searches for possible new physics beyond Standard Model flavor, tau, electroweak dark sector that are both complementary to competitive with LHC other experiments.