Y. Sakai

ORCID: 0000-0001-9163-3409
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Research Areas
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Computational Physics and Python Applications
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Nuclear physics research studies
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Advanced Data Storage Technologies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
2014-2024

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
2014-2022

Campbell Collaboration
2012-2022

Beihang University
2014-2018

University of the Basque Country
2013-2018

Chonnam National University
2018

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
2018

Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules
2018

Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2018

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2018

A distinct peak is observed in the ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ invariant mass distribution near 4.43 GeV $B\ensuremath{\rightarrow}K{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ decays. fit using a Breit-Wigner resonance shape yields and width of $M=4433\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}4(\mathrm{stat})\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}2(\mathrm{syst})\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}$...

10.1103/physrevlett.100.142001 article EN Physical Review Letters 2008-04-08

This work is on the Physics of B Factories. Part A this book contains a brief description SLAC and KEK Factories as well their detectors, BaBar Belle, data taking related issues. discusses tools methods used by experiments in order to obtain results. The results themselves can be found C. Please note that version 3 archive auxiliary book. uses notation alpha, beta, gamma for angles Unitarity Triangle. nominal phi_1, phi_2 phi_3. cite Eur. Phys. J. C74 (2014) 3026.

10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-3026-9 article EN cc-by The European Physical Journal C 2014-11-01

The Belle experiment, running at the KEKB e+e− asymmetric energy collider during first decade of century, achieved its original objective precisely measuring differences between particles and antiparticles in B system. After collecting 1000 fb−1 data various Υ resonances, also obtained many other physics results described this article.

10.1093/ptep/pts072 article EN cc-by Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2012-12-29

We report a measurement of the exclusive e+ e- -->Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) cross section as function center-of-mass energy near Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) threshold. A clear peak with significance 8.2sigma is observed in invariant mass distribution just above With an assumption resonance origin for peak, and width M=[4634 (+8)_(-7)(stat)(+5)_(-8)(syst)] MeV/c(2) Gamma_(tot)=[92 (+40)_(-24)(stat)(+10)_(-21)(syst)] MeV are determined. The analysis based on study events initial-state-radiation...

10.1103/physrevlett.101.172001 article EN Physical Review Letters 2008-10-24

We report a study of the processes ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}J/\ensuremath{\psi}{D}^{(*)}{\overline{D}}^{(*)}$. In $J/\ensuremath{\psi}{D}^{*}{\overline{D}}^{*}$ we observe significant enhancement in ${D}^{*}{\overline{D}}^{*}$ invariant mass spectrum, which interpret as new charmoniumlike state and denote $X(4160)$. The $X(4160)$ parameters are $M=({4156}_{\ensuremath{-}20}^{+25}\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}15)\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}/{c}^{2}$...

10.1103/physrevlett.100.202001 article EN Physical Review Letters 2008-05-19

The Collins effect connects transverse quark spin with a measurable azimuthal asymmetry in the yield of hadronic fragments around quark's momentum vector. Using two different reconstruction methods we measure statistically significant asymmetries for charged pion pairs ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ annihilation at center-of-mass energies 10.52 GeV and 10.58 GeV, which can be attributed to fragmentation primordial quarks components. measurement was performed using data set $547\text{ }\text{...

10.1103/physrevd.78.032011 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2008-08-18

We report the results of a search for charmonium-like state produced in process gamma --> omega J/psi 3.9-4.2 GeV/c^2 mass region. observe significant enhancement, which is well-described by resonant shape with M = (3915 +/- 3 2) MeV/c^2 and total width Gamma (17 10 3) MeV. This enhancement may be related to one or more three states so far reported 3.90-3.95

10.1103/physrevlett.104.092001 article EN Physical Review Letters 2010-03-05

In the past decade, exotic hadrons with charm and bottom flavors have been extensively studied both in experiments theories. this review, we provide topical discussions by selecting $X,Y,Z$ particles, to which Belle has made important contributions. These are $X(3872)$, $Y(4260)$, $Z_c(4430)^+$, $Z_c(3900)^+$, $Z_{b}(10610)^+$ $Z_{b}(10650)^+$. Based on current experimental observations, discuss those states emphasis hadronic molecule whose dynamics is governed chiral symmetry heavy-quark of...

10.1093/ptep/ptw045 article EN cc-by Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2016-06-01

We report measurements of the exclusive cross section for e+e−→D¯¯¯D, where D=D0 or D+, in center-of-mass energy range from D¯¯¯D threshold to 5 GeV with initial-state radiation. The analysis is based on a data sample collected Belle detector an integrated luminosity 673 fb−1.Received 18 October 2007DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.011103©2008 American Physical Society

10.1103/physrevd.77.011103 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2008-01-09

We present a study of $B\ensuremath{\rightarrow}X(3872)K$ with $X(3872)$ decaying to ${D}^{*0}{\overline{D}}^{0}$ using sample $657\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{6}$ $B\overline{B}$ pairs recorded at the $\ensuremath{\Upsilon}(4S)$ resonance Belle detector KEKB asymmetric-energy ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ collider. Both ${D}^{*0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{0}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ and ${D}^{*0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{0}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{0}$ decay modes are used. find peak...

10.1103/physrevd.81.031103 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2010-02-22

The cross sections for ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\phi}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\phi}{f}_{0}(980)$ are measured from threshold to $\sqrt{s}=3.0\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ using initial-state radiation. analysis is based on a data sample of $673\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ collected below the $\ensuremath{\Upsilon}(4S)$ resonance with Belle...

10.1103/physrevd.80.031101 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2009-08-04

From a Dalitz plot analysis of $B\ensuremath{\rightarrow}K{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ decays, we find signal for $Z(4430{)}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ with mass $M=({4443}_{\ensuremath{-}12\ensuremath{-}13}^{+15+19})\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}/{c}^{2}$, width $\ensuremath{\Gamma}=({107}_{\ensuremath{-}43\ensuremath{-}56}^{+86+74})\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}$, product branching fraction...

10.1103/physrevd.80.031104 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2009-08-07

Using 605 fb−1 of data collected at the Υ(4S) resonance we present a measurement inclusive radiative B-meson decay channel, B→Xsγ. For lower photon energy thresholds 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, and 2.0 GeV, as defined in rest frame B meson, measure partial branching fraction mean variance spectrum. At 1.7 GeV threshold obtain BF(B→Xsγ)=(3.45±0.15±0.40)×10−4, where errors are statistical systematic.Received 8 July 2009DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.241801©2009 American Physical Society

10.1103/physrevlett.103.241801 article EN Physical Review Letters 2009-12-07

The interference fragmentation function translates the of a quark with transverse projection spin into an azimuthal asymmetry two final-state hadrons. In e+e- annihilation product functions is measured. We report nonzero asymmetries for pairs charge-ordered pi+pi- pairs, which indicate significant in this channel. results are obtained from 672 fb-1 data sample that contains 711 \times 106 and was collected at near ?(4S) resonance, Belle detector KEKB asymmetric-energy collider.

10.1103/physrevlett.107.072004 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2011-08-12

10.1016/j.nima.2004.06.159 article EN Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 2004-08-10

We present a high-statistics measurement of differential cross sections and the total section for process $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{0}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{0}$ in kinematic range $0.6\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}\ensuremath{\le}W\ensuremath{\le}4.0\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ $|\mathrm{cos}{\ensuremath{\theta}}^{*}|\ensuremath{\le}0.8$, where $W$ ${\ensuremath{\theta}}^{*}$ are energy pion scattering angle, respectively,...

10.1103/physrevd.78.052004 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2008-09-12

We report measurements of the exclusive cross section for e+e−→D0D−π+ over center-of-mass energy range 4.0 GeV to 5.0 with initial-state radiation and first observation decay ψ(4415)→D0D−π+. From a study resonant substructure in ψ(4415) we conclude that ψ(4415)→D0D−π+ is dominated by ψ(4415)→DD¯2*(2460). obtain B(ψ(4415)→D0D−πnonresonant+)/B(ψ(4415)→DD¯2*(2460)→D0D−π+)<0.22 at 90% C.L. The analysis based on data sample collected Belle detector an integrated luminosity 673 fb−1.Received 24...

10.1103/physrevlett.100.062001 article EN Physical Review Letters 2008-02-13

We measure the production cross sections for e+e- -&gt; Upsilon(1S)pi+pi-, Upsilon(2S)pi+pi-, and Upsilon(3S)pi+pi- as a function of sqrt{s} between 10.83 GeV 11.02 GeV. The data consists 8.1 fb^-1 collected with Belle detector at KEKB collider. observe enhanced in all three final states that does not agree well conventional Upsilon(10860) lineshape. A fit using Breit-Wigner resonance shape yields peak mass [10888.4 +2.7/-2.6 (stat) +- 1.2 (syst)] MeV/c^2 width [30.7 +8.3/-7.0 3.1 MeV/c^2.

10.1103/physrevd.82.091106 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2010-11-30

The differential cross section for the process $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\eta}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{0}$ has been measured in kinematic range $0.84\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}<W<4.0\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$, $|\mathrm{cos}{\ensuremath{\theta}}^{*}|<0.8$, where $W$ and ${\ensuremath{\theta}}^{*}$ are energy ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{0}$ (or $\ensuremath{\eta}$) scattering angle, respectively, $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ center-of-mass system....

10.1103/physrevd.80.032001 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2009-08-07

This article describes a determination of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element $|{V}_{cb}|$ from decay ${B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{*\ensuremath{-}}{\ensuremath{\ell}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\nu}}_{\ensuremath{\ell}}$ using $711\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ Belle data collected near $\ensuremath{\Upsilon}(4S)$ resonance. We simultaneously measure product form factor normalization $\mathcal{F}(1)$ and as well three parameters ${\ensuremath{\rho}}^{2}$, ${R}_{1}(1)$...

10.1103/physrevd.82.112007 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2010-12-30

The cross section for e^+e^- \to \eta J/\psi between \sqrt{s}=3.8 GeV/c^2 and 5.3 is measured via initial state radiation using 980 fb^{-1} of data on around the \Upsilon(nS)(n=1,2,3,4,5) resonances collected with Belle detector at KEKB. Two resonant structures \psi(4040) \psi(4160) are observed in invariant mass distribution. Fitting spectrum coherent sum two Breit-Wigner functions, one obtains BR(\psi(4040)\to\eta J/\psi)\cdot\Gamma_{ee}^{\psi(4040)} = (4.8\pm0.9\pm1.4) eV...

10.1103/physrevd.87.051101 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2013-03-20

We search for lepton-flavor-violating and lepton-number-violating tau decays into a lepton (l = electron or muon) two charged mesons (h, h' pion Kaon) using 854 fb^{-1} of data collected with the Belle detector at KEKB asymmetric-energy e^+e^- collider. obtain 90% confidence level upper limits on to lhh' branching fractions in range (2.0-8.4)*10^{-8}. These results improve upon our previously published by factors about 1.8 average.

10.1016/j.physletb.2013.01.032 article EN cc-by Physics Letters B 2013-01-23

The dark photon ${A}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ and the Higgs boson ${h}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ are hypothetical constituents featured in a number of recently proposed sector models. Assuming prompt decays both particles, we search for their production so-called Higgstrahlung channel ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{A}^{\ensuremath{'}}{h}^{\ensuremath{'}}$, with ${h}^{\ensuremath{'}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{A}^{\ensuremath{'}}{A}^{\ensuremath{'}}$. We investigate ten exclusive final...

10.1103/physrevlett.114.211801 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2015-05-27

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...

10.48550/arxiv.2207.06307 preprint EN cc-by-nc-sa arXiv (Cornell University) 2022-01-01

We present a high-statistics, species-identified measurement of the W-to-Be per-nucleon cross-section ratio, ${\mathit{R}}_{\mathrm{W}/\mathrm{B}\mathrm{e}}$, for high-${\mathit{x}}_{\mathit{t}}$ hadrons and high-\ensuremath{\tau} ${\mathit{h}}^{+}$${\mathit{h}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$ pairs produced in p-A collisions at \ensuremath{\surd}s =38.8 GeV. The data extend to 0.62 ${\mathit{x}}_{\mathit{t}}$ 0.39 \ensuremath{\surd}\ensuremath{\tau} . For single hadrons,...

10.1103/physrevlett.68.452 article EN Physical Review Letters 1992-01-27
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