D. Carlsmith
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- International Science and Diplomacy
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2014-2023
Institute of High Energy Physics
2012-2022
University of Glasgow
2012-2019
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2014
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2011-2014
University of California, Los Angeles
2012-2014
Children's Defense Fund
2013
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
1987-2012
Argonne National Laboratory
2011-2012
Texas A&M University
2009-2011
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment is a dark matter detector centered on dual-phase xenon time projection chamber operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. This Letter reports results from LUX-ZEPLIN's first search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with an exposure of 60~live days using fiducial mass 5.5 t. A profile-likelihood ratio analysis shows data to be consistent background-only hypothesis, setting new limits spin-independent...
The mass of the W boson, a mediator weak force between elementary particles, is tightly constrained by symmetries standard model particle physics. Higgs boson was last missing component model. After observation measurement provides stringent test We measure mass, MW, using data corresponding to 8.8 inverse femtobarns integrated luminosity collected in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.96 tera-electron volt center-of-mass energy with CDF II detector Fermilab Tevatron collider. A sample...
We present a new measurement of the inclusive forward-backward $t\overline{t}$ production asymmetry and its rapidity mass dependence. The measurements are performed with data corresponding to an integrated luminosity $5.3\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$, recorded CDF-II Detector Fermilab Tevatron. Significant asymmetries observed in both laboratory frame rest frame, cases found be consistent $CP$ conservation...
We report the first observation of single top quark production using 3.2 fb^-1 pbar p collision data with sqrt{s}=1.96 TeV collected by Collider Detector at Fermilab. The significance observed is 5.0 standard deviations, and expected sensitivity for model decay in excess 5.9 deviations. Assuming m_t=175 GeV/c^2, we measure a cross section 2.3 +0.6 -0.5 (stat+syst) pb, extract CKM matrix element value |V_{tb}|=0.91 +-0.11 0.07(theory), set limit |V_{tb}|>0.71 95% C.L.
Evidence is reported for a narrow structure near the J/psivarphi threshold in exclusive B;{+} --> J/psivarphiK;{+} decays produced p[over]p collisions at sqrt[s] = 1.96 TeV. A signal of 14 +/- 5 events, with statistical significance excess 3.8 standard deviations, observed data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity 2.7 fb;{-1}, collected by CDF II detector. The mass and natural width are measured be 4143.0 2.9(stat) 1.2(syst) MeV/c;{2} 11.7_{-5.0};{+8.3}(stat) 3.7(syst) MeV/c;{2}.
LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a next-generation dark matter direct detection experiment that will operate 4850 feet underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Using two-phase xenon detector with an active mass of 7 tonnes, LZ search primarily for low-energy interactions weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), which are hypothesized to make up our galactic halo. In this paper, projected WIMP sensitivity presented based on latest background estimates...
The production and event topology of three-jet events produced in p¯p collisions at √s=1.8 TeV have been studied with the Collider Detector Fermilab Tevatron Collider. distributions angular variables (ψ∗ cosθ∗) describing energy sharing between jets (x3 x4) are found to agree well tree-level QCD calculations. These predicted different shapes for initial-state subprocesses (quark-antiquark, quark-gluon, gluon-gluon). data consistent small expected contribution from quark-antiquark initial...
A strong signal for double parton (DP) scattering is observed in a $16{\mathrm{pb}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ sample of $\overline{p}p\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\gamma}/{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{0}+3\mathrm{jets}+X$ data from the CDF experiment at Fermilab Tevatron. In DP events, two separate hard scatterings take place single $\overline{p}p$ collision. We isolate large $(\ensuremath{\sim}14000\mathrm{events})$ which 53% are found to be DP. The process-independent parameter scattering,...
Inclusive J/\ensuremath{\psi} and \ensuremath{\psi}(2S) production has been studied in p\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{}p collisions at \ensuremath{\surd}s =1.8 TeV using 2.6\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.2 ${\mathrm{pb}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ of data taken with the Collider Detector Fermilab. The products cross section times branching fraction were measured as functions ${\mathit{P}}_{\mathit{T}}$ for...
We present measurements of the pseudorapidity (η) distribution charged particles (dNchdη) produced within |η|≤3.5 in proton-antiproton collisions at √s 630 and 1800 GeV. measure dNchdη η=0 to be 3.18±0.06(stat)±0.10(syst) GeV, 3.95±0.03 (stat)±0.13(syst) Many systematic errors ratio two energies cancel, we 1.26±0.01±0.04 for GeV that |η|≤3. Comparing lower-energy data, observe an increase faster than ln(s) η=0.Received 2 October 1989DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.2330©1990 American...
The inclusive jet differential cross section has been measured for transverse energies, ET, from 15 to 440 GeV, in the pseudorapidity region 0.1≤|η|≤0.7. results are based on 19.5pb−1 of data collected by CDF Collaboration at Fermilab Tevatron collider. compared with QCD predictions various sets parton distribution functions. jets ET>200GeV is significantly higher than current O(αs3) perturbative calculations. Various possible explanations high- ET excess discussed.Received 25 January...
We present new measurements of the inclusive forward-backward ttbar production asymmetry, AFB, and its dependence on several properties system. The are performed with full Tevatron data set recorded CDF II detector during ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity 9.4 fb^(-1). measure asymmetry using rapidity difference Delta-y=y_(t)-y_(tbar). Parton-level results derived, yielding 0.164+/-0.047 (stat + syst). observe a linear AFB top-quark pair mass...
We report a measurement of the proton-antiproton total cross section ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\sigma}}}_{\mathit{T}}$ at c.m.s. energies \ensuremath{\surd}s =546 and 1800 GeV. Using luminosity-independent method, we find ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\sigma}}}_{\mathit{T}}$=61.26\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.93 mb GeV 80.03\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}2.24 =1800 In this energy range, ratio ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\sigma}}}_{\mathrm{el}}$/${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\sigma}}}_{\mathit{T}}$ increases from...
Measurements of inclusive transverse-momentum spectra for charged particles produced in proton-antiproton collisions at √2 630 and 1800 GeV are presented compared with data taken lower energies.Received 8 June 1988DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.1819©1988 American Physical Society
Kinematic properties of four-jet events produced in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.8$ TeV have been studied using data with an integrated luminosity 325 ${\mathrm{nb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ collected the Collider Detector Fermilab during 1988-1989 run. The individual jet ${p}_{T}$ spectra and angles between each pair are compared to predictions leading-order quantum chromodynamics for double gluon bremsstrahlung process good agreement is observed. In addition, a search parton...
In CDF we have observed the reactions p + p[over] --> X p[over], with being a centrally produced J/psi, psi(2S), or chi_{c0}, and gammagamma-->micro;{+}micro;{-} in pp[over] collisions at sqrt[s] = 1.96 TeV. The event signature requires two oppositely charged central muons, either no other particles one additional photon detected. Exclusive vector meson production is as expected for elastic photoproduction, gamma J/psi(psi(2S)) p, here first time hadron-hadron collisions. We also observe...
We reconstruct the decays B -> K(*) mu+ mu- and measure their angular distributions in ppbar collisions at sqrt{s}=1.96TeV using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6.8fb-1. The transverse polarization asymmetry AT(2) time-reversal-odd charge-and-parity Aim are measured for first time, together with K* longitudinal fraction FL muon forward-backward AFB, B0 K*0 B+ K*+ mu-. Our results among most accurate date consistent those from other experiments.
We report the first observation of baryonic flavor-changing neutral current decay Λ(b)(0)→Λμ(+)μ(-) with 24 signal events and a statistical significance 5.8 Gaussian standard deviations. This measurement uses pp collisions data sample corresponding to 6.8 fb(-1) at √s = 1.96 TeV collected by CDF II detector Tevatron collider. The total differential branching ratios for are measured. find B(Λ(b)(0)→Λμ(+)μ(-))=[1.73 ± 0.42(stat) (syst)] × 10(-6). also ratio B(s)(0)→ϕμ(+)μ(-), using 49 events....
We report a study of the invariant mass distribution jet pairs produced in association with W boson using data collected CDF detector which correspond to an integrated luminosity 4.3 fb(-1). The observed has excess 120-160 GeV/c(2) range is not described by current theoretical predictions within statistical and systematic uncertainties. In this Letter, we studies properties excess.
We have measured the $W$-boson mass ${M}_{W}$ using data corresponding to $2.2\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ of integrated luminosity collected in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$ with CDF II detector Fermilab Tevatron collider. Samples consisting 470 126 $W\ensuremath{\rightarrow}e\ensuremath{\nu}$ candidates and 624 708 $W\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\mu}\ensuremath{\nu}$ yield measurement ${M}_{W}=80\text{...
The observation of the $Y(4140)$ structure in $B^\pm\rightarrow J/\psi\,\phi K^\pm$ decays produced $\bar{p} p $ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96~\TeV$ is reported with a statistical significance greater than 5 standard deviations. A fit to $J/\psi\,\phi$ mass spectrum performed assuming presence Breit-Wigner resonance. yields signal $19^{+6}_{-5}$ resonance events, and width $4143.4^{+2.9}_{-3.0}(\mathrm{stat})\pm0.6(\mathrm{syst})~\MeVcc$...
A search for the top quark in p\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{}p collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.8 TeV using Collider Detector Fermilab is described. study events selected by requiring an energetic electron, missing transverse energy, and two or more jets excludes 95% confidence level standard-model production decay tt\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{} pairs if top-quark mass between 40 77 GeV/${c}^{2}$. The observed electron + multijet data are consistent with W-boson...
We have analyzed events with jets and large missing transverse energy produced in p¯p colisions at √s =1.8 TeV. The observed event rate is consistent standard model predictions. In a version of the supersymmetry (SUSY) light photino (mγ̃<15 GeV/c2) no cascade decays, we exclude 90% confidence level existence squarks gluinos masses less than 126 141 GeV/c2, respectively. mass limits are lower other choices SUSY parameters. An example presented.Received 17 August...
Antiproton-proton elastic scattering was measured at c.m.s. energies √s =546 and 1800 GeV in the range of four-momentum transfer squared 0.025<-t<0.29 GeV2. The data are well described by exponential form ebt with a slope b=15.28±0.58 (16.98±0.25) GeV−2 (1800) GeV. cross sections are, respectively, σel=12.87±0.30 19.70±0.85 mb.Received 5 August 1993DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.50.5518©1994 American Physical Society