A. Castro

ORCID: 0000-0003-2527-0456
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Research Areas
  • 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
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Computational Physics and Python Applications
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
  • Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Latin American Literature Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Literary and Philosophical Studies
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Radiation Effects in Electronics
  • International Science and Diplomacy
  • Latin American Literature Analysis
  • Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
  • Literacy and Educational Practices

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna
2016-2025

University of Bologna
2016-2025

Institute of High Energy Physics
2022-2024

University of Antwerp
2023-2024

A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
2022-2024

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
2023-2024

University College London
2024

European Organization for Nuclear Research
2013-2023

Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2023

LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics
2023

We present a new measurement of the inclusive and differential production cross sections $J/\ensuremath{\psi}$ mesons $b$ hadrons in proton-antiproton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1960\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{G}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{V}$. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity $39.7\text{ }{\mathrm{p}\mathrm{b}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ collected by CDF run II detector. find section for all transverse momenta from 0 $20\text{ }\mathrm{G}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{V}/c$ rapidity range $|y|<0.6$ be...

10.1103/physrevd.71.032001 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2005-02-03

We report the observation of a narrow state decaying into $J/\psi\pi^+\pi^-$ and produced in $220 pb^{-1}$ $\bar{p} p $ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96 TeV$ CDF II experiment. observe 730 \pm 90 decays. The mass is measured to be $3871.3 0.7 (stat) 0.4 (syst) MeV/c2$, with an observed width consistent detector resolution. This agreement recent by Belle Collaboration X(3872) meson.

10.1103/physrevlett.93.072001 article EN Physical Review Letters 2004-08-09

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...

10.1103/physrevd.83.112003 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2011-06-08

Abstract SND@LHC is a compact and stand-alone experiment designed to perform measurements with neutrinos produced at the LHC in pseudo-rapidity region of 7.2 &lt; η 8.4. The located 480 m downstream ATLAS interaction point, TI18 tunnel. detector composed hybrid system based on an 830 kg target made tungsten plates, interleaved emulsion electronic trackers, also acting as electromagnetic calorimeter, followed by hadronic calorimeter muon identification system. able distinguish interactions...

10.1088/1748-0221/19/05/p05067 article EN cc-by Journal of Instrumentation 2024-05-01

We present a study of $J/\ensuremath{\psi}$ and $\ensuremath{\psi}(2S)$ production in $p\overline{p}$ collisions, at $\sqrt{s}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1.8\mathrm{TeV}$ with the CDF detector Fermilab. The mesons are reconstructed using their ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ decay modes. have measured inclusive cross section for both as function transverse momentum central region, $|\ensuremath{\eta}|<0.6$. also measure fraction these events...

10.1103/physrevlett.79.572 article EN Physical Review Letters 1997-07-28

We have measured the fraction of $J/\ensuremath{\psi}$ mesons originating from ${\ensuremath{\chi}}_{c}$ meson decays in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1.8\mathrm{TeV}$. The fraction, for ${P}_{T}^{J/\ensuremath{\psi}}>4.0\mathrm{GeV}/c$ and $|{\ensuremath{\eta}}^{J/\ensuremath{\psi}}|<0.6$, not including contributions $b$ flavored hadrons, is...

10.1103/physrevlett.79.578 article EN Physical Review Letters 1997-07-28

We report on measurements of differential cross sections dsigma/dp(T) for prompt charm meson production in ppmacr; collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV using 5.8+/-0.3 pb(-1) data from the CDF II detector Fermilab Tevatron. The are collected with a new trigger that is sensitive to long lifetime hadrons containing heavy flavor. measured central rapidity region |y|</=1 four fully reconstructed decay modes: D0-->K-pi(+), D(*+)-->D0pi(+), D+-->K-pi(+)pi(+), D(+)(s)-->phipi(+), and their charge...

10.1103/physrevlett.91.241804 article EN Physical Review Letters 2003-12-12

The growth and development of ``charged particle jets'' produced in proton-antiproton collisions at $1.8 \mathrm{TeV} $ are studied over a transverse momentum range from $0.5$ $\mathrm{GeV}/c$ to $50$ $\mathrm{GeV}/c.$ A variety leading (highest momentum) charged jet observables compared with the QCD Monte Carlo models HERWIG, ISAJET, PYTHIA. describe fairly well multiplicity distribution particles within jet, size radial around direction, jet. direction jet'' each event is used define three...

10.1103/physrevd.65.092002 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields 2002-04-22

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...

10.1103/physrevd.87.092002 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2013-05-03

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.

10.1103/physrevlett.108.081807 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2012-02-24

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....

10.1103/physrevlett.107.201802 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2011-11-08

We report the direct observation of muon neutrino interactions with SND@LHC detector at Large Hadron Collider. A dataset proton-proton collisions sqrt[s]=13.6 TeV collected by in 2022 is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity 36.8 fb^{-1}. The search based on information from active electronic components detector, which covers pseudorapidity region 7.2<η<8.4, inaccessible other experiments collider. Muon candidates are identified through their charged-current interaction topology, a...

10.1103/physrevlett.131.031802 article EN cc-by Physical Review Letters 2023-07-19

We report on measurements of the inclusive jet production cross section as a function transverse momentum in pp¯ collisions at s=1.96 TeV, using kT algorithm and data sample corresponding to 1.0 fb−1 collected with Collider Detector Fermilab run II. The are carried out five different rapidity regions |yjet|<2.1 range 54<pTjet<700 GeV/c. Next-to-leading order perturbative QCD predictions good agreement measured sections.4 MoreReceived 29 January 2007Publisher error corrected 25 May...

10.1103/physrevd.75.092006 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2007-05-24

The transverse momentum and total cross section of e^+e^- pairs in the Z-boson region 66<M_{ee}<116 GeV$/c^2$ from $p\bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.8$ TeV are measured using 110 pb^{-1} taken by Collider Detector Fermilab during 1992-1995. is to be $248 \pm 11$ pb. differential compared with calculations that match quantum chromodynamics perturbation theory high gluon resummation formalism low momentum.

10.1103/physrevlett.84.845 article EN Physical Review Letters 2000-01-31

We report the first measurements of inclusive W and Z cross sections times leptonic branching ratios for pp collisions at square root[s]=1.96 TeV, based on their decays to electrons muons. The data correspond an integrated luminosity 72 pb(-1) recorded with CDF detector Fermilab Tevatron. test e-mu universality in decays, we measure ratio rates from which fraction B(W-->lnu) can be extracted as well indirect value total width Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element, |V(cs)|.

10.1103/physrevlett.94.091803 article EN Physical Review Letters 2005-03-09

We report the observation of electroweak single top quark production in $3.2\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ $p\overline{p}$ collision data collected by Collider Detector at Fermilab $\sqrt{s}=1.96\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$. Candidate events $W+\mathrm{\text{jets}}$ topology with a leptonically decaying $W$ boson are classified as signal-like four parallel analyses based on likelihood functions, matrix elements, neural networks, and boosted decision trees. These results combined...

10.1103/physrevd.82.112005 article EN Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2010-12-15

We report the results of a search for charged Higgs boson in decays top quarks produced pp collisions at center-of-mass energy 1.96 TeV. use data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity 193 pb-1 collected by upgraded Collider Detector Fermilab. No evidence production is found, allowing 95% C.L. upper limits be placed on BR(t-->H+b) different decay scenarios. In addition, we present minimal supersymmetric standard model (mH+/-, tanbeta) plane first exclusion regions with radiative...

10.1103/physrevlett.96.042003 article EN Physical Review Letters 2006-02-03

We report a measurement of the bottom-strange meson mixing phase β(s) using time evolution B(s)(0)→J/ψ(→μ(+)μ(-))φ(→K(+)K(-)) decays in which quark-flavor content is identified at production. This uses full data set proton-antiproton collisions √s=1.96 TeV collected by Collider Detector experiment Fermilab Tevatron, corresponding to 9.6 fb(-1) integrated luminosity. confidence regions two-dimensional space and B(s)(0) decay-width difference ΔΓ(s) measure...

10.1103/physrevlett.109.171802 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2012-10-24

We report on a measurement of $CP$-violating asymmetries (${A}_{CP}$) in the Cabibbo-suppressed ${D}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and ${D}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{K}^{+}{K}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ decays reconstructed data sample corresponding to $5.9\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ integrated luminosity collected by upgraded Collider Detector at Fermilab. use strong decay...

10.1103/physrevd.85.012009 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2012-01-27

We report a measurement of the difference (ΔA(CP)) between time-integrated CP-violating asymmetries in D(0)→K(+)K(-) and D(0)→π(+)π(-) decays reconstructed full data set proton-antiproton collisions collected by Collider Detector at Fermilab, corresponding to 9.7 fb(-1) integrated luminosity. The strong decay D(*+)→D(0)π(+) is used identify charm meson production as D(0) or D[over ¯](0). measure ΔA(CP)=[-0.62±0.21(stat)±0.10(syst)]%, which differs from zero 2.7 Gaussian standard deviations....

10.1103/physrevlett.109.111801 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2012-09-11

A search has been performed for B(s)(0) → μ+ μ- and B(0) decays using 7 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity collected by the CDF II detector at Fermilab Tevatron collider. The observed number candidates is consistent with background-only expectations yields an upper limit on branching fraction B(B(0) μ-) < 6.0 × 10(-9) 95% confidence level. We observe excess candidates. probability that background processes alone could produce such or larger 0.27%. combination expected standard model rate 1.9%....

10.1103/physrevlett.107.191801 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2011-11-01

We present the results of a search for dark matter production in monojet signature. analyze sample Tevatron $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$ corresponding to an integrated luminosity $6.7\text{ }\mathrm{f}{\mathrm{b}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ recorded by CDF II detector. In events with large missing transverse energy and one energetic jet, we find good agreement between standard model prediction observed data. set 90% confidence level upper limits on rate....

10.1103/physrevlett.108.211804 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical Review Letters 2012-05-23

With the continued promise of immunotherapy for treating cancer, understanding how host genetics contributes to tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) is essential tailoring cancer screening and treatment strategies. Here, we study 1084 eQTLs affecting TIME found through analysis The Cancer Genome Atlas literature curation. These are enriched in areas active transcription, associate with gene expression specific cell subsets, such as macrophages dendritic cells. Polygenic score models built...

10.1038/s41467-023-38271-5 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2023-05-12

We present the first observation of exclusive ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ production in hadron-hadron collisions, using $p\overline{p}$ collision data at $\sqrt{s}=1.96\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$ taken by run II Collider Detector Fermilab, and corresponding to an integrated luminosity $532\text{ }{\mathrm{pb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$. require absence any particle signatures detector except for electron a positron candidate, each with transverse energy ${E}_{T}>5\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$...

10.1103/physrevlett.98.112001 article EN Physical Review Letters 2007-03-14
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