Evidence for direct CP violation in B0-->K+pi- decays.
We report evidence for direct CP violation in the decay B0-->K+pi(-) with 253 fb(-1) of data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. Using 275x10(6) BB pairs we observe a B-->K+/-pi(-/+) signal with 2140+/-53 events. The measured CP violating asymmetry is A(CP)(K+pi(-))=-0.101+/-0.025(stat)+/-0.005(syst), corresponding to a significance of 3.9sigma including systematics. We also search for CP violation in the decays B+-->K+pi(0) and B+-->pi(+)pi(0). The measured CP violating asymmetries are A(CP)(K+pi(0))=0.04+/-0.05(stat)+/-0.02(syst) and A(CP)(pi(+)pi(0))=-0.02+/-0.10(stat)+/-0.01(syst), corresponding to the intervals -0.05

title: Search for supersymmetry in events with b-quark jets and missing transverse energy in pp collisions at 7 TeV
abstract: Results are presented from a search for physics beyond the standard model based on events with large missing transverse energy, at least three jets, and at least one, two, or three b-quark jets. The study is performed using a sample of proton-proton collision data collected at sqrt(s)=7 TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2011, with the missing transverse energy distribution as the principal search variable. The integrated luminosity of the sample is 4.98 inverse femtobarns. The observed number of events is found to be consistent with the standard model expectation, which is evaluated using control samples in the data. The results are used to constrain cross sections for the production of supersymmetric particles decaying to b-quark-enriched final states in the context of simplified model spectra.

title: Performance and operation of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter
abstract: The operation and general performance of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter using cosmic-ray muons are described. These muons were recorded after the closure of the CMS detector in late 2008. The calorimeter is made of lead tungstate crystals and the overall status of the 75 848 channels corresponding to the barrel and endcap detectors is reported. The stability of crucial operational parameters, such as high voltage, temperature and electronic noise, is summarised and the performance of the light monitoring system is presented.

title: PAT: The CMS Physics Analysis Toolkit
abstract: The CMS Physics Analysis Toolkit (PAT) is presented. The PAT is a high-level analysis layer enabling the development of common analysis efforts across and within Physics Analysis Groups. It aims at fulfilling the needs of most CMS analyses, providing both ease-of-use for the beginner and flexibility for the advanced user. The main PAT concepts are described in detail and some examples from physics analyses are given.

title: Measurement of the differential q**2 spectrum and forward-backward asymmetry for B ---> K* l+ l-

title: Performance Study of the CMS Barrel Resistive Plate Chambers with Cosmic Rays
abstract: In October and November 2008, the CMS collaboration conducted a programme of cosmic ray data taking, which has recorded about 270 million events. The Resistive Plate Chamber system, which is part of the CMS muon detection system, was successfully operated in the full barrel. More than 98% of the channels were operational during the exercise with typical detection efficiency of 90%. In this paper, the performance of the detector during these dedicated runs is reported.

title: High-statistics study of the low-energy cosmic-muons angular distribution: Results from MICRO
abstract: SummaryWe present results from MICRO, a muon telescope with good angular resolution, which has collected more than 31·106 cosmic muons. Upper limits are given for the flux coming from point sources and for the periodic component from Cygnus X3.

title: Description and performance of MEA, The magnetic detector at adone
abstract: The experimental detector at Adone, MEA, which operates with its magnetic field perpendicular to the e + e − beams is described. Studies of the magnetic compensation for operation at Adone and resulting magnetic fields are presented. Particles are detected and analyzed using narrow-gap and wide-gap spark chambers which are triggered by scintillation and proportional counters. Momentum measurements for charged particles are made with Δ / p / p = ±0.07 at p = 1 Gev/ c ( B = 2.5 kG) and angles are measured to better than ± 1.5° over a solid angle of ∼0.3 × 4 π sr.

title: A cosmic-ray veto system for the gravitational wave detector NAUTILUS
abstract: The ultracryogenic resonant gravitational wave antenna NAUTILUS now operating at Frascati INFN National Laboratory has been provided with a cosmic-ray veto system consisting of layers of streamer tubes. The experimental setup and performance of the system are shown. Preliminary results on the data collected during the calibration operations of the antenna are also presented together with the expected number of events from the interactions of high-energy hadrons and muons and multihadron showers with the gravitational antenna.

title: A Search for prompt muons using the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso

title: IGEC2: A 17-month search for gravitational wave bursts in 2005-2007
abstract: We present here the results of a 515 day search for short bursts of gravitational waves by the IGEC2 observatory. This network included 4 cryogenic resonant-bar detectors: AURIGA, EXPLORER, and NAUTILUS in Europe, and ALLEGRO in America. These results cover the time period from November 6th 2005 until April 15th 2007, partly overlapping the first long term observations by the LIGO interferometric detectors. The observatory operated with high duty cycle, namely, 57% for fourfold coincident observations, and 94% for threefold observations. The sensitivity was the best ever obtained by a bar network: we could detect, with an efficiency >50%, impulsive events with a burst strain amplitude h{sub rss} < or approx. 1x10{sup -19} Hz{sup -1/2}. The network data analysis was based on time coincidence searches over at least three detectors, used a blind search technique, and was tuned to achieve a false alarm rate of 1/century. When the blinding was removed, no gravitational wave candidate was found.