Recent Results and Future Prospects on Neutrino Oscillations from Reactors

title: A water Cherenkov calorimeter for long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments
abstract: We propose a water-based large homogeneous calorimeter as the next generation neutrino detector for ν factories and/or conventional ν beams. The Cherenkov light produced in water is sufficient to have good energy resolution, and the pattern recognition is realized by a modular water tank structure. Monte Carlo simulations show that the detector performance is excellent for identifying neutrino CC events while rejecting backgrounds.

title: TUBE CHAMBERS FOR THE MUON FILTER OF THE L3 DETECTOR

title: Inclusive J production in Z0 decays
abstract: Inclusive J production in Z0 decays is observed via the leptonic decay mode J → l+l− (l = e,μ). We measure the branching ratio Br(Z0 → J + X) = (4.1 ± 0.7 (stat.) ± 0.3 (sys.)) × 10−3. We have calculated the fraction of the J mesons from b-hadron decay and find a branching ratio of Br(b → J + X)= (1.3±0.2(stat.)±0.2(sys.)) × 10−2. We determine the average fractional energy of bottom hadrons 〈XE > = 0.70±0.03 (stat.)+0.02−0.01 (sys.) using the momentum spectrum of the J mesons. From a study of the angle between the J and the most energetic jet, we set an upper limit on the branching ratio Br ( Z 0 → q q g ∗ ; g ∗ → J + X ) −4 at 90% confidence level.

title: The mass production and quality control of RPCs for the Daya Bay experiment
abstract: Resistive plate chambers will be used in the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment to help veto backgrounds created by cosmic-ray muons. The mass production of RPCs began in 2008 and by the end of 2009, 1600 RPCs (3500 m 2 ) had been produced and tested. This paper describes the production and quality control procedures, and quality assurance using cosmic-ray testing.

title: Physics of tau and charm
abstract: The physics of tau and charm started in early 70's after J/$\psi$ and $\tau$ were discovered. Since then several dedicated accelerators and experiments were built with increasing luminosities and studies on light hadron spectroscopy, charmonium, electroweak and QCD were never interupted. New interests and surprises are not rare in this area. With the newly built BEPCII/BESIII, an even brighter future is foreseen.

title: Aerogel Cherenkov counter for the BELLE experiment
abstract: In the BELLE experiment at KEKB, a threshold Cherenkov counter system based on silica aerogels will be used to provide πK separation in the momentum region from 0.8 to 3.5 GeV/c. The detector design, recent progress in R&D and results of beam tests are reviewed.

title: Effects of Tune Modulation on Particles Trapped in 1D Resonance Islands
abstract: The response of particles trapped in 1D resonance islands to betatron tune modulation resembles, yet is not equivalent to, that of a parametric resonant system. Experimental data obtained at Indiana University Cyclotron Facility for the 4th order resonance islands has confirmed this characteristic feature. The beam, driven by betatron tune modulation, was observed for the first time to travel from near the center of resonance islands toward the separatrix. The experimental data are characterized by the onset of large response at a critical modulation amplitude and frequency, which are compared with theoretical models. Possible future experiments are suggested. Work supported in part by grants from the National Science Foundation NSF PHY-9221402 and from the U.S.DoE DE-FGO2-93ER40801; a IUCF, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405; b The SSC laboratory, 2550 Beckleymeade Avenue, Dallas, TX 75X37-3946; ’ Fermilab, P.0. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510.

title: Solar Neutrino Problem Related Nuclear Physics Experiments

title: Interactions of fast ions with carbon nanotubes: Two-fluid model
abstract: We propose a simple, parameter-free two-fluid model for the collective electron response of a single-walled carbon nanotube, which treats the s and p electrons as separate two-dimensional fluids constrained to the same cylindrical surface. The electrostatic interaction between the fluids gives rise to splitting of the plasmon frequencies into two groups closely following the experimentally determined longitudinal dispersions of the s +p and p plasmons. The model is used to calculate the induced electron density on the nanotube, as well as the stopping power for a charged particle moving parallel to the axis of the nanotube. It is found that these quantities exhibit novel features when the particle speed matches the phase velocity of the quasiacoustic p plasmon.

title: Non-relativistic Josephson junction from holography
abstract: A bstractWe construct a Josephson junction in non-relativistic case with a Lifshitz geometry as the dual gravity. We investigate the effect of the Lifshitz scaling in comparison with its relativistic counterpart. The standard sinusoidal relation between the current and the phase difference is found for various Lifshitz scalings characterised by the dynamical critical exponent. We also find the exponential decreasing relation between the condensate of the scalar operator within the barrier at zero current and the width of the weak link, as well as the relation between the critical current and the width. Nevertheless, the coherence lengths obtained from two exponential decreasing relations generically have discrepancies for non-relativistic dual.