FPGA based compute nodes for high level triggering in PANDA
PANDA is a new universal detector for antiproton physics at the HESR facility at FAIR/GSI. The PANDA data acquisition system has to handle interaction rates of the order of 107/s and data rates of several 100 Gb/s. FPGA based compute nodes with multi-Gb/s bandwidth capability using the ATCA architecture are designed to handle tasks such as event building, feature extraction and high level trigger processing. Data connectivity is provided via optical links as well as multiple Gb Ethernet ports. The boards will support trigger algorithms such us pattern recognition for RICH detectors, EM shower analysis, fast tracking algorithms and global event characterization. Besides VHDL, high level C-like hardware description languages will be considered to implement the firmware.

title: Search for new particles in hadronic events with isolated photons
abstract: A search for the neutral Higgs boson in the processes e + e − → Z → H 0 γ → q q γ and e + e − → Z → Z ∗ H 0 → q q γγ has been performed using 2.8 million hadronic Z decays collected with the L3 detector at LEP from 1991 through 1994. No evidence for these processes has been observed. Upper limits at 95% confidence level for the corresponding cross sections have been set and the results have been compared with theoretical predictions beyond the Standard Model.

title: f1(1285) formation in two-photon collisions at LEP
abstract: The ηπ + π − final state in two-photon collisions is studied with the L3 detector at LEP, at centre-of-mass energies from 183 to 209 GeV with an integrated luminosity of 664.6 pb −1 . The f 1 (1285) meson is observed and the Q 2 dependence of its production is compared to different form factor models. The γγ -coupling parameter Γ γγ is found to be 3.5±0.6(stat.)±0.5(sys.) keV. The branching fraction Γ (f 1 (1285)→a 0 π )/ Γ (f 1 (1285)→ ηππ ) is also measured.

title: Preliminary design of BES-III trigger system

title: Search for anomalous couplings in the Higgs sector at LEP
abstract: Anomalous couplings of the Higgs boson are searched for through the processes e+e-→Hγ, e+e -→e+e-H and e+e -→HZ. The mass range 70 GeV<mH<190 GeV is explored using 602 pb-1 of integrated luminosity collected with the L3 detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies s=189-209 GeV. The Higgs decay channels H→ff, H→γγ, H→Zγ and H→WW(*) are considered and no evidence is found for anomalous Higgs production or decay. Limits on the anomalous couplings d, d B, Δg1 Z, Δκγ and ξ2 are derived as well as limits on the H→γγ and H→Zγ decay rates.

title: Evidence of psi(3770) nonD anti-D decay to J / psi pi+ pi-

title: Study of kaon decay to two pions
abstract: The weak decay of the kaon to two pions is studied within the model of Nambu and Jona-Lasinio. Using the standard effectiveweak Hamiltonian, both the decay amplitude arising from an intermediate state σ meson and the direct decay amplitude are calculated. The effect of final state interactions is also included. When the matching scale is chosen such that the decay amplitude with isospin I ¼ 2 is close to its experimental value, our model including the σ meson contributes up to 80% of the total I ¼ 0 amplitude. This supports recent suggestions that the σ meson should play a vital role in explaining the ΔI ¼ 1=2 rule in this system.

title: Higgsino dark matter model consistent with galactic cosmic ray data and possibility of discovery at LHC-7
abstract: A solution to the PAMELA positron excess with Higgsino dark matter within extended supergravity grand unified (SUGRA) models is proposed. The models are compliant with the photon constraints recently set by Fermi-LAT and produce positron as well as antiproton fluxes consistent with the PAMELA experiment. The SUGRA models considered have an extended hidden sector with extra degrees of freedom which allow for a satisfaction of relic density consistent with WMAP. The Higgsino models are also consistent with the CDMS-II and XENON100 data and are discoverable at LHC-7 with 1 fb{sup -1} of luminosity. The models are testable on several fronts.

title: Colored resonant signals at the LHC: largest rate and simplest topology
abstract: We study the colored resonance production at the LHC in a most general approach. We classify the possible colored resonances based on group theory decomposition, and construct their effective interactions with light partons. The production cross section from annihilation of valence quarks or gluons may be on the order of 400–1000 pb at LHC energies for a mass of 1 TeV with nominal couplings, leading to the largest production rates for new physics at the TeV scale, and simplest event topology with dijet final states. We apply the new dijet data from the LHC experiments to put bounds on various possible colored resonant states. The current bounds range from 0.9 to 2.7 TeV. The formulation is readily applicable for future searches including other decay modes.

title: Connecting the direct detection of dark matter with observation of sparticles at the LHC
abstract: An analysis is given connecting event rates for the direct detection of neutralino dark matter with the possible signatures of supersymmetry at the LHC. It is shown that if an effect is seen in the direct detection experiments at a level of O(10(-44)) cm(2) for the neutralino-proton cross section, then within the minimal supergravity grand unified model the next heavier particle above the neutralino is either a stau, a chargino, or a CP odd/CP even (A/H) Higgs boson. Further, the collider analysis shows that models with a neutralino-proton cross section at the level of (1 - 5) x 10(-44) cm(2) could be probed with as little as 1 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity at the LHC at root s = 7, 10 TeV. The most recent limit from the five tower CDMS II result on weakly interacting massive particle-nucleon cross section is discussed in this context. It is argued that the conclusions of the analysis given here are more broadly applicable with inclusion of nonuniversalities in the supergravity grand unified models.

title: Partially quenched study of strange baryon with Nf = 2 twisted mass fermions
abstract: 7 pages, 9 figures, Talk presented at The XXVI International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, LATTICE 2008, July 14 - 19, 2008, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA