Factorization theorems for exclusive heavy-quarkonium production.
We outline the proofs of the factorization theorems for exclusive two-body charmonium production in B-meson decay and e;{+}e;{-} annihilation to all orders in perturbation theory in quantum chromodynamics. We find that factorized expressions hold up to corrections of order m_{c}/m_{b} in B-meson decay and corrections of order m_{c};{2}/s in e;{+}e;{-} annihilation, where m_{c} is the charm-quark mass, m_{b} is the bottom-quark mass, and sqrt[s] is the e;{+}e;{-} center-of-momentum energy.

title: A Measurement of the Michel Parameters in Leptonic Decays of the Tau
abstract: We have measured the spectral shape Michel parameters {rho} and {eta} using leptonic decays of the {tau}, recorded by the CLEO II detector. Assuming e-{mu} universality, we find {rho}{sub e{mu}}= 0.735 {+-} 0.013 {+-} 0.008 and {eta}{sub e{mu}} = 0.015 {+-} 0.061 {+-} 0.062, where the first error is statistical and the second systematic.

title: Exclusive spin-2 glueball production associated with J/ψ from e +e- annihilation

title: Double quarkonium production at the LHC

title: Exclusive heavy quarkonium + γ production from e+e-annihilation into a virtual photon
abstract: We compute the cross section for exclusive production of a photon associated with a heavy quarkonium H of charge-conjugation parity C=+1 from e{sup +}e{sup -} annihilation into a virtual photon at the center-of-momentum energy {radical}(s)=10.58 GeV. The nonrelativistic QCD factorization formulas for the differential and total cross sections are obtained at leading order in the strong coupling and in the relative velocity of the heavy quark in the quarkonium rest frame. The predicted cross sections for the S-wave spin-singlet cases are about 80 fb and 50 fb for H={eta}{sub c} and {eta}{sub c}(2S), respectively. Among P-wave spin-triplet charmonia, {chi}{sub c1} has a particularly large cross section of about 14 fb. The cross sections for bottomonium states {eta}{sub b} and {chi}{sub bJ} are about 3 fb. A rough estimate of the background reveals that the signal significances for charmonium processes are sufficiently large enough to be detected with ease with the integrated luminosities available at the present B factories.

title: Polarization of prompt J/ in proton-proton collisions at RHIC
abstract: Within the framework of the nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD) factorization approach, we compute the polarization of prompt J/{psi} produced at the Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider from proton-proton collisions at the center-of-momentum energy {radical}(s)=200 GeV. The perturbative contributions are computed at leading order in the strong coupling constant. The prediction reveals that the color-singlet contribution severely underestimates the PHENIX preliminary data for the differential cross section integrated over the rapidity range |y|<0.35 and its contribution is strongly transversely polarized, which disagrees with the PHENIX preliminary data. After including the color-octet contributions, we find that the NRQCD predictions for both the cross section and polarization over the transverse-momentum range 1.5 GeV<p{sub T}<5 GeV (1.5 GeV<p{sub T}<2 GeV) integrated over the rapidity range |y|<0.35 (1.2<|y|<2.2) agree with the data within errors.

title: Test of factorization hypothesis from exclusive nonleptonic B decays
abstract: We investigate the possibility of testing the factorization hypothesis in nonleptonic exclusive decays of the B meson. In particular, we consider the nonfactorizable ${B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{(*)+}{D}_{s}^{(*)\ensuremath{-}}$ modes and ${B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{(*)+}({\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}},{\ensuremath{\rho}}^{\ensuremath{-}})$ known as well-factorizable modes. By taking the ratios $\mathcal{B}({B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{(*)+}{D}_{s}^{(*)\ensuremath{-}})/\mathcal{B}[{B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{(*)+}({\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}},{\ensuremath{\rho}}^{\ensuremath{-}})],$ we find that under the present theoretical and experimental uncertainties there is no evidence for the breakdown of the factorization description for heavy-heavy decays of the B meson.

title: Measurement of |V(ub) / V(cb)| (and |V(ub)|) in exclusive nonleptonic decays within the generalized factorization scheme
abstract: Within the generalized factorization scheme, we study extracting $|{V}_{\mathrm{ub}}{/V}_{\mathrm{cb}}|$ by calculating the ratios $\mathcal{B}({B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}_{s}^{(*)\ensuremath{-}}({\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+},{\ensuremath{\rho}}^{+}))/\mathcal{B}({B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}_{s}^{(*)\ensuremath{-}}{D}^{(*)+})$ including penguin effects. The ratios involving the ${B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}_{s}^{\ensuremath{-}}{D}^{+}$ mode have considerable penguin corrections $(\ensuremath{\sim}15%$ at the amplitude level), but those involving the ${B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}_{s}^{\ensuremath{-}}{D}^{*+}$ mode have relatively small penguin corrections. On the other hand, the ${B}^{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}_{s}^{\ensuremath{-}}{D}^{+}$ mode has a smaller form-factor dependence. Therefore, these ratios complement each other in measuring ${V}_{\mathrm{ub}}{/V}_{\mathrm{cb}}.$ The theoretical uncertainty from the hadronic form factors in our method is at the level of 20%, which is comparable to the model dependence uncertainty of about 20% in the measurement of $|{V}_{\mathrm{ub}}{/V}_{\mathrm{cb}}|$ from the exclusive semileptonic B decays. Using the newest upper limit on $\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{B}{D}_{s}\ensuremath{\pi}$ decay from CLEO, our method sets an upper limit $|{V}_{\mathrm{ub}}{/V}_{\mathrm{cb}}|l0.13$ which is very close to the measured values from the semileptonic B decays.

title: Search for supersymmetry in events with photons, bottom quarks, and missing transverse momentum in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
abstract: A search has been performed for the experimental signature of an isolated photon with high transverse momentum, at least one jet identified as originating from a bottom quark, and high missing transverse momentum. Such a final state may originate from supersymmetric models with gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking in events in which one of a pair of higgsino-like neutralinos decays into a photon and a gravitino while the other decays into a Higgs boson and a gravitino. The search is performed using the full dataset of 7 TeV proton–proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC in 2011, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb−1. A total of 7 candidate events are observed while 7.5±2.2 events are expected from the Standard Model background. The results of the search are interpreted in the context of general gauge mediation to exclude certain regions of a benchmark plane for higgsino-like neutralino production.

title: Stellar Variability of the Exoplanet Hosting Star HD 63454
abstract: Of the hundreds of exoplanets discovered using the radial velocity (RV) technique, many are orbiting close to their host stars with periods less than 10 days. One of these, HD 63454, is a young active K dwarf which hosts a Jovian planet in a 2.82 day period orbit. The planet has a 14% transit probability and a predicted transit depth of 1.2%. Here we provide a re-analysis of the RV data to produce an accurate transit ephemeris. We further analyze 8 nights of time series data to search for stellar activity both intrinsic to the star and induced by possible interactions of the exoplanet with the stellar magnetospheres. We establish the photometric stability of the star at the 3 mmag level despite strong Ca II emission in the spectrum. Finally, we rule out photometric signatures of both star-planet magnetosphere interactions and planetary transit signatures. From this we are able to place constraints on both the orbital and physical properties of the planet.

title: CORONAL THICK TARGET HARD X-RAY EMISSIONS AND RADIO EMISSIONS
abstract: A distinctive class of hard X-ray (HXR) sources located in the corona was recently found, which implies that the collisionally thick target model (CTTM) applies even to the corona. We investigated whether this idea can be independently verified by microwave radiations which have been known as the best companion to HXRs. This study is conducted on the GOES M2.3 class flare which occurred on 2002 September 9 and was observed by the Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager and the Owens Valley Solar Array. Interpreting the observed energy-dependent variation of HXR source size under the CTTM, the coronal density should be as high as 5 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 11} cm{sup -3} over a distance of up to 12''. To explain the cutoff feature of the microwave spectrum at 3 GHz, however, we require a density no higher than 1 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 11} cm{sup -3}. Additional constraints must be placed on the temperature and magnetic field of the coronal source in order to reproduce the microwave spectrum as a whole. First, a spectral feature called the Razin suppression requires a magnetic field in a range of 250-350 G along with high viewing angles around 75 Degree-Sign . Second, to avoid excess fluxesmore » at high frequencies due to the free-free emission that was not observed, we need a high temperature {>=}2 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 7} K. These two microwave spectral features, Razin suppression and free-free emissions, become more significant at regions of high thermal plasma density and are essential for validating and determining additional parameters of the coronal HXR sources.« less