Reconciling the light-cone and NRQCD approaches to calculating e+ e- -> J/psi + eta_c

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: 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: Double quarkonium production at the LHC

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

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: A Possible Common Origin of the Top Forward-backward Asymmetry and the CDF Dijet Resonance
abstract: A color-singlet neutral vector boson is considered as a possible common origin of the top forward-backward asymmetry and the CDF dijet resonance. We identify chiral and flavor structures of the couplings of this new vector boson to the standard model quarks for which one could accommodate both data. We also demonstrate that non-vanishing observables involving longitudinal top polarizations can provide useful criteria for the possible existence of parity violating new physics in the q q^bar -> t t^bar process, and discrimination between the flavor-conserving and flavor-violating cases.

title: Measurements of parity-violating asymmetries in electron-deuteron scattering in the nucleon resonance region.
abstract: We report on parity-violating asymmetries in the nucleon resonance region measured using inclusive inelastic scattering of 5-6 GeV longitudinally polarized electrons off an unpolarized deuterium target. These results are the first parity-violating asymmetry data in the resonance region beyond the Δ(1232). They provide a verification of quark-hadron duality-the equivalence of the quark- and hadron-based pictures of the nucleon-at the (10-15)% level in this electroweak observable, which is dominated by contributions from the nucleon electroweak γZ interference structure functions. In addition, the results provide constraints on nucleon resonance models relevant for calculating background corrections to elastic parity-violating electron scattering measurements.

title: THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF THE ALGOL-TYPE SYSTEM CL AURIGAE
abstract: We present the first extensive photometric results of CL Aur from our BVRI CCD photometry made on 22 nights from 2003 November to 2005 February. Fifteen new timings of minimum light were obtained. During the past 104 yr, the orbital period has varied due to a periodic oscillation superposed on a continuous period increase. The period and semi-amplitude of the oscillation are about 21.6 yr and 0.0133 day, respectively. This detail is interpreted as a light-travel-time effect due to a low-luminosity K-type star gravitationally bound to the CL Aur close system. Our photometric study indicates that CL Aur is a relatively short-period Algol-type binary with values of q = 0.602 and i = 882. Mass transfer from the secondary to the primary eclipsing component is at least partly responsible for the observed secular period change with a rate of dP/dt = +1.4 × 10–7 days yr–1. A cool spot model has been calculated but we think that an alternative hot-spot model resulting from a gas stream impact on the hot star is more reasonable despite two difficulties with the explanation. Absolute dimensions of the eclipsing system are deduced and its present state is compared with tracks for single star and conservative close binary evolution. Finally, we examine the possible reconciliation of two different calculations of the luminosity of the hot spot and a re-interpretation of the secular term of the period variability.

title: A Chemical Abundance Study of One Red Giant Star in NGC 5694: A Globular Cluster with a Dwarf Spheroidal Chemical Signature?
abstract: We report an abundance analysis of one red giant branch star in the metal-poor outer halo globular cluster NGC 5694. We obtain [Fe/H] = -1.93 based on the ionized lines, and our metallicity measurement is in good agreement with previous estimates. We find that [Ca+Ti/2Fe] and [Cu/Fe] in NGC 5694 are about 0.3-0.4 dex lower than other globular clusters with similar metallicities, but similar to some LMC clusters and stars in some dwarf spheroidal galaxies. Differences persist, however, in the abundances of neutron-capture elements. The unique chemical abundance pattern and the large Galactocentric distance (30 kpc) and radial velocity (-138.6 ± 1.0 km s-1) indicate that NGC 5694 had an extragalactic origin.

title: Photometric Properties of the Near-Contact Binary GW Geminorum
abstract: New multiband CCD photometry is presented for the eclipsing binary GW Gem; the RI light curves are the first ever compiled. Four new minimum timings have been determined. Our analysis of eclipse timings observed during the past 79 years indicates a continuous period increase at a fractional rate of +(1.2 ± 0.1) × 10-10, in excellent agreement with the value +1.1 × 10-10 calculated from the Wilson-Devinney binary code. The new light curves display an inverse O'Connell effect increasing toward longer wavelengths. Hot- and cool-spot models are developed to describe these variations but we prefer a cool spot on the secondary star. Our light-curve synthesis reveals that GW Gem is in a semidetached, but near-contact, configuration. It appears to consist of a near-main-sequence primary star with a spectral type of about A7 and an evolved early K-type secondary star that completely fills its inner Roche lobe. Mass transfer from the secondary to the primary component is responsible for the observed secular period change.