Searches for scalar top and scalar bottom quarks at LEP2
Searches for scalar top and bottom quarks have been performed with data collected by the ALEPH detector at LEP. The data sample consists of 21.7 pb−1 taken at , and 5.7 pb−1 taken at . No evidence for scalar top quarks or scalar bottom quarks was found in the channels → cχ, → bl, and → bχ. For the channel → cχ a limit of 67 GeV/c2 has been set on the scalar top quark mass, independent of the mixing angle between the supersymmetric partners of the left and right-handed states of the top quark. This limit assumes a mass difference between the and the χ of at least 10 GeV/c2. For the channel → bl the mixing-angle independent scalar top limit is 70 GeV/c2, assuming a mass difference between the and the of at least 10 GeV/c2. For the channel → bχ, a limit of 73 GeV/c2 has been set on the mass of the supersymmetric partner of the left-handed state of the bottom quark. This limit is valid if the mass difference between the and the χ is at least 10 GeV/c2.

title: Studies of quantum chromodynamics with the ALEPH detector
abstract: Previously published and as yet unpublished QCD results obtained with the ALEPH detector at LEP1 are presented. The unprecedented statistics allows detailed studies of both perturbative and non-perturbative aspects of strong interactions to be carried out using hadronic Z and tau decays. The studies presented include precise determinations of the strong coupling constant, tests of its flavour independence, tests of the SU(3) gauge structure of QCD, study of coherence effects, and measurements of single-particle inclusive distributions and two-particle correlations for many identified baryons and mesons.

title: Charged particle pair production associated with a lepton pair in Z decays. indication of an excess in the tau channel
abstract: In a sample of 200 000 Z decays, events with two leptons and an additional pair of charged particles are studied. The 35 events found show a possible excess in the tau channel compared with the expectation from electroweak processes. The features of the events are consistent with radiation of virtual photons.

title: A measurement of the ratio of longitudinal and transverse structure functions in neutrino interactions between 30 and 200 GeV
abstract: A new measurement of the ratio R = σ L / σ T of longitudinal and transverse structure functions in neutrino interactions on iron between 30 and 190 GeV neutrino energy is reported. The result is given as a function of the scale parameter x and the inelasticity ν of the interaction. The average value is R = 0.10 ± 0.07 around ν ≈ 50 GeV and is in accordance with a prediction from the QCD theory.

title: Production of excited beauty states inZ decays
abstract: AbstractA data sample of about 3.0 million hadronicZ decays collected by the ALEPH experiment at LEP in the years 1991 through 1994 is used to make an inclusive selection of B hadron events. In this event sample 4227±140±252B* mesons in the decayB*→Bγ and 1944±108±161B**u,d mesons decaying into a B meson and a charged pion are reconstructed. Here and in the followingB**u,d denotes the eightL=1(bū) and (bd) states and their charge conjugate.For the well establishedB* meson the following quantities are obtained:ΔM=MB*−MB=(45.30±0.35±0.87) MeV/c2 andNB*/(NB+NB*)=(77.1±2.6±7.0)%. The angular distribution of the photons in theB* rest frame is used to measure the relative contribution of longitudinalB* polarization states to beσL/(σL+σT)=(33±6±5)%.In theM(Bπ)−M(B) mass difference resonance structure is observed at (424±4±10) MeV/c2, for which the shape and position is consistent with the expectation forB**u,d states decaying intoB(*)π±. The relative production rate is determined to be
$$\begin{gathered} \frac{{BR(Z \to b \to B_{u,d}^{ * * } )}}{{BR(Z \to b \to B_{u,d} )}} \hfill \\ = [27.9 \pm 1.6(stat) \pm 5.9(syst) {}_{ - 5.6}^{ + 3.9} (model)]\% \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$
 where the third error reflects the uncertainty due to different production and decay models for the broadB**u,d states.

title: First measurement of the quark-to-photon fragmentation function
abstract: Earlier measurements at LEP of isolated hard photons in hadronic Z decays, attributed to radiation from primary quark pairs, have been extended in the ALEPH experiment to include hard photon productioninside hadron jets. Events are selected where all particles combine democratically to form hadron jets, one of which contains a photon with a fractional energyz≥0.7. After statistical subtraction of non-prompt photons, the quark-to-photon fragmentation function,D(z), is extracted directly from the measured 2-jet rate. By taking into account the perturbative contributions toD(z) obtained from anO(ααs) QCD calculation, the unknown non-perturbative component ofD(z) is then determined at highz. Provided due account is taken of hadronization effects nearz=1, a good description of the other event topologies is then found.

title: START-TO-END INJECTOR AND LINAC TOLERANCE STUDIES FOR THE BESSY FEL
abstract: BESSY is proposing a soft X-ray FEL user facility in Berlin, delivering short and stable photon pulses in the wavelength range of 62 nm ≤ λ ≤ 1.2 nm by utilizing up to four cascaded High Gain Harmonic Generation (HGHG) stages . To optimize the FEL performance of the cascaded HGHG stages extensive Start-to-End (S2E) simulations have been carried out. To test the quality of the chosen configuration with respect to the sensitivity towards various error sources tolerance studies from the injector to the linac end have been performed. Procedures and results of these studies are presented.

title: MIRCO-STRUCTURES OF RF SURFACES IN THE ELECTRON-BEAM-WELD REGIONS OF NIOBIUM
abstract: Micro-structures of RF surfaces in the electron-beam-weld (EBW) regions of niobium samples were studied. These surfaces were polished with different techniques,namely buffered chemical polish (1:1:2 BCP) and electrolytic polish (EP). It was found that there are three distinctively different regions near the EBW, characterized by different grain sizes, shapes, and orientations. Strikingly, we found grain boundaries within the EBW are nicely lined up so that they form an angle of about 60 degree with respect to the weld seam. Upon being polished with BCP, these grain boundaries evolve into micro-steps with sharp edges, due to preferential etching of different crystallographic planes. There is evidence that the step height increases up to possibly more than 30 microns with repeated chemical polish. In contrast to the result with BCP, dimensions of surface irregularities were reduced with EP and sharp edges were rounded off.These observations have important implications in explanations of the high-field-Q-drop of niobium superconducting cavities.

title: Trapped magnetic flux in superconducting niobium samples
abstract: Trapped magnetic flux is known to be one cause of residual losses in bulk niobium superconducting radio frequency cavities. In the Meissner state an ambient magnetic field should be expelled from the material. Disturbances such as lattice defects or impurities have the ability to inhibit the expulsion of an external field during the superconducting transition so that the field is trapped. We have investigated the effect the treatment history of bulk niobium has on the trapped flux and which treatment leads to minimal flux trapping. For that purpose, we measured the fraction of trapped magnetic flux in niobium samples representing cavities with different typical treatment histories. The differences between single crystal and polycrystalline material as well as the influence of spatial temperature gradients and different cooling rates were investigated. In addition, the progression of the release of a trapped field during warm-up was studied. We found that heat treatment reduces trapped flux considerably and that single crystal samples trap less flux than polycrystalline niobium. As a consequence, the single crystal sample with $1200\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}\mathrm{C}$ baking trapped the smallest amount of field which is about 42%. Moreover, the release of the trapped field during warm-up was observed to progress over a broad temperature range for the baked single crystal samples.

title: First Demonstration of Electron Beam Generation and Characterization with an All Superconducting Radio-frequency (SRF) Photoinjector
abstract: In preparation for a high brightness, high average current electron source for the energy recovery linac BERLinPro an all superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) photoinjector is now in operation at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. The aim of this experiment is beam demonstration with a high brightness electron source able to generate short, few ps long pulse length electron bunches from a superconducting (SC) cathode film made of Pb coated on the backplane of a Nb SRF cavity. This paper describes the setup of the experiment, first results from beam measurements and capabilities of the source derived from beam dynamics considerations. In April 2011 the photoinjector generated and accelerated for the first time electron beam. This result marks the highlight of the project running for two years starting with project approval in May 2009.

title: SIMULTANEOUS LONG AND SHORT ELECTRON BUNCHES IN THE BESSY II STORAGE RING
abstract: We present first ideas of a scheme to develop BESSY II into a variable electron pulse length storage ring. The final goal is, to fill BESSY II with short bunches of 1.5 ps length (rms) and long bunches of 15 ps length simultaneously in the presently applied user optics. All insertion devices are operated as usual, i.e. the helical undulators and 7 T-field insertions. Long bunches of 1.5 mA current per bunch, twice the value of the present user optics, are filled in each second bucket. The other buckets can be filled with short bunches of up to 0.8 mA. The lower current value is required to avoid increase in the bunch length and bunch energy spread, predicted by scaling laws. The total current is e.g. limited by the HOM damping capabilities of the sccavities and the machine impedances. This scheme is achievable with recent developments in sc-rf cavity technology driven by requirements of high current cw applications like for the energy recovering linacs (ERLs). These developments seem to make it feasible to install high gradient HOM damped multi-cell cavities in electron storage rings. With an appropriate choice of the cavity resonance frequencies a beating of the effective longitudinal focusing voltage at the stable fixed points can be introduced and leads to different zero current bunch lengths. Basic parameters of this scheme are presented.