Measurement of WZ and ZZ production in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 8\,\text {TeV} $$s=8TeV in final states with b-tagged jets
Measurements are reported of the WZ and ZZ production cross sections in proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 8$$s=8$$\,\text {TeV}$$TeV in final states where one Z boson decays to b-tagged jets. The other gauge boson, either W or Z, is detected through its leptonic decay (either $$\mathrm {W}\rightarrow \mathrm {e}\nu $$W→eν, $$\mathrm {\mu }\nu $$μν or $$\mathrm {Z}\rightarrow \mathrm {e}^+\mathrm {e}^-$$Z→e+e-, $$\mathrm {\mu ^+}\mathrm {\mu ^-}$$μ+μ-, or $${\nu }\overline{\nu ). The results are based on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 18.9 fb$$^{-1}$$-1 collected with the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The measured cross sections, $$\sigma (\mathrm {p}\mathrm {p}\rightarrow \mathrm {W}\mathrm {Z}) = 30.7 \pm 9.3\,\text {(stat.)} \pm 7.1\,\text {(syst.)} \pm 4.1\,\text {(th.)} \pm 1.0\,\text {(lum.)} \,\text {pb} $$σ(pp→WZ)=30.7±9.3(stat.)±7.1(syst.)±4.1(th.)±1.0(lum.)pb and $$\sigma (\mathrm {p}\mathrm {p}\rightarrow \mathrm {Z}\mathrm {Z}) = 6.5 \pm 1.7\,\text {(stat.)} \pm 1.0\,\text {(syst.)} \pm 0.9\,\text {(th.)} \pm 0.2\,\text {(lum.)} \,\text {pb} $$σ(pp→ZZ)=6.5±1.7(stat.)±1.0(syst.)±0.9(th.)±0.2(lum.)pb, are consistent with next-to-leading order quantum chromodynamics calculations.

title: Cumulant versus jet-like three-particle correlations
abstract: Two-particle jet-like azimuthal correlations have revealed intriguing modifications to the away-side of high p{sub perpendicular} trigger particles in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Three-particle jet-like azimuthal correlation and three-particle azimuthal cumulant have been analyzed in experiments in attempt to distinguish conical emission of jet-correlated particles from other physics mechanisms. We investigate the difference between three-particle jet-like correlation and three-particle cumulant in azimuth. We show, under the circumstance where the away-side two-particle correlation is relatively flat in azimuth and similar in magnitude to the azimuthal average of the two-particle correlation signal, that the three-particle cumulant cannot distinguish conical emission from other physics mechanisms. The three-particle jet-like correlation, on the other hand, retains its discrimination power.

title: Analysis method for jet-like three-particle azimuthal correlations
abstract: Jet-like three-particle azimuthal correlations can discriminate various physical scenarios that have been proposed to explain the observed strong modification to two-particle azimuthal correlations. The three-particle correlation analysis is notoriously difficult in heavy-ion collisions due to the large combinatorial backgrounds. We describe the general idea behind the jet-like three-particle azimuthal correlation analysis, with emphasis on the subtraction of the combinatorial backgrounds. We discuss in detail various sources of systematic uncertainties in such an analysis.

title: Effects of cluster particle correlations on local parity violation observables
abstract: We investigate effects of cluster particle correlations on two- and three-particle azimuth correlator observables sensitive to local strong parity violation. We use two-particle angular correlation measurements as inputs and estimate the magnitudes of the effects with straightforward assumptions. We found that the measurements of the azimuth correlator observables in the STAR experiment can be entirely accounted for by cluster particle correlations together with a reasonable range of cluster anisotropy in nonperipheral collisions. Our result suggests that new physics, such as local strong parity violation, may not be required to explain the correlator data.

title: Effects of nuclear absorption on the antiLambda/antiproton ratio in relativistic heavy ion collisions
abstract: An enhanced antiLambda/antiproton ratio in heavy-ion relative to p+p collisions has been proposed as one of the signatures for the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) formation. A significantly large (antiLambda+antiSigma0+1.1*antiSigma-)/antiproton ratio of 3.5 has been observed in the mid-rapidity and low transverse momentum region in central Au+Au collisions at the nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of 4.9 GeV at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS). This is an order of magnitude larger than the values in peripheral Au+Au collisions and p+p collisions at the corresponding energy. By using the Ultra-relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD) transport model, we demonstrate that the observed large ratio can be explained by strong absorption of antiprotons (~99.9%) and antiLambdas (~99%) in dense nuclear matter created in central collisions. We find within the model that the initial antiLambda/antiproton ratio, mainly from string fragmentation, does not depend on the collision centrality, and is consistent with that observed in p+p collisions. This suggests that the observed large (antiLambda+antiSigma0+1.1*antiSigma-)/antiproton ratio at the AGS does not necessarily imply the formation of the QGP. We further study the excitation function of the ratio in UrQMD, which may help in the search and study of the QGP.

title: High-$p_T$ triggered dihadron correlations with $v_n$ background subtraction by STAR
abstract: STAR measurements of dihadron correlations with high-pt trigger partcles in Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV are presented with subtraction of v2, v3, and v4 backgrounds. The vn azimuthal anisotropies were measured by the two-particle cumulant method with \eta\ gap to reduce nonflow. The dihadron correlations relative to the v2 as well as the v3 harmonic planes are also presented. Implications of the results are discussed.

title: SPEAR3 BOOSTER RF SYSTEM UPGRADE: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION OF RESOURCES *
abstract: The SPEAR2 accelerator system originally had 3 RF stations (2 for storage ring, 1 Booster) operating at 358.5 MHz. SPEAR3 now operates at 476.3 MHz with the PEPII type RF system, while the Booster RF frequency remains unchanged. For top-off operation, the Booster injects single 3.0 GeV electron bunches into SPEAR3 at 10 Hz every 5 minutes to replenish lost charge. Due to the frequency mismatch between SPEAR3 and the Booster, only one SPEAR3 bucket can injected per shot limiting injection rate and overall system flexibility. The aging high-power RF subsystems of the Booster pose a reliability issue as well. In order to remove these constraints, studies are underway to replace the Booster RF system using the PEP-II type RF system as a baseline. The new Booster RF system will be tuned to 475.036 MHz, and phase-locked to the SPEAR3 RF system. The project calls for ramping the Booster cavity gap voltage to 0.80 MV at 10 Hz, each with a 40 ms acceleration interval. With very low beam loading and low average RF power, there are many subsystems that can be operationally simplified. In this paper we present the results of analysis leading to a new Booster RF system.

title: Measurements of spin correlation in top-antitop quark events from proton-proton collisions at √s =7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
abstract: Measurements of spin correlation in top quark pair production are presented using data collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC with proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb(-1). Events are selected in final states with two charged leptons and at least two jets and in final states with one charged lepton and at least four jets. Four different observables sensitive to different properties of the top quark pair production mechanism are used to extract the correlation between the top and antitop quark spins. Some of these observables are measured for the first time. The measurements are in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction at next-to-leading-order accuracy.

title: A general relativistic external Compton-scattering model for TeV emission from M87
abstract: M87 is the first detected non-blazar extragalactic Tera-Ele ctron-Volt (TeV) source with rapid variation and very flat spectrum in the TeV band. To explain the two-peaks in the spectral energy distribution (SED) of the nucleus of M87 which is similar to those of blazars, the most commonly adopted models are the synchrotron self-Compton scattering (SSC) models and the external inverse Compton scattering (EIC) models. Considering that there is no correlated variation in the soft band (from r adio to X-ray) matching the TeV variation, and the TeV sources should not suffer from the γγ absorption due to the flat TeV spectrum, the EIC models are advantageous in modeling the TeV emission from M87. In this paper, we propose a self-consistent EIC model to explain the flat TeV spectrum of M87 within the framework of fully general relativity, where the background soft photons are from the advection-dominated accretion flo w (ADAF) around the central black hole, and the high energy electrons are from the mini-jets which are powered by the magnetic reconnection in the main jet (Giannios et al. 2010). In our model, both the TeV flares obser ved in the years of 2005 and 2008 could be well explained: the γγ absorption for TeV photons is very low, even inside the region very close to the black hole 20Rg ∼ 50Rg; at the same region, the average EIC cooling time (∼ 10 2 ∼ 10 3 s) is short, which is consistent with the observed time scale of TeV variation. Furthermore, we also discuss the possibility that the accompanying X-ray flare in 2008 is due to the direct synchrotron radiation of the mini-jets. Subject headings:black hole physics — galaxies: individual (M87)

title: Measurement of Higgs boson production in the diphoton decay channel in pp collisions at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
abstract: A measurement of the production processes of the recently discovered Higgs boson is performed in the two-photon final state using 4.5 fb(-1) of proton-proton collisions data at root s = 7 TeV and 20.3 fb(-1) at root s = 8 TeV collected by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The number of observed Higgs boson decays to diphotons divided by the corresponding Standard Model prediction, called the signal strength, is found to be mu = 1.17 +/- 0.27 at the value of the Higgs boson mass measured by ATLAS, m(H) = 125.4 GeV. The analysis is optimized to measure the signal strengths for individual Higgs boson production processes at this value of m(H). They are found to be mu(ggF) = 1.32 +/- 0.38, mu(VBF) = 0.8 +/- 0.7, mu(WH) = 1.0 +/- 1.6, mu(ZH) = 0.1(-0.1)(+3.7), and mu t (t) over barH = 1.6(-1.8)(+2.7), for Higgs boson production through gluon fusion, vector-boson fusion, and in association with a W or Z boson or a top-quark pair, respectively. Compared with the previously published ATLAS analysis, the results reported here also benefit from a new energy calibration procedure for photons and the subsequent reduction of the systematic uncertainty on the diphoton mass resolution. No significant deviations from the predictions of the Standard Model are found.

title: First observation of exclusive χcJ decays to two charged and two neutral hadrons
abstract: We study exclusive {chi}{sub c0,1,2} decays to four-hadron final states involving two charged and two neutral hadrons: , K{sup +}K{sup -}{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}, pp{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}, K{sup +}K{sup -}{eta}{pi}{sup 0}, and K{sup {+-}}{pi}{sup {+-}}K{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}. The {chi}{sub c} states are produced in radiative decays of 3.08x10{sup 6} {psi}(2S) resonance decays and observed in the CLEO detector. We also measure the largest substructure contributions to the modes {pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0} and K{sup {+-}}{pi}{sup {+-}}K{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}.