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Description:    The motion of a massive test particle in a Schwarzschild spacetime surrounded by a perfect fluid with equation of state p 0 = wρ 0 is investigated. Deviations from geodesic motion are analyzed as a function of the parameter w , ranging from w =1, which corresponds to the case of massive free scalar fields, down into the so-called “phantom” energy, with w 〈−1. It is found that the interaction with the fluid leads to capture (escape) of the particle trajectory in the case 1+ w 〉0 (〈0), respectively. Based on this result, it is argued that inspection of the trajectories of test particles in the vicinity of a Schwarzschild black hole with matter around may offer a new means of gaining insights into the nature of cosmic matter. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-4 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1913-5 Authors Donato Bini, CNR, Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone”, 00185 Rome, Italy Andrea Geralico, ICRA, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy Sauro Succi, CNR, Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone”, 00185 Rome, Italy Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 3

Description:    A possibility of KLOE-2 experiment to measure the width and the π 0 γγ ∗ form factor F ( Q 2 ) at low invariant masses of the virtual photon in the space-like region is considered. This measurement is an important test of the strong interaction dynamics at low energies. The feasibility is estimated on the basis of a Monte-Carlo simulation. The expected accuracy for is at a per cent level, which is better than the current experimental world average and theory. The form factor will be measured for the first time at Q 2 ≤0.1 GeV 2 in the space-like region. The impact of these measurements on the accuracy of the pion-exchange contribution to the hadronic light-by-light scattering part of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon is also discussed. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-8 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1917-1 Authors D. Babusci, INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, 00044 Italy H. Czyż, Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Katowice, 40007 Poland F. Gonnella, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “Tor Vergata”, Roma, 00133 Italy S. Ivashyn, A.I. Akhiezer Institute for Theoretical Physics, NSC “Kharkiv Institute for Physics and Technology”, Kharkiv, 61108 Ukraine M. Mascolo, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “Tor Vergata”, Roma, 00133 Italy R. Messi, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “Tor Vergata”, Roma, 00133 Italy D. Moricciani, INFN, Sezione Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, 00133 Italy A. Nyffeler, Regional Centre for Accelerator-based Particle Physics, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Chhatnag Road, Jhusi, Allahabad 211 019, India G. Venanzoni, INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, 00044 Italy KLOE-2 Collaboration Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 3

Description:    We evaluate all two-body decay modes of the gluino, in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with complex parameters (cMSSM). This constitutes an important step in the cascade decays of SUSY particles at the LHC. The evaluation is based on a full one-loop calculation of all two-body decay channels, also including hard QED and QCD radiation. The dependence of the gluino decay to a scalar quark and a quark on the relevant cMSSM parameters is analyzed numerically. We find sizable contributions to the decay widths and branching ratios. They are, roughly of , but can go up to ±10% or higher, where the pure SUSY QCD contributions alone can give an insufficient approximation to the full one-loop result. Therefore the full corrections are important for the correct interpretation of gluino decays at the LHC. The results will be implemented into the Fortran code FeynHiggs . Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-28 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1905-5 Authors S. Heinemeyer, Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-UC), Santander, Spain C. Schappacher, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 3

Description:    Deep-inelastic positron-proton scattering events at low photon virtuality, Q 2 , with a forward jet, produced at small angles with respect to the proton beam, are measured with the H1 detector at HERA. A subsample of events with an additional jet in the central region is also studied. For both samples, differential cross sections and normalised distributions are measured as a function of the azimuthal angle difference, Δ ϕ , between the forward jet and the scattered positron in bins of the rapidity distance, Y , between them. The data are compared to predictions of Monte Carlo generators based on different evolution approaches as well as to next-to-leading order calculations in order to test the sensitivity to QCD evolution mechanisms. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Experimental Physics Pages 1-12 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1910-8 Authors The H1 Collaboration F. D. Aaron, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania C. Alexa, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania V. Andreev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia S. Backovic, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro A. Baghdasaryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia S. Baghdasaryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia E. Barrelet, LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France W. Bartel, DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. Begzsuren, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia A. Belousov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia P. Belov, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. C. Bizot, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France V. Boudry, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France I. Bozovic-Jelisavcic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia J. Bracinik, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK G. Brandt, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Brinkmann, DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Brisson, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France D. Britzger, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Bruncko, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic A. Bunyatyan, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany G. Buschhorn, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany L. Bystritskaya, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia A. J. Campbell, DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. B. Cantun Avila, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico F. Ceccopieri, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium K. Cerny, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic V. Cerny, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic V. Chekelian, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany J. G. Contreras, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico J. A. Coughlan, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, UK J. Cvach, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic J. B. Dainton, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK K. Daum, Fachbereich C, Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany B. Delcourt, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France J. Delvax, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium E. A. De Wolf, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium C. Diaconu, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France M. Dobre, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany V. Dodonov, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany A. Dossanov, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany A. Dubak, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro G. Eckerlin, DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Egli, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland A. Eliseev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia E. Elsen, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Favart, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium A. Fedotov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia R. Felst, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Feltesse, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France J. Ferencei, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic D.-J. Fischer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Fleischer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Fomenko, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia E. Gabathuler, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK J. Gayler, DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Ghazaryan, DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Glazov, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Goerlich, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland N. Gogitidze, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia M. Gouzevitch, DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Grab, Institut für Teilchenphysik, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland A. Grebenyuk, DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Greenshaw, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK B. R. Grell, DESY, Hamburg, Germany G. Grindhammer, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany S. Habib, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Haidt, DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Helebrant, DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. C. W. Henderson, Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK E. Hennekemper, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany H. Henschel, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany M. Herbst, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany G. Herrera, Departamento de Fisica, CINVESTAV IPN, México City, Mexico M. Hildebrandt, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland K. H. Hiller, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany D. Hoffmann, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France R. Horisberger, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland T. Hreus, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium F. Huber, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany M. Jacquet, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France X. Janssen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium L. Jönsson, Physics Department, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden H. Jung, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Kapichine, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia I. R. Kenyon, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK C. Kiesling, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany M. Klein, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK C. Kleinwort, DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Kluge, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK R. Kogler, DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. Kostka, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany M. Kraemer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Kretzschmar, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK K. Krüger, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany M. P. J. Landon, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK W. Lange, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany G. Laštovička-Medin, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro P. Laycock, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. Lebedev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia V. Lendermann, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany S. Levonian, DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. Lipka, DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. List, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. List, DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Lopez-Fernandez, Departamento de Fisica, CINVESTAV IPN, México City, Mexico V. Lubimov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia A. Makankine, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia E. Malinovski, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia P. Marage, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium H.-U. Martyn, I. Physikalisches Institut der RWTH, Aachen, Germany S. J. Maxfield, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. Mehta, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. B. Meyer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany H. Meyer, Fachbereich C, Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany J. Meyer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Mikocki, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland I. Milcewicz-Mika, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland F. Moreau, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France A. Morozov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia J. V. Morris, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, UK M. Mudrinic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia K. Müller, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland Th. Naumann, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany P. R. Newman, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK C. Niebuhr, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Nikitin, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia G. Nowak, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland K. Nowak, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. E. Olsson, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Ozerov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia P. Pahl, DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Palichik, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia I. Panagoulias, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Pandurovic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia Th. Papadopoulou, DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Pascaud, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France G. D. Patel, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK E. Perez, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France A. Petrukhin, DESY, Hamburg, Germany I. Picuric, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro S. Piec, DESY, Hamburg, Germany H. Pirumov, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany D. Pitzl, DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Plačakytė, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany B. Pokorny, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic R. Polifka, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic B. Povh, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany V. Radescu, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany N. Raicevic, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro T. Ravdandorj, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia P. Reimer, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic E. Rizvi, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK P. Robmann, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland R. Roosen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium A. Rostovtsev, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia M. Rotaru, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania J. E. Ruiz Tabasco, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico S. Rusakov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia D. Šálek, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic D. P. C. Sankey, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, UK M. Sauter, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany E. Sauvan, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France S. Schmitt, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Schoeffel, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France A. Schöning, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany H.-C. Schultz-Coulon, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany F. Sefkow, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. N. Shtarkov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia S. Shushkevich, DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Sloan, Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK I. Smiljanic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia Y. Soloviev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia P. Sopicki, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland D. South, DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Spaskov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia A. Specka, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France Z. Staykova, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium M. Steder, DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. Stella, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tre and INFN Roma 3, Roma, Italy G. Stoicea, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania U. Straumann, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland T. Sykora, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic P. D. Thompson, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK T. H. Tran, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France D. Traynor, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK P. Truöl, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland I. Tsakov, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria B. Tseepeldorj, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia J. Turnau, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland A. Valkárová, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic C. Vallée, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France P. Van Mechelen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium Y. Vazdik, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia D. Wegener, Institut für Physik, TU Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany E. Wünsch, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Žáček, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic J. Zálešák, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic Z. Zhang, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France A. Zhokin, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia H. Zohrabyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia F. Zomer, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 3

Description:    We analyze the effect of higher derivative corrections to the near horizon geometry of the extremal vanishing horizon (EVH) black hole solutions in four dimensions. We restrict ourselves to a Gauss–Bonnet correction with a dilation dependent coupling in an Einstein–Maxwell-dilaton theory. This action may represent the effective action as it arises in tree level heterotic string theory compactified to four dimensions or the K3 compactification of type II string theory. We show that EVH black holes, in this theory, develop an AdS 3 throat in their near horizon geometry. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1911-7 Authors Hossein Yavartanoo, Department of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 130-701 Korea Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 3

Description:    We show how the measurement of appropriately constructed particle-energy/momentum correlations allows access to the bulk viscosity of strongly interacting hadron matter in heavy-ion collisions. This measurement can be performed by the LHC and RHIC experiments in events with high-particle multiplicity, following up on existing estimates of the shear viscosity based on elliptic flow. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-8 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1873-9 Authors Antonio Dobado, Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain Felipe J. Llanes-Estrada, Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain Juan M. Torres-Rincon, Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    Modified gravity scenarios where a change of regime appears at acceleration scales a 〈 a 0 have been proposed. Since for 1 M ⊙ systems the acceleration drops below a 0 at scales of around 7000 AU, a statistical survey of wide binaries with relative velocities and separations reaching 10 4 AU and beyond should prove useful to the above debate. We apply the proposed test to the best currently available data. Results show a constant upper limit to the relative velocities in wide binaries which is independent of separation for over three orders of magnitude, in analogy with galactic flat rotation curves in the same a 〈 a 0 acceleration regime. Our results are suggestive of a breakdown of Kepler’s third law beyond a ≈ a 0 scales, in accordance with generic predictions of modified gravity theories designed not to require any dark matter at galactic scales and beyond. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-8 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1884-6 Authors X. Hernandez, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70-264, México, Distrito Federal 04510, México M. A. Jiménez, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70-264, México, Distrito Federal 04510, México C. Allen, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70-264, México, Distrito Federal 04510, México Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    We provide a systematic study of charmless B s → PP , PV , VV decays ( P and V denote pseudoscalar and vector mesons, respectively) based on an approximate six-quark operator effective Hamiltonian from QCD. The calculation of the relevant hard-scattering kernels is carried out, the resulting transition form factors are consistent with the results of QCD sum-rule calculations. By taking into account important classes of power corrections involving “chirally enhanced” terms and the vertex corrections as well as weak annihilation contributions with non-trivial strong phase, we present predictions for the branching ratios and CP asymmetries of B s decays into PP, PV and VV final states, and also for the corresponding polarization observables in VV final states. It is found that the weak annihilation contributions with non-trivial strong phase have remarkable effects on the observables in the color-suppressed and penguin-dominated decay modes. In addition, we discuss the SU(3) flavor symmetry and show that the symmetry relations are generally respected. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-18 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1914-4 Authors Fang Su, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China Yue-Liang Wu, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China Yi-Bo Yang, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China Ci Zhuang, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 3

Description:    The current 7 TeV run of the LHC experiment shall be able to probe gluino and squark masses up to values larger than 1 TeV. Assuming that hints for SUSY are found in the jets plus missing energy channel by the end of a 5 fb −1 run, we explore the flavour constraints on three models with a CMSSM-like spectrum: the CMSSM itself, a seesaw extension of the CMSSM, and Flavoured CMSSM. In particular, we focus on decays that might have been measured by the time the run is concluded, such as B s → μμ and μ → eγ . We also analyse constraints imposed by neutral meson bounds and electric dipole moments. The interplay between collider and flavour experiments is explored through the use of three benchmark scenarios, finding the flavour feedback useful in order to determine the model parameters and to test the consistency of the different models. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-26 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1863-y Authors L. Calibbi, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), Föhringer Ring 6, 80805 München, Germany R. N. Hodgkinson, Departament de Física Teòrica and IFIC, Universtat de València-CSIC, 46100 Burjassot, Spain J. Jones Pérez, INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via E. Fermi 40, 00044 Frascati, Italy A. Masiero, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, via F. Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova, Italy O. Vives, Departament de Física Teòrica and IFIC, Universtat de València-CSIC, 46100 Burjassot, Spain Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    In this work, we have considered the power-law correction of entropy on the horizon. If the flat FRW Universe is filled with the n components fluid with interactions, the GSL of thermodynamics for apparent and event horizons have been investigated for equilibrium and non-equilibrium cases. If we consider a small perturbation around the de Sitter spacetime, the general conditions of the validity of GSL have been found. Also if a phantom dominated Universe has a pole-like type scale factor, the validity of GSL has also been analyzed. Further we have obtained constraints on the power-law parameter α in the phantom and quintessence dominated regimes. Finally we obtain conditions under which GSL breaks down in a cosmological background. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1875-7 Authors Ujjal Debnath, Department of Mathematics, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, 711 103 India Surajit Chattopadhyay, Department of Computer Application (Mathematics Section), Pailan College of Management and Technology, Bengal Pailan Park, Kolkata, 700 104 India Ibrar Hussain, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan Mubasher Jamil, Center for Advanced Mathematics and Physics (CAMP), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan Ratbay Myrzakulov, Eurasian International Center for Theoretical Physics, Eurasian National University, Astana, 010008 Kazakhstan Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    We report on double-differential inclusive cross-sections of the production of secondary protons, charged pions, and deuterons, in the interactions with a 5% λ int thick stationary aluminium target, of proton and pion beams with momentum from ±3 GeV/ c to ±15 GeV/ c . Results are given for secondary particles with production angles 20 ∘ 〈 θ 〈125 ∘ . Cross-sections on aluminium nuclei are compared with cross-sections on beryllium, carbon, copper, tin, tantalum and lead nuclei. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Experimental Physics Pages 1-75 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1882-8 Authors A. Bolshakova, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia I. Boyko, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia G. Chelkov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia D. Dedovitch, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia A. Elagin, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia D. Emelyanov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia M. Gostkin, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia A. Guskov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia Z. Kroumchtein, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia Yu. Nefedov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia K. Nikolaev, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia A. Zhemchugov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia F. Dydak, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland J. Wotschack, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland A. De Min, Politecnico di Milano and INFN, Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy V. Ammosov, Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia V. Gapienko, Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia V. Koreshev, Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia A. Semak, Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia Yu. Sviridov, Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia E. Usenko, Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia V. Zaets, Institute of High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    The sublimation of glycyl-L-α-alanine (Gly-Ala), L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine (Ala-Ala), and DL-α-alanyl-DL-α-valine (Ala-Val) aliphatic dipeptides is studied by electron ionization mass spectrometry in combination with Knudsen effusion. The temperature range in which substances sublime as monomer molecular forms is determined. Enthalpies of sublimation Δ s H °( T ) are determined for Gly-Ala, Ala-Ala, and Ala-Val. It is shown that the enthalpy of sublimation of dipeptides increases with an increase in the side hydrocarbon radical. The unknown Δ s H °(298) values for 17 amino acids and nine dipeptides are estimated using the proposed “structure-property” correlation model, in which the geometry and electron characteristics of molecules are used as structural descriptors. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 457-462 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412030065 Authors V. G. Badelin, Institute of Chemistry of Solutions, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia E. Yu. Tyunina, Ivanovo State University of Chemical Technology, Ivanovo, 153000 Russia A. V. Krasnov, Ivanovo State University of Chemical Technology, Ivanovo, 153000 Russia V. V. Tyunina, Ivanovo State University of Chemical Technology, Ivanovo, 153000 Russia N. I. Giricheva, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, 153025 Russia A. V. Girichev, Ivanovo State University of Chemical Technology, Ivanovo, 153000 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 3

Description:    The acid-base properties of metal acetylacetonates and chromatographic sorbents on the basis of Chromaton N with deposited combined stationary phases from polyethylene glycol (PEG 20M) and nickel(II) and iron(III) acetylacetonates have been investigated by means of pH measurement and Hammett indicator adsorption. The change of the acid-base state of the surface of Chromaton N depending on the nature of a metal of the modifying additive, the complex structure, and the deposition method has been demonstrated. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 463-467 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412030272 Authors Yu. G. Slizhov, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050 Russia T. N. Matveev, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050 Russia T. S. Minakova, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 3

Description:    The properties of the porous polymer Dowex L-285, modified by 5-hydroxy-6-methyluracil, are investigated by means of gas chromatography. It is found that the modification leads to a considerable increase in the sorption activity of the porous polymer with respect to both polar and nonpolar molecules. It is shown that each type of cavities in the supramolecular structure of 5-hydroxy-6-methyluracil contributes to the adsorption and thermodynamic properties of the modified adsorbent. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Separation Processes: Chromatography Pages 475-478 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412030132 Authors V. Yu. Gus’kov, Bashkir State University, Ufa, 450074 Russia S. P. Ivanov, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ufa Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, 450054 Russia R. A. Khabibullina, Bashkir State University, Ufa, 450074 Russia R. R. Garafutdinov, Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, 450054 Russia F. Kh. Kudasheva, Bashkir State University, Ufa, 450074 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 3

Description:    We establish an extended version of the Einstein–Maxwell-axion model by introducing into the Lagrangian cross-terms, which contain the gradient four-vector of the pseudoscalar (axion) field in convolution with the Maxwell tensor. The gradient model of the axion–photon coupling is applied to cosmology: we analyze the Bianchi-I type Universe with an initial magnetic field, electric field induced by the axion–photon interaction, cosmological constant and dark matter, which is described in terms of the pseudoscalar (axion) field. Analytical, qualitative and numerical results are presented in detail for two distinguished epochs: first, for the early Universe with magnetic field domination; second, for the stage of late-time accelerated expansion. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-14 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1895-3 Authors A. B. Balakin, Kazan Federal University, Institute of Physics, Kremlevskaya str. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia V. V. Bochkarev, Kazan Federal University, Institute of Physics, Kremlevskaya str. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia N. O. Tarasova, Kazan Federal University, Institute of Physics, Kremlevskaya str. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    Grand Unified Theories often involve additional Abelian group factors, apart from the standard model hypercharge, that generally lead to loop-induced mixing gauge-kinetic terms. In this letter, we show that at the one-loop level this effect can be avoided in many cases by a suitable choice of basis in group space and present a general scheme for the construction of this basis. In supersymmetric theories, however, a residual mixing in the soft SUSY breaking gaugino mass terms may appear. We generalize the renormalization group equations for the gaugino mass terms to account for this effect. In a further calculation we also present the necessary adjustments in the renormalization group equations of the trilinear soft-breaking couplings and the soft-breaking scalar mass squares. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-4 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1885-5 Authors Felix Braam, Physikalisches Institut, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany Jürgen Reuter, Physikalisches Institut, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    We propose a measurement of leading neutrons spectra at LHC in order to extract inclusive π + p and π + π + cross-sections with high p T jets production. The cross-sections for these processes are simulated with the use of parton distributions in hadrons. In this work we estimate the possibility to extract parton distributions in the pion from the data on these cross-sections and also search for signatures of fundamental differences in the pion and proton structure. Content Type Journal Article Category Special Article - Tools for Experiment and Theory Pages 1-7 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1886-4 Authors V. A. Petrov, Institute for High Energy Physics, 142 281 Protvino, Russia R. A. Ryutin, Institute for High Energy Physics, 142 281 Protvino, Russia A. E. Sobol, Institute for High Energy Physics, 142 281 Protvino, Russia M. J. Murray, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    The conformal invariance of the Hawking temperature, conjectured for the asymptotically flat and stationary black holes by Jacobson and Kang, is semiclassically evaluated for a simple particular case of symmetrical spherically and non-asymptotically flat black hole. By using the Bogoliubov coefficients, the metric euclideanization, the reflection coefficient and the gravitational anomaly, as methods of calculating the Hawking temperature, we find that it is invariant under a specific conformal transformation of the metric. We briefly discuss the results for each method. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-9 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1891-7 Authors Glauber Tadaiesky Marques, ICIBE–LASIC, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia-Brazil, Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves 2501, CEP66077-901 Belém/PA, Brazil Manuel E. Rodrigues, Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari s/n, Campus de Goiabeiras, CEP29075-910 Vitória/ES, Brazil Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 2

Description:    In this research a new idea for prediction of ultimate sizes of bimetallic nanocomposites synthesized in water-in-oil microemulsion system is proposed. In this method, by modifying Tabor Winterton approximation equation, an effective Hamaker constant was introduced. This effective Hamaker constant was applied in the van der Waals attractive interaction energy. The obtained effective van der Waals interaction energy was used as attractive contribution in the total interaction energy. The modified interaction energy was applied successfully to predict some bimetallic nanoparticles, at different mass fraction, synthesized in microemulsion system of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (AOT)/isooctane. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials Pages 2014-2017 DOI 10.1134/S003602441213002X Authors Alireza Salabat, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Arak University, P. O. Box 38156-8-8349, Arak, Iran Hassan Saydi, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Arak University, P. O. Box 38156-8-8349, Arak, Iran Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    Densities, viscosities, refractive indices and ultrasonic velocities of the binary mixtures of acetophenone with ethyl acetate were measured over the entire mole fractions at 303.15, 313.15, and 323.15 K. From the experimental results, excess molar volumes V E , viscosity deviation Δ η , refractive index deviation Δ n D , deviations in isentropic compressibility Δκ s and excess intermolecular free length Δ L f are calculated. The viscosity values were fitted to the models of Krishnan-Laddha and McAllister. The thermophysical properties under study were fit to the Jouyban-Acree model. The excess values were correlated using Redlich-Kister polynomial equation to obtain their coefficients and standard deviations. The data obtained fitted with the values correlated by the corresponding models very well. The results are interpreted in terms of molecular interactions occurring in the solution. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Solutions Pages 1947-1952 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412130195 Authors K. Saravanakumar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, 600119 India R. Baskaran, Department of Chemical Engineering, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai-119, India T. R. Kubendran, Department of Chemical Engineering, A.C. College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, 600025 India Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    The solubilities in the KCl-MgCl 2 -H 2 O system were determined at 50 and 75°C and the phase diagrams and the diagram of refractive index vs composition were plotted. Two invariant point, three univariant curves, and three crystallization zones, corresponding to potassium chloride, hexahydrate (MgCl 2 · 6H 2 O) and double salt (KCl · MgCl 2 · 6H 2 O) showed up in the phase diagrams of the ternary system, The mixing parameters θ K, Ca and Ψ K, Ca, Cl and equilibrium constant K sp were evaluated in KCl-MgCl 2 -H 2 O system by least-squares optimization procedure, in which the single-salt Pitzer parameters of KCl and MgCl 2 β (0) , β (1) , β (2) , and C ϕ were directly calculated from the literature. The results obtained were in good agreement with the experimental data. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Solutions Pages 1930-1935 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412130146 Authors Ji-min Yang, School of Chemistry & Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005 China Jing Peng, School of Chemistry & Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005 China Yu-xia Duan, School of Chemistry & Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005 China Chong Tian, School of Chemistry & Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005 China Mei Ping, Experimental Centre, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005 China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    The insertion reactions of the germylenoid H 2 GeClMgCl with RH (R = F, OH, NH 2 ) have been studied by using the DFT B3LYP and QCISD methods. The geometries of the stationary points on the potential energy surfaces of the reactions were optimized at the B3LYP/6-311+G( d , p ) level of theory. The calculated results indicate that all the mechanisms of the three insertion reactions are identical to each other. The QCISD/6-311++G( d , p )//B3LYP/6-311+G( d , p ) calculated potential energy barriers for the three insertion reactions of R = F, OH, and NH 2 are 164.62, 193.30, and 200.73 kJ mol −1 , and the reaction energies for the three reactions are −57.46, −35.65, and −22.22 kJ mol −1 , respectively. Under the same situation, the insertion reactions should occur easily in the following order H-F 〉 H-OH 〉 H-NH 2 . In THF solvent the insertion reactions get more difficult than in gas phase. Content Type Journal Article Category Structure of Matter and Quantum Chemistry Pages 1969-1973 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412130225 Authors Wen-Zuo Li, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005 P. R. China Yu-Wei Pei, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005 P. R. China Jian-Bo Cheng, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005 P. R. China Qing-Zhong Li, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005 P. R. China Bao-An Gong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005 P. R. China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    The gas-phase reaction of palladium atom with acetone is investigated using density functional theory. Geometries and energies of the reactants, intermediates, and products involved are calculated. Both ground and excited state potential energy surfaces are investigated in detail. The present results show that the title reaction start with the formation of an η 2 -CH 3 COCH 3 -metal complex, followed by C-O, C-H, and C-C activation. These reactions can lead to four different products (PdO + C 3 H 6 , PdCH 2 COCH 3 + H, PdCH 2 + CH 3 CHO, and PdCOCH 2 + CH 4 ). The present results may be helpful in understanding the mechanism of the title reaction and further experimental investigation of the reaction. Content Type Journal Article Category Structure of Matter and Quantum Chemistry Pages 1982-1990 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412130092 Authors Guo-Liang Dai, School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Taizhou University, Linhai, 317000 China Chuan-Feng Wang, School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Taizhou University, Linhai, 317000 China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    In this paper, biomimetic synthesis of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) in the presence of biomolecules of two vegetables-tomato and capsicum is investigated. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffractometry were used to characterize the CaCO 3 obtained. The biomolecules in the extracts of two vegetables are determined by UV-vis or FTIR. The results indicate that a mixture of calcite and vaterite spheres constructed from small particles is produced with the extract of tomato, while aragonite rods or ellipsoids are formed in the presence of extract of capsicum. The possible formation mechanism of the CaCO 3 crystals with tomato biomolecules can be interpreted by particle-aggregation based non-classical crystallization laws. The proteins and/or other biomolecules in tomato and capsicum may control the formation of vaterite and aragonite crystals by adsorbing onto facets of them. Content Type Journal Article Category Biophysical Chemistry Pages 2071-2075 DOI 10.1134/S003602441213016X Authors Long Chen, Department of Chemistry, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041 P. R. China Wang-Hua Xu, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Teachers College, Anqing, 246011 P. R. China Ying-Guo Zhao, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Teachers College, Anqing, 246011 P. R. China Yan Kang, Department of Chemistry, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041 P. R. China Shao-Hua Liu, Department of Chemistry, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041 P. R. China Zai-Yong Zhang, Department of Chemistry, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041 P. R. China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    The Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 , an upconversion luminescence agent, which is able to transform the visible light to ultraviolet light, was synthesized by nitrate-citric acid method. And then, a novel photocatalyst, Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /ZnO composites, was prepared by ultrasonic dispersing and liquid boil method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the structural morphology and surface properties of the Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /ZnO. Azo Fuchsine dye was selected as target organic pollutant to inspect the photocatalytic activity of Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /ZnO. The key parameters affecting the photocatalytic activity of Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /ZnO, such as Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 content, heat-treatment temperature and heat-treatment time, were studied. In addition, the effects of dye initial concentration, Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /ZnO amount and solar light irradiation time were also reviewed, as well as the photocatalytic activity in degradation of other organic dyes were compared. It was found that the photocatalytic activity of Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /ZnO was much superior to pure ZnO under the same conditions. Thus, the Er 3+ :Y 3 Al 5 O 12 /ZnO is a useful photocatalyst for the wastewater treatment because it can efficiently utilize solar light by converting visible light into ultraviolet light. Content Type Journal Article Category Photochemistry and Magnetochemistry Pages 2049-2056 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412130262 Authors L. N. Yin, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Y. Li, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China J. Wang, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Y. M. Kong, College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Y. Zhai, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China B. X. Wang, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China K. Li, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China X. D. Zhang, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    In this work, we report the formation of leaf-like ZnO nanoflakes by anodization of zinc foil in a mixture of ammonium sulfate and sodium hydroxide electrolytes under various applied voltage and concentration of sodium hydroxide. The morphology and structure of ZnO nanoflakes were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of the prepared nanoflakes zinc oxide was evaluated in the photodegradation of organic dye methylene blue (MB) solution under UV irradiation. It was found that zinc oxide prepared under high concentration of sodium hydroxide and high voltage showed better performance in the photodegradation of methylene blue. Content Type Journal Article Category Photochemistry and Magnetochemistry Pages 2041-2048 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412130171 Authors Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Department of Chemistry, GC University Lahore, Lahore, 54000 Pakistan Chin-Kiat Thong, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia Rohana Adnan, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia Mohd Amirrul Kamarulzaman, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 13

Description:    In this paper, we consider a theory of gravity with a metric-dependent torsion namely the F ( R , T ) gravity, where R is the curvature scalar and T is the torsion scalar. We study the geometric root of such theory. In particular we give the derivation of the model from the geometrical point of view. Then we present the more general form of F ( R , T ) gravity with two arbitrary functions and give some of its particular cases. In particular, the usual F ( R ) and F ( T ) gravity theories are particular cases of the F ( R , T ) gravity. In the cosmological context, we find that our new gravitational theory can describe the accelerated expansion of the Universe. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-9 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2203-y Authors Ratbay Myrzakulov, Eurasian International Center for Theoretical Physics and Department of General & Theoretical Physics, Eurasian National University, Astana, 010008 Kazakhstan Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 11

Description:    The s -wave kaon–antikaon ( ) scattering length is studied by lattice QCD using pion masses m π =330–466 MeV. Through wall sources without gauge fixing, we calculate four-point functions in the I =1 channel with the “Asqtad”-improved staggered fermion formulation, and observe an attractive signal, which is consistent with pioneering lattice studies on potential. Extrapolating the scattering length to the physical point, we obtain , where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic. These simulations are conducted with MILC gauge configurations at lattice spacing a ≈0.15 fm. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-10 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2159-y Authors Ziwen Fu, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Education Ministry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064 P.R. China Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 9

Description:    Recently, Kostelecky [V.A. Kostelecky, Phys. Lett. B 701 , 137 ( 2011 )] proposed that the spontaneous Lorentz invariance violation (sLIV) is related to Finsler geometry. Finsler spacetime is intrinsically anisotropic and naturally induces Lorentz invariance violation (LIV). In this paper, the electromagnetic field is investigated in locally Minkowski spacetime. The Lagrangian is presented explicitly for the electromagnetic field. It is compatible with the one in the standard model extension (SME). We show the Lorentz-violating Maxwell equations as well as the electromagnetic wave equation. The formal plane wave solution is obtained for the electromagnetic wave. The speed of light may depend on the direction of light and the lightcone may be enlarged or narrowed. The LIV effects could be viewed as influence from an anisotropic media on the electromagnetic wave. In addition, birefringence of light will not emerge at the leading order in this model. A constraint on the spacetime anisotropy is obtained from observations on gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-7 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2165-0 Authors Zhe Chang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China Sai Wang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 9

Description:    The ethylene glycol-1,4-dioxane system is studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry over a wide range of temperatures (−90 to 25°C) and is found to be a simple eutectic with the eutectic point at 10 mol % of dioxane (−16.5°C). Unlike a water-dioxane system, in which the clathrate with dioxane: H 2 O = 1: 34 ratio is formed, the observed phase diagram showed no evidence of clathrate formation, due presumably to its hydrogen bond geometry and the intermolecular interaction properties of ethylene glycol. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 1745-1746 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110234 Authors M. N. Rodnikova, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia I. A. Solonina, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia M. R. Kiselev, Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071 Russia S. V. Makaev, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    The solubility of atmospheric oxygen in solutions of surfactants of different natures at 293 K and pH 8 is determined by gas chromatography. It is found that additives of nonionic surfactants decrease the oxygen content in the solution in the premicellar region and increase its solubility in the micellar region. It is shown that, for anionic surfactants, a decrease in the solubility of O 2 is observed over the entire concentration range. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 1753-1755 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110088 Authors G. V. Chistyakova, Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia S. A. Koksharov, Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia T. V. Vladimirova, Ivenergo, Ivanovo, 153326 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    It was shown that after partial dehydration occurs a simultaneous condensation of four mol of initial monomer Gd(NO 3 ) 3 · 6H 2 O into a tetramer Gd 4 O 4 (NO 3 ) 4 . The heterocycle containing 4 gadolinium atoms gradually loses N 2 O 5 and, through the formation of unstable oxynitrates, is transformed into Gd 2 O 3 . The interatomic distances and angles were calculated using the molecular mechanics method. The comparison of the potential energies of consecutive oxyphosphates permitted an evaluation of their stability. The models of intermediate oxynitrates represent a reasonably good approximation to the real structures and a proper interpretation of experimental data. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis Pages 1659-1663 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110180 Authors P. P. Melnikov, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/UFMS, Caixa Postal 549, Campo Grande/MS, Brazil V. A. Nascimento, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/UFMS, Caixa Postal 549, Campo Grande/MS, Brazil L. Z. Zanoni Consolo, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/UFMS, Caixa Postal 549, Campo Grande/MS, Brazil Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    A dimensionless complex containing the surface free energy of a crystal-liquid interface γ, and the entropy jump, temperature, and density of a crystal phase is described using the phenomenology of thermodynamic similarity; this complex remains constant at the melting line. It is demonstrated that the complex refines the result obtained by Skripov and Faizullin in [6] and enables us to estimate the temperature dependence of γ. Our calculations show that the surface free energy of the crystal-liquid interface of normally melting compounds is a monotonically increasing function of temperature. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 1763-1765 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110040 Authors V. G. Baidakov, Institute of Thermal Physics, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, 620016 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    Thermodynamic parameters are determined for the adsorption of vapors of hydrocarbons and polar compounds of different structure on carbon adsorbent modified by a monomolecular layer of heptakis (2,3,6-tri- O -benzoyl)-β-cyclodextrin. The effect of the structure and polarity of organic compounds on adsorption onto an adsorbent support with a chiral macrocyclic modifier are considered. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 1769-1772 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110155 Authors K. A. Kopytin, Samara State University, Samara, 443011 Russia S. Yu. Kudryashov, Samara State University, Samara, 443011 Russia N. G. Gerasimova, Samara State University, Samara, 443011 Russia L. A. Onuchak, Samara State University, Samara, 443011 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    A thermodynamic variation of the Lindemann criterion for the vaporization of metals is proposed. It is shown that the critical amplitude of vibrations of atoms at the boiling point averages 1.42 bond lengths. Close values of interatomic distances result from the Vinet universal equation for the atomization of metals under the action of high temperatures (1.48) and negative pressures (1.50). The last value corresponds to the Van der Waals distances between metal atoms. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 1759-1762 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110052 Authors S. S. Batsanov, Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Problems of Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    Samples of composite nanomaterials obtained by the thermal treatment of mixtures of MoO 3 nano-dispersed powder and ultrafine powder of Mo with precipitate from removing iron from groundwater are studied by means of X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. The structure of these samples (phase composition, average crystallite size, microdistortions (microstresses) of their crystal lattices, and certain texture parameters) are determined. It is suggested that under certain conditions, shells from the nanoparticles of Mo and/or MoO 3 are formed on the surface of sediment particles, preventing the identification of iron-containing phases. Estimates are made of the sorption activity of some materials with respect to carbon monoxide (CO). Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials Pages 1689-1696 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110210 Authors L. Yu. Novoselova, Institute of Petroleum Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, 634021 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    A table for determining the first derivatives of thermodynamic parameters is proposed. The table differs from the familiar Suvorov table in that the five dimension parameters are replaced with four dimensionless thermodynamic parameters. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 1747-1750 DOI 10.1134/S003602441211009X Authors V. P. Dobrodeev, Rybinsk State Aviation Technological Academy, Rybinsk, 152934 Russia N. A. Kalyaeva, Rybinsk State Aviation Technological Academy, Rybinsk, 152934 Russia A. V. Dobrodeev, Rybinsk State Aviation Technological Academy, Rybinsk, 152934 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    The conjugated diffusion transport of amino acid and mineral salt through a profiled sulfo group cation exchange membrane that simulates the extraction of amino acid from wash waters of microbiological production containing mineral components not used in synthesis is studied. The competitive nature of the conjugation of flows resulting in a decrease in the rate of the mass transfer of components and their separation factor is established from a comparative analysis of experimental data on the diffusion transfer of phenylalanine and sodium chloride in the form of hydrogen from individual and mixed solutions through a profiled sulfo group cation exchange membrane. The range of concentrations and the ratio of components in solution corresponding to the effective separation of phenylalanine and sodium chloride are determined. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Separation Processes: Chromatography Pages 1726-1731 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412110271 Authors V. I. Vasil’eva, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 394006 Russia E. A. Vorob’eva, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 394006 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 11

Description:    The quark condensate is calculated within the world-line effective-action formalism, by using for the Wilson loop an ansatz provided by the stochastic vacuum model. Starting with the relation between the quark and the gluon condensates in the heavy-quark limit, we diminish the current quark mass down to the value of the inverse vacuum correlation length, finding in this way a 64 % decrease in the absolute value of the quark condensate. In particular, we find that the conventional formula for the heavy-quark condensate cannot be applied to the c -quark, and that the corrections to this formula can reach 23 % even in the case of the b -quark. We also demonstrate that, for an exponential parametrization of the two-point correlation function of gluonic field strengths, the quark condensate does not depend on the non-confining non-perturbative interactions of the stochastic background Yang–Mills fields. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-7 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2179-7 Authors Dmitri Antonov, Departamento de Física and Centro de Física das Interacções Fundamentais, Instituto Superior Técnico, UT Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal José Emílio F. T. Ribeiro, Departamento de Física and Centro de Física das Interacções Fundamentais, Instituto Superior Técnico, UT Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 10

Description:    A measurement of the integrated luminosity at the ep collider HERA is presented, exploiting the elastic QED Compton process ep → eγp . The electron and the photon are detected in the backward calorimeter of the H1 experiment. The integrated luminosity of the data recorded in 2003 to 2007 is determined with a precision of 2.3 %. The measurement is found to be compatible with the corresponding result obtained using the Bethe–Heitler process. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Experimental Physics Pages 1-13 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2163-2 Authors The H1 Collaboration F. D. Aaron, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania C. Alexa, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania V. Andreev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia S. Backovic, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro A. Baghdasaryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia S. Baghdasaryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia E. Barrelet, LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France W. Bartel, DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. Begzsuren, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia A. Belousov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia P. Belov, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. C. Bizot, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France V. Boudry, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France I. Bozovic-Jelisavcic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia J. Bracinik, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK G. Brandt, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Brinkmann, DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Brisson, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France D. Britzger, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Bruncko, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic A. Bunyatyan, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany A. Bylinkin, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia L. Bystritskaya, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia A. J. Campbell, DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. B. Cantun Avila, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, México F. Ceccopieri, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium K. Cerny, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic V. Cerny, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic V. Chekelian, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany J. G. Contreras, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, México J. A. Coughlan, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK J. Cvach, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic J. B. Dainton, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK K. Daum, Fachbereich C, Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany B. Delcourt, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France J. Delvax, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium E. A. De Wolf, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium C. Diaconu, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France M. Dobre, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany V. Dodonov, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany A. Dossanov, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany A. Dubak, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro G. Eckerlin, DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Egli, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland A. Eliseev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia E. Elsen, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Favart, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium A. Fedotov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia R. Felst, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Feltesse, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France J. Ferencei, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic D.-J. Fischer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Fleischer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Fomenko, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia E. Gabathuler, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK J. Gayler, DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Ghazaryan, DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Glazov, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Goerlich, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland N. Gogitidze, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia M. Gouzevitch, DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Grab, Institut für Teilchenphysik, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland A. Grebenyuk, DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Greenshaw, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK G. Grindhammer, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany S. Habib, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Haidt, DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. C. W. Henderson, Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK E. Hennekemper, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany H. Henschel, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany M. Herbst, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany G. Herrera, Departamento de Fisica, CINVESTAV IPN, México City, México M. Hildebrandt, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland K. H. Hiller, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany D. Hoffmann, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France R. Horisberger, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland T. Hreus, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium F. Huber, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany M. Jacquet, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France X. Janssen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium L. Jönsson, Physics Department, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden H. Jung, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Kapichine, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia I. R. Kenyon, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK C. Kiesling, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany M. Klein, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK C. Kleinwort, DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Kluge, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK R. Kogler, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany P. Kostka, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany M. Krämer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Kretzschmar, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK K. Krüger, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany M. P. J. Landon, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK W. Lange, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany G. Laštovička-Medin, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro P. Laycock, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. Lebedev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia V. Lendermann, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany S. Levonian, DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. Lipka, DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. List, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. List, DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. Lobodzinski, DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Lopez-Fernandez, Departamento de Fisica, CINVESTAV IPN, México City, México V. Lubimov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia E. Malinovski, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia H.-U. Martyn, I. Physikalisches Institut der RWTH, Aachen, Germany S. J. Maxfield, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. Mehta, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. B. Meyer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany H. Meyer, Fachbereich C, Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany J. Meyer, DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Mikocki, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland I. Milcewicz-Mika, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland F. Moreau, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France A. Morozov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia J. V. Morris, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK K. Müller, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland Th. Naumann, DESY, Zeuthen, Germany P. R. Newman, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK C. Niebuhr, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Nikitin, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia G. Nowak, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland K. Nowak, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany J. E. Olsson, DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Ozerov, DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. Pahl, DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Palichik, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia I. Panagoulias, DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Pandurovic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia Th. Papadopoulou, DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Pascaud, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France G. D. Patel, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK E. Perez, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France A. Petrukhin, DESY, Hamburg, Germany I. Picuric, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro H. Pirumov, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany D. Pitzl, DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Plačakytė, DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. Pokorny, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic R. Polifka, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic B. Povh, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany V. Radescu, DESY, Hamburg, Germany N. Raicevic, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro T. Ravdandorj, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia P. Reimer, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic E. Rizvi, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK P. Robmann, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland R. Roosen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium A. Rostovtsev, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia M. Rotaru, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania J. E. Ruiz Tabasco, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, México S. Rusakov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia D. Šálek, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic D. P. C. Sankey, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK M. Sauter, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany E. Sauvan, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France S. Schmitt, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Schoeffel, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France A. Schöning, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany H.-C. Schultz-Coulon, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany F. Sefkow, DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. N. Shtarkov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia S. Shushkevich, DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Sloan, Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK Y. Soloviev, DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. Sopicki, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland D. South, DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Spaskov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia A. Specka, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France Z. Staykova, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium M. Steder, DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. Stella, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tre and INFN Roma 3, Roma, Italy G. Stoicea, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania U. Straumann, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland T. Sykora, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic P. D. Thompson, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK T. H. Tran, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France D. Traynor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK P. Truöl, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland I. Tsakov, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria B. Tseepeldorj, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia J. Turnau, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland A. Valkárová, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic C. Vallée, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France P. Van Mechelen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels and Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium Y. Vazdik, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia D. Wegener, Institut für Physik, TU Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany E. Wünsch, DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Žáček, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic J. Zálešák, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic Z. Zhang, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France A. Zhokin, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia R. Žlebčík, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic H. Zohrabyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia F. Zomer, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 10

Description:    A combination of the inclusive diffractive cross section measurements made by the H1 and ZEUS Collaborations at HERA is presented. The analysis uses samples of diffractive deep inelastic ep scattering data at a centre-of-mass energy where leading protons are detected by dedicated spectrometers. Correlations of systematic uncertainties are taken into account, resulting in an improved precision of the cross section measurement which reaches 6 % for the most precise points. The combined data cover the range 2.5〈 Q 2 〈200 GeV 2 in photon virtuality, in proton fractional momentum loss, 0.09〈| t |〈0.55 GeV 2 in squared four-momentum transfer at the proton vertex and 0.0018〈 β 〈0.816 in , where x is the Bjorken scaling variable. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Experimental Physics Pages 1-17 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2175-y Authors The H1 and ZEUS Collaborations F. D. Aaron, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania H. Abramowicz, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel I. Abt, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany L. Adamczyk, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland M. Adamus, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland R. Aggarwal, Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India C. Alexa, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania V. Andreev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia S. Antonelli, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy P. Antonioli, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy A. Antonov, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia M. Arneodo, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, and INFN, Torino, Italy O. Arslan, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany V. Aushev, Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine Y. Aushev, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine O. Bachynska, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Backovic, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro A. Baghdasaryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia S. Baghdasaryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia A. Bamberger, Fakultät für Physik der Universität Freiburg i.Br., Freiburg i.Br., Germany A. N. Barakbaev, Institute of Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan G. Barbagli, INFN Florence, Florence, Italy G. Bari, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy F. Barreiro, Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain E. Barrelet, LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France W. Bartel, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany N. Bartosik, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Bartsch, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany M. Basile, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy K. Begzsuren, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia O. Behnke, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Behr, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany U. Behrens, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Bellagamba, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy A. Belousov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia P. Belov, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Bertolin, INFN Padova, Padova, Italy S. Bhadra, Department of Physics, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada M. Bindi, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy J. C. Bizot, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France C. Blohm, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Bokhonov, Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine K. Bondarenko, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine E. G. Boos, Institute of Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan K. Borras, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Boscherini, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy D. Bot, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Boudry, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France I. Bozovic-Jelisavcic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia T. Bołd, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland N. Brümmer, Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA J. Bracinik, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK G. Brandt, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Brinkmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Brisson, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France D. Britzger, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany I. Brock, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany E. Brownson, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA R. Brugnera, Dipartimento di Fisica dell’ Università and INFN, Padova, Italy D. Bruncko, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic A. Bruni, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy G. Bruni, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy B. Brzozowska, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland A. Bunyatyan, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany P. J. Bussey, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK A. Bylinkin, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia B. Bylsma, Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA L. Bystritskaya, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia A. Caldwell, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany A. J. Campbell, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. B. Cantun Avila, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, México M. Capua, Physics Department and INFN, Calabria University, Cosenza, Italy R. Carlin, Dipartimento di Fisica dell’ Università and INFN, Padova, Italy C. D. Catterall, Department of Physics, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada F. Ceccopieri, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium K. Cerny, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic V. Cerny, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic S. Chekanov, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439-4815, USA V. Chekelian, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany J. Chwastowski, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland J. Ciborowski, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland R. Ciesielski, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Cifarelli, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy F. Cindolo, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy A. Contin, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy J. G. Contreras, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, México A. M. Cooper-Sarkar, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK N. Coppola, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Corradi, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy F. Corriveau, Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 2T8, Canada M. Costa, Università di Torino and INFN, Torino, Italy J. A. Coughlan, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK J. Cvach, Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic G. D’Agostini, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università’La Sapienza’ and INFN, Rome, Italy J. B. Dainton, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK F. Dal Corso, INFN Padova, Padova, Italy K. Daum, Fachbereich C, Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany B. Delcourt, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France J. Delvax, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium R. K. Dementiev, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia M. Derrick, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439-4815, USA R. C. E. Devenish, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK S. De Pasquale, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy E. A. De Wolf, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium J. del Peso, Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain C. Diaconu, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France M. Dobre, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany D. Dobur, Fakultät für Physik der Universität Freiburg i.Br., Freiburg i.Br., Germany V. Dodonov, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany B. A. Dolgoshein, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia G. Dolinska, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine A. Dossanov, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany A. T. Doyle, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK V. Drugakov, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany A. Dubak, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro L. S. Durkin, Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA S. Dusini, INFN Padova, Padova, Italy G. Eckerlin, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Egli, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland Y. Eisenberg, Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel A. Eliseev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia E. Elsen, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. F. Ermolov, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia A. Eskreys, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland S. Fang, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Favart, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium S. Fazio, Physics Department and INFN, Calabria University, Cosenza, Italy A. Fedotov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia R. Felst, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Feltesse, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France J. Ferencei, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic J. Ferrando, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK M. I. Ferrero, Università di Torino and INFN, Torino, Italy J. Figiel, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland D.-J. Fischer, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Fleischer, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Fomenko, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia M. Forrest, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK B. Foster, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK E. Gabathuler, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK G. Gach, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland A. Galas, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland E. Gallo, INFN Florence, Florence, Italy A. Garfagnini, Dipartimento di Fisica dell’ Università and INFN, Padova, Italy J. Gayler, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Geiser, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Ghazaryan, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany I. Gialas, Department of Engineering in Management and Finance, Univ. of the Aegean, Chios, Greece A. Gizhko, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine L. K. Gladilin, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia D. Gladkov, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia C. Glasman, Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain A. Glazov, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Goerlich, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland N. Gogitidze, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia O. Gogota, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine Y. A. Golubkov, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia P. Göttlicher, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Gouzevitch, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Grab, Institut für Teilchenphysik, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland I. Grabowska-Bołd, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland A. Grebenyuk, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Grebenyuk, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Greenshaw, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK I. Gregor, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany G. Grigorescu, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands G. Grindhammer, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany G. Grzelak, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland O. Gueta, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel M. Guzik, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland C. Gwenlan, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK A. Hüttmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Haas, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Habib, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Haidt, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany W. Hain, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Hamatsu, Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan J. C. Hart, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK H. Hartmann, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany G. Hartner, Department of Physics, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada R. C. W. Henderson, Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK E. Hennekemper, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany H. Henschel, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany M. Herbst, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany G. Herrera, Departamento de Fisica, CINVESTAV IPN, México City, México M. Hildebrandt, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland E. Hilger, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany K. H. Hiller, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany J. Hladký, Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic D. Hochman, Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel D. Hoffmann, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France R. Hori, Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan R. Horisberger, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland T. Hreus, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium F. Huber, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Z. A. Ibrahim, Jabatan Fizik, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Y. Iga, Polytechnic University, Tokyo, Japan R. Ingbir, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel M. Ishitsuka, Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan M. Jacquet, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France H.-P. Jakob, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany X. Janssen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium F. Januschek, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. W. Jones, Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, London, UK L. Jönsson, Physics Department, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden M. Jüngst, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany H. Jung, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany I. Kadenko, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine B. Kahle, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Kananov, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel T. Kanno, Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan M. Kapichine, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia U. Karshon, Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel F. Karstens, Fakultät für Physik der Universität Freiburg i.Br., Freiburg i.Br., Germany I. I. Katkov, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. Kaur, Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India M. Kaur, Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India I. R. Kenyon, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK A. Keramidas, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands L. A. Khein, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia C. Kiesling, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany J. Y. Kim, Institute for Universe and Elementary Particles, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, South Korea D. Kisielewska, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland S. Kitamura, Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan R. Klanner, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany M. Klein, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK U. Klein, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Kleinwort, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany E. Koffeman, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands R. Kogler, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany N. Kondrashova, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine O. Kononenko, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine P. Kooijman, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands I. Korol, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine I. A. Korzhavina, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia P. Kostka, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany A. Kotański, Department of Physics, Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland U. Kötz, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany H. Kowalski, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Krämer, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. Kretzschmar, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK K. Krüger, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany O. Kuprash, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Kuze, Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan M. P. J. Landon, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK W. Lange, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany G. Laštovička-Medin, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro P. Laycock, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. Lebedev, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia A. Lee, Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA V. Lendermann, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany B. B. Levchenko, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia S. Levonian, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Levy, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel V. Libov, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Limentani, Dipartimento di Fisica dell’ Università and INFN, Padova, Italy T. Y. Ling, Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA K. Lipka, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany M. Lisovyi, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. List, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. List, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany E. Lobodzinska, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany B. Lobodzinski, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany W. Lohmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany B. Löhr, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany E. Lohrmann, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany K. R. Long, High Energy Nuclear Physics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK A. Longhin, INFN Padova, Padova, Italy D. Lontkovskyi, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Lopez-Fernandez, Departamento de Fisica, CINVESTAV IPN, México City, México V. Lubimov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia O. Y. Lukina, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia J. Maeda, Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan S. Magill, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439-4815, USA I. Makarenko, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany E. Malinovski, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia J. Malka, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Mankel, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Margotti, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy G. Marini, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università’La Sapienza’ and INFN, Rome, Italy J. F. Martin, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada H.-U. Martyn, I. Physikalisches Institut der RWTH, Aachen, Germany A. Mastroberardino, Physics Department and INFN, Calabria University, Cosenza, Italy M. C. K. Mattingly, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0380, USA S. J. Maxfield, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK A. Mehta, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK I.-A. Melzer-Pellmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Mergelmeyer, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany A. B. Meyer, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany H. Meyer, Fachbereich C, Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany J. Meyer, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Miglioranzi, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Mikocki, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland I. Milcewicz-Mika, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland F. Mohamad Idris, Jabatan Fizik, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia V. Monaco, Università di Torino and INFN, Torino, Italy A. Montanari, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany F. Moreau, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France A. Morozov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia J. V. Morris, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK J. D. Morris, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK K. Mujkic, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany K. Müller, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland B. Musgrave, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439-4815, USA K. Nagano, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, KEK, Tsukuba, Japan T. Namsoo, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Nania, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy T. Naumann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany P. R. Newman, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK C. Niebuhr, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Nigro, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università’La Sapienza’ and INFN, Rome, Italy D. Nikitin, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia Y. Ning, Nevis Laboratories, Columbia University, Irvington on Hudson, NY 10027, USA T. Nobe, Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan D. Notz, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany G. Nowak, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland K. Nowak, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. J. Nowak, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland A. E. Nuncio-Quiroz, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany B. Y. Oh, Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA N. Okazaki, Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan K. Olkiewicz, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland J. E. Olsson, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany Y. Onishchuk, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine D. Ozerov, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. Pahl, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Palichik, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia M. Pandurovic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia K. Papageorgiu, Department of Engineering in Management and Finance, Univ. of the Aegean, Chios, Greece A. Parenti, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany C. Pascaud, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France G. D. Patel, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK E. Paul, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany J. M. Pawlak, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland B. Pawlik, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland P. G. Pelfer, University and INFN Florence, Florence, Italy A. Pellegrino, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands E. Perez, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France W. Perlański, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland H. Perrey, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. Petrukhin, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany I. Picuric, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro K. Piotrzkowski, Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium H. Pirumov, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany D. Pitzl, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Plačakytė, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. Pluciński, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland B. Pokorny, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic N. S. Pokrovskiy, Institute of Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan R. Polifka, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic A. Polini, INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy B. Povh, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany A. S. Proskuryakov, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia M. Przybycień, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland V. Radescu, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany N. Raicevic, Faculty of Science, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro A. Raval, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. Ravdandorj, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia D. D. Reeder, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA P. Reimer, Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic B. Reisert, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany Z. Ren, Nevis Laboratories, Columbia University, Irvington on Hudson, NY 10027, USA J. Repond, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439-4815, USA Y. D. Ri, Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan E. Rizvi, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK A. Robertson, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK P. Robmann, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland P. Roloff, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany R. Roosen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium A. Rostovtsev, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia M. Rotaru, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania I. Rubinsky, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany J. E. Ruiz Tabasco, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, CINVESTAV, Mérida, Yucatán, México S. Rusakov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia M. Ruspa, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, and INFN, Torino, Italy R. Sacchi, Università di Torino and INFN, Torino, Italy D. Šálek, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic U. Samson, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany D. P. C. Sankey, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK G. Sartorelli, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy M. Sauter, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany E. Sauvan, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France A. A. Savin, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA D. H. Saxon, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK M. Schioppa, Physics Department and INFN, Calabria University, Cosenza, Italy S. Schlenstedt, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Zeuthen, Germany P. Schleper, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany W. B. Schmidke, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany S. Schmitt, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany U. Schneekloth, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Schoeffel, CEA, DSM/Irfu, CE-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France V. Schönberg, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany A. Schöning, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany T. Schörner-Sadenius, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany H.-C. Schultz-Coulon, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany J. Schwartz, Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 2T8, Canada F. Sciulli, Nevis Laboratories, Columbia University, Irvington on Hudson, NY 10027, USA F. Sefkow, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. M. Shcheglova, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia R. Shehzadi, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany S. Shimizu, Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan L. N. Shtarkov, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia S. Shushkevich, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany I. Singh, Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India I. O. Skillicorn, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK W. Słomiński, Department of Physics, Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland T. Sloan, Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK W. H. Smith, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA V. Sola, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany A. Solano, Università di Torino and INFN, Torino, Italy Y. Soloviev, Fakultät für Physik der Universität Freiburg i.Br., Freiburg i.Br., Germany D. Son, Center for High Energy Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea P. Sopicki, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland V. Sosnovtsev, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia D. South, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany V. Spaskov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia A. Specka, LLR, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France A. Spiridonov, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany H. Stadie, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany L. Stanco, INFN Padova, Padova, Italy Z. Staykova, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium M. Steder, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany N. Stefaniuk, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine B. Stella, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tre and INFN Roma 3, Rome, Italy A. Stern, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel T. P. Stewart, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada A. Stifutkin, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia G. Stoicea, National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE), Bucharest, Romania P. Stopa, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland U. Straumann, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland S. Suchkov, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia G. Susinno, Physics Department and INFN, Calabria University, Cosenza, Italy L. Suszycki, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH-University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland T. Sykora, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium J. Sztuk-Dambietz, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany J. Szuba, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany D. Szuba, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany A. D. Tapper, High Energy Nuclear Physics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK E. Tassi, Physics Department and INFN, Calabria University, Cosenza, Italy J. Terrón, Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain T. Theedt, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany P. D. Thompson, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK H. Tiecke, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands K. Tokushuku, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, KEK, Tsukuba, Japan J. Tomaszewska, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany T. H. Tran, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France D. Traynor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK P. Truöl, Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland V. Trusov, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine I. Tsakov, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria B. Tseepeldorj, Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia T. Tsurugai, Faculty of General Education, Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, Japan M. Turcato, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany O. Turkot, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine J. Turnau, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland T. Tymieniecka, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland M. Vázquez, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands A. Valkárová, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic C. Vallée, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, 13288 Marseille, France P. Van Mechelen, Inter-University Institute for High Energies ULB-VUB, Brussels, Belgium Y. Vazdik, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia A. Verbytskyi, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany O. Viazlo, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine N. N. Vlasov, Fakultät für Physik der Universität Freiburg i.Br., Freiburg i.Br., Germany R. Walczak, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK W. A. T. Wan Abdullah, Jabatan Fizik, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia D. Wegener, Institut für Physik, TU Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany J. J. Whitmore, Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA K. Wichmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany L. Wiggers, NIKHEF and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands M. Wing, Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, London, UK M. Wlasenko, Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany G. Wolf, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany H. Wolfe, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA K. Wrona, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany E. Wünsch, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany A. G. Yagües-Molina, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany S. Yamada, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, KEK, Tsukuba, Japan Y. Yamazaki, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, KEK, Tsukuba, Japan R. Yoshida, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439-4815, USA C. Youngman, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany O. Zabiegalov, Department of Nuclear Physics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine J. Žáček, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic J. Zálešák, Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic L. Zawiejski, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland O. Zenaiev, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany W. Zeuner, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany Z. Zhang, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France B. O. Zhautykov, Institute of Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan N. Zhmak, Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine A. Zhokin, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia A. Zichichi, University and INFN Bologna, Bologna, Italy R. Žlebčík, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic H. Zohrabyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia Z. Zolkapli, Jabatan Fizik, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia F. Zomer, LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France D. S. Zotkin, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia A. F. Żarnecki, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 10

Description:    The pMSSM provides a broad perspective on SUSY phenomenology. In this paper we generate two new, very large, sets of pMSSM models with sparticle masses extending up to 4 TeV, where the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) is either a neutralino or gravitino. The existence of a gravitino LSP necessitates a detailed study of its cosmological effects and we find that Big Bang Nucleosynthesis places strong constraints on this scenario. Both sets are subjected to a global set of theoretical, observational and experimental constraints resulting in a sample of ∼225k viable models for each LSP type. The characteristics of these two model sets are briefly compared. We confront the neutralino LSP model set with searches for SUSY at the 7 TeV LHC using both the missing (MET) and non-missing E T ATLAS analyses. In the MET case, we employ Monte Carlo estimates of the ratios of the SM backgrounds at 7 and 8 TeV to rescale the 7 TeV data-driven ATLAS backgrounds to 8 TeV. This allows us to determine the pMSSM parameter space coverage for this collision energy. We find that an integrated luminosity of ∼5–20 fb −1 at 8 TeV would yield a substantial increase in this coverage compared to that at 7 TeV and can probe roughly half of the model set. If the pMSSM is not discovered during the 8 TeV run, then our model set will be essentially void of gluinos and lightest first and second generation squarks that are ≲700–800 GeV, which is much less than the analogous mSUGRA bound. Finally, we demonstrate that non-MET SUSY searches continue to play an important role in exploring the pMSSM parameter space. These two pMSSM model sets can be used as the basis for investigations for years to come. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-26 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2156-1 Authors Matthew W. Cahill-Rowley, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA JoAnne L. Hewett, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA Stefan Hoeche, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA Ahmed Ismail, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA Thomas G. Rizzo, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 9

Description:    In the context of strongly coupled Electroweak Symmetry Breaking, composite light scalar singlet and composite triplet of heavy vectors may arise from an unspecified strong dynamics and the interactions among themselves and with the Standard Model gauge bosons and fermions can be described by a SU (2) L × SU (2) R / SU (2) L + R effective chiral Lagrangian. In this framework, the production of the V + V − and V 0 V 0 final states at the LHC by gluon fusion mechanism is studied in the region of parameter space consistent with the unitarity constraints in the elastic channel of longitudinal gauge boson scattering and in the inelastic scattering of two longitudinal Standard Model gauge bosons into Standard Model fermions pairs. The expected rates of same-sign di-lepton and tri-lepton events from the decay of the V 0 V 0 final state are computed and their corresponding backgrounds are estimated. It is of remarkable relevance that the V 0 V 0 final state can only be produced at the LHC via a gluon fusion mechanism since this state is absent in the Drell–Yan process. It is also found that the V + V − final-state production cross section via gluon fusion mechanism is comparable with the V + V − Drell–Yan production cross section. The comparison of the V 0 V 0 and V + V − total cross sections will be crucial for distinguishing the different models since the vector pair production is sensitive to many couplings. This will also be useful to determine if the heavy vectors are only composite vectors or are gauge vectors of a spontaneously broken gauge symmetry. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-10 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2154-3 Authors A. E. Cárcamo Hernández, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María and Centro Científico-Tecnológico de Valparaíso, Casilla 110-V, Valparaíso, Chile Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 9

Description:    A search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson using diphoton events produced in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of is performed using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.9 fb −1 collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. A specific benchmark model is considered where all the fermion couplings to the Higgs boson are set to zero and the bosonic couplings are kept at the Standard Model values (fermiophobic Higgs model). The largest excess with respect to the background-only hypothesis is found at 125.5 GeV, with a local significance of 2.9 standard deviations, which reduces to 1.6 standard deviations when taking into account the look-elsewhere effect. The data exclude the fermiophobic Higgs model in the ranges 110.0–118.0 GeV and 119.5–121.0 GeV at 95 % confidence level. Content Type Journal Article Category Letter Pages 1-18 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2157-0 Authors The ATLAS Collaboration, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland G. Aad, Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i.Br., Germany B. Abbott, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States of America J. Abdallah, Institut de Física d’Altes Energies and Departament de Física de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and ICREA, Barcelona, Spain S. Abdel Khalek, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France A. A. Abdelalim, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland O. Abdinov, Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan B. Abi, Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States of America M. Abolins, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East, Lansing, MI, United States of America O. S. AbouZeid, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada H. Abramowicz, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel H. Abreu, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France E. Acerbi, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy B. S. Acharya, INFN Gruppo Collegato di Udine, Udine, Italy L. Adamczyk, AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland D. L. Adams, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America T. N. Addy, Department of Physics, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, United States of America J. Adelman, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America S. Adomeit, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany P. Adragna, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom T. Adye, Particle Physics Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom S. Aefsky, Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States of America J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra, Departamento de Fisica Teorica y del Cosmos and CAFPE, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain M. Aharrouche, Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany S. P. Ahlen, Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of America F. Ahles, Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i.Br., Germany A. Ahmad, Departments of Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America M. Ahsan, Physics Department, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States of America G. Aielli, INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy T. Akdogan, Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey T. P. A. Åkesson, Fysiska institutionen, Lunds universitet, Lund, Sweden G. Akimoto, International Center for Elementary Particle Physics and Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan A. V. Akimov, P.N. Lebedev Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A. Akiyama, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan M. S. Alam, University at Albany, Albany, NY, United States of America M. A. Alam, Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London, Surrey, United Kingdom J. Albert, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada S. Albrand, Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, Université Joseph Fourier and CNRS/IN2P3 and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France M. Aleksa, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland I. N. Aleksandrov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR Dubna, Dubna, Russia F. Alessandria, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy C. Alexa, National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania G. Alexander, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel G. Alexandre, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland T. Alexopoulos, Physics Department, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, Greece M. Alhroob, INFN Gruppo Collegato di Udine, Udine, Italy M. Aliev, Department of Physics, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany G. Alimonti, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy J. Alison, Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America B. M. M. Allbrooke, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom P. P. Allport, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom S. E. Allwood-Spiers, SUPA - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom J. Almond, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom A. Aloisio, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy R. Alon, Department of Particle Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel A. Alonso, Fysiska institutionen, Lunds universitet, Lund, Sweden B. Alvarez Gonzalez, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East, Lansing, MI, United States of America M. G. Alviggi, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy K. Amako, KEK, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan C. Amelung, Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States of America V. V. Ammosov, State Research Center Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia A. Amorim, Laboratorio de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas - LIP, Lisboa, Portugal N. Amram, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel C. Anastopoulos, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland L. S. Ancu, Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics and Laboratory for High Energy Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland N. Andari, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France T. Andeen, Nevis Laboratory, Columbia University, Irvington, NY, United States of America C. F. Anders, Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany G. Anders, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany K. J. Anderson, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America A. Andreazza, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy V. Andrei, Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany X. S. Anduaga, Instituto de Física La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata and CONICET, La Plata, Argentina P. Anger, Institut für Kern- und Teilchenphysik, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany A. Angerami, Nevis Laboratory, Columbia University, Irvington, NY, United States of America F. Anghinolfi, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland A. Anisenkov, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia N. Anjos, Laboratorio de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas - LIP, Lisboa, Portugal A. Annovi, INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy A. Antonaki, Physics Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece M. Antonelli, INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy A. Antonov, Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute (MEPhI), Moscow, Russia J. Antos, Department of Subnuclear Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic F. Anulli, INFN Sezione di Roma I, Roma, Italy S. Aoun, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université and CNRS/IN2P3, Marseille, France L. Aperio Bella, LAPP, CNRS/IN2P3 and Université de Savoie, Annecy-le-Vieux, France R. Apolle, Department of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom G. Arabidze, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East, Lansing, MI, United States of America I. Aracena, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, CA, United States of America Y. Arai, KEK, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan A. T. H. Arce, Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America S. Arfaoui, Departments of Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America J-F. Arguin, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America E. Arik, Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey M. Arik, Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey A. J. Armbruster, Department of Physics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America O. Arnaez, Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany V. Arnal, Departamento de Fisica Teorica C-15, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain C. Arnault, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France A. Artamonov, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP), Moscow, Russia G. Artoni, INFN Sezione di Roma I, Roma, Italy D. Arutinov, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany S. Asai, International Center for Elementary Particle Physics and Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan R. Asfandiyarov, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States of America S. Ask, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom B. Åsman, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden L. Asquith, High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States of America K. Assamagan, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America A. Astbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada B. Aubert, LAPP, CNRS/IN2P3 and Université de Savoie, Annecy-le-Vieux, France E. Auge, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France K. Augsten, Czech Technical University in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic M. Aurousseau, Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa G. Avolio, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States of America R. Avramidou, Physics Department, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, Greece D. Axen, Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada G. Azuelos, Group of Particle Physics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada Y. Azuma, International Center for Elementary Particle Physics and Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan M. A. Baak, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland G. Baccaglioni, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy C. Bacci, INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy A. M. Bach, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America H. Bachacou, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France K. Bachas, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland M. Backes, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland M. Backhaus, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany E. Badescu, National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania P. Bagnaia, INFN Sezione di Roma I, Roma, Italy S. Bahinipati, Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Y. Bai, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China D. C. Bailey, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada T. Bain, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada J. T. Baines, Particle Physics Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom O. K. Baker, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America M. D. Baker, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America S. Baker, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom E. Banas, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland P. Banerjee, Group of Particle Physics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada Sw. Banerjee, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States of America D. Banfi, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland A. Bangert, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia V. Bansal, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada H. S. Bansil, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom L. Barak, Department of Particle Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel S. P. Baranov, P.N. Lebedev Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A. Barbaro Galtieri, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America T. Barber, Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i.Br., Germany E. L. Barberio, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia D. Barberis, INFN Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy M. Barbero, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany D. Y. Bardin, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR Dubna, Dubna, Russia T. Barillari, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), München, Germany M. Barisonzi, Fachbereich C Physik, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany T. Barklow, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, CA, United States of America N. Barlow, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom B. M. Barnett, Particle Physics Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom R. M. Barnett, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America A. Baroncelli, INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy G. Barone, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland A. J. Barr, Department of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom F. Barreiro, Departamento de Fisica Teorica C-15, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain J. Barreiro Guimarães da Costa, Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America P. Barrillon, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France R. Bartoldus, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, CA, United States of America A. E. Barton, Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom V. Bartsch, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom R. L. Bates, SUPA - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom L. Batkova, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic J. R. Batley, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom A. Battaglia, Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics and Laboratory for High Energy Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland M. Battistin, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland F. Bauer, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France H. S. Bawa, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, CA, United States of America S. Beale, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany T. Beau, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, UPMC and Université Paris-Diderot and CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France P. H. Beauchemin, Science and Technology Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States of America R. Beccherle, INFN Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy P. Bechtle, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany H. P. Beck, Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics and Laboratory for High Energy Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland A. K. Becker, Fachbereich C Physik, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany S. Becker, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany M. Beckingham, Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America K. H. Becks, Fachbereich C Physik, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany A. J. Beddall, Department of Physics Engineering, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey A. Beddall, Department of Physics Engineering, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey S. Bedikian, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America V. A. Bednyakov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR Dubna, Dubna, Russia C. P. Bee, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université and CNRS/IN2P3, Marseille, France M. Begel, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America S. Behar Harpaz, Department of Physics, Technion: Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel M. Beimforde, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), München, Germany C. Belanger-Champagne, Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada P. J. Bell, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland W. H. Bell, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland G. Bella, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel L. Bellagamba, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy F. Bellina, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland M. Bellomo, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland A. Belloni, Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America O. Beloborodova, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia K. Belotskiy, Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute (MEPhI), Moscow, Russia O. Beltramello, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland O. Benary, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel D. Benchekroun, Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Réseau Universitaire de Physique des Hautes Energies - Université Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco K. Bendtz, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden N. Benekos, Department of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States of America Y. Benhammou, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel E. Benhar Noccioli, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland J. A. Benitez Garcia, Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada D. P. Benjamin, Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America M. Benoit, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France J. R. Bensinger, Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States of America K. Benslama, Physics Department, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada S. Bentvelsen, Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands D. Berge, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland E. Bergeaas Kuutmann, DESY, Hamburg and Zeuthen, Germany N. Berger, LAPP, CNRS/IN2P3 and Université de Savoie, Annecy-le-Vieux, France F. Berghaus, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada E. Berglund, Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands J. Beringer, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America P. Bernat, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom R. Bernhard, Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i.Br., Germany C. Bernius, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America T. Berry, Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London, Surrey, United Kingdom C. Bertella, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université and CNRS/IN2P3, Marseille, France A. Bertin, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy F. Bertolucci, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy M. I. Besana, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy G. J. Besjes, Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen/Nikhef, Nijmegen, Netherlands N. Besson, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France S. Bethke, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), München, Germany W. Bhimji, SUPA - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom R. M. Bianchi, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland M. Bianco, INFN Sezione di Lecce, Lecce, Italy O. Biebel, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany S. P. Bieniek, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom K. Bierwagen, II Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany J. Biesiada, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America M. Biglietti, INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy H. Bilokon, INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy M. Bindi, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy S. Binet, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France A. Bingul, Department of Physics Engineering, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey C. Bini, INFN Sezione di Roma I, Roma, Italy C. Biscarat, Domaine scientifique de la Doua, Centre de Calcul CNRS/IN2P3, Villeurbanne Cedex, France U. Bitenc, Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i.Br., Germany K. M. Black, Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of America R. E. Blair, High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States of America J.-B. Blanchard, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France G. Blanchot, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland T. Blazek, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic C. Blocker, Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States of America J. Blocki, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland A. Blondel, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland W. Blum, Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany U. Blumenschein, II Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany G. J. Bobbink, Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands V. B. Bobrovnikov, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia S. S. Bocchetta, Fysiska institutionen, Lunds universitet, Lund, Sweden A. Bocci, Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America C. R. Boddy, Department of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom M. Boehler, DESY, Hamburg and Zeuthen, Germany J. Boek, Fachbereich C Physik, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany N. Boelaert, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark J. A. Bogaerts, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland A. Bogdanchikov, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia A. Bogouch, B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Republic of Belarus C. Bohm, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden J. Bohm, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic V. Boisvert, Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London, Surrey, United Kingdom T. Bold, AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland V. Boldea, National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania N. M. Bolnet, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France M. Bomben, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, UPMC and Université Paris-Diderot and CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France M. Bona, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom M. Bondioli, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States of America M. Boonekamp, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France C. N. Booth, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom S. Bordoni, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, UPMC and Université Paris-Diderot and CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France C. Borer, Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics and Laboratory for High Energy Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland A. Borisov, State Research Center Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia G. Borissov, Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom I. Borjanovic, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia M. Borri, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom S. Borroni, Department of Physics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America V. Bortolotto, INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy K. Bos, Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands D. Boscherini, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy M. Bosman, Institut de Física d’Altes Energies and Departament de Física de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and ICREA, Barcelona, Spain H. Boterenbrood, Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands D. Botterill, Particle Physics Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom J. Bouchami, Group of Particle Physics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada J. Boudreau, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America E. V. Bouhova-Thacker, Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom D. Boumediene, Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Université and Université Blaise Pascal and CNRS/IN2P3, Aubiere Cedex, France C. Bourdarios, LAL, Université Paris-Sud and CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France N. Bousson, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université and CNRS/IN2P3, Marseille, France A. Boveia, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America J. Boyd, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland I. R. Boyko, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR Dubna, Dubna, Russia I. Bozovic-Jelisavcic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia J. Bracinik, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom P. Branchini, INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy A. Brandt, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America G. Brandt, Department of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom O. Brandt, II Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany U. Bratzler, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan B. Brau, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States of America J. E. Brau, Center for High Energy Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States of America H. M. Braun, Fachbereich C Physik, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany B. Brelier, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada J. Bremer, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland K. Brendlinger, Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America R. Brenner, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden S. Bressler, Department of Particle Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel D. Britton, SUPA - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom F. M. Brochu, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom I. Brock, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany R. Brock, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East, Lansing, MI, United States of America E. Brodet, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel F. Broggi, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy C. Bromberg, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East, Lansing, MI, United States of America J. Bronner, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), München, Germany G. Brooijmans, Nevis Laboratory, Columbia University, Irvington, NY, United States of America T. Brooks, Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London, Surrey, United Kingdom W. K. Brooks, Departamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile G. Brown, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom H. Brown, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America P. A. Bruckman de Renstrom, The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland D. Bruncko, Department of Subnuclear Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic R. Bruneliere, Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i.Br., Germany S. Brunet, Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America A. Bruni, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy G. Bruni, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy M. Bruschi, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy T. Buanes, Department for Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Q. Buat, Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, Université Joseph Fourier and CNRS/IN2P3 and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France F. Bucci, Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland J. Buchanan, Department of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom P. Buchholz, Fachbereich Physik, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Germany R. M. Buckingham, Department of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom A. G. Buckley, SUPA - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom S. I. Buda, National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania I. A. Budagov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR Dubna, Dubna, Russia B. Budick, Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY, United States of America V. Büscher, Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany L. Bugge, Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway O. Bulekov, Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute (MEPhI), Moscow, Russia A. C. Bundock, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom M. Bunse, Institut für Experimentelle Physik IV, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany T. Buran, Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway H. Burckhart, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland S. Burdin, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom T. Burgess, Department for Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway S. Burke, Particle Physics Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom E. Busato, Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Université and Université Blaise Pascal and CNRS/IN2P3, Aubiere Cedex, France P. Bussey, SUPA - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom C. P. Buszello, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden B. Butler, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, CA, United States of America J. M. Butler, Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of America C. M. Buttar, SUPA - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom J. M. Butterworth, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom W. Buttinger, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom S. Cabrera Urbán, Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC) and Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear and Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica and Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), University of Valencia and CSIC, Valencia, Spain D. Caforio, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy O. Cakir, Department of Physics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey P. Calafiura, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America G. Calderini, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, UPMC and Université Paris-Diderot and CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France P. Calfayan, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany R. Calkins, Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, United States of America L. P. Caloba, Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro COPPE/EE/IF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil R. Caloi, INFN Sezione di Roma I, Roma, Italy D. Calvet, Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Université and Université Blaise Pascal and CNRS/IN2P3, Aubiere Cedex, France S. Calvet, Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Université and Université Blaise Pascal and CNRS/IN2P3, Aubiere Cedex, France R. Camacho Toro, Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Université and Université Blaise Pascal and CNRS/IN2P3, Aubiere Cedex, France P. Camarri, INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy D. Cameron, Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway L. M. Caminada, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America S. Campana, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland M. Campanelli, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom V. Canale, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy F. Canelli, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America A. Canepa, TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada J. Cantero, Departamento de Fisica Teorica C-15, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain R. Cantrill, Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London, Surrey, United Kingdom L. Capasso, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy M. D. M. Capeans Garrido, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland I. Caprini, National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania M. Caprini, National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania D. Capriotti, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), München, Germany M. Capua, INFN Gruppo Collegato di Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy R. Caputo, Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany R. Cardarelli, INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy T. Carli, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland G. Carlino, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy L. Carminati, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy B. Caron, Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada S. Caron, Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen/Nikhef, Nijmegen, Netherlands E. Carquin, Departamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile G. D. Carrillo Montoya, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States of America A. A. Carter, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom J. R. Carter, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom J. Carvalho, Laboratorio de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas - LIP, Lisboa, Portugal D. Casadei, Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY, United States of America M. P. Casado, Institut de Física d’Altes Energies and Departament de Física de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and ICREA, Barcelona, Spain M. Cascella, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy C. Caso, INFN Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy A. M. Castaneda Hernandez, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States of America E. Castaneda-Miranda, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States of America V. Castillo Gimenez, Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC) and Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear and Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica and Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), University of Valencia and CSIC, Valencia, Spain N. F. Castro, Laboratorio de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas - LIP, Lisboa, Portugal G. Cataldi, INFN Sezione di Lecce, Lecce, Italy P. Catastini, Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America A. Catinaccio, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland J. R. Catmore, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland A. Cattai, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland G. Cattani, INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy S. Caughron, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East, Lansing, MI, United States of America P. Cavalleri, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, UPMC and Université Paris-Diderot and CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France D. Cavalli, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy M. Cavalli-Sforza, Institut de Física d’Altes Energies and Departament de Física de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and ICREA, Barcelona, Spain V. Cavasinni, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy F. Ceradini, INFN Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italy A. S. Cerqueira, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, Brazil A. Cerri, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland L. Cerrito, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom F. Cerutti, INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy S. A. Cetin, Division of Physics, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey A. Chafaq, Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Réseau Universitaire de Physique des Hautes Energies - Université Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco D. Chakraborty, Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, United States of America I. Chalupkova, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic K. Chan, Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada B. Chapleau, Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada J. D. Chapman, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom J. W. Chapman, Department of Physics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America E. Chareyre, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, UPMC and Université Paris-Diderot and CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France D. G. Charlton, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom V. Chavda, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom C. A. Chavez Barajas, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland S. Cheatham, Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada S. Chekanov, High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States of America S. V. Chekulaev, TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada G. A. Chelkov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR Dubna, Dubna, Russia M. A. Chelstowska, Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen/Nikhef, Nijmegen, Netherlands C. Chen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States of America H. Chen, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America S. Chen, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, China X. Chen, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States of America A. Cheplakov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, JINR Dubna, Dubna, Russia R. Cherkaoui El Moursli, Faculté des sciences, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco V. Chernyatin, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America E. Cheu, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States of America S. L. Cheung, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada L. Chevalier, DSM/IRFU (Institut de Recherches sur les Lois Fondamentales de l’Univers), CEA Saclay (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique), Gif-sur-Yvette, France G. Chiefari, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy L. Chikovani, E. Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia J. T. Childers, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland A. Chilingarov, Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom G. 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Ciapetti, INFN Sezione di Roma I, Roma, Italy A. K. Ciftci, Department of Physics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey R. Ciftci, Department of Physics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey D. Cinca, Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Université and Université Blaise Pascal and CNRS/IN2P3, Aubiere Cedex, France V. Cindro, Department of Physics, Jožef Stefan Institute and University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia C. Ciocca, INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy A. Ciocio, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America M. Cirilli, Department of Physics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America P. Cirkovic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia M. Citterio, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy M. Ciubancan, National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania A. 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Description:    We present O ( α s ) results on the decays of polarized W ± and Z bosons into massive quark pairs. The NLO QCD corrections to the polarized decay functions are given up to the second order in the quark mass expansion. We find a surprisingly strong dependence of the NLO polarized decay functions on finite quark mass effects even at the relatively large mass scale of the W ± and Z bosons. As a main application we consider the decay t → b + W + involving the helicity fractions ρ mm of the W + boson followed by the polarized decay for which we determine the O ( α s ) polar angle decay distribution. We also discuss NLO polarization effects in the production/decay process . Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-10 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2177-9 Authors S. Groote, Loodus- ja Tehnoloogiateaduskond, Füüsika Instituut, Tartu Ülikool, Tähe 4, 51010 Tartu, Estonia J. G. Körner, Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Staudinger Weg 7, 55099 Mainz, Germany P. Tuvike, Loodus- ja Tehnoloogiateaduskond, Füüsika Instituut, Tartu Ülikool, Tähe 4, 51010 Tartu, Estonia Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 10

Description:    A measurement of the underlying event (UE) activity in proton–proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV is performed using Drell–Yan events in a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.2 fb −1 , collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. The activity measured in the muonic final state ( ) is corrected to the particle level and compared with the predictions of various Monte Carlo generators and hadronization models. The dependence of the UE activity on the dimuon invariant mass is well described by pythia and herwig ++ tunes derived from the leading jet/track approach, illustrating the universality of the UE activity. The UE activity is observed to be independent of the dimuon invariant mass in the region above 40 GeV/ c 2 , while a slow increase is observed with increasing transverse momentum of the dimuon system. The dependence of the UE activity on the transverse momentum of the dimuon system is accurately described by madgraph , which simulates multiple hard emissions. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Experimental Physics Pages 1-24 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2080-4 Authors The CMS Collaboration, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland S. Chatrchyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia V. Khachatryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia A. M. Sirunyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia A. Tumasyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia W. Adam, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria T. Bergauer, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria M. Dragicevic, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria J. Erö, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria C. Fabjan, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria M. Friedl, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria R. Frühwirth, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria V. M. Ghete, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria J. Hammer, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria M. Hoch, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria N. Hörmann, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria J. Hrubec, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria M. Jeitler, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria W. Kiesenhofer, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria M. Krammer, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria D. Liko, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria I. Mikulec, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria M. Pernicka, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria B. Rahbaran, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria C. Rohringer, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria H. Rohringer, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria R. Schöfbeck, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria J. Strauss, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria A. Taurok, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria F. Teischinger, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria P. Wagner, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria W. Waltenberger, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria G. Walzel, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria E. Widl, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria C.-E. Wulz, Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW, Wien, Austria V. Mossolov, National Centre for Particle and High Energy Physics, Minsk, Belarus N. Shumeiko, National Centre for Particle and High Energy Physics, Minsk, Belarus J. Suarez Gonzalez, National Centre for Particle and High Energy Physics, Minsk, Belarus S. Bansal, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium L. Benucci, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium T. Cornelis, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium E. A. De Wolf, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium X. Janssen, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium S. Luyckx, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium T. Maes, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium L. Mucibello, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium S. Ochesanu, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium B. Roland, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium R. Rougny, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium M. Selvaggi, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium H. Van Haevermaet, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium P. Van Mechelen, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium N. Van Remortel, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium A. Van Spilbeeck, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium F. Blekman, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium S. Blyweert, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium J. D’Hondt, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium R. Gonzalez Suarez, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium A. Kalogeropoulos, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium M. Maes, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium A. Olbrechts, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium W. Van Doninck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium P. Van Mulders, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium G. P. Van Onsem, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium I. Villella, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium O. Charaf, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium B. Clerbaux, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium G. De Lentdecker, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium V. Dero, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium A. P. R. Gay, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium G. H. Hammad, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium T. Hreus, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium A. Léonard, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium P. E. Marage, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium L. Thomas, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium C. Vander Velde, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium P. Vanlaer, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium J. Wickens, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium V. Adler, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium K. Beernaert, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium A. Cimmino, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium S. Costantini, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium G. Garcia, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium M. Grunewald, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium B. Klein, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium J. Lellouch, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium A. Marinov, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium J. Mccartin, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium A. A. Ocampo Rios, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium D. Ryckbosch, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium N. Strobbe, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium F. Thyssen, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium M. Tytgat, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium L. Vanelderen, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium P. Verwilligen, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium S. Walsh, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium E. Yazgan, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium N. Zaganidis, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium S. Basegmez, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium G. Bruno, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium L. Ceard, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium J. De Favereau De Jeneret, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium C. Delaere, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium T. du Pree, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium D. Favart, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium L. Forthomme, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium A. Giammanco, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium G. 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De Jesus Damiao, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil T. Martins, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil M. E. Pol, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil M. H. G. Souza, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil W. L. Aldá Júnior, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil W. Carvalho, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A. Custódio, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil E. M. Da Costa, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil C. De Oliveira Martins, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil S. Fonseca De Souza, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil D. Matos Figueiredo, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil L. Mundim, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil H. Nogima, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil V. Oguri, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil W. L. Prado Da Silva, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A. Santoro, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil S. M. Silva Do Amaral, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil L. Soares Jorge, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A. Sznajder, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil T. S. Anjos, Instituto de Fisica Teorica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil C. A. Bernardes, Instituto de Fisica Teorica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil F. A. Dias, Instituto de Fisica Teorica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil T. R. Fernandez Perez Tomei, Instituto de Fisica Teorica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil E. M. 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Sultanov, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria V. Tcholakov, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria R. Trayanov, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria M. Vutova, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria A. Dimitrov, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria R. Hadjiiska, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria A. Karadzhinova, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria V. Kozhuharov, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria L. Litov, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria B. Pavlov, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria P. Petkov, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria J. G. Bian, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China G. M. Chen, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China H. S. Chen, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China C. H. Jiang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China D. Liang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China S. Liang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China X. Meng, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China J. Tao, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China J. Wang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China J. Wang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China X. Wang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China Z. Wang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China H. Xiao, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China M. Xu, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China J. Zang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China Z. Zhang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China C. Asawatangtrakuldee, State Key Lab. of Nucl. Phys. and Tech., Peking University, Beijing, China Y. Ban, State Key Lab. of Nucl. Phys. and Tech., Peking University, Beijing, China S. Guo, State Key Lab. of Nucl. Phys. and Tech., Peking University, Beijing, China Y. Guo, State Key Lab. of Nucl. Phys. and Tech., Peking University, Beijing, China W. 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Lelas, Technical University of Split, Split, Croatia R. Plestina, Technical University of Split, Split, Croatia D. Polic, Technical University of Split, Split, Croatia I. Puljak, Technical University of Split, Split, Croatia Z. Antunovic, University of Split, Split, Croatia M. Dzelalija, University of Split, Split, Croatia M. Kovac, University of Split, Split, Croatia V. Brigljevic, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia S. Duric, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia K. Kadija, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia J. Luetic, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia S. Morovic, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia A. Attikis, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus M. Galanti, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus J. Mousa, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus C. Nicolaou, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus F. Ptochos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus P. A. Razis, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus M. Finger, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic M. Finger Jr., Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Y. Assran, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics, Cairo, Egypt A. Ellithi Kamel, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics, Cairo, Egypt S. Khalil, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics, Cairo, Egypt M. A. Mahmoud, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics, Cairo, Egypt A. Radi, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics, Cairo, Egypt A. Hektor, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia M. Kadastik, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia M. Müntel, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia M. Raidal, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia L. Rebane, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia A. Tiko, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia V. Azzolini, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland P. Eerola, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland G. Fedi, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland M. Voutilainen, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland S. Czellar, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland J. Härkönen, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland A. Heikkinen, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland V. Karimäki, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland R. Kinnunen, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland M. J. Kortelainen, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland T. Lampén, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland K. Lassila-Perini, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland S. Lehti, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland T. Lindén, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland P. Luukka, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland T. Mäenpää, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland T. Peltola, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland E. Tuominen, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland J. Tuominiemi, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland E. Tuovinen, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland D. Ungaro, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland L. Wendland, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Helsinki, Finland K. Banzuzi, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland A. Korpela, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland T. Tuuva, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland D. Sillou, Laboratoire d’Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, IN2P3-CNRS, Annecy-le-Vieux, France M. Besancon, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France S. Choudhury, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France M. Dejardin, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France D. Denegri, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France B. Fabbro, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France J. L. Faure, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France F. Ferri, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France S. Ganjour, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France A. Givernaud, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France P. Gras, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France G. Hamel de Monchenault, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France P. Jarry, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France E. Locci, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France J. Malcles, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France M. Marionneau, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France L. Millischer, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France J. Rander, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France A. Rosowsky, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France I. Shreyber, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France M. Titov, DSM/IRFU, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France S. Baffioni, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Palaiseau, France F. Beaudette, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Palaiseau, France L. Benhabib, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Palaiseau, France L. Bianchini, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Palaiseau, France M. Bluj, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Palaiseau, France C. Broutin, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Palaiseau, France P. Busson, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Palaiseau, France C. 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Piccolo, INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy P. Fabbricatore, INFN Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy R. Musenich, INFN Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy A. Benaglia, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy F. De Guio, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy L. Di Matteo, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy S. Fiorendi, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy S. Gennai, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy A. Ghezzi, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy S. Malvezzi, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy R. A. Manzoni, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy A. Martelli, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy A. Massironi, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy D. Menasce, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy L. Moroni, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy M. Paganoni, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy D. Pedrini, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy S. Ragazzi, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy N. Redaelli, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy S. Sala, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy T. Tabarelli de Fatis, INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy S. Buontempo, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy C. A. Carrillo Montoya, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy N. Cavallo, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy A. De Cosa, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy O. Dogangun, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy F. Fabozzi, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy A. O. M. Iorio, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy L. Lista, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy M. Merola, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy P. Paolucci, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy P. Azzi, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy N. Bacchetta, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy P. Bellan, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy D. Bisello, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy A. Branca, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy R. Carlin, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy P. Checchia, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy T. Dorigo, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy U. Dosselli, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy F. Gasparini, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy U. Gasparini, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy A. Gozzelino, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy K. Kanishchev, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy S. Lacaprara, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy I. Lazzizzera, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy M. Margoni, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy M. Mazzucato, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy A. T. Meneguzzo, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy M. Nespolo, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy L. Perrozzi, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy N. Pozzobon, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy P. Ronchese, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy F. Simonetto, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy E. Torassa, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy M. Tosi, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy A. Triossi, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy S. Vanini, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy P. Zotto, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy G. Zumerle, INFN Sezione di Padova, Padova, Italy P. Baesso, INFN Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy U. Berzano, INFN Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy S. P. Ratti, INFN Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy C. Riccardi, INFN Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy P. Torre, INFN Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy P. Vitulo, INFN Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy C. Viviani, INFN Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy M. Biasini, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy G. M. Bilei, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy B. Caponeri, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy L. Fanò, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy P. Lariccia, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy A. Lucaroni, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy G. Mantovani, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy M. Menichelli, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy A. Nappi, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy F. Romeo, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy A. Santocchia, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy S. Taroni, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy M. Valdata, INFN Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy P. Azzurri, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy G. Bagliesi, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy T. Boccali, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy G. Broccolo, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy R. Castaldi, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy R. T. D’Agnolo, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy R. Dell’Orso, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy F. Fiori, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy L. Foà, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy A. Giassi, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy A. Kraan, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy F. Ligabue, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy T. Lomtadze, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy L. Martini, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy A. Messineo, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy F. Palla, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy F. Palmonari, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy A. Rizzi, INFN Sezione di

Description:    We review the formulation of the Minimal Flavour Violation (MFV) hypothesis in the quark sector, as well as some “variations on a theme” based on smaller flavour symmetry groups and/or less minimal breaking terms. We also review how these hypotheses can be tested in B decays and by means of other flavour-physics observables. The phenomenological consequences of MFV are discussed both in general terms, employing a general effective theory approach, and in the specific context of the Minimal Supersymmetric extension of the SM. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-14 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2103-1 Authors Gino Isidori, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 40, 00044 Frascati, Italy David M. Straub, Scuola Normale Superiore and INFN, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    Present experimental data do not exclude fast oscillation of the neutron n to its degenerate twin from a hypothetical parallel sector, the so called mirror neutron n ′. We show that this effect brings about remarkable modifications of the ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray spectrum testable by the present Pierre Auger Observatory (PAO) and Telescope Array (TA) detector, and the future JEM-EUSO experiment. In particular, the baryon non-conservation during UHECR propagation at large cosmological distances shifts the beginning of the GZK cutoff to lower energies, while in the presence of mirror sources it may enhance the spectrum at E 〉100 EeV. As a consequence, one can expect a significant reduction of the diffuse cosmogenic neutrino flux. Content Type Journal Article Category Letter Pages 1-7 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2111-1 Authors Zurab Berezhiani, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università dell’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, L’Aquila, Italy Askhat Gazizov, DESY Zeuthen, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    As is well known, a varying effective gravitational “constant” is one of the common features of most modified gravity theories. Of course, as a modified gravity theory, f ( T ) theory is not an exception. Noting that the observational constraint on the varying gravitational “constant” is very tight, in the present work we try to constrain f ( T ) theories with the varying gravitational “constant”. We find that the allowed model parameter n or β has been significantly shrunk to a very narrow range around zero. In fact, the results improve the previous constraints by an order of magnitude. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-7 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2117-8 Authors Hao Wei, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Hao-Yu Qi, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Xiao-Peng Ma, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    Flavour physics has a long tradition of paving the way for direct discoveries of new particles and interactions. Results over the last decade have placed stringent bounds on the parameter space of physics beyond the Standard Model. Early results from the LHC, and its dedicated flavour factory LHCb, have further tightened these constraints and reiterate the ongoing relevance of flavour studies. The experimental status of flavour observables in the charm and beauty sectors is reviewed in measurements of CP violation, neutral meson mixing, and measurements of rare decays. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Experimental Physics Pages 1-15 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2107-x Authors M. Gersabeck, CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland V. V. Gligorov, CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland N. Serra, University of Zuerich, 8006 Zuerich, Switzerland Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    We present an investigation of the dependence of searches for boosted Higgs bosons using jet substructure on the perturbative and non-perturbative parameters of the Herwig++ Monte Carlo event generator. Values are presented for a new tune of the parameters of the event generator, together with the an estimate of the uncertainties based on varying the parameters around the best-fit values. Content Type Journal Article Category Special Article - Tools for Experiment and Theory Pages 1-13 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2178-8 Authors Peter Richardson, Institute of Particle Physics Phenomenology, Department of Physics, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE UK David Winn, Institute of Particle Physics Phenomenology, Department of Physics, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE UK Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 10

Description:    We derive the absorption cross section of a minimally coupled scalar in the Lifshitz black hole obtained from the new massive gravity. The absorption cross section reduces to the horizon area in the low-energy and massless limits of scalar propagation, indicating that the Lifshitz black hole also satisfies the universality of low-energy absorption cross section for black holes. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2186-8 Authors Taeyoon Moon, Center for Quantum Space-Time, Sogang University, Seoul, 121-742 Korea Yun Soo Myung, Institute of Basic Science and School of Computer Aided Science, Inje University, Gimhae, 621-749 Korea Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 10

Description:    We summarize recent work in which we attempt to make consistent models of LHC physics, from the Pyramid Scheme. The models share much with the NMSSM, in particular, enhanced tree level contributions to the Higgs mass and a preference for small tan β . There are three different singlet fields, and a new strongly coupled gauge theory, so the constraints of perturbative unification are quite different. We outline our general approach to the model, which contains a Kähler potential for three of the low energy fields, which is hard to calculate. Detailed calculations, based on approximations to the Kähler potential, will be presented in a future publication. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2185-9 Authors Tom Banks, NHETC and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019, USA T. J. Torres, SCIPP and Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077, USA Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 10

Description:    We study production of two pairs of jets in hadron–hadron collisions in view of extracting contribution of double hard interactions of three and four partons (3→4, 4→4). Such interactions, in spite of being power suppressed at the level of the total cross section, become comparable with the standard hard collisions of two partons, 2→4, in the back-to-back kinematics when the transverse momentum imbalances of two pairing jets are relatively small. We express differential and total cross sections for two-dijet production in double parton collisions through the generalized two-parton distributions, 2 GPDs (Block et al., Phys. Rev. D 83, 071501, 2011 ), and treat them in the leading logarithmic approximation of pQCD that resums collinear logarithms in all orders. A special emphasis is given to 3→4 double hard interaction processes which, being of the same order in as the 4→4 process, turn out to be geometrically enhanced compared to the latter and should contribute significantly to four-jet production. The framework developed here takes into systematic consideration perturbative Q 2 evolution of 2 GPDs. It can be used as a basis for future analysis of NLO corrections to multiparton interactions (MPI) at LHC and Tevatron colliders, in particular for improving evaluation of QCD backgrounds to new physics searches. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-16 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1963-8 Authors B. Blok, Department of Physics, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel Yu. Dokshitzer, Laboratory of High Energy Theoretical Physics (LPTHE), University Paris 6, Paris, France L. Frankfurt, School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel M. Strikman, Physics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    BaBar’s observation of significant deviations of the pion transition form factor (TFF) from the asymptotic expectation with Q 2 〉9 GeV 2 has brought about a serious crisis to the fundamental picture established for such a simple system by perturbative QCD, i.e. the dominance of collinear factorization at high momentum transfers for the pion TFF. We show that non-factorizable contributions due to open flavors in γγ ∗ → π 0 could be an important source that contaminates the pQCD asymptotic limit and causes such deviations with Q 2 〉9 GeV 2 . Within an effective Lagrangian approach, the non-factorizable amplitudes can be related to intermediate hadron loops, i.e. K (∗) and D (∗) etc., and their corrections to the π 0 and η TFFs can be estimated. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-7 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1964-7 Authors Ze-kun Guo, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 P.R. China Qiang Zhao, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 P.R. China Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    We discuss how the mass of new physics particles involved in a pair of short decay chains leading to two invisible particles, for example slepton pair production, followed by the decay into two leptons and two neutralinos, may be measured in central exclusive production (CEP) with forward proton tagging. We show how the existing mass measurement strategies in CEP may be improved by making full use of the mass-shell constraints, and demonstrate that, with around 30 signal events, the masses of the slepton and neutralino can be measured with an accuracy of a few GeV. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-10 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1969-2 Authors L. A. Harland-Lang, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0HE UK C. H. Kom, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX UK K. Sakurai, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22603 Hamburg, Germany W. J. Stirling, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0HE UK Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    Present experiments do not exclude that the neutron n oscillates, with an appreciable probability, into its invisible degenerate twin from a parallel world, the so-called mirror neutron n ′. These oscillations were searched experimentally by monitoring the neutron losses in ultra-cold neutron traps, where they can be revealed by the magnetic field dependence of n – n ′ transition probability. In this work we reanalyze the experimental data acquired by the group of A.P. Serebrov at Institute Laue–Langevin, and find a dependence at more than 5 σ away from the null hypothesis. This anomaly can be interpreted as oscillation of neutrons to mirror neutrons with a timescale of few seconds, in the presence of a mirror magnetic field order 0.1 G at the Earth. This result, if confirmed by future experiments, will have deepest consequences for fundamental particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Content Type Journal Article Category Letter Pages 1-7 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1974-5 Authors Zurab Berezhiani, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università dell’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, L’Aquila, Italy Fabrizio Nesti, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università dell’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, L’Aquila, Italy Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    Recent improvements to OPUCEM, the tool for calculation of the contributions of various models to oblique parameters, are presented. OPUCEM is used to calculate the available parameter space for the four family Standard Model given the current electroweak precision data. It is shown that even with the restrictions on Higgs boson and new quark masses presented in the 2011 Autumn conferences, there is still enough space to allow a fourth generation with Dirac type neutrinos. For Majorana type neutrinos, the allowed parameter space is even larger. The electroweak precision data also appear to favor non-zero mixing between light and fourth generations, thus effectively reducing the current experimental limits on the masses of the new quarks, which assume that the mixing with the third generation is dominant. Additionally, disregarding the lack of a clear Higgs signal from the LHC and focusing only an electroweak precision data comptability, calculations with OPUCEM show that, the existing electroweak data are compatible with the presence of a 5th and also a 6th generation in certain regions of the parameter space. Content Type Journal Article Category Special Article - Tools for Experiment and Theory Pages 1-11 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1966-5 Authors Ece Aşılar, Physics Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Esin Çavlan, Physics Department, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey Oktay Doğangün, Department of Physical Sciences, University of Naples & INFN, Naples, Italy Sinan Kefeli, Physics Department, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey V. Erkcan Özcan, Physics Department, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey Mehmet Şahin, Department of Physics, Usak University, Usak, Turkey Gökhan Ünel, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, USA Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    The ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider has implemented a new system for recording information on detector status and data quality, and for transmitting this information to users performing physics analysis. This system revolves around the concept of “defects,” which are well-defined, fine-grained, unambiguous occurrences affecting the quality of recorded data. The motivation, implementation, and operation of this system is described. Content Type Journal Article Category Special Article - Tools for Experiment and Theory Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1960-y Authors T. Golling, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA H. S. Hayward, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX UK P. U. E. Onyisi, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA H. J. Stelzer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA P. Waller, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX UK Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    We show that collider data on elastic pp (and ) scattering, including the LHC TOTEM data at 7 TeV, can be well described by a 3-channel eikonal model with only one Pomeron, with parameters that are naturally linked to the perturbative QCD (BFKL) framework. The proton opacity, determined in this way, is then used to account for sizeable absorptive effects. We study the recent measurements of dσ / d Δ η made by the ATLAS collaboration, where they select events with large rapidity gaps Δ η . We demonstrate that the absorptive corrections noticeably change both the value and the Δ η dependence of the cross section. We find that our parameter-free calculation is in agreement with these ATLAS data. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-8 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1937-x Authors M. G. Ryskin, Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE UK A. D. Martin, Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE UK V. A. Khoze, Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE UK Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    The kinetic principles of sorption of formaldehyde sorption on a polyfunctional weak-basic anion exchanger are considered. It is found that the limiting step of sorbate uptake is external diffusion. Parameters of formaldehyde sorption from aqueous solutions under dynamic conditions are determined. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 884-885 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050354 Authors I. V. Voronyuk, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia T. V. Eliseeva, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia V. F. Selemenev, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The kinetics of tin oxidation was studied using Auger spectroscopy and characteristic electron energy loss spectroscopy. Studies were performed with continuous electron irradiation ( E p = 1800 eV) and without it depending on exposition in oxygen medium at a 10 −6 torr partial oxygen pressure and room temperature (maximum exposure in oxygen was 3000 Langmuir). Exposition to oxygen at 3000 L was shown to cause the formation of a continuous SnO 2 oxide layer, whereas electron irradiation with the same exposition stimulated the growth of a layer predominantly containing SnO. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis Pages 752-756 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050032 Authors O. G. Ashkhotov, Kabardino-Balkar State University, ul. Chernyshevskogo 173, Nalchik, 360004 Russia I. B. Ashkhotova, Kabardino-Balkar State University, ul. Chernyshevskogo 173, Nalchik, 360004 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    A 16-constant additive scheme was derived for calculating the physicochemical properties of saturated monoalcohols CH 4 O-C 9 H 20 O and decomposing the triangular numbers of the Pascal triangle based on the similarity of subgraphs in the molecular graphs (MGs) of the homologous series of these alcohols. It was shown, using this scheme for calculation of properties of saturated monoalcohols as an example, that each coefficient of the scheme (in other words, the number of methods to impose a chain of a definite length i 1 , i 2 , … on a molecular graph) is the result of the decomposition of the triangular numbers of the Pascal triangle. A linear dependence was found within the adopted classification of structural elements. Sixteen parameters of the schemes were recorded as linear combinations of 17 parameters. The enthalpies of vaporization L 298 K 0 of the saturated monoalcohols CH 4 O-C 9 H 20 O, for which there were no experimental data, were calculated. It was shown that the parameters are not chosen randomly when using the given procedure for constructing an additive scheme by decomposing the triangular numbers of the Pascal triangle. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry Pages 736-740 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050123 Authors V. V. Grebeshkov, Tver State University, Tver, Russia V. M. Smolyakov, Tver State University, Tver, Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Calorimetric measurements were performed and the heat effects of sorption of ammonium ions from aqueous solutions by the M 45 K 20 natural sorbent and its acid- and alkali-activated forms were calculated. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 849-851 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050214 Authors Ly Tkhi Ien, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya pl. 1, Voronezh, 394893 Russia V. Yu. Khokhlov, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya pl. 1, Voronezh, 394893 Russia L. P. Bondareva, Voronezh State Technological Academy, pr. Revolyutsii 19, Voronezh, 394017 Russia L. I. Bel’chinskaya, Voronezh Forestry Engineering Academy, Voronezh, Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Peculiarities of the chromatographic behavior of adamantylamidrazones and adamantyltriazoles on octadecyl silica gel and hypercrosslinked polystyrenes in the conditions of reverse phase high performance chromatography are investigated. A comparative analysis of the effect of structures and physicochemical characteristics of sorbate molecules on the Gibbs free energy of sorption for the investigated sorbates is performed. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Separation Processes: Chromatography Pages 852-859 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050299 Authors S. V. Prokopov, Samara State University, Samara, 443011 Russia S. V. Kurbatova, Samara State University, Samara, 443011 Russia V. A. Davankov, Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia M. A. Il’in, Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The adsorption of methane on MN-200 and MN-270 polymer adsorbents, and on active carbon D4609, is investigated in the pressure range of 0.1–40 MPa at temperatures of 303, 323, 343, 373 K. Adsorption volumes are determined for these adsorption systems, and the isosteric heats of adsorption are calculated. Based on our investigations, we consider the possibility of storing methane in the adsorbed state in containers and the efficiency of the approach relative to gas storage in containers without adsorbents. Recommendations on selecting an adsorbent for methane storage are given, and one possible way of increasing the amount of stored gas is described. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 837-842 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050287 Authors A. A. Pribylov, Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia I. A. Kalinnikova, Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia L. G. Shekhovtsova, Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia V. A. Davankov, Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia M. P. Tsyurupa, Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Our study using the nonlocal density functional theory (NDFT) showed that active coals might have a bidisperse microporous structure. The binomial equation of the theory of volume filling of micropores (TVFM) approximates well the nitrogen adsorption isotherms at relative pressures from 1 × 10 −4 to 0.2. The dominant micropore sizes calculated in terms of the characteristic adsorption energy lie in the region of the maximum of the size distribution of micropores calculated by the NDFT method. The tentative micropore sizes can be determined from the modified second term of the TVFM equation. The Henry and BET equations describe very limited regions of the nitrogen adsorption isotherm on microporous active coals. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 843-848 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050147 Authors R. I. Ibragimova, St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design, St. Petersburg, Russia S. F. Grebennikov, St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design, St. Petersburg, Russia V. V. Gur’yanov, OAO Neorganika, Elektrostal, Russia N. V. Vorob’ev-Desyatovskii, ZAO Polymetal Engineering, St. Petersburg, Russia S. A. Kubyshkin, St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design, St. Petersburg, Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    In this research work, the effect of solvent on the size of paltinum nanoparticles synthesized by microemulsion method was investigated. Platinum nanoparticles have been prepared by the reduction of H 2 PtCl 6 with hydrazine in water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsions consisting of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfo-succinate (AOT) and solvents n -hexane, cyclohexane and n -nonane. The size of the platinum nanoparticles was measured using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was verified that, for reduction of H 2 PtCl 6 by hydrazine in microemulsion with different organic solvents, the solvents are arranged by their influence on nanoparticle sizes as follows: n -nonane 〉 cyclohexane 〉 n -hexane. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 881-883 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050020 Authors Alireza Salabat, Department of Chemistry, Arak University, Arak, 38156-8-8349 Iran Mina Rahmati Far, Department of Chemistry, Arak University, Arak, 38156-8-8349 Iran Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The enthalpy of reaction of metallic calcium with perchloric acid was measured for the first time in a sealed swinging calorimeter equipped with an isothermal shell. Standard enthalpies of formation of calcium ion in an infinitely diluted aqueous solution (−542.8 ± 1.0 kJ/mol) and calcium chloride in crystal state (−794.9 ± 1.0 kJ/mol) were calculated according to the results obtained with the use of published data. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 886-888 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050251 Authors A. S. Monaenkova, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia L. A. Tiflova, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Molecular masses of the complexes that form upon the reaction of (2- p Tolylindenyl) 2 ZrMe 2 with AlBu 3 i in toluene at room temperature were determined by means of electrospray mass spectrometry. It was determined that zirconium is arranged between two dimeric clusters with the monozirconium cation (L 2 ZrBu i + · HAlBu 3 i − ) 2 and dizirconium cation {[L 2 ZrBu i (μ-CH 3 )Bu i ZrL 2 ] + · HAlBu 3 i − } 2 in these complexes. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 875-877 DOI 10.1134/S003602441205010X Authors Z. M. Dzhabieva, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432 Russia S. V. Topilin, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432 Russia T. S. Dzhabiev, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The thermodynamic equilibrium in the carbon dioxide conversion of methane is studied by Gibbs energy minimization. The curves that represent the dependences of the degree of coke formation, the content of methane and carbon dioxide in syngas, and the syngas module on the CO 2 /CH 4 mole ratio in the initial mixture and on temperature at various pressures, are plotted. The regions in which the CO 2 /CH 4 mole ratio is optimal for carbon dioxide conversion and no coke formation occurs, and which are characterized by a minimal content of methane and carbon dioxide in syngas, are revealed. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry Pages 741-746 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050305 Authors O. N. Protasov, United Research and Development Centre, Moscow, 119333 Russia N. A. Mamonov, United Research and Development Centre, Moscow, 119333 Russia M. N. Mikhailov, United Research and Development Centre, Moscow, 119333 Russia L. M. Kustov, Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The water-dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) system was studied by means of static light scattering in the concentration range of 0 to 60 mol % DMSO at 20 and 50°C. In the concentration range of 10 mol % DMSO, an abnormal maximum of scattered light was detected, the intensity of which decreases with an increase of temperature. The formation of this maximum is related to hydrophobic effects in the system under study and the existence of an unattainable critical point of delayering. Temperature inversion of light scattering intensity was detected at ∼14 mol % DMSO; at higher concentrations of DMSO, the intensity at 50°C is notably higher than at 20°C (due to the increase in the concentration’s degree of fluctuation upon an increase in temperature); at 60 mol % DMSO, intensities of scattered light at 20 and 50°C almost coincide. The apparent molar volumes of DMSO in solutions were calculated from the published data on density in the temperature range of 5 to 50°C. The minima of these values from 10 to 15 mol % DMSO (i.e., in the range of the abnormal maximum of scattered light) were obtained. The manifestation of hydrophobic effects in aqueous solutions of amphiphilic molecules is explained using the example of the DMSO-H 2 O system. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 892-894 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050317 Authors M. N. Rodnikova, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117901 Russia Yu. A. Zakharova, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia I. A. Solonina, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117901 Russia D. A. Sirotkin, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117901 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    A correlation is found between the proton spin-spin relaxation times in gold nanocomposites based on arabinogalactan in aqueous solutions and the maximum conducting layer thicknesses of films cast from solutions of composites. The obtained correlation is considered from the viewpoint of electrization’s effect on the mobility of macromolecules of the investigated polymer nanocomposites. The dependence of arabinogalactan mobility on the type of solvent (H 2 O or D 2 O) is established, and a conclusion is drawn as to the effect of the hydrogen bonds of arabinogalactan with solvent on polymer mobility in solutions. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials Pages 812-815 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050263 Authors M. N. Nikolaeva, Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199004 Russia G. P. Aleksandrova, Favorsky Institute of Chemistry, Irkutsk, 664033 Russia A. A. Martynenkov, Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199004 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Heterogeneous photocatalytic removal of Rhodamine-B (RhB) dye from liquid phase was done using mixed-phase nanocrystalline TiO 2 for enhancement of charge separation and UV-visible-light-driven photocatalysis capabilities. The mixed-phase nanocrystalline TiO 2 was characterized using various analytical techniques including XRD, TEM, UV-vis DRS and PL to investigate its phase composition and structure, nanocrystalline size distribution, band gap energy, and photoluminescence properties. The photocatalytic discoloration efficiency of mixed-phase nanocrystalline titania was explored by monitoring the decomposition of RhB dye in an aqueous solution. The results showed that the as-prepared mixed-phase nanocrystalline TiO 2 was excellent for degradation of RhB molecule, and the combination of crystal phase of anatase and rutile has great effect on decomposition of RhB. The kinetic studies demonstrate that the photocatalytic oxidation reaction followed a pseudo-first-order expression due to the evidence of linear correlation between ln( c/c 0 ) vs. reaction time t . Moreover, the aqueous RhB dye decomposition over the as-prepared mixed-phase nanocrystalline TiO 2 catalyst is controlled by RhB pre-adsorption. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials Pages 805-811 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050081 Authors Dongfang Zhang, College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hongshan, 430070 P.R. China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    A method for the construction of additive models for calculations of the properties of substitution isomers of basis structures is described for the example of a series of X-substituted methylsilanes CH 3 − k X k -SiH 3 − l X l (where X = CH 3 , F, Cl, …, k, l = 0, 1, 2, 3). The method is based on similarity of subgraphs in graphs of several molecules and the arrangement of polygonal numbers (triangular, tetrahedral) of the Pascal triangle. Parameters taking into account multiple nonvalence interactions (-C-Si〈, 〉C-Si〈, …) through two atoms along the molecular chain of an X-substituted methylsilane (X = CH 3 ) were for the first time explicitly included in the calculation scheme. Taking these interactions into account allows us to completely differentiate all the structural isomers of certain molecules and obtain numerical parameter values for predicting properties P under consideration in various approximations. Numerical calculations of Δ f H g,298 K o were performed for 16 alkylsilanes (as X-substituted methylsilanes), including 7 compounds not studied experimentally. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry Pages 729-735 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050275 Authors D. Yu. Nilov, Tver State University, Sadovyi per. 35, Tver, 170002 Russia V. M. Smolyakov, Tver State University, Sadovyi per. 35, Tver, 170002 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The temperature dependence of the heat capacity C p o = f ( T ) 2 of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate was studied in an adiabatic vacuum calorimeter over the temperature range 6–350 K. Measurement errors were mainly of 0.2%. Glass formation and vitreous state parameters were determined. An isothermic shell calorimeter with a static bomb was used to measure the energy of combustion of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate. The experimental data were used to calculate the standard thermodynamic functions C p o ( T ), H o ( T )- H o (0), S o ( T )- S o (0), and G o ( T )- H o (0) of the compound in the vitreous and liquid states over the temperature range from T → 0 to 350 K, the standard enthalpies of combustion Δ c H o , and the thermodynamic characteristics of formation Δ f H o , Δ f S o , and Δ f G o at 298.15 K and p = 0.1 MPa. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry Pages 747-751 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050172 Authors T. G. Kulagina, Research Institute of Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23/5, Nizhni Novgorod, 603600 Russia Ya. S. Samosudova, Research Institute of Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23/5, Nizhni Novgorod, 603600 Russia I. A. Letyanina, Research Institute of Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23/5, Nizhni Novgorod, 603600 Russia E. V. Sevast’yanov, Research Institute of Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23/5, Nizhni Novgorod, 603600 Russia N. N. Smirnova, Research Institute of Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23/5, Nizhni Novgorod, 603600 Russia L. A. Smirnova, Research Institute of Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23/5, Nizhni Novgorod, 603600 Russia A. E. Mochalova, Research Institute of Chemistry, Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23/5, Nizhni Novgorod, 603600 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Ethambutol (EMB) is a bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug prescribed to treat tuberculosis. It is bacteriostatic against actively growing TB bacilli. The density and viscosity of aqueous ethambutol hydrochloride solutions have been studied at 298.15, 301.15 and 304.15 K and at different concentrations (0.255, 0.168, 0.128, 0.087, 0.041, and 0.023 mol dm −3 ). The apparent molar volume of these solutions for different temperatures and concentrations was calculated from the density data. The relative viscosities of drug solutions have been analysed by Jones-Dole equation. The limiting apparent molar volumes have been evaluated for different temperatures. The different properties have been used to study structural properties, structure formation and breaking properties of drug and solute-solvent interactions in solutions. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Solutions Pages 775-778 DOI 10.1134/S003602441205007X Authors S. D. Deosarkar, School of Chemical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, 431 606 MS, India A. L. Puyad, School of Chemical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, 431 606 MS, India T. M. Kalyankar, India School of Pharmacy, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, 431 606 MS, India Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    It is shown by means of direct spectrophotometry in the UV and visible ranges that the only product of the O 3 reaction with Cl − (aq) in an acidic medium is molecular chlorine Cl 2 ; in solutions, it is in equilibrium with the complex ion Cl 3 − . It is found that the consumption of one ozone molecule corresponds to the formation of one chlorine molecule. The stoichiometric equation for the reaction is obtained. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis Pages 757-762 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050202 Authors A. V. Levanov, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia I. V. Kuskov, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia E. E. Antipenko, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia V. V. Lunin, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The solubility of fullerene C 60 in tetraline-carbon tetrachloride and tetraline-1,2-dichlorobenzene systems in all compositions of the mixed solvent are measured in the temperature range of 298.15–338.15 K. It is found that in a mixture of tetraline with 1,2-dichlorobenzene, the solubility of C 60 is considerably higher than in its pure components; in this case, solubility has a maximum in the range of lower temperatures and compositions of the mixture X trl = 0.3–0.5. It is established that C 60 forms crystal solvates with components of the mixed solvents. Enthalpies and temperatures of incongruent melting of the crystal solvates are determined by differential scanning calorimetry. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry Pages 715-719 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050160 Authors A. M. Kolker, Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia A. V. Kozlov, Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The behavior of crystalline tetraalkylammonium salts at 290–350 K was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. For tetraethyl- and tetrabutylammonium bromides (Et 4 NBr and Bu 4 NBr), the experimental heat capacities agreed well with the literature values. For tetrahexyl-, tetraheptyl-, and tetraoctylam-monium bromides (Hex 4 NBr, Hep 4 NBr, and Oct 4 NBr), phase transitions were found between crystal modifications whose characteristic temperatures depended significantly on the size of the cation. Empirical equations for the temperature dependences of the heat capacities of the salts within the ranges of homogeneous equilibrium phases were derived. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 878-880 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050226 Authors N. G. Manin, Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, Russia A. V. Kustov, Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, Russia O. A. Antonova, Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Geometrical structures, Hammett constants, 1 H and 13 C chemical shift values, molecular electrostatic potential maps, and several thermodynamic parameters of α-acyloxy carboxamide derivatives ( 4a – o ) were calculated using HF and DFT/B3LYP methods with 6-31G( d ) basis set. The optimized structures were compared with analogous compound. The 1 H and 13 C NMR shielding tensors were computed with the Gauge-Independent Atomic Orbital (GIAO) method. Comparison of the experimental 1 H and 13 C NMR chemical shifts of 4a – o molecules with the theoretical data indicates good agreement. Content Type Journal Article Category Structure of Matter and Quantum Chemistry Pages 791-797 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050111 Authors Esmail Vessally, Miyaneh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Miyaneh, Iran Ladan Edjlali, Department of Chemistry, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran Maryam Saber, Department of Chemistry, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran Soma Aryana, Payame Noor University, Zanjan, Iran Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Experimental values of the mean polarizability of molecules, , and components of the Lorentz tensor, L j , in the nematic and smectic A phases are obtained for a homologous series of n -alkyl- p -(4-ethoxybenzylideneamino)-α-methylcinnamates. Dependences of the and L j values on the mesophase temperature, the orientational order parameter S of molecules, and the number n in the homologous series are revealed. The quadratic dependence of ( S ) in the nematic and smectic phases is established that is invariant with respect to the nematic-smectic A transition. Polarizability densities of the molecular core and the alkyl chain are found from the monotone decreasing dependence ( n )/ v (where v is volume per one molecule) in the smectic phase. The presence (or absence) of the odd-even alternation of L j ( n ) in the nematic (smectic) phase is shown. A monotone decrease in the Lorentz tensor anisotropy L with an increase in n is revealed in the smectic phase, and limiting values L j ( n → ∞) are determined. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry Pages 720-728 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050044 Authors E. M. Aver’yanov, Kirenskiy Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, 660036 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The possibility of the formation of the H 2 O 2 +· cation-radical was determined according to the data from nonempirical calculations for liquid trifluoroacetic acid, which forms a hydroperoxide radical after deprotonation. A catalytic cycle was obtained in which CF 3 COOH serves as a catalyst in the oxidation of a substrate by dissolved molecular oxygen. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 889-891 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050342 Authors M. V. Vishnetskaya, Gubkin State University of Petroleum and Gas, Moscow, 119991 Russia M. S. Ivanova, Gubkin State University of Petroleum and Gas, Moscow, 119991 Russia V. N. Solkan, Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia G. M. Zhidomirov, Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia M. Ya. Mel’nikov, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The mechanism of the reaction of osmium atom with acetaldehyde has been investigated with a DFT approach. All the stationary points are determined at the UB3LYP/ sdd /6-311++G** level of the theory. Both ground and excited state potential energy surfaces are investigated in detail. The present results show that the title reaction start with the formation of a CH 3 CHO-metal complex followed by C-C, aldehyde C-H, C-O, and methyl C-H activation. These reactions can lead to four different products (HOsCH 3 + CO, OsCO + CH 4 , OsCOCH 3 + H, and OsO + C 2 H 4 ). The minimum energy reaction path is found to involve the spin inversion in the initial reaction step. This potential energy curve-crossing dramatically affects reaction exothermic. The present results may be helpful in understanding the mechanism of the title reaction and further experimental investigation of the reaction. Content Type Journal Article Category Structure of Matter and Quantum Chemistry Pages 798-804 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050135 Authors Guo-Liang Dai, School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Taizhou University, Linhai, 317000 China Chuan-Feng Wang, School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Taizhou University, Linhai, 317000 China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    In previous work, it was found that the bovine serum albumin (BSA) could obviously be damaged by nano-sized TiO 2 powder as a sonocatalyst under ultrasonic irradiation. In this work, metronidazole (MTZ) was adopted as a sensitizer to intensify the damage of BSA molecules. It was found that the damage degree of BSA molecules in the presence of MTZ was more serious than in the absence of MTZ. That is, under ultrasonic irradiation combined with nano-sized TiO 2 powder, the addition of MTZ could remarkably aggravate the damage to BSA molecules. Meanwhile, the damage degree was also affected by some influence factors, such as ultrasonic irradiation time, ultrasonic irradiation power, MTZ concentration, solution acidity, ionic strength and solution temperature. In addition, the damage site of BSA molecules was also estimated by synchronous fluorescence spectra. It was found that the damage site of BSA molecules was mainly at tyrosine (Tyr) residue. Content Type Journal Article Category Photochemistry and Magnetochemistry Pages 867-874 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050366 Authors J. Wang, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Z. G. Wang, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China X. D. Jin, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Y. W. Guo, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China J. Q. Gao, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China K. Li, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China B. X. Wang, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Y. Li, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036 P. R. China Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The thermodynamics of vaporization of Ni(saloph), Cu(saloph), Zn(saloph), and Zn(salen) complexes are studied by Knudsen effusion method with mass spectrometric control of the vapor composition. It is noted that in the mass spectra of Zn(saloph) and Zn(salen), there are low-intensity peaks corresponding to ions of dimer. The effect of the nature of a metal and a ligand on the behavior of fragmentation of the complexes during their ionization with electrons is discussed. The enthalpies of sublimation, Δ H s ○ ( T ), are calculated by second law of thermodynamics: Ni(saloph) (502–578 K), 163 ± 1 kJ/mol; Cu(saloph) (475–550 K), 162 ± 1 kJ/mol; Zn(saloph) (571–637 K), 176 ± 4 kJ/mol; Zn(salen) (568–634 K), 169 ± 2 kJ/mol. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 816-824 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050330 Authors N. V. Tverdova, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, 153460 Russia E. D. Pelevina, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, 153460 Russia A. V. Krasnov, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, 153460 Russia Yu. A. Zhabanov, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, 153460 Russia G. V. Girichev, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, 153460 Russia N. P. Kuzmina, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia O. V. Kotova, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The embedded atom model (EAM) potentials of liquid gallium, lead, and bismuth calculated by the author using the Schommers algorithm were refined and written in a unified analytic form more convenient for applications. Pair contributions to EAM potentials are described by piecewise continuous functions. The form of EAM potentials admits the transition to a high-density state characteristic of shock compression. Series of models of these liquid metals were constructed by the molecular dynamics method at temperatures up to 1500 (Zn), 3000 (Ga, Pb), and 1800 K (Bi). For all the metals, close agreement with experiment was obtained over the whole temperature range for density, structure, bulk compression modulus, and self-diffusion coefficient. The standard deviations of model pair correlation functions (PCF) from the diffraction PCFs of gallium and lead were on the order of 0.01. As distinct from alkali metals, the calculated energy of gallium and lead models was close to actual energy over the whole temperature range, and excess electronic heat conductivity was almost unobservable. With bismuth, agreement with experiment for energy and structural characteristics was noticeably worse, which shows that the embedded atom model is less applicable to bismuth. Content Type Journal Article Category Structure of Matter and Quantum Chemistry Pages 779-790 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050056 Authors D. K. Belashchenko, National University of Science and Technology “Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys,”, Leninskii pr. 4, Moscow, 117936 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Lycopene antioxidant activity in the presence of two different mixtures of phospholipids in hexane solution, under continuous regime of UV-irradiation from three different ranges (UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C) has been evaluated in this work. Lycopene expected role was to control lipid peroxidation, by scavenging free radicals generated by UV-irradiation, in the presence and in the absence of selected photosensitizer, benzophenone. This work shows that lycopene undergoes to UV-induced destruction (bleaching), highly dependent on the incident photons energy input, more expressed in the presence than in the absence of benzophenone. The further increase (“excess”) of its bleaching is undoubtedly related to the further increase of its antioxidant activity in the presence of benzophenone, having the same cause: increase of (phospholipids peroxidation) chain-breaking activities. Content Type Journal Article Category Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis Pages 763-774 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050093 Authors Dragan Cvetković, Faculty of Technology, University of Niš, Leskovac, 16000 Serbia Dejan Marković, Faculty of Technology, University of Niš, Leskovac, 16000 Serbia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    The structure of aqua complexes of alkali metal ions Me + (H 2 O) n , n = 1−6, where Me is Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, and complexes of 2,6-dimethylphenolate anion (CH 3 ) 2 PhO − selected as a model of the elementary unit of phenol-formaldehyde ion exchanger with hydrated alkali metal cations Me + (H 2 O) n , n = 0−5, was studied by the density functional method. The energies of successive hydration of the cations and the energies of binding of alkali metal hydrated cations with (CH 3 ) 2 PhO − depending on the number of water molecules n were calculated. It was shown that the dimethylphenolate ion did not have specific selectivity with respect to cesium and rubidium ions. The energies of hydration and the energies of binding of alkali metal cations with (CH 3 ) 2 PhO − decreased in the series Li + 〉 Na + 〉 K + 〉 Rb + 〉 Cs + as n increased. The conclusion was drawn that the reason for selectivity of phenol-formaldehyde and other phenol compounds with respect to cesium and rubidium ions was the predomination of the ion dehydration stage in the transfer from an aqueous solution to the phenol phase compared with the stage of binding with ion exchange groups. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Separation Processes: Chromatography Pages 860-866 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050159 Authors S. I. Kargov, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia L. A. Shelkovnikova, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia V. A. Ivanov, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Theoretical calculations of solvation contribution to hole energy in a polynucleotide chain give very low hole mobility values at zero temperature, μ 〈 10 −3 cm 2 /(V s). We calculated hole mobility at physiological temperature for the Poly G/Poly C DNA duplex, which gave substantially larger mobility values. Mobility over the temperature range 20–400 K was calculated. Taking stacking interaction into account substantially increased hole mobility. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 832-836 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050196 Authors V. D. Lakhno, Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, Russia N. S. Fialko, Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Heat effects of the dissolution of hematoporphyrin tetramethyl ether are measured on a variable-temperature calorimeter for the first time in N,N-dimethylformamide and octanol-1 in the temperature range of 298 to 318 K. Standard enthalpies and heat capacities of dissolution of bioligand are calculated and compared to data obtained earlier for deuteroporphyrin dimethyl ether and ethyl acetate. Partial molar heat capacities of hematoporhyrin are determined at infinite dilution using data from differential scanning calorimetry. Content Type Journal Article Category Short Communications Pages 895-897 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050184 Authors A. V. Kustov, Institute of Chemistry of Solutions, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia N. L. Smirnova, Institute of Chemistry of Solutions, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia M. B. Berezin, Institute of Chemistry of Solutions, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo, 153045 Russia Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    It is shown that at a temperature of 295 K, phenol groups of phenol formaldehyde sorbents are characterized by the value p K ∼ 13.0–13.7. It is found that raising the temperature to 343 K reduces the p K value by one. It is concluded that the reason for the lower acidity of phenol formaldehyde sorbents relative to phenol in an aqueous solution is the smaller amount of firmly bound water. Content Type Journal Article Category Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena Pages 825-831 DOI 10.1134/S0036024412050329 Authors L. A. Shelkovnikova, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia O. T. Gavlina, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia D. E. Vitkina, Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127412 Russia E. I. Shkol’nikov, Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127412 Russia V. A. Ivanov Journal Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Focus on Chemistry Online ISSN 1531-863X Print ISSN 0036-0244 Journal Volume Volume 86 Journal Issue Volume 86, Number 5

Description:    Intergalactic magnetic fields are assumed to have been spontaneously generated at the reheating stage of the early Universe, due to vacuum polarization of non-Abelian gauge fields at high temperature. The fact that the screening mass of this type of fields has zero value was discovered recently. A procedure to estimate their field strengths, B ( T ), at different temperatures is here developed, and the value B ( T ew )∼10 14  G at the electroweak phase transition temperature is derived by taking into consideration the present value of the intergalactic magnetic field strength, B 0 ∼10 −15  G, coherent on the ∼1 Mpc scale. As a particular case, the standard model is considered and the field scale at high temperature is estimated in this case. Model-dependent properties of the phenomena under investigation are briefly discussed, too. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-10 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1968-3 Authors E. Elizalde, Institute for Space Science, ICE-CSIC and IEEC, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain V. Skalozub, Dnipropetrovsk National University, 49010 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    Dispersive representations of the ππ scattering amplitudes and pion form factors, valid at two-loop accuracy in the low-energy expansion, are constructed in the presence of isospin-breaking effects induced by the difference between the charged and neutral pion masses. Analytical expressions for the corresponding phases of the scalar and vector pion form factors are computed. It is shown that each of these phases consists of the sum of a “universal” part and a form-factor dependent contribution. The first one is entirely determined in terms of the ππ scattering amplitudes alone, and reduces to the phase satisfying Watson’s theorem in the isospin limit. The second one can be sizeable, although it vanishes in the same limit. The dependence of these isospin corrections with respect to the parameters of the subthreshold expansion of the ππ amplitude is studied, and an equivalent representation in terms of the S -wave scattering lengths is also briefly presented and discussed. In addition, partially analytical expressions for the two-loop form factors and ππ scattering amplitudes in the presence of isospin breaking are provided. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-47 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1962-9 Authors Sébastien Descotes-Genon, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, CNRS/Univ. Paris-Sud 11 (UMR 8627), 91405 Orsay Cedex, France Marc Knecht, Centre de Physique Théorique-UMR 7332, Aix-Marseille Univ./CNRS/Univ. du Sud Toulon-Var, CNRS-Luminy Case 907, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    The CRESST-II cryogenic Dark Matter search, aiming at detection of WIMPs via elastic scattering off nuclei in CaWO 4 crystals, completed 730 kg days of data taking in 2011. We present the data collected with eight detector modules, each with a two-channel readout; one for a phonon signal and the other for coincidently produced scintillation light. The former provides a precise measure of the energy deposited by an interaction, and the ratio of scintillation light to deposited energy can be used to discriminate different types of interacting particles and thus to distinguish possible signal events from the dominant backgrounds. Sixty-seven events are found in the acceptance region where a WIMP signal in the form of low energy nuclear recoils would be expected. We estimate background contributions to this observation from four sources: (1) “leakage” from the e / γ -band (2) “leakage” from the α -particle band (3) neutrons and (4)  206 Pb recoils from 210 Po decay. Using a maximum likelihood analysis, we find, at a statistical significance of more than 4 σ , that these sources alone are not sufficient to explain the data. The addition of a signal due to scattering of relatively light WIMPs could account for this discrepancy, and we determine the associated WIMP parameters. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Experimental Physics Pages 1-22 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1971-8 Authors G. Angloher, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany M. Bauer, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany I. Bavykina, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany A. Bento, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany C. Bucci, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, INFN, 67010 Assergi, Italy C. Ciemniak, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany G. Deuter, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany F. von Feilitzsch, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany D. Hauff, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany P. Huff, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany C. Isaila, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany J. Jochum, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany M. Kiefer, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany M. Kimmerle, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany J.-C. Lanfranchi, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany F. Petricca, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany S. Pfister, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany W. Potzel, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany F. Pröbst, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany F. Reindl, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany S. Roth, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany K. Rottler, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany C. Sailer, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany K. Schäffner, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany J. Schmaler, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany S. Scholl, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany W. Seidel, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany M. v. Sivers, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany L. Stodolsky, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany C. Strandhagen, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany R. Strauß, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany A. Tanzke, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany I. Usherov, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany S. Wawoczny, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany M. Willers, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany A. Zöller, Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 4

Description:    The bound state of two massive constituent gluons is studied in the potential approach. The relativistic quasi-classical wave equation with the QCD-inspired scalar potential is solved by the quasi-classical method in the complex plane. Glueball masses are calculated with the help of the universal mass formula. The hadron Regge trajectories are given by the complex non-linear function in the whole region of the invariant variable  t . The Chew–Frautschi plot of the leading glueball trajectory, α P ( t ), has the properties of a t -channel Pomeron, which is dual to the glueball states in the s channel. The imaginary part of the Pomeron is also calculated. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-11 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2128-5 Authors M. N. Sergeenko, Institute of Physics, Belarus National Academy of Sciences, 68 Nezavisimosti Ave., Minsk, 220072 Belarus Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    We analyze neutrino masses and Lepton Flavor Violation (LFV) in charged leptons with a minimal ansatz about the breaking of the U (3) 5 flavor symmetry, consistent with the U (2) 3 breaking pattern of quark Yukawa couplings, in the context of supersymmetry. Neutrino masses are expected to be almost degenerate, close to present bounds from cosmology and 0 νββ experiments. We also predict s 13 ≈ s 23 | V td |/| V ts |≈0.16, in perfect agreement with the recent Daya-Bay result. For slepton masses below 1 TeV, barring accidental cancellations, we expect and , within the reach of future experimental searches. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-11 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2126-7 Authors Gianluca Blankenburg, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy Gino Isidori, Theory Division, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland Joel Jones-Pérez, Theory Division, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    We have entered a new era, where experiments are probing the top sector both directly and indirectly with an unprecedented accuracy. In the standard model, the top couplings lead to a severe fine tuning problem as well as dominating the amount of flavour violation. Thus, it is expected that in natural extensions of the standard model (SM) the top sector will include new states and consequently, both flavour conserving as well as flavour violating related observables might show deviation from SM predictions. This special issue aims to cover various aspects of top and flavour physics that are commonly considered as orthogonal. However, since very often flavour physics and top physics phenomena arise from the same fundamental sources, it is worth studying them in conjunction. Thus, this review attempts to study in reasonable depth the state of the art in experimental and theoretical research on top and flavour physics. Content Type Journal Article Category Editorial Pages 1-2 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2105-z Authors Andrzej J. Buras, Physik Department, Technische Universitat Munchen, Lichtenbergstr. 2a, 85747 Garching, Germany Gilad Perez, Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100 Israel Thomas A. Schwarz, Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA Tim M. P. Tait, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    Uncovering the physics of electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB) is the raison-d’etre of the LHC. Flavor questions, it would seem, are of minor relevance for this quest, apart from their role in constraining the possible structure of EWSB physics. In this short review article, we outline, using flavor-dependent slepton physics as an example, how flavor can affect both searches for supersymmetry, and future measurements aimed at understanding the nature of any new discoveries. If the production cross-sections for supersymmetry are relatively low, as indicated by the fact that it has not revealed itself yet in standard searches, the usual assumptions about the superpartner spectra need rethinking. Furthermore, one must consider more intricate searches, such as lepton-based searches, which could be susceptible to flavor effects. We start by reviewing the flavor structure of existing frameworks for mediating supersymmetry breaking, emphasizing flavor-dependent models proposed recently. We use the kinematic endpoints of invariant mass distributions to demonstrate how flavor dependence can impact both searches for supersymmetry and the Inverse Problem. We also discuss methods for measuring small-mass splittings and mixings at the LHC, both in models with a neutralino LSP and in models with a charged slepton (N)LSP. Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-11 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2104-0 Authors Yael Shadmi, Physics Department, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000 Israel Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8

Description:    We systematically investigate tri-local (non-local) three-quark baryon fields with U L (2)× U R (2) chiral symmetry, according to their Lorentz and isospin (flavor) group representations. We note that they can also be called “nucleon wave functions” due to this full non-locality. We study their chiral transformation properties and find all the possible chiral multiplets consisting of and baryon fields. We find that the axial coupling constant is only for nucleon fields belonging to the chiral representation , which contains both nucleon and Δ fields. Moreover, all the nucleon fields belonging to this representation have . Content Type Journal Article Category Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Pages 1-9 DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2129-4 Authors Hua-Xing Chen, School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191 China Journal The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields Online ISSN 1434-6052 Print ISSN 1434-6044 Journal Volume Volume 72 Journal Issue Volume 72, Number 8