A. J. Weinstein

Publication List Details

Period

1989 - 2009

Number

99

Co-Authors

First LIGO search for gravitational wave bursts from cosmic (super)strings (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on a matched-filter search for gravitational wave bursts from cosmic string cusps using LIGO data from the fourth science run (S4) which took place in February and March 2005. No...

Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars with S5 LIGO data (2009)

Collaboration, The LIGO Scientific, Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., ...

We present a search for gravitational waves from 116 known millisecond and young pulsars using data from the fifth science run of the LIGO detectors. For this search ephemerides overlapping the run...

Search for gravitational wave ringdowns from perturbed black holes in LIGO S4 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

According to general relativity a perturbed black hole will settle to a stationary configuration by the emission of gravitational radiation. Such a perturbation will occur, for example, in the...

Search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with gamma-ray bursts using data from LIGO Science Run 5 and Virgo Science Run 1 (2009)

Collaboration, LIGO Scientific, Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., ...

We present the results of a search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with 137 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments during the fifth LIGO science...

Stacked Search for Gravitational Waves from the 2006 SGR 1900+14 Storm (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We present the results of a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with the 2006 March 29 SGR 1900+14 storm. A new search method is used, "stacking" the GW data around...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO's fifth science run (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith , P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries, of total mass between 2 and 35M_☉, using LIGO observations between November 14, 2006 and May 18, 2007. No...

Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in early S5 LIGO data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

This paper reports on an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves from sources such as deformed isolated rapidly spinning neutron stars. The analysis uses 840 hours of data from 66 days of the...

LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P, Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

The goal of the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is to detect and study gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. Direct detection of GWs holds the promise of...

All-Sky LIGO Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the Early Fifth-Science-Run Data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50–1100 Hz and with the frequency’s time derivative in the range -5 x 10^(-9)–0...

All-sky LIGO search for periodic gravitational waves in the early fifth-science-run data. (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1100 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -5 x 10{-9}-0 Hz s{-1}....

An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

A stochastic background of gravitational waves is expected to arise from a superposition of a large number of unresolved gravitational-wave sources of astrophysical and cosmological origin. It should...

LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

The goal of the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is to detect and study gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. Direct detection of GWs holds the promise of...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO's S5 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M(circle dot) and 35M(circle dot) and a minimum component mass of 1M(circle dot)...

Stacked Search for Gravitational Waves from the 2006 SGR 1900+14 Storm (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We present the results of a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with the 2006 March 29 SGR 1900+14 storm. A new search method is used, "stacking" the GW data around...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO psila s S5 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M/sub o/ and 35M/sub o/ and a minimum component mass of 1M/sub o/ using data from...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO's S5 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M_([sun]) and 35Mz-([sun]) and a minimum component mass of 1M_([sun]) using data...

Study of dipion transitions among Upsilon(3S), Upsilon(2S), and Upsilon(1S) states (2007)

Cronin-Hennessy, D., Gao, K. Y., Hietala, J., Kubota, Y., Klein, T., Lang, B. W., ...

We present measurements of decay matrix elements for hadronic transitions of the form Upsilon(nS)->Upsilon(mS)pi pi, where (n,m)=(3,1),(2,1),(3,2). We reconstruct charged and neutral pion modes with...

Control sideband generation for dual-recycled laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors (2006)

Barr, B. W., Miyakawa, O., Kawamura, S., Weinstein, A. J., Ward, R., Vass, S., ...

We present a discussion of the problems associated with generation of multiple control sidebands for length sensing and control of dual-recycled, cavity-enhanced Michelson interferometers and the...

Radiative decays of the Upsilon(1S) to a pair of charged hadrons (2006)

Athar, S. B., Avery, P., Breva-Newell, L., Patel, R., Potlia, V., Stoeck, H., ...

Using data obtained with the CLEO III detector, running at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR), we report on a new study of exclusive radiative Upsilon(1S) decays into the final states gamma...

Experimental study of X-b(2P)->pi pi X-b(1P) (2006)

Cawlfield, C., Eisenstein, B. I., Karliner, I., Kim, D., Lowrey, N., Naik, P., ...

We have searched for the di-pion transition chi(b)(2P) -> pi pi chi(b)(1P) in the CLEO III sample of Upsilon(3S) decays in the exclusive decay chain: Upsilon(3S) -> gamma chi(b)(2P), chi(b)(2P) -> pi...

Two-photon width of the charmonium state chi(c2) (2006)

Dobbs, S., Metreveli, Z., Seth, K. K., Tomaradze, A., Zweber, P., Ernst, J., ...

The two-photon width of chi(c2)(P-3(2)) state of charmonium has been measured using 14.4 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) data taken at root s=9.46-11.30 GeV with the CLEO III detector. The gamma gamma-fusion...

Experimental limits on weak annihilation contributions to b -> ul nu decays (2006)

Rosner, J. L., Adam, N. E., Alexander, J. P., Berkelman, K., Cassel, D. G., Duboscq, J. E., ...

We present the first experimental limits on high-q(2) contributions to charmless semileptonic B decays of the form expected from the weak annihilation (WA) decay mechanism. Such contributions could...

Experimental limits on weak annihilation contributions to b -> ul nu decays (2006)

Rosner, J. L., Adam, N. E., Alexander, J. P., Berkelman, K., Cassel, D. G., Duboscq, J. E., ...

We present the first experimental limits on high-q(2) contributions to charmless semileptonic B decays of the form expected from the weak annihilation (WA) decay mechanism. Such contributions could...

Measurement of the direct photon momentum spectrum in Upsilon(1S), Upsilon(2S), and Upsilon(3S) decays (2006)

Besson, D., Henderson, S., Pedlar, T. K., Cronin-Hennessey, D., Gao, K. Y., Gong, D. T., ...

Using data taken with the CLEO III detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we have investigated the direct photon spectrum in the decays Upsilon(1S)->gamma gg, Upsilon(2S)->gamma gg,...

Observation of B-s production at the Upsilon(5S) resonance (2006)

Bonvicini, G., Cinabro, D., Dubrovin, M., Lincoln, A., Bornheim, A., Pappas, S. P., ...

Using the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we have observed the B-s meson in e(+)e(-) annihilation at the Upsilon(5S) resonance. We find 14 candidates consistent with B-s decays...

Two-photon width of the charmonium state chi(c2) (2006)

Dobbs, S., Metreveli, Z., Seth, K. K., Tomaradze, A., Zweber, P., Ernst, J., ...

The two-photon width of chi(c2)(P-3(2)) state of charmonium has been measured using 14.4 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) data taken at root s=9.46-11.30 GeV with the CLEO III detector. The gamma gamma-fusion...

Precision measurements of the timelike electromagnetic form factors of pion, kaon, and proton (2005)

Pedlar, T. K., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Gao, K. Y., Gong, D. T., Hietala, J., Kubota, Y., ...

Using 20.7 pb(-1) of e(+)e(-) annihilation data taken at root s = 3.671 GeV with the CLEO-c detector, precision measurements of the electromagnetic form factors of the charged pion, charged kaon, and...

Cabibbo-suppressed decays of D+->pi(+)pi(0),K+(K)over-bar(0),K+pi(0) (2004)

Arms, K., Eckhart, E., Gan, K. K., Gwon, C., Honscheid, K., Kass, R., ...

Using a 13.7 fb(-1) data sample collected with the CLEO II and II.V detectors, we report new branching fraction measurements for two Cabibbo-suppressed decay modes of the D+ meson:...

Charm meson spectra in e(+)e(-) annihilation at 10.5 GeV center of mass energy (2004)

Artuso, M., Boulahouache, C., Blusk, S., Butt, J., Dambasuren, E., Dorjkhaidav, O., ...

Using the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron-positron Storage Ring, we have measured the scaled momentum spectra, dsigma/dx(p), and the inclusive production cross sections of the charm mesons D+,...

Search for CP violation in D-0 -> K-S(0)pi(+)pi(-) (2004)

Asner, D. M., Nelson, H. N., Briere, R. A., Chen, G. P., Ferguson, T., Tatishvili, G., ...

We report on a search for CP violation in the decay of D-0 and D-0 to K(S)(0)pi(+)pi(-). The data come from an integrated luminosity of 9.0 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) collisions at rootsapproximate to10 GeV...

First observation of a Upsilon(1D) state (2004)

Bonvicini, G., Cinabro, D., Dubrovin, M., Bornheim, A., Lipeles, E., Pappas, S. P., ...

We present the first evidence for the production of Y(1D) states in the four-photon cascade, Y(3S)-->gammachi(b)(2P), chi(b)(2P)-->gammaY(1D), Y(1D)-->gammachi(b)(1P), chi(b)(1P)-->gammaY(1S),...

New measurements of Upsilon(1S) decays to charmonium final states (2004)

Briere, R. A., Chen, G. P., Ferguson, T., Tatishvili, G., Vogel, H., Watkins, M. E., ...

Using data collected by the CLEO III detector at CESR, we report on measurements of Y(1S) decays to charmonium final states. The data sample used for this analysis consists of 21.2x10(6) Y(1S)...

Moments of the B meson inclusive semileptonic decay rate using neutrino reconstruction (2004)

Csorna, S. E., Bonvicini, G., Cinabro, D., Dubrovin, M., Bornheim, A., Lipeles, E., ...

We present a measurement of the composition of B meson inclusive semileptonic decays using 9.4 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) data taken with the CLEO detector at the Y(4S) resonance. In addition to measuring...

Measurement of the decay rate of Xi(0)(c)-> pK(-)K(-)pi(+) relative to Xi(0)(c)->Xi(-)pi(+) (2004)

Danko, I., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Park, C. S., Park, W., Thayer, J. B., Thorndike, E. H., ...

Using the CLEO III detector at CESR, we have measured the branching ratio of the decay Xi(c)(0)-->pK(-)K(-)pi(+) relative to Xi(c)(0)-->Xi(-)pi(+). We find...

Measurement of the B-meson inclusive semileptonic branching fraction and electron-energy moments (2004)

Mahmood, A. H., Csorna, S. E., Bonvicini, G., Cinabro, D., Dubrovin, M., Bornheim, A., ...

We report a new measurement of the B-meson semileptonic decay momentum spectrum that has been made with a sample of 9.4 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) data collected with the CLEO II detector at the Y(4S)...

Observation of eta '(c) production in gamma gamma fusion at CLEO (2004)

Asner, D. M., Dytman, S. A., Mehrabyan, S., Mueller, J. A., Nam, S., Savinov, V., ...

We report on the observation of the eta(c)'(2(1)S(0)), the radial excitation of the eta(c)(1(1)S(0)) ground state of charmonium, in the two-photon fusion reaction gammagamma --> eta(c)' -->...

Search for the lepton-flavor-violating leptonic B-0 ->mu(+/-)tau(-/+) and B-0 -> e(+/-)tau(-/+) (2004)

Bornheim, A., Lipeles, E., Pappas, S. P., Weinstein, A. J., Briere, R. A., Chen, G. P., ...

We have searched a sample of 9.6x10(6) B (B) over bar events for the lepton-flavor-violating leptonic B decays, B-0-->mu(+/-)tau(-/+) and B-0-->e(+/-)tau(-/+). The tau lepton was detected through the...

Wess-Zumino current and the structure of the decay tau(-)-> K-pi K--(+)nu(tau) (2004)

Coan, T. E., Gao, Y. S., Liu, F., Stroynowski, R., Artuso, M., Boulahouache, C., ...

We present the first study of the vector (Wess-Zumino) current in tau(-)-->K(-)pi(-)K(+)nu(tau) decay using data collected with the CLEO III detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring. We...

Observation of the hadronic transitions chi(b1,2)(2P) -> omega Upsilon(1S) (2004)

Cronin-Hennessy, D., Park, C. S., Park, W., Thayer, J. B., Thorndike, E. H., Coan, T. E., ...

The CLEO Collaboration has made the first observations of hadronic transitions among bottomonium (b (b) over bar) states other than the dipion transitions among Y(nS) states. In our study of Y(3S)...

First observation and Dalitz analysis of the D-0 -> K-S(0)eta pi(0) decay (2004)

Rubin, P., Eisenstein, B. I., Gollin, G. D., Karliner, I., Lowrey, N., Naik, P., ...

Using 9.0 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity in e(+)e(-) collisions near the Y(4S) mass collected with the CLEO II.V detector we report the first observation of the decay D-0-->K(S)(0)etapi(0). We...

Search for $B \to \overline{p}e^{-}\overline{nu}_{e}X$ Decay using a Partial Reconstruction Method (2003)

Adam, N E, Alexander, J P, Berkelman, K, Boisvert, V, Cassel, D G, Drell, P S, ...

Using data collected on the Upsilon(4S) resonance and the nearby continuum by the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we have searched for the semileptonic decay of B mesons to...

Determination of the (B)over-bar -> D(*)l(nu)over-bar decay width and vertical bar V-cb vertical bar (2003)

Adam, N. E., Alexander, J. P., Bebek, C., Berger, B. E., Berkelman, K., Blanc, F., ...

In the standard model, the charged current of the weak interaction is governed by a unitary quark mixing matrix that also leads to CP violation. Measurement of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM)...

Search for B ->(p)over-bare-(nu)over-bar(e) X decay using a partial reconstruction method (2003)

Adam, N. E., Alexander, J. P., Berkelman, K., Boisvert, V., Cassel, D. G., Drell, P. S., ...

Using data collected on the Y(4S) resonance and the nearby continuum by the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we have searched for the semileptonic decay of B mesons to e (p) over...

Inclusive eta(') production from the Upsilon(1S) (2003)

Artuso, M., Boulahouache, C., Blusk, S., Bukin, K., Dambasuren, E., Mountain, R., ...

Using the CLEO II detector at CESR, we measure the eta' energy spectra in Y(1S) decays that we compare with models of the eta'g*g form factor. This form factor, especially at large eta' energies, may...

Study of the q(2) dependence of B ->pi l nu and of B ->rho(omega)l nu and extraction of vertical bar V-ub vertical bar (2003)

Athar, S. B., Avery, P., Breva-Newell, L., Potlia, V., Stoeck, H., Yelton, J., ...

We report on determinations of \V-ub\ resulting from studies of the branching fraction and q(2) distributions in exclusive semileptonic B decays that proceed via the b-->u transition. Our data set...

Observation of a narrow resonance of mass 2.46 GeV/c(2) decaying to D-s(*+)pi(0) and confirmation of the D-sJ(*)(2317) state (2003)

Besson, D., Anderson, S., Frolov, V. V., Gong, D. T., Kubota, Y., Li, S. Z., ...

Using 13.5 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) annihilation data collected with the CLEO II detector, we have observed a narrow resonance decaying to D-s*(+)pi(0) with a mass near 2.46 GeV/c(2). The search for such a...

Study of the charmless inclusive B ->eta ' X decay (2003)

Bonvicini, G., Cinabro, D., Dubrovin, M., McGee, S., Bornheim, A., Lipeles, E., ...

Based on a measurement of high momentum eta' production in B decays, we determine the charmless inclusive B-->eta'X-nc branching fraction in the lab-frame momentum interval 2.0

Measurements of charmless hadronic two-body B meson decays and the ratio B(B -> DK)/(B -> D pi) (2003)

Bornheim, A., Lipeles, E., Pappas, S. P., Shapiro, A., Sun, W. M., Weinstein, A. J., ...

We present final measurements of 13 charmless hadronic B decay modes from the CLEO experiment. The decay modes include the ten pipi, Kpi, and KK final states and new limits on dibaryonic final...

First observation of the exclusive decays Lambda(+)(c)->Lambda pi(+)pi(+)pi(-)pi(0) and Lambda(+)(c)->Lambda omega pi(+) (2003)

Cronin-Hennessy, D., Lyon, A. L., Park, C. S., Park, W., Thayer, J. B., Thorndike, E. H., ...

Using data collected by the CLEO III detector at CESR, we report on the first observation of the decays Lambda(c)(+)-->Lambdapi(+)pi(+)pi(-)pi(0) and Lambda(c)(+)-->Lambdaomegapi(+). The branching...

Measurements of the branching fractions and helicity amplitudes in B -> D-*rho decays (2003)

Csorna, S. E., Danko, I., Bonvicini, G., Cinabro, D., Dubrovin, M., McGee, S., ...

Using 9.1 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) data collected at the Y(4S) with the CLEO detector using the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, measurements are reported for both the branching fractions and the helicity...

Search for baryons in the radiative penguin decay b -> s gamma (2003)

Edwards, K. W., Besson, D., Anderson, S., Frolov, V. V., Gong, D. T., Kubota, Y., ...

We have searched for the baryon-containing radiative penguin decays B- -->Lambda(p) over bar gamma and B--->Sigma(0)(p) over bar gamma, using a sample of 9.7x10(6) B (B) over bar events collected at...

Measurement of the charge asymmetry in B -> K-*(892)(+/-)pi(-/+) (2003)

Eisenstein, B. I., Gollin, G. D., Karliner, I., Lowrey, N., Plager, C., Sedlack, C., ...

We report on a search for a CP-violating asymmetry in the charmless hadronic decay B-->K*(892)(+/-)pi(-/+), using 9.1 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity produced at roots = 10.58 GeV and collected with...

Measurement of lepton momentum moments in the decay (B)over-bar -> Xl(nu)over-bar and determination of the heavy quark expansion parameters and vertical bar V-cb vertical bar (2003)

Mahmood, A. H., Csorna, S. E., Danko, I., Bonvicini, G., Cinabro, D., Dubrovin, M., ...

We measure the primary lepton momentum spectrum in (B) over bar -->Xl (ν) over bar decays, for plgreater than or equal to1.5 GeV/c in the B rest frame. From this, we calculate various moments of...

Branching fractions of tau leptons to three charged hadrons (2003)

Briere, R. A., Chen, G. P., Ferguson, T., Tatishvili, G., Vogel, H., Adam, N. E., ...

From electron-positron collision data collected with the CLEO detector operating at Cornell Electron Storage Ring near roots=10.6 GeV, improved measurements of the branching fractions for tau decays...

First search for the flavor changing neutral current decay D-0 -> gamma gamma (2003)

Coan, T. E., Gao, Y. S., Liu, F., Maravin, Y., Stroynowski, R., Artuso, M., ...

Using 13.8 fb(-1) of data collected at or just below the Y(4S) with the CLEO detector, we report the result of a search for the flavor changing neutral current process D-0 --> gammagamma. We observe...

Tau leptonic decays (1999)

Weinstein, A J

We review world-average measurements of the tau lepton electroweak couplings, in both decay (including Michel parameters) and in production ($Z^0\to anomalous weak and EM dipole couplings. Finally,...

Tau leptonic decays (1999)

Weinstein, A J

We review world-average measurements of the tau lepton electroweak couplings, in both decay (including Michel parameters) and in production ($Z^0\to anomalous weak and EM dipole couplings. Finally,...

Measurements of Z-boson resonance parameters in e+e- annihilation (1989)

Abrams, G. S., Adolphsen, C. E., Averill, D., Ballam, J., Barish, B. C., Barklow, T., ...

We have measured the mass of the Z boson to be 91.14±0.12 GeV/c^2, and its width to be 2.42-0.35+0.45 GeV. If we constrain the visible width to its standard-model value, we find the partial width to...

First measurements of hadronic decays of the Z boson (1989)

Abrams, G. S., Adolphsen, C. E., Aleksan, R., Alexander, J. P., Averill, D., Ballam, J., ...

We have observed hadronic final states produced in the decays of Z bosons. In order to study the parton structure of these events, we compare the distributions in sphericity, thurst, aplanarity, and...

Using the hadronic multiplicity to distinguish real W’s from QCD jet backgrounds (1989)

Gunion, J. F., Kane, G. L., Sadrozinski, H. F.-W., Seiden, A., Weinstein, A. J., Yuan, C. P.

In order to study WW scattering or the decay of a heavy standard-model Higgs boson in the TeV region, it is necessary to use the channel W(→lν)+W(→jets). However, techniques are required for...

Studies of jet production rates in e + e − annihilation at E cm =29 GeV (1989)

Schwarz, A. S., White, S. L., Koska, Wayne A., Fordham, C., Schmidke, W. B., Field, R. C., ...

Production rates of multijet hadronic final states are studied in e + e − annihilation at 29 GeV center of mass energy. QCD shower model calculations with exact first order matrix element weighting...

Initial measurements of Z-boson resonance parameters in e+e- annihilation (1989)

Abrams, G. S., Adolphsen, C. E., Aleksan, R., Alexander, J. P., Allen, M. A., Atwood, W. B., ...

We have measured the mass of the Z boson to be 91.11±0.23 GeV/c^2, and its width to be 1.61-0.43+0.60 GeV. If we constrain the visible width to its standard-model value, we find the partial width to...