M. Velasco

Publication List Details

Period

1979 - 2009

Number

141

Co-Authors

Determination of the $\pi \pi$ scattering lengths from a study of $K^{\pm} \to \pi^{\pm} \pi^{0} \pi^{0}$ decays (2009)

Batley, J R, Culling, A J, Kalmus, G, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

We report the results from a study of the full sample of $~6.031 x 10^{7} K^{\pm} \to \pi^{\pm} \pi^{0} \pi^{0}$ decays recorded by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS. As first observed in this...

The CMS barrel calorimeter response to particle beams from 2 to 350 GeV/c (2009)

Abdullin, S., Abramov, V., Acharya, B., Adam, N., Adams, M., Adzic, P., ...

The response of the CMS barrel calorimeter (electromagnetic plus hadronic) to hadrons, electrons and muons over a wide momentum range from 2 to 350 GeV/c has been measured. To our knowledge, this is...

Precise measurement of the $K^{\pm} \to \pi^{\pm}e^{+}e^{−}$ decay (2009)

Batley, J R, Culling, A J, Kalmus, G, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

A sample of 7253 $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm e^+e^-(\gamma)$ decay candidates with 1.0% background contamination has been collected by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS, allowing a precise measurement of...

An in vivo culture system for human embryos using an encapsulation technology: a pilot study (2009)

Blockeel, C., Mock, P., Verheyen, G., Bouche, N., Le Goff, Ph., Heyman, Y., ...

BACKGROUND Animal studies have demonstrated better embryo development in vivo than in vitro. This pilot study tested the feasibility of using a novel in utero culture system (IUCS) to obtain normal...

Physics Interplay of the LHC and the ILC (2008)

Weiglein, G., Barklow, T., Boos, E., De Roeck, A., Desch, K., Gianotti, F., ...

Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the International e+e- Linear Collider (ILC) will be complementary in many respects, as has been demonstrated at previous generations of hadron and...

Physics Interplay of the LHC and the ILC (2008)

Weiglein, G., Barklow, T., Boos, E., De Roeck, A., Desch, K., Gianotti, F., ...

Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the International e+e- Linear Collider (ILC) will be complementary in many respects, as has been demonstrated at previous generations of hadron and...

Physics Interplay of the LHC and the ILC (2008)

Weiglein, G., Barklow, T., Boos, E., De Roeck, A., Desch, K., Gianotti, F., ...

Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the International e+e- Linear Collider (ILC) will be complementary in many respects, as has been demonstrated at previous generations of hadron and...

First Observation and Measurement of the Decay K$^{+-}$ $\to\pi^{+-}e^{+}e^{-}\gamma$ (2007)

Batley, J R, Culling, A J, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

Using the full data set of the NA48/2 experiment, the decay K+- -> pi+- e+ e- gamma is observed for the first time, selecting 120 candidates with 7.3 +- 1.7 estimated background events. With K+- ->...

A new measurement of direct CP violation in two pion decays of the neutral kaon (2007)

Na Collaboration Fanti, V. Fanti, A. Lai, D. Marras, L. Musa, M. D. Needham, ...

The NA48 experiment at CERN has performed a new measurement of direct CP violation, based on data taken in 1997 00 qy Z X . by simultaneously collecting K and K decays into pp and pp. The result for...

THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C (2007)

V. Fanti, A. Lai, L. Musa, M. G. Setzu, G. Barr, G. Bocquet, ...

c ○ Springer-Verlag 1999 A measurement of the transverse polarization of Λ-hyperons

A 40 MHz-pipelined trigger for K�P2� � decays for the CERN NA48 experiment� (2007)

G. Fischer, C. Avanzini, G. D. Barr, P. Calafiura, M. Cirilli, F. Costantini, ...

The “neutral ” trigger system for the selection of K�P2��P4 � decays of the NA48 CP-violation experiment is described. The trigger system has been implemented in a 40 MHz “dead-time...

Digital ObjeG Ide tifie (DOI) 10.1007/s100520100822 Eur. Phys. J. C 22, 231--254 (2001) (2007)

The European Phy, A. Lai, D. Marras, A. Bevana, R. S. Dosanjh, T. J. Gershonb, ...

The dire1 CP violation parameon Re # # /#) has beL meLLKKy fromthe de yrate ofnefRLK kaons into two pions usingthe NA48de8y9fL atthe CERN SPS. With 3.3 million KL colleBLB duringthe 1998 and 1999...

New high statistics measurement of $K_{e4}$ decay form factors and $\pi \pi$ scattering phase shifts (2007)

Batley, J Richard, Culling, A J, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

We report results from a new measurement of the K_{e4} decay K^{+-} -> \pi^+ \pi^- e^{+-} v by the NA48/2 collaboration at the CERN SPS, based on a partial sample of more than 670000 Ke4 decays in...

Non-destructive Single Shot Bunch Length Measurements for the CLIC Test Facility 3 (2007)

Dabrowski, A, Braun, H, Corsini, R, Döbert, S, Lefèvre, T, Tecker, F, ...

A non-destructive bunch length detector has been installed in the CLIC Test Facility (CTF3). Using a series of down-converting mixing stages and filters, the detector analyzes the power spectrum of...

Determination of the relative decay rate KS $\to \pi e \nu$ / KL $\to \pi e \nu$ (2007)

Batley, J R, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Patel, M, Slater, M W, ...

The decay rate of KS $\to \pi e \nu$ relative to the rate of KL $\to \pi e \nu$ has been measured by the NA48 collaboration in a neutral Kaon beam originating from 400 GeV proton-Be interactions at...

Instrumentation for Longitudinal Beam Gymnastics in FEL's and at the CLIC Test Facility 3 (2007)

Lefèvre, T, Braun, H H, Bravin, E, Burger, S, Corsini, R, Döbert, S, ...

Built at CERN by an international collaboration, the CLIC Test Facility 3 (CTF3) aims at demonstrating the feasibility of a high luminosity 3 TeV e+-e- collider by the year 2010. One of the main...

Search for direct CP violating charge asymmetries in $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^+\pi^-$ and $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^0\pi^0$ decays (2007)

Batley, J Richard, Culling, A J, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

A measurement of the direct CP violating charge asymmetries of the Dalitz plot linear slopes $A_g=(g^+-g^-)/(g^++g^-)$ in $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^+\pi^-$ and $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^0\pi^0$ decays by the...

Measurements of the $\Xi^0$ Lifetime and the $\overline{\Xi^0}/\Xi^0$ Flux Ratio in a Neutral Beam (2007)

Batley, J Richard, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Patel, M, Slater, M W, ...

A total of 235 698 Xi0 -> Lambda pi0 and 21 527 anti-Xi0 -> anti-Lambda pi0 decays were selected from data obtained by the NA48/1 experiment at CERN. From this sample, the lifetime of the Xi0 hyperon...

The Beam and Detector for the NA48 Neutral Kaon CP Violation Experiment at CERN (2007)

Fanti, V, Lai, A, Marras, D, Musa, L, Nappi, A, Batley, J Richard, ...

The Beam and Detector, used for the NA48 experiment, devoted to the measurement of $Re(\epsilon^{\prime}/\epsilon)$, and for the NA48/1 experiment on rare K_S and neutral hyperon decays, are...

Measurement of $K^{0}_{\mu3}$ form factors (2007)

Bevan, A, Anzivino, G, Arcidiacono, R, Barr, G, Becker, H G, Bernhard, R, ...

This paper reports on a new high precision measurement of the form factors of the K_{L}\to \pi^{\pm} \mu^{\mp} \nu_{\mu} decay. The data sample of about 2.3$\times 10^{6}$ events was recorded in 1999...

First observation and branching fraction and decay parameter measurements of the weak radiative decay $\Xi^0 \to \Lambda e^{+}e^{-}$ (2007)

Batley, J Richard, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Patel, M, Slater, M W, ...

The weak radiative decay $Xi^0 -> \Lambda e^+ e^- $ has been detected for the first time. We find 412 candidates in the signal region, with an estimated background of $15pm 5$ events. We determine...

Measurement of the Dalitz plot slopes of the $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^+\pi^-$ decay (2007)

Batley, J Richard, Culling, A J, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

The distribution of the $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^+\pi^-$ decays in the Dalitz plot has been measured by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS with a sample of $4.71\times 10^8$ fully reconstructed events....

Measurements of Charged Kaon Semileptonic Decay Branching Fractions $K^{+-} \to \pi^0 \mu^{+-} \nu$ and $K^{+-} \to \pi^0 e^{+-} \nu$ and Their Ratio (2007)

Batley, J R, Anzivino, Giuseppina, Arcidiacono, R, Baldini, W, Balev, S, Behler, M, ...

Measured ratios of decay rates for $\rkekp$, $\rkmukp$ and $\rkmuke$ are presented. These measurements are based on $K^\pm$ decays collected in a dedicated run in 2003 by the NA48/2 experiment at...

CMS physics technical design report, volume II: Physics performance (2007)

Bayatian, G. L., Chatrchyan, S., Hmayakyan, G., Sirunyan, A. M., Adam, W., Bergauer, T., ...

CMS is a general purpose experiment, designed to study the physics of pp collisions at 14 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider ( LHC). It currently involves more than 2000 physicists from more than 150...

The beam and detector for the NA48 neutral kaon CP violation experiment at CERN (2007)

Fanti, V., Lai, A., Marras, D., Musa, L., Nappi, A., Batley, R., ...

The beam and detector, used for the NA48 experiment, devoted to the measurement of Re(ε′/ε), and for the NA48/1 experiment on rare KS and neutral hyperon decays, are described.

The beam and detector for the NA48 neutral kaon CP violation experiment at CERN (2007)

Fanti, V., Lai, A., Marras, D., Musa, L., Nappi, A., Batley, R., ...

The beam and detector, used for the NA48 experiment, devoted to the measurement of Re(ε′/ε), and for the NA48/1 experiment on rare KS and neutral hyperon decays, are described.

The beam and detector for the NA48 neutral kaon CP violation experiment at CERN (2007)

Fanti, V., Lai, A., Marras, D., Musa, L., Nappi, A., Batley, R., ...

The beam and detector, used for the NA48 experiment, devoted to the measurement of Re(ε′/ε), and for the NA48/1 experiment on rare KS and neutral hyperon decays, are described.

La tarea educativa de la Estación Hidrobiológica de Chascomús: Un aporte a la alfabetización científica de la ciudadanía (2007)

Velasco, M., Górriz, V., Berasain, G.

Actualmente, nuestra sociedad enfrenta un cambio muy veloz de las ideas científicas demandando una adaptación y actualización de los ciudadanos al mismo. El objetivo educativo de la Estación...

Measurement of the Ratio $\Gamma(K_L \rightarrow \pi^+\pi^-) / \Gamma(K_L \rightarrow \pi^{\pm}e^{\mp}\nu)$ and Extraction of the CP Violation Parameter $|\eta_{+-}|$ (2006)

Lai, A, Anzivino, Giuseppina, Arcidiacono, R, Barr, G, Becker, H G, Bertanza, L, ...

We present a measurement of the ratio of the decay rates $\Gamma (K_L \rightarrow\pi^+\pi^-) / \Gamma(K_L \rightarrow\pi^{\pm}e^{\mp}\nu)$, denoted as $\Gamma_{K2\pi}/\Gamma_{Ke3}$. The analysis is...

Measurement of $k^0 _{\mu 3}$ form factors (2006)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

This paper reports on a new high precision measurement of the form factors of the $\rm K_{L}\rightarrow~\pi^{\pm}~\mu^{\mp}~\nu_{\mu}$} decay. The data sample of about 2.3X10^6 events was recorded in...

Measurement of the branching ratios of the decays $\Xi^{0}\rightarrow \sigma^{+} e^{-} \overline{\nu}_{e}$ and $\overline{\Xi^{0}}\rightarrow \overline{\sigma^{+}} e^{+} \nu_{e}$ (2006)

Batley, J Richard, Anzivino, Giuseppina, Arcidiacono, R, Baldini, W, Behler, M, Biino, C, ...

From 56 days of data taking in 2002, the NA48/1 experiment observed 6316 $\Xi^{0}\rightarrow \Sigma^{+} e^{-} \overline{\nu}_{e}$ candidates (with the subsequent $\Sigma^{+} \rightarrow p \pi^{0}$...

Search for direct CP-violation in $K^{\pm}\to \pi^{\pm}\pi^{0}\pi^{0}$ decays (2006)

Batley, J Richard, Culling, A J, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

A search for direct CP-violation in K+- --> pi+-pi0pi0 decays based on 47.14 million events has been performed by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS. The asymmetry in the Dalitz plot linear slopes...

Search for direct CP-violation in $K^{\pm} \to \pi^{\pm} \pi^{0} \pi^{0}$ decays (2006)

Batley, J Richard, Culling, A J, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Slater, M W, ...

A search for direct CP-violation in $K^{\pm}\rightarrow \pi^\pm \pi^0 \pi^0$ decay based on 47.14 million events has been performed by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS. The asymmetry in the...

Physics interplay of the LHC and the ILC. (2006)

Weiglein, G., Barklow, T., Boos, E., De Roeck, A., Desch, K., Gianotti, F., ...

Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the International e(+)e(-) Linear Collider (ILC) will be complementary in many respects, as has been demonstrated at previous generations of hadron and...

Evaluation of a rapid culture method for tuberculosis diagnosis; a Latin American multi-center study (2006)

Robledo, J. A., Mejia, G. I., Morcillo, N., Chacón, L., Camacho, M., Luna, J., ...

SETTINGS: Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic laboratories in Latin America. OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of thin-layer agar (TLA) compared to Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) culture for the diagnosis of TB. DESIGN:...

Coherent Bremsstrahlung, Coherent Pair Production, Birefringence and Polarimetry in the 20-170 GeV energy range using aligned crystals (2005)

Apyan, A, Avakian, R O, Badelek, B, Ballestrero, S, Biino, C, Birol, I, ...

The processes of coherent bremsstrahlung (CB) and coherent pair production (CPP) based on aligned crystal targets have been studied in the energy range 20-170 GeV. The experimental arrangement...

Coherent bremsstrahlung, boherent pair production, birefringence and polarimetry in the 20-170 GeV energy range using aligned crystals (2005)

Avakian, R. O., Badelek, B., Ballestrero, S., Biino, C., Birol, I., ...

The processes of coherent bremsstrahlung (CB) and coherent pair production (CPP) based on aligned crystal targets have been studied in the energy range 20-170 GeV. The experimental arrangement...

Observation of a cusp-like structure in the $\pi^{0}\pi^{0}$ invariant mass distribution from $K^{+-} \to \pi^{+-}\pi^{0}\pi^{0}$ decay and determination of the $\pi\pi$ scattering lengths (2005)

Batley, J Richard, Anzivino, Giuseppina, Arcidiacono, R, Baldini, W, Balev, S, Behler, M, ...

We report the results from a study of ~23 Million K+- ==> pi+- pizero pizero decays recorded by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS, showing an anomaly in the pizero pizero invariant mass...

Status of the Cabibbo angle (2005)

Blucher, E., De Lucia, E., Isidori, G., Lubicz, V., Abele, H., Cirigliano, V., ...

We review the recent experimental and theoretical progress in the determination of |Vud| and |Vus|, and the status of the most stringent test of CKM unitarity. Future prospects on |Vcd| and |Vcs| are...

A measurement of the CP-conserving component of the Decay $K^{O}_{S} \to \pi^{+}\pi^{-}\pi^{0}$ (2005)

Batley, J Richard, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Patel, M, Slater, M W, Wotton, S A, ...

The NA48 collaboration has measured the amplitude of the CP-conserving component of the decay K^0_S -> \pi^+ \pi^- \pi^0 relative to K^0_L -> \pi ^+ \pi^- \pi ^0. For the characteristic parameter...

Exploring Complex Phases of the MSSM at Future Colliders (2005)

Heinemeyer, S, Velasco, M

Once Supersymmetry is discovered, exploring the phases of supersymmetric parameters will be one of the most important tasks of future colliders. We analyze the possibilities of investigating the...

Multicenter study of MTT and resazurin assays for testing susceptibility to first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs (2005)

Martin, A., Morcillo, N., Lemus, D., Montoro, E., Da Silva Telles, M. A., Simboli, N., ...

OBJECTIVE: A multicentre evaluation was performed to assess two rapid low-cost methods, MTT (3-[4.5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2.5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) and resazurin assays, for testing the...

Measurement of the Radiative Ke3 Branching Ratio (2004)

Anzivino, Giuseppina, Barr, G, Becker, H G, Bertanza, L, Bevan, A, Biino, C, ...

We present a measurement of the relative branching ratio of the decay KL -> pi e nu gamma (Ke3gamma) with respect to KL-> pi e nu (gamma) (Ke3+Ke3gamma) decay. The result is based on observation of...

Measurement of the Radiative $K_{e3}$ Branching Ratio (2004)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

We present a measurement of the relative branching ratio of the decay {K}^0 -> pi+-e-+ nu gamma ({K}_e3 gamma) with respect to {K}^0 -> pi+- e-+ nu (gamma) ({k}_e3 + k}_e3 gamma) decay. The result is...

Physics Interplay of the LHC and the ILC (2004)

Barklow, T., Boos, E., De Roeck, A., Desch, K., Gianotti, F., ...

Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the International e+e- Linear Collider (ILC) will be complementary in many respects, as has been demonstrated at previous generations of hadron and...

Measurement of $K_{e3}^{0}$ form factors (2004)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

The semileptonic decay of the neutral K meson KL -> pi+-e-+v (Ke3), was used to study the strangeness-changing weak interaction of hadrons. A sample of 5.6 million reconstructed events recorded by...

Measurement of the branching ratio of the deca $K_{L} /to \pi^{\pm}e^{\mp}\nu$ and extraction of the CKM parameter Vus (2004)

Lai, A, Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, ...

We present a new measurement of the branching ratio R of the decay KL -> pi+-e-+nu, denoted as Ke3, relative to all charged Kl decays with two tracks, based on data taken with the NA48 detector at...

Beam Loss Monitoring on the CLIC Test Facility 3 (2004)

Lefèvre, T, Braun, H, Corsini, R, Gasior, M, Velasco, M, Wood, M

With its 4kW average beam power, the CLIC test facility 3 (CTF3) is a machine where the control of beam losses is an important issue. Beam losses must be monitored all along the linac in order to...

Development of a Beam Loss Detection System for the CLIC Test Facility 3 (2004)

Lefèvre, T, Velasco, M, Wood, M, Braun, Hans Heinrich, Corsini, R, Gasior, M, ...

The CLIC test facility 3 (CTF3) provides a 3.5A, 1.6us electron beam pulse of 150MeV at the end of the linac. The average beam power is 4 kW. Beam losses will be monitored all along the linac in...

Observation of the rare decays $K_{s} \to \pi^{0} \mu^{+} \mu^{-}$ (2004)

Batley, J Richard, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Patel, M, Slater, M W, ...

A search for the decay Ks -> pi0 mu+ mu- has been made by the NA48/1 Colaboration at the CERN SPS accelerator. The data were collected during 2002 with a high intensity Ks beam. Six events were found...

Measurement of the $\Xi^0 \rightarrow \Lambda gamma$ decay asymmetry and branching fraction (2004)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., Hay, B., ...

In data taken with the NA48 experiment at the CERN SPS in 1999, 730 candidates of the weak radiative hyperon decay Xi0 -> Lambda gamma have been found with an estimated background of 58+-8 events....

Spin asymmetries for events with high $p_T$ hadrons in DIS and an evaluation of the gluon polarization (2004)

Adeva, B, Arik, A, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Baum, G, Berglund, P, ...

We present a measurement of the longitudinal spin cross section asymmetry for deep inelastic muon-nucleon interactions with two high transverse momentum hadrons in the final state. Two methods of...

Measurement of the $\Xi^0 \rightarrow \Lambda\gamma$ Decay Asymmetry and Branching Fraction (2003)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

In data taken with the NA48 experiment at the CERN SPS in 1999, 730 candidates of the weak radiative hyperon decay Xi0 -> Lambda gamma have been found with an estimated background of 58 +- 8 events....

Observation of the rare decay $K_S \rightarrow \pi^0 \mathrm{e}^+\mathrm{e}^-$ (2003)

Batley, J Richard, Kalmus, George Ernest, Lazzeroni, C, Munday, D J, Patel, M, Slater, M W, ...

A search for the decay K_S -> pi0e+e- has been made by the NA48/1 experiment at the CERN SPS accelerator. Using data collected during 89 days in 2002 with a high-intensity K_S beam, 7 events were...

Investigation of $K_{L,S} \rightarrow \pi^{+}\pi^{-}e^{+}e^{-}$ decays (2003)

Lai, A, Anzivino, Giuseppina, Arcidiacono, R, Barr, G, Becker, H G, Bevan, A, ...

The K_L -> pi+pi-e+e- and K_S -> pi+pi-e+e- decay modes have been studied in detail using the NA48 detector at CERN SPS. Based on the data collected during the 1998 and 1999 run periods, a sample of...

Beam-Dynamics Studies and Advanced Accelerator Research at CTF-3: Compact Final Focus, Laser Compton Scattering, Plasmas, etc. (2003)

Assmann, R W, Braun, H, Burkhardt, H, Corsini, R, Faus-Golfe, A, Gronberg, J, ...

Preliminary investigations are summarized on the possible use of the CTF3 facility for extended beam-dynamics studies and advanced accelerator R&D, which would exploit its unique properties and beam...

Search for the decay $K_{s} \to \pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2003)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Batley, J Richard, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, ...

A search for the decay $K_S\to\pi^0\gamma\gamma$ has been made using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using data collected in 1999 during a 40-hour run with a high-intensity $K_S$ beam, an upper...

European Organization For Nuclear Research (2003)

J. R. Batley, G. E. Kalmus, C. Lazzeroni, D. J. Munday, M. Patel, ...

A search for the decay K S e - has been made by the NA48/1 experiment at the CERN SPS accelerator. Using data collected during 89 days in 2002 with a high-intensity K S beam, 7 events were found with...

European Organization For Nuclear Research (2003)

A. Lai, D. Marras, M. D. Needham, E. Olaiya, M. A. Parker, ...

e - decay modes have been studied in detail using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Based on the data collected during the 1998 and 1999 run periods, a sample of 1162 K L e - candidates has been...

Precise measurement of the decay $K_{L} \to \pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2002)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

The decay rate of $\klpgg$ has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of $2558$ $\klpgg$ candidates have been observed with a residual background of $3.2\%$. The branching...

A Measurement of the $K_{s}$ Lifetime (2002)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Batley, J Richard, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, ...

A measurement of the $\KS$ lifetime is presented using data recorded by the NA48 experiment at the CERN-SPS during 1998 and 1999. The $\KS$ lifetime is derived from the ratio of decay time...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses (2002)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Batley, J Richard, Bevan, A J, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, ...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses have been performed using decays to 3$\pi^0$ with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using symmetric decays to reduce systematic effects, the results...

Best practice in undertaking and reporting health technology assessments (2002)

Busse, R., Orvain, J., Velasco, M., Perleth, M., Drummond, M., Gurtner, F., ...

[Executive Summary] The aim of Working Group 4 has been to develop and disseminate best practice in undertaking and reporting assessments, and to identify needs for methodologic development. Health...

Search for the decay $K_{s} \to \pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

A search for the decay K_S -> pi0gammagamma has been made using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using data collected in 1999 during a 40-hour run with a high-intensity K_S, an upper limit for the...

Precise measurement of the decay $K_{L} \to\pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, J R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

The decay rate of $\klpgg$ has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of $2558$ $\klpgg$ candidates have been observed with a residual background of $3.2\%$. The branching...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, J R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses have been performed using decays to 3$\pi^0$ with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using symmetric decays to reduce systematic effects, the results...

Search for the decay $K_{s} \to \pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

A search for the decay K_S -> pi0gammagamma has been made using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using data collected in 1999 during a 40-hour run with a high-intensity K_S, an upper limit for the...

Precise measurement of the decay $K_{L} \to\pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, J R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

The decay rate of $\klpgg$ has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of $2558$ $\klpgg$ candidates have been observed with a residual background of $3.2\%$. The branching...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, J R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses have been performed using decays to 3$\pi^0$ with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using symmetric decays to reduce systematic effects, the results...

Search for the decay $K_{s} \to \pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

A search for the decay K_S -> pi0gammagamma has been made using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using data collected in 1999 during a 40-hour run with a high-intensity K_S, an upper limit for the...

Precise measurement of the decay $K_{L} \to\pi^{0}\gamma\gamma$ (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, J R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

The decay rate of $\klpgg$ has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of $2558$ $\klpgg$ candidates have been observed with a residual background of $3.2\%$. The branching...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses (2002)

Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, J R., Bevan, A., Dosanjh, R S., Gershon, T J., ...

New measurements of the $\eta$ and $K^0$ masses have been performed using decays to 3$\pi^0$ with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using symmetric decays to reduce systematic effects, the results...

Higgs Physics with a gamma-gamma Collider Based on CLIC 1 (2001)

Asner, D M, Burkhardt, H, De Roeck, A, Ellis, Jonathan Richard, Gronberg, J B, Heinemeyer, S, ...

We present the machine parameters and physics capabilities of the CLIC Higgs Experiment (CLICHE), a low-energy gamma-gamma collider based on CLIC 1, the demonstrator project for the higher-energy...

The trigger for $K^0 \rightarrow \pi^{0}\pi^{0}$ decays of the NA48 experiment at CERN (2001)

Barr, Giles David, Cundy, Donald C, Formenti, F, Gorini, B, Hallgren, Björn I, Iwanski, W, ...

The trigger used for the collection of the samples of $K^{0}$ yields $\pi^{0}\pi^{0}$ decays in the NA48 experiment at CERN uses a novel pipeline design in order to satisfy the demanding...

A precise measurement of the direct CP violation parameter $Re(\epsilon'/\epsilon)$ (2001)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

The direct CP violation parameter \Ree\ has been measured from the decay rates of neutral kaons into two pions using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. With 3.3 million \klpiopio\ events collected...

Search for the decay $K_{s} \to \pi^{0}e^{+}e^{-}$ (2001)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Batley, J Richard, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, ...

A search for the decay $\kspiee$ has been made using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using data collected in 1999 during a 40-hour run with a high-intensity $\ks$ beam, an upper limit for the...

The Potential for Neutrino Physics at Muon Colliders and Dedicated High Current Muon Storage Rings (2001)

Bigi, I., Bolton, T., Formaggio, J., Harris, D. A., Kayser, B., King, B. J., ...

Conceptual design studies are underway for muon colliders and other high-current muon storage rings that have the potential to become the first true ``neutrino factories''. Muon decays in long...

Measurement of the quadratic slope parameter in the $K_{L}\rightarrow 3\pi^{0}$ decay Dalitz plot (2001)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Musa, L, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, ...

A value of \( (-6.1\pm 0.9_{stat}\pm 0.5_{syst})\times 10^{-3} \) is obtained for the quadratic slope parameter \( h \) in the \( K_{L}\rightarrow 3\pi ^{0} \) decay Dalitz plot at the NA48...

A precise measurement of the direct CP violation parameter Re(ε'/ε) (2001)

A. Lai, D. Marras, A. Bevana, R. S. Dosanjh, T. J. Gershonb, B. Hayc, ...

The dire1 CP violation parameon Re # # /#) has beL meLLKKy fromthe de yrate ofnefRLK kaons into two pions usingthe NA48de8y9fL atthe CERN SPS. With 3.3 million KL colleBLB duringthe 1998 and 1999...

A new measurement of the branching ratio of $K_{s} \to \gamma\gamma$ (2000)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

The decay rate of $\ksgg$ has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of $149$ $\ksgg$ events have been observed. The branching ratio is determined to be $(2.58 \pm0.36(stat)...

Measurement of the $K_{L} \to e^{+} e^{-} e^{+} e^{-}$ Decay Rate (2000)

Lai, A, Marras, D, Bevan, A, Dosanjh, R S, Gershon, T J, Hay, B, ...

The decay rate of the neutral long-lived K meson into the e+ e- e+ e- final state has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using data collected in 1999, a total of 132 events has...

Evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2000)

Suffys, P., Palomino, J. C., Cardoso Leao, S., Espitia, C., Cataldi, A., Alito, A., ...

The development of nucleic acid-based technologies has improved the sensitivity, specificity and speed of detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples. Both commercially available and...

A new measurement of direct CP violation in two pion decays of the neutral kaon (1999)

Fanti, V, Lai, A, Marras, D, Musa, L, Bevan, A V, Gershon, T J, ...

The NA48 experiment at CERN has performed a new measurement of direct CP violation, based on data taken in 1997 by simultaneously collecting $kl$ and $ks$ decays into $pipin$ and $pipic$. The result...

Measurement of the SMC muon beam polarisation using the asymmetry in the elastic scattering off polarised electrons (1999)

Adams, D, Adeva, B, Akdogan, T, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, ...

A muon beam polarimeter was built for the SMC experiment at the CERN SPS, for beam energies of 100 and 190~GeV. The beam polarisation is determined from the asymmetry in the elastic scattering off...

Deflection of 32.8 TeV/c fully stripped Pb ions by means of a bent Si crystal (1999)

Biino, C, Clément, M, Doble, Niels T, Elsener, K, Gatignon, L, Grafström, P, ...

New results on the deflection of fully stripped 32.8 TeV/c Pb ions in a bent Si crystal at the CERN-SPS are reported. Deflection efficiencies above 10% have been measured for deflection angles in the...

Spin Asymmetries $A_1$ of the Proton and the Deuteron in the Low $x$ and Low $Q^2$ Region from Polarized High Energy Muon Scattering (1999)

Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Baum, G, Berglund, P, ...

We present the results of the spin asymmetries $A_1$ of the proton and the deuteron in the kinematic region extending down to $x=6\cdot 10^{-5}$ and $Q^2=0.01$ GeV$^2$. The data were taken with a...

Measurement of the decay rate and form factor parameter $\alpha_{K}*$ in the decay $K_{L} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\gamma$ (1999)

Fanti, V, Lai, A, Musa, L, Marras, D, Nappi, A, Hay, B, ...

The decay rate of the neutral K meson $\mathrm{K_{L} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\gamma}$ has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of 6864 events has been observed with an...

A large streamer chamber muon tracking detector in a high-flux fixed-target application (1999)

Adams, D, Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Ballintijn, M K, ...

Arrays of limited streamer tubes of the Iarocci type were deployed in our experiment at CERN as part of a forward muon detector system with provisions for the beam to pass through the center of each...

The polarized double cell target of the SMC (1999)

Adams, D, Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Ballintijn, M K, ...

The polarized target of the Spin Muon Collaboration at CERN was used for deep inelastic muon scattering experiments during 1993 to 1996 with a polarized muon beam to investigate the spin structure of...

Direct search for light gluinos (1998)

Fanti, V, Lai, A, Musa, L, Marras, D, Nappi, A, Hay, B, ...

We present the results for a direct search for light gluinos through the appearance of $\eta\rightarrow 3\pin$ with high transverse momentum in the vacuum tank of the NA48 experiment at CERN. We find...

Space charge in ionization detectors and the NA48 electromagnetic calorimeter (1998)

Palestini, S, Barr, Giles David, Ceccucci, Augusto, Cogan, J, Cundy, Donald C, Fischer, G, ...

The subject of space charge due to positive ions slowly moving in parallel plate ionization chambers is considered. A model for the degradation of the detector response is developed, with particular...

A next-to-leading order QCD analysis of the spin structure function $g_1$ (1998)

Adeva, B, Akdogan, T, Arik, E, Badelek, B, Bardin, G, Baum, G, ...

We present a next-to-leading order QCD analysis of the presently available data on the spin structure function $g_1$ including the final data from the Spin Muon Collaboration (SMC). We present resu...

Spin Asymmetries $A_1$ and Structure Functions $g_1$ of the Proton and the Deuteron from Polarized High Energy Muon Scattering (1998)

Adeva, B, Akdogan, T, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Bardin, G, ...

We present the final results of the spin asymmetries $A_1$ and the spin structure functions $g_1$ of the proton and the deuteron in the kinematic range $0.0008

Polarised quark distributions in the nucleon from semi-inclusive spin asymmetries (1997)

Adeva, B, Akdogan, T, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Bardin, G, ...

We present a measurement of semi-inclusive spin asymmetries for positively and negatively charged hadrons from deep inelastic scattering of polarised muons on polarised protons and deuterons in the...

First Measurement of the Rate $K^0_L \to \pi \mu \nu \gamma$ (1997)

Bender, M, Augustin, I, Holder, M, Schwarze, I, Ziolkowski, M, Fanti, V, ...

In a preliminary version of the NA48 experiment at the CERN SPS, in which an iron- scintillator sandwich calorimeter was used as a photon detector, the ratio of K$_L \to \pi\mu\nu\gamma$ and K$_L \to...

The spin-dependent structure function $g_1(x)$ of the proton from polarized deep-inelastic muon scattering (1997)

Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Bardin, G, Baum, G, ...

We present a new measurement of the virtual photon proton asymmetry $A_1^{\rm p}$ from deep inelastic scattering of polarized muons on polarized protons in the kinematic range $0.0008 < x < 0.7$ and...

Measurement of proton and nitrogen polarization in ammonia and a test of equal spin temperature (1997)

Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Baum, G, Berglund, P, ...

The 1996 data taking of the SMC experiment used polarized protons to measure the spin dependent structure function $g_1$ of the proton. Three liters of solid granular ammonia were irradiated at the...

Spin structure of the proton from polarized inclusive deep-inelastic muon-proton scattering (1997)

Adams, D, Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Ballintijn, M K, ...

We have measured the spin-dependent structure function $g_1^{\rm p}$ in inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of polarized muons off polarized protons, in the kinematic range $0.003 < x < 0.7$ and...

The spin-dependent structure function $g_{1}(x)$ of the deuteron from polarized deep-inelastic muon scattering (1997)

Adams, D, Adeva, B, Akdogan, T, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, ...

We present a new measurement of the spin-dependent structure function $g_1^{\rm d}$ of the deuteron from deep inelastic scattering of $190~\mbox{GeV}$ polarized muons on polarized deuterons. The...

Polarisation of valence and non-strange sea quarks in the nucleon from semi-inclusive spin asymmetries (1996)

Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Ballintijn, M K, Bardin, G, ...

We present a measurement of semi-inclusive spin asymmetries for positively and negatively charged hadrons from deep inelastic scattering of polarised muons on polarised protons and deuterons in the...

Large enhancement of deuteron polarization with frequency modulated microwaves (1995)

Adeva, B, Ahmad, E, Arik, S, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Ballintijn, M K, ...

We report a large enhancement of 1.7 in deuteron polarization up to values of 0.6 due to frequency modulation of the polarizing microwaves in a two liters polarized target using the method of dynamic...

Spin asymmetry in muon-proton deep inelastic scattering on a transversely-polarized target (1994)

Adams, D, Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Ballintijn, M K, ...

We measured the spin asymmetry in the scattering of 100 GeV longitudinally-polarized muons on transversely polarized protons. The asymmetry was found to be compatible with zero in the kinematic range...

Measurement of the spin-dependent structure function g$_{1}$(x) of the proton (1994)

Adams, D, Adeva, B, Arik, E, Arvidson, A, Badelek, B, Ballintijn, M K, ...

Abstract : We have measured the spin-dependent structure function g_1^p of the proton in deep inelastic scattering of polarized muons off polarized protons, in the kinematic range 0.003

Economic and social effects of "El Ni�o" in Ecuador, 1997-8

VOS, R., VELASCO, M., LABASTIDA, E. De

natural disasters; risk; emergency relief; economic implications; social costs; vulnerable groups; rural areas; Ecuador;

Economic and Social Effects of "El Nino" in Ecuador, 1997-8.

Vos, R., Velasco, M., De Labiastida, E.

This study finds that economic and social costs of "El Nino" in Ecuador have been substantial. Most economic costs relate to losses of agricultural production and damages to infrastructure. Increased...

Utility of C-erbB-2 in tissue and in serum in the early diagnosis of recurrence in breast cancer patients: comparison with carcinoembryonic antigen and CA 15.3.

Molina, R., Jo, J., Zanón, G., Filella, X., Farrus, B., Muñoz, M., ...

To evaluate the utility of c-erbB-2, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CA 15.3 in the early diagnosis of recurrence, serial serum determinations of these antigens were performed in 200 patients...