Chen, X., Farhoodfar, A., McIntosh, T., Gooding, R. J., Leung, P. W.
A simple and commonly employed approximate technique with which one can examine spatially disordered systems when strong electronic correlations are present is based on the use of real-space...
Extreme hydro-meteorological events have become the focus of more and more studies in the last decade. Due to the complexity of the spatial pattern of changes in precipitation processes, it is still...
Detecting long-memory: Monte Carlo simulations and application to daily streamflow processes (2008)
Wang, W., Vrijling, J. K., Chen, X.
The Lo's modified rescaled adjusted range test (R/S test) (Lo, 1991), GPH test (Geweke and Porter-Hudak, 1983) and two approximate maximum likelihood estimation methods, i.e., Whittle's estimator...
Yang, F., He, K., Ye, B., Chen, X., Cha, L., Cadle, S. H., ...
Weekly PM2.5 samples were collected for one year in Beijing and Shanghai and the carbonaceous species analyzed to investigate and compare their time series patterns and possible sources in the two...
Chen, Y. D., Zhang, Q., Yang, T., Xu, C., Chen, X., Jiang, T.
Trends and variations of the extreme water levels defined as exceeding/falling below certain thresholds (mean ± std) across the Pearl River Delta (PRD) are systematically explored using the linear...
Extreme precipitation and extreme streamflow in the Dongjiang River Basin in southern China (2008)
Wang, W., Chen, X., Shi, P., Corzo, G.
Extreme hydro-meteorological events have become the focus of more and more studies in the last decade. Due to the complexity of the spatial pattern of changes in precipitation processes, it is still...
Detecting long-memory: Monte Carlo simulations and application to daily streamflow processes (2008)
Wang, W., Vrijling, J. K., Chen, X.
The Lo's R/S tests (Lo, 1991), GPH test (Geweke and Porter-Hudak, 1983) and the maximum likelihood estimation method implemented in S-Plus (S-MLE) are evaluated through intensive Mote Carlo...
Chen, Y. D., Chen, X., Shao, Q.
Daily precipitation series at station or local scales is a critical input for rainfall-runoff modelling which, in turn, plays a vital role in the assessment of climate change impact on hydrologic...
Search for decays of $B^0 \to e^+ e ^-, B^0 \to \mu^+ \mu^-, B^0 \to e^{pm} \mu{mp}$ (2008)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present a search for the decays B0-->e+e-, B0-->µ+µ-, and B0-->e±µ-/+ in data collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the SLAC B Factory. Using a data set of 111...
Search for decays of $B^0 \to e^+ e ^-, B^0 \to \mu^+ \mu^-, B^0 \to e^{pm} \mu{mp}$ (2008)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present a search for the decays B0-->e+e-, B0-->µ+µ-, and B0-->e±µ-/+ in data collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the SLAC B Factory. Using a data set of 111...
Intersubband photoconductivity at 1.6 µm using a strain-compensated AlN/GaN superlattice (2008)
Baumann, Esther, Giorgetta, Fabrizio R., Hofstetter, Daniel, Lu, H., Chen, X., Schaff, William J., ...
We report on intersubband absorption, photovoltaic, and photoconductive detection of near-infrared radiation in regular AlN/GaN superlattice structures. Photoconductive detection was achieved up to...
Determinants of a transcriptionally competent environment at the GM-CSF promote (2008)
Brettingham-Moore, KH, Sprod, OR, Chen, X, Oakford, PC, Shannon, MF, Holloway, AF
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is produced by T cells, but not B cells, in response to immune signals. GM-CSF gene activation in response to T-cell stimulation requires...
Genetic analysis of synaptotagmin-7 function in synaptic vesicle exocytosis. (2008)
Maximov, A., Lao, Y., Li, H., Chen, X., Rizo, J., Soerensen, J., ...
Determinants of a transcriptionally competent environment at the GM-CSF promote (2008)
Brettingham-Moore, KH, Sprod, OR, Chen, X, Oakford, PC, Shannon, MF, Holloway, AF
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is produced by T cells, but not B cells, in response to immune signals. GM-CSF gene activation in response to T-cell stimulation requires...
Bilobalide, a major bioactive component of Ginkgo biloba herbal extracts, exhibits neuroprotective and anti-ischaemic activity. However, its therapeutic potential is limited because of its...
Nonlinear-optical phase modification in dispersion-engineered Si photonic wires (2008)
J. I. Dadap, X. Chen, I-W. Hsieh, X. Liu, ...
X. Liu, I. W. Hsieh, X. Chen, M. Takekoshi, J. I. Dadap, ...
Supercontinuum Generation in Silicon Photonic Wires, paper WA2.3 (2008)
I. W. Hsieh, X. Chen, X. Liu, J. I. Dadap, ...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We report searches for B-meson decays to the charmless final states rho K* and f0(980) K* with a sample of 232 million BBbar pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
Branching fraction and asymmetry measurements of charmless $B^+\to K^{*+}h^+_1h^-_2$ (where $h_{1,2}$ = $K$, $\pi$) decays are presented, using a data sample of 232 million $\Upsilon(4S) \to$ $BB$...
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present branching fraction measurements of charged and neutral B decays to Dpi-, D*pi- and D**pi- with a missing mass method, based on a sample of 231 million Y(4S)-->BBar pairs collected by the...
Effects of plies assembling on textile composite cellular structures (2007)
Tan, X., Chen, X., Conway, P., Yan, X.T.*
Cellular structures are generally assembled with face sheet plies in their application. It is necessary to understand the influence of assembled plies on deformation and energy absorption before...
Measurements of CP-Violating Asymmetries in $B^0 \to a^\{pm}_1(1260) \pi^{\mp}$ Decays (2007)
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., Poireau, V., ...
We present measurements of CP-violating asymmetries in the decay B0 -> a_1(1260)^{+-} pi^{-+} with a_1(1260)^{+-} -> pi^{-+} pi^{+-} pi^{+-}. The data sample corresponds to 384 million B B-bar pairs...
Evidence for $B^0 \to \rho^0\rho^0$ Decay and Implications for the CKM Angle $\alpha$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., Poireau, V., ...
We search for the decays B0->rho0rho0, B0->rho0f0, and B0->f0f0 in a sample of about 384 million Upsilon(4S)->BBbar decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e-...
Observation of the Exclusive Reaction $e^+e^- \to \phi \eta at \sqrt{s}$=10.58 GeV (2007)
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., Poireau, V., ...
We report the observation of $\e^+e^-\to \phi\eta$ near $\sqrt{s}$ = 10.58 GeV with 6.5 $\sigma$ significance in the $K^+K^-\gamma\gamma$ final state in a data sample of 224 $fb^{-1}$ collected by...
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We report measurements of the decays B+ -> Phi Phi K+ and B0 -> hi Phi K0 using a sample of 231 million BBbar pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory at the...
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We measure the branching fraction, polarization and CP asymmetry of B+ -> rho+rho0 decays and search for the decay B+ -> rho+f_0(980) based on a data sample of 231.8 million Y(4S)->BB decays...
Search for B Meson Decays to $\eta' \eta'$ K (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We describe searches for decays of B mesons to the charmless final states eta' eta' K. The data consist of 228 million B Bbar pairs produced in e+ e- annihilation, collected with the BaBar detector...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We report the first observation of $e^+e^-$ annihilations into states of positive $C$-parity, namely $\rho^0 \rho^0$ and $\phi\rho^0$. The two states are observed in the $\pip\pim\pip\pim$ and...
Search for the decay of a $B^0$ or \bar{B}^0$ meson to $\bar{K}^{*0} K^0 or K^{*0} \bar{K}^0$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We present a search for the decay of a B0 or B0bar meson to a K*0bar K0 or K*0 K0bar final state, using a sample of approximately 232 million BBbar events collected with the BABAR detector at the...
Search for the decay $B^0 \to K^0_S K^0_S K^0_L$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present the first search for the decay B0 --> K0_S K0_S K0_L using a data sample of 232 million B Bbar pairs. We find no statistically significant evidence for the non-resonant component of this...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present measurements of the branching fraction and time-dependent CP asymmetries in B0 -> JPsi pi0 decays based on (231.8 +/- 2.6) x 10**6 asymmetries Y(4S) -> BBbar decays collected with the...
B Meson Decays to mega $K^*, \omega \rho, \omega \omega, \omega \phi, and \omega f_0$. (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We describe searches for B meson decays to the charmless vector-vector final states omega K*, omega rho, omega omega, and omega phi with 233 times 10^{6} BB pairs produced in e+e- annihilation at...
Measurement of the $\eta$ and $\etaprime$ transition form factors at $q^2=112 GeV^2$. (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We report a study of the processes e+e- -> eta gamma and e+e- -> etaprime gamma at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV, using a 232 fb^-1 data sample collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II...
Search for the decay $B^0 \to a_1^{\pm} \rho^{\mp}$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present a search for the rare B-meson decay B0 to a1+- rho-+ with a_1+- to pi+ pi- pi+-. We use (110 +/- 1.2) x 10^6 Upsilon(4S) to BBbar decays collected with the BaBar detector at the PEP-II...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present branching fraction measurements of twelve B meson decays of the form B --> D^(*)D_s(J)^(*). The results are based on Y(4S) decays in BBbar pairs. One of the B mesons is fully reconstructed...
Search for $B^+ \to \phi \pi^+$ and $B^0 \to \phi \pi^0$ Decays (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
A search has been made for the decays B+ -> phi pi+ and B0->to phi pi0 in a data sample of approximately 232 x 10^6 B Bbar pairs recorded at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BaBar detector at the...
Measurement of the $D^+ \to \pi^+ \pi^0$ and $D^+ \to K^+ pi^0$ Branching Fractions (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present measurements of the branching fractions for the Cabbibo suppressed decays D+ --> pi+ pi0 and D+ --> K+ pi0 based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 124.3 fb-1....
Observation of a Charmed Baryon Decaying to $D^0 p$ at a Mass Near $2.94 GeV/c^2$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
A search for charmed baryons decaying to $D^0 p$ reveals two states: the $\Lambda_c(2880)^+$ baryon and a previously unobserved state at a mass of [$2939.8\pm 1.3 \text{(stat.)}\pm 1.0...
Search for $B^+ \to$ X(3872) $K^+$, X(3872) $\to J/\psi \gamma$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
In a study of B+ --> J/psi gamma K+ decays, we find evidence for the radiative decay X(3872) --> J/psi gamma with a statistical significance of 3.4 sigma. We measure the product of branching...
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We study the decay B0->D*+D*-Ks using (230 +/- 2) x 10^{6} BBbar pairs collected by the Babar detector at the PEP-II B factory. We measure a branching fraction B(B0->D*+D*-Ks)=(4.4\pm0.4\pm0.7)\times...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
Using 232 fb-1 of e+e- collision data recorded by the BaBar experiment, we measure the ratios of three-body Cabibbo-suppressed decay rates of the D^0 meson relative to that of the Cabibbo-favored...
Observation of $B^+ \to K^0\bar{K}^+$ and $B^0 \to K^0 \bar{K}^0$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We report observations of the b --> d penguin-dominated decays B+ --> K0bar K+ and B0 --> K0 K0bar in approximately 350 million Upsilon(4S) --> BBbar decays collected with the BaBar detector. We...
Observation of $B^0$ Meson Decay to $a^\pm_1(1260) \pi^\mp$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We present a measurement of the branching fraction of the decay B0 --> a1(1260)^{+-} pi^{-+} with a1(1260)^{+-} --> pi^{-+} pi^{+-} pi^{+-}. The data sample consists of 218 million B B-bar pairs...
Search for T, CP and CPT Violation in $B^0 \bar{B}^0$ Mixing with Inclusive Dilepton Events (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We report the results of a search for T, CP and CPT violation in B0-B0bar mixing using an inclusive dilepton sample collected by the BaBar experiment at the PEP-II B Factory. Using a sample of 232...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We present measurements of the B->eta K gamma branching fractions and upper limits for the B->eta' K gamma branching fractions. For B->eta K+ gamma we also measure the time-integrated charge...
Observation of $\Upsilon(4S)$ decays to $\pi^+\pi^-\Upsilon(1S)$ and $\pi^+\pi^-\Upsilon(2S)$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We present the first measurement of $\Upsilon(4S)$ decays to $\pi^+\pi^-\Upsilon(1S)$ and $\pi^+\pi^-\Upsilon(2S)$ based on a sample of 230$\times10^6$ $\Upsilon(4S)$ mesons collected with the BABAR...
Observation of a New $D_s$ Meson Decaying to D K at a Mass of $2.86 GeV/c^2$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We observe a new D_s meson with mass (2856.6 +/- 1.5_{stat.} +/- 5.0_{syst.}) MeV/c^2 and width (48 +/- 7_{stat.} +/- 10_{syst.}) MeV decaying into D^0 K^+ and D^+K^0_S. In the same mass...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We present measurements of branching fractions of $B^0$ decays to multi-body final states containing protons, based on 232 million $\Upsilon(4S)\to B\bar{B}$ decays collected with the BaBar detector...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
The photon spectrum in B -> X_s gamma decay, where X_s is any strange hadronic state, is studied using a data sample of 88.5 million e+e- -> Upsilon(4S) -> BBbar decays collected by the BaBar...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We report a measurement of the B -> pi l nu branching fraction based on 211 fb-1 of data collected with the BABAR detector. We use samples of B0 and B+ mesons tagged by a second B meson reconstructed...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
A study of the $D_{sJ}^*(2317)^+$ and $D_{sJ}(2460)^+$ mesons in inclusive $c\bar{c}$ production is presented using 232~${\rm fb}^{-1}$ of data collected by the BaBar experiment near $\sqrt{s} =...
Measurement of the $B^- \to D^0 K*^-$ branching fraction (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
From a sample of 232 million Upsilon(4S)--> B B-bar events collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II B Factory in 1999--2004, we measure the B- --> D0 K*-(892) decay branching fraction using...
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
We search for the charmed pentaquark candidate reported by the H1 collaboration, the Theta_c(3100)^0, in e^+e^- interactions at a center-of-mass (c.m.) energy of 10.58 GeV, using 124~fb-1 of data...
Observation of an Excited Charm Baryon $\Omega_C^*$ Decaying to $\Omega_C^0\Gamma$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We report the first observation of an excited singly-charm baryon OmegaC* (css) in the radiative decay OmegaC0 Gamma, where the OmegaC0 baryon is reconstructed in the decays to the final states...
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present measurements of branching fractions and charge asymmetries for the decays etaK*, where K* indicates a spin 0, 1, or 2 Kpi system. The data sample corresponds to 344x10^6 BBbar pairs...
Measurement of $bar{B^0} \to D^{(*)0} \bar{K^{(*)0}}$ Branching Fractions (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present a study of the decays B0bar --> D(*)0 K(*)0bar using a sample of 226 million Y(4S) --> B Bbar decays collected with the BaBar detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e-collider at SLAC....
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We present updated results on time-dependent CP asymmetries in fully reconstructed B0->D(*)+-pi-+ and B0->D+-rho-+ decays in approximately 232 million Y(4S)->BBbar events collected with the BaBar...
Searches for $B^0$ decays to $\eta K^0, \eta \eta, \eta' \eta', \eta \phi and \eta' \phi$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.P., ...
We search for B0 meson decays into two-body combinations of K0, eta, eta', and phi mesons in 324 million B Bbar pairs collected with the BaBar detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e- collider...
Search for the Decay $\tau^- \to 3\pi^- 2\pi^+ 2\pi^0 \nu_\tau$ (2007)
Aubert, B., Barate, R., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Couderc, F., Karyotakis, Y., ...
A search for the decay of the tau lepton to five charged and two neutral pions is performed using data collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. The