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DOAJ Open Access 2025
LATIS: A Sample of IGM-selected Protoclusters and Protogroups at z ∼ 2.5

Andrew B. Newman, Mahdi Qezlou, Gwen C. Rudie et al.

The Ly α Tomography IMACS Survey (LATIS) has produced large 3D maps of the intergalactic medium (IGM), providing a new window on the cosmic web at z ∼ 2.5. A key advantage of Ly α tomography is that it enables the discovery of overdense regions without the need to detect their galaxy members in spectroscopic surveys, circumventing possible selection biases. We use these maps to identify 37 IGM-selected overdensities as regions of strong and spatially coherent Ly α absorption. Simulations indicate that 85% of these are protoclusters, defined as the progenitors of z = 0 halos with mass M _desc > 10 ^14 M _⊙ , and that nearly all of the rest are protogroups (10 ^13.5 < M _desc / M _⊙ < 10 ^14 ). We estimate the masses and space densities of the IGM-selected overdensities and show they are in accordance with mock surveys. We investigate the LATIS counterparts of some previously reported protoclusters, including the proto-supercluster Hyperion. We identify a new component of Hyperion beyond its previously known extent. We show that the Ly α transmission of the galaxy density peaks within Hyperion is consistent with a simple physical model (the fluctuating Gunn–Peterson approximation), suggesting that active galactic nucleus feedback or other processes have not affected the large-scale gas ionization within this structure as a whole. The LATIS catalog represents an order-of-magnitude increase in the number of IGM-selected protogroups and protoclusters and will enable new investigations of the connections between galaxies and their large-scale environments at cosmic noon.

DOAJ Open Access 2025
State Space Correspondence and Cross-Entropy Methods in the Assessment of Bidirectional Cardiorespiratory Coupling in Heart Failure

Beatrice Cairo, Riccardo Pernice, Nikola N. Radovanović et al.

The complex interplay between the cardiac and the respiratory systems, termed cardiorespiratory coupling (CRC), is a bidirectional phenomenon that can be affected by pathologies such as heart failure (HF). In the present work, the potential changes in strength of directional CRC were assessed in HF patients classified according to their cardiac rhythm via two measures of coupling based on k-nearest neighbor (KNN) estimation approaches, cross-entropy (CrossEn) and state space correspondence (SSC), applied on the heart period (HP) and respiratory (RESP) variability series, while also accounting for the complexity of the cardiac and respiratory rhythms. We tested the measures on 25 HF patients with sinus rhythm (SR, age: 58.9 ± 9.7 years; 23 males) and 41 HF patients with ventricular arrhythmia (VA, age 62.2 ± 11.0 years; 30 males). A predominant directionality of interaction from the cardiac to the respiratory rhythm was observed in both cohorts and using both methodologies, with similar statistical power, while a lower complexity for the RESP series compared to HP series was observed in the SR cohort. We conclude that CrossEn and SSC can be considered strictly related to each other when using a KNN technique for the estimation of the cross-predictability markers.

Science, Astrophysics
DOAJ Open Access 2025
High-Redshift Quasars at <i>z</i> ≥ 3—III: Parsec-Scale Jet Properties from Very Long Baseline Interferometry Observations

Shaoguang Guo, Tao An, Yuanqi Liu et al.

High-redshift active galactic nuclei (AGN) provide key insights into early supermassive black hole growth and cosmic evolution. This study investigates the parsec-scale properties of 86 radio-loud quasars at z ≥ 3 using very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations. Our results show predominantly compact core and core-jet morphologies, with 35% having unresolved cores, 59% with core–jet structures, and only 6% with core–double jet morphology. Brightness temperatures are generally lower than expected for highly radiative sources. The jets’ proper motions are surprisingly slow compared to those of lower-redshift samples. We observe a high fraction of young and/or confined peak-spectrum sources, providing insights into early AGN evolution in dense environments during early cosmic epochs. The observed trends may reflect genuine evolutionary changes in AGN structure over cosmic time, or selection effects favoring more compact sources at higher redshifts. These results stress the complexity of high-redshift radio-loud AGN populations and emphasize the need for multi-wavelength, high-resolution observations to fully characterize their properties and evolution through cosmic history.

Elementary particle physics
DOAJ Open Access 2025
GBsim: A Robust GCN-BERT Approach for Cross-Architecture Binary Code Similarity Analysis

Jiang Du, Qiang Wei, Yisen Wang et al.

Recent advances in graph neural networks have transformed structural pattern learning in domains ranging from social network analysis to biomolecular modeling. Nevertheless, practical deployments in mission-critical scenarios such as binary code similarity detection face two fundamental obstacles: first, the inherent noise in graph construction processes exemplified by incomplete control flow edges during binary function recovery; second, the substantial distribution discrepancies caused by cross-architecture instruction set variations. Conventional GNN architectures demonstrate severe performance degradation under such low signal-to-noise ratio conditions and cross-domain operational environments, particularly in security-sensitive vulnerability identification tasks where feature instability or domain shifts could trigger critical false judgments. To address these challenges, we propose GBsim, a novel approach that combines graph neural networks with natural language processing. GBsim employs a cross-architecture language model to transform binary functions into semantic graphs, leverages a multilayer GCN for structural feature extraction, and employs a Transformer layer to integrate semantic information, generates robust cross-architecture embeddings that maintain high performance despite significant distribution shifts. Extensive experiments on a large-scale cross-architecture dataset show that GBsim achieves an MRR of 0.901 and a Recall@1 of 0.831, outperforming state-of-the-art methods. In real-world vulnerability detection tasks, GBsim achieves an average recall rate of 81.3% on a 1-day vulnerability dataset, demonstrating its practical effectiveness in identifying security threats and outperforming existing methods by 2.1%. This performance advantage stems from GBsim’s ability to maximize information preservation across architectural boundaries, enhancing model robustness in the presence of noise and distribution shifts.

Science, Astrophysics
DOAJ Open Access 2025
Formation of Ultra-short-period Planets in Hot Jupiter Systems: Application to WASP-47

Su Wang, Mengrui Pan, Yao Dong et al.

The WASP-47 system is notable as the first known system hosting both inner and outer low-mass planetary companions around a hot Jupiter, with an ultra-short-period (USP) planet as the innermost planetary companion. The formation of such a unique configuration poses challenges to the lonely hot Jupiter formation model. Hot Jupiters in multiple planetary systems may have a similar formation process with warm Jupiter systems, which are more commonly found with companions. This implies that the WASP-47 system could bridge our understanding of both hot and warm Jupiter formation. In this work, we propose a possible formation scenario for the WASP-47 system based on its orbital configuration. The mean motion resonance trapping, giant planet perturbations, and tidal effects caused by the central star are key factors in the formation of USP planets in multiple planetary systems with hot Jupiters. Whether a planet can become a USP planet or a short-period super-Earth planet depends on the competition between eccentricity excitation by nearby giant planet perturbations and the eccentricity damping due to tidal effects. The ${Q}_{p}^{{\prime} }$ value of the innermost planet is essential for the final planetary configuration. Our results suggest that a ${Q}_{p}^{{\prime} }$ in the range of [1, 10] is favorable for the formation of the WASP-47 system. Based on the formation scenario, we estimate an occurrence rate of 8.4% ± 2.4% for USP planets in systems similar to WASP-47.

DOAJ Open Access 2025
Testing the Kerr Paradigm via Synchrotron Radiation

M. Ghasemi-Nodehi, Fatemeh S. Tabatabaei, Lang Cui

General relativity has been tested in weak field regimes, but strong gravity regimes are still to be verified. The strong gravity regime with synchrotron radiation has not yet been explored. The nonthermal synchrotron emission traces the magnetic field and cosmic-ray electrons. This paper presents a test of a strong gravity regime using synchrotron radiation with two different spacetime metrics: Kerr and Cardoso, Pani, and Rico (CPR). We investigate the effects of variation in model parameters such as the spin, inclination angle, magnetic field, and nonthermal spectral index of the synchrotron radiation on flux density as a function of frequency as an observable, first in the Kerr and then in the CPR spacetime. We generate mock data observations and fit the model using Bayesian inference for both spacetimes. Assuming a uniform prior, analyzed synchrotron radiation with a Bayesian approach can distinguish Kerr and CPR spacetimes by constraining spin and deformation parameters. A Gaussian prior also allows for this distinction. However, if a Gaussian prior is used for the spin while keeping the deformation parameters uniform, only the spin can be constrained, making it impossible to differentiate between Kerr and CPR spacetime.

DOAJ Open Access 2025
An All-sky 3D Dust Map Based on Gaia and LAMOST

Tao Wang, Haibo Yuan, Bingqiu Chen et al.

We present a comprehensive 3D dust-reddening map covering the entire Milky Way, constructed by combining reddening estimates based on Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopy Telescope (LAMOST) low-resolution spectra ( E ( B  −  V ) _LAMOST ) with those derived from Gaia XP spectra ( E ( B  −  V ) _XP ), along with revised Gaia distances. E ( B  −  V ) _LAMOST values of ∼4.6 million unique sources were obtained with the standard-pair analysis using LAMOST DR11 stellar parameters and synthesized B- / V -band photometry from Gaia XP spectra, showing a typical precision of ∼0.01 mag. The E ( B  −  V ) _XP from the catalog of X. Zhang et al., which was derived using forward modeling of Gaia XP spectra, were cross-validated with E ( B  −  V ) _LAMOST , leading to the selection of ∼150 million high-reliability measurements. The combined data set achieves a median precision of ∼0.03 mag for E ( B  −  V ). To model the reddening–distance relationship along various lines of sight, we implemented a parametric approach that accounts for contributions from the Local Bubble, diffuse interstellar medium, and multiple potential molecular clouds. The sky was adaptively partitioned based on stellar density, resulting in angular resolutions ranging from 3 $\mathop{.}\limits{^{\prime} }$ 4 to 58′, with about half of the sky having a resolution better than 6 $\mathop{.}\limits{^{\prime} }$ 9. The reddening precision of our 3D map for individual stars reaches ∼0.01 mag in most regions at ∣ b ∣ > 20°, but degrades to 0.01–0.05 mag at ∣ b ∣ < 20°. The map reaches a maximum distance of 3–5 kpc in high-extinction regions with ∣ b ∣ < 5°, and extends to 10–15 kpc elsewhere. An interactive platform and Python package have been developed for utilization of the 3D dust map.

CrossRef Open Access 2024
Magnetically Driven Turbulence in the Inner Regions of Protoplanetary Disks

David G. Rea, Jacob B. Simon, Daniel Carrera et al.

Abstract Given the important role turbulence plays in the settling and growth of dust grains in protoplanetary disks, it is crucial that we determine whether these disks are turbulent and to what extent. Protoplanetary disks are weakly ionized near the midplane, which has led to a paradigm in which largely laminar magnetic field structures prevail deeper in the disk, with angular momentum being transported via magnetically launched winds. Yet, there has been little exploration of the precise behavior of the gas within the bulk of the disk. We carry out 3D, local shearing box simulations that include all three low-ionization effects (ohmic diffusion, ambipolar diffusion, and the Hall effect) to probe the nature of magnetically driven gas dynamics 1–30 au from the central star. We find that gas turbulence can persist with a generous yet physically motivated ionization prescription (order unity Elsässer numbers). The gas velocity fluctuations range from 0.03 to 0.09 of the sound speed c s at the disk midplane to ∼c s near the disk surface, and are dependent on the initial magnetic field strength. However, the turbulent velocities do not appear to be strongly dependent on the field polarity, and thus appear to be insensitive to the Hall effect. The midplane turbulence has the potential to drive dust grains to collision velocities exceeding their fragmentation limit, and likely reduces the efficacy of particle clumping in the midplane, though it remains to be seen if this level of turbulence persists in disks with lower ionization levels.

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DOAJ Open Access 2023
Soft X-Ray-induced Dimerization of Methane

S. Reinwardt, I. Baev, P. Cieslik et al.

Carbon 1s excitation of methane, CH _4 , has been studied in the gas phase using the ion trap integrated with the photon–ion instrument at PETRA III/DESY and soft X-rays from the beamline P04. The created photoions are stored within the ion trap so that in further steps the photoions can undergo reactions with neutral methane molecules. The ionic photoproducts as well as reaction products created thereby are mass-over-charge analyzed by an ion time-of-flight spectrometer. Besides the photoions, product ions with up to three carbon atoms are found. In contrast to experiments using vacuum ultraviolet radiation, especially highly reactive product ions with a small number of hydrogen atoms such as ${{\rm{C}}}_{2}{{\rm{H}}}_{2}^{+}$ and ${{\rm{C}}}_{2}{{\rm{H}}}_{3}^{+}$ are found, which are important precursors for larger hydrocarbons such as C _6 H _6 . Possible production routes of the product ions are analyzed on the basis of a model that considers the probabilities for photofragmentation and the first subsequent chemical reaction step. The model indicates that the high degree of fragmentation by photons with energies around 280 eV is favoring these products. The results of the measurements show that the products like ${{\rm{C}}}_{2}{{\rm{H}}}_{2}^{+}$ and ${{\rm{C}}}_{2}{{\rm{H}}}_{3}^{+}$ can be generated by a single collision of the ionization product with neutral methane. The results suggest that soft X-rays might be important for chemical reactions in planetary atmospheres, which has usually not been taken into account. However, due to the high degree of fragmentation and large cross sections involved, they can have a large influence even when the corresponding photon flux is rather small.

DOAJ Open Access 2023
First ALMA Maps of Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in High-mass Star-forming Regions

Giovanni Sabatini, Stefano Bovino, Elena Redaelli

Low-energy cosmic rays (<1 TeV) are a pivotal source of ionization of the interstellar medium, where they play a central role in determining the gas chemical composition and drastically influence the formation of stars and planets. Over the past few decades, H _3 ^+ absorption line observations in diffuse clouds have provided reliable estimates of the cosmic-ray ionization rate relative to H _2 ( ${\zeta }_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}^{\mathrm{ion}}$ ). However, in denser clouds, where stars and planets form, this method is often inefficient due to the lack of H _3 ^+ rotational transitions. The ${\zeta }_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}^{\mathrm{ion}}$ estimates are, therefore, still provisional in this context and represent one of the least understood components when it comes to defining general models of star and planet formation. In this Letter, we present the first high-resolution maps of the ${\zeta }_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}^{\mathrm{ion}}$ in two high-mass clumps obtained with a new analytical approach recently proposed to estimate the ${\zeta }_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}^{\mathrm{ion}}$ in the densest regions of molecular clouds. We obtain $\langle {\zeta }_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}^{\mathrm{ion}}\rangle $ that span from 3 × 10 ^−17 to 10 ^−16 s ^−1 , depending on the different distribution of the main ion carriers, in excellent agreement with the most recent cosmic-ray propagation models. The cores belonging to the same parental clump show comparable ${\zeta }_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}^{\mathrm{ion}}$ , suggesting that the ionization properties of prestellar regions are determined by global rather than local effects. These results provide important information for the chemical and physical modeling of star-forming regions.

DOAJ Open Access 2023
Statistical Topology—Distribution and Density Correlations of Winding Numbers in Chiral Systems

Thomas Guhr

Statistical Topology emerged as topological aspects continue to gain importance in many areas of physics. It is most desirable to study topological invariants and their statistics in schematic models that facilitate the identification of universalities. Here, the statistics of winding numbers and of winding number densities are addressed. An introduction is given for readers with little background knowledge. Results that my collaborators and I obtained in two recent works on proper random matrix models for the chiral unitary and symplectic cases are reviewed, avoiding a technically detailed discussion. There is a special focus on the mapping of topological problems to spectral ones as well as on the first glimpse of universality.

Science, Astrophysics
DOAJ Open Access 2022
A Novel Method for Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery

Meng Tang, Yaxuan Liao, Fan Luo et al.

When rotating machinery fails, the consequent vibration signal contains rich fault feature information. However, the vibration signal bears the characteristics of nonlinearity and nonstationarity, and is easily disturbed by noise, thus it may be difficult to accurately extract hidden fault features. To extract effective fault features from the collected vibration signals and improve the diagnostic accuracy of weak faults, a novel method for fault diagnosis of rotating machinery is proposed. The new method is based on Fast Iterative Filtering (FIF) and Parameter Adaptive Refined Composite Multiscale Fluctuation-based Dispersion Entropy (PARCMFDE). Firstly, the collected original vibration signal is decomposed by FIF to obtain a series of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs), and the IMFs with a large correlation coefficient are selected for reconstruction. Then, a PARCMFDE is proposed for fault feature extraction, where its embedding dimension and class number are determined by Genetic Algorithm (GA). Finally, the extracted fault features are input into Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) to classify different states of rotating machinery. The experimental results show that the proposed method can accurately extract weak fault features and realize reliable fault diagnosis of rotating machinery.

Science, Astrophysics
DOAJ Open Access 2022
On quantum and classical treatments of radiative recombination

A.L. Barabanov, K.M. Belotsky, E.A. Esipova et al.

The quantum-mechanical solution to the problem of radiative recombination of an electron in a Coulomb field, obtained in the approximation of the smallness of the electron coupling with the radiation field, has been known for a long time. However, in astrophysics, the classical approach, which does not explicitly use this smallness, is sometimes used to describe similar processes in systems of magnetic monopoles or self-interacting dark matter particles. The importance of such problems is determined by the fact that recombination processes play a crucial role in the evolution of the large-scale structure of the Universe. Therefore, of particular interest is the fact that the classical and quantum expressions for the recombination cross section differ significantly in magnitude. It is shown that the applicability of quantum and classical approaches to radiative recombination is closely related to the radiated angular momentum and its quantization. For situations where the classical approach is not suitable, a semi-classical approach based on the angular momentum quantization is proposed, in some respects an alternative to the well-known semi-classical Kramers' approach.

DOAJ Open Access 2022
A comparison of the stability and performance of depth-integrated ice-dynamics solvers

A. Robinson, A. Robinson, A. Robinson et al.

<p>In the last decade, the number of ice-sheet models has increased substantially, in line with the growth of the glaciological community. These models use solvers based on different approximations of ice dynamics. In particular, several depth-integrated dynamics solvers have emerged as fast solvers capable of resolving the relevant physics of ice sheets at the continental scale. However, the numerical stability of these schemes has not been studied systematically to evaluate their effectiveness in practice. Here we focus on three such solvers, the so-called Hybrid, L1L2-SIA and DIVA solvers, as well as the well-known SIA and SSA solvers as boundary cases. We investigate the numerical stability of these solvers as a function of grid resolution and the state of the ice sheet for an explicit time discretization scheme of the mass conservation step. Under simplified conditions with constant viscosity, the maximum stable time step of the Hybrid solver, like the SIA solver, has a quadratic dependence on grid resolution. In contrast, the DIVA solver has a maximum time step that is independent of resolution as the grid becomes increasingly refined, like the SSA solver. A simple 1D implementation of the L1L2-SIA solver indicates that it should behave similarly, but in practice, the complexity of its implementation appears to restrict its stability. In realistic simulations of the Greenland Ice Sheet with a nonlinear rheology, the DIVA and SSA solvers maintain superior numerical stability, while the SIA, Hybrid and L1L2-SIA solvers show markedly poorer performance. At a grid resolution of <span class="inline-formula">Δ<i>x</i>=4</span> km, the DIVA solver runs approximately 20 times faster than the Hybrid and L1L2-SIA solvers as a result of a larger stable time step. Our analysis shows that as resolution increases, the ice-dynamics solver can act as a bottleneck to model performance. The DIVA solver emerges as a clear outlier in terms of both model performance and its representation of the ice-flow physics itself.</p>

Environmental sciences, Geology
DOAJ Open Access 2021
The Brewer–Dobson circulation in CMIP6

M. Abalos, N. Calvo, S. Benito-Barca et al.

<p>The Brewer–Dobson circulation (BDC) is a key feature of the stratosphere that models need to accurately represent in order to simulate surface climate variability and change adequately. For the first time, the Climate Model Intercomparison Project includes in its phase 6 (CMIP6) a set of diagnostics that allow for careful evaluation of the BDC. Here, the BDC is evaluated against observations and reanalyses using historical simulations. CMIP6 results confirm the well-known inconsistency in the sign of BDC trends between observations and models in the middle and upper stratosphere. Nevertheless, the large uncertainty in the observational trend estimates opens the door to compatibility. In particular, when accounting for the limited sampling of the observations, model and observational trend error bars overlap in 40 % of the simulations with available output. The increasing <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> simulations feature an acceleration of the BDC but reveal a large spread in the middle-to-upper stratospheric trends, possibly related to the parameterized gravity wave forcing. The very close connection between the shallow branch of the residual circulation and surface temperature is highlighted, which is absent in the deep branch. The trends in mean age of air are shown to be more robust throughout the stratosphere than those in the residual circulation.</p>

Physics, Chemistry
DOAJ Open Access 2021
Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict Acidemia Using Electronic Fetal Monitoring Recording Parameters

Javier Esteban-Escaño, Berta Castán, Sergio Castán et al.

Background: Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is the universal method for the surveillance of fetal well-being in intrapartum. Our objective was to predict acidemia from fetal heart signal features using machine learning algorithms. Methods: A case–control 1:2 study was carried out compromising 378 infants, born in the Miguel Servet University Hospital, Spain. Neonatal acidemia was defined as pH < 7.10. Using EFM recording logistic regression, random forest and neural networks models were built to predict acidemia. Validation of models was performed by means of discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility. Results: Best performance was attained using a random forest model built with 100 trees. The discrimination ability was good, with an area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.865. The calibration showed a slight overestimation of acidemia occurrence for probabilities above 0.4. The clinical utility showed that for 33% cutoff point, missing 5% of acidotic cases, 46% of unnecessary cesarean sections could be prevented. Logistic regression and neural networks showed similar discrimination ability but with worse calibration and clinical utility. Conclusions: The combination of the variables extracted from EFM recording provided a predictive model of acidemia that showed good accuracy and provides a practical tool to prevent unnecessary cesarean sections.

Science, Astrophysics
DOAJ Open Access 2020
Linear Programming and Fuzzy Optimization to Substantiate Investment Decisions in Tangible Assets

Marcel-Ioan Boloș, Ioana-Alexandra Bradea, Camelia Delcea

This paper studies the problem of tangible assets acquisition within the company by proposing a new hybrid model that uses linear programming and fuzzy numbers. Regarding linear programming, two methods were implemented in the model, namely: the graphical method and the primal simplex algorithm. This hybrid model is proposed for solving investment decision problems, based on decision variables, objective function coefficients, and a matrix of constraints, all of them presented in the form of triangular fuzzy numbers. Solving the primal simplex algorithm using fuzzy numbers and coefficients, allowed the results of the linear programming problem to also be in the form of fuzzy variables. The fuzzy variables compared to the crisp variables allow the determination of optimal intervals for which the objective function has values depending on the fuzzy variables. The major advantage of this model is that the results are presented as value ranges that intervene in the decision-making process. Thus, the company&#8217;s decision makers can select any of the result values as they satisfy two basic requirements namely: minimizing/maximizing the objective function and satisfying the basic requirements regarding the constraints resulting from the company&#8217;s activity. The paper is accompanied by a practical example.

Science, Astrophysics
DOAJ Open Access 2020
Revisiting the B-physics anomalies in R-parity violating MSSM

Quan-Yi Hu, Ya-Dong Yang, Min-Di Zheng

Abstract In recent years, several deviations from the Standard Model predictions in semileptonic decays of B-meson might suggest the existence of new physics which would break the lepton-flavour universality. In this work, we have explored the possibility of using muon sneutrinos and right-handed sbottoms to solve these B-physics anomalies simultaneously in R-parity violating minimal supersymmetric standard model. We find that the photonic penguin induced by exchanging sneutrino can provide sizable lepton flavour universal contribution due to the existence of logarithmic enhancement for the first time. This prompts us to use the two-parameter scenario $$(C^\mathrm{V}_9, \, C^\mathrm{U}_9)$$ (C9V,C9U) to explain $$b \rightarrow s \ell ^+ \ell ^-$$ b→sℓ+ℓ- anomaly. Finally, the numerical analyses show that the muon sneutrinos and right-handed sbottoms can explain $$b \rightarrow s \ell ^+ \ell ^-$$ b→sℓ+ℓ- and $$R(D^{(*)})$$ R(D(∗)) anomalies simultaneously, and satisfy the constraints of other related processes, such as $$B \rightarrow K^{(*)} \nu \bar{\nu }$$ B→K(∗)νν¯ decays, $$B_s-\bar{B}_s$$ Bs-B¯s mixing, Z decays, as well as $$D^0 \rightarrow \mu ^+ \mu ^-$$ D0→μ+μ- , $$\tau \rightarrow \mu \rho ^0$$ τ→μρ0 , $$B \rightarrow \tau \nu $$ B→τν , $$D_s \rightarrow \tau \nu $$ Ds→τν , $$\tau \rightarrow K \nu $$ τ→Kν , $$\tau \rightarrow \mu \gamma $$ τ→μγ , and $$\tau \rightarrow \mu \mu \mu $$ τ→μμμ decays.

Astrophysics, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
DOAJ Open Access 2017
7Be(n,α) and 7Be(n,p) cross-section measurement for the cosmological lithium problem at the n_TOF facility at CERN

Barbagallo M., Colonna N., Aberle O. et al.

The Cosmological Lithium Problem refers to the large discrepancy between the abundance of primordial 7Li predicted by the standard theory of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and the value inferred from the so-called “Spite plateau” in halo stars. A possible explanation for this longstanding puzzle in Nuclear Astrophysics is related to the incorrect estimation of the destruction rate of 7Be, which is responsible for the production of 95% of primordial Lithium. While charged-particle induced reactions have mostly been ruled out, data on the 7Be(n,α) and 7Be(n,p) reactions are scarce or completely missing, so that a large uncertainty still affects the abundance of 7Li predicted by the standard theory of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Both reactions have been measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN, providing for the first time data in a wide neutron energy range.

DOAJ Open Access 2017
Search for supersymmetry in events with b-tagged jets and missing transverse momentum in pp collisions at s=13 $$ \sqrt{s}=13 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration, M. Aaboud, G. Aad et al.

Abstract A search for the supersymmetric partners of the Standard Model bottom and top quarks is presented. The search uses 36.1 fb−1 of pp collision data at s=13 $$ \sqrt{s}=13 $$ TeV collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Direct production of pairs of bottom and top squarks ( b¯1 $$ {\overline{b}}_1 $$ and t¯1 $$ {\overline{t}}_1 $$) is searched for in final states with b-tagged jets and missing transverse momentum. Distinctive selections are defined with either no charged leptons (electrons or muons) in the final state, or one charged lepton. The zero-lepton selection targets models in which the b¯1 $$ {\overline{b}}_1 $$ is the lightest squark and decays via b¯1→bχ¯10 $$ {\overline{b}}_1\to b{\overline{\chi}}_1^0 $$, where χ¯10 $$ {\overline{\chi}}_1^0 $$ is the lightest neutralino. The one-lepton final state targets models where bottom or top squarks are produced and can decay into multiple channels, b¯1→bχ¯10 $$ {\overline{b}}_1\to b{\overline{\chi}}_1^0 $$ and b¯1→tχ¯1± $$ {\overline{b}}_1\to t{\overline{\chi}}_1^{\pm } $$, or t¯1→tχ¯10 $$ {\overline{t}}_1\to t{\overline{\chi}}_1^0 $$ and t¯1→bχ¯1± $$ {\overline{t}}_1\to b{\overline{\chi}}_1^{\pm } $$, where χ¯1± $$ {\overline{\chi}}_1^{\pm } $$ is the lightest chargino and the mass difference mχ¯1±−mχ¯10 $$ {m}_{{\overline{\chi}}_1^{\pm }}-{m}_{{\overline{\chi}}_1^0} $$ is set to 1 GeV. No excess above the expected Standard Model background is observed. Exclusion limits at 95% confidence level on the mass of third-generation squarks are derived in various supersymmetry-inspired simplified models.

Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity

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