120514153
Study of the four-fermion final state at the Z resonance
AbstractThe process e+e−→, where l is a charged or a neutral lepton and f any charged fermion, is analyzed. The study uses the ALEPH data collected at LEP from 1989 to 1993 at centre-of-mass energies between 88 and 95 GeV, corresponding to almost two million hadronic Z decays and to a total integrated luminosity of 79 pb−1. For all channels, the data agree well with the standard model expectation both in shape and normalization. The indication of an excess in the
$$e^ + e^ - \to \tau ^ + \tau ^ - f\bar f$$
 channel, reported by ALEPH in 1991, is not confirmed.
122188618
Charged particle pair production associated with a lepton pair in Z decays. indication of an excess in the tau channel
In a sample of 200 000 Z decays, events with two leptons and an additional pair of charged particles are studied. The 35 events found show a possible excess in the tau channel compared with the expectation from electroweak processes. The features of the events are consistent with radiation of virtual photons.
122204997
First measurement of the quark-to-photon fragmentation function
Earlier measurements at LEP of isolated hard photons in hadronic Z decays, attributed to radiation from primary quark pairs, have been extended in the ALEPH experiment to include hard photon productioninside hadron jets. Events are selected where all particles combine democratically to form hadron jets, one of which contains a photon with a fractional energyz≥0.7. After statistical subtraction of non-prompt photons, the quark-to-photon fragmentation function,D(z), is extracted directly from the measured 2-jet rate. By taking into account the perturbative contributions toD(z) obtained from anO(ααs) QCD calculation, the unknown non-perturbative component ofD(z) is then determined at highz. Provided due account is taken of hadronization effects nearz=1, a good description of the other event topologies is then found.
122230572
A measurement of the ratio of longitudinal and transverse structure functions in neutrino interactions between 30 and 200 GeV
Abstract A new measurement of the ratio R = σ L / σ T of longitudinal and transverse structure functions in neutrino interactions on iron between 30 and 190 GeV neutrino energy is reported. The result is given as a function of the scale parameter x and the inelasticity ν of the interaction. The average value is R = 0.10 ± 0.07 around ν ≈ 50 GeV and is in accordance with a prediction from the QCD theory.
122041721
Production of excited beauty states inZ decays
AbstractA data sample of about 3.0 million hadronicZ decays collected by the ALEPH experiment at LEP in the years 1991 through 1994 is used to make an inclusive selection of B hadron events. In this event sample 4227±140±252B* mesons in the decayB*→Bγ and 1944±108±161B**u,d mesons decaying into a B meson and a charged pion are reconstructed. Here and in the followingB**u,d denotes the eightL=1(bū) and (bd) states and their charge conjugate.For the well establishedB* meson the following quantities are obtained:ΔM=MB*−MB=(45.30±0.35±0.87) MeV/c2 andNB*/(NB+NB*)=(77.1±2.6±7.0)%. The angular distribution of the photons in theB* rest frame is used to measure the relative contribution of longitudinalB* polarization states to beσL/(σL+σT)=(33±6±5)%.In theM(Bπ)−M(B) mass difference resonance structure is observed at (424±4±10) MeV/c2, for which the shape and position is consistent with the expectation forB**u,d states decaying intoB(*)π±. The relative production rate is determined to be
$$\begin{gathered} \frac{{BR(Z \to b \to B_{u,d}^{ * * } )}}{{BR(Z \to b \to B_{u,d} )}} \hfill \\ = [27.9 \pm 1.6(stat) \pm 5.9(syst) {}_{ - 5.6}^{ + 3.9} (model)]\% \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$
 where the third error reflects the uncertainty due to different production and decay models for the broadB**u,d states.
123101518
Studies of quantum chromodynamics with the ALEPH detector
Abstract Previously published and as yet unpublished QCD results obtained with the ALEPH detector at LEP1 are presented. The unprecedented statistics allows detailed studies of both perturbative and non-perturbative aspects of strong interactions to be carried out using hadronic Z and tau decays. The studies presented include precise determinations of the strong coupling constant, tests of its flavour independence, tests of the SU(3) gauge structure of QCD, study of coherence effects, and measurements of single-particle inclusive distributions and two-particle correlations for many identified baryons and mesons.
27779267
Microscopic examination of defects located by thermometry in 1.5 GHz superconducting niobium cavities
A new high resolution, high speed thermometry system has been built at Cornell to permit the study of anomalous loss regions in 1.5 GHz superconducting Nb cavities in superfluid He. Following a cavity test, the cavity is dissected for examination of these regions in an electron microscope. Presented is a survey of the topographical and elemental characteristics of various defects found so far. Included are field emitters which were known to be active at the end of a cavity test, as well as those which processed.
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Microscopic investigation of RF surfaces of 3 GHz niobium accelerator cavities following RF processing
RF processing of superconducting accelerating cavities is achieved through a change in the electron field emission (FE) characteristics of the RF surface. We have examined the RF surfaces of several single-cell 3 GHz cavities, following RF processing, in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The RF processing sessions included both high peak power (P/spl les/50 kW) pulsed processing, and low power (/spl les/20 W) continuous wave processing. The experimental apparatus also included a thermometer array on the cavity outer wall, allowing temperature maps to characterize the emission before and after RF processing gains. Multiple sites have been located in cavities which showed improvements in cavity behavior due to RF processing. Several SEM-located sites can be correlated with changes in thermometer signals, indicating a direct relationship between the surface site and emission reduction due to RF processing. Information gained from the SEM investigations and thermometry are used to enhance the theoretical model of RF processing.<<ETX>>
18885837
Beam test of a superconducting cavity for the CESR luminosity upgrade
The prototype superconducting cavity system for CESR-Phase III was tested in CESR in August 1994. The performance of the system was very gratifying. The cavity operated gradients of 4.5-6 MV/m and accelerated beam currents up to 220 mA. This current is a factor of 3 above the world record 67 mA for SRF[1]. The high circulating beam current did not increase the heat load or present any danger to the cavity. No instability attributable to the SRF cavity was encountered. A maximum of 155 kW of rf power was transferred to a 120 mA beam. The window was subjected to 125 kW reflected power and processed easily. In the travelling wave mode, vacuum bursts and are trips prevented us from going above 165 kW. The maximum HOM power extracted was 2 kW. Beam stability studies were conducted for a variety of bunch configurations. In other tests a 120 mA beam was bumped horizontally and vertically by /spl plusmn/10 mm. While supporting a 100 mA beam, the cavity was axially deformed with the tuner by 0.4 mm to sweep the HOM frequencies across dangerous revolution harmonics. In all such tests, no resonant excitation of HOMs or beam instabilities were observed, which confirms that the potentially dangerous modes were damped strongly enough to be rendered harmless.
123667389
Trapped magnetic flux in superconducting niobium samples
Trapped magnetic flux is known to be one cause of residual losses in bulk niobium superconducting radio frequency cavities. In the Meissner state an ambient magnetic field should be expelled from the material. Disturbances such as lattice defects or impurities have the ability to inhibit the expulsion of an external field during the superconducting transition so that the field is trapped. We have investigated the effect the treatment history of bulk niobium has on the trapped flux and which treatment leads to minimal flux trapping. For that purpose, we measured the fraction of trapped magnetic flux in niobium samples representing cavities with different typical treatment histories. The differences between single crystal and polycrystalline material as well as the influence of spatial temperature gradients and different cooling rates were investigated. In addition, the progression of the release of a trapped field during warm-up was studied. We found that heat treatment reduces trapped flux considerably and that single crystal samples trap less flux than polycrystalline niobium. As a consequence, the single crystal sample with $1200\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}\mathrm{C}$ baking trapped the smallest amount of field which is about 42%. Moreover, the release of the trapped field during warm-up was observed to progress over a broad temperature range for the baked single crystal samples.
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CHARACTERIZATION OF A PIEZO-BASED MICROPHONICS COMPENSATION SYSTEM AT HoBiCaT ∗
In the superconducting driver linac for the BESSY FEL, piezo actuators will be utilized to rapidly counteract the detuning of the cavity resonance caused by nm mechanical oscillations (microphonics). This is of importance to guarantee field stability and lower the power consumption of the RF system for the superconducting cavities. To design a suitablecompensator,mechanicaland electro-mechanical transfer functions, as well as the tuning range of the system under operating conditions have been measured.