15158838
Top-color-assisted supersymmetry
It is known that the supersymmetric flavor changing neutral current problem can be avoided if the squarks take the following mass pattern: namely, the first two generations with the same chirality are degenerate with masses around the weak scale, while the third generation is very heavy. We realize this scenario through the supersymmetric extension of a top-color model with gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking.
119216988
LHCb $\bigtriangleup A_{CP}$ of $D$ Meson and R-Parity Violation
LHCb collaboration has recently announced a measurement of the difference of time-integrated CP asymmetries between $D\rightarrow K^+K^-$ and $D \rightarrow \pi^+\pi^-$. This result provides the evidence of large direct CP violation in $D$ meson and reveals some important implications on underlying new physics. It is shown that the direct CP violation in $D$ meson can be enhanced by R-parity violating supersymmetry, while CP violations in $K$ and $B$ mesons are suppressed by this new physics, which is in consistence with previous experiments. Constraints on the model parameters and some consequences are also discussed.
14586429
QCD sum rule analysis for the Lambda(b)->Lambda(c) semileptonic decay
Abstract The 1 m c and 1 m b corrections to the Λ b → Λ c semileptonic decay are analyzed by QCD sum rules. Within the framework of heavy quark effective theory, the subleading baryonic Isgur-Wise function of Λ b → Λ c has been calculated. It is shown that the corrections due to the 1 m Lagrangian insertion are negligibly small. The sizable 1 m Q effect to the decay lies only in the weak current. The decay spectrum and the branching ratio are given.
119384069
Supersymmetry for Fermion Masses
It is proposed that supersymmetry (SUSY) maybe used to understand fermion mass hierarchies. A family symmetry Z_{3L} is introduced, which is the cyclic symmetry among the three generation SU(2) doublets. SUSY breaks at a high energy scale ~ 10^{11} GeV. The electroweak energy scale ~ 100 GeV is unnaturally small. No additional global symmetry, like the R-parity, is imposed. The Yukawa couplings and R-parity violating couplings all take their natural values which are about (10^0-10^{-2}). Under the family symmetry, only the third generation charged fermions get their masses. This family symmetry is broken in the soft SUSY breaking terms which result in a hierarchical pattern of the fermion masses. It turns out that for the charged leptons, the tau mass is from the Higgs vacuum expectation value (VEV) and the sneutrino VEVs, the muon mass is due to the sneutrino VEVs, and the electron gains its mass due to both Z_{3L} and SUSY breaking. The large neutrino mixing are produced with neutralinos playing the partial role of right-handed neutrinos. |V_{e3}| which is for nu_e-nu_{tau} mixing is expected to be about 0.1. For the quarks, the third generation masses are from the Higgs VEVs, the second generation masses are from quantum corrections, and the down quark mass due to the sneutrino VEVs. It explains m_c/m_s, m_s/m_e, m_d>m_u and so on. Other aspects of the model are discussed.
15893526
QCD sum rules for masses of excited heavy mesons
Abstract The masses of excited heavy mesons are studied with sum rules in the heavy quark effective theory. A set of interpolating currents creating (annihilating) excited heavy mesons with arbitrary spin and parity are proposed and their properties are discussed. Numerical results at the leading order of the O( 1 m Q ) expansion are obtained for the lowest doublets (0+, 1+) and (1+, 2+).
117463737
A Supersymmetric model with the gauge symmetry SU(3)(1) x SU(2)(1) x U(1)(1) x SU(3)(2) x SU(2)(2) x U(1)(2)
A supersymmetric model with two copies of the Standard Model gauge groups is constructed in the gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking scenario. The supersymmetry breaking messengers axe in a simple form. The Standard Model is obtained after first step gauge symmetry breaking. In the case of one copy of the gauge interactions being strong, a scenario of electroweak symmetry breaking is discussed, and the gauginos are generally predicted to be heavier than the sfermions.
2525683
Two particle states in an asymmetric box
The exact two-particle energy eigenstates in an asymmetric rectangular box with periodic boundary conditions in all three directions are studied. Their relation with the elastic scattering phases of the two particles in the continuum are obtained. These results can be viewed as a generalization of the corresponding formulae in a cubic box obtained by Luscher before. In particular, the s-wave scattering length is related to the energy shift in the finite box. Possible applications of these formulae are also discussed.
43722033
Topological susceptibility near T-c in SU(3) gauge theory
Abstract Topological charge susceptibility χ t for pure gauge SU(3) theory at finite temperature is studied using anisotropic lattices. The over-improved stout-link smoothing method is utilized to calculate the topological charge. Near the phase transition point we find a rapid declining behavior for χ t with values decreasing from ( 188 ( 1 )  MeV ) 4 to ( 67 ( 3 )  MeV ) 4 as the temperature increased from zero temperature to 1.9 T c which demonstrates the existence of topological excitations far above T c . The 4th order cumulant c 4 of topological charge, as well as the ratio c 4 / χ t is also investigated. Results of c 4 show step-like behavior near T c while the ratio at high temperature agrees with the value as predicted by the diluted instanton gas model.
119186646
Generalized Lüscher’s formula in multichannel baryon-baryon scattering
In this paper, L\"uscher's formula is generalized to the case of two spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ particles in two-channel scattering based on Ref. \cite{Li:2012bi}. This is first done in a non-relativistic quantum mechanics model and then generalized to quantum field theory. 
We show that L\"uscher's formula obtained from these two different methods are equivalent up to terms that are exponentially suppressed in the box size. This formalism can be readily applied to future lattice QCD calculations.
15925356
A heavy Higgs particle in the TeV mass range
Abstract The first simulation results are presented on Higgs mass calculations in the spontaneously broken phase of the Higgs sector in the minimal Standard Model with higher derivative regulator. A heavy Higgs particle is found in the TeV mass range in the presence of a complex conjugate ghost pair at higher energies. The ghost pair evades easy experimental detection and a nonperturbative reinterpretation of the triviality Higgs mass bound becomes necessary.
20143159
Measurements of ultracold-neutron lifetimes in solid deuterium.
We present the first measurements of the survival time of ultracold neutrons (UCNs) in solid deuterium (SD2). This critical parameter provides a fundamental limitation to the effectiveness of superthermal UCN sources that utilize solid ortho-deuterium as the source material. These measurements are performed utilizing a SD2 source coupled to a spallation source of neutrons, providing a demonstration of UCN production in this geometry and permitting systematic studies of the influence of thermal up-scatter and contamination with para-deuterium on the UCN survival time.