Extraction of the proton PDFs using a NLO-QCD fit of the combined H1 and ZEUS inclusive DIS cross sections

ScienceWise Publishing (2008)

First data from the linear collider alignment and survey project (LiCAS)

EPAC 2008 - Contributions to the Proceedings (2008) 1344-1346

Authors:

A Reichold, P Brockill, S Cohen, J Dale, M Dawson, T Handford, M Jones, G Moss, LA Rainbow, M Tacon, CU Estrada, D Urner, R Wastie, S Yang, J Prenting, M Schlösser, G Grzelak

Abstract:

The LiCAS project has developed a prototype robotic survey system for rapid and highly accurate surveying of long linear accelerator tunnel networks. It is aimed at the International Linear Collider (ILC). This Rapid Tunnel Reference Surveyor (RTRS) is an R&D instrument for evaluating the performance of the RTRS concept and its survey technology. The prototype has been commissioned in a test tunnel at DESY with initial calibrations and measurements ongoing. We will report recent results where they improve over previously reported work.

Measurement of isolated photon production in deep-inelastic scattering at HERA

European Physical Journal C 54:3 (2008) 371-387

Authors:

FD Aaron, A Aktas, C Alexa, V Andreev, B Antunovic, S Aplin, A Asmone, A Astvatsatourov, S Backovic, A Baghdasaryan, P Baranov, E Barrelet, W Bartel, S Baudrand, M Beckingham, K Begzsuren, O Behnke, O Behrendt, A Belousov, N Berger, JC Bizot, MO Boenig, V Boudry, I Bozovic-Jelisavcic, J Bracinik, G Brandt, M Brinkmann, V Brisson, D Bruncko, FW Büsser, A Bunyatyan, G Buschhorn, L Bystritskaya, AJ Campbell, KB Cantun Avila, F Cassol-Brunner, K Cerny, V Cerny, V Chekelian, A Cholewa, JG Contreras, JA Coughlan, G Cozzika, J Cvach, JB Dainton, K Daum, M Deak, Y De Boer, B Delcourt, M Del Degan, J Delvax, A De Roeck, EA De Wolf, C Diaconu, V Dodonov, A Dubak, G Eckerlin, V Efremenko, S Egli, R Eichler, F Eisele, A Eliseev, E Elsen, S Essenov, A Falkiewicz, PJW Faulkner, L Favart, A Fedotov, R Felst, J Feltesse, J Ferencei, L Finke, M Fleischer, A Fomenko, G Franke, T Frisson, E Gabathuler, J Gayler, S Ghazaryan, S Ginzburgskaya, A Glazov, I Glushkov, L Goerlich, M Goettlich, N Gogitidze, S Gorbounov, M Gouzevitch, C Grab, T Greenshaw, BR Grell, G Grindhammer, S Habib, D Haidt, M Hansson, G Heinzelmann, C Helebrant, RCW Henderson, H Henschel, G Herrera, M Hildebrandt

Abstract:

The production of isolated photons in deep-inelastic scattering ep→eγX is measured with the H1 detector at HERA. The measurement is performed in the kinematic range of negative four-momentum transfer squared 450 GeV. The analysis is based on a total integrated luminosity of 227 pb-1. The production cross section of isolated photons with a transverse energy in the range 3

Results of the CRESST commissioning run 2007

Proceedings of the 4th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2008 (2008) 95-98

Authors:

G Angloher, M Bauer, I Bavykina, A Bento, A Brown, C Bucci, C Ciemniak, C Coppi, G Deuter, F Von Feilitzsch, D Hauff, S Henry, P Huff, J Imber, S Ingleby, C Isaila, J Jochum, M Kiefer, M Kimmerle, H Kraus, JC Lanfranchi, RF Lang, B Majorovits, M Malek, R McGowan, VB Mikhailik, E Pantic, F Petricca, S Pfister, W Potzel, F Pröbst, W Rau, S Roth, K Rottler, C Sailer, K Schäffner, J Schmaler, S Scholl, W Seidel, L Stodolsky, AJB Tolhurst, I Usherov, W Westphal

Abstract:

CRESST (Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers) is a low temperature experiment dedicated to the direct dark matter detection via nuclear recoil. It is located in Hall A of the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. Scintillating CaWO4 crystals operated at a few mK are utilized as target forWIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles), which are expected to scatter predominantly on the heavy tungsten nuclei. As for background rejection, CRESST uses the phonon-light technique, where two different quantities of an interaction are recorded: the heat production in the CaWO4crystal and the simultaneous emission of scintillation light, which is monitored by a second low-temperature detector, the light detector. The information provided by both detectors allows a powerful background discrimination on an event by event basis. After a major upgrade phase, CRESST-II has now successfully completed a commissioning run during 2007, the results of which are presented in this article.

Scintillation properties of pure and ca-doped ZnWO4 crystals

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science 205:2 (2008) 335-339

Authors:

FA Danevich, S Henry, H Kraus, R McGowan, VB Mikhailik, OG Shkulkova, J Telfer

Abstract:

Following the investigations of the structure and scintillation properties of Ca-doped zinc tungstate powder [phys. stat. sol. (a) 204. 730 (2007)] a single-crystal of ZnWO4-Ca (0.5 mol%) was grown and characterised. The relative light output, energy resolution and decay characteristics were measured for pure and Ca-doped ZnWO4 scintillators. An increase in the light yield of ~40% compared with the undoped crystal, and an energy resolution 9.6% (137Cs) were obtained for Ca-doped ZnWO4. The observed improvement is attributed to the reduction of self-absorption (bleaching) of the crystal. The cause of bleaching as well as the possible contribution of scattering is discussed. © 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.