A new search for two-neutrino double-beta(2νββ)decay of^(136)Xe to the 0+1 excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset.A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminat...A new search for two-neutrino double-beta(2νββ)decay of^(136)Xe to the 0+1 excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset.A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminate signal from background events.Signal detection efficiency is increased relative to previous searches by EXO-200 by more than a factor of two.With the addition of the Phase II dataset taken with an upgraded detector,the median 90%confidence level half-life sensitivity of 2νββdecay to the 0+1 state of 136Ba is 2.9×10^(24)yr using a total^(136)Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr.No statistically significant evidence for 2νββdecay to the 0^(+)_(1)state is observed,leading to a lower limit of T2ν1/2(0^(+)→0^(+)_(1))>1.4×10^(24)yr at 90%confidence level,improved by 70%relative to the current world's best constraint.展开更多
There have been considerable advances in the understanding of species concepts in the genus Colletotrichum.This has lead to the need to carry out fresh surveys of Colletotrichum species associated with important hosts...There have been considerable advances in the understanding of species concepts in the genus Colletotrichum.This has lead to the need to carry out fresh surveys of Colletotrichum species associated with important hosts.Colletotrichum species are associated with Citrus plants as saprobes,important pre-harvest and post-harvest pathogens,as well as endophytes.In this study,a total of 312 Colletotrichum strains were isolated from leaves,shoots and fruits of cultivated Citrus and Fortunella species with or without disease symptoms across the main citrus production areas in China.The morphology of all strains were studied and multilocus(ACT,TUB2,CAL,GAPDH,GS,ITS)phylogeny established.Strains were from four important species complexes of Colletotrichum,namely C.gloeosporioides species complex,C.boninense species complex,C.acutatum species complex and a final group including C.truncatum,which was rare on Citrus species.The species belonging to the C.gloeosporioides species complex comprised C.gloeos porioides and C.fructicola,the C.boninense complex comprised C.karstii and a new species C.citricola and the C.acutatum complex included a new species,C.citri.The ability of strains to cause anthracnose on citrus fruits was tested by inoculation and strains of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides,C.fructicola and C.truncatum were pathogenic.展开更多
文摘A new search for two-neutrino double-beta(2νββ)decay of^(136)Xe to the 0+1 excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset.A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminate signal from background events.Signal detection efficiency is increased relative to previous searches by EXO-200 by more than a factor of two.With the addition of the Phase II dataset taken with an upgraded detector,the median 90%confidence level half-life sensitivity of 2νββdecay to the 0+1 state of 136Ba is 2.9×10^(24)yr using a total^(136)Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr.No statistically significant evidence for 2νββdecay to the 0^(+)_(1)state is observed,leading to a lower limit of T2ν1/2(0^(+)→0^(+)_(1))>1.4×10^(24)yr at 90%confidence level,improved by 70%relative to the current world's best constraint.
基金supported by the China Agriculture Research System (CARS-27)L. Cai acknowledges grantsKSCX2-YW-Z-1026 ⁄ NSFC31070020K.D. Hyde thanks theNational Research Council of Thailand, Colletotrichum grant number54201020003 for financial support.
文摘There have been considerable advances in the understanding of species concepts in the genus Colletotrichum.This has lead to the need to carry out fresh surveys of Colletotrichum species associated with important hosts.Colletotrichum species are associated with Citrus plants as saprobes,important pre-harvest and post-harvest pathogens,as well as endophytes.In this study,a total of 312 Colletotrichum strains were isolated from leaves,shoots and fruits of cultivated Citrus and Fortunella species with or without disease symptoms across the main citrus production areas in China.The morphology of all strains were studied and multilocus(ACT,TUB2,CAL,GAPDH,GS,ITS)phylogeny established.Strains were from four important species complexes of Colletotrichum,namely C.gloeosporioides species complex,C.boninense species complex,C.acutatum species complex and a final group including C.truncatum,which was rare on Citrus species.The species belonging to the C.gloeosporioides species complex comprised C.gloeos porioides and C.fructicola,the C.boninense complex comprised C.karstii and a new species C.citricola and the C.acutatum complex included a new species,C.citri.The ability of strains to cause anthracnose on citrus fruits was tested by inoculation and strains of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides,C.fructicola and C.truncatum were pathogenic.
