Isospin-conserving hadronic decay of the D_(s1)(2460) into D_(s)π^(+)π^(-)

The internal structure of the charm-strange mesons D_(s0)^(*)(2317)and D_(s1)(2460)are the subject of intensive studies.Their widths are small because they decay dominantly through isospinbreaking hadronic channels D_(s0)^(*)(2317)^(+)→D_(s)^(+)π^(0) and D _(s1)(2460)^(+)→D_(s)^(*+)π^(0).The D_(s1)(2460)can also decay into the hadronic final states D_(s)^(+)ππ,conserving isospin.In that case there is,however,a strong suppression from phase space.We study the transition D_(s1)(2460)^(+)→D_(s)^(+)π^(+)π^(-)in the scenario that the D_(s1)(2460)is a D^(*)K hadronic molecule.The ππ final state interaction is taken into account through dispersion relations.We find that the ratio of the partial widths of the Γ(D_(s1)(2460)^(+)→D_(s)^(+)π^(+)π^(-)) / Γ(D_(s1)(2460)^(+)→D_(s)^(*+)π^(0))obtained in the molecular picture is consistent with the existing experimental measurement.More interestingly,we demonstrate that theπ+π−invariant mass distribution shows a double bump structure,which can be used to disentangle the hadronic molecular picture from the compact state picture for the D_(s1)(2460)^(+).Predictions on the B_(s1)^(0)→B_(s)^(0)π^(+)π^(-)are also made.

Production Cross-Section Estimates for Strongly-Interacting Electroweak-Symmetry Breaking Sector Resonances at Particle Colliders

We are exploring a generic strongly-interacting Electroweak Symmetry Breaking Sector(EWSBS) with the low-energy effective field theory for the four experimentally known particles(W_L~±,Z_l,h) and its dispersion-relation based unitary extension.In this contribution we provide simple estimates for the production cross-section of pairs of the EWSBS bosons and their resonances at proton-proton colliders as well as in a future e^-e^+(or potentially aμ^-μ^+) collider with a typical few-TeV energy.We examine the simplest production mechanisms,tree-level production through a W(dominant when quantum numbers allow) and the simple effective boson approximation(in which the electroweak bosons are considered as collinear partons of the colliding fermions).We exemplify with custodial isovector and isotensor resonances at 2 TeV,the energy currently being discussed because of a slight excess in the ATLAS 2-jet data.We find it hard,though not unthinkable,to ascribe this excess to one of these W_lW_l rescattering resonances.An isovector resonance could be produced at a rate smaller than,but close to earlier CMS exclusion bounds,depending on the parameters of the effective theory.The ZZ excess is then problematic and requires additional physics(such as an additional scalar resonance).The isotensor one(that would describe all charge combinations) has smaller cross-section.

Neutron-antineutron oscillations in the deuteron studied with NN and ■N interactions based on chiral effective field theory

Neutron-antineutron(n−n)oscillations in the deuteron are considered.Specifically,the deuteron lifetime is calculated in terms of the free-space n−n oscillation time τn−n based on NN and NN interactions derived within chiral effective field theory(EFT).This results in(2.6±0.1)×10^22τ2^n−n s,which is close to the value obtained by Dover and collaborators more than three decades ago,but disagrees with recent EFT calculations that were performed within the perturbative scheme proposed by Kaplan,Savage,and Wise.Possible reasons for the difference are discussed.

Towards the continuum coupling in nuclear lattice effective field theory Ⅰ: A three-particle model

Weakly bound states often occur in nuclear physics.To precisely understand their properties,the coupling to the continuum should be worked out explicitly.As the first step,we use a simple nuclear model in the continuum and on a lattice to investigate the influence of a third particle on a loosely bound state of a particle and a heavy core.Our approach is consistent with the Lüscher formalism.

Extracting the low-energy constant L_(0)^(r)at three flavors from pion-kaon scattering

based on our analysis of the contributions from the connected and disconnected contraction diagrams to the pion-kaon scattering amplitude,we provide the first determination of the only free low-energy constant at O(p^(4)),known as L_(0)^(r),in SU(4|1)Partially-Quenched Chiral Perturbation theory using the data from the Extended Twisted Mass collaboration,L_(0)^(r)(μ=M_(ρ))=0.77(20)(25)(7)(7)(2)·10^(-3).The theory uncertainties originate from the unphysical scattering length,the physical low-energy constants,the higher-order chiral corrections,the(lattice)meson masses and the pion decay constant,respectively.

The Roper resonance in a finite volume

We calculate the energy levels corresponding to the Roper resonance based on a two-flavor chiral effective Lagrangian for pions,nucleons,deltas,and the Roper resonance at the leading one-loop order.We show that the Roper mass can be extracted from these levels for lattice volumes of moderate size.

BOTTOM MESONS(B=±1)B^+=u,B^0=d,B^0=db,B^-=b,similarly for B~*'s

Many measurements of B decays involve admixtures of B hadrons. Previously we arbitrarily included such admixtures in the B±section, but because of their importance we have created two new sections：

BOTTOM,CHARMED MESONS(B=C=±1)B_c^+=c,B_c^-=cb,similarly for B_c~*'s

I（JP） = 0（0-）I, J, P need confirmation.Quantum numbers shown are quark-model predictions.

REVIEW OF PARTICLE PHYSICS

The Review summarizes much of particle physics and cosmology. Using data from previous editions, plus 3,283 new measurements from 899 papers, we list, evaluate, and average measured properties of gauge bosons and the recently discovered Higgs boson, leptons, quarks, mesons, and baryons. We summarize searches for hypothetical particles such as heavy neutrinos, supersymmetric and technicolor particles, axions, dark photons, etc. All the particle properties and search limits are listed in Summary Tables. We also give numerous tables, figures, formulae, and reviews of topics such as Supersymmetry, Extra Dimensions, Particle Detectors, Probability, and Statistics. Among the 112 reviews are many that are new or heavily revised including those on： Dark Energy, Higgs Boson Physics, Electroweak Model, Neutrino Cross Section Measurements, Monte Carlo Neutrino Generators, Top Quark, Dark Matter, Dynamical Electroweak Symmetry Breaking, Accelerator Physics of Colliders, High-Energy Collider Parameters, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, Astrophysical Constants and Cosmological Parameters. A booklet is available containing the Summary Tables and abbreviated versions of some of the other sections of this full Review. All tables, listings, and reviews （and errata） are also available on the Particle Data Group website： http ：//pdg. lbl. gov.

SU(3) ISOSCALAR FACTORS AND REPRESENTATION MATRICES

Written by R.L. Kelly （LBNL）. The most commonly used SU（3） isoscalar factors, corresponding to the singlet, octet, and deeuplet content of 8 8 and 10 8, are shown at the right. The notation uses particle names to identify the coefficients, so that the pattern of relative couplings may be seen at a glance. We illustrate the use of the coefficients below.

ACCELERATOR PHYSICS OF COLLIDERS

Revised August 2013 by M.J. Syphers （MSU） and F. Zimmermann （CERN）.29.1. Luminosity This article provides background for the High-Energy Collider Parameter Tables that follow. The number of events, Nexp, is the product of the cross section of interest,

CLEBSCH-GORDAN COEFFICIENTS,SPHERICAL HARMONICS,AND d FUNCTIONS

Note： A square-root sign is to be understood over every coefficient, e.g., for -8/15 read - √8√15.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2014 EDITION OF THE REVIEW OF PARTICLE PHYSICS

899 new papers with 3283 new measurements Over 330 papers from LHC experiments （ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb）.

ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

Table 6.1 Abridged from pdg. ibl.gov/AtomicNuclearProperties by D. E. Groom （2007）. See web pages for more detail about entries in this table including chemical formulae, and for several hundred other entries. Quantities in parentheses are for gases at 20℃ and 1 atm, and square brackets indicate evaluation at 0℃ and 1 atm. Boiling points are at 1 atm.

PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS

Table 4.1.Reviced 2011 by D.E.Groom（LBNL）,and E.Bergren.

ONLINE PARTICLE PHYSICS INFORMATION

1. IntroductionThe collection of online information resources in particle physics and related areas presented in this chapter is of necessity incomplete. An expanded and regularly updated online version can be found at：

SEARCHES FOR MONOPOLES, SUPERSYMMETRY, TECHNICOLOR, COMPOSITENESS, EXTRA DIMENSIONS, etc.

Magnetic Monopole SearchesIsolated supermassive monopole candidate events have not been confirmed. The most sensitive experiments obtain negative results.

EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF GRAVITATIONAL THEORY

Revised September 2013 by T. Damour （IHES, Bures-sur-Yvette, France）. Einstein＇s General Relativity, the current ＂standard＂ theory of gravitation, describes gravity as a universal deformation of the Minkowski metric：

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS(SI)

See ＂The International System of Units （SI）,＂ NIST Special Publication 330, B.N. Taylor, ed. （USGPO, Washington, DC, 1991）; and ＂Guide for the Use of the International System of Units （SI）,＂ NIST Special Publication 811, 1995 edition, B.N. Taylor （USGPO, Washington, DC, 1995）.

PARTICLE DETECTORS FOR NON-ACCELERATOR PHYSICS

Updated 2013 （see the various sections for authors）.34.1. Introduction Non-accelerator experiments have become increasingly important in particle physics. These include classical cosmic ray experiments, neutrino oscillation measurements, and searches for double-beta decay, dark matter candidates, and magnetic monopoles.