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High-momentum configurations of nucleon pairs at short-distance are probed using measurements of the C-12(e, e p) and C-12(e, e pN) reactions (where N is either n or p), at high-Q(2) and x(B) > 1.1. The data span a missing-momentum range of 300-1000 MeV/c

The transition from planar to three-dimensional (3D) magnetic nanostructures represents a significant advancement in both fundamental research and practical applications, offering vast potential for next-generation technologies like ultrahigh-density stor

We present a systematic search for periodic X-ray sources in ten Galactic globular clusters (GCs) using deep archival Chandra observations. By applying the Gregory–Loredo algorithm, we detect 28 periodic signals from 27 independent X-ray sources across six GCs, including 21 newly discovered X-ray periodic sources. The remaining four GCs show no periodic X-ray sources, primarily due to lower data sensitivity. Based on X-ray timing and spectral analyses, complemented by available optical and ultraviolet data, 21 of these periodic sources are identified as cataclysmic variables (CVs). Combined with 11 previously identified periodic CVs in 47 Tuc, this work constitutes the most comprehensive sample to date of GC CVs with probable orbital periods. The observed scarcity of old, short-period CVs in GCs compared to the Galactic inner bulge and solar neighbourhood is likely due to both selection effects favoring younger, dynamically formed systems and the suppression of primordial CV formation by stellar dynamical interactions typical of GC environments. Furthermore, a significant fraction of GC CVs—most with orbital periods below or within the CV period gap—are identified as probable magnetic CVs, while luminous intermediate polars appear underrepresented compared to the solar neighbourhood.

In this work, we explore an extension of the Standard Model designed to elucidate the fermion mass hierarchy, account for the dark matter relic abundance, and explain the observed matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. Beyond the Standard Model particle content, our model introduces additional scalars and fermions. Notably, the light active neutrinos and the first two generations of charged fermions acquire masses at the one-loop level. The model accommodates successful low-scale leptogenesis, permitting the mass of the decaying heavy right-handed neutrino to be as low as 10 TeV. We conduct a detailed analysis of the dark matter phenomenology and explore various interesting phenomenological implications. These include charged lepton flavor violation, muon and electron anomalous magnetic moments, constraints arising from electroweak precision observables, and implications for collider experiments.

In this work, we explore an extension of the Standard Model designed to elucidate the fermion mass hierarchy, account for the dark matter relic abundance, and explain the observed matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. Beyond the Standard Model part

A calibration of the ATLAS flavour-tagging algorithms using a new calibration procedure based on optimal transportation maps is presented. Simultaneous, continuous corrections to the b-jet, c-jet, and light-flavour jet classification probabilities from je

The standard model of particle physics(1-4) describes the known fundamental particles and forces that make up our Universe, with the exception of gravity. One of the central features of the standard model is a field that permeates all of space and interac

We propose and study the properties of a non-linear electrodynamics (ED) that emerges inspired on the physics of Dirac materials. This new electrodynamic model is an extension of the one-loop corrected non-linear effective Lagrangian computed in the work

White dwarfs (WDs) are the most abundant compact objects, and recent surveys have suggested that over a third of WDs in accreting binaries host a strong (B greater than or similar to 1 MG) magnetic field. However, the origin and evolution of WD magnetism

The production cross-section of high-mass tau-lepton pairs is measured as a function of the dilepton visible invariant mass, using 140 fb(-1) of root s = 13TeV proton-proton collision data recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The

Many analyses at the CERN LHC exploit the substructure of jets to identify heavy resonances produced with high momenta that decay into multiple quarks and/or gluons. This paper presents a new technique for correcting the substructure of simulated large-ra

A multidimensional extraction of the structure function ratio sigma(LT)/sigma(0) from the hard exclusive (e) over right arrowp -> en pi(+) reaction above the resonance region has been performed. The study was done based on beamspin asymmetry measurements

We present a new approach for observationally constraining where the tails of Jellyfish (JF) galaxies in groups and clusters first appear and how long they remain visible for with respect to the moment of their orbital pericenter. This is accomplished by

Using the gauge-invariant but path-dependent variables formalism, we examine the effect of the space–time dimensionality on a physical observable in the unparticle scenario. We explicitly show that long-range forces between particles mediated by unparticles are still present whenever we go over into lower dimensions.

A low-mass planet around a white dwarf Numerous exoplanets have been detected around Sun-like stars. These stars end their lives as white dwarfs, which should inherit any surviving planetary systems. Manser et al. found periodic shifts in emission lines from a disc of gas orbiting around a white dwarf (see the Perspective by Fossati). They used numerical simulations to show that the most likely explanation for the spectral shifts is a low-mass planet orbiting within the disc. The planet must be unusually small and dense to avoid being ripped apart by tidal forces. The authors speculate that it may be the leftover core of a planet whose outer layers have been removed. Science , this issue p. 66 ; see also p. 25

The jet energy calibration and its uncertainties are derived from measurements of the calorimeter response to single particles in both data and Monte Carlo simulation using proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV collected with the ATLAS detector duri

This paper presents for the first time a precise measurement of the production properties of the Z boson in the full phase space of the decay leptons. This is in contrast to the many previous precise unfolded measurements performed in the fiducial phase s

Real-time quantification of hydrogen accumulation in materials is critical for hydrogen storage and energy technologies; however, conventional techniques provide only post-exposure information, and real-time quantitative measurements remain scarce. Here,

We propose a low scale renormalizable left-right symmetric theory that successfully explains the observed SM fermion mass hierarchy, the tiny values for the light active neutrino masses and is consistent with the lepton and baryon asymmetries of the Unive

This search, a type not previously performed at ATLAS, uses a comparison of the production cross sections for e(+)mu(-) and e(-)mu(+) pairs to constrain physics processes beyond the Standard Model. It uses 139 fb(-1) of proton-proton collision data record