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Artem TCHOUKANOV
JINR Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna

chukanov@nusun.jinr.ru

I am working at the Department of Elementary Particles, Laboratory of Nuclear Problems (JINR) since 1999. At the begining my work was devoted to the measurement of the polarization of Lambda and anti Lambda hyperons in neutrino charge current (CC) interactions in the NOMAD experiment. For this analysis we used the event sample (8087 reconstructed Lambda's) which is more than an order of magnitude larger than that of previous bubble chamber experiments, while the quality of event reconstruction is comparable. We observed negative polarization along the W-boson direction which is enhanced in the target fragmentation region. For the first time in a neutrino experiment we observed a significant transverse polarization (in the direction ortogonal to the Lambda production plane). Currently I am studing the multiple production of neutral strange particles in Nu mu CC interactions in the NOMAD experiment. I am also tuning MC simulation program to reproduce the observed behaviour of neutral strange particles in neutrino interactions.

Pavel TIAPKINE
JINR, (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research), Dubna

pavel@cv.jinr.ru

I am doing a post-experimental data reprocessing using DELPHI data with gamma-gamma events from years 1998-2000 (LEP II period). I have already worked with preliminary data reprocessing then I've been stationed in CERN. My main task was looking for VSAT (Very Small Angle Tagger) sub-detector of DELPHI setup and control data from it. This sub-detetor was positioned very close to beampipe and hence provided data from extremely small angles. Now I am working with my supervisor Nikolai Zimin and Lund University group. We are going to define photon structure function and compare data with Monte-Carlo simulation using three main models of two photon physics.

Tatjana UNVERHAU
University of Glasgow

tatjana@a5.ph.gla.ac.uk

As a PhD student I have joined the Collider Detector atFermilab (CDF) experiment and have begun to take an active role in several research areas. CDF is built around one of the collision points of the TeVatron Collider at Fermilab which provides the world's most energetic ppbarcollisions until the LHC becomes operational in 2006. During the first year of my PhD I performed a generator level study of jet-charges with a view to implementing this method within CDF analyses. Currently I am implementing one of CDF's muon chambers into a generator level dimuon trigger simulation. This tool is designed to provide a fast and simple way to study muon triggerrates and allow event yield estimates. I have begun to analyse JPsi data and intend to measure theexclusive cross section for the process B+ -> JPsi K+.

Patricia Ilie 07/2002