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Franciole MARINHO
UFRJ, Rio

eddie@if.ufrj.br

 

The current status of the Bs->mu+mu- analysis with the LHCb detector is presented. Results on annual yields and B/S ratio are given based on studies of signal and background samples. The background is assumed to be dominated by inclusive bbbar events, in particular events where the two b-hadrons decay semileptonically (b->muX,bbar->muX). According to the Standard Model predictions the total number of Bs->mu+mu- events produced in one year of data taking of the LHCb experiment will be ~ 700 and 17 signal events are expected to be selected inside the LHCb detector. No background event passes the final cuts in a sample of 10M simulated events and the upper limit on B/S ratio for b->muX,bbar->muX is estimated to be 5.7.

Aliezer MARTINEZ
Univ. de las Ciencias Informaticas, La Habana
aliezerm@yahoo.com

 

For my master degree I am working on building models for dark matter, dark energy and testing the cosmological implications of such models. This is part of a common project between Universidad de las Ciencias Inform·ticas and Universidad Central de Las Villas. The project also involves the study of neutrinoless double beta decay and its consecuences for minimal extensions of Standard Model.

Santiago Andrès MARTINEZ
Balseiro Instituto, Bariloche
martines@ib.cnea.gov.ar

For my Master thesis I am working on modified electro-dynamics in the framework of effective Lorentz Violating models. This (formulation) might provide an experimental opportunity to test Quantum Gravity (QG) effects. We are performing a detailed analysis on the propagation of electro-magnetic radiation in this context. We are now focusing on the calculation of the syncroton radiation emitted by higly energetic charged particles at astrophysical sources. QG effects, which are supressed by large energy scale factors, could be greatly amplified in wihtkind of phenomena.

Walter MELLO Jr.
UNICAMP, Campinas
mellojr@ifi.unicamp.br

 

In my Ph.D. thesis I am working on subjects related to the science of the Auger Observatory. The research plan is focused on anisotropy studies with Auger data. At the moment I have started developing algorithms for anisotropy analysis both global and small scale, with special interest in the low energy side of Auger (10^18 eV). I have also worked at the Auger Southern site, taking fluorescence detector shifts as well as surface detector tasks. Currently, I work in the Brazilian group responsible for evaluating the performance of the batteries powering the surface detector stations.

Maria Clementina MEDINA
Laboratorio Tandar, CNEA, San Martin
medina@lpnhep.in2p3.fr

 

For my PhD thesis I'm working on the research of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHCR) in the International Collaboration Pierre Auger. The Pierre Auger Observatory consist on 1600 cherenkov detectors and four fluorescence telescopes which detects the particles showers produced by the interaction of a UHECR with the atmosphere. Iíve performed analysis of their arrival direction and the expected background for the lower energies(~1 EeV). As a part of this work I study the acceptance of the detector and their dependence with weather and trigger conditions. I develop a method to measure one of the critical cherenkov detector parameter as is the water volume by a study of the background muon flux in a remote mode.

Miguel MONDRAGON
CINVESTAV, Merida
mmondra@karin.mda. cinvestav.mx

 

I have some experience in the analysis of electron-proton collisions with the H1 detector at HERA. In my analysis the cross section for charm production in deep inelastic scattering was measured. The semileptonic decay of the quark charm into an electron and a neutrino was the basis of the studies. Thus, events were selected where a secondary electron in addition to the scattered electron was tagged. The statistics were greatly benefited by the large branching ratio of the semileptonic decay. The measurements were found in good agreement with previous analyses based on D*-mesons decays.
Presently, I am engaged in the study of the saturation model for the description of virtual photon-proton scattering. My aim is to describe the cross section as a function of a single variable (instead of the usual two variables x and Q2) at the regime of x>0.01. With these new studies I expect to accomplish my Ph.D.

Allan MORALES
UNAM, Mexico
allan@fisica.unam.mx

 

I am working in my Master's thesis on the Instituto de Fisica de la UNAM in Mexico, in particular in the 'Pyramid of Teotihuacan' experiment wich consists of a set up of multiwirechambers and scintillators. This setup is design to infer internal structure of the pyramid by the scattering and absorbtion of atmospheric muons. On the other hand in my thesis I will explore the possibility of use this big amount of data (10 up to 8 muon events per year) in order to obtain information from the primaries cosmic particles. In this frame I am working wiht CORSIKA and GEANT4 software for simulations involving directional data.

Cristina MORALES MORALES
Universität Mainz
crismomo@alumni.uv.es

 

I am currently working on the NA48 experiment. It is located in the North Area of the SPS proton accelerator at CERN and was devoted to the measurement of direct CP violation in neutral kaons, decay probabilities of rare KS- and Hyperon-decays and to the measurement of CP violation and rare decays of charged kaons. Since 2002 I have been responsible for both hardware and software of both the hadron calorimeter and the beam counter. For my PhD thesis I am measuring the decay probability of K+/- to pi+/- gamma gamma in order to determine high order Chiral Pertubation Theory corrections.

Juan Cruz MORENO
Univ. Nac. de La Plata
juancruzmoreno@ hotmail.com

 

For my Master thesis, I have been working with the Auger group from La Plata, Argentina under the supervision of Prof. Dova. I have worked in the analysis of extensive air showers with energies above 1019 eV towards the determination of primary composition. The analysis was carried out using Monte Carlo generated showers. These data was also simulated with the standard detector response of the surface array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The ground array is extremaly rich as we can measure several observable sensitive to the position of the maximum development of the shower in the atmosphere (Xmax), wich is strongly correlated with the nature of the primary particle.
One of the main variables being the rise-time of the signals detected in the Water Cerenkov Detector. In particular, I have been working on the dependence of the rise-time with the distancee to the shower core and zenith angle of the shower.

Alexander MORENO BRICEDO
Univ. Antonio Narido, Bogota
alexander.moreno@ uan.edu.co

 

I am currently involved in some aspects related to neutrino physics, leptogenesis and the finite temperature behaviour of extended models of the standard model.

Danielle Métral, 01/2005