According to the new K^*(892)⁰ and K^*(892)^－ masses reported by the BELLE experiment and the K^*(892)⁰ mass reported by the FOCUS experiment, mass splitting between neutral and charged K^*(892) becomes very small. This is significantly different from the current world average values given by the Particle Data Group 2008. We find that there are differences between models used to fit the K^*(892) decay invariant mass spectra in different measurements and study the model dependence in the measurement of K^*(892) parameters. We refit
the K^*(892)⁰ mass spectra of the BELLE and FOCUS experiments with the formula used by BELLE in fitting K^*(892)^－ to get new mass and width. After refitting, the K^*(892)⁰ mass of the BELLE experiment becomes 1.4 MeV/c² larger than the initial value and that of the FOCUS experiment is 1 MeV/c² smaller than the initial value. We also fit the spectra of some other experiments to extract the K^*(892) parameters using the BELLE K^*(892)^－ parametrization.

In the framework of R-parity violating supersymmetry, we investigate the time dependent CP asymmetry S_φKS anomaly of B→φK_S decay. When the values of the weak phase φ in the R-parity violating coupling fall into certain parameter spaces (246°<φ<263°) we find that this anomaly can be easily explained; at the same time, the branching ratio of B→φK_S decay can also be in agreement with experimental measurements.

We examine the effects of an unparticle U as a possible source of missing energy in the p-wave decays of a B meson. The dependence of the differential branching ratio on the K₀*(K₁)－ meson's energy is discussed in the presence of scalar and vector unparticle operators and significant deviation from the standard model value is found after addition of these operators. Finally, we have shown the dependence of the branching ratio for the above-mentioned decays on the parameters of unparticle stuff like effective couplings, cutoff scale Λ_U and the scale dimensions d_U.

Self-affine multiplicity scaling is investigated in the framework of a two-dimensional factorial moment methodology using the concept of the Hurst exponent (H). Investigation of the experimental data of medium-energy knocked-out target protons in ⁸⁴Kr-AgBr interactions at 1.7 AGeV reveals that the best power law behavior is exhibited for H=0.4, indicating a self-affine multiplicity fluctuation pattern. Multifractality among the knocked-out target protons is also observed in the data.

The γ-rays and protons from an E_d= 20 keV deuteron beam incident on a D—Ti target were measured. A branching ratio of the ²H(d,γ)⁴He reaction versus the ²H(d,p)³H reaction of Γ_γ/Γ_p = (1.06±0.34)×10^－7 has been obtained, and the astrophysical S factor of the ²H(d,γ)⁴He reaction at the center of mass energy E_cm≈7 keV of (6.0±2.4)×10^－6 keV﹒b was deduced.

α decay half-lives of some new synthesized superheavy elements, possibly synthesized superheavy elements and decay products are calculated theoretically within the WKB approximation by using microscopic α-nucleus interaction potentials. These nuclear potentials between the α particle and daughter nuclei are obtained by using the double folding integral of the matter density distribution of the α particle and daughter nuclei with a density-dependent effective nucleon-nucleon interaction, in which the zero-range exchange term is supplemented. The calculated α decay half-lives are compared with those of the different models and experimental data. It is shown that the present calculation successfully provides the half-lives of the observed α decays for some new superheavy elements and therefore gives reliable predictions for α decay of possibly synthesized superheavy elements in future experiments.

Based on a hydro-inspired azimuthally symmetric emission function, we analyze the HBT radius R_s and the single-particle transverse momentum spectra in Au+Au collisions measured by the STAR Collaboration at √s_NN=200 GeV. The results show that consistent assumptions about transverse density (and/or flow profile) in the calculation of the HBT radius R_s and single-particle spectral analyses play an important role for understanding the size of the freeze-out source.

The design principle for a multi-wire proportional chamber with a cathode strip and delay-line readout is described. A prototype chamber of a size of 10 cm×10 cm was made together with the readout electronics circuit. A very clean signal with very low background noise was obtained by applying a transformer between the delay-line and the pre-amplifier in order to match the resistance. Along the anode wire direction a position resolution of less than 0.5 mm was achieved with a ⁵⁵Fe-5.9 keV X ray source. The simple structure, large effective area and high position resolution allow the application of a gas chamber of this kind to many purposes.

The experimental results of single event burnout induced by heavy ions and ²⁵²Cf fission fragments in power MOSFET devices have been investigated. It is concluded that the characteristics of single event burnout induced by ²⁵²Cf fission fragments is consistent to that in heavy ions. The power MOSFET in the ``turn-off'' state is more susceptible to single event burnout than it is in the ``turn-on'' state. The thresholds of the drain-source voltage for single event burnout induced by 173 MeV bromine ions and ²⁵²Cf fission fragments are close to each other, and the burnout cross section is sensitive to variation of the drain-source voltage above the threshold of single event burnout. In addition, the current waveforms of single event burnouts induced by different sources are similar. Different power MOSFET devices may have different probabilities for the occurrence of single event burnout.

Six-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) prototypes with semiconductive glass electrodes (bulk resistivity ~10¹⁰Ω﹒cm) were studied for suitability in time-of-flight (TOF) applications at high rates. These studies were performed using a continuous electron beam of 800 MeV at IHEP and an X-ray machine. Time resolutions of about 100 ps and efficiencies larger than 90% were obtained for flux densities up to 28 kHz/cm².

The neutron response function for a BC501A liquid scintillator (LS) has been measured using a series of monoenergetic neutrons produced by the p-T reaction. The proton energies were chosen such as to produce neutrons in the energy range of 1 to 20 MeV. The principles of the technique of unfolding a neutron energy spectrum by using the measured neutron response function and the measured Pulse Height (PH) spectrum is briefly described. The PH spectrum of neutrons from the Pu-C source, which will be used for the calibration of the reactor antineutrino detectors for the Daya Bay neutrino experiment, was measured and analyzed to get the neutron energy spectrum. Simultaneously the neutron energy spectrum of an Am-Be source was measured and compared with other measurements as a check of the result for the Pu-C source. Finally, an error analysis and a discussion of the results are given.

The peak shapes of γ-rays at various energies must be known before unfolding the multiplet spectra obtained by using semiconductor or scintillation detectors. Traditional methods describe isolated peaks with multi-parameter fitting functions, and assume that most of these parameters do not vary with energy because it is rare to find a spectrum with enough isolated peaks to constrain their dependence. We present an algorithm for interpolating the γ-ray profile at any intermediate energy given a pair of isolated γ-ray peaks from the spectrum under consideration. The algorithm is tested on experimental data and leads to a good agreement between the interpolated profile and the fitting function. This method is more accurate than the traditional approach, since all aspects of the peak shape are allowed to vary with energy. New definitions of Left-Half Width at Half Maximum, and Right-Half Width at Half Maximum for peak shape description are introduced in this paper.

An RF system for the CSRe (cooling storage experimental ring) is designed and
manufactured domestically. The present paper mainly describes the RF system
design in five main sections: ferrite ring, RF cavity, RF generator, low level system and cavity cooling. The cavity is based on a type of coaxial resonator which is shorted at the end with one gap and loaded with domestic ferrite rings. The RF generator is designed in the push-pull mode and the low level control system is based on a DSP+FGPA+DDS+USB interface and has three feedback loops. Finally we give the results of the measurement on our system.

The national science project HIRFL-CSR has recently been officially accepted. As a cyclotron and synchrotron complex, it puts some particularly high demands on the control system. There are hundreds of pieces of equipment that need to be synchronized. An integrated timing control system is built to meet these demands. The output rate and the accuracy of the controller are 16 bit/μs. The accuracy of the time delay reaches 40 ns. The timing control system is based on a typical event distribution system, which adopts the new event generation and the distribution scheme. The scheme of the timing control system with innovation points, the architecture and the implemented method are presented in the paper.

A new mode is designed with an emittance of 2.47 nm﹒rad at 3.0 GeV beam energy, lower than the nominal mode of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) storage ring. Details of the linear optics design and the nonlinear optimization are presented in this paper. During Phase I commissioning of the storage ring we tested the new optics mode and some expected results were obtained. After restoring the linear optics by means of the linear optics with closed orbit technique, the main parameters of the real machine agree well with the designed values and the injection efficiency and beam lifetime are acceptable.

A TTF-type coaxial higher order modes (HOM) coupler has been used in a TESLA 9 cell cavity. It is impossible to measure the stop band characteristics of the HOM coupler with the cavity. A measurement device for the coaxial transmission line type for the HOM coupler has been designed at Peking University. Experimentally it was shown that the average voltage standing wave ratio of the coaxial transmission line is smaller than 1.08. The experimental results of the stop band characteristics of the TTF-type HOM coupler have been fitted for the simulation. This paper describes the design of the measurement device and discusses the experimental and simulation results of stop band characteristics of the HOM coupler.