Searching for heavy leptoquarks at a muon collider

The LHCb Collaboration recently gave an update on testing lepton flavour universality with B+→ K+ℓ+ℓ−, in which a 3.1 standard deviations from the standard model prediction was observed. The g-2 experiment also reports a 3.3 standard deviations from the standard model on muon anomalous magnetic moment measurement. These deviations could be explained by introducing new particles including leptoquarks. In this paper, we show the possibility to search for heavy spin-1 leptoquarks at a future TeV scale muon collider by performing studies from three channels: 1) same flavour final states with either two bottom or two light quarks, 2) different flavour quark final states, and 3) a so-called “VXS” process representing the scattering between a vector boson and a leptoquark to probe the coupling between leptoquark and tau lepton. We conclude that a 3 TeV muon collider with 3 ab−1 of integrated luminosity is already sufficient to cover the leptoquark parameter space in order to explain the LHCb lepton flavour universality anomaly.

Exploring the feasibility of magnetic moment measurements in the exotic 20C nucleus using LISE++ calculations

Nuclear magnetic moment measurements in neutron-rich isotopes require special techniques that have to be applied in the latest generation of RIB factories. Fragmentation reactions used in these labs can produce exotic species as secondary beams. Specialized fragment separators are used to optimize the production of secondary beams. In this work, a simulation code, LISE++, is used to explore the feasibility of a magnetic moment measurement in the exotic 20C nucleus, produced as a secondary beam in NSCL A1900 and RIKEN RIPS fragment separators, by optimizing the settings of operations in both.

Synthesis, Spectral, Anticancer Studies on Cu (II) Complex of 2,4,5-Triphenyl-1H-Imidazole

Schiff bases of 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H­-imidazole ligand and Cu(II) complex has been synthesized and characterized by 1H and 13C NMR, elemental analyses, molar conductance, thermal analysis (TGA), magnetic moment measurement, IR and UV-Vis. On the basis spectral studied and analytical data, it is evident that the Schiff base acts as monodentat ligand coordinating via nitrogen atom. The result showed that Cu(II) complex has octrahedral geometry. The studied complex was tested for anticancer activity. The anticancer activity of Cu(II) complex is evaluated against liver Carninoma (HEPG2) cell lines. These compound exhibites a moderate and weak activity against HCT 116 cell line with IC50 19.8 mM. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/jkv.v0i0.3328

Investigation on Spectroscopic, Thermal and Antimicrobial Activity of Newly Synthesized Binuclear Cr(III) Metal Ion Complex

Binuclear Cr(III) metal ion complex was synthesized using diphenylacetic acid as primary ligand and 2-methyl pyridine (2-picoline) as secondary ligand. The synthesized complex was characterized by conductivity, FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, magnetic moment and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). FTIR spectra indicated the coordination of deprotonated diphenylacetic acid and 2-picoline through nitrogen and oxygen. The presence of water molecules inside the coordination sphere of the complex was confirmed from IR spectrum and TGA analysis. Binuclear and octahedral structure of the Cr(III) complex confirmed by TGA, UV-Vis spectroscopy and magnetic moment measurement. The complex showed moderate antibacterial activity with no antifungal activity.