Search for squarks and gluinos in events with jets and missing transverse energy using 2.1 fb(-1) of p(p)over-bar collision data at root s=1.96 TeV - D phi Collaboration

A data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.1 fb(-1) collected by the D phi detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider was analyzed to search for squarks and gluinos produced in p (p) over bar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. No evidence for the production of such particles was observed in topologies involving jets and missing transverse energy, and 95% C.L. lower limits of 379 GeV and 308 GeV were set on the squark and gluino masses, respectively, within the framework of minimal supergravity with tan beta = 3, A(0) = 0, and mu < 0. The corresponding previous limits are improved by 54 GeV and 67 GeV. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effect of sowing date on the behavior of 2 genotypes of sunflower .1. phenological and agronomical aspects

Este experimento foi realizado em .iaboticabal, SP, com o objetivo de se avaliar o comportamento de dois genótipos de girassol (líeIianthus annuus L.) no tocante à produção dc matéria seca e caracte r ísticas agronômicas. Utilizou-se o híbrido Contissol 812 e a cultivar IAC-Anhandy com 80 cm entre linhas e 5 plantas por metro linear, em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições cm cinco datas de semcadura: 2001, 2002, 05.03, 2003 e 05.04. O atraso das datas de semeadura exerceu efeito depressivo e significativo sobre a produção e distribuição de matéria seca (kg/ha) no caule, folha, capítulo e no total, reduzindo também significativamente o número de dias de emergência ao florescimento, a altura das plantas, o número de folhas, e os diãmetros do colo e do capitulo. A produ- ção média de aqüõnios foi de: 2.942, 2.005, 1.243. 1.073 e 809 kg/ha, da primeira ã última data, rcspectivamente, nos dois genótipos. Concluiu-se que os dois genótipos se comportaram de forma scmc' lhante nas diferentes datas, e que as semeaduras realizadas até o final de fevereiro foram as melhores, e nas efetuadas posteriormente, o crescimento e o desenvolvimento das plantas foram afetados negativamente, levando a produção de aqüênios a níveis indesejáveis.

Convergence towards asymptotic state in 1-D mappings: a scaling investigation

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Homogeneity of the geochemical reference material BRP-1 (paranábasin basalt) and assessment of minimum mass

Reference materials (RM) are required for quantitative analyses and their successful use is associated with the degree of homogeneity, and the traceability and confidence limits of the values established by characterisation. During the production of a RM, the chemical characterisation can only commence after it has been demonstrated that the material has the required level of homogeneity. Here we describe the preparation of BRP-1, a proposed geochemical reference material, and the results of the tests to evaluate its degree of homogeneity between and within bottles. BRP-1 is the first of two geochemical RM being produced by Brazilian institutions in collaboration with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the International Association of Geoanalysts (IAG). Two test portions of twenty bottles of BRP-1 were analysed by wavelength dispersive-XRF spectrometry and major, minor and eighteen trace elements were determined. The results show that for most of the investigated elements, the units of BRP-1 were homogeneous at conditions approximately three times more rigorous than those strived for by the test of sufficient homogeneity. Furthermore, the within bottle homogeneity of BRP-1 was evaluated using small beam (1 mm(2)) synchrotron radiation XRF spectrometry and, for comparison, the USGS reference materials BCR-2 and GSP-2 were also evaluated. From our data, it has been possible to assign representative minimum masses for some major constituents (1 mg) and for some trace elements (1-13 mg), except Zr in GSP-2, for which test portions of 74 mg are recommended.