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Ansu Johnson

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Precision measurements of weak interaction parameters at Belle and Belle II

We report on $CP$ violation measurements at Belle and Belle II, focusing on improving the precision of observables sensitive to the Cabbibo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix parameters. We present recent measurements of the CKM unitarity angle $ϕ_2 (α)$ using the $B \to π^0 π^0$ and $B^0 \to ρ^+ ρ^-$ decay channels, along with the first combined $ϕ_3 (γ)$ measurement from Belle and Belle II. Additionally, we discuss the latest determinations of the CKM matrix elements $|V_{cb}|$ and $|V_{ub}|$ through exclusive decay modes $B \to D^{(*)} \ell ν_\ell$ and $B \to π\ell ν_\ell$, respectively. These results demonstrate improved precision and remain consistent with Standard Model predictions.

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WISE view of Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxies: mid-infrared color and variability

We present the color and flux variability analysis at 3.4 μm (W1-band) and 4.6 μm (W 2-band) of 492 narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) galaxies using archival data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). In the WISE color-color, (W1 - W2) versus (W2 - W3) diagram, ~58% of the NLSy1 galaxies of our sample lie in the region occupied by the blazar category of active galactic nuclei (AGN). The mean W1 - W2 color of candidate variable NLSy1 galaxies is $0.99 \pm 0.18$ mag. The average amplitude of variability is $0.11 \pm 0.07$ mag in long-term (multi-year) with no difference in variability between W1 and W2-bands. The W1 - W2 color of NLSy1 galaxies is anti-correlated with the relative strength of [O III] to Hβ, strongly correlated with continuum luminosity, black hole mass, and Eddington ratio. The long-term amplitude of variability shows weak anti-correlation with the Fe II strength, continuum luminosity and Eddington ratio. A positive correlation between color as well as the amplitude of variability with the radio power at 1.4 GHz was found for the radio-detected NLSy1 galaxies. This suggests non-thermal synchrotron contribution to the mid-infrared color and flux variability in radio-detected NLSy1 galaxies.

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