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1 The Quest for the Origin of Mass: Status of iggs Particle Searches Mass and the Standard Model of Particle Physics iggs mechanism University of Victoria Victoria, B.C., Canada 8 March Standard Model iggs Searches LEP: status Tevatron: status and prospects LC: prospects Michel Lefebvre Physics and Astronomy University of Victoria Beyond the SM: Supersymmetry Conclusions

2 The Quest for the Origin of Mass: Status of iggs Particle Searches Abstract The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics offers a very successful description of the interactions of the fundamental constituents of matter at the smallest scales and highest energies accessible to current experiments. In particular, the global analysis of electroweak observables yields superb agreement with the SM predictions. A key ingredient of the SM is the postulated existence of a self-interacting scalar field, the iggs field, with a non-zero vacuum expectation value responsible for the spontaneous electroweak symmetry hiding and the generation of the W and Z mass. Within the SM, it is their interaction with the iggs field that gives rise to the mass of quarks and charged leptons. An experimentally important by-product of the SM electroweak symmetry hiding mechanism is the existence of the iggs particle. The search for the iggs is central to many particle physics efforts, and crucial to our understanding of the origin of mass. After a review of the concept of mass and of the SM, the status of searches for the SM iggs (LEP and Tevatron) and prospects for future discoveries (Tevatron and LC) are summarized. Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March

3 Mass and Newton The concept of mass lies at the heart of Newtonian physics F F ma = nd Law = GMm r Law of Universal Gravitation Sir Isaac Newton Mass appears as a primary characteristic of any physical object Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 3

4 E p = γmc = γmv L E Mass and Einstein E = pc = E ( ) ( ) pc + mc v c m = E = pc and v = γ c ( v ) c / massless particles carry momentum!! E E = mc m = c equivalence of mass and energy!! x v M = boxv x = v t E c v L c Isolated system: M Albert Einstein pulse M c = pulse L = M box x Mass now appears less basic, not so irreducible E Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 4

5 Equivalence Principle: Newton Einstein Mass and Einstein The response of a body to gravitation is independent of its mass GM a = independent of m! r µν µν π µν R g R = 8 G 4 T c palace of gold curvature of space-time hovel of wood energy-momentum of matter and radiation This is where masses of particles occur raw Can mass be replaced by something finer? Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 5

6 Mass and Quantum Mechanics Radiation and Matter really are particulate Their dynamics is given by a quantum theory where waves associated with the particles give us a measure of the probability of the state of the particles de Broglie - Einstein The waves follow wave equations Dirac equation Maxwell equations ± e γ E = hν p = h λ What is waving?? One can learn about the structure of a crystal by studying e - diffraction λ = h o p =.3A for K = ev even if the electrons are sent one at at time!! Where is the mass of the electron? Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 6

7 Mass and Quantum Field Theory The primary elements of reality are fields Particles are quanta of excitations of fundamental fields Particles acquire the properties of the field charge (global phase invariance) spin (field behavior under Lorentz transformation) mass ALL electrons and positrons are quanta of excitations of ONE Dirac field electrical charge ±e, spin /, same mass What does the mass of a field mean? From now on we use h = c = Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 7

8 Gauge Invariance and the EM Interaction Consider the interaction between the Dirac field and Maxwell field Free Dirac field L D = ψ iγ m ψ ψ ψ γ µ µ invariant under global phase transformation Free Maxwell field L M =- 4 F mn F mn ( ) invariant under gauge transformation ε ψ ψ = e iε µν µ ν ν µ F x A A ψ A µ A µ = A µ + µ f f ( x) Impose Dirac field local phase, U() Q gauge, invariance to the theory Obtain L = y ig D -m y- F F D = + iqa 4 m m mn mn invariant under the gauge transformations The interaction is obtain from L = L + L + L D M int L int µ µ µ ε( x) iε( x ψ ψ = e ) ψ µ ε( x) µ µ A A = A + µ A = q ψ γ µ ψ The requirement of U() Q gauge invariance couples both fields and prescribes the form of the interaction!! QED q µ ε Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 8

9 Most of the Mass Quarks come in three colours We require the strong colour interaction to be invariant under an SU(3) C gauge QCD mediated by gluons Gluons carry colour! confinement only colour singlets can exist freely QCD with massless u and d quarks predicts the mass of the proton to about %! m = E again! energy of gluons and quarks in baryons Protons and neutrons make up over 99% of the mass of ordinary matter... We are getting closer to mass without mass! Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 9

10 Weak Interaction We want to obtain the weak interaction from a gauge principle But the weak interaction is mediated by massive particles, and boson mass terms violate gauge invariance... Furthermore, the weak interaction violates parity! Charged weak interaction is only felt by chiral-left particles chiral-right antiparticles Massless particles Massive particles Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March d d u negative chirality (eigenvalue of γ 5 ) Experiment maximal chirality violation W ν e e - u d u ν e W e - µ - ν µ chirality = helicity is Lorentz invariant chirality helicity spin flip! e - disfavoured e - spin e - spin handedness e - favoured Chirality and mass are not friendly neighbours Chiral gauge invariance SU() L violated by ALL mass terms! µ - spin

11 Goldstone Model We want: gauge invariance to generate interactions We need: gauge invariant mechanism to generate mass hidden symmetry (spontaneous symmetry breaking ) Consider a model where the equilibrium state is not unique nature makes a choice, hiding the invariance of the theory equilibrium state: all fields null, except one ϕ(x) Lorentz invariance ϕ(x) is a scalar Goldstone model: consider L V = µ ( ϕ) ( ϕ) V( ϕ) µ ( ϕ) = µ ϕ ϕ + λ( ϕ ϕ) λ > µ < Self-interacting Klein-Gordon field where m = µ µ v µ v V ϕ = ϕ = ϕ min = > µ > ( ) The equilibrium is characterized by 4 ϕ(x) is a complex scalar Nature spontaneously chooses, say, always possible because of global U() phase invariance V ( ϕ) µ < Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March λ ϕ = v eiθ v θ= ϕ = > µ λ µ > ϕ

12 Goldstone Model (continued) [ ] We write ( ) ϕ x = + σ( x) + iη( x) v where σ ( x ) and η ( x ) deviation of ϕ(x) from equilibrium. We get L L = int µ ( )( ) µ µ σ σ µ σ + ( )( ) µ η η vσ( σ + η ) λ( σ + η ) = λ 4 + L int measure the We can interpret and n.d.f do add up σ real Klein - Gordon field m = µ η real Klein - Gordon field m = Initially: complex ϕ After : real massive real massless σ η η n.d.f Goldstone boson field No truly massless Goldstone bosons are observed in nature We need a hidden symmetry mechanism that does not generate physical massless Goldstone bosons π, π +, π - come pretty close... Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March

13 iggs Model (Peter W. iggs, 99 - ) Generalize the Goldstone model to be invariant under U() gauge transformation D = + iqa Obtain L Invariant under µ µ µ µ µ µ µν ( D ϕ) ( D ϕ) F F ( ϕ) = µ µν V 4 ε( x) iε( x ϕ ϕ = e ) ϕ µ ε( x) µ µ A A = A + q µ ε V ( ϕ) = µ ϕ ϕ + λ( ϕ ϕ) λ > < Scalar electrodynamics with self-interacting Klein-Gordon field where m = µ µ v µ v V( ϕ) = ϕ = ϕ = > min µ > 4 λ The equilibrium is characterized by ϕ = v eiθ Nature spontaneously chooses, say, always possible because of global U() phase invariance v θ= ϕ = > again, use [ ] ( ) ϕ x = + σ( x) + iη( x) v Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 3

14 Obtain L = iggs Model (continued) µ ( )( ) ( )( ) µ µν µ µ µ σ σ µ σ + η η + ( v) + ( η) + µ F F 4 µν q A A µ q µ A int v can interpret σ real Klein - Gordon field m = µ but cannot interpret η real Klein - Gordon field mη and n.d.f would NOT add up L contains an unphysical field which can be eliminated through a gauge transformation yielding the form η(x) ( ) ϕ x = + σ( x) [ ] µ = A real Proca field M = qv v unitary gauge Initially: After : would-be Goldstone boson field A complex ϕ real massless A µ real massive σ real massless η n.d.f real massive A µ 3 aaarg! L 4 5! Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 4

15 In this gauge, we obtain can interpret σ real Klein - Gordon field m = µ µ L = A real Proca field M = qv and n.d.f do add up iggs Model (end) µ ( )( ) µν σ σ µ σ F F + ( qv) µ L int = λvσ The massless Goldstone boson field η(x) has disappeared from the theory and has allowed the A µ (x) field to acquire mass!! A λσ µν 4 + Initially: After : q A µ A A µ µ A µ + L int ( vσ + σ ) complex ϕ real massless A µ real massive σ n.d.f real massive A µ 3 σ(x) is a iggs boson field 4 4 vector boson acquires mass without spoiling gauge invariance iggs mechanism...and we get a prescription for the interactions between σ and A µ! Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 5

16 iggs Mechanism A room full of physicists chattering quietly is like space filled with the iggs field... a well-known scientist walks in, creating a disturbance as he moves across the room and attracting a cluster of admirers with each step... this increases his resistance to movement, in other words, he acquires mass, just like a particle moving through the iggs field... if a rumor crosses the room... it creates the same kind of clustering, but this time among the scientists themselves. In this analogy, these clusters are the Michel Lefebvre iggs particles University of Victoria, 8 March 6 ATLAS educational web page, adapted from an idea from Dr D. J. Miller

17 The Standard Model of Electroweak and Strong Interactions Gauge invariance U() Y SU() L SU(3) C Spontaneous symmetry hiding in the electroweak sector iggs mechanism: U() Y SU() L U() Q Residual (non-hidden) symmetry: U() Q SU(3) C massless photons massless gluons Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 7

18 fermions bosons The Standard Model particle content leptons quarks U() Y SU() L SU(3) C iggs doublet ν e e u d B W W W 3 g -8 ϕ +iϕ ϕ 3 +iϕ 4 ν µ µ c s EW ν t τ t b γ W + W - Z g /3 -/3 electroweak strong matter radiation Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 8

19 SM iggs Interactions SM iggs mechanism with U() Y SU() L gauge ϕ(x) is a complex doublet W +, W -, Z acquire mass left with one massive iggs boson ( ) / = 46 GeV ϕ(x) coupling with massless fermion fields fermion masses f γ charged f v = G F iggs couplings proportional to mass igmf µν M W coloured igm W g W + W - γ g g W + W - g = 4 G M igm Zg cosθ F Z W µν W Z Z Z Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 9

20 SM iggs Decays Fat! bb _ WW ZZ opens up BR() ZZ - τ + τ cc _ tt - gg - γγ Zγ WW opens up M [GeV] due to c reduced running mass Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March

21 Theoretical Constraints on M M is a free parameter of SM but it must lie in a limited region for electroweak symmetry hiding to work m M is too large: the higgs selfcoupling blows up at some scale Λ = λ( m ) v λ New physics perturbativity vacuum stability 3 GeV < M < 8 GeV then, in principle consistent with Λ=M PL V(φ) Λ M is too small: the higgs potential develops a second (global!) minimum values of the scalar field of the order of Λ ν Λ E φ New physics Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March

22 Experimental Constraints on M χ enters into loops Global fits to precision EW data where M is the only unconstrained parameter Excluded theory uncertainty α had = α (5).84± ±.46 Preliminary 3 m [GeV] K. Graham UVic M < 85 +/- GeV (95% CL) Osaka Measurement Pull Pull m Z [GeV] ±..5 Γ Z [GeV].495 ± σ hadr [nb] 4.54 ±.37.6 R l.767 ±.5.7 A,l fb.74 ± A e.498 ± A τ.439 ± sin θ lept eff.3 ±..7 m W [GeV] 8.47 ± R b.653 ±.69.9 R c.79 ± A,b fb.99 ± A,c fb.689 ± A b.9 ± A c.63 ± sin θ lept eff.398 ± sin θ W.55 ±.. m W [GeV] 8.45 ±.6.8 m t [GeV] 74.3 ± α (5) had (m Z ).84 ± Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March

23 Large Electron Positron Collider DELPI L3 OPAL ALEP Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 3

24 LEP Data Sets and SM iggs Production Rob McPherson e - iggstrahlung e + Z Z Fusion e - e + W - W + n e n e Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 4

25 SM iggs Topologies Rob McPherson Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 5

26 LEP iggs working group, 3// ALEP LEP iggs Candidates L3 DELPI OPAL Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 6

27 LEP Reconstructed iggs Mass Spectra M rec with increasingly tighter selection criteria not the whole story high purity medium purity low purity Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 7

28 Combining LEP SM iggs Searches 4 decay modes 4 detectors many s rec M G order of channels with different sensitivities Reconstructed iggs mass Global discrimination variable (b-tag, kinematics, jet properties) MC signal MC backgroung Data si bi N true ( M ) i for each event in each channel ( rec ) i is a bin in M,G space for each channel Likelihood Likelihood ratio L ( x) = ( x ) true L ( ) ( s + b) = Q M ln Q = i i exp s i L N ( b) i i i! N x i N i i set of all events: s+b or b? s ln + b i i Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 8

29 Statistics P. Igo-Kemenes P. Igo-Kemenes Fixed M true expected curves using MC instead of data CL b nσ σ σ 3σ 4σ 5σ CL b CL s + b CLs+ CL s = CL b b measures compatibility with b measures compatibility with s+b set lower bound on M Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 9

30 LEP SM iggs Results LEP iggs working group LEP iggs working group M = GeV CL =.9σ b Probability that what is observed is background is.4% Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 3

31 LEP SM iggs Lower Bound LEP iggs working group M > 3.5 CL Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 3

32 Probability Densities per Detector LEP iggs working group Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 3

33 Probability Densities per Decay Mode LEP iggs working group Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 33

34 Evolution with Luminosity LEP community requested another pb - in to reach 5σ LEP iggs working group LEP is now being dismantled, to install the LC When will we know if LEP really detected a iggs? Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 34

35 The Tevatron at Fermilab pp collider Run I s =.8 TeV 6+6 bunches, 3.5 µs.6 3 cm - s - pb - week - per exp. Run IIa s =. TeV bunches, 396 ns start March st goal, by end 3 cm - s - > fb - per exp. hep-ph/338 Run IIb s =. TeV more bunches, 3 ns goal, by end cm - s - >5 fb - per exp. Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 35

36 SM iggs Production at the Tevatron M.Spira E. Barberis typical cross-sections ( s = TeV) gg W Z σ[pb] (m = GeV)..3.8 WZ 3. Wbb tt 7.5 tb+tq+tbq 3.4 QCD O( 6 ) W/Z production are preferred Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 36

37 SM iggs Searches at the Tevatron CDF PRELIMINARY Run I CDF: SVX b-tagging W ννbb and b-tag W lνbb and b-tag Z ννbb and b-tag Z llbb b-tag σ(pp - V) BR( bb) - (pb) 95% C.L. upper limits - - ll bb lν - - bb qq - - bb νν - - bb V combined - Standard Model 9 3 iggs Mass (GeV/c ) one order of magnitude away from prediction Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 37

38 SM iggs Discovery at the Tevatron per experiment E. Barberis and hep-ph/338 5 fb - by end 7? fb - by end? LEP searches EW fits fb - 95% CL barely extend the LEP result fb - 95% CL exclusion to M 8 GeV in the absence of signal 5 fb - discovery potential for up to M 5 GeV Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 38

39 Aerial View of CERN Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 39

40 Large adron Collider at CERN pp collider s = 4 TeV Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 4

41 Large adron Collider at CERN pp collider s = 4 TeV bunches, 5 ns octan test in 4 ring cooled by end 5 beam for physics 6 33 cm - s - after 7 months latest: fb - by March 7 expect fb - /y for first 3 years design: 34 cm - s -, fb - /y ATLAS pit 3// Magnetic Field at Quench B [Tesla] Extract of Natural Training Quenches at.8k to Reach Ultimate Field of 9 Tesla Quench Number MBPO.T MBPO.T MBPO.T3 MBPO.T4 B nominal = 8.36 Tesla B ultimate = 9T First Th. Cycle Second Th. Cycle Third (Fast) Th. Cycle 5 superconducting magnets (96 dipoles) Cu-clad Nb-Ti cables to operate at.9k with up to 5kA Dipole field of 8.36T (Tevatron 4.5T, ERA, 5.5T) Contracts for all main components of dipoles are now placed and series production has started. L.R. Evans, Scientific Policy Comitte, CERN, // LC: 5 E and k L of SPS for same power Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 4

42 The ATLAS Detector Alberta Carleton CRPP Montréal Toronto TRIUMF UBC Victoria York UVic graduates J. White (M.Sc. 93) S. Robertson (M.Sc. 94) S. Bishop (M.Sc. 95) D. O Neil (Ph.D. 99) D. Fortin (M.Sc. ) M. Dobbs (Ph.D.) Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 4

43 LC PP Cross Section σ pp (4TeV) Events for fb - (one year at 33 cm - s - ) 5 inelastic mb bb µb nb pb QCD jets (P T > GeV) W eν Z ee t t = 75 GeV) (m t iggs SUSY m = GeV m = GeV m = 8 GeV m(g) m(q) TeV Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 43

44 SM iggs Production at the LC (one year at 34 cm - s - ) g g t t t g t t g t t q q,q W,Z W,Z q q,q q q W,Z W,Z Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 44

45 Main SM iggs Search Channels Large QCD backgrounds: σ σ ( bb) ( bb) 5 µ b pb M = GeV, direct production No hope to trigger on or extract fully hadronic final states Look for final states with photons and leptons Detector performance is crucial: b-tag, γ/l E-resolution, γ/j separation, missing energy resolution, forward jet tag,... Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March bb _ BR() τ + τ cc _ gg γγ Zγ WW 5 5 M [GeV] M < tt l γγ M Z ZZ WW bb + X 4l l ZZ ν l M > M Z ZZ 4l ZZ l l ν ν ZZ l l j j WW l ν j j ν tt - large backgrounds low branching ratio Gold-plated channel! M > 3 GeV forward jet tag

46 Events / GeV Signal γγ background (irreducible) QCD jet background 5 35 m γγ (GeV) Signal-background, events / GeV γγ at ATLAS σ BR = 43 fb (m = GeV) dσ fb/gev (mγγ = GeV) dmγγ σγ,j σ 6 (reducible) σ γγ m (GeV) signal events γγ background γ - jet, jet - jet background Statistical significance 5 5 j,j, σγγ 5 35 m γγ (GeV) σ σ σ Analysis: Two isolated γ s: p T >4 GeV, p T >5 GeV, η <.5 Good γ/jet separation: QCD jet background at the level of to % of the irreducible γγ background Good mass resolution: σ m =.3 GeV for m = GeV Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 46

47 ATLAS SM iggs Discovery Potential LEP LEP SM iggs can be discovered over full mass range with 3 fb - In most cases, more than one channel is available. Signal significance is S/B / or using Poisson statistics Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 47

48 LC SM iggs Discovery Potential need fb - for 5σ 5 GeV iggs discovery (during 7) larger masses is much easier! Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 48

49 SM iggs Mass and Width Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 49

50 Beyond the Standard Model In principle, if 3 GeV < M < 8 GeV then the SM is viable to M PL But, SM one loop corrections M = ( M ) + bg Λ b O( ) ( M ) is parameter of fundamental theory The natural value for M is gλ, which leads to the expectation M Λ O g ( TeV) If Λ >> TeV, need unnatural tuning ( M ) M Λ g If Λ=M PL, need adjustment to the 38 th decimal place!!! = Violation of naturalness = hierachy problem Low-energy supersymmetry is a way out... Λ Beware what seems unnatural today... Not the only way out extra dimensions! Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 5

51 Supersymmetry } Maximal extension of the Poincaré group SUSY actions are invariant under superpoincaré Lorentz pure 3D rotations boosts Poincare superpoincare 4D translations SUSY translations they are composed of an equal number of bosonic and fermionic degrees of freedom SUSY mixes fermions and bosons exact SUSY there should exist fermions and bosons of the same mass clearly NOT the case SUSY IS BROKEN WY BOTER WIT SUSY?? A solution to the hierarchy problem If the iggs is to be light without unnatural fine tuning, then (softly broken) SUSY particles should have M SUSY < TeV. SUSY can be viable up to M PL AND be natural! GUT acceptable coupling constant evolution The precision data at the Z mass (LEP and SLC) are inconsistent with GUT s using SM evolution, but are consistent with GUT s using SUSY evolution, if M SUSY TeV A natural way to break EW symmetry The large top Yukawa coupling can naturally drive the iggs quadratic coupling negative in SUSY Lightest SUSY particle is a cold dark matter candidate Local SUSY is SUperGRAvity Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 5

52 University of Victoria, 8 March Michel Lefebvre 5 Minimal SUSY iggs Sector MSSM: SM + an extra iggs doublet + SUSY partners SUSY breaking g W W W B l l ν q q q q g W W W B l l ν q q q q L R L u L u R d L d R u u d d L R L u L u R d L d R u u d d g W W γ Z l l ν q q q q g χ χ χ χ χ χ χ χ l l ν q q q q h A L R l u L u R d L d R 3 4 l u u d d EW symmetry breaking 5 massive iggs particles, with M h < 3 GeV At tree level, all iggs boson masses and couplings can be expressed in terms of two paramerets only (in constrained MSSM ) vev vev tanβ and m d u A =,q q,q q l, l l, l χ,, W, B χ, W γ,z W, B R L R L,,3,4 d u, ± ± ± Note that we also have the following mixings with off-diagonal elements proportional to fermion masses

53 LC MSSM iggs Search Full parameter space covered, SM and MSSM can be distinguished for almost all cases Most part of the parameter space covered by at least two channels, except low m A region (covered by LEP) if h was seen at LEP: A/ should be observable at LC for m A < m top If A or h was seen at LEP: the charged iggs should be seen at LC Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 53

54 Fundamental Mass Values Experimental values or limits The SM does not say anything about the origin of the VALUES of the masses They have to be obtained from EXPERIMENT exception: photons and gluons are predicted to be massless Why such a large range of fundamental masses? mγ < 5 GeV Indirect searches yield very small neutrino masses why are neutral fermions so light? Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 54

55 Conclusions The SM iggs sector still requires direct experimental verification Origin of electroweak symmetry hiding Origin of mass LEP results tantalizing M = GeV if signal hypothesis valid.9 σ M > 3.5 CL Must now wait for the Tevatron and the LC If M 5 GeV both Tevatron and LC may discover it in 7 If M larger then LC rules New physics at O( TeV) very likely, supersymmetry is a big favorite This is going to be a very exciting decade! Michel Lefebvre University of Victoria, 8 March 55

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