Abstract
We are grateful for the extraordinary contributions of
our PEP-II colleagues in achieving the excellent luminosity
and machine conditions that have made this work possible.
The success of this project also relies critically on the expertise and dedication of the computing organizations
that support BABAR. The collaborating institutions
wish to thank SLAC for its support and the kind hospitality
extended to them. This work is supported by the
US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation,
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council (Canada), the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique
and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de
Physique des Particules (France), the Bundesministerium
für Bildung und Forschung and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
(Germany), the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica
Nucleare (Italy), the Foundation for Fundamental Research
on Matter (The Netherlands), the Research Council
of Norway, the Ministry of Education and Science of
the Russian Federation, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
(Spain), and the Science and Technology Facilities
Council (United Kingdom). Individuals have received
support from the Marie-Curie IEF program (European
Union) and the A. P. Sloan Foundation.