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Parameters estimation in quantum optics
We address several estimation problems in quantum optics by means of the
maximum-likelihood principle. We consider Gaussian state estimation and the
determination of the coupling parameters of quadratic Hamiltonians. Moreover,
we analyze different schemes of phase-shift estimation. Finally, the absolute
estimation of the quantum efficiency of both linear and avalanche
photodetectors is studied. In all the considered applications, the Gaussian
bound on statistical errors is attained with a few thousand data.Comment: 11 pages. 6 figures. Accepted on Phys. Rev.
Report of the Working Group on `W Mass and QCD' (Phenomenology Workshop on LEP2 Physics, Oxford, April 1997)
The W Mass and QCD Working Group discussed a wide variety of topics relating
to present and future measurements of M(W) at LEP2, including QCD backgrounds
to W+W- production. Particular attention was focused on experimental issues
concerning the direct reconstruction and threshold mass measurements, and on
theoretical and experimental issues concerning the four jet final state. This
report summarises the main conclusions.Comment: 43 pages LaTeX and 15 encapsulated postscript figures. Uses epsfig
and ioplppt macros. Full Proceedings to be published in Journal of Physics
The trispectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background on sub-degree angular scales: an analysis of the BOOMERanG data
The trispectrum of the cosmic microwave background can be used to assess the
level of non-Gaussianity on cosmological scales. It probes the fourth order
moment, as a function of angular scale, of the probability distribution
function of fluctuations and has been shown to be sensitive to primordial
non-gaussianity, secondary anisotropies (such as the Ostriker-Vishniac effect)
and systematic effects (such as astrophysical foregrounds). In this paper we
develop a formalism for estimating the trispectrum from high resolution sky
maps which incorporates the impact of finite sky coverage. This leads to a
series of operations applied to the data set to minimize the effects of
contamination due to the Gaussian component and correlations between estimates
at different scales. To illustrate the effect of the estimation process, we
apply our procedure to the BOOMERanG data set and show that it is consistent
with Gaussianity. This work presents the first estimation of the CMB
trispectrum on sub-degree scales.Comment: 14 pages, submitted to MNRA
Observation of the ^1P_1 State of Charmonium
The spin-singlet P-wave state of charmonium, hc(1P1), has been observed in
the decay psi(2S) -> pi0 hc followed by hc -> gamma etac. Inclusive and
exclusive analyses of the M(hc) spectrum have been performed. Two complementary
inclusive analyses select either a range of energies for the photon emitted in
hc -> gamma etac or a range of values of M(etac). These analyses, consistent
with one another within statistics, yield M(h_c) =[3524.9 +/- 0.7 (stat) +/-
0.4 (sys)]MeV/c^2 and a product of the branching ratios B_psi(psi(2S) -> pi0
hc) x B_h(hc -> gamma etac) = [3.5 +/- 1.0 (stat) +/- 0.7 (sys)] x 10^{-4}.
When the etac is reconstructed in seven exclusive decay modes, 17.5 +/- 4.5 hc
events are seen with an average mass M(hc) = [3523.6 +/- 0.9 (stat) +/- 0.5
(sys)] MeV/c^2, and B_psi x B_h = [5.3 +/- 1.5 (stat) +/- 1.0 (sys)] x 10^{-4}.
Because the inclusive and exclusive data samples are largely independent they
are combined to yield an overall mass M(hc) = [3524.4 +/- 0.6 (stat) +/- 0.4
(sys)]MeV/c^2 and product of branching ratios B_psi x B_h = [4.0 +/- 0.8 (stat)
+/- 0.7 (sys)] x 10^{-4}. The hc mass implies a P-wave hyperfine splitting
Delta M_{HF}(1P) \equiv M(1^3P)-M(1^1P_1) = [1.0 +/- 0.6 (stat) +/- 0.4 (sys)]
MeV/c^2.Comment: 38 pages postscript,also available through
http://www.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLNS/2005/, Submitted to PR
Single and Paired Point Defects in a 2D Wigner Crystal
Using the path-integral Monte Carlo method, we calculate the energy to form
single and pair vacancies and interstitials in a two-dimensional Wigner crystal
of electrons. We confirm that the lowest-lying energy defects of a 2D electron
Wigner crystal are interstitials, with a creation energy roughly 2/3 that of a
vacancy. The formation energy of the defects goes to zero near melting,
suggesting that point defects might mediate the melting process. In addition,
we find that the interaction between defects is strongly attractive, so that
most defects will exist as bound pairs.Comment: 4 pages, 5 encapsulated figure
Variational quantum Monte Carlo study of two-dimensional Wigner crystals: exchange, correlation, and magnetic field effects
The two-dimensional Wigner crystals are studied with the variational quantum
Monte Carlo method. The close relationship between the ground-state
wavefunction and the collective excitations in the system is illustrated, and
used to guide the construction of the ground-state wavefunction of the strongly
correlated solid. Exchange, correlation, and magnetic field effects all give
rise to distinct physical phenomena. In the absence of any external magnetic
field, interesting spin-orderings are observed in the ground-state of the
electron crystal in various two-dimensional lattices. In particular,
two-dimensional bipartite lattices are shown not to lead necessarily to an
antiferromagnetic ground-state. In the quantum Hall effect regime, a strong
magnetic field introduces new energy and length scales. The magnetic field
quenches the kinetic energy and poses constraints on how the electrons may
correlate with each other. Care is taken to ensure the appropriate
translational properties of the wavefunction when the system is in a uniform
magnetic field. We have examined the exchange, intra-Landau-level correlation
as well as Landau-level-mixing effects with various variational wavefunctions.
We also determine their dependences on the experimental parameters such as the
carrier effective mass at a modulation-doped semiconductor heterojunction. Our
results, when combined with some recent calculations for the energy of the
fractional quantum Hall liquid including Landau-level-mixing, show
quantitatively that in going from -doping to -doping in
heterojunction systems, the crossover filling factor from the fractional
quantum Hall liquid to the Wigner crystal changes from filling factor to . This lends strong support to the claim that theComment: LaTex file, 14 figures available from [email protected]
Pluto: a Monte Carlo simulation tool for hadronic physics
Pluto is a Monte-Carlo event generator designed for hadronic interactions from Pion production threshold to intermediate energies of a few GeV per nucleon, as well as for studies of heavy ion reactions. The package is entirely based on ROOT, without the need of additional packages, and uses the embedded C++ interpreter of ROOT to control the event production. The generation of events based on a single reaction chain and the storage of the resulting particle objects can be done with a few lines of a ROOT-macro. However, the complete control of the package can be taken over by the steering macro and user-defined models may be added without a recompilation of the framework. Multi-reaction cocktails can be facilitated as well using either mass-dependent or user-defined static branching ratios. The included physics uses resonance production with mass-dependent Breit-Wigner sampling. The calculation of partial and total widths for resonances producing unstable particles is performed recursively in a coupled-channel approach. Here, particular attention is paid to the electromagnetic decays, motivated by the physics program of HADES. The thermal model supports 2-component thermal distributions, longitudinal broadening, radial blast, direct and elliptic flow, and impact-parameter sampled multiplicities. The interface allows angular distribution models (e.g. for the primary meson emission) to be attached by the user as well as descriptions of multi-particle correlations using decay chain templates. The exchange of mass sampling or momentum generation models is also possible. The first feature allows for consistent coupled-channel calculations, needed for a correct description of hadronic interactions. For elementary reactions, angular distribution models for selected channels are already part of the framework, based on parameterizations of existing data. This report gives an overview of the design of the package, the included models and the user interface
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