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Superconducting screening on different length scales in high-quality bulk MgB2 superconductor
High quality bulk MgB2 exhibit a structure of voids and agglomeration of
crystals on different length-scales. Because of this, the superconducting
currents percolate between the voids in the ensuing structure. Magnetic
measurements reveal that the superconducting currents circulate on at least
three different length-scales, of ~1 micrometre, ~10 micrometre and whole of
the sample (~millimetre). Each of these screenings contributes to the measured
irreversible magnetic moment (Dm). The analysis of the field dependence of Dm
for samples of subsequently decreasing size showed that the critical current
obtained using the simple critical state model is erroneous. This leads to the
artefact of the sample size-dependent critical current and irreversibility
field. Our data analysis enables the separation of the contribution of each of
the screening currents to Dm. The field dependence of each of the currents
follows a stretched exponential form. The currents flowing around whole of the
sample give a dominant contribution to Dm in the intermediate fields (1T < H <
4T at 20K) and they can be used to obtain the value of Jc from critical state
model, which corresponds to the transport Jc
On finite--temperature and --density radiative corrections to the neutrino effective potential in the early Universe
Finite-temperature and -density radiative corrections to the neutrino
effective potential in the otherwise CP-symmetric early Universe are considered
in the real-time approach of Thermal Field Theory. A consistent perturbation
theory endowed with the hard thermal loop resummation techniques developed by
Braaten and Pisarski is applied. Special attention is focused on the question
whether such corrections can generate any nonzero contribution to the
CP-symmetric part of the neutrino potential, if the contact approximation for
the W-propagator is used.Comment: 11 pages, revtex styl
Precision Drift Chambers for the Atlas Muon Spectrometer
ATLAS is a detector under construction to explore the physics at the Large
Hadron Collider at CERN. It has a muon spectrometer with an excellent momentum
resolution of 3-10%, provided by three layers of precision monitored-drift-tube
chambers in a toroidal magnetic field. A single drift tube measures a track
point with a mean resolution close to 100 micron, even at the expected high
neutron and gamma background rates. The tubes are positioned within the chamber
with an accuracy of 20 microns, achieved by elaborate construction and assembly
monitoring procedures.Comment: 3 pages, 2 eps figures, Proceedings for poster at Physics in
Collisions Conference (PIC03), Zeuthen, Germany, June 2003. FRAP1
Comparative study of in situ and ex situ MgB2 films deposited by pulsed laser deposition
Two types of MgB2 films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) with
in situ and ex situ annealing processes respectively. Significant differences
in properties between the two types of films were found. The ex situ MgB2 film
has a Tc of 38.1K, while the in situ film has a depressed Tc of 34.5K. The
resistivity at 40K for the in situ film is larger than that of the ex situ film
by a factor of 6. The residual resistivity ratios (RRR) are 1.1 and 2.1 for the
in situ and ex situ films respectively. The Jc-H curves of the in situ film
show a much weaker field dependence than those of the ex situ film,
attributable to stronger flux pinning in the in situ film. The small-grain
feature and high oxygen level may be critical for the significant improvement
of Jc in the in situ annealed MgB2 film.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Large-Scale Production of Monitored Drift Tube Chambers for the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer
Precision drift tube chambers with a sense wire positioning accuracy of
better than 20 microns are under construction for the ATLAS muon spectrometer.
70% of the 88 large chambers for the outermost layer of the central part of the
spectrometer have been assembled. Measurements during chamber construction of
the positions of the sense wires and of the sensors for the optical alignment
monitoring system demonstrate that the requirements for the mechanical
precision of the chambers are fulfilled
ATLAS monitored drift tube chambers for super-LHC
After the high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN,
the ATLAS muon spectrometer is expected to work at 10 times increased
background rates of gammas and neutrons. This is challenging as the momentum
resolution of the spectrometer is expected to be 10 %. This requires a single
tube resolution of the muon drift tubes of 80 mum. At background rates around
1000 Hz/cm2 space charge effects will lead in the slow and non-linear AR:CO2 =
93:7 gas mixture to a degradation of the drift-tube spatial resolution. This
was studied before experimentally for gammas and low energetic neutrons. Almost
no information exists for fast neutrons. Therefore, we organized our studies
under the following aspects: - We investigated the influence of 11 MeV neutrons
on the position resolution of ATLAS MDT chambers. At flux densities between 4
and 16 kHz/cm2, almost no influence on the position resolution was found, it
degrades by only 10 mum at a detection efficiency of only 4*10-4. - We
investigated inert gas mixtures on fastness and linearity of their
position-drifttime (r-t) relation. At a reduction of the maximum drift time by
a factor of 2, the use of the present hardware and electronics might be
possible. For our experimental studies we used our Munich cosmic ray facility.
Two gas mixtures show almost identical position resolution as the standard gas.
- For spectrometer regions of highest background rates we contributed to the
investigation of newly developed 15 mm drift tubes. Position resolutions have
been measured as a function of gamma background rates between 0 and 1400
Hz/cm2. - Garfield simulations have been performed to simulate space charge
effects due to gamma irradiation. Results will be presented for the standard
geometry as well as for the new 15 mm drift tubes.Comment: 3 pages, 7 figures, conferenc
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