95 research outputs found
Hitchin Equation, Singularity, and N=2 Superconformal Field Theories
We argue that Hitchin's equation determines not only the low energy effective
theory but also describes the UV theory of four dimensional N=2 superconformal
field theories when we compactify six dimensional theory on a
punctured Riemann surface. We study the singular solution to Hitchin's equation
and the Higgs field of solutions has a simple pole at the punctures; We show
that the massless theory is associated with Higgs field whose residual is a
nilpotent element; We identify the flavor symmetry associated with the puncture
by studying the singularity of closure of the moduli space of solutions with
the appropriate boundary conditions. For the mass-deformed theory the residual
of the Higgs field is a semi-simple element, we identify the semi-simple
element by arguing that the moduli space of solutions of mass-deformed theory
must be a deformation of the closure of the moduli space of the massless
theory. We also study the Seiberg-Witten curve by identifying it as the
spectral curve of the Hitchin's system. The results are all in agreement with
Gaiotto's results derived from studying the Seiberg-Witten curve of four
dimensional quiver gauge theory.Comment: 42 pages, 20 figures, Hitchin's equation for N=2 theory is derived by
comparing different order of compactification of six dimensional theory on
T^2\times \Sigma. More discussion about flavor symmetries. Typos are
correcte
Ancient Ancestry of KFDV and AHFV Revealed by Complete Genome Analyses of Viruses Isolated from Ticks and Mammalian Hosts
Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF) and Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) viruses both cause serious and sometimes fatal human disease in their respective ranges, Saudi Arabia and India. AHFV was first identified in the mid-1990s and due to its strong genetic similarity to KFDV it has since been considered the result of a recent introduction of KFDV into Saudi Arabia. To gain a better understanding of the evolutionary history of AHFV and KFDV, we sequenced the full-length genomes of 3 KFDV and 16 AHFV. Sequence analyses show a greater genetic diversity within AHFV than previously thought, particularly within the tick population. The phylogeny constructed with these 19 full-length sequences and two AHFV sequences from GenBank indicates AHFV diverged from KFDV almost 700 years ago. Given the presence of competent tick vectors in the regions between and surrounding Saudi Arabia and India and the recent identification of AHFV in Egypt, these results suggest a broader geographic range of AHFV and KFDV, and raise the possibility of other AHFV/KFDV–like viruses circulating in these regions
Measurement of B(t->Wb)/B(t->Wq) at the Collider Detector at Fermilab
We present a measurement of the ratio of top-quark branching fractions R= B(t
-> Wb)/B(t -> Wq), where q can be a b, s or a d quark, using lepton-plus-jets
and dilepton data sets with integrated luminosity of ~162 pb^{-1} collected
with the Collider Detector at Fermilab during Run II of the Tevatron. The
measurement is derived from the relative numbers of t-tbar events with
different multiplicity of identified secondary vertices. We set a lower limit
of R > 0.61 at 95% confidence level.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, published in Physical Review Letters; changes
made to be consistent with published versio
Search for ZZ and ZW Production in ppbar Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV
We present a search for ZZ and ZW vector boson pair production in ppbar
collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV using the leptonic decay channels ZZ --> ll nu
nu, ZZ --> l l l' l' and ZW --> l l l' nu. In a data sample corresponding to an
integrated luminosity of 194 pb-1 collected with the Collider Detector at
Fermilab, 3 candidate events are found with an expected background of 1.0 +/-
0.2 events. We set a 95% confidence level upper limit of 15.2 pb on the cross
section for ZZ plus ZW production, compared to the standard model prediction of
5.0 +/- 0.4 pb.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures. This version is accepted for publication by Phys.
Rev. D Rapid Communication
Measurement of the Cross Section for Prompt Diphoton Production in p-pbar Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV
We report a measurement of the rate of prompt diphoton production in
collisions at using a data sample of 207
pb collected with the upgraded Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF II).
The background from non-prompt sources is determined using a statistical method
based on differences in the electromagnetic showers. The cross section is
measured as a function of the diphoton mass, the transverse momentum of the
diphoton system, and the azimuthal angle between the two photons and is found
to be consistent with perturbative QCD predictions.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures,revtex4. Version accepted by PRL, but with cross
section tables i
Optical properties of silicon nanowire arrays formed by metal-assisted chemical etching: evidences for light localization effect
Nanofabrication with Pulsed Lasers
An overview of pulsed laser-assisted methods for nanofabrication, which are currently developed in our Institute (LP3), is presented. The methods compass a variety of possibilities for material nanostructuring offered by laser–matter interactions and imply either the nanostructuring of the laser-illuminated surface itself, as in cases of direct laser ablation or laser plasma-assisted treatment of semiconductors to form light-absorbing and light-emitting nano-architectures, as well as periodic nanoarrays, or laser-assisted production of nanoclusters and their controlled growth in gaseous or liquid medium to form nanostructured films or colloidal nanoparticles. Nanomaterials synthesized by laser-assisted methods have a variety of unique properties, not reproducible by any other route, and are of importance for photovoltaics, optoelectronics, biological sensing, imaging and therapeutics
Quantum Rings in Electromagnetic Fields
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Springer via the DOI in this recordThis chapter is devoted to optical properties of so-called Aharonov-Bohm
quantum rings (quantum rings pierced by a magnetic flux resulting in AharonovBohm
oscillations of their electronic spectra) in external electromagnetic fields.
It studies two problems. The first problem deals with a single-electron AharonovBohm
quantum ring pierced by a magnetic flux and subjected to an in-plane (lateral)
electric field. We predict magneto-oscillations of the ring electric dipole moment.
These oscillations are accompanied by periodic changes in the selection rules for
inter-level optical transitions in the ring allowing control of polarization properties
of the associated terahertz radiation. The second problem treats a single-mode microcavity
with an embedded Aharonov-Bohm quantum ring which is pierced by a
magnetic flux and subjected to a lateral electric field. We show that external electric
and magnetic fields provide additional means of control of the emission spectrum
of the system. In particular, when the magnetic flux through the quantum ring is
equal to a half-integer number of the magnetic flux quanta, a small change in the
lateral electric field allows for tuning of the energy levels of the quantum ring into
resonance with the microcavity mode, thus providing an efficient way to control
the quantum ring-microcavity coupling strength. Emission spectra of the system are
discussed for several combinations of the applied magnetic and electric fields
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