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A Study of Production/Injection Data from Slim Holes and Production Wells at the Oguni Geothermal Field, Japan
Production and injection data from slim holes and large-diameter wells at the Oguni Geothermal Field, Japan, were examined in an effort to establish relationships (1) between productivity of large-diameter wells and slim holes, (2) between injectivity and productivity indices and (3) between productivity index and borehole diameter. The production data from Oguni boreholes imply that the mass production from large-diameter wells may be estimated based on data from slim holes. Test data from both large- and small-diameter boreholes indicate that to first order the productivity and the injectivity indices are equal. Somewhat surprisingly, the productivity index was found to be a strong function of borehole diameter; the cause for this phenomenon is not understood at this time
Experimental constraints on the parameter space of the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model at LEP 2
We search for the neutral Higgs sector of the next-to-minimal supersymmetric
standard model at LEP 2. At the tree level any experimental constraints on
cannot be set by the Higgs search at LEP 2 with = 175
GeV, whereas at LEP 2 with = 192 GeV can be set by an
experimental constraint. Furthermore the tree level parameter space of the
model can be completely explored by the Higgs search at LEP 2 with =
205 GeV. Radiative corrections both to the neutral Higgs boson masses and to
the relevant couplings for the scalar Higgs productions give large
contributions to the production cross sections of the scalar Higgs bosons at
the tree level. The tree level situation at LEP 2 with = 192 GeV as
well as with = 205 GeV can be drastically changed by these effects.
We expect that a small region of the 1-loop level parameter space of the model
via the scalar Higgs production can be explored by the Higgs search at LEP 2.Comment: 14 pages (3 figures are included
The molecular systems composed of the charmed mesons in the doublet
We study the possible heavy molecular states composed of a pair of charm
mesons in the H and S doublets. Since the P-wave charm-strange mesons
and are extremely narrow, the future experimental
observation of the possible heavy molecular states composed of
and may be feasible if they really exist.
Especially the possible states may be searched for via the
initial state radiation technique.Comment: 42 pages, 4 tables, 31 figures. Improved numerical results and
Corrected typos
A minimal Beta Beam with high-Q ions to address CP violation in the leptonic sector
In this paper we consider a Beta Beam setup that tries to leverage at most
existing European facilities: i.e. a setup that takes advantage of facilities
at CERN to boost high-Q ions (8Li and 8B) aiming at a far detector located at L
= 732 Km in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory. The average neutrino energy
for 8Li and 8B ions boosted at \gamma ~ 100 is in the range E_\nu = [1,2] GeV,
high enough to use a large iron detector of the MINOS type at the far site. We
perform, then, a study of the neutrino and antineutrino fluxes needed to
measure a CP-violating phase delta in a significant part of the parameter
space. In particular, for theta_13 > 3 deg, if an antineutrino flux of 3 10^19
useful 8Li decays per year is achievable, we find that delta can be measured in
60% of the parameter space with 6 10^18 useful 8B decays per year.Comment: 19 pages, 10 figures, added references and corrected typo
On the Geodesic Nature of Wegner's Flow
Wegner's method of flow equations offers a useful tool for diagonalizing a
given Hamiltonian and is widely used in various branches of quantum physics.
Here, generalizing this method, a condition is derived, under which the
corresponding flow of a quantum state becomes geodesic in a submanifold of the
projective Hilbert space, independently of specific initial conditions. This
implies the geometric optimality of the present method as an algorithm of
generating stationary states. The result is illustrated by analyzing some
physical examples.Comment: 8 pages, no figures. The version published in Foundations of Physic
Using untagged B^0 -> D K_S to determine gamma
It is shown that the weak phase gamma=arg(-V_{ud}V^*_{ub}V_{cb}V_{cd}^*) can
be determined using only untagged decays B/Bbar--> D K_S. In order to reduce
the uncertainty in gamma, we suggest combining information from B^{+-}-->
DK^{+-} and from untagged B^0 decays, where the D meson is observed in common
decay modes. Theoretical assumptions, which may further reduce the statistical
error, are also discussed.Comment: 18 pages, same as published versio
The open-charm radiative and pionic decays of molecular charmonium Y(4274)
In this work, we investigate the decay widths and the line shapes of the
open-charm radiative and pionic decays of Y(4274) with the
molecular charmonium assignment. Our calculation
indicates that the decay widths of and
can reach up to 0.05 keV and 0.75 keV,
respectively. In addition, the result of the line shape of the photon spectrum
of shows that there exists a very sharp
peak near the large end point of photon energy. The line shape of the pion
spectrum of is similar to that of the pion
spectrum of , where we also find a very
sharp peak near the large end point of pion energy. According to our
calculation, we suggest further experiments to carry out the search for the
open-charm radiative and pionic decays of Y(4274).Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, 1 table. Published versio
Solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media: exact results
We investigate the propagation of one-dimensional bright and dark spatial
solitons in a nonlocal Kerr-like media, in which the nonlocality is of general
form. We find an exact analytical solution to the nonlinear propagation
equation in the case of weak nonlocality. We study the properties of these
solitons and show their stability.Comment: 9 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Heavy Meson Description with a Screened Potential
We perform a quark model calculation of the and spectra
from a screened funnel potential form suggested by unquenched lattice
calculations. A connection between the lattice screening parameter and an
effective gluon mass directly derived from QCD is established. Spin-spin energy
splittings, leptonic widths and radiative decays are also examined providing a
test for the description of the states.Comment: 17 pages, no figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Reactions of provitaminâAâenriched maize to foliar diseases under field conditions in Nigeria
Open Access ArticleMaize is a major staple food in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Vitamin A deficiency index is high in Africa and could be reduced through the consumption of provitamin-A-enriched maize. However, foliar diseases such as maize streak virus, northern corn leaf blight and common rust constrain maize production in SSA. The cultivation of host-resistant varieties is the most effective approach to mitigate their effects. Therefore, maize synthetics improved for PVA carotenoids, their selection cycles and crosses as well as a commercial disease-resistant check were assessed for resistance to maize streak virus, northern corn leaf blight and common rust at hotspots in Nigeria. The foliar diseasesâ effects on the agronomic performance and carotenoid content of the maize genotypes were assessed. The Genotypes differed for most agronomic traits and foliar disease resistance. Stepwise regression revealed that, although the agronomic traits determined 93% of the grain yield, each foliar disease had effect on the yield. A unit increase in maize streak virus score increased plant aspect and husk cover scores by 0.6 and 0.4, respectively, whereas an increase in common rust score decreased plant height by 16.2 cm and increased plant aspect score by 0.7. Maize streak virus and common rust decreased genotypic variability for lutein by 36.7 and 18.7%, respectively, while northern corn leaf blight decreased genotypic variability for provitamin A by 27.1%. Most of the genotypes exhibited moderate susceptibility to northern corn leaf blight. However, three selection cycles and three crosses exhibited high tolerance to maize streak virus and moderate tolerance to common rust, thus can serve as sources of PVA-enriched, maize streak virus and common rust tolerant lines
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