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On the characterisation of a Bragg spectrometer with X-rays from an ECR source
Narrow X-ray lines from helium-like argon emitted from a dedicated ECR source
have been used to determine the response function of a Bragg crystal
spectrometer equipped with large area spherically bent silicon (111) or quartz
(10) crystals. The measured spectra are compared with simulated ones
created by a ray-tracing code based on the expected theoretical crystal's
rocking curve and the geometry of the experimental set-up.Comment: Version acceptee (NIM
Quantum Geometry and Diffusion
We study the diffusion equation in two-dimensional quantum gravity, and show
that the spectral dimension is two despite the fact that the intrinsic
Hausdorff dimension of the ensemble of two-dimensional geometries is very
different from two. We determine the scaling properties of the quantum gravity
averaged diffusion kernel.Comment: latex2e, 10 pages, 4 figure
Representation of SU(infinity) Algebra for Matrix Models
We investigate how the matrix representation of SU(N) algebra approaches that
of the Poisson algebra in the large N limit. In the adjoint representation, the
(N^2-1) times (N^2-1) matrices of the SU(N) generators go to those of the
Poisson algebra in the large N limit. However, it is not the case for the N
times N matrices in the fundamental representation.Comment: 8 page
Spectral Relaxations and Fair Densest Subgraphs
Reducing hidden bias in the data and ensuring fairness in algorithmic data analysis has recently received significant attention. In this paper, we address the problem of identifying a densest subgraph, while ensuring that none of one binary protected attribute is disparately impacted. Unfortunately, the underlying algorithmic problem is NP-hard, even in its approximation version: approximating the densest fair subgraph with a polynomial-time algorithm is at least as hard as the densest subgraph problem of at most k vertices, for which no constant approximation algorithms are known. Despite such negative premises, we are able to provide approximation results in two important cases. In particular, we are able to prove that a suitable spectral embedding allows recovery of an almost optimal, fair, dense subgraph hidden in the input data, whenever one is present, a result that is further supported by experimental evidence. We also show a polynomial-time, -approximation algorithm, whenever the underlying graph is itself fair. We finally prove that, under the small set expansion hypothesis, this result is tight for fair graphs. The above theoretical findings drive the design of heuristics, which we experimentally evaluate on a scenario based on real data, in which our aim is to strike a good balance between diversity and highly correlated items from Amazon co-purchasing graphs
Measurement of the charged pion mass using X-ray spectroscopy of exotic atoms
The transitions in pionic nitrogen and muonic oxygen were measured
simultaneously by using a gaseous nitrogen-oxygen mixture at 1.4\,bar. Due to
the precise knowledge of the muon mass the muonic line provides the energy
calibration for the pionic transition. A value of
(139.57077\,\,0.00018)\,MeV/c (\,1.3ppm) is derived for the
mass of the negatively charged pion, which is 4.2ppm larger than the present
world average
Social media based sponsorship activation – a typology of content
This paper thematically categorises sports sponsorship-linked Twitter content and,
by drawing on uses & gratifications (U&G) theory, maps the extent to which these categories
cohere with known user motivations for consuming social media.
Methodology: Qualitative content analysis of a sample of 1502 Tweets by London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsors posted between January 2011 and September 2012
was used to develop the typology of sponsorship-linked Twitter content.
Findings: From the data, a typology is developed, comprising 17 categories grouped under
four main types: informing, entertaining, rewarding and interacting. The majority of sponsor
Tweets (68%) fell into the informing type, with 17% categorised as interacting. While few
(2%) Tweets were categorised as entertaining, the link to the sponsored event implies a
degree of entertaining content even in ostensibly informative, rewarding or interactional
sponsorship-linked Tweets. Therefore, the typology categories highlight Twitter content
produced by sponsors which engages customers, fostering dialogue alongside providing
informative and entertaining content.
Originality: The typology extends existing understanding of the use of social media within
sponsorship activation campaigns by thematically categorising content and mapping this
against known user motivations for consuming brand-related social media content.
Practical implications: The typology can inform practitioners’ future sports sponsorship
activation planning decisions and can also aid rights holders in tailoring appropriate
sponsorship opportunities to potential sponsors, based on an appreciation of the nature of
content sought by brand followers
Intrinsic Geometric Structure of Quantum Gravity
We couple c=-2 matter to 2-dimensional gravity within the framework of dynamical triangulations. We use a very fast algorithm, special to the c=-2 case, in order to test scaling of correlation functions defined in terms of geodesic distance and we determine the fractal dimension d_H with high accuracy. We find d_H=3.58(4), consistent with a prediction coming from the study of diffusion in the context of Liouville theory, and that the quantum space-time possesses the same fractal properties at all distance scales similarly to the case of pure gravity
Line shape of the muH(3p - 1s) hyperfine transitions
The (3p - 1s) X-ray transition to the muonic hydrogen ground state was
measured with a high resolution crystal spectrometer. A Doppler effect
broadening of the X-ray line was established which could be attributed to
different Coulomb de-excitation steps preceding the measured transition. The
assumption of a statistical population of the hyperfine levels of the muonic
hydrogen ground state was directly confirmed by the experiment and measured
values for the hyperfine splitting can be reported. The results allow a
decisive test of advanced cascade model calculations and establish a method to
extract fundamental strong-interaction parameters from pionic hydrogen
experiments.Comment: Submitted to Physical Review Letter
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