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Production rates for hadrons, pentaquarks and , and di-baryon in relativistic heavy ion collisions by a quark combination model
The hadron production in relativistic heavy ion collisions is well described
by the quark combination model. The mixed ratios for various hadrons and the
transverse momentum spectra for long-life hadrons are predicted and agree with
recent RHIC data. The production rates for the pentaquarks , and the di-baryon are estimated, neglecting
the effect from the transition amplitude for constituent quarks to form an
exotic state.Comment: The difference between our model and other combination models is
clarified. The scaled transverse momentum spectra for pions, kaons and
protoms at both 130 AGeV and 200 AGeV are given, replacing the previous
results in transverse momentum spectr
Quark charge balance function and hadronization effects in relativistic heavy ion collisions
We calculate the charge balance function of the bulk quark system before
hadronization and those for the directly produced and the final hadron system
in high energy heavy ion collisions. We use the covariance coefficient to
describe the strength of the correlation between the momentum of the quark and
that of the anti-quark if they are produced in a pair and fix the parameter by
comparing the results for hadrons with the available data. We study the
hadronization effects and decay contributions by comparing the results for
hadrons with those for the bulk quark system. Our results show that while
hadronization via quark combination mechanism slightly increases the width of
the charge balance functions, it preserves the main features of these functions
such as the longitudinal boost invariance and scaling properties in rapidity
space. The influence from resonance decays on the width of the balance function
is more significant but it does not destroy its boost invariance and scaling
properties in rapidity space either. The balance functions in azimuthal
direction are also presented.Comment: 9 figure
Stark effect on the exciton spectra of vertically coupled quantum dots: horizontal field orientation and non-aligned dots
We study the effect of an electric-field on an electron-hole pair in an
asymmetric system of vertically coupled self-assembled quantum dots taking into
account their non-perfect alignment. We show that the non-perfect alignment
does not qualitatively influence the exciton Stark effect for the electric
field applied in the growth direction, but can be detected by application of a
perpendicular electric field. We demonstrate that the direction of the shift
between the axes of non-aligned dots can be detected by rotation of a weak
electric field within the plane of confinement. Already for a nearly perfect
alignment the two-lowest energy bright exciton states possess antilocked
extrema as function of the orientation angle of the horizontal field which
appear when the field is parallel to the direction of the shift between the dot
centers
Recent development of mechanisms and control strategies for robot-assisted lower limb rehabilitation
Robot-assisted rehabilitation and therapy has become more and more frequently used to help the elderly, disabled patients or movement disorders to perform exercise and training. The field of robot-assisted lower limb rehabilitation has rapidly evolved in the last decade. This article presents a review on the most recent progress (from year 2001 to 2014) of mechanisms, training modes and control strategies for lower limb rehabilitation robots. Special attention is paid to the adaptive robot control methods considering hybrid data fusion and patient evaluation in robot-assisted passive and active lower limb rehabilitation. The characteristics and clinical outcomes of different training modes and control algorithms in recent studies are analysed and summarized. Research gaps and future directions are also highlighted in this paper to improve the outcome of robot-assisted rehabilitation
Pre-selectable integer quantum conductance of electrochemically fabricated silver point contacts
The controlled fabrication of well-ordered atomic-scale metallic contacts is
of great interest: it is expected that the experimentally observed high
percentage of point contacts with a conductance at non-integer multiples of the
conductance quantum G_0 = 2e^2/h in simple metals is correlated to defects
resulting from the fabrication process. Here we demonstrate a combined
electrochemical deposition and annealing method which allows the controlled
fabrication of point contacts with pre-selectable integer quantum conductance.
The resulting conductance measurements on silver point contacts are compared
with tight-binding-like conductance calculations of modeled idealized junction
geometries between two silver crystals with a predefined number of contact
atoms
Anisotropic but nodeless superconducting gap in the presence of spin density wave in iron-pnictide superconductor NaFe1-xCoxAs
The coexisting regime of spin density wave (SDW) and superconductivity in the
iron pnictides represents a novel ground state. We have performed high
resolution angle-resolved photoemission measurements on NaFe1-xCoxAs (x =
0.0175) in this regime and revealed its distinctive electronic structure, which
provides some microscopic understandings of its behavior. The SDW signature and
the superconducting gap are observed on the same bands, illustrating the
intrinsic nature of the coexistence. However, because the SDW and
superconductivity are manifested in different parts of the band structure,
their competition is non-exclusive. Particularly, we found that the gap
distribution is anisotropic and nodeless, in contrast to the isotropic
superconducting gap observed in an SDW-free NaFe1-xCoxAs (x=0.045), which puts
strong constraints on theory.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures + supplementary informatio
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