QCD Sum Rules and the Determination of Leading Twist Non-Singlet Operator Matrix Elements

We use QCD sum rules to determine directly the leading-twist non-singlet operator matrix elements based on calculations of three-point correlator functions in configuration space. We find a different result from that obtained by integrating the structure functions' expressions obtained by Belyaev and Ioffe based on calculations of four-point correlators in momentum space. The origin of this discrepancy remains unclear.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure

Generalized Density Matrix Revisited: Microscopic Approach to Collective Dynamics in Soft Spherical Nuclei

The generalized density matrix (GDM) method is used to calculate microscopically the parameters of the collective Hamiltonian. Higher order anharmonicities are obtained consistently with the lowest order results, the mean field [Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) equation] and the harmonic potential [quasiparticle random phase approximation (QRPA)]. The method is applied to soft spherical nuclei, where the anharmonicities are essential for restoring the stability of the system, as the harmonic potential becomes small or negative. The approach is tested in three models of increasing complexity: the Lipkin model, model with factorizable forces, and the quadrupole plus pairing model.Comment: submitted to Physical Review C on 08 May, 201

D_s (2317) as a four-quark state in QCD sum rules

We perform a QCD sum rule study of the open-charmed $D_s (2317)$ as a four-quark state. Using the diquark-antidiquark picture for the four-quark state, we consider four possible interpolating fields for $D_s (2317)$, namely, scalar-scalar, pseudoscalar-pseudoscalar, vector-vector, and axial-vector--axial-vector types. We test all four currents by constructing four separate sum rules. The sum rule with the scalar-scalar current gives a stable value for the $D_s$ mass which qualitatively agrees with the experimental value, and the result is not sensitive to the continuum threshold. The vector-vector sum rule also gives a stable result with small sensitivity to the continuum threshold and the extracted mass is somewhat lower than the scalar-scalar current value. On the other hand, the two sum rules in the pseudoscalar and axial-vector channels are found to yield the mass highly sensitive to the continuum threshold, which implies that a four-quark state with the combination of pseudoscalar-pseudoscalar or axial-vector--axial-vector type would be disfavored. These results would indicate that $D_s (2317)$ is a bound state of scalar-diquark and scalar-antidiquark and/or vector-diquark and vector-antidiquark.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, REVTeX, 1 fig. added. to appear in Phys. Rev.

Angular asymmetries as a probe for anomalous contributions to HZZ vertex at the LHC

In this article, the prospects for studying the tensor structure of the HZZ vertex with the LHC experiments are presented. The structure of tensor couplings in Higgs di-boson decays is investigated by measuring the asymmetries and by studing the shapes of the final state angular distributions. The expected background contributions, detector resolution, and trigger and selection efficiencies are taken into account. The potential of the LHC experiments to discover sizeable non-Standard Model contributions to the HZZ vertex with $300\;{\rm fb}^{-1}$ and $3000\;{\rm fb}^{-1}$ is demonstrated.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures; added 3 references for section 1; added 3 references, added missing unit GeV in Table III and 4 clarifying sentences to the tex

Self-consistent calculations of the electric giant dipole resonances in light and heavy mass nuclei

While bulk properties of stable nuclei are successfully reproduced by mean-field theories employing effective interactions, the dependence of the centroid energy of the electric giant dipole resonance on the nucleon number A is not. This problem is cured by considering many-particle correlations beyond mean-field theory, which we do within the "Quasiparticle Time Blocking Approximation". The electric giant dipole resonances in $^{16}$O, $^{40}$Ca, and $^{208}$Pb are calculated using two new Skyrme interactions.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

Microscopic description of η\eta-photoproduction on light nuclei

A microscopic four-body description of near-threshold coherent photoproduction of the $\eta$ meson on the (3N)-nuclei is given. The photoproduction cross-section is calculated using the Finite Rank Approximation (FRA) of the nuclear Hamiltonian. The results indicate that the final state interaction of the $\eta$ meson with the residual nucleus plays an important role in the photoproduction process. Sensitivity of the results to the choice of the $\eta N$ T-matrix is investigated. The importance of obeying the condition of $\eta N$ unitarity is demonstrated.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures; talk given at the International Conference on Mesons and Light Nuclei '01, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2-6, 2001; to be published in the Proceedings (AIP press

On inelastic hydrogen atom collisions in stellar atmospheres

The influence of inelastic hydrogen atom collisions on non-LTE spectral line formation has been, and remains to be, a significant source of uncertainty for stellar abundance analyses, due to the difficulty in obtaining accurate data for low-energy atomic collisions either experimentally or theoretically. For lack of a better alternative, the classical "Drawin formula" is often used. Over recent decades, our understanding of these collisions has improved markedly, predominantly through a number of detailed quantum mechanical calculations. In this paper, the Drawin formula is compared with the quantum mechanical calculations both in terms of the underlying physics and the resulting rate coefficients. It is shown that the Drawin formula does not contain the essential physics behind direct excitation by H atom collisions, the important physical mechanism being quantum mechanical in character. Quantitatively, the Drawin formula compares poorly with the results of the available quantum mechanical calculations, usually significantly overestimating the collision rates by amounts that vary markedly between transitions.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, accepted for A&

Temperature dependence of contact resistance of Au-Ti-Pd2Si-n+-Si ohmic contacts

We investigated temperature dependence of contact resistance of an Au-Ti-Pd2Si ohmic contact to heavily doped n+-Si. The contact resistance increases with temperature owing to conduction through the metal shunts. In this case, the limiting process is diffusion input of electrons to the metal shunts. The proposed mechanism of contact resistance formation seems to realize also in the case of wide-gap semiconductors with high concentration of surface states and dislocation density in the contact