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Transition probabilities in the X(5) candidate Ba
To investigate the possible X(5) character of 122Ba, suggested by the ground
state band energy pattern, the lifetimes of the lowest yrast states of 122Ba
have been measured, via the Recoil Distance Doppler-Shift method. The relevant
levels have been populated by using the 108Cd(16O,2n)122Ba and the
112Sn(13C,3n)122Ba reactions. The B(E2) values deduced in the present work are
compared to the predictions of the X(5) model and to calculations performed in
the framework of the IBA-1 and IBA-2 models
coupling determined beyond the chiral limit
Within the conventional QCD sum rules, we calculate the coupling
constant, , beyond the chiral limit using two-point correlation
function with a pion. We consider the Dirac structure, , at
order, which has clear dependence on the PS and PV coupling schemes
for the pion-nucleon interactions. For a consistent treatment of the sum rule,
we include the linear terms in quark mass as they constitute the same chiral
order as . Using the PS coupling scheme for the pion-nucleon
interaction, we obtain , which is very close to the
empirical coupling. This demonstrates that going beyond the chiral
limit is crucial in determining the coupling and the pseudoscalar coupling
scheme is preferable from the QCD point of view.Comment: 8 pages, revtex, some errors are corrected, substantially revise
First results from an aging test of a prototype RPC for the LHCb Muon System
Recent results of an aging test performed at the CERN Gamma Irradiation
Facility on a single--gap RPC prototype developed for the LHCb Muon System are
presented. The results are based on an accumulated charge of about 0.45
C/cm, corresponding to about 4 years of LHCb running at the highest
background rate. The performance of the chamber has been studied under several
photon flux values exploiting a muon beam. A degradation of the rate capability
above 1 kHz/cm is observed, which can be correlated to a sizeable increase
of resistivity of the chamber plates. An increase of the chamber dark current
is also observed. The chamber performance is found to fulfill the LHCb
operation requirements.Comment: 6 pages, 9 figures, presented at the International Workshop on Aging
Phenomena in Gaseous Detectors'', DESY-Hamburg (Germany), October 200
Preliminary results of an aging test of RPC chambers for the LHCb Muon System
The preliminary results of an aging test performed at the CERN Gamma
Irradiation Facility on a single--gap RPC prototype developed for the LHCb Muon
System are presented. The results are based on an accumulated charge density of
0.42 C/cm^2, corresponding to about 4 years of LHCb running at the highest
background rate. We observe a rise in the dark current and noise measured with
source off. The current drawn with source on steadily decreased, possibly
indicating an increase of resistivity of the chamber plates. The performance of
the chamber, studied with a muon beam under several photon flux values, is
found to still fulfill the LHCb operation requirements.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, presented at RPC2001, VIth Workshop on Resistive
Plate Chambers and Related Detectors, November 26-27 2001, Coimbra, Portuga
Parity shift and beat staggering structure of octupole bands in a collective model for quadrupole-octupole deformed nuclei
We propose a collective model formalism which describes the strong parity
shift observed in low-lying spectra of nuclei with octupole deformations
together with the fine rotational band structure developed at higher angular
momenta. The parity effect is obtained by the Schroedinger equation for
oscillations of the reflection asymmetric (octupole) shape between two opposite
orientations in an angular momentum dependent double-well potential. The
rotational structure is obtained by a collective quadrupole-octupole rotation
Hamiltonian. The model scheme reproduces the complicated beat staggering
patterns observed in the octupole bands of light actinide nuclei. It explains
the angular momentum evolution of octupole spectra as the interplay between the
octupole shape oscillation (parity shift) mode and the stable
quadrupole-octupole rotation mode.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figure
Transition rates and nuclear structure changes in mirror nuclei 47Cr and 47V
Lifetime measurements in the mirror nuclei 47Cr and 47V were performed by
means of the Doppler-shift attenuation method using the multidetector array
EUROBALL, in conjunction with the ancillary detectors ISIS and the Neutron
Wall. The determined transition strengths in the yrast cascades are well
described by full pf shell model calculations.Comment: Latex2e, 11 pages, 3 figure
On the alpha activity of natural tungsten isotopes
The indication for the alpha decay of 180-W with a half-life
T1/2=1.1+0.8-0.4(stat)+-0.3(syst)x10^18 yr has been observed for the first time
with the help of the super-low background 116-CdWO_4 crystal scintillators. In
conservative approach the lower limit on half-life of 180-W has been
established as T1/2>0.7x10^18 yr at 90% C.L. Besides, new T1/2 bounds were set
for alpha decay of 182-W, 183-W, 184-W and 186-W at the level of 10^20 yr.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev.
Relativistic and Binding Energy Corrections to Direct Photon Production In Upsilon Decay
A systematic gauge-invariant method is used to calculate the rate for an
upsilon meson to decay inclusively into a prompt photon. An expansion is made
in the quark relative velocity v, which is a small natural parameter for heavy
quark systems. Inclusion of these O(v^2) corrections tends to increase the
photon rate in the middle z range and to lower it for larger z, a feature
supported by the data.Comment: 13 pages, LateX, One figure (to be published in Phys. Rev. D, Sept.
1, 1996
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