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On geometric properties of passive random advection
We study geometric properties of a random Gaussian short-time correlated
velocity field by considering statistics of a passively advected metric tensor.
That describes universal properties of fluctuations of tensor objects frozen
into the fluid and passively advected by it. The problem of one-point
statistics of co- and contravariant tensors is solved exactly, provided the
advected fields do not reach dissipative scales, which would break the symmetry
of the problem. Asymptotic in time duality of the problem is established, which
in the three-dimensional case relates the probabilities of the volume
deformations into "tubes" and into "sheets".Comment: latex, 8 page
A Solvable Model for Nonlinear Mean Field Dynamo
We formulate a solvable model that describes generation and saturation of
mean magnetic field in a dynamo with kinetic helicity, in the limit of large
magnetic Prandtl number. This model is based on the assumption that the
stochastic part of the velocity field is Gaussian and white in time (the
Kazantsev-Kraichnan ensemble), while the regular part describing the back
reaction of the magnetic field is chosen from balancing the viscous and Lorentz
stresses in the MHD Navier-Stokes equation. The model provides an analytical
explanation for previously obtained numerical results.Comment: 6 page
Burgers turbulence with pressure
The randomly driven Burgers equation with pressure is considered as a 1D
model of strong turbulence of compressible fluid. It is shown that infinitely
small pressure provides a finite effect on the velocity and density statistics
and this case therefore is qualitatively different from turbulence without
pressure. We establish the corresponding operator product expansion and predict
the intermittent velocity- difference and mass-difference PDFs. We then apply
the developed methods to the statistics of a passive scalar advected by the
Burgers field.Comment: 4 pages, revte
Ferromagnetic Detectors of Axions in RF (S - X) Band
The (pseudo) Goldstone bosons arise naturally in many modern theories such as
supergravity, superstring theory and variants of general relativity with
torsion. By the other hand, there are well known indications that a large part
of the Universe mass exists in a form of dark matter. The most attractive model
of the dark matter is non-relativistic gas of the light elementary particles
weakly interacting with the "usual" matter \cite{b2} - \cite{b4}. We describe
ferromagnetic detectors, for search of arion(axion), where a high-sensitive
two-channel SHF receiver is used. Its sensitivity reaches to ,
with time of accumulation . Fourier analysis of signal provides a
survey in zone up to with spectral resolution .
There was applied a high sensitive SHF receiver based on a special computer
method of coherent accumulation of signals. It is possible to use the receiver
in other precise experiments: measuring of electron/positron beams polarization
in storage rings, investigation of parity violation, investigation of
atmosphere with radars etc.Comment: 6 pages, LaTeX, no figure
Turbulence without pressure in d dimensions
The randomly driven Navier-Stokes equation without pressure in d-dimensional
space is considered as a model of strong turbulence in a compressible fluid. We
derive a closed equation for the velocity-gradient probability density
function. We find the asymptotics of this function for the case of the gradient
velocity field (Burgers turbulence), and provide a numerical solution for the
two-dimensional case. Application of these results to the velocity-difference
probability density function is discussed.Comment: latex, 5 pages, revised and enlarge
Physics with B-mesons in ATLAS
B-physics is an importany part of studies with the LHC beams at low luminosities. Effective B-meson reconstruction with exclusive semileptonic modes in the ATLAS can produce a clean sample of events for detailed physics analysis with first data. The analysis includes measurements of B-meson mass and proper lifetime to verify performance of the Inner Detector and to estimate background and trigger efficiencies for rare decays. The b-quark fragmentation with low pt, bbbar correlations and pt compensation will be studied in events with reconstructed B-mesons. The underlying event multiplisities in such events will be mesured and compared with data from Leading jet analysis
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