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Centrality and Energy Dependence of Proton, Light Fragment and Hyperon Production
Recent results of the NA49 collaboration are discussed. These include the
energy dependence of stopping and the production of the light fragments t and
3He. New data on the system size dependence of hyperon production at 40A and
158AGeV are also presented.Comment: 4 pages, Quark Matter 2006 proceeding
Transverse momentum distributions and their forward- backward correlations in the percolating colour string approach
The forward-backward correlations in the distributions, which present a
clear signature of non-linear effects in particle production, are studied in
the model of percolating colour strings. Quantitative predictions are given for
these correlations at SPS, RHIC and LHC energies. Interaction of strings also
naturally explains the flattening of distributions and increase of
with energy and atomic number for nuclear collisionsComment: 6 pages in LaTex, 3 figures in Postscrip
Dynamical phase diagram of the dc-driven underdamped Frenkel-Kontorova chain
Multistep dynamical phase transition from the locked to the running state of
atoms in response to a dc external force is studied by MD simulations of the
generalized Frenkel-Kontorova model in the underdamped limit. We show that the
hierarchy of transition recently reported [Braun et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78,
1295 (1997)] strongly depends on the value of the friction constant. A simple
phenomenological explanation for the friction dependence of the various
critical forces separating intermediate regimes is given.Comment: 12 Revtex Pages, 4 EPS figure
Superconductivity in iron silicide Lu2Fe3Si5 probed by radiation-induced disordering
Resistivity r(T), Hall coefficient RH(T), superconducting temperature Tc, and
the slope of the upper critical field -dHc2/dT were studied in poly- and
single-crystalline samples of the Fe-based superconductor Lu2Fe3Si5 irradiated
by fast neutrons. Atomic disordering induced by the neutron irradiation leads
to a fast suppression of Tc similarly to the case of doping of Lu2Fe3Si5 with
magnetic (Dy) and non-magnetic (Sc, Y) impurities. The same effect was observed
in a novel FeAs-based superconductor La(O-F)FeAs after irradiation. Such
behavior is accounted for by strong pair breaking that is traceable to
scattering at non-magnetic impurities or radiation defects in unconventional
superconductors. In such superconductors the sign of the order parameter
changes between the different Fermi sheets (s+- model). Some relations that are
specified for the properties of the normal and superconducting states in
high-temperature superconductors are also observed in Lu2Fe3Si5. The first is
the relationship -dHc2/dT ~ Tc, instead of the one expected for dirty
superconductors -dHc2/dT ~ r0. The second is a correlation between the
low-temperature linear coefficient a in the resistivity r = r0 + a1T, which
appears presumably due to the scattering at magnetic fluctuations, and Tc; this
correlation being an evidence of a tight relation between the superconductivity
and magnetism. The data point to an unconventional (non-fononic) mechanism of
superconductivity in Lu2Fe3Si5, and, probably, in some other Fe-based
compounds, which can be fruitfully studied via the radiation-induced
disordering.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figure
Ontogeny of purinergic receptor-regulated Ca2+ signaling in mouse cortical collecting duct epithelium
Changes in ATP-induced increase in {[}Ca2+], during collecting duct ontogeny were studied in primary monolayer cultures of mouse ureteric bud (UB) and cortical collecting duct (CCD) cells by Fura-PE3 fluorescence ratio imaging. In UB (embryonic day E14 and postnatal day P1) the ATIP-stimulated increase (EC50 approximate to 1 muM) in fluorescence ratio (DeltaR(ATP)) was independent of extracellular Ca2+ and insensitive to the P2 purinoceptor-antagonist suramin (1 mM). From day P7 onward when CCD morphogenesis had been completed DeltaR(ATP) increased and became dependent on extracellular Ca2+. This ATP-stimulated Ca2+ entry into CCD cells was non-capacitative and suramin (11 mM)insensitive, but sensitive to nifedipine (30 muM) and enhanced by Bay K8644 (15 muM), a blocker and an agonist of L-type Ca2+ channels, respectively. Quantitative RT-PCR demonstrated similar mRNA expression of L-type Ca2+ channel alpha1-subunit, P2Y(1), P2Y(2), and P2X(4b) purinoceptors in UB and CCD monolayers while the abundance of P2X(4) mRNA increased with CCD morphogenesis. In conclusion, both embryonic and postnatal cells express probably P2Y(2)-stimulated Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. With development, the CCD epithelium acquires ATP-stimulated Ca2+ entry via L-type Ca2+ channels. This pathway might by mediated by the increasing expression of P2X(4)-receptors resulting in an increasing ATP-dependent membrane depolarization and activation of L-type Ca2+ channels. Copyright (C) 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
The Properties of Satellite Galaxies in External Systems. I. Morphology and Structural Parameters
We present the first results of an ongoing project to study the
morphological, kinematical, dynamical, and chemical properties of satellite
galaxies of external giant spiral galaxies. The sample of objects has been
selected from the catalogue by Zaritsky et al. (1997). The paper analyzes the
morphology and structural parameters of a subsample of 60 such objects. The
satellites span a great variety of morphologies and surface brightness
profiles. About two thirds of the sample are spirals and irregulars, the
remaining third being early-types. Some cases showing interaction between pairs
of satellites are presented and briefly discussed.Comment: Accepted for publication in Astrophys. Journal Supp. Se
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