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Next-to-Leading Order Corrections to Single Top Quark Production and Decay at the Tevatron: 1. s-channel Process
We present a study of s-channel single top quark production at the upgraded
Tevatron collider, including the next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD
corrections to the production and the decay of the top quark. The "modified"
narrow width approximation was adopted to preserve the spin of the top quark in
its production and decay. We discuss the effect of the different
contributions on the inclusive cross section as well as various kinematic
distributions after imposing the relevant cuts to select s-channel single top
signal events. In particular the decay contribution, while small
in size, has a significant impact on several distributions. With the help of
the best-jet algorithm to reconstruct the top quark we demonstrate that it is
possible to study kinematical and spin correlations in s-channel single top
events. We furthermore compare top quark spin measurements in two different
basis and show how NLO corrections have to be taken into consideration in
searches for the Higgs boson through associated production at the
Tevatron.Comment: 39 pages, 37 figure
Combined Effect of QCD Resummation and QED Radiative Correction to W boson Observables at the Tevatron
A precise determination of the W boson mass at the Fermilab Tevatron requires
a theoretical calculation in which the effects of the initial-state multiple
soft-gluon emission and the final-state photonic correction are simultaneously
included . Here, we present such a calculation and discuss its prediction on
the transverse mass distribution of the W boson and the transverse momentum
distribution of its decay charged lepton, which are the most relevant
observables for measuring the W boson mass at hadron colliders.Comment: 10 pages, 3 Postscript figures, uses revtex4.st
Competing Ground States in Triple-layered Sr4Ru3O10: Verging on Itinerant Ferromagnetism with Critical Fluctuations
Sr4Ru3O10 is characterized by a sharp metamagnetic transition and
ferromagnetic behavior occurring within the basal plane and along the c-axis,
respectively. Resistivity at magnetic field, B, exhibits low-frequency quantum
oscillations when B||c-axis and large magnetoresistivity accompanied by
critical fluctuations driven by the metamagnetism when B^c-axis. The complex
behavior evidenced in resistivity, magnetization and specific heat presented is
not characteristic of any obvious ground states, and points to an exotic state
that shows a delicate balance between fluctuations and order.Comment: 18 pages, 4 figure
Single Top Quark Production and Decay at Next-to-leading Order in Hadron Collision
We present a calculation of the next-to-leading order QCD corrections, with
one-scale phase space slicing method, to single top quark production and decay
process at hadron colliders.
Using the helicity amplitude method, the angular correlation of the final state
partons and the spin correlation of the top quark are preserved. The effect of
the top quark width is also examined.Comment: 47 pages, 9 figure
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The Texas Learning Consortium (TLC) began as a partnership between the foreign language departments at 5 small, private, liberal arts universities, where each specializes in a small number of different world languages to increase the course offerings to their students without the expense of adding additional faculty on every campus. Each university offers their language courses to consortium students in a real-time, interactive, distance education format. In Fall 2017, the consortium expanded beyond foreign languages, and the first engineering course, Statics, was offered in this synchronous, distance format. As background, this paper will provide an overview of the technology used in the classrooms and some of the administrative obstacles that were overcome in scheduling, registration and information technology. The paper will also reflect on the impact of this particular technological implementation on various teaching styles in both foreign language and engineering courses, especially compared to other distance engineering education in the literature, with a purpose of analyzing the model’s suitability for expansion into other engineering courses or a fully accredited consortium based engineering program. Student and faculty satisfaction surveys will additionally provide insight as to whether this distance format is the right fit for campuses used to high-touch learning environments.Cockrell School of Engineerin
Magnetic anisotropy and geometrical frustration in the Ising spin-chain system Sr5Rh4O12
A structural and thermodynamic study of the newly synthesized single crystal
Sr5Rh4O12 is reported. Sr5Rh4O12 consists of a triangular lattice of spin
chains running along the c-axis. It is antiferromagnetically ordered below 23 K
with the intrachain and interchain coupling being ferromagnetic (FM) and
antiferromagnetic (AFM), respectively. There is strong evidence for an Ising
character in the interaction and geometrical frustration that causes incomplete
long-range AFM order. The isothermal magnetization exhibits two step-like
transitions leading to a ferrimagnetic state at 2.4 T and a FM state at 4.8 T,
respectively. Sr5Rh4O12 is a unique frustrated spin-chain system ever found in
4d and 5d based materials without a presence of an incomplete 3d-electron
shell.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figure
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