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Relativistic bound states in Yukawa model
The bound state solutions of two fermions interacting by a scalar exchange
are obtained in the framework of the explicitly covariant light-front dynamics.
The stability with respect to cutoff of the J= and J=
states is studied. The solutions for J= are found to be stable for
coupling constants below the critical value
and unstable above it. The asymptotic behavior of the
wave functions is found to follow a law. The coefficient
and the critical coupling constant are calculated from an
eigenvalue equation. The binding energies for the J= solutions
diverge logarithmically with the cutoff for any value of the coupling constant.
For a wide range of cutoff, the states with different angular momentum
projections are weakly split.Comment: 22 pages, 13 figures, .tar.gz fil
Synthesis for Polynomial Lasso Programs
We present a method for the synthesis of polynomial lasso programs. These
programs consist of a program stem, a set of transitions, and an exit
condition, all in the form of algebraic assertions (conjunctions of polynomial
equalities). Central to this approach is the discovery of non-linear
(algebraic) loop invariants. We extend Sankaranarayanan, Sipma, and Manna's
template-based approach and prove a completeness criterion. We perform program
synthesis by generating a constraint whose solution is a synthesized program
together with a loop invariant that proves the program's correctness. This
constraint is non-linear and is passed to an SMT solver. Moreover, we can
enforce the termination of the synthesized program with the support of test
cases.Comment: Paper at VMCAI'14, including appendi
Antiproton-Hydrogen annihilation at sub-kelvin temperatures
The main properties of the interaction of ultra low-energy antiprotons ( a.u.) with atomic hydrogen are established. They include the
elastic and inelastic cross sections and Protonium (Pn) formation spectrum. The
inverse Auger process () is taken into account in the
framework of an unitary coupled-channels model. The annihilation cross-section
is found to be several times smaller than the predictions made by the black
sphere absorption models. A family of nearthreshold metastable
states is predicited. The dependence of Protonium formation probability on the
position of such nearthreshold S-matrix singularities is analysed. An
estimation for the annihilation cross section is obtained.Comment: latex.tar.gz file, 22 pages, 9 figure
A new vibrational level of the H molecular ion
A new state of the H molecular ion with binding energy of
1.09 a.u. below the first dissociation limit is predicted, using
highly accurate numerical nonrelativistic quantum calculations. It is the first
L=0 excited state, antisymmetric with respect to the exchange of the two
protons. It manifests itself as a huge p-H scattering length of
Bohr radii.Comment: 6 pages + 3 figure
Convection enhanced delivery in the setting of highâgrade gliomas
Development of effective treatments for high-grade glioma (HGG) is hampered by (1) the bloodâbrain barrier (BBB), (2) an infiltrative growth pattern, (3) rapid development of therapeutic resistance, and, in many cases, (4) dose-limiting toxicity due to systemic exposure. Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) has the potential to significantly limit systemic toxicity and increase therapeutic index by directly delivering homogenous drug concentrations to the site of disease. In this review, we present clinical experiences and preclinical developments of CED in the setting of high-grade gliomas
Electron-deuteron scattering in the equal-time formalism: beyond the impulse approximation
Using a three-dimensional formalism that includes relativistic kinematics,
the effects of negative-energy states, approximate boosts of the two-body
system, and current conservation, we calculate the electromagnetic form factors
of the deuteron up to Q^2 of 4 GeV^2. This is done using a dynamical boost for
two-body systems with spin. We first compute form factors in impulse
approxmation, but then also add an isoscalar meson-exchange current of pion
range that involves the gamma-pi contact operator associated with pseudovector
pi-N coupling. We also consider effects of the rho-pi-gamma meson-exchange
current. The experimentally measured quantities A, B, and t20 are calculated
over the kinematic range probed in recent Jefferson Laboratory experiments. The
rho-pi-gamma meson-exchange current provides significant strength in A at large
Q^2 and the gamma-pi contact-term exchange current shifts t20, providing good
agreement with the JLab data. Relativistic effects and the gamma-pi
meson-exchange current do not provide an explanation of the B observable, but
the rho-pi-gamma current could help to provide agreement if a nonstandard value
is used for the tensor rho-N coupling that enters this contribution.Comment: 15 pages, 10 figures. (v2) Added references on rho-pi-gamma current
as well as comparison to recent Novosibirsk data on T20. Implemented
\includegraphics in place of \BoxedEPSF. (v3) Modified in order to clarify
the nature of the boost we implemented for particles with spin. Other minor
changes. Version to be published in Physical Review
Benchmark calculation of n-3H and p-3He scattering
The n-3H and p-3He elastic phase-shifts below the trinucleon disintegration
thresholds are calculated by solving the 4-nucleon problem with three different
realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions (the I-N3LO model by Entem and
Machleidt, the Argonne v18 potential model, and a low-k model derived from the
CD-Bonn potential). Three different methods -- Alt, Grassberger and Sandhas,
Hyperspherical Harmonics, and Faddeev-Yakubovsky -- have been used and their
respective results are compared. For both n-3H and p-3He we observe a rather
good agreement between the three different theoretical methods. We also compare
the theoretical predictions with the available experimental data, confirming
the large underprediction of the p-3He analyzing power.Comment: 18 pages, 9 figure
Design of the Front End Electronics for the Infrared Camera of JEM-EUSO, and manufacturing and verification of the prototype model
The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Extreme Universe Space Observatory
(EUSO) will be launched and attached to the Japanese module of the
International Space Station (ISS). Its aim is to observe UV photon tracks
produced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays developing in the atmosphere and
producing extensive air showers.
The key element of the instrument is a very wide-field, very fast,
large-lense telescope that can detect extreme energy particles with energy
above eV. The Atmospheric Monitoring System (AMS), comprising, among
others, the Infrared Camera (IRCAM), which is the Spanish contribution, plays a
fundamental role in the understanding of the atmospheric conditions in the
Field of View (FoV) of the telescope. It is used to detect the temperature of
clouds and to obtain the cloud coverage and cloud top altitude during the
observation period of the JEM-EUSO main instrument. SENER is responsible for
the preliminary design of the Front End Electronics (FEE) of the Infrared
Camera, based on an uncooled microbolometer, and the manufacturing and
verification of the prototype model. This paper describes the flight design
drivers and key factors to achieve the target features, namely, detector
biasing with electrical noise better than V from Hz to MHz,
temperature control of the microbolometer, from C to C
with stability better than mK over hours, low noise high bandwidth
amplifier adaptation of the microbolometer output to differential input before
analog to digital conversion, housekeeping generation, microbolometer control,
and image accumulation for noise reduction
Limits on the low energy antinucleon-nucleus annihilations from the Heisenberg principle
We show that the quantum uncertainty principle puts some limits on the
effectiveness of the antinucleon-nucleus annihilation at very low energies.
This is caused by the fact that the realization a very effective short-distance
reaction process implies information on the relative distance of the reacting
particles. Some quantitative predictions are possible on this ground, including
the approximate A-independence of antinucleon-nucleus annihilation rates.Comment: 10 pages, no figure
The Nuclear Yukawa Model on a Lattice
We present the results of the quantum field theory approach to nuclear Yukawa
model obtained by standard lattice techniques. We have considered the simplest
case of two identical fermions interacting via a scalar meson exchange.
Calculations have been performed using Wilson fermions in the quenched
approximation. We found the existence of a critical coupling constant above
which the model cannot be numerically solved. The range of the accessible
coupling constants is below the threshold value for producing two-body bound
states. Two-body scattering lengths have been obtained and compared to the non
relativistic results.Comment: 15 page
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