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Strong and Electromagnetic Decays of Two New Baryons
Two recently discovered excited charm baryons are studied within the
framework of Heavy Hadron Chiral Perturbation Theory. We interpret these new
baryons which lie 308 \MeV and 340 \MeV above the as
members of a P-wave spin doublet. Differential and total decay rates for their
double pion transitions down to the ground state are calculated.
Estimates for their radiative decay rates are also discussed. We find that the
experimentally determined characteristics of the baryons may be
simply understood in the effective theory.Comment: 16 pages with 4 figures not included but available upon request,
CALT-68-191
RF System Upgrades to the Advanced Photon Source Linear Accelerator in Support of the Fel Operation
The S-band linear accelerator, which was built to be the source of particles
and the front end of the Advanced Photon Source injector, is now also being
used to support a low-energy undulator test line (LEUTL) and to drive a
free-electron laser (FEL). The more severe rf stability requirements of the FEL
have resulted in an effort to identify sources of phase and amplitude
instability and implement corresponding upgrades to the rf generation chain and
the measurement system. Test data and improvements implemented and planned are
describedComment: LC 2000 (3 pages, 6 figures
Magnetic Field Structure and Stochastic Reconnection in a Partially Ionized Gas
We consider stochastic reconnection in a magnetized, partially ionized
medium. Stochastic reconnection is a generic effect, due to field line
wandering, in which the speed of reconnection is determined by the ability of
ejected plasma to diffuse away from the current sheet along magnetic field
lines, rather than by the details of current sheet structure. We consider the
limit of weak stochasticity, so that the mean magnetic field energy density is
greater than either the turbulent kinetic energy density or the energy density
associated with the fluctuating component of the field. We consider field line
stochasticity generated through a turbulent cascade, which leads us to consider
the effect of neutral drag on the turbulent cascade of energy. In a
collisionless plasma, neutral particle viscosity and ion-neutral drag will damp
mid-scale turbulent motions, but the power spectrum of the magnetic
perturbations extends below the viscous cutoff scale. We give a simple physical
picture of the magnetic field structure below this cutoff, consistent with
numerical experiments. We provide arguments for the reemergence of the
turbulent cascade well below the viscous cut-off scale and derive estimates for
field line diffusion on all scales. We note that this explains the persistence
of a single power law form for the turbulent power spectrum of the interstellar
medium, from scales of tens of parsecs down to thousands of kilometers. We find
that under typical conditions in the ISM stochastic reconnection speeds are
reduced by the presence of neutrals, but by no more than an order of magnitude.Comment: Astrophysical Journal in pres
Modelling the dynamics of global monopoles
A thin wall approximation is exploited to describe a global monopole coupled
to gravity. The core is modelled by de Sitter space; its boundary by a thin
wall with a constant energy density; its exterior by the asymptotic
Schwarzschild solution with negative gravitational mass and solid angle
deficit, , where is the symmetry
breaking scale. The deficit angle equals when . We find that: (1) if , there exists a unique globally
static non-singular solution with a well defined mass, . provides
a lower bound on . If , the solution oscillates. There are no
inflating solutions in this symmetry breaking regime. (2) if ,
non-singular solutions with an inflating core and an asymptotically
cosmological exterior will exist for all . (3) if is not too large,
there exists a finite range of values of where a non-inflating monopole
will also exist. These solutions appear to be metastable towards inflation. If
is positive all solutions are singular. We provide a detailed description
of the configuration space of the model for each point in the space of
parameters, and trace the wall trajectories on both the interior
and the exterior spacetimes. Our results support the proposal that topological
defects can undergo inflation.Comment: 44 pages, REVTeX, 11 PostScript figures, submitted to the Physical
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Doping - dependent superconducting gap anisotropy in the two-dimensional 10-3-8 pnictide Ca(PtAs)[(FePt)As]
The characteristic features of
Ca(PtAs)[(FePt)As] ("10-3-8")
superconductor are relatively high anisotropy and a clear separation of
superconductivity and structural/magnetic transitions, which allows studying
the superconducting gap without complications due to the coexisting order
parameters. The London penetration depth, measured in underdoped single
crystals of 10-3-8 ( 0.028, 0.041, 0.042, and 0.097), shows behavior
remarkably similar to other Fe-based superconductors, exhibiting robust
power-law, . The exponent decreases from 2.36
( 0.097, close to optimal doping) to 1.7 ( 0.028, a heavily
underdoped composition), suggesting that the superconducting gap becomes more
anisotropic at the dome edge. A similar trend is found in low-anisotropy
superconductors based on BaFeAs ("122"), implying that it is an
intrinsic property of superconductivity in iron pnictides, unrelated to the
coexistence of magnetic order and superconductivity or the anisotropy of the
normal state. Overall this doping dependence is consistent with
pairing competing with intra-band repulsion
Die Spacer Thickness Reproduction for Central Incisor Crown Fabrication with Combined Computer-aided Design and 3D Printing Technology: An in vitro Study
Statement of problem
The inability to control die spacer thickness has been reported. However, little information is available on the congruency between the computer-aided design parameters for die spacer thickness and the actual printout. Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and precision of the die spacer thickness achieved by combining computer-aided design and 3-dimensional printing technology. Material and Methods
An ivorine maxillary central incisor was prepared for a ceramic crown. The prepared tooth was duplicated by using polyvinyl siloxane duplicating silicone, and 80 die-stone models were produced from Type IV dental stone. The dies were randomly divided into 5 groups with assigned die spacer thicknesses of 25 μm, 45 μm, 65 μm, 85 μm, and 105 μm (n=16). The printed resin copings, obtained from a printer (ProJet DP 3000; 3D Systems), were cemented onto their respective die-stone models with self-adhesive resin cement and stored at room temperature until sectioning into halves in a buccolingual direction. The internal gap was measured at 5 defined locations per side of the sectioned die. Images of the printed resin coping/die-stone model internal gap dimensions were obtained with an inverted bright field metallurgical microscope at ×100 magnification. The acquired digital image was calibrated, and measurements were made using image analysis software. Mixed models (α=.05) were used to evaluate accuracy. A false discovery rate at 5% was used to adjust for multiple testing. Coefficient of variation was used to determine the precision for each group and was evaluated statistically with the Wald test (α=.05). Results
The accuracy, expressed in terms of the mean differences between the prescribed die spacer thickness and the measured internal gap (standard deviation), was 50 μm (11) for the 25 μm group simulated die spacer thickness, 30 μm (10) for the 45 μm group, 15 μm (14) for the 65 μm group, 3 μm (23) for the 85 μm group, and -10 μm (32) for the 105 μm group. The precision mean of the measurements, expressed as a coefficient of variation, ranged between 14% and 33% for the 5 groups. Conclusions
For the accuracy evaluation, statistically significant differences were found for all the groups, except the group of 85 μm. For the precision assessment, the coefficient of variation was above 10% for all groups, showing the printer’s inability to reproduce the uniform internal gap within the same group
Analytical treatment of SUSY Quasi-normal modes in a non-rotating Schwarzschild black hole
We use the Fock-Ivanenko formalism to obtain the Dirac equation which
describes the interaction of a massless 1/2-spin neutral fermion with a
gravitational field around a Schwarzschild black hole (BH). We obtain
approximated analytical solutions for the eigenvalues of the energy
(quasi-normal frequencies) and their corresponding eigenstates (quasi-normal
states). The interesting result is that all the excited states [and their
supersymmetric (SUSY) partners] have a purely imaginary frequency, which can be
expressed in terms of the Hawking temperature. Furthermore, as one expects for
SUSY Hamiltonians, the isolated bottom state has a real null energy eigenvalue.Comment: Version to be published in European Physical Journal
Search for magnetic monopoles using proportional counters filled with helium gas
Slow magnetic monopoles in cosmic rays have been searched at sea level with the detector which consists of seven layers of proportional counters filled with a mixture of He + 20% CH4. The velocities and the energy losses of the incident particles are measured. The upper limit of flux for the monopoles in the velocity range of 1 x 0.001 Beta 4 x 0.001 is 2.78 x 10 to the minus 12th power square centimeters sr sec of 90% confidence level
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