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Inelastic final-state interaction
The final-state interaction in multichannel decay processes is sytematically
studied with application to B decay in mind. Since the final-state inteaction
is intrinsically interwoven with the decay interaction in this case, no simple
phase theorem like "Watson's theorem" holds for experimentally observed final
states. We first examine in detail the two-channel problem as a toy-model to
clarify the issues and to remedy common mistakes made in earlier literature.
Realistic multichannel problems are too challenging for quantitative analysis.
To cope with mathematical complexity, we introduce a method of approximation
that is applicable to the case where one prominant inelastic channel dominates
over all others. We illustrate this approximation method in the amplitude of
the decay B to pi K fed by the intermediate states of a charmed meson pair.
Even with our approximation we need more accurate information of strong
interactions than we have now. Nonethless we are able to obtain some insight in
the issue and draw useful conclusions on general fearyres on the strong phases.Comment: The published version. One figure correcte
Measurements in the Turbulent Boundary Layer at Constant Pressure in Subsonic and Supersonic Flow. Part 2: Laser-Doppler Velocity Measurements
A description of both the mean and the fluctuating components of the flow, and of the Reynolds stress as observed using a dual forward scattering laser-Doppler velocimeter is presented. A detailed description of the instrument and of the data analysis techniques were included in order to fully document the data. A detailed comparison was made between the laser-Doppler results and those presented in Part 1, and an assessment was made of the ability of the laser-Doppler velocimeter to measure the details of the flows involved
Spin Dependence of Massive Lepton Pair Production in Proton-Proton Collisions
We calculate the transverse momentum distribution for the production of
massive lepton-pairs in longitudinally polarized proton-proton reactions at
collider energies within the context of perturbative quantum chromodynamics.
For values of the transverse momentum Q_T greater than roughly half the pair
mass Q, Q_T > Q/2, we show that the differential cross section is dominated by
subprocesses initiated by incident gluons, provided that the polarized gluon
density is not too small. Massive lepton-pair differential cross sections
should be a good source of independent constraints on the polarized gluon
density, free from the experimental and theoretical complications of photon
isolation that beset studies of prompt photon production. We provide
predictions for the spin-averaged and spin-dependent differential cross
sections as a function of Q_T at energies relevant for the Relativistic Heavy
Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven, and we compare these with predictions for
real prompt photon production.Comment: 34 pages, RevTeX including 17 figures in .ps file
Universal features in sequential and nonsequential two-photon double ionization of helium
We analyze two-photon double ionization of helium in both the nonsequential
and sequential regime. We show that the energy spacing between the two emitted
electrons provides the key parameter that controls both the energy and the
angular distribution and reveals the universal features present in both the
nonsequential and sequential regime. This universality, i.e., independence of
photon energy, is a manifestation of the continuity across the threshold for
sequential double ionization. For all photon energies, the energy distribution
can be described by a universal shape function that contains only the spectral
and temporal information entering second-order time-dependent perturbation
theory. Angular correlations and distributions are found to be more sensitive
to the photon energy. In particular, shake-up interferences have a large effect
on the angular distribution. Energy spectra, angular distributions
parameterized by the anisotropy parameters, and total cross sections presented
in this paper are obtained by fully correlated time-dependent ab initio
calculations.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figure
Testing draft horses
“When animals are viewed from the standpoint of machines they are wonderful mechanisms. Not only are they self-feeding, self-controlling, self-maintaining and self-reproducing, but they are far more economical in the energy they are able to develop from a given weight of fuel material, than any other existing form of motor.
While they are like the steam engine in requiring carbonaceous fuel, oxygen and water for use in developing energy; these are made to combine in the animal body at a much lower temperature than is possible in the steam engine, and a much smaller proportion of the fuel value is lost in the form of heat, when work is being done.
Probing Electron Correlation via Attosecond XUV Pulses in the Two-Photon Double Ionization of Helium
Recent experimental developments of high-intensity, short-pulse XUV light
sources are enhancing our ability to study electron-electron correlations. We
perform time-dependent calculations to investigate the so-called "sequential"
regime (photon energy above 54.4 eV) in the two-photon double ionization of
helium. We show that attosecond pulses allow to induce and probe angular and
energy correlations of the emitted electrons. The final momentum distribution
reveals regions dominated by the Wannier ridge break-up scenario and by
post-collision interaction.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
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