637 research outputs found
The Photometric Period of the Cataclysmic Variable HV Andromedae
We present four nights of time-resolved photometry of the cataclysmic
variable star HV And. Our time series analysis has revealed a prominent period
at 3.368 +/- 0.060 hours, as well as some low frequency power. We interpret
this signal, from saw-tooth waves in the light curve, as evidence of superhumps
in HV And.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures; accepted for publication in New Astronom
Phenomenology of Multi-W Processes in Cosmic Rays
We report on a study of the potential of various cosmic ray physics
experiments to search for Standard Model processes involving the
nonperturbative production of O(30) weak gauge bosons. Whereas present and
near-future experiments are insensitive to proton-induced processes,
neutrino-induced processes give rise to promising signatures and rates in
AMANDA, DUMAND, MACRO and NESTOR provided that a cosmic neutrino flux exists at
levels suggested by recent models of active galactic nuclei. The Fly's Eye
currently constrains the largest region of parameter space characterizing
multi-W phenomena.Comment: (Invited talk presented by A. Ringwald at 17th Johns Hopkins Workshop
on Current Problems in Particle Theory, Particles and the Universe, July
30-August 1, 1993, Budapest, Hungary), 16 pages (LaTeX) + 10 uuencoded
PostScript figures, CERN-TH.7005/93, UCLA/93/TEP/3
Multiple Muons From Neutrino-Initiated Multi-W(Z) Production
Current underground detectors can search for multiple muons from multi-W(Z)
production initiated by ultrahigh energy neutrinos from active galactic nuclei.
O(b) cross sections give rise to downward going muon bundles whose
features differ from those of atmospheric muon bundles.Comment: (presented at 23rd Int. Cosmic Ray Conf., July 21-30 1993, Calgary,
Canada), 5 pages (LaTeX) + 2 uuencoded PostScript figures, UCLA/93/TEP/3
Frontiers in Cosmic Rays
This rapporteur review covers selected results presented in the Parallel
Session HEA2 (High Energy Astrophysics 2) of the 10th Marcel Grossmann Meeting
on General Relativity, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2003. The subtopics
are: ultra high energy cosmic ray anisotropies, the possible connection of
these energetic particles with powerful gamma ray bursts, and new exciting
scenarios with a strong neutrino-nucleon interaction in the atmosphere.Comment: 20 pages, 8 eps figures. Rapporteur Review of the Parallel Session:
High Energy Astrophysics 2; to appear in Proceedings of the Tenth Marcel
Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, edited by M. Novello, S.
Perez-Bergliaffa and R. Ruffini, World Scientific, Singapore, 2005. (MGX Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, July, 2003
Strongly interacting neutrinos as the highest energy cosmic rays
We show that all features of the ultrahigh energy cosmic ray spectrum from
10^{17} eV to 10^{21} eV can be described with a simple power-like injection
spectrum of protons under the assumption that the neutrino-nucleon
cross-section is significantly enhanced at center of mass energies above
\approx 100 TeV. In our scenario, the cosmogenic neutrinos produced during the
propagation of protons through the cosmic microwave background initiate air
showers in the atmosphere, just as the protons. The total air shower spectrum
induced by protons and neutrinos shows excellent agreement with the
observations. A particular possibility for a large neutrino-nucleon
cross-section exists within the Standard Model through electroweak
instanton-induced processes.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, talk given at Beyond the Desert '03, Castle
Ringberg, 9-14 June, 200
Dark Matter and Dark Forces from a supersymmetric hidden sector
We show that supersymmetric "Dark Force" models with gravity mediation are
viable. To this end, we analyse a simple string-inspired supersymmetric hidden
sector model that interacts with the visible sector via kinetic mixing of a
light Abelian gauge boson with the hypercharge. We include all induced
interactions with the visible sector such as neutralino mass mixing and the
Higgs portal term. We perform a detailed parameter space scan comparing the
produced dark matter relic abundance and direct detection cross sections to
current experiments.Comment: 40 pages, 11 figures comprising 21 plots. 4Mb total size. v2: figures
and references updated; typos removed; some extra explanations added. Matches
version published in PR
Neutrino Models of Dark Energy
I consider a scenario proposed by Fardon, Nelson and Weiner where dark energy
and neutrinos are connected. As a result, neutrino masses are not constant but
depend on the neutrino number density. By examining the full equation of state
for the dark sector, I show that in this scenario the dark energy is equivalent
to having a cosmological constant, but one that "runs" as the neutrino mass
changes with temperature. Two examples are examined that illustrate the
principal feautures of the dark sector of this scenario. In particular, the
cosmological constant is seen to be negligible for most of the evolution of the
Universe, becoming inportant only when neutrinos become non-relativistic. Some
speculations on features of this scenario which might be present in a more
realistic theory are also presented.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures. Added comments on why FNW scenario always leads
to a running cosmological constant and a few references. To be published in
Phys. Rev.
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