164 research outputs found
Factorizing the hard and soft spectator scattering contributions for the nucleon form factor F_1 at large Q^2
We investigate the soft spectator scattering contribution for the FF .
We focus our attention on factorization of the hard-collinear scale corresponding to transition from SCET-I to SCET-II. We compute the
leading order jet functions and find that the convolution integrals over the
soft fractions are logarithmically divergent. This divergency is the
consequence of the boost invariance and does not depend on the model of the
soft correlation function describing the soft spectator quarks. Using as
example a two-loop diagram we demonstrated that such a divergency corresponds
to the overlap of the soft and collinear regions. As a result one obtains large
rapidity logarithm which must be included in the correct factorization
formalism. We conclude that a consistent description of the factorization for
implies the end-point collinear divergencies in the hard and soft
spectator contributions, i.e. convolution integrals with respect to collinear
fractions are not well-defined. Such scenario can only be realized when the
twist-3 nucleon distribution amplitude has specific end-point behavior which
differs from one expected from the evolution of the nucleon distribution
amplitude. Such behavior leads to the violation of the collinear factorization
for the hard spectator scattering contribution. We suggest that the soft
spectator scattering and chiral symmetry breaking provide the mechanism
responsible for the violation of collinear factorization in case of form factor
.Comment: 25 pages, 6 figures, text is improved, few typos corrected, one
figure added, statement about end-point behavior of the nucleon DA is
formulated more accuratel
Power corrections to the transition form factor and pion distribution amplitudes
Employing the standard hard-scattering approach and the running coupling
method we calculate a class of power-suppressed corrections to the electromagnetic transition form
factor (FF) arising from the end-point
integration regions. In the investigations we use a hard-scattering amplitude
of the subprocess , symmetrized under
exchange important for exclusive
processes containing two external photons. In the computations the pion model
distribution amplitudes (DA's) with one and two non-asymptotic terms are
employed. The obtained predictions are compared with the CLEO data and
constraints on the DA parameters and at the
normalization point are extracted. Further restrictions on
the pion DA's are deduced from the experimental data on the electromagnetic FF
.Comment: 23 pages, 6 figures; the version published in Phys. Rev. D69, 094010
(2004
Photoionization of ultracold and Bose-Einstein condensed Rb atoms
Photoionization of a cold atomic sample offers intriguing possibilities to
observe collective effects at extremely low temperatures. Irradiation of a
rubidium condensate and of cold rubidium atoms within a magneto-optical trap
with laser pulses ionizing through 1-photon and 2-photon absorption processes
has been performed. Losses and modifications in the density profile of the
remaining trapped cold cloud or the remaining condensate sample have been
examined as function of the ionizing laser parameters. Ionization
cross-sections were measured for atoms in a MOT, while in magnetic traps losses
larger than those expected for ionization process were measured.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
Cold gas in elliptical galaxies
We explore the evolution of the cold gas (molecular and neutral hydrogen) of
elliptical galaxies and merger remnants ordered into a time sequence on the
basis of spectroscopic age estimates. We find that the fraction of cold gas in
early merger remnants decreases significantly for ~1-2 Gyr, but subsequent
evolution toward evolved elliptical systems sees very little change. This trend
can be attributed to an initial gas depletion by strong star-formation which
subsequently declines to quiescent rates. This explanation is consistent with
the merger picture for the formation of elliptical galaxies. We also explore
the relation between HI-to-H2 mass ratio and spectroscopic galaxy age, but find
no evidence for a statistically significant trend. This suggests little net HI
to H2 conversion for the systems in the present sample.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication by MNRA
Unveiling Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters with INTEGRAL
Thanks to INTEGRAL's long exposures of the Galactic Plane, the two brightest
Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters, SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14, have been monitored and
studied in detail for the first time at hard-X/soft gamma rays.
This has produced a wealth of new scientific results, which we will review
here. Since SGR 1806-20 was particularly active during the last two years, more
than 300 short bursts have been observed with INTEGRAL. and their
characteristics have been studied with unprecedented sensitivity in the 15-200
keV range. A hardness-intensity anticorrelation within the bursts has been
discovered and the overall Number-Intensity distribution of the bursts has been
determined. In addition, a particularly active state, during which ~100 bursts
were emitted in ~10 minutes, has been observed on October 5 2004, indicating
that the source activity was rapidly increasing. This eventually led to the
Giant Flare of December 27th 2004, for which a possible soft gamma-ray (>80
keV) early afterglow has been detected.
The deep observations allowed us to discover the persistent emission in hard
X-rays (20-150 keV) from 1806-20 and 1900+14, the latter being in a quiescent
state, and to directly compare the spectral characteristics of all Magnetars
(two SGRs and three Anomalous X-ray Pulsars) detected with INTEGRAL.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figures, Presented at the conference "Isolated Neutron
Stars: from the Surface to the Interior", London, UK, 24-28 April 200
QCD Corrections to QED Vacuum Polarization
We compute QCD corrections to QED calculations for vacuum polarization in
background magnetic fields. Formally, the diagram for virtual loops
is identical to the one for virtual loops. However due to
confinement, or to the growth of as decreases, a direct
calculation of the diagram is not allowed. At large we consider the
virtual diagram, in the intermediate region we discuss the role of
the contribution of quark condensates \left and at the
low-energy limit we consider the , as well as charged pion
loops. Although these effects seem to be out of the measurement accuracy of
photon-photon laboratory experiments they may be relevant for -ray
burst propagation. In particular, for emissions from the center of the galaxy
(8.5 kpc), we show that the mixing between the neutral pseudo-scalar pion
and photons renders a deviation from the power-law spectrum in the
range. As for scalar quark condensates \left and
virtual loops are relevant only for very high radiation density
and very strong magnetic fields of order .Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures; Final versio
Heavy-Higgs Lifetime at Two Loops
The Standard-Model Higgs boson with mass decays almost
exclusively to pairs of and bosons. We calculate the dominant two-loop
corrections of to the partial widths of these decays. In
the on-mass-shell renormalization scheme, the correction factor is found to be
, where the second term is the
one-loop correction. We give full analytic results for all divergent two-loop
Feynman diagrams. A subset of finite two-loop vertex diagrams is computed to
high precision using numerical techniques. We find agreement with a previous
numerical analysis. The above correction factor is also in line with a recent
lattice calculation.Comment: 26 pages, 6 postscript figures. The complete paper including figures
is also available via WWW at
http://www.physik.tu-muenchen.de/tumphy/d/T30d/PAPERS/TUM-HEP-247-96.ps.g
Does high-dose metformin cause lactic acidosis in type 2 diabetic patients after CABG surgery? A double blind randomized clinical trial
Metformin is a dimethyl biguanide oral anti-hyperglycemic agent. Lactic acidosis due to metformin is a fatal metabolic condition that limits its use in patients in poor clinical condition, consequently reducing the number of patients who benefit from this medication. In a double blind randomized clinical trial, we investigated 200 type 2 diabetic patients after coronary artery bypass surgery in the open heart ICU of the Mazandaran Heart Center, and randomly assigned them to equal intervention and control groups. The intervention group received regular insulin infusion along with 2 metformin 500 mg tablets every twelve hours, while the control group received only intravenous insulin with 2 placebo tablets every twelve hours. Lactate level, pH, base excess, blood glucose and serum creatinine were measured over five 12 h periods, with data averaged for each period. The primary outcome in this study was high lactate levels. Comparison between the 2 groups was made by independent Student’s t-test. To compare changes in multiple measures in each group and analysis of group interaction, a repeated measurement ANOVA test was used
Magnetic Field Generation in Stars
Enormous progress has been made on observing stellar magnetism in stars from
the main sequence through to compact objects. Recent data have thrown into
sharper relief the vexed question of the origin of stellar magnetic fields,
which remains one of the main unanswered questions in astrophysics. In this
chapter we review recent work in this area of research. In particular, we look
at the fossil field hypothesis which links magnetism in compact stars to
magnetism in main sequence and pre-main sequence stars and we consider why its
feasibility has now been questioned particularly in the context of highly
magnetic white dwarfs. We also review the fossil versus dynamo debate in the
context of neutron stars and the roles played by key physical processes such as
buoyancy, helicity, and superfluid turbulence,in the generation and stability
of neutron star fields.
Independent information on the internal magnetic field of neutron stars will
come from future gravitational wave detections. Thus we maybe at the dawn of a
new era of exciting discoveries in compact star magnetism driven by the opening
of a new, non-electromagnetic observational window.
We also review recent advances in the theory and computation of
magnetohydrodynamic turbulence as it applies to stellar magnetism and dynamo
theory. These advances offer insight into the action of stellar dynamos as well
as processes whichcontrol the diffusive magnetic flux transport in stars.Comment: 41 pages, 7 figures. Invited review chapter on on magnetic field
generation in stars to appear in Space Science Reviews, Springe
A Catalogue and Analysis of Local Galaxy Ages and Metallicities
We have assembled a catalogue of relative ages, metallicities and abundance
ratios for about 150 local galaxies in field, group and cluster environments.
The galaxies span morphological types from cD and ellipticals, to late type
spirals. Ages and metallicities were estimated from high quality published
spectral line indices using Worthey & Ottaviani (1997) single stellar
population evolutionary models. The identification of galaxy age as a fourth
parameter in the fundamental plane (Forbes et al. 1998) is confirmed by our
larger sample of ages. We investigate trends between age and metallicity, and
with other physical parameters of the galaxies, such as ellipticity,
luminosity, and kinematic anisotropy. We demonstrate the existence of a galaxy
age-metallicity relation similar to that seen for local galactic disk stars,
whereby young galaxies have high metallicity, while old galaxies span a large
range in metallicities. We also investigate the influence of environment and
morphology on the galaxy age and metallicity, especially the predictions made
by semi-analytic hierarchical clustering models (HCM). We confirm that
non-cluster ellipticals are indeed younger on average than cluster ellipticals
as predicted by the HCM models. However we also find a trend for the more
luminous galaxies to have a higher [Mg/Fe] ratio than the lower luminosity
galaxies, which is opposite to the expectation from HCM models.Comment: 17 pages, Latex, 16 figures, 4 tables, submitted to MNRA
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