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Constituent quark scaling violation due to baryon number transport
In ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions at \roots\approx200 GeV, the
azimuthal emission anisotropy of hadrons with low and intermediate transverse
momentum ( GeV/c) displays an intriguing scaling. In particular,
the baryon (meson) emission patterns are consistent with a scenario in which a
bulk medium of flowing quarks coalesces into three-quark (two-quark) "bags."
While a full understanding of this number of constituent quark (NCQ) scaling
remains elusive, it is suggestive of a thermalized bulk system characterized by
colored dynamical degrees of freedom-- a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). In this
scenario, one expects the scaling to break down as the central energy density
is reduced below the QGP formation threshold; for this reason, NCQ-scaling
violation searches are of interest in the energy scan program at the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). However, as \roots is reduced, it is
not only the initial energy density that changes; there is also an increase in
the net baryon number at midrapidity, as stopping transports entrance-channel
partons to midrapidity. This phenomenon can result in violations of simple NCQ
scaling. Still in the context of the quark coalescence model, we describe a
specific pattern for the break-down of the scaling that includes different flow
strengths for particles and their anti-partners. Related complications in the
search for recently suggested exotic phenomena are also discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures. Wording sharpened. Two tables added, to
quantify the estimate of stopped quark fraction
Time and M-theory
We review our recent proposal for a background independent formulation of a
holographic theory of quantum gravity. The present review incorporates the
necessary background material on geometry of canonical quantum theory,
holography and spacetime thermodynamics, Matrix theory, as well as our specific
proposal for a dynamical theory of geometric quantum mechanics, as applied to
Matrix theory. At the heart of this review is a new analysis of the conceptual
problem of time and the closely related and phenomenologically relevant problem
of vacuum energy in quantum gravity. We also present a discussion of some
observational implications of this new viewpoint on the problem of vacuum
energy.Comment: 86 pages, 5 figures, LaTeX, typos fixed, references added, and Sec.
6.2 revised; invited review for Int. J. Mod. Phys.
A Combined EIS-NVSS Survey Of Radio Sources (CENSORS) III: Spectroscopic observations
The Combined EIS-NVSS Survey Of Radio Sources (CENSORS) is a 1.4GHz radio
survey selected from the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) and complete to a
flux-density of 7.2mJy. It targets the ESO Imaging Survey (EIS) Patch D, which
is a 3 by 2 square degree field centred on 09 51 36.0, -21 00 00 (J2000). This
paper presents the results of spectroscopic observations of 143 of the 150
CENSORS sources. The primary motivation for these observations is to achieve
sufficient spectroscopic completeness so that the sample may be used to
investigate the evolution of radio sources.
The observations result in secure spectroscopic redshifts for 63% of the
sample and likely redshifts (based on a single emission line, for example) for
a further 8%. Following the identification of the quasars and star-forming
galaxies in the CENSORS sample, estimated redshifts are calculated for the
remainder of the sample via the K-z relation for radio galaxies. Comparison of
the redshift distribution of the CENSORS radio sources to distributions
predicted by the various radio luminosity function evolution models of Dunlop &
Peacock 1990, results in no good match. This demonstrates that this sample can
be used to expand upon previous work in that field.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS. This version has some reduced
resolution figures and 13 associated gif files. A version with all figures
incorporated (at full resolution) is available at
http://www.roe.ac.uk/~pnb/papers/censors_spectro.pd
Positive behaviour in the early years : perceptions of staff, service providers and parents in managing and promoting positive behaviour in early years and early primary settings
The full report of research into positive behaviour in the early years: perceptions of staff, service providers and parents in managing and promoting positive behaviour in early years and early primary settings
Inorganic Surface Passivation of PbS Nanocrystals resulting in Strong Photoluminescent Emission
Strong photoluminescent emission has been obtained from 3 nm PbS nanocrystals
in aqueous colloidal solution, following treatment with CdS precursors. The
observed emission can extend across the entire visible spectrum and usually
includes a peak near 1.95 eV. We show that much of the visible emission results
from absorption by higher-lying excited states above 3.0 eV with subsequent
relaxation to and emission from states lying above the observed band-edge of
the PbS nanocrystals. The fluorescent lifetimes for this emission are in the
nanosecond regime, characteristic of exciton recombination.Comment: Preprint, 23 pages, 6 figure
Review of SIS Experimental Results on Strangeness
>A review of meson emission in heavy ion collisions at incident energies
around 1 -- 2 GeV is presented. It is shown how the shape of the
spectra and the various particle yields vary with system size, with centrality
and with incident energy. A statistical model assuming thermal and chemical
equilibrium and exact strangeness conservation (i.e. strangeness conservation
per collision) explains most of the observed features.
Emphasis is put onto the study of and emission. In the framework
of this statistical model it is shown that the experimentally observed equality
of and rates at threshold corrected energies is due to a crossing of two excitation functions. Furthermore,
the independence of the to ratio on the number of participating
nucleons observed between 1 and 10 GeV is consistent with this model.
The observed flow effects are beyond the scope of this model.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures, Strangeness 2000, V International Conference on
Strangeness in Quark Matter, July, 2000, Berkeley, Californi
The final two redshifts for radio sources from the equatorial BRL sample
Best, Rottgering and Lehnert (1999, 2000a) defined a new sample of powerful
radio sources from the Molonglo Reference Catalogue, for which redshifts were
compiled or measured for 177 of the 178 objects. For the final object,
MRC1059-010 (3C249), the host galaxy is here identified using near-infrared
imaging, and the redshift is determined from VLT spectroscopy. For one other
object in the sample, MRC0320+053 (4C05.14), the literature redshift has been
questioned: new spectroscopic observations of this object are presented,
deriving a corrected redshift. With these two results, the spectroscopic
completeness of this sample is now 100%.
New redshifts are also presented for PKS0742+10 from the Wall & Peacock 2.7
GHz catalogue, and PKS1336+003 from the Parkes Selected Regions. PKS0742+10
shows a strong neutral hydrogen absorption feature in its Lyman-alpha emission
profile.Comment: 4 pages. LaTeX. Accepted for publication in MNRA
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