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Production of -mesons in proton-proton and proton-nucleus interactions at various energies
The experimental data on the production of -mesons in pp-collisions are
analyzed and a method of the unified description of these data in a broad
energy range for primary protons is proposed. The -mesons production in
pA-collisions is considered. The simple formulas for inclusive cross sections
of the production in these collisions are given. The results of the
calculations by these formulas are compared with the available experimental
data.Comment: 14 pages, LaTeX, uses ws-art.sty. Figures can be requested from
[email protected] or looked up in the article abov
Subthreshold K+ Meson Production in Proton-Nucleus Reactions
The inclusive K+ mesons production in proton-nucleus collisions in the near
threshold and subthreshold energy regimes is analyzed with respect to the
one-step (pN->K+YN, Y=Lambda,Sigma) and the two-step (pN->NNpi, NN2pi;
piN->K+Y) incoherent production processes on the basis of an appropriate new
folding model, which takes properly into account the struck target nucleon
removal energy and momentum distribution (nucleon spectral function), extracted
from recent quasielastic electron scattering experiments and from many-body
calculations with realistic models of the NN interaction. Comparison of the
model calculations of the K+ double differential cross sections for the
reaction p+C at 1.2, 1.5 and 2.5 GeV beam energies with the existing
experimental data from the SATURNE experiment is given, illustrating both the
relative role of the primary and secondary production channels at considered
incident energies and those features of the cross sections which are sensitive
to the high momentum and high removal energy part of the nucleon spectral
function that is governed by nucleon-nucleon short-range and tensor
correlations. In--medium modifications of the available for pion and hyperon
production invariant energies squared due to the respective optical potentials
are needed to account for the experimental data on K+ production in the energy
region under consideration.Comment: 6 pages, LaTeX, uses revtex.st
Subthreshold Production on Nuclei by Mesons
The inclusive mesons production in --nucleus reactions in the
subthreshold energy regime is analyzed with respect to the one--step
() and the two--step () incoherent production processes on the basis of an appropriate
folding model, which allows one to take into account the various forms of an
internal nucleon momentum distribution as well as on-- and off--shell
propagation of the struck target nucleon. Contrary to proton--nucleus reactions
primary reaction channel is found to be significant practically at all
considered energies. Detailed predictions for the total and invariant
differential cross sections from \piC-- and \piPb--collisions at subthreshold
energies are provided.Comment: 18 pages, LaTeX, uses ws-art.sty, gzip+uuencoded postscript. Figures
are available by request from [email protected]
Star complexes and stellar populations in NGC 6822 - Comparison with the Magellanic Clouds
The star complexes (large scale star forming regions) of NGC 6822 were traced
and mapped and their size distribution was compared with the size distribution
of star complexes in the Magellanic Clouds (MCs). Furthermore, the spatial
distributions of different age stellar populations were compared with each
other. The star complexes of NGC 6822 were determined by using the isopleths,
based on star counts, of the young stars of the galaxy, using a statistical
cutoff limit in density. In order to map them and determine their geometrical
properties, an ellipse was fitted to every distinct region satisfying this
minimum limit. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistical test was used to study
possible patterns in their size distribution. Isopleths were also used to study
the stellar populations of NGC 6822. The star complexes of NGC 6822 were
detected and a list of their positions and sizes was produced. Indications of
hierarchical star formation, in terms of spatial distribution, time evolution
and preferable sizes were found in NGC 6822 and the MCs. The spatial
distribution of the various age stellar populations has indicated traces of an
interaction in NGC 6822, dated before 350 +/- 50 Myr.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, accepted by A&A; minor typeface correction
Effects of Non-Circular Motions on Azimuthal Color Gradients
Assuming that density waves trigger star formation, and that young stars
preserve the velocity components of the molecular gas where they are born, we
analyze the effects that non-circular gas orbits have on color gradients across
spiral arms. We try two approaches, one involving semi-analytical solutions for
spiral shocks, and another with magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) numerical simulation
data. We find that, if non-circular motions are ignored, the comparison between
observed color gradients and stellar population synthesis models would in
principle yield pattern speed values that are systematically too high for
regions inside corotation, with the difference between the real and the
measured pattern speeds increasing with decreasing radius. On the other hand,
image processing and pixel averaging result in systematically lower measured
spiral pattern speed values, regardless of the kinematics of stellar orbits.
The net effect is that roughly the correct pattern speeds are recovered,
although the trend of higher measured at lower radii (as expected
when non-circular motions exist but are neglected) should still be observed. We
examine the Martinez-Garcia et al. (2009) photometric data and confirm that
this is indeed the case. The comparison of the size of the systematic pattern
speed offset in the data with the predictions of the semi-analytical and MHD
models corroborates that spirals are more likely to end at Outer Lindblad
Resonance, as these authors had already found.Comment: 32 pages, 15 figures, accepted to Ap
Hierarchical Star-Formation in M33: Fundamental properties of the star-forming regions
Star-formation within galaxies appears on multiple scales, from spiral
structure, to OB associations, to individual star clusters, and often
sub-structure within these clusters. This multitude of scales calls for
objective methods to find and classify star-forming regions, regardless of
spatial size. To this end, we present an analysis of star-forming groups in the
local group spiral galaxy M33, based on a new implementation of the Minimum
Spanning Tree (MST) method. Unlike previous studies which limited themselves to
a single spatial scale, we study star-forming structures from the effective
resolution limit (~20pc) to kpc scales. We find evidence for a continuum of
star-forming group sizes, from pc to kpc scales. We do not find a
characteristic scale for OB associations, unlike that found in previous
studies, and we suggest that the appearance of such a scale was caused by
spatial resolution and selection effects. The luminosity function of the groups
is found to be well represented by a power-law with an index, -2, similar to
that found for clusters and GMCs. Additionally, the groups follow a similar
mass-radius relation as GMCs. The size distribution of the groups is best
described by a log-normal distribution and we show that within a hierarchical
distribution, if a scale is selected to find structure, the resulting size
distribution will have a log-normal distribution. We find an abrupt drop of the
number of groups outside a galactic radius of ~4kpc, suggesting a change in the
structure of the star-forming ISM, possibly reflected in the lack of GMCs
beyond this radius. (abridged)Comment: 12 pages, 16 figures, accepted MNRA
Old and new parton distribution and fragmentation functions
A short review of problems with parton distribution functions in nucleons,
non-polarized and polarized, is given. The main part is devoted to the
transversity distribution its possible measurement and its first experimental
probe via spin asymmetry in semi-inclusive DIS. It is argued that the proton
transversity distribution could be successfully measured in future DIS
experiments with {\it longitudinally} polarized target.Comment: 9 pages, latex, czjphys2.sty, 4 eps figures. Submitted at 35-th
Rancontre de Moriond, March 2000 and at Praha-SPIN-2000, July 2000. To be
published in Czechoslovak J. Phys. (Suppl) 51 (2001
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