Dynamical Correlations in a Half-Filled Landau Level

We formulate a self-consistent field theory for the Chern-Simons fermions to study the dynamical response function of the quantum Hall system at $\nu=1/2$. Our scheme includes the effect of correlations beyond the random-phase approximation (RPA) employed to this date for this system. The resulting zero-frequency density response function vanishes as the square of the wave vector in the long-wavelength limit. The longitudinal conductivity calculated in this scheme shows linear dependence on the wave vector, like the experimentals results and the RPA, but the absolute values are higher than the experimental results.Comment: 4 pages, revtex, 3 figures included. Corrected typo

Convective heat transfer correlations for molten core debris pools growing in concrete. [LMFBR]

The heat and mass transfer processes taking place in volumetrically-heated pools are of interest because of their relevance in post accident heat removal analyses for fast reactors. Earlier studies on volumetrically-heated pools have focused on natural convection phenomena. These, however, do not apply for molten core debris pools growing in concrete since large amounts of gas will be released by the concrete. These gases will vigorously mix the pool. Knowledge of the heat transfer rates at the pool boundaries is necessary in order to assess the passive core retention capability of the concrete support structure below the reactor vessel. Hence, the main objectives of this investigation have been to experimentally simulate the gas evolution process at the pool boundaries and determine the effect of gas release on the heat transfer rates along the boundaries. Nusselt-type correlations have been obtained for the downward, sideward, and upward heat transfer rates

Technology of protection and control of printed products using application programs of digital introscopy

The article presents the basics of the method of correlation spatial-frequency filtering of maps of phase distributions of polyethylene films. Using the method of statistical analysis of the structure of spatial-frequency filtered polarization mapsof polymer films, a set of methods and criteria for diagnosingchanges in the birefringence of packaging materials has beensubstantiated and tested.У статті наведено основи методу кореляційної просторово-частотної фільтрації карток фазових розподілів поліетиленових плівок. Використовуючи метод статистичного аналізу структури просторово-частотних фільтрованих поляризаційних карт полімерних плівок, обґрунтовано та апробовано комплекс методів та критеріїв діагностики зміни двопроменеломлення пакувальних матеріалів

Applied computer polarization-singular analysis of polymer packaging materials

This manuscript discusses the development of a singular approach to analyzing polarization-inhomogeneous laser fields in order to improve the manufacturing technology of packaging printing products. The analysis is based on a model approach, which represents polyethylene polymer film networks as a two-component amorphous-crystallite matrix.У статті описана розробка та обґрунтування принципів сингулярного підходу до аналізу поляризаційно-неоднорідних лазерних полів з метою вдосконалення технології виготовлення пакувальної поліграфічної продукції. У статті наведено детальні теоретичні пояснення, які допомагають зрозуміти механізми формування поляризаційно- сингулярних структур у полімерних плівках

Combined sensitivity to the neutrino mass ordering with JUNO, the IceCube Upgrade, and PINGU

The ordering of the neutrino mass eigenstates is one of the fundamental open questions in neutrino physics. While current-generation neutrino oscillation experiments are able to produce moderate indications on this ordering, upcoming experiments of the next generation aim to provide conclusive evidence. In this paper we study the combined performance of the two future multi-purpose neutrino oscillation experiments JUNO and the IceCube Upgrade, which employ two very distinct and complementary routes toward the neutrino mass ordering. The approach pursued by the 20 kt medium-baseline reactor neutrino experiment JUNO consists of a careful investigation of the energy spectrum of oscillated νe produced by ten nuclear reactor cores. The IceCube Upgrade, on the other hand, which consists of seven additional densely instrumented strings deployed in the center of IceCube DeepCore, will observe large numbers of atmospheric neutrinos that have undergone oscillations affected by Earth matter. In a joint fit with both approaches, tension occurs between their preferred mass-squared differences Δm312=m32-m12 within the wrong mass ordering. In the case of JUNO and the IceCube Upgrade, this allows to exclude the wrong ordering at >5σ on a timescale of 3-7 years - even under circumstances that are unfavorable to the experiments' individual sensitivities. For PINGU, a 26-string detector array designed as a potential low-energy extension to IceCube, the inverted ordering could be excluded within 1.5 years (3 years for the normal ordering) in a joint analysis

Design and performance of the first IceAct demonstrator at the South Pole

In this paper we describe the first results of IceAct, a compact imaging air-Cherenkov telescope operating in coincidence with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory (IceCube) at the geographic South Pole. An array of IceAct telescopes (referred to as the IceAct project) is under consideration as part of the IceCube-Gen2 extension to IceCube. Surface detectors in general will be a powerful tool in IceCube-Gen2 for distinguishing astrophysical neutrinos from the dominant backgrounds of cosmic-ray induced atmospheric muons and neutrinos: the IceTop array is already in place as part of IceCube, but has a high energy threshold. Although the duty cycle will be lower for the IceAct telescopes than the present IceTop tanks, the IceAct telescopes may prove to be more effective at lowering the detection threshold for air showers. Additionally, small imaging air-Cherenkov telescopes in combination with IceTop, the deep IceCube detector or other future detector systems might improve measurements of the composition of the cosmic ray energy spectrum. In this paper we present measurements of a first 7-pixel imaging air Cherenkov telescope demonstrator, proving the capability of this technology to measure air showers at the South Pole in coincidence with IceTop and the deep IceCube detector

A Search for MeV to TeV Neutrinos from Fast Radio Bursts with IceCube

We present two searches for IceCube neutrino events coincident with 28 fast radio bursts (FRBs) and 1 repeating FRB. The first improves on a previous IceCube analysis - searching for spatial and temporal correlation of events with FRBs at energies greater than roughly 50 GeV - by increasing the effective area by an order of magnitude. The second is a search for temporal correlation of MeV neutrino events with FRBs. No significant correlation is found in either search; therefore, we set upper limits on the time-integrated neutrino flux emitted by FRBs for a range of emission timescales less than one day. These are the first limits on FRB neutrino emission at the MeV scale, and the limits set at higher energies are an order-of-magnitude improvement over those set by any neutrino telescope