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Energies of B_s meson excited states - a lattice study
This is a follow-up to our earlier work on the energies and radial
distributions of heavy-light mesons. The heavy quark is taken to be static
(infinitely heavy) and the light quark has a mass about that of the strange
quark. We now concentrate on the energies of the excited states with higher
angular momentum and with a radial node. A new improvement is the use of
hypercubic blocking in the time direction.
The calculation is carried out with dynamical fermions on a 16 cubed times 32
lattice with a lattice spacing approximately 0.1 fm generated using a
non-perturbatively improved clover action.
In nature the closest equivalent of this heavy-light system is the B_s meson,
which allows us to compare our lattice calculations to experimental results
(where available) or to give a prediction where the excited states,
particularly P-wave states, should lie. We pay special attention to the
spin-orbit splitting, to see which one of the states (for a given angular
momentum L) has the lower energy. An attempt is made to understand these
results in terms of the Dirac equation.Comment: 35 pages. v3: Data from two new lattices added. New results in
several chapter
SSME structural dynamic model development
A mathematical model of the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) as a complete assembly, with detailed emphasis on LOX and High Fuel Turbopumps is developed. The advantages of both complete engine dynamics, and high fidelity modeling are incorporated. Development of this model, some results, and projected applications are discussed
Multi-hadron states in Lattice QCD spectroscopy
The ability to reliably measure the energy of an excited hadron in Lattice
QCD simulations hinges on the accurate determination of all lower-lying
energies in the same symmetry channel. These include not only single-particle
energies, but also the energies of multi-hadron states. This talk deals with
the determination of multi-hadron energies in Lattice QCD. The
group-theoretical derivation of lattice interpolating operators that couple
optimally to multi-hadron states is described. We briefly discuss recent
algorithmic developments which allow for the efficient implementation of these
operators in software, and present numerical results from the Hadron Spectrum
Collaboration.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, talk given at Hadron 2009, Tallahassee, Florida,
December 1, 200
Optical-inertia space sextant for an advanced space navigation system, phase B
Optical-inertia space sextant for advanced space navigation syste
A non-perturbative study of the action parameters for anisotropic-lattice quarks
A quark action designed for highly anisotropic lattice simulations is
discussed. The mass-dependence of the parameters in the action is studied and
the results are presented. Applications of this action in studies of heavy
quark quantities are described and results are presented from simulations at an
anisotropy of six, for a range of quark masses from strange to bottom.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
Swift UVOT Grism Observations of Nearby Type Ia Supernovae - I. Observations and Data Reduction
Ultraviolet (UV) observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are useful tools
for understanding progenitor systems and explosion physics. In particular, UV
spectra of SNe Ia, which probe the outermost layers, are strongly affected by
the progenitor metallicity. In this work, we present 120 Neil Gehrels Swift
Observatory UV spectra of 39 nearby SNe Ia. This sample is the largest UV
(lambda < 2900 A) spectroscopic sample of SNe Ia to date, doubling the number
of UV spectra and tripling the number of SNe with UV spectra. The sample spans
nearly the full range of SN Ia light-curve shapes (delta m(B) ~ 0.6-1.8 mag).
The fast turnaround of Swift allows us to obtain UV spectra at very early
times, with 13 out of 39 SNe having their first spectra observed >~ 1 week
before peak brightness and the earliest epoch being 16.5 days before peak
brightness. The slitless design of the Swift UV grism complicates the data
reduction, which requires separating SN light from underlying host-galaxy light
and occasional overlapping stellar light. We present a new data-reduction
procedure to mitigate these issues, producing spectra that are significantly
improved over those of standard methods. For a subset of the spectra we have
nearly simultaneous Hubble Space Telescope UV spectra; the Swift spectra are
consistent with these comparison data.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRA
Rotational Dynamics of Organic Cations in CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite
Methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) based solar cells have shown
impressive power conversion efficiencies of above 20%. However, the microscopic
mechanism of the high photovoltaic performance is yet to be fully understood.
Particularly, the dynamics of CH3NH3+ cations and their impact on relevant
processes such as charge recombination and exciton dissociation are still
poorly understood. Here, using elastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering
techniques and group theoretical analysis, we studied rotational modes of the
CH3NH3+ cation in CH3NH3PbI3. Our results show that, in the cubic (T > 327K)
and tetragonal (165K < T < 327K) phases, the CH3NH3+ ions exhibit four-fold
rotational symmetry of the C-N axis (C4) along with three-fold rotation around
the C-N axis (C3), while in orthorhombic phase (T < 165K) only C3 rotation is
present. Around room temperature, the characteristic relaxation times for the
C4 rotation is found to be ps while for the C3 rotation ps. The -dependent
rotational relaxation times were fitted with Arrhenius equations to obtain
activation energies. Our data show a close correlation between the C4
rotational mode and the temperature dependent dielectric permittivity. Our
findings on the rotational dynamics of CH3NH3+ and the associated dipole have
important implications on understanding the low exciton binding energy and slow
charge recombination rate in CH3NH3PbI3 which are directly relevant for the
high solar cell performance
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