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Geochemical reactivity of subsurface sediments as potential buffer to anthropogenic inputs: a strategy for regional characterization in the Netherlands
Geochemical reactivity of subsurface sediments as potential buffer to anthropogenic inputs: a strategy for regional characterization in the Netherland
Proton structure corrections to hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen
We present the derivation of the formulas for the proton structure-dependent
terms in the hyperfine splitting of muonic hydrogen. We use compatible
conventions throughout the calculations to derive a consistent set of formulas
that reconcile differences between our results and some specific terms in
earlier work. Convention conversion corrections are explicitly presented, which
reduce the calculated hyperfine splitting by about 46 ppm. We also note that
using only modern fits to the proton elastic form factors gives a smaller than
historical spread of Zemach radii and leads to a reduced uncertainty in the
hyperfine splitting. Additionally, hyperfine splittings have an impact on the
muonic hydrogen Lamb shift/proton radius measurement, however the correction we
advocate has a small effect there.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Self-Consistent Data Analysis of the Proton Structure Function g1 and Extraction of its Moments
The reanalysis of all available world data on the longitudinal asymmetry A||
is presented. The proton structure function g1 was extracted within a unique
framework of data inputs and assumptions. These data allowed for a reliable
evaluation of moments of the structure function g1 in the Q2 range from 0.2 up
to 30 GeV2. The Q2 evolution of the moments was studied in QCD by means of
Operator Product Expansion (OPE).Comment: Proceeding of 3rd International Symposium on the
Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Sum Rule and its extensions, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, Virginia June 2-5, 200
Direct observation of quark-hadron duality in the free neutron F-2 structure function
Using the recently published data from the BONuS(Barely Off-shell Nucleon Structure) experiment at Jefferson Lab, which utilized a spectator tagging technique to extract the inclusive electron-free neutron scattering cross section, we obtain the first direct observation of quark-hadron duality in the neutron F-2 structure function. The data are used to reconstruct the lowest few (N = 2, 4, and 6) moments of F-2 in the three prominent nucleon resonance regions, as well as the moments integrated over the entire resonance region. Comparison with moments computed from global parametrizations of parton distribution functions suggest that quark-hadron duality holds locally for the neutron in the second and third resonance regions down to Q(2) approximate to 1 GeV2, with violations possibly up to 20% observed in the first resonance region
Beam asymmetry Sigma for pi(+) and pi(0) photoproduction on the proton for photon energies from 1.102 to 1.862 GeV
Beam asymmetries for the reactions gamma p -\u3e p pi(0) and gamma p -\u3e n pi(+) have been measured with the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) and a tagged, linearly polarized photon beam with energies from 1.102-1.862 GeV. A Fourier moment technique for extracting beam asymmetries from experimental data is described. The results reported here possess greater precision and finer energy resolution than previous measurements. Our data for both pion reactions appear to favor the SAID and Bonn-Gatchina scattering analyses over the older Mainz MAID predictions. After incorporating the present set of beam asymmetries into the world database, exploratory fits made with the SAID analysis indicate that the largest changes from previous fits are for properties of the Delta(1700)3/2(-) and Delta(1905) 5/2(+) states
Photoproduction of Lambda and Sigma(0) hyperons using linearly polarized photons
Background: Measurements of polarization observables for the reactions (gamma) over right arrowp -\u3e K+ Lambda and (gamma) over right arrowp -\u3e K+ Sigma(0) have been performed. This is part of a program of measurements designed to study the spectrum of baryon resonances in particular, and nonperturbative QCD in general. Purpose: The accurate measurement of several polarization observables provides tight constraints for phenomenological fits, which allow the study of strangeness in nucleon and nuclear systems. Beam-recoil observables for the (gamma) over right arrowp -\u3e K+ Sigma(0) reaction have not been reported before now. Method: Themeasurements were carried out using linearly polarized photon beams incident on a liquid hydrogen target, and the CLAS detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The energy range of the results is 1.71 \u3c W \u3c 2.19 GeV, with an angular range -0.75 \u3c cos theta(K)* \u3c +0.85. Results: The observables extracted for both reactions are beam asymmetry Sigma, target asymmetry T, and the beam-recoil double polarization observables O-x and O-z. Conclusions: Comparison with theoretical fits indicates that, in the regions where no previous data existed, the new data contain significant new information, and strengthen the evidence for the set of resonances used in the latest Bonn-Gatchina fit
Global Analysis of Data on the Proton Structure Function g1 and Extraction of its Moments
Inspired by recent measurements with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab, we
perform a self-consistent analysis of world data on the proton structure
function g1 in the range 0.17 < Q2 < 30 (GeV/c)**2. We compute for the first
time low-order moments of g1 and study their evolution from small to large
values of Q2. The analysis includes the latest data on both the unpolarized
inclusive cross sections and the ratio R = sigmaL / sigmaT from Jefferson Lab,
as well as a new model for the transverse asymmetry A2 in the resonance region.
The contributions of both leading and higher twists are extracted, taking into
account effects from radiative corrections beyond the next-to-leading order by
means of soft-gluon resummation techniques. The leading twist is determined
with remarkably good accuracy and is compared with the predictions obtained
using various polarized parton distribution sets available in the literature.
The contribution of higher twists to the g1 moments is found to be
significantly larger than in the case of the unpolarized structure function F2.Comment: 18 pages, 13 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Anti-angiogenesis: making the tumor vulnerable to the immune system
Ongoing angiogenesis has been shown to possess immune suppressive activity through several mechanisms. One of these mechanisms is the suppression of adhesion receptors, such as intercellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin—adhesion molecules involved in leukocyte interactions—on the vascular endothelium. This phenomenon, when happening to the tumor endothelium, supports tumor growth due to escape from immunity. Since angiogenesis has this immune suppressive effect, it has been hypothesized that inhibition of angiogenesis may circumvent this problem. In vitro and in vivo data now show that several angiogenesis inhibitors are able to normalize endothelial adhesion molecule expression in tumor blood vessels, restore leukocyte vessel wall interactions, and enhance the inflammatory infiltrate in tumors. It is suggested that such angiogenesis inhibitors can make tumors more vulnerable for the immune system and may therefore be applied to facilitate immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of cancer
Proton structure corrections to electronic and muonic hydrogen hyperfine splitting
We present a precise determination of the polarizability and other proton
structure dependent contributions to the hydrogen hyperfine splitting, based
heavily on the most recent published data on proton spin dependent structure
functions from the EG1 experiment at the Jefferson Laboratory. As a result, the
total calculated hyperfine splitting now has a standard deviation slightly
under 1 part-per-million, and is about 1 standard deviation away from the
measured value. We also present results for muonic hydrogen hyperfine
splitting, taking care to ensure the compatibility of the recoil and
polarizability terms.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figur
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