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Nearby Doorways, Parity Doublets and Parity Mixing in Compound Nuclear States
We discuss the implications of a doorway state model for parity mixing in
compound nuclear states. We argue that in order to explain the tendency of
parity violating asymmetries measured in Th to have a common sign,
doorways that contribute to parity mixing must be found in the same energy
neighbourhood of the measured resonance. The mechanism of parity mixing in this
case of nearby doorways is closely related to the intermediate structure
observed in nuclear reactions in which compound states are excited. We note
that in the region of interest (Th) nuclei exhibit octupole
deformations which leads to the existence of nearby parity doublets. These
parity doublets are then used as doorways in a model for parity mixing. The
contribution of such mechanism is estimated in a simple model.Comment: 11 pages, REVTE
Parity Violation in Neutron Resonances in 107,109Ag
Parity nonconservation (PNC) was studied in p-wave resonances in Ag by measuring the helicity dependence of the neutron total cross section. Transmission measurements on natural Ag were performed in the energy range 32 to 422 eV with the time-of-flight method at the Manuel Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory. A total of 15 p-wave neutron resonances were studied in 107Ag and ninep-wave resonances in 109Ag. Statistically significant asymmetries were observed for eight resonances in 107Ag and for four resonances in109Ag. An analysis treating the PNC matrix elements as random variables yields a weak spreading width of Γw=(2.67-1.21+2.65)×10-7 eV for107Ag and Γw=(1.30-0.74+2.49)×10-7 eV for 109Ag
Canonical and Microcanonical Distributions for Fermi Systems
Recursion relations are presented that allow exact calculation of canonical
and microcanonical partition functions of degenerate Fermi systems, assuming no
explicit two-body interactions. Calculations of the level density, sorted by
angular momentum, are presented for Ni-56 are presented. The issue of treating
unbound states is also addressed.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Parity Violation in 232Th Neutron Resonances Above 250 eV
The analysis of parity nonconservation (PNC) measurements performed on 232Th by the TRIPLE Collaboration has been extended to include the neutron energy range of 250 to 1900 eV. Below 250 eV all ten statistically significant parity violations have the same sign. However, at higher energies PNC effects of both signs were observed in the transmission of longitudinally polarized neutrons through a thick thorium target. Although the limited experimental energy resolution precluded analysis in terms of the longitudinal asymmetry, parity violations were observed and the cross section differences for positive and negative neutron helicities were obtained. For comparison, a similar analysis was performed on the data below 250 eV, for which longitudinal asymmetries were obtained previously. For energies below 250 eV, the p-wave neutron strength functions for the J=1/2 and J=3/2 states were extracted: S1/21=(1.68±0.61)×10-4 and S3/21=(0.75±0.18)×10-4. The data provide constraints on the properties of local doorway states proposed to explain the PNC sign effect in thorium
Search for Parity Violation in 93Nb Neutron Resonances
A new search has been performed for parity violation in the compound nuclear states of 94Nb by measuring the helicity dependence of the neutron total cross section. Transmission measurements on a thick niobium target were performed by the time-of-flight method at the Manuel Lujan Neutron Scattering Center with a longitudinally polarized neutron beam in the energy range 32 to 1000 eV. A total of 18 p-wave resonances in 93Nb were studied with none exhibiting a statistically significant parity-violating longitudinal asymmetry. An upper limit of 1.0×10-7 eV (95% confidence level) was obtained for the weak spreading widthΓw in 93Nb
Optical-Model Description of Time-Reversal Violation
A time-reversal-violating spin-correlation coefficient in the total cross
section for polarized neutrons incident on a tensor rank-2 polarized target is
calculated by assuming a time-reversal-noninvariant, parity-conserving
``five-fold" interaction in the neutron-nucleus optical potential. Results are
presented for the system for neutron incident energies
covering the range 1--20 MeV. From existing experimental bounds, a strength of
keV is deduced for the real and imaginary parts of the five-fold
term, which implies an upper bound of order on the relative -odd
strength when compared to the central real optical potential.Comment: 11 pages (Revtex
Statistical Theory of Parity Nonconservation in Compound Nuclei
We present the first application of statistical spectroscopy to study the
root-mean-square value of the parity nonconserving (PNC) interaction matrix
element M determined experimentally by scattering longitudinally polarized
neutrons from compound nuclei. Our effective PNC interaction consists of a
standard two-body meson-exchange piece and a doorway term to account for
spin-flip excitations. Strength functions are calculated using realistic
single-particle energies and a residual strong interaction adjusted to fit the
experimental density of states for the targets, ^{238} U for A\sim 230 and
^{104,105,106,108} Pd for A\sim 100. Using the standard Desplanques, Donoghue,
and Holstein estimates of the weak PNC meson-nucleon coupling constants, we
find that M is about a factor of 3 smaller than the experimental value for
^{238} U and about a factor of 1.7 smaller for Pd. The significance of this
result for refining the empirical determination of the weak coupling constants
is discussed.Comment: Latex file, no Fig
Nutrient and carbonate chemistry patterns associated with Karenia brevis blooms in three West Florida Shelf estuaries 2020-2023
Ocean acidification (OA) driven by eutrophication, riverine discharge, and other threats from local population growth that affect the inorganic carbonate system is already affecting the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Long-term declines in pH of ~ -0.001 pH units yr-1 have been observed in many southwest Florida estuaries over the past few decades. Coastal and estuarine waters of southwest Florida experience high biomass harmful algal blooms (HABs) of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis nearly every year; and these blooms have the potential to impact and be impacted by seasonal to interannual patterns of carbonate chemistry. Sampling was conducted seasonally along three estuarine transects (Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Caloosahatchee River) between May 2020 and May 2023 to obtain baseline measurements of carbonate chemistry prior to, during, and following K. brevis blooms. Conductivity, temperature and depth data and discrete water samples for K. brevis cell abundance, nutrients, and carbonate chemistry (total alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbonate (DIC), pCO2, and pHT were evaluated to identify seasonal patterns and linkages among carbonate system variables, nutrients, and K. brevis blooms. Karenia brevis blooms were observed during six samplings, and highest pCO2 and lowest pHT was observed either during or after blooms in all three estuaries. Highest average pH and lowest pCO2 were observed in Tampa Bay. In all three estuaries, average DIC and pHT were higher and pCO2 was lower during dry seasons than wet seasons. There was strong influence of net community calcification (NCC) and net community production (NCP) on the carbonate system; and NCC : NCP ratios in Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, and the Caloosahatchee River were 0.83, 0.93, and 1.02, respectively. Linear relationships between salinity and dissolved ammonium, phosphate, and nitrate indicate strong influence of freshwater inflow from river input and discharge events on nutrient concentrations. This study is a first step towards connecting observations of high biomass blooms like those caused by K. brevis and alterations of carbonate chemistry in Southwest Florida. Our study demonstrates the need for integrated monitoring to improve understanding of interactions among the carbonate system, HABs, water quality, and acidification over local to regional spatial scales and event to decadal time scales
Correlations within Eigenvectors and Transition Amplitudes in the Two-Body Random Interaction Model
It is shown that the two-body character of the interaction in a many-body
system gives rise to specific correlations between the components of compound
states, even if this interaction is completely random. Surprisingly, these
correlations increase with the increase of the number of active (valence)
particles. Statistical theory of transition amplitudes between compound states,
which takes into account these correlation is developed and tested within the
framework of the Two-Body Random Interaction Model. It is demonstrated that a
feature, which can be called ``correlation resonance'', appears in the
distribution of the transition matrix amplitudes, since the correlations
strongly reduce the transition amplitudes at the tails and increase them near
the maximum of the distribution.Comment: 20 pages in Latex and 15 Postscript figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
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A comparison of analytic models for estimating dose equivalent rates in shielding with beam spill measurements
A comparison of 800-MeV proton beam spill measurements at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF) with analytical model calculations of neutron dose equivalent rates (DER) show agreement within factors of 2-3 for simple shielding geometries. The DER estimates were based on a modified Moyer model for transverse angles and a Monte Carlo based forward angle model described in the proceeding paper
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