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A Schematic Model of Leptons and Quarks Based on Majorana Partners
The possible extension of generation structure is investigated on the basis
of a composite model, in which leptons and quarks are composed of rishons
with charge 1/3 and purely neutral . In this sub-system, we regard as
the origin of Majorana particles. The seesaw mechanism implies the possible
existence of heavy , denoted as in addition to ordinary , denoted
as . If we regard as a constitute block of leptons and quarks, a new
generation scheme arises. This new scheme satisfies the anomaly-free condition.Comment: 6 page
Absence of the impurity-induced magnetic order in the electron-doped high-T_c_ cuprates Pr_0.86_LaCe_0.14_Cu_1-y_(Zn, Ni)_y_O_4_
Zero-field muon-spin-relaxation measurements have been carried out in order
to investigate the Zn- and Ni-substitution effects on the Cu-spin dynamics in
the electron-doped Pr_0.86_LaCe_0.14_Cu_1-y_(Zn, Ni)_y_O_4+\alpa-\delta_ with y
= 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.05 and different values of the reduced oxygen content
\delta(\delta \le 0.09). For the samples with y = 0 and very small \delta
values of \delta < 0.01, a muon-spin precession due to the formation of a
long-range antiferromagnetic order has been observed at low temperatures below
\~ 5 K. For the moderately oxygen-reduced samples of 0.01 \le \delta \le 0.09,
on the contrary, no muon-spin precession has been observed and the temperature
dependence of the spectra is similar to one another regardless of the y value.
That is, no impurity-induced slowing down of the Cu-spin fluctuations has been
detected, which is very different from the results of the hole-doped high-T_c_
cuprates. The reason is discussed.Comment: 13 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings of ISS2004 (to be published in
Physica C
Muon-spin-relaxation and magnetic-susceptibility studies of effects of the magnetic impurity Ni on the Cu-spin dynamics and superconductivity in La_2-x_Sr_x_Cu_1-y_Ni_y_O_4_ with x = 0.13
Effects of the magnetic impurity Ni on the Cu-spin dynamics and
superconductivity have been studied in La_2-x_Sr_x_Cu_1-y_Ni_y_O_4_ with x =
0.13 changing y finely up to 0.10. Compared with the case of the nonmagnetic
impurity Zn, it has been found from the muon-spin-relaxation measurements that
a large amount of Ni is required to stabilize a magnetic order of Cu spins.
However, the evolution toward the stabilization of the magnetic order with
increasing impurity concentration is qualitatively similar to each other. The
area of the non-superconducting and slowly fluctuating or static region of Cu
spins around Ni has been found to be smaller than that around Zn, suggesting
that the pinning of rather long-ranged dynamical spin correlation such as the
so-called dynamical stripe by Ni is weaker than that by Zn. This may be the
reason why Zn destroys the superconductivity in the hole-doped high-T_c_
cuprates more markedly than Ni.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Transverse single-spin asymmetries in proton-proton collisions at the AFTER@LHC experiment
We present results for transverse single-spin asymmetries in proton-proton
collisions at kinematics relevant for AFTER, a proposed fixed-target experiment
at the Large Hadron Collider. These include predictions for pion, jet, and
direct photon production from analytical formulas already available in the
literature. We also discuss specific measurements that will benefit from the
higher luminosity of AFTER, which could help resolve an almost 40-year puzzle
of what causes transverse single-spin asymmetries in proton-proton collisions.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures; more details/discussion added to the text,
references added/updated, version to appear in Advances in High Energy
Physics for the Special Issue "Physics at a Fixed-Target Experiment Using the
LHC Beams
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