358 research outputs found
g_{rho sigma gamma} coupling constant in light cone QCD
The coupling constant g_{rho sigma gamma} is determined from light cone QCD
sum rules. A comparison of our result with the ones existing in literature is
presented.Comment: 7 pp, 2 figures (postscript formatted), LaTex formatte
Open charm and charmonium production at relativistic energies
We calculate open charm and charmonium production in reactions at
= 200 GeV within the hadron-string dynamics (HSD) transport approach
employing open charm cross sections from and reactions that are
fitted to results from PYTHIA and scaled in magnitude to the available
experimental data. Charmonium dissociation with nucleons and formed mesons to
open charm ( pairs) is included dynamically. The 'comover'
dissociation cross sections are described by a simple phase-space model
including a single free parameter, i.e. an interaction strength , that
is fitted to the suppression data for collisions at SPS
energies. As a novel feature we implement the backward channels for charmonium
reproduction by channels employing detailed balance. From our
dynamical calculations we find that the charmonium recreation is comparable to
the dissociation by 'comoving' mesons. This leads to the final result that the
total suppression at = 200 GeV as a function of centrality
is slightly less than the suppression seen at SPS energies by the NA50
Collaboration, where the 'comover' dissociation is substantial and the backward
channels play no role. Furthermore, even in case that all directly produced
mesons dissociate immediately (or are not formed as a mesonic state),
a sizeable amount of charmonia is found asymptotically due to the + meson channels in central collisions of at =
200 GeV which, however, is lower than the yield expected from binary
scaling of collisions.Comment: 42 pages, including 14 eps figures, discussions extended and
references added, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Progress in the determination of the cross section
Improving previous calculations, we compute the cross section using QCD sum rules. Our sum rules for the , , and hadronic
matrix elements are constructed by using vaccum-pion correlation functions, and
we work up to twist-4 in the soft-pion limit. Our results suggest that, using
meson exchange models is perfectly acceptable, provided that they include form
factors and that they respect chiral symmetry. After doing a thermal average we
get mb at T=150\MeV.Comment: 22 pages, RevTeX4 including 7 figures in ps file
Electroweak Supersymmetry around the Electroweak Scale
Inspired by the phenomenological constraints, LHC supersymmetry and Higgs
searches, dark matter search as well as string model building, we propose the
electroweak supersymmetry around the electroweak scale: the squarks and/or
gluinos are around a few TeV while the sleptons, sneutrinos, bino and winos are
within one TeV. The Higgsinos can be either heavy or light. We consider bino as
the dominant component of dark matter candidate, and the observed dark matter
relic density is achieved via the neutralino-stau coannihilations. Considering
the Generalized Minimal Supergravity (GmSUGRA), we show explicitly that the
electroweak supersymmetry can be realized, and the gauge coupling unification
can be preserved. With two Scenarios, we study the viable parameter spaces that
satisfy all the current phenomenological constraints, and we present the
concrete benchmark points. Furthermore, we comment on the fine-tuning problem
and LHC searches.Comment: RevTex4, 28 pages, 8 figures, 8 tables, version to appear in EPJ
1D model of precursors to frictional stick-slip motion allowing for robust comparison with experiments
We study the dynamic behaviour of 1D spring-block models of friction when the
external loading is applied from a side, and not on all blocks like in the
classical Burridge-Knopoff-like models. Such a change in the loading yields
specific difficulties, both from numerical and physical viewpoints. To address
some of these difficulties and clarify the precise role of a series of model
parameters, we start with the minimalistic model by Maegawa et al. (Tribol.
Lett. 38, 313, 2010) which was proposed to reproduce their experiments about
precursors to frictional sliding in the stick-slip regime. By successively
adding (i) an internal viscosity, (ii) an interfacial stiffness and (iii) an
initial tangential force distribution at the interface, we manage to (i) avoid
the model's unphysical stress fluctuations, (ii) avoid its unphysical
dependence on the spatial resolution and (iii) improve its agreement with the
experimental results, respectively. Based on the behaviour of this improved 1D
model, we develop an analytical prediction for the length of precursors as a
function of the applied tangential load. We also discuss the relationship
between the microscopic and macroscopic friction coefficients in the model.Comment: 13 pages, 14 figures, accepted in Tribology Letter
Hadron Production in Heavy Ion Collisions
We review hadron production in heavy ion collisions with emphasis on pion and
kaon production at energies below 2 AGeV and on partonic collectivity at RHIC
energies.Comment: 31 pages, 26 figures, accepted for publication in Landolt-Boernstein
Volume 1-23
J/psi production in relativistic heavy ion collisions from a multi-phase transport model
Using A Multi-Phase Transport (AMPT) model, we study J/psi production from
interactions between charm and anti-charm quarks in initial parton phase and
between D and Dbar mesons in final hadron phase of relativistic heavy ion
collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Including also the
inverse reactions of J/psi absorption by gluons and light mesons, we find that
the net number of J/psi from the parton and hadron phases is smaller than that
expected from the superposition of initial nucleon-nucleon collisions, contrary
to the J/psi enhancement predicted by the kinetic formation model. The
production of J/psi is further suppressed if one includes the color screening
effect in the parton phase. We have also studied the dependence of J/psi
production on the charm quark mass and the effective charm meson mass.Comment: Figures redone with better statistic
Lifetimes of High-Degree p Modes in the Quiet and Active Sun
We study variations of the lifetimes of high-degree solar p-modes in the
quiet and active Sun with the solar activity cycle. The lifetimes in the degree
range 300 - 600 and frequency 2.5 - 4.5 mHz were computed from SOHO/MDI data in
an area including active regions and quiet Sun using the time-distance
technique. We applied our analysis to the data in four different phases of
solar activity: in 1996 (at minimum), 1998 (rising phase), 2000 (at maximum)
and 2003 (declining phase). The results from the area with active regions show
that the lifetime decreases as activity increases. The maximal lifetime
variations are between solar minimum in 1996 and maximum in 2000; the relative
variation averaged over all mode degree values and frequencies is a decrease of
about 13%. The lifetime reductions relative to 1996 are about 7% in 1998 and
about 10% in 2003. The lifetime computed in the quiet region still decreases
with solar activity although the decrease is smaller. On average, relative to
1996, the lifetime decrease is about 4% in 1998, 10% in 2000 and 8% in 2003.
Thus, measured lifetime increases when regions of high magnetic activity are
avoided. Moreover, the lifetime computed in quiet regions also shows variations
with activity cycle.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures; Accepted for publication in Solar Physic
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