893 research outputs found
Suppression factors in diffractive photoproduction of dijets
After new publications of H1 data for the diffractive photoproduction of
dijets, which overlap with the earlier published H1 data and the recently
published data of the ZEUS collaboration, have appeared, we have recalculated
the cross sections for this process in next-to-leading order (NLO) of
perturbative QCD to see whether they can be interpreted consistently. The
results of these calculations are compared to the data of both collaborations.
We find that the NLO cross sections disagree with the data, showing that
factorization breaking occurs at that order. If direct and resolved
contributions are both suppressed by the same amount, the global suppression
factor depends on the transverse-energy cut. However, by suppressing only the
resolved contribution, also reasonably good agreement with all the data is
found with a suppression factor independent of the transverse-energy cut.Comment: 28 pages, 11 figures, 3 table
Dijet photoproduction of massless charm jets at next-to-leading order of QCD
We compute the charm dijet photoproduction cross section at next-to-leading
order of QCD in the zero-mass variable flavour number scheme, i.e. with active
charm quarks in the proton and photon. The results are compared to recent
measurements from the ZEUS experiment at HERA. The predictions for various
distributions agree well with the data, in particular for large momentum
fractions of the the partons in the photon, where direct photon processes
dominate. At low momentum fractions, the predictions are quite sensitive to the
charm content in the photon. The experimental data are shown to favour
parameterizations with a substantial charm quark density such as the one
proposed by Cornet et al.Comment: 18 pages, 11 figure
Factorization Breaking in Dijet Photoproduction with a Leading Neutron
The production of dijets with a leading neutron in ep-interactions at HERA is
calculated in leading order and next-to-leading order of perturbative QCD using
a pion-exchange model. Differential cross sections for deep-inelastic
scattering (DIS) and photoproduction are presented as a function of several
kinematic variables. By comparing the theoretical predictions for DIS dijets to
recent H1 data, the pion flux factor together with the parton distribution
functions of the pion is determined. The dijet cross sections in
photoproduction show factorization breaking if compared to the H1
photoproduction data. The suppression factor is S = 0.48 (0.64) for resolved
(global) suppression.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figure
Exotic Rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus: fact or artifact?
Several pathogenic Rickettsia species can be transmitted via Ixodes ricinus ticks to humans and animals. Surveys of I. ricinus for the presence of Rickettsiae using part of its 16S rRNA gene yield a plethora of new and different Rickettsia sequences. Interpreting these data is sometimes difficult and presenting these findings as new or potentially pathogenic Rickettsiae should be done with caution: a recent report suggested presence of a known human pathogen, R. australis, in questing I. ricinus ticks in Europe. A refined analysis of these results revealed that R. helvetica was most likely to be misinterpreted as R. australis. Evidence in the literature is accumulating that rickettsial DNA sequences found in tick lysates can also be derived from other sources than viable, pathogenic Rickettsiae. For example, from endosymbionts, environmental contamination or even horizontal gene transfer
Improving Export Credit Agency Impact Through Full Faith and Credit
International trade requires sufficient, reliable, and affordable sources of financing. Export credit agencies (ECAs) fill trade finance gaps by offering financing, insurance and guarantees to provide liquidity or mitigate risks. They help to create or secure jobs in the domestic economy. However, comprehensive government support is required to create significant impact. This includes ‘full faith and credit’ of the state. In the context of public foreign trade promotion, full faith and credit is defined as an explicit, direct or indirect, irrevocable, legal commitment to accept all liabilities of an ECA as unconditional obligations of the respective government. Our policy recommendations for countries with relatively young ECAs, for example in Ukraine, Armenia, and Malawi, are to establish a full guarantee in addition to an efficient legal set-up, sufficient capital, and sound risk management of the respective agency. Without full faith and credit, policy goals of fostering economic growth through foreign trade fall short
Phalangeal fractures of the hand:An analysis of gender and age-related incidence and aetiology
The incidence and aetiology of 6,857 phalangeal fractures of the hand have been reviewed in a series of 235,427 patients, looking for an age-specific vulnerability to fracture. We found sports to be the main cause of fracture in the 10-29 years age groups and accidental falls to be the leading cause in those aged 70 years or older. We made a new observation that the highest incidence occurs in the male 40-69 age group and machinery was the dominant cause of fracture in this group. Recognition of the frequency of industrial trauma is needed, and public expenditure should be invested in its prevention and treatment.</p
On the mechanisms of heavy-quarkonium hadroproduction
We discuss the various mechanisms potentially at work in hadroproduction of
heavy quarkonia in the light of computations of higher-order QCD corrections
both in the Colour-Singlet (CS) and Colour-Octet (CO) channels and the
inclusion of the contribution arising from the s-channel cut in the CS channel.
We also discuss new observables meant to better discriminate between these
different mechanisms.Comment: Invited review talk at 3rd International Conference On Hard And
Electromagnetic Probes Of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions (HP2008), 8-14 June
2008, Illa da Toxa, Galicia, Spain. 11 pages, 21 figures, LaTeX, uses
svjour.cls and svepj.clo (included
Jet photoproduction and the structure of the photon
Various jet observables in photoproduction are studied and compared to data
from HERA. The feasibility of using a dijet sample for constraining the parton
distributions in the photon is then studied. For the current data the
experimental and theoretical uncertainties are comparable to the variation due
to changing the photon parton distribution set.Comment: 20 pages including 11 figures. Latex using revtex and psfig macros.
Several references added. Submitted to Phys. Rev.
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