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Multi-particle excitations and spectral densities in quantum spin-systems
The excitation spectrum of the 2-leg S=1/2 Heisenberg ladder is examined
perturbatively. Using an optimally chosen continuous unitary transformation we
expand the Hamiltonian and the Raman operator about the limit of isolated rungs
leading to high order series expansions allowing to calculate spectral
densities quantitatively. The 2-particle sector is examined for total momentum
k=0. We show that triplet-triplet interaction gives rise to a band splitting.Comment: 2 pages, 1 figure; submitted to the proceedings of the SCES2001
conference (Physica B
Construction and Tests of Modules for the ATLAS Pixel Detector
The ATLAS Pixel Detector is the innermost layer of the ATLAS tracking system
and will contribute significantly to the ATLAS track and vertex reconstruction.
The detector consists of identical sensor-chip-hybrid modules, arranged in
three barrels in the centre and three disks on either side for the forward
region.
The position of the pixel detector near the interaction point requires
excellent radiation hardness, mechanical and thermal robustness, good long-term
stability, all combined with a low material budget. The pre-production phase of
such pixel modules has nearly finished, yielding fully functional modules.
Results are presented of tests with these modules.Comment: Poster at the XXIII Physics in Collisions Conference (PIC03),
Zeuthen, Germany, June 2003, 3 pages, LaTeX, 2 eps figures. PSN FRAP1
Why are Retail Prices in Japan so High?: Evidence from German Export Prices
It is well documented that retail prices in Japan are higher than in other countries for similar products. The two main competing explanations for this finding are: (1) a relatively high degree of discriminatory practices against imports and (2) relatively high distribution costs associated with getting goods to the point of final sale in Japan. The first of these explanations implies that foreign exporters should charge higher prices on shipments to Japan than elsewhere, provided at least some of the rent associated with restrictive practices can be captured by the exporter. For the vast majority of the 37 7-digit German export industries studied here, the data are consistent with this implication. Prices on shipments to Japan appear to be significantly higher than prices on shipments to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
Perturbation Theory by Flow Equations: Dimerized and Frustrated S=1/2 Chain
The flow equation method (Wegner 1994) is used as continuous unitary
transformation to construct perturbatively effective Hamiltonians. The method
is illustrated in detail for dimerized and frustrated antiferromagnetic S=1/2
chains. The effective Hamiltonians conserve the number of elementary
excitations which are S=1 magnons for the dimerized chains. The sectors of
different number of excitations are clearly separated. Easy-to-use results for
the gap, the dispersion and the ground state energies of the chains are
provided.Comment: 18 pages, 15 figures included, to appear in Eur. Phys. J. B;
Electronic data will be made available on appearance of articl
Unitary Gauge, Stueckelberg Formalism and Gauge Invariant Models for Effective Lagrangians
Within the framework of the path-integral formalism we reinvestigate the
different methods of removing the unphysical degrees of freedom from
spontanously broken gauge theories. These are: construction of the unitary
gauge by gauge fixing; \rx -limiting procedure; decoupling of the unphysical
fields by point transformations. In the unitary gauge there exists an extra
quartic divergent Higgs self-interaction term, which cannot be neglected if
perturbative calculations are performed in this gauge. Using the St\"uckelberg
formalism this procedure can be reversed, i.~e., a gauge theory can be
reconstructed from its unitary gauge. We also discuss the equivalence of
effective-Lagrangian theories, containing arbitrary interactions, to
(nonlinearly realized) spontanously broken gauge theories and we show how they
can be extended to Higgs models.Comment: 20 pages LaTeX, 4 figures available on reques
The ATLAS Pixel Detector
The ATLAS Pixel Detector is the innermost layer of the ATLAS tracking system
and will contribute significantly to the ATLAS track and vertex reconstruction.
The detector consists of identical sensor-chip-hybrid modules, arranged in
three barrels in the centre and three disks on either side for the forward
region.
The position of the Pixel Detector near the interaction point requires
excellent radiation hardness, mechanical and thermal robustness, good long-term
stability, all combined with a low material budget. The detector layout,
results from final prototyping and the status of production are presented.Comment: Talk at the VERTEX2003 conference, Lake Windermere, UK, September
2003, 6 pages, LaTeX, 6 eps figure
Raman Response in Antiferromagnetic Two-Leg S=1/2 Heisenberg Ladders
The Raman response in the antiferromagnetic 2-leg S=1/2 Heisenberg ladder is
calculated for various couplings by continuous unitary transformations. For leg
couplings above 80% of the rung coupling a characteristic 2-peak structure
occurs with a point of zero intensity within the continuum. Experimental data
for CaV_2O_5 and La_yCa_(14-y)Cu_24O_41 are analyzed and the coupling constants
are determined. Evidence is found that the Heisenberg model is not sufficient
to describe cuprate ladders. We argue that a cyclic exchange term is the
appropriate extension.Comment: 4 pages with 4 figures include
The Structure of Operators in Effective Particle-Conserving Models
For many-particle systems defined on lattices we investigate the global
structure of effective Hamiltonians and observables obtained by means of a
suitable basis transformation. We study transformations which lead to effective
Hamiltonians conserving the number of excitations. The same transformation must
be used to obtain effective observables. The analysis of the structure shows
that effective operators give rise to a simple and intuitive perspective on the
initial problem. The systematic calculation of n-particle irreducible
quantities becomes possible constituting a significant progress. Details how to
implement the approach perturbatively for a large class of systems are
presented.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figure, accepted by J. Phys. A: Math. Ge
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