423 research outputs found
Hadron Spin Dynamics
Spin effects in exclusive and inclusive reactions provide an essential new
dimension for testing QCD and unraveling hadron structure. Remarkable new
experiments from SLAC, HERMES (DESY), and the Jefferson Laboratory present many
challenges to theory, including measurements at HERMES and SMC of the single
spin asymmetries in pion electroproduction, where the proton is polarized
normal to the scattering plane. This type of single spin asymmetry may be due
to the effects of rescattering of the outgoing quark on the spectators of the
target proton, an effect usually neglected in conventional QCD analyses. Many
aspects of spin, such as single-spin asymmetries and baryon magnetic moments
are sensitive to the dynamics of hadrons at the amplitude level, rather than
probability distributions. I illustrate the novel features of spin dynamics for
relativistic systems by examining the explicit form of the light-front
wavefunctions for the two-particle Fock state of the electron in QED, thus
connecting the Schwinger anomalous magnetic moment to the spin and orbital
momentum carried by its Fock state constituents and providing a transparent
basis for understanding the structure of relativistic composite systems and
their matrix elements in hadronic physics. I also present a survey of
outstanding spin puzzles in QCD, particularly the double transverse spin
asymmetry A_{NN} in elastic proton-proton scattering, the J/psi to rho-pi
puzzle, and J/psi polarization at the Tevatron.Comment: Concluding theory talk presented at SPIN2001, the Third
Circum-Pan-Pacific Symposium on High Energy Physics, October, 2001, Beijin
Intrinsic Reliability improvement in Biaxially Strained SiGe p-MOSFETs
In this letter we not only show improvement in the performance but also in
the reliability of 30nm thick biaxially strained SiGe (20%Ge) channel on Si
p-MOSFETs. Compared to Si channel, strained SiGe channel allows larger hole
mobility ({\mu}h) in the transport direction and alleviates charge flow towards
the gate oxide. {\mu}h enhancement by 40% in SiGe and 100% in Si-cap SiGe is
observed compared to the Si hole universal mobility. A ~40% reduction in NBTI
degradation, gate leakage and flicker noise (1/f) is observed which is
attributed to a 4% increase in the hole-oxide barrier height ({\phi}) in SiGe.
Similar field acceleration factor ({\Gamma}) for threshold voltage shift
({\Delta}VT) and increase in noise ({\Delta}SVG) in Si and SiGe suggests
identical degradation mechanisms.Comment: 4 figures, 3 pages, accepted for publication in IEEE ED
Solution generating with perfect fluids
We apply a technique, due to Stephani, for generating solutions of the
Einstein-perfect fluid equations. This technique is similar to the vacuum
solution generating techniques of Ehlers, Harrison, Geroch and others. We start
with a ``seed'' solution of the Einstein-perfect fluid equations with a Killing
vector. The seed solution must either have (i) a spacelike Killing vector and
equation of state P=rho or (ii) a timelike Killing vector and equation of state
rho+3P=0. The new solution generated by this technique then has the same
Killing vector and the same equation of state. We choose several simple seed
solutions with these equations of state and where the Killing vector has no
twist. The new solutions are twisting versions of the seed solutions
Radiation and String Atmosphere for Relativistic Stars
We extend the Vaidya radiating metric to include both a radiation field and a
string fluid. Assuming diffusive transport for the string fluid, we find new
analytic solutions of Einstein's field equations. Our new solutions represent
an extention of Xanthopoulos superposition.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev. D, Rapid Communicatio
Analytical treatment of critical collapse in 2+1 dimensional AdS spacetime: a toy model
We present an exact collapsing solution to 2+1 gravity with a negative
cosmological constant minimally coupled to a massless scalar field, which
exhibits physical properties making it a candidate critical solution. We
discuss its global causal structure and its symmetries in relation with those
of the corresponding continously self-similar solution derived in the
case. Linear perturbations on this background lead to approximate
black hole solutions. The critical exponent is found to be .Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures. Major changes in the discussions of Sects. 2 and
5. The value of the critical exponent has been revised to \gamma = 2/
Collapsing Layers on Schwarzschild-Lemaitre Geodesics
We discuss Israel layers collapsing inward from rest at infinity along
Schwarzschild-Lemaitre geodesics. The dynamics of the collapsing layer and its
equation of state are developed. There is a general equation of state which is
approximately polytropic in the limit of very low pressure. The equation of
state establishes a new limit on the stress-density ratio.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev. D 1
Fractal Scales in a Schwarzschild Atmosphere
Recently, Glass and Krisch have extended the Vaidya radiating metric to
include both a radiation fluid and a string fluid [1999 Class. Quantum Grav.
vol 16, 1175]. Mass diffusion in the extended Schwarzschild atmosphere was
studied. The continuous solutions of classical diffusive transport are believed
to describe the envelope of underlying fractal behavior. In this work we
examine the classical picture at scales on which fractal behavior might be
evident.Comment: to appear in Class. Quantum Gra
Phonon dispersion and lifetimes in MgB2
We measure phonon dispersion and linewidth in a single crystal of MgB_2 along
the Gamma-A, Gamma-M and A-L directions using inelastic X-Ray scattering. We
use Density Functional Theory to compute the effect of both electron-phonon
coupling and anharmonicity on the linewidth, obtaining excellent agreement with
experiment. Anomalous broadening of the E_2g phonon mode is found all along
Gamma-A. The dominant contribution to the linewidth is always the
electron-phonon coupling.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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