368 research outputs found
A possibility for precise Weinberg angle measurement in centrosymmetric crystals with axis
We demonstrate that parity nonconserving interaction due to the nuclear weak
charge Q_W leads to nonlinear magnetoelectric effect in centrosymmetric
paramagnetic crystals. It is shown that the effect exists only in crystals with
special symmetry axis k. Kinematically, the correlation (correction to energy)
has the form H_PNC ~ Q_W (E,[B,k])(B,k), where B and E are the external
magnetic and electric fields. This gives rise to magnetic induction M_PNC ~ Q_W
{k(B,[k,E]) + [k,E](B,k)}. To be specific we consider rare-earth trifluorides
and, in particular, dysprosium trifluoride which looks the most suitable for
experiment. We estimate the optimal temperature for the experiment to be of a
few kelvin. For the magnetic field B = 1 T and the electric field E = 10 kV/cm,
the expected magnetic induction is 4 \pi M_PNC = 0.5 * 10^-11 G, six orders of
magnitude larger than the best sensitivity currently under discussion.
Dysprosium has several stable isotopes, and so, comparison of the effects for
different isotopes provides possibility for precise measurement of the Weinberg
angle.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables; version 2 - added discussion of neutron
distribution uncertaint
Rho primes in analyzing e+e- annihilation, MARK III, LASS and ARGUS data
The results of an analysis are presented of some recent data on the reactions
, with the
subtracted events, , , , , the decays
,
, upon taking into account both the strong energy
dependence of the partial widths on energy and the previously neglected mixing
of the type resonances. The above effects are shown to exert an
essential influence on the specific values of masses and coupling constants of
heavy resonances and hence are necessary to be accounted for in establishing
their true nature.Comment: 20 pages, ReVTeX, 9 Postscript figures As compared to hep-ph/9607398,
new material concerning the analysis of the ARGUS data on the tau decays into
four pion hadronic states is adde
Electromagnetic form factors in the J/\psi mass region: The case in favor of additional resonances
Using the results of our recent analysis of e^+e^- annihilation, we plot the
curves for the diagonal and transition form factors of light hadrons in the
time-like region up to the production threshold of an open charm quantum
number. The comparison with existing data on the decays of J/\psi into such
hadrons shows that some new resonance structures may be present in the mass
range between 2 GeVand the J/\psi mass. Searching them may help in a better
understanding of the mass spectrum in both the simple and a more sophisticated
quark models, and in revealing the details of the three-gluon mechanism of the
OZI rule breaking in K\bar K channel.Comment: Formulas are added, typo is corrected, the text is rearranged.
Replaced to match the version accepted in Phys Rev
Gravitational red-shift and deflection of slow light
We explore the nature of the classical propagation of light through media
with strong frequency-dependent dispersion in the presence of a gravitational
field. In the weak field limit, gravity causes a redshift of the optical
frequency, which the slow-light medium converts into a spatially-varying index
of refraction. This results in the bending of a light ray in the medium. We
further propose experimental techniques to amplify and detect the phenomenon
using weak value measurements. Independent heuristic and rigorous derivations
of this effect are given.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figur
Microwave-induced flow of vortices in long Josephson junctions
We report experimental and numerical study of microwave-induced flow of
vortices in long Josephson junctions at zero dc magnetic field. Our intriguing
observation is that applying an ac-bias of a small frequency and
sufficiently large amplitude changes the current-voltage characteristics
(- curve) of the junction in a way similar to the effect of dc magnetic
field, well known as the flux-flow behavior. The characteristic voltage of
this low voltage branch increases with the power of microwave radiation as
with the index . Experiments
using a low-temperature laser scanning microscope unambiguously indicate the
motion of Josephson vortices driven by microwaves. Numerical simulations agree
with the experimental data and show strongly {\it irregular} vortex motion. We
explain our results by exploiting an analogy between the microwave-induced
vortex flow in long Josephson junctions and incoherent multi-photon absorption
in small Josephson junctions in the presence of large thermal fluctuations. In
the case of long Josephson junctions the spatially-temporal chaos in the vortex
motion mimics the thermal fluctuations. In accordance with this analogy, a
control of the intensity of chaos in a long junction by changing its damping
constant leads to a pronounced change in the shape of the - curve. Our
results provide a possible explanation to previously measured but not yet
understood microwave-driven properties of intrinsic Josephson junctions in
high-temperature superconductors.Comment: 8 pages, 13 figure
Where the excess photons and dileptons in SPS nuclear collisions come from?
Recently the first single photon spectra from CERN energy heavy-ion
collisions were reported by WA80, while NA34/3 and NA38 have obtained the
spectra for dileptons with the mass up to 4-5 GeV. The production rates for
photons and dileptons significantly increase when reactions involving the
meson are included. However, with the conventional expansion scenario, the
absolute yields are still significantly smaller than the observed ones. It may
indicate that expansion in the ``mixed state" takes much more time
Hard X-ray Bursts from Collapse of the Super Massive Stars
The very first stars in the Universe can be very massive, up to
. They would leave behind massive black holes that could act as
seeds for growing super massive black holes of active galactic nuclei. Given
the anticipated fast rotation such stars would end their live as super massive
collapsars and drive powerful magnetically-dominated jets. In this paper we
investigate the possibility of observing the bursts of high-energy emission
similar to the Long Gamma Ray Bursts associated with normal collapsars. We show
that during the collapse of supercollapsars, the Blandford-Znajek mechanism can
produce jets as powerful as fewerg/s and release up to
erg of the black hole rotational energy. Due to the higher intrinsic
time scale and higher redshift the initial bright phase of the burst can last
for about seconds whereas the central engine would remain active for
about 10 days. Due to the high redshift the burst spectrum is expected to be
soft, with the spectral energy distribution peaking at around 60keV. The peak
total flux density is relatively low, few,
but not prohibitive. The such events should be rear 0.03 year, the
observations needs long term program and could be done in future.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. proceedings of workshop "Many faces of GRB
phenomena - optics vs high energy", SAO Russia, October 12-16, 2009
Nonlinear magneto-optical rotation of frequency-modulated light resonant with a low-J transition
A low-light-power theory of nonlinear magneto-optical rotation of
frequency-modulated light resonant with a J=1->J'=0 transition is presented.
The theory is developed for a Doppler-free transition, and then modified to
account for Doppler broadening and velocity mixing due to collisions. The
results of the theory are shown to be in qualitative agreement with
experimental data obtained for the rubidium D1 line.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures, v.2 edited for clarit
Pion Form Factor Phase, PIon Pion Elasticity and New Electron-Positron Data
New precise data on the low energy electron-positron annihilation into
hadrons from Novosibirsk are used to obtain bounds on the elasticity parameter
and the difference between the phase of the pion form factor and that of pion
pion scatteringComment: 9 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Physics Letters
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