130 research outputs found
APEX: A Prime EXperiment at Jefferson Lab
APEX is an experiment at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
(JLab) in Virginia, USA, that searches for a new gauge boson () with
sub-GeV mass and coupling to ordinary matter of . Electrons impinge upon a fixed target of high-Z material. An
is produced via a process analogous to photon bremsstrahlung,
decaying to an pair. A test run was held in July of 2010, covering
= 175 to 250 MeV and couplings g^\prime/e \; \textgreater \;
10^{-3}. A full run is approved and will cover 65 to 525
MeV and g^\prime/e \; \textgreater \; 2.3 \times10^{-4}.Comment: Contributed to the 8th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs,
Chicago, July 18-22, 2012. 4 pages, 4 figure
Initial Stage of Star Formation
Abstract In frame of the hydrodynamics wh irlwind mechanis m of b ipolar outflow formation fro m disk system the data of observations of active starburst region a dense molecular cloud of Orion KL in H 2 O maser rad iation is analyzed. It is shown that the theory as a first appro ximation exp lains the basic observant laws of active region, structure accompanying protostar formation: a disk-a b ipolar outflo w, includ ing its mechanis m ejection and self-collimation, excitation maser radiat ion
Physics Opportunities with the 12 GeV Upgrade at Jefferson Lab
This white paper summarizes the scientific opportunities for utilization of
the upgraded 12 GeV Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) and
associated experimental equipment at Jefferson Lab. It is based on the 52
proposals recommended for approval by the Jefferson Lab Program Advisory
Committee.The upgraded facility will enable a new experimental program with
substantial discovery potential to address important topics in nuclear,
hadronic, and electroweak physics.Comment: 64 page
Measurements of the Electric Form Factor of the Neutron up to Q2=3.4 GeV2 using the Reaction He3(e,e'n)pp
The electric form factor of the neutron was determined from studies of the
reaction He3(e,e'n)pp in quasi-elastic kinematics in Hall A at Jefferson Lab.
Longitudinally polarized electrons were scattered off a polarized target in
which the nuclear polarization was oriented perpendicular to the momentum
transfer. The scattered electrons were detected in a magnetic spectrometer in
coincidence with neutrons that were registered in a large-solid-angle detector.
More than doubling the Q2-range over which it is known, we find GEn = 0.0225
+/- 0.0017 (stat) +/- 0.0024 (syst), 0.0200 +/- 0.0023 +/- 0.0018, and 0.0142
+/- 0.0019 +/- 0.0013 for Q2 = 1.72, 2.48, and 3.41 GeV2, respectively.Comment: submitted to PR
Measurement of the Neutron Radius of 208Pb Through Parity-Violation in Electron Scattering
We report the first measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry A_PV in the
elastic scattering of polarized electrons from 208Pb. A_PV is sensitive to the
radius of the neutron distribution (Rn). The result A_PV = 0.656 \pm 0.060
(stat) \pm 0.014 (syst) ppm corresponds to a difference between the radii of
the neutron and proton distributions Rn - Rp = 0.33 +0.16 -0.18 fm and provides
the first electroweak observation of the neutron skin which is expected in a
heavy, neutron-rich nucleus.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figur
Secluded Dark Matter Coupled to a Hidden CFT
Models of secluded dark matter offer a variant on the standard WIMP picture
and can modify our expectations for hidden sector phenomenology and detection.
In this work we extend a minimal model of secluded dark matter, comprised of a
U(1)'-charged dark matter candidate, to include a confining hidden-sector CFT.
This provides a technically natural explanation for the hierarchically small
mediator-scale, with hidden-sector confinement generating m_{gamma'}>0.
Furthermore, the thermal history of the universe can differ markedly from the
WIMP picture due to (i) new annihilation channels, (ii) a (potentially) large
number of hidden-sector degrees of freedom, and (iii) a hidden-sector phase
transition at temperatures T << M_{dm} after freeze out. The mediator allows
both the dark matter and the Standard Model to communicate with the CFT, thus
modifying the low-energy phenomenology and cosmic-ray signals from the secluded
sector.Comment: ~50p, 8 figs; v2 JHEP versio
Accurate and Rapid Estimation of Phosphene Thresholds (REPT)
To calibrate the intensity of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) at the occipital pole, the phosphene threshold is used as a measure of cortical excitability. The phosphene threshold (PT) refers to the intensity of magnetic stimulation that induces illusory flashes of light (phosphenes) on a proportion of trials. The existing PT estimation procedures lack the accuracy and mathematical rigour of modern threshold estimation methods. We present an improved and automatic procedure for estimating the PT which is based on the well-established Ψ Bayesian adaptive staircase approach. To validate the new procedure, we compared it with another commonly used procedure for estimating the PT. We found that our procedure is more accurate, reliable, and rapid when compared with an existing PT measurement procedure. The new procedure is implemented in Matlab and works automatically with the Magstim Rapid2 stimulator using a convenient graphical user interface. The Matlab program is freely available for download
LHC Signatures of a Minimal Supersymmetric Hidden Valley
We investigate the LHC signals of a minimal supersymmetric hidden valley. Our
theory consists of the supersymmetric Standard Model along with a light hidden
U(1)_x gauge multiplet and a pair of hidden chiral superfields that
spontaneously break the new Abelian gauge symmetry near a GeV. The visible and
hidden sectors interact exclusively through supersymmetric gauge kinetic
mixing. We perform a thorough examination of the hidden decay cascades
initiated by the lightest Standard Model superpartner and we study the range of
LHC signals they can produce. In particular, we find parameter regions that
give rise to missing energy, single and multiple lepton jets, and displaced
vertices. Given the simplicity of the underlying theory and the broad range of
collider signals it can produce, we propose that this model is a useful
benchmark for LHC studies of (supersymmetric) hidden valleys.Comment: 45 pages, 15 figures; typos corrected but conclusions unchange
Constraining Nonstandard Neutrino-Electron Interactions due to a New Light Spin-1 Boson
We consider nonstandard interactions of neutrinos with electrons arising from
a new light spin-1 particle with mass of tens of GeV or lower and couplings to
the neutrinos and electron. This boson is not necessarily a gauge boson and is
assumed to have no mixing with standard-model gauge bosons. Adopting a
model-independent approach, we study constraints on the flavor-conserving and
-violating couplings of the boson with the leptons from a number of
experimental data. Specifically, we take into account the
(anti)neutrino-electron scattering and e^+ e^- -> nu nubar gamma measurements
and keep explicitly the dependence on the new particle mass in all
calculations. We find that one of the two sets of data can provide the stronger
constraints, depending on the mass and width of the boson. Also, we evaluate
complementary constraints on its separate flavor-conserving couplings to the
electron and neutrinos from other latest experimental results.Comment: 24 pages, 8 figures, expanded including supplementary experimental
constraints, references added, matches journal versio
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