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KKbar molecules with momentum-dependent interactions
It is shown that the momentum-dependent kaon-antikaon interactions generated
via vector meson exchange from the standard SU_V(3) x SU_A(3) interaction
Lagrangian lead to a non-local potential in coordinate space that can be
incorporated without approximation into a non-relativistic version of the
Bethe-Salpeter wave equation containing a radial-dependent effective kaon mass
appearing in a fully symmetrized kinetic energy operator, in addition to a
local potential. Estimates of the mass and decay widths of f_0(980) and
a_0(980), considered as KKbar molecules of isospin 0 and 1, as well as for
K^+K^- atomic bound states (kaonium) are presented, and compared with previous
studies of a similar nature. It is argued that without a better knowledge of
hadronic form factors it is not possible to distinguish between the molecular
versus elementary particle models for the structure of the light scalar mesons.Comment: 14 pages, 2 tables, 5 figures. Added subsection on s-channel
exchange, additional remarks on the possible effect of gluon exchange, and 1
additional figur
Intensity limitations of a gas cell for stopping, storing and guiding of radioactive ions
The possibility to use a gas cell filled by noble gas (He or Ar) for thermalizing, storing and transporting radioactive ions is explored by studying experimentally ion - electron recombination of stable Ni, resonantly ionized by laser light. Combined with a literature study on ionization chambers, especially developed for high-intensity applications, conclusions are drawn on the maximum intensity of the incoming ion beam. A practical limit is encountered when the space-charge induced voltage fully counteract the applied voltage on the electrodes collecting the electrons
HD 178892 - a cool Ap star with extremely strong magnetic field
We report a discovery of the Zeeman resolved spectral lines, corresponding to
the extremely large magnetic field modulus =17.5 kG, in the cool Ap star HD
178892. The mean longitudinal field of this star reaches 7.5 kG, and its
rotational modulation implies the strength of the dipolar magnetic component
Bp>=23 kG. We have revised rotation period of the star using the All Sky
Automated Survey photometry and determined P=8.2478 d. Rotation phases of the
magnetic and photometric maxima of the star coincide with each other. We
obtained Geneva photometric observation of HD 178892 and estimated
Teff=7700+/-250 K using photometry and the hydrogen Balmer lines. Preliminary
abundance analysis reveals abundance pattern typical of rapidly oscillating Ap
stars.Comment: Accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysics; 4 pages, 4 figure
Progress on Neutron-Target Multipoles above 1 GeV
We report a new extraction of nucleon resonance couplings using pi-
photoproduction cross sections on the neutron. The world database for the
process gn-->pi-p above 1 GeV has quadrupled with the addition of new
differential cross sections from the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS)
at Jefferson Lab in Hall B. Differential cross sections from CLAS have been
improved with a new final-state interaction determination using a diagrammatic
technique taking into account the SAID phenomenological NN and piN final-state
interaction amplitudes. Resonance couplings have been extracted and compared to
previous determinations. With the addition of these new cross sections,
significant changes are seen in the high-energy behavior of the SAID cross
sections and amplitudes.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, 1 table; talk given at 12th International
Workshop on Meson Production, Properties and Interaction (MESON2012), 31 May
- 5 June 2012, Krakow, Poland; will be published online in European Journal
Web of Conference
Oscillons in dilaton-scalar theories
It is shown by both analytical methods and numerical simulations that
extremely long living spherically symmetric oscillons appear in virtually any
real scalar field theory coupled to a massless dilaton (DS theories). In fact
such "dilatonic" oscillons are already present in the simplest non-trivial DS
theory -- a free massive scalar field coupled to the dilaton. It is shown that
in analogy to the previously considered cases with a single nonlinear scalar
field, in DS theories there are also time periodic quasibreathers (QB)
associated to small amplitude oscillons. Exploiting the QB picture the
radiation law of the small amplitude dilatonic oscillons is determined
analytically.Comment: extended discussion on stability, to appear in JHEP, 29 pages, 7
figure
Dual Chamber Laser Ion Source at Lisol
A new type of the gas cell for the resonance ionization laser ion source at
the Leuven Isotope Separator On Line (LISOL) has been developed and tested at
off-line and on-line conditions. Two-step selective laser ionization is applied
to produce purified beams of radioactive isotopes. The selectivity of the ion
source has been increased by more than one order of magnitude by separation of
the stopping and laser ionization regions. This allows to use electrical fields
for further ion purification.Comment: 14 figure
Cobalt-based ZIF-68 and ZIF-69 as the precursors of non-platinum electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction
We report the microwave-assisted synthesis of Co-based ZIF-68 and ZIF-69 zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, which were enriched with iron(ii) acetate and 1,10-phenanthroline and then pyrolyzed to form heterogeneous catalysts. The materials demonstrated high activity in oxygen reduction and suitability as Pt-free catalysts for low-temperature fuel cell
Scalar meson production in nucleon-nucleon collisions near threshold
We establish the model-independent spin structure of the matrix elements for
the near-threshold scalar meson production in and -collisions, when
the final particles are emitted in S-state. Polarization phenomena are derived
in a general form. The properties of the channel dynamics, which is based
on different meson exchanges, are studied in terms of the channel
parametrization of the matrix element. The prediction of a 'realistic' model,
based on -exchanges are also presented.Comment: 16 pages 6 figure
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