422 research outputs found
Chiral -exchange NN-potentials: Two-loop contributions
We calculate in heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory the local
NN-potentials generated by the two-pion exchange diagrams at two-loop order. We
give explicit expressions for the mass-spectra (or imaginary parts) of the
corresponding isoscalar and isovector central, spin-spin and tensor
NN-amplitudes. We find from two-loop two-pion exchange a sizeable isoscalar
central repulsion which amounts to MeV at fm. There is a
similarly strong isovector central attraction which however originates mainly
from the third order low energy constants entering the chiral -scattering amplitude. We also evaluate the one-loop -exchange diagram
with two second order chiral -vertices proportional to the low
energy constants as well as the first relativistic 1/M-correction
to the -exchange diagrams with one such vertex. The diagrammatic results
presented here are relevant components of the chiral NN-potential at
next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
Induced pseudoscalar form factor of the nucleon at two-loop order in chiral perturbation theory
We calculate the imaginary part of the induced pseudoscalar form factor of
the nucleon in the framework of two-loop heavy baryon chiral
perturbation theory. The effect of the calculated three-pion continuum on the
pseudoscalar constant measurable in
ordinary muon capture turns out to be negligibly small.
Possible contributions from counterterms at two-loop order are numerically
smaller than the uncertainty of the dominant pion-pole term proportional to the
pion-nucleon coupling constant . We conclude that a
sufficiently accurate representation of the induced pseudoscalar form factor of
the nucleon at low momentum transfers is given by the sum of the pion-pole
term and the Adler-Dothan-Wolfenstein term: , with fm
the axial mean square radius of the nucleon.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review
Determination of the chiral coupling constants c3 and c4 in new pp and np partial-wave analyses
As a first result of two new partial-wave analyses, one of the pp and another
one of the np scattering data below 500 MeV, we report a study of the
long-range chiral two-pion exchange interaction which contains the chiral
coupling constants c1, c3, and c4. By using as input a theoretical value for c1
we are able to determine in pp as well as in np scattering accurate values for
c3 and c4. The values determined from the pp data and independently from the np
data are in very good agreement, indicating the correctness of the chiral
two-pion exchange interaction. The weighted averages are c3 = -4.78(10) / GeV
and c4 = 3.96(22) / GeV, where the errors are statistical. The value of c3 is
best determined from the pp data and that of c4 from the np data.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Chiral corrections to kaon-nucleon scattering lengths
We calculate the threshold T-matrices of kaon-nucleon and antikaon-nucleon
scattering to one loop order in SU(3) heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory.
To that order the complex-valued isospin-1 threshold T-matrix can be
successfully predicted from the isospin-0 and 1 threshold T-matrices. As
expected perturbation theory fails to explain the isospin-0 threshold
T-matrix which is completely dominated by the nearby subthreshold
-resonance. Cancelations of large terms of second and third
chiral order are observed as they seem to be typical for SU(3) baryon chiral
perturbation theory calculations. We also give the kaon and eta loop
corrections to the scattering lengths and we investigate
scattering to one-loop order. The second order s-wave low-energy constants are
all of natural size and do not exceed 1 GeV in magnitude.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, published in Phys. Rev. C64, 045204 (2001),
corrections of numerical prefactors in Eqs.(10,11,12
Effects of prolonged methylphenidate treatment on amygdala reactivity and connectivity: a randomized controlled trial in stimulant treatment-naive, male participants with ADHD
Spectral functions of isoscalar scalar and isovector electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon at two-loop order
We calculate the imaginary parts of the isoscalar scalar and isovector
electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon up to two-loop order in chiral
perturbation theory. Particular attention is paid on the correct behavior of Im
and Im at the two-pion threshold
in connection with the non-relativistic 1/M-expansion. We recover the
well-known strong enhancement near threshold originating from the nearby
anomalous singularity at . In the
case of the scalar spectral function Im one finds a significant
improvement in comparison to the lowest order one-loop result. Higher order
-rescattering effects are however still necessary to close a remaining
20%-gap to the empirical scalar spectral function. The isovector electric and
magnetic spectral functions Im get additionally enhanced near
threshold by the two-pion-loop contributions. After supplementing their
two-loop results by a phenomenological -meson exchange term one can
reproduce the empirical isovector electric and magnetic spectral functions
fairly well.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Physical Review
Baryon polarization in low-energy unpolarized meson-baryon scattering
We compute the polarization of the final-state baryon, in its rest frame, in
low-energy meson--baryon scattering with unpolarized initial state, in
Unitarized BChPT. Free parameters are determined by fitting total and
differential cross-section data (and spin-asymmetry or polarization data if
available) for , and scattering. We also compare our
results with those of leading-order BChPT
Vector meson production and nucleon resonance analysis in a coupled-channel approach for energies m_N < sqrt(s) < 2 GeV I: pion-induced results and hadronic parameters
We present a nucleon resonance analysis by simultaneously considering all
pion- and photon-induced experimental data on the final states gamma N, pi N, 2
pi N, eta N, K Lambda, K Sigma, and omega N for energies from the nucleon mass
up to sqrt(s) = 2 GeV. In this analysis we find strong evidence for the
resonances P_{31}(1750), P_{13}(1900), P_{33}(1920), and D_{13}(1950). The
omega N production mechanism is dominated by large P_{11}(1710) and
P_{13}(1900) contributions. In this first part, we present the results of the
pion-induced reactions and the extracted resonance and background properties
with emphasis on the difference between global and purely hadronic fits.Comment: 54 pages, 26 figures, discussion extended, typos corrected,
references updated, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Radio emission and jets from microquasars
To some extent, all Galactic binary systems hosting a compact object are
potential `microquasars', so much as all galactic nuclei may have been quasars,
once upon a time. The necessary ingredients for a compact object of stellar
mass to qualify as a microquasar seem to be: accretion, rotation and magnetic
field. The presence of a black hole may help, but is not strictly required,
since neutron star X-ray binaries and dwarf novae can be powerful jet sources
as well. The above issues are broadly discussed throughout this Chapter, with a
a rather trivial question in mind: why do we care? In other words: are jets a
negligible phenomenon in terms of accretion power, or do they contribute
significantly to dissipating gravitational potential energy? How do they
influence their surroundings? The latter point is especially relevant in a
broader context, as there is mounting evidence that outflows powered by
super-massive black holes in external galaxies may play a crucial role in
regulating the evolution of cosmic structures. Microquasars can also be thought
of as a form of quasars for the impatient: what makes them appealing, despite
their low number statistics with respect to quasars, are the fast variability
time-scales. In the first approximation, the physics of the jet-accretion
coupling in the innermost regions should be set by the mass/size of the
accretor: stellar mass objects vary on 10^5-10^8 times shorter time-scales,
making it possible to study variable accretion modes and related ejection
phenomena over average Ph.D. time-scales. [Abridged]Comment: 28 pages, 13 figures, To appear in Belloni, T. (ed.): The Jet
Paradigm - From Microquasars to Quasars, Lect. Notes Phys. 794 (2009
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