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How Can We Obtain a Large Majorana-Mass in Calabi-Yau Models ?
In a certain type of Calabi-Yau superstring models it is clarified that the
symmetry breaking occurs by stages at two large intermediate energy scales and
that two large intermediate scales induce large Majorana-masses of right-handed
neutrinos. Peculiar structure of the effective nonrenormalizable interactions
is crucial in the models. In this scheme Majorana-masses possibly amount to
O(10^{9 \sim 10}\gev) and see-saw mechanism is at work for neutrinos. Based
on this scheme we propose a viable model which explains the smallness of masses
for three kind of neutrinos .
Special forms of the nonrenormalizable interactions can be understood as a
consequence of an appropriate discrete symmetry of the compactified manifold.Comment: 30-pages + 6-figures, LaTeX, Preprint DPNU-94-02, AUE-01-9
The 144 second periodic flux variations during x ray turn-on of Hercules X-1
Hercules X-1 is a well known bright binary X ray pulsator. It has a 1.70 day orbital period, a pulsation period of 1.24 second, and a 35 day semiperiodic variability. The discovery is reported of a new 144 second periodicity in the X ray emission from Her X-1. The periodicity is seen in X ray observations of Her X-1 by the LAC instrument onboard the Ginga satellite during Aug. to Sep. 1988. The periodic flux variations occur during the time of X ray turnon at the beginning of a high state of Her X-1, in the same time that a pre-eclipse dip also occurs. An analysis of the LAC spectra of Her X-1 during this period is also presented. Large changes in spectral shape occur associated with the dip
Optical to Near-IR Spectrum of a Massive Evolved Galaxy at z = 1.26
We present the optical to near-infrared (IR) spectrum of the galaxy TSPS
J1329-0957, a red and bright member of the class of extremely red objects
(EROs) at z = 1.26. This galaxy was found in the course of the Tokyo-Stromlo
Photometry Survey (TSPS) which we are conducting in the southern sky. The
spectroscopic observations were carried out with the Gemini Multi-Object
Spectrograph (GMOS) and the Gemini Near Infra-Red Spectrograph (GNIRS) mounted
on the Gemini-South telescope. The wide wavelength coverage of 0.6 - 2.3 um
provides useful clues as to the nature of EROs while most published spectra are
limited to a narrower spectral range which is dictated by the need for
efficient redshift determination in a large survey. We compare our spectrum
with several optical composite spectra obtained in recent large surveys, and
with stellar population synthesis models. The effectiveness of using near-IR
broad-band data, instead of the spectral data, in deriving the galaxy
properties are also investigated. We find that TSPS J1329-0957 formed when the
universe was 2 - 3 Gyr old, and subsequently evolved passively to become one of
the most massive galaxies found in the z = 1 - 2 universe. Its early type and
estimated stellar mass of M* = 10^{11.5} Msun clearly point to this galaxy
being a direct ancestor of the brightest elliptical and spheroidal galaxies in
the local universe.Comment: 18 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in Ap
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