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Superfluidity of hyperons in neutron stars
We study the superfluidity of hyperons in neutron star
matter and neutron stars. We use the relativistic mean field (RMF) theory to
calculate the properties of neutron star matter. In the RMF approach, the
meson-hyperon couplings are constrained by reasonable hyperon potentials that
include the updated information from recent developments in hypernuclear
physics. To examine the pairing gap of hyperons, we employ
several interactions based on the Nijmegen models and used in
double- hypernuclei studies. It is found that the maximal pairing gap
obtained is a few tenths of a MeV. The magnitude and the density region of the
pairing gap are dependent on the interaction and the treatment
of neutron star matter. We calculate neutron star properties and find that
whether the superfluidity of hyperons exists in the core of
neutron stars mainly depends on the interaction used.Comment: 22 pages, 2 Tables, 6 Figur
Anomalous high energy dispersion in photoemission spectra from insulating cuprates
Angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopic measurements have been performed
on an insulating cuprate Ca_2CuO_2Cl_2. High resolution data taken along the
\Gamma to (pi,pi) cut show an additional dispersive feature that merges with
the known dispersion of the lowest binding energy feature, which follows the
usual strongly renormalized dispersion of ~0.35 eV. This higher energy part
reveals a dispersion that is very close to the unrenormalized band predicted by
band theory. A transfer of spectral weight from the low energy feature to the
high energy feature is observed as the \Gamma point is approached. By comparing
with theoretical calculations the high energy feature observed here
demonstrates that the incoherent portion of the spectral function has
significant structure in momentum space due to the presence of various energy
scales.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
On Algorithmic Statistics for space-bounded algorithms
Algorithmic statistics studies explanations of observed data that are good in
the algorithmic sense: an explanation should be simple i.e. should have small
Kolmogorov complexity and capture all the algorithmically discoverable
regularities in the data. However this idea can not be used in practice because
Kolmogorov complexity is not computable.
In this paper we develop algorithmic statistics using space-bounded
Kolmogorov complexity. We prove an analogue of one of the main result of
`classic' algorithmic statistics (about the connection between optimality and
randomness deficiences). The main tool of our proof is the Nisan-Wigderson
generator.Comment: accepted to CSR 2017 conferenc
Possible dibaryons in the quark cluster model
In the framework of RGM, the binding energy of one channel
() and are studied in the
chiral SU(3) quark cluster model. It is shown that the binding energies of the
systems are a few tens of MeV. The behavior of the chiral field is also
investigated by comparing the results with those in the SU(2) and the extended
SU(2) chiral quark models. It is found that the symmetry property of the
system makes the contribution of the relative kinetic energy
operator between two clusters attractive. This is very beneficial for forming
the bound dibaryon. Meanwhile the chiral-quark field coupling also plays a very
important role on binding. The S-wave phase shifts and the corresponding
scattering lengths of the systems are also given.Comment: LeTex with 2 ps figure
Measurement of a Sign-Changing Two-Gap Superconducting Phase in Electron-Doped Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_x)_2As_2 Single Crystals using Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy
Scanning tunneling spectroscopic studies of (x =
0.06, 0.12) single crystals reveal direct evidence for predominantly two-gap
superconductivity. These gaps decrease with increasing temperature and vanish
above the superconducting transition . The two-gap nature and the slightly
doping- and energy-dependent quasiparticle scattering interferences near the
wave-vectors and are consistent with
sign-changing -wave superconductivity. The excess zero-bias conductance and
the large gap-to- ratios suggest dominant unitary impurity scattering.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures. Paper accepted for publication in Physical Review
Letters. Contact author: Nai-Chang Yeh ([email protected]
Effect of stoichiometry on oxygen incorporation in MgB2 thin films
The amount of oxygen incorporated into MgB2 thin films upon exposure to
atmospheric gasses is found to depend strongly on the material's stoichiometry.
Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy was used to monitor changes in oxygen
incorporation resulting from exposure to: (a) ambient atmosphere, (b) humid
atmospheres, (c) anneals in air and (d) anneals in oxygen. The study
investigated thin-film samples with compositions that were systematically
varied from Mg0.9B2 to Mg1.1B2. A significant surface oxygen contamination was
observed in all of these films. The oxygen content in the bulk of the film, on
the other hand, increased significantly only in Mg rich films and in films
exposed to humid atmospheres.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, 1 tabl
Microcystic cyanobacteria causes mitochondrial membrane potential alteration and reactive oxygen species formation in primary cultured rat hepatocytes.
Cyanobacteria contamination of water has become a growing public health problem worldwide. Microcystis aeruginosa is one of the most common toxic cyanobacteria. It is capable of producing microcystins, a group of cyclic heptapeptide compounds with potent hepatotoxicity and tumor promotion activity. The present study investigated the effect of microcystic cyanobacteria on primary cultured rat hepatocytes by examining mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) changes and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation in cells treated with lyophilized freshwater microcystic cyanobacteria extract (MCE). Rhodamine 123 (Rh-123) was used as a fluorescent probe for changes in mitochondrial fluorescence intensity. The mitochondrial Rh-123 fluorescence intensity in MCE-treated hepatocytes, examined using a laser confocal microscope, responded in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The results thus indicate that the alteration of MMP might be an important event in the hepatotoxicity caused by cyanobacteria. Moreover, the parallel increase of ROS formation detected using another fluorescent probe, 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate also suggests the involvement of oxidative stress in the hepatotoxicity caused by cyanobacteria. The fact that MMP changes precede other cytotoxic parameters such as nuclear staining by propidium iodide and cell morphological changes suggests that mitochondrial damage is closely associated with MCE-induced cell injury in cultured rat hepatocytes
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