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-Nucleus Scattering at Low and Intermediate Energies
We calculate -nucleus elastic differential, reaction and total cross
sections for different nuclei (C,Ca and Pb) at several
laboratory antikaon momenta, ranging from 127 MeV to 800 MeV. We use different
antikaon-nucleus optical potentials, some of them fitted to kaonic atom data,
and study the sensitivity of the cross sections to the considered
antikaon-nucleus dynamics.Comment: Only 4 pages, Latex, 3 Figures. This version is much shorter than the
previous one. Some details and references have been omitte
Bethe-Salpeter Approach for the Elastic Pion-Nucleon Scattering in Heavy Baryon Chiral Perturbation Theory
Heavy Baryon Chiral Perturbation Theory (HBChPT) to leading order provides a
kernel to solve the Bethe-Salpeter equation for the
(-channel) system, in the infinite nucleon mass limit.
Crossed Born terms include, when iterated within the Bethe-Salpeter equation,
both {\it all} one- and {\it some} two-pion intermediate states, hence
preserving elastic unitarity below the two-pion production threshold. This
suggests searching for a solution with the help of dispersion relations and
suitable subtraction constants, when all in-elasticities are explicitly
neglected. The solution allows for a successful description of the experimental
phase shift from threshold up to MeV in terms of four
subtraction constants. Next-to-leading order HBChPT calculations are also used
to estimate the unknown subtraction constants which appear in the solution.
Large discrepancies are encountered which can be traced to the slow convergence
rate of HBChPT.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
Meson-Baryon Unitarized Coupled Channel Chiral Perturbation Theory and the (1405) and (1670) Resonances
The wave meson-baryon scattering is analyzed for the strangeness
and isospin I=0 sector in a Bethe-Salpeter coupled channel formalism
incorporating Chiral Symmetry. Four channels have been considered: , , and . The required input to solve
the Bethe-Salpeter equation is taken from lowest order Chiral Perturbation
Theory in a relativistic formalism. There appear undetermined low energy
constants, as a consequence of the renormalization of the amplitudes, which are
obtained from fits to the mass-spectrum, to the elastic
and --matrices and to the
cross section data. The position and residues of the
complex poles in the second Riemann Sheet of the scattering amplitude determine
masses, widths and branching ratios of the (1405) and
(1670) resonances, in reasonable agreement with experiment. A good
overall description of data, from threshold up to 1.75 GeV, is
achieved despite the fact that three-body channels have not been explicitly
included.Comment: 23 pages, Latex, 10 Figures. In this revised version a new subsection
3.6 on Heavy Baryon Expansion and new references have been adde
The (1535) and (1650) Resonances in Meson-Baryon Unitarized Coupled Channel Chiral Perturbation Theory
The wave meson-baryon scattering is analyzed for the strangeness S=0
sector in a Bethe-Salpeter coupled channel formalism incorporating Chiral
Symmetry. Four channels have been considered: , , ,
. The needed two particle irreducible matrix amplitude is taken from
lowest order Chiral Perturbation Theory in a relativistic formalism and low
energy constants are fitted to the elastic phase-shifts and the and cross section data. The position of
the complex poles in the second Riemann sheet of the scattering amplitude
determine masses and widths of the (1535) and (1650)
resonances, in reasonable agreement with experiment. A good overall description
of data, from threshold up to 2 GeV, is achieved keeping in mind that
the two pion production channel has not been included.Comment: 35 pages, LaTeX + 7 ps-figure files. Some minor mistakes have been
corrected for and a new appendix discussing the matching to HBChPT has been
also adde
Electromagnetic properties of a neutrino stream
In a medium that contains a neutrino background in addition to the matter
particles, the neutrinos contribute to the photon self-energy as a result of
the effective electromagnetic vertex that they acquire in the presence of
matter. We calculate the contribution to the photon self-energy in a dense
plasma, due to the presence of a gas of charged particles, or neutrinos, that
moves as a whole relative to the plasma. General formulas for the transverse
and longitudinal components of the photon polarization tensor are obtained in
terms of the momentum distribution functions of the particles in the medium,
and explicit results are given for various limiting cases of practical
interest. The formulas are used to study the electromagnetic properties of a
plasma that contains a beam of neutrinos. The transverse and longitudinal
photon dispersion relations are studied in some detail. Our results do not
support the idea that neutrino streaming instabilities can develop in such a
system. We also indicate how the phenomenon of optical activity of the neutrino
gas is modified due to the velocity of the neutrino background relative to the
plasma. The general approach and results can be adapted to similar problems
involving relativistic plasmas and high-temperature gauge theories in other
environments.Comment: Revtex, 19 pages and 3 included ps file
Nucleon effects on the photon dispersion relations in matter
We calculate the nucleon contribution to the photon self-energy in a plasma,
including the effect of the anomalous magnetic moment of the nucleons. General
formulas for the transverse and longitudinal components of the self-energy are
obtained and we give explicit results in various limits of physical interest.
The formulas are relevant for the study of the photon dispersion relations and
the dynamical susceptibility in a nuclear medium such as the core of a
supernova, and has implications with regard to the recent suggestion that the
Cerenkov process can take place in such a system.Comment: RevTe
Demographic fitness of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Triatominae) on three different hosts under laboratory conditions
Triatominae are widely recognised for their role as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi. One of the main biological characteristics of this subfamily is their obligate haematophagous condition. However, previous studies on Belminus herreri and Belminus ferroae suggested that cockroaches are their principal hosts in domiciles. Due to this peculiar behaviour, the aim of this study was to analyse several demographic and reproductive parameters of B. ferroae fed on three different hosts (mice, cockroaches and Rhodnius prolixus) and relate B. ferroae fitness to these alternative hosts. The cohorts were reared under constant conditions. The egg hatching rate was similar for cohorts fed on cockroaches (69.4%) and R. prolixus (63.8%), but was much lower for the cohort fed on mice (16%). The development time from the nymph to adult stage and the average age of first reproduction (α) presented lower values in the cohort fed on cockroaches, which is consistent with the higher population growth rate associated with this host. Demographic parameters [intrinsic rate of natural increase, finite rate of population growth, net reproductive rate and damping ratio] showed statistically significant differences between the cohorts. Analysis of the life history of B. ferroae revealed a higher fitness related to the cockroach. The implications of these results for the origin of the subfamily are discussed.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectore
Demographic fitness of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Triatominae) on three different hosts under laboratory conditions
Triatominae are widely recognised for their role as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi. One of the main biological characteristics of this subfamily is their obligate haematophagous condition. However, previous studies on Belminus herreri and Belminus ferroae suggested that cockroaches are their principal hosts in domiciles. Due to this peculiar behaviour, the aim of this study was to analyse several demographic and reproductive parameters of B. ferroae fed on three different hosts (mice, cockroaches and Rhodnius prolixus) and relate B. ferroae fitness to these alternative hosts. The cohorts were reared under constant conditions. The egg hatching rate was similar for cohorts fed on cockroaches (69.4%) and R. prolixus (63.8%), but was much lower for the cohort fed on mice (16%). The development time from the nymph to adult stage and the average age of first reproduction (α) presented lower values in the cohort fed on cockroaches, which is consistent with the higher population growth rate associated with this host. Demographic parameters [intrinsic rate of natural increase, finite rate of population growth, net reproductive rate and damping ratio] showed statistically significant differences between the cohorts. Analysis of the life history of B. ferroae revealed a higher fitness related to the cockroach. The implications of these results for the origin of the subfamily are discussed.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectore
Improved Unitarized Heavy Baryon Chiral Perturbation Theory for pion-nucleon Scattering to fourth order
We extend our previous analysis of the unitarized pion-nucleon scattering
amplitude including up to fourth order terms in Heavy Baryon Chiral
Perturbation Theory. We pay special attention to the stability of the generated
Delta(1232 resonance, the convergence problems and the power counting of the
chiral parameters.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
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