997 research outputs found
Visualization of Active Faulting using 3-D GPR Data Recorded Across the Alpine Fault, New Zealand
Three-dimensional (3-D) GPR data were acquired
across braided river sediments cut by the Alpine Fault at Calf
Paddock, New Zealand. We used 100 MHz antennas to obtain
images of the subsurface to a depth of 15 m. Cross-sections and
depth-converted time slices selected from the migrated data volume
show both the structural contrast generated by recent offsets
of the fault and the variable orientation of the dipping structures
within the braided river deposits. A trace-correlation technique is
used to generate dip and dip-direction attribute maps that allow us
to visualize the 3-D orientation of the dipping structures. The
attribute maps reveal at least 3 different reflection patterns and the
presence of minor faulting away from the main fault. A correlation-
based migration technique applied to a 2-D GPR profile resulted
in the successful identification of the main fault and subsidiary
faults at distances up to 50 m from the main fault
Design and Fabrication of a 1 m Model of the 70 mm Bore Twin Aperture Superconducting Quadrupole for the LHC Insertions
For reasons of geometrical acceptance, 70 mm bore twin aperture quadrupoles are required in the LHC insertions. For an operating gradient of 160 T/m at 4.5 K, a design based on a four layer coil wound from two graded 8.2 mm NbTi conductors has been developed. Three 1 m single aperture quadrupoles of this design have been built and successfully tested. Thereafter, the magnets have been disassembled and the coils re-collared using self-supporting collars. In this paper, we describe the design features of the twin aperture quadrupole, and report on the initial collaring tests and procedures for collaring and final assembly of the 1 m magnet
Leptonic decay constants f_Ds and f_D in three flavor lattice QCD
We determine the leptonic decay constants in three flavor unquenched lattice
QCD. We use O(a^2)-improved staggered light quarks and O(a)-improved charm
quarks in the Fermilab heavy quark formalism. Our preliminary results, based
upon an analysis at a single lattice spacing, are f_Ds = 263(+5-9)(+/-24) MeV
and f_D = 225(+11-13)(+/-21) MeV. In each case, the first reported error is
statistical while the is the combined systematic uncertainty.Comment: Talk presented at Lattice2004(heavy), Fermilab, June 21-26, 2004. 3
pages, 2 figure
Branching ratios of Bc Meson Decaying to Pseudoscalar and Axial-Vector Mesons
We study Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) favored weak decays of Bc mesons in
the Isgur-Scora-Grinstein-Wise (ISGW) quark model. We present a detailed
analysis of the Bc meson decaying to a pseudoscalar meson (P) and an
axial-vector meson (A). We also give the form factors involving transition in
the ISGW II framework and consequently, predict the branching ratios of decays.Comment: 19 pages,7 table
Weak decays of the B_c meson to B_s and B mesons in the relativistic quark model
Semileptonic and nonleptonic decays of the B_c meson to B_s and B mesons,
caused by the c\to s,d quark transitions, are studied in the framework of the
relativistic quark model. The heavy quark expansion in inverse powers of the
active c and spectator \bar b quark is used to simplify calculations while the
final s and d quarks in the B_s and B mesons are treated relativistically. The
decay form factors are explicitly expressed through the overlap integrals of
the meson wave functions in the whole accessible kinematical range. The
obtained results are compared with the predictions of other approaches.Comment: 24 pages, 12 figures, version to appear in Eur. Phys. J.
Bc Meson Formfactors and Bc-->PV Decays Involving Flavor Dependence of Transverse Quark Momentum
We present a detailed analysis of the Bc form factors in the BSW framework,
by investigating the effects of the flavor dependence on the average transverse
quark momentum inside a meson. Branching ratios of two body decays of Bc meson
to pseudoscalar and vector mesons are predicted.Comment: 18 pages, 5 figure
Quarkonium mass splittings in three-flavor lattice QCD
We report on calculations of the charmonium and bottomonium spectrum in
lattice QCD. We use ensembles of gauge fields with three flavors of sea quarks,
simulated with the asqtad improved action for staggered fermions. For the heavy
quarks we employ the Fermilab interpretation of the clover action for Wilson
fermions. These calculations provide a test of lattice QCD, including the
theory of discretization errors for heavy quarks. We provide, therefore, a
careful discussion of the results in light of the heavy-quark effective
Lagrangian. By and large, we find that the computed results are in agreement
with experiment, once parametric and discretization errors are taken into
account.Comment: 21 pages, 17 figure
Progress in the Development of the 1 m Model of the 70 mm Aperture Quadrupole for the LHC Low- Insertions
Within the LHC magnet development program Oxford Instruments has built a one metre model of the 70 mm aperture low-beta quadrupole. The magnet features a four layer coil wound from two 8.2 mm wide graded NbTi cables, and is designed for 250 T/m at 1.9 K. The magnet has previously been tested between 4.5 K and 2.3 K. In this paper we review the magnet rebuild and the subsequent tests. Results on magnet training at 4.3 K and 1.9 K are presented along with the results related to quench protection studies.
Tuning Fermilab Heavy Quarks in 2+1 Flavor Lattice QCD with Application to Hyperfine Splittings
We report the non-perturbative tuning of parameters--- kappa_c, kappa_b, and
kappa_crit ---that determine the heavy-quark mass in the Fermilab action. This
requires the computation of the masses of Ds^(*) and Bs^(*) mesons comprised of
a Fermilab heavy quark and a staggered light quark. Additionally, we report the
hyperfine splittings for Ds and Bs mesons as a cross-check of our simulation
and analysis methods. We find a splitting of 145 +/- 15 MeV for the Ds system
and 40 +/- 9 MeV for the Bs system. These are in good agreement with the
Particle Data Group average values of 143.9 +/- 0.4 MeV and 46.1 +/- 1.5 MeV,
respectively. The calculations are carried out with the MILC 2+1 flavor gauge
configurations at three lattice spacings approximately 0.15, 0.12, and 0.09
fm.Comment: 34 pages, 8 figures, 26 tables; some sections rearranged for clarity;
conclusions unchanged; version accepted by Phys. Rev.
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