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    Grand Unification, Axion, and Inflation in Intermediate Scale Supersymmetry

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    A class of supersymmetric grand unified theories is introduced that has a single scale below the cutoff, that of the supersymmetry breaking masses m~\tilde{m}. For a wide range of the dimensionless parameters, agreement with the observed mass of the Higgs boson determines m~∼109−1013GeV\tilde{m} \sim 10^9-10^{13} {\rm GeV}, yielding Intermediate Scale Supersymmetry. We show that within this framework it is possible for seesaw neutrino masses, axions, and inflation to be described by the scale m~\tilde{m}, offering the possibility of a unified origin of disparate phenomena. Neutrino masses allowing for thermal leptogenesis can be obtained, and the axion decay constant lies naturally in the range fa∼109−1011GeVf_a \sim 10^9-10^{11} {\rm GeV}, consistent with a recent observational suggestion of high scale inflation. A minimal SU(5)SU(5) model is presented that illustrates these features. In this model, the only states at the grand unified scale are those of the heavy gauge supermultiplet. The grand unified partners of the Higgs doublets have a mass of order m~\tilde{m}, leading to the dominant proton decay mode p→νˉK+p \rightarrow \bar{\nu} K^+, which may be probed in upcoming experiments. Dark matter may be winos, with mass environmentally selected to the TeV scale, and/or axions. Gauge coupling unification is found to be successful, especially if the wino is at the TeV scale.Comment: 27 pages, 7 figures; minor corrections, references and discussion adde

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    Opacity of fluffy dust aggregates

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    Context. Dust grains coagulate to form dust aggregates in protoplanetary disks. Their porosity can be extremely high in the disks. Although disk emission may come from fluffy dust aggregates, the emission has been modeled with compact grains. Aims. We aim to reveal the mass opacity of fluffy aggregates from infrared to millimeter wavelengths with the filling factor ranging from 1 down to 10−410^{-4}. Methods. We use Mie calculations with an effective medium theory. The monomers are assumed to be 0.1 μm{\rm \mu m} sized grains, which is much shorter than the wavelengths that we focus on. Results. We find that the absorption mass opacity of fluffy aggregates are characterized by the product a×fa\times f, where aa is the dust radius and ff is the filling factor, except for the interference structure. The scattering mass opacity is also characterized by afaf at short wavelengths while it is higher in more fluffy aggregates at long wavelengths. We also derive the analytic formula of the mass opacity and find that it reproduces the Mie calculations. We also calculate the expected difference of the emission between compact and fluffy aggregates in protoplanetary disks with a simple dust growth and drift model. We find that compact grains and fluffy aggregates can be distinguished by the radial distribution of the opacity index β\beta. The previous observation of the radial distribution of β\beta is consistent with the fluffy case, but more observations are required to distinguish between fluffy or compact. In addition, we find that the scattered light would be another way to distinguish between compact grains and fluffy aggregates.Comment: 16 pages, 17 figures, published in A&A, 568, A4
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