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Curvature Correction in the Strutinsky's Method
Mass calculations carried out by Strutinsky's shell correction method are
based on the notion of smooth single particle level density. The smoothing
procedure is always performed using curvature correction. In the presence of
curvature correction a smooth function remains unchanged if smoothing is
applied. Two new curvature correction methods are introduced. The performance
of the standard and new methods are investigated using harmonic oscillator and
realistic potentials.Comment: 4 figures, submitted to Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle
Physic
What is moving in silica at 1 K? A computer study of the low-temperature anomalies
Though the existence of two-level systems (TLS) is widely accepted to explain
low temperature anomalies in many physical observables, knowledge about their
properties is very rare. For silica which is one of the prototype glass-forming
systems we elucidate the properties of the TLS via computer simulations by
applying a systematic search algorithm. We get specific information in the
configuration space, i.e. about relevant energy scales, the absolute number of
TLS and electric dipole moments. Furthermore important insight about the
real-space realization of the TLS can be obtained. Comparison with experimental
observations is included
Effort and catch estimates for northern and central California marine recreational fisheries, 1981-1986
Nearly 200 species of finfish are taken by the marine recreational fishery along the northern and central California coast. This data report provides estimates of total effort, total catch, and fishery demographics for the years 1981 through 1986 for that fishery. Catch estimate data are presented by number and weight of species, by disposition of the fish caught (e.g. kept or thrown back), by type of access and fishing gear used, and by geographic zone. (311pp.
Muon and Tau Neutrinos Spectra from Solar Flares
Solar neutrino flares and mixing are considered. Most power-full solar flare
as the ones occurred on 23th February 1956, September 29th 1989, 28th October
and on 2nd-4th November 2003 are sources of cosmic rays, X, gamma and neutrino
bursts. These flares took place both on front or in the edge and in the hidden
solar disk. The observed and estimated total flare energy should be a source of
a prompt secondary neutrino burst originated, by proton-proton-pion production
on the sun itself; a more delayed and spread neutrino flux signal arise by the
solar charged flare particles reaching the terrestrial atmosphere. Our first
estimates of neutrino signals in largest underground detectors hint for few
events in correlation with, gamma,radio onser. Our approximated spectra for
muons and taus from these rare solar eruption are shown over the most common
background. The muon and tau signature is very peculiar and characteristic over
electron and anti-electron neutrino fluxes. The rise of muon neutrinos will be
detectable above the minimal muon threshold of 113 MeV. The rarest tau
appearence will be possible only for hardest solar neutrino energies above
3.471 GeVComment: 14 pages, 4 figures, Vulcano Conference 200
Universality in Glassy Low-Temperature Physics
We propose a microscopic translationally invariant glass model which exhibits
two level tunneling systems with a broad range of asymmetries and barrier
heights in its glassy phase. Their distribution is qualitatively different from
what is commonly assumed in phenomenological models, in that symmetric
tunneling systems are systematically suppressed. Still, the model exhibits the
usual glassy low-temperature anomalies. Universality is due to the collective
origin of the glassy potential energy landscape. We obtain a simple explanation
also for the mysterious {\em quantitative} universality expressed in the
unusually narrow universal glassy range of values for the internal friction
plateau.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, uses RevTeX
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