Leptonic and Digamma decay Properties of S-wave quarkonia states

Based on Martin like potential, the S-wave masses of quarkonia have been reviewed. Resultant wave functions at zero inter quark separation are employed to compute the hyperfine splitting of the nS states and the leptonic and digamma decay widths of $n{^3S_1}$ and $n{^1S_0}$ states of quarkonia respectively. Analysis on the level differences of S-wave excited states of quantum mechanical bound systems show a systematic behaviour as n-increases. In view of such systematic behaviour expected for quarkonia, we observe that Y(4263) and X(4630) $1^{--}$ states are closer to the 4S and 6S states while $\psi(4415)$ and Z(4430) are closer to the 5S state of $c\bar{c}$ systems. Similarly we find $\Upsilon (10865)$ is not fit to be the 5S state of $b\bar{b}$ system. while $Y_b (10880)$ observed by Belle or (10996) observed by Babar fit to be the 6S state of bottonia. Our predicted leptonic width, 0.242 keV of $\Upsilon (10579, 4S)$ is in good agreement with the experimental value of 0.272 $\pm$ 0.029 keV. We predict the leptonic widths of the pure 5S and 6S states of upsilon states as 0.191 keV and 0.157 keV respectively. In the case of charmonia, we predict the leptonic widths of the 4S, 5S and 6S states as 0.654 keV, 0.489 keV and 0.387 keV respectively.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure

Young stars and dust in AFGL437: NICMOS/HST polarimetric imaging of an outflow source

We present near infrared broad band and polarimetric images of the compact star forming cluster AFGL437 obtained with the NICMOS instrument aboard HST. Our high resolution images reveal a well collimated bipolar reflection nebulosity in the cluster and allow us to identify WK34 as the illuminating source. The scattered light in the bipolar nebulosity centered on this source is very highly polarized (up to 79%). Such high levels of polarization implies a distribution of dust grains lacking large grains, contrary to the usual dust models of dark clouds. We discuss the geometry of the dust distribution giving rise to the bipolar reflection nebulosity and make mass estimates for the underlying scattering material. We find that the most likely inclination of the bipolar nebulosity, south lobe inclined towards Earth, is consistent with the inclination of the large scale CO molecular outflow associated with the cluster, strengthening the identification of WK34 as the source powering it.Comment: 26 pages, 10 figues. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journa

Status of ψ\psi (3686), ψ\psi (4040), ψ\psi (4160), Y (4260), ψ\psi (4415) and X (4630) charmonia like states

We examine the status of charmonia like states by looking into the behaviour of the energy level differences and regularity in the behaviour of the leptonic decay widths of the excited charmonia states. The spectroscopic states are studied using a phenomenological Martin-like confinement potential and their radial wave functions are employed to compute the di-leptonic decay widths. Their deviations from the expected behaviour provide a clue to consider them as admixtures of the nearby S and D states. The present analysis strongly favour \\backslash$psi \$ (3686) as admixture of $c \bar{c}$ (2S) and $c \bar{c}$g (4.1 GeV) hybrid, \\backslash$psi \$ (4040) and \$$\backslash$psi \$ (4160) as admixture states of charmonia (3S, 3D) states with mixing angle \$$\backslash$theta \$ = 11$^\circ$and 45$^\circ$respectively. We identify Y (4260) as a pure$c \bar{c}$(4S) state whose leptonic decay is predicted as 0.65 keV. While X(4630) is closer to the$c \bar{c}$(6S) state. The status of \$$\backslash$psi \$ (4415) is still not clear as it does not fit to be pure or admixture state

Discovery of an X-ray pulsar in the low-mass X-ray binary 2A 1822-371

We report the discovery of 0.59 s X-ray pulsations from the low-mass X-ray binary, 5.57 hr dipping and eclipsing ADC source 2A 1822-371. Pulse arrival time analysis indicates a circular orbit with e < 0.03 (95% confidence) and an asini for the neutron star of 1.006(5) lightseconds, implying a mass function of (2.03+-0.03) x 10^-2 M_sun. The barycentric pulse period was 0.59325(2) s in 1996.270 and 0.59308615(5) s in 1998.205, indicating an average spin up with P_dot/P = (-1.52+-0.02) x 10^-4 yr^-1. For a magnetic field strength of ~1--5 x 10^12 G as derived from the X-ray spectrum the implied intrinsic X-ray luminosity is ~2-4 x 10^37 erg s^-1. The pulse amplitude is low, but increases steeply as a function of energy from a sinusoidal amplitude of 0.25% in 2-5.4 keV to ~3% above 20 keV. We discuss the constraints on the masses of the companion star and the fact that several aspects of the energy spectrum are in qualitative accordance with that of a strongly magnetised neutron star.Comment: 6 pages long, including 4 figures, uses emulateapj5, accepted for ApJL, Replaced figure

The electrorheology of suspensions consisting of Na-Fluorohectorite synthetic clay particles in silicon oil

Under application of an electric field greater than a triggering electric field $E_c \sim 0.4$ kV/mm, suspensions obtained by dispersing particles of the synthetic clay fluoro-hectorite in a silicon oil, aggregate into chain- and/or column-like structures parallel to the applied electric field. This micro-structuring results in a transition in the suspensions' rheological behavior, from a Newtonian-like behavior to a shear-thinning rheology with a significant yield stress. This behavior is studied as a function of particle volume fraction and strength of the applied electric field, $E$. The steady shear flow curves are observed to scale onto a master curve with respect to $E$, in a manner similar to what was recently found for suspensions of laponite clay [42]. In the case of Na-fluorohectorite, the corresponding dynamic yield stress is demonstrated to scale with respect to $E$ as a power law with an exponent $\alpha \sim 1.93$, while the static yield stress inferred from constant shear stress tests exhibits a similar behavior with $\alpha \sim 1.58$. The suspensions are also studied in the framework of thixotropic fluids: the bifurcation in the rheology behavior when letting the system flow and evolve under a constant applied shear stress is characterized, and a bifurcation yield stress, estimated as the applied shear stress at which viscosity bifurcation occurs, is measured to scale as $E^\alpha$ with $\alpha \sim 0.5$ to 0.6. All measured yield stresses increase with the particle fraction $\Phi$ of the suspension. For the static yield stress, a scaling law $\Phi^\beta$, with $\beta = 0.54$, is found. The results are found to be reasonably consistent with each other. Their similarities with-, and discrepancies to- results obtained on laponite-oil suspensions are discussed