Five-Dimensional QED, Muon Pair Production and Correction to the Coulomb Potential

We consider QED in five dimensions in a configuration where matter is localized on a 3-brane while foton propagates in the bulk. The idea is to investigate the effects of the Kaluza-Klein modes of the photon in the relativistic regime, but in low energy, and in the nonrelativistic regime. In the relativistic regime, we calculate the cross section for the reaction $e^+ + e^- \to \mu^+ + \mu^-$. We compare our theoretical result with a precise measurement of this cross section at $\sqrt{s}=57.77$ GeV. As result, we extract a lower bound on the size of the extra dimension. In the nonrelativistic regime, we derive the contribution for the Coulomb potential due to the whole tower of the Kaluza-Klein excited modes of the photon. We use the modified potential to calculate the Rutherford scattering differential cross section.Comment: minor changes, three new refs. added, to appear in IJMP

Proper motions of ROSAT discovered isolated neutron stars measured with Chandra: First X-ray measurement of the large proper motion of RX J1308.6+2127/RBS 1223

The unprecedented spatial resolution of the Chandra observatory opens the possibility to detect with relatively high accuracy proper motions at X-ray wavelengths. We have conducted an astrometric study of three of the "Magnificent Seven", the thermally emitting radio quiet isolated neutron stars (INSs) discovered by ROSAT. These three INSs (RX J0420.0-5022, RX J0806.4-4123 and RX J1308.6+2127/RBS 1223) either lack an optical counterpart or have one too faint to be used for astrometric purposes. We obtained ACIS observations 3 to 5 years apart to constrain or measure the displacement of the sources on the X-ray sky using as reference the background of extragalactic or remote galactic X-ray sources. Upper limits of 138 mas/yr and 76 mas/yr on the proper motion of RX J0420.0-5022 and RX J0806.4-4123, respectively, have already been presented in Motch et al. (2007). Here we report the very significant measurement (~ 10 sigma) of the proper motion of the third INS of our program, RX J1308.6+2127/RBS1223. Comparing observations obtained in 2002 and 2007 reveals a displacement of 1.1 arcsec implying a yearly proper motion of 223 mas, the second fastest measured for the ROSAT discovered INSs. The source is rapidly moving away from the galactic plane at a speed which precludes any significant accretion of matter from the interstellar medium. Its transverse velocity of ~ 740 (d/700pc) km/s might be the largest of the "Magnificent Seven" and among the fastest recorded for neutron stars. RX J1308.6+2127/RBS1223 is thus a young high velocity cooling neutron star. The source may have its origin in the closest part of the Scutum OB2 association about 0.8 Myr ago, an age consistent with that expected from cooling curves, but significantly younger than inferred from pulse timing measurements (1.5 Myr).Comment: 3 pages, 2 figures, proceedings of the conference "40 Years of Pulsars", 12-17 August 2007, Montreal, Canad

Modificações ambientais para reduzir o estresse calórico em gado de leite.

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Diagnostics and control of wavenumber stability and purity of tunable diode lasers relevant to their use as local oscillators in heterodyne systems

Initial operation of the tunable diode lasers (TDL) showed that it was not possible to adjust the wavenumber to one selected a priori in the TDL tuning range. During operation, the operating point would change by 0.1/cm over the longer term with even larger changes occurring during some thermal cycles. Most changes during thermal cycling required using lower temperatures and higher currents to reach the former wavenumber (when it could be reached). In many cases, an operating point could be selected by changing TDL current and temperature to give both the desired wavenumber and most of the power in a single mode. The selection procedure had to be used after each thermal cycling. Wavenumber nonlinearities of about 10% over a 0.5 cm tuning range were observed. Diagnostics of the single mode selected by a grating monochromator showed wavenumber fine structure under certain operating conditions. The characteristics due to the TDL environment included short term wavenumber stability, the instrument lineshape function, and intermediate term wavenumber stability

Quality and satisfaction: The case of nautical tourist services in the Region of Alto Douro Vinhateiro – Portugal

Purpose – Organizations of tourist services, in the context of económica and financial crisis, seeking to combine the concept of quality to the satisfaction of internal customers (employees) and external customers (tourists), so as to ensure the provision of a personalized service excellence. This paper aims to provide an overview of the quality of the tourist services effected in the nautical Alto Douro Vinhateiro (ADV) – Portugal. Design/methodology/approach – This project work was applied to 117 internal customers (employees), through the application of a survey of various nautical tourist services organizations in the ADV. Findings – The results obtained demonstrate that there are aspects to be improved in these organizations, so that employees feel satisfied, namely: concern for employees; specific training; working conditions; greater dialogue between supervisors and employees; allocation of workload and time off. Originality/value – The employees´ satisfaction (internal customers) hasn´t been studied in nautical tourist services, due to the fact that the main approach has been to analys the external customers satisfaction.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Homeopatia: uma opção de tratamento da mamite bovina

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Tolerância de hibridos de milho ao herbicida nicosulfuron.

Como objetivo de avaliar a tolerância dos híbridos de milho BRS 3060, 3101, 2114 e 2110 a doses crescentes do herbicida nicosulfuron. foi instalado um ensaio de campo na área experimental do Centro de Pesquisa da Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, município de Sete Lagoas-MG. durante o ano agrícola 1998/1999. A densidade de plantio foi de 50.000 plantas por hectare, e as doses do nicosulfuron foram de 50, 60 e 70 g ta. ha' -1, mais um tratamento testemunha que não recebeu aplicação do produto. mas que permaneceu limpo durante todo o ciclo da cultura. O delineamento experimental adotado foi em blocos ao acaso com três repetições, em esquema fatorial 4 x 4. A aplicação do produto foi realizada quando as plantas de milho se encontravam no estádio de quatro a seis folhas, ou seja, 20 dias após emergência das plantas. As avaliações de fitotoxicidade foram feitas aos 7, 14 e 21 dias após aplicação dos tratamentos herbicida. Somente o BRS 3060 permaneceu com efeito fitotóxico muito leve nas avaliações realizadas aos 14 e 21 dias após aplicação, sem comprometer o rendimento de grãos. Os resultados indicam que o herbicida nicosulfuron pode ser aplicado para o controle de plantas daninhas em híbridos de milho BRS 3060, 3101. 2114 e 2110 nas doses de 50 a 70 g ta. ha -1, sem causar danos significativos ao desenvolvimento e à produção da cultura