33 research outputs found
Effect of neutron irradiation on non-equilibrium HfB₂-B₄C composites
We studied the effect of neutron irradiation on composite material HfC-HfB₂-
C made using rapid reactive hot pressing technology. The histograms of microhardness
and results of X-ray phase analysis, obtained both before and after neutron and electron
irradiation of the samples, were considered. It was found that secondary electrons make a
considerable contribution at low-fluence (~10¹⁴ neutron/cm²
) neutron irradiation. Afluence range was determined at which reduction of composite material microhardness is observed
Semiclassical Symmetries
Essential properties of semiclassical approximation for quantum mechanics are
viewed as axioms of an abstract semiclassical mechanics. Its symmetry
properties are discussed. Semiclassical systems being invariant under Lie
groups are considered. An infinitesimal analog of group relation is written.
Sufficient conditions for reconstructing semiclassical group transformations
(integrability of representation of Lie algebra) are discussed. The obtained
results may be used for mathematical proof of Poincare invariance of
semiclasical Hamiltonian field theory and for investigation of quantum
anomalies.Comment: LaTeX, 33 page
Spin asymmetry A_1^d and the spin-dependent structure function g_1^d of the deuteron at low values of x and Q^2
We present a precise measurement of the deuteron longitudinal spin asymmetry
A_1^d and of the deuteron spin-dependent structure function g_1^d at Q^2 < 1
GeV^2 and 4*10^-5 < x < 2.5*10^-2 based on the data collected by the COMPASS
experiment at CERN during the years 2002 and 2003. The statistical precision is
tenfold better than that of the previous measurement in this region. The
measured A_1^d and g_1^d are found to be consistent with zero in the whole
range of x.Comment: 17 pages, 10 figure
Gluon polarization in the nucleon from quasi-real photoproduction of high-pT hadron pairs
We present a determination of the gluon polarization Delta G/G in the
nucleon, based on the helicity asymmetry of quasi-real photoproduction events,
Q^2<1(GeV/c)^2, with a pair of large transverse-momentum hadrons in the final
state. The data were obtained by the COMPASS experiment at CERN using a 160 GeV
polarized muon beam scattered on a polarized 6-LiD target. The helicity
asymmetry for the selected events is = 0.002 +- 0.019(stat.) +-
0.003(syst.). From this value, we obtain in a leading-order QCD analysis Delta
G/G=0.024 +- 0.089(stat.) +- 0.057(syst.) at x_g = 0.095 and mu^2 =~ 3
(GeV}/c)^2.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure
The Deuteron Spin-dependent Structure Function g1d and its First Moment
We present a measurement of the deuteron spin-dependent structure function
g1d based on the data collected by the COMPASS experiment at CERN during the
years 2002-2004. The data provide an accurate evaluation for Gamma_1^d, the
first moment of g1d(x), and for the matrix element of the singlet axial
current, a0. The results of QCD fits in the next to leading order (NLO) on all
g1 deep inelastic scattering data are also presented. They provide two
solutions with the gluon spin distribution function Delta G positive or
negative, which describe the data equally well. In both cases, at Q^2 = 3
(GeV/c)^2 the first moment of Delta G is found to be of the order of 0.2 - 0.3
in absolute value.Comment: fits redone using MRST2004 instead of MRSV1998 for G(x), correlation
matrix adde
A new measurement of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries on a transversely polarised deuteron target
New high precision measurements of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries of
charged hadrons produced in deep-inelastic scattering of muons on a
transversely polarised 6LiD target are presented. The data were taken in 2003
and 2004 with the COMPASS spectrometer using the muon beam of the CERN SPS at
160 GeV/c. Both the Collins and Sivers asymmetries turn out to be compatible
with zero, within the present statistical errors, which are more than a factor
of 2 smaller than those of the published COMPASS results from the 2002 data.
The final results from the 2002, 2003 and 2004 runs are compared with naive
expectations and with existing model calculations.Comment: 40 pages, 28 figure
Measurement of the Spin Structure of the Deuteron in the DIS Region
We present a new measurement of the longitudinal spin asymmetry A_1^d and the
spin-dependent structure function g_1^d of the deuteron in the range 1 GeV^2 <
Q^2 < 100 GeV^2 and 0.004< x <0.7. The data were obtained by the COMPASS
experiment at CERN using a 160 GeV polarised muon beam and a large polarised
6-LiD target. The results are in agreement with those from previous experiments
and improve considerably the statistical accuracy in the region 0.004 < x <
0.03.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, subm. to PLB, revised: author list, Fig. 4,
details adde
The COMPASS Experiment at CERN
The COMPASS experiment makes use of the CERN SPS high-intensitymuon and
hadron beams for the investigation of the nucleon spin structure and the
spectroscopy of hadrons. One or more outgoing particles are detected in
coincidence with the incoming muon or hadron. A large polarized target inside a
superconducting solenoid is used for the measurements with the muon beam.
Outgoing particles are detected by a two-stage, large angle and large momentum
range spectrometer. The setup is built using several types of tracking
detectors, according to the expected incident rate, required space resolution
and the solid angle to be covered. Particle identification is achieved using a
RICH counter and both hadron and electromagnetic calorimeters. The setup has
been successfully operated from 2002 onwards using a muon beam. Data with a
hadron beam were also collected in 2004. This article describes the main
features and performances of the spectrometer in 2004; a short summary of the
2006 upgrade is also given.Comment: 84 papes, 74 figure
Search for the Phi(1860) Pentaquark at COMPASS
Narrow Xi-pi+- and Xi-bar+pi+- resonances produced by quasi-real photons have
been searched for by the COMPASS experiment at CERN. The study was stimulated
by the recent observation of an exotic baryonic state decaying into Xi-pi-, at
a mass of 1862 MeV, interpreted as a pentaquark. While the ordinary hyperon
states Xi(1530)^0 and Xi-bar(1530)^0 are clearly seen, no exotic baryon is
observed in the data taken in 2002 and 2003.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Calculation of fracture toughness for a biphase ceramic material
А model for biphase ceramic material fracture toughness prognosis is proposed based on the estimation of influence of second phase mechanical properties and grain size and taking into account the possibility of rounding of the second phase grains by the crack front. The dependence of grain composite fracture toughness on high modulus grain volume fraction is shown to have an extreme. The maximum magnitude as well as its position is shown to be depended on matrix-inclusion grain size ratio.Представлена модель для прогнозирования коэффициента трещиностойкости двухфазного керамического материала, основанная на оценке вклада в трещинностойкость зерен второй фазы, исходя из их размеров, физико-механических свойств и учитывая возможность огибания их фронтом трещины. Показано, что зависимость трещиностойкости зернистого композита от объемного содержания высокомодульных включений имеет экстремальный характер, причем как высота, так и положение максимума зависит от соотношения размеров зерен матрицы и включений.Представлено модель для прогнозування коефiцiєнтa трiщиностiйкостi двофазного керамiчного матерiалу, що базується на оцiнцi вкладу у трiщиностiйкiсть зерен другої фази, виходячи з їхнiх розмiрiв, фiзико-механiчних властивостей та враховуючи можливiсть огинання їх фронтом трiщини. Показано, що залежнiсть трiщиностiйкостi зернистого композиту вiд об'ємного вмiсту високомодульних включень має екстремальний характер, причому як величина, так i положення максимуму залежить вiд спiввiдношення мiж розмiрами зерен матрицi та включень