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Realizing the supersymmetric inverse seesaw model in the framework of R-parity violation
If, on one hand, the inverse seesaw is the paradigm of TeV scale seesaw
mechanism, on the other it is a challenge to find scenarios capable of
realizing it. In this work we propose a scenario, based on the framework of
R-parity violation, that realizes minimally the supersymmetric inverse seesaw
mechanism. In it the energy scale parameters involved in the mechanism are
recognized as the vacuum expectation values of the scalars that compose the
singlet superfields and . We develop also the scalar sector
of the model and show that the Higgs mass receives a new tree-level
contribution that, when combined with the standard contribution plus loop
correction, is capable of attaining GeV without resort to heavy stops.Comment: Minor modification of the text. Final version to be published in PL
Sustainable forest management of miombo woodlands in Niassa National Reserve, northern Mozambique: a multidisciplinary approach of fire resistance analysis.
Poster presented at XIII World Forestry Congress. Buenos Aires (Argentina). 18 - 23 Oct 2009
Photometry and dynamics of the minor mergers AM\,1228-260 and AM\,2058-381
We investigate interaction effects on the dynamics and morphology of the
galaxy pairs AM\,2058-381 and AM\,1228-260. This work is based on images
and long-slit spectra obtained with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph at the
Gemini South Telescope. The luminosity ratio between the main (AM\,2058A) and
secondary (AM\,2058B) components of the first pair is a factor of 5,
while for the other pair, the main (AM\,1228A) component is 20 times more
luminous than the secondary (AM\,1228B). The four galaxies have pseudo-bulges,
with a S\'ersic index . Their observed radial velocities profiles (RVPs)
present several irregularities. The receding side of the RVP of AM\,2058A is
displaced with respect to the velocity field model, while there is a strong
evidence that AM\,2058B is a tumbling body, rotating along its major axis. The
RVPs for AM\,1228A indicate a misalignment between the kinematic and
photometric major axes. The RVP for AM\,1228B is quite perturbed, very likely
due to the interaction with AM\,1228A. NFW halo parameters for AM\,2058A are
similar to those of the Milky Way and M\,31. The halo mass of AM\,1228A is
roughly 10\% that of AM\,2058A. The mass-to-light (M/L) of AM\,2058 agrees with
the mean value derived for late-type spirals, while the low M/L for AM\,1228A
may be due to the intense star formation ongoing in this galaxy.Comment: 20 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in MNRA
Dinâmica da vegetação natural no nordeste do Estado de São Paulo, entre 1988 e 2003.
As imagens de sensoriamento remoto orbital juntamente com as ferramentas em Sistemas de Informações Geográficas têm possibilitado diversos estudos sobre as alterações na cobertura das terras. O objetivo deste trabalho foi detalhar os resultados do mapeamento de uso e cobertura das terras e alterações em uma região no Nordeste do Estado de São Paulo entre 1988 e 2003, especificamente em relação à vegetação natural. A avaliação da dinâmica das áreas de remanescentes de vegetação natural das terras revelou retração de 0,14% em relação à área total dos municípios (51.649,5 km2). Mas houve avanço da vegetação ripária de 0,22% em relação à área total. Dos 125 municípios da região em estudo e possuidores de remanescentes de vegetação natural, 60,8% mantiveram praticamente a mesma porcentagem de cobertura vegetal natural (florestas estacionais, secundárias, cerrado e vegetação ripária) em 2003 com relação a 1988. Considerando somente as áreas com floresta estacional, secundária e cerrado, o número de municípios cresce para 79,2% do total. Os municípios que mantiveram os maiores percentuais de cobertura vegetal natural de Floresta Estacional, Floresta Secundária e Cerrado no período foram: Águas da Prata, com 39,9% de sua área municipal total, Rifaina (31,7%), São Sebastião da Grama (24,9%) e Pedregulho (24,0%). A ocupação das terras de 1988 a 2003 caracterizou-se pela dinâmica de substituição entre atividades que competem por área no setor rural, comum nas regiões administrativas tecnicamente mais avançadas do Estado de São Paulo
Vacuum fluctuations of a scalar field near a reflecting boundary and their effects on the motion of a test particle
The contribution from quantum vacuum fluctuations of a real massless scalar
field to the motion of a test particle that interacts with the field in the
presence of a perfectly reflecting flat boundary is here investigated. There is
no quantum induced dispersions on the motion of the particle when it is alone
in the empty space. However, when a reflecting wall is introduced, dispersions
occur with magnitude dependent on how fast the system evolves between the two
scenarios. A possible way of implementing this process would be by means of an
idealized sudden switching, for which the transition occurs instantaneously.
Although the sudden process is a simple and mathematically convenient
idealization it brings some divergences to the results, particularly at a time
corresponding to a round trip of a light signal between the particle and the
wall. It is shown that the use of smooth switching functions, besides
regularizing such divergences, enables us to better understand the behavior of
the quantum dispersions induced on the motion of the particle. Furthermore, the
action of modifying the vacuum state of the system leads to a change in the
particle energy that depends on how fast the transition between these states is
implemented. Possible implications of these results to the similar case of an
electric charge near a perfectly conducting wall are discussed.Comment: 17 pages, 8 figure
Aspectos do controlo da qualidade da fluodesoxiglucose num laboratório de produção
Resumo do poster apresentado ao XII Congresso Nacional de Medicina Nuclear, 12-14 Novembro 2009, Mealhad
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