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Radiative vector meson decay
We study the radiative , and decay into and taking into account mechanisms in which there
are two sequential vector-vector-pseudoscalar or
axial-vector--vector--pseudoscalar steps followed by the coupling of a vector
meson to the photon, considering the final state interaction of the two mesons.
Other mechanisms in which two kaons are produced through the same sequential
mechanisms or from vector meson decay into two kaons which undergo final state
interaction leading to the final pair of pions or , are also
considered. The results of the parameter free theory, together with the
theoretical uncertainties, are compared with the latest experimental results at
Frascati and Novosibirsk.Comment: Prepared for the 10th International Symposium on Meson-Nucleon
Physics and the Structure of the Nucleo
Chiral Dynamics of scalar mesons: radiative decay and in the medium through nuclear photoproduction
In order to assess the relevance of chiral dynamics in the scalar sector we
address two recent problems: radiative decay of the , for which there are
quite recent data from Frascati, and the modification of the
properties in the nuclear medium seen through the photoproduction
in nuclei.Comment: Talk given at the High Energy Physics Workshop "Scalar Mesons: an
Interesting Puzzle for QCD", Utica, New York, May 200
IGR J19294+1816: a new Be-X ray binary revealed through infrared spectroscopy
The aim of this work is to characterize the counterpart to the INTEGRAL High
Mass X-ray Binary candidate IGR J19294+1816 so as to establish its true nature.
We obtained H band spectra of the selected counterpart acquired with the NICS
instrument mounted on the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) 3.5-m telescope
which represents the first infrared spectrum ever taken of this source. We
complement the spectral analysis with infrared photometry from UKIDSS, 2MASS,
WISE and NEOWISE databases. We classify the mass donor as a Be star.
Subsequently, we compute its distance by properly taking into account the
contamination produced by the circumstellar envelope. The findings indicate
that IGR J19294+1816 is a transient source with a B1Ve donor at a distance of
kpc, and luminosities of the order of erg s,
displaying the typical behaviour of a Be X-ray binary.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, accepted to be published in MNRA
Recent developments in chiral dynamics of hadrons and hadrons in nuclei
In this talk I present recent developments in the field of hadronic physics
and hadrons in the nuclear medium. I review the unitary chiral approach to
meson baryon interaction and address the topics of the two dynamically
generated resonances, with experiments testing it, the
and resonances, plus the ,
and in the nuclear medium.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures, Talk at YKIS06 Kyoto Symposium, Kyoto, december
200
Recoverin Regulates Light-dependent Phosphodiesterase Activity in Retinal Rods
The Ca2+-binding protein recoverin may regulate visual transduction in retinal rods and cones, but its functional role and mechanism of action remain controversial. We compared the photoresponses of rods from control mice and from mice in which the recoverin gene was knocked out. Our analysis indicates that Ca2+-recoverin prolongs the dark-adapted flash response and increases the rod's sensitivity to dim steady light. Knockout rods had faster Ca2+ dynamics, indicating that recoverin is a significant Ca2+ buffer in the outer segment, but incorporation of exogenous buffer did not restore wild-type behavior. We infer that Ca2+-recoverin potentiates light-triggered phosphodiesterase activity, probably by effectively prolonging the catalytic activity of photoexcited rhodopsin
Selected topics on Hadrons in Nuclei
In this talk we report on selected topics on hadrons in nuclei. The first
topic is the renormalization of the width of the in a nuclear
medium. This is followed by a short update of the situation of the in
the medium. The investigation of the properties of in the nuclear
medium from the study of the reaction is also addressed, as
well as properties of X,Y,Z charmed and hidden charm resonances in a nuclear
medium. Finally we address the novel issue of multimeson states.Comment: Talk at the International Nuclear Physics Conference, Vancouver, July
201
dependence of the - and -induced production of the from nuclei
Using results of a recent calculation of the in the nuclear
medium, which show that the medium width is about five times the free width, we
study the A dependence of the production cross section in the
reactions and . We find a sizable A dependence in the ratio of the
nuclear cross sections for heavy nuclei with respect to a light one due to the
large value of the width in the medium, showing that devoted
experiments, easily within reach in present facilities, can provide good
information on that magnitude by measuring the cross sections studied here.Comment: 14 pages, 5 figure
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