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Photoinjector-generation of a flat electron beam with transverse emittance ratio of 100
The generation of a flat electron beam directly from a photoinjector is an
attractive alternative to the electron damping ring as envisioned for linear
colliders. It also has potential applications to light sources such as the
generation of ultra-short x-ray pulses or Smith-Purcell free electron lasers.
In this Letter, we report on the experimental generation of a flat-beam with a
measured transverse emittance ratio of for a bunch charge of
nC; the smaller measured normalized root-mean-square emittance is
m and is limited by the resolution of our experimental setup.
The experimental data, obtained at the Fermilab/NICADD Photoinjector
Laboratory, are compared with numerical simulations and the expected scaling
laws.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Stability of the Black Hole Horizon and the Landau Ghost
The stability of the black hole horizon is demanded by both cosmic censorship
and the generalized second law of thermodynamics. We test the consistency of
these principles by attempting to exceed the black hole extremality condition
in various process in which a U(1) charge is added to a nearly extreme
Reissner--Nordstr\"om black hole charged with a {\it different\/} type of U(1)
charge. For an infalling spherical charged shell the attempt is foiled by the
self--Coulomb repulsion of the shell. For an infalling classical charge it
fails because the required classical charge radius exceeds the size of the
black hole. For a quantum charge the horizon is saved because in order to avoid
the Landau ghost, the effective coupling constant cannot be large enough to
accomplish the removal.Comment: 12 pages, RevTe
Second Stage String Fragmentation Model
A string model, advocated by Bowler, provides a physical and intuitive
picture of heavy quark fragmentation. When supplemented by an ad hoc factor of
(1-z), to suppress fragmentation near z=1, it supplies an excellent fit to the
data. We extend Bowler's model by accounting for the further decay of the
massive mesonic states produced by the initial string breaking. We find that
each subsequent string break and cascade decay beyond the first, introduces a
factor of (1-z). Furthermore we find that including a finite mass for the
quarks, which pop out of the vacuum and split the string, forces the first
string breaking to produce massive states requiring further decay. This
sequence terminates at the second stage of fragmentation where only relatively
"light" heavy meson systems are formed. Thus we naturally account for the
phenomenologically required factor of (1-z). We also predict that the ratio of
(primary) fragments-vector/(vector plus scalar) should be .61. Our second stage
string fragmentation model provides an appealing picture of heavy quark
fragmentation.Comment: 15 page
The Glueball in a Chiral Linear Sigma Model with Vector Mesons
We present a two-flavour linear sigma model with global chiral symmetry and
(axial-)vector mesons as well as an additional glueball degree of freedom. We
study the structure of the well-established scalar resonances f0(1370) and
f0(1500): by a fit to experimentally known decay widths we find that f0(1370)
is predominantly a \bar{q}q state and f0(1500) is predominantly a glueball
state. The overall phenomenology of these two resonances can be well described.
Other assignments for our mixed quarkonium-glueball states are also tested, but
turn out to be in worse agreement with the phenomenology. As a by-product of
our analysis, the gluon condensate is determined.Comment: 8 page
Semiclassical Decay of Excited String States on Leading Regge Trajectories
We study the decay of hadrons based on a semiclassical string model. By
including quark mass effects we find that the width to mass ratio \G/m is an
increasing function of , which increases most rapidly for massive quarks.
This is consistent with the available data. The decay probability of hadrons on
the leading Regge trajectories is computed taking the effect of the string
rotation into account. The resulting decay probability is no longer uniform
along the length of the string but varies in a manner that is in qualitative
agreement with the available data. We argue in favour of possible experiments
that would test our predictions more accurately and help open a window to the
nonperturbative aspects of QCD.Comment: 15 PAGES, UR-1326, ER-40685-776, SU-4240-55
Radiative Losses in Plasma Accelerators
We investigate the dynamics of a relativistic electron in a strongly
nonlinear plasma wave in terms of classical mechanics by taking into account
the action of the radiative reaction force. The two limiting cases are
considered. In the first case where the energy of the accelerated electrons is
low, the electron makes many betatron oscillations during the acceleration. In
the second case where the energy of the accelerated electrons is high, the
betatron oscillation period is longer than the electron residence time in the
accelerating phase. We show that the force of radiative friction can severely
limit the rate of electron acceleration in a plasma accelerator.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figure
A superconducting levitation transport model system for dynamical and didactical studies
Superconducting levitation transport systems might become very attractive in the near future due to various reasons. The realisation of contactless systems allows e.g. extended maintenance-free operation with high efficiency since such a system only needs energy for cooling and propulsion. We established a small superconducting levitation transport model system called "SupraTrans Mini" consisting of permanent magnetic rails and a levitated vehicle including four YBCO-bulk samples in a cryostat. The rail system consists of an oval shaped loop (2.90 m x 1.44 m), which was build up from individual linear and curved track modules. Inside the vehicle position variations of the superconductors are possible. By means of velocity, acceleration and temperature measurements different dynamical aspects of our complex levitation system can be investigated. We also show the broad applicability of the experimental setup for didactical studies in physics
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A superconducting levitation transport model system for dynamical and didactical studies
Superconducting levitation transport systems might become very attractive in the near future due to various reasons. The realisation of contactless systems allows e.g. extended maintenance-free operation with high efficiency since such a system only needs energy for cooling and propulsion. We established a small superconducting levitation transport model system called "SupraTrans Mini" consisting of permanent magnetic rails and a levitated vehicle including four YBCO-bulk samples in a cryostat. The rail system consists of an oval shaped loop (2.90 m x 1.44 m), which was build up from individual linear and curved track modules. Inside the vehicle position variations of the superconductors are possible. By means of velocity, acceleration and temperature measurements different dynamical aspects of our complex levitation system can be investigated. We also show the broad applicability of the experimental setup for didactical studies in physics
Determinants of Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Study of 14,228 Patients
INTRODUCTION: Left untreated, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with uniformly poor prognosis. Better survival has been reported with surgery-based multimodality therapy, but to date, no trial has demonstrated survival benefit of surgery over other therapies. We evaluated whether cancer-directed surgery influenced survival independently from other predictors in a large population-based dataset. METHODS: The SEER database was explored from 1973 to 2009 to identify all cases of pathologically-proven MPM. Age, sex, race, year of diagnosis, histology stage, cancer-directed surgery, radiation, and vital status were analyzed. The association between prognostic factors and survival was estimated using Cox regression and propensity matched analysis. RESULTS: There were 14,228 patients with pathologic diagnosis of MPM. On multivariable analysis, female gender, younger age, early stage, and treatment with surgery were independent predictors of longer survival. In comparison to no treatment, surgery alone was associated with significant improvement in survival [adjusted hazard ratio (adj HR) 0.64 (0.61-0.67)], but not radiation [adj HR 1.15 (1.08-1.23)]. Surgery and radiation combined had similar survival as surgery alone [adj HR 0.69 (0.64-0.76)]. Results were similar when cases diagnosed between 1973 and 1999 were compared to cases diagnosed between 2000 and 2009. CONCLUSIONS: Despite developments in surgical and radiation techniques, the prognosis for MPM patients has not improved over the past 4 decades. Cancer-directed surgery is independently associated with better survival, suggesting that multimodal surgery-based therapy can benefit these patients. Further research in adjuvant treatment is necessary to improve prognosis in this challenging disease
Tunable Electron Multibunch Production in Plasma Wakefield Accelerators
Synchronized, independently tunable and focused J-class laser pulses are
used to release multiple electron populations via photo-ionization inside an
electron-beam driven plasma wave. By varying the laser foci in the laboratory
frame and the position of the underdense photocathodes in the co-moving frame,
the delays between the produced bunches and their energies are adjusted. The
resulting multibunches have ultra-high quality and brightness, allowing for
hitherto impossible bunch configurations such as spatially overlapping bunch
populations with strictly separated energies, which opens up a new regime for
light sources such as free-electron-lasers
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