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ChPT parameters from tau-decay data
Using the updated ALEPH V-A spectral function from tau decays, we determine
the lowest spectral moments of the left-right correlator and extract dynamical
information on order parameters of the QCD chiral symmetry breaking.
Uncertainties associated with violations of quark-hadron duality are estimated
from the data, imposing all known short-distance constraints on a
resonance-based parametrization. Employing proper pinched weight functions, we
obtain an accurate determination of the effective chiral couplings L10 and C87
and the dimension-six and -eight contributions in the Operator Product
Expansion.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, QCD2015 Montpellie
Compositional analysis of InAs-GaAs-GaSb heterostructures by low-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy
As an alternative to Core-Loss Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy, Low-Loss EELS is suitable for compositional analysis of complex heterostructures, such as the InAs-GaAs-GaSb system, since in this energy range the edges corresponding to these elements are better defined than in Core-Loss. Furthermore, the analysis of the bulk plasmon peak, which is present in this energy range, also provides information about the composition. In this work, compositional information in an InAs-GaAs-GaSb heterostructure has been obtained from Low-Loss EEL spectra
Anomalous Gauge Boson Couplings in the e^+ e^- -> ZZ Process
We discuss experimental aspects related to the process and to the search for anomalous ZZV couplings
(V) at LEP2 and future colliders. We
present two possible approaches for a realistic study of the reaction and
discuss the differences between them. We find that the optimal method to study
double Z resonant production and to quantify the presence of anomalous
couplings requires the use of a complete four-fermion final-state calculation.Comment: 28 pages, 12 figures, final version for Phys. Rev.
Kink stability, propagation, and length scale competition in the periodically modulated sine-Gordon equation
We have examined the dynamical behavior of the kink solutions of the
one-dimensional sine-Gordon equation in the presence of a spatially periodic
parametric perturbation. Our study clarifies and extends the currently
available knowledge on this and related nonlinear problems in four directions.
First, we present the results of a numerical simulation program which are not
compatible with the existence of a radiative threshold, predicted by earlier
calculations. Second, we carry out a perturbative calculation which helps
interpret those previous predictions, enabling us to understand in depth our
numerical results. Third, we apply the collective coordinate formalism to this
system and demonstrate numerically that it accurately reproduces the observed
kink dynamics. Fourth, we report on a novel occurrence of length scale
competition in this system and show how it can be understood by means of linear
stability analysis. Finally, we conclude by summarizing the general physical
framework that arises from our study.Comment: 19 pages, REVTeX 3.0, 24 figures available from A S o
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