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Cluster virial expansion for nuclear matter within a quasiparticle statistical approach
Correlations in interacting many-particle systems can lead to the formation
of clusters, in particular bound states and resonances. Systematic quantum
statistical approaches allow to combine the nuclear statistical equilibrium
description (law of mass action) with mean-field concepts. A chemical picture,
which treats the clusters as distinct entities, serves as an intuitive concept
to treat the low-density limit. Within a generalized Beth-Uhlenbeck approach,
the quasiparticle virial expansion is extended to include arbitrary clusters,
where special attention must be paid to avoid inconsistencies such as double
counting. Correlations are suppressed with increasing density due to Pauli
blocking. The contribution of the continuum to the virial coefficients can be
reduced by considering clusters explicitly and introducing quasiparticle
energies. The cluster-virial expansion for nuclear matter joins known
benchmarks at low densities with those near saturation density.Comment: 18 pages, 6 figures, 2 table
Symmetry energy of dilute warm nuclear matter
The symmetry energy of nuclear matter is a fundamental ingredient in the
investigation of exotic nuclei, heavy-ion collisions and astrophysical
phenomena. New data from heavy-ion collisions can be used to extract the free
symmetry energy and the internal symmetry energy at subsaturation densities and
temperatures below 10 MeV. Conventional theoretical calculations of the
symmetry energy based on mean-field approaches fail to give the correct
low-temperature, low-density limit that is governed by correlations, in
particular by the appearance of bound states. A recently developed quantum
statistical (QS) approach that takes the formation of clusters into account
predicts symmetry energies that are in very good agreement with the
experimental data. A consistent description of the symmetry energy is given
that joins the correct low-density limit with quasiparticle approaches valid
near the saturation density.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, 1 tabl
Laser Additive Manufacturing of Gas Permeable Structures
Laser additive manufacturing offers a variety of new design possibilities. In mold making laser additive manufactured inserts with conformal cooling channels are already state of the art. Pneumatic ejectors for injection molds are a new application for laser additive manufacturing. The pneumatic ejectors require a durable gas permeable material. This material is produced by placing the scan vectors for the laser additive manufacturing process in a defined pattern. Trials with different plastics proofed the function and reliability of the pneumatic ejector concept in the injection molding cycle
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Nanostructural effects and interface magnetism in Co/Pd multilayers
A series of Co/Pd multilayers were made by dc magnetron sputter deposition on Al foil substrates. For these multilayered samples, Co layer thicknesses were less than 4 Å and Pd layers were varied from 4 to 22 Å. Sputtering rates were controlled by either sputtering power (10–50 W) or Ar sputtering pressure (3–15 mTorr). In both cases, lower deposition rates yielded higher perpendicular coercivity up to 2.6 kOe. Structures of the samples were studied using conventional θ -2θ x-ray diffractometry (XRD). It has been found that magnetic properties such as coercivity and saturation magnetization are sensitive to interfacial structures. A nanostructural model including interfacial parameters such as alloy layer composition is discussed and compared with the magnetization data. Both XRD and magnetization measurements show that the interfaces become more diffuse at higher sputtering pressures. Journal of Applied Physics is copyrighted by The American Institute of Physics
Influence of the Additive Manufacturing System on the Design of a Microrectification Apparatus [Einfluss des additiven Fertigungsverfahrens auf die Gestalt einer Mikrorektifikationsapparatur]
Die additive Fertigung eröffnet auch in der Verfahrenstechnik neue Möglichkeiten. In der Entwicklung kompakter Rektifikationsapparate sind Vorteile für die Herstellung ebenso wie für die Trennleistung denkbar. Der Designprozess für kompakte, fertigungsgerechte Mikrorektifikationsapparate für zwei Metall-3D-Druck-Verfahren wird gezeigt: Binder-Jetting (BJT/M) und pulverbettbasiertes Schmelzen von Metallen mittels Laser (PBF-LB/M). Restriktionen der Verfahren, z. B. in Bezug auf Überhänge und die Entpulverungs- und Sinterschritte, werden erklärt. Die erste Charakterisierung der gedruckten Teile zeigt, dass die Entwürfe vielversprechend sind
Constraints on the high-density nuclear equation of state from the phenomenology of compact stars and heavy-ion collisions
A new scheme for testing nuclear matter equations of state (EsoS) at high
densities using constraints from neutron star phenomenology and a flow data
analysis of heavy-ion collisions is suggested. An acceptable EoS shall not
allow the direct Urca process to occur in neutron stars with masses below
, and also shall not contradict flow and kaon production data of
heavy-ion collisions. Compact star constraints include the mass measurements of
2.1 +/- 0.2 M_sun (1 sigma level) for PSR J0751+1807, of 2.0 +/- 0.1 M_sun from
the innermost stable circular orbit for 4U 1636-536, the baryon mass -
gravitational mass relationships from Pulsar B in J0737-3039 and the
mass-radius relationships from quasiperiodic brightness oscillations in 4U
0614+09 and from the thermal emission of RX J1856-3754. This scheme is applied
to a set of relativistic EsoS constrained otherwise from nuclear matter
saturation properties with the result that no EoS can satisfy all constraints
simultaneously, but those with density-dependent masses and coupling constants
appear most promising.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, 5 table
Hyperons and massive neutron stars: the role of hyperon potentials
The constituents of cold dense matter are still far from being understood.
However, neutron star observations such as the recently observed pulsar PSR
J1614-2230 with a mass of 1.97+/-0.04 M_solar help to considerably constrain
the hadronic equation of state (EoS). We systematically investigate the
influence of the hyperon potentials on the stiffness of the EoS. We find that
they have but little influence on the maximum mass compared to the inclusion of
an additional vector meson mediating repulsive interaction amongst hyperons.
The new mass limit can only be reached with this additional meson regardless of
the hyperon potentials. Further, we investigate the impact of the nuclear
compression modulus and the effective mass of the nucleon at saturation density
on the high density regime of the EoS. We show that the maximum mass of purely
nucleonic stars is very sensitive to the effective nucleon mass but only very
little to the compression modulus.Comment: 24 pages, 8 figure
Phase diagrams in nonlocal PNJL models constrained by Lattice QCD results
Based on lattice QCD-adjusted SU(2) nonlocal Polyakov--Nambu--Jona-Lasinio
(PNJL) models, we investigate how the location of the critical endpoint in the
QCD phase diagram depends on the strenght of the vector meson coupling, as well
as the Polyakov-loop (PL) potential and the form factors of the covariant
model. The latter are constrained by lattice QCD data for the quark propagator.
The strength of the vector coupling is adjusted such as to reproduce the slope
of the pseudocritical temperature for the chiral phase transition at low
chemical potential extracted recently from lattice QCD simulations. Our study
supports the existence of a critical endpoint in the QCD phase diagram albeit
the constraint for the vector coupling shifts its location to lower
temperatures and higher baryochemical potentials than in the case without it.Comment: 23 pages, 10 figures. Version accepted in Phys. Part. Nucl. Lett. (to
appear), references adde
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