494 research outputs found
CompHEP-PYTHIA interface: integrated package for the collision events generation based on exact matrix elements
CompHEP, as a partonic event generator, and PYTHIA, as a generator of final
states of detectable objects, are interfaced. Thus, integrated tool is proposed
for simulation of (almost) arbitrary collision processes at the level of
detectable particles. Exact (multiparticle) matrix elements, convolution with
structure functions, decays, partons hadronization and (optionally) parton
shower evolution are basic stages of calculations. The PEVLIB library of event
generators for LHC processes is described.Comment: Standard LaTeX, 4 pages. To appear in the proceedings of the Seventh
International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Technics in Physics
Research (ACAT2000, Fermilab, October 16-20, 2000
Theory of high harmonic generation in relativistic laser interaction with overdense plasma
High harmonic generation due to the interaction of a short ultra relativistic
laser pulse with overdense plasma is studied analytically and numerically. On
the basis of the ultra relativistic similarity theory we show that the high
harmonic spectrum is universal, i.e. it does not depend on the interaction
details. The spectrum includes the power law part for
, followed by exponential decay. Here
is the largest relativistic -factor of the plasma
surface and is the second derivative of the surface velocity at this
moment. The high harmonic cutoff at is parametrically
larger than the predicted by the ``oscillating mirror''
model based on the Doppler effect. The cornerstone of our theory is the new
physical phenomenon: spikes in the relativistic -factor of the plasma
surface. These spikes define the high harmonic spectrum and lead to attosecond
pulses in the reflected radiation.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figure
The Bubble regime of laser-plasma acceleration: monoenergetic electrons and the scalability
The Bubble regime of electron acceleration in ultra-relativistic laser plasma
is considered. It has been shown that the bubble can produce ultra-short dense
bunches of electrons with quasi-monoenergetic energy spectra. The first
experiment in this regime done at LOA has confirmed the peaked electron
spectrum (J. Faure, et al., {\it submitted}, 2004). The generated electron
bunch may have density an order of magnitude higher than that of the background
plasma. The bubble is able to guide the laser pulse over many Rayleigh lengths,
thus no preformed plasma channel is needed for high-energy particle
acceleration in the bubble regime. In the present work we discuss a simple
analytical model for the bubble fields as well as the scaling laws.Comment: accepted for publication in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion,
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Spinless photon dark matter from two universal extra dimensions
We explore the properties of dark matter in theories with two universal extra
dimensions, where the lightest Kaluza-Klein state is a spin-0 neutral particle,
representing a six-dimensional photon polarized along the extra dimensions.
Annihilation of this 'spinless photon' proceeds predominantly through Higgs
boson exchange, and is largely independent of other Kaluza-Klein particles. The
measured relic abundance sets an upper limit on the spinless photon mass of 500
GeV, which decreases to almost 200 GeV if the Higgs boson is light. The
phenomenology of this dark matter candidate is strikingly different from
Kaluza-Klein dark matter in theories with one universal extra dimension.
Elastic scattering of the spinless photon with quarks is helicity suppressed,
making its direct detection challenging, although possible at upcoming
experiments. The prospects for indirect detection with gamma rays and
antimatter are similar to those of neutralinos. The rates predicted at neutrino
telescopes are below the sensitivity of next-generation experiments.Comment: 22 pages. Figure 7 corrected, leading to improved prospects for
direct detection. Some clarifying remarks include
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