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Complete Corrections of O(\alpha\alpha_s) to the Decay of the Z Boson into Bottom Quarks
For the vertex corrections to the partial decay rate
involving the top quark only the leading terms of order in the
expansion are known. In this work we compute the missing
next-to-leading corrections. Thus at the complete
corrections to the decay of the Z boson into bottom quarks are at hand.Comment: Latex, 11 pages, 1 figure included as ps-file. Two references
changed. The complete paper is also available via anonymous ftp at
ftp://ttpux2.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/ttp97/ttp97-52/ or via www at
http://www-ttp.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/cgi-bin/preprints
Optimization of a solution growth experiment for zero gravity and development of apparatus for a melt growth experiment Final report
Optimization for zero gravity experiment on solution growth of gallium arsenide and design of experiment package for melt growth of indium antimonide crystal
Silicon web process development
A barrier crucible design which consistently maintains melt stability over long periods of time was successfully tested and used in long growth runs. The pellet feeder for melt replenishment was operated continuously for growth runs of up to 17 hours. The liquid level sensor comprising a laser/sensor system was operated, performed well, and meets the requirements for maintaining liquid level height during growth and melt replenishment. An automated feedback loop connecting the feed mechanism and the liquid level sensing system was designed and constructed and operated successfully for 3.5 hours demonstrating the feasibility of semi-automated dendritic web growth. The sensitivity of the cost of sheet, to variations in capital equipment cost and recycling dendrites was calculated and it was shown that these factors have relatively little impact on sheet cost. Dendrites from web which had gone all the way through the solar cell fabrication process, when melted and grown into web, produce crystals which show no degradation in cell efficiency. Material quality remains high and cells made from web grown at the start, during, and the end of a run from a replenished melt show comparable efficiencies
Observational Constraints on Interstellar Grain Alignment
We present new multicolor photo-polarimetry of stars behind the Southern
Coalsack. Analyzed together with multiband polarization data from the
literature, probing the Chamaeleon I, Musca, rho Opiuchus, R CrA and Taurus
clouds, we show that the wavelength of maximum polarization (lambda_max) is
linearly correlated with the radiation environment of the grains. Using
Far-Infrared emission data, we show that the large scatter seen in previous
studies of lambda_max as a function of A_V is primarily due to line of sight
effects causing some A_V measurements to not be a good tracer of the extinction
(radiation field strength) seen by the grains being probed. The derived slopes
in lambda_max vs. A_V, for the individual clouds, are consistent with a common
value, while the zero intercepts scale with the average values of the ratios of
total-to-selective extinction (R_V) for the individual clouds. Within each
cloud we do not find direct correlations between lambda_max and R_V. The
positive slope in consistent with recent developments in theory and indicating
alignment driven by the radiation field. The present data cannot conclusively
differentiate between direct radiative torques and alignment driven by H_2
formation. However, the small values of lambda_max(A_V=0), seen in several
clouds, suggest a role for the latter, at least at the cloud surfaces. The
scatter in the lambda_max vs. A_V relation is found to be associated with the
characteristics of the embedded Young Stellar Objects (YSO) in the clouds. We
propose that this is partially due to locally increased plasma damping of the
grain rotation caused by X-rays from the YSOs.Comment: Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journa
Light quark mass effects in the on-shell renormalization constants
We compute the three-loop relation between the pole and the minimally
subtracted quark mass allowing for virtual effects from a second massive quark.
We also consider the analogue effects for the on-shell wave function
renormalization constant.Comment: 24 page
Sinks as saviors: why flawed inference cannot assist tiger recovery
A recent study of tigers in Chitwan, Nepal (1) stirred controversy by challenging the “source-sink” approach that underlies current global tiger conservation strategies (2). The observed lack of difference in tiger density estimates inside the protected area compared with a multiple-use area outside is offered as evidence. Based on this result, the study questions the relevance of strictly protected tiger reserves involving regulation of extractive uses and relocation of human settlements. The study offers an alternate vision of sustainable, syntopic “coexistence” of tigers and humans as a solution to increasing human resource demands on tiger habitats
Strong-Coupling Constant at Three Loops in Momentum Subtraction Scheme
In this paper we compute the three-loop corrections to the function
in a momentum subtraction (MOM) scheme with a massive quark. The calculation is
performed in the background field formalism applying asymptotic expansions for
small and large momenta. Special emphasis is devoted to the relation between
the coupling constant in the MOM and schemes as well as
their ability to describe the phenomenon of decoupling.
It is demonstrated by an explicit comparison that the
scheme can be consistently used to relate the values of the MOM-scheme
strong-coupling constant in the energy regions higher and lower than the
massive-quark production threshold. This procedure obviates the necessity to
know the full mass dependence of the MOM function and clearly
demonstrates the equivalence of both schemes for the description of physics
outside the threshold region.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figure
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