494 research outputs found
Borel singularities at small x
D.I.S. at small Bjorken is considered within the dipole cascade
formalism. The running coupling in impact parameter space is introduced in
order to parametrize effects that arise from emission of large size dipoles.
This results in a new evolution equation for the dipole cascade. Strong
coupling effects are analyzed after transforming the evolution equation in
Borel () space. The Borel singularities of the solution are discussed first
for the universal part of the dipole cascade and then for the specific process
of D.I.S. at small . In the latter case the leading infrared renormalon is
at indicating the presence of power corrections for the
small- structure functions.Comment: 5 pages, Latex (Talk presented at DIS'97, Chicago, IL
An operator expansion for the elastic limit
A leading twist expansion in terms of bi-local operators is proposed for the
structure functions of deeply inelastic scattering near the elastic limit , which is also applicable to a range of other processes. Operators of
increasing dimensions contribute to logarithmically enhanced terms which are
supressed by corresponding powers of . For the longitudinal structure
function, in moment () space, all the logarithmic contributions of order
are shown to be resummable in terms of the anomalous dimension of
the leading operator in the expansion.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, uses REVTEX 3.1 and axodra
Wide-angle elastic scattering and color randomization
Baryon-baryon elastic scattering is considered in the independent scattering
(Landshoff) mechanism. It is suggested that for scattering at moderate
energies, direct and interchange quark channels contribute with equal color
coefficients because the quark color is randomized by soft gluon exchange
during the hadronization stage. With this assumption, it is shown that the
ratio of cross sections at CM angle
decreases from a high energy value of R_{\pbar p / pp} \approx 1/2.7, down to
R_{\pbar p / pp} \approx 1/28, compatible with experimental data at moderate
energies. This sizable fall in the ratio seems to be characteristic of the
Landshoff mechanism, in which changes at the quark level have a strong effect
precisely because the hadronic process occurs via multiple quark scatterings.
The effect of color randomization on the angular distribution of proton-proton
elastic scattering and the cross section ratio is also discussed.Comment: 18 pages, latex2e, 4 uuencoded figures, include
The resummation of inter-jet energy flow for gaps-between-jets processes at HERA
We calculate resummed perturbative predictions for gaps-between-jets
processes and compare to HERA data. Our calculation of this non-global
observable needs to include the effects of primary gluon emission (global
logarithms) and secondary gluon emission (non-global logarithms) to be correct
at the leading logarithm (LL) level. We include primary emission by calculating
anomalous dimension matrices for the geometry of the specific event definitions
and estimate the effect of non-global logarithms in the large limit. The
resulting predictions for energy flow observables are consistent with
experimental data.Comment: 31 pages, 4 figures, 2 table
Boron excess imbalances root/shoot allometry, photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and sugar metabolism in apple plants
Boron (B) excess frequently impair plant performances and their productivity; in particular in arid and semiâarid environments. In the present experiment; hydroponicallyâgrown âGranny Smithâ apple plants grafted on M9 rootstock were treated with optimal (25 ÎŒÎ) or excess (400 ÎŒÎ) B for 116 days to evaluate allometric responses of plants to B toxicity and to highlight physiological (photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence) and biochemical (pigment content and sugar metabolism) responses of apple plants to B excess. Boron accumulated principally in top > middle > basal stems and leaves of highâBâstressed plants. Notably, the stem dramatically accumulated a higher level of B, as an attempt to preserve leaves, especially the youngest from further B accumulation. B accumulation seriously affected photosynthesis of younger leaves and caused both stomata (reduced stomatal conductance) and biochemical (reduction of apparent CO2 use efficiency and pigment content) limitations and altered the photochemistry and energy partitioning in photosystem II. Boron excess altered leaf sugar proportion; increasing the accumulation of nonâtranslocating sugars such as glucose and fructose. Our dataset adds knowledge on the effect of B excess in apple tree and poses serious concerns about the possible effect of B in altering sugar metabolism; which, in turn, can strongly affect fruit production of this worldwideâcropped species
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