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Decay Widths of X(1835) as Nucleon-Antinucleon Bound State
Partial decay widths of various decay channels of the X(1835) are evaluated
in the 3P0 quark model, assuming that the X(1835) is a nucleon-antinucleon
bound state. It is found that the decays to rho+rho, omega+omega and
pion+a0(1450) dominate over other channels, and that the product branching
fractions of J/psi to pion+pion+eta and J/psi to pion+pion+eta' are in the same
order. We suggest that the X(1835) may be searched in the pion+a0(1450)
channel.Comment: Changed X(1850) to X(1835) in Abstrac
Electron-Positron Annihilation into Hadron-Antihadron Pairs
The reactions of electron-positron to nucleon-antinucleon pairs are studied
in a non-perturbative quark model. The work suggests that the two-step process,
in which the primary quark-antiquark pair forms first a vector meson which in
turn decays into a hadron pair, is dominant over the one-step process in which
the primary quark-antiquark pair is directly dressed by additional
quark-antiquark pairs to form a hadron pair. To reproduce the experimental data
of the reactions of electron-positron to proton-antiproton and
electron-positron to neutron-antineutron a D-wave omega-like vector meson with
a mass of around 2 GeV has to be introduced.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figure
Optical properties of coupled metal-semiconductor and metal-molecule nanocrystal complexes: the role of multipole effects
We investigate theoretically the effects of interaction between an optical
dipole (semiconductor quantum dot or molecule) and metal nanoparticles. The
calculated absorption spectra of hybrid structures demonstrate strong effects
of interference coming from the exciton-plasmon coupling. In particular, the
absorption spectra acquire characteristic asymmetric lineshapes and strong
anti-resonances. We present here an exact solution of the problem beyond the
dipole approximation and find that the multipole treatment of the interaction
is crucial for the understanding of strongly-interacting exciton-plasmon
nano-systems. Interestingly, the visibility of the exciton resonance becomes
greatly enhanced for small inter-particle distances due to the interference
phenomenon, multipole effects, and electromagnetic enhancement. We find that
the destructive interference is particularly strong. Using our exact theory, we
show that the interference effects can be observed experimentally even in the
exciting systems at room temperature.Comment: 9 page
Axial form factor of the nucleon in the perturbative chiral quark model
We apply the perturbative chiral quark model (PCQM) at one loop to analyze
the axial form factor of the nucleon. This chiral quark model is based on an
effective Lagrangian, where baryons are described by relativistic valence
quarks and a perturbative cloud of Goldstone bosons as dictated by chiral
symmetry. We apply the formalism to obtain analytical expressions for the axial
form factor of the nucleon, which is given in terms of fundamental parameters
of low-energy pion-nucleon physics (weak pion decay constant, strong
pion-nucleon form factor) and of only one model parameter (radius of the
nucleonic three-quark core).Comment: 23 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys.
Electrophysiological Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Arrhythmogenesis: Lessons from the Heart.
This is the final published version. It first appeared at http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2016.00230/full.Disruptions in the orderly activation and recovery of electrical excitation traveling through the heart and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract can lead to arrhythmogenesis. For example, cardiac arrhythmias predispose to thromboembolic events resulting in cerebrovascular accidents and myocardial infarction, and to sudden cardiac death. By contrast, arrhythmias in the GI tract are usually not life-threatening and much less well characterized. However, they have been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of GI motility disorders, including gastroparesis, dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, mesenteric ischaemia, Hirschsprung disease, slow transit constipation, all of which are associated with significant morbidity. Both cardiac and gastrointestinal arrhythmias can broadly be divided into non-reentrant and reentrant activity. The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast the mechanisms underlying arrhythmogenesis in both systems to provide insight into the pathogenesis of GI motility disorders and potential molecular targets for future therapy
pD atoms in realistic potentials
The pD atoms are studied in various realistic, popular NN potentials. The small energy shifts and decay widths of the atoms, which stem from the short-ranged strong interactions between the antiproton and deuteron, are evaluated in a well-established, accurate approach based on the Sturmian functions. The investigation reveals that none of the employed potentials, which reproduce the NN scattering data quite well, is able to reproduce the experimental data of the energy shifts of the 2p pD atomic states. The energy shifts of the 2p pD atomic states are very sensitive to the strong interactions, hence the investigation of the pD atoms is expected to provide a good platform for refining the NN interaction, especially at zero energy
Magnetic and structural transitions in LaNaFeAs single crystals
LaNaFeAs single crystals have been grown out of an
NaAs flux in an alumina crucible and characterized by measuring magnetic
susceptibility, electrical resistivity, specific heat, as well as single
crystal x-ray and neutron diffraction. LaNaFeAs single
crystals show a structural phase transition from a high temperature tetragonal
phase to a low-temperature orthorhombic phase at T\,=\,125\,K. This
structural transition is accompanied by an anomaly in the temperature
dependence of electrical resistivity, anisotropic magnetic susceptibility, and
specific heat. Concomitant with the structural phase transition, the Fe moments
order along the \emph{a} direction with an ordered moment of
0.7(1)\, at \emph{T}\,=\,5 K. The low temperature stripe
antiferromagnetic structure is the same as that in other
\emph{A}FeAs (\emph{A}\,=\,Ca, Sr, Ba) compounds.
LaNaFeAs provides a new material platform for the
study of iron-based superconductors where the electron-hole asymmetry could be
studied by simply varying La/Na ratio.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, to appear in Physical Review
Electromagnetic form factors of the baryon octet in the perturbative chiral quark model
We apply the perturbative chiral quark model at one loop to analyze the
electromagnetic form factors of the baryon octet. The analytic expressions for
baryon form factors, which are given in terms of fundamental parameters of
low-energy pion-nucleon physics (weak pion decay constant, axial nucleon
coupling, strong pion-nucleon form factor), and the numerical results for
baryon magnetic moments, charge and magnetic radii are presented. Our results
are in good agreement with experimental data.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Eur. Phys. J.
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