416 research outputs found
Search for excess showers from Crab Nebula
The arrival directions of muon poor showers registrated in the Tien Shan experiment during an effective running time about I,8.IO(4)h were analyzed. It is shown that there is a significant excess of these showers coming the direction of Crab Nebula
Experimental investigation of radiative-acoustic effects in the water by the thermodynamical conditions of Dumand
The value of the sound pulse produced by a high energy neutrino, if the thermoacoustical mechanism of sound generation takes place, is proportional to the density of energy absorbed, the coefficient of thermal expansion, the sound velocity, and the specific heat all of which depend on temperature, pressure and the salt content of the water
Generation of 10^15 - 10^17 eV photons by UHE CR in the Galactic magnetic filed
We show that the deep expected in the diffuse photon spectrum above the
threshold of e+e- pair production, i.e., at energies 10^15 - 10^17 eV, may be
absent due to the synchrotron radiation by the electron component of the
extragalactic Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHE CR) in the Galactic magnetic
filed. The mechanism we propose requires small (less than 2x10^-12 G)
extragalactic magnetic fields and large fraction of photons in the UHE CR. For
a typical photon flux expected in top-down scenarios of UHE CR, the predicted
flux in the region of the deep is close to the existing experimental limit. The
sensitivity of our mechanism to the extragalactic magnetic field may be used to
improve existing bounds on the latter by two orders of magnitude.Comment: 11 pages, LaTeX, 1 .ps figure. Numerical error corrected; references
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Cosmic Rays and Large Extra Dimensions
We have proposed that the cosmic ray spectrum "knee", the steepening of the
cosmic ray spectrum at energy E \gsim 10^{15.5} eV, is due to "new physics",
namely new interactions at TeV cm energies which produce particles undetected
by the experimental apparatus. In this letter we examine specifically the
possibility that this interaction is low scale gravity. We consider that the
graviton propagates, besides the usual four dimensions, into an additional
, compactified, large dimensions and we estimate the graviton
production in collisions in the high energy approximation where graviton
emission is factorized. We find that the cross section for graviton production
rises as fast as , where is the fundamental
scale of gravity in dimensions, and that the distribution of
radiating a fraction of the initial particle's energy into gravitational
energy (which goes undetected) behaves as . The missing
energy leads to an underestimate of the true energy and generates a break in
the {\sl inferred} cosmic ray spectrum (the "kne"). By fitting the cosmic ray
spectrum data we deduce that the favorite values for the parameters of the
theory are TeV and .Comment: 8 pages, 1 figur
X-ray film chamber with carbon target of Tien-Shan complex array
X-ray films were exposed inside the ionization calorimeter under 74g/sq cm of carbon and 5 cm of lead. The X-ray film chamber area is 35 sq. m. Moving X-ray films were used, 50% of the events, which succeeded to determine incidence time, were identified with corresponding extensive air showers (EAS). For such events the size spectrum of associated EAS was derived. Two methods of energy measurement using X-ray films and ionization calorimeter were compared. The energy transfer from selected hadron to electromagnetic component is illustrated. It is found that in cascades with high energy release into electromagnetic components the hadron component is practically absent
The Physics of a Sextet Quark Sector
Electroweak symmetry breaking may be a consequence of color sextet quark
chiral symmetry breaking. A special solution of QCD is involved, with a
high-energy S-Matrix that can be constructed ``semi-perturbatively'' via the
chiral anomaly and reggeon diagrams. An infra-red fixed point and color
superconductivity are crucial components of the construction. Infinite momentum
physical states contain both quarks and a universal ``anomalous wee gluon''
component, and the spectrum is more limited than is required by confinement and
chiral symmetry breaking. The pomeron is approximately a regge pole and the
Critical Pomeron describes asymptotic cross-sections.
The strong coupling of the pomeron to the electroweak sector could produce
large and events at HERA, and vector boson pairs at Fermilab. Further
evidence for the sextet sector at Fermilab would be a large jet excess,
due in part to the non-evolution of , and other phenomena related
to the possibility that top quark production is due to the .
The sextet proton and neutron are the only new baryonic states. Sextet states
dominate high energy hadronic cross-sections and stable sextet neutrons could
produce both dark matter and ultra high energy cosmic rays. The cosmic ray
spectrum knee suggests the effective sextet threshold is between Fermilab and
LHC energies, with large cross-section effects expected at the LHC. Jet and
vector boson cross-sections will be very much larger than expected, and sextet
baryons should also be produced. Double pomeron produced states could provide
definitive evidence for the existence of the sextet sector in the initial low
luminosity running.Comment: Version to be publishe
Russia and "hybrid warfare"
In the aftermath of the Crimea annexation in March 2014, the idea of ‘hybrid warfare’ quickly gained prominence as a concept that could help to explain the success of Russian military operations in this conflict. Although the concept continues to enjoy widespread popularity in both scholarly and policy circles, its utility as an analytical tool is also heavily contested. This article adds to the literature critical of the ‘hybrid warfare’ concept. It argues that in addition to the fact that what is now described as a ‘hybrid’ approach to war is in fact nothing new, the problems pertaining to its utility for the study of contemporary Russia go deeper than this. ‘Hybrid warfare’ inadequately reflects the direction of Russian military modernisation and as such has led to a skewed understanding of Russian military capabilities. Moreover, the tendency to use ‘hybrid warfare’ not only to conceptualise developments in the Russian military, but in the country’s foreign policy in general, can lead to serious unintended consequences
Magneto-Acoustic Wave Oscillations in Solar Spicules
Some observations suggest that solar spicules show small amplitude and high
frequency oscillations of magneto-acoustic waves, which arise from photospheric
granular forcing. We apply the method of MHD seismology to determine the period
of kink waves. For this purposes, the oscillations of a magnetic cylinder
embedded in a field-free environment is investigated. Finally, diagnostic
diagrams displaying the oscillatory period in terms of some equilibrium
parameters are provided to allow a comparison between theoretical results and
those coming from observations.Comment: 10 pages, 4 fig
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