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Bounds on Heavy-to-Heavy Mesonic Form Factors
We provide upper and lower bounds on the form factors for B -> D, D^* by
utilizing inclusive heavy quark effective theory sum rules. These bounds are
calculated to leading order in Lambda_QCD/m_Q and alpha_s. The O(alpha_s^2
beta_0) corrections to the bounds at zero recoil are also presented. We compare
our bounds with some of the form factor models used in the literature. All the
models we investigated failed to fall within the bounds for the combination of
form factors (omega^2 - 1)/(4 omega)|omega h_{A2}+h_{A3}|^2.Comment: 27 pages, 10 figure
Application of ERTS-A data to agricultural practices in the Mississippi Delta region
There are no author-identified significant results in this report
Wide-bandwidth, tunable, multiple-pulse-width optical delays using slow light in cesium vapor
We demonstrate an all-optical delay line in hot cesium vapor that tunably
delays 275 ps input pulses up to 6.8 ns and 740 input ps pulses up to 59 ns
(group index of approximately 200) with little pulse distortion. The delay is
made tunable with a fast reconfiguration time (hundreds of ns) by optically
pumping out of the atomic ground states.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figure
Dynamic method to distinguish between left- and right-handed chiral molecules
We study quantum systems with broken symmetry that can be modelled as cyclic
three-level atoms with coexisting one- and two-photon transitions. They can be
selectively optically excited to any state. As an example, we show that left-
and right-handed chiral molecules starting in the same initial states can
evolve into different final states by a purely dynamic transfer process. That
means, left- and right-handed molecules can be distinguished purely
dynamically.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to Phys. Rev.
New Constraints on Dispersive Form Factor Parameterizations from the Timelike Region
We generalize a recent model-independent form factor parameterization derived
from rigorous dispersion relations to include constraints from data in the
timelike region. These constraints dictate the convergence properties of the
parameterization and appear as sum rules on the parameters. We further develop
a new parameterization that takes into account finiteness and asymptotic
conditions on the form factor, and use it to fit to the elastic \pi
electromagnetic form factor. We find that the existing world sample of timelike
data gives only loose bounds on the form factor in the spacelike region, but
explain how the acquisition of additional timelike data or fits to other form
factors are expected to give much better results. The same parameterization is
seen to fit spacelike data extremely well.Comment: 24 pages, latex (revtex), 3 eps figure
Model-Independent Semileptonic Form Factors Using Dispersion Relations
We present a method for parametrizing heavy meson semileptonic form factors
using dispersion relations, and from it produce a two-parameter description of
the B -> B elastic form factor. We use heavy quark symmetry to relate this
function to B -> D* l nu form factors, and extract
|V_cb|=0.0355^{+0.0029}_{-0.0025} from experimental data with a least squares
fit. Our method eliminates model-dependent uncertainties inherent in choosing a
parametrization for the extrapolation of the differential decay rate to
threshold.Comment: uses lanlmac(harvmac) and epsf, 12 pages, 1 eps figure included (Talk
by BG at the 6-th International Symposium on Heavy Flavour Physics, Pisa,
Italy, 6--10 June, 1995
On-chip spectroscopy with thermally-tuned high-Q photonic crystal cavities
Spectroscopic methods are a sensitive way to determine the chemical
composition of potentially hazardous materials. Here, we demonstrate that
thermally-tuned high-Q photonic crystal cavities can be used as a compact
high-resolution on-chip spectrometer. We have used such a chip-scale
spectrometer to measure the absorption spectra of both acetylene and hydrogen
cyanide in the 1550 nm spectral band, and show that we can discriminate between
the two chemical species even though the two materials have spectral features
in the same spectral region. Our results pave the way for the development of
chip-size chemical sensors that can detect toxic substances
Spatial and Temporal Hadron Correlators below and above the Chiral Phase Transition
Hadronic correlation functions at finite temperature in QCD, with four
flavours of dynamical quarks, have been analyzed both above and below the
chiral symmetry restoration temperature. We have used both point and extended
sources for spatial as well as temporal correlators. The effect of periodic
temporal boundary conditions for the valence quarks on the spatial meson
correlators has also been investigated. All our results are consistent with the
existence of individual quarks at high temperatures. A measurement of the
residual interaction between the quarks is presented.Comment: 19 pages HLRZ 54/93, BI-TP 93/76, TIFR/TH/94-1
Tunable pulse delay and advancement in a coupled nanomechanical resonator-superconducting microwave cavity system
We theoretically study the transmission of a weak probe field under the
influence of a strong pump field in a coupled nanomechanical
resonator-superconducting microwave cavity system. Using the standard
input-output theory, we find that both pulse delay (slow light effect) and
advancement (fast light effect) of the probe field can appear in this coupled
system provided that we choose the suitable detuning of the pump field from
cavity resonance. The magnitude of the delay (advancement) can be tuned
continuously by adjusting the power of the pump field. This technique
demonstrates great potential in applications including microwave phase shifter
and delay line.Comment: 12pages, 3 figure
Composition dependence of electronic structure and optical properties of Hf1-xSixOy gate dielectrics
Copyright © 2008 American Institute of Physics. This article is copyrighted as indicated in the article. Reuse of AIP content is subject to the terms at: http://scitation.aip.org/termsconditionsComposition-dependent electronic structure and optical properties of Hf1−xSixOy 0.1 x 0.6 gate
dielectrics on Si at 450 °C grown by UV-photo-induced chemical vapor deposition UV-CVD have
been investigated via x-ray photoemission spectroscopy and spectroscopy ellipsometry SE . By
means of the chemical shifts in the Hf 4f, Si 2p, and O 1s spectra, the Hf–O–Si bondings in the
as-deposited films have been confirmed. Analyses of composition-dependent band alignment of
Hf1−xSixOy / Si gate stacks have shown that the valence band VB offset Ev demonstrates little
change; however, the values of conduction band offset Ec increase with the increase in the silicon
atomic composition, resulting from the increase in the separation between oxygen 2p orbital VB
state and antibonding d states intermixed of Hf and Si. Analysis by SE, based on the Tauc–Lorentz
model, has indicated that decreases in the optical dielectric constant and increase in band gap have
been observed as a function of silicon contents. Changes in the complex dielectric functions and
band gap Eg related to the silicon concentration in the films are discussed systematically. From the
band offset and band gap viewpoint, these results suggest that Hf1−xSixOy films provide sufficient
tunneling barriers for electrons and holes, making them promising candidates as alternative gate
dielectrics.National Natural Science Foundation of China and Royal Society U.K
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