153 research outputs found
Multifragment production in Au+Au at 35 MeV/u
Multifragment disintegration has been measured with a high efficiency
detection system for the reaction at . From the event
shape analysis and the comparison with the predictions of a many-body
trajectories calculation the data, for central collisions, are compatible with
a fast emission from a unique fragment source.Comment: 9 pages, LaTex file, 4 postscript figures available upon request from
[email protected]. - to appear in Phys. Lett.
The half-lives for 24Na, 72Ga and 140La
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/22610/1/0000160.pd
Induced Parity Nonconserving Interaction and Enhancement of Two-Nucleon Parity Nonconserving Forces
Two-nucleon parity nonconserving (PNC) interaction induced by the
single-particle PNC weak potential and the two-nucleon residual strong
interaction is considered. An approximate analytical formula for this Induced
PNC Interaction (IPNCI) between proton and neutron is derived (), and the
interaction constant is estimated. As a result of coherent contributions from
the nucleons to the PNC potential, IPNCI is an order of magnitude stronger
() than the residual weak two-nucleon interaction and has a
different coordinate and isotopic structure (e.g., the strongest part of IPNCI
does not contribute to the PNC mean field). IPNCI plays an important role in
the formation of PNC effects, e.g., in neutron-nucleus reactions. In that case,
it is a technical way to take into account the contribution of the distant
(small) components of a compound state which dominates the result. The absence
of such enhancement () in the case of T- and P-odd interaction
completes the picture.Comment: Phys. Rev. C, to appear; 17 pages, revtex 3, no figure
Non-Thermal Behavior in Multifragment Decay
This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478
Statistical Multifragmentation in Central Au+Au Collisions at 35 MeV/u
Multifragment disintegrations, measured for central Au + Au collisions at E/A
= 35 MeV, are analyzed with the Statistical Multifragmentation Model. Charge
distributions, mean fragment energies, and two-fragment correlation functions
are well reproduced by the statistical breakup of a large, diluted and
thermalized system slightly above the multifragmentation threshold.Comment: Latex file, 8 pages + 4 postscript figures available upon request
from [email protected]
Effects of T- and P-odd weak nucleon interaction in nuclei: renormalizations due to residual strong interaction, matrix elements between compound states and their correlations with P-violating matrix elements
Manifestations of P-,T-odd weak interaction between nucleons in nucleus are
considered. Renormalization of this interaction due to residual strong
interaction is studied. Mean squared matrix elements of P-,T-odd weak
interaction between compound states are calculated. Correlators between
P-,T-odd and P-odd, T-even weak interaction matrix elements between compound
states are considered and estimates for these quantities are obtained.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev. C; 21 pages, REVTEX 3, no figure
Assessing the Evolutionary Nature of Multifragment Decay
This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478
The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in diverse geographical and ethnocultural regions: The COSMIC Collaboration
Background Changes in criteria and differences in populations studied and methodology have produced a wide range of prevalence estimates for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods Uniform criteria were applied to harmonized data from 11 studies from USA, Europe, Asia and Australia, and MCI prevalence estimates determined using three separate definitions of cognitive impairment. Results The published range of MCI prevalence estimates was 5.0%-36.7%. This was reduced with all cognitive impairment definitions: performance in the bottom 6.681% (3.2%-10.8%); Clinical Dementia Rating of 0.5 (1.8%-14.9%); Mini-Mental State Examination score of 24-27 (2.1%-20.7%). Prevalences using the first definition were 5.9% overall, and increased with age (P < .001) but were unaffected by sex or the main races/ethnicities investigated (Whites and Chinese). Not completing high school increased the likelihood of MCI (P = .01). Conclusion Applying uniform criteria to harmonized data greatly reduced the variation in MCI prevalence internationally
Planck early results. II. The thermal performance of Planck
The performance of the Planck instruments in space is enabled by their low operating temperatures, 20 K for LFI and 0.1 K for HFI, achieved
through a combination of passive radiative cooling and three active mechanical coolers. The scientific requirement for very broad frequency
coverage led to two detector technologies with widely different temperature and cooling needs. Active coolers could satisfy these needs; a helium
cryostat, as used by previous cryogenic space missions (IRAS, COBE, ISO, Spitzer, AKARI), could not. Radiative cooling is provided by three
V-groove radiators and a large telescope baffle. The active coolers are a hydrogen sorption cooler (<20 K), a 4He Joule-Thomson cooler (4.7 K),
and a 3He-4He dilution cooler (1.4 K and 0.1 K). The flight system was at ambient temperature at launch and cooled in space to operating
conditions. The HFI bolometer plate reached 93 mK on 3 July 2009, 50 days after launch. The solar panel always faces the Sun, shadowing the
rest of Planck, and operates at a mean temperature of 384 K. At the other end of the spacecraft, the telescope baffle operates at 42.3 K and the
telescope primary mirror operates at 35.9 K. The temperatures of key parts of the instruments are stabilized by both active and passive methods.
Temperature fluctuations are driven by changes in the distance from the Sun, sorption cooler cycling and fluctuations in gas-liquid flow, and
fluctuations in cosmic ray flux on the dilution and bolometer plates. These fluctuations do not compromise the science data
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE ROLE OF CYCLIC AMP AS A MEDIATOR OF THE DEPRESSANT EFFECTS OF ?-ADRENOCEPTOR AGONISTS AND PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS ON SLOW-CONTRACTING MAMMALIAN SKELETAL MUSCLES
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