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Designing double-gap linear accelerators for a wide mass range
For applications like ion implantation, rf linacs using double-gap structures with external resonators can be used because they are practical at low frequencies. However, since the two gaps associated with a given resonator cannot be individually phased, it is not obvious how to build a linac that can efficiently accelerate particles having different mass/charge ratios. This paper describes the beam dynamics of double-gap rf linacs and shows how to maximize the range of mass/charge ratios. The theory also tells one how to rescale a linac tune (i.e., reset the voltages and phases) so that a new particle, having a different mass or charge, will behave similarly to the original particle
Slowly rotating black holes in the Horava-Lifshitz gravity
We investigate slowly rotating black holes in the Ho\v{r}ava-Lifshitz (HL)
gravity. For and , we find a slowly rotating black
hole of the Kehagias-Sfetsos solution in asymptotically flat spacetimes. We
discuss their thermodynamic properties by computing mass, temperature, angular
momentum, and angular velocity on the horizon.Comment: 12 pages, no figures, version to appear in EPJ
Dilaton gravity approach to three dimensional Lifshitz black hole
The z=3 Lifshitz black hole is an exact black hole solution to the new
massive gravity in three dimensions. In order to understand this black hole
clearly, we perform a dimensional reduction to two dimensional dilaton gravity
by utilizing the circular symmetry. Considering the linear dilaton, we find the
same Lifshitz black hole in two dimensions. This implies that all thermodynamic
quantities of the z=3 Lifshitz black hole could be obtained from its
corresponding black hole in two dimensions. As a result, we derive the
temperature, mass, heat capacity, Bekesnstein-Hawking entropy, and free energy.Comment: 13 pages, 1 figure, version to appear in EPJ
A Single Laser System for Ground-State Cooling of 25-Mg+
We present a single solid-state laser system to cool, coherently manipulate
and detect Mg ions. Coherent manipulation is accomplished by
coupling two hyperfine ground state levels using a pair of far-detuned Raman
laser beams. Resonant light for Doppler cooling and detection is derived from
the same laser source by means of an electro-optic modulator, generating a
sideband which is resonant with the atomic transition. We demonstrate
ground-state cooling of one of the vibrational modes of the ion in the trap
using resolved-sideband cooling. The cooling performance is studied and
discussed by observing the temporal evolution of Raman-stimulated sideband
transitions. The setup is a major simplification over existing state-of-the-art
systems, typically involving up to three separate laser sources
Nonpropagation of massive mode on AdS2 in topologically massive gravity
Making use of Achucarro-Ortiz (AO) type of dimensional reduction, we study
the topologically massive gravity with a negative cosmological constant on AdS2
spacetimes. For a constant dilaton, this two-dimensional model also admits
three AdS2 vacuum solutions, which are related to two AdS3 and warped AdS3
backgrounds with an identification upon uplifting three dimensions. We carry
out the perturbation analysis around these backgrounds to find what is a
physically propagating field. However, it turns out that there is no
propagating massive mode on AdS2 background, in contrast to the Kaluza-Klein
(KK) type of dimensional reduction. We note that two dimensionally reduced
actions are different and thus, the non-equivalence of their on-shell
amplitudes is obtained.Comment: 19 pages, version to appear in EPJ
Learners’ use of communication strategies in text-based and video-based synchronous computer-mediated communication environments: opportunities for language learning
This study investigates the different learning opportunities enabled by text-based and video-based synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) from an interactionist perspective. Six Chinese-speaking learners of English and six English-speaking learners of Chinese were paired up as tandem (reciprocal) learning dyads. Each dyad participated in four kinds of interactions, namely, English text-based SCMC, Chinese text-based SCMC, English video-based SCMC and Chinese video-based SCMC. Their use of communication strategies (CSs) were analyzed along with an after-task questionnaire and with stimulated reflection to explore systematically and comprehensively the differences between text-based and video-based SCMC. In addition to the main role of qualitative analysis, the quantitative analysis was undertaken to provide an overview of the relative frequencies of the occurrence of the different strategies and to understand their distribution in the different conditions. A MANOVA was applied to understand to what extent the differences are likely to have occurred by chance. The results showed that learners used CSs differently in text-based and video-based SCMC and indicated different learning opportunities provided by these two modes of SCMC. While text-based SCMC appears to have greater potential for learning target-like language forms, video-based SCMC seems particularly effective for fluency development as well as pronunciation improvement
Vortex Lattice Melting into Disentangled Liquid Followed by the 3D-2D Decoupling Transition in YBa_2Cu_4O_8 Single Crystals
A sharp resistance drop associated with vortex lattice melting was observed
in high quality YBa_2Cu_4O_8 single crystals. The melting line is well
described well by the anisotropic GL theory. Two thermally activated flux flow
regions, which were separated by a crossover line B_cr=1406.5(1-T/T_c)/T
(T_c=79.0 K, B_cr in T), were observed in the vortex liquid phase. Activation
energy for each region was obtained and the corresponding dissipation mechanism
was discussed. Our results suggest that the vortex lattice in YBa_2Cu_4O_8
single crystal melts into disentangled liquid, which then undergoes a 3D-2D
decoupling transition.Comment: 5 pages, 4 eps figures, RevTex (Latex2.09
Discriminating signal from background using neural networks. Application to top-quark search at the Fermilab Tevatron
The application of Neural Networks in High Energy Physics to the separation
of signal from background events is studied. A variety of problems usually
encountered in this sort of analyses, from variable selection to systematic
errors, are presented. The top--quark search is used as an example to
illustrate the problems and proposed solutions.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, psfi
Topologically massive gravity on AdS spacetimes
We study the topologically massive gravity with a negative cosmological
constant on AdS spacetimes by making use of dimensional reduction. For a
constant dilaton, this two-dimensional model admits three AdS vacuum
solutions, which are related to AdS and warped AdS with an
identification upon uplifting three dimensions. We carry out the perturbation
analysis around these backgrounds to find what is a physically propagating
field. It turns out that a mode of is merely a redundant
field of dilaton in the absence of Chern-Simons terms, while it
becomes a massive scalar in the presence of Chern-Simons terms. This shows
clearly that the proper number of physically propagating degrees of freedom is
one for the topologically massive gravity. Moreover, at the points of
, becomes a massless scalar which implies that there is no
physically propagating degrees of freedom at the chiral point.Comment: 24 pages, 3 figures, added appendix, version to appear in JHE
Keeping calm in the face of change: towards optimisation of FRP by reasoning about change
Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) is an approach to reactive programming where systems are structured as networks of functions operating on signals (time-varying values). FRP is based on the synchronous data-flow paradigm and supports both (an approximation to) continuous-time and discrete-time signals (hybrid systems).What sets FRP apart from most other languages for similar applications is its support for systems with dynamic structure and for higher-order reactive constructs. This paper contributes towards advancing the state of the art of FRP implementation by studying the notion of signal change and change propagation in a setting of structurally dynamic networks of n-ary signal functions operating on mixed continuous-time and discrete-time signals. We first define an ideal denotational semantics (time is truly continuous) for this kind of FRP, along with temporal properties, expressed in temporal logic, of signals and signal functions pertaining to change and change propagation. Using this framework, we then show how to reason about change; specifically, we identify and justify a number of possible optimisations, such as avoiding recomputation of unchanging values. Note that due to structural dynamism, and the fact that the output of a signal function may change because time is passing even if the input is unchanging, the problem is significantly more complex than standard change propagation in networks with static structure
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