120 research outputs found
Hadronic Regge Trajectories: Problems and Approaches
We scrutinized hadronic Regge trajectories in a framework of two different
models --- string and potential. Our results are compared with broad spectrum
of existing theoretical quark models and all experimental data from PDG98. It
was recognized that Regge trajectories for mesons and baryons are not straight
and parallel lines in general in the current resonance region both
experimentally and theoretically, but very often have appreciable curvature,
which is flavor-dependent. For a set of baryon Regge trajectories this fact is
well described in the considered potential model. The standard string models
predict linear trajectories at high angular momenta J with some form of
nonlinearity at low J.Comment: 15 pages, 9 figures, LaTe
Three-body correlations in direct reactions: Example of Be populated in reaction
The Be continuum states were populated in the charge-exchange reaction
H(Li,Be) collecting very high statistics data ( events) on the three-body ++ correlations. The
Be excitation energy region below MeV is considered, where the
data are dominated by contributions from the and states. It is
demonstrated how the high-statistics few-body correlation data can be used to
extract detailed information on the reaction mechanism. Such a derivation is
based on the fact that highly spin-aligned states are typically populated in
the direct reactions.Comment: submitted to Physical Review
10He low-lying states structure uncovered by correlations
The 0+ ground state of the 10He nucleus produced in the 3H(8He,p)10He
reaction was found at about MeV (\Gamma ~ 2 MeV) above the
three-body 8He+n+n breakup threshold. Angular correlations observed for 10He
decay products show prominent interference patterns allowing to draw
conclusions about the structure of low-energy excited states. We interpret the
observed correlations as a coherent superposition of the broad 1- state having
a maximum at energy 4-6 MeV and the 2+ state above 6 MeV, setting both on top
of the 0+ state "tail". This anomalous level ordering indicates that the
breakdown of the N=8 shell known in 12Be thus extends also to the 10He system.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Separation of Flip and Non-Flip parst of Charge Exchange np->pn at energies Tn = 0.5 - 2.0 GeV
The new Delta-Sigma experimental data on the ratio allowed
separating the Flip and Non-Flip parts of the differential cross section of
charge exchange process at the zero angle by the Dean formula. The
PSA solutions for the elastic scattering are transformed to the
charge exchange representation using unitary transition, and good
agreement is obtain.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figure
Search for 2p Decay of the First Excited State of 17 Ne
Structure of nuclei located near and beyond the drip-lines plays important role in the explosive astrophysical processes. The problem of two-proton decay of the 17Ne first excited state is a good example of such situation. The two-proton radiative capture is a possible bypass of the 15O waiting point in the rp-process. The rate of this process drastically depends on the value of the weak
Ecosystem and human health assessment to define environmental management strategies: The case of long-term human impacts on an Arctic lake
Abstract There are rich deposits of mineral and fossil natural resources in the Arctic, which make this region very attractive for extracting industries. Their operations have immediate and vast consequences for ecological systems, which are particularly vulnerable in this region. We are developing a management strategy for Arctic watersheds impacted by industrial production. The case study is Lake Imandra watershed (Murmansk oblast, Russia) that has exceptionally high levels of economic development and large numbers of people living there. We track the impacts of toxic pollution on ecosystem health and then -human health. Three periods are identified: (a) natural, pre-industrial state; (b) disturbed, under rapid economic development; and (c) partial recovery, during recent economic meltdown. The ecosystem is shown to transform into a qualitatively new state, which is still different from the original natural state, even after toxic loadings have substantially decreased. Fish disease where analyzed to produce and integral evaluation of ecosystem health. Accumulation of heavy metals in fish is correlated with etiology of many diseases. Dose-effect relationships are between integral water quality indices and ecosystem health indicators clearly demonstrates that existing water quality standards adopted in Russia are inadequate for Arctic regions. Health was also poor for people drinking water from the Lake. Transport of heavy metals from drinking water, into human organs, and their effect on liver and kidney diseases shows the close connection between ecosystem and human health. A management system is outlined that is based on feedback from indices of ecosystem and human health and control over economic production and/or the amount of toxic loading produced. We argue that prospects for implementation of such a system are quite bleak at this time, and that more likely we will see a continued depopulation of these Northern regions
Generation of mouse ES cell lines engineered for the forced induction of transcription factors
Here we report the generation and characterization of 84 mouse ES cell lines with doxycycline-controllable transcription factors (TFs) which, together with the previous 53 lines, cover 7–10% of all TFs encoded in the mouse genome. Global gene expression profiles of all 137 lines after the induction of TFs for 48 hrs can associate each TF with the direction of ES cell differentiation, regulatory pathways, and mouse phenotypes. These cell lines and microarray data provide building blocks for a variety of future biomedical research applications as a community resource
Study of Proton and Deuteron Pickup Reactions 2H(10Be,3He)9Li an 2H(10Be,4He)8Li with 44 A MeV 10Be Radioactive Beam at ACCULINNA-2 Fragment Separator
The proton and deuteron pickup reactions 2H(10Be,3He)9Li and\\
2H(10Be,4He)8Li radioactive beam produced by the new fragment separator
ACCULINNA-2 at FLNR, JINR\@. These measurements were initially motivated as
test reactions intended for the elucidation of results obtained in the study of
the extremely neutron-rich 7H and 6H systems created in the 2H(10Be,3He)9Li and
2H(10Be,4He)8Li reactions using the same setup. In the 2H(10Be,3He)9Li reaction
the 9Li ground-state () and its first excited state (2.69~MeV, )
were identified in the low-energy region of its excitation spectrum. The
differential cross sections for the 9Li g.~s.) population were extracted at
forward center-of-mass angles () and compared with the FRESCO
calculations. Spectroscopic factor of , derived by a model for the
10Be9Li(g.s.) clustering was found in accord with the experimental
data. The energy spectrum of 8Li populated in the 2H(10Be,4He)8Li reaction
shows the strong peak which corresponds to excitation of the second excited
state of 8Li (2.25 MeV, ). The fact that the ground and the first excited
states of 8Li were not observed is fully consistent with Shell-Model
calculations carried out for the 10Be g.\,s. and 8Li level structure applying
momentum selection rules
Detector array for the H nucleus multi-neutron decay study
Setup fitting the requirements for the detailed study of the five-body decay
of the 7H nucleus obtained as a result of the proton transfer from the 8He
projectiles to the deuterium target nuclei is being built at the radioactive
beam line of ACCULINNA-2 separator in the G.N. Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear
Reactions. Described here is the assembly of 100 BC-404 plastic scintillators,
intended for neutron detection, the annular Si detector telescope for the 3He
recoils, and the detector array providing the --TOF registration
of 3H nuclei emitted at the 7H decay. Results obtained by the Monte Carlo
simulations made for the energy values and flight passes of all these particles
are given together with the luminosity expected for the discussed experiments
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