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Neutrino mu-tau reflection symmetry and its breaking in the minimal seesaw
In this paper, we attempt to implement the neutrino - reflection
symmetry (which predicts and as
well as trivial Majorana phases) in the minimal seesaw (which enables us to fix
the neutrino masses). For some direct (the preliminary experimental hints
towards and ) and indirect
(inclusion of the renormalization group equation effect and implementation of
the leptogenesis mechanism) reasons, we particularly study the breakings of
this symmetry and their phenomenological consequences.Comment: 20 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in JHE
An hourglass model for the flare of HST-1 in M87
To explain the multi-wavelength light curves (from radio to X-ray) of HST-1
in the M87 jet, we propose an hourglass model that is a modified two-zone
system of Tavecchio & Ghisellini (hereafter TG08): a slow hourglass-shaped or
Laval nozzle-shaped layer connected by two revolving exponential surfaces
surrounding a fast spine, through which plasma blobs flow. Based on the
conservation of magnetic flux, the magnetic field changes along the axis of the
hourglass. We adopt the result of TG08---the high-energy emission from GeV to
TeV can be produced through inverse Compton by the two-zone system, and the
photons from radio to X-ray are mainly radiated by the fast inner zone system.
Here, we only discuss the light curves of the fast inner blob from radio to
X-ray. When a compressible blob travels down the axis of the first bulb in the
hourglass, because of magnetic flux conservation, its cross section experiences
an adiabatic compression process, which results in particle acceleration and
the brightening of HST-1. When the blob moves into the second bulb of the
hourglass, because of magnetic flux conservation, the dimming of the knot
occurs along with an adiabatic expansion of its cross section. A similar broken
exponential function could fit the TeV peaks in M87, which may imply a
correlation between the TeV flares of M87 and the light curves from radio to
X-ray in HST-1. The Very Large Array (VLA) 22 GHz radio light curve of HST-1
verifies our prediction based on the model fit to the main peak of the VLA 15
GHz radio light curve.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in A
Terahertz imaging with sub-wavelength resolution by femtosecond laser filament in air
Terahertz (THz) imaging provides cutting edge technique in biology, medical
sciences and non-destructive evaluation. However, due to the long wavelength of
the THz wave, the obtained resolution of THz imaging is normally a few hundred
microns and is much lower than that of the traditional optical imaging. We
introduce a sub-wavelength resolution THz imaging technique which uses the THz
radiation generated by a femtosecond laser filament in air as the probe. This
method is based on the fact that the femtosecond laser filament forms a
waveguide for the THz wave in air. The diameter of the THz beam, which
propagates inside the filament, varies from 20 {\mu}m to 50 {\mu}m, which is
significantly smaller than the wavelength of the THz wave. Using this highly
spatially confined THz beam as the probe, THz imaging with resolution as high
as 20 {\mu}m (~{\lambda}/38) can be realized.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figure
Terahertz Wave Guiding by Femtosecond Laser Filament in Air
Femtosecond laser filament generates strong terahertz (THz) pulse in air. In
this paper, THz pulse waveform generated by femtosecond laser filament has been
experimentally investigated as a function of the length of the filament.
Superluminal propagation of THz pulse has been uncovered, indicating that the
filament creates a THz waveguide in air. Numerical simulation has confirmed
that the waveguide is formed because of the radially non-uniform refractive
index distribution inside the filament. The underlying physical mechanisms and
the control techniques of this type THz pulse generation method might be
revisited based on our findings. It might also potentially open a new approach
for long-distance propagation of THz wave in air.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure
In-situ cosmogenic <sup>36</sup>Cl denudation rates of carbonates in Guizhou karst area
This study quantifies surface denudation of carbonate rocks by the first application of in-situ cosmogenic <sup>36</sup>Cl in China. Concentrations of natural Cl and in-situ cosmogenic <sup>36</sup>Cl in bare carbonates from Guizhou karst areas were measured with isotope dilution by accelerator mass spectrometer. The Cl concentration varied from 16 to 206 ppm. The <sup>36</sup>Cl concentrations were in range of (0.8–2.4)×106 atom g−1, resulting in total denudation rates of 20–50 mm ka−1 that averaged over a 104–105 a timescale. The <sup>36</sup>Cl-denudation rates showed roughly a negative correlation with the local mean temperature. This preliminary observation may suggest the variations of proportions of chemical weathering and physical erosion in denudation process, depending upon local climatic conditions
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