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    On geometric properties of passive random advection

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    We study geometric properties of a random Gaussian short-time correlated velocity field by considering statistics of a passively advected metric tensor. That describes universal properties of fluctuations of tensor objects frozen into the fluid and passively advected by it. The problem of one-point statistics of co- and contravariant tensors is solved exactly, provided the advected fields do not reach dissipative scales, which would break the symmetry of the problem. Asymptotic in time duality of the problem is established, which in the three-dimensional case relates the probabilities of the volume deformations into "tubes" and into "sheets".Comment: latex, 8 page

    A Solvable Model for Nonlinear Mean Field Dynamo

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    We formulate a solvable model that describes generation and saturation of mean magnetic field in a dynamo with kinetic helicity, in the limit of large magnetic Prandtl number. This model is based on the assumption that the stochastic part of the velocity field is Gaussian and white in time (the Kazantsev-Kraichnan ensemble), while the regular part describing the back reaction of the magnetic field is chosen from balancing the viscous and Lorentz stresses in the MHD Navier-Stokes equation. The model provides an analytical explanation for previously obtained numerical results.Comment: 6 page

    Burgers turbulence with pressure

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    The randomly driven Burgers equation with pressure is considered as a 1D model of strong turbulence of compressible fluid. It is shown that infinitely small pressure provides a finite effect on the velocity and density statistics and this case therefore is qualitatively different from turbulence without pressure. We establish the corresponding operator product expansion and predict the intermittent velocity- difference and mass-difference PDFs. We then apply the developed methods to the statistics of a passive scalar advected by the Burgers field.Comment: 4 pages, revte

    Ferromagnetic Detectors of Axions in RF (S - X) Band

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    The (pseudo) Goldstone bosons arise naturally in many modern theories such as supergravity, superstring theory and variants of general relativity with torsion. By the other hand, there are well known indications that a large part of the Universe mass exists in a form of dark matter. The most attractive model of the dark matter is non-relativistic gas of the light elementary particles weakly interacting with the "usual" matter \cite{b2} - \cite{b4}. We describe ferromagnetic detectors, for search of arion(axion), where a high-sensitive two-channel SHF receiver is used. Its sensitivity reaches to 10−20 Wt10^{-20}\,Wt, with time of accumulation 1−10 s1-10\,s. Fourier analysis of signal provides a survey in zone up to ±50 KHz\pm50\,KHz with spectral resolution 0.1−25 Hz0.1 - 25\, Hz. There was applied a high sensitive SHF receiver based on a special computer method of coherent accumulation of signals. It is possible to use the receiver in other precise experiments: measuring of electron/positron beams polarization in storage rings, investigation of parity violation, investigation of atmosphere with radars etc.Comment: 6 pages, LaTeX, no figure

    Turbulence without pressure in d dimensions

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    The randomly driven Navier-Stokes equation without pressure in d-dimensional space is considered as a model of strong turbulence in a compressible fluid. We derive a closed equation for the velocity-gradient probability density function. We find the asymptotics of this function for the case of the gradient velocity field (Burgers turbulence), and provide a numerical solution for the two-dimensional case. Application of these results to the velocity-difference probability density function is discussed.Comment: latex, 5 pages, revised and enlarge

    Physics with B-mesons in ATLAS

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    B-physics is an importany part of studies with the LHC beams at low luminosities. Effective B-meson reconstruction with exclusive semileptonic modes in the ATLAS can produce a clean sample of events for detailed physics analysis with first data. The analysis includes measurements of B-meson mass and proper lifetime to verify performance of the Inner Detector and to estimate background and trigger efficiencies for rare decays. The b-quark fragmentation with low pt, bbbar correlations and pt compensation will be studied in events with reconstructed B-mesons. The underlying event multiplisities in such events will be mesured and compared with data from Leading jet analysis
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