232 research outputs found
Systematics of Heavy Quark Production at HERA
We discuss heavy quark and quarkonium production in various kinematic regions
at the HERA ep collider. In contrast to fixed target experiments, collider
kinematics allows the possibility of detailed measurements of particle
production in the proton fragmentation region. One thus can study parton
correlations in the proton Fock states materialized by the virtual photon
probe. We discuss various configurations of inelastic electron-proton
scattering, including peripheral, diffractive, and deep inelastic processes. In
particular, we show that intrinsic heavy quark Fock states can be identified by
the observation of quarkonium production at large and a low mean
transverse momentum which is insensitive to the virtuality of the photon.Comment: 17 pages, postscript. To obtain a copy of this paper send e-mail to
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Oscillons: Resonant Configurations During Bubble Collapse
Oscillons are localized, non-singular, time-dependent, spherically-symmetric
solutions of nonlinear scalar field theories which, although unstable, are
extremely long-lived. We show that they naturally appear during the collapse of
subcritical bubbles in models with symmetric and asymmetric double-well
potentials. By a combination of analytical and numerical work we explain
several of their properties, including the conditions for their existence,
their longevity, and their final demise. We discuss several contexts in which
we expect oscillons to be relevant. In particular, their nucleation during
cosmological phase transitions may have wide-ranging consequences.Comment: 31 pages Revtex, 20 uufiles-encoded figures. Section "Possible
Applications of Oscillons" slightly expande
Transverse momentum and collision energy dependence of high hadron suppression in Au+Au collisions at ultrarelativistic energies
We report high statistics measurements of inclusive charged hadron production
in Au+Au and p+p collisions at \sqrtsNN=200 GeV. A large, approximately
constant hadron suppression is observed in central Au+Au collisions for
5\lt\pT\lt12 GeV/c. The collision energy dependence of the yields and the
centrality and \pT dependence of the suppression provide stringent constraints
on theoretical models of suppression. Models incorporating initial-state gluon
saturation or partonic energy loss in dense matter are largely consistent with
observations. We observe no evidence of \pT-dependent suppression, which may be
expected from models incorporating jet attentuation in cold nuclear matter or
scattering of fragmentation hadrons.Comment: Final journal version. Data tables for figures may be downloaded from
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Coherent Photo- and Leptoproduction of Vector Mesons from Deuterium
We discuss the coherent photo- and leptoproduction of vector mesons from
deuterium at intermediate (virtual) photon energies, 3 GeV < nu < 30 GeV. These
processes provide several options to explore the space-time evolution of small
size quark-gluon configurations. Furthermore, we study the dependence of the
production cross section on the energy and momentum transfer t due to
variations of the finite longitudinal interaction length. Kinematic regions are
determined where the production cross section is most sensitive to the final
state interaction of the initially produced hadronic wave packet. For
unpolarized deuteron targets this double scattering contribution can be
investigated mainly at large values of the momentum transfer t. For polarized
targets kinematic windows sensitive to double scattering are available also at
moderate t. We suggest several methods for an investigation of color coherence
effects at intermediate energies.Comment: 34 pages, Late
Search for First Generation Scalar Leptoquark Pairs in ppbar Collisions at sqrt(s)=1.8 TeV
We have searched for first generation scalar leptoquark (LQ) pairs in the
enu+jets channel using ppbar collider data (integrated luminosity= 115 pb^-1)
collected by the DZero experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron during 1992-96. The
analysis yields no candidate events. We combine the results with those from the
ee+jets and nunu+jets channels to obtain 95% confidence level (CL) upper limits
on the LQ pair production cross section as a function of mass and of beta, the
branching fraction to a charged lepton. Comparing with the next-to-leading
order theory, we set 95% CL lower limits on the LQ mass of 225, 204, and 79
GeV/c^2 for beta=1, 1/2, and 0, respectively.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters Replaced to
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Second Generation Leptoquark Search in p\bar{p} Collisions at = 1.8 TeV
We report on a search for second generation leptoquarks with the D\O\
detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider at = 1.8 TeV.
This search is based on 12.7 pb of data. Second generation leptoquarks
are assumed to be produced in pairs and to decay into a muon and quark with
branching ratio or to neutrino and quark with branching ratio
. We obtain cross section times branching ratio limits as a function
of leptoquark mass and set a lower limit on the leptoquark mass of 111
GeV/c for and 89 GeV/c for at the 95%\
confidence level.Comment: 18 pages, FERMILAB-PUB-95/185-
Jet Production via Strongly-Interacting Color-Singlet Exchange in Collisions
A study of the particle multiplicity between jets with large rapidity
separation has been performed using the D{\O}detector at the Fermilab Tevatron
Collider operating at TeV. A significant excess of
low-multiplicity events is observed above the expectation for color-exchange
processes. The measured fractional excess is , which is consistent with a strongly-interacting
color-singlet (colorless) exchange process and cannot be explained by
electroweak exchange alone. A lower limit of 0.80% (95% C.L.) is obtained on
the fraction of dijet events with color-singlet exchange, independent of the
rapidity gap survival probability.Comment: 15 pages (REVTeX), 3 PS figs (uuencoded/tar compressed, epsf.sty)
Complete postscript available at http://d0sgi0.fnal.gov/d0pubs/journals.html
Submitted to Physical Review Letter
A study on relativistic lagrangian field theories with non-topological soliton solutions
We perform a general analysis of the dynamic structure of two classes of
relativistic lagrangian field theories exhibiting static spherically symmetric
non-topological soliton solutions. The analysis is concerned with (multi-)
scalar fields and generalized gauge fields of compact semi-simple Lie groups.
The lagrangian densities governing the dynamics of the (multi-) scalar fields
are assumed to be general functions of the kinetic terms, whereas the
gauge-invariant lagrangians are general functions of the field invariants.
These functions are constrained by requirements of regularity, positivity of
the energy and vanishing of the vacuum energy, defining what we call
"admissible" models. In the scalar case we establish the general conditions
which determine exhaustively the families of admissible lagrangian models
supporting this kind of finite-energy solutions. We analyze some explicit
examples of these different families, which are defined by the asymptotic and
central behaviour of the fields of the corresponding particle-like solutions.
From the variational analysis of the energy functional, we show that the
admissibility constraints and the finiteness of the energy of the scalar
solitons are necessary and sufficient conditions for their linear static
stability against small charge-preserving perturbations. Furthermore we perform
a general spectral analysis of the dynamic evolution of the small perturbations
around the statically stable solitons, establishing their dynamic stability.
Next, we consider the case of many-components scalar fields, showing that the
resolution of the particle-like field problem in this case reduces to that of
the one-component case. The study of these scalar models is a necessary step in
the analysis of the gauge fields.Comment: LaTeX (uses elsart.cls), 57 pages, 9 Postscript figures, final
version to appear in Annals of Physics, some minor corrections adde
Preliminary Acceptability of a Home-Based Peripheral Blood Collection Device for Viral Load Testing in the Context of Analytical Treatment Interruptions in HIV Cure Trials: Results from a Nationwide Survey in the United States
Frequent viral load testing is necessary during analytical treatment interruptions (ATIs) in HIV cure-directed clinical trials, though such may be burdensome and inconvenient to trial participants. We implemented a national, cross-sectional survey in the United States to examine the acceptability of a novel home-based peripheral blood collection device for HIV viral load testing. Between June and August 2021, we distributed an online survey to people with HIV (PWH) and community members, biomedical HIV cure researchers and HIV care providers. We performed descriptive analyses to summarize the results. We received 73 survey responses, with 51 from community members, 12 from biomedical HIV cure researchers and 10 from HIV care providers. Of those, 51 (70%) were cisgender men and 50 (68%) reported living with HIV. Most (>80% overall) indicated that the device would be helpful during ATI trials and they would feel comfortable using it themselves or recommending it to their patients/participants. Of the 50 PWH, 42 (84%) indicated they would use the device if they were participating in an ATI trial and 27 (54%) also expressed a willingness to use the device outside of HIV cure studies. Increasing sensitivity of viral load tests and pluri-potency of the device (CD4 count, chemistries) would augment acceptability. Survey findings provide evidence that viral load home testing would be an important adjunct to ongoing HIV cure-directed trials involving ATIs. Survey findings may help inform successful implementation and uptake of the device in the context of personalized HIV care
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