825 research outputs found
Eliminating the low-mass axigluon window
Using recent collider data, especially on the hadronic width the Z0, we
exclude axigluons in the currently allowed low-mass window, namely axigluons in
the mass range 50 GeV < M_A < 120 GeV. Combined with hadron collider data from
di-jet production, axigluons with masses below roughly 1 TeV are now completely
excluded.Comment: 8 pages, no figures, LaTe
Who violates expectations when? How firmsâ growth and dividend reputations affect investorsâ reactions to acquisitions
Research summary: We investigate the role of a firmâs dividend and growth reputations in
shaping investorsâ interpretations of acquisitions as a negative or positive expectation
violation. While our findings reveal that both an acquiring firmâs dividend and growth
reputations trigger positive investor reactions, they also show that investors react negatively
to an acquisition of a target firm with a strong growth reputation when the acquiring firm has
a strong dividend reputation. We also find that investors are inclined to give managers âthe
benefit of the doubtâ to the extent that an acquiring firm strategically frames an acquisition
announcement in such a way that it provides assurance to investors that the acquisition is
meant to exceed investorsâ expectations about shareholder value creation.
Managerial summary: We study why investors respond to some acquisitions positively and
others negatively. We find that the way acquiring and target firms have created shareholder
value in the past, and the information conveyed in the acquisition announcements are
important determinants of investorsâ differential reactions to acquisitions. Our findings show
that while investors generally react positively to acquisitions by firms known for creating
value either through dividends or growth, their reactions become negative when a firm
known for value creation through dividends acquires a target known for value creation
through growth. We further find that managers can favorably influence investor reactions by
making it salient in the acquisition announcement how the acquisition is intended to exceed
investorsâ value creation expectations from the acquiring firm
Analysis of MERCATOR data Part I: variable B stars
We re-classified 31 variable B stars which were observed more than 50 times
in the Geneva photometric system with the P7 photometer attached to the
MERCATOR telescope (La Palma) during its first 3 years of scientific
observations. HD89688 is a possible beta Cephei/slowly pulsating B star hybrid
and the main mode of the COROT target HD180642 shows non-linear effects. The
Maia candidates are re-classified as either ellipsoidal variables or spotted
stars. Although the mode identification is still ongoing, all the
well-identified modes so far have a degree l = 0, 1 or 2.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. To appear in: Proceedings of JENAM 2005 'Distant
worlds', Communications in Asteroseismolog
Pyrolysis of organic side stream materials for the production of biochar as an amendment in green roofs: Characterization and field experiments
Green roofs offer a solution to worldwide problems in cities like: the urban heat island effect, floods and the loss of rural regions. Nevertheless, the widespread application of green roofs still faces some serious challenges, e.g. an excessive amount of drainage water, an excess of nutrients in this water, and plant mortality in periods of severe drought. Also, the production process of the components of these substrates, such as expanded clay, is not environmentally and energy-friendly. Biochar amendment in green roof substrates can help to overcome these problems because of its valuable properties like a high nutrient content, high waterholding capacity (WHC), low density and its self-sustaining production process.
In this research, biochar is produced from six different side streams in a pilot-scale rotating kiln carbonization reactor (kg/hour input). These side streams consists out of: MDF, date palm, coffee skins, tree bark, olive stones and a waste wood mix. The produced biochars are characterized with multiple physico-chemical analyses like biochar yield, elemental composition, surface functional groups, morphology, WHC, cation exchange capacity and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHâs). Furthermore, a techno-economical analysis is performed on the large-scale production of these biochars.
Small scale (0,25 m2) and field experiments (2.5 m2) with biochar incorporated in commercially available green roof substrates in the temperate climate of the Netherlands and Belgium examine whether biochar can offer a solution to the described problems. Based on the analyses of the biochar, in particular the PAHâs and elemental composition, and the small scale growth experiments, two different biochars made from the waste wood mix and tree bark in concentrations of 1 and 5 % are selected for the field experiments.
Growth of Sedum plants is monitored with digital imaging processing over a period of several months, starting from November 2018. Several chemical and physical parameters are monitored and linked to the properties of the biochar incorporated substrate like pH, conductivity, nutrient leaching and waterholding capacity
Minimal 3-3-1 model, lepton mixing and muonium-antimuonium conversion
The recent experimental results on neutrino oscillation and on
muonium-antimuonium conversion require extension of the minimal 3-3-1 model. We
review the constraints imposed to the model by those measurements and suggest a
pattern of leptonic mixing, with charged leptons in a non-diagonal basis, which
accounts for the neutrino physics and circumvents the tight muonium-antimuonium
bounds on the model. We also illustrate a scenario where this pattern could be
realized.Comment: 4 pages; abbreviated version, conclusions unchange
Signal and Backgrounds for Leptoquarks at the LHC
We study the potentiality of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to unravel
the existence of first generation scalar leptoquarks.
Working with the most general invariant leptoquark
interactions, we analyze in detail the signals and backgrounds that lead to a
final state containing a pair and jets. Our results indicate that a
machine like the LHC will be able to discover leptoquarks with masses up to
2--3 TeV depending on their couplings.Comment: 37 pages, revtex, uses epsfig.sty (included), 15 figures (included
Degenerate Dirac Neutrinos
A simple extension of the standard model is proposed in which all the three
generations of neutrinos are Dirac particles and are naturally light. We then
assume that the neutrino mass matrix is diagonal and degenerate, with a few eV
mass to solve the dark matter problem. The self energy radiative corrections,
however, remove this degeneracy and allow mixing of these neutrinos. The
electroweak radiative corrections then predict a lower bound on the mass difference which solves the solar neutrino problem through MSW
mechanism and also predict a lower bound on the mass
difference which is just enough to explain the atmospheric neutrino problem as
reported by super Kamiokande.Comment: 11 pages latex fil
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