A computer code for predicting gamma production cross sections by neutron inelastic scattering from light nuclei

Gamma-ray production cross section by the inelastic scattering of neutrons from light nuclei are considered. The applicability of optical model potential is discussed. Based on experimental data, a cascade approach is developed to calculate the inelastic gamma production cross sections. In the case of O-16 using computer code LINGAP in conjunction with ABACUS-2; results are compared with reported values

Coarse-graining in retrodictive quantum state tomography

Quantum state tomography often operates in the highly idealised scenario of assuming perfect measurements. The errors implied by such an approach are entwined with other imperfections relating to the information processing protocol or application of interest. We consider the problem of retrodicting the quantum state of a system, existing prior to the application of random but known phase errors, allowing those errors to be separated and removed. The continuously random nature of the errors implies that there is only one click per measurement outcome -- a feature having a drastically adverse effect on data-processing times. We provide a thorough analysis of coarse-graining under various reconstruction algorithms, finding dramatic increases in speed for only modest sacrifices in fidelity

Exact quantum quasiclassical, and semiclassical reaction probabilities for the collinear F+D_2 → FD+D reaction

Exact quantum, quasiclassical, and semiclassical reaction probabilities and rate constants for the collinear reaction F+D_2 → FD+D are presented. In all calculations, a high degree of population inversion is predicted with P^R_(03) and P^R(04) being the dominant reaction probabilities. In analogy with the F+H_2 reaction (preceding paper), the exact quantum 0→3 and 0→4 probabilities show markedly different energy dependence with PR03 having a much smaller effective threshold energy (E_T=0.014 eV) than P^R_(04) (0.055 eV). The corresponding quasiclassical forward probabilities P^R_(03) and P^R_(04) are in poor agreement with the exact quantum ones, while their quasiclassical reverse and semiclassical counterparts provide much better approximations to the exact results. Similar comparisons are also made in the analysis of the corresponding EQ, QCF, QCR, and USC rate constants. An information theoretic analysis of the EQ and QCF reaction probabilities indicates nonlinear surprisal behavior as well as a significant isotope dependence. Additional quantum results at higher energies are presented and discussed in terms of threshold behavior and resonances. Exact quantum reaction probabilities for the related F+HD → FH+D and F+DH → FD+H reactions are given and an attempt to explain the observed isotope effects is made

Large quantum effects in the collinear F+H2-->FH+H reaction

We have performed accurate quantum mechanical calculations of reaction probabilities for the collinear F+H2-->FH+H reaction as well as corresponding quasiclassical trajectory calculations. A comparison of these results shows that very significant quantum mechanical effects are present in this reaction

The stability of charged-particle motion in sheared magnetic reversals

We consider the motion of charged particles in a static magnetic reversal with a shear component, which has application for the stability of current sheets, such as in the Earth's geotail and in solar flares. We examine how the topology of the phase space changes as a function of the shear component by. At zero by, the phase space may be characterized by regions of stochastic and regular orbits (KAM surfaces). Numerically, we find that as we vary by, the position of the periodic orbit at the centre of the KAM surfaces changes. We use multiple-timescale perturbation theory to predict this variation analytically. We also find that for some values of by, all the KAM surfaces are destroyed owing to a resonance effect between two timescales, making the phase space globally chaotic. By investigating the stability of the solutions in the vicinity of the fixed point, we are able to predict for what values of by this happens and when the KAM surfaces reappear

Anode power deposition in applied-field MPD thrusters

Anode power deposition is the principal performance limiter of magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters. Current thrusters lose between 50 and 70 percent of the input power to the anode. In this work, anode power deposition was studied for three cylindrical applied magnetic field thrusters for a range of argon propellant flow rates, discharge currents, and applied-field strengths. Between 60 and 95 percent of the anode power depositions resulted from electron current conduction into the anode, with cathode radiation depositing between 5 and 35 percent of the anode power, and convective heat transfer from the hot plasma accounting for less than 5 percent. While the fractional anode power loss decreased with increasing applied-field strength and anode size, the magnitude of the anode power increased. The rise in anode power resulted from a linear rise in the anode fall voltage with applied-field strength and anode radius. The anode fall voltage also rose with decreasing propellant flow rate. The trends indicate that the anode fall region is magnetized, and suggest techniques for reducing the anode power loss in MPD thrusters

Multiparticle States and the Hadron Spectrum on the Lattice

The Clebsch-Gordan decomposition is calculated for direct products of the irreducible representations of the cubic space group. These results are used to identify multiparticle states which appear in the hadron spectrum on the lattice. Consideration of the cubic space group indicates how combinations of both zero momentum and non-zero momentum multiparticle states contribute to the spectrum.Comment: v2) Little groups for lattice momenta corrected. Includes a more consistent labeling scheme. (13 pages