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Diffractive Phenomena at Tevatron
Preliminary results from the D0 experiment on jet production with rapidity
gaps in collisions are presented. A class of dijet events with a
forward rapidity gap is observed at center-of-mass energies = 1800
GeV and 630 GeV. The number of events with rapidity gaps at both center-of-mass
energies is significantly greater than the expectation from multiplicity
fluctuations and is consistent with a hard single diffractive process. A class
of events with two forward gaps and central dijets are also observed at 1800
GeV. This topology is consistent with hard double pomeron exchange. We also
present proposed plans for extending these analysis into Run II through the use
of a forward proton detector.Comment: plain tex, 5 pages, 2 figure
Results on Charmonium-like States at BaBar
We present recent results on charmonium and charmonium-like states from the
BaBar B-factory located at the PEP-II asymmetric energy storage
ring at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.Comment: 7 pages, 5 Figures, Proceeding of the Conference "QCD@Work -
International Workshop on QCD - Theory and Experiment" 18-21 June 2012, Lecce
Ital
Vibronic effects on electronic spectra and nonadiabatic photophysics. A quantum/classical dynamical approach.
Quantum vibronic effects have a remarkable impact on the lineshape of electronic spectra.1 They can also play an important role in the dynamics of photophysical processes like internal conversions at Conical Intersections or charge and energy transfer in multichromophoric systems.
Recent advancements allow a fair description of such effects in rigid (harmonic) molecules in gas phase.1-4 However, in biology and in material science the photoexcited chomophores are usually embedded in a solvent, possibly establishing with them specific interactions, or even in more complex and heterogeneous environments. Moreover, many systems with interesting optical properties are flexible, i.e. the optical transition triggers large-amplitude curvilinear distortions, and this challenges the applicability of harmonic approximation. Trajectory based approaches are very suitable to deal with these scenarios but they neglect quantum nuclear effects.
We are currently working with the hope to devise robust hybrid quantum/classical (QC) approaches to merge the potentialities of trajectory based methods and those of the quantum vibronic methods developed for rigid systems in gas phase or implicit solvents.1,5-6 The system is partitioned in two subsystems: a quantum core (the chromophore or just its high-frequency modes) and an environment (which can include also large amplitude motions of the system itself and is treated at a more approximate classical level) and the challenge is the reliable description of their mutual couplings. We will illustrate our recent results with a number of examples ranging from the chiro-otpical properties of flexible conjugated systems (e.g. oligothiophenes) to the nonadiabatic decay of photoexcited DNA nucleobases7 in acqueous solution. 8-12
1. F. Santoro, D. Jacquemin, WIREs Comput Mol Sci 6, 460–486, 2016
2. M. H Beck,. A Jäckle,. G. A Worth, H.-D Meyer,. Physics Report 2000, 324
3. L. S. Cederbaum, E. Gindensperger, and I. Burghardt, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 113003, 2005.
4. D. Picconi, F. Avila, R. Improta, A. Lami, F. Santoro, Faraday Discuss, 163, 223, 2013
5. F. Avila, R. Improta, F. Santoro, V. Barone, Phys Chem Chem Phys. 17007, 13, 2011
6. F. Avila, J. Cerezo, J. Soto, R. Improta, F. Santoro, Comp. Chem. Theor. 1040-1041, 328, 2014
7. R. Improta, E. Stendardo, F. Avila, F. Santoro, Chem. Phys. Chem. 15 3320, 2014
8. R. Improta, F. Santoro, L. Blancafort, Chem . Rev 116, 3540 2016
9. D. Padula, F. Santoro, G. Pescitelli RSC Adv. 6, 37928, 116, 3540, 2016
10. J. Cerezo, F. Avila, G. Prampolini, F. Santoro, J. Chem. Theor. Comp. 11, 5810, 2015
11. J. Cerezo, G. Mazzeo, G. Longhi, S. Abbate, F. Santoro J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 7, 4891, 2016
12. Y. Liu, J. Cerezo, N. Lin, X. Zhao, R. Improta, F. Santoro submitted to J. Phys. Chem. Lett.Universidad de Málaga. Cammous de Excelencia Internacional AndalucÃa Tech
Weinhold'length in an isochoric thermodynamic system at constant heat capacity
The purpose of this paper is to study thermodynamic length of an isochoric
two dimensional thermodynamic system with constant heat capacity. We find that
length is related to the heat flow into the substance. We give examples of
Ideal gas and Van der Waals gas
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