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The influence of strength of hyperon-hyperon interactions on neutron star properties
An equation of state of neutron star matter with strange baryons has been
obtained. The effects of the strength of hyperon-hyperon interactions on the
equations of state constructed for the chosen parameter sets have been
analyzed. Numerous neutron star models show that the appearance of hyperons is
connected with the increasing density in neutron star interiors. The performed
calculations have indicated that the change of the hyperon-hyperon coupling
constants affects the chemical composition of a neutron star. The obtained
numerical hyperon star models exclude large population of strange baryons in
the star interior.Comment: 18 pages, 22 figures, accepted to be published in Journal of Physics
G: Nuclear and Particle Physic
Monoenergetic proton beams accelerated by a radiation pressure driven shock
High energy ion beams (> MeV) generated by intense laser pulses promise to be
viable alternatives to conventional ion beam sources due to their unique
properties such as high charge, low emittance, compactness and ease of beam
delivery. Typically the acceleration is due to the rapid expansion of a laser
heated solid foil, but this usually leads to ion beams with large energy
spread. Until now, control of the energy spread has only been achieved at the
expense of reduced charge and increased complexity. Radiation pressure
acceleration (RPA) provides an alternative route to producing laser-driven
monoenergetic ion beams. In this paper, we show the interaction of an intense
infrared laser with a gaseous hydrogen target can produce proton spectra of
small energy spread (~ 4%), and low background. The scaling of proton energy
with the ratio of intensity over density (I/n) indicates that the acceleration
is due to the shock generated by radiation-pressure driven hole-boring of the
critical surface. These are the first high contrast mononenergetic beams that
have been theorised from RPA, and makes them highly desirable for numerous ion
beam applications
Neutron Star Constraints on the H Dibaryon
We study the influence of a possible H dibaryon condensate on the equation of
state and the overall properties of neutron stars whose population otherwise
contains nucleons and hyperons. In particular, we are interested in the
question of whether neutron stars and their masses can be used to say anything
about the existence and properties of the H dibaryon. We find that the equation
of state is softened by the appearance of a dibaryon condensate and can result
in a mass plateau for neutron stars. If the limiting neutron star mass is about
that of the Hulse-Taylor pulsar a condensate of H dibaryons of vacuum mass 2.2
GeV and a moderately attractive potential in the medium could not be ruled out.
On the other hand, if the medium potential were even moderately repulsive, the
H, would not likely exist in neutron stars. If neutron stars of about 1.6 solar
mass were known to exist, attractive medium effects for the H could be ruled
out. Certain ranges of dibaryon mass and potential can be excluded by the mass
of the Hulse-Taylor pulsar which we illustrate graphically.Comment: Revised by the addition of a figure showing the region of dibaryon
mass and potential excluded by the Hulse-Taylor pulsar. 18 pages, 11 figures,
latex (submitted to Phys. Rev. C
Eddy-Current Detection Methods for Surface-Breaking Tight Cracks
The eddy-current (EC) NDE method has been in use for quite some time, and efforts have been made to make it a fully quantitative method. To evaluate impedance signals for a given EC inspection system, one has to characterize the system as a whole, including both probes and specimens. In particular, until probes are characterized, the electromagnetic fields cannot be calculated. Naturally, the amount of numerical computation becomes a serious issue during the course of development. It is necessary to choose probes carefully so as to maximize the flaw-characterization capability, while keeping numerical tasks within a reasonable size. Probes that are suitable for quantitative assessment are presumably different in nature from those with maximum detection capability. Among all kinds of existing probes, the simplest characterizable probe is the uniform-field-eddy-current (UFEC) probe. In fact, a series of studies, both theoretical and experimental, were devoted to demonstrating potential capabilities of UFEC probes [1â9]. The present theoretical work is another entry in this series. The numerical procedure developed in this work is limited to the case where cracks are tightly closed. The procedure is nevertheless capable, in principle, of dealing with an arbitrary range of frequencies
Chiral Dynamics of Low-Energy Kaon-Baryon Interactions with Explicit Resonance
The processes involving low energy and interactions (where
or ) are studied in the framework of heavy baryon chiral
perturbation theory with the (1405) resonance appearing as an
independent field.
The leading and next-to-leading terms in the chiral expansion are taken into
account. We show that an approach which explicitly includes the (1405)
resonance as an elementary quantum field gives reasonable descriptions of both
the threshold branching ratios and the energy dependence of total cross
sections.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figure
Chiral Dynamics and the Low Energy Kaon-Nucleon Interaction
We examine the meson-baryon interaction in the strangeness S=-1 sector using
an effective chiral Lagrangian. Potentials are derived from this Lagrangian and
used in a coupled-channel calculation of the low energy observables. The
potentials are constructed such that in the Born approximation the s-wave
scattering amplitude is the same as that given by the effective chiral
Lagrangian, up to order . Comparison is made with the available low energy
hadronic data of the coupled system, which
includes the resonance, elastic and inelastic
scattering, and the threshold branching ratios of the decay. Good fits
to the experimental data and estimates of previously unknown Lagrangian
parameters are obtained.Comment: 20 pages, 10 postscript figures, uses revtex, e-mail addresses:
[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
The Lambda-Lambda Interaction and ^{6}_{Lambda Lambda}He
An OBE potential model for the ^{1}S_0 S = -2 interaction is analyzed with
emphasis on the role of coupling between the Lambda Lambda, N Xi, and Sigma
Sigma channels. Singlet scalar exchange, an approximation to two-pion exchange,
is significant in all channels; surprisingly, the one-pion exchange component
is almost negligible. The size of the channel coupling as a function of the
overall strength of the OBE model potential is examined. Implications of the
analysis for the binding energy of ^{6}_{Lambda Lambda}He are considered; the
new experimental datum may suggest a consistency between the extracted Lambda
Lambda matrix element and the relation implied by SU(3) among OBE baryon-baryon
interactions. \\Comment: 4 pages brief report to Physical Review
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