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The deconfining phase transition in SU(N) gauge theories
We report on our ongoing investigation of the deconfining phase transition in
SU(4) and SU(6) gauge theories. We calculate the critical couplings while
taking care to avoid the influence of a nearby bulk phase transition. We
determine the latent heat of the phase transition and investigate the order and
the strength of the transition at large N. We also report on our determination
of the critical temperature expressed in units of the string tension in the
large N limit.Comment: Lattice 2002 (nonzerot), 3 pages, 2 figure
Features of SU(N) Gauge Theories
We review recent lattice results for the large limit of SU(N) gauge
theories. In particular, we focus on glueball masses, topology and its relation
to chiral symmetry breaking (relevant for phenomenology), on the tension of
strings connecting sources in higher representations of the gauge group
(relevant for models of confinement and as a comparative ground for theories
beyond the Standard Model) and on the finite temperature deconfinement phase
transition (relevant for RHIC-like experiments). In the final part we present
open challenges for the future.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures; summary of the talk given by B. Lucini and the
poster presented by U. Wenger at the conference "Confinement 2003
Twisted Mass Finite Volume Effects
We calculate finite volume effects on the pion masses and decay constant in
twisted mass lattice QCD (tmLQCD) at finite lattice spacing. We show that the
lighter neutral pion in tmLQCD gives rise to finite volume effects that are
exponentially enhanced when compared to those arising from the heavier charged
pions. We demonstrate that the recent two flavour twisted mass lattice data can
be better fitted when twisted mass effects in finite volume corrections are
taken into account.Comment: 17 pages, revte
The Impact of Gratitude on Body Image, Exercise, and Eating Behaviors
Individuals with higher body dissatisfaction have higher disordered eating, excessive exercise, mental health concerns, and lower self-esteem. Gratitude interventions have been used to decrease body shame (objectified body consciousness), body dissatisfaction and increase positive body image. Gratitude interventions have primarily focused on changing state gratitude, leading to quick short changes. Individuals with long term, trait gratitude may have lower levels of excessive exercise, disordered eating, and a more positive body image. The current research is focused on better understanding the relationship between trait gratitude, body image, excessive exercise and disordered eating. In total 268 students from a university lifelong fitness class participated in the study, with 237 completing all measures, having a 43.66% male to female ratio. Results suggest body shame moderately increases disordered eating and compulsive exercise behaviors, while gratitude minimally decreases body shame. There are likely other factors impacting who partakes in excessive exercise, disordered eating, and body shame
The Green Bank Telescope H II Region Discovery Survey: IV. Helium and Carbon Recombination Lines
The Green Bank Telescope H II Region Discovery Survey (GBT HRDS) found
hundreds of previously unknown Galactic regions of massive star formation by
detecting hydrogen radio recombination line (RRL) emission from candidate H II
region targets. Since the HRDS nebulae lie at large distances from the Sun,
they are located in previously unprobed zones of the Galactic disk. Here we
derive the properties of helium and carbon RRL emission from HRDS nebulae. Our
target sample is the subset of the HRDS that has visible helium or carbon RRLs.
This criterion gives a total of 84 velocity components (14% of the HRDS) with
helium emission and 52 (9%) with carbon emission. For our highest quality
sources, the average ionic He-4+/H+ abundance ratio by number, , is 0.068
+/- 0.023 (1-sigma). This is the same ratio as that measured for the sample of
previously known Galactic H II regions. Nebulae without detected helium
emission give robust y+ upper limits. There are 5 RRL emission components with
y+ less than 0.04 and another 12 with upper limits below this value. These H II
regions must have either a very low He-4 abundance or contain a significant
amount of neutral helium. The HRDS has 20 nebulae with carbon RRL emission but
no helium emission at its sensitivity level. There is no correlation between
the carbon RRL parameters and the 8 microns mid-infrared morphology of these
nebulae.Comment: Accepted to ApJ. The survey website can be found here:
http://go.nrao.edu/hrd
Diffuse Ionized Gas in the Milky Way Disk
We analyze the diffuse ionized gas (DIG) in the first Galactic quadrant from
l=18deg to 40deg using radio recombination line (RRL) data from the Green Bank
Telescope. These data allow us to distinguish DIG emission from HII region
emission and thus study the diffuse gas essentially unaffected by confusion
from discrete sources. We find that the DIG has two dominant velocity
components, one centered around 100km/s associated with the luminous HII region
W43, and the other centered around 45km/s not associated with any large HII
region. Our analysis suggests that the two velocity components near W43 may be
caused by non-circular streaming motions originating near the end of the
Galactic bar. At lower Galactic longitudes, the two velocities may instead
arise from gas at two distinct distances from the Sun, with the most likely
distances being ~6kpc for the 100km/s component and ~12kpc for the 45km/s
component. We show that the intensity of diffuse Spitzer GLIMPSE 8.0um emission
caused by excitation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is correlated with
both the locations of discrete HII regions and the intensity of the RRL
emission from the DIG. This implies that the soft ultra-violet photons
responsible for creating the infrared emission have a similar origin as the
harder ultra-violet photons required for the RRL emission. The 8.0um emission
increases with RRL intensity but flattens out for directions with the most
intense RRL emission, suggesting that PAHs are partially destroyed by the
energetic radiation field at these locations.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ (16 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables
HII Region Ionization of the Interstellar Medium: A Case Study of NGC 7538
Using data from the Green Bank Telescope, we analyze the radio continuum
(free-free) and radio recombination line (RRL) emission of the compact HII
region NGC 7538 (Sharpless 158). We detect extended radio continuum and
hydrogen RRL emission beyond the photodissociation region (PDR) toward the
north and east, but a sharp decrease in emission toward the south and west.
This indicates that a non-uniform PDR morphology is affecting the amount of
radiation "leaking" through the PDR. The strongest carbon RRL emission is found
in the western PDR that appears to be dense. We compute a leaking fraction % of the radio continuum emission measured in the plane of the sky
which represents a lower limit when accounting for the three-dimensional
geometry of the region. We detect an average
abundance ratio by number of inside the HII region and a
decrease in this ratio with increasing distance from the region beyond the PDR.
Using Herschel Space Observatory data, we show that small dust temperature
enhancements to the north and east of NGC 7538 coincide with extended radio
emission, but that the dust temperature enhancements are mostly contained
within a second PDR to the east. Unlike the giant HII region W43, the radiation
leaking from NGC 7538 seems to only affect the local ambient medium. This
suggests that giant HII regions may have a large effect in maintaining the
ionization of the interstellar medium.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ (15 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables
Diffuse Ionized Gas in the Milky Way Disk
We analyze the diffuse ionized gas (DIG) in the first Galactic quadrant from
l=18deg to 40deg using radio recombination line (RRL) data from the Green Bank
Telescope. These data allow us to distinguish DIG emission from HII region
emission and thus study the diffuse gas essentially unaffected by confusion
from discrete sources. We find that the DIG has two dominant velocity
components, one centered around 100km/s associated with the luminous HII region
W43, and the other centered around 45km/s not associated with any large HII
region. Our analysis suggests that the two velocity components near W43 may be
caused by non-circular streaming motions originating near the end of the
Galactic bar. At lower Galactic longitudes, the two velocities may instead
arise from gas at two distinct distances from the Sun, with the most likely
distances being ~6kpc for the 100km/s component and ~12kpc for the 45km/s
component. We show that the intensity of diffuse Spitzer GLIMPSE 8.0um emission
caused by excitation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is correlated with
both the locations of discrete HII regions and the intensity of the RRL
emission from the DIG. This implies that the soft ultra-violet photons
responsible for creating the infrared emission have a similar origin as the
harder ultra-violet photons required for the RRL emission. The 8.0um emission
increases with RRL intensity but flattens out for directions with the most
intense RRL emission, suggesting that PAHs are partially destroyed by the
energetic radiation field at these locations.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ (16 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables
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