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Semileptonic decays of baryons in a relativistic quark model
We calculate semileptonic decays of light and heavy baryons in a
relativistically covariant constituent quark model. The model is based on the
Bethe-Salpeter-equation in instantaneous approximation. It generates
satisfactory mass spectra for mesons and baryons up to the highest observable
energies. Without introducing additional free parameters we compute on this
basis helicity amplitudes of electronic and muonic semileptonic decays of
baryons. We thus obtain form factor ratios and decay rates in good agreement
with experiment.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables, typos remove
Electromagnetic form factors of hyperons in a relativistic quark model
The relativistically covariant constituent quark model developed by the Bonn
group is used to compute the EM form factors of strange baryons. We present
form-factor results for the ground-state and some excited hyperons. The
computed magnetic moments agree well with the experimental values and the
magnetic form factors follow a dipole dependence.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, Proceedings for NSTAR '04 conference in Grenoble,
France, March 24-27, 2004 (World Scientific
Concept of an efficient self-startup voltage converter with dynamic maximum power point tracking for microscale thermoelectric generators
Microscale Thermoelectric Generators (microTEGs) have a high application potential for energy harvesting for autonomous microsystems. In contrast to conventional thermoelectric generators, microTEGs can only supply small output-voltages. Therefore, voltage converters are required to provide supply-voltages that are sufficiently high to power microelectronics. However, for high conversion efficiency, voltage converters need to be optimized for the limited input voltage range and the typically high internal resistance of microTEGs. To overcome the limitations of conventional voltage converters we present an optimized self-startup voltage converter with dynamic maximum power point tracking. The performance potential of our concept is theoretically and experimentally analyzed. The voltage conversion interface demonstrates energy harvesting from open-circuit voltages as low as 30.7 mV, and enables independent and full start-up from 131 mV. No additional external power supply is required at any time during operation. It can be operated with a wide range of internal resistances from 20.6 to ââ4 kΩ with a conversation efficiency between ηâ=â68â79%
Static observables of relativistic three-fermion systems with instantaneous interactions
We show that static properties like the charge radius and the magnetic moment
of relativistic three-fermion bound states with instantaneous interactions can
be formulated as expectation values with respect to intrinsically defined
wavefunctions. The resulting operators can be given a natural physical
interpretation in accordance with relativistic covariance. We also indicate how
the formalism may be generalized to arbitrary moments. The method is applied to
the computation of static baryon properties with numerical results for the
nucleon charge radii and the baryon octet magnetic moments. In addition we make
predictions for the magnetic moments of some selected nucleon resonances and
discuss the decomposition of the nucleon magnetic moments in contributions of
spin and angular momentum, as well as the evolution of these contributions with
decreasing quark mass.Comment: 13 pages, including 2 figures and 3 tables, submitted to Eur.Phys.J.
The effects of a task-irrelevant visual event on spatial working memory.
In the present experiment, we investigated whether the memory of a location is affected by the occurrence of an irrelevant visual event. Participants had to memorize the location of a dot. During the retention interval, a task-irrelevant stimulus was presented with abrupt onset somewhere in the visual field. Results showed that the spatial memory representation was affected by the occurrence of the external irrelevant event relative to a control condition in which there was no external event. Specifically, the memorized location was shifted towards the location of the task-irrelevant stimulus. This effect was only present when the onset was close in space to the memory representation. These findings suggest that the âinternal â spatial map used for keeping a location in spatial working memory and the âexternal â spatial map that is affected by exogenous events in the outside world are either the same or tightly linked
Improving primary healthcare access for asylum seekers and refugees: a qualitative study from a swiss family physician perspective
Since 2015 the need for evidence-based guidance in primary health care management of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants has dramatically increased. The aims of this study were to identify the challenges met by primary care physicians in Switzerland, by performing semi-structured interviews and to identify possible approaches and interventions. Between January 2019 and January 2020, 20 GPs in 3 Swiss cantons were interviewed. The interviews were transcribed, coded with MAXQDA 18, and analyzed using the framework methodology. Following relevant findings were highlighted; (i) problems relating to health insurance companies among (health-insured) asylum seekers and refugees were negligible; (ii) there is a high acceptance for vaccination by refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants; (iii) limitations in time for consultations and adequate reimbursement for practitioners pose a serious challenge; (iv) the majority of consultations are complaint-oriented, preventive consultations are rare; and (v) the language barrier is a major challenge for psychosocial consultations, whereas this appears less relevant for somatic complaints. The following issues were identified as high priority needs by the study participants; (i) increased networking between GPs, that is, establishing bridging services with asylum centers, (ii) improved training opportunities for GPs in Migration Medicine with regular updates of current guidelines, and (iii) a standardisation of health documentation facilitating exchange of medical data, that is, digital/paper-based "health booklet" or "health pass.
Stability in the instantaneous Bethe-Salpeter formalism: harmonic-oscillator reduced Salpeter equation
A popular three-dimensional reduction of the Bethe-Salpeter formalism for the
description of bound states in quantum field theory is the Salpeter equation,
derived by assuming both instantaneous interactions and free propagation of all
bound-state constituents. Numerical (variational) studies of the Salpeter
equation with confining interaction, however, observed specific instabilities
of the solutions, likely related to the Klein paradox and rendering (part of
the) bound states unstable. An analytic investigation of this problem by a
comprehensive spectral analysis is feasible for the reduced Salpeter equation
with only harmonic-oscillator confining interactions. There we are able to
prove rigorously that the bound-state solutions correspond to real discrete
energy spectra bounded from below and are thus free of any instabilities.Comment: 23 pages, 3 figures, extended conclusions, version to appear in Phys.
Rev.
Electric and magnetic form factors of strange baryons
Predictions for the electromagnetic form factors of the Lambda$, Sigma and Xi
hyperons are presented. The numerical calculations are performed within the
framework of the fully relativistic constituent-quark model developed by the
Bonn group. The computed magnetic moments compare favorably with the
experimentally known values. Most magnetic form factors G_M(Q^2) can be
parametrized in terms of a dipole with cutoff masses ranging from 0.79 to 1.14
GeV.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, 3 tables, submitted to Eur. Phys. J.
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