A corresponding-state approach to quark-cluster matter

The state of super-dense matter is essential for us to understand the nature of pulsars; however, non- perturbative quantum chromodynamics makes it very difficult to make direct calculations of the state of cold matter at realistic baryon number densities inside compact stars. Nevertheless, from an observational point of view, it is conjectured that pulsars could be made up of quark clusters since the strong coupling between quarks might render the quarks to be grouped in clusters. In this paper, we attempt to find an equation of state of condensed quark-cluster matter in a phenomenological way. Supposing that the quark-clusters could be analogized to inert gases, we apply here the corresponding-state approach to derive the equation of state of quark-cluster matter, as was similarly demonstrated for nuclear and neutron-star matter in the 1970s. According to the calculations that we have presented, the quark-cluster stars, which are composed of quark-cluster matter, could have a high maximum mass that is consistent with observations and, in turn, further observations of pulsar mass could also place a constraint on the properties of quark-cluster matter. We will also briefly discuss the melting heat during the solid-liquid phase conversion and its related astrophysical consequences.     

在LHC上寻找希格斯粒子

 大型强子对撞机(Large Hadron Collider,简称LHC)2010 年3 月开始运行,对撞能量为7TeV,这是设计能量14 TeV 的一半。瞬时亮度从10²⁷cm^-2s^-1迅速上升,2010 年底达到10³²cm^-2s^-1,2011 年底达到10³³cm^-2s^-1,积分亮度有5/fb, 超过原来的预期。LHC 进入出成果阶段。     

Heavy quarkonia spectra and their decays in a relativistic quark model

Using the phenomenological relativistic harmonic model (RHM) for quarks, we have obtained the masses of S wave charmonium and bottomonium states. The full Hamiltonian used in the investigation has Lorentz scalar plus vector confinement potential, along with the confined one gluon exchange potential (COGEP). A good agreement with the experimental masses for the ground and the radially excited states is obtained both for the triplet and singlet S wave mesons. The decay properties of the ground state charmonium and bottomonium are investigated.     

Fast computation of observed cross section for ψ′ → PP decays

It has been conjectured that the relative phase between strong and electromagnetic amplitudes is universally -90° in charmonium decays. ψ′ decaying into a pseudoscalar pair provides a possibility to test this conjecture. However, the experimentally observed cross section for such a process is depicted by the two-fold integral, which takes into account the initial state radiative (ISR) correction and energy spread effect. Using the generalized linear regression approach, a complex energy-dependent factor is ...     

正反重强子对构成的强子分子态能谱

近二十年来,世界上众多高能物理实验发现了大量超出传统夸克模型的共振结构。为了理解 这些性质奇特的共振结构,科学家们提出了很多方法和模型。其中,因为实验上发现的这些奇特态 大多处在一对强子阈值附近,强子分子态的观点得到了很多关注。本文我们将以粲{反粲强子对为例 来探究哪些系统可以形成分子态,进而给出粲{反粲强子分子态的能谱。我们考虑了所有由 S 波粲 介子、粲重子以及窄的 P 波粲介子构成的粲{反粲强子对。我们假定它们之间的相互作用由介子交 换主导,在最低阶近似下可简化为常数。通过求解常数相互作用的 Bethe---Salpeter 方程,我们可以 找到振幅的极点进而确定该系统分子态的质量。最终我们发现,那些通过轻矢量介子交换在阈值附 近产生吸引力的系统,会存在一个靠近阈值的极点。不同的系统,由于其相互作用强度不同,极点 可能会处于能量复平面的第一黎曼面或者第二黎曼面,分别对应于束缚态或者虚态。我们总共发现 了 229 个强子分子态。很多实验上发现的那些位于粲---反粲强子对阈值附近的共振结构可以很好地 与我们的结果吻合。另外,我们需要强调所预言的一个 ΛcΛc  分子态,这个态可以很好地解释北京正负电子谱仪 (BESIII) 上测量的数据。     

Precision measurements of strangeness photoproduction at threshold energies with the Crystal Ball at MAMI-C

The photoproduction of K＋ mesons from the nucleon provides important constraints on the nucleon excitation spectrum and at threshold energies challenges effective field theories based on chiral perturbation in the strange quark sector. Preliminary cross-section measurements for γ（P, K＋）A are presented at an unprecedented beam energy resolution. The data was collected at the MAMI-C facility in Mainz using the Crystal Ball Detector. A new method of K＋ detection was used in which the K＋ is tagged from its weak decay products in the detector crystals. This technique has application with other calorimeters at present and future hadron facilities.     

Revisiting Chiral Extrapolation by Studying a Lattice Quark Propagator

The quark propagator in the Landau gauge is studied on the lattice, including the quenched and the unquenched results. No obvious unquenched effects are found by comparing the quenched quark propagator with the dynamical one. For the quenched and unquenched configurations, the results with different quark masses have been computed. For the quark mass function, a nonlinear chiral extrapolating behavior is found in the infrared region for both the quenched and dynamical results.     

Isospin violating mechanisms in quarkonium hadronic decays

We analyze the φ meson production in e^＋e^- →ωπ^0 as a probe for studying the isospin violation mechanisms. By clarifying the dynamic sources causing the isospin violation, we succeed in quantifying those mechanisms with the help of the recent KLOE data. Hence, the φ→ωπ^0 branching ratio is extracted. We find that apart from the electromagnetic （EM） transitions, the strong transition via intermediate kaon loops plays an important role in understanding the cross section and its lineshape.     

TeV能区物理的进展

综述近年各种TeV能量对撞机的计划和建造情况,TeV能区物理的理论研究进展和TeV能区物理的发展前景.