THE STUDIES OF NON-RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING CROSS SECTIONS OF 4He FROM 16O

In this article, we report the 170° backscattering cross sections of ⁴He from ¹⁶O in the energy range of 2.0-9.0 MeV. Our measurements show that the alpha-oxygen scattering remains Rutherford scattering up to E_α=2.35 MeV, and there exist two energy regions, namely 5.55-5.85MeV and 8.50-8.80MeV, where the cross sections are enhanced and show a smooth variation. The measured laboratory cross sections are 9.50-9.97 and 35.0-33.0 times greater than the Rutherford values, respectively. In the 8.50-8.80MeV region, the cross sections at scattering angles of 160°, 165°, 170° and 175° were measured and found to be strongly angle-dependent. A most strong resonance occurred at 7.60 MeV, where the cross section is 200 times of its Rutherford value. This resonance has been used to measure the ¹⁶O concentration on a Cu surface, with a sensitivity of 1×10¹⁵ oxygen atoms/cm², Besides, we have studied the backscattering angle dependence of the threshold energy, i.e., the energy at which the elastic cross section begins to deviate from its Rutherford value. The experimental result seems not in agreement with the prediction made from the analytical formula developed by Bozoian et al.     

Associted Production of Z Boson and a Pair of New Quarks at LHC

The associated production of Z boson and a pair of new quarks at the Large Hadron Collider （LHC） is studied. The cross sections for both sequential fermions and vector-like fermions are presented. It is found that for sequential fermions the cross sections can reach 1 - 10^2 /b for heavy quark mass mQ from 1000 GeV to 200 GeV. For vector-like quarks, the cross sections are suppressed by mixing parameter sin OL. Focusing on process pp → b＇b＇, we investigate the possibility of detecting the 6l 4- 2j signal. For a b＇ with light mass and a large branching ratio of b＇ → bZ, it is found that only several signal events （ parton level ） can be produced with 1000 fb^-1 integrated luminosity. Although the signal events are rare, all the final states are produced centrally and multi lepton final states are clear at hadron collider, which could be easily detected.     

Investigation of Z-boson decay into Ξbc and Ξbb baryons within the NRQCD factorization approach

Z-boson decay provides a good opportunity to search for the Ξ_bQ baryon because a large number of its events can be collected at high energy colliders.In this paper,we perform a complete investigation of the indirect production of the Ξ_bc and Ξ_bb baryons via the Z-boson decay process Z→Ξ_bQ+■+■ with a Q=(c,b) quark under the NRQCD factorization approach.After considering the contribution from the diquark states ■,■ and ■,the calculated branching fraction...     

Analysis of the 1S and 2S states of ΛQ and ΞQ with QCD sum rules

In this article,we study the ground states and the first radial excited states of the flavor antitriplet heavy baryon states ∧Q and ΞQ with the spin-parity JP=1/2+ by carrying out operator product expansion up to vacuum condensates of dimension 10 in a consistent way.We observe for the first time that the higher dimensional vacuum condensates play an important role,and obtain very stable QCD sum rules with variations of the Borel parameters for the heavy baryon states.The predicted masses 6.08±0.09 GeV,2.78±0.08 GeV,and 2.96±0.09 GeV for the first radial excited states ∧b(2 S),∧c(2 S),and Ξc(2 S),respectively,are in excellent agreement with the experimental data and support assigning ∧b(6072),∧c(2765),and Ξc(2980/2970) to be the first radial excited states of ∧b,∧c,and Ξc,respectively.The predicted mass 6.24±0.07 GeV for Ξb(2 S) can be confirmed using experimental data in the future.     

Elastic scattering of two ground-state N atoms

An interaction potential for an N₂(X¹σ_g⁺) molecule is constructed by using the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction method and the largest basis set, aug-cc-pV6Z, in the valence range. The potential is used to investigate the elastic scattering of two N atoms at energies from 1.0× 10^-11 to 1.0× 10^-4 a.u. The derived total elastic cross sections are very large and almost constant at ultralow temperatures, and the shape of total elastic cross section curve is mainly dominated by the s-partial wave at very low collision energies. Three shape resonances are found in the total elastic cross sections. Concretely, the first one is very sharp and strong. It results from the g-partial-wave contribution and the resonant energy is 3.645× 10^-6 a.u. The second one is contributed by the h-partial wave and the resonant energy is 1.752× 10^-5 a.u. This resonance is broadened by those from the d- and f-partial waves. The third one comes from the l = 6 partial wave contribution and the resonant energy is 3.522× 10^-5 a.u. This resonance is broadened by those from the g- and h-partial waves. The N₂(X¹σ_g⁺) molecular parameters, which are determined at the current theoretical level, achieve very high accuracy due to the employment of the largest correlation-consistent basis set in the valence range.     

The influence of Isospin Dependence of In-Medium NN Cross Sections on the Ratio of Emitted Neutrons to Protons in HICs

The influence of isospin dependence of in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross sections on the nip ratios for emitted nucleons in reactions 96Zr-j-96Zr and 96Ru-j-96RH at Eb z 400 AMeV is investigated by means of an improved quantum molecular dynamics model. Our results show that the high energy part of the spectra of the n//p ratios for emitted nucleons is sensitive to the isospin dependence of in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross sections for neutron-rich reaction systems. Therefore, we propose that the nip ratio of emitted high energy nucleons in a very neutron-rich reaction system at several hundreds of AMeV can be taken as sensitive observables to constrain the isospindependence of in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross sections.     

ASYMMETRY PARAMETERS AND DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS FOR PHOTOIONIZATION-EXCITATION OF HELIUM

Asymmetry parameter β₂ for photoionization of helium leaving the He⁺ ion in the n=2 level and differential cross sections(DCSs) in the n=2,3,4 levels with photon emission angle θ=90⁰ are provided at photon energies 69-76.8 eV employing the R-matrix method with a 20-term target representation, in which five polarization orbitals \bar{6}l are included. The asymmetry parameter β₂ and the DCS, in the n=2 level in the region of 69-73 eV, are in good agreement with available experimental and theoretical results. Above the n=3 threshold, we present new theoretical results along with measurements. No theoretical and experimental results can be used to compare with the present calculations of the DCSs for photoionization into the He⁺ ion in the n=3,4 levels.     

Study of K*(892)0andФ(1020)meson production in proton–proton and Pb–Pb collisions at√SNN=2.76 TeV

In this paper,we describe a study of charged particle yield as a function of pT for K^*(892)0 and phgr(1020)mesons in proton–proton(pp)and Pb–Pb collisions at√S_NN=2.76 TeV in the central rapidity region of|y|<0.5,in a pT range of 0?1in pp collisions and in a pT range of 0NN=2.76 TeV.It was concluded that the models'predictions for the phgr-meson in pp and for the most central Pb-Pb collisions disagreed with the ALICE data,and that the difference increased with pT.This may be connected with the essential role of collective parton behaviors which could not have been taken into account by the models.For K^*0 mesons,both programs gave almost the same predictions,and with pT in the interval pT>3 GeV c^?1,the predictions were very close to the experimental data.Both models gave higher predictions for the soft pT interval and lower predictions for the hard interactions.The values of the RAA distributions were lower than unity and both models were very close to the ALICE data.It is very interesting that the models were not able to describe the pT distributions,but they gave good predictions for their ratios.This may possibly be due to parton collective behaviors.We observed some additional suppression of K^*0 at low values of pT with respect to phgr-mesons,which may be related to the role of the masses of the particles in soft interactions.The rising trend for R_AAin the region from pT=10 GeV c^?1to 20 GeV c^?1 observed by the ALICE experiment was absent for theФ-mesons.     

In-medium pion dispersion relation and medium correction of Nπ■Δ near the threshold energy of pion production

Transport models cannot simultaneously explain very recent data on pion multiplicities and pion charged ratios from central collision of Sn+Sn at 0.27 A GeV.This stimulates further investigations on the pion dispersion relation,in-medium Nπ→Δ cross sections,and Δ→Nπ decay widths near the threshold energy or at subthreshold energy of pion production in isospin asymmetric nuclear matter.In this study,the pion dispersion relation,in-medium Nπ→Δ cross section,and Δ→Nπ decay width near the threshold energy are investigated in isospin asymmetric nuclear matter by using the one-boson-exchange model.With the consideration of the energy conservation effect,the in-medium Nπ→Δ cross sections are enhanced at s1/2 <1.11 GeV in a nuclear medium.The prediction of pion multiplicity and π-/π+ ratios near the threshold energy could be modified if this effect is considered in transport model simulations.     

Positron scattering and ionization of neon atoms—theoretical investigations

Although positron scattering with inert gas atoms has been studied in theory as well as in experiment, there are discrepancies. The present work reports all the major total cross sections of e+-neon scattering at incident energies above ionization threshold, originating from a complex potential formalism. Elastic and cumulative inelastic scatterings are treated in the complex spherical e+-atom potential. Our total inelastic cross section includes positronium formation together with ionization and excitation channels in Ne. Because of the Ps formation channel it is difficult to separate out ionization cross sections from the total inelastic cross sections. An approximate method similar to electron-atom scattering has been applied to bifurcate ionization and cumulative excitation cross sections at energies from threshold to 2000 eV. Comparisons of present results with available data are made. An important outcome of this work is the relative contribution of different scattering processes, which we have shown by a bar-chart at the ionization peak.     

High Energy Proton-Proton Elastic Scattering in the Pomeron Exchange Model

We study high energy proton-proton elastic scattering in the framework of Pomeron exchange model. The cross section of the process are calculated without any free parameters. Our finding is that Pomeron exchange theory gives perfect fits to total cross section at the energy of√s higher than 10 GeV and to differential cross section at the momentum transfer [t] less than 1.5 GeV2. For total cross section at lower energy √s ＜ 10 GeV and differential cross section at larger momentum transfer region of |t| ＞ 1.5 GeV2, the Pomeron exchange theory needs to be improved.     

THE STUDIES OF NON-RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING CROSS SECTIONS OF 4He FROM 16O

In this article, we report the 170° backscattering cross sections of ⁴He from ¹⁶O in the energy range of 2.0-9.0 MeV. Our measurements show that the alpha-oxygen scattering remains Rutherford scattering up to E_α=2.35 MeV, and there exist two energy regions, namely 5.55-5.85MeV and 8.50-8.80MeV, where the cross sections are enhanced and show a smooth variation. The measured laboratory cross sections are 9.50-9.97 and 35.0-33.0 times greater than the Rutherford values, respectively. In the 8.50-8.80MeV region, the cross sections at scattering angles of 160°, 165°, 170° and 175° were measured and found to be strongly angle-dependent. A most strong resonance occurred at 7.60 MeV, where the cross section is 200 times of its Rutherford value. This resonance has been used to measure the ¹⁶O concentration on a Cu surface, with a sensitivity of 1×10¹⁵ oxygen atoms/cm², Besides, we have studied the backscattering angle dependence of the threshold energy, i.e., the energy at which the elastic cross section begins to deviate from its Rutherford value. The experimental result seems not in agreement with the prediction made from the analytical formula developed by Bozoian et al.     

Mono-top signature from stop decay at the HE-LHC

Searching for the top squark(stop)is a key task to test the naturalness of SUSY.Different from stop pair production,single stop production relies on its electroweak properties and can provide some unique signatures.Following the single production process pp→t^~1X(~)1→tX^~1⁰X^~1^-,the top quark has two decay channels:leptonic channel and hadronic channel.In this paper,we probe the observability of these two channels in a simplified minimal supersymmetric standard model scenario.We find that,at the 27 TeV LHC with the integrated luminosity of L=15 ab^-1,mt^-1<1900 GeV andμ<750 GeV can be excluded at 2σthrough the leptonic mono-top channel,while m_t^-1<1200 GeV andμ<350 GeV can be excluded at 2σthrough the hadronic channel.     

Measurement of Ξ_(cc)~(++) production in pp collisions at s~(1/2)=13 TeV

The production of Ξ_(cc)~(++) baryons in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s~(1/2)=13 TeV is measured in the transverse-momentum range 4 pT15 GeV/c and the rapidity range 2.0 y4.5.The data used in this measurement correspond to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 fb~(-1),recorded by the LHCb experiment during2016.The ratio of the Ξ_(cc)~(++) production cross-section times the branching fraction of the Ξ_(cc)~(++)→Λ_c~+K~-π~+π~+ decay relative to the prompt Λ_c~+production cross-section is found to be(2.22±0.27±0.29)×10~(-4),assuming the central value of the measured Ξ_(cc)~(++) lifetime,where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic.     

A Study of Intermediate Energy Proton-^16O Elastic Scattering Based on the α-Particle Model

In the framework of KMT multiple scattering theory, an optical potential for the intermediate energy proton-160 elastic scattering is presented based on the α particle model of 160. The differential cross sections, the analyzing powers, and the total cross sections of the intermediate energy proton-160 scattering have been calculated by using the obtained optical potential. The main features of the measured angular distributions of the cross section and the analyzing power can be well described. The calculated total cross sections are in good agreement with the experimental data at energies below 0.7 GeV and underestimate the data about 8% at higher energies.     

Same-sign tetralepton signature in type-Ⅱ seesaw at lepton colliders

The same-sign tetralepton signature via the mixing of neutral Higgs bosons and their cascade decays to charged Higgs bosons is a unique signal in the type-Ⅱ seesaw model with the mass spectrum M_A⁰≈M_H⁰>M_H⁺>M_H^±±.In this study,we investigate this signature at future lepton colliders,such as the ILC,CLIC,and MuC.Direct searches for doubly charged scalar H^±±at the LHC have excluded MHg+t<350(870) GeV in the H^±±+W^±W(±)(l^±±)decay mode.Therefore,we choose M_A⁰=400,600,1000,1500 GeV as our benchmark scenarios.Constrained by direct search,H^±±+W^±W(±)(l^±±)d=is the only viable decay mode for Mρ=400 GeV at the √s=1 TeV ILC.With an integrated luminosity L=8 ab^-1,the promising region,with approximately 150 signal events,corresponds to a narrow band in the range of 10^-4 GeV≤v△≤10^-2GeV.Meanwhile,for Mpo=600 GeV at the √s=1.5 TeV CLIC,approximately 10 signal events can be produced with L=2.5 ab^-1.For heavier triplet scalars M_A⁰■870 GeV,although the H^±± decay mode is allowed,the cascade decays are suppressed.A maximum event number~16 can be obtained at approximately v△~4×10⁴GeV and λ₁₄~0.26 for M_A⁰=1000 GeV with L=5 ab^-1 at the √s=3 TeV CLIC.Finally,we find that this signature is not promising for M_A⁰= 1500 GeV at the √s=6 TeV MuC.Based on the benchmark scenarios,we also study the observability of this signature.In the H^±±+W^±W(±)(l^±±)d mode,one can probe MρS 800(1160) GeV at future lepton colliders.     

Electron-impact ionization cross section calculations for lithium-like ions

The electron-impact ionization of lithium-like ions C³⁺,N⁴⁺,O⁵⁺,Ne⁷⁺,and Fe2³⁺is studied using a combination of two-potential distorted-wave and R-matrix methods with a relativistic correction.Total cross sections are computed for incident energies from 1 to 10 times of ionization energy and better agreements with the experimental results are obtained in comparison with the theoretical data available.It is found that the indirect ionization processes become significant for the incident energy larger than about four times of the ionization energy.Contributions from the exchange effects along the isoelectronic sequence are also discussed and found to be important.The present method can be used to obtain systematic ionization cross sections for highly charged ions across a wide incident energy range.     

NaI （Tl） calorimeter calibration and simulation for Coulomb sum rule experiment in Hall-A at Jefferson Lab

A precision measurment of inclusive electron scattering cross sections is carried out at Jefferson Lab in the quasi-elastic region for ⁴He, ¹²C, ⁵⁶Fe and ²⁰⁸Pb targets. The longitudinal (R_L) and transverse (R_T) response functions of the nucleon need to be extracted precisely in the momentum transfer range 0.55 GeV/c≤|q|≤1.0 GeV/c. To achieve the above goal, a NaI (Tl) calorimeter is used to distinguish good electrons from background, including pions and low energy electrons rescattered from the walls of the spectrometer magnets. Due to a large set of kinematics and changes in HV settings, a number of calibrations are performed for the NaI (Tl) detector. Corrections for a few blocks of NaI (Tl) with bad or no signal are applied. The resolution of the NaI (Tl) detector after calibration reached (δE)/√E ≈ 3% at E=1 GeV. The performance of the NaI (Tl) detector is compared with a simulation. The good calibration and background analysis for the NaI(Tl) detector are very important for the reduction of the systematic error of cross sections and the separation of R_L and R_T.     

Higgs and Bottom Quarks Associated Production at High Energy Colliders in the Littlest Higgs Model with T-Parity

In the littlest Higgs Model with T-parity,we discuss the Higgs production in association with bottom quarks at the LHC and future electron-positron collider.We calculate the cross sections of production channels pp→bb H,bb→H and bg→b H at 14 Te V LHC and the cross sections of production channel e~+e~-→bb H in(un)polarized beams at the lowest order.In order to investigate the observability,we display some typical final state distributions in the Higgs to diphoton channel.