NonleptonicΛ b decays at colliders

We discuss nonleptonic two-body decays of _b baryons, which may be studied in the near future at colliders.     

Can the trilinear Higgs self-coupling be measured at future linear colliders?

We assess the possibility of measuring the trilinear self-coupling of the Standard Model Higgs boson at future electron-positron linear colliders with centre-of-mass energies between 500 and 1500 GeV. We consider rather light Higgs scalars, with mass below the threshold, produced in the double Higgs-strahlung channel and decaying via the dominant mode . Assuming ideal vertex tagging of the heavy-quark jets and mass reconstruction of the Z boson produced in association with the Higgs pair, we compare the yield of the above process to those of all irreducible electroweak and strong backgrounds proceeding through a intermediate state. Total cross sections and differential spectra of phenomenological relevance to the selection and analysis of the signal are given and discussed. Received: 20 September 1999 / Published online: 6 March 2000     

Higgs boson physics in the s-channel at μ+μ− colliders

Techniques and strategies for discovering and measuring the properties of Higgs bosons via s-channel production at a μ⁺μ⁻ collider, and the associated requirements for the machine and detector, are discussed in detail. The unique feature of s-channel production is that, with good energy resolution, the mass, total width and partial widths of a Higgs boson can be directly measured with remarkable accuracy in most cases. For the expected machine parameters and luminosity the standard model (SM) Higgs boson h_SM, with mass ≲ 2m_W, the light h⁰ of the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM), and the heavier MSSM Higgs bosons (the CP-odd A⁰ and the CP-even H⁰) can all be studied in the s-channel, with the heavier states accessible up to the maximal √s over a large fraction of the MSSM parameter space. In addition, it may be possible to discover the A⁰ and H⁰ by running the collider at full energy and observing excess events in the bremsstrahlung tail at lower energy. The integrated luminosity, beam resolution and machine/detector features required to distinguish between the h_SM and h⁰ are delineated.     

Axially magnetized electron–positron and electron plasma competition on the self focusing of intense laser beam

The spot-size evolution of circularly polarized intense laser beam propagating through the axially magnetized electron–positron (EP) and electron plasmas is discussed, in mildly relativistic and weakly non-linear (a² ? 1) regime. The non-linear current density source terms are obtained by making used of the perturbative technique. The variational principle approach method is applied to the solution of the non-linear Schrodinger wave equation. It is shown that the laser beam spot size decreases for the left and increases for the right handed polarized beams with increasing the external magnetic field, owing to the beam passages inside the electron plasma. Furthermore, it is revealed that the self focusing property strongly enhanced in the EP plasma in comparison to the electron plasma. Moreover, self focusing of linearly polarized laser beam is investigated for EP plasma by superposition of the right and left circularly polarized beams.     

Light charged Higgs scalars at high-energy e+e− colliders

We study the prospects for detecting light charged Higgs scalars (H^±) at future e⁺e⁻ colliders. Various two-Higgs-doublet models (2HDM) and a general multi-Higgs-doublet model (MHDM) are considered, all of which may contain a H^± in the discovery range of LEP2. The potentially troublesome cases of M_H^± ∼ M_W and M_H^± ∼ M_Z are discussed, as well as ways of distinguishing the different models.     

Probing New Physics at future electron positron Higgs factories via e^+e^-→ Zγ process

Direct searches and precision measurements are the two main complementary methods for identifying New Physics at colliders.The next generation of e^+e^-Higgs factories,including CEPC,FCC-ee,ILC and CLIC,is designed to deliver millions of clean Higgs events,together with large samples of other physics processes.     

Charmed baryons in electron–positron collisions

Charmed baryons are classified, and the experimental data on charmed-baryon states are reviewed paying special attention to those obtained at the electron–positron colliders.     

Signals of the littlest Higgs model with T-parity at eγ and ep collisions

The littlest Higgs model with T-parity predicts the existence of the neutral, weakly interacting, new gauge boson BH, which can be seen as an attractive dark matter candidate. We study production of the new gauge boson BH via eγ and ep collisions. We find that BH can be abundantly produced via the subprocesses e-γ→L-BH and γq→BHQ, which might give rise to characteristic signals. Some discussions about the SM backgrounds for this kind of signals are also given.     

Signals of the littlest Higgs model with T-parity at eγ and ep collisions

The littlest Higgs model with T-parity predicts the existence of the neutral, weakly interacting, new gauge boson B_H, which can be seen as an attractive dark matter candidate. We study production of the new gauge boson B_H via eγ and ep collisions. We find that B_H can be abundantly produced via the subprocesses e^－γ→L^－B_H and γq→B_HQ, which might give rise to characteristic signals. Some discussions about the SM backgrounds for this kind of signals are also given.     

Observing b → s μ+μ− decays at hadron colliders

We examine the prospects for observing weak flavour-changing neutral current (FCNC) decays ofB mesons at hadron colliders, including effects of anomalousWWZ vertices. Since it is very difficult to measure the inclusive rate B X_s ^+– one should consider exclusive modes such as BK^{* + –} and B K^{+ –}. Even though this requires one to compute hadronic matrix elements, we show that experimentally observable quantities (ratios of decay rates) are not strongly parametrisation dependent. Some possibilities for reducing the theoretical uncertainties from other experimental data are discussed.     

Metastable and spin-polarized states in electron systems with localized electron–electron interaction

We study the formation of spontaneous spin polarization in inhomogeneous electron systems with pair interaction localized in a small region that is not separated by a barrier from surrounding gas of non-interacting electrons. Such a system is interesting as a minimal model of a quantum point contact in which the electron–electron interaction is strong in a small constriction coupled to electron reservoirs without barriers. Based on the analysis of the grand potential within the self-consistent field approximation, we find that the formation of the polarized state strongly differs from the Bloch or Stoner transition in homogeneous interacting systems. The main difference is that a metastable state appears in the critical point in addition to the globally stable state, so that when the interaction parameter exceeds a critical value, two states coexist. One state has spin polarization and the other is unpolarized. Another feature is that the spin polarization increases continuously with the interaction parameter and has a square-root singularity in the critical point. We study the critical conditions and the grand potentials of the polarized and unpolarized states for one-dimensional and two-dimensional models in the case of extremely small size of the interaction region.     

Single vector-like top partner production in the left-right twin Higgs model at TeV energy eγ colliders

The left-right twin Higgs model contains a new vector-like heavy top quark, which mixes with the SM-like top quark. In this work, we studied the single vector-like top partner production via process e^-γ→v_eTb at the International Linear Collider. We calculated the production cross section at tree level and displayed the relevant di erential distributions. The result shows that there will be 125 events produced each year with √s=2 TeV and the integrated luminosity L_int≈500 fb^-1, and the b-quark tagging and the relevant missing energy E/T cut will be helpful to detect this new e ect.     

Femtosecond electron dynamics at adsorbate–metal interfaces and the dielectric continuum model

2 overlayers adsorbed on Cu(111). With increasing number of adsorbate layers the binding energies of the image potential states are found to decrease while their lifetimes increase (except for the second image potential state on 2 to 3 ML Xe/Cu(111)). These trends are most pronounced for nitrogen, where the binding energy of the first image potential state decreases by a factor of 3.5 from 0 to 2 ML N₂/Cu(111); at the same time the lifetime increases from 22 to 700 fs. The results are discussed in the framework of the dielectric continuum model, which approximates the adsorbate layers by a dielectric slab in front of the metal surface. For Xe, the agreement between measured and calculated lifetimes improves significantly if the full dispersion curve of the Xe 6s conduction band is taken into account. Received: 2 November 1998     

Ion acoustic solitary waves in magnetized electron–positron–ion plasmas with Tsallis distributed electrons

The propagation of ion acoustic (IA) solitary waves is investigated in a magnetized electron-positron-ion (EPI) plasma with Tsalli distributed electrons and Maxwellian positrons. A non-linear Korteweg–de Vries (KdV)-type equation is derived for the potential by using the reductive perturbation method (RPM), and its solitary wave solution is analysed. For a given set of plasma parameters, the present model supports only compressive IA solitary structures. It is found that the variation of various relevant plasma parameters, like the nonextensive parameter q, temperature ratio σ , direction cosine l_z , the positron concentration γ and the magnetic field strength Ω significantly alter the characteristic properties of IA solitary waves.     

Probing the onset of strong localization and electron–electron interactions with the presence of a direct insulator–quantum Hall transition

We have performed low-temperature transport measurements on a disordered two-dimensional electron system (2DES). Features of the strong localization leading to the quantum Hall effect are observed after the 2DES undergoes a direct insulator–quantum Hall transition on increasing the perpendicular magnetic field. However, such a transition does not correspond to the onset of strong localization. The temperature dependences of the Hall resistivity and Hall conductivity reveal the importance of the electron–electron interaction effects for the observed transition in our study.     

Magnetosonic shock waves in dense astrophysical electron–positron–ion plasmas

Multifluid quantum magnetohydrodynamic model (QMHD) is used to investigate small but finite amplitude magnetosonic shock waves in dense) electron–positron–ion (e–p–i) plasmas. The Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers (KdVB) equation is derived by using reductive perturbation method. It is noticed that variations in the positron density modify the profile of magnetosonic shocks in dense e–p–i plasmas significantly. The numerical results are also presented by taking into account the dense plasma parameters from published literature of astrophysical conditions, in compact stars.     

Study of strange charmed baryons in electron–positron collisions

A modern classification of charmed baryons is presented, and the quark model is briefly described for the ground states and energy levels of excited states. In addition, a survey of experimentally observed states of strange charmed baryons is given.