Φπ production in\bar pp annihilation from S and P states and in J/ψ decaysannihilation from S and P states and in J/ψ decays

Recent experiments at LEAR have found surprisingly large branching ratios for reactions $\bar NN \to \phi \pi $ from S-wave initial states while noφπ production is observed from P states of the $\bar pp$ system. Also, noφπ is seen in radiative J/ψ decays even though the rate forωπ is substantial. We calculate theφπ production rates for these three cases viaKK* intermediate states and $K\bar K$ rescattering using the dispersion relation technique; we find that the largeφπ rate in $\bar pp$ annihilations from S states can be reproduced with a reasonable cut-off for the dispersion integral; for J/ψ decays the calculatedφπ rate is compatible with the observed upper limit. We would, however, expectφπ to be seen from $\bar pp$ P-states, in contrast to experimental findings. Yet the branching ratio for $\bar pp \to K*\bar K$ via isospinI = 1 of $\bar pp$ ,¹ P ₁ state is not known; and therefore no definite conclusion can be drawn. We also compare the Dalitz plots we obtain for directφ production and forφ production via rescattering. Clear differences between the two theoretical distributions are observed; yet very high precision data would be required to establish the origin — direct production or rescattering — of theφ mesons. This observation supports the use of the isobar model in data analyses.     

Theory of metal–insulator transition in PrFe4P12 and PrRu4P12

We derive all symmetry allowed couplings between Fe/Ru or P ion displacements and the Pr ion 4f² ground state doublet in PrFe₄P₁₂ and PrRu₄P₁₂. A (1,1,−2)-type distortion of the Fe/Ru positions splits the 4f² doublet into non-magnetic eigenstates with opposite quadrupole moments. The sign of both the distortion and the quadrupole moment alternate from site to site, resulting in anti-quadrupolar ordering. A (1,1,1)-type distortion does not lift the degeneracy of the 4f² doublet. Either distortion may also open a gap at the Fermi surface, causing a metal–insulator transition in PrRu₄P₁₂ and a partial metal–insulator transition in PrFe₄P₁₂.     

LargeP T P−P collisions to probe the gluonic and sea spin distribution in the proton

We parametrise the polarised gluon and sea distribution functions incorporating the interpretation of the EMC experiment that, due to the axial anomaly the observed quark contribution to proton spin at Q ²>=10.7 GeV². Typical processes to isolate the gluonic and sea content of the proton studied here are the largeP _T direct photon production processes (a) using single polarized protonPPX and (b) polarized beam and target protonPPX. In both the above process the dominant contribution comes from the Compton subprocess and so can be used as a clean probe of the gluonic content of the proton. LargeP _T muon pair production PP(^+–)X are also studied and we find that the annihilation subprocess dominates, but not much larger than the Compton subprocess and so may not be a clean probe of the sea content of the proton. The effect of two loop corrections to the parametrisation and asymmetries are also considered, and are found to be negligible.     

Quantum Transport in Crystals: Effective Mass Theorem and K·P Hamiltonians

In this paper the effective mass approximation and the k·p multi-band models, describing quantum evolution of electrons in a crystal lattice, are discussed. Electrons are assumed to move in both a periodic potential and a macroscopic one. The typical period e{\epsilon} of the periodic potential is assumed to be very small, while the macroscopic potential acts on a much bigger length scale. Such homogenization asymptotic is investigated by using the envelope-function decomposition of the electron wave function. If the external potential is smooth enough, the k·p and effective mass models, well known in solid-state physics, are proved to be close (in the strong sense) to the exact dynamics. Moreover, the position density of the electrons is proved to converge weakly to its effective mass approximation.     

Superconductivity and ferromagnetism in EuFe?(As(1-x)P(x))?

Superconductivity and ferromagnetism are two antagonistic cooperative phenomena, which makes it difficult for them to coexist. Here we demonstrate experimentally that they do coexist in EuFe?(As(1-x)P(x))? with 0.2 ≤ x ≤ 0.4, in which superconductivity is associated with Fe 3d electrons and ferromagnetism comes from the long-range ordering of Eu 4f moments via Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interactions. The coexistence features large saturated ferromagnetic moments, high and comparable superconducting and magnetic transition temperatures, and broad coexistence ranges in temperature and field. We ascribe this unusual phenomenon to the robustness of superconductivity as well as the multi-orbital character of iron pnictides.     

Ultrasonic P Wave Velocity and Attenuation in Pyroxenite Under 3.0GPa up to 1170℃

Ultrasonic P wave velocity(VP) and quality factor(Qp value,on behalf of attenuation)in pyroxenite were presented as unctions of pressures (0.3-3.0GPa) and temperatures (20-1170℃) .The experimental results show that Vp and Qp depend upon pressure and temperature,Vp and Qp in pyroxenite increase more rapidly at the pressure 0.3-1.4GPa than those at 1.4-3.0Gpa.As the temperature rising from 20℃to about 1170℃ at the pressure 3.0GPa.an almost linear decrease up to 11% in Vp was observed,and Qp drops from 243 at room temperature to 68at 1170℃ with decreasing 72%,The experimental data indicate that the pressure and temperature induced fabric changes and frictional sliding and dislocation in pyroxenite play a key role in wave propagation in rocks.     

Binding energy and photoionizaiton cross-section of hydrogen-like impurity in a Pöschl-Teller quantum well

The effect of the donor impurity position and the form of confining potential on the binding energy and the photoionization cross-section in a semiconductor quantum well with the Pöschl-Teller potential is studied. An analytical expression for the photoionization cross-section is obtained for the case when the polarization vector of light wave is directed along the direction of size quantization. It is shown that the photoionization cross-section has a threshold behavior.     

Relayed magnetization transfer from nuclear Overhauser effect and chemical exchange observed by in vivo ³¹P MRS in rat brain

The ³¹P magnetization transfer effects among nuclear magnetic resonances (NMRs) of phosphocreatine (PCr), γ-adenosine-5'-triphosphate (γ-ATP) and inorganic phosphate (Pi) have been attributed to the chemical exchange reactions among PCr, ATP and Pi catalyzed by creatine kinase (CK) and ATPase enzymes and, therefore, are commonly applied in situ to measure chemical exchange fluxes involving two chemically coupled CK and ATPase reactions (i.e., PCr↔ATP↔Pi) by selectively saturating γ-ATP resonance. Besides the expected reductions in the Pi and PCr NMR signals upon saturating γ-ATP resonance, one particularly interesting phenomenon showing decreases in α-ATP and β-ATP signals was also observed. The underlying mechanism was investigated and identified via saturating NMR of β-ATP in the present study. The unique relayed magnetization transfer effects through spin diffusion were observed in the rat brain using in vivo ³¹P magnetic resonance spectroscopy.     

Simultaneous measurement of strain and temperature using Fabry–Pérot interferometry and antiresonant mechanism in a hollow-core fiber

A fiber-optic sensor for the simultaneous measurement of strain and temperature is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on Fabry–Pérot(FP) interference and the antiresonance(AR) mechanism. The sensor was implemented using a single-mode fiber(SMF)–hollow-core fiber–SMF structure. A temperature sensitivity of 21.11 pm/℃ was achieved by tracing the troughs of the envelope caused by the AR mechanism, and a strain sensitivity of 2 pm/με was achieved by detecting the fine fringes caused by the FP cavity. The results indicate that the dual-parameter sensor is stable and reliable.     

Noise-Induced Bursting and Coherence Resonance in Minimal Cytosolic Ca^2＋ Oscillation Model

A stochastic calcium oscillation model based on the minimal calcium oscillation model is investigated by numerical computation. When the extracellular stimulation is sub-threshold and random, the oscillations of cytosolic calcium show complex behaviour: a bursting-like phenomenon induced by noise, that is, the phase of glomerate spikes are separated by phase of quiescence (but fluctuations in the baseline values of calcium with small amplitude during the silent phase), in a pattern that occurs at irregular intervals. By using the histogram of interspike intervals of calcium concentration spikes, it is found that the noise-induced coherence resonance phenomenon occurs at the cellular level.     

Precise measurement of Brillouin scattering spectrum in the ocean using F–P etalon and ICCD

A new method for analyzing the signal of the spectrum of Brillouin scattering in the ocean using F–P etalon and ICCD is proposed. It is based on the principle of interference of the F–P etalon. The capability of the method is confirmed by processing experimental data from stimulated Brillouin scattering spectrum in the water at different temperatures. The experimental results show very good agreement with theoretical values. This method provides a feasible way to measure Brillouin frequency shift and line width with high precision.     

Nanoparticulate-induced toxicity and related mechanism in vitro and in vivo

In urban areas, the quantity of exhaust particles from vehicle emissions is tremendous and has been regarded as the main contributor to particulate matter (PM) pollution. Recently, the nano-sized PM on public health has begun to raise the attention. The increased toxicity of nanoparticulate can be largely explained by their small size, high airborne concentration, extensive surface area and high content of organic carbon and transition metals. We have attempted to address the toxicity of nano sized-particlulate matter by comparing various particulates including micro-SiO₂ (mSiO₂), nano-SiO₂ (nSiO₂), micro-TiO₂ (mTiO₂), and nano-TiO₂ (nTiO₂) in RAW264.7 cells and in vivo. The cell viability of all particulates decreased dose dependently. 24-h incubation with nSiO2 demonstrated apoptosis in RAW264.7 using Annexin-V binding immunofluorescent microscopy, but not in any other particulates. In vivo, cytotoxicity of nanosized was higher than micro-sized particulates. As higher the concentration of particulates, the more pulmonary injury and neutrophilic infiltration were observed in nano-sized than micro-sized particulates, respectively. Particularly, 5.0 mg/kg of mTiO₂ never shows any increase of neutrophile even with high cellularity of total cells and macrophages. From these results, we suggested that particulate-induced respiratory toxicity be influenced by component, size, and dose of particulates including the characteristic nature of the target cells in vitro and in vivo.     

Focusing in solids and application in acoustic imaging

Focusing in solids by surface transducer arrays(STA)and the acousticfield distribution on the focal axis are studied in this paper.The relation betweenthe source element width and the field strength at different order focuses is alsodiscussed.Numerical calculation is used to get the focal field distribution as theelement width is changed.Some practical problems such as the minimumdistinguishable frequency,the transversal and longitudinal resolution are investi-gated when this kind of focusing is used for NDT and acoustic imaging.Someexplorative experiments have been done to demonstrate the theory.     

Generation of Fabry–Pérot oscillations and Dirac state in two-dimensional topological insulators by gate voltage

We investigate electron transport through Hg Te ribbons embedded by strip-shape gate voltage through using a nonequilibrium Green function technique. The numerical calculations show that as the gate voltage is increased, an edgerelated state in the valence band structure of the system shifts upwards, then hangs inside the band gap and merges into the conduction band finally. It is interesting that as the gate voltage is increased continuously, another edge-related state in the valence band also shifts upwards in the small-k region and contacts the previous one to form a Dirac cone in the band structure. Meanwhile in this process, the conductance spectrum displays as multiple resonance peaks characterized by some strong antiresonance valleys in the band gap, then behaves as Fabry–P′erot oscillations and finally develops into a nearly perfect quantum plateau with a value of 2e~2/h. These results give a physical picture to understand the formation process of the Dirac state driven by the gate voltage and provide a route to achieving particular quantum oscillations of the electronic transport in nanodevices.