Λ 3 H and the role of spin-dependent forces in the Λ-N interaction

A variational method is used to calculate the binding energy of the hypertriton. The effects arising from the choice of N-N interaction potential, the form of the trial function, the number of variational parameters, and the choice of coordinate system are discussed. It is shown that if a central -N potential is assumed, the volume integral of the spin-dependent portion of the -N interaction is at most 10.5 MeV·F³.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii,.Fizika, No. 7, pp. 98–103, July, 1977.     

Spontaneous emission spectrum and level splitting of a three-level Λ-type atom in a damped cavity

We study the spontaneous emission spectrum of a three-level Λ-type atom in a damped cavity using the resolvent operator. The shape of the spectrum is strongly influenced by the detuning and the coupling intensity between the atom and the cavity mode. Especially, we find that the splittings of the upper level of the three-level Λ-type atom are different in strong coupling regime, intermediate coupling regime and weak coupling regimes.     

Influence of container shape and size on surface-tension-driven Bénard convection

The European Physical Journal Special Topics - The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of the container size and shape on the main fluid flow characteristics of Surface-Tension-Driven...     

Influence of cosmic radiation spectrum and its variation on the relative efficiency of LiF thermoluminescent detectors – Calculations and measurements

Lithium fluoride thermoluminescent detectors (TLD) were used for cosmic radiation dosimetry already in early 1960s. Since that time they have been constantly applied in numerous space missions for personal dosimetry, area monitoring, phantom measurements and dosimetry for biological experiments. The relative efficiency of TLDs, defined as the ratio of their response to a given radiation and to a reference radiation, is not constant, but depends on ionization density. This raises a question about the relative efficiency of TLDs exposed to the complex cosmic radiation spectrum encountered in Earth's orbit, which consists of a variety of particles, including heavy ions, the spectrum of which covers an extremely broad energy range. The present work is an attempt to find an answer to this question.The particle energy spectra were calculated for realistic flight conditions of the International Space Station (ISS). The calculation of the Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) component was based on the input spectra generated with the DLR model for solar minimum (2009) and solar maximum (2000) conditions. Contributions of trapped protons were estimated based on the AP8 model for solar minimum and maximum taking into account the altitude variations of the ISS. The interactions of the primary particles with the ISS were simulated with GEANT4 using a shielding geometry derived from the mass distribution of the Columbus Laboratory of the ISS and several constant aluminum shieldings. The calculated spectra were convoluted with the experimental data on the relative TL efficiency measured for ions ranging from H to Xe at various particle accelerators for two commonly applied TL-materials, namely LiF:Mg,Ti and LiF:Mg,Cu,P.The results showed the differences in the average TL-efficiency for these two TL-materials. For LiF:Mg,Ti the relative efficiency is within a few percent from unity for any of the analyzed values of shielding, altitude and solar cycle conditions. This means that one can assume cosmic radiation doses measured in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with LiF:Mg,Ti detectors to be correct within such uncertainty. LiF:Mg,Cu,P underestimates the cosmic radiation doses by more than 15% in all cases. Altitude and solar cycle were found to have a very weak influence on the TL efficiency. In contrast, the influence of shielding thickness is quite significant. The reason for this is a change of contributions of radiation field components: trapped protons dominate at low shielding (97% of dose at 1 g/cm²), but are negligible above 60 g/cm², as well as changes within GCR spectrum (increase of dose due to lower LET secondaries for higher shielding). Shielding thickness affects both TLD types in different ways: the efficiency of LiF:Mg,Cu,P increases with increasing shielding thickness, while the efficiency of LiF:Mg,Ti shows some fluctuations, with a weak minimum for 60 g/cm². The response ratio of these TLDs decreases monotonically with the shielding thickness and could be used as an indicator for the average shielding conditions in which the TLDs were exposed.     

The Ground State Energy of the Hypernucleus Λ6Li

This paper extends the method of the harmonic-oscillator product state as basis function to the hypernucleus A6Li which is of non-zero spin. we have studied the characteristic of the ground state of the hypernucleus A6Li with this method and an α+ p + A three cluster model. The calculated result shows the method can be used to calculate the energy level of the system in which the interaction between the constituent clusters is spin-dependent.     

Alpha particles accompanying the weak decay of Λ 10 Be and Λ 10 B hypernuclei

The possibility of a detailed investigation of weak ΛN interaction in the _Λ ¹⁰ Be and _Λ/10B hypernuclei, which stand out owing to their ααNΛ cluster structure, is discussed. The detection of a few groups of correlated αα pairs will furnish information about decays to specific states of product nuclei (⁸Be*, ⁸Li, ⁸B), thereby paving the way to a phenomenological analysis of the weak decays of p-shell hypernuclei. The ratios of the intensities of individual alpha-particle groups to be measured in experiments at the nuclotron of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna) will provide a useful criterion for choosing an appropriate model of weak ΛN interaction. The current state of hypernuclear physics is briefly reviewed.     

Influence of reagent vibration on the stereodynamics of the Li + HF → LiF + H reaction

We investigate the influence of reagent vibration on the stereodynamics of the title reaction by the quasi-classical trajectory on the Aguado-Paniagua2-potential energy surface developed by Aguado et al. (J. Chem. Phys. 1997 106 1013). The cross sections and reaction probability as functions of the reagent vibration are calculated in the centre-of-mass frame. The product angular distributions of p(θ_r), p(φ_r), and p(θ_r, φ_r), which reflect the vector correlation, are also presented and discussed. The results indicate that the vector properties are sensitively affected by the vibrational excitation.     

Influence of reagent vibration on the stereodynamics of the Li ＋ HF → LiF ＋ H reaction

We investigate the influence of reagent vibration on the stereodynamics of the title reaction by the quasi-classical trajectory on the Aguado-Paniagua2-potential energy surface developed by Aguado et al.(J.Chem.Phys.1997 106 1013).The cross sections and reaction probability as functions of the reagent vibration are calculated in the centre-ofmass frame.The product angular distributions of p(θr),p(φr),and p(θr,φr),which reflect the vector correlation,are also presented and discussed.The results indicate that the vector properties are sensitively affected by the vibrational excitation.     

Elastic and inelastic scattering of π mesons on 7Li nuclei

Within the diffraction theory of multiple scattering, the differential cross sections for elastic and inelastic pion scattering on a ⁷Li nucleus are calculated for the case where the final nucleus is either in the ground or in the first excited state. The nuclear wave function is set to that in the αt cluster model. The sensitivity of the calculated observables to variations in the type of the wave functions for the alpha-particle and the triton cluster and for their relative motion is investigated. Various multiplicities of scattering and rescattering on the clusters constituting the ⁷Li nucleus are taken into account, and their contributions to the cross section are revealed. The results of the calculations are compared with experimental data at E _π=143, 164, and 194 MeV.     

Influence on photonic crystal fiber dispersion of the size of air holes in different rings within the cladding

The influence on photonic crystal fiber dispersion of the size of air holes in different rings within the cladding is investigated using a semivectorial finite difference method. Numerical results reveal that the photonic crystal fiber dispersion is more sensitive to the variation of the air hole size in the first and second rings, indicating that design of photonic crystal fibers with desirable dispersion properties requires more precise control of the parameters of the air holes in the vicinity of the fiber core.     

Characteristics of the transmission spectrum of the long period fiber gratings based on the coupling of core mode to the higher order cladding modes

The characteristics of the transmission spectrum of the Long-period fiber gratings (LPFGs) based on the coupling of core mode to a higher order cladding mode (HE mode) are investigated using the coupled mode theory. This kind of LPFGs is different from that based on the coupling of core mode to a lower order cladding mode because of the effect of the coupling of core mode to EH cladding mode. When the cladding mode order is higher, the coupling coefficients of core mode to HE and EH cladding modes are comparable and both of the propagation constants of HE and EH cladding modes approach, so the spectrum has an additional loss peak. The bandwidth of LPFG based on the coupling of core mode to different cladding mode differs greatly. With the change of the mode orders from lower to higher, the transmission spectrum changes from narrow to wide and more narrow.     

Lifetime of heavy hypernuclei and its implications on the weak ΛN interaction

The lifetime of the Λ-hyperon in heavy hypernuclei measured in proton-Au, -Bi and -U collisions by the COSY-13 Collaboration at COSY-Jülich has been analyzed to yield τ_Λ = (145±11) ps. This value for τ_Λ is compatible with the lifetime extracted from antiproton annihilation on Bi and U targets, albeit much more accurate. Theoretical models based on the meson exchange picture and assuming the validity of the phenomenological ΔI = 1/2 rule predict the lifetime of heavy hypernuclei to be significantly larger (2-3 standard deviations). Such large differences indicate that at least one of the assumptions in these models is not fulfilled. A much better reproduction of the lifetimes of heavy hypernuclei is achieved in the phase space model, if the ΔI = 1/2 rule is discarded in the nonmesonic Λ decay. Received: 8 August 2002 / Accepted: 20 December 2002 / Published online: 25 March 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: h.stroeher@fz-juelich.de Communicated by Th. Walcher     

Diffraction scattering of Λ 3 H and Λ 6 He hypernuclei on nuclei with allowance for edge diffuseness, the structure of hypernuclei, and multiple-scattering effects

General formulas for the amplitudes of the diffraction scattering of two-and three-cluster loosely bound nuclei on spherical nuclei for an arbitrary dependence of the profile functions on the impact parameter are represented in a form that is convenient for calculations. The differential cross sections for the elastic scattering of _Λ ³ H and _Λ ⁶ He hypernuclei and the total cross sections are obtained with allowance for the diffuseness of the target-nucleus edge, the binding energy of incident hypernuclei, the ranges of nuclear forces between the clusters in the hypernuclei, and multiple (double and triple) scattering. Changes in the behavior of the cross sections in response to a transition from the two-cluster to the three-cluster model of the aforementioned nuclei are revealed.     

Influence of the Si(111)-7×7 surface reconstruction on the diffusion of strontium atoms

The diffusion of strontium atoms on the Si(111) surface at room temperature has been investigated using scanning tunnel microscopy and simulation carried out in terms of the density functional theory and the Monte Carlo method. It has been found that the reconstruction of a clean silicon surface with a 7 × 7 structure has a profound effect on the diffusion process. The average velocity of motion of a strontium atom in a unit cell of the 7 × 7 structure has been calculated. The main diffusion paths of a strontium atom and the corresponding activation energies have been determined. It has been demonstrated that the formation of scanning tunnel microscope images of the Si(111)-7 × 7 surface with adsorbed strontium atoms is significantly affected by the shift of the electron density from the strontium atom to the nearest neighbor silicon adatoms in the 7 × 7 structure.     

Research on Raman spectrum in liquid core optical fiber of CCl_4 solution

The Raman spectrum intensity can be enhanced in liquid core optical fiber (LCOF) of CCl4 solution. We dissolved liquid CC;4 into CS2 and got solutions of different concentrations. There is an optimum concentration at which the maximum Raman intensity can be obtained. There exists an optimum fiber length of 2 m. The experimental result is in good agreement with the theoretical calculation. The Raman intensity becomes powerful with the increase of the pump power and Raman linewidth becomes narrower with the decrease of the CCl4 concentration.     

Influence of the Choice of NN Potential Model on γd→τ~0d Observables near η-Threshold

Influence of the choice of the NN potential model governing the deuteron wave function on the observables for coherent i~0-photoproduction on the deuteron near η-threshold is investigated by using a three-body model for the intermediate ηNN system with separable two-body interactions.Results for unpolarized differential cross section and polarization observables are predicted.It is revealed that the choice of the NN potential model has a visible effect on the differential cross section and most of the polarization observables,especially in the photon energy range of 600-800 MeV and extreme backward pion angles.We find that the deviation among results obtained by using different deuteron wave functions is quite large.The use of the CD-Bonn NN potential for deuteron wave function doubles the differential cross section in this kinematic region.Compared with the experimental data from CLAS collaboration for differential cross section,sizeable discrepancies are found.     

A potential description of α-particle elastic scattering by the 6Li and 7Li nuclei

The results of analytic and numerical calculations of the real part of the ??⁶Li interaction potential in the cluster folding model are reported. Elastic scattering phases in the ??+^6,7Li systems are calculated and constructed, a classification of multipole transitions for back photodisintegration reactions is given.     

Functional derivative for the distribution function of a Λ-nucleon pair in nuclear matter

An exact expression for the functional derivative of the distribution function of a -nucleon pair in nuclear matter is derived. An approximate expression is also derived by means of the Kirkwood superposition approximation. The latter expression is subsequently used to obtain the Euler equation for the correlation functionf(r1) of a -nucleon pair in nuclear matter.