Production of bottomonium-like Z_b states in e-h and ultraperipheral h-h collisions

The photoproduction of the bottomonium-like states Z_b(10610) and Z_b(10650) via γ p scattering is studied within an effective Lagrangian approach and the vector-meson-dominance model. The Regge model is employed to calculate the photoproduction of Z_b states via the t-channel with π exchange. The numerical results show that the values of the total cross-sections of Z_b(10610) and Z_b(10650) can reach 0.09 nb and 0.02 nb, respectively,near the center-of-mass energy of 22 GeV. Experimental measurements and studies of the photoproduction of Z_b states near the energy region around W ■ 22 GeV are suggested. Moreover, with the help of eSTARlight and STARlight programs, we have obtained the cross-sections and numbers of events for Z_b(10610) production in electron-ion collisions(EIC) and ultraperipheral collisions(UPCs). The results show that a considerable number of Z_b(10610)events can be produced in the relevant experiments on EICs and UPCs. We have also calculated the rates and kinematic distributions for γp → Z_bn in ep and pA collisions via EICs and UPCs. The results will provide an important reference for the RHIC, LHC, EIC-US, LHeC, and FCC experiments in searching for bottomonium-like Z_b states.     

Using simulated Tianqin gravitational wave data and electromagnetic wave data to study the coincidence problem and Hubble tension problem

In this study, we used electromagnetic wave data (H0LiCOW, \begin{document}$ H(z) $\end{document}, SNe) and gravitational wave data (Tianqin) to constrain the interacting dark energy (IDE) model and investigate the Hubble tension and coincidence problems. By combining these four types of data (Tianqin+H0LiCOW+SNe+\begin{document}$ H(z) $\end{document}), we obtained the following parameter values with a confidence interval of \begin{document}$ 1\sigma $\end{document}: \begin{document}$ \Omega_m=0.36\pm0.18 $\end{document}, \begin{document}$ \omega_x=-1.29^{+0.61}_{-0.23} $\end{document}, \begin{document}$ \xi=3.15^{+0.36}_{-1.1} $\end{document}, and \begin{document}$H_0=70.04\pm $\end{document}\begin{document}$ 0.42~ {\rm kms}^{-1}{\rm Mpc}^{-1}$\end{document}. According to our results, the best value of \begin{document}$ H_0 $\end{document} shows that the Hubble tension problem can be alleviated to some extent. In addition, the center value of \begin{document}$ \xi+3\omega_x = -0.72^{+2.19}_{-1.19}(1\sigma) $\end{document} indicates that the coincidence problem is slightly alleviated. However, \begin{document}$ \xi+3\omega_x = 0 $\end{document} is still within the \begin{document}$ 1\sigma $\end{document} error range, which indicates that the ΛCDM model is still the model in best agreement with the observational data at present. Finally, we compared the constraint results of the electromagnetic and gravitational waves on the model parameters and found that the constraint effect of electromagnetic wave data on model parameters is better than that of simulated Tianqin gravitational wave data.     

Fine tuning problem of the cosmological constant in a generalized Randall-Sundrum model

To solve the cosmological constant fine tuning problem, we investigate an \begin{document}$(n+1)$\end{document}-dimensional generalized Randall-Sundrum brane world scenario with two \begin{document}$(n-1)$\end{document}-branes instead of two 3-branes. Adopting an anisotropic metric ansatz, we obtain the positive effective cosmological constant \begin{document}$\Omega_{\rm eff}$\end{document} of order \begin{document}$10^{-124}$\end{document} and only require a solution \begin{document}$\simeq50-80$\end{document}. Meanwhile, both the visible and hidden branes are stable because their tensions are positive. Therefore, the fine tuning problem can be solved quite well. Furthermore, the Hubble parameter \begin{document}$H_{1}(z)$\end{document} as a function of redshift \begin{document}$z$\end{document} is in good agreement with the cosmic chronometers dataset. The evolution of the universe naturally shifts from deceleration to acceleration. This suggests that the evolution of the universe is intrinsically an extra-dimensional phenomenon. It can be regarded as a dynamic model of dark energy that is driven by the evolution of the extra dimensions on the brane.     

Hadronic coupling constants of the lowest hidden-charm pentaquark state,using QCD sum rules with rigorous quark-hadron duality

In this article,we illustrate how to calculate the hadronic coupling constants of the pentaquark states with QCD sum rules based on rigorous quark-hadron quality.We then study the hadronic coupling constants of the lowest diquark-diquark-antiquark type hidden-charm pentaquark state with spin-parity J~P=1/2~-in detail,and calculate the partial decay widths.The total width Г(P_c)=14.32±3.31 MeV is compatible with the experimental value T_(P_c(4312))=9.8±2.7_(-4.5)~(+3.7) MeV from the LHCb collaboration and favors assigning the P_c(4312) to be the [ud][uc]c pentaquark state with J~P=1/2~-.The hadronic coupling constants have the relation ■,and favor the hadronic dressing mechanism.The P_c(4312) may have a diquark-diquark-antiquark type pentaquark core with the typical size of the qqq-type baryon states.The strong couplings to the meson-baryon pairs DE_c lead to some pentaquark molecule components,and the P_c(4312) may spend a rather large time as the DE_c molecular state.     

Relative probabilities of breakup channels in reactions of ~(6,7)Li with ~(209)Bi at energies around and above the Coulomb barrier

Coincidence measurements of breakup fragments in reactions of~ (6,7) Li with ~(209)Bi at energies around and above the Coulomb barrier were carried out using a large solid-angle covered detector array. Through the Q values along with the relative energies of the breakup fragments, different breakup components(prompt breakups and delayed breakups) and different breakup modes(α + t, α + d, α + p, and α + α) are distinguished. A new breakup mode, α + t, is observed in ~6Li-induced reactions at energies above the Coulomb barrier. Correlations between breakup modes and breakup components as well as their variations with the incident energy are investigated. The results will help us better understand the breakup effects of weakly bound nuclei on the suppression of a complete fusion, particularly for the above-barrier energies.     

Emission time sequence of neutrons and protons as probes of α-clustering structure

Neutron–proton momentum correlation functions are constructed from a three-body photodisintegration channel, i.e., core\begin{document}$ + n + p$\end{document}, and used to explore the spatial-time information of the non-clustering Woods–Saxon spherical structure as well as the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-clustering structures of \begin{document}$^{12}{\rm{C}}$\end{document} or \begin{document}$^{16}{\rm{O}}$\end{document} based on an extended quantum molecular dynamics model. The emission time sequence of neutrons and protons is indicated by the ratio of velocity-gated neutron–proton correlation functions, demonstrating its sensitivity to \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-clustering structures. This work sheds light on a new probe for \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-clustering structures.     

Evolution of intrinsic nuclear structure in medium mass even-even Xenon isotopes from a microscopic perspective

In this study, the multi-quasiparticle triaxial projected shell model (TPSM) is applied to investigate \begin{document}$\gamma$\end{document}-vibrational bands in transitional nuclei of \begin{document}$^{118-128}{\rm{Xe}}$\end{document}. We report that each triaxial intrinsic state has a \begin{document}$\gamma$\end{document}-band built on it. The TPSM approach is evaluated by the comparison of TPSM results with available experimental data, which shows a satisfactory agreement. The energy ratios, B(E2) transition rates, and signature splitting of the \begin{document}$\gamma$\end{document}-vibrational band are calculated.     

Research on convergence of the nuclear matrix elements for 2νββ decays

In this work, the characteristics of \begin{document}$2\nu\beta\beta$\end{document} decays for six nuclei (\begin{document}$^{36}$\end{document}Ar, \begin{document}$^{46}$\end{document}Ca, \begin{document}$^{48}$\end{document}Ca, \begin{document}$^{50}$\end{document}Cr, \begin{document}$^{70}$\end{document}Zn, and \begin{document}$^{136}$\end{document}Xe) in a mass range from \begin{document}$A = 36$\end{document} to \begin{document}$A = 136$\end{document} are studied within the nuclear shell model (NSM) framework. Calculations are presented for the half-lives, nuclear matrix elements (NMEs), phase space factors (\begin{document}$G_{2\nu}$\end{document}), and convergence of the NMEs. The theoretical results agree well with the experimental data. In addition, we predict the half-lives of \begin{document}$2\nu\beta\beta$\end{document} decays for four nuclei. We focus on the convergence of the NMEs by analyzing the number of contributing intermediate \begin{document}$1^{+}$\end{document} states (\begin{document}$N_{\rm{C}}$\end{document}) for the nuclei of interest. We assume that \begin{document}$N_{\rm{C}}$\end{document} is safely determined when the accumulated NMEs saturate 99.7% of the final calculated magnitude. From the calculations of the involved nuclei, we discover a connection between \begin{document}$N_{\rm{C}}$\end{document} and the total number of intermediate \begin{document}$1^{+}$\end{document} states (\begin{document}$N_{\rm{T}}$\end{document}). According to the least squares fit, we conclude that the correlation is \begin{document}$N_{\rm{C}}=\left( 10.8\pm 1.2\right) \times N_{\rm{T}}^{\left( 0.29\pm 0.02\right)}$\end{document}.     

Null test for cosmic curvature using Gaussian process

The cosmic curvature \begin{document}$ \Omega_{K,0} $\end{document}, which determines the spatial geometry of the universe, is an important parameter in modern cosmology. Any deviation from \begin{document}$ \Omega_{K,0}=0 $\end{document} would have a profound impact on the primordial inflation paradigm and fundamental physics. In this work, we adopt a cosmological model-independent method to test whether \begin{document}$ \Omega_{K,0} $\end{document} deviates from zero. We use the Gaussian process to reconstruct the reduced Hubble parameter \begin{document}$ E(z) $\end{document} and the derivative of the distance \begin{document}$ D'(z) $\end{document} from observational data and then determine \begin{document}$ \Omega_{K,0} $\end{document} with a null test relation. The cosmic chronometer (CC) Hubble data, baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) Hubble data, and supernovae Pantheon sample are considered. Our result is consistent with a spatially flat universe within the domain of reconstruction \begin{document}$ 0<z<2.3 $\end{document}, at the \begin{document}$ 1\sigma $\end{document} confidence level. In the redshift interval \begin{document}$ 0<z<1 $\end{document}, the result favors a flat universe, while at \begin{document}$ z>1 $\end{document}, it tends to favor a closed universe. In this sense, there is still a possibility for a closed universe. We also carry out the null test of the cosmic curvature at \begin{document}$ 0<z<4.5 $\end{document} using the simulated gravitational wave standard sirens, CC+BAO, and redshift drift Hubble data. The result indicates that in the future, with the synergy of multiple high-quality observations, we can tightly constrain the spatial geometry or exclude the flat universe.     

Analysis of the strong decays of Pc(4312) as a pentaquark molecular state with QCD sum rules

In this article, we tentatively assign \begin{document}$P_c(4312)$\end{document} to be the \begin{document}$\bar{D}\Sigma_c$\end{document} pentaquark molecular state with the spin-parity \begin{document}$J^P={\frac{1}{2}}^-$\end{document} , and discuss the factorizable and non-factorizable contributions in the two-point QCD sum rules for the \begin{document}$\bar{D}\Sigma_c$\end{document} molecular state in detail to prove the reliability of the single pole approximation in the hadronic spectral density. We study its two-body strong decays with the QCD sum rules, and special attention is paid to match the hadron side with the QCD side of the correlation functions to obtain solid duality. We obtain the partial decay widths \begin{document}$\Gamma\left(P_c(4312)\to \eta_c p\right)=0.255\,\,{\rm{MeV}}$\end{document} and \begin{document}$\Gamma\left(P_c(4312)\to J/\psi p\right)=9.296^{+19.542}_{-9.296}\,\,{\rm{MeV}}$\end{document} , which are compatible with the experimental value of the total width, and support assigning \begin{document}$P_c(4312)$\end{document} to be the \begin{document}$\bar{D}\Sigma_c$\end{document} pentaquark molecular state.     

Possibility of observation of hidden-bottom pentaquark resonances in bottomonium photoproduction on protons and nuclei near threshold

We study the \begin{document}$\Upsilon(1S)$\end{document} meson photoproduction on protons and nuclei at near-threshold center-of-mass energies below 11.4 GeV (or at the corresponding photon laboratory energies \begin{document}$E_{\gamma}$\end{document} below 68.8 GeV). We calculate the absolute excitation functions for the nonresonant and resonant photoproduction of \begin{document}$\Upsilon(1S)$\end{document} mesons off protons at incident photon laboratory energies of 63-68 GeV by considering direct (\begin{document}${\gamma}p \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}) and two-step (\begin{document}${\gamma}p \to P^+_b(11080) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}, \begin{document}${\gamma}p \to P^+_b(11125) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}, \begin{document}${\gamma}p \to P^+_b(11130) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}) \begin{document}$\Upsilon(1S)$\end{document} production channels within different scenarios for the nonresonant total cross section of the elementary reaction \begin{document}${\gamma}p \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document} and for branching ratios of the decays \begin{document}$P^+_b(11080) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}, \begin{document}$P^+_b(11125) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}, and \begin{document}$P^+_b(11130) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}. We also calculate an analogous function for the photoproduction of \begin{document}$\Upsilon(1S)$\end{document} mesons on the ¹²C and ²⁰⁸Pb target nuclei in the near-threshold center-of-mass beam energy region of 9.0-11.4 GeV by considering the respective incoherent direct (\begin{document}${\gamma}N \to {\Upsilon(1S)}N$\end{document}) and two-step (\begin{document}${\gamma}p \to P^+_b(11080) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}, \begin{document}${\gamma}p \to P^+_b(11125) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document}, \begin{document}${\gamma}p \to P^+_b(11130) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}p$\end{document} and \begin{document}${\gamma}n \to P^0_b$\end{document}\begin{document}$ (11080) \to{\Upsilon(1S)}n $\end{document}, \begin{document}${\gamma}n \to P^0_b(11125) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}n$\end{document}, \begin{document}${\gamma}n \to P^0_b(11130) \to {\Upsilon(1S)}n$\end{document}) \begin{document}$\Upsilon(1S)$\end{document}) production processes using a nuclear spectral function approach. We demonstrate that a detailed scan of the\begin{document}$\Upsilon(1S)$\end{document} total photoproduction cross section on proton and nuclear targets in the near-threshold energy region in future high-precision experiments at the proposed high-luminosity electron-ion colliders EIC and EicC in the US and China should provide a definite result for or against the existence of the nonstrange hidden-bottom pentaquark states\begin{document}$P_{bi}^+$\end{document} and \begin{document}$P_{bi}^0$\end{document} (\begin{document}$i$\end{document}=1, 2, 3) as well as clarify their decay rates.     

Search for invisible decays of the Higgs boson produced at the CEPC

The Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), proposed as a future Higgs boson factory, will operate at a center-of-mass energy of 240 GeV and will accumulate 5.6 ab^?1 of integrated luminosity in 7 years. In this study, we estimate the upper limit of BR(\begin{document}$H \rightarrow$\end{document} inv) for three independent channels, including two leptonic channels and one hadronic channel, at the CEPC. Based on the full simulation analysis, the upper limit of BR(\begin{document}$H \rightarrow$\end{document} inv) could reach 0.26% at the 95% confidence level. In the Stand Model (SM), the Higgs boson can only decay invisibly via \begin{document}$H\rightarrow ZZ^\ast\rightarrow\nu\overline{\nu}\nu\overline{\nu}$\end{document}, so any evidence of invisible Higgs decays that exceed BR(\begin{document}$H \rightarrow$\end{document} inv) of the SM will indicate a phenomenon that is beyond the SM (BSM). The invariant mass resolution of the visible hadronic decay system \begin{document}$ZH(Z \rightarrow qq$\end{document}, \begin{document}$ H \rightarrow$\end{document} inv) is simulated, and the physics requirement at the CEPC detector for reaching this is given.     

Calculations of the α-decay properties of Z = 120, 122, 124, 126 isotopes

The \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-decay properties of even-Z nuclei with Z = 120, 122, 124, 126 are predicted. We employ the generalized liquid drop model (GLDM), Royer's formula, and universal decay law (UDL) to calculate the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-decay half-lives. By comparing the theoretical calculations with the experimental data of known nuclei from Fl to Og, we confirm that all the employed methods can reproduce the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-decay half-lives well. The preformation factor \begin{document}$P_{\alpha}$\end{document} and \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-decay energy \begin{document}$Q_{\alpha}$\end{document} show that \begin{document}$^{298,304,314,316,324,326,338,348}$\end{document}120, \begin{document}$^{304,306,318,324,328,338}$\end{document}122, and \begin{document}$^{328,332,340,344}$\end{document}124 might be stable. The \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-decay half-lives show a peak at Z = 120, N = 184, and the peak vanishes when Z = 122, 124, 126. Based on detailed analysis of the competition between \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-decay and spontaneous fission, we predict that nuclei nearby N = 184 undergo \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document}-decay. The decay modes of \begin{document}$^{287-339}$\end{document}120, \begin{document}$^{294-339}$\end{document}122, \begin{document}$^{300-339}$\end{document}124, and \begin{document}$^{306-339}$\end{document}126 are also presented.     

Systematic study of the α decay preformation factors of the nuclei around the Z = 82, N = 126 shell closures within the generalized liquid drop model

In this study, we systematically investigate the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay preformation factors, \begin{document}$P_{\alpha}$\end{document} , and the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay half-lives of 152 nuclei around Z = 82, N = 126 closed shells based on the generalized liquid drop model (GLDM) with \begin{document}$P_{\alpha}$\end{document} being extracted from the ratio of the calculated \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay half-life to the experimental one. The results show that there is a remarkable linear relationship between \begin{document}$P_{\alpha}$\end{document} and the product of valance protons (holes) \begin{document}$N_p$\end{document} and valance neutrons (holes) \begin{document}$N_n$\end{document} . At the same time, we extract the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay preformation factor values of the even–even nuclei around the Z = 82, N = 126 closed shells from the study of Sun \begin{document}${et\ al.}$\end{document} [J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys., 45: 075106 (2018)], in which the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay was calculated by two different microscopic formulas. We find that the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay preformation factors are also related to \begin{document}$N_pN_n$\end{document} . Combining with our previous studies [Sun \begin{document}${et\ al.}$\end{document} , Phys. Rev. C, 94: 024338 (2016); Deng \begin{document}${et\ al.}$\end{document} , ibid. 96: 024318 (2017); Deng \begin{document}${et\ al.}$\end{document} , ibid. 97: 044322 (2018)] and that of Seif \begin{document}${et\ al.,}$\end{document} [Phys. Rev. C, 84: 064608 (2011)], we suspect that this phenomenon of linear relationship for the nuclei around the above closed shells is model-independent. This may be caused by the effect of the valence protons (holes) and valence neutrons (holes) around the shell closures. Finally, using the formula obtained by fitting the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay preformation factor data calculated by the GLDM, we calculate the \begin{document}$\alpha$\end{document} decay half-lives of these nuclei. The calculated results agree with the experimental data well.     

QCD phase diagram at finite isospin and baryon chemical potentials with the self-consistent mean field approximation

The self-consistent mean field approximation of the two-flavor NJL model,with a free parameter a to reflect the competition between the "direct" channel and the "exchange" channel,is employed to study the QCD phase structure at finite iso spin chemical potential μ_I,finite bary on chemical potential μ_B and finite temperature T,and especially to study the location of the QCD critical point.Our results show that in order to match the corresponding lattice results of iso spin density and energy density,the contributions of the "exchange" channel need to be considered in the framework of the NJL model,and a weighting factor α=0.5 should be taken.It is also found that for fixed isospin chemical potentials,the lower temperature of the phase transition is obtained with increasing a in the T-μ_I plane,and the largest difference of the phase transition temperature with different a's appears at μ_I~1.5 mπ.At μ_I=0 the temperature of the QCD critical end point(CEP) decreases with increasing a,while the critical baryon chemical potential increases.At high isospin chemical potential(μ_I=500 MeV),the temperature of the QCD tricritical point(TCP) increases with increasing a,and in the low temperature regions the system will transition from the pion superfluidity phase to the normal phase as μ_B increases.At low density,the critical temperature of the QCD phase transition with different a's rapidly increases with μ_I at the beginning,and then increases smoothly around μ_I 300 MeV.In the high baryon density region,the increase of the iso spin chemical potential will raise the critical baryon chemical potential of the phase transition.     

Radial excited heavy mesons

In this study, the first radial excited heavy pseudoscalar and vector mesons (\begin{document}$\eta_c(2S)$\end{document}, \begin{document}$\psi(2S)$\end{document}, \begin{document}$B_c(2S)$\end{document}, \begin{document}$B^*_c(2S)$\end{document}, \begin{document}$\eta_b(2S)$\end{document}, and \begin{document}$\varUpsilon(2S)$\end{document}) are investigated using the Dyson-Schwinger equation and Bethe-Salpeter equation approach. It is shown that the effective interactions of the radial excited states are harder than those of the ground states. With the interaction well determined by fitting the masses and leptonic decay constants of \begin{document}$\psi(2S)$\end{document} and \begin{document}$\varUpsilon(2S)$\end{document}, the first radial excited heavy mesons could be quantitatively described in the rainbow ladder approximation. The masses and leptonic decay constants of \begin{document}$\eta_c(2S)$\end{document}, \begin{document}$B_c(2S)$\end{document}, \begin{document}$B^*_c(2S)$\end{document}, and \begin{document}$\eta_b(2S)$\end{document} are predicted.     

Impact of lepton p_T threshold on charge asymmetry predictions for inclusive W boson production in pp collisions at 13 TeV

This paper presents the impact of the lepton transverse momentum p_T~l threshold on the W boson charge asymmetry predictions in perturbative QCD for the inclusive W~++X→l~±v+X production in proton-proton(pp)collisions.The predictions are obtained at various low-p_T~l thresholds p_T~l 20,25,30,and 40 GeV in a fiducial region encompassing both the central and forward detector acceptances in terms of the lepton pseudorapidity0 ≤η_l≤4.5.The predicted distributions for the lepton charge asymmetry,which is defined by η_l(A_(η_l)),at the nextto-next-to-leading order(NNLO) accuracy are compared with the CMS and LHCb data at 8 TeV center-of-mass collision energy.The 8 TeV predictions reproduce the data fairly well within the quoted uncertainties.The predictions from the CT14 parton distribution function(PDF) model are in a slightly better agreement with the data over the other PDF sets that are tested.The 13 TeV predictions using various p_T~l thresholds are reported for A_(η_l) and the charge asymmetries that are defined in terms of the differential cross sections in bins of the W boson rapidity yw(A_(y_w)) and transverse momentum p_T~W(A_(p_T~W)).The NNLO predictions for the A_(η_l),A_(y_w).and A_(p_T~W) distributions are assessed to be in close correlation with the p_T~l value.The A_(η_l) and A_(y_w) distributions are particularly shown to be more correlated at a higher p_T~l threshold.The A_(p_T~W) distributions are also reported from the merged predictions with improved accuracy by the inclusion of the next-to-next-to-next-to-leading logarithm(N'LL) corrections,i.e.,at NNLO+N~3 LL.The predicted distributions from various p_T~l thresholds represent a finer probe in terms of the capability to provide more constraints on the ratio of u and d quark distribution functions in the parton momentum fraction range 10~(-4) x1.     

A new cosmological probe using super-massive black hole shadows

We study the prospects of using the low-redshift and high-redshift black hole shadows as new cosmological standard rulers for measuring cosmological parameters.We show that,using the low-redshift observation of the black hole shadow of M87?,the Hubble constant can be independently determined with a precision of about 13%as H0=70±9 km s?1 Mpc?1.The high-redshift observations of super-massive black hole shadows may accurately determine a combination of parameters H0 andΩm,and we show by a simple simulation that combining them with the type Ia supernovae observations would give precise measurements of the cosmological parameters.     

Re-visiting supersymmetric Janus solutions: a perturbative construction

We construct holographic Janus solutions, which describe a conformal interface in the theory of M2-branes, in four-dimensional gauged supergravities using a perturbative method. In particular, we study three Einsteinscalar systems and their BPS equations, which are derived by Bobev, Pilch, and Warner(2014). The actions of our interest are all consistent truncations of D=11 supergravity, chosen to be invariant under SO(4)×SO(4),SU(3)×U(1)×U(1), and G_2 symmetry subgroups of SO(8). The utility of our semi-analytic result is illustrated by the calculation of minimal area surface and the associated holographic entanglement entropy.     

Revisiting radiative leptonic B decay

In this paper, we summarize the existing methods of solving the evolution equation of the leading-twist \begin{document}$B$\end{document}-meson LCDA. Then, in the Mellin space, we derive a factorization formula with next-to-leading-logarithmic (NLL) resummation for the form factors \begin{document}$F_{A,V}$\end{document} in the \begin{document}$B \to \gamma \ell\nu$\end{document} decay at leading power in \begin{document}$\Lambda/m_b$\end{document}. Furthermore, we investigate the power suppressed local contributions, factorizable non-local contributions (which are suppressed by \begin{document}$1/E_\gamma$\end{document} and \begin{document}$1/m_b$\end{document}), and soft contributions to the form factors. In the numerical analysis, which employs the two-loop-level hard function and the jet function, we find that both the resummation effect and the power corrections can sizably decrease the form factors. Finally, the integrated branching ratios are also calculated for comparison with future experimental data.