太阳高能质子束流强上限的估算

第28届国际宇宙线会议上有报道称,在2000年7月14日的GLE事件中观察到了一个与耀斑时间吻合的μ子超出信号.这个μ子超出信号很可能是由这次耀斑产生的太阳高能质子引起的.为了估计到达大气顶部太阳质子的能量和流强上限,本文针对该文章的实验条件,进行了从大气顶部太阳质子束到探测器测到次级μ子的全部过程的模拟.模拟结果显示,相应于这个μ子超出信号的高能太阳质子能量大于40GeV.在太阳质子能谱服从指数为-6的幂律谱的假设下,在90%的置信度下,这次事件中能量大于40GeV的质子流强上限为5.1×10-3/(cm2·sr·s).     

Trapped Positrons and Electrons in the Inner Radiation Belt According to Data of the PAMELA Experiment

Measurements of secondary-electron and secondary-positron fluxes below the geomagnetic cutoff in near-Earth space were performed by means of the PAMELA magnetic spectrometer installed on board the Resurs-DK1 satellite launched on June 15, 2006, in an elliptical orbit of inclination 70° and altitude 350 to 600 km. This spectrometer permits measuring the fluxes of electrons and positrons over a wide energy range, as well as determining their spatial distributions to a precision of about 2°. A calculation of particle trajectories in the geomagnetic field makes it possible to separate electrons and positrons originating from cosmic-ray interactions in the Earth’s magnetosphere. The spatial distributions of quasitrapped, trapped, and short-lived albedo positrons and electrons of energy above 70 MeV in the radiation belt were analyzed. The ratio of the electron-to-positron fluxes and the energy spectra of the electrons and positrons in question are indicative of different productionmechanisms for stably trapped and quasitrapped secondary particles.     

Features of the Mechanism of Formation of the Radiation Belt of High-Energy Electrons and Positrons

New results of the PAMELA experiment revealed significant difference in the electron and positrons flux and fraction between trapped particles of the radiation belt and quasitrapped particles. A decrease in the ratio of the electron-to-positron fluxes both with increasing altitude and with decreasing energy was observed for the inner radiation belt, but this does not fit in currently used models. The residual atmosphere density in the trapping region for L ~ 1.15?1.2 is estimated on the basis of calculations of trapped-particle trajectories in the Earth’s magnetosphere. It is shown that processes leading to the energy loss for trapped electrons and positrons in the interactions with residual-atmosphere atoms play an important role in the formation of fluxes of these particles, but these processes cannot cause the reduction of the positron fraction in the total flux at energies below some 100 MeV. The role of the process of δ-electron production in the formation of the belt of trapped electrons and positrons is considered. Allowance for this process makes it possible to explain the above reduction at least partly.     

Capabilities of the Gamma-400 Gamma-ray Telescope for Observation of Electrons and Positrons in the TeV Energy Range

The space-based GAMMA-400 gamma-ray telescope will measure the fluxes of gamma rays in the energy range from ∼20 MeV to several TeV and cosmic-ray electrons and positrons in the energy range from several GeV to several TeV to investigate the origin of gamma-ray sources, sources and propagation of the Galactic cosmic rays and signatures of dark matter. The instrument consists of an anticoincidence system, a converter-tracker (thickness one radiation length, 1 X₀), a time-of-flight system, an imaging calorimeter (2 X₀) with tracker, a top shower scintillator detector, an electromagnetic calorimeter from CsI(Tl) crystals (16 X₀) with four lateral scintillation detectors and a bottom shower scintillator detector. In this paper, the capability of the GAMMA-400 gamma-ray telescope for electron and positron measurements is analyzed. The bulk of cosmic rays are protons, whereas the contribution of the leptonic component to the total flux is ∼10⁻³ at high energy. The special methods for Monte Carlo simulations are proposed to distinguish electrons and positrons from proton background in the GAMMA-400 gamma-ray telescope. The contribution to the proton rejection from each detector system of the instrument is studied separately. The use of the combined information from all detectors allows us to reach a proton rejection of up to ∼1 × 10⁴.

     

Observations of Trapped Electrons and Positrons with E > 50 MeV in the Inner Radiation Belt by the PAMELA Magnetic Spectrometer

Geomagnetically trapped electrons and positrons with energy above 50 MeV were observed in PAMELA experiment on board Resurs DK satellite. The instrument consists of magnetic spectrometer, imaging electromagnetic calorimeter, time-of-flight system, anticoincidence and neutron detectors that provide unique particle identification and background rejection. PAMELA was collecting data since June 2006 till January 2016. The satellite orbit with initial altitude 350–600 km and inclination 70° crosses the inner radiation belt in South Atlantic Anomaly at L-shell ∼1.2. The trapped electrons and positrons were selected on the basis of a trajectory simulation in the Earth magnetic field. Features of the energy spectra of electrons and positrons at low energies are analyzed.

     

Influence of the Flux Density,the Flux,and the Energy of Electrons on the Change in the Optical Properties of ZnO + K2SiO3 Coatings

The change in the diffusion reflection spectra and the total solar radiation absorption coefficient as by a reflecting heat-regulating coating (HRC) fabricated from ZnO pigment and K₂SiO₃ liquid potash glass in the People's Republic of China is investigated as a function of the flux density , the flux , and the energy E of electrons. The established regularities in the changes of a _s and under irradiation provide additional information on the formation of color centers (CC) in these systems and correlate with the results obtained previously for coatings fabricated in Russia.     

Coherent and Incoherent Contributions to the Damping of Cyclotron Magnetoplasma Resonance for Two-Dimensional Electrons

The spectrum of resonant microwave absorption for a two-dimensional electron disk is studied by the optical detection technique. The dependence of the width of cyclotron magnetoplasma resonance on the electron density and on the size of the two-dimensional electron system is analyzed. The contributions of the coherent radiative and incoherent collision mechanisms to the relaxation of magnetoplasma excitations are measured. It is demonstrated that the ratio of the length of the electromagnetic wave and the lateral size of the twodimensional electron system is an important parameter determining the width of the resonance.     

Existence of Solutions to the Bethe Ansatz Equations for the 1D Hubbard Model: Finite Lattice and Thermodynamic Limit

In this work, we present a proof of the existence of real and ordered solutions to the generalized Bethe Ansatz equations for the one dimensional Hubbard model on a finite lattice, with periodic boundary conditions. The existence of a continuous set of solutions extending from any U>0 to U=∞ is also shown. We use this continuity property, combined with the proof that the norm of the wavefunction obtained with the generalized Bethe Ansatz is not zero, to prove that the solution gives us the ground state of the finite system, as assumed by Lieb and Wu. Lastly, for the absolute ground state at half-filling, we show that the solution converges to a distribution in the thermodynamic limit. This limit distribution satisfies the integral equations that led to the Lieb-Wu solution of the 1D Hubbard model.     

Parameterized Effective Potential for Excited States and Its Application to the Calculation of Transition Dipole Moments

Optics and Spectroscopy - A parameterized effective potential method that was proposed earlier for the ground state has been developed for excited states with symmetry of the ground state. Various...     

Photoproduction of Triplets on Free Electrons and the Search for the Dark Photon

We have investigated the photoproduction of triplets on free electrons, γe^– → e⁺e^–e^–, in which dark photon A′ can be formed as an intermediate state with subsequent decay into an e⁺e^– pair. This effect appears as a result of the so-called kinetic mixing and is characterized by the small parameter describing the intensity of the interaction of the dark photon with charged Standard Model (SM) particles in terms of electric charge e. The search for a manifestation of A′ in this process is advantageous since the background to the A′ signal is purely electrodynamic and, hence, can be calculated with the required accuracy. We calculate this background taking into account the identity of final electrons. As regards A′, its contribution is taken into account only in Compton-type diagrams (of virtual Compton scattering) in which a virtual dark photon is a time-like particle and its propagator has the form of a Breit–Wigner resonance. It is only in the vicinity of resonance that A′ can be manifested. We calculate the invariant mass distribution of both e⁺e^– pairs formed in the process and analyze the kinematic region in which relatively small squares of momenta transferred from the target electron to the formed electrons are excluded. In these conditions, the contribution to the differential cross section from Compton-type diagrams is not suppressed relative to the contribution of the remaining (Borsellino) diagrams. A number of limitations on parameter depending on the dark photon mass and the statistics (number) of events are obtained for a special method of gathering events in which the invariant mass of one e⁺e^– pair remains fixed and of the other pair is scanned.     

1 and 2-Photon Fluorescence Anisotropy Decay to Probe the Kinetic and Structural Evolution of Sol-Gel Glasses: A Summary

We review recent 1- and 2-photon fluorescence studies of the formation dynamics and structure of sol-gel glasses, from nanometre-sized particles to clusters, prepared from both aqueous silicates and tetramethylorthosilicate (TMOS), over a broad pH range. Through the careful choice of a fluorescent probe, anisotropy decay has been shown to provide both silica particle size and viscosity information and offers advantages over traditional techniques for silica particle sizing based on small-angle neutron, Xray, or light scattering. Subsequently, we are now able to observe the self-assembly mechanisms (or recently termed kinetic life history) of silica, produced under both acidic and alkaline conditions from sodium silicate solution (water glass) in the case of hydrogels and from alkoxides in the case of alcogels. The controlled preparation of hydrogels, often deemed a blackart, is also discussed in some detail, as are the potential applications and benefits of fluorescence anisotropy decay to industrial sol-gel systems. The insight into the sol-gel process provided by these new interpretations of fluorescence decay data, promises to have implications for both our fundamental understanding and the production of sol-gel systems in general.     

Ratio of Diffusion Coefficient to Mobility for Electrons in SF6-Air and Freon-Nitrogen Mixtures

The ratio of diffusion coefficient to mobility (D/?) for electrons has been measured in SF6-air and freon-nitrogen mixtures for various concentrations of SF6 and freon in the mixtures over the range 140? E/p? 220 V.cm-1 - torr-1. In SF6-air mixtures, the values of D/? were always observed to lie intermediate between the values for the pure gases. However, in freon-nitrogen mixtures, with a small concentration (10 percent) of freon in the mixture, the values of D/? are found to lie above the boundaries determined by the pure gases. In this mixture, over the lower E/p range (140 to 190) the electrons appear to lose a large fraction of their energy by the excitation of the complex freon molecules, while at higher E/p values (200 to 240), the excitation and consequent deexcitation of nitrogen molecules and its metastables seem to cause an increased rate of ionization of freon molecules.     

Vortex Turbulence due to the Interplay of Filament Tension and Rotational Anisotropy

The mechanism of scroll wave turbulence is investigated in excitable media with rotational anisotropy. We adopt the Barkley model with heterogeneity in the diffusion constants. Through comparative numerical studies, we demonstrate the vortex turbulence results from the rotational anisotropy＇s cooperation with negative filament tension or competition with positive filament tension. The presence of rotational anisotropy can enlarge the parameter region leading to negative-tension induced wave turbulence in isotropic media.     

Dipole and Quadrupole Electroexcitations of the Isovector T = 1 Particle-Hole States in ^12C

Electroexcitations of the dominantly T=1 particle-hole states of ILC are studied in the framework of the harmonic oscillator shell model. All possible T=1 single-particle-hole states of all allowed angular momenta are considered in a basis including single-particle states up to the 1f-2p shell. The Hamiltonian is diagonalized in this space in the presence of the modified surface delta interaction. Correlation in the ground state wavefunctions by mixing more than one configuration is considered and shows a major contribution that leads to enhance the calculations of the form factors. A comparison with the experiment shows that this model is able to fit the location of states and a simple scaling of the results give a good fit to the experimental form factors.     

Quasi-Classical and Classical Cross Sections for the Scattering of Electrons on the Coulomb Cut-Off Potential

The elastic scattering of electrons on the cut-off Coulomb potential U_c(r) = ?1/r + 1/r_c, for r ≦ r_c and U_c(r) = 0, for r > r_c, has been considered. It has been shown that for ε > 0.5/r_c (ε is the energy of free electrons in atomic units) the analytical quasi-classical expressions describe quite well the behaviour of transport, differential and total cross sections for elastic scattering. It has been shown moreover, that in the energy range considered, transport cross section could be determined with practically the same accuracy already by means of classical, analytical expressions. Born approximations show larger deviations from exact quantum calculations.