实验探索原子核中手征与空间反射对称性的联立自发破缺

原子核的手征对称性和空间反射对称性研究是近来原子核结构研究的前沿热点问题,吸引了大量的实验和理论研究。通过在束伽玛谱学的实验方法,在原子核78Br中发现了两对宇称相反的手征双重带,以及它们之间表征八极关联的电偶极跃迁。这是首次在原子核中发现了八极关联的多重手征带,给出了原子核存在手征对称性和空间反射对称性联立自发破缺的实验证据。Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a fundamental concept in nature. Chiral Symmetry Breaking and reflection-asymmetry in nuclei has been a subject of intensive experimental and theoretical investigation. Two pairs of positive-and negative-parity doublet bands together with eight strong electric dipole transitions linking their yrast positive-and negative-parity bands have been identified in 78Br by means of in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy techniques. These four rotational bands are suggested as multiple chiral doublet bands with octupole correlations. This observation indicates that nuclear chirality can be robust against the octupole correlations. It is of highly scientific interest to search for the chirality-parity quartet bands in nucleus with both stable triaxial and octupole deformations.     

核物质中的π,K,ρ和η物理

介绍了入射能量约1AGeV时的重离子碰撞产生的介子物理,分析了SIS和Bevalac两个重离子加速器的实验数据中显示的介质效应,特别是手征对称性在有限密度时的部分恢复信号,指出了目前理论研究中存在的问题 ,最后讨论了兰州重离子加速器CSR可以进行的介子物理研究.The meson physics in heavy ion collisions around energy 1 A GeV is investigated. The experimental data at SIS and Bevalac on medium effects, especially on the signatures of chiral symmetry restoration at finite density are analyzed, and the related problems in the study are pointed out. Finally the possible meson physics at cool storage ring (CSR) is discussed.     

兰州CSR与高密核物理

讨论在兰州 Ｃ Ｓ Ｒ 上产生高密核物质的可能性以及在末态出现的相应信号． 估计了 Ｃ Ｓ Ｒ 所能达到的核物质密度, 分析了由于手征对称性部分恢复引起的强子阈下产生和强子流在 Ｃ Ｓ Ｒ 能区的特征． The possibility to produce highly dense nuclear matter at CSR of Lanzhou and the corresponding signals at final state are discussed. Especially, the maximum baryon density reached at CSR is estimated, and the subthreshold production and hadronic flow risen from the partial restoration of chiral symmetry at CSR energies are analyzed.     

∧超核中单粒子谱的自旋及赝自旋对称性研究(英文)

原子核中单粒子谱的自旋和赝自旋对称性对核结构的研究具有重要意义。本文基于相对论平均场理论,以132Sn,_∧133Sn,及_2∧134Sn为例,研究了∧超核中单∧谱和单中子谱的自旋和赝自旋对称性。研究发现,单∧谱的自旋对称性保持得相当好,与实验观测一致;而其赝自旋对称性只是近似保持,与核子谱的情况类似。此外,还研究了∧超子对中子谱的杂质效应,发现∧超子使中子谱的自旋对称性变差,赝自旋对称性变好。Spin and pseudospin symmetries in the single-particle spectra of atomic nuclei are of great significance for the study of nuclear structure. In this work, taking 132Sn, _∧133Sn, and _2∧134Sn as examples, the spin and pseudospin symmetries in ∧ hypernuclei are studied by using the relativistic mean-field model. For the single-∧ spectra, results show that the spin symmetry maintains well while the pseudospin symmetry is approximately conserved. Besides, as impurities, the ∧ hyperons worsen the spin symmetry of single-neutron spectra while improve the pseudospin symmetry.     

Exploring the light-quark interaction

Two basic motivations for an upgraded JLab facility are the needs： to determine the essential nature of light-quark confinement and dynamical chiral symmetry breaking （DCSB）; and to understand nucleon structure and spectroscopy in terms of QCD＇s elementary degrees of freedom. During the next ten years a programme of experiment and theory will be conducted that can address these questions. We present a Dyson- Schwinger equation perspective on this effort with numerous illustrations, amongst them： an interpretation of string~breaking; a symmetry-preserving truncation for mesons; the nucleon＇s strangeness σ-term; and the neutron＇s charge distribution.     

有限温下三维QED中费米速度对费米子手征凝聚的影响（英文）

三维QED 具有两个和QCD类似的性质:动力学手征对称破缺和禁闭。为了研究动力学手征对称破缺,基于彩虹近似,在Dyson-Schwinger 方程框架下,通过迭代求解有限温下的费米子自能方程,讨论了不同的费米速度下费米子手征凝聚与费米子味数之间的关系。发现在有限温下,对于固定的费米子味数,费米手征凝聚随费米速度的变大而单调减小。Analogous to Quantum QCD, QED₃ has two interesting features: dynamical chiral symmetry breaking (DCSB) and confinement. By adopting the rainbow approximation, we numerically solve the fermion self-energy equation at finite temperature in the framework of Dyson-Schwinger equations and discuss the relation between chiral condensate and fermion flavor for several fermion velocities in the finite temperature QED₃. It is found that the fermion chiral condensate decreases monotonically with the fermion velocity increasing for a fixed N at finite temperature.     

Viscosities in chiral symmetry breaking phase

In the chiral symmetry breaking phase described by the NJL model at quark level,along with the chiral symmetry restoration the ratio of shear viscosity to entropy density η/s drops down monotonously and reaches the minimum at the critical point,while the ratio of bulk viscosity to entropy density ζ/s behaves oppositely.     

Dynamical Breaking of Generalized Yang-Mills Theory

The dynamical breaking of a generalized Yang-Mills theory is discussed. It is shown, in terms of the Nambu Jona-Lasinio mechanism, that the gauge symmetry breaking can be realized dynamically in the generalized Yang-Mills theory. The combination of the generalized Yang-Mills theory and the NJL mechanism provides a way to overcome the difficulties related to the Higgs field and the Higgs mechanism in the usual spontaneous symmetry breaking theory.     

Chiral Suppression and SU（3） Symmetry in Scalar Glueball Decays

We theoretically evaluate the decay rates of a scalar glueball up to the order O（αs）, where only two Feynman diagrams contribute and a special attention is paid on possible flavour SU（3） symmetry breaking in the process. It is concluded that the SU（3） flavour symmetry may be respected in any case. However, due to chiral suppression in Go →qq, F（Go →qq qq） very likely is larger than F（Go→qq）. These results are supported by the experimental data on the decays of xco（1P） （0^＋＋）. Based on this result, we propose a criterion to identify the scalar glueball.     

Spontaneous symmetry breaking of a Bose-Fermi mixture in a two-dimensional double-well potential

We study the spontaneous symmetry breaking of a superfluid Bose-Fermi mixture in a two-dimensional double- well potential. The mixture is described by a set of coupled Gross-Pitaevskii equations. The symmetry breaking phenomenon is demonstrated in the two-dimensional double-well potential in the mixture. The results are summarized in the phase diagrams of the mixture particle numbers, which are divided into symmetric and asymmetric regions by the asymmetry ratios. The dynamical pictures of the spontaneous symmetry breaking induced by a gradual transformation of the single-well potential into a double-well one are also illustrated. The properties of the quantum degenerate mixture are explored using the realistic parameters for a 40 K- 87 Rb system.     

A^80核区在束γ谱学研究进展

为深入研究原子核手征对称性自发破缺等重要的科学问题,山东大学(威海)核物理研究团队利用在束γ谱学实验技术,系统研究了A^80核区一系列原子核的能级结构,丰富了这个区域原子核的谱学信息,并对这些原子核的对称性、形状和运动模式等问题进行了探讨。研究结果表明,在A^80核区存在包括奇奇核和奇A核在内的多例候选手性原子核,能级寿命测量支持80Br的手性解释。此外,本文也讨论了随着中子数的增加,手征几何和八极关联效应的演化情况以及这个核区近球形核的中子跨壳激发现象。     

Neutron Stars in the Model of Non-linear Realization of SU(2) Chiral Symmetry Spontaneous Breaking

The properties of neutron stars are studied in a relativistic mean-field model with SU(2) chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking being considered. The calculation results indicate that the effects of the chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking are not negligible.     

Chiral symmetry in nuclei and nuclear matter

We discuss a model for hadrons based on chiral symmetry, Hadronic masses are generated via spontaneous symmetry breaking. Within this model we investigate nuclear matter and finite nuclei. Since the model is SU_F(3)-symmetric we are also able to investigate hypernuclei. Numerical results in comparison with experimental data are presented.     

Chiral symmetry breaking: (i) limited enantioselectivity and (ii) mutual inhibition

The stability properties of models of spontaneous mirror symmetry breaking in chemistry are characterized geometrically and analytically. The first model accounts for limited enantioselectivity, while the second is the Frank model in which the mutual inhibition reaction is allowed to be reversible. Both models include the autocatalytic amplification of units of the same chirality as well as chiral inhibition, in unison regarded to be the elementary requirements for achieving symmetry breaking of initially racemic mixtures. When the control parameter for each model falls below its corresponding critical value, the racemic state becomes unstable, and chiral amplification results. These final stable chiral states are not homochiral: mirror symmetry is broken, but the breaking is not absolute. Numerical solutions are obtained in two space dimensions.     

Gammasphere上裂变丰中子核核结构若干前沿领域的新进展(Ⅰ:第一和第二部分)(英文)

(第一和第二部分):使用Gammasphere多探测器系统对252Cf裂变源瞬发γ射线进行γ-γ-γ和γ-γ(θ)符合测量,裂变丰中子原子核核结构若干前沿领域的深入研究获得了新的进展。高达5.7×1011以上的三重和更高重符合事件的数据统计,以及更少压缩的三维数据为宽广未知丰中子核区的寻找和研究提供了有利的条件。在具有重要物理意义的若干丰中子核区首次建立,或显著扩展了一批包括转晕态和转晕附近能态的高自旋能级纲图。在偶-偶丰中子核110,112Ru和108Mo中鉴别出了手征对称破缺结构。丰中子110,112Ru附近核的三轴形变基态具有最低的能量,在它们之中已确认了接近最大值的三轴形变。在这些Ru和Mo同位素中观察到的手征双线能带展示出手征破缺的一切特征,特别是其理想的能量简并,表明它们在迄今已报道的手征破缺结构中,具有最好的手征特性。研究了手征结构从具有γ软度的108Ru到具有大三轴形变的110,112Ru的过渡。斜轴推转(TAC)和随机相近似(RPA)理论计算成功地拟合了在这些偶-偶丰中子核中观察到的手征双线能带的特性,并指定其为软手征振动态。在这些偶-偶核中观察到的手征破缺不可能归纳为奇-奇核中那样的简化的几何图像。前者来自闭壳外所有中子的相互作用。对双幻核132Sn附近N=83同中素链的系统研究为这个极富吸引力的核区提供了大量新的谱学信息。N=83同中素135Te(Z=52),136I(Z=53),137Xe(Z=54),138Cs(Z=55)和139Ba(Z=56)的最新能级信息,特别是首次建立的138Cs高自旋能级纲图和壳模型理论计算表明,Z=50质子闭壳外少数g7/2价质子激发同N=82中子闭壳外之唯一f7/2价中子的耦合对该核区能级结构具有关键作用。观察到了132Sn和208Pb附近核区谱学信息的相似性和相对应的三粒子和五粒子态。在135Te中观察到了磁转动,这是在双幻核132Sn附近观察到的首例磁转动。     

Low-lying excited states of quantum antiferromagnets on a triangular lattice

We study low-lying states of theXY and Heisenberg antiferromagnets on a triangular lattice to clarify whether spontaneous symmetry breaking occurs atT=0 in the thermodynamic limit. Approximate forms of low-lying states are proposed, in which degrees of freedom of the sublattice magnetization and of the chirality are separated. These approximate states have a long-range order and twofold structures. It is shown that low-lying states can be accurately described with the present approximation. It has been argued that low-lying states play an important role in symmetry breaking. With the help of this approximation, we discuss the contribution of low-lying states to symmetry breaking of two types, namely creation of the spontaneous sublattice magnetization and the spontaneous chirality. Furthermore, to show evidence for the occurrence of symmetry breaking, we numerically study the low-lying states of finite systems of theXY and Heisenberg antiferromagnets. It is found that the necessary conditions for the symmetry breaking to occur are satisfied in these models.     

Magnetic rotation and chiral symmetry breaking

The deformed mean field of nuclei exhibits various geometrical and dynamical symmetries which manifest themselves as various types of rotational and decay patterns. Most of the symmetry operations considered so far have been defined for a situation wherein the angular momentum coincides with one of the principal axes and the principal axis cranking may be invoked. New possibilities arise with the observation of rotational features in weakly deformed nuclei and now interpreted as magnetic rotational bands. More than 120 MR bands have now been identified by filtering the existing data. We present a brief overview of these bands. The total angular momentum vector in such bands is tilted away from the principal axes. Such a situation gives rise to several new possibilities including breaking of chiral symmetry as discussed recently by Frauendorf. We present the outcome of such symmetries and their possible experimental verification. Some possible examples of chiral bands are presented.     

Calculation of Quark Condensate in Nuclear Matter with the Chiral Symmetry Spontaneous Breaking Lagrangian

Using the chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking Lagrangian with mean-field approximation, we investigate the in-medium quark condensate 〈qq〉. It is found that the condensate decreases as the nuclear matter density ρ increases. Meanwhile, the desent deviates from the linear decrease and becomes remarkably slow as the density of the nuclear matter further increases. It shows that the chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking is only partially restored in densed nuclear matter.     

Stereo-selective swelling of imprinted cholesteric networks

Molecular chirality, and the chiral symmetry breaking of resulting macroscopic phases, can be topologically imprinted and manipulated by cross-linking and swelling of polymer networks. We present a new experimental approach to stereo-specific separation of chiral isomers by using a cholesteric elastomer in which a helical director distribution has been topologically imprinted by cross-linking. This makes the material unusual in that is has a strong phase chirality, but no molecular chirality at all; we study the nature and parameters controlling the twist-untwist transition. Adding a racemic mixture to the imprinted network results in selective swelling by only the component of "correct" handedness. We investigate the capacity of demixing in a racemic environment, which depends on network parameters and the underlying nematic order.