Probing top-quark operators with precision electroweak measurements

In the standard model effective field theory, operators involving the top quark are generally difficult to probe and can generate sizable loop contributions to electroweak precision observables measured by past and future lepton colliders. Could the high precision of electroweak measurements compensate for loop suppression and provide competitive reaches on these operators? Would the inclusion of these contributions introduce too many additional parameters for a meaningful global electroweak analysis to be performed? In this paper, we perform a detailed phenomenological study to address these two important questions. Focusing on eight dimension-6 operators that generate anomalous couplings between electroweak gauge bosons and third-generation quarks, we calculate their one loop contributions to \begin{document}$ e^+e^- \to f\bar{f} $\end{document} processes, both on and off the Z-pole, and the \begin{document}$ e^-e^+ \to WW $\end{document} process. A global analysis is performed with these eight operators and those that contribute to the above processes at tree level using measurements at the LEP, SLC, and several low energy experiments. We find that although current electroweak precision measurements are sensitive to the one-loop effects of top-quark operators, it is difficult to separate them from the operators that contribute at tree level, making a global analysis rather challenging. Under further assumptions (for instance, new physics contributes to only third generation quark operators and the S and T parameters), competitive reaches may be obtained in a global fit. Another important finding of our study is that the two operators that generate the dipole interactions of the bottom quark have a significant impact on the Z-pole measurements and should not be omitted. We also discuss the implications of the recently reported W-boson mass measurement at the CDF for our results. Finally, we estimate the reaches of future lepton colliders in probing top-quark operators with precision electroweak measurements.     

一种激光外差多普勒玻璃厚度测量方法

提出了一种应用激光外差测量技术结合激光多普勒技术的玻璃厚度测量方法.论述了该方法的理论依据,并结合实际应用介绍了外围硬件电路的设计方法,运用Matlab软件结合FFT技术进行了数值仿真实验,结果表明该方法在测量1~10 mm的平板玻璃时,误差小于1%.     

Theoretical Study on Destruction Mechanism of 2,3,7,8-TCDD by O3 and NO3

采用B3LYP/6-31G(d)方法优化获得O₃及NO₃降解2,3,7,8-TCDD反应通道上驻点的几何构型, 得到微观反应进程,并采用MP2/6-311G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31G(d)方法计算得到相关反应的活化能. 研究表明,O₃和NO₃采用不同的方式对2,3,7,8-TCDD进行降解. O₃通过臭氧加成及碳碳双键断裂使2,3,7,8-TCDD降解,而NO₃通过氯取代反应使得2,3,7,8-TCDD上2,3,7,8取代位置上的氯原子被取代为氧原子,从而达到有效降解的目的. O₃降解2,3,7,8-TCDD的反应能垒显著小于NO₃降解2,3,7,8-TCDD的反应能垒,表明O₃降解2,3,7,8-TCDD的能力显著高于NO₃.     

Sensor resolution enhancement for remote imaging by synthesizing mask-based camera array images

In this paper, we propose an architecture based on camera array with masks to enhance the sensor resolution of remote imaging system. The sensor resolution is enhanced by multiplexing the sensor images of each camera, in which the angular resolution bandwidth is converted using masks to expand the spatial resolution bandwidth. The improvement of the sensor resolution depends on the number of cameras in the array. The theory of improving the sensor resolution is discussed both in Fourier domain and spatial domain. We verify resolution enhancement of the architecture by ray-tracing imaging simulation. A simulation model is built to verify the resolution-enhancing ability of the camera array architecture. From each camera in the array, we get a resolution-limited image. The reconstructed image is synthesized from all the images of the cameras. The post-synthesized image has finer information details compared with the images of each camera. The resolution improvement varies with the object distance. The optimal resolution improvement of the reconstructed image is equal to the total sensor pixels of the camera array.     

极限下限分析的正交基无单元Galerkin法

基于极限分析的下限定理,建立了用正交基无单元Galerkin法进行理想弹塑性结构极 限分析的整套求解算法．下限分析所需的虚拟弹性应力场可由正交基无单元Galerkin法直接 得到,所需的自平衡应力场由一组带有待定系数的自平衡应力场基矢量的线性组合进行模 拟．这些自平衡应力场基矢量可由弹塑性增量分析中的平衡迭代得到．通过对自平衡应力场 子空间的不断修正,整个问题的求解将化为一系列非线性数学规划子问题,并通过复合形法 进行求解．算例表明该方法有效地克服了维数障碍问题,使计算效率得到了充分的提高,是 切实可行的．     

机器学习在新材料筛选方面的应用进展

新材料产业是许多相关领域技术变革的基础,也是新能源、航空航天、电子信息等高新技术产业发展的先导.传统研发手段由于成本高、效率低、商业化周期长等不利因素无法满足现代社会的发展需求.近年来大数据与人工智能不断深入结合,以数据驱动为核心的机器学习在新材料设计、筛选以及性能预测等方面取得巨大进展,极大促进了新材料的研发与应用.本综述总结了机器学习的基本过程及其在材料科学中常用的算法和相关材料数据库,重点介绍了机器学习在不同功能上的应用以及在催化剂材料、锂离子电池、半导体材料和合金材料等领域的性能预测和材料开发中的最新进展,并对其下一步在新材料应用方面提出展望.     

Reply to Correspondence on “Structural Insight into the Catalytic Mechanism of the Endoperoxide Synthase FtmOx1′′

The high-resolution X-ray crystal structure of the ternary complex FtmOx1 ⋅ 2OG ⋅ fumitremorgin B and the catalytic mechanism were recently reported by us (DOI 10.1002/anie.202112063 ). In their Correspondence, Zhang, Costello, Liu et al. criticize our work in several aspects. Herein, we address these questions one by one. These structural clarifications and new computational results further support the CarC-like mechanistic model.