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The structure of superstring field theories
Abstract Superstring field theories involve two basic types of local interactions, which may be regarded as string generalizations of a cubic Yang-Mills coupling and a cubic gravity coupling. The higher-order contact terms of the low-energy effective supergravity field theories arise from the exchange of massive superstring states.
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PHASE CONTOURS AND BOOTSTRAPS. I.
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Anomaly cancellations in supersymmetric D = 10 gauge theory and superstring theory☆
Abstract Supersymmetric ten-dimensional Yang-Mills theory coupled to N = 1, D = 10 supergravity has gauge and gravitational anomalies that can be partially cancelled by the addition of suitable local interactions. The remaining pieces of all the anomalies cancel if the gauge group is SO(32) or E 8 × E 8 . These cancellations are automatically incorporated in the type I superstring theory based on SO(32). A superstring theory for E 8 × E 8 has not yet been constructed.
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Off-shell states in the dual model
Abstract We present a class of Lorentz invariant, gauge invariant off-shell amplitudes for the ordinary Veneziano and Ramond-Neveu-Schwarz dual models. They correspond to interactions with the string which are local in space-time.
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N=4 Yang-Mills and N=8 Supergravity as Limits of String Theories
The formulation of supersymmetric string theories in ten dimensions is generalized to incorporate compactified dimensions. Expressions for the one-loop four-particle S -matrix elements of N = 4 Yang-Mills and N = 8 supergravity in four dimensions are obtained by studying the string-theory loop amplitudes in the limit that the radii of the compactified dimensions and the Regge slope parameter simultaneously approach zero. If certain patterns that emerge should persist in the higher orders of perturbation theory, then N = 4 Yang-Mills in four dimensions would be ultraviolet finite to all orders, whereas N = 8 supergravity in four dimensions would have ultraviolet divergences starting at three loops.
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Anomalous creation of branes
In certain circumstances when two branes pass through each other a third brane is produced stretching between them. We explain this phenomenon by the use of chains of dualities and the inflow of charge that is required for the absence of chiral gauge anomalies when pairs of D-branes intersect.
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Some options for the muon collider capture and decay solenoids
This report discusses some of the problems associated with using solenoid magnets to capture the secondary particles that are created when an intense beam of 8 to 10 GeV protons interacts with the target at the center of the capture region. Hybrid capture solenoids with inductions of 28 T and a 22T are described. The first 14 to 15 T of the solenoid induction will be generated by a superconducting magnet. The remainder of the field will be generated by a Bitter type of water cooled solenoid. The capture solenoids include a transition section from the high field solenoid to a 7 T decay channel where pions and kaons that come off of the target decay into muons. A short 7 T solenoidal decay channel between the capture solenoid system and the phase rotation system is described. A concept for separation of negative and positive pions and kaons is briefly discussed.
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Design and Construction of Test Coils for MICE Coupling Solenoid Magnet
The superconducting coupling solenoid to be applied in the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) is made from copper matrix Nb-Ti conductors with inner radius of 750 mm, length of 285 mm and thickness of 102.5 mm at room temperature. The magnetic field up to 2.6 T at the magnet centerline is to keep the muons within the MICE RF cavities. Its self inductance is around 592 H and its magnet stored energy is about 13 MJ at a full current of 210 A for the worst operation case of the MICE channel. The stress induced inside the coil during cool down and charging is relatively high. Two test coils are to build and test in order to validate the design method and develop the fabrication technique required for the coupling coil winding, one is 350 mm inner diameter and full length same as the coupling coil, and the other is one-quarter length and 1.5 m diameter. The 1.5 m diameter coil will be charged to strain conditions that are greater than would be encountered in the coupling coil. This paper presents detailed design of the test coils as well as developed winding skills. The analyses on stress in coil assemblies, AC loss, and quench process are carried out.
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Computer Simulation of the Interaction of a Superconducting Synchrotron Magnet Good Field Region with a Particle Beam
This paper illustrates how the results of several magnetic field calculation computer programs can be combined to form a single graphical representation of magnetic field quality within the aperture of a superconducting accelerator magnet. The graphical technique can be applied on a magnet by magnet basis over a range of current excitations. The paper illustrates the value of such graphics when the accelerator beam profile is shown within the simulated magnet bore.
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The Cryogenic refrigeration system for MICE
LBNL-51751 SCMAG-794 The Cryogenic Refrigeration System for MICE Michael A. Green Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The proposed cryogenic cooling system for MICE uses a single liquid helium refrigerator to cool the superconducting magnets, the liquid hydrogen absorbers, and the scintillating fiber detectors. It is proposed that the helium refrigerator cold box deliver two-phase helium at 4.4 K at the saturated liquid condition and 14 K helium at a pressure of 14 to 18 bars. The 4.4 K helium will be used to cool the seven superconducting magnet assemblies in the MICE magnet string and the fiber light detectors. The 14 K helium will be used to cool the liquid hydrogen absorbers, the magnet shields, and the gas cooled electrical leads that go from about 50 K to room temperature. Helium returns to the refrigerator from the magnet string and detector box at 4.3 K. The helium gas from the absorbers returns to the refrigerator as a gas at 18 K or lower. The helium that will be used to cool the magnet shields and leads will by pass the refrigerator cold box and return to the refrigerator compressor at about 293 K. Forced Two-phase Helium Cooling for the Magnets It is proposed that the superconducting coils for the MICE magnets be cooled by conduction from the magnet coil support structure. A number of large detector magnets are cooled this way. The magnet support structure will be cooled by two-phase helium in cooling tubes that have an ID about 10 mm. It is proposed that the solenoid magnets be cooled in series using a single cooling circuit that goes from the refrigerator through the magnets and back to the refrigerator. (See Figure 1.) The volume of liquid helium in the solenoids will be very low (of the order of a few liters). The advantages of two- phase helium cooling of the magnets are as follows: 1) The cool down of the magnet string is straightforward and well controlled. To first order, the magnet cool down rate is proportional to the magnet mass, proportional to the temperature difference between the flow circuit inlet and the outlet, and inversely proportional to the mass flow through the circuit. 2) The overall mass of a tubular cooled magnet and its cryostat is less than the mass of a magnet with helium bath cooling. 3) The amount of helium in contact with the magnet coil during a quench is limited to the amount of helium in the cooling tube. The safety hazard of liquid helium in tubes during a loss of vacuum or a magnet quench is small compared to a bath cooled cryostat. Tubes always have a higher pressure rating than a cryostat helium vessel. In general, tubes are not covered by the pressure vessel code; the helium vessel in a bath cryostat usually is covered by the pressure vessel code. 4) Helium services to the superconducting magnets can come into the cryostat from any direction. In other words, the helium services and leads do not have to come out of the top of the cryostat. The gas cooled electrical leads can be operated at any orientation including having the cold end up and the warm end down.
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The Design and Construction of the MICE Spectrometer Solenoids
The purpose of the MICE spectrometer solenoid is to provide a uniform field for a scintillating fiber tracker. The uniform field is produced by a long center coil and two short end coils. Together, they produce 4T field with a uniformity of better than 1% over a detector region of 1000 mm long and 300 mm in diameter. Throughout most of the detector region, the field uniformity is better than 0.3%. In addition to the uniform field coils, we have two match coils. These two coils can be independently adjusted to match uniform field region to the focusing coil field. The coil package length is 2544 mm. We present the spectrometer solenoid cold mass design, the powering and quench protection circuits, and the cryogenic cooling system based on using three cryocoolers with re-condensers.