117752946
Study of neutron-induced background and its effect on the search of 0$\nu\beta\beta$ decay in $\rm^{124}Sn$
Neutron-induced background has been studied in various components of the TIN.TIN detector, which is under development for the search of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay in $\rm^{124}Sn$. Fast neutron flux $\sim10^{6}~n~cm^{-2}s^{-1}$ covering a broad energy range ($ \sim0.1$ to $ \sim18$~MeV) was generated using $^{9}Be(p,n)^{9}B$ reaction. In addition, reactions with quasi-monoenergetic neutrons were also studied using $^{7}Li(p,n)^{7}Be$ reaction. Among the different cryogenic support structures studied, Teflon is found to be preferable compared to Torlon as there is no high energy gamma background ($E_\gamma >$ 1 MeV). Contribution of neutron-induced reactions in $\rm ^{nat, 124} $Sn from other Sn isotopes (A = 112 -- 122) in the energy region of interest, namely, around the $Q_{\beta\beta}$ of $\rm^{124}Sn$ ($E \sim$ 2.293 MeV), is also investigated.
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JOINT PROBABILITIES REPRODUCING THREE EPR EXPERIMENTS ON TWO QUBITS
An eight-parameter family of the most general non-negative quadruple probabilities is constructed for EPR–Bohm–Aharonov experiments when only three pairs of analyser settings are used. It is a simultaneous representation of three different Bohr-incompatible experimental configurations involving mutually noncommuting observables valid for arbitrary quantum states.
123580858
Unitarity upper bound on the absorptive parts of elastic scattering amplitudes
We derive a unitarity upper bound on the absorptive part A(s, t) of the elastic-scattering amplitude in the physical region. In the diffraction peak region the bound on A(s, t)/A(s, 0) is a function only of the parameter σ tot 2 (−t)/4πσ el . Assuming the diffraction scattering to be purely absorptive and spin independent we find the pp, pp, and π ± p data to lie a little below the theoretical upper bound. Further the experimental curve of X(t)/X(0) vs −4tX(0)/σ el , where X(t)≡dσ/dt, seems "universal."
120223172
psi particles, SU(4), and anomalous currents
We propose assignment of the new ψ particles in an SU(4) symmetry scheme, incorporating SU(3) and a new additive quantum number, paracharge Z. Anomalous currents are introduced to account for the production and decays of these particles. Two more rather broad resonances at around 4.3 and 5.0 (±0.2) GeV are expected in the e + e - annihilation, one of which has recently been reported (at 4.15 GeV).
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REGGE POLES AND ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR IN THE ANALYTIC CONTINUATION OF THE PION-NUCLEON SCATTERING AMPLITUDE
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Quantum violation of stochastic noncontextual hidden-variable theories.
We formulate stochastic noncontextual hidden-variable theories. In such theories the hidden state λ specifies not definite values, but expectation values A − (λ), ... of observables A, ... and noncontextuality means that A − (λ) is independent of which other commuting observables commuting with A are measured together with A. We show via Bell inequalities that such theories conflict with quantum theory and propose a two-photon experimental test. We also show that for a single particle of spin (2 n −1)/2, quantum violation of classical noncontextuality grows exponentially with n.
119287764
Low-frequency radio observations of Seyfert galaxies: A test of the unification scheme
Aims. We present low-frequency radio imaging and spectral properties of a well defined sample of Seyfert galaxies using GMRT 240/610 MHz dual frequency observations. Radio spectra of Seyfert galaxies over 240 MHz to 5.0 GHz are investigated using 240 MHz, 610 MHz flux densities derived from GMRT, and 1.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz flux densities mainly from published VLA data. We test the predictions of Seyfert unification scheme by comparing the radio properties of Seyfert type 1s and type 2s. Methods. We choose a sample such that the two Seyfert subtypes have matched distributions in parameters that are independent to the orientation of AGN, obscuring torus and the host galaxy. Our sample selection criteria allow us to assume that the two Seyfert subtypes are intrinsically similar within the framework of the unification scheme. Results. The new observations at 240/610 MHz, together with archival observations at 1.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz show that type 1s and type 2s have statistically similar radio luminosity distributions at 240 MHz, 610 MHz, 1.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz. The spectral indices at selected frequency intervals as well as index measured over 240 MHz to 5.0 GHz for the two Seyfert subtypes have similar distributions with median spectral index $/sim$ -0.7, consistent with the synchrotron emission from optically thin plasma. In our snap-shot 240/610 MHz GMRT observations, most of the Seyfert galaxies show primarily an unresolved central radio component, except a few sources in which faint kpc-scale extended emission is apparent at 610 MHz. Our results on the statistical comparison of the multifrequency radio properties of our sample Seyfert galaxies are in agreement with the predictions of the Seyfert unification scheme.
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Estimation of Impact Parameter on event-by-event basis in Nuclear Emulsion Detector
Photographic Nuclear Emulsion Detector (PNED) has been in use in nuclear and particle physics experiments from the begining, often as the major detector system. However, direct measurement of impact parameter in this detector does not seem possible due to some limitations. This paper discribe a simple yet strong method to estimate the impact parameter of events on event-by-event basis. Though this method is develpoed specifically for the photographic nuclear emulsion detector, we envision that it should also be applicable to other multi-target detector systems.
119470470
Measurement of semi electronic decay of heavy flavor mesons in d+Au collision at RHIC using PHENIX detector
Abstract The PHENIX detector at RHIC has measured single electron spectra from heavy flavor decays in p+p and Au+Au collisions at s N N = 200 GeV . A strong suppression is observed compared to the binary scaling of p+p collisions for high p T single electrons in Au+Au collisions providing evidence for strong medium effects. The motivation for measuring the single electron spectra from the decay of heavy flavor mesons in d+Au collisions from the 2008 RHIC run (Run8) is to determine parton distribution modifications, the Cronin effect and possible energy loss present in cold nuclear matter. These phenomena can mask hot nuclear matter effects and therefore must be understood in order to interpret the Au+Au results. The analysis is still in progress, but the latest results and technical details are being shown in the current paper.
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Study of the shell effect on nuclear dissipation via neutron multiplicity measurement
Experimental neutron multiplicity data has been fitted using the Kramers' fission width, in statistical model calculations with and without inclusion of shell corrections in nuclear level density, nuclear masses and fission barrier. It has been found that the magnitude of dissipation strength changes to a large extent with inclusion of shell corrections in different ingredients of the statistical model. These observations clearly demonstrate the importance of shell corrections in statistical model calculations.
119072934
Transverse mass spectra and scaling of hadrons at RHIC and LHC energies
We present a systematic study of transverse mass spectra ($m_T$) of mesons and baryons at RHIC and LHC energies. In an earlier study, it was shown that all the mesons produced in p+p and d+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV follow $m_T$ scaling while in Au+Au collisions at same energy the mesons with strange and charm quark contents do not follow $m_T$ scaling which can be attributed to medium modifications. 
We extend this study for baryons produced in all above colliding systems at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV. Although all available baryon spectra behave differently from mesons but are found to scale with protons for both p+p and d+Au collisions. In case of Au+Au collisions, the strange baryons behave differently from protons. 
This study has also been performed on the meson spectra in p+p collisions at 62.4 GeV which lies in between the highest RHIC energy and SPS energy where the $m_T$ scaling was first observed and we arrive at same conclusions as those at 200 GeV. 
We test the $m_T$ scaling at LHC with the first meson spectra measured in p+p collisions at 900 GeV and find that the $m_T$ spectra of kaons and $\phi$ do not scale with pions. Thus $m_T$ scaling which was working well up to p+p collisions at 200 GeV seems to be broken. Here we use all data measured in the mid rapidity region. Baryon to meson ratio is studied as a function of $m_T$, at different energies and for different systems and is found that this ratio for p+p at 900 GeV is quite different from that in p+p collisions at RHIC energies.