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5 loops in 24/5 dimensions
A first quantised approach to loop amplitudes based on the pure spinor particle is applied to the systematics of four-particle amplitudes in maximally supersymmetric field theories. Counting of fermionic zero modes allows the identification of momentum factors multiplying $ {\mathcal{R}^4} $ in the case of supergravity (and F4 in the Yang-Mills case) thereby making manifest their ultraviolet properties as a function of dimension, D. For L = 2, 3, 4 loops the leading supergravity divergence is in D = 4 + 6/L dimensions and proportional to $ {\partial^{2L}}\ {\mathcal{R}^4} $, in line with earlier field theory calculations. However, at five loops there is a radical change in the systematics, suggesting the presence of a contribution with an explicit L = 5 logarithmic ultraviolet divergence when D = 24/5 that is proportional to $ {\partial^8}{\mathcal{R}^4} $. We further argue that $ {\partial^8}{\mathcal{R}^4} $ should receive contributions from all loops, which would imply that $ \mathcal{N} = 8 $ supergravity (with D = 4) is not protected by supersymmetry from a seven-loop divergence.
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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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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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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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PHASE CONTOURS AND BOOTSTRAPS. I.
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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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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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Refrigeration options for the Advanced Light Source Superbend Dipole Magnets
The 1.9 GeV Advance Light Source (ALS) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) produces photons with a critical energy of about 3.1 keV at each of its thirty-six 1.3 T gradient bending magnets. It is proposed that at three locations around the ring the conventional gradient bending magnets be replaced with superconducting bending magnets with a maximum field of 5.6 T. At the point where the photons are extracted, their critical energy will be about 12 keV. In the beam lines where the SuperBend superconducting magnets are installed, the X ray brightness at 20 keV will be increased over two orders of magnitude. This report describes three different refrigeration options for cooling the three SuperBend dipoles. The cooling options include: 1) liquid helium and liquid nitrogen cryogen cooling using stored liquids, 2) a central helium refrigerator (capacity 70 to 100 W) cooling all of the SuperBend magnets, 3) a Gifford McMahon (GM) cryocooler on each of the dipoles. This paper describes the technical and economic reasons for selecting a small GM cryocooler as the method for cooling the SuperBend dipoles on the LBNL Advanced Light Source.
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The two-coil toroid magnet, an option for ASTROMAG
The ASTROMAG particle astrophysics experiment for the US space station requires a magnetic field in order to determine the energy and momentum of charged particles of various momenta. A second concept for generating magnetic field for ASTROMAG is presented. This magnet configuration consists of two D-shaped coils which form a two-coil toroid. The two coils are located within a paddle connected to a spherical helium tank. The physics detectors would be located on either side of the flat paddle. The particles travel toward the tank in a direction approximately parallel to the paddle surface. A description is given of the two-coil toroid, the magnet cryostat, and the helium II cryogenic system, which keeps the magnet cold for up to two years without refilling. >
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Quench Protection and Magnet Supply Requirements for the MICEFocusingand Coupling Magnets
This report discusses the quench protection and power supply requirements of the MICE superconducting magnets. A section of the report discusses the quench process and how to calculate the peak voltages and hotspot temperature that result from a magnet quench. A section of the report discusses conventional quench protection methods. Thermal quench back from the magnet mandrel is also discussed. Selected quench protection methods that result in safe quenching of the MICE focusing and coupling magnets are discussed. The coupling of the MICE magnets with the other magnets in the MICE is described. The consequences of this coupling on magnet charging and quenching are discussed. Calculations of the quenching of a magnet due quench back from circulating currents induced in the magnet mandrel due to quenching of an adjacent magnet are discussed. The conclusion of this report describes how the MICE magnet channel will react when one or magnets in that channel are quenched.
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Design and Construction of a Prototype Solenoid Coil for MICE Coupling Magnets
A superconducting coupling solenoid mounted around four conventional RF cavities, which produces up to 2.6 T central magnetic field to keep the muons within the cavities, is to be used for the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE). The coupling coil made from copper matrix NbTi conductors is the largest of three types of magnets in MICE both in terms of 1.5 m inner diameter and about 13 MJ stored magnetic energy at full operation current of 210 A. The stress induced inside the coil assembly during cool down and magnet charging is relatively high. In order to validate the design method and develop the coil winding technique with inside-wound SC splices required for the coupling coil, a prototype coil made from the same conductor and with the same diameter and thickness but only one-fourth long as the coupling coil was designed and fabricated by ICST. The prototype coil was designed to be charged to strain conditions that are equivalent or greater than would be encountered in the coupling coil. This paper presents detailed design of the prototype coil as well as developed coil winding skills. The analyses on stress in the coil assembly and quench process were carried out.