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Luminosity Dependence of the Electron Temperature in the Bright Hard State of the Black Hole Candidate GX 339–4
We have analyzed 200 Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer observations of the black hole candidate GX 339� 4, all from bright hard state periods between 1996 and 2005. The purpose of our study is to investigate the radiation mechanisms in the hard state of GX 339� 4. The broadband 3–200 keV spectra were successfully modeled by as imple analytic model, power-law with an exponential cut-off modified with a smeared edge. The obtained energy cut-off (Ecut )w as distributed over 50–200 keV, and the photon index over 1.4–1.7. We found a clear anti-correlation (Ecut / L � 0:70˙0:06 )b etween the X-ray luminosity (L )i n2–200 keV and Ecut ,w henL is larger than 7 � 10 37 erg s � 1 (assuming a distance of 8 kpc), while Ecut is roughly constant at around 200 keV when L is smaller than 7 � 10 37 erg s � 1 .T his anti-correlation remained unchanged by adopting a more physical thermal Comptonization model, which resulted in an anti-correlation that can be expressed as kTe / L � 0:24˙0:06 .T hese anti-correlations can be quantitatively explained by a picture in which the energy-flow rate from protons to electrons balances with inverse Compton cooling.
14114906
Clear anti-correlation between luminosity and high energy cutoff in the low/hard state of the black hole candidate GX339-4
We have analyzed the 171 RXTE data sets of the black hole candidate GX 339-4 in the low/hard state during its 1996--2005 outburst. All the broadband spectra were successfully modeled by a simple analytic model, power-law with an exponential cutoff. The obtained energy cutoff($E_{\rm{cut}}$) is distributed over 50--300 keV, and the photon index over 1.4-1.6. We found a clear correlation ($E_{\rm{cut}}$ is proportional to $L^{-0.75 \pm 0.04}$) between luminosity in 2-200 keV (L) and $E_{\rm{cut}}$ when L is larger than 5$\times 10^{37}$ erg $s^{-1}$, while $E_{\rm{cut}}$ is almost constant at 200 keV when L is smaller than 5$\times 10^{37}$ erg $s^{-1}$. This anti-correlation is unchanged by adopting the more physical model of thermal Comptonization by Sunyaev and Titarchuk, although a slightly different relation is obtained as the electron temperature is proportional to $L^{-0.23 \pm 0.02}$. These anti-correlations are qualitatively explained by a picture where the energy flow rate from protons to electrons balance with cooling due to inverse Compton scattering.
122693286
Nuclear effects in the semi-inclusive cross section of high energy neutrino-nucleus interactions
Abstract In high energy neutrino scattering off nuclei, the cross sections σ ( x ) show experimentally a remarkable dependence on the presence or the absence of slow recoil protons. It is found that the effect is explained by the kinematics of slow protons directly produced by diquark fragmentation and the rescattering of leptoproduced nucleons.
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Effect of nucleon structure variation in super-allowed Fermi beta-decay
Abstract There is a well known anomaly between the value of the Fermi decay constant extracted from super-allowed Fermi beta-decay of nuclear isotriplets and that required by unitarity of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix. This discrepancy remains at the level of a few tenths of a percent after the most rigorous investigation of conventional nuclear and radiative corrections. Within the framework of the quark-meson coupling model of nuclear matter, which has been previously applied successfully to phenomena such as nuclear saturation and nuclear charge symmetry violation, we show that it is possible to understand a significant fraction of the observed anomaly.
120581282
Damage test for International Linear Collider positron generation target at KEKB
ILC (International Linear Collider) is aiming to conduct electron-positron collisions at 1 TeV center-ofmass energy. One bunch train will contain up to 2800 3.2 nC bunches with a 308 ns bunch spacing or 5600 1.6 nC bunches with a 154 ns spacing. The bunch-train length will be 0.9 ms. Because of this extremely large amount of beam in a train, serious damage to a positron production target driven by 6 GeV incident electron beam is of concern. As the ILC positron source, several different methods have been proposed. The target hardness is a key point concerning the selection. In this article, we report on a test experiment to examine the target hardness by using a stored electron beam in KEKB HER (High Energy Ring). The project name is IPPAK (ILC Positron Project At KEKB). By manipulating the abort kicker, a condition similar to that of the ILC positron production target can be reproduced. The experiment was carried out on June 29 and 30, 2005. The target was seriously damaged under the heaviest condition (KEKB mode), but the damage was less and nothing for those of the ILC mode. Possible impacts to the ILC positron production scheme are also discussed.
6356292
A Quark - meson coupling model for nuclear and neutron matter
Abstract An explicit quark model, based on a mean field description of non-overlapping nucleon bags bound by the self-consistent exchange of σ, ω and ϱ mesons, is used to investigate the properties of both nuclear and neutron matter. We establish a clear understanding of the relationship between this model, which incorporates the internal structure of the nucleon, and QHD. Finally, we use the model to study the density dependence of the quark condensate in-medium.
138317729
Development of TESLA-type cavity at KEK
The development of superconducting cavity for high accelerating fields has been continued at KEK on the basis developed for TRISTAN superconducting cavity. Many attempts have been pursued to achieve high field and to understand the phenomena that limit the cavity performance at high field; investigations of niobium material, surface treatment, heat treatment, surface condition, cavity-shape and cavity-forming. Accelerating fields of more than 25 MV/m have been achieved repeatedly in the several single-cell cavities, even though we do not yet fully understand what happens at high fields. The present status will be reported.