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Coupling between M2-branes and form fields
In the context of low-energy effective theory of multiple M2-branes, we construct the interaction terms between the world-volume fields of M2-branes and the antisymmetric tensor fields of three- and six-forms. By utilizing the compactification procedure, we show coincidence between the dimensionally reduced coupling and the R-R coupling to D-branes in type II string theory. We also discuss that a cubic term proportional to six-form field reproduces the quartic mass-deformation term in the world-volume theory of multiple M2-branes.
14300277
Morita equivalence of noncommutative supertori
In this paper we study the extension of Morita equivalence of noncommutative tori to the supersymmetric case. The structure of the symmetry group yielding Morita equivalence appears to be intact but its parameter field becomes supersymmetrized having both body and soul parts. Our result is mainly in the two dimensional case in which noncommutative supertori have been constructed recently: The group SO(2,2,VZ0), where VZ0 denotes Grassmann even number whose body part belongs to Z, yields Morita equivalent noncommutative supertori in two dimensions.
56166210
Fermionic T-duality and Morita equivalence
In this paper we investigate the relationship between the so-called fermionic T-duality and the Morita equivalence of noncommutative supertori. We first get an action satisfying the BRST invariance under nonvanishing constant R-R and NS-NS backgrounds in the hybrid formalism. We investigate the effect of bosonic T-duality transformation together with fermionic T-duality transformation in this background and look for the resultant symmetry of transformations. We find that the duality transformations correspond to Morita equivalence of noncommutative supertori. In particular, we obtain the symmetry group $ {\text{SO}}\left( {2,2,\mathcal{V}_\mathbb{Z}^0} \right) $ in two dimensions, where $ \mathcal{V}_\mathbb{Z}^0 $ denotes Grassmann even number whose body part belongs to $ \mathbb{Z} $.
18268747
Central charges in non(anti)commutative N=2 supersymmetric U(N) gauge theory
Abstract We study the central charge of the deformed N = ( 1 , 0 ) supersymmetry algebra in non(anti)commutative N = 2 supersymmetric U ( N ) gauge theory. In the cases of N = 1 / 2 superspace and N = 2 harmonic superspace with the singlet deformation, we find that the central charge is deformed by the non(anti)commutative parameters but depends on the electric and magnetic charges. For generic deformation of N = 2 harmonic superspace, we compute the O ( C ) correction to the central charges in the case of U ( 1 ) gauge group.
15745084
Deformation of super Yang-Mills theories in R-R 3-form background
We study deformation of = 2 and = 4 super Yang-Mills theories, which are obtained as the low-energy effective theories on the (fractional) D3-branes in the presence of constant Ramond-Ramond 3-form background. We calculate the Lagrangian at the second order in the deformation parameter from open string disk amplitudes. In = 4 case we find that all supersymmetries are broken for generic deformation parameter but part of supersymmetries are unbroken for special case. We also find that classical vacua admit fuzzy sphere configuration. In = 2 case we determine the deformed supersymmetries. We rewrite the deformed Lagrangians in terms of = 1 superspace, where the deformation is interpreted as that of coupling constants.
119481701
Instanton Equations for the Supersymmetric CPN−1 Sigma Model on Non(anti)commutative Superspace
We study the instanton equation of the supersymmetric CP N −1 sigma model on non(anti)commutative superspace in two dimensions. We show that the undeformed instanton equation is consistent with the deformed equations of motion. Then we conclude that the instanton equation is not deformed by superspace non(anti)commutativity. 1. Introduction Studies of strings with non-trivial classical values of its field components have brought about new development in quantum field theories. If one allows some of the field components to possess background values on D-branes, one obtains new classes of quantum field theories in the low energy limits of string theory. They have novel features due to the non(anti)commutativity (NC) properties of spacetime coordinates or superspace coordinates. Superstring theory with its graviphoton field in the R-R sector having a self-dual background value gives rise to supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories with N =1 /2 supersymmetry as an effective field theory, 1) providing a good realization of the NC superspace considered in different contexts some time ago. 2) NC field theories and SUSY field theories on NC superspace (field theories with deformed SUSY) have properties quite different from the usual field theories, and they need to be examined, in comparison with their commutative partners. Perturbative properties of SUSY field theories on NC superspace have been studied extensively in the last few years. Positive results have been obtained concerning the renormalizability of the model. 3)–5) One non-perturbative issue in deformed SUSY field theories is whether and how its instanton equation is modified from that of the usual SUSY field theories. This question has been studied in the case of super Yang-Mills theories in d = 4, and the modified self-dual equation has been derived, 6) and is extended to the NC deformed N = 2 SUSY case. 7) The solutions to this new self-dual equation have also been studied. 8) N = 2 SUSY CP N −1 models in d = 2 share many nice properties of super Yang-Mills theories and it allows exact treatment. From this point of view, we have constructed extension of the SUSY CP N −1 model to NC superspace. 5),9) The usual
119195704
Suzaku discovery of Fe K-shell line from the O-rich SNR G292.0+1.8
We report the Suzaku/XIS results of the Galactic oxygen-rich supernova remnant (SNR), G292.0+1.8, a remnant of a core-collapse supernova. The X-ray spectrum of G292.0+1.8 consists of two type plasmas, one is in collisional ionization equilibrium (CIE) and the other is in non-equilibrium ionization (NEI). The CIE plasma has nearly solar abundances, and hence would be originated from the circumstellar and interstellar mediums. The NEI plasma has super-solar abundances, and the abundance pattern indicates that the plasma originates from the supernova ejecta with a main sequence of 30-35 Msolar. Iron K-shell line at energy of 6.6 keV is detected for the first time in the NEI plasma.
10646786
Numerical study of the Kugo-Ojima criterion and the Gribov problem in the Landau gauge
The Kugo-Ojima color confinement criterion, which is based on the BRST symmetry of the continuum QCD is numerically tested by the lattice Landau gauge simulation. We first discuss the Gribov copy problem and the BRST symmetry on the lattice. The lattice Landau gauge can be formulated with options of the gauge field definition, U(link)-linear type or log U type. The Kugo-Ojima parameter u^a_b which is expected to be -1^a_b in the continuum theory is found to be -0.7*1^a_b in the strong coupling region, and the magnitude is a little less in the weak coupling region in log U type simulation. Those values are weakened even further in U-linear type. The horizon function defined by Zwanziger is evaluated in both types of gauge field and compared. The horizon function in the log U version is larger than the other, but in the weak coupling region, the expectation value of the horizon function is suggested to be zero or negative.
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Development of a built-in analog-to-digital converter for a X-ray astronomy detector with the SOI CMOS technology
We have been developing a novel X-ray astronomy detector combined with a CMOS readout circuit on a monolithic chip using the SOI CMOS technology. As a part of the development, we have fabricated a prototype of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) component aiming for building it into the detector itself. We used the OKI 0.2 µm CMOS fully depleted Silicon-On-Insulator process. The prototype ADC consists of a pre-amplifier and two delta-sigma (ΔΣ) modulators. The two modulators process a series of analog input signal alternately to improve the readout speed (∼100 kHz), and output the digital bit-stream signal. An external Field Programmable Gate Array works as a decimation filter and converts the bit-stream signal into a 12-bit digital signal. We evaluated the prototype ADC and obtained the first results as follows: the power consumption of 40 mW, the equivalent input noise of ∼80 µV rms, and the integral non-linearity of less than 0.8%.
15189596
Numerical tests of the Kugo-Ojima color confinement criterion
The Kugo-Ojima color confinement criterion, which is based on the BRST symmetry of QCD is numerically tested by the lattice Landau gauge simulation. We first discuss the BRST symmetry on the lattice and the Gribov copy problem. The horizon function defined by Zwanziger based on the U-linear definition of the gauge field and that based on log U are compared. The parameter u which is expected to be $-1\delta^a_b$ in the continuum theory was found to be $-0.7\delta^a_b$ in the strong coupling region. There are about 20% difference between the two horizon functions, but in the weak coupling region, the expectation value of the horizon function is suggested to be zero or negative.
125296000
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Vector-Gluon Model