17128114
On Inflation in the Presence of a Gaugino Condensate
Abstract We study the effect of inflation on gaugino condensation in supergravity. Unless the Hubble scale H is significantly below the gaugino condensation scale, the gaugino condensate is a dynamical variable which cannot be integrated out. For a sufficiently high H , the gaugino condensate evolves to zero which in turn leads to dilaton/moduli destabilization. In practice, this often occurs at the Hubble rate about an order of magnitude below the gaugino condensation scale. This effect is independent of the specifics of moduli stabilization and thus places model-independent constraints on inflationary scenarios. It also applies more generally to any periods of fast expansion in the early Universe.
17840929
Torsion constraints in the Randall-Sundrum scenario
Torsion appears due to fermions coupled to gravity and leads to the strongest particle physics bounds on flat extra dimensions. In this work, I consider torsion constraints in the case of a warped extra dimension with brane and bulk fermions. From current data I obtain a $3\ensuremath{\sigma}$ bound on the TeV-brane mass scale ${\ensuremath{\Lambda}}_{\ensuremath{\pi}}g~2.2 (10) \mathrm{TeV}$ for the anti-de Sitter curvature $k=1(0.01)$ in (reduced) Planck units. If Dirac or light sterile neutrinos reside on the brane, the bound increases to 17 (78) TeV.
15991488
Heterotic string backgrounds and CP violation
Abstract In the framework of Z N orbifolds, we discuss effects of heterotic string backgrounds including discrete Wilson lines on the Yukawa matrices and their connection to CP violation.
1934772
The CKM phase in heterotic orbifold models
Abstract We consider properties of the CKM phase in the heterotic orbifold models. We find that at the renormalizable level the CKM phase vanishes identically for the prime orbifolds, whereas it can be nonzero for some nonprime orbifolds. In particular, we study in detail the Z 6 -I orbifold which allows for a nontrivial CKM phase and analyze the modular properties of the corresponding Jarlskog invariant. The CKM phase is shown to vanish if the moduli fields are stabilized at Im T i =±1/2.
118714441
The NMSSM and string theory
Abstract We study the possibility of constructing the NMSSM from the heterotic string. String-derived NMSSMs are much more rare than MSSMs due to the extra requirement that there exist a light singlet which couples to the Higgs pairs. They share the common feature that the singlet self-interactions are typically suppressed, leading to either the “decoupling” or the Peccei–Quinn limit of the NMSSM. In the latter case, the spectrum contains a light pseudoscalar which may be relevant to the MSSM fine-tuning problem. We provide a Z 6 heterotic orbifold example of the NMSSM with approximate Peccei–Quinn symmetry, whose origin lies in the string selection rules combined with our choice of the vacuum configuration.
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Constraints on gauged B-3L(tau) and related theories
We consider extensions of the Standard Model with an extra U(1) gauge boson which couples to B-(alpha L_e + beta L_mu + gamma L_tau) with alpha + beta + gamma = 3. We show that the extra gauge boson necessarily mixes with the Z leading to potentially significant corrections to the Z-f-fbar vertex. The constraints on the size of this correction imposed by the Z-pole data from LEP and SLD are derived.
59025092
Decreasing transient beam loading in RF cavities of U-70 accelerator
The U-70 RF system was worked out to operate with the injector-linac at 100 MeV energy. A wide RF range was (2.6-6.1) MHz. For the U-70 injector Booster the wide RF range decreased and now it is (5.5-6.1) MHz. This fact and simplest method of changing the parameters in RF ferrite dominated cavities allow one to increase of the equivalent value of the cavity capacitance for the main frequency by about a factor of 2.7 and increase of the value of the cavity gap capacitance by about a factor of 5. The experimental investigation of the U-70 RF cavities due to the injection of bunches from the Booster into the U-70 orbit, near transition and on main flat-top is presented.
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A STOCHASTIC SLOW EXTRACTION SCHEME FOR U70 SYNCHROTRON
Outcomes of a feasibility study for a low-budget stochastic slow extraction system in the U70 proton synchrotron of IHEP are reported. The existing 200 MHz (spill) RF system is to be employed as a longitudinal kicker. It will be driven by a sum of a non-random RF carrier plus an additive random amplitude-modulated signal — either quadrature or in-phase, or both. A few novel solutions to be implemented in the longitudinal diffusion technique that would force protons into the conventional 3-rd order transverse extraction resonance are foreseen so as to comply with the technical constraints inherent in U70. Getting a-few-seconds-long and high-quality spills is assessed as being viable with the system in question.
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COHERENT TRANSVERSE BEAM INSTABILITY AT THE IHEP ACCELERATOR
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Coasting Beam in HERA-p Ring
This document is a report on stud ies of production/tr ansport mechanisms resulting in and of cures against a coasting beam halo observed at the HERA proton ring of DESY. Noises in the 208 MHz RF system, drift beyond RF buckets due to energy loss through synchrotron radiation of the highenergy protons and effect of adding the 52 MHz RF voltage are claimed to account for the diverse observations over the halation effect available by now. The work was performed under Attachment #63 to the Agreement between DESY (Hamburg, Germany) and IHEP (Protvino, Russia), re: Coasting Beam in HERA-p Ring, June 2000.
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Analysis of the Feedback-Loop Stability in the RF System of the U-70 Synchrotron
We present a systematic approach for investigating the stability of the accelerating system used in the U-70 proton synchrotron (Institute for High-Energy Physics). This system employs tunable ferrite-loaded cavities and is encircled by six feedback loops (both dedicated and spurious) with a cross-talk through a heavy beam loading, high accelerating rate, and the overlapping of the loop passbands. Ensuring the safety margin against self-excitation of the RF system imposes constraints on the limiting intensity of the beam that is accelerated in the synchrotron