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A description of the ferromagnetic levitation electrometer used in the search of quarks in matter
Abstract We describe the main features of the ferromagnetic levitation electrometer and give the basic parameters and construction data.
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The non-relativistic quark model
The classification scheme and decay properties of hadron states are investigated in the framework of the non relativistic quark model. The main successes and the unsolved difficulties of the model are presented indicating the future work which could be done to understand and exploit the non-relativistic quark ideas.РезюмеИсследованы схема классификации и распадные свойства адронов в рамках статической модели кварков. Изложены главные успехи и нерешенные проблемы модели, указывая задачи, которые должны быть решены для лучшего понимания и использования нерелятивистских идей.
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Comment on "Chiral symmetry and the intrinsic structure of the nucleon"- by D.B.Leinweber,A.W.Thomas and R.D.Young
Some remarks are presented on a recent paper (Leinweber,Thomas and Young, Phys.Rev.Lett. 86, 5011, 2001). In particular a statement of the above paper on the fact that the ratio between the magnetic moments of proton and neutron should remain constant at -3/2, independent of the change of the quark mass is discussed on the basis of the general parameterization.
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The relation between QCD and constituent quark models
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SEARCH FOR QUARKS WITH THE FERROMAGNETIC LEVITATION ELECTROMETER
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New Results in the Search of Quarks in Matter by the Magnetic Levitation Electrometer
Abstract The results of many runs performed levitating in succession several spheres without opening the levitation chamber show the existence of an additional (magneto-electric) force acting on the sphere. Ignoring this force in the analysis of the data produces “spurious” fractional charges.
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THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION FOR THE LHC
The LHC is a very complex machine, made of about 8000 superconducting magnets along a circumference of 26.7 km. The magnets are powered in about 1700 different electrical circuits with currents ranging from 60 A (for small corrector magnets) up to 13 kA for the main dipoles and quadrupoles. The layout of the powering system reflects the complexity of the accelerator. About 80000 high current connections will have to be made. A minor fault in a circuit or one of the superconducting connections would have severe consequences for accelerator operation. For the integration of the electrical equipment, for supporting the assembly and verifying the correctness of the electrical circuits, all relevant information should be included in one coherent database. A simple method for the description of the electrical circuits is proposed, while an associated tool is translating this input into database information and back, checking the circuit description at the same time for inconsistencies. Out of the database information, electrical drawings and detailed views of the electrical connections at every LHC interconnection point can be recreated. This paper describes the approach and outlines several possible applications.
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Measurements of impedance distributions and instability thresholds in LEP
The distribution of reactive and resistive components of the transverse impedance around the circumference of LEP has been obtained by exciting the beam and measuring the variations of phase advance and of closed orbit displacements with beam current. Tune shifts with current and instability thresholds were determined for two machine lattices with different beta functions and momentum compaction for various values of bunch length and synchrotron frequency. These measurements are particularly interesting for LEP2, which will require larger bunch currents to achieve the design luminosity.
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Measurements and Visualization of the Transverse Phase-Space Topology at LEP
The LEP Beam Orbit Measurement system (BOM) allows for the acquisition of the beam position at each Beam Position Monitor (BPM) for over 1000 consecutive turns. By synchronizing the acquisition with a kick given to the beam, we can investigate the behavior of the beam under different conditions. In particular, starting from the data of one BPM, we can apply a simple mathematical manipulation to build a ”virtual” BPM, with a phase advance of 90 degrees. Plotting the real BPM against the virtual one, we can observe the evolution of the beam in the phase-space. An appropriate coloring technique is used, to help the User finding his way through the data. Fixed points in the phasespace can be put in evidence, as well as the beam behavior in their neighbourhood. Quantities like the tune, the beam detuning as function of the position amplitude and the beam damping can be studied in this way. Significant examples from real life will be shown.
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Determination of coupled-lattice properties using turn-by-turn data
A formalism for extracting coupled betatron parameters from multiturn, shock excited, beam position monitor data is described. The most important results are nonperturbative in that they do not rely on the underlying ideal lattice model. Except for damping, which is assumed to be exponential and small enough to be removed empirically, the description is symplectic. As well as simplifying the description, this leads to self-consistency checks that are applied to the data. The most important of these is a {open_quotes}magic ratio{close_quotes} of Fourier coefficients that is required to be a lattice invariant, the same at every beam position monitor. All formulas are applied to both real and simulated data. The real data was acquired June, 1992 at LEP as part of decoupling studies, using the LEP beam orbit measurement system. Simulated data, obtained by numerical tracking (TEAPOT) in the same (except for unknown errors) lattice, agrees well with real data when subjected to identical analysis. For both datasets, deviations between extracted and design parameters and deviations from self-consistency can be accounted for by noise and signal processing limitations. This investigation demonstrates that the LEP beam position system yields reliable local coupling measurements. It can be conservatively assumed that systems of similar design at the SSC and LHC will provide the measurements needed for local decoupling.
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Parasitic energy loss in the LEP superconducting cavities
The energy loss of bunches in the LEP superconducting (SC) cavities has been determined by measuring the closed orbit as a function of current with the beam position monitors located at finite dispersion. This method has already been used in earlier experiments to determine the distribution of the longitudinal impedance of different parts of LEP. In the present experiment the energy loss in two straight sections, containing only SC cavities, was compared with that in sections having both copper cavities and SC cavities. The results confirm the impedance calculations for the two types of cavities. The accuracy of the measurements was considerably improved by determining simultaneously the orbits of bunches with different currents. At the same time with these beam-based impedance measurements, the power dissipation was observed directly by local temperature monitors in different elements: the inter-cavity bellows inside the cryostat, the warm intermodule bellows, and ferrite absorbers which were installed in two places to reduce the energy leaking out of cavities. These observations were correlated with the change of cryogenics power consumption, and showed an unexpected dependence of energy loss on beam energy.