14619672
Chiral zero modes on the Domain Wall model in (4+1)-dimensions
We investigate an original domain-wall model in 4+1 dimensions numerically in the presence of U(1) dynamical gauge field only in an extra dimension, corresponding to a weak coupling limit of four-dimensional physical gauge coupling. Using a quenched approximation we carry out a numerical simulation for this model at ${\ensuremath{\beta}}_{s}{(=1/g}_{s}^{2})=$ 0.29 (``symmetric'' phase) and 0.5 (``broken'' phase), where ${g}_{s}$ is the gauge coupling constant of the extra dimension. In the broken phase, we found that there exists a critical value of a domain-wall mass ${m}_{0}^{c}$ which separates a region with a fermionic zero mode on the domain wall from the one without it in the same case of (2+1)-dimensional model. On the other hand, in the symmetric phase, our numerical data suggest that the chiral zero modes disappear in the infinite limit of four-dimensional volume. From these results it seems difficult to construct the U(1) lattice chiral gauge theory via an original domain-wall formulation.
119024751
Light Hadron Spectroscopy with Two Flavors of Dynamical Quarks on the Lattice
~CP-PACS Collaboration ! Center for Computational Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan ~Received 18 May 2001; published 5 February 2002 !
15136419
Going chiral: Overlap versus twisted mass fermions
We compare the behavior of overlap fermions, which are chirally invariant, and of Wilson twisted mass fermions at full twist in the approach to the chiral limit. Our quenched simulations reveal that with both formulations of lattice fermions pion masses of (250 MeV) can be reached in practical applications. Our comparison is done at a fixed value of the lattice spacing a 0.123 fm. A number of quantities are measured such as hadron masses, pseudoscalar decay constants and quark masses obtained from Ward identities. We also determine the axial vector renormalization constants in the case of overlap fermions.
119329204
Lattice Gross-Neveu model with domain-wall fermions
Abstract We investigate the two-dimensional lattice Gross-Neveu model, using the domain-wall fermion formulation, as a toy model of lattice QCD. We study features of the phase diagram related to the mechanism of chiral symmetry restoration, and find that the parity-broken phase (Aoki phase) exists for finite extent in the extra dimension ( N s ). We also find that O ( a ) scaling violation terms vanishes in the limit of N s → ∞.
16533811
Two-dimensional lattice Gross-Neveu model with Wilson twisted mass fermions
Abstract We study the two-dimensional lattice Gross–Neveu model with Wilson twisted mass fermions in order to explore the phase structure in this setup. In particular, we investigate the behaviour of the phase transitions found earlier with standard Wilson fermions as a function of the twisted mass parameter μ . We find that qualitatively the dependence of the phase transitions on μ is very similar to the case of lattice QCD.
8527236
Chiral properties of domain wall quarks in quenched QCD.
We investigate the chiral properties of quenched domain-wall QCD (DWQCD) at the lattice spacings ${a}^{\ensuremath{-}1}\ensuremath{\simeq}1$ and 2 GeV for both plaquette and renormalization-group (RG) improved gauge actions. In the case of the plaquette action we find that the quark mass defined through the axial Ward-Takahashi identity remains non-vanishing in the DWQCD chiral limit that the bare quark mass ${m}_{f}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0$ and the length of the fifth dimension ${N}_{s}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\infty},$ indicating that chiral symmetry is not realized with quenched DWQCD up to ${a}^{\ensuremath{-}1}\ensuremath{\simeq}2$ GeV. The behavior is much improved for the RG-improved gauge action: while a nonvanishing quark mass remains in the chiral limit at ${a}^{\ensuremath{-}1}\ensuremath{\simeq}1$ GeV, the result at ${a}^{\ensuremath{-}1}\ensuremath{\simeq}2$ GeV is consistent with an exponentially vanishing quark mass in the DWQCD chiral limit, indicating the realization of exact chiral symmetry. An interpretation and implications are briefly discussed.
10281433
Evaluation of test structures for the novel n + -in-p pixel and strip sensors for very high radiation environments
Abstract Radiation-tolerant n + -in-p silicon sensors were developed for use in very high radiation environments. Novel n + -in-p silicon strip and pixel sensors and test structures were fabricated, tested and evaluated, in order to understand the designs implemented. The resistance between the n + implants (interstrip resistance), the electric potential of the p-stop, and the punch-through-protection (PTP) onset voltage were measured before and as a function of fluence after irradiation. The technology computer-aided design (TCAD) simulations were used to understand the radiation damage and fluence dependence of the structures. The decrease in the interstrip resistance is a consequence of increased leakage current. The decrease in the electric potential of the p-stop results from a build-up of positive charge in the silicon–silicon oxide interface. The decrease and subsequent increase in the PTP onset voltages results from the interface charge build-up and an increase in acceptor states.
118607823
Surface Majorana cone of the superfluid 3He B phase
The superfluid 3 He B phase, one of the oldest unconventional fermionic condensates experimentally realized, is recently predicted to support Majorana fermion surface states. Majorana fermion, which is characterized by the equivalence of particle and antiparticle, has a linear dispersion relation referred to as the Majorana cone. We measured the transverse acoustic impedance Z of the superfluid 3 He B phase changing its boundary condition and found a growth of peak in Z on a higher specularity wall. Our theoretical analysis indicates that the variation of Z is induced by the formation of the cone-like dispersion relation and thus confirms the important feature of the Majorana fermion in the specular limit.
14502654
Beam test of novel n-in-p strip sensors for high radiation environment
Abstract Highly radiation tolerant n-in-p strip sensors have been developed for the high-luminosity LHC (HL-LHC). This paper reports the results of measurements with 392 MeV kinetic energy proton beam at RCNP in December 2011. The data was taken with a new DAQ system consisting of an universal read-out board ‘SEABAS’ and beam tracking telescopes whose spacial resolution is better than 5 μ m . The aim of this beam test is to evaluate the new 1 cm×1 cm n-in-p miniature sensors before and after 10 15  n eq  cm −2 irradiation. The median charge of un-irradiated sensor is 6.2 fC at full depletion voltage, while the median charge after 10 15  n eq  cm −2 irradiation of the sensor is 4.2 fC. The novel Punch-Through-Protection (PTP) has been implemented in these sensors. The length of active region of the sensor around PTP is observed to be decreased by 12 μ m in the irradiated sensors at 10 15  n eq  cm −2 .
118254672
A Combine On-Line Acoustic Flowmeter and Fluorocarbon Coolant Mixture Analyzer for The ATLAS Silicon Tracker
An upgrade to the ATLAS silicon tracker cooling control system may require a change from C3F8 (octafluoro-propane) to a blend containing 10-30% of C2F6 (hexafluoro-ethane) to reduce the evaporation temperature and better protect the silicon from cumulative radiation damage with increasing LHC luminosity. Central to this upgrade is a new acoustic instrument for the real-time measurement of the C3F8/C2F6 mixture ratio and flow. The instrument and its Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software are described in this paper. The instrument has demonstrated a resolution of 3.10-3 for C3F8/C2F6 mixtures with ~20%C2F6, and flow resolution of 2% of full scale for mass flows up to 30gs-1. In mixtures of widely-differing molecular weight (mw), higher mixture precision is possible: a sensitivity of < 5.10-4 to leaks of C3F8 into the ATLAS pixel detector nitrogen envelope (mw difference 160) has been seen. The instrument has many potential applications, including the analysis of mixtures of hydrocarbons, vapours for semi-conductor manufacture and anaesthesia.