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A model study of quark number susceptibility at finite temperature beyond rainbow-ladder approximation
In this paper we calculate the quark number susceptibility (QNS) of QCD at finite temperature under the rainbow-ladder and Ball-Chiu type truncation schemes of the Dyson-Schwinger approach. It is found that the difference between the result of the rainbow-ladder truncation and that of Ball-Chiu type truncation is small, which shows that the dressing effect of the quark-gluon vertex on the QNS at finite temperature is small. It is also found that at low temperature the quark number susceptibility is nearly zero and it increases sharply when the temperature approaches the chiral phase transition point. A comparison between the result in the present paper with those in the literature is made.
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The equation of state of QCD under hard-dense-loop approximation
Based on the method proposed by Zong et al., we calculate the equation of state (EOS) of QCD at zero temperature and finite quark chemical potential under the hard-dense-loop (HDL) approximation. A comparison between the EOS under HDL approximation and the cold, perturbative EOS of QCD proposed by Fraga, Pisarski and Schaffner-Bielich is made. It is found that when µ is less than 4.7 GeV, the pressure density calculated using HDL approximation is much larger than that calculated using perturbation theory. This enhancement of the obtained pressure density with respect to that of perturbation theory can be regarded as a possible explanation for the strong coupled QGP. It is also expected that the obtained EOS can be applied in the study of neutron stars.
121809939
The Wigner solution of quark gap equation and chiral phase transition of QCD at finite temperature and nonzero chemical potential
By employing some modification to the normal NJL model, we discuss the Wigner solution of quark gap equation at finite temperature and chemical potential when the current quark mass m is nonzero. The discovery of the coexistence of the Nambu solution and the Wigner solution at finite temperature and chemical potential beyond the chiral limit is of great importance in the study of the chiral phase transition of QCD. Using the pressure difference between Nambu phase and Wigner phase (or in other words, the bag constant) as an order parameter for chiral phase transition, we draw a possible phase diagram based on our calculations.
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Locate QCD critical end point in a continuum model study
A bstractWith a modified chemical potential dependent effective model for the gluon propagator, we try to locate the critical end point (CEP) of strongly interacting matter in the framework of Dyson-Schwinger equations (DSE). Beyond the chiral limit, we find that Nambu solution and Wigner solution could coexist in some area. Using the CornwallJackiw-Tomboulis (CJT) effective action, we show that these two phases are connected by a first order phase transition. We then locate CEP as the end point of the first order phase transition line. Meanwhile, based on CJT effective action, we give a direct calculation for the chiral susceptibility and thereby study the crossover.
124327174
The Renormalized Equation of State and Quark Star
By means of the EOS of QCD at zero temperature and finite quark chemical potential we proposed [Phys. Rev. D 78(2008)054001] in the framework of rainbow-ladder approximation of Dyson-Schwinger approach, we investigate the structure of quark star and its property. It is found that the mass-radius relation in our model is very different from that of usual quark star models, but similar to neutron star models. The obtained mass of quark star is about 1.75M⊙ ~ 2.2M⊙. The obtained radius of quark star is 22 ~ 26 km, which is obviously larger than the results in other models. The reason for this discrepancy is analyzed.
120263943
Quark-meson vertices and pion properties at finite chemical potential
Based on the rainbow-ladder approximation of the Dyson-Schwinger equations and the assumption of the analyticity of the quark-meson vertex in the neighborhood of zero chemical potential ({mu}=0) and neglecting the {mu}-dependence of the dressed gluon propagator, we use the method of studying the dressed quark propagator at finite chemical potential given in [H. S. Zong, L. Chang, F.Y. Hou, W. M. Sun, and Y. X. Liu, Phys. Rev. C 71, 015205 (2005)] to show that the axial-vector quark-meson vertex at finite {mu} can be obtained from the corresponding one at {mu}=0 by a shift of variable: {gamma}{sub 5{nu}}{sup j}[{mu}](k, p)={gamma}{sub 5{nu}}{sup j}(k{approx}, p), where k and p are the relative and total momentum of the quark-antiquark pair, respectively, and k{approx}=(k-vector, k{sub 4}+i{mu}). Similar relations hold for any other type of quark-meson vertex. This feature would facilitate the numerical calculations of the quark-meson vertex function at finite {mu} considerably. Based on these results and using the dressed quark propagator at {mu}=0 proposed in [R. Alkofer, W. Detmold, C. S. Fischer, and P. Maris, Phys. Rev. D 70, 014014 (2004)], we calculate the pion decay constant f{sub {pi}} and the pion mass m{sub {pi}} at finite {mu} and a comparison of ourmore » results with those in the literature is made.« less
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Two-Higgs-doublet models and enhanced rates for a 125 GeV Higgs
A bstractWe examine the level of enhancement that can be achieved in the ZZ and γγ channels for a two-Higgs-doublet model Higgs boson (either the light h or the heavy H) with mass near 125 GeV after imposing all constraints from LEP data, B physics, precision electroweak data, vacuum stability, unitarity and perturbativity. The latter constraints restrict substantially the possibilities for enhancing the gg → h → γγ or gg → H → γγ signal relative to that for the SM Higgs, hSM. Further, we find that a large enhancement of the gg → h → γγ or gg → H → γγ signal in Type II models is possible only if the gg → h → ZZ or gg → H → ZZ mode is even more enhanced, a situation disfavored by current data. In contrast, in the Type I model one can achieve enhanced rates in the γγ final state for the h while having the ZZ mode at or below the SM rate — the largest [gg → h → γγ]/[gg → hSMγγ] ratio found is of order ~ 1.3 when the two Higgs doublet vacuum expectation ratio is tan β = 4 or 20 and the charged Higgs boson has its minimal LEP-allowed value of mH± = 90 GeV.
109831879
Modified magnicon for high-gradient accelerator R&D
A design is presented of a modified 34.3 GHz magnicon amplifier with a TE311-mode output cavity, to replace the existing magnicon at Yale Beam Physics Lab Test Facility whose output cavity operates in the TM310 mode. The main goal for the new design is to achieve robust day-to-day reliable operation at pulsed power levels up to 25 MW.
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Multi-Harmonic Cavity for RF Breakdown Studies
An axially-asymmetric cavity to support several modes at harmonically-related frequencies is predicted to sustain higher RF breakdown thresholds than a conventional pillbox cavity, when driven by two or more external RF phase-locked harmonic sources. Experimental efforts are underway at Yale Beam Physics Lab to study RF breakdown in a bimodal asymmetric cavity. Such a cavity could be a basic building-block for a future high-gradient warm accelerator structure.
118998757
Constraints on and future prospects for Two-Higgs-Doublet Models in light of the LHC Higgs signal
We analyze the Two-Higgs-Doublet Models (2HDMs) of Type I and II for consistency with the latest measurements of the ~125.5 GeV Higgs-like signal at the LHC. To this end, we perform scans of the 2HDM parameter space taking into account all relevant pre-LHC constraints as well as the most recent limits coming from searches for heavy Higgs-like states at the LHC. The current status of the 2HDMs of Type I and II is discussed assuming that the observed 125.5 GeV state is one of the two CP-even Higgs bosons, either the lighter h or the heavier H. Implications for future experiments, including expectations regarding other lighter or heavier Higgs bosons are given. The possible importance of heavier Higgs bosons feeding the signals for the 125.5 GeV state is also evaluated.
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Search for the electron electric dipole moment
Extensions to the Standard Model (SM) typically include new heavy particles and new mechanisms for CP violation. These underlying phenomena can give rise to electric dipole moments of the electron and other particles. Tabletop‐scale experiments used to search for these effects are described. Present experiments are already sensitive to new physics at the TeV scale, and new methods could extend this range dramatically. Such experiments could be among the first to show evidence for physics beyond the SM.