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Li-Ping Zou

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Stationary electron vortex states in a plasma bubble field

Plasma wakefield accelerators (PWFAs) offer accelerating gradients of 10-100~GV/m and relativistically propagating plasma bubbles capable of confining charged particles. We study the stationary states of a vortex electron at the bubble center by solving the corresponding quasi-relativistic Schr\"odinger equation. Analytical solutions are obtained with Laguerre-Gaussian transverse modes and Hermite-Gaussian longitudinal envelopes. Comparing the resulting beam parameters with experimentally accessible vortex-electron bundles, we find that the transverse beam waist supported by the plasma bubble is comparable to that achieved by current electron-optical techniques. The longitudinal confinement further provides a favorable parameter regime for stable injection. Our results indicate the feasibility of maintaining localized vortex-electron states in a plasma-bubble wakefield and provide an analytical starting point for investigating their subsequent acceleration and stability.

physics.acc-ph

Robustness of Off-Axis Electron Vortices in Nonuniform Magnetic Fields

Rotational symmetry protects the topological charge of on-axis electron vortices but not of off-axis vortices. We identify an additional SU(1,1) dynamical invariant that guarantees conservation of their intrinsic orbital angular momentum within the near-axis approximation. First-principles simulations of an off-axis electron vortex traversing a Glaser lens confirm this prediction, establishing a robust transport mechanism in axisymmetric nonuniform magnetic fields.

physics.acc-ph

Quantum dominance of coherent bremsstrahlung in $^{124}$Sn + $^{124}$Sn scattering at 25 MeV/u

We present quantum-mechanical calculations of bremsstrahlung in the $^{124}$Sn + $^{124}$Sn at 25 MeV/u reproducing the measured photon spectrum over the full energy range. For the first time, we quantitatively determine the incoherent-to-coherent ratio in the photon spectrum. This ratio is extremely small, ranging from $10^{-11}$ to $10^{-4}$, which demonstrates that coherent emission dominates throughout the measured energy range. This behavior is in sharp contrast to proton-nucleus scattering, where incoherent emission dominates because of the leading role of nucleon magnetic moments. This contrast is illustrated by the TAPS Collaboration data for $p + ^{197}{\rm Au}$ collisions at a proton beam energy of 190 MeV, where the corresponding ratio reaches $10^{3}$-$10^{5}$. We find that incoherent-to-coherent ratios explain the difference between the two spectra in unified picture: (1) In proton--nucleus scattering, the spectrum contains a pronounced hump, (2) In $^{124}$Sn + $^{124}$Sn scattering, the spectrum decreases monotonically and has a nearly logarithmic shape. Our results identify a previously unexplored quantum regime of bremsstrahlung emission in nuclear reactions and open a new route for studying coherent effects in heavy-ion collisions.

nucl-th

Non-Abelian Ginzburg-Landau Theory of Spin Triplet Superconductivity

We present an SU(2)xU(1) generalization of the Ginzburg-Landau theory of the spin triplet ferromagnetic superconductivity which could also describe the physics of the spin triplet magnon spintronics, where the SU(2) gauge interaction of the magnon plays the central role. The theory is made of the massive photon, massless neutral magnon, massive non-Abelian magnon, and the Higgs scalar field which represents the density of the Copper pair. It has the following characteristic features, the long range magnetic interaction mediated by the massless magnon, two types of conserved supercurrents (the ordinary charge current and the magnon spin current), and the non-Abelian Meissner effect generated by the spin current. It has two types of vortices, the quantized magnetic and spin vortices. Moreover, it has two types of monopoles, the monopole which has the ordinary magnetic charge and the one which has the spin magnetic charge. The theory is characterized by three scales. In addition to the correlation length fixed by the mass of the Higgs field it has two different mass scales, the one fixed by the mass of the photon and the other fixed by the mass of the off-diagonal magnon. We discuss the physical implications of the theory of the spin triplet superconductivity in condensed matter physics.

cond-mat.supr-con

Nucleon microscopy in proton-nucleus scattering via analysis of bremsstrahlung emission: role of incoherent emission

We study electromagnetic form factors of protons in proton-nucleus scattering via analysing of experimental cross-sections of accompanying bremsstrahlung photons. A new bremsstrahlung model for proton-nucleus scattering is developed, where a main focus is given on incoherent bremsstrahlung that has not been considered previously. In analysis we choose experimental bremsstrahlung data of $p$ + $^{197}$Au scattering at proton beam energy of 190 MeV obtained by TAPS collaboration. We find the following. (1) Inclusion of incoherent emission to calculations improves agreements with experimental data essentially, contribution of incoherent bremsstrahlung is essentially larger than coherent one. (2) Inclusion of form factors of the scattered proton improves agreement with experimental data in comparison with calculations with coherent and incoherent contributions without form factors. (3) Sensitivity of model in study of form factors of the scattered proton is high. This demonstrates a new opportunity to study internal structure of protons under influence of nuclear forces in nuclear scattering.

nucl-th

Abelian and Non-Abelian Monopole Configuration in Condensed Matters

We discuss the Abelian and non-Abelian monopoles which could exist in condensed matters. We show how the Dirac monopole can be regularized by the charge screening, and argue that the Dirac monopole of mass of hundred meVs could exist in dielectric condensed matters. Moreover, we generalize this result to non-Abelian condensed matters to show the existence of the non-Abelian monopole configuration in two-gap condensed matters, and present explicit monopole solutions.

hep-th

Regularization of Electroweak Monopole by Charge Screening and BPS Energy Bound

We show that the electroweak monopole can be regularized with a non-vacuum electromagnetic permittivity. This allows us to set a new BPS bound for the monopole mass, which implies that the mass may not be smaller than 2.98 TeV, more probably 3.75 TeV. We demonstrate that the same method can also regularize the Dirac monopole, which enhances the possibility to construct the Dirac monopole of mass of a few hundred meV in condensed matters. We discuss the physical implications of our result.

hep-th

Search of cluster structure in nuclei via analysis of bremsstrahlung emission

We investigate emission of bremsstrahlung photons during scattering of $\alpha$-particles off nuclei. For that, we construct bremsstrahlung model for $\alpha$-nucleus scattering, where a new formalism for coherent and incoherent bremsstrahlung emissions in elastic scattering and mechanisms in inelastic scattering is added. Basing of this approach, we analyze experimental bremsstrahlung cross-sections in the scattering of $\alpha$-particles off the \isotope[59]{Co}, \isotope[116]{Sn}, \isotope[\rm nat]{Ag} and \isotope[197]{Au} nuclei at 50 MeV of $\alpha$-particles beam measured at the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Calcutta. We observe oscillations in the calculated spectra for elastic scattering for each nucleus. But, for \isotope[59]{Co}, \isotope[116]{Sn} and \isotope[\rm nat]{Ag} we obtain good agreement between calculated coherent spectrum with incoherent contribution for elastic scattering with experimental data in the full photon energy region. For heavy nucleus \isotope[197]{Au} we find that (1) Oscillating behavior of the calculated spectrum of coherent emission in elastic scattering is in disagreement with experimental data, (2) Inclusion of incoherent emission improves description of the data, but summarized spectrum is in satisfactory agreement with the experimental data. To understand unknown modification of wave function for scattering, we add new mechanisms of inelastic scattering to calculations and extract information about unknown new amplitude of such mechanisms from experimental data analysis. This amplitude has maxima at some energies, that characterizes existence of states of the most compact structures (clusters) in nucleus-target. We explain origin of oscillations in the bremsstrahlung spectra for elastic scattering (at first time). New information about coherent and incoherent contributions is extracted for studied reactions.

nucl-th

Nucleon microscopy in proton-nucleus scattering via analysis of bremsstrahlung emission

We investigate an idea, how to use analysis of the bremsstrahlung photons to study the internal structure of proton under nuclear reaction with nucleus. A new model is constructed to describe bremsstrahlung emission of photons which accompanies the scattering of protons off nuclei. Our bremsstrahlung formalism uses many-nucleon basis that allows to analyze coherent and incoherent bremsstrahlung emissions. As scattered proton can be under the influence of strong forces and produces the largest bremsstrahlung contribution to full spectrum, we focus on accurate determination of its quantum evolution concerning nucleus basing on quantum mechanics and scattering theory. For such a motivation, we at first time generalize Pauli equation with interacting potential describing evolution of fermion inside strong field, with including the electromagnetic form-factors of nucleon basing on DIS theory. Anomalous magnetic momenta of nucleons reinforce our motivation to develop such a formalism, starting from low energy. The full bremsstrahlung spectrum in our model (after renormalization) is dependent on form-factors of the scattered proton. For calculations, we choose the scattering of $p + ^{197}{\rm Au}$ at proton beam energy of 190~MeV, where experimental bremsstrahlung data were obtained with high accuracy. We show that the full bremsstrahlung spectrum is sensitive to the form-factors of the scattered proton. In the limit without such form-factors, we reconstruct our previous result (where internal structure of the scattered proton was not studied).

nucl-th

Manifestation of important role of nuclear forces in emission of photons in scattering of pions off nuclei

Bremsstrahlung of photons emitted during the scattering of $\pi^{+}$-mesons off nuclei is studied for the first time. Role of interactions between $\pi^{+}$-mesons and nuclei in the formation of the bremsstrahlung emission is analyzed in details. We discover essential contribution of emitted photons from nuclear part of Johnson-Satchler potential to the full spectrum, in contrast to the optical Woods-Saxon potential. We observe unusual essential influence of the nuclear part of both potentials on the spectrum at high photon energies. This phenomenon opens a new experimental way to study and check non-Coulomb and nuclear interactions between pions and nuclei via measurements of the emitted photons. We provide predictions of the bremsstrahlung spectra for pion scattering off $^{44}{\rm Ca}$.

nucl-th

New quasibound states of the compound nucleus in $\alpha$-particle capture by the nucleus

We generalize the theory of nuclear decay and capture of Gamow that is based on tunneling through the barrier and internal oscillations inside the nucleus. In our formalism an additional factor is obtained, which describes distribution of the wave function of the $\alpha$ particle inside the nuclear region. We discover new most stable states (called quasibound states) of the compound nucleus (CN) formed during the capture of $\alpha$ particle by the nucleus. With a simple example, we explain why these states cannot appear in traditional calculations of the $\alpha$ capture cross sections based on monotonic penetrabilities of a barrier, but they appear in a complete description of the evolution of the CN. Our result is obtained by a complete description of the CN evolution, which has the advantages of (1) a clear picture of the formation of the CN and its disintegration, (2) a detailed quantum description of the CN, (3) tests of the calculated amplitudes based on quantum mechanics (not realized in other approaches), and (4) high accuracy of calculations (not achieved in other approaches). These peculiarities are shown with the capture reaction of $\alpha + ^{44}{\rm Ca}$. We predict quasibound energy levels and determine fusion probabilities for this reaction. The difference between our approach and theory of quasistationary states with complex energies applied for the $\alpha$ capture is also discussed. We show (1) that theory does not provide calculations for the cross section of $\alpha$ capture (according to modern models of the $\alpha$ capture), in contrast with our formalism, and (2) these two approaches describe different states of the $\alpha$ capture (for the same $\alpha$-nucleus potential).

nucl-th

Abelian Decomposition and Glueball-Quarkonium Mixing in QCD

The Abelian decomposition of QCD which decomposes the gluons to the color neutral binding gluons (the neurons) and the colored valence gluons (the chromons) gauge independently naturally generalizes the quark model to the quark and chromon model which could play the central role in hadron spectroscopy. We discuss the color reflection symmetry, the fundamental symmetry of the quark and chromon model, and explain how it describes the glueballs and the glueball-quarkonium mixing in QCD. We present the numerical analysis of glueball-quarkonium mixing in $0^{++}$, $2^{++}$, and $0^{-+}$ sectors below 2 GeV, and show that in the $0^{++}$ sector $f_0(500)$ and $f_0(1500)$, in the $2^{++}$ sector $f_2(1950)$, and in the $0^{-+}$ sector $\eta(1405)$ and $\eta(1475)$ could be identified as predominantly the glueball states. We discuss the physical implications of our result.

hep-ph

Role of the hidden charm $N^*_{c\bar{c}}(4261)$ resonance in the $\pi^- p \to J/\psi n$ reaction

We employ an effective Lagrangian approach and isobar model to investigate the role of the $N^*_{c\bar{c}}(4261)$ resonance with hidden charm in the $\pi^- p \to J/\psi n$ reaction. The total and differential cross sections of this reaction are predicted by including contributions from both $N^*_{c\bar{c}}(4261)$ and nucleon pole. It is found that the maximal value of the total cross section can exceed 11 $\mu b$ and a clear $N^*_{c\bar{c}}(4261)$ peak is visible there, well distinguished from background. As center-of-mass energy increases to about 4.8 GeV, the background makes the differential cross section for backward angles rather different. Our theoretical results would provide valuable information for looking for the $N^*_{c\bar{c}}(4261)$ resonance in future experiments.

hep-ph

Can a many-nucleon structure be visible in bremsstrahlung emission during $\alpha$ decay?

We analyze if the nucleon structure of the $\alpha$ decaying nucleus can be visible in the experimental bremsstrahlung spectra of the emitted photons which accompany such a decay. We develop a new formalism of the bremsstrahlung model taking into account distribution of nucleons in the $\alpha$ decaying nuclear system. We conclude the following: (1) After inclusion of the nucleon structure into the model the calculated bremsstrahlung spectrum is changed very slowly for a majority of the $\alpha$ decaying nuclei. However, we have observed that visible changes really exist for the $^{106}{\rm Te}$ nucleus ($Q_{\alpha}=4.29$ MeV, $T_{1/2}$=70 mks) even for the energy of the emitted photons up to 1 MeV. This nucleus is a good candidate for future experimental study of this task. (2) Inclusion of the nucleon structure into the model increases the bremsstrahlung probability of the emitted photons. (3) We find the following tendencies for obtaining the nuclei, which have bremsstrahlung spectra more sensitive to the nucleon structure: (a) direction to nuclei with smaller $Z$, (b) direction to nuclei with larger $Q_{\alpha}$-values.

nucl-th

Glueball Physics in QCD

The Abelian decomposition of QCD which decomposes the gluons to the color neutral binding gluons and the colored valence gluons shows that QCD can be viewed as the restricted QCD (RCD) made of the binding gluons which has the valence gluons as colored source, and simplifies the QCD dynamics greatly. In particular, it tells that the gauge covariant valence gluons can be treated as the constituents of hadrons, and generalizes the quark model to the quark and valence gluon model. So it provides a comprehensive picture of glueballs and their mixing with quarkoniums, and predicts new hybrid hadrons made of quarks and valence gluons. We discuss how these predictions could be confirmed experimentally. In particular we present a systematic search for the ground state glueballs and their mixing with quarkoniums below 2 GeV in $0^{++}$, $2^{++}$, and $0^{-+}$ channels within the framework of QCD, and predict the relative branching ratios of the radiative decay of $\psi$ to the physical states.

hep-ph