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Y. Taniguchi

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arXiv2002

Runaway Merging of Black Holes: Analytical Constraint on the Timescale

Following the discovery of a black hole (BH) with a mass of 10^3-10^6 M(sun) in a starburst galaxy M82, we study formation of such a BH via successive merging of stellar-mass BHs within a star cluster. The merging has a runaway characteristic. This is because massive BHs sink into the cluster core and have a high number density, and because the merging probability is higher for more massive BHs. We use the Smoluchowski equation to study analytically the evolution of the BH mass distribution. Under favorable conditions, which are expected for some star clusters in starburst galaxies, the timescale of the runaway merging is at most of order 10^7 yr. This is short enough to account for the presence of a BH heavier than 10^3 M(sun) in an ongoing starburst region.

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arXiv2001

I=2 Pion Scattering Length and Phase Shift with Wilson Fermions

We present preliminary results of scattering length and phase shift for I=2 S-wave $ππ$ system with the Wilson fermions in the quenched approximation. The finite size method presented by Lüscher is employed, and calculations are carried out at $β=5.9$ on a $24^3\times 60$ and $32^3\times 60$ lattice.

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arXiv2001

Chiral property of domain-wall fermion from eigenvalues of 4D Wilson-Dirac Operator

We investigate a chiral property of the domain-wall fermion (DWF) system using the four-dimensional hermitian Wilson-Dirac operator $H_W$. A formula expressing the Ward-Takahashi identity quark mass $m_{5q}$ with eigenvalues of this operator is derived, which well explains the $N_5$ dependence of $m_{5q}$ observed in previous numerical simulations. We further discuss the chiral property of DWF in the large volume in terms of the spectra of $H_W$.

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arXiv2001

Maximum entropy analysis of hadron spectral functions and excited states in quenched lattice QCD

Employing the maximum entropy method we extract the spectral functions from meson correlators at four lattice spacings in quenched QCD with the Wilson quark action. We confirm that the masses and decay constants, obtained from the position and the area of peaks, agree well with the results from the conventional exponential fit. For the first excited state, we obtain $m_{π_1} = 660(590)$ MeV, $m_{ρ_1} = 1540(570)$ MeV, and $f_{ρ_1} = 0.085(36)$ in the continuum limit.

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arXiv2001

Charmonium spectrum from quenched QCD on anisotropic lattices

We present our final results of the charmonium spectrum in quenched QCD on anisotropic lattices. Simulations are made with the plaquette gauge action and a tadpole improved clover quark action employing $ξ= a_s/a_t = 3$. We calculate the spectrum of S- and P-states and their excitation, and study the scaling behavior of mass splittings. Comparison is made with the experiment and previous lattice results. The issue of hyperfine splitting for different choices of the clover coefficients obtained by Klassen is discussed.

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arXiv2001

Calculation of $K\toππ$ decay amplitudes from $K\toπ$ matrix elements in quenched domain-wall QCD

We present a calculation of the $K\toππ$ decay amplitudes from the $K\toπ$ matrix elements using leading order relations derived in chiral perturbation theory. Numerical simulations are carried out in quenched QCD with the domain-wall fermion action and the renormalization group improved gluon action. Our results show that the I=2 amplitude is reasonably consistent with experiment whereas the I=0 amplitude is sizably smaller. Consequently the $ΔI=1/2$ enhancement is only half of the experimental value, and $ε'/ε$ is negative.

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arXiv2001

Non-perturbative renormalization for a renormalization group improved gauge action

Renormalization constants of vector ($Z_V$) and axial-vector ($Z_A$) currents are determined non-perturbatively in quenched QCD for a renormalization group improved gauge action and a tadpole improved clover quark action using the Schrödinger functional method. Non-perturbative values of $Z_V$ and $Z_A$ turn out to be smaller than the one-loop perturbative values by $O(10%)$ at $a^{-1}\approx 1$ GeV. A sizable scaling violation of meson decay constants $f_π$ and $f_ρ$ observed with the one-loop renormalization factors remains even with non-perturbative renormalization.

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arXiv2001

Equation of state for pure SU(3) gauge theory on anisotropic lattices

We present results for the equation of state for pure SU(3) gauge theory obtained on anisotropic lattices with the anisotropy $ξ\equiv a_s/a_t = 2$. The pressure and energy density are calculated on $N_t / ξ= 4, 5$ and 6 lattices with the integral method. They are found to satisfy the leading $1/N_t^2$ scaling from our coarsest lattice $N_t/ξ=4$. This enables us to carry out well controlled continuum extrapolations. We find that the pressure and energy density agree with those obtained using the isotropic plaquette action, but have smaller and more reliable errors.

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arXiv2001

Chiral properties of domain-wall fermions from eigenvalues of 4 dimensional Wilson-Dirac operator

We investigate chiral properties of the domain-wall fermion (DWF) system by using the four-dimensional hermitian Wilson-Dirac operator. We first derive a formula which connects a chiral symmetry breaking term in the five dimensional DWF Ward-Takahashi identity with the four dimensional Wilson-Dirac operator, and simplify the formula in terms of only the eigenvalues of the operator, using an ansatz for the form of the eigenvectors. For a given distribution of the eigenvalues, we then discuss the behavior of the chiral symmetry breaking term as a function of the fifth dimensional length. We finally argue the chiral property of the DWF formulation in the limit of the infinite fifth dimensional length, in connection with spectra of the hermitian Wilson-Dirac operator in the infinite volume limit as well as in the finite volume.

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arXiv2001

Far-Infrared Census of Starburst-Seyfert Connection

Far-infrared flux densities are newly extracted from the IRAS database for the RSA and CfA complete samples of Seyfert galaxies. These data are used to classify the Seyfert galaxies into those where the far-infrared continuum emission is dominated by the active galactic nucleus (AGN), circumnuclear starburst, or host galaxy. While AGN-dominant objects consist of comparable numbers of Seyfert 1 and 2 galaxies, starburst- and host-dominant objects consist preferentially of Seyfert 2 galaxies. Thus, in addition to the dusty torus, the circumnuclear starburst region and host galaxy are important in hiding the broad-line region. Morphologically, starburst-dominant Seyfert galaxies are of later types and more strongly interacting than AGN-dominant Seyfert galaxies. In a later-type galaxy, the AGN central engine has a lower Eddington luminosity, and the gaseous content is higher. The gas is efficiently supplied to the starburst via a galaxy-galaxy interaction. Morphologies of host-dominant Seyfert galaxies are of various types. Since starbursts in Seyfert galaxies are older than those in classical starburst galaxies, we propose an evolution from starburst to starburst-dominant Seyfert to host-dominant Seyfert for a late-type galaxy. An evolution from AGN-dominant Seyfert to host-dominant Seyfert is proposed for an early-type galaxy. These sequences have durations of a few x 10^8 yr and occur repeatedly within a galaxy during its evolution from a late type to an early type.

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arXiv2001

Thermodynamics of SU(3) gauge theory on anisotropic lattices

Finite temperature SU(3) gauge theory is studied on anisotropic lattices using the standard plaquette gauge action. The equation of state is calculated on $16^{3} \times 8$, $20^{3} \times 10$ and $24^{3} \times 12$ lattices with the anisotropy $ξ\equiv a_s / a_t = 2$, where $a_s$ and $a_t$ are the spatial and temporal lattice spacings. Unlike the case of the isotropic lattice on which $N_t=4$ data deviate significantly from the leading scaling behavior, the pressure and energy density on an anisotropic lattice are found to satisfy well the leading $1/N_t^2$ scaling from our coarsest lattice, $N_t/ξ=4$. With three data points at $N_t/ξ=4$, 5 and 6, we perform a well controlled continuum extrapolation of the equation of state. Our results in the continuum limit agree with a previous result from isotropic lattices using the same action, but have smaller and more reliable errors.

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arXiv2001

Equation of state in finite-temperature QCD with two flavors of improved Wilson quarks

We present results of a first study of equation of state in finite-temperature QCD with two flavors of Wilson-type quarks. Simulations are made on lattices with temporal size $N_t=4$ and 6, using an RG-improved action for the gluon sector and a meanfield-improved clover action for the quark sector. The lines of constant physics corresponding to fixed values of the ratio $m_{\rm PS}/m_{\rm V}$ of the pseudo-scalar to vector meson masses at zero temperature are determined, and the beta functions which describe the renormalization-group flow along these lines are calculated. Using these results, the energy density and the pressure are calculated as functions of temperature along the lines of constant physics in the range $m_{\rm PS}/m_{\rm V} = 0.65$--0.95. The quark mass dependence in the equation of state is found to be small for $m_{\rm PS}/m_{\rm V} \simlt 0.8$. Comparison of results for $N_t=4$ and $N_t=6$ lattices show significant scaling violation present in the $N_t=4$ results. At high temperatures the results for $N_t=6$ are quite close to the continuum Stefan-Boltzmann limit, suggesting the possibility of a precise continuum extrapolation of thermodynamic quantities from simulations at $N_t\simgt 6$.

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arXiv2001

Spectral function and excited states in lattice QCD with maximum entropy method

We apply the maximum entropy method to extract the spectral functions for pseudoscalar and vector mesons from hadron correlators previously calculated at four different lattice spacings in quenched QCD with the Wilson quark action. We determine masses and decay constants for the ground and excited states of the pseudoscalar and vector channels from position and area of peaks in the spectral functions. We obtain the results, $m_{π_1} = 660(590)$ MeV and $m_{ρ_1} = 1540(570)$ MeV for the masses of the first excited state masses, in the continuum limit of quenched QCD. We also find unphysical states which have infinite mass in the continuum limit, and argue that they are bound states of two doublers of the Wilson quark action. If the interpretation is correct, this is the first time that the state of doublers is identified in lattice QCD numerical simulations.

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arXiv2001

Kaon B parameter from quenched domain-wall QCD

We report on a calculation of $B_K$ with domain wall fermion action in quenched QCD. Simulations are made with a renormalization group improved gauge action at $β=2.6$ and 2.9 corresponding to $a^{-1}\approx 2$GeV and 3GeV. Effects due to finite fifth dimensional size $N_5$ and finite spatial size $N_σ$ are examined in detail. Matching to the continuum operator is made perturbatively at one loop order. We obtain $B_K(μ= 2 GeV)= 0.5746(61)(191)$, where the first error is statistical and the second error represents an estimate of scaling violation and ${\cal O}(α^2)$ errors in the renormalization factor added in quadrature, as an estimate of the continuum value in the $\msbar$ scheme with naive dimensional regularization. This value is consistent, albeit somewhat small, with $B_K(μ= 2 {GeV})= 0.628(42)$ obtained by the JLQCD Collaboration using the Kogut-Susskind quark action. Results for light quark masses are also reported.

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arXiv2001

Nuclear obscuration in the high-ionization Seyfert 2 galaxy Tol 0109-383

We report the BeppoSAX detection of a hard X-ray excess in the X-ray spectrum of the classical high-ionization Seyfert 2 galaxy Tol0109-383. The X-ray emission of this source observed below 7 keV is dominated by reflection from both cold and ionized gas, as seen in the ASCA data. The excess hard X-ray emission is presumably due to the central source absorbed by an optically thick obscuring torus with N(H)~2e24 cm-2. The strong cold X-ray reflection, if it is produced at the inner surface of the torus, is consistent with the picture where much of the inner nucleus of Tol0109-383 is exposed to direct view, as indicated by optical and infrared properties. However, the X-ray absorption must occur at small radii in order to hide the central X-ray source but leave the optical high-ionization emission line region unobscured. This may also be the case for objects like the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk231.

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arXiv2001

ISOCAM-CVF 5-12 mum Spectroscopy of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies

We present low resolution mid infrared spectra of 16 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) obtained with the CVF spectroscopy mode of ISOCAM on board the Infrared Space Observatory ISO. Our sample completes previous ISO spectroscopy of ultra- and hyperluminous infrared galaxies towards higher luminosities. The combined samples cover an infrared luminosity range of \~10^{12 -13.1} Lo. For about half of the high luminosity ULIRGs studied here, strong aromatic emission bands suggest starburst dominance. Other spectra are dominated by a strong AGN-related continuum with weak superposed emission features of uncertain nature. An improved method to quantitatively characterize the relative contribution of star formation and AGN activity to the mid-infrared emission of ULIRGs is presented. As dominant source of the bolometric luminosity, starbursts prevail at the lower end and AGNs at the higher end of this range. The transition between mostly starburst and mostly AGN powered occurs at ~10^{12.4}$ to $10^{12.5} Lo, and individual luminous starbursts are found up to ~10^{12.65} Lo.

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arXiv2000

Eigenvalues of the hermitian Wilson-Dirac operator and chiral properties of the domain-wall fermion

Chiral properties of QCD formulated with the domain-wall fermion (DWQCD) are studied using the anomalous quark mass m_{5q} and the spectrum of the 4-dimensional Wilson-Dirac operator. Numerical simulations are made with the standard plaquette gauge action and a renormalization-group improved gauge action. Results are reported on the density of zero eigenvalue obtained with the accumulation method, and a comparison is made with the results for m_{5q}.

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