2017 Vol. 41, No. 6

Particles and fields
Luminosity measurements for the R scan experiment at BESIII
M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, S. Ahmed, X. C. Ai, et al
2017, 41(6): 063001. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/063001
Abstract:
By analyzing the large-angle Bhabha scattering events e+e-→(γ)e+e- and diphoton events e+e-→(γ)γγ for the data sets collected at center-of-mass (c.m.) energies between 2.2324 and 4.5900 GeV (131 energy points in total) with the upgraded Beijing Spect...
A general analysis of Wtb anomalous couplings
Qing-Hong Cao, Bin Yan, Jiang-Hao Yu, Chen Zhang
2017, 41(6): 063101. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/063101
Abstract:
We investigate new physics effects on the Wtb effective couplings in a model-independent framework. The new physics effects can be parametrized by four independent couplings, f1L, f1R, f2L and f2R. We further introduce a set of parameters x0, xm, xp ...
Exotic decays of the 125 GeV Higgs boson at future e+e- colliders
Zhen Liu, Lian-Tao Wang, Hao Zhang
2017, 41(6): 063102. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/063102
Abstract:
The discovery of unexpected properties of the Higgs boson would o er an intriguing opportunity to shed light on some of the most profound puzzles in particle physics. Beyond Standard Model (BSM) decays of the Higgs boson could reveal new physics in a...
Note on non-vacuum conformal family contributions to Rényi entropy in two-dimensional CFT
Jia-ju Zhang
2017, 41(6): 063103. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/063103
Abstract:
We calculate the contributions of a general non-vacuum conformal family to Rényi entropy in two-dimensional conformal field theory (CFT). The primary operator of the conformal family can be either non-chiral or chiral, and we denote its scaling dimen...
Dynamical chiral symmetry breaking in NJL Model with a strong background magnetic field and Lorentz-violating extension of the Standard Model
Cui-Bai Luo, Song Shi, Yong-Hui Xia, Hong-Shi Zong
2017, 41(6): 063104. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/063104
Abstract:
The Eigenstate Method has been developed to deduce the fermion propagator with a constant external magnetic field. In general, we find its result is equivalent to other methods and this new method is more convenient, especially when one evaluates the...
X(16.7) as the solution of the NuTeV anomaly
Yi Liang, Long-Bin Chen, Cong-Feng Qiao
2017, 41(6): 063105. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/063105
Abstract:
A recent experimental study of excited 8Be decay to its ground state revealed an anomaly in the angular distribution of the final states. This exceptional result is attributed to a new vector gauge boson X(16.7). We study the significance of this new...
Nuclear physics
Theoretical approaches to alpha decay half-lives of super-heavy nuclei
S. S. Hosseini, H. Hassanabadi
2017, 41(6): 064101. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/064101
Abstract:
We consider the systematics of α-decay half-lives of super-heavy nuclei versus the decay energy and the total α-kinetic energy. We calculate the half-lives using the experimental Qα values. The computed half-lives are compared with the experimental d...
Effect of positive Q-value neutron transfers on sub-barrier fusion reactions
Pei-Wei Wen, Zhao-Qing Feng, Fan Zhang, Cheng Li, Cheng-Jian Lin, Feng-Shou Zhang
2017, 41(6): 064102. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/064102
Abstract:
The role of positive Q-value neutron transfers in sub-barrier fusion reactions has been studied with a modified quantum coupled channels model with all order couplings (CCFULL model). Neutron rearrangement related only to the dynamical matching condi...
Signatures of shell evolution in alpha decay across the N=126 shell closure
Rui-Wang, Rui-Yao Wang, Yi-Bin Qian, Zhong-Zhou Ren
2017, 41(6): 064103. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/064103
Abstract:
Within the alpha-cluster model, we particularly investigate the alpha decay of exotic nuclei in the vicinity of the N=126 neutron shell plus the Z=82 proton shell. The systematics of alpha-preformation probability (Pα), as an indicator of the shell e...
Alpha-induced reaction cross-section for Sm, U, Np targets: influence of hexadecapole deformation and deformed surface diffuseness
S. A. Alavi, V. Dehghani
2017, 41(6): 064104. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/064104
Abstract:
Alpha-induced reactions on 154Sm, 233,235,236,238U, and 237Np deformed nuclei are studied theoretically. The effects of hexadecapole deformation, deformed surface diffuseness parameter, and orientation on barrier height and position, fusion cross-sec...
Descriptive study of the even-even actinide nuclei 230-234Th isotopes using IBM-1
N. Al-Dahan
2017, 41(6): 064105. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/064105
Abstract:
The nuclear structure of the actinide even-even thorium isotopes from A=230-234 have been investigated within the framework of the Interacting Boson Model (IBM-1). Predictions are given for the excited state energies for the ground state, β and γ -ba...
Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics and Cosmology
Acceleration of particles in Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton black holes
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2017, 41(6): 065101. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/065101
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It has recently been pointed out that, under certain conditions, the energy of particles accelerated by black holes in the center-of-mass frame can become arbitrarily high. In this paper, we study the collision of two particles in the case of four-di...
Spatial and temporal variations of the fine-structure constant in the Finslerian universe
Xin Li, Hai-Nan Lin
2017, 41(6): 065102. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/065102
Abstract:
Recent observations show that the electromagnetic fine-structure constant, αe, may vary with space and time. In the framework of Finsler spacetime, we propose here an anisotropic cosmological model, in which both spatial and temporal variations of αe...
Nonlinear description of Yang-Mills cosmology: cosmic inflation and the accompanying Hannay's angle
Yacine Bouguerra, Mustapha Maamache, Jeong Ryeol Choi
2017, 41(6): 065103. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/065103
Abstract:
Hannay's angle is a classical analogue of the “geometrical phase factor” found by Berry in his research on the quantum adiabatic theorem. This classical analogue is defined if closed curves of constant action variables return to the same curves in ph...
Scale-invariance in soft gamma repeaters
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2017, 41(6): 065104. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/065104
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The statistical properties of the soft gamma repeater SGR J1550-5418 are investigated carefully. We find that the cumulative distributions of fluence, peak flux and duration can be well fitted by a bent power law, while the cumulative distribution of...
Detectors, Related Electronics and Experimental Methods
Plastic scintillation detectors for precision Time-of-Flight measurements of relativistic heavy ions
Wen-Jian Lin, Jian-Wei Zhao, Bao-Hua Sun, Liu-Chun He, Wei-Ping Lin, Chuan-Ye Liu, Isao Tanihata, Satoru Terashima, Yi Tian, Feng Wang, Meng Wang, Guang-Xin Zhang, Xue-Heng Zhang, Li-Hua Zhu, Li-Min Duan, Rong-Jiang Hu, Zhong Liu, Chen-Gui Lu, Pei-Pei Ren, Li-Na Sheng, Zhi-Yu Sun, Shi-Tao Wang, Tao-Feng Wang, Zhi-Guo Xu, Yong Zheng
2017, 41(6): 066001. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/066001
Abstract:
Plastic scintillation detectors for Time-of-Flight (TOF) measurements are almost essential for event-by-event identification of relativistic rare isotopes. In this work, a pair of plastic scintillation detectors of dimensions 50×50 ×3t mm3 and 80×100...
An ultrafast front-end ASIC for APD array detectors in X-ray time-resolved experiments
Yang-Fan Zhou, Qiu-Ju Li, Peng Liu, Lei Fan, Wei Xu, Ye Tao, Zhen-Jie Li
2017, 41(6): 066101. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/066101
Abstract:
An ultrafast front-end ASIC chip has been developed for APD array detectors in X-ray time-resolved experiments. The chip has five channels: four complete channels and one test channel with an analog output. Each complete channel consists of a preampl...
Design and development of JUNO event data model
Teng Li, Xin Xia, Xing-Tao Huang, Jia-Heng Zou, Wei-Dong Li, Tao Lin, Kun Zhang, Zi-Yan Deng
2017, 41(6): 066201. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/066201
Abstract:
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) detector is designed to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and precisely measure oscillation parameters. The general purpose design also allows measurements of neutrinos from many terrestrial an...
Accelerators
Development of fundamental power coupler for C-ADS superconducting elliptical cavities
Kui-Xiang Gu, Feng Bing, Wei-Min Pan, Tong-Ming Huang, Qiang Ma, Fan-Bo Meng
2017, 41(6): 067001. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/067001
Abstract:
5-cell elliptical cavities have been selected for the main linac of the China Accelerator Driven sub-critical System (C-ADS) in the medium energy section. According to the design, each cavity should be driven with radio frequency (RF) energy up to 15...
Effects of laser pulse heating of copper photocathodes on high-brightness electron beam production at blowout regime
Lian-Min Zheng, Ying-Chao Du, Chuan-Xiang Tang, Wei Gai
2017, 41(6): 067002. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/067002
Abstract:
Producing high-brightness and high-charge (>100 pC) electron bunches at blowout regime requires ultrashort laser pulses with high fluence. The effects of laser pulse heating of the copper photocathode are analyzed in this paper. The electron and latt...
Uniform transverse beam profile with a new type of nonlinear magnet
Sheng-Dong Gu, Wei-Bin Liu
2017, 41(6): 067003. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/067003
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In this paper, a new type of magnet is proposed and produced to give a uniform transverse beam profile. Compared to octupole magnets, the new type of magnet can provide a similar octupole magnet field in the middle, but the rise rate declines quickly...
Synchrotron Radiation, Free Electron Lasers, Applications of Nuclear Technology, etc
Study of neutron dose equivalent at the HIRFL deep tumor therapy terminal
Jun-Kui Xu, You-Wu Su, Wu-Yuan Li, Wei-Wei Yan, Zong-Qiang Li, Wang Mao, Cheng-Guo Pang, Chong Xu
2017, 41(6): 068201. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/41/6/068201
Abstract:
The secondary neutron fields at the deep tumor therapy terminal at HIRFL (Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou) were investigated. The distributions of neutron ambient dose equivalent were measured with a FHT762 Wendi-II neutron ambient dose equiva...

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