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Quadrupole variation of projected spectra of even Ti isotopes

1975

In the present work we study the dependence of projected good $J$ states on the quadrupole moment. In order to achieve this, the quadrupole-moment-depenent generalized deformed BCS (DBCS) wave functions have been computed after minimizing the constrained Hamiltonian ${H}_{q}=H\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\lambda}N\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\mu}Q$. The calculation assumes the existence of a $^{40}\mathrm{Ca}$ spherical core. The two body residual interaction between the valence nucleons is determined by using the $^{42}\mathrm{Sc}$ spectrum for the $T=0$ force and the $^{49}\mathrm{Ca}$ spectrum for the $T=1$ force. The result of the calculation shows that the projected spectra in general cannot…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physicssymbols.namesakeQuadrupolesymbolsHartree–Fock methodMoment of inertiaBCS theoryAtomic physicsWave functionHamiltonian (quantum mechanics)NucleonSpectral linePhysical Review C
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Spontaneous fission lifetimes from the minimization of self-consistent collective action

2013

The spontaneous fission lifetime of 264Fm has been studied within nuclear density functional theory by minimizing the collective action integral for fission in a two-dimensional quadrupole collective space representing elongation and triaxiality. The collective potential and inertia tensor are obtained self-consistently using the Skyrme energy density functional and density-dependent pairing interaction. The resulting spontaneous fission lifetimes are compared with the static result obtained with the minimum-energy pathway. We show that fission pathways strongly depend on assumptions underlying collective inertia. With the non-perturbative mass parameters, the dynamic fission pathway become…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physicsta114Nuclear TheoryFissionmedia_common.quotation_subjectNuclear TheoryFOS: Physical sciencesMoment of inertiaInertiaNuclear physicsNuclear Theory (nucl-th)Quantum electrodynamicsPairingQuadrupoleAxial symmetryNuclear ExperimentNuclear densitySpontaneous fissionmedia_common
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Effects of roughness on particle dynamics in turbulent channel flows: a DNS analysis

2014

AbstractDeposition and resuspension mechanisms in particle-laden turbulent flows are dominated by the coherent structures arising in the wall region. These turbulent structures, which control the turbulent regeneration cycles, are affected by the roughness of the wall. The particle-laden turbulent flow in a channel bounded by irregular two-dimensional rough surfaces is analysed. The behaviour of dilute dispersions of heavy particles is analysed using direct numerical simulations (DNS) to calculate the three-dimensional turbulent flow and Lagrangian tracking to describe the turbophoretic effect associated with two-phase turbulent flows in a complex wall-bounded domain. Turbophoresis is inves…

PhysicsParticle statisticsTurbulenceMechanical Engineeringmedia_common.quotation_subjectParticle-laden flowsProbability density functionMechanicsCondensed Matter PhysicsTracking (particle physics)Inertiamultiphase and particle-laden flows particle/fluid flows turbulent flowsPhysics::Fluid DynamicsMechanics of MaterialsParticleParticle velocitymedia_commonJournal of Fluid Mechanics
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L-Rigidity in Newtonian approximation

2008

Newtonian limit of L-Rigidity is obtained. In this formalism, L-Rigidity is reduced to steady Newtonian rigid motions in a Newtonian frame of reference in which the observer is at rest.

PhysicsPhysics::General PhysicsInertial frame of referenceNewtonian potentialNewtonian limitRotating reference frameFrame of referenceCovariant derivativePhysics::Fluid DynamicsGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyClassical mechanicsPhysics::Space PhysicsNewtonian fluidVector field
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Thermal and non-thermal signatures of the Unruh effect in Casimir-Polder forces

2014

We show that Casimir-Polder forces between two relativistic uniformly accelerated atoms exhibit a transition from the short distance thermal-like behavior predicted by the Unruh effect, to a long distance non-thermal behavior, associated with the breakdown of a local inertial description of the system. This phenomenology extends the Unruh thermal response detected by a single accelerated observer to an accelerated spatially extended system of two particles, and we identify the characteristic length scale for this crossover with the inverse of the proper acceleration of the two atoms. Our results are derived separating at fourth order in perturbation theory the contributions of vacuum fluctu…

PhysicsQuantum PhysicsInertial frame of referenceCharacteristic lengthVacuum stateGeneral Physics and AstronomyFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)Casimir-Polder forceGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyCasimir effectCondensed Matter - Other Condensed MatterUnruh effectClassical mechanicsVacuum FluctuationsUnruh EffectProper accelerationQuantum Physics (quant-ph)Scalar fieldQuantum fluctuationOther Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
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INFLUENCE OF UNCERTAINTIES ON PD TUNING

2013

The aim of this work is to present a method for tuning the parameters of PD controller under the influences of the uncertainties, in order to stabilize the position of a rotor supported by active magnetic bearings (AMBs). The uncertainties are relative to mass, transverse and polar moment of inertia of the rotor. The introduction of the uncertainties is due to an incomplete modeled dynamic of the system or in the case the system being subjected to a parametric variation. The presence of the uncertainties produces a set of differences among the values of the output. Poles displacement method is used to reach the asymptotically stability condition characterized by a periodic oscillation durin…

PhysicsSettore ING-IND/14 - Progettazione Meccanica E Costruzione Di MacchineUncertainties active magnetic bearing PD controller shaftControl theoryMagnetic bearingPID controllerAngular velocityTransient responseRigid rotorMoment of inertiaImpulse (physics)Parametric statistics
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Observer for a thick layer of solid deuterium-tritium using backlit optical shadowgraphy and interferometry.

2007

Our work is in the context of the French "laser megajoule" project, about fusion by inertial confinement. The project leads to the problem of characterizing the inner surface, of the approximately spherical target, by optical shadowgraphy techniques. Our work is entirely based on the basic idea that optical shadowgraphy produces "caustics" of systems of optical rays, which contain a great deal of 3D information about the surface to be characterized. We develop a method of 3D reconstruction based upon this idea plus a "small perturbations" technique. Although computations are made in the special "spherical" case, the method is in fact general and may be extended to several other situations.

Physicsbusiness.industryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Context (language use)Observer (special relativity)ShadowgraphyLaserIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineeringlaw.inventionInterferometryOpticslawBusiness and International ManagementPerturbation theorybusinessInertial confinement fusionLaser MégajouleApplied optics
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NOISE EFFECTS IN POLYMER DYNAMICS

2008

The study of the noise induced effects on the dynamics of a chain molecule crossing a potential barrier, in the presence of a metastable state, is presented. A two-dimensional stochastic version of the Rouse model for a flexible polymer has been adopted to mimic the molecular dynamics and to take into account the interactions between adjacent monomers. We obtain a nonmonotonic behavior of the mean first passage time and its standard deviation, of the polymer centre of inertia, with the noise intensity. These findings reveal a noise induced effect on the mean crossing time. The role of the polymer length is also investigated.

Physicschemistry.chemical_classificationPolymer DynamicsQuantitative Biology::BiomoleculesStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Applied Mathematicsmedia_common.quotation_subjectDynamics (mechanics)FOS: Physical sciencesPolymerInertiaStandard deviationCondensed Matter::Soft Condensed MatterMolecular dynamicschemistryModeling and SimulationMetastabilityRectangular potential barrierStatistical physicsFirst-hitting-time modelEngineering (miscellaneous)Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanicsmedia_commonInternational Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos
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Observation of an Intense Quasicontinuum of Superdeformed Rotational Transitions inEu143

1996

Quasicontinuum spectra in coincidence with transitions belonging to the different potential wells of {sup 143}Eu are studied with an increasing number of coincidence folds. An intense bump of rotationally correlated transitions is observed to develop in the high spin region. Fold distributions, angular anisotropies, moment of inertia determinations, and lower limits of lifetimes as a function of the rotational frequency show that the bump originates from highly collective rotationally damped {ital E}2 transitions generated by superdeformed states. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

Physicseducation.field_of_studyPopulationGeneral Physics and AstronomyMoment of inertiaAtomic physicsAnisotropyeducationRotational frequencyCoincidenceSpectral linePhysical Review Letters
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Multidimensional Skyrme-density-functional Study of the Spontaneous Fission of 238U

2015

We determined the spontaneous fission lifetime of 238U by a minimization of the action integral in a three-dimensional space of collective variables. Apart from the mass-distribution multipole moments Q20 (elongation) and Q30 (left–right asymmetry), we also considered the pairing- fluctuation parameter λ2 as a collective coordinate. The collective potential was obtained self-consistently using the Skyrme energy density functional SkM∗ . The inertia tensor was obtained within the nonperturbative cranking approximation to the adiabatic time-dependent Hartree–Fock– Bogoliubov approach. The pairing-fluctuation parameter λ2 allowed us to control the pairing gap along the fission path, which sign…

Physicsta114Fissionmedia_common.quotation_subjectNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyMoment of inertiaAsymmetryAction (physics)uraniumuraanispontaneous fissionQuantum electrodynamicsPairingStatistical physicsMultipole expansionAdiabatic processSpontaneous fissionmedia_commonActa Physica Polonica B
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