Charm hadroproduction cross-section up to 100 TeV from measurements of the cosmic-ray muon angular distribution. Results of the Mont Blanc experiment

1985 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Castellina ◽  
B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli ◽  
G. Mannocchi ◽  
P. Picchi ◽  
S. Vernetto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angular Distribution ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Cosmic Ray

scholarly journals On the scattering of fast neutrons by protons

1947 ◽  
Vol 191 (1025) ◽  
pp. 195-209 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Angular Distribution ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Fast Neutrons ◽  
Meson Mass ◽  
Nuclear Forces ◽  
Total Scattering ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Meson Theory ◽  
Total Scattering Cross Section

The features of the scattering of fast neutrons by protons are calculated using the Møller- Rosenfeld version of the meson theory of nuclear forces. The experimental results of Occhialini & Powell are used to check the predicted angular distribution of the scattered particles and to determine the mass of the meson; the meson mass indicated is about 215 electronic masses, which agrees with the mass of cosmic ray mesons. The total scattering cross-section predicted by the theory agrees with the empirical results.

An excess radio signal in the Abell 4038 cluster

2020 ◽  
Vol 500 (4) ◽  
pp. 5583-5588
Author(s):  
Man Ho Chan ◽  
Chak Man Lee
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Spectral Data ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Radio Signal ◽  
Dark Matter Particle ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Annihilation Cross Section ◽  
Radio Continuum ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
Dark Matter Annihilation

ABSTRACT In the past decade, various instruments, such as the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and the Dark Matter Particle Explorer(DAMPE), have been used to detect the signals of annihilating dark matter in our Galaxy. Although some excesses of gamma rays, antiprotons and electrons/positrons have been reported and are claimed to be dark matter signals, the uncertainties of the contributions of Galactic pulsars are still too large to confirm the claims. In this paper, we report on a possible radio signal of annihilating dark matter manifested in the archival radio continuum spectral data of the Abell 4038 cluster. By assuming a thermal annihilation cross-section and comparing the dark matter annihilation model with the null hypothesis (cosmic ray emission without dark matter annihilation), we obtain very large test statistic (TS) values, TS > 45, for four popular annihilation channels, which correspond to more than 6σ statistical preference. This reveals a possible potential signal of annihilating dark matter. In particular, our results are also consistent with the recent claims of dark matter mass, m ≈ 30–50 GeV, annihilating via the $\rm b\bar{b}$ quark channel with the thermal annihilation cross-section. However, at this time, we cannot exclude the possibility that a better background cosmic ray model could explain the spectral data without recourse to dark matter annihilations.

scholarly journals A possible radio signal of annihilating dark matter in the Abell 4038 cluster

2019 ◽  
Vol 495 (1) ◽  
pp. L124-L128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man Ho Chan ◽  
Chak Man Lee
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Radio Signal ◽  
Dark Matter Particle ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Annihilation Cross Section ◽  
Radio Continuum ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Dark Matter Annihilation

ABSTRACT In the past decade, some telescopes [e.g. Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT), Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer(AMS), and Dark Matter Particle Explorer(DAMPE)] were launched to detect the signals of annihilating dark matter in our Galaxy. Although some excess of gamma-rays, antiprotons, and electrons/positrons have been reported and claimed as dark matter signals, the uncertainties of Galactic pulsars’ contributions are still too large to confirm the claims. In this Letter, we report a possible radio signal of annihilating dark matter manifested in the archival radio continuum spectral data of the Abell 4038 cluster. By assuming the thermal annihilation cross-section and comparing the dark matter annihilation model with the null hypothesis (cosmic ray emission without dark matter annihilation), we get very large test statistic values >45 for four popular annihilation channels, which correspond to more than 6.5σ statistical preference. This provides a very strong evidence for the existence of annihilating dark matter. In particular, our results also support the recent claims of dark matter mass m ≈ 30–50 GeV annihilating via the bb̄ quark channel with the thermal annihilation cross-section.

Evidence for the Photoemission Nature of Gd 4f Resonant Photoemission

1998 ◽  
Vol 524 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Mishra ◽  
T. R. Cummins ◽  
W. J. Gammon ◽  
G. D. Waddill ◽  
G. Van der-Laan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angular Distribution ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Photon Energy ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Emission Cross Section ◽  
Linear Dichroism ◽  
Constructive Interference ◽  
Resonant Photoemission ◽  
Magnetic Linear Dichroism ◽  
Spectroscopy Experiment

ABSTRACTThe constructive interference between direct and indirect channels above the absorption threshold of a core level leads to a massive increase in the emission cross section leading to a phenomenon called “resonant photoemission”. Using novel magnetic linear dichroism in angular distribution photoelectron spectroscopy experiment we have tried to understand the nature of the resonant photoemission process in Gd metal. The presence of dichroism in Gd 4f photoemission intensity at a photon energy corresponding to resonant photoemission clearly demonstrates the photoemission-like nature of the resonant photoemission process.

scholarly journals p-Wave Strength in the Low-energy 7Li(p,?0)8Be Cross Section

1995 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 813 ◽  
Author(s):  
FC Barker
Keyword(s):  
Angular Distribution ◽  
Shell Model ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Energy Data

Recent fits to low-energy 7Li(p, "Yo)8Be angular distribution and analysing power data suggested a large p-wave strength. It is shown that acceptable fits to the data can be obtained by attributing the p-wave Ml contributions to the tails of the 17 �64 and 18 �15 MeV 1+ levels of 8Be, with p-wave strengths much less than those obtained previously, but only if some of the spectroscopic amplitudes have signs opposite to those suggested by shell model calculations and/or a fit to higher-energy data.

A Preliminary Study on the Angular Distribution of Scattered Ultrasound from Bovine Liver and Myocardium

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-145
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Burke ◽  
Ernest L. Madsen ◽  
James A. Zagzebski
Keyword(s):  
Angular Distribution ◽  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Unit Volume ◽  
Bovine Liver ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Ultrasonic Scattering ◽  
Differential Scattering Cross Section ◽  
Scattering Cross ◽  
Preliminary Study

Measurements were performed on freshly-excised bovine liver and myocardium to determine the ultrasonic scattering nature of the tissues under a variety of experimental conditions. Results for the angular distribution of the differential scattering cross section per unit volume of tissue are reported for scattering angles spanning 170 to 44 degrees for interrogating frequencies of 1.0, 2.25, 3.5 and 5.0 MHz. Fresh and aged tissues, some with abnormally high connective tissue content were analyzed. The results are compared to previously-published works.

Anomalous interactions of secondary particles emitted from relativistic heavy primary interactions

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Judek
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Secondary Particles ◽  
Nuclear Interactions ◽  
Charged Secondary ◽  
Singly Charged

Interaction mean free paths of relativistic secondary particles emitted from interactions of heavy primary cosmic-ray nuclei in emulsions were measured. The results show that among the Be, Li, He, and singly charged secondary nuclei there are particles present which interact with a cross section several times higher than the expected geometrical value. The stars produced by these particles have the characteristics of ordinary nuclear interactions. There appears to be no interpretation of these observations in terms of any known particle phenomena.

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