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DOE OSTI2012

Experimental study of the P₁₁(1440) and D₁₃(1520) resonances from the CLAS data on ep→e ' π⁺π⁻p '

The transition helicity amplitudes from the proton ground state to the P₁₁(1440) and D₁₃(1520) excited states (γ v pN* electrocouplings) were determined from the analysis of nine independent one-fold differential π⁺π⁻p electroproduction cross sections off a proton target, taken with CLAS at photon virtualities of 0.25 v pN* electrocouplings offers clear evidence for the reliable extraction of these fundamental quantities from meson-electroproduction data. This analysis also led to the determination of the long-awaited hadronic branching ratios for the D₁₃(1520) decay into Δπ (24%–32%) and Nρ (8%–17%).

Mokeev, V. I.↗
DOE OSTI2011

Experimental Constraints on Left-Right Symmetric Models from Muon Decay

The TWIST Collaboration has completed a new measurement of the energy-angle spectrum of positrons from the decay of highly polarized muons. A simultaneous measurement of the muon decay parameters {rho}, {delta}, and P{sub {mu}}{sup {pi}{xi}} tests the standard model in a purely leptonic process and provides improved limits for relevant extensions to the standard model. Specifically, for the generalized left-right symmetric model |(g{sub R}/g{sub L}){zeta}|<0.020 and (g{sub L}/g{sub R})m{sub 2}>578 GeV/c{sup 2}, both 90% C.L.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Experimental Investigation of the Role of Fluid Turbulent Stresses and Edge Plasma Flows for Intrinsic Rotation Generation in DIII-D H-Mode Plasmas

The first measurements of turbulent stresses and flows inside the separatrix of a tokamak H-mode plasma are reported, using a reciprocating multitip Langmuir probe at the DIII-D tokamak. A strong co-current rotation layer at the separatrix is found to precede intrinsic rotation development in the core. The measured fluid turbulent stresses transport toroidal momentum outward against the velocity gradient and thus try to sustain the edge layer. However, large kinetic stresses must exist to explain the net inward momentum transport leading to co-current core plasma rotation. The importance of such kinetic stresses is corroborated by the success of a simple orbit loss model, representing a purely kinetic mechanism, in the prediction of features of the edge corotation layer.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗
DOE OSTI2011

Mechanism of Void Nucleation and Growth in bcc Fe: Atomistic Simulations at Experimental Time Scales

Evolution of small-vacancy clusters in bcc Fe is simulated using a multiscale approach coupling an atomistic activation-relaxation method for sampling transition-state pathways with environment-dependent reaction coordinate calculations and a kinetic Monte Carlo simulation to reach time scales on the order of {approx}10{sup 4} s. Under vacancy-supersaturated condition, di- and trivacancy clusters form and grow by coalescence (Ostwald ripening). For cluster size greater than four we find a transition temperature of 150 deg. C for accelerated cluster growth, as observed in positron annihilation spectroscopy experiments. Implications for the mechanism of stage-IV radiation-damage-recovery kinetics are discussed.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2020

Intrinsic Mechanism for Anisotropic Magnetoresistance and Experimental Confirmation in Co{sub x}Fe{sub 1-x} Single-Crystal Fims.

Using first-principles transport calculations, we predict that the anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) of single-crystal CoxFe1-x alloys is strongly dependent on the current orientation and alloy concentration. An intrinsic mechanism for AMR is found to arise from the band crossing due to magnetization-dependent symmetry protection. These special k points can be shifted towards or away from the Fermi energy by varying the alloy composition and hence the exchange splitting, thus allowing AMR tunability. The prediction is confirmed by delicate transport measurements, which further reveal a reciprocal relationship of the longitudinal and transverse resistivities along different crystal axes.

Zeng, F. L.↗