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NASA NTRS1996

Adaptation of the University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar for Polarization and Multiple Scattering Measurements

Quantitative lidar measurements of aerosol scattering are hampered by the need for calibrations and the problem of correcting observed backscatter profiles for the effects of attenuation. The University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) addresses these problems by separating molecular scattering contributions from the aerosol scattering; the molecular scattering is then used as a calibration target that is available at each point in the observed profiles. While the HSRl approach has intrinsic advantages over competing techniques, realization of these advantages requires implementation of a technically demanding system which is potentially very sensitive to changes in temperature and mechanical alignments. This paper describes a new implementation of the HSRL in an instrumented van which allows measurements during field experiments. The HSRL was modified to measure depolarization. In addition, both the signal amplitude and depolarization variations with receiver field of view are simultaneously measured. This allows for discrimination of ice clouds from water clouds and observation of multiple scattering contributions to the lidar return.

Eloranta, E. W.↗
DOE OSTI2024

Absorptive corrections to the electromagnetic form factor in high-energy elastic proton-proton scattering

Recently, it was noted that absorptive corrections to the electromagnetic form factor in high-energy proton-proton scattering are important for the theoretical interpretation of the p ↑ p and p ↑ A analyzing power A N ( t ) measurements with the Hydrogen Jet Target polarimeter (HJET) at RHIC. Here, a concise expression for the absorptive correction was derived within the eikonal approach. The resulting analysis reveals a systematic bias, nearly independent of the beam energy, in the experimental determination of the real-to-imaginary ratio ρ when absorption effects are overlooked in the data analysis. Quantification of this bias, as ρ meas = ρ + ( 0.036 ± 0.016 ) bias , was achieved using a Regge fit applied to available proton-proton measurements of ρ meas ( s ) and σ tot meas ( s ) . Considering the potential impact of such an effect on the experimentally determined A N ( t ) , one may enhance consistency between the HJET and STAR measurements of the hadronic spin-flip amplitude. While the sign of the bias in the value of ρ aligns with the anticipated effective increase in the proton charge radius in p p scattering due to absorption, it amplifies the observed discrepancy between σ tot meas and ρ meas values at s = 13 TeV as measured in the TOTEM experiment. Evaluation (using published TOTEM data) of the measured proton-proton d σ / d t dependence on the absorptive corrections indicated that possible soft photon corrections to the hadronic amplitude slope may be essential for such data analysis. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Finite- and infinite-volume study of DDπ scattering

We develop a comprehensive framework for extracting the pole position and properties of the doubly-charmed tetraquark $T$$^{+}_{cc}$(3875) from lattice QCD data using the relativistic three-particle formalism. This approach incorporates the effect of the one-pion exchange diagram in DDπ and DD ∗ scattering, making it applicable at energies coinciding with the left-hand cut in the partial-wave projected DD ∗ amplitude. We present an example application of this framework to existing lattice QCD data at mπ = 280 MeV. We solve the integral equations describing the DDπ reaction, use LSZ reduction to determine the corresponding DD ∗ amplitude, and find the values of the infinite-volume two- and three-body K matrices that lead to agreement with lattice DD ∗ phase shifts within their uncertainties. Using these K matrices in the three-particle quantization condition, we describe the finite- volume DD ∗ spectrum and find good agreement with the lattice QCD energies. Our results suggest that, at this pion mass, the tetraquark appears as a pair of subthreshold complex poles whose precise location strongly depends on the value of the DDπ three-particle K matrix.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2015

Position-dependent correlation function from the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Data Release 10 CMASS sample

We report on the first measurement of the three-point function with the position-dependent correlation function from the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) Data Release 10 CMASS sample. This new observable measures the correlation between two-point functions of galaxy pairs within different subvolumes, ξ-circumflex (ř,ř{sub L}), where ř{sub L} is the location of a subvolume, and the corresponding mean overdensities, δ-bar (ř{sub L}). This correlation, which we call the 'integrated three-point function', iζ(r)≡(ξ-circumflex (ř,ř{sub L})δ-bar (ř{sub L})), measures a three-point function of two short- and one long-wavelength modes, and is generated by nonlinear gravitational evolution and possibly also by the physics of inflation. The iζ(r) measured from the BOSS data lies within the scatter of those from the mock galaxy catalogs in redshift space, yielding a ten-percent-level determination of the amplitude of iζ(r). The tree-level perturbation theory in redshift space predicts how this amplitude depends on the linear and quadratic nonlinear galaxy bias parameters (b{sub 1} and b{sub 2}), as well as on the amplitude and linear growth rate of matter fluctuations (σ{sub 8} and f). Combining iζ(r) with the constraints on b{sub 1σ{sub 8}} and fσ{sub 8} from the global two-point correlation function and that on σ{sub 8} from the weak lensing signal of BOSS galaxies, we measure b{sub 2}=0.41±0.41 (68% C.L.) assuming standard perturbation theory at the tree level and the local bias model.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2023

Observation of long-radial-range-correlation in turbulence in high-collisionality high-confinement plasmas on DIII-D

Abstract We report on the observation of spatially asymmetric turbulent structures with a long radial correlation length in the core of high-collisionality H -mode plasmas on DIII-D tokamak. These turbulent structures develop from shorter wavelength turbulence and have a radially elongated structure. The envelope of turbulence spans a broad radial range in the mid-radius region, leading to streamer-like transport events. The underlying turbulence is featured by intermittency, long-term memory effect, and the characteristic spectrum of self-organized criticality. The amplitude and the radial scale increase substantially when the shearing rate of the mean flow is reduced below the turbulent scattering rate. The enhanced long-radial-range-correlated (LRRC) transport events are accompanied by apparent degradation of normalized energy confinement time. The emergence of such LRRC transport events may serve as a candidate explanation for the degrading nature of H-mode core plasma confinement at high collisionality on DIII-D tokamak.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗
DOE OSTI2012

Fast-ion Energy Loss During TAE Avalanches in the National Spherical Torus Experiment

Strong TAE avalanches on NSTX, the National Spherical Torus Experiment [M. Ono, et al., Nucl. Fusion 40 (2000) 557] are typically correlated with drops in the neutron rate in the range of 5% - 15%. In previous studies of avalanches in L-mode plasmas, these neutron drops were found to be consistent with modeled losses of fast ions. Here we expand the study to TAE avalanches in NSTX H-mode plasmas with improved analysis techniques. At the measured TAE mode amplitudes, simulations with the ORBIT code predict that fast ion losses are negligible. However, the simulations predict that the TAE scatter the fast ions in energy, resulting in a small (≈ 6%) drop in fast ion β. The net decrease in energy of the fast ions is sufficient to account for the bulk of the drop in neutron rate, even in the absence of fast ion losses. This loss of energy from the fast ion population is comparable to the estimated energy lost by damping from the Alfven wave during the burst. The previously studied TAE avalanches in L-mode are re-evaluated using an improved calculation of the potential fluctuations in the ORBIT code.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗
NASA NTRS1985

The propagation of solar flare particles in a turbulent coronal loop

Energetic solar flare particles, both electrons and protons, must survive the turbulent environment of a flaring loop and propogate to the lower corona or chromosphere in order to produce hard X-ray and gamma ray bursts. This plasma turbulence, often observed in soft X-ray line widths to be in excess of 100 km/s, is presumably capable of efficiently scattering the fast flare particles. This prevents to some degree the free streaming of accelerated particles and depending on the amplitude of the turbulence, restricts the particles to diffusive propagation along the length of the loop to the target chromosphere. In addition this turbulence is capable of performing additional acceleration of the fast particles by the second order Fermi mechanism. For compact flares with rise times 10s, the acceleration effect is small and the propagation of the particles is governed by spatial diffusion and energy loss in the ambient medium. The solution of the time dependent diffusion equation with velocity dependent diffusion and energy loss coefficients yields for the case of nonrelativistic protons particle precipitation rates which are necessary for calculating thick target gamma ray emission and also yields the total thin target emissivity.

Ryan, J. M.↗
NASA NTRS2000

LIS Validation at The KSC-ER

Each year, thousands of lightning electric field disturbances are recorded and archived by the ground-based field mill (FM) network at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and USAF Eastern Range (ER). The FM network has a range of several tens of kilometers, and a digital accuracy of 4 V/m. It has provided years of continuous lightning warning surveillance to KSC-ER space vehicle launch operations, and has undergone one major hardware upgrade since its inception in the early 1970s. Additional KSC lightning warning data is derived from a multistation radio time-of-arrival system called Lightning Detection and Ranging (LDAR). This system provides the location and space-time mapping of individual lightning channels (for both cloud and ground flashes). Additional lightning information for the KSC region is available from the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and a 5-station local magnetic direction finder network. In this study, all of the above mentioned data are used to ground-validate data derived from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) onboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). The FM network can be used to retrieve the charges deposited in a lightning flash, provided the flash is within a few kilometers of the FM Network. Although it is rare to obtain a TRMM overpass of thunderstorms hat occur this close to the FM network, seven such storms have been found and examined in this study. We compare the times and locations of LIS optical pulses with the spatial-temporal character of the FM, LDAR, and magnetic direction finder data. We also inter-compare LIS optical pulse amplitude data with FM-derived charge magnitudes, number of LDAR radio sources, and peak current values from magnetic direction finder data. Generally speaking, LIS lightning locations and times agree favorably with the KSC ground-based systems for most cases, but little correlation appears to exist between optical pulse amplitude and any of charge, # LDAR sources, peak current), owing possibly to the effects of source complexity and/or cloud multiple scattering.

Koshak, William J.↗
DOE OSTI2016

Pitch-angle scattering of energetic charged particles in nearly constant magnitude magnetic turbulence

We use a method developed by Roberts that optimizes the phase angles of an ensemble of plane waves with amplitudes determined from a Kolmogorov-like power spectrum, to construct magnetic field vector fluctuations having nearly constant magnitude and large variances in its components. This is a representation of the turbulent magnetic field consistent with that observed in the solar wind. Charged-particle pitch-angle diffusion coefficients are determined by integrating the equations of motion for a large number of charged particles moving under the influence of forces from our predefined magnetic field. We tested different cases by varying the kinetic energy of the particles (E {sub p}) and the turbulent magnetic field variance (σ{sub B}{sup 2}). For each combination of E {sub p} and σ{sub B}{sup 2}, we tested three different models: (1) the so-called “slab” model, where the turbulent magnetic field depends on only one spatial coordinate and has significant fluctuations in its magnitude (b=√(δB{sub x}{sup 2}(z)+δB{sub y}{sup 2}(z)+B{sub 0}{sup 2})); (2) the slab model optimized with nearly constant magnitude b; and (3) the slab model turbulent magnetic field with nearly constant magnitude plus a “variance-conserving” adjustment. In the last case, this model attempts to conserve the variance of the turbulent components (σ{sub Bx}{sup 2}+σ{sub By}{sup 2}), which is found to decrease during the optimization with nearly constant magnitude. We found that there is little or no effect on the pitch-angle diffusion coefficient D{sub μμ} between models 1 and 2. However, the result from model 3 is significantly different. We also introduce a new method to accurately determine the pitch-angle diffusion coefficients as a function of μ.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Analysis of the meson-meson data in the framework of the dispersion D-matrix method

We describe the meson-meson data for the (IJ{sup PC}=00{sup ++}) wave at 280{<=}{radical}(s){<=}1900 MeV in two approaches: (i) the K-matrix approach and (ii) the dispersion relation D-matrix method. With a good description of low-energy data (at 280{<=}{radical}(s){<=}900 MeV) as well as the data of two-meson transition amplitudes and antiproton-proton annihilation into three pseudoscalar meson states (at 450{<=}{radical}(s){<=}1950 MeV) we have found the positions of the resonance poles: (i) for the {sigma} meson pole: M{sub {sigma}=}(390{+-}35)-i(235{+-}50) MeV; (ii) two poles for the f{sub 0}(980), on the second sheet (under the {pi}{pi} cut): M{sub I}=(1011{+-}5)-i(35{+-}5) MeV, and on the third sheet (under the {pi}{pi} and KK cuts), M{sub II}=(1035{+-}50)-i(460{+-}50) MeV; for the f{sub 0}(1370) meson, M=(1285{+-}30)-i(160{+-}20) MeV; for the f{sub 0}(1500) meson, M=(1488{+-}4)-i(53{+-}5) MeV; for the f{sub 0}(1790) meson, M=(1775{+-}25)- i(140{+-}15) MeV; and for the broad state f{sub 0}(1200-1600) M=(1540{+-}120)-i(550{+-}70) MeV. Our estimation of the scalar-isoscalar scattering length obtained under different parameterizations and assumptions about the quality of low-energy {pi}{pi} scattering data is a{sub 0}{sup 0}=(0.215{+-}0.040)m{sub {pi}}{sup -1}. We also discuss the idea according to which the {sigma} meson could be a remnant of the confinement singularity, 1/s{sup 2}, in a white channel.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2012

The Dynamics of 1, 3 diphenylpropane Tethered to the Interior Pore Surfaces of MCM-41

The diffusive motions of covalently tethered 1, 3 diphenylpropane (DPP) via a silyl-aryl-ether linkage in the mesopores of MCM-41 were studied by quasielastic neutron scattering. The geometric effect of pore radius was investigated with samples having pores that ranged from 1.6 to 3.0 nm in diameter and highest achievable DPP grafting density. The effect of molecular crowding was investigated in 3.0 nm diameter pores for surface coverage ranging from 0.60 to 1.61 DPP/nm2. Temperature dependence was determined for large pore diameter samples from 240 K to 370 K. As the DPP molecules remain attached over this entire temperature range, data were analyzed in terms of a model of localized diffusion inside a sphere. Only the motions of the DPP hydrogen atoms were considered because of the high sensitivity of neutron scattering to the presence of hydrogen. As atoms far from the attachment point have a greater range of motion than those nearer the tether, the radius of the sphere limiting the motion of individual hydrogen atoms was allowed to increase based on the atom s distance from the tether point. Both smaller pore diameters and higher DPP surface coverage resulted in larger amplitude motion while the diffusion coefficient was greatest in the largest pores at highest surface coverage. These observations support a model where the DPP molecules prefer an orientation allowing close proximity to the MCM-41 pore surface and are forced into the pore interior by either the steric effect of small pore diameter or by increased competition for surface area at high molecule surface coverage.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗
DOE OSTI2012

THE SCATTERING POLARIZATION OF THE Ly{alpha} LINES OF H I AND He II TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PARTIAL FREQUENCY REDISTRIBUTION AND J-STATE INTERFERENCE EFFECTS

Recent theoretical investigations have pointed out that the cores of the Ly{alpha} lines of H I and He II should show measurable scattering polarization signals when observing the solar disk, and that the magnetic sensitivity, through the Hanle effect, of such linear polarization signals is suitable for exploring the magnetism of the solar transition region. Such investigations were carried out in the limit of complete frequency redistribution (CRD) and neglecting quantum interference between the two upper J-levels of each line. Here we relax both approximations and show that the joint action of partial frequency redistribution and J-state interference produces much more complex fractional linear polarization (Q/I) profiles, with large amplitudes in their wings. Such wing polarization signals turn out to be very sensitive to the temperature structure of the atmospheric model, so that they can be exploited for constraining the thermal properties of the solar chromosphere. Finally, we show that the approximation of CRD without J-state interference is however suitable for estimating the amplitude of the linear polarization signals in the core of the lines, where the Hanle effect operates.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2022

QCD tree amplitudes on modern GPUs: A case study for novel event generators

For more than a decade the current generation of CPU-based matrix element generators has provided hard scattering events with excellent flexibility and good efficiency.However, they are a bottleneck of current Monte Carlo event generator toolchains, and with the advent of the HL-LHC and more demanding precision requirements, faster matrix elements are needed, especially at intermediate to large jet multiplicities.We present first results of the new BlockGen family of matrix element algorithms, featuring GPU support and novel color treatments, and discuss the best choice to deliver the performance needed for the next generation of accelerated matrix element generators.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Influence of binary Coulomb collisions on nonlinear stimulated Raman backscatter in the kinetic regime

The influence of binary Coulomb collisions on trapped particle nonlinearities related to stimulated Raman scatter (SRS) in a single laser speckle is examined using one-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. Binary Coulomb collisions are incorporated using a numerical particle-pairing algorithm that reproduces a collision integral of the Landau form. The onset of nonlinearly enhanced levels of SRS reflectivity is shown to coincide with electron trapping in the daughter plasma wave and is sensitive to the collisional scattering rate. Relaxation of trapping-induced perturbations to the electron velocity distribution via collisional velocity space diffusion is predicted to have the largest effect on the onset of SRS when the amplitude of the daughter plasma wave is smallest, and trapping-induced perturbations to the electron velocity distribution function are also small. In the absence of higher dimensional detrapping mechanisms (e.g., electron side-loss), it is shown that the onset threshold for enhanced SRS reflectivity is determined predominantly by the parallel diffusion of trapped electrons scattering from bulk thermal electrons, and that for the conditions studied here, the contribution to detrapping from perpendicular diffusion is non-negligible. Additionally, inverse bremsstrahlung heating of the bulk electrons is shown to shift the daughter plasma wave spectrum upward along the Stoke's resonance to larger wave frequency and smaller wave number, changing the linear parametric coupling conditions to SRS backscatter as a function of time. The reduction in SRS reflectivity from binary Coulomb collisions is greatest for laser intensities near the collisionless onset threshold, ulimately leading to an increase in the onset threshold laser intensity for enhanced SRS reflectivity in the kinetic regime.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗
NASA NTRS1972

Neutral atmospheric models compatible with satellite orbital decay and incoherent scatter measurements

A correlation study was made of the variations of the exospheric temperature extrema with various combinations of the monthly mean and daily values of the 2800 MHz and Ca:2 solar indices. The phase and amplitude of the semi-annual component and the term dependent on Kp were found to remain almost the same for the maximum and minimum temperature. The term dependent on the 27 day component of the solar activity was found to be about four times as large for the diurnal maximum as for the minimum. Measurements at Arecibo have shown that temperature gradient changes at 125 km are consistent with the phase difference between the neutral temperature and density maxima. This is used to develop an empirical model which is compatible with both the satellite measurements and the available incoherent scatter measurements. A main feature of this model is that day length is included as a major model parameter.

Rohrbaugh, J. L.↗
DOE OSTI2016

First Measurement of the Beam Normal Single Spin Asymmetry in $Δ$ Resonance Production by $Q_{\rm weak}$

The beam normal single spin asymmetry ($B_{\rm n}$) is generated in the scattering of transversely polarized electrons from unpolarized nuclei. The asymmetry arises from the interference of the imaginary part of the two-photon exchange with the one-photon exchange amplitude. The $Q_{\rm weak}$ experiment has made the first measurement of $B_{\rm n}$ in the production of the $\Delta$(1232) resonance, using the $Q_{\rm weak}$ apparatus in Hall-C at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The final transverse asymmetry, corrected for backgrounds and beam polarization, is $B_{\rm n}$ = 43 $\pm$ 16 ppm at beam energy 1.16 GeV at an average scattering angle of about 8.3 degrees, and invariant mass of 1.2 GeV. The measured preliminary $B_{\rm n}$ agrees with a preliminary theoretical calculation. $B_{\rm n}$ for the $\Delta$ is the only known observable that is sensitive to the $\Delta$ elastic form-factors ($\gamma$*$\Delta\Delta$) in addition to the generally studied transition form-factors ($\gamma$*N$\Delta$), but extracting this information will require significant theoretical input.

Nuruzzaman, nfn↗
NASA NTRS1978

Experimental assessment of theory for refraction of sound by a shear layer

The refraction angle and amplitude changes associated with sound transmission through a circular, open-jet shear layer were studied in a 0.91 m diameter open jet acoustic research tunnel. Free stream Mach number was varied from 0.1 to 0.4. Good agreement between refraction angle correction theory and experiment was obtained over the test Mach number, frequency and angle measurement range for all on-axis acoustic source locations. For off-axis source positions, good agreement was obtained at a source-to-shear layer separation distance greater than the jet radius. Measureable differences between theory and experiment occurred at a source-to-shear layer separation distance less than one jet radius. A shear layer turbulence scattering experiment was conducted at 90 deg to the open jet axis for the same free stream Mach numbers and axial source locations used in the refraction study. Significant discrete tone spectrum broadening and tone amplitude changes were observed at open jet Mach numbers above 0.2 and at acoustic source frequencies greater than 5 kHz. More severe turbulence scattering was observed for downstream source locations.

Schlinker, R. H.↗
DOE OSTI2017

A Test of the Interstellar Boundary EXplorer Ribbon Formation in the Outer Heliosheath

NASA’s Interstellar Boundary EXplorer ( IBEX ) mission is imaging energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) propagating to Earth from the outer heliosphere and local interstellar medium (LISM). A dominant feature in all ENA maps is a ribbon of enhanced fluxes that was not predicted before IBEX . While more than a dozen models of the ribbon formation have been proposed, consensus has gathered around the so-called secondary ENA model. Two classes of secondary ENA models have been proposed; the first class assumes weak scattering of the energetic pickup protons in the LISM, and the second class assumes strong but spatially localized scattering. Here we present a numerical test of the “weak scattering” version of the secondary ENA model using our gyro-averaged kinetic model for the evolution of the phase-space distribution of protons in the outer heliosheath. As input for our test, we use distributions of the primary ENAs from our MHD-plasma/kinetic-neutral model of the heliosphere-LISM interaction. The magnetic field spectrum for the large-scale interstellar turbulence and an upper limit for the amplitude of small-scale local turbulence (SSLT) generated by protons are taken from observations by Voyager 1 in the LISM. The hybrid simulations of energetic protons are also used to set the bounding wavenumbers for the spectrum of SSLT. Our test supports the “weak scattering” version. This makes an additional solid step on the way to understanding the origin and formation of the IBEX ribbon and thus to improving our understanding of the interaction between the heliosphere and the LISM.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗