Influence of A Hyperons ^1S0 Superfluidity on the Direct Urca Processes with Hyperons

In the framework of the relativistic mean field theory （RMFT）, the relativistic energy losses of the direct Urea processes with hyperons （Y-DURCA ） for reactions A → p ＋ e ＋ υe and ≡^-→ A＋e＋υe are studied in neutron stars. We calculate the energy gap of A hyperons and investigate the effects of the ^1S0 superfluidity （SF） of A hyperons on the Y-DURCA processes. The calculated results are in line with the recent experimental data △ BAA ～ 1.01 ±0.20-0.11^＋0.18 MeV. The results indicate that the ^1S0 SF of A hyperons exists in most density ranges of happening the two reactions. The theoretical cooling curves are in agreement with observation data.

Influence of Interactions on Populations for Hyperons in Neutron Stars

The numerical results of the populations for the baryon octet in neutron star matter have been presented by solving a set transcendental equations in the framework of the relativistic mean field approximation. The influence of the hyperon interactions on hyperon populations in neutron star matter is discussed. The results manifest that when the ratio of the hyperon-to-nucleon couplings increases, all hyperons appear towards low baryon density direction.

Thermal protoneutron stars with hyperons

The properties of thermal protoneutron star matter including hyperons are investigated in the framework of the relativistic mean field theory (RMFT). In protoneuron star matter, with the increase of the temperature, the critical densities of hyperons decrease, the sequence for appearances of hyperons change, the abundances of hyperons as well as neutrinos increase, and the strong interactions between baryons get weaker. Meanwhile, the abundances of isospin multiple states for nucleons, Σ, and ■ become identical, leading to isospin saturated symmetric matter, respectively. Moreover, if a protoneutron star is born with higher temperature, it is less likely to convert to a black hole.

Effects of Λ hyperons on the deformations of even–even nuclei

The deformations of multi-Λ hypernuclei corresponding to even-even core nuclei ranging from^(8)Be to^(40)Ca with 2,4,6,and 8 hyperons are studied using the deformed Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approach.It is found that the deformations are reduced when adding 2 or 8 Λ hyperons,but enhanced when adding 4 or 6 Λ hyperons.These differences are attributed to the fact that Λ hyperons are filled gradually into the three deformed p orbits,of which the [110] 1/2^(-)orbit is prolately deformed and the degenerate [101]1/2^(-)and [101]3/2^(-)orbits are oblately deformed.

Production of light nuclei and hypernuclei at High Intensity Accelerator Facility energy region

Heavy-ion collisions are powerful tools for studying hypernuclear physics.We develop a dynamical coalescence model coupled with an ART model(version1.0) to study the production rates of light nuclear clusters and hypernuclei in heavy-ion reactions,for instance,the deuteron(d),triton(t),helium(~3He),and hypertriton(_A^3H)in minimum bias(0-80%centrality)~6Li+^(12)C reactions at beam energy of 3.5A GeV.The penalty factor for light clusters is extracted from the yields,and the distributions of 0 angle of particles,which provide direct suggesetions about the location of particle detectors in the near future facility-High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility(HIAF) are investigated.Our calculation demonstrates that HIAF is suitable for studying hypernuclear physics.

Properties of hyperon stars rotating at Keplerian frequency

The structure and properties of a Keplerian rotating hyperon star with an equation of state （EOS） investigated using the relativistic σ-ω-p model are examined by employing an accurate numerical scheme. It is shown that there is a clear rotating effect on the structure and properties, and that hyperon star matter cannot support a star with a mass larger than 1.9 M~, even a star rotating at the fastest allowed frequency. The constraints of the two known fastest rotating frequencies （716 Hz and 1122 Hz） on the mass and radius of a hyperon star are also explored. ~rthermore, our results indicate that the imprint of the rapid rotation of a hyperon star on the moment of inertia is clear; the backward equatorial redshift, the forward equatorial redshift and the polar redshift can be distinguished clearly, the forward equatorial redshift is always negative; and its figuration is far from a spherical symmetric shape.

Chinese Scientists in Dubna(1956–1965)

The work of Chinese scientists conducted at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research(JINR)(1956–1965)was inextricably linked to the Sino-Soviet relations in the 1950 s–1960 s.During the early stage of the JINR,with the aid of advanced equipment and the international cooperation mechanism,Chinese scientists yielded significant results,such as the discovery of the antisigma-minus hyperon and the proof of the law of partial conservation of axial current(PCAC).After the Sino-Soviet split,Chinese scientists’activities at the institute were hampered by political tensions,eventually resulting in China’s withdrawal from the JINR in 1965.But through the involvement at the JINR,Chinese scientists were trained in scientific practices and participated in international exchange and cooperation which turned them into a new force in China’s nuclear industry,boosting its nuclear weapons,particle physics theory,and accelerator technology.In the meantime,the scientists’activities extended the international influence of the JINR.The withdrawal of China from the institute impacted both the JINR and the development of science in China.

Direct Urca Processes with Hyperon-Hyperon Interactions

With a weak hyperon-hyperon （YY） interaction deduced from the new experimental data of AA potential, this paper has performed a calculation of the direct Urca （DURCA） processes in the framework of the relativistic mean field theory （RMFT） including σ＊ and φ mesons, in comparison with the results calculated with the strong YY interaction and with no （σ＊ ,φ ） mesons included. In neutron star matter, the weak YY interaction supplies the additional repulsive interaction between hyperons while the strong YY interaction supplies the attractive one. With the weak YY interaction, the effective masses of hyperons are larger than those with the strong YY interaction while smaller than those with no （σ＊ ,φ） mesons included. The threshold star masses for the DURCA processes involving nucleons and A are not sensitive to the strength of the YY interaction. The weak YY interaction leads to larger threshold masses for the DURCA process involving [1]1 and [1]0 than the other two cases. The process involving [1]0 can take place in the neutron star only when the weak YY interaction is used. The weak YY interaction is able to bring in the agreement with the observation of the neutron star with larger mass and faster cooling than the strong YY interaction.

Nuclear Matter in a Chiral SU(3) Quark Mean-Field Model

A quark meson coupling model based on SU(3)L × SU(3)R symmetry and scale invariance is proposed.The quarks and mesons get masses through symmetry broken. We apply this SU(3) chiral constituent quark model to investigating the nuclear matter at finite temperature and density. The effective baryon masses, compression modulus and hyperon potentials are all reasonable. The critical temperature ofliquid-gas phase transition is also calculated in this model.

Hyperon coupling dependence of hadron matter properties in relativistic mean field model

The properties of hadronic matter at β equilibrium in a wide range of densities are described by appropriate equations of state in the framework of the relativistic mean field model. Strange meson fields, namely the scalar meson field σ＊（975） and the vector meson field φ（1020）, are included in the present work. We discuss and compare the results of the equation of state, nucleon effective mass, and strangeness fraction obtained by adopting the TM1, TMA, and GL parameter sets for nuclear sector and three different choices for the hypcron couplings. We find that the parameter set TM1 favours the onset of hyperons most, while at high densities the GL parameter set leads to the most hyperon-rich matter. For a certain parameter set （e.g. TM1）, the most hyperon-rich matter is obtained for the hyperon potential model. The influence of the hyperon couplings on the effective mass of nucleon, is much weaker than that on the nucleon parameter set. The nonstrange mesons dominate essentially the global properties of dense hyperon matter. The hyperon potential model predicts the lowest value of the neutron star maximum mass of about 1.45 Msun to be 0.4--0.5 Msun lower than the prediction by using the other choices for hyperon couplings.

Influence of Hyperon-Hyperon Interaction on Properties of Hadronic Star

The influences of hyperon-hyperon interaction on the overall properties of hadronic star are investigated in the framework of relativistic mean field （RMF） theory. For certain hyperon coupling, the weaker hyperon-hyperon interaction can lead to the heavier hadronic star, which accords with the observation of heavy neutron star in X-ray binaries. We find that the threshold densities of the hyperons with larger masses are brought to a lower values with the increase of the hyperon-hyperon interaction. The possibility of the existence of hyperon star is checked with the consideration of hyperon-hyperon interaction.

Helicity Amplitude Analysis of η_c Decays into Hyperon-Antihyperon Pairs

The helicity amplitudes for the processes of e^＋e^- →J/ψ→γηc→γYY（Y： hyperon） are presented, together with the joint angular distributions for ηc decays into ∧∧,∑^0 ∑^0, and [1]-[1]＋. The sensitivities to measure the hyperon decay parameters in these decays are evaluated based on the helicity amplitudes. The prospects to test the Bell inequality in experiment using the decay of ηc→∧∧ are discussed.

Background Simulation of a Fission Fragment Chamber in the Experiment of ^(209)Bi(e,e’K^+)^(209)_ ΛPb

An experiment for measuring the hyperon-related fission rate was carried out with the reaction 209^Bi（e, e＇K^＋）209^hPb at the Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory （Jlab）. In the experiment, the performance of the fission fragment detector （FFD） was dramaticlly crashed by the background particles in comparison with that during the test without beam. The scattering of the high intensity （500 nA） primary electrons was the dominant cause. Using the GEANT4 toolkit, this report simulates the experimental situation of the target chamber in which the FFD was located. The simulation results indicate that the background particles were dominantly （~ electrons, and protons and alpha particles were the important heavy background particles. The performance of the multi-wire proportional chambers （MWPCs） depends not only on the background-particle intensity but also the current density, which was also given by the simulation code. Furthermore, the measures to suppress the background particles were also investigated with the simulation code.

Gravitational waves from the axial perturbations of hyperon stars

The eigen-frequencies of the axial w-mode oscillations of hyperon stars are examined. It is shown that as the appearance of hyperons softens the equation of state of the super-density matter, the frequency of gravitational waves from the axial w-mode of hyperon star becomes smaller than that of a traditional neutron star at the same stellar mass. Moreover, the eigenfrequencies of hyperon stars also have scaling universality. It is shown that the EURO third-generation gravitational-wave detector has the potential to detect the gravitational-wave signal emitted from the axial w-mode oscillations of a hyperon star.

Hyperon Effects on the Spin Parameter of Rotating Neutron Stars

Based on the equations of state from the relativistic mean field theory without and with the inclusion of strangeness-bearing hyperons, we study the dimensionless spin parameter j = cJ/（GM2） of uniformly rotat- ing neutron stars. It is shown that the maximum value of the spin parameter jmax of a neutron star rotating at the Keplerian frequency fK is .jmax - 0.7 when the star mass M 〉 0.SM⊙, which is sustained for various versions of equations of state without and with hyperons. The relationship between j and the scaled rotation frequency f /fK is found to be insensitive to the star mass or the adopted equation of state in the models without hyperons. However, the emergence of byperons in neutron stars will lead to an uncertainty of the spin parameter j, which in turn could generate a complexity in the theoretical study of the quasi-periodic oscillations observed in disk-accreting compact-star systems.

Planck’s <i>h</i>and Structural Constant s₀

Application of Maxwell’s equations and the theory of relativity on the processes in atoms with real oscillator leads to the structural constant of atoms s0 = 8.278692517. Measurements show that the ratio of energy of the photon and its frequency is not constant which means that Planck’s h is not constant. The theory which is consistent with these measurements, has been found. This theory covers processes in electron configuration and also at the core of atoms. Based on the structural constant s0 the maximum possible atomic number Z is determined. In order to encompass all atoms and all nuclides a new measurement unit has been proposed. That is the measurement unit for the order of substance. The introduction of structural constant s0 makes 11 fundamental constants redundant, including Planck’s h. The structural constant of atoms s0 stands up as the most stable constant in a very wide range of measurement, so it may replace variable Planck’s h well. Continuity of the bremsstrahlung is explained.

Principles of Constructing a Correct Microscopic Theory

In our time, experimental physicists have obtained data on a very large number of phenomena and objects of the physical world. Very rarely there is a situation when theoretical physicists do not have enough experimental data to understand some known fundamental law of Nature. This situation arose almost a hundred years ago and sparked a discussion between A. Einstein and N. Bohr on the probabilistic nature of microcosm phenomena. From the time, it seemed that most physicists are inclined to believe that the proponents of a quantum explanation of the randomness of the phenomena of radioactive decay are right. Now this problem has been solved experimentally. The results of these measurements [1] show that A. Einstein and other proponents of determinism were right. In most cases, theoretical models are based on some already existing experimental data and are intended to explain them. At the same time, in the twentieth century, among microscopic, well-mathematically based models, there were several that raise doubts about their correctness, since they cannot explain a number of other experimental data that can be attributed to the fundamentally important properties of the studied objects [2] [3]. Therefore, the usual criterion for the correctness of the theory, which consists of its agreement with the measurement data, is ambiguous in this case. An additional criterion for the correctness of a microscopic theory can be formulated if it is assumed that the microscopic theory must be quantum one. The coefficients of quantum equations are world constants. Therefore, the solutions of these equations must be equalities made up of world constants only. For this reason, a correct microscopic model must rely on equalities consisting of world constants only. This criterion is shown to work successfully for models of superfluidity and superconductivity, for models of a number of particles, and models of the star interior.

Analysis of strong decays of SU(3)partners ofΩ(2012)baryon

We estimate the coupling constants and decay widths of the SU(3)partners of theΩ(2012)hyperon,as discovered by the BELLE Collaboration,using the distribution amplitudes of the octet baryons within the light cone sum rules method.Our study includes a comparison of the obtained results for the relevant decay widths with those derived within the framework of the flavor SU(3)analysis.We observe a good agreement between the predictions of both approaches.Moreover,our result on the decay width ofΩ→ΞK is compatible with the existing experimental result within the uncertainties of the model predictions.These results can provide helpful insights for determining the nature of the SU(3)partners of theΩ(2012)baryon.

Production and decay of polarized hyperon-antihyperon pairs

Polarized hyperon-antihyperon pairs shed light on various unresolved puzzles in contemporary physics:How the strong interaction confines quarks into hadrons, how accurately the Standard Model describes microcosmos and even why our universe consists of so much more matter than antimatter. Thanks to their weak, parity violating decays, hyperons reveal their spin properties. This can be exploited e.g. the decomposition of the electromagnetic structure of hyperons, precision tests of flavour symmetry and searches for CP violation. At the BESⅢ experiment at BEPC-Ⅱ, Beijing, China, hyperon-antihyperon pairs can be produced in abundance. Recently collected large data samples have triggered the development of new methods that provide unprecedented precision and a plethora of new results have emerged. When applied at future high-intensity facilities like PANDA and STCF, precision physics will be taken to a new level which can contribute to the solution to the aforementioned puzzles.

Recent development in SU（3） covariant baryon chiral perturbation theory

Baryon chiral perturbation theory （BChPT）, as an effective field theory of low-energy quantum chromodynamics （QCD）, has played and is still playing an important role in our understanding of non-perturbative strong-interaction phenomena. In the past two decades, inspired by the rapid progress in lattice QCD simulations and the new experimental campaign to study the strangeness sector of low-energy QCD, many efforts have been made to develop a fully covariant BChPT and to test its validity in all scenarios. These new endeavours have not only deepened our understanding of some long-standing problems, such as the power-counting-breaking problem and the convergence problem, but also resulted in theoretical tools that can be confidently applied to make robust predic- tions. Particularly, the manifestly covariant BChPT supplemented with the extended-on-mass-shell （EOMS） renormalization scheme has been shown to satisfy all analyticity and symmetry constraints and converge relatively faster compared to its non-relativistic and infrared counterparts. In this article, we provide a brief review of the fully covariant BChPT and its latest applications in the u, d, and s three-flavor sector.