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Balbinot, R.; Carusotto, I.; Fabbri, A.; Recati, A. |
| Title |
Testing Hawking Particle Creation By Black Holes Through Correlation Measurements |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
International Journal of Modern Physics D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D |
| Volume |
19 |
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14 |
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2371-2377 |
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Hawking's prediction of thermal radiation by black holes has been shown by Unruh to be expected also in condensed matter systems. We show here that in a black hole-like configuration realized in a BEC this particle-creation does indeed take place and can be unambiguously identified via a characteristic pattern in the density-density correlations. This opens the concrete possibility of the experimental verification of this effect. |
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[Balbinot, R.] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, I-40126 Bologna, Italy, Email: balbinot@bo.infn.it |
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World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd |
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0218-2718 |
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ISI:000286112000022 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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534 |
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Ballester, F.; Granero, D.; Perez-Calatayud, J.; Venselaar, J.L.M.; Rivard, M.J. |
| Title |
Study of encapsulated Tm-170 sources for their potential use in brachytherapy |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Medical Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Med. Phys. |
| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
1629-1637 |
| Keywords |
brachytherapy; cancer; dosimetry; prosthetics; radioisotopes; thulium |
| Abstract |
Methods: The authors have assumed a theoretical Tm-170 cylindrical source encapsulated with stainless steel and typical dimensions taken from the currently available HDR Ir-192 brachytherapy sources. The dose-rate distribution was calculated for this source using the GEANT4 Monte Carlo (MC) code considering both photon and electron Tm-170 spectra. The AAPM TG-43 U1 brachytherapy dosimetry parameters were derived. To study general properties of Tm-170 encapsulated sources, spherical sources encapsulated with stainless steel and platinum were also studied. Moreover, the influence of small variations in the active core and capsule dimensions on the dosimetric characteristics was assessed. Treatment times required for a Tm-170 source were compared to those for Ir-192 and Yb-169 for the same contained activity. Results: Due to the energetic beta spectrum and the large electron yield, the bremsstrahlung contribution to the dose was of the same order of magnitude as from the emitted gammas and characteristic x rays. Moreover, the electron spectrum contribution to the dose was significant up to 4 mm from the source center compared to the photon contribution. The dose-rate constant Lambda of the cylindrical source was 1.23 cGy h(-1) U-1. The behavior of the radial dose function showed promise for applications in brachytherapy. Due to the electron spectrum, the anisotropy was large for r < 6 mm. Variations in manufacturing tolerances did not significantly influence the final dosimetry data when expressed in cGy h(-1) U-1. For typical capsule dimensions, maximum reference dose rates of about 0.2, 10, and 2 Gy min(-1) would then be obtained for Tm-170, Ir-192, and Yb-169, respectively, resulting in treatment times greater than those for HDR Ir-192 brachytherapy. Conclusions: The dosimetric characteristics of source designs exploiting the low photon energy of Tm-170 were studied for potential application in HDR-brachytherapy. Dose-rate distributions were obtained for cylindrical and simplified spherical Tm-170 source designs (stainless steel and platinum capsule materials) using MC calculations. Despite the high activity of Tm-170, calculated treatment times were much longer than for Ir-192. |
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[Ballester, Facundo] Univ Valencia, Dept Atom Mol & Nucl Phys, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: fballest@uv.es |
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Amer Assoc Physicists Medicine Amer Inst Physics |
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0094-2405 |
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ISI:000276211200027 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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478 |
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Barenboim, G. |
| Title |
Gravity triggered neutrino condensates |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2010 |
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Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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82 |
Issue |
9 |
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093014 - 13pp |
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In this work we use the Schwinger-Dyson equations to study the possibility that an enhanced gravitational attraction triggers the formation of a right-handed neutrino condensate, inducing dynamical symmetry breaking and generating a Majorana mass for the right-handed neutrino at a scale appropriate for the seesaw mechanism. The composite field formed by the condensate phase could drive an early epoch of inflation. We find that to the lowest order, the theory does not allow dynamical symmetry breaking. Nevertheless, thanks to the large number of matter fields in the model, the suppression by additional powers in G of higher order terms can be compensated, boosting them up to their lowest order counterparts. This way chiral symmetry can be broken dynamically and the infrared mass generated turns out to be in the expected range for a successful seesaw scenario. |
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[Barenboim, Gabriela] Univ Valencia CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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ISI:000288128100001 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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535 |
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Barenboim, G.; Fernandez-Martinez, E.; Mena, O.; Verde, L. |
| Title |
The dark side of curvature |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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008 - 17pp |
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dark energy experiments; baryon acoustic oscillations; cosmological parameters from CMBR |
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Geometrical tests such as the combination of the Hubble parameter H(z) and the angular diameter distance d(A)(z) can, in principle, break the degeneracy between the dark energy equation of state parameter w(z), and the spatial curvature Omega(k) in a direct, model-independent way. In practice, constraints on these quantities achievable from realistic experiments, such as those to be provided by Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) galaxy surveys in combination with CMB data, can resolve the cosmic confusion between the dark energy equation of state parameter and curvature only statistically and within a parameterized model for w(z). Combining measurements of both H(z) and d(A)(z) up to sufficiently high redshifts z similar to 2 and employing a parameterization of the redshift evolution of the dark energy equation of state are the keys to resolve the w(z) – Omega(k) degeneracy. |
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[Barenboim, Gabriela] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: Gabriela.Barenboim@uv.es |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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ISI:000276103000026 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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465 |
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Barenboim, G.; Panotopoulos, G. |
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Gravitino dark matter in the constrained next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model with neutralino next-to-lightest superpartner |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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09 |
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011 - 20pp |
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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Supersymmetric Standard Model |
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The viability of a possible cosmological scenario is investigated. The theoretical framework is the constrained next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model (cNMSSM), with a gravitino playing the role of the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) and a neutralino acting as the next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle (NLSP). All the necessary constraints from colliders and cosmology have been taken into account. For gravitino we have considered the two usual production mechanisms, namely out-of equillibrium decay from the NLSP, and scattering processes from the thermal bath. The maximum allowed reheating temperature after inflation, as well as the maximum allowed gravitino mass are determined. |
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[Barenboim, Gabriela] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: gabriela.barenboim@uv.es |
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Springer |
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English |
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1126-6708 |
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ISI:000282370900046 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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256 |
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