The signed-particle Monte Carlo method for solving the Wigner equation has made multi-dimensional solutions numerically feasible. The latter is attributable to the concept of annihilation of independent indistinguishable particles, which counteracts the exponential growth in the number of particles due to generation. After the annihilation step, the particles regenerated within each cell of the...

A potential source of high energy neutrinos is the annihilation of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) collecting in gravitational potential wells such as the centers of the Earth, the Sun, or the Galaxy. A search for such a WIMP annihilation signal using the Super-Kamiokande (SuperK) detector is presented. Super-K observes 1.1 upward throughgoing muons per day. These events are caused...

In this paper, we propose an effective microaggregation algorithm to produce a more useful protected data for publishing. Microaggregation is mapped to a clustering problem with known minimum and maximum group size constraints. In this scheme, the goal is to cluster n records into groups of at least k and at most 2k_1 records, such that the sum of the within-group squ...

Antihydrogen is at the forefront of antimatter research at the CERN Antiproton Decelerator. Experiments aiming to test the fundamental CPT symmetry and antigravity effects require the efficient detection of antihydrogen annihilation events, which is performed using highly granular tracking detectors installed around an antimatter trap. Improving the efficiency of the antihydrogen annihilation d...

Introduction The generalized rank annihilation method (GRAM) is a method for curve resolution and calibration that requires only a single calibration sample to obtain the socalled second-order advantage, i.e., it can determine the analyte of interest in the presence of unsuspected interferences [1]. GRAM is only one of many competing methods that can be applied to this particular data set-up. H...

Quantum confinement of positrons in nanoclusters offers the opportunity to obtain detailed information on the electronic structure of nanoclusters by application of positron annihilation spectroscopy techniques. In this work, positron confinement is investigated in lithium nanoclusters embedded in monocrystalline MgO. These nanoclusters were created by means of ion implantation and subsequent a...

We give perturbative predictions for the distribution of the C-parameter event shape variable in e + e − annihilation, including resummation of large logarithms in the two-jet (small-C) region, matched to next-to-leading order results. We also estimate the leading non-perturbative power correction and make a preliminary comparison with experimental data.

Role of ∆ exchange for p¯ p annihilation into two-pion and three-pion channels Abstract p¯ p annihilation into two pions and three pions is studied in a baryon-exchange model. Annihilation diagrams involving nucleon as well as ∆-resonance exchanges are included consistently in the two-and three-pion channels. Effects from the initial-state interaction are fully taken into account. A comparison ...

afinite element model of a bias truck tire under static vertical load using a global/local technique is designed in two parts. in the first part a previously created model for radial tires is developed to take the constructional variables of bias tires into account. it is shown that the technique can successfully be used for bias tires. the main challenge here is the selection of the initial la...