Reflex contributions to the directional tuning of arm stiffness

It has been shown that during arm movement, humans selectively change the endpoint stiffness of their arm to compensate for the instability in an unstable environment. When the direction of the instability is rotated with respect to the direction of movement, it was found that humans modify the antisymmetric component of their endpoint stiffness. The antisymmetric component of stiffness arises due to reflex responses suggesting that the subjects may have tuned their reflex responses as part of the feedforward adaptive control. The goal of this study was to examine whether the CNS modulates the gain of the reflex response for selective tuning of endpoint impedance. Subjects performed reaching movements in three unstable force fields produced by a robotic manipulandum, each field differing only in the rotational component. After subjects had learned to compensate for the field, allowing them to make unperturbed movements to the target, the endpoint stiffness of the arm was estimated in the middle of the movements. At the same time electromyographic activity (EMG) of six arm muscles was recorded. Analysis of the EMG revealed differences across force fields in the reflex gain of these muscles consistent with stiffness changes. This study suggests that the CNS modulates the reflex gain as part of the adaptive feedforward command in which the endpoint impedance is selectively tuned to overcome environmental instability. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Hot Nuclear Matter Equation of State and Finite Temperature Kaon Condensation

We perform a systematic calculation of the equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter at finite temperature within the framework of the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach with a microscopic three-body force. When applying it to the study of hotka on condensed matter, we find that the thermal effect is more profound in comparison with normal matter, in particular around the threshold density. Also, the increase of temperature makes the equation of state slightly stiffer through suppression of kaon condensation.

Proton and neutron S-1(0) superfluidity in asymmetric nuclear matter

The proton and neutron S-1(0), pairing gaps and their isospin dependence in isospin asymmetric nuclear matter have been studied by the isospin dependent Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach and the BCS theory. We have focused on investigating and discussing the effect of three-body force. The calculated results indicate that as the isospin asymmetry increases, the density range of the S-1(0) neutron superfluidity is narrowed slightly and the maximum value of the neutron pairing gap increases 9 while the density domain for the proton superfluidity enlarges rapidly and the peak value of the proton gap decreases remarkably. The three-body force turns out to affect only weakly the neutron S-1(0) superfluidity and its isospin dependence, i. e., it leads to a small reduction of the neutron S-1(0) paring gap. However, the three-body force not only reduces largely the strength of the proton S-1(0) gaps at high densities in highly asymmetric nuclear matter but also suppresses strongly the density domain for the proton S-1(0) superfluidity phase.

Isospin dependence of S-1(0) proton and neutron superfluidity in asymmetric nuclear matter

We investigate the S-1(0) neutron and proton superfluidity in isospin-asymmetric nuclear matter. We have concentrated on the isospin dependence of the pairing gaps and the effect of a microscopic three-body force. It is found that as the isospin asymmetry goes higher, the neutron S-1(0) superfluid phase shrinks gradually to a smaller density domain, whereas the proton one extends rapidly to a much wider density domain. The three-body force turns out to weaken the neutron S-1(0) superfluidity slightly, but it suppresses strongly the proton S-1(0) superfluidity at high densities in nuclear matter with large isospin asymmetry.

用RIMS研究低能He2+与Ar碰撞的多电子过程

用反冲离子动量谱仪研究了低能He2+与Ar碰撞的多电子交换过程。该技术的独特优势是对反冲离子末态动量的完全测量。实验上鉴别了单电子俘获SC，双电子俘获DC和转移电离TI各子过程，并得到了末态量子态布居信息，首次测量了该体系各反应道的角微分截面及直接与碰撞参数相关的信息。实验发现电子主要俘获到入射离子基态或单激发态，反冲离子处于单激发态或多激发态，并有较大几率形成空心离子。研究表明电荷交换过程中存在较强的电子-电子关联作用。角分布随反冲离子电荷态增加而变宽，并向大角度方向移动，表明碰撞参数减小，相互作用加剧。SC和DC与MCBM理论角微分截面符合很好，说明在大碰撞参数时经典近似有一定合理性。不同碰撞参数范围内反冲纵向动量分布表明，SC在碰撞参数7.2a.u.≥b≥3.6a.u.时发生机率最大，随碰撞参数减小，靶离子有不断向更高激发态过渡的趋势

三体核力对核物质中基态关联效应和中子星物质中1S0态质子超流性的影响

本论文介绍了极端条件下核物质性质研究的现状以及目前常用的几种微观核多体方法，系统描述了核物质中的基态关联效应、温度效应对单核子势的影响和同位旋非对称核物质 态中子、质子超流性，重点考虑了利用介子交换流方法建立的微观三体核力所产生的影响。利用BHF和BCS的理论方法,计算了同位旋非对称核物质中 态中子和质子的对关联能隙，着重讨论了三体核力的影响。结果表明，三体核力对同位旋非对称核物质中 态的中子超流性影响相对较小，但是对 态的质子超流性具有重要影响，其效应随总核子数密度的增大而迅速增强。随着同位旋非对称度 的增加，中子能隙向低密移动，能隙峰值逐渐增大，并且这种效果随着 的增加而逐渐减弱，而质子的情况刚好相反。另外还参与了 稳定中子星物质中超流性的研究。利用质量算子空穴线展开，通过计算不同温度和密度下的核物质中单核子势和核子有效质量，重点研究和讨论了基态关联效应和三体核力贡献对热核物质中单核子势的影响，研究表明：基态关联效应提供了一个排斥效应，温度和三体核力都削弱了基态关联效应

中子及中子星物质中的3PF2态超流性和微观三体核力效力效应

本论文介绍了当前中子及中子星物质中超流性研究的背景及现状、核多体理论Brueckner-Hartree-Fock及同位旋相关的Brueckner-Hartree-Fock方法，以及利用BHF和BCS理论计算中子及中子星物质中的对关联能隙方法。系统计算并描述了中子及中子星物质中子的3PF2态超流性，并重点考虑了利用介子交换流方法建立的微观三体核力所产生的影响。 我们的研究结果表明：三体核力对中子物质中3PF2态中子超流性有强烈的增强效应。 当在BCS能隙方程中采用自由粒子能谱近似时，三体核力使相应的对关联能隙峰值增加了77%(由0.64MeV增大到1.13MeV)；当采用自洽BHF单粒子能谱时，三体核力导致相应的对关联能隙峰值由0.22MeV增大到0.50MeV，增加了约127%。 三体核力使中子星物质中3PF2态中子超流能隙随着密度的增大而单调递增。当采用自洽BHF单粒子能谱时不考虑三体核力时，对关联能隙峰值在密度约1.9fm-3时有峰值0.19MeV。而在这个两体力导致的能隙的峰值密度，三体核力导致相应的对关联能隙由0.19MeV增大到0.36MeV

三体核力影响下的核物质状态方程及中子星物质中的中子质子超流性

本论文介绍了极端条件下核物质研究的现状以及目前常用的几种核多体方法，系统描述了冷、热非对称核物质的状态方程和刀稳定中子星物质中的15。态中子和质子超流性，特别是微观三体核力对此所产生的影响。通过引入微观三体核力，扩展了有限温度的BI．tleclcller-Hal'tree-Fock（FTBHF）理论。利用这一扩展的理沦，详细研究了同位旋非对称热核物质的状态方程、液气相变临界现象以及三体核力对此所产生的影响。在不同的中质比条件下，重点讨论了热核物质液气相变的临界温度和动力学不稳定区域的温度、同位旋相关性。由此表明，三体核力的引入在一定程度上降低了液气相变的临界温度值，在固定的温度和密度下，非对称核物质的压弧随同位旋非对称度的增加而单调的增力日，而且随着核物质温度的升高和非对称度的增加，动力学不稳定区域逐渐缩小。通过与其它理论模型（特别是Di1'ac-BHF方法）所预言的结果相比较，就目前扩展的包含三体核力修正的FTBHF理论与Dilac-BHF方法所计算的临界温度的差异问题，文中给出一种可能的解释。通过计算热核物质的单粒子结合能，给出了有限温度条件下对称能的计算方式，并且细致研究了不同温度、密度下的对称能以及三体核力在高密度区域对对称能的影响。结果表明，微观三体核力强烈影响着高密度区域的对称能，使其对温度的变化更加明显。此外，其它重要物理量（例如中子和质子的单粒子势能、有效质量等）的同位旋依赖性和温度、密度相关性在文中也被详细的讨论。利用质量算子的空穴线展井，表明了在基态关联所导致的对单核子势的重排修正项影响下的HLlgenholtz-VanHove(HVH)定理的恢复程度，并且进一步计算了中子和质子化学势。并且以包含兰体核力的FTBI-方法为基础，研究了热核物质中重排项的密度和温度依赖性并讨论了三体核力对重排项的影响。通过计算不同温度和密度下的核物质中单核子势和核子有效质量，特别是研究和讨论了基态关联效应和三体核力贡献对热核物质中单核子势的影响，表明了基态关联和三体核力对单核子势修正的重要性。利用BHF和BCS的理论方法，计算了β稳定中子星物质中处于150态的中子和质子的对关联能隙，着重研究和讨论了三体核力的影响。结果表明，三体核力对刀稳定物质中｛s0态中子超流性的影响相对较小，但是对，S0态质子超流性具有重要影响，其效应随核子数密度的增大而迅速增强。三体核力的主要作用是强烈地抑制了高密度区刀稳定中子星物质中的150态质子超流性，而且三体核力对中子星物质中，So态超流相的抑制效应主要是通过质子或中子的有效对相互作用而起作用的。

NUCLEAR INTERACTIONS: THE CHIRAL PICTURE

Chiral expansions of the two-pion exchange components of both two- and three-nucleon forces are reviewed and a discussion is made of the predicted pattern of hierarchies. The strength of the scalar-isoscalar central potential is found to be too large and to defy expectations from the symmetry. The causes of this effect can be understood by studying the nucleon scalar form factor.

Scaling in few-body nuclear physics

The nuclear matter calculations with realistic nucleon-nucleon potentials present a general scaling between the nucleon-nucleus binding energy, the corresponding saturation density, and the triton binding energy. The Thomas-Efimov three-body effect implies in correlations among low-energy few-body and many-body observables. It is also well known that, by varying the short-range repulsion, keeping the two-nucleon information (deuteron and scattering) fixed, the four-nucleon and three-nucleon binding energies lie on a very narrow band known as a Tjon line. By looking for a universal scaling function connecting the proper scales of the few-body system with those of the many-body system, we suggest that the general nucleus-nucleon scaling mechanism is a manifestation of a universal few-body effect.