Paul Scherrer Institute

About: Paul Scherrer Institute is a facility organization based out in Villigen, Switzerland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Neutron & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 9248 authors who have published 23984 publications receiving 890129 citations. The organization is also known as: PSI.

Combination and QCD analysis of charm production cross section measurements in deep-inelastic ep scattering at HERA

Abstract: Measurements of open charm production cross sections in deep-inelastic ep scattering at HERA from the H1 and ZEUS Collaborations are combined. Reduced cross sections \(\sigma_{\rm red}^{c\bar{c}}\) for charm production are obtained in the kinematic range of photon virtuality 2.5≤Q2≤2000 GeV2 and Bjorken scaling variable 3⋅10−5≤x≤5⋅10−2. The combination method accounts for the correlations of the systematic uncertainties among the different data sets. The combined charm data together with the combined inclusive deep-inelastic scattering cross sections from HERA are used as input for a detailed NLO QCD analysis to study the influence of different heavy flavour schemes on the parton distribution functions. The optimal values of the charm mass as a parameter in these different schemes are obtained. The implications on the NLO predictions for W± and Z production cross sections at the LHC are investigated. Using the fixed flavour number scheme, the running mass of the charm quark is determined.

Heavy-fermion systems studied by μSR technique

Abstract: The author attempts to give a comprehensive discussion of studies performed with the positive-muon spin rotation and relaxation technique (also known as the {mu}SR technique) on heavy-fermion compounds. The subtle competition between the demagnetizing Kondo interaction and the intersite Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida exchange interaction is believed to be the primary ingredient for the wealth of different ground states observed for this class of rare-earth{endash} and actinide-containing intermetallic compounds. Due to its microscopic character, its sensitivity to extremely small internal fields, and its capacity to detect spatially inhomogeneous magnetic features, the {mu}SR technique has been extensively utilized to investigate the peculiar magnetic properties of these ground states and improve our knowledge of heavy-fermion phenomena. In addition to providing a short introduction to {mu}SR, where the intrinsic difficulties of the method are clearly stated, this article reviews the main results obtained by this technique on the best-known heavy-fermion compounds (superconductors, band magnets, local-moment magnets, non-Fermi-liquid systems, and Kondo insulators). Special emphasis is placed on the particular information obtainable by monitoring the implanted muon. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}

Advanced X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy: in situ catalytic studies

Abstract: Knowledge of the structure of catalysts is essential to understand their behavior, which further facilitates development of an active, selective, and stable catalyst. Determining the structure of a functioning catalyst is essential in this regard. The structure of a catalyst is prone to change during the catalytic process and needs to be determined in its working conditions. In this tutorial review, we have summarized studies done at synchrotron radiation facilities that illustrate the capability to determine catalyst structure using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES). These studies aim at facilitating the determination of the dynamic structure-performance relationships during a catalytic process.