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Landau's Fermi liquid theory has been the main tool for investigating interactions between fermions at low energies for more than 50 years. It has been successful in describing, amongst other things, the mass enhancement in ³He and the thermodynamics of a large class of metals. Whilst this in itself is remarkable given the phenomenological nature of the original theory, experiments have found several materials, such as some superconducting and heavy-fermion materials, which cannot be described within the Fermi liquid picture. Because of this, many attempts have been made to understand these ''non Fermi liquid'' phases from a theoretical perspective. This will be the broad topic of the first part of this thesis and will be investigated in Chapter 2, where we consider a two-dimensional system of electrons interacting close to a Fermi surface through a damped gapless bosonic field. Such systems are known to give rise to non Fermi liquid behaviour. In particular we will consider the Ising-nematic quantum critical point of a two-dimensional metal. At this quantum critical point the Fermi liquid theory breaks down and the fermionic self-energy acquires the non Fermi liquid like {omega}²/³ frequency dependence at lowest order and within the canonical Hertz-Millis approach to quantum criticality of interacting fermions. Previous studies have however shown that, due to the gapless nature of the electronic single-particle excitations, the exponent of 2/3 is modified by an anomalous dimension {eta_psi} which changes, not only the exponent of the frequency dependence, but also the exponent of the momentum dependence of the self-energy. These studies also show that the usual 1/N-expansion breaks down for this problem. We therefore develop an alternative approach to calculate the anomalous dimensions based on the functional renormalization group, which will be introduced in the introductory Chapter 1. Doing so we will be able to calculate both the anomalous dimension renormalizing the exponent of the frequency dependence and the exponent renormalizing the momentum dependence of the self-energy. Moreover we will see that an effective interaction between the bosonic fields, mediated by the fermions, is crucial in order to obtain these renormalizations.
In the second part of this thesis, presented in Chapter 3, we return to Fermi liquid theory itself. Indeed, despite its conceptual simplicity of expressing interacting electrons through long-lived quasi-particles which behave in a similar fashion as free particles, albeit with renormalized parameters, it remains an active area of research. In particular, in order to take into account the full effects of interactions between quasi-particles, it is crucial to consider specific microscopic models. One such effect, which is not captured by the phenomenological theory itself, is the appearance of non-analytic terms in the expansions of various thermodynamic quantities such as heat-capacity and susceptibility with respect to an external magnetic field, temperature, or momentum. Such non-analyticities may have a large impact on the phase diagram of, for example, itinerant electrons near a ferromagnetic quantum phase transition. Inspired by this we consider a system of interacting electrons in a weak external magnetic field within Fermi liquid theory. For this system we calculate various quasi-particle properties such as the quasi-particle residue, momentum-renormalization factor, and a renormalization factor which relates to the self-energy on the Fermi surface. From these renormalization factors we then extract physical quantities such as the renormalized mass and renormalized electron Lande g-factor. By calculating the renormalization factors within second order perturbation theory numerically and analytically, using a phase-space decomposition, we show that all renormalization factors acquire a non-analytic term proportional to the absolute value of the magnetic field. We moreover explicitly calculate the prefactors of these terms and find that they are all universal and determined by low-energy scattering processes which we classify. We also consider the non-analytic contributions to the same renormalization factors at finite temperatures and for finite external frequencies and discuss possible experimental ways of measuring the prefactors. Specifically we find that the tunnelling density of states and the conductivity acquire a non-analytic dependence on magnetic field (and temperature) coming from the momentum-renormalization factor. For the latter we discuss how this relates to previous works which show the existence of non-analyticities in the conductivity at first order in the interaction.
The present work deals with the integration of variable renewable energy sources, wind and solar energy into the European and US power grid. In contrast to other networks, such as the gas supply mains, the electricity network is practically not able to store energy. Generation and consumption therefore always have tobe balanced. Currently, the load curve is viewed as a rigid boundary condition, which must be followed by the generation system. The basic idea of the approach followed here is that weather-dependent generation causes a shift of focus of the electricity supply. At high shares of wind and solar generation, the role of the rigid boundary condition falls to the residual load, that is, the remaining load after subtraction of renewable generation. The goal is to include the weather dependence as well as the load curve in the design of the future electricity supply.
After a brief introduction, the present work first turns to the underlying weather-, generation and load data, which form the starting point of the analysis. In addition, some basic concepts of energy economics are discussed, which are needed in the following.
In the main part of the thesis, several algorithms are developed to determine the load flow in a network with a high share of wind and solar energy and to determine the backup supply needed at the same time. Minimization of the energy needed from controllable power plants, the capacity variable power plants, and the capacity of storing serve as guiding principles. In addition, the optimization problem of grid extensions is considered. It is shown that it can be formulated as a convex optimization problem. It turns out that with an optimized, international transmission network which is about four times the currently available transmission capacity, much of the potential savings in backup energy (about 40%) in Europe can be reached. In contrast, a twelvefold increase the transmission capacity would be necessary for a complete implementation of all possible savings in dispatchable power plants.
The reduction of the dispatchable generation capacity and storage capacity, however, presents a greater challenge. Due to correlations in the generation of time series of individual countries, it may be reduced only with difficulty, and by only about 30%.
In the following, the influence of the relative share of wind and solar energy is illuminated and examined the interplay with the line capacitance. A stronger transmission network tends to lead to a higher proportion of wind energy being better integrated. With increasing line capacity, the optimal mix in Europe therefore shifts from about 70% to 80% wind. Similar analyses are carried out for the US with comparable results.
In addition, the cost of the overall system can be reduced. It is interesting at this point that the advantages for the network integration may outweigh higher production costs of individual technologies, so that it is more favourable from the viewpoint of the entire system to use the more expensive technologies.
Finally, attention is given to the flexibility of the dispatchable power plants. Starting from a Fourier-like decomposition of the load curve as it was a few years ago, when hardly renewable generation capacity was present, capacities of different flexibility classes of dispatchable power plant are calculated. For this purpose, it is assumed that the power plant park is able to follow the load curve without significant surplusses or deficits. From this examination, it is derived what capacity must at least be available without having to resort to a detailed database of existing power plants.
Assuming a strong European cooperation, with a stronger international transmission network, the dispatchable power capacity can be significantly reduced while maintaining security of supply and generating relatively small surplusses in dispatchable power plants.
Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit werden verschiedene Modellsysteme untersucht, die Metriken der klassischen Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie mit Erweiterungen vergleichen, in denen Ereignishorizonte nicht existieren müssen. Die untersuchten Korrekturterme sind durch Schwachfeldmessungen, wie sie zum Beispiel in unserem Sonnensystem durchgeführt werden, nicht überprüfbar. Es ist deshalb nötig solche Systeme zu betrachten, in denen die vollständigen Gleichungen berücksichtigt werden müssen und keine Entwicklungen für schwache Felder gemacht werden können. Es gibt eine Reihe von astrophysikalischen Systemen, die diese Bedingungen erfüllen, wie das Galaktische Zentrum oder Doppelsternsysteme.
Im zweiten Kapitel der Arbeit werden Testteilchenorbits in einem Zentralpotential beschrieben und Unterschiede zwischen der klassischen und einer modifizierten Kerr-Metrik herausgearbeitet. Drei neue Phänomene der modifizierten Metrik gegenüber der Klassischen treten hier in Erscheinung. Zum einen haben Teilchen, die sich auf prograden Bahnen um den Zentralkörper drehen, ein Maximum in ihrer Winkelgeschwindigkeit. Zum anderen ist das Phänomen des frame-draggings deutlich schwächer ausgeprägt. Schließlich tritt ein letzter stabiler Orbit für entsprechend schnell rotierende Zentralkörper nicht mehr auf. Gleichzeitig sind die Unterschiede in den beiden Metriken für große Abstände (r > 10m) nahezu vernachlässigbar. In Kapitel 3 werden diese Ergebnisse auf zwei unterschiedliche Modelle zur Beschreibung von Akkretionsscheiben angewendet. Untersucht wird zum einen das Verhalten der Eisen-Kα-Emissionslinie und zum anderen der Energiefluss aus einer Akkretionsscheibe.
In der Form der Eisen-Kα-Emissionslinie gibt es eine deutliche Zunahme des rotverschobenen Anteils der Strahlung in der modifizierten Kerr-Metrik gegenüber der klassischen Kerr-Metrik. Die Akkretionsscheibe nach Page und Thorne zeigt unter Verwendung der modifizierten Kerr-Metrik eine signifikante Erhöhung der abgestrahlten Energie, wenn der Zentralkörper so schnell rotiert, dass kein letzter stabiler Orbit mehr auftritt. Zusätzlich gibt es hier in der Scheibe einen dunklen Ring im Vergleich zu den Bildern höherer Ordnung, die in der klassischen Kerr-Metrik auftreten. Erklärbar sind diese Phänomene dadurch, dass sich Teilchen auf stabilen Bahnen in der modifizierten Kerr-Metrik näher an den Zentralkörper heran bewegen können, als es in der klassischen Kerr-Metrik der Fall ist. Die Rotverschiebung ist für beide Fälle annäherend gleich.
Kapitel 4 gibt eine kurze Einführung in die Beschreibung von Gravitationswellen im Rahmen der linearisierten Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie. Hier wird als Modell ein Binärsystem, wie etwa der Hulse-Taylor-Pulsar, betrachtet. Die Unterschiede zwischen der klassischen Theorie und einer Beschreibung unter Hinzunahme von Zusatztermen sind hier erwartungsgemäß sehr gering, da die Linearisierung der Gleichungen dazu führt, dass Starkfeldeffekte vernachlässigt werden. Für große Abstände, was in diesem Fall auch schwache Felder impliziert, sind die Erweiterungen der Gleichungen vernachlässigbar. Hier werden zum Teil auch Effekte in der klassischen ART vernachlässigt.
In Kapitel 5 befindet sich ein kurzer Ausblick in die 3+1-Formulierung der Einsteingleichungen für die numerische Beschreibung von Gravitationsphänomenen. Diese Beschreibung ermöglicht es auch komplexe Systeme ohne viele nähernde Annahmen genau beschreiben zu können. Diese Systeme können zum einen Akkretionsscheiben um kompakte Objekte sein, aber auch die Verschmelzung von zwei massiven Objekten und die damit verbundenen Gravitationswellensignale. Dadurch lassen sich die Vorhersagen der ART oder etwaiger Erweiterungen präziser modellieren.
Die vorgestellten Ergebnisse liegen innerhalb der Einschränkungen durch aktuelle Messungen. Zukünftige Messungen wie genauere Beobachtungen des Galaktischen Zentrums durch das Event Horizon Telescope sind aber voraussichtlich dazu in der Lage zwischen den untersuchten Metriken zu unterscheiden.
In this thesis, a novel 257 kHz chopper device was numerically developed, technically designed and experimentally commissioned; a 4-solenoid, low-energy ion beam transport line was numerically investigated, installed and experimentally commissioned; and a novel massless beam-separation system was numerically developed.
The chopper combines a pulsed electric field with a static magnetic field in an ExB or Wien-filter type field configuration. Chopped beam pulses with a 257 kHz repetition rate and rise times of 110 ns were experimentally achieved using a 14 keV helium beam.
Due to the achieved results, the complete LEBT line for the future Frankfurt Neutron Source FRANZ is ready to deliver a dc or a pulsed beam. At the same time, the LEBT section represents an attractive test stand for the study of low-energy ion beams. It combines magnetic lenses, which allow space-charge compensated beam transport, and a chopper system capable of producing short beam pulses in the hundred nanosecond range. Since these beam pulses are transported onwards, their longitudinal and transverse properties can be analyzed. The pulse duration and time of flight are well below the rise time for the space-charge compensation through residual gas ionization. This opens the possibility for dedicated investigations of the transport of short, low-energy beam pulses including longitudinal and transverse space-charge effects and of relevant issues like the dynamics of space-charge compensation and electron effects in short pulses.
Der Radiofrequenzquadrupol (RFQ) wird typischerweise als erstes beschleunigendes Element in Beschleunigeranlagen eingesetzt. Das elektrische Quadrupolfeld ermöglicht die gleichzeitige Fokussierung und Beschleunigung des Ionenstrahls. Zudem ist der RFQ in der Lage den Gleichstromstrahl von der Ionenquelle zu Teilchenpaketen (Bunche) zu formen, die von den nachfolgenden Driftröhrenbeschleunigern benötigt werden. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war die Untersuchung zur Realisierbarkeit eines 325 MHz 4-rod RFQ Beschleunigers. Die Frequenz von 325 MHz stellt eine ungewöhnlich hohe Betriebsfrequenz für die 4-rod Struktur dar und wird z.B. für den Protonenlinac des FAIR Projektes benötigt. Ein Problem hierbei war, dass durch die bauartbedingten unsymmetrischen Elektrodenaufhängung und der hohen Frequenz ein, das Quadrupolfeld überlagerndes, Dipolfeld erzeugt wird. Dieses störende Feld kann z.B. zu einem Versatz der Strahlachse führen. Hierzu wurde die 4-rod Struktur in Simulationen grundlegend auf Einflüsse von verschiedenen Parametern auf die Resonanzfrequenz und das Dipolfeld untersucht. Es wurden Lösungsstrategien erarbeitet das Diopolfeld zu kompensieren und auf einen Prototypen angewendet. Zudem wurde das Verhalten höherer Schwingungsmoden dieser Struktur simuliert. In diesem Rahmen wurden auch Simulationen zu Randfeldern zwischen den 4-rod Elektroden und der Tankwand untersucht, um nachteilige Effekte für die Strahlqualität auszuschließen. Basierend auf den Simulationsergebnissen wurde ein Prototyp angefertigt. Dieser Prototyp wurde zur Demonstration der Betriebseigenschaften mit Leistungen bis 40 kW getestet. Hierbei wurde die Elektrodenspannung mittels Gammaspektroskopie bestimmt und daraus die Shuntimpedanz berechnet. Diese Werte wurden mit anderen Methoden der Shuntimpedanzbes- timmung verglichen. Außerdem wurden alternative RFQ Resonatorkonzepte ebenfalls auf ihre Realisierbarkeit für den Protonenlinac untersucht. Die Einflüsse verschiedener Parameter auf die Betriebsfrequenz, die Möglichkeiten des Frequenztunings und der Einstellung der longitudinalen Spannungsverteilung gefertigter Modelle wurden in einer Diskussion gegenübergestellt.
The laser-driven acceleration of protons from thin foils irradiated by hollow high-intensity laser beams in the regime of target normal sheath acceleration is reported for the first time. The use of hollow beams aims at reducing the initial emission solid angle of the TNSA source, due to a flattening of the electron sheath at the target rear side. The experiments were conducted at the PHELIX laser facility at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH with laser intensities in the range from 10^18 to 10^20 W/cm^2. We observed an average reduction of the half opening angle by (3.07±0.42)° or (13.2±2)% when the targets have a thickness between 12 to 14 μm. In addition, the highest proton energies were achieved with the hollow laser beam in comparison to the typical Gaussian focal spot.
The subatomic world is governed by the strong interactions of quarks and gluons, described by Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Quarks experience confinement into colour-less objects, i.e. they can not be observed as free particles. Under extreme conditions such as high temperature or high density, this constraint softens and a transition to a phase where quarks and gluons are quasi-free particles (Quark-Gluon-Plasma) can occur. This environment resembles the conditions prevailing during the early stages of the universe shortly after the Big Bang.
The phase diagram of QCD is under investigation in current and future collider experiments, for example at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) or at the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR). Due to the strength of the strong interactions in the energy regime of interest, analytic methods can not be applied rigorously. The only tool to study QCD from first principles is given by simulations of its discretised version, Lattice QCD (LQCD).
These simulations are in the high-performance computing area, hence, the numerical aspects of LQCD are a vital part in this field of research. In recent years, Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) have been incorporated in these simulations as they are a standard tool for general purpose calculations today.
In the course of this thesis, the LQCD application cl2qcd has been developed, which allows for simulations on GPUs as well as on traditional CPUs, as it is based on OpenCL. cl2qcd constitutes the first application for Wilson type fermions in OpenCL.
It provides excellent performance and has been applied in physics studies presented in this thesis. The investigation of the QCD phase diagram is hampered by the notorious sign-problem, which restricts current simulation algorithms to small values of the chemical potential.
Theoretically, studying unphysical parameter ranges allows for constraints on the phase diagram. Of utmost importance is the clarification of the order of the finite temperature transition in the Nf=2 chiral limit at zero chemical potential. It is not known if it is of first or second order. To this end, simulations utilising Twisted Mass Wilson fermions aiming at the chiral limit are presented in this thesis.
Another possibility is the investigation of QCD at purely imaginary chemical potential. In this region, QCD is known to posses a rich phase structure, which can be used to constrain the phase diagram of QCD at real chemical potential and to clarify the nature of the Nf=2 chiral limit. This phase structure is studied within this thesis, in particular the nature of the Roberge-Weiss endpoint is mapped out using Wilson fermions.
Das Schwerionenkollisionen Programm der Beschleuniger RHIC und LHC gibt Hinweise auf einen neuen Zustand hadronischer Materie --- das Quark-Gluon Plasma. Dieses zeichnet sich durch eine zumindest partielle Aufhebung des confinements aus, welches besagt, dass keine freien Quarks beochtbar sind.
Aus einer Beschreibung der experimentellen Daten mit relativistischer Hydrodynamik folgen weitere Eigenschaften. So geht das in einer Schwerionenkollision erzeugte Quark-Gluon Plasma nach sehr kurzer Zeit, etwa 1 fm/c, in ein zumindest lokales thermisches Gleichgewicht über. Durch die Lorentzkontraktion der beiden Schwerionen erwartet man, dass der Zustand direkt nach der Kollision durch eine Impulsanisotropie in der transversal-longitudinalen Ebene bestimmt wird. Somit setzt das Erreichen eines thermischen Gleichgewichts zunächst eine Isotropisierung voraus. Bisherige Studien haben gezeigt, dass gluonische Moden bei dieser Isotropisierung durch Verursachung einer chromo-Weibel Instabilität eine entscheidende Rolle spielen.
Weiterhin verhält sich das Quark-Gluon Plasma wie eine fast perfekte Flüssigkeit. Eine Berücksichtigung dissipativer Terme in der hydrodynamischen Beschreibung erfordert das Hinzufügen weiterer Terme zu den entsprechenden Bewegungsgleichungen. Diese sind proportional zu Transportkoeffizienten, welche durch die zugrunde liegende mikroskopische Theorie festgelegt sind.
Diese Theorie ist Quantenchromodynamik. Sie beschreibt die starke Wechselwirkung der Quarks und Gluonen und ist ein fundamentaler Baustein des Standardmodells der Teilchenphysik. Da im Regelfall Prozesse der starken Wechselwirkung nichtperturbativ sind, beschreiben wir QCD unter Verwendung einer Gitterregularisierung. Diese beruht auf einer Diskretisierung der vierdimensionalen Euklidischen Raumzeit durch einen Hyperkubus mit periodischen Randbedingungen und ermöglicht ein Lösen der QCD mit numerischen Methoden. Allerdings ist die Anwendung der Gittereichtheorie auf Systeme im thermischen Gleichgewicht beschränkt und kann somit keine Prozesse beschreiben, die auf Echtzeit basieren.
Transportkoeffizienten entsprechen Proportionalitätskoeffizienten, die die Relaxation einer Flüssigkeit oder eben eines Quark-Gluon Plasmas von einer kleinen Störung beschreiben. Damit sind sie unmittelbar mit der Zeit verknüpft. Über Kubo-Formeln lassen sie sich jedoch mit Gleichgewichtserwartungswerten retardierter Korrelatoren verknüpfen und werden so in Gitter QCD zugänglich.
In der vorliegenden Dissertation berechnen wir den Transportkoeffizienten κ in Gittereichtheorie für das Yang-Mills Plasma. Dabei nutzen wir aus, dass dieser Transportkoeffizient eine triviale analytische Fortsetzung vom retardierten zum Euklidischen Korrelator besitzt, welcher direkt in Gittereichtheorie zugänglich ist. Es ist die erste nichtperturbative Berechnung eines Transportkoeffizienten in QCD ohne weitere Annahmen, wie die Maximum Entropie Methode oder Ansätze, zu treffen.
Tuning and optimization of the field distribution for 4-rod radio frequency quadrupole linacs
(2014)
In this thesis, the tuning process of the 4-rod Radio Frequency Quadrupole has been analyzed and a theory for the prediction of the tuning plate's influence on the longitudinal voltage distribution was developed together with RF design options for the optimization of the fringe fields.
The basic principles of the RFQ's particle dynamics and resonant behavior are introduced in the theory part of this thesis. All studies that are presented are based on the work on four RFQs of recent linac projects. These RFQs are described in one chapter. Here, the projects are introduced together with details about the RFQ parameters and performance. In the meantime two of these RFQs are in full operation at NSCL at MSU and FNAL. One is operating in the test phase of the MedAustron Cancer Therapy Center and the fourth one for LANL is about to be built. The longitudinal voltage distribution has been studied in detail with a focus on the influence of the RF design with tuning elements and parameters like the electrodes overlap or the distance between stems. The theory for simulation methods for the field flatness that were developed as part of this thesis, as well as its simulation with CST MWS have been analyzed and compared to measurements. The lumped circuit model has proven to predict results with an accuracy that can be used in the tuning process of 4-rod RFQs. Together with results from the tuning studies, the studies on the fringe fields of the 4-rod structure lead to a proposal for a 4-rod RFQ model with an improved field distribution in the transverse and longitudinal electric field.
Fast nuclei are ionizing radiation which can cause deleterious effects to irradiated cells. The modelling of the interactions of such ions with matter and the related effects are very important to physics, radiobiology, medicine and space science and technology. A powerful method to study the interactions of ionizing radiation with biological systems was developed in the field of microdosimetry. Microdosimetry spectra characterize the energy deposition to objects of cellular size, i.e., a few micrometers.
In the present thesis the interaction of ions with tissue-like media was investigated using the Monte Carlo model for Heavy-Ion Therapy (MCHIT) developed at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies. MCHIT is a Geant4-based application intended to benchmark the physical models of Geant4 and investigate the physical properties of therapeutic ion beams. We have implemented new features in MCHIT in order to calculate microdosimetric quantities characterizing the radiation fields of accelerated nucleons and nuclei. The results of our Monte Carlo simulations were compared with recent experimental microdosimetry data.
In addition to microdosimetry calculations with MCHIT, we also investigated the biological properties of ion beams, e.g. their relative biological effectiveness (RBE), by means of the modified Microdosimetric-Kinetic model (MKM). The MKM uses microdosimetry spectra in describing cell response to radiation. MCHIT+MKM allowed us to study the physical and biological properties of ion beams. The main results of the thesis are as follows:
MCHIT is able to describe the spatial distribution of the physical dose in tissue-like media and microdosimetry spectra for ions with energies relevant to space research and ion-beam cancer therapy; MCHIT+MKM predicts a reduction of the biological effectiveness of ions propagating in extended medium due to nuclear fragmentation reactions; We predicted favourable biological dose-depth profiles for monoenergetic helium and lithium beams similar to the one for carbon beam. Well-adjusted biological dose distributions for H-1, He-4, C-12 and O-16 with a very flat spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP) plateau were calculated with MCHIT+MKM; MCHIT+MKM predicts less damage to healthy tissues in the entrance channel for SOBP He-4 and C-12 beams compared to H-1 and O-16 ones. No definitive advantages for oxygen ions with respect to carbon were found.