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6 pags. 5 figs., For the first time, the FRagment Separator (FRS) and the Multiple-Reflection Time-Of-Flight Mass-Spectrometer (MR-TOF-MS) particle identification (PID) systems at GSI have been coupled. This new approach adds to the standard FRS PID an additional unambiguous identification of the fragments and the possibility to identify and count long-lived isomeric states (>ms). For this purpose, single-event timestamp information given by a common clock was used to correlate both systems. Two methods were implemented to improve the signal-to-background ratio by more than a factor 2 in the high resolution mass spectrum obtained with the MR-TOF-MS for the 109In isotope. Moreover, the coupling of the systems allows an improvement in the on-line monitoring of the FRS-Ion Catcher (IC) efficiency and extraction time. In addition, range calculations were implemented in the on-line monitoring; a powerful tool for real-time optimization of stopped beam experiments., The ELI-NP group was supported by Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), Germany Phase II, a project co-financed by the Romanian Government and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund the Competitiveness Operational Programme (1/07.07.2016, COP,ID 1334) and by the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation under contract PN 19 06 01 05. This work was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) under contracts No. 05P19RGFN1, 05P12RGFN8 and 05P15RGFN1, by Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany and GSI, Germany under the JLU-GSI strategic Helmholtz partnership agreement, by HGS-HIRe, and by theHessian Ministry for Science and Art (HMWK), Germany. O. Hall was supported by UKRI STFC, United Kingdom grant ST/P004008/1.

NSTAR 2019, Bonn, Germany, 10 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2019; The European physical journal / Web of Conferences 241, 01013 (2020). doi:10.1051/epjconf/202024101013, Published by EDP Sciences, Les Ulis

A feasibility study has been performed in order to investigate the performance of the HADES detector to measure the electromagnetic decays of the hyperon resonances $\Sigma(1385)^0$, $\Lambda(1405)$ and $\Lambda{\Lambda}(1520)$ as well as the production of double strange baryon systems $\Xi^-$ and $\Lambda\Lambda$ in p+p reactions at a beam kinetic energy of 4.5 GeV. The existing HADES detector will be upgraded by a new Forward Detector, which extends the detector acceptance into a range of polar angles that plays a crucial role for these investigations. The analysis of each channel is preceded by a consideration of the production cross-sections. Afterwards the expected signal count rates using a target consisting of either liquid hydrogen or polyethylene are summarized., Comment: Draft prepared by Rafa{\l} Lalik, James Ritman, Piotr Salabura, 19 pages, 21 figures, 4 tables

A novel method for simultaneous measurement of masses, Q-values, isomer excitation energies, half-lives and decay branching ratios of exotic nuclei has been demonstrated. The method includes first use of a stopping cell as an ion trap, combining containment of precursors and decay-recoils for variable durations in a cryogenic stopping cell (CSC), and afterwards the identification and counting of them by a multiple-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MR-TOF-MS). Feasibility has been established by recording the decay and growth of $^{216}$Po and $^{212}$Pb (alpha decay) and of $^{119m2}$Sb (t$_{1/2}$ = 850$\pm$90 ms) and $^{119g}$Sb (isomer transition), obtaining half-lives and branching ratios consistent with literature values. Hardly any non-nuclear-decay losses have been observed in the CSC for up to $\sim$10 seconds, which exhibits its extraordinary cleanliness. For $^{119}$Sb, this is the first direct measurement of the ground and second isomeric state masses, resolving the discrepancies in previous excitation energy data. These results pave the way for the measurement of branching ratios of exotic nuclei with multiple decay channels., 11 pages, 9 figures, 3 tables. Submitted to European Physics Journal A

Wavelength-shifting (WLS) films of p-terphenyl have been applied by means of dip-coating on the entrance window of the H12700 multi anode photomultiplier (MAPMT) in order to enhance the UV sensitivity. Using coated and uncoated MAPMTs in a CBM RICH testbox in a proton testbeam at the COSY accelerator, an enhancement of the number of hits per ring of 15%–20% depending on cuts has been observed. Due to new fast readout electronics of the RICH detector for the CBM/ HADES experiments, the time response of p-terphenyl has been measured to show a decay constant of 2.35 ns. This compares well with time-resolved fluorescence measurements of the films.

The upgraded HADES RICH detector, as well as the future CBM RICH detector, will both use the same Hamamatsu H12700 Multianode PMTs read out by the newly developed DiRICH FPGA-TDC readout chain for MAPMTs and MCPs. The upgrade of the HADES RICH photon detector has meanwhile been completed, and we are now looking forward to the upcoming physics run in spring 2019. A brief overview on the status of both detector projects is given and supplemented with the recent test-beam results which confirmed the functionality of the DiRICH development before the start of the mass-production of all DiRICH components needed for the HADES RICH upgrade.

The Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at the future Facility for Anti-proton and Ion Research (FAIR) complex will explore the phase diagram of strongly interacting matter at high baryon density and moderate temperatures in A+A collisions. The energy spectrum will start at 2 AGeV/c and extend up to 11 AGeV/c for the heaviest nuclei at the SIS 100 accelerator set-up. To explore the physics program of CBM, a RICH detector will be employed for electron identification and pion suppression in a momentum range up to 8 GeV/c. Mirror alignment is a key issue for a proper detector operation. The final conceptual design for a monitoring system of the alignment of the mirrors of the CBM RICH detector will be introduced. It consists of a fast qualitative check of the alignment as well as two different methods to derive quantitative numbers for misalignments. A software correction cycle had been developed which, once applied allows to get back to physics performances as in an ideally aligned case.

Interactions of anxiety states with modes of cognitive processing are investigated. It is assumed that the analytic thinking style of negative feeling states consists of probabilistic reasoning in the case of self-relevant anxiety states and of simple bipolar (yes-or-no) decisions in the case of physically threatening anxiety states. Sixty-six female student teachers (M = 23 years of age, SD = 2.7) served as subjects in a 3 x 2 x 4 mixed design. The subjects were divided into three groups of equal size. In each group a self-threatening or physically threatening anxiety state or a neutral feeling state was generated. Half of the subjects in each of the three groups were provided with either a probabilistic or yes-or-no answering format for a list of life events to induce a different style of cognitive processing. Repeated measurements of affect provided a pre-induction baseline, a manipulation check, and an assessment of affect change during task completion. The feeling states were assessed by means of scales for longitudinal studies of mood (Becker, 1988). The results show that the combination of self-threatening anxiety states with probabilistic judgments and--to a lesser degree--of physically threatening anxiety states with simple yes-or-no judgments caused the maintenance of the respective feeling states. Neither the inverse combinations nor the processing styles alone led to similarly stable affective states. Anxiety states seem to be inherently connected with modes of cognitive processing that should be considered relevant for understanding affect-task interactions and processes of mood repair.

Reviews summarizing experiments on the interaction of emotional and cognitive processes generally conclude that moods or feelings influence memory, decision-making, and learning processes. The congruency effects observed concern the content or quality of cognition involved as well as the style of information processing. This experiment aimed to further differentiate the conditions of the congruency effects. Therefore, with a 3-factorial design, the influence of (1) positive and negative feelings, (2) a detached and vivid mode of experiencing, and (3) cognitive control on two aspects of probability estimates concerning future events were investigated. 194 female and male subjects (M = 22.58, SD = 4.85 years of age) participated. The feeling states were induced by an autobiographical recollection procedure, and the modality and control conditions were manipulated by means of instructions. 3-way interactions for the content and style of judgments as dependent variables support the expected mood-congruency effects. Three factors quality these effects. First, the mood-congruity effect as described in the literature can be interpreted as being composed of two different parts, a strong emotional and a weak cognitive mood-congruency effect, the latter being an artifact, if real emotion-cognition relationships are concerned. Second, the influence of feelings on information processing style can only be replicated under conditions of "hot" cognition, and so is a truly emotional phenomenon. Third, the interactions of mood, control, and modality point towards different control strategies being implicit in various feeling states. Positive mood is ruled by "compensation" control, whereas negative mood states are governed by "congruency" control if future life events are evaluated.

Theory and research on the effects of mood on cognition have shown that persons in a negative mood tend toward analytic effortful processing strategies, whereas individuals in a positive mood prefer simplifying heuristic strategies. A review of the literature shows that (a) mainly the influence of mood on cognition and social behavior (e.g., persuasion) has been investigated; and (b) achievements in memory and cognitive tasks were of central concern (Abele, 1991; Schwarz, BlessBohner, 1991). With this background, and based on propositional network models of human information processing, the present study investigates influences in the opposite direction, i.e., the effect of cognitive style on feeling states. The compatibility thesis (OttoSchmitz, 1993), which postulates that an interaction of feeling state and information processing style is necessary for the continuation of a mood state, is generalized to negative feeling states (anxiety) and analytic information processing style (probabilistic judgments). Equivalent emotional states and cognitive productions have to go together to sustain the mood states. In a 2 x 2 x 4 mixed design, 76 male and female students from introductory classes in psychology served as subjects. Using a 15-minute mood induction procedure (autobiographical recollection methodology), a negative, anxiety-prone, or neutral feeling state was elicited in half of the participants. During the next 10 minutes half of each group worked on a list of future life events (Weinstein, 1980), either with the instruction to rate the chances of the items (probabilistic judgments) or with the instruction to rate the items' general applicability (control condition). Repeated sampling of a measurement repetition factor served as a baseline assessment and as a manipulation check, along with measurements of the feeling states while completing the task. The feeling states were assessed by means of a multifactor instrument (Eigenschaftswörterliste; JankeDebus, 1978). The results support the generalization of the compatibility thesis to negative feeling states (anxiety). Only the group in which a negative feeling state and a probabilistic processing style interacted reported a negative mood and anxious state throughout the task completion. Neither the induced negative (anxious) mood nor the probabilistic judgments alone could sustain a negative feeling state. Moods seem to be best conceivable as a combination of genuine emotional elements (feeling states) and cognitive elements (probabilistic judgments in the case of anxiety).

The effects of mood on thinking and behavior are characterized by "loosening" in the case of positive feeling states and "tightening" for negative ones (Fiedler, 1988). Style of cognitive processing, effort expenditure, and capacity models are discussed as explanatory concepts. To compare these approaches, the theory of signal detection provides methods for the independent evaluation of parameters of response bias and discrimination (and also efficiency). A laboratory experiment (Klauer et al., 1991) was replicated and supplemented by a field study. In the sense of convergent and discriminant validation of the insufficient techniques of mood induction, the naturally occurring mood changes of everyday life were used as mood manipulations. 13 subjects (M = 25.9 years of age, SD = 3.8) reported their feeling states on 18 days for self-selected episodes, which represented the range of their mood changes. Immediately after each mood report, they worked on a visual discrimination task. The indices of signal detection theory for response bias, discrimination, and efficiency were calculated in each cases, and correlated with measures of emotional and unspecific feeling states. Along with a shift from negative to positive feeling states, a trend towards a liberal response bias, a higher discrimination rate, and a greater efficiency resulted. Our findings replicate the laboratory experiment and support the effort expenditure and cognitive processing style view, rather than the reduced-capacity explanation. Speculations are offered concerning the emotional and cognitive processes which led to these results.

Reviews concerning research on the influence of mood on behavior show (a) that mainly the influence of mood on behavior was investigated and (b) that achievements in memory and cognitive tasks were of central concern (Fiedler, 1988; Isen, 1987). Social behavior was analyzed as a function of these factors. Recent reviews restrict themselves to positive feeling states. Summarizing, Fiedler (1988) describes the information processing style in positive feeling states as "loosening" to capture its qualitative aspects. This study investigates the opposite direction of influence, i.e. the effect of cognitive style on positive feeling states. This study restricts itself to positive feeling states. The compatibility thesis which postulates a necessary interaction of feeling state and information processing style is tested. Equivalent states and productions have to go together to generate the mood effects. In a 2 x 2 x 5 mixed design 70 female students (non-psychologists) served as subjects. Using a 20-minute mood induction procedure (autobiographical recollection methodology) a positive or neutral feeling state was elicited in half of the participants. During the next 10 minutes half of each group worked either on a verbal creativity test (Schoppe, 1975) or on an intelligence test (Amthauer, 1973) to establish an creative or analytic style of information processing. Repeated sampling of a measurement repetition factor served as baseline assessments, manipulation checks, and measurements of the feeling states during the task completion of the creativity or intelligence test. The feeling states were assessed by means of a short version (BSK-1982) of the "Eigenschaftswörterliste" (JankeDebus, 1978). The results confirm the compatibility thesis. Only the group in which a positive feeling state and a creative processing style interact reported a positive mood throughout the task completion. Unexpectedly, a slight deterioration of mood was found in the group with a neutral feeling state and analytic reasoning, suggesting that the neutral mood induction might in fact, elicit a mild negative feeling state and that the compatibility thesis might, also be applicable to the field of negative emotions.

Title devised by cataloguer., This image has been preserved and made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest., Large group of people gathered at Albany war memorial. The man at right front is believed to be Charles A. H. Stone.