The reaction pd → pX at 305 MeV is studied with the aim to search for supernarrow dibaryons, the decay of which into two nucleons is forbidden by the Pauli exclusion principle. The experiment was carried out at the Moscow Meson Factory using the spectrometer TAMS, which detected the scattered proton and another charged particle (either p or d) from the decay of X. Narrow peaks in missing mass spectra have been observed at 1905 and 1924 MeV. Comparison of the obtained data with theoretical predictions leads to the conclusion that the peak found at 1905 MeV most likely corresponds to a supernarrow dibaryon with the isotopic spin equal to 1. The possible origin of the peak at 1924 MeV is also discussed.

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A new variant of all-fiber multiple-beam interferometer capable to perform narrow-band filtration of a reflected light, with characteristics similar to those for Fabry-Perot interferometer in a transmission, is presented. The interferometer design accompanied with parameters simulation is conducted, the experimental sample is fabricated and the study of its characteristics is undertaken. Experimental results conform the calculations. This variant of reflection interferometer can be used as one of laser cavity mirrors providing frequency selection of low-powered fiber lasers and laser diodes with short linear cavities. We assume, that this device makes it possible to obtain single-frequency operation with fast continuous tuning of a laser wavelength in a wide spectral range.

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A technique of single-longitudinal-mode selection in a fiber laser by means of a fiber multiplebeam reflection interferometer (FRI) has been experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The laser is based on a semiconductor optical amplifier placed in a linear fiber cavity formed by a fiber Bragg grating (FBG), and the FRI generates at 1529.24 nm with output power of 1 mW in single-frequency regime with a linewidth of about 217 kHz and polarization extinction ratio of >30 dB. The FRI technique potentially enables fast tuning (within the FBG bandwidth of ~0.9 nm in our case) by varying the base length of the FRI that can be used in a number of practical applications.

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The paper presents simulation of the refractive index sensor of the analyzed liquid in the Kretschmann configuration based on an oblique reflective interferometer (RI) and its spectral properties for the first time. The principle of operation of this sensor is based on the effect of inverted surface plasmon resonance (ISPR). The sensitive structure is the metal-dielectric multilayer coating based on a nickel thin film in combination with non-quartewavelength dielectric layers. Modeling of the RI manufacturing process under oblique light incidence is described. Formulas for estimating the sensitivity and spectral width of the reflection maximum of ISPR are given, as well as the figure of merit. It is shown that due to the high quality factor, this type of sensor can have very large figure of merit (>10^3).