d\theta d\alpha d\Omega_3 )\, .$$ We parameterize the two three-spheres as $$\begin{aligned}
\label{3sph}
d\Omega_3^2 &= d\psi^2 + \sin^2 \psi d\phi^2 + \cos^2 \psi d\chi^2\, , \\
\label{3sphAdS}
d\Omega_3'^2 &= d\beta^2 + \sin^2 \beta d\gamma^2 + \cos^2 \beta d\xi^2\, .\end{aligned}$$ The three angular momenta on the five sphere $S^5$ are defined as $$\begin{aligned}
\label{eq:JJJ}
J_1= -i\partial_\chi\, , \quad J_2= -i\partial_\phi\, , \quad J_3= -i\partial_\alpha\, ,\end{aligned}$$ and the two angular momenta on the $S^3$ inside $\mbox{AdS}_5$ are defined as $$\begin{aligned}
\label{eq:SS}
S_1 = -i \partial_\gamma\, , \qquad S_2=-i\partial_\xi \, .\end{aligned}$$ We moreover define the quantity $J\equiv J_1 + \eta_1 J_2 + \eta_2 J_3 + \eta_3
S_1 + \eta_4 S_2$, where $\eta_1$, $\eta_2$, $\eta_3$, $\eta_4$ are some parameters that characterize the background. We will show that they play an important role in Section \[sec:decsectors\] where we compare the results we obtain on the string theory side with previous computations done in the dual gauge theory.

The “no flat direction” Penrose limit
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In order to derive the new Penrose limit, we first review the Penrose limit giving rise to the [*BMN pp-wave* ]{}. We introduce new coordinates $\varphi_0,...,\varphi_4$ defined by $$\begin{aligned}
\label{eq:noflatphi}
\chi &= \varphi_0, \quad
\phi = \eta_1 \varphi_0 +  \varphi_1\, , 