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The Compact Structure of Radio-Loud Broad Absorption Line Quasars
We present the results of EVN+MERLIN VLBI polarization observations of 8
Broad Absorption Line (BAL) quasars at 1.6 GHz, including 4 LoBALs and 4 HiBALs
with either steep or flat spectra on VLA scales. Only one steep-spectrum
source, J1122+3124, shows two-sided structure on the scale of 2 kpc. The other
four steep-spectrum sources and three flat-spectrum sources display either an
unresolved image or a core-jet structure on scales of less than three hundred
parsecs. In all cases the marginally resolved core is the dominant radio
component. Linear polarization in the cores has been detected in the range of a
few to 10 percent. Polarization, together with high brightness temperatures
(from 2*10^9-5*10^10 K), suggest a synchrotron origin for the radio emission.
There is no apparent difference in the radio orphologies or polarization
between low-ionization and high-ionization BAL QSOs nor between flat- and
steep-spectrum sources. We discuss the orientation of BAL QSOs with both flat
and steep spectra, and consider a possible evolutionary scenario for BAL QSOs.
In this scenario, BAL QSOs are probably the young population of radio sources,
which are Compact Steep Spectrum or GHz peaked radio source analog at the low
end of radio power.Comment: 16 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables; accepted for publication in MNRA
Searching for Doubly-Charged Higgs Bosons at Future Colliders
Doubly-charged Higgs bosons () appear in several
extensions to the Standard Model and can be relatively light. We review the
theoretical motivation for these states and present a study of the discovery
reach in future runs of the Fermilab Tevatron for pair-produced doubly-charged
Higgs bosons decaying to like-sign lepton pairs. We also comment on the
discovery potential at other future colliders.Comment: 6 pages, full postscript file also available via anonymous ftp at
ftp://ucdhep.ucdavis.edu/gunion/hmm_sm96.ps To appear in ``Proceedings of the
1996 DPF/DPB Summer Study on New Directions for High Energy Physics'
The intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in East and West Germany
"Socialist societies often emphasized the abolition of traditional social classes. To achieve this objective, educational opportunities were at times 'actively managed' and allocated to children of less educated parents. What happened to these patterns after the demise of socialist rule in Eastern Europe? We study the development of educational mobility after the fall of the iron curtain in East Germany and compare the relevance of parental educational background for secondary schooling outcomes in East and West Germany. Based on data from the German Mikrozensus we find that educational mobility is lower in East than in West Germany and that it has been falling in East Germany after unification. While the educational advantage of girls declined over time, having many siblings presents a more substantial disadvantage in East than in West Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))Bildungsmobilität, Intergenerationsmobilität, Eltern, Kinder, Qualifikationsniveau, Schullaufbahnwahl, Gymnasium, Ostdeutschland, Westdeutschland, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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