151 research outputs found
Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
Numerous theoretical studies using various equation of state models have
shown that quark matter may exist at the extreme densities in the cores of
high-mass neutron stars. It has also been shown that a phase transition from
hadronic matter to quark matter would result in an extended mixed phase region
that would segregate phases by net charge to minimize the total energy of the
phase, leading to the formation of a crystalline lattice. The existence of
quark matter in the core of a neutron star may have significant consequences
for its thermal evolution, which for thousands of years is facilitated
primarily by neutrino emission. In this work we investigate the effect a
crystalline quark-hadron mixed phase can have on the neutrino emissivity from
the core. To this end we calculate the equation of state using the relativistic
mean-field approximation to model hadronic matter and a nonlocal extension of
the three-flavor Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model for quark matter. Next we determine
the extent of the quark-hadron mixed phase and its crystalline structure using
the Glendenning construction, allowing for the formation of spherical blob,
rod, and slab rare phase geometries. Finally we calculate the neutrino
emissivity due to electron-lattice interactions utilizing the formalism
developed for the analogous process in neutron star crusts. We find that the
contribution to the neutrino emissivity due to the presence of a crystalline
quark-hadron mixed phase is substantial compared to other mechanisms at fairly
low temperatures ( K) and quark fractions (), and
that contributions due to lattice vibrations are insignificant compared to
static-lattice contributions.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figures; accepted for publication in the European
Physical Journal A - "Hadrons and Nuclei.
Characterization of the Solid–Electrolyte Interphase Growth During Cell Formation Based on Differential Voltage Analysis
Reaction-diffusion dynamics: confrontation between theory and experiment in a microfluidic reactor
We confront, quantitatively, the theoretical description of the
reaction-diffusion of a second order reaction to experiment. The reaction at
work is \ca/CaGreen, and the reactor is a T-shaped microchannel, 10 m
deep, 200 m wide, and 2 cm long. The experimental measurements are
compared with the two-dimensional numerical simulation of the
reaction-diffusion equations. We find good agreement between theory and
experiment. From this study, one may propose a method of measurement of various
quantities, such as the kinetic rate of the reaction, in conditions yet
inaccessible to conventional methods
Serum levels and removal by haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration of tryptophan-derived uremic toxins in ESKD patients
Tryptophan is an essential dietary amino acid that originates uremic toxins that contribute to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patient outcomes. We evaluated serum levels and removal during haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration of tryptophan and tryptophan-derived uremic toxins, indoxyl sulfate (IS) and indole acetic acid (IAA), in ESKD patients in different dialysis treatment settings. This prospective multicentre study in four European dialysis centres enrolled 78 patients with ESKD. Blood and spent dialysate samples obtained during dialysis were analysed with high-performance liquid chromatography to assess uremic solutes, their reduction ratio (RR) and total removed solute (TRS). Mean free serum tryptophan and IS concentrations increased, and concentration of IAA decreased over pre-dialysis levels (67%, 49%, -0.8%, respectively) during the first hour of dialysis. While mean serum total urea, IS and IAA concentrations decreased during dialysis (-72%, -39%, -43%, respectively), serum tryptophan levels increased, resulting in negative RR (-8%) towards the end of the dialysis session (p < 0.001), despite remarkable Trp losses in dialysate. RR and TRS values based on serum (total, free) and dialysate solute concentrations were lower for conventional low-flux dialysis (p < 0.001). High-efficiency haemodiafiltration resulted in 80% higher Trp losses than conventional low-flux dialysis, despite similar neutral Trp RR values. In conclusion, serum Trp concentrations and RR behave differently from uremic solutes IS, IAA and urea and Trp RR did not reflect dialysis Trp losses. Conventional low-flux dialysis may not adequately clear Trp-related uremic toxins while high efficiency haemodiafiltration increased Trp losses
Universality in edge-source diffusion dynamics
We show that in edge-source diffusion dynamics the integrated concentration
N(t) has a universal dependence with a characteristic time-scale tau=(A/P)^2
pi/(4D), where D is the diffusion constant while A and P are the
cross-sectional area and perimeter of the domain, respectively. For the
short-time dynamics we find a universal square-root asymptotic dependence
N(t)=N0 sqrt(t/tau) while in the long-time dynamics N(t) saturates
exponentially at N0. The exponential saturation is a general feature while the
associated coefficients are weakly geometry dependent.Comment: 4 pages including 4 figures. Minor changes. Accepted for PR
Strangeness in Neutron Stars
It is generally agreed on that the tremendous densities reached in the
centers of neutron stars provide a high-pressure environment in which several
intriguing particles processes may compete with each other. These range from
the generation of hyperons to quark deconfinement to the formation of kaon
condensates and H-matter. There are theoretical suggestions of even more exotic
processes inside neutron stars, such as the formation of absolutely stable
strange quark matter. In the latter event, neutron stars would be largely
composed of strange quark matter possibly enveloped in a thin nuclear crust.
This paper gives a brief overview of these striking physical possibilities with
an emphasis on the role played by strangeness in neutron star matter, which
constitutes compressed baryonic matter at ultra-high baryon number density but
low temperature which is no accessible to relativistic heavy ion collision
experiments.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables; Accepted for publication in the
Proceedings of the International Workshop on Astronomy and Relativistic
Astrophysics (IWARA) 2005, Int. J. Mod. Phys.
On the Transport Properties of a Quark-Hadron Coulomb Lattice in the Cores of Neutron Stars
Already more that 40 years ago, it has been suggested that because of the
enormous mass densities in the cores of neutron stars, the hadrons in the
centers of neutron stars may undergo a phase transition to deconfined quark
matter. In this picture, neutron stars could contain cores made of pure (up,
down, strange) quark matter which are surrounded by a mixed phase of quarks and
hadrons. More than that, because of the competition between the Coulomb and the
surface energies associated with the positively charged regions of nuclear
matter and negatively charged regions of quark matter, the mixed phase may
develop geometrical structures, similarly to what is expected of the
sub-nuclear liquid-gas phase transition. In this paper we restrict ourselves to
considering the formation of rare phase blobs in the mixed quark-hadron phase.
The influence of rare phase blobs on the thermal and transport properties of
neutron star matter is investigated. The total specific heat, , thermal
conductivity, , and electron-blob Bremsstrahlung neutrino emissivities,
, of quark-hybrid matter are computed and the results
are compared with the associated thermal and transport properties of standard
neutron star matter. Our results show that the contribution of rare phase blobs
to the specific heat is negligibly small. This is different for the neutrino
emissivity from electron-blob Bremsstrahlung scattering, which turns out to be
of the same order of magnitude as the total contributions from other
Bremsstrahlung processes for temperatures below about K.Comment: minor changes, accepted by Phys. Rev.
A Diffusion Network Event History Estimator
Research on the diffusion of political decisions across jurisdictions typically accounts for units’ influence over each other with (1) observable measures or (2) by inferring latent network ties from past decisions. The former approach assumes that interdependence is static and perfectly captured by the data. The latter mitigates these issues but requires analytical tools that are separate from the main empirical methods for studying diffusion. As a solution, we introduce network event history analysis (NEHA), which incorporates latent network inference into conventional discrete-time event history models. We demonstrate NEHA’s unique methodological and substantive benefits in applications to policy adoption in the American states. Researchers can analyze the ties and structure of inferred networks to refine model specifications, evaluate diffusion mechanisms, or test new or existing hypotheses. By capturing targeted relationships unexplained by standard covariates, NEHA can improve models, facilitate richer theoretical development, and permit novel analyses of the diffusion process
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