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Blowin' in the wind: both `negative' and `positive' feedback in an obscured high-z Quasar
Quasar feedback in the form of powerful outflows is invoked as a key
mechanism to quench star formation in galaxies, preventing massive galaxies to
over-grow and producing the red colors of ellipticals. On the other hand, some
models are also requiring `positive' AGN feedback, inducing star formation in
the host galaxy through enhanced gas pressure in the interstellar medium.
However, finding observational evidence of the effects of both types of
feedback is still one of the main challenges of extragalactic astronomy, as few
observations of energetic and extended radiatively-driven winds are available.
Here we present SINFONI near infrared integral field spectroscopy of XID2028,
an obscured, radio-quiet z=1.59 QSO detected in the XMM-COSMOS survey, in which
we clearly resolve a fast (1500 km/s) and extended (up to 13 kpc from the black
hole) outflow in the [OIII] lines emitting gas, whose large velocity and
outflow rate are not sustainable by star formation only. The narrow component
of Ha emission and the rest frame U band flux from HST-ACS imaging enable to
map the current star formation in the host galaxy: both tracers independently
show that the outflow position lies in the center of an empty cavity surrounded
by star forming regions on its edge. The outflow is therefore removing the gas
from the host galaxy (`negative feedback'), but also triggering star formation
by outflow induced pressure at the edges (`positive feedback'). XID2028
represents the first example of a host galaxy showing both types of feedback
simultaneously at work.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
Topological phase for entangled two-qubit states and the representation of the SO(3)group
We discuss the representation of the group by two-qubit maximally
entangled states (MES). We analyze the correspondence between and the
set of two-qubit MES which are experimentally realizable. As a result, we offer
a new interpretation of some recently proposed experiments based on MES.
Employing the tools of quantum optics we treat in terms of two-qubit MES some
classical experiments in neutron interferometry, which showed the -phase
accrued by a spin- particle precessing in a magnetic field. By so doing,
we can analyze the extent to which the recently proposed experiments - and
future ones of the same sort - would involve essentially new physical aspects
as compared with those performed in the past. We argue that the proposed
experiments do extend the possibilities for displaying the double connectedness
of , although for that to be the case it results necessary to map
elements of onto physical operations acting on two-level systems.Comment: 25 pages, 9 figure
The X-Ray Zurich Environmental Study (X-ZENS). I. Chandra and XMM-Newton observations of active galactic nuclei in galaxies in nearby groups
We describe X-ray observations with Chandra and XMM-Newton of 18 galaxy
groups (M_group ~ 1-6x10^13 Msolar, z~0.05) from the Zurich Environmental Study
(ZENS). We aim to establish the frequency and properties, unaffected by host
galaxy dilution and obscuration, of AGNs in central and satellite galaxy
members, also as a function of halo-centric distance. X-ray point-source
detections are reported for 22 of 177 observed galaxies, down to a limit of
f_(0.5-8 keV) ~ 5x10^-15 erg cm^-2 s^-1, corresponding to a limiting luminosity
of L_(0.5-8 keV)~3x10^40 erg s^-1. With the majority of the X-ray sources
attributed to AGNs of low-to-moderate levels (L/L_Edd>~10^-4), we discuss the
detection rate in the context of the occupation of AGNs to halos of this mass
scale and redshift, and compare the structural/morphological properties between
AGN-active and non-active galaxies of different rank and location within the
group halos. We see a slight tendency for AGN hosts to have either relatively
brighter/denser disks (or relatively fainter/diffuse bulges) than non-active
galaxies of similar mass. At galaxy mass scales <10^11 Msolar, central galaxies
appear to be a factor ~4 more likely to host AGNs than satellite galaxies of
similar mass. This effect, coupled with the tendency for AGNs to reside in
massive galaxies, explains the (weak) trend for AGNs to be preferentially found
in the inner regions of groups, with no detectable trend with halo-centric
distance in the frequency of AGNs within the satellite population. Finally, our
data support other analyses in finding that the rate of decline with redshift
of AGN activity in groups matches that of the global AGN population, indicating
that either AGNs occur preferentially in groups, or that the evolution rate is
independent of halo mass. These trends are of potential importance, and require
X-ray coverage of a larger sample to be solidly confirmed.Comment: 18 pages, 13 figures, submitted to The Astrophysical Journal, this is
a revised version that addresses the referee's comment
Randomized Trial of Erythromycin and Azithromycin for Treatment of Chlamydial Infection in Pregnancy
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare erythromycin and azithromycin in the treatment
of chlamydial cervicitis during pregnancy with regard to efficacy, side effects, and compliance
The Full Range of Predictions for B Physics From Iso-singlet Down Quark Mixing
We extend the range of predictions of the isosinglet (or vector) down quark
model to the fully allowed physical ranges, and also update this with the
effect of new physics constraints. We constrain the present allowed ranges of
sin(2*beta) and sin(2*alpha), gamma, x_s, and A_{B_s}. In models allowing
mixing to a new isosinglet down quark (as in E_6) flavor changing neutral
currents are induced that allow a Z^0 mediated contribution to B-Bbar mixing
and which bring in new phases. In (rho, eta), (x_s, sin(gamma)), and (x_s,
A_{B_s}) plots for the extra isosinglet down quark model which are herein
extended to the full physical range, we find new allowed regions that will
require experiments on sin(gamma) and/or x_s to verify or to rule out an extra
down quark contribution.Comment: 13 pages in RevTeX, 7 postscript figure
Occupation of X-ray selected galaxy groups by X-ray AGN
We present the first direct measurement of the mean Halo Occupation
Distribution (HOD) of X-ray selected AGN in the COSMOS field at z < 1, based on
the association of 41 XMM and 17 C-COSMOS AGN with member galaxies of 189 X-ray
detected galaxy groups from XMM and Chandra data. We model the mean AGN
occupation in the halo mass range logM_200[Msun] = 13-14.5 with a rolling-off
power-law with the best fit index alpha = 0.06(-0.22;0.36) and normalization
parameter f_a = 0.05(0.04;0.06). We find the mean HOD of AGN among central
galaxies to be modelled by a softened step function at logMh > logMmin = 12.75
(12.10,12.95) Msun while for the satellite AGN HOD we find a preference for an
increasing AGN fraction with Mh suggesting that the average number of AGN in
satellite galaxies grows slower (alpha_s < 0.6) than the linear proportion
(alpha_s = 1) observed for the satellite HOD of samples of galaxies. We present
an estimate of the projected auto correlation function (ACF) of galaxy groups
over the range of r_p = 0.1-40 Mpc/h at = 0.5. We use the large-scale
clustering signal to verify the agreement between the group bias estimated by
using the observed galaxy groups ACF and the value derived from the group mass
estimates. We perform a measurement of the projected AGN-galaxy group
cross-correlation function, excluding from the analysis AGN that are within
galaxy groups and we model the 2-halo term of the clustering signal with the
mean AGN HOD based on our results.Comment: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journa
Log Fano varieties over function fields of curves
Consider a smooth log Fano variety over the function field of a curve.
Suppose that the boundary has positive normal bundle. Choose an integral model
over the curve. Then integral points are Zariski dense, after removing an
explicit finite set of points on the base curve.Comment: 18 page
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