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Quasi-Dirac neutrinos and solar neutrino data
We present an analysis of the solar neutrino data in the context of a
quasi-Dirac neutrino model in which the lepton mixing matrix is given at tree
level by the tribimaximal matrix. When radiative corrections are taken into
account, new effects in neutrino oscillations, as , appear.
This oscillation is constrained by the solar neutrino data. In our analysis, we
have found an allowed region for our two free parameters and .
The radiative correction, , can vary approximately from to and the calculated fourth mass eigenstate, , 0.01 eV
to 0.2 eV at 2 level. These results are very similar to the ones
presented in the literature.Comment: 24 pages, 7 figures and 2 tables. Results and conclusion unchanged.
Version published in EPJC. Figures improve
A Radial Velocity Study of the Intermediate Polar EX Hydrae
A study on the intermediate polar EX Hya is presented, based on simultaneous
photometry and high dispersion spectroscopic observations, during four
consecutive nights. The strong photometric modulation related to with the
67-min spin period of the primary star is clearly present, as well as the
narrow eclipses associated to the orbital modulation. Since our eclipse timings
have been obtained almost 91,000 cycles since the last reported observations,
we present new linear ephemeris, although we cannot rule out a sinusoidal
variation suggested by previous authors. The system mainly shows double-peaked
H, H and HeI 5876 \AA emission lines. From the profile
of the H line, we find two components; one with a steep rise and
velocities not larger than 1000 km s and another broader component
extending up to 2000 km s, which we interpret as coming mainly
from the inner disc. A strong and variable hotspot is found and a stream-like
structure is seen at times. We show that the best solution correspond to km s from H, from the two emission components, which
are both in phase with the orbital modulation. We remark on a peculiar effect
in the radial velocity curve around phase zero, which could be interpreted as a
Rositter-MacLaughlin-like effect, which has been taken into account before
deriving . This value is compatible with the values found in
high-resolution both in the ultraviolet and X-ray. We find: M, M and
R. Doppler Tomography has been applied, to construct six Doppler
tomograms for single orbital cycles spanning the four days of observations to
support our conclusions. Our results indicate that EX Hya has a well formed
disc and that the magnetosphere should extend only to about
.Comment: 16 pages, 14 figures, accepted for publication in MNRA
Report of IAU Commission 30 on Radial Velocities (2006-2009)
Brief summaries are given on the following subjects: Radial velocities and
exoplanets (Toward Earth-mass planets; Retired A stars and their planets;
Current status and prospects); Toward higher radial velocity precision; Radial
velocities and asteroseismology; Radial velocities in Galactic and
extragalactic clusters; Radial velocities for field giants; Galactic structure
-- Large surveys (The Geneva-Copenhagen Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey;
RAVE); Working groups (WG on radial velocity standards; WG on stellar radial
velocity bibliography; WG on the catalogue of orbital elements of spectroscopic
binaries [SB9]).Comment: 11 pages, to appear in the IAU Transactions Vol. XXVIIA, Reports on
Astronomy 2006-2009, ed. Karel van der Hucht. Editor: G. Torre
Present and Future Gamma-Ray Probes of the Cygnus OB2 Environment
The MAGIC Collaboration has provided new observational data pertaining to the
TeV J2032+4130 gamma-ray source (within the Cygnus OB2 region), for energies
E_gamma >400 GeV. It is then appropriate to update the impact of these data on
gamma-ray production mechanisms in stellar associations. We consider two
mechanisms of gamma-ray emission, pion production and decay (PION) and
photo-excitation of high-energy nuclei followed by prompt photo-emission from
the daughter nuclei (A*). We find that while the data can be accommodated with
either scenario, the A* features a spectral bump, corresponding to the
threshold for exciting the Giant Dipole Resonance, which can serve to
discriminate between them. We comment on neutrino emission and detection from
the region if the PION and/or A* processes are operative. We also touch on the
implications for this analysis of future Fermi and Cerenkov Telescope Array
data.Comment: 6 pp, 2 figs. Matching version publihed in Phys. Rev.
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