279 research outputs found
Reconstructing Images from Projections Using the Maximum-Entropy Method. Numerical Simulations of Low-Aspect Astrotomography
The reconstruction of images from a small number of projections using the
maximum-entropy method (MEM) with the Shannon entropy is considered. MEM
provides higher-quality image reconstruction for sources with extended
components than the Hogbom CLEAN method, which is also used in low-aspect
astrotomography. The quality of image reconstruction for sources with mixed
structure containing bright, compact features embedded in a comparatively weak,
extended base can be further improved using a difference-mapping method, which
requires a generalization of MEM for the reconstruction of sign-variable
functions.We draw conclusions based on the results of numerical simulations for
a number of model radio sources with various morphologies.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figure
Possibility of local pair existence in optimally doped SmFeAsO(1-x) in pseudogap regime
We report the analysis of pseudogap Delta* derived from resistivity
experiments in FeAs-based superconductor SmFeAsO(0.85), having a critical
temperature T_c = 55 K. Rather specific dependence Delta*(T) with two
representative temperatures followed by a minimum at about 120 K was observed.
Below T_s = 147 K, corresponding to the structural transition in SmFeAsO,
Delta*(T) decreases linearly down to the temperature T_AFM = 133 K. This last
peculiarity can likely be attributed to the antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering of
Fe spins. It is believed that the found behavior can be explained in terms of
Machida, Nokura, and Matsubara (MNM) theory developed for the AFM
superconductors.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
Nanodiamonds carrying quantum emitters with almost lifetime-limited linewidths
Nanodiamonds (NDs) hosting optically active defects are an important
technical material for applications in quantum sensing, biological imaging, and
quantum optics. The negatively charged silicon vacancy (SiV) defect is known to
fluoresce in molecular sized NDs (1 to 6 nm) and its spectral properties depend
on the quality of the surrounding host lattice. This defect is therefore a good
probe to investigate the material properties of small NDs. Here we report
unprecedented narrow optical transitions for SiV colour centers hosted in
nanodiamonds produced using a novel high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT)
technique. The SiV zero-phonon lines were measured to have an inhomogeneous
distribution of 1.05 nm at 5 K across a sample of numerous NDs. Individual
spectral lines as narrow as 354 MHz were measured for SiV centres in
nanodiamonds smaller than 200 nm, which is four times narrower than the best
SiV line previously reported for nanodiamonds. Correcting for apparent spectral
diffusion yielded a homogeneous linewith of about 200 MHz, which is close to
the width limit imposed by the radiative lifetime. These results demonstrate
that the direct HPHT synthesis technique is capable of producing nanodiamonds
with high crystal lattice quality, which are therefore a valuable technical
material
Study of the radical products of the thermal decomposition of nitrocellulose
The thermal transformations of nitrocellulose are accompanied by the formation of RN02 - radicals and allyl radicals. A mechanism for the formation of these radicals was proposed. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation
Invariant description of solutions of hydrodynamic type systems in hodograph space: hydrodynamic surfaces
Hydrodynamic surfaces are solutions of hydrodynamic type systems viewed as
non-parametrized submanifolds of the hodograph space. We propose an invariant
differential-geometric characterization of hydrodynamic surfaces by expressing
the curvature form of the characteristic web in terms of the reciprocal
invariants.Comment: 12 page
Algebraic varieties in Birkhoff strata of the Grassmannian Gr: Harrison cohomology and integrable systems
Local properties of families of algebraic subsets in Birkhoff strata
of Gr containing hyperelliptic curves of genus are
studied. It is shown that the tangent spaces for are isomorphic to
linear spaces of 2-coboundaries. Particular subsets in are described by
the intergrable dispersionless coupled KdV systems of hydrodynamical type
defining a special class of 2-cocycles and 2-coboundaries in . It is
demonstrated that the blows-ups of such 2-cocycles and 2-coboundaries and
gradient catastrophes for associated integrable systems are interrelated.Comment: 28 pages, no figures. Generally improved version, in particular the
Discussion section. Added references. Corrected typo
Laplace transformations of hydrodynamic type systems in Riemann invariants: periodic sequences
The conserved densities of hydrodynamic type system in Riemann invariants
satisfy a system of linear second order partial differential equations. For
linear systems of this type Darboux introduced Laplace transformations,
generalising the classical transformations in the scalar case. It is
demonstrated that Laplace transformations can be pulled back to the
transformations of the corresponding hydrodynamic type systems. We discuss
periodic Laplace sequences of with the emphasize on the simplest nontrivial
case of period 2. For 3-component systems in Riemann invariants a complete
discription of closed quadruples is proposed. They turn to be related to a
special quadratic reduction of the (2+1)-dimensional 3-wave system which can be
reduced to a triple of pairwize commuting Monge-Ampere equations. In terms of
the Lame and rotation coefficients Laplace transformations have a natural
interpretation as the symmetries of the Dirac operator, associated with the
(2+1)-dimensional n-wave system. The 2-component Laplace transformations can be
interpreted also as the symmetries of the (2+1)-dimensional integrable
equations of Davey-Stewartson type. Laplace transformations of hydrodynamic
type systems originate from a canonical geometric correspondence between
systems of conservation laws and line congruences in projective space.Comment: 22 pages, Late
Motion and Interaction of Magnetic Dislocations in Alternating Magnetic Field
Abstract The behavior of magnetic dislocations (MDs) in an alternating harmonic magnetic field in iron garnets has been experimentally investigated. The results are presented for single-crystal plates in which the drift of domain walls is observed in fields of sound frequencies. It is found that MDs in a stripe domain structure are able to move not only along but also across domain walls. A pairwise interaction between magnetic dislocations when they approach each other to distances on the order of the sizes of the cores of MDs is revealed. The processes of the annihilation, mutual passing of magnetic dislocations through each other and overtaking are found. The features of the dynamic behavior of MDs are explained using a mechanism based on the presence of vertical Bloch lines in a structure of domain walls. MDs are formed at nucleation centers, and their nucleation field is lower than the drift-starting field, which corresponds to previously proposed dislocational mechanism of the drift. The dependencies of quantitative parameters of the drift and MDs on amplitude and frequency of the pumping field are determined. The behavior of MDs should be considered when analyzing the mechanisms for magnetization and temperature-dependent phase transitions in magnetic layers
The low-temperature sol-gel synthesis of metal-oxide films on polymer substrates and the determination of their optical and dielectric properties
Photoactive, optically transparent heterostructures from silver nanowires and titanium dioxide were obtained by the sol-gel method on the surface of a polyethylene terephthalate film. The characteristics of optical transmission on the wavelength and those of dielectric permittivity, conductivity and dissipation on frequency in the range of 25–1,000,000 Hz were investigated
Identification of a small molecule inhibitor that stalls splicing at an early step of spliceosome activation.
Small molecule inhibitors of pre-mRNA splicing are important tools for identifying new spliceosome assembly intermediates, allowing a finer dissection of spliceosome dynamics and function. Here, we identified a small molecule that inhibits human pre-mRNA splicing at an intermediate stage during conversion of pre-catalytic spliceosomal B complexes into activated Bact complexes. Characterization of the stalled complexes (designated B028) revealed that U4/U6 snRNP proteins are released during activation before the U6 Lsm and B-specific proteins, and before recruitment and/or stable incorporation of Prp19/CDC5L complex and other Bact complex proteins. The U2/U6 RNA network in B028 complexes differs from that of the Bact complex, consistent with the idea that the catalytic RNA core forms stepwise during the B to Bact transition and is likely stabilized by the Prp19/CDC5L complex and related proteins. Taken together, our data provide new insights into the RNP rearrangements and extensive exchange of proteins that occurs during spliceosome activation
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