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Exobiology on Mars
Descriptions of several instrument concepts that were generated during a workshop entitled, Exobiology Instrument Concepts for a Soviet Mars 94/94 Mission, held at NASA Ames Research Center in 1989 are presented. The objective was to define and describe instrument concepts for exobiology and related science that would be compatible with the mission types under discussion for the 1994 and 1996 Soviet Mars missions. Experiments that use existing technology were emphasized. The concepts discussed could also be used on U.S. missions that follow Mars Observer
The 2p yields 1s pionic transition
Pion-atomic transitions, perturbation theory, S waves, and P wave
Estimation in a growth study with irregular measurement times
Between 1982 and 1988 a growth study was carried out at the Division of Pediatric Oncology of the University Hospital of Groningen. A special feature of the project was that sample sizes are small and that ages at entry may be very different. In addition the intended design was not fully complied with. This paper highlights some aspects of the statistical analysis which is based on (1) reference scores, (2) statistical procedures allowing for an irregular pattern of measurement times caused by missing data and shifted measurement times
Experimental determination of the degree of quantum polarisation of continuous variable states
We demonstrate excitation-manifold resolved polarisation characterisation of
continuous-variable (CV) quantum states. In contrast to traditional
characterisation of polarisation that is based on the Stokes parameters, we
experimentally determine the Stokes vector of each excitation manifold
separately. Only for states with a given photon number does the methods
coincide. For states with an indeterminate photon number, for example Gaussian
states, the employed method gives a richer and more accurate description. We
apply the method both in theory and in experiment to some common states to
demonstrate its advantages.Comment: 5 page
Prediction of a surface state and a related surface insulator-metal transition for the (100) surface of stochiometric EuO
We calculate the temperature and layer-dependent electronic structure of a
20-layer EuO(100)-film using a combination of first-principles and model
calculation based on the ferromagnetic Kondo-lattice model. The results suggest
the existence of a EuO(100) surface state which can lead to a surface
insulator-metal transition.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, Phys. Rev. Lett. (in press
Accuracy control in ultra-large-scale electronic structure calculation
Numerical aspects are investigated in ultra-large-scale electronic structure
calculation. Accuracy control methods in process (molecular-dynamics)
calculation are focused. Flexible control methods are proposed so as to control
variational freedoms, automatically at each time step, within the framework of
generalized Wannier state theory. The method is demonstrated in silicon
cleavage simulation with 10^2-10^5 atoms. The idea is of general importance
among process calculations and is also used in Krylov subspace theory, another
large-scale-calculation theory.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures. To appear in J.Phys. Condens. Matter. A preprint
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The Kinematics in the Core of the Low Surface Brightness Galaxy DDO 39
We present a high resolution, SparsePak two-dimensional velocity field for
the center of the low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy DDO 39. These data are a
significant improvement on previous HI or Halpha long slit data, yet the inner
rotation curve is still uncertain due to significant noncircular and random
motions. These intrinsic uncertainties, probably present in other LSB galaxies
too, result in a wide range of inner slopes being consistent with the data,
including those expected in cold dark matter (CDM) simulations. The halo
concentration parameter provides a more useful test of cosmological models than
the inner slope as it is more tightly constrained by observations. DDO 39's
concentration parameter is consistent with, but on the low end of the
distribution predicted by CDM.Comment: 4 pages, accepted for publication in ApJ Letter
The Reionization History and Early Metal Enrichment inferred from the Gamma-Ray Burst Rate
Based on the gamma-ray burst (GRB) event rate at redshifts of , which is assessed by the spectral peak energy-to-luminosity relation
recently found by Yonetoku et al., we observationally derive the star formation
rate (SFR) for Pop III stars in a high redshift universe. As a result, we find
that Pop III stars could form continuously at . Using the
derived Pop III SFR, we attempt to estimate the ultraviolet (UV) photon
emission rate at in which redshift range no observational
information has been hitherto obtained on ionizing radiation intensity. We find
that the UV emissivity at can make a noticeable contribution
to the early reionization. The maximal emissivity is higher than the level
required to keep ionizing the intergalactic matter at .
However, if the escape fraction of ionizing photons from Pop III objects is
smaller than 10%, then the IGM can be neutralized at some redshift, which may
lead to the double reionization. As for the enrichment, the ejection of all
metals synthesized in Pop III objects is marginally consistent with the IGM
metallicity, although the confinement of metals in Pop III objects can reduce
the enrichment significantly.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figures, ApJL accepte
Realistic Tight Binding Model for the Electronic Structure of II-VI Semiconductors
We analyze the electronic structure of group II-VI semiconductors obtained
within LMTO approach in order to arrive at a realistic and minimal tight
binding model, parameterized to provide an accurate description of both valence
and conduction bands. It is shown that a nearest-neighbor model is
fairly sufficient to describe to a large extent the electronic structure of
these systems over a wide energy range, obviating the use of any fictitious
orbital. The obtained hopping parameters obey the universal scaling law
proposed by Harrison, ensuring transferability to other systems. Furthermore,
we show that certain subtle features in the bonding of these compounds require
the inclusion of anion-anion interactions in addition to the nearest-neighbor
cation-anion interactions.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figure
GRB Energetics and the GRB Hubble Diagram: Promises and Limitations
We present a complete sample of 29 GRBs for which it has been possible to
determine temporal breaks (or limits) from their afterglow light curves. We
interpret these breaks within the framework of the uniform conical jet model,
incorporating realistic estimates of the ambient density and propagating error
estimates on the measured quantities. In agreement with our previous analysis
of a smaller sample, the derived jet opening angles of those 16 bursts with
redshifts result in a narrow clustering of geometrically-corrected gamma-ray
energies about E_gamma = 1.33e51 erg; the burst-to-burst variance about this
value is a factor of 2.2. Despite this rather small scatter, we demonstrate in
a series of GRB Hubble diagrams, that the current sample cannot place
meaningful constraints upon the fundamental parameters of the Universe. Indeed
for GRBs to ever be useful in cosmographic measurements we argue the necessity
of two directions. First, GRB Hubble diagrams should be based upon fundamental
physical quantities such as energy, rather than empirically-derived and
physically ill-understood distance indicators. Second, a more homogeneous set
should be constructed by culling sub-classes from the larger sample. These
sub-classes, though now first recognizable by deviant energies, ultimately must
be identifiable by properties other than those directly related to energy. We
identify a new sub-class of GRBs (``f-GRBs'') which appear both underluminous
by factors of at least 10 and exhibit a rapid fading at early times. About
10-20% of observed long-duration bursts appear to be f-GRBs.Comment: Accepted to the Astrophysical Journal (20 May 2003). 19 pages, 3
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