663 research outputs found
Anisotropic Thermal Conduction in Supernova Remnants: Relevance to Hot Gas Filling Factors in the Magnetized ISM
We explore the importance of anisotropic thermal conduction in the evolution
of supernova remnants via numerical simulations. The mean temperature of the
bubble of hot gas is decreased by a factor of ~3 compared to simulations
without thermal conduction, together with an increase in the mean density of
hot gas by a similar factor. Thus, thermal conduction greatly reduces the
volume of hot gas produced over the life of the remnant. This underscores the
importance of thermal conduction in estimating the hot gas filling fraction and
emissivities in high-stage ions in Galactic and proto-galactic ISMs.Comment: Submitted to Astrophysical Journal Letters. 4 pages, 3 figure
Intake of Fermented Vegetables and Inflammatory Markers in Women: A Pilot and Feasibility Clinical Study
The aim of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility and effect of consumption of fermented vegetables on blood markers of inflammation in women. A total of 34 women were randomized into one of three groups: fermented vegetable (Group A, n=11), non-fermented vegetable (Group B, n=13), and control (Group C, n=10). Participants in the vegetable groups were provided œ cup of vegetables/day for six weeks, while the control group was asked to maintain their regular diet. Blood samples were collected before and after the intervention for measurement of inflammatory markers. Blood pressure, body composition, dietary intake, side effects and compliance to the intervention were assessed. Thirty-one participants completed the study. The majority of the participants were white (71%). Compliance to the interventions was 79.8% in group A and 86.5% in group B. Approximately 2.9 kg and 3.2 kg of cabbage and/or pickles per person were consumed by groups A and B, respectively, over an average of 41 days. Side effects were reported by groups A and B in 21.1% and 34.1% of the time, respectively. Median age was 35 years, body mass index, 24.1 kg/m2, and blood pressure, 114/75 mmHg. At the end of the intervention, median changes and interquartile ranges of the inflammatory markers in groups A, B, and C, respectively were: C-reactive protein: -26.8 (251), -14.2 (194), and -32.0 (545) ng/mL; tumor necrosis factor-alpha: -0.21 (0.46), -0.20 (1.50), and +0.14 (3.33) ng/mL, and lipopolysaccharide binding protein: +2.15 (7.2), -2.40 (2.4), and +0.31 (6.3) ng/mL
Exact spin dynamics of the 1/r^2 supersymmetric t-J model in a magnetic field
The dynamical spin structure factor S^{zz}(Q,omega) in the small momentum
region is derived analytically for the one-dimensional supersymmetric t-J model
with 1/r^2 interaction. Strong spin-charge separation is found in the spin
dynamics. The structure factor S^{zz}(Q,omega) with a given spin polarization
does not depend on the electron density in the small momentum region. In the
thermodynamic limit, only two spinons and one antispinon (magnon) contribute to
S^{zz}(Q,omega). These results are derived via solution of the SU(2,1)
Sutherland model in the strong coupling limit.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication in J.Phys.
Derivation of Green's Function of Spin Calogero-Sutherland Model by Uglov's Method
Hole propagator of spin 1/2 Calogero-Sutherland model is derived using
Uglov's method, which maps the exact eigenfunctions of the model, called
Yangian Gelfand-Zetlin basis, to a limit of Macdonald polynomials (gl_2-Jack
polynomials). To apply this mapping method to the calculation of 1-particle
Green's function, we confirm that the sum of the field annihilation operator on
Yangian Gelfand-Zetlin basis is transformed to the field annihilation operator
on gl_2-Jack polynomials by the mapping. The resultant expression for hole
propagator for finite-size system is written in terms of renormalized momenta
and spin of quasi-holes and the expression in the thermodynamic limit coincides
with the earlier result derived by another method. We also discuss the
singularity of the spectral function for a specific coupling parameter where
the hole propagator of spin Calogero-Sutherland model becomes equivalent to
dynamical colour correlation function of SU(3) Haldane-Shastry model.Comment: 36 pages, 8 figure
Thermal OH (1667/65 MHz) Absorption and Nonthermal OH (1720 MHz) Emission Towards the W28 Supernova Remnant
The W28 supernova remnant is an excellent prototype for observing shocked gas
resulting from the interaction of supernova remnants (SNRs) and adjacent
molecular clouds (MCs). We present two new signatures of shocked molecular gas
in this remnant. One is the detection of main-line extended OH (1667 MHz)
absorption with broad linewidths. The column density of OH estimated from the
optical depth profiles is consistent with a theoretical model in which
OH is formed behind a C-type shock front. The second is the detection of
extended, weak OH (1720 MHz) line emission with narrow linewidth distributed
throughout the shocked region of W28. These give observational support to the
idea that compact maser sources delineate the brightest component of a much
larger region of main line OH absorption and nonthermal OH (1720 MHz) emission
tracing the global structure of shocked molecular gas. Main line OH (1665/67)
absorption and extended OH (1720 MHz) emission line studies can serve as
powerful tools to detect SNR-MC interaction even when bright OH (1720 MHz)
masers are absent.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures, one table, to appear in ApJ (Jan 10, 2003
Edge states in graphene in magnetic fields -- a speciality of the edge mode embedded in the n=0 Landau band
While usual edge states in the quantum Hall effect(QHE) reside between
adjacent Landau levels, QHE in graphene has a peculiar edge mode at E=0 that
reside right within the n=0 Landau level as protected by the chiral symmetry.
We have theoretically studied the edge states to show that the E=0 edge mode,
despite being embedded in the bulk Landau level, does give rise to a wave
function whose charge is accumulated along zigzag edges. This property, totally
outside continuum models, implies that the graphene QHE harbors edges distinct
from ordinary QHE edges with their topological origin. In the charge
accumulation the bulk states re-distribute their charge significantly, which
may be called a topological compensation of charge density. The real space
behavior obtained here should be observable in an STM imaging.Comment: 4 pages, 9 figure
"Hot Electron Spectra in Plain, Cone and Integrated Targets for FIREX-I Using Electron Spectrometer"
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