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Contamination of Cluster Radio Sources in the Measurement of the Thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Angular Power Spectrum
We present a quantitative estimate of the confusion of cluster radio halos
and galaxies in the measurement of the angular power spectrum of the thermal
Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. To achieve the goal, we use a purely analytic
approach to both radio sources and dark matter of clusters by incorporating
empirical models and observational facts together with some theoretical
considerations. It is shown that the correction of cluster radio halos and
galaxies to the measurement of the thermal SZ angular power spectrum is no more
than 20% at for observing frequencies GHz. This eliminates
the concern that the SZ measurement may be seriously contaminated by the
existence of cluster radio sources.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
Crossover of thermal to shot noise in chaotic cavities
We study the crossover between thermal and shot-noise power in a chaotic
quantum dot in the presence of non-ideal contacts at finite temperature. The
result explicitly demonstrates that the temperature affect the
suppression-amplification effect present in the main quantum noise. In
particular, the weak localization contribution to the noise has an anomalous
thermal behavior when one let the barriers vary, indicating the presence of a
critical point related to specific value of the tunneling barriers. We also
show how to get to the opaque limit of the quantum dot at finite temperature.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures. To be published in Europhysics Letter
Noncommutative Conformally Coupled Scalar Field Cosmology and its Commutative Counterpart
We study the implications of a noncommutative geometry of the minisuperspace
variables for the FRW universe with a conformally coupled scalar field. The
investigation is carried out by means of a comparative study of the universe
evolution in four different scenarios: classical commutative, classical
noncommutative, quantum commutative, and quantum noncommutative, the last two
employing the Bohmian formalism of quantum trajectories. The role of
noncommutativity is discussed by drawing a parallel between its realizations in
two possible frameworks for physical interpretation: the NC-frame, where it is
manifest in the universe degrees of freedom, and in the C-frame, where it is
manifest through theta-dependent terms in the Hamiltonian. As a result of our
comparative analysis, we find that noncommutative geometry can remove
singularities in the classical context for sufficiently large values of theta.
Moreover, under special conditions, the classical noncommutative model can
admit bouncing solutions characteristic of the commutative quantum FRW
universe. In the quantum context, we find non-singular universe solutions
containing bounces or being periodic in the quantum commutative model. When
noncommutativity effects are turned on in the quantum scenario, they can
introduce significant modifications that change the singular behavior of the
universe solutions or that render them dynamical whenever they are static in
the commutative case. The effects of noncommutativity are completely specified
only when one of the frames for its realization is adopted as the physical one.
Non-singular solutions in the NC-frame can be mapped into singular ones in the
C-frame.Comment: explanations added, references include
Private Outsourcing of Polynomial Evaluation and Matrix Multiplication using Multilinear Maps
{\em Verifiable computation} (VC) allows a computationally weak client to
outsource the evaluation of a function on many inputs to a powerful but
untrusted server. The client invests a large amount of off-line computation and
gives an encoding of its function to the server. The server returns both an
evaluation of the function on the client's input and a proof such that the
client can verify the evaluation using substantially less effort than doing the
evaluation on its own. We consider how to privately outsource computations
using {\em privacy preserving} VC schemes whose executions reveal no
information on the client's input or function to the server. We construct VC
schemes with {\em input privacy} for univariate polynomial evaluation and
matrix multiplication and then extend them such that the {\em function privacy}
is also achieved. Our tool is the recently developed {mutilinear maps}. The
proposed VC schemes can be used in outsourcing {private information retrieval
(PIR)}.Comment: 23 pages, A preliminary version appears in the 12th International
Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2013
The Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect: simulation and observation
The Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect (SZ effect) is a complete probe of ionized
baryons, the majority of which are likely hiding in the intergalactic medium.
We ran a CDM simulation using a moving mesh hydro code to
compute the statistics of the thermal and kinetic SZ effect such as the power
spectra and measures of non-Gaussianity. The thermal SZ power spectrum has a
very broad peak at multipole with temperature fluctuations
K. The power spectrum is consistent with available
observations and suggests a high and a possible role of
non-gravitational heating. The non-Gaussianity is significant and increases the
cosmic variance of the power spectrum by a factor of for .
We explore optimal driftscan survey strategies for the AMIBA CMB
interferometer and their dependence on cosmology. For SZ power spectrum
estimation, we find that the optimal sky coverage for a 1000 hours of
integration time is several hundred square degrees. One achieves an accuracy
better than 40% in the SZ measurement of power spectrum and an accuracy better
than 20% in the cross correlation with Sloan galaxies for . For
cluster searches, the optimal scan rate is around 280 hours per square degree
with a cluster detection rate 1 every 7 hours, allowing for a false positive
rate of 20% and better than 30% accuracy in the cluster SZ distribution
function measurement.Comment: 34 pages, 20 figures. Submitted to ApJ. Simulation maps have been
replaced by high resolution images. For higher resolution color images,
please download from http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~zhangpj/research/SZ/ We
corrected a bug in our analysis. the SZ power spectrum decreases 50% and y
parameter decrease 25
Fabrication and Electrical Characterization of Translucent Bi 12
The production of high-density Bi12TiO20 ceramics, their transmission spectrum, and impedance features are reported. The samples were synthesized at 700°C/6 h and sintered at 800°C/3 h. This procedure yielded translucent ceramics with relative density of 99.2±0.5% and average grain size of 3.1±1.6 μm. Samples with 0.5 mm thickness were translucent with optical transmission of about 30% at 800 nm. The electrical and dielectric properties of the high-density ceramics were studied and compared with those measured for samples with lower density and also with the literature about Bi12TiO20 single crystals. The activation energy for the conduction process in high-density ceramic was 0.99 eV, and the dielectric permittivity was 40 at 200°C. These values are comparable to those reported for single crystals
Análise do potencial alelopático de Luehea divaricata L. sobre o peso de raízes de capim-annoni.
Qualidade da água em corpos d'água urbanos das cidades de Corumbá e Ladário e no Rio Paraguai, MS.
O rio Paraguai é a principal fonte de abastecimento de água para as comunidades urbanas das cidades de Corumbá e Ladário, Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. Suas águas são utilizadas, após tratamento convencional, para higiene, preparo de alimentos, lazer, irrigação de hortaliças, etc.. Nas cidades de Corumbá e Ladário, a situação do saneamento é caracterizada como crítica, pois não existe rede de esgoto doméstico, nem sistemas de tratamento. O esgoto é destinado principalmente para fossas sépticas, mas são comuns as ligações clandestinas em galerias pluviais e despejo direto em pequenos cursos d'água que drenam para o rio Paraguai. O mesmo ocorre no lado boliviano do sistema Laguna Cáceres - Canal do Tamengo, pertencentes à área de inundação do rio Paraguai, que recebe efluentes domésticos de três pequenas cidades da Bolívia (Puerto Quijarro, Puerto Aguirre e Arroyo Concepción), desaguando no rio Paraguai, à jusante da estação de captação de água de Corumbá A água potável não deve conter microorganismos considerados patogênicos, e estar livre de bactérias indicadoras de contaminação fecal. O primeiro indicador bacteriano que se recomenda para este propósito é o grupo de organismos coliformes. As águas que contenham uma concentração baixa desses coliformes não são nocivas à saúde. A concentração limite, estabelecida pelo Serviço de Saúde Pública dos EUA, através do seu chamado "Padrão Treasure", é de 1 coliforme fecal no máximo, por 100mL de água, em média, não excedendo 6 por 100 mL em mais de 5% do total de amostras examinadas, para que essa água possa ser bebida sem tratamento. Para avaliar a qualidade da água dos corpos d'água urbanos e a influência destes sobre a qualidade da água do rio Paraguai, foram amostrados nos meses de abril a junho, agosto e novembro de 2001, três corpos d'água urbanos, dois na cidade de Corumbá e um em Ladário. Também foram tomadas amostras na margem do rio Paraguai, em frente a Corumbá em maio de 2002. O leito do rio Paraguai foi amostrado entre 1998 e 2002, à montante e à jusante da cidade Corumbá e à jusante de Ladário. O Canal do Tamengo também foi amostrado no período de 1998 e 2002. Foram utilizados coliformes totais (CT) e fecais (CF), nitrogênio total (NT), fósforo total (PT), nitrato, ortofosfato como indicadores da qualidade da água.bitstream/item/80571/1/CT36.pd
Spin-phonon coupling in Gd(Co1/2Mn1/2)O3 perovskite
We have investigated the temperature-dependent Raman-active phonons and the
magnetic properties of Gd(Co1/2Mn1/2)O3 perovskite ceramics in the temperature
range from 40 K to 300 K. The samples crystallized in an orthorhombic distorted
simple perovskite, whose symmetry belongs to the Pnma space group. The data
reveals spin-phonon coupling near the ferromagnetic transition occurring at
around 120 K. The correlation of the Raman and magnetization data suggests that
the structural order influences the magnitude of the spin-phonon coupling.Comment: 3 Figures, suplementary materia
Avaliação da capacidade de adesão de células de biofilmes de Candida após tratamento com nanopartículas de prata
O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a capacidade de adesão a células epiteliais
humanas e a superfície de poliestireno de leveduras viáveis recuperadas de biofilmes de Candida
albicans e Candida glabrata tratados com nanopartículas de prata (NP). Métodos: Biofilmes de
Candida (48 hrs) foram formados em placas de microtitulação de 6 poços e tratados por 24 horas
com NP (5 nm) nas concentrações de 13,5 e 54 mg/L. Suspensões de células de Candida (107 células
viáveis/mL em RPMI 1640) provenientes dos biofilmes tratados com NP foram adicionadas a
monocamadas de células HeLa e a poços vazios de placas de microtitulação de 24 poços (para
estudar adesão a poliestireno). Após 2 horas de contato, a adesão das leveduras foi determinada
usando a coloração com violeta cristal. Resultados: A capacidade de adesão de leveduras viáveis
a células HeLa e a superfícies de poliestireno foi significativamente reduzida, e esta redução
foi maior quando os biofilmes foram pré-tratados com NP na concentração de 54 mg/L. Ainda,
a quantidade de leveduras aderidas das duas cepas diferiu de acordo com o substrato (células
epiteliais e superfície de poliestireno). Conclusão: NP podem induzir modificações em leveduras
viáveis, as quais podem diminuir a disseminação de infecções por Candida, principalmente em
pacientes imunocomprometidos
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