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Detection of ionized gas in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae
We report the detection of ionized intracluster gas in the globular cluster
47 Tucanae. Pulsars in this cluster with a negative period derivative, which
must lie in the distant half of the cluster, have significantly higher measured
integrated electron column densities than the pulsars with a positive period
derivative. We derive the plasma density within the central few pc of the
cluster using two different methods which yield consistent values. Our best
estimate of n_e = (0.067+-0.015)/cm^3 is about 100 times the free electron
density of the ISM in the vicinity of 47 Tucanae, and the ionized gas is
probably the dominant component of the intracluster medium.Comment: 5 pages, 3 included figures, accepted for publication by ApJ Letter
All you need is Facebook friends? Associations between online and face-to-face friendships and health
Positive social relations are known to have a beneficial impact on health, however, little is known about the links of health with online relationships. In this study, we compare face-to-face and virtual friendships in their association with health. By building on previous results of studies conducted on the well-being of college students, we expect to find stronger associations of face-to-face friendships with health than of those established through Facebook. Furthermore, we expect to test the mediating role of social capital variables in this process. Two large-scale studies conducted in community samples (Study 1 = 350 urban residents; Study 2 = 803 urban and rural residents) showed that the number and quality of face-to-face friendships were directly associated with self-reported health status, however, the same did not occur with Facebook friendships. Moreover, the association of face-to-face friendships with health was totally mediated by bonding (mostly) but also bridging social capital. These results, replicated in both studies, were found controlling for confounding variables such as age, gender, education, living alone, self-esteem, and socioeconomic status. This pattern of results emphasizes the gains of face-to-face over online friendships for individuals’ health status in community samples.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Caracterização de biocarvões com FTIR visando à avaliação de seu potencial como condicionador de solo.
As Terras Pretas de ĂŤndio (TPI) sĂŁo solos antropogĂŞnicos encontrados na AmazĂ´nia. Possuem alto potencial de fertilidade e alta capacidade de recuperação num ambiente onde a fertilidade dos solos normalmente Ă© um fator limitante Ă produção agrĂcola. O componente responsável por estas qualidades das TPI Ă© o carbono (C) orgânico que neles se encontra. A origem deste C Ă© biomassa carbonizada que foi incorporada ao solo, durante sĂ©culos, por habitantes indĂgenas na era prĂ©-colombiana. Tomando a prática secular como exemplo, a incorporação de biomassa carbonizada (biocarvĂŁo) ao solo, recentemente tem sido proposta como alternativa para sequestrar C no solo e aumentar a sua fertilidade de uma maneira sustentável
Discovery of short-period binary millisecond pulsars in four globular clusters
We report the discovery using the Parkes radio telescope of binary
millisecond pulsars in four clusters for which no associated pulsars were
previously known. The four pulsars have pulse periods lying between 3 and 6 ms.
All are in circular orbits with low-mass companions and have orbital periods of
a few days or less. One is in a 1.7-hour orbit with a companion of planetary
mass. Another is eclipsed by a wind from its companion for 40% of the binary
period despite being in a relatively wide orbit. These discoveries result from
the use of improved technologies and prove that many millisecond pulsars remain
to be found in globular clusters.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figs, 1 table - Accepted by Astrophysical Journal Letter
Timing of Millisecond Pulsars in NGC 6752: Evidence for a High Mass-to-Light Ratio in the Cluster Core
Using pulse timing observations we have obtained precise parameters,
including positions with about 20 mas accuracy, of five millisecond pulsars in
NGC 6752. Three of them, located relatively close to the cluster center, have
line-of-sight accelerations larger than the maximum value predicted by the
central mass density derived from optical observation, providing dynamical
evidence for a central mass-to-light ratio >~ 10, much higher than for any
other globular cluster. It is likely that the other two millisecond pulsars
have been ejected out of the core to their present locations at 1.4 and 3.3
half-mass radii, respectively, suggesting unusual non-thermal dynamics in the
cluster core.Comment: Accepted by ApJ Letter. 5 pages, 2 figures, 1 tabl
The 69 ms Radio Pulsar Near the Supernova Remnant RCW 103
We report the detection of the radio pulsar counterpart to the 69 ms X-ray
pulsar discovered near the supernova remnant RCW 103 (G332.4-0.4). Our
detection confirms that the pulsations arise from a rotation-powered neutron
star, which we name PSR J1617-5055. The observed barycentric period derivative
confirms that the pulsar has a characteristic age of only 8 kyr, the sixth
smallest of all known pulsars. The unusual apparent youth of the pulsar and its
proximity to a young remnant requires that an association be considered.
Although the respective ages and distances are consistent within substantial
uncertainties, the large inferred pulsar transverse velocity is difficult to
explain given the observed pulsar velocity distribution, the absence of
evidence for a pulsar wind nebula, and the symmetry of the remnant. Rather, we
argue that the objects are likely superposed on the sky; this is reasonable
given the complex area. Without an association, the question of where is the
supernova remnant left behind following the birth of PSR J1617-5055 remains
open. We also discuss a possible association between PSR J1617-5055 and the
gamma-ray source 2CG 333+01. Though an association is energetically plausible,
it is unlikely given that EGRET did not detect 2CG 333+01.Comment: 18 pages, 2 encapsulated Postscript figures, uses AAS LaTeX style
files. Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letter
A Binary Millisecond Pulsar in Globular Cluster NGC6544
We report the detection of a new 3.06 ms binary pulsar in the globular
cluster NGC6544 using a Fourier-domain ``acceleration'' search. With an implied
companion mass of ~0.01 solar masses and an orbital period of only P_b~1.7
hours, it displays very similar orbital properties to many pulsars which are
eclipsed by their companion winds. The orbital period is the second shortest of
known binary pulsars after 47 Tuc R. The measured flux density of 1.3 +/- 0.4
mJy at 1332 MHz indicates that the pulsar is almost certainly the known
steep-spectrum point source near the core of NGC6544.Comment: Accepted by ApJ Letters on 11 October 2000, 5 page
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