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Toward an optimal search strategy of optical and gravitational wave emissions from binary neutron star coalescence
Observations of an optical source coincident with gravitational wave emission
detected from a binary neutron star coalescence will improve the confidence of
detection, provide host galaxy localisation, and test models for the
progenitors of short gamma ray bursts. We employ optical observations of three
short gamma ray bursts, 050724, 050709, 051221, to estimate the detection rate
of a coordinated optical and gravitational wave search of neutron star mergers.
Model R-band optical afterglow light curves of these bursts that include a
jet-break are extrapolated for these sources at the sensitivity horizon of an
Advanced LIGO/Virgo network. Using optical sensitivity limits of three
telescopes, namely TAROT (m=18), Zadko (m=21) and an (8-10) meter class
telescope (m=26), we approximate detection rates and cadence times for imaging.
We find a median coincident detection rate of 4 yr^{-1} for the three bursts.
GRB 050724 like bursts, with wide opening jet angles, offer the most optimistic
rate of 13 coincident detections yr^{-1}, and would be detectable by Zadko up
to five days after the trigger. Late time imaging to m=26 could detect off-axis
afterglows for GRB 051221 like bursts several months after the trigger. For a
broad distribution of beaming angles, the optimal strategy for identifying the
optical emissions triggered by gravitational wave detectors is rapid response
searches with robotic telescopes followed by deeper imaging at later times if
an afterglow is not detected within several days of the trigger.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure, Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters (2011
April 22
The Unseen Face of E-Business Project Development
The purpose of this paper is intent on identify and analyze the unseen factors of successful or failure of e-business project development. The IT managers must take into account both all costs involved in e-business development and all phases (analysis, design, testing, implementation, maintenance and operation) according to principle of project management for software/systems life cycle development. There are many solutions to exceed these factors of failure among could be counted outsourcing, a good project management, involvement of senior management, a real cost estimation etc.Zadanie pt. âDigitalizacja i udostÄpnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu ĆĂłdzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet ĆĂłdzkiâ nr 885/P-DUN/2014 zostaĆo dofinansowane ze ĆrodkĂłw MNiSW w ramach dziaĆalnoĆci upowszechniajÄ
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The North Atlantic subpolar circulation in an eddy-resolving global ocean model
The subpolar North Atlantic represents a key region for global climate, but most numerical models still have well-described limitations in correctly simulating the local circulation patterns. Here, we present the analysis of a 30-year run with a global eddy-resolving (1/12°) version of the NEMO ocean model. Compared to the 1° and 1/4° equivalent versions, this simulation more realistically represents the shape of the Subpolar Gyre, the position of the North Atlantic Current, and the Gulf Stream separation. Other key improvements are found in the representation of boundary currents, multi-year variability of temperature and depth of winter mixing in the Labrador Sea, and the transport of overflows at the GreenlandâScotland Ridge. However, the salinity, stratification and mean depth of winter mixing in the Labrador Sea, and the density and depth of overflow water south of the sill, still present challenges to the model. This simulation also provides further insight into the spatio-temporal development of the warming event observed in the Subpolar Gyre in the mid 1990s, which appears to coincide with a phase of increased eddy activity in the southernmost part of the gyre. This may have provided a gateway through which heat would have propagated into the gyre's interior
Detection methods for non-Gaussian gravitational wave stochastic backgrounds
We address the issue of finding an optimal detection method for a
discontinuous or intermittent gravitational wave stochastic background. Such a
signal might sound something like popcorn popping. We derive an appropriate
version of the maximum likelihood detection statistic, and compare its
performance to that of the standard cross-correlation statistic both
analytically and with Monte Carlo simulations. The maximum likelihood statistic
performs better than the cross-correlation statistic when the background is
sufficiently non-Gaussian. For both ground and space based detectors, this
results in a gain factor, ranging roughly from 1 to 3, in the minimum
gravitational-wave energy density necessary for detection, depending on the
duty cycle of the background. Our analysis is exploratory, as we assume that
the time structure of the events cannot be resolved, and we assume white,
Gaussian noise in two collocated, aligned detectors. Before this detection
method can be used in practice with real detector data, further work is
required to generalize our analysis to accommodate separated, misaligned
detectors with realistic, colored, non-Gaussian noise.Comment: 25 pages, 12 figures, submitted to physical review D, added revisions
in response to reviewers comment
Seasonal variability of the warm Atlantic Water layer in the vicinity of the Greenland shelf break
The warmest water reaching the east and west coast of Greenland is found between 200?m and 600?m. Whilst important for melting Greenland's outlet glaciers, limited winter observations of this layer prohibit determination of its seasonality. To address this, temperature data from Argo profiling floats, a range of sources within the World Ocean Database and unprecedented coverage from marine-mammal borne sensors have been analysed for the period 2002-2011. A significant seasonal range in temperature (~1-2?°C) is found in the warm layer, in contrast to most of the surrounding ocean. The phase of the seasonal cycle exhibits considerable spatial variability, with the warmest water found near the eastern and southwestern shelf-break towards the end of the calendar year. High-resolution ocean model trajectory analysis suggest the timing of the arrival of the year's warmest water is a function of advection time from the subduction site in the Irminger Basin
Loss of the insulin receptor in murine megakaryocytes/platelets causes thrombocytosis and alterations in IGF signalling.
AIMS: Patients with conditions that are associated with insulin resistance such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and polycystic ovary syndrome have an increased risk of thrombosis and a concurrent hyperactive platelet phenotype. Our aim was to determine whether insulin resistance of megakaryocytes/platelets promotes platelet hyperactivation. METHODS AND RESULTS: We generated a conditional mouse model where the insulin receptor (IR) was specifically knocked out in megakaryocytes/platelets and performed ex vivo platelet activation studies in wild-type (WT) and IR-deficient platelets by measuring aggregation, integrin αIIbÎČ3 activation, and dense and α-granule secretion. Deletion of IR resulted in an increase in platelet count and volume, and blocked the action of insulin on platelet signalling and function. Platelet aggregation, granule secretion, and integrin αIIbÎČ3 activation in response to the glycoprotein VI (GPVI) agonist collagen-related peptide (CRP) were significantly reduced in platelets lacking IR. This was accompanied by a reduction in the phosphorylation of effectors downstream of GPVI. Interestingly, loss of IR also resulted in a reduction in insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)- and insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2)-mediated phosphorylation of IRS-1, Akt, and GSK3ÎČ and priming of CRP-mediated platelet activation. Pharmacological inhibition of IR and the IGF-1 receptor in WT platelets recapitulated the platelet phenotype of IR-deficient platelets. CONCLUSIONS: Deletion of IR (i) increases platelet count and volume, (ii) does not cause platelet hyperactivity, and (iii) reduces GPVI-mediated platelet function and platelet priming by IGF-1 and IGF-2
Gravitational Wave Background from Magnetars
We investigate the gravitational wave background produced by magnetars. The
statistical properties of these highly magnetized stars were derived by
population synthesis methods and assumed to be also representative of
extragalactic objects. The adopted ellipticity was calculated from relativistic
models using equations of state and assumptions concerning the distribution of
currents in the neutron star interior. The maximum amplitude occurs around 1.2
kHz, corresponding to for a type I superconducting
neutron star model. The expected signal is a continuous background that could
mask the cosmological contribution produced in the early stage of the Universe.Comment: accepted for publication in A&A; 17 pages, 7 figures; formula 21 has
been corrected with respect to the published versio
The Science Case for PILOT I: Summary and Overview
Original article can be found at: http://www.publish.csiro.au/?nid=139&aid=108 DOI: 10.1071/AS08048 [Open access article]PILOT (the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope) is a proposed 2.5-m optical/infrared telescope to be located at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau. Conditions at Dome C are known to be exceptional for astronomy. The seeing (above âŒ30 m height), coherence time, and isoplanatic angle are all twice as good as at typical mid-latitude sites, while the water-vapour column, and the atmosphere and telescope thermal emission are all an order of magnitude better. These conditions enable a unique scientific capability for PILOT, which is addressed in this series of papers. The current paper presents an overview of the optical and instrumentation suite for PILOT and its expected performance, a summary of the key science goals and observational approach for the facility, a discussion of the synergies between the science goals for PILOT and other telescopes, and a discussion of the future of Antarctic astronomy. Paper II and Paper III present details of the science projects divided, respectively, between the distant Universe (i.e. studies of first light, and the assembly and evolution of structure) and the nearby Universe (i.e. studies of Local Group galaxies, the Milky Way, and the Solar System).Peer reviewe
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