Holographic quark matter with colour superconductivity and a stiff equation of state for compact stars

We present a holographic model of QCD with a first order chiral restoration phase transition with chemical potential, mu. The first order behaviour follows from allowing a discontinuity in the dual description as the quarks are integrated out below their constituent mass. The model predicts a deconfined yet massive quark phase at intermediate densities (350 MeV< mu <500 MeV), above the nuclear density phase, which has a very stiff equation of state and a speed of sound close to one. We also include a holographic description of a colour superconducting condensate in the chirally restored vacuum and study the resulting equation of state. They provides a well behaved first order transition from the deconfined massive quark phase at very high density (mu>500 MeV). We solve the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations with the resulting equations of state and find stable hybrid stars with quark cores. We compute the tidal deformability for these hybrid stars and show they are consistent with LIGO/Virgo data on a neutron star collision. Our holographic model shows that quark matter could be present at the core of such compact stars.Comment: 17 pages, 14 figure

Desenvolvimento e reprodução da mariposa-oriental em macieira e pessegueiro.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o desenvolvimento de estágios imaturos e parâmetros reprodutivos de adultos de Grapholita molesta em dietas naturais, constituídas de ramos e frutos de pessegueiro 'Vanguarda', frutos de macieira 'Gala' e 'Fuji', e em dieta artificial à base de milho. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado. Considerou-se cada inseto uma repetição e, no estudo dos parâmetros biológicos dos adultos, cada casal foi considerado uma repetição. Foi calculada a tabela de vida de fertilidade. O tempo para o desenvolvimento das lagartas foi menor em ramos e frutos do pessegueiro, em comparação a frutos de macieira e dieta à base de farinha de milho. Quanto à sobrevivência das larvas, não houve diferença entre as dietas. Com base na tabela de vida de fertilidade, os frutos da cultivar Fuji foram mais adequados ao desenvolvimento de G. molesta do que os da Gala. Os ramos de pessegueiro foram mais adequados ao desenvolvimento do inseto do que os frutos. A dieta à base de farinha de milho foi adequada para a criação dos insetos em laboratório. As dietas avaliadas afetam a taxa de sobrevivência, o desenvolvimento e o potencial de crescimento populacional de G. molesta

Three-dimensional printed ABS plastic peanut-lens with integrated ball grid array module for high-data-rate communications in F-band

A ball grid array (BGA) module integrated within a three-dimensional printed peanut-shaped lens is proposed for high-data-rate wireless communications in the F-band (116–140 GHz) between a video camera and a TV or a laptop. The module implements a 1?×?2 array antenna which radiates a wide beam in the horizontal plane (H-plane) and a narrower beam in the vertical plane (E-plane). The dielectric lens, fabricated in ABS-M30 plastic, is a shaped lens designed to achieve a fan-beam radiation pattern further narrowing the vertical plane and widening the horizontal plane of the BGA module. The realised gain of the full antenna system is required to exceed 5?dBi within a 120° angular interval in the horizontal plane and a 20° angular interval in the vertical plane. Measurements show a reflection coefficient below ?9?dB from 116 to 140?GHz and a maximum realised gain of 8.5?dBi at 130?GHz demonstrating feasibility of the cost-effective proposed design for a high-data-rate communications.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

IGRA test for TB in COVID-19: role of corticosteroids

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Ball Grid Array Module with Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band

In this paper, we propose a ball grid array (BGA) module with an integrated 3-D-printed plastic lens antenna for application in a dedicated 130 GHz OOK transceiver that targets the area of 5G backhaul/fronthaul systems. The main design goal was the full integration of a small footprint antenna with an energy-efficient transceiver. The antenna system must be compact and cost effective while delivering an approximately 30 dBi gain in the working band, defined as 120 to 140 GHz. Accordingly, a 2×2 array of aperture-coupled patch antennas was designed in the 7×7×0.362 mm3 BGA module as the feed antenna of the lens. This achieved a 7.8 dBi realized gain, broadside polarization purity above 20 dB, and over 55% total efficiency from 110 to 140 GHz (20% bandwidth). A plastic elliptical lens 40 mm in diameter and 42.3 mm in height was placed on top of the BGA module. The antenna achieved a return loss better than ?10 dB and a 28 dBi realized gain from 114 to 140 GHz. Finally, active measurements demonstrated a >12 Gbps Tx/Rx link at 5 m with bit error rate (BER) < 10?6 at 1.6 pJ/b/m. These results pave the way for future cost-effective, energy-efficient, high-data rate backhaul/fronthaul systems for 5G communications.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio