481 research outputs found
Gluing construction of initial data with Kerr-de Sitter ends
We construct initial data sets which satisfy the vacuum constraint equa-
tions of General Relativity with positive cosmologigal constant. More pre-
silely, we deform initial data with ends asymptotic to Schwarzschild-de Sitter
to obtain non-trivial initial data with exactly Kerr-de Sitter ends. The method
is inspired from Corvino's gluing method. We obtain here a extension of a
previous result for the time-symmetric case by Chru\'sciel and Pollack.Comment: 27 pages, 3 figure
Assessing the effect of flood restoration on surface–subsurface interactions in Rohrschollen Island (Upper Rhine river – France) using integrated hydrological modeling and thermal infrared imaging
Rohrschollen Island is an artificial island of the large Upper Rhine river
whose geometry and hydrological dynamics are the result of engineering works
during the 19th and 20th centuries. Before its channelization, the Rhine
river was characterized by an intense hydromorphological activity which
maintained a high level of biodiversity along the fluvial corridor. This
functionality considerably decreased during the two last centuries.
In 2012, a restoration project was launched to reactivate typical alluvial
processes, including bedload transport, lateral channel dynamics, and
surface–subsurface water exchanges. An integrated hydrological model has been
applied to the area of Rohrschollen Island to assess the efficiency of the
restoration regarding surface and subsurface flows. This model is calibrated
using measured piezometric heads. Simulated patterns of water exchanges
between the surface and subsurface compartments of the island are checked
against the information derived from thermal infrared (TIR) imaging. The simulated
results are then used to better understand the evolutions of the
infiltration–exfiltration zones over time and space and to determine the
physical controls of surface–subsurface interactions on the hydrographic
network of Rohrschollen Island. The use of integrated hydrological modeling
has proven to be an efficient approach to assess the efficiency of
restoration actions regarding surface and subsurface flows.</p
The Intrinsic Origin of Spin Echoes in Dipolar Solids Generated by Strong Pi Pulses
In spectroscopy, it is conventional to treat pulses much stronger than the
linewidth as delta-functions. In NMR, this assumption leads to the prediction
that pi pulses do not refocus the dipolar coupling. However, NMR spin echo
measurements in dipolar solids defy these conventional expectations when more
than one pi pulse is used. Observed effects include a long tail in the CPMG
echo train for short delays between pi pulses, an even-odd asymmetry in the
echo amplitudes for long delays, an unusual fingerprint pattern for
intermediate delays, and a strong sensitivity to pi-pulse phase. Experiments
that set limits on possible extrinsic causes for the phenomena are reported. We
find that the action of the system's internal Hamiltonian during any real pulse
is sufficient to cause the effects. Exact numerical calculations, combined with
average Hamiltonian theory, identify novel terms that are sensitive to
parameters such as pulse phase, dipolar coupling, and system size.
Visualization of the entire density matrix shows a unique flow of quantum
coherence from non-observable to observable channels when applying repeated pi
pulses.Comment: 24 pages, 27 figures. Revised from helpful referee comments. Added
new Table IV, new paragraphs on pages 3 and 1
Enthalpy and the Mechanics of AdS Black Holes
We present geometric derivations of the Smarr formula for static AdS black
holes and an expanded first law that includes variations in the cosmological
constant. These two results are further related by a scaling argument based on
Euler's theorem. The key new ingredient in the constructions is a two-form
potential for the static Killing field. Surface integrals of the Killing
potential determine the coefficient of the variation of the cosmological
constant in the first law. This coefficient is proportional to a finite,
effective volume for the region outside the AdS black hole horizon, which can
also be interpreted as minus the volume excluded from a spatial slice by the
black hole horizon. This effective volume also contributes to the Smarr
formula. Since the cosmological constant is naturally thought of as a pressure,
the new term in the first law has the form of effective volume times change in
pressure that arises in the variation of the enthalpy in classical
thermodynamics. This and related arguments suggest that the mass of an AdS
black hole should be interpreted as the enthalpy of the spacetime.Comment: 21 pages; v2 references adde
Gefäßchirurgische Ausbildung in endovaskulärer Technik in Lausanne
Zusammenfassung: Zwischen 1995 und 2005 wuchs die Anzahl der jährlich von uns mit endovaskulären Techniken versorgten Aortenaneurysmen (EVAR) von 0 auf 50, und dies auf allen Stufen der Aorta. Zu unserer Organisation gehören ein breites Team von Chirurgen, ein Lager mit 3kompletten Familien von Endoprothesen (gerade Endoprothesen, konische Endoprothesen, und Bifurkationen), ein mobiler Wagen mit Zubehör (Einführungsbestecke, Führungsdrähte, Katheter, Ballone etc.) und ein Apparat auf Rädern für die intravaskuläre Ultraschalluntersuchung (IVUS). Letzterer erlaubt es zusammen mit einer mobilen Durchleuchtungsanlage (C-Bogen), in jedem Operationssaal unserer Institution endovaskulär Aneurysmen zu analysieren, und dies in der Regel ohne Angiographie bzw. Kontrastmittel. Deshalb sind wir nicht mehr auf eine ausgiebige bildgebende präoperative Abklärung potenzieller Kandidaten für eine endovaskuläre Sanierung von Aneurysmen angewiesen und können rupturierte Aneurysmen der Bauchaorta oder der thorakalen Aorta ohne Verzug behandeln. Bei der endovaskulären Sanierung von Aortenaneurysmen unterscheiden wir zwischen Prozessschritten (Indikationsstellung, Darstellung der Zugangsgefäße, Ausmessen mittels IVUS und Roadmapping mittels Durchleuchtung, Implantatwahl, Implantatinsertion, Positionierung, Implantatabwurf, Erfolgsbeurteilung, Rekonstruktion der Zugangsgefäße und Nachkontrolle) und Kompetenzstufen (Assistent, Oberarzt, Leitender Arzt). Unsere ultraschallgestützte Technik zur endovaskulären Sanierung von Aneurysmen wurde mittels IVUS-Transporter und Telementoring erfolgreich auch anderen Institutionen zur Verfügung gestell
Dynamics of proteins: Light scattering study of dilute and dense colloidal suspensions of eye lens homogenates
We report a dynamic light scattering study on protein suspensions of bovine
lens homogenates at conditions (pH and ionic strength) similar to the
physiological ones. Light scattering data were collected at two temperatures,
20 oC and 37 oC, over a wide range of concentrations from the very dilute limit
up to the dense regime approaching to the physiological lens concentration. A
comparison with experimental data from intact bovine lenses was advanced
revealing differences between dispersions and lenses at similar concentrations.
In the dilute regime two scattering entities were detected and identified with
the long-time, self-diffusion modes of alpha-crystallins and their aggregates,
which naturally exist in lens nucleus. Self-diffusion coefficients are
temperature insensitive, whereas the collective diffusion coefficient depends
strongly on temperature revealing a reduction of the net repulsive
interparticle forces with lowering temperature. While there are no rigorous
theoretical approaches on particle diffusion properties for multi-component,
non-ideal hard-sphere, polydispersed systems, as the suspensions studied here,
a discussion of the volume fraction dependence of the long-time, self-diffusion
coefficient in the context of existing theoretical approaches was undertaken.
This study is purported to provide some insight into the complex light
scattering pattern of intact lenses and the interactions between the
constituent proteins that are responsible for lens transparency. This would
lead to understand basic mechanisms of specific protein interactions that lead
to lens opacification (cataract) under pathological conditions.Comment: To appear in J. Chem. Phy
Calibration of the Milagro Cosmic Ray Telescope
The Milagro detector is an air shower array which uses the water Cherenkov
technique and is capable of continuously monitoring the sky at energies near 1
TeV. The detector consists of 20000 metric tons of pure water instrumented with
723 photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs). The PMTs are arranged in a two-layer
structure on a lattice of 3 m spacing covering 5000 area. The direction
of the shower is determined from the relative timing of the PMT signals,
necessitating a common time reference and amplitude slewing corrections to
improve the time resolution. The calibration system to provide these consists
of a pulsed laser driving 30 diffusing light sources deployed in the pond to
allow cross-calibration of the PMTs. The system is capable of calibrating times
and the pulse-heights from the PMTs using the time-over-threshold technique.
The absolute energy scale is provided using single muons passing through the
detector. The description of the calibration system of the Milagro detector and
its prototype Milagrito will be presented.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to the XXVI International Cosmic Ray Conferenc
Milagrito Detection of TeV Emission from Mrk 501
The Milagro water Cherenkov detector near Los Alamos, New Mexico, has been
operated as a sky monitor at energies of a few TeV between February 1997 and
April 1998. Serving as a test run for the full Milagro detector, Milagrito has
taken data during the strong and long-lasting 1997 flare of Mrk 501. We present
results from the analysis of Mrk 501 and compare the excess and background
rates with expectations from the detector simulations.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to XXVI International Cosmic Ray Conference, Salt
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The Study of TeV Variability and Duty Cycle of Mrk 421 from 3 Years of Observations with the Milagro Observatory
TeV flaring activity with time scales as short as tens of minutes and an
orphan TeV flare have been observed from the blazar Markarian 421 (Mrk 421).
The TeV emission from Mrk 421 is believed to be produced by leptonic
synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) emission. In this scenario, correlations between
the X-ray and the TeV fluxes are expected, TeV orphan flares are hardly
explained and the activity (measured as duty cycle) of the source at TeV
energies is expected to be equal or less than that observed in X-rays if only
SSC is considered. To estimate the TeV duty cycle of Mrk 421 and to establish
limits on its variability at different time scales, we continuously observed
Mrk 421 with the Milagro observatory. Mrk 421 was detected by Milagro with a
statistical significance of 7.1 standard deviations between 2005 September 21
and 2008 March 15. The observed spectrum is consistent with previous
observations by VERITAS. We estimate the duty cycle of Mrk 421 for energies
above 1 TeV for different hypothesis of the baseline flux and for different
flare selections and we compare our results with the X-ray duty cycle estimated
by Resconi et al. 2009. The robustness of the results is discussed.Comment: 27 pages, 6 figures, ApJ accepte
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