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Magnetic pattern at supergranulation scale: the Void Size Distribution
The large-scale magnetic pattern of the quiet sun is dominated by the
magnetic network. This network, created by photospheric magnetic fields swept
into convective downflows, delineates the boundaries of large scale cells of
overturning plasma and exhibits voids in magnetic organization. Such voids
include internetwork fields, a mixed-polarity sparse field that populate the
inner part of network cells. To single out voids and to quantify their
intrinsic pattern a fast circle packing based algorithm is applied to 511
SOHO/MDI high resolution magnetograms acquired during the outstanding solar
activity minimum between 23 and 24 cycles. The computed Void Distribution
Function shows a quasi-exponential decay behavior in the range 10-60 Mm. The
lack of distinct flow scales in such a range corroborates the hypothesis of
multi-scale motion flows at the solar surface. In addition to the
quasi-exponential decay we have found that the voids reveal departure from a
simple exponential decay around 35 Mm.Comment: 6 pages, 8 figures, to appear in Astronomy and Astrophysic
Multiple field-of-view MCAO for a Large Solar Telescope: LOST simulations
In the framework of a 4m class Solar Telescope we studied the performance of
the MCAO using the LOST simulation package. In particular, in this work we
focus on two different methods to reduce the time delay error which is
particularly critical in solar adaptive optics: a) the optimization of the
wavefront reconstruction by reordering the modal base on the basis of the
Mutual Information and b) the possibility of forecasting the wavefront
correction through different approaches. We evaluate these techniques
underlining pros and cons of their usage in different control conditions by
analyzing the results of the simulations and make some preliminary tests on
real data.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures to be published in Adaptive Optics Systems II
(Proceedings Volume) Proceedings of SPI
JP3D compression of solar data-cubes: photospheric imaging and spectropolarimetry
Hyperspectral imaging is an ubiquitous technique in solar physics
observations and the recent advances in solar instrumentation enabled us to
acquire and record data at an unprecedented rate. The huge amount of data which
will be archived in the upcoming solar observatories press us to compress the
data in order to reduce the storage space and transfer times. The correlation
present over all dimensions, spatial, temporal and spectral, of solar data-sets
suggests the use of a 3D base wavelet decomposition, to achieve higher
compression rates. In this work, we evaluate the performance of the recent
JPEG2000 Part 10 standard, known as JP3D, for the lossless compression of
several types of solar data-cubes. We explore the differences in: a) The
compressibility of broad-band or narrow-band time-sequence; I or V stokes
profiles in spectropolarimetric data-sets; b) Compressing data in
[x,y,] packages at different times or data in [x,y,t] packages of
different wavelength; c) Compressing a single large data-cube or several
smaller data-cubes; d) Compressing data which is under-sampled or super-sampled
with respect to the diffraction cut-off
Fotopolimerizzazione di miscele siliconiche con componenti fluorurati e ossietilenici antivegetativi
Lo scopo di questo lavoro di tesi consiste nella preparazione di rivestimenti protettivi in grado di limitare il biofouling marino e di permettere il distacco di macro/microrganismi eventualmente aderiti. Questi rivestimenti anfifilici saranno ottenuti tramite fotopolimerizzazione di differenti formulazioni preparate a partire da monomeri con diversa filia/fobia: un (di)metacrilato polisilossanico idrofobo, un metacrilato poliossietilenico (idrofilo) ed un acrilato fluorurato (idrofobo/lipofobo). Successivamente, i film polimerici verranno caratterizzati con analisi in massa e di superficie. Più specificatamente, la caratterizzazione in massa prevederà misure di calorimetria differenziale a scansione (DSC), analisi termogravimetrica (TGA), analisi meccaniche (quali INSTRON, DMA) e prove di rigonfiamento in acqua. La caratterizzazione di superficie includerà misure dell’angolo di contatto statico con liquidi bagnanti a diversa polarità e spettroscopia fotoelettronica a raggi X. Saranno inoltre effettuati saggi biologici di tossicità verso organismi modello, quali Vibrio fischeri e Dunaliella tertiolecta, e di stanziamento e rimozione di organismi, quali la macroalga Ulva linza, la diatomea Navicula salinicola, ed il serpulide Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Design and development of an Electrochemical milling System (ECMIL)
The thesis is about designing and developing of a non-conventional machining system aimed on using electro chemical reactions for milling processes, called Electrochemical Milling System (ECMIL)
3D photospheric velocity field of a Supergranular cell
We investigate the plasma flow properties inside a Supergranular (SG) cell,
in particular its interaction with small scale magnetic field structures. The
SG cell has been identified using the magnetic network (CaII wing brightness)
as proxy, applying the Two-Level Structure Tracking (TST) to high spatial,
spectral and temporal resolution observations obtained by IBIS. The full 3D
velocity vector field for the SG has been reconstructed at two different
photospheric heights. In order to strengthen our findings, we also computed the
mean radial flow of the SG by means of cork tracing. We also studied the
behaviour of the horizontal and Line of Sight plasma flow cospatial with
cluster of bright CaII structures of magnetic origin to better understand the
interaction between photospheric convection and small scale magnetic features.
The SG cell we investigated seems to be organized with an almost radial flow
from its centre to the border. The large scale divergence structure is probably
created by a compact region of constant up-flow close to the cell centre. On
the edge of the SG, isolated regions of strong convergent flow are nearby or
cospatial with extended clusters of bright CaII wing features forming the knots
of the magnetic network.Comment: 7 pages, submitted to A&A, referee's comments include
Programa de cribado de enfermedades endocrino-metabólicas: Importancia y diferencias por comunidades autónomas
Los programas de cribado neonatal constituyen uno de los pilares fundamentales a nivel
de prevención en materia de Salud Pública. Éstos tienen como finalidad identificar en
los recién nacidos una serie de enfermedades que de no tratarse lo más precozmente
posible pueden producir graves consecuencias.
El personal de enfermerÃa es un eslabón fundamental para la puesta en marcha de estos
programas. Es imprescindible realizar una buena praxis para la obtención de la muestra
de sangre a analizar, asà como informar a los padres de todos los aspectos relacionados
con el programa al que acceden sus hijos.
En España, cada Comunidad Autónoma regula su propio programa de cribado neonatal.
Esto provoca que en cada CCAA se incluyan distintas patologÃas y se utilicen distintas
técnicas para el análisis de las muestras de sangre. Para evitar esta situación, se han
establecido un mÃnimo de siete enfermedades que deben incluirse en los programas de
cribado de todas las CCAA. A pesar de esta medida, sigue habiendo desigualdades entre
los recién nacidos que se deben simplemente a su lugar de nacimiento. Para evitar esta
situación resulta necesaria la creación de un programa de cribado neonatal único en España.Departamento de EnfermerÃaGrado en EnfermerÃ
Atmosphere above a large solar pore
A large solar pore with a granular light bridge was observed on October 15,
2008 with the IBIS spectrometer at the Dunn Solar Telescope and a 69-min long
time series of spectral scans in the lines Ca II 854.2 nm and Fe I 617.3 nm was
obtained. The intensity and Doppler signals in the Ca II line were separated.
This line samples the middle chromosphere in the core and the middle
photosphere in the wings. Although no indication of a penumbra is seen in the
photosphere, an extended filamentary structure, both in intensity and Doppler
signals, is observed in the Ca II line core. An analysis of morphological and
dynamical properties of the structure shows a close similarity to a
superpenumbra of a sunspot with developed penumbra. A special attention is paid
to the light bridge, which is the brightest feature in the pore seen in the Ca
II line centre and shows an enhanced power of chromospheric oscillations at 3-5
mHz. Although the acoustic power flux in the light bridge is five times higher
than in the "quiet" chromosphere, it cannot explain the observed brightness.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, accepted in Journal of Physics: Conference Serie
Imaging Spectropolarimetry with IBIS: Evolution of Bright Points in the Quiet Sun
We present the results from first spectropolarimetric observations of the
solar photosphere acquired at the Dunn Solar Telescope with the Interferometric
Bidimensional Spectrometer. Full Stokes profiles were measured in the Fe I
630.15 nm and Fe I 630.25 nm lines with high spatial and spectral resolutions
for 53 minutes, with a Stokes V noise of 0.003 the continuum intensity level.
The dataset allows us to study the evolution of several magnetic features
associated with G-band bright points in the quiet Sun. Here we focus on the
analysis of three distinct processes, namely the coalescence, fragmentation and
cancellation of G-band bright points. Our analysis is based on a SIR inversion
of the Stokes I and V profiles of both Fe I lines. The high spatial resolution
of the G-band images combined with the inversion results helps to interpret the
undergoing physical processes. The appearance (dissolution) of high-contrast
G-band bright points is found to be related to the local increase (decrease) of
the magnetic filling factor, without appreciable changes in the field strength.
The cancellation of opposite-polarity bright points can be the signature of
either magnetic reconnection or the emergence/submergence of magnetic loops.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ Letter
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