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A Water Maser and Ammonia Survey of GLIMPSE Extended Green Objects (EGOs)
We present the results of a Nobeyama 45-m water maser and ammonia survey of
all 94 northern GLIMPSE Extended Green Objects (EGOs), a sample of massive
young stellar objects (MYSOs) identified based on their extended 4.5 micron
emission. We observed the ammonia (1,1), (2,2), and (3,3) inversion lines, and
detect emission towards 97%, 63%, and 46% of our sample, respectively (median
rms ~50 mK). The water maser detection rate is 68% (median rms ~0.11 Jy). The
derived water maser and clump-scale gas properties are consistent with the
identification of EGOs as young MYSOs. To explore the degree of variation among
EGOs, we analyze subsamples defined based on MIR properties or maser
associations. Water masers and warm dense gas, as indicated by emission in the
higher-excitation ammonia transitions, are most frequently detected towards
EGOs also associated with both Class I and II methanol masers. 95% (81%) of
such EGOs are detected in water (ammonia(3,3)), compared to only 33% (7%) of
EGOs without either methanol maser type. As populations, EGOs associated with
Class I and/or II methanol masers have significantly higher ammonia linewidths,
column densities, and kinetic temperatures than EGOs undetected in methanol
maser surveys. However, we find no evidence for statistically significant
differences in water maser properties (such as maser luminosity) among any EGO
subsamples. Combining our data with the 1.1 mm continuum Bolocam Galactic Plane
Survey, we find no correlation between isotropic water maser luminosity and
clump number density. Water maser luminosity is weakly correlated with clump
(gas) temperature and clump mass.Comment: Astrophysical Journal, accepted. Emulateapj, 24 pages including 24
figures, plus 9 tables (including full content of online-only tables
Role of Collective Mode for Optical Conductivity and Reflectivity in Quarter-Filled Spin-Density-Wave State
Taking account of a collective mode relevant to charge fluctuation, the
optical conductivity of spin-density-wave state has been examined for an
extended Hubbard model with one-dimensional quarter-filled band. We find that,
within the random phase approximation, the conductivity exhibits several peaks
at the frequency corresponding to the excitation energy of the commensurate
collective mode. When charge ordering appears with increasing inter-site
repulsive interactions, the main peak with the lowest frequency is reduced and
the effective mass of the mode is enhanced indicating the suppression of the
effect of the collective mode by charge ordering. It is also shown that the
reflectivity becomes large in a wide range of frequency due to the huge
dielectric constant induced by the collective mode.Comment: 11 pages, 16 figure
An Extremal Chiral Primary Three-Point Function at Two-loops in ABJ(M)
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Structures in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence: detection and scaling
We present a systematic analysis of statistical properties of turbulent
current and vorticity structures at a given time using cluster analysis. The
data stems from numerical simulations of decaying three-dimensional (3D)
magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the absence of an imposed uniform magnetic
field; the magnetic Prandtl number is taken equal to unity, and we use a
periodic box with grids of up to 1536^3 points, and with Taylor Reynolds
numbers up to 1100. The initial conditions are either an X-point configuration
embedded in 3D, the so-called Orszag-Tang vortex, or an
Arn'old-Beltrami-Childress configuration with a fully helical velocity and
magnetic field. In each case two snapshots are analyzed, separated by one
turn-over time, starting just after the peak of dissipation. We show that the
algorithm is able to select a large number of structures (in excess of 8,000)
for each snapshot and that the statistical properties of these clusters are
remarkably similar for the two snapshots as well as for the two flows under
study in terms of scaling laws for the cluster characteristics, with the
structures in the vorticity and in the current behaving in the same way. We
also study the effect of Reynolds number on cluster statistics, and we finally
analyze the properties of these clusters in terms of their velocity-magnetic
field correlation. Self-organized criticality features have been identified in
the dissipative range of scales. A different scaling arises in the inertial
range, which cannot be identified for the moment with a known self-organized
criticality class consistent with MHD. We suggest that this range can be
governed by turbulence dynamics as opposed to criticality, and propose an
interpretation of intermittency in terms of propagation of local instabilities.Comment: 17 pages, 9 figures, 5 table
ABJ(M) Chiral Primary Three-Point Function at Two-loops
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Sensory imagery in craving: From cognitive psychology to new treatments for addiction
Sensory imagery is a powerful tool for inducing craving because it is a key component of the cognitive system that underpins human motivation. The role of sensory imagery in motivation is explained by Elaborated Intrusion (EI) theory. Imagery plays an important role in motivation because it conveys the emotional qualities of the desired event, mimicking anticipated pleasure or relief, and continual elaboration of the imagery ensures that the target stays in mind. We argue that craving is a conscious state, intervening between unconscious triggers and consumption, and summarise evidence that interfering with sensory imagery can weaken cravings. We argue that treatments for addiction can be enhanced by the application of EI theory to maintain motivation, and assist in the management of craving in high-risk situations
On-chain electrodynamics of metallic (TMTSF)_2 X salts: Observation of Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid response
We have measured the electrodynamic response in the metallic state of three
highly anisotropic conductors, (TMTSF)_2 X, where X=PF_6, AsF_6, or ClO_4, and
TMTSF is the organic molecule tetramethyltetraselenofulvalene. In all three
cases we find dramatic deviations from a simple Drude response. The optical
conductivity has two features: a narrow mode at zero frequency, with a small
spectral weight, and a mode centered around 200 cm^{-1}, with nearly all of the
spectral weight expected for the relevant number of carriers and single
particle bandmass. We argue that these features are characteristic of a nearly
one-dimensional half- or quarter-filled band with Coulomb correlations, and
evaluate the finite energy mode in terms of a one-dimensional Mott insulator.
At high frequencies (\hbar\omega > t_\perp, the transfer integral perpendicular
to the chains), the frequency dependence of the optical conductivity
\sigma_1(\omega) is in agreement with calculations based on an interacting
Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid, and is different from what is expected for an
uncorrelated one-dimensional semiconductor. The zero frequency mode shows
deviations from a simple Drude response, and can be adequately described with a
frequency dependent mass and relaxation rate.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, RevTeX; minor corrections to text and
references; To be published in Phys. Rev. B, 15 July 199
Cyclotron Resonance in the Layered Perovskite Superconductor Sr2RuO4
We have measured the cyclotron masses in Sr2RuO4 through the observation of
periodic-orbit-resonances - a magnetic resonance technique closely related to
cyclotron resonance. We obtain values for the alpha, beta and gamma Fermi
surfaces of (4.33+/-0.05)me, (5.81+/-0.03)me and (9.71+/-0.11)me respectively.
The appreciable differences between these results and those obtained from de
Haas- van Alphen measurements are attributable to strong electron-electron
interactions in this system. Our findings appear to be consistent with
predictions for a strongly interacting Fermi liquid; indeed, semi-quantitative
agreement is obtained for the electron pockets beta and gamma.Comment: 4 pages + 3 figure
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