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Multifractal Analysis of Packed Swiss Cheese Cosmologies
The multifractal spectrum of various three-dimensional representations of
Packed Swiss Cheese cosmologies in open, closed, and flat spaces are measured,
and it is determined that the curvature of the space does not alter the
associated fractal structure. These results are compared to observational data
and simulated models of large scale galaxy clustering, to assess the viability
of the PSC as a candidate for such structure formation. It is found that the
PSC dimension spectra do not match those of observation, and possible solutions
to this discrepancy are offered, including accounting for potential luminosity
biasing effects. Various random and uniform sets are also analyzed to provide
insight into the meaning of the multifractal spectrum as it relates to the
observed scaling behaviors.Comment: 3 latex files, 18 ps figure
Neutron detector simultaneously measures fluence and dose equivalent
Neutron detector acts as both an area monitoring instrument and a criticality dosimeter by simultaneously measuring dose equivalent and fluence. The fluence is determined by activation of six foils one inch below the surface of the moderator. Dose equivalent is determined from activation of three interlocked foils at the center of the moderator
Apollo 17 mission Report. Supplement 6: Calibration results for gamma ray spectrometer sodium iodide crystal
A major difficulty in medium energy gamma-ray remote sensing spectroscopy and astronomy measurements was the high rate of unwanted background resulting from the following major sources: (1) prompt secondary gamma-rays produced by cosmic-ray interactions in satellite materials; (2) direct charged-particle counts; (3) radioactivity induced in the detector materials by cosmic-ray and trapped protons; (4) radioactivity induced in detector materials by the planetary (e.g., earth or moon) albedo neutron flux; (5) radioactivity induced in the detector materials by the interaction of secondary neutrons produced throughout the spacecraft by cosmic-ray and trapped proton interactions; (6) radioactivity induced in spacecraft materials by the mechanisms outlined in 3, 4, and 5; and (7) natural radioactivity in spacecraft and detector materials. The purpose of this experiment was to obtain information on effects 3, 4, and 5, and from this information start developing calculational methods for predicting the background induced in the crystal detector in order to correct the Apollo gamma-ray spectrometer data for this interference
Fast Consensus under Eventually Stabilizing Message Adversaries
This paper is devoted to deterministic consensus in synchronous dynamic
networks with unidirectional links, which are under the control of an
omniscient message adversary. Motivated by unpredictable node/system
initialization times and long-lasting periods of massive transient faults, we
consider message adversaries that guarantee periods of less erratic message
loss only eventually: We present a tight bound of for the termination
time of consensus under a message adversary that eventually guarantees a single
vertex-stable root component with dynamic network diameter , as well as a
simple algorithm that matches this bound. It effectively halves the termination
time achieved by an existing consensus algorithm, which also works under
our message adversary. We also introduce a generalized, considerably stronger
variant of our message adversary, and show that our new algorithm, unlike the
existing one, still works correctly under it.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures, updated reference
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