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Understanding the dynamical structure of pulsating stars: The Baade-Wesselink projection factor of the delta Scuti stars AI Vel and beta Cas
Aims. The Baade-Wesselink method of distance determination is based on the
oscillations of pulsating stars. The key parameter of this method is the
projection factor used to convert the radial velocity into the pulsation
velocity. Our analysis was aimed at deriving for the first time the projection
factor of delta Scuti stars, using high-resolution spectra of the
high-amplitude pulsator AI Vel and of the fast rotator beta Cas. Methods. The
geometric component of the projection factor (i.e. p0) was calculated using a
limb-darkening model of the intensity distribution for AI Vel, and a
fast-rotator model for beta Cas. Then, using SOPHIE/OHP data for beta Cas and
HARPS/ESO data for AI Vel, we compared the radial velocity curves of several
spectral lines forming at different levels in the atmosphere and derived the
velocity gradient associated to the spectral-line-forming regions in the
atmosphere of the star. This velocity gradient was used to derive a dynamical
projection factor p. Results. We find a flat velocity gradient for both stars
and finally p = p0 = 1.44 for AI Vel and p = p0 = 1.41 for beta Cas. By
comparing Cepheids and delta Scuti stars, these results bring valuable insights
into the dynamical structure of pulsating star atmospheres. They suggest that
the period-projection factor relation derived for Cepheids is also applicable
to delta Scuti stars pulsating in a dominant radial mode
Paramecium tredecaurelia: A Unique Non-Polymorphic Species of the P. aurelia spp. Complex (Oligohymenophorea, Ciliophora)
New stands of Paramecium tredecaurelia, a rare species of the P. aurelia spp. complex, were identified in Thailand and Madagascar
on the basis of mating reactions and molecular markers (rDNA and mtDNA). Analysis of DNA fragments showed that all P. tredecaurelia
strains, the recently recorded ones and the ones known previously from France, Mexico, and Israel, form a monophyletic and
well-defined clade in the P. aurelia species trees. All of these strains, collected from different localities around the world, represent identical
or nearly identical haplotypes in terms of all the studied DNA fragments. Given the huge distances between particular collection sites, such
a low level of variability of the studied sequences may result from a slow rate of evolution in P. tredecaurelia
THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT AT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF MOSCOW
The arguments proving the need for the improvement of public procurement management at government agencies of Moscow are presented. The practice of the Federal Law № 44 published 5 April 2013, provisions application related to setting up of a contract service in sphere of public procurement is considered by the example of the authority of the South-Eastern administrative district of Moscow
THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT AT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF MOSCOW
The arguments proving the need for the improvement of public procurement management at government agencies of Moscow are presented. The practice of the Federal Law № 44 published 5 April 2013, provisions application related to setting up of a contract service in sphere of public procurement is considered by the example of the authority of the South-Eastern administrative district of Moscow
Estimating the efficiency of two algorithms for segmentation of digital radiation images of test objects
A mathematical model that describes digital radiation images of test objects is presented. Two algorithms are given for automatic segmentation of digital images distorted by additive noises. The efficiency of the algorithms is estimated based on mathematical modeling
Superconductivity in Nanostructured Ga-Ag Eutectic Alloy
The dc and ac magnetizations were studied for the eutectic Ga-Ag alloy embedded into a porous glass with 7 nm mean pore size. The measurements were performed within a temperature range of 1.9 to 10 K which covers the superconducting transition for the nanocomposite. The onset of superconductivity at the magnetic field 10 Oe was found at about 7.1 K which is much higher than in bulk gallium. The phase diagram showed a positive curvature at low magnetic fields. The activation energy of vortex mobility was calculated at different magnetic fields using the ac data.
Keywords: Ga-Ag eutectic alloy, superconductivity, nanoconfinemen
N-(Adamantan-1-yl)-2-chloroacetamide
In the title compound, C12H18ClNO, which was synthesized as part of a study into potential antituberculosis agents, the adamantine skeleton displays shorter than normal C—C bond lengths ranging between 1.5293 (18) and 1.5366 (15) Å. The structure also displays intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonding, which forms an infinite chain in the a-axis direction
Right Ventricular Compression Observed in Echocardiography from Pectus Excavatum Deformity
Pectus excavatum exists as varying anatomic deformities and compression of the right heart by the chest wall can lead to patient symptoms including dyspnea and chest pain with exertion. Echocardiography can be difficult but is critical to the evaluation and diagnosis of this patient population. Modifying standard views such as biplane transthoracic and 3-D transesophageal views may be necessary in some patients due to limitations from the abnormal anatomy of the deformed anterior chest wall. Apical four-chamber views when seen clearly can usually visualize any extrinsic compression to the right ventricle of the heart
Mass-luminosity relation and pulsational properties of Wolf-Rayet stars
Evolution of Population I stars with initial masses from 70M_\odot to
130M_\odot is considered under various assumptions on the mass loss rate \dot
M. The mass-luminosity relation of W-R stars is shown to be most sensitive to
the mass loss rate during the helium burning phase \dot M_{3\alpha}. Together
with the mass-luminosity relation obtained for all evolutionary sequences
several more exact relations are determined for the constant ratio
f_{3\alpha}=\dot M/\dot M_{3\alpha} with 0.5 \le f_{3\alpha} \le 3.
Evolutionary models of W-R stars were used as initial conditions in
hydrodynamic computations of radial nonlinear stellar oscillations. The
oscillation amplitude is larger in W-R stars with smaller initial mass or with
lower mass loss rate due to higher surface abundances of carbon and oxygen. In
the evolving W-R star the oscillation amplitude decreases with decreasing
stellar mass M and for M < 10M_\odot the sufficiently small nonlinear effects
allow us to calculate the integral of the mechanical work W done over the
pulsation cycle in each mass zone of the hydrodynamical model. The only
positive maximum on the radial dependence of W is in the layers with
temperature of T\sim 2e5K where oscillations are excited by the iron Z--bump
kappa-mechanism. Radial oscillations of W-R stars with mass of M > 10M_\odot
are shown to be also excited by the kappa-mechanism but the instability driving
zone is at the bottom of the envelope and pulsation motions exist in the form
of nonlinear running waves propagating outward from the inner layers of the
envelope.Comment: 15 pages, 10 figures, submitted to Astronomy Letter
Variability in Proto-Planetary Nebulae: I. Light Curve Studies of 12 Carbon-Rich Objects
We have carried out long-term (14 years) V and R photometric monitoring of 12
carbon-rich proto-planetary nebulae. The light and color curves display
variability in all of them. The light curves are complex and suggest multiple
periods, changing periods, and/or changing amplitudes, which are attributed to
pulsation. A dominant period has been determined for each and found to be in
the range of ~150 d for the coolest (G8) to 35-40 d for the warmest (F3). A
clear, linear inverse relationship has been found in the sample between the
pulsation period and the effective temperature and also an inverse linear
relationship between the amplitude of light variation and the effective
temperature. These are consistent with the expectation for a pulsating post-AGB
star evolving toward higher temperature at constant luminosity. The published
spectral energy distributions and mid-infrared images show these objects to
have cool (200 K), detached dust shells and published models imply that
intensive mass loss ended a few thousand years ago. The detection of periods as
long as 150 d in these requires a revision in the published post-AGB evolution
models that couple the pulsation period to the mass loss rate and that assume
that intensive mass loss ended when the pulsation period had decreased to 100
d. This revision will have the effect of extending the time scale for the early
phases of post-AGB evolution. It appears that real time evolution in the
pulsation periods of individual objects may be detectable on the time scale of
two decades
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