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Dissipative and nonaxisymmetric standard-MRI in Kepler disks
Deviations from axial symmetry are necessary to maintain self-sustained
MRI-turbulence. We define the parameters region where nonaxisymmetric MRI is
excited and study dependence of the unstable modes structure and growth rates
on the relevant parameters. We solve numerically the linear eigenvalue problem
for global axisymmetric and nonaxisymmetric modes of standard-MRI in Keplerian
disks with finite diffusion. For small magnetic Prandtl number the microscopic
viscosity completely drops out from the analysis so that the stability maps and
the growth rates expressed in terms of the magnetic Reynolds number Rm and the
Lundquist number S do not depend on the magnetic Prandtl number Pm. The minimum
magnetic field for onset of nonaxisymmetric MRI grows with Rm. For given S all
nonaxisymmetric modes disappear for sufficiently high Rm. This behavior is a
consequence of the radial fine-structure of the nonaxisymmetric modes resulting
from the winding effect of differential rotation. It is this fine-structure
which presents severe resolution problems for the numerical simulation of MRI
at large Rm. For weak supercritical magnetic fields only axisymmetric modes are
unstable. Nonaxisymmetric modes need stronger fields and not too fast rotation.
If Pm is small its real value does not play any role in MRI.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, A&A Lette
Helicity and alpha-effect by current-driven instabilities of helical magnetic fields
Helical magnetic background fields with adjustable pitch angle are imposed on
a conducting fluid in a differentially rotating cylindrical container. The
small-scale kinetic and current helicities are calculated for various field
geometries, and shown to have the opposite sign as the helicity of the
large-scale field. These helicities and also the corresponding -effect
scale with the current helicity of the background field. The -tensor is
highly anisotropic as the components and have
opposite signs. The amplitudes of the azimuthal -effect computed with
the cylindrical 3D MHD code are so small that the operation of an
dynamo on the basis of the current-driven, kink-type
instabilities of toroidal fields is highly questionable. In any case the low
value of the -effect would lead to very long growth times of a dynamo
in the radiation zone of the Sun and early-type stars of the order of
mega-years.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, submitted to MNRA
Self-Pulsating Semiconductor Lasers: Theory and Experiment
We report detailed measurements of the pump-current dependency of the
self-pulsating frequency of semiconductor CD lasers. A distinct kink in this
dependence is found and explained using rate-equation model. The kink denotes a
transition between a region where the self-pulsations are weakly sustained
relaxation oscillations and a region where Q-switching takes place. Simulations
show that spontaneous emission noise plays a crucial role for the cross-over.Comment: Revtex, 16 pages, 7 figure
Short-term alpha- or gamma-delta-enriched tocopherol oil supplementation differentially affects the expression of proinflammatory mediators: selective impacts on characteristics of protein tyrosine nitration in vivo
A Conditional Yeast E1 Mutant Blocks the Ubiquitin–Proteasome Pathway and Reveals a Role for Ubiquitin Conjugates in Targeting Rad23 to the Proteasome
E1 ubiquitin activating enzyme catalyzes the initial step in all ubiquitin-dependent processes. We report the isolation of uba1-204, a temperature-sensitive allele of the essential Saccharomyces cerevisiae E1 gene, UBA1. Uba1-204 cells exhibit dramatic inhibition of the ubiquitin–proteasome system, resulting in rapid depletion of cellular ubiquitin conjugates and stabilization of multiple substrates. We have employed the tight phenotype of this mutant to investigate the role ubiquitin conjugates play in the dynamic interaction of the UbL/UBA adaptor proteins Rad23 and Dsk2 with the proteasome. Although proteasomes purified from mutant cells are intact and proteolytically active, they are depleted of ubiquitin conjugates, Rad23, and Dsk2. Binding of Rad23 to these proteasomes in vitro is enhanced by addition of either free or substrate-linked ubiquitin chains. Moreover, association of Rad23 with proteasomes in mutant and wild-type cells is improved upon stabilizing ubiquitin conjugates with proteasome inhibitor. We propose that recognition of polyubiquitin chains by Rad23 promotes its shuttling to the proteasome in vivo
A finite model of two-dimensional ideal hydrodynamics
A finite-dimensional su() Lie algebra equation is discussed that in the
infinite limit (giving the area preserving diffeomorphism group) tends to
the two-dimensional, inviscid vorticity equation on the torus. The equation is
numerically integrated, for various values of , and the time evolution of an
(interpolated) stream function is compared with that obtained from a simple
mode truncation of the continuum equation. The time averaged vorticity moments
and correlation functions are compared with canonical ensemble averages.Comment: (25 p., 7 figures, not included. MUTP/92/1
A new model of cosmogenic production of radiocarbon 14C in the atmosphere
We present the results of full new calculation of radiocarbon 14C production
in the Earth atmosphere, using a numerical Monte-Carlo model. We provide, for
the first time, a tabulated 14C yield function for the energy of primary cosmic
ray particles ranging from 0.1 to 1000 GeV/nucleon. We have calculated the
global production rate of 14C, which is 1.64 and 1.88 atoms/cm2/s for the
modern time and for the pre-industrial epoch, respectively. This is close to
the values obtained from the carbon cycle reservoir inventory. We argue that
earlier models overestimated the global 14C production rate because of outdated
spectra of cosmic ray heavier nuclei. The mean contribution of solar energetic
particles to the global 14C is calculated as about 0.25% for the modern epoch.
Our model provides a new tool to calculate the 14C production in the Earth's
atmosphere, which can be applied, e.g., to reconstructions of solar activity in
the past.Comment: Published in EPSL, 337, 114, 201
Internally Electrodynamic Particle Model: Its Experimental Basis and Its Predictions
The internally electrodynamic (IED) particle model was derived based on
overall experimental observations, with the IED process itself being built
directly on three experimental facts, a) electric charges present with all
material particles, b) an accelerated charge generates electromagnetic waves
according to Maxwell's equations and Planck energy equation and c) source
motion produces Doppler effect. A set of well-known basic particle equations
and properties become predictable based on first principles solutions for the
IED process; several key solutions achieved are outlined, including the de
Broglie phase wave, de Broglie relations, Schr\"odinger equation, mass,
Einstein mass-energy relation, Newton's law of gravity, single particle self
interference, and electromagnetic radiation and absorption; these equations and
properties have long been broadly experimentally validated or demonstrated. A
specific solution also predicts the Doebner-Goldin equation which emerges to
represent a form of long-sought quantum wave equation including gravity. A
critical review of the key experiments is given which suggests that the IED
process underlies the basic particle equations and properties not just
sufficiently but also necessarily.Comment: Presentation at the 27th Int Colloq on Group Theo Meth in Phys, 200
Helicity and dynamo action in magnetized stellar radiation zones
Helicity and \alpha effect driven by the nonaxisymmetric Tayler instability
of toroidal magnetic fields in stellar radiation zones are computed. In the
linear approximation a purely toroidal field always excites pairs of modes with
identical growth rates but with opposite helicity so that the net helicity
vanishes. If the magnetic background field has a helical structure by an extra
(weak) poloidal component then one of the modes dominates producing a net
kinetic helicity anticorrelated to the current helicity of the background
field.
The mean electromotive force is computed with the result that the \alpha
effect by the most rapidly growing mode has the same sign as the current
helicity of the background field. The \alpha effect is found as too small to
drive an \alpha^{2} dynamo but the excitation conditions for an \alpha\Omega
dynamo can be fulfilled for weak poloidal fields. Moreover, if the dynamo
produces its own \alpha effect by the magnetic instability then problems with
its sign do not arise. For all cases, however, the \alpha effect shows an
extremely strong concentration to the poles so that a possible \alpha\Omega
dynamo might only work at the polar regions. Hence, the results of our linear
theory lead to a new topological problem for the existence of large-scale
dynamos in stellar radiation zones on the basis of the current-driven
instability of toroidal fields.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figures, submitted to MNRA
Allosteric control of Ubp6 and the proteasome via a bidirectional switch
The interplay of the proteasome and deubiquitinase Ubp6 is crucial for the degradation of ubiquitylated substrates. Here, the authors provide structural insights into the allosteric mechanism by which the activities of both Ubp6 and the proteasome are regulated. The proteasome recognizes ubiquitinated proteins and can also edit ubiquitin marks, allowing substrates to be rejected based on ubiquitin chain topology. In yeast, editing is mediated by deubiquitinating enzyme Ubp6. The proteasome activates Ubp6, whereas Ubp6 inhibits the proteasome through deubiquitination and a noncatalytic effect. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of the proteasome bound to Ubp6, based on which we identify mutants in Ubp6 and proteasome subunit Rpt1 that abrogate Ubp6 activation. The Ubp6 mutations define a conserved region that we term the ILR element. The ILR is found within the BL1 loop, which obstructs the catalytic groove in free Ubp6. Rpt1-ILR interaction opens the groove by rearranging not only BL1 but also a previously undescribed network of three interconnected active-site-blocking loops. Ubp6 activation and noncatalytic proteasome inhibition are linked in that they are eliminated by the same mutations. Ubp6 and ubiquitin together drive proteasomes into a unique conformation associated with proteasome inhibition. Thus, a multicomponent allosteric switch exerts simultaneous control over both Ubp6 and the proteasome
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