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On the heating of source of the Orion KL hot core
We present images of the J=10-9 rotational lines of HC3N in the vibrationally
excited levels 1v7, 1v6 and 1v5 of the hot core (HC) in Orion KL. The images
show that the spatial distribution and the size emission from the 1v7 and 1v5
levels are different. While the J=10-9 1v7 line has a size of 4''x 6'' and
peaks 1.1'' NE of the 3 mm continuum peak, the J=10--9 1v5 line emission is
unresolved (<3'') and peaks 1.3'' south of the 3 mm peak. This is a clear
indication that the HC is composed of condensations with very different
temperatures (170 K for the 1v7 peak and K for the 1v5 peak). The
temperature derived from the 1v7 and 1v5 lines increases with the projected
distance to the suspected main heating source I. Projection effects along the
line of sight could explain the temperature gradient as produced by source I.
However, the large luminosity required for source I, >5 10^5 Lsolar, to explain
the 1v5 line suggests that external heating by this source may not dominate the
heating of the HC. Simple model calculations of the vibrationally excited
emission indicate that the HC can be internally heated by a source with a
luminosity of 10^5 Lsolar, located 1.2'' SW of the 1v5 line peak (1.8'' south
of source I). We also report the first detection of high-velocity gas from
vibrationally excited HC3N emission. Based on excitation arguments we conclude
that the main heating source is also driving the molecular outflow. We
speculate that all the data presented in this letter and the IR images are
consistent with a young massive protostar embedded in an edge-on disk.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figures, To be published in Ap.J. Letter
Two-qubit entanglement dynamics for two different non-Markovian environments
We study the time behavior of entanglement between two noninteracting qubits
each immersed in its own environment for two different non-Markovian
conditions: a high- cavity slightly off-resonant with the qubit transition
frequency and a nonperfect photonic band-gap, respectively. We find that
revivals and retardation of entanglement loss may occur by adjusting the
cavity-qubit detuning, in the first case, while partial entanglement trapping
occurs in non-ideal photonic-band gap.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
On Dimer Models and Closed String Theories
We study some aspects of the recently discovered connection between dimer
models and D-brane gauge theories. We argue that dimer models are also
naturally related to closed string theories on non compact orbifolds of \BC^2
and \BC^3, via their twisted sector R charges, and show that perfect
matchings in dimer models correspond to twisted sector states in the closed
string theory. We also use this formalism to study the combinatorics of some
unstable orbifolds of \BC^2.Comment: 1 + 25 pages, LaTeX, 11 epsf figure
An SU(5)Z_{13} Grand Unification Model
We propose an SU(5) grand unified model with an invisible axion and the
unification of the three coupling constants which is in agreement with the
values, at , of , , and . A discrete,
anomalous, symmetry implies that the Peccei-Quinn symmetry is an
automatic symmetry of the classical Lagrangian protecting, at the same time,
the invisible axion against possible semi-classical gravity effects. Although
the unification scale is of the order of the Peccei-Quinn scale the proton is
stabilized by the fact that in this model the standard model fields form the
SU(5) multiplets completed by new exotic fields and, also, because it is
protected by the symmetry.Comment: 14 pages, more typos correcte
Occupation time of exclusion processes with conductances
Em publicação em "Journal of statistical physics". ISSN 0022-4715.We obtain the fluctuations for the occupation time of one-dimensional symmetric exclusion processes with speed change, where the transition rates ({\em conductances}) are driven by a general function . The approach does not require sharp bounds on the spectral gap of the system nor the jump rates to be bounded from above or below. We present some examples and for one of them, we observe that the fluctuations of the current are trivial, but the fluctuations of the occupation time are given by a fractional Brownian Motion. This shows that, in general, the fluctuations of the current and of the occupation time are not of same order.CAPESFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)CNP
Radiocarbon and blue optically stimulated luminescence chronologies of the Oitavos consolidated dune (Western Portugal)
The dune of Oitavos, the underlying paleosol, and Helix sp. gastropod shells found within the paleosol were dated using a combination of radiocarbon and blue optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). The organic component of the paleosol produced a significantly older age (~20,000 cal BP) than the OSL age measurement (~15,000 yr), while 14C age measurements on the inorganic component and the gastropods produced ages of ~35,000 yr and ~34,000 yr, respectively. Rare-earth
element analyses provide evidence that the gastropods incorporate geological carbonate, making them an unreliable indicator of the age of the paleosol. We propose that the 14C age of the small organic component of the paleosol is also likely to be unreliable due to incorporation of residual material. The OSL age measurement of the upper paleosol (~15,000 yr) is consistent with the age for the base of the dune (~14,500 yr). The younger OSL age for the top of the dune (~12,000 yr) suggests that it was built up by at least 2 sand pulses or that there was a remobilization of material at the top during its evolution, prior to consolidation
Multi-Stability of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Atom-Assisted Optomechanical Cavities
We study how an oscillating mirror affects the electromagnetically induced
transparency (EIT) of an atomic ensemble, which is confined in a gas cell
placed inside a micro-cavity with an oscillating mirror in one end. The
oscillating mirror is modeled as a quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator. The
cavity field acts as a probe light of the EIT system and also produces a light
pressure on the oscillating mirror. The back-action from the mirror to the
cavity field results in several (from one to five) steady-states for this
atom-assisted optomechanical cavity, producing a complex structure in its EIT.
We calculate the susceptibility with respect to the few (from one to three)
stable solutions found here for the equilibrium positions of the oscillating
mirror. We find that the EIT of the atomic ensemble can be significantly
changed by the oscillating mirror, and also that the various steady states of
the mirror have different effects on the EIT.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figure
Persistent single-photon production by tunable on-chip micromaser with a superconducting quantum circuit
We propose a tunable on-chip micromaser using a superconducting quantum
circuit (SQC). By taking advantage of externally controllable state
transitions, a state population inversion can be achieved and preserved for the
two working levels of the SQC and, when needed, the SQC can generate a single
photon. We can regularly repeat these processes in each cycle when the
previously generated photon in the cavity is decaying, so that a periodic
sequence of single photons can be produced persistently. This provides a
controllable way for implementing a persistent single-photon source on a
microelectronic chip.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
A Note on Dimer Models and D-brane Gauge Theories
The connection between quiver gauge theories and dimer models has been well
studied. It is known that the matter fields of the quiver gauge theories can be
represented using the perfect matchings of the corresponding dimer model.We
conjecture that a subset of perfect matchings associated with an internal point
in the toric diagram is sufficient to give information about the charge matrix
of the quiver gauge theory. Further, we perform explicit computations on some
aspects of partial resolutions of toric singularities using dimer models. We
analyse these with graph theory techniques, using the perfect matchings of
orbifolds of the form \BC^3/\Gamma, where the orbifolding group may
be noncyclic. Using these, we study the construction of the superpotential of
gauge theories living on D-branes which probe these singularities, including
the case where one or more adjoint fields are present upon partial resolution.
Applying a combination of open and closed string techniques to dimer models, we
also study some aspects of their symmetries.Comment: Discussions expanded, clarifications added, typos fixed. 1+49 page
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