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NGC 6705 a young -enhanced Open Cluster from OCCASO data
The stellar [/Fe] abundance is sometimes used as a proxy for stellar
age, following standard chemical evolution models for the Galaxy, as seen by
different observational results. In this work we show that the Open Cluster
NGC6705/M11 has a significant -enhancement [/Fe] dex,
despite its young age (300 Myr), challenging the current paradigm. We use
high resolution (R) high signal-to-noise (70) spectra of 8 Red
Clump stars, acquired within the OCCASO survey. We determine very accurate
chemical abundances of several elements, using an equivalent width
methodology (Si, Ca and Ti), and spectral synthesis fits (Mg and O). We obtain
[Si/Fe]=, [Mg/Fe]=, [O/Fe]=,
[Ca/Fe]= and [Ti/Fe]=. Our results place these
cluster within the group of young [/Fe]-enhanced field stars recently
found by several authors in the literature. The ages of our stars have an
uncertainty of around 50 Myr, much more precise than for field stars. By
integrating the cluster's orbit in several non-axisymmetric Galactic
potentials, we establish the M11's most likely birth radius to lie between
6.8-7.5 kpc from the Galactic center, not far from its current position. With
the robust Open Cluster age scale, our results prove that a moderate
[/Fe]-enhancement is no guarantee for a star to be old, and that not
all -enhanced stars can be explained with an evolved blue straggler
scenario. Based on our orbit calculations, we further argue against a Galactic
bar origin of M11.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, accepted in A&
MĂ©dano La Enriqueta: un lugar de entierro de cazadores tardĂos sobre el rĂo Colorado (Dpto. Caleu Caleu, provincia de La Pampa)
This paper presents the first results obtained on bioarchaeological and cultural evidence recovered at MĂ©dano La Enriqueta I site (MLE-I). This site is a case of human prehispanic settlement in the southern area of Caleu-Caleu Department. MLE-I is located on an active dune, in which three hollows, were found, probably related with the differential use of space by prehispanic hunter-gatherers societies, were found. human remains were recovered from one of these hollows, while in another the cultural record is a consequence of other human activities. From the archaeological analysis it was possible to estimate a MNI of nine. Two skulls with intentional deformation (tabular erect type, planolambdic variant) were recovered, whose radiocarbon chronology, assigned to the final late holocene (1005±25 years bp), agrees with other cases known in the area. Finally, a remarkable variability of cultural remains, mainly represented by lithic artifacts, pottery fragments and malacological beads (chaquiras), were recovered. The data obtained by applying different lines of analysis are discussed and integrated with previous research developed in northern Patagonia and southern La Pampa Province.En este trabajo se presentan los primeros resultados obtenidos sobre las evidencias bioarqueolĂłgicas y culturales recuperadas en el sitio MĂ©dano La Enriqueta I (MLE-I). Este sitio constituye una manifestaciĂłn de asentamiento prehispĂĄnico del sector sur del departamento Caleu-Caleu. MLE-I se localiza sobre un mĂ©dano activo, en el cual se identificaron tres hoyadas que se corresponden con sectores de uso diferencial del espacio por parte de las poblaciones prehispĂĄnicas. En una de ellas se detectaron inhumaciones de restos humanos, mientras que en otra el registro recuperado sugiere actividades diversas. A partir del anĂĄlisis del conjunto esqueletal, fue posible identificar un NMI de 9. Se destacan dos crĂĄneos con deformaciĂłn intencional de tipo tabular erecta, variante planolĂĄmbdica, cuya cronologĂa radiocarbĂłnica, asignada al Holoceno tardĂo final (1005±25 años ap), concuerda con otros casos identificados. Se recuperĂł tambiĂ©n una destacada variabilidad de restos culturales principalmente representados por artefactos lĂticos, fragmentos cerĂĄmicos y restos malacolĂłgicos. Los datos obtenidos a partir de la implementaciĂłn de diferentes lĂneas de anĂĄlisis son discutidos e integrados con los antecedentes del norte de Patagonia y sur de la provincia de La Pampa
How are the ancient cystic fibrosis patients?: Cystic fibrosis diagnosed over 60 years-old
Background and aims To specify the prevalence of patients diagnosed with CF at age of â„60 year-old and to analyze their characteristics. Patients and methods Observational study of CF patients which were diagnosed at age â„60 year-old. The analyzed variables were: age, sex, nationality, lung function parameters, conditions present at diagnosis, microbiological characteristics and genetic findings. Results eight patients were included. 7 patients were female (87.5%) with a mean age of 70.6 years (median 71.5 years, range 60â78 years). The most important findings were: sweat test > 60 mEq/l; heterozygotes F508del; bronchiectasis in CT; methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (50%) in sputum. The most patients presented a normal or mild obstructive lung function. Conclusions CF must also be considered a disease diagnosed in adulthood, incorporating the sweat test within the usual techniques of differential diagnosis in patients with different diseases associated with CF, because genetic counselling is esencial
Probabilistic multi-catalogue positional cross-match
[Context]: Catalogue cross-correlation is essential to building large sets of multi-wavelength data, whether it be to study the properties of populations of astrophysical objects or to build reference catalogues (or timeseries) from survey observations. Nevertheless, resorting to automated processes with limited sets of information available on large numbers of sources detected at different epochs with various filters and instruments inevitably leads to spurious associations. We need both statistical criteria to select detections to be merged as unique sources, and statistical indicators helping in achieving compromises between completeness and reliability of selected associations. [Aims]: We lay the foundations of a statistical framework for multi-catalogue cross-correlation and cross-identification based on explicit simplified catalogue models. A proper identification process should rely on both astrometric and photometric data. Under some conditions, the astrometric part and the photometric part can be processed separately and merged a posteriori to provide a single global probability of identification. The present paper addresses almost exclusively the astrometrical part and specifies the proper probabilities to be merged with photometric likelihoods. [Methods]: To select matching candidates in n catalogues, we used the Chi (or, indifferently, the Chi-square) test with 2(n-1) degrees of freedom. We thus call this cross-match a Ï-match. In order to use Bayes' formula, we considered exhaustive sets of hypotheses based on combinatorial analysis. The volume of the Ï-test domain of acceptance-a 2(n-1)-dimensional acceptance ellipsoid-is used to estimate the expected numbers of spurious associations. We derived priors for those numbers using a frequentist approach relying on simple geometrical considerations. Likelihoods are based on standard Rayleigh, Ï and Poisson distributions that we normalized over the Ï-test acceptance domain. We validated our theoretical results by generating and cross-matching synthetic catalogues. [Results]: The results we obtain do not depend on the order used to cross-correlate the catalogues. We applied the formalism described in the present paper to build the multi-wavelength catalogues used for the science cases of the Astronomical Resource Cross-matching for High Energy Studies (ARCHES) project. Our cross-matching engine is publicly available through a multi-purpose web interface. In a longer term, we plan to integrate this tool into the CDS XMatch Service.A large part of this work was supported by the ARCHES project. ARCHES (No. 313146) was funded by the 7th Framework of the European Union and coordinated by the University of Strasbourg. . F. J. Carrera also acknowledges financial support through grant AYA2015-64346-C2-1-P (MINECO/FEDER).Peer Reviewe
An 8-mm diameter fibre robot positioner for massive spectroscopy surveys
This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society © 2015 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reservedMassive spectroscopic survey are becoming trendy in astrophysics and cosmology, as they can address new fundamental knowledge such as understanding the formation of the Milky Way and probing the nature of the mysterious dark energy. To enable massive spectroscopic surveys, new technology has been developed to place thousands of optical fibres at a given position on a focal plane. This technology needs to be: (1) accurate, with micrometer positional accuracy; (2) fast to minimize overhead; (3) robust to minimize failure; and (4) low cost. In this paper, we present the development, properties, and performance of a new single 8-mm in diameter fibre positioner robot, using two 4-mm DC-brushless gearmotors, that allows us to achieve accuracies up to 0.07 arcsec (5 Όm). This device has been developed in the context of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic InstrumentWe acknowledge support from the Spanish MICINNs Consolider-Ingenio 2010 Program me under grant MultiDark CSD2009-00064, HEPHACOS S2009/ESP-1473, and MINECO Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa Programme under grant SEV-2012-0249. We also thank the support from a CSIC-AVS contract through MICINN grant AYA2010-21231-C02- 01, and CDTI grant IDC-20101033; and support from the Spanish MINECO research grants AYA2012-31101 and FPA2012-34694. JPK, PH and LM acknowledge support from the ERC advanced grant LIDA and from an SNF Interdisciplinary grant
Pattern Recognition in a Bimodal Aquifer Using the Normal-Score Ensemble Kalman Filter
The ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) is now widely used in diverse disciplines to estimate model parameters and update model states by integrating observed data. The EnKF is known to perform optimally only for multi-Gaussian distributed states and parameters. A new approach, the normal-score EnKF (NS-EnKF), has been recently proposed to handle complex aquifers with non-Gaussian distributed parameters. In this work, we aim at investigating the capacity of the NS-EnKF to identify patterns in the spatial distribution of the model parameters (hydraulic conductivities) by assimilating dynamic observations in the absence of direct measurements of the parameters themselves. In some situations, hydraulic conductivity measurements (hard data) may not be available, which requires the estimation of conductivities from indirect observations, such as piezometric heads. We show how the NS-EnKF is capable of retrieving the bimodal nature of a synthetic aquifer solely from piezometric head data. 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An 8-mm diameter fibre robot positioner for massive spectroscopy surveys
Massive spectroscopic survey are becoming trendy in astrophysics and cosmology, as they can address new fundamental knowledge such as understanding the formation of the Milky Way and probing the nature of the mysterious dark energy. To enable massive spectroscopic surveys, new technology has been developed to place thousands of optical fibres at a given position on a focal plane. This technology needs to be: (1) accurate, with micrometer positional accuracy; (2) fast to minimize overhead; (3) robust to minimize failure; and (4) low cost. In this paper, we present the development, properties, and performance of a new single 8-mm in diameter fibre positioner robot, using two 4-mm DC-brushless gearmotors, that allows us to achieve accuracies up to 0.07arcsec (5 ÎŒm). This device has been developed in the context of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.
Search for anomalous \boldmath{Wtb} couplings in single top quark production
In 0.9 fb of collisions, D0 has observed an excess of
events with an isolated lepton, missing transve rse momentum, and two to four
jets. This excess is consistent with single top quark production. We examine
these data to study the Lorentz structure of the coupling. The standard
model predicts a left-handed vector coupling at the vertex. The most
general lowest dimension, CP-conserving Lagrangian admits right-handed vector
and left- or right-h anded tensor couplings as well. We find that the data
prefer the left-handed vector coupling and set upper limits on the anomalous
couplings. These are the first direct constraints on a general
interaction and the first direct limits on left- and right-handed tensor
couplings.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure
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