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Locked oscillator phase modulator, appendix d final report
Design parameters for linear phase modulation of locked oscillato
Freak Waves in Random Oceanic Sea States
Freak waves are very large, rare events in a random ocean wave train. Here we
study the numerical generation of freak waves in a random sea state
characterized by the JONSWAP power spectrum. We assume, to cubic order in
nonlinearity, that the wave dynamics are governed by the nonlinear Schroedinger
(NLS) equation. We identify two parameters in the power spectrum that control
the nonlinear dynamics: the Phillips parameter and the enhancement
coefficient . We discuss how freak waves in a random sea state are more
likely to occur for large values of and . Our results are
supported by extensive numerical simulations of the NLS equation with random
initial conditions. Comparison with linear simulations are also reported.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev. Let
The ground state of a class of noncritical 1D quantum spin systems can be approximated efficiently
We study families H_n of 1D quantum spin systems, where n is the number of
spins, which have a spectral gap \Delta E between the ground-state and
first-excited state energy that scales, asymptotically, as a constant in n. We
show that if the ground state |\Omega_m> of the hamiltonian H_m on m spins,
where m is an O(1) constant, is locally the same as the ground state
|\Omega_n>, for arbitrarily large n, then an arbitrarily good approximation to
the ground state of H_n can be stored efficiently for all n. We formulate a
conjecture that, if true, would imply our result applies to all noncritical 1D
spin systems. We also include an appendix on quasi-adiabatic evolutions.Comment: 9 pages, 1 eps figure, minor change
A study of the immunity of FM discriminators to 2 pi frequency impulses
Frequency impulse response of selected FM discriminator
Preliminary results of space shuttle EC/LSS studies
Status of LRC program on space shuttle environmental control and life support system
The serendipituous discovery of a short-period eclipsing polar in 2XMMp
We report the serendipituous discovery of the new eclipsing polar 2XMMp
J131223.4+173659. Its striking X-ray light curve attracted immediate interest
when we were visually inspecting the source products of the 2XMMp catalogue.
This light curve revealed its likely nature as a magnetic cataclysmic variable
of AM Herculis (or polar) type with an orbital period of ~92 min, which was
confirmed by follow-up optical spectroscopy and photometry. 2XMMp
J131223.4+173659 probably has a one-pole accretion geometry. It joins the group
of now nine objects that show no evidence of a soft component in their X-ray
spectra despite being in a high accretion state, thus escaping ROSAT/EUVE
detection. We discuss the likely accretion scenario, the system parameters, and
the spectral energy distribution.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&
X-ray and UV observations of V751 Cyg in an optical high state
Aims: The VY Scl system (anti-dwarf nova) V751 Cyg is examined following a
claim of a super-soft spectrum in the optical low state. Methods: A
serendipitous XMM-Newton X-ray observation and, 21 months later, Swift X-ray
and UV observations, have provided the best such data on this source so far.
These optical high-state datasets are used to study the flux and spectral
variability of V751 Cyg. Results: Both the XMM-Newton and Swift data show
evidence for modulation of the X-rays for the first time at the known 3.467 hr
orbital period of V751 Cyg. In two Swift observations, taken ten days apart,
the mean X-ray flux remained unchanged, while the UV source brightened by half
a magnitude. The X-ray spectrum was not super-soft during the optical high
state, but rather due to multi-temperature optically thin emission, with
significant (10^{21-22} cm^-2) absorption, which was higher in the observation
by Swift than that of XMM-Newton. The X-ray flux is harder at orbital minimum,
suggesting that the modulation is related to absorption, perhaps linked to the
azimuthally asymmetric wind absorption seen previously in H-alpha.Comment: 6 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in A&
The Early Spectrophotometric Evolution of V1186 Scorpii (Nova Scorpii 2004 #1)
We report optical photometry and optical through mid-infrared spectroscopy of
the classical nova V1186 Sco. This slowly developing nova had an complex light
curve with multiple secondary peaks similar to those seen in PW Vul. The time
to decline 2 magnitudes, t, was 20 days but the erratic nature of the light
curve makes determination of intrinsic properties based on the decline time
(e.g., luminosity) problematic, and the often cited MMRD relationship of Della
Valle and Livio (1995) fails to yield a plausible distance. Spectra covering
0.35 to 35 m were obtained in two separate epochs during the first year of
outburst. The first set of spectra, taken about 2 months after visible maximum,
are typical of a CO-type nova with narrow line emission from \ion{H}{1},
\ion{Fe}{2}, \ion{O}{1} and \ion{He}{1}. Later data, obtained between 260 and
380 days after maximum, reveal an emerging nebular spectrum. \textit{Spitzer}
spectra show weakening hydrogen recombination emission with the emergence of
[\ion{Ne}{2}] (12.81 m) as the strongest line. Strong emission from
[\ion{Ne}{3}] (15.56 m) is also detected. Photoionization models with low
effective temperature sources and only marginal neon enhancement (Ne 1.3
Ne) are consistent with these IR fine-structure neon lines indicating
that V1186 Sco did not occur on a ONeMg white dwarf. In contrast, the slow and
erratic light curve evolution, spectral development, and photoionization
analysis of the ejecta imply the outburst occurred on a low mass CO white
dwarf. We note that this is the first time strong [\ion{Ne}{2}] lines have been
detected so early in the outburst of a CO nova and suggests that the presence
of mid-infrared neon lines is not directly indicative of a ONeMg nova event.Comment: 7 figures, 37 pages. Astronimocal Journal accepte
A modified scoring system to describe gross pathology in the rabbit model of tuberculosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rabbit model is an ideal means to study the pathogenesis of tuberculosis due to its semblance to the disease in humans. We have previously described the results using a bronchoscopic route of infection with live bacilli as a reliable means of generating lung cavities in sensitized rabbits. The role of sensitization in the development of disease outcomes has been well established in several animal models. We have described here the varying gross pathology that result from lack of sensitization with heat-killed <it>M. bovis </it>prior to high-dose bronchoscopic infection with live bacilli.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Rabbits lacking sensitization did not generate lung cavities, but instead formed solely a tuberculoid pneumonia that replaced the normal lung parenchyma in the area of infection. Extrapulmonary dissemination was seen in approximately equal frequency and distribution in both rabbit populations. Notable differences include the lack of intestinal lesions in non-sensitized rabbits likely due to the lack of ingestion of expectorated bacilli from cavitary lesions. The experiment also employed a modified scoring system developed initially in the primate model of tuberculosis to allow for the quantification of findings observed at necropsy.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>To date, no such scoring system has been employed in the rabbit model to describe gross pathology. The quantitative methodology would allow for rapid comparative analyses and standardization of thoracic and extrapulmonary pathology that could be evaluated for statistical significance. The aim is to use such a scoring system as the foundation for all future rabbit studies describing gross pathology at all stages in TB pathogenesis.</p
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