15 research outputs found
Search for an infrared counterpart of IGR J16358-4756
We report here on near infrared observations of the field around IGR
J16358-4756. The source belongs to the new class of highly absorbed X-ray
binaries discovered by IBIS/INTEGRAL. Our primary goal was to identify the
infrared counterpart of the source, previously suggested to be a LMXB and then
further reclassified as a HMXB. We have made use of Chandra observations of the
source in order to better constrain the number of possible counterparts. Using
the differential photometry technique, in observations spanning a timescale of
1 month, we found no long term variability in our observations. This is
compatible, and we suggest here, that the source is a HMXB.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, all styles included; to be published in: "The
Transient Milky Way: a perspective for MIRAX", eds. F. D'Amico, J. Braga, and
R. E. Rothschild, AIP Conference Proceeding
Correlating the interstellar magnetic field with protostellar jets and its sources
This article combines new CCD polarimetric data with previous information
about protostellar objects in a search for correlations involving the
interstellar magnetic field. Specifically, we carried out an optical
polarimetric study of a sample of 28 fields of 10 X 10 arcmin^2 located in the
neighborhood of protostellar jets and randomly spread over the Galaxy. The
polarimetry of a large number of field stars is used to estimate both the
average and dispersion of the interstellar magnetic field (ISMF) direction in
each region. The results of the applied statistical tests are as follows.
Concerning the alignment between the jet direction and the interstellar
magnetic field, the whole sample does not show alignment. There is, however, a
statistically significant alignment for objects of Classes 0 and I. Regarding
the interstellar magnetic field dispersion, our sample presents values slightly
larger for regions containing T Tauri objects than for those harboring younger
protostars. Moreover the ISMF dispersion in regions containing high-mass
objects tends to be larger than in those including only low-mass protostars. In
our sample, the mean interstellar polarization as a function of the average
interstellar extinction in a region reaches a maximum value around 3% for A(V)
= 5, after which it decreases. Our data also show a clear correlation of the
mean value of the interstellar polarization with the dispersion of the
interstellar magnetic field: the larger the dispersion, the smaller the
polarization. Based on a comparison of our and previous results, we suggest
that the dispersion in regions forming stars is larger than in quiescent
regions.Comment: ApJ accepte
Por que as populações flutuam erraticamente? Tantos e tão poucos... E suas implicações no manejo integrado de pragas
Elucidating the intriguing processes that make natural populations oscilate in time has been one of the greatest chalenges for ecologists. This information is crucial for developing mathematical models that allow forecasting the oscilation time and intensity. For agricultural pests, forecasting can result in better timming of control strategies. Several hypotheses have been proposed and some of them have allowed the construction of satisfactory forecasting models, which sometimes lead to paradoxically opposite results. One peculiar characteristic of the models is that, regardless of being based in natural phenomena like density dependence, chaotic, quasi-periodic, and periodic solutions can be achieved with the values of parameter manipulation. More instigating is the scaling behavior in the frequency domain that makes these processes similar to other completely different natural phenomena that belong to the same universal class.Desvendar os intrigantes processos que levam o número de indivíduos de uma população a oscilar ao longo do tempo tem sido um dos grandes desafios dos ecólogos. A busca desta informação é crucial para o desenvolvimento de modelos matemáticos que permitam prever a época e intensidade das oscilações. No caso de pragas agrícolas, esta previsão pode resultar em estratégias de controle mais adequadas. Diversas hipóteses têm sido propostas e várias delas permitem a elaboração de modelos de previsão satisfatórios, porém com resultados por vezes paradoxalmente opostos. Uma característica peculiar destes modelos é que, apesar de serem fundamentados por fenômenos naturais, como a dependência de densidade, soluções caóticas, multiperiódicas e periódicas podem ser obtidas com a manipulação dos valores dos parâmetros. Ainda mais instigante é o comportamento com escalamento no domínio de freqüências, que tornam estes processos similares a outros fenômenos naturais completamente distintos, porém pertencentes à mesma classe universal
Optical polarization and near IR photometry of the proto-planetary nebula Hen 3-1475
We present BVRI CCD aperture polarization and near-infrared photometry of the
proto-planetary nebula Hen 3-1475. Its intrinsic polarization is high and shows
a strong spectral dependence. The position angles in all bands are
perpendicular to the axis of the observed bipolar structure. A Monte Carlo code
is used to model the intrinsic polarization of \hhe. Using disk dimensions and
other constraints suggested by previous works, we are able to reproduce the
observations with an optically thick disk composed by grains with a power-law
size distribution ranging from 0.06 to 0.22 um. We also reliably estimate the
foreground polarization from hundreds of stars contained in the CCD images. It
is parallel to the intrinsic polarization of Hen 3-1475. Possible implications
of this result are discussed. From IR observations, we estimate a interstellar
reddening, A(V), of about 3.2.Comment: ApJ accepted, 16 pages, 6 figure
Dinâmica populacional da mariposa oriental em pomares de pessegueiro e ameixeira
O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a dinâmica populacional da mariposa oriental [Grapholita molesta (Busk)] em pomares de pessegueiro e ameixeira. Os adultos foram monitorados em dois pomares de pessegueiro e um de ameixeira por cinco anos. Séries temporais equivalentes de temperaturas máximas e mínimas foram correlacionadas aos dados de flutuação populacional para se aferir a correspondência entre a ocorrência da praga e as flutuações de temperatura. A análise de Fourier das séries temporais das armadilhas de coleta de mariposas revelou dinâmicas cíclicas, com período principal médio de 53,91 semanas. Um período menor médio, de 7,45 semanas, também ficou evidente e se aproxima do tempo médio de geração do inseto. A análise do espectro de potência das séries temporais, com e sem periodicidade, revelou que a dinâmica populacional de G. molesta possui um componente regular, caracterizado pelos períodos observados, e outro componente irregular, reminiscente de ruído 1/f, caracterizado pelas variações de amplitude, aparentemente irregulares, na ocorrência do inseto. A combinação desses dois componentes ocasiona um processo com domínio de baixas freqüências, próprio das dinâmicas periódicas ruidosas. Os ciclos de aparecimento da praga ocorrem em fase com os ciclos de flutuação de temperaturas máximas e mínimas.The objective of this work was to study the populational dynamics of oriental fruit moth [Grapholita molesta (Busk)] in peach and plum orchards. Adults were monitored in two peach and one plum orchards for five years. Equivalent time series of maximum and minimum temperatures were correlated to the population fluctuation data to verify the correspondence between pest occurrence and temperature fluctuations. A Fourier analysis of the moth time series revealed cyclic dynamics, with a main average period of 53.91 weeks. Another mean short period of 7.45 weeks was also obtained, and approximates to the mean pest generation time. The power spectrum analysis of the time series, with and without the main periodicity, revealed that G. molesta population dynamics has one regular component characterized by the observed periods, and one irregular component, reminiscent of 1/f noise, characterized by the observed apparently irregular amplitude oscillations in the insect occurrence. The combination of components generate a process in the low frequency domain, consistent with noisy periodic dynamic. The pest cycles occurred in phase with the maximum and minimum temperature fluctuations
Dinâmica populacional da mariposa oriental em pomares de pessegueiro e ameixeira
The objective of this work was to study the populational dynamics of oriental fruit moth [Grapholita molesta (Busk)] in peach and plum orchards. Adults were monitored in two peach and one plum orchards for five years. Equivalent time series of maximum and minimum temperatures were correlated to the population fluctuation data to verify the correspondence between pest occurrence and temperature fluctuations. A Fourier analysis of the moth time series revealed cyclic dynamics, with a main average period of 53.91 weeks. Another mean short period of 7.45 weeks was also obtained, and approximates to the mean pest generation time. The power spectrum analysis of the time series, with and without the main periodicity, revealed that G. molesta population dynamics has one regular component characterized by the observed periods, and one irregular component, reminiscent of 1/f noise, characterized by the observed apparently irregular amplitude oscillations in the insect occurrence. The combination of components generate a process in the low frequency domain, consistent with noisy periodic dynamic. The pest cycles occurred in phase with the maximum and minimum temperature fluctuations.O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a dinâmica populacional da mariposa oriental [Grapholita molesta (Busk)] em pomares de pessegueiro e ameixeira. Os adultos foram monitorados em dois pomares de pessegueiro e um de ameixeira por cinco anos. Séries temporais equivalentes de temperaturas máximas e mínimas foram correlacionadas aos dados de flutuação populacional para se aferir a correspondência entre a ocorrência da praga e as flutuações de temperatura. A análise de Fourier das séries temporais das armadilhas de coleta de mariposas revelou dinâmicas cíclicas, com período principal médio de 53,91 semanas. Um período menor médio, de 7,45 semanas, também ficou evidente e se aproxima do tempo médio de geração do inseto. A análise do espectro de potência das séries temporais, com e sem periodicidade, revelou que a dinâmica populacional de G. molesta possui um componente regular, caracterizado pelos períodos observados, e outro componente irregular, reminiscente de ruído 1/f, caracterizado pelas variações de amplitude, aparentemente irregulares, na ocorrência do inseto. A combinação desses dois componentes ocasiona um processo com domínio de baixas freqüências, próprio das dinâmicas periódicas ruidosas. Os ciclos de aparecimento da praga ocorrem em fase com os ciclos de flutuação de temperaturas máximas e mínimas