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The Capture of Centaurs as Trojans
Large scale simulations of Centaurs have yielded vast amounts of data, the
analysis of which allows interesting but uncommon scenarios to be studied. One
such rare phenomenon is the temporary capture of Centaurs as Trojans of the
giant planets. Such captures are generally short (10 kyr to 100 kyr), but occur
with sufficient frequency (about 40 objects larger than 1 km in diameter every
Myr) that they may well contribute to the present-day populations. Uranus and
Neptune seem to have great difficulty capturing Centaurs into the 1:1
resonance, while Jupiter captures some, and Saturn the most (80 %). We
conjecture that such temporary capture from the Centaur population may be the
dominant delivery route into the Saturnian Trojans. Photometric studies of the
Jovian Trojans may reveal outliers with Centaur-like as opposed to asteroidal
characteristics, and these would be prime candidates for captured Centaurs.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, submitted to MNRAS (Letters
Simulations of the Population of Centaurs II: Individual Objects
Detailed orbit integrations of clones of five Centaurs -- namely, 1996 AR20,
2060 Chiron, 1995 SN55, 2000 FZ53 and 2002 FY36 -- for durations of 3 Myr are
presented. One of our Centaur sample starts with perihelion initially under the
control of Jupiter (1996 AR20), two start under the control of Saturn (Chiron
and 1995 SN55) and one each starts under the control of Uranus (2000 FZ53) and
Neptune (2002 FY36) respectively. A variety of interesting pathways are
illustrated with detailed examples including: capture into the Jovian Trojans,
repeated bursts of short-period comet behaviour, capture into mean-motion
resonances with the giant planets and into Kozai resonances, as well as
traversals of the entire Solar system. For each of the Centaurs, we provide
statistics on the numbers (i) ejected, (ii) showing short-period comet
behaviour and (iii) becoming Earth and Mars crossing. For example, Chiron has
over 60 % of its clones becoming short-period objects, whilst 1995 SN55 has
over 35 %. Clones of these two Centaurs typically make numerous close
approaches to Jupiter. At the other extreme, 2000 FZ53 has roughly 2 % of its
clones becoming short-period objects. In our simulations, typically 20 % of the
clones which become short-period comets subsequently evolve into
Earth-crossers.Comment: 10 pages, in press at MNRA
Decoding sequential vs non-sequential two-photon double ionization of helium using nuclear recoil
Above 54.4 eV, two-photon double ionization of helium is dominated by a
sequential absorption process, producing characteristic behavior in the single
and triple differential cross sections. We show that the signature of this
process is visible in the nuclear recoil cross section, integrated over all
energy sharings of the ejected electrons, even below the threshold for the
sequential process. Since nuclear recoil momentum imaging does not require
coincident photoelectron measurement, the predicted images present a viable
target for future experiments with new short-pulse VUV and soft X-ray sources.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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The Populations of Comet-Like Bodies in the Solar system
A new classification scheme is introduced for comet-like bodies in the Solar
system. It covers the traditional comets as well as the Centaurs and
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt objects. At low inclinations, close encounters with
planets often result in near-constant perihelion or aphelion distances, or in
perihelion-aphelion interchanges, so the minor bodies can be labelled according
to the planets predominantly controlling them at perihelion and aphelion. For
example, a JN object has a perihelion under the control of Jupiter and aphelion
under the control of Neptune, and so on. This provides 20 dynamically distinct
categories of outer Solar system objects in the Jovian and trans-Jovian
regions. The Tisserand parameter with respect to the planet controlling
perihelion is also often roughly constant under orbital evolution. So, each
category can be further sub-divided according to the Tisserand parameter. The
dynamical evolution of comets, however, is dominated not by the planets nearest
at perihelion or aphelion, but by the more massive Jupiter. The comets are
separated into four categories -- Encke-type, short-period, intermediate and
long-period -- according to aphelion distance. The Tisserand parameter
categories now roughly correspond to the well-known Jupiter-family comets,
transition-types and Halley-types. In this way, the nomenclature for the
Centaurs and Edgeworth-Kuiper belt objects is based on, and consistent with,
that for comets.Comment: MNRAS, in press, 11 pages, 6 figures (1 available as postscript, 5 as
gif). Higher resolution figures available at
http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/users/WynEvans/preprints.pd
Simulations of the Population of Centaurs I: The Bulk Statistics
Large-scale simulations of the Centaur population are carried out. The
evolution of 23328 particles based on the orbits of 32 well-known Centaurs is
followed for up to 3 Myr in the forward and backward direction under the
influence of the 4 massive planets. The objects exhibit a rich variety of
dynamical behaviour with half-lives ranging from 540 kyr (1996 AR20) to 32 Myr
(2000 FZ53). The mean half-life of the entire sample of Centaurs is 2.7 Myr.
The data are analyzed using a classification scheme based on the controlling
planets at perihelion and aphelion, previously given in Horner et al (2003).
Transfer probabilities are computed and show the main dynamical pathways of the
Centaur population. The total number of Centaurs with diameters larger than 1
km is estimated as roughly 44300, assuming an inward flux of one new
short-period comet every 200 yrs. The flux into the Centaur region from the
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt is estimated to be 1 new object every 125 yrs. Finally,
the flux from the Centaur region to Earth-crossing orbits is 1 new
Earth-crosser every 880 yrsComment: 15 pages, 2 figures, MNRAS in pres
Negative Emotional Content Disrupts the Coherence of Episodic Memories
Events are thought to be stored in episodic memory as coherent representations, in which the constituent
elements are bound together so that a cue can trigger reexperience of all elements via pattern completion.
Negative emotional content can strongly influence memory, but opposing theories predict strengthening
or weakening of memory coherence. Across a series of experiments, participants imagined a number of
person-location-object events with half of the events including a negative element (e.g., an injured
person), and memory was tested across all within event associations. We show that the presence of a
negative element reduces memory for associations between event elements, including between neutral
elements encoded after a negative element. The presence of a negative element reduces the coherence
with which a multimodal event is remembered. Our results, supported by a computational model, suggest
that coherent retrieval from neutral events is supported by pattern completion, but that negative content
weakens associative encoding which impairs this process. Our findings have important implications for
understanding the way traumatic events are encoded and support therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring
associations between negative content and its surrounding context
Simulations of the population of Centaurs - II. Individual objects
Detailed orbit integrations of clones of five Centaurs - namely, 1996 AR20, 2060 Chiron, 1995 SN55, 2000 FZ53 and 2002 FY36 - for durations of ∼3 Myr are presented. One of our Centaur sample starts with perihelion initially under the control of Jupiter (1996 AR20), two start under the control of Saturn (Chiron and 1995 SN55) and one each starts under the control of Uranus (2000 FZ53) and Neptune (2002 FY36), respectively. A variety of interesting pathways are illustrated with detailed examples including: capture into the Jovian Trojans, repeated bursts of short-period comet behaviour, capture into mean-motion resonances with the giant planets and into Kozai resonances, as well as traversals of the entire Solar system. For each of the Centaurs, we provide statistics on the numbers (i) ejected, (ii) showing short-period comet behaviour and (iii) becoming Earth- and Mars-crossing. For example, Chiron has over 60 per cent of its clones becoming short-period objects, while 1995 SN55 has over 35 per cent. Clones of these two Centaurs typically make numerous close approaches to Jupiter. At the other extreme, 2000 FZ53 has ∼2 per cent of its clones becoming short-period objects. In our simulations, typically 20 per cent of the clones which become short-period comets subsequently evolve into Earth-crosser
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex : Adding value to autobiographical memories
The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has been consistently implicated in autobiographical memory recall and decision making. Its function in decision making tasks is believed to relate to value representation, but its function in autobiographical memory recall is not yet clear. We hypothesised that the mPFC represents the subjective value of elements during autobiographical memory retrieval. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging during an autobiographical memory recall task, we found that the blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal in ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) was parametrically modulated by the affective values of items in participants' memories when they were recalling and evaluating these items. An unrelated modulation by the participant's familiarity with the items was also observed. During retrieval of the event, the BOLD signal in the same region was modulated by the personal significance and emotional intensity of the memory, which was correlated with the values of the items within them. These results support the idea that vmPFC processes self-relevant information, and suggest that it is involved in representing the personal emotional values of the elements comprising autobiographical memories
Simulations of the population of Centaurs - I. The bulk statistics
Large-scale simulations of the Centaur population are carried out. The evolution of 23328 particles based on the orbits of 32 well-known Centaurs is followed for up to 3 Myr in the forward and backward direction under the influence of the four massive planets. The objects exhibit a rich variety of dynamical behaviour with half-lives ranging from 540 kyr (1996AR20) to 32 Myr (2000FZ53). The mean half-life of the entire sample of Centaurs is 2.7 Myr. The data are analysed using a classification scheme based on the controlling planets at perihelion and aphelion, previously given in Horner et al. Transfer probabilities are computed and show the main dynamical pathways of the Centaur population. The total number of Centaurs with diameters larger than 1 km is estimated as ∼44300, assuming an inward flux of one new short-period comet every 200 yr. The flux into the Centaur region from the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt is estimated to be one new object every 125 yr. Finally, the flux from the Centaur region to Earth-crossing orbits is one new Earth-crosser every 880 y
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