7,146 research outputs found
Low frequency measurements of synchrotron absorbing HII regions and modeling of observed synchrotron emissivity
Cosmic rays (CRs) and magnetic fields are dynamically important components in
the Galaxy, and their energy densities are comparable to that of the turbulent
interstellar gas. The interaction of CRs and Galactic magnetic fields produces
synchrotron radiation clearly visible in the radio regime. Detailed
measurements of synchrotron radiation averaged over the line-of-sight (LOS),
so-called synchrotron emissivities, can be used as a tracer of the CR density
and Galactic magnetic field (GMF) strength. Our aim is to model the synchrotron
emissivity in the Milky Way using a 3 dimensional dataset instead of
LOS-integrated intensity maps on the sky. Using absorbed HII regions we can
measure the synchrotron emissivity over a part of the LOS through the Galaxy,
changing from a 2 dimensional to a 3 dimensional view. Performing these
measurements on a large scale is one of the new applications of the window
opened by current low frequency arrays. Using various simple axisymmetric
emissivity models and a number of GMF-based emissivity models we can simulate
the synchrotron emissivities and compare them to the observed values in the
catalog. We present a catalog of low-frequency absorption measurements of HII
regions, their distances and electron temperatures, compiled from literature.
These data show that the axisymmetric emissivity models are not complex enough,
but the GMF-based emissivity models deliver a reasonable fit. These models
suggest that the fit can be improved by either an enhanced synchrotron
emissivity in the outer reaches of the Milky Way, or an emissivity drop near
the Galactic center. State-of-the-art GMF models plus a constant CR density
model cannot explain low-frequency absorption measurements, but the fits
improved with slight (ad-hoc) adaptations. It is clear that more detailed
models are needed, but the current results are very promising.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in A&
The hospital market for water distillation equipment
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston UniversityThe purpose of this paper is to partly fill the information void which exists with respect to one of these small but vital industries, the water distilling equipment industry. Rather than cover all of the aspects el the select in a limited manner, the writer has chosen to describe in detail the majer area of interest Of the industry, namely, the hospital market. There is currently a virtually complete absence of published data on the industry.
This paper is a detailed treatment of the extent and nature of the market for the two majer types of water distilling equipment (water stills and tanks) among hospitals with new construction. To the best of the writer's knowledge, most of the information in this paper has never before been published
The Theory of the Nucleon Spin
I discuss two topics of current interest in the study of the spin structure
of the nucleon. First, I discuss whether there is a sum rule for the components
of the nucleon's angular moments. Second, I discuss the measurement of the
nucleon's transversity distribution in light of recent results reported by the
HERMES collaboration at DESY.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, LaTeX using rspublic.cls and BoxedEPS macros; as
submitted to Phil Trans A of the Royal Society for forthcoming volume: The
Quark Structure of Matter; email correspondence to [email protected]
Sources and budgets for CO and O-3 in the northeastern Pacific during the spring of 2001: Results from the PHOBEA-II Experiment
Abstract. Ground and airborne measurements of CO, ozone, and aerosols were obtained in th
Are there approximate relations among transverse momentum dependent distribution functions?
Certain exact relations among transverse momentum dependent parton
distribution functions due to QCD equations of motion turn into approximate
ones upon the neglect of pure twist-3 terms. On the basis of available data
from HERMES we test the practical usefulness of one such
``Wandzura-Wilczek-type approximation'', namely of that connecting
h_{1L}^{\perp(1)a}(x) to h_L^a(x), and discuss how it can be further tested by
future CLAS and COMPASS data.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Frustration of tilts and A-site driven ferroelectricity in KNbO_3-LiNbO_3 alloys
Density functional calculations for K_{0.5}Li_{0.5}NbO_3 show strong A-site
driven ferroelectricity, even though the average tolerance factor is
significantly smaller than unity and there is no stereochemically active A-site
ion. This is due to the frustration of tilt instabilities by A-site disorder.
There are very large off-centerings of the Li ions, which contribute strongly
to the anisotropy between the tetragonal and rhombohedral ferroelectric states,
yielding a tetragonal ground state even without strain coupling.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
The Inclusive Semileptonic Decay Lepton Spectrum from
In this talk, we review the QCD calculation of the lepton spectrum from
inclusive semileptonic decay. We compare this prediction to that of the
ACCMM model. This latter work was done in collaboration with Csaba Csaki.Comment: MIT-CTP-2333, uses LATEX. Invited Talk, Presented at WHEPP-3 Workshop
in Madras,India, January, 199
Parity-Violating Electron Scattering and Neucleon Structure
The measurement of parity violation in the helicity dependence of
electron-nucleon scattering provides unique information about the basic quark
structure of the nucleons. In this review, the general formalism of
parity-violating electron scattering is presented, with emphasis on elastic
electron-nucleon scattering. The physics issues addressed by such experiments
is discussed, and the major goals of the presently envisioned experimental
program are identified. %General aspects of the experimental technique are
reviewed and A summary of results from a recent series of experiments is
presented and the future prospects of this program are also discussed.Comment: 45 pages, 9 figure
- …