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Multiscale velocity correlation in turbulence: experiments, numerical simulations, synthetic signals
Multiscale correlation functions in high Reynolds number experimental
turbulence, numerical simulations and synthetic signals are investigated.
Fusion Rules predictions as they arise from multiplicative, almost
uncorrelated, random processes for the energy cascade are tested. Leading and
sub-leading contribution, in the inertial range, can be explained as arising
from a multiplicative random process for the energy transfer mechanisms. Two
different predictions for correlations involving dissipative observable are
also briefly discussed
Impact of disorder on dynamics and ordering in the honeycomb-lattice iridate Na2IrO3
Kitaev's honeycomb spin-liquid model and its proposed realization in materials such as α-RuCl3, Li2IrO3, and Na2IrO3 continue to present open questions about how the dynamics of a spin liquid are modified in the presence of non-Kitaev interactions as well as the presence of inhomogeneities. Here we use Na23 nuclear magnetic resonance to probe both static and dynamical magnetic properties in single-crystal Na2IrO3. We find that the NMR shift follows the bulk susceptibility above 30 K but deviates from it below; moreover below TN the spectra show a broad distribution of internal magnetic fields. Both of these results provide evidence for inequivalent magnetic sites at low temperature, suggesting inhomogeneities are important for the magnetism. The spin-lattice relaxation rate is isotropic and diverges at TN, suggesting that the Kitaev cubic axes may control the critical quantum spin fluctuations. In the ordered state, we observe gapless excitations, which may arise from site substitution, emergent defects from milder disorder, or possibly be associated with nearby quantum paramagnetic states distinct from the Kitaev spin liquid
Experimental and natural infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 in pets and wild and farm animals
The severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread globally and has led to extremely high mortality rates. In addition to infecting humans, this virus also has infected animals. Experimental studies and natural infections showed that dogs have a low susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection, whereas domesticated cats and other animals in the family Felidae, such as lions, tigers, snow leopards, and cougars, have a high susceptibility to viral infections. In addition, wild white-tailed deer, gorillas, and otters have been found to be infected by SARS-CoV-2. Furry farm animals, such as minks, have a high susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The virus appears to spread among minks and generate several new mutations, resulting in increased viral virulence. Furthermore, livestock animals, such as cattle, sheep, and pigs, were found to have low susceptibility to the virus, whereas chicken, ducks, turkeys, quail, and geese did not show susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. This knowledge can provide insights for the development of SARSCoV-2 mitigation strategies in animals and humans. Therefore, this review focuses on experimental (both replication and transmission) in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo studies of SARS-CoV-2 infections in pets and in wild and farm animals, and to provide details on the mechanism associated with natural infection. Copyright: Mastutik, et al
Diagnosing shock temperature with NH and HO profiles
In a previous study of the L1157 B1 shocked cavity, a comparison between
NH(1-) and HO(1--1) transitions showed a
striking difference in the profiles, with HO emitting at definitely higher
velocities. This behaviour was explained as a result of the high-temperature
gas-phase chemistry occurring in the postshock gas in the B1 cavity of this
outflow. If the differences in behaviour between ammonia and water are indeed a
consequence of the high gas temperatures reached during the passage of a shock,
then one should find such differences to be ubiquitous among chemically rich
outflows. In order to determine whether the difference in profiles observed
between NH and HO is unique to L1157 or a common characteristic of
chemically rich outflows, we have performed Herschel-HIFI observations of the
NH(1-0) line at 572.5 GHz in a sample of 8 bright low-mass outflow
spots already observed in the HO(1--1) line within
the WISH KP. We detected the ammonia emission at high-velocities at most of the
outflows positions. In all cases, the water emission reaches higher velocities
than NH, proving that this behaviour is not exclusive of the L1157-B1
position. Comparisons with a gas-grain chemical and shock model confirms, for
this larger sample, that the behaviour of ammonia is determined principally by
the temperature of the gas.Comment: Accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Societ
The B1 shock in the L1157 outflow as seen at high spatial resolution
We present high spatial resolution (750 AU at 250 pc) maps of the B1 shock in
the blue lobe of the L1157 outflow in four lines: CS (3-2), CH3OH (3_K-2_K),
HC3N (16-15) and p-H2CO (2_02-3_01). The combined analysis of the morphology
and spectral profiles has shown that the highest velocity gas is confined in a
few compact (~ 5 arcsec) bullets while the lowest velocity gas traces the wall
of the gas cavity excavated by the shock expansion. A large velocity gradient
model applied to the CS (3-2) and (2-1) lines provides an upper limit of 10^6
cm^-3 to the averaged gas density in B1 and a range of 5x10^3< n(H2)< 5x10^5
cm^-3 for the density of the high velocity bullets. The origin of the bullets
is still uncertain: they could be the result of local instabilities produced by
the interaction of the jet with the ambient medium or could be clump already
present in the ambient medium that are excited and accelerated by the expanding
outflow. The column densities of the observed species can be reproduced
qualitatively by the presence in B1 of a C-type shock and only models where the
gas reaches temperatures of at least 4000 K can reproduce the observed HC3N
column density.Comment: 13 pages, 12 figure
Effective Potential and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in the Noncommutative phi^6 Model
We study the conditions for spontaneous symmetry breaking of the
(2+1)-dimensional noncommutative phi^6 model in the small-theta limit. In this
regime, considering the model as a cutoff theory, it is reasonable to assume
translational invariance as a property of the vacuum state and study the
conditions for spontaneous symmetry breaking by an effective potential
analysis. An investigation of up to the two loop level reveals that
noncommutative effects can modify drastically the shape of the effective
potential. Under reasonable conditions, the nonplanar sector of the theory can
become dominant and induce symmetry breaking for values of the mass and
coupling constants not reached by the commutative counterpart.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, corrected to match with the PRD versio
Modelling the behaviour of microbulk Micromegas in Xenon/trimethylamine gas
We model the response of a state of the art micro-hole single-stage charge
amplication device (`microbulk' Micromegas) in a gaseous atmosphere consisting
of Xenon/trimethylamine at various concentrations and pressures. The amplifying
structure, made with photo-lithographic techniques similar to those followed in
the fabrication of gas electron multipliers (GEMs), consisted of a 100 um-side
equilateral-triangle pattern with 50 um-diameter holes placed at its vertexes.
Once the primary electrons are guided into the holes by virtue of an optimized
field configuration, avalanches develop along the 50 um-height channels etched
out of the original doubly copper-clad polyimide foil. In order to properly
account for the strong field gradients at the holes' entrance as well as for
the fluctuations of the avalanche process (that ultimately determine the
achievable energy resolution), we abandoned the hydrodynamic framework,
resorting to a purely microscopic description of the electron trajectories as
obtained from elementary cross-sections. We show that achieving a satisfactory
description needs additional assumptions about atom-molecule (Penning) transfer
reactions and charge recombination to be made
Summability of the perturbative expansion for a zero-dimensional disordered spin model
We show analytically that the perturbative expansion for the free energy of
the zero dimensional (quenched) disordered Ising model is Borel-summable in a
certain range of parameters, provided that the summation is carried out in two
steps: first, in the strength of the original coupling of the Ising model and
subsequently in the variance of the quenched disorder. This result is
illustrated by some high-precision calculations of the free energy obtained by
a straightforward numerical implementation of our sequential summation method.Comment: LaTeX, 12 pages and 4 figure
Observational constraints to boxy/peanut bulge formation time
Boxy/peanut bulges are considered to be part of the same stellar structure as
bars and both could be linked through the buckling instability. The Milky Way
is our closest example. The goal of this letter is determining if the mass
assembly of the different components leaves an imprint in their stellar
populations allowing to estimate the time of bar formation and its evolution.
To this aim we use integral field spectroscopy to derive the stellar age
distributions, SADs, along the bar and disc of NGC 6032. The analysis shows
clearly different SADs for the different bar areas. There is an underlying old
(>=12 Gyr) stellar population for the whole galaxy. The bulge shows star
formation happening at all times. The inner bar structure shows stars of ages
older than 6 Gyrs with a deficit of younger populations. The outer bar region
presents a SAD similar to that of the disc. To interpret our results, we use a
generic numerical simulation of a barred galaxy. Thus, we constrain, for the
first time, the epoch of bar formation, the buckling instability period and the
posterior growth from disc material. We establish that the bar of NGC 6032 is
old, formed around 10 Gyr ago while the buckling phase possibly happened around
8 Gyr ago. All these results point towards bars being long-lasting even in the
presence of gas.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letter
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