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Vapor Pressure of Ionic Liquids
We argue that the extremely low vapor pressures of room temperature ionic
liquids near their triple points are due to the combination of strong ionic
characters and of low melting temperatures.Comment: Initially submitted manuscript of article M. Bier and S. Dietrich,
Mol. Phys. 108, 211 (2010) [Corrigendum: Mol. Phys. 108, 1413 (2010)
Why Are Alkali Halide Solid Surfaces Not Wetted By Their Own Melt?
Alkali halide (100) crystal surfaces are anomalous, being very poorly wetted
by their own melt at the triple point. We present extensive simulations for
NaCl, followed by calculations of the solid-vapor, solid-liquid, and
liquid-vapor free energies showing that solid NaCl(100) is a nonmelting
surface, and that its full behavior can quantitatively be accounted for within
a simple Born-Meyer-Huggins-Fumi-Tosi model potential. The incomplete wetting
is traced to the conspiracy of three factors: surface anharmonicities
stabilizing the solid surface; a large density jump causing bad liquid-solid
adhesion; incipient NaCl molecular correlations destabilizing the liquid
surface. The latter is pursued in detail, and it is shown that surface
short-range charge order acts to raise the surface tension because incipient
NaCl molecular formation anomalously reduces the surface entropy of liquid NaCl
much below that of solid NaCl(100).Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Stellar Kinematics and Structural Properties of Virgo Cluster Dwarf Early-Type Galaxies from the SMAKCED Project. I. Kinematically Decoupled Cores and Implications for Infallen Groups in Clusters
We present evidence for kinematically decoupled cores (KDCs) in two dwarf
early-type (dE) galaxies in the Virgo cluster, VCC 1183 and VCC 1453, studied
as part of the SMAKCED stellar absorption-line spectroscopy and imaging survey.
These KDCs have radii of 1.8'' (0.14 kpc) and 4.2'' (0.33 kpc), respectively.
Each of these KDCs is distinct from the main body of its host galaxy in two
ways: (1) inverted sense of rotation; and (2) younger (and possibly more
metal-rich) stellar population. The observed stellar population differences are
probably associated with the KDC, although we cannot rule out the possibility
of intrinsic radial gradients in the host galaxy. We describe a statistical
analysis method to detect, quantify the significance of, and characterize KDCs
in long-slit rotation curve data. We apply this method to the two dE galaxies
presented in this paper and to five other dEs for which KDCs have been reported
in the literature. Among these seven dEs, there are four significant KDC
detections, two marginal KDC detections, and one dE with an unusual central
kinematic anomaly that may be an asymmetric KDC.The frequency of occurence of
KDCs and their properties provide important constraints on the formation
history of their host galaxies. We discuss different formation scenarios for
these KDCs in cluster environments and find that dwarf-dwarf wet mergers or gas
accretion can explain the properties of these KDCs. Both of these mechanisms
require that the progenitor had a close companion with a low relative velocity.
This suggests that KDCs were formed in galaxy pairs residing in a poor group
environment or in isolation whose subsequent infall into the cluster quenched
star formation.Comment: 14 pages, accepted for publication in Ap
Selenium interactions with algae: Chemical processes at biological uptake sites, bioaccumulation, and intracellular metabolism
Selenium (Se) uptake by primary producers is the most variable and important step in determining Se concentrations at higher trophic levels in aquatic food webs. We gathered data available about the Se bioaccumulation at the base of aquatic food webs and analyzed its relationship with Se concentrations in water. This important dataset was separated into lotic and lentic systems to provide a reliable model to estimate Se in primary producers from aqueous exposure. We observed that lentic systems had higher organic selenium and selenite concentrations than in lotic systems and selenate concentrations were higher in lotic environments. Selenium uptake by algae is mostly driven by Se concentrations, speciation and competition with other anions, and is as well influenced by pH. Based on Se species uptake by algae in the laboratory, we proposed an accurate mechanistic model of competition between sulfate and inorganic Se species at algal uptake sites. Intracellular Se transformations and incorporation into selenoproteins as well as the mechanisms through which Se can induce toxicity in algae has also been reviewed. We provided a new tool for risk assessment strategies to better predict accumulation in primary consumers and consequently to higher trophic levels, and we identified some research needs that could fill knowledge gaps
A continuum of structure and stellar content from Virgo cluster early-type dwarfs to giants?
Based on the wealth of multiwavelength imaging data from the SDSS, we
investigate whether dwarf and giant early-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster
follow a continuum in their structural parameters and their stellar population
characteristics. More specifically we study the relation between size and
brightness for the galaxies and their color magnitude relation. In both cases,
we find noticeable deviations from a simple joint behavior of dwarfs and
giants. We discuss these findings in the light of the different formation
mechanisms commonly assumed for dwarf and giant early types, thereby taking
into account the existence of several distinct early-type dwarf subclasses. By
comparing our results to a semianalytic model of galaxy formation, we argue
that the analyzed relations might be reproduced by processes that form dwarfs
and giants altogether. The work presented here is based on Janz & Lisker 2008,
2009.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Astronomische Nachrichten
(proceedings of Symposium 6 of the JENAM 2008, Vienna
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