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Fast and accurate evaluation of Wigner 3j, 6j, and 9j symbols using prime factorisation and multi-word integer arithmetic
We present an efficient implementation for the evaluation of Wigner 3j, 6j,
and 9j symbols. These represent numerical transformation coefficients that are
used in the quantum theory of angular momentum. They can be expressed as sums
and square roots of ratios of integers. The integers can be very large due to
factorials. We avoid numerical precision loss due to cancellation through the
use of multi-word integer arithmetic for exact accumulation of all sums. A
fixed relative accuracy is maintained as the limited number of floating-point
operations in the final step only incur rounding errors in the least
significant bits. Time spent to evaluate large multi-word integers is in turn
reduced by using explicit prime factorisation of the ingoing factorials,
thereby improving execution speed. Comparison with existing routines shows the
efficiency of our approach and we therefore provide a computer code based on
this work.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures. Accepted for publication in SIAM Journal on
Scientific Computing (SISC
Constrained simulations of the Antennae Galaxies: Comparison with Herschel-PACS observations
We present a set of hydro-dynamical numerical simulations of the Antennae
galaxies in order to understand the origin of the central overlap starburst.
Our dynamical model provides a good match to the observed nuclear and overlap
star formation, especially when using a range of rather inefficient stellar
feedback efficiencies (0.01 < q_EoS < 0.1). In this case a simple conversion of
local star formation to molecular hydrogen surface density motivated by
observations accounts well for the observed distribution of CO. Using radiative
transfer post-processing we model synthetic far-infrared spectral energy
distributions (SEDs) and two-dimensional emission maps for direct comparison
with Herschel-PACS observations. For a gas-to-dust ratio of 62:1 and the best
matching range of stellar feedback efficiencies the synthetic far-infrared SEDs
of the central star forming region peak at values of ~65 - 81 Jy at 99 - 116
um, similar to a three-component modified black body fit to infrared
observations. Also the spatial distribution of the far-infrared emission at 70
um, 100 um, and 160 um compares well with the observations: >50% (> 35%) of the
emission in each band is concentrated in the overlap region while only < 30% (<
15%) is distributed to the combined emission from the two galactic nuclei in
the simulations (observations). As a proof of principle we show that parameter
variations in the feedback model result in unambiguous changes both in the
global and in the spatially resolved observable far-infrared properties of
Antennae galaxy models. Our results strengthen the importance of direct,
spatially resolved comparative studies of matched galaxy merger simulations as
a valuable tool to constrain the fundamental star formation and feedback
physics.Comment: 17 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables, submitted to MNRAS, including
revisions after first referee report, comments welcom
Large-scale exact diagonalizations reveal low-momentum scales of nuclei
Ab initio methods aim to solve the nuclear many-body problem with controlled
approximations. Virtually exact numerical solutions for realistic interactions
can only be obtained for certain special cases such as few-nucleon systems.
Here we extend the reach of exact diagonalization methods to handle model
spaces with dimension exceeding on a single compute node. This allows
us to perform no-core shell model (NCSM) calculations for 6Li in model spaces
up to and to reveal the 4He+d halo structure of this
nucleus. Still, the use of a finite harmonic-oscillator basis implies
truncations in both infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) length scales. These
truncations impose finite-size corrections on observables computed in this
basis. We perform IR extrapolations of energies and radii computed in the NCSM
and with the coupled-cluster method at several fixed UV cutoffs. It is shown
that this strategy enables information gain also from data that is not fully UV
converged. IR extrapolations improve the accuracy of relevant bound-state
observables for a range of UV cutoffs, thus making them profitable tools. We
relate the momentum scale that governs the exponential IR convergence to the
threshold energy for the first open decay channel. Using large-scale NCSM
calculations we numerically verify this small-momentum scale of finite nuclei.Comment: Minor revisions.Accepted for publication in Physical Review
Study of pollution in the El Jadida-Safi Atlantic coastal zone (Morocco) by using PIXE and SSNTD methods
In this work PIXE experiments were performed for measuring heavy and light
elements (ranging from aluminium to lead) concentrations inside various
polluted and unpolluted soils as well as liquid samples collected from
different phosphate factory sewers in the El Jadida-Safi Atlantic coastal
region (Morocco). In addition, uranium (238U) and thorium (232Th) contents were
evaluated in the same samples studied by using CR-39 and LR-115 type II solid
state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs). The influence of the phosphate industry
wastes on the concentrations of both radioactive and non-radioactive elements
of the samples studied was investigated
DPTC -- an FPGA-based trace compression
Recording of flash-ADC traces is challenging from both the transmission
bandwidth and storage cost perspectives. This paper presents a
configuration-free lossless compression algorithm which addresses both
limitations, by compressing the data on-the-fly in the controlling
field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Thus the difference predicted trace
compression (DPTC) can easily be used directly in front-end electronics. The
method first computes the differences between consecutive samples in the
traces, thereby concentrating the most probable values around zero. The values
are then stored as groups of four, with only the necessary least-significant
bits in a variable-length code, packed in a stream of 32-bit words. To evaluate
the efficiency, the storage cost of compressed traces is modeled as a baseline
cost including the ADC noise, and a cost for pulses that depends on their
amplitude and width. The free parameters and the validity of the model are
determined by comparing it with the results of compressing a large set of
artificial traces with varying characteristics. The compression method was also
applied to actual data from different types of detectors, thereby demonstrating
its general applicability. The compression efficiency is found to be comparable
to popular general-purpose compression methods, while available for FPGA
implementation using limited resources. A typical storage cost is around 4 to 5
bits per sample. Code for the FPGA implementation in VHDL and for the CPU
decompression routine in C of DPTC are available as open source software, both
operating at multi-100 Msamples/s speeds.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
Identification of Emission Lines in the Low-Ionization Strontium Filament Near Eta Carinae
We have obtained deep spectra from 1640 to 10100A with the Space Telescope
Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) of the Strontium Filament, a largely neutral
emission nebulosity lying close to the very luminous star Eta Carinae and
showing an uncommon spectrum. Over 600 emission lines, both permitted and
forbidden, have been identified. The majority originates from neutral or
singly-ionized iron group elements (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni). Sr is the
only neutron capture element detected. The presence of Sr II, numerous strong
Ti II and V II lines and the dominance of Fe I over Fe II are notable
discoveries. While emission lines of hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen are
associable with other spatial structures at other velocities within the
Homunculus, no emission lines from these elements correspond to the spatial
structure or velocity of the Sr Filament. Moreover, no identified Sr Filament
emission line requires an ionization or excitation energy above approximately 8
eV. Ionized gas extends spatially along the aperture, oriented along the polar
axis of the Homunculus, and in velocity around the Strontium Filament. We
suggest that the Strontium Filament is shielded from ultraviolet radiation at
energies above 8 eV, but is intensely irradiated by the central star at
wavelengths longward of 1500A.Comment: 28 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables. Accepted by A&A. High resolution
pictures can be found at http://www.astro.lu.se/~henrikh/srpaper/srpaper.pd
KPZ equation in one dimension and line ensembles
For suitably discretized versions of the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation in one
space dimension exact scaling functions are available, amongst them the
stationary two-point function. We explain one central piece from the technology
through which such results are obtained, namely the method of line ensembles
with purely entropic repulsion.Comment: Proceedings STATPHYS22, Bangalore, 200
Structure and kinematics of the molecular spiral arms in M51
Mapping of the CO(1-0) emission from the spiral galaxy was made with the Onsala 20 m antenna. The observations show that the emission is considerably enhanced in spiral arms which appear to originate as intense ridges of emission about 1 kpc from the nucleus. One of the main objectives for the 1986 observations was to study the variations of the tangential velocity component of molecular gas across a spiral arm. The radial velocity was found to have a velocity shift similar to that predicted by the density wave theory. The present (1986) observations of the inner southern spiral arm of M51 show that the tangential velocity component also behaves in a way which conforms with the density wave model. The molecular arms were compared with the H alpha ionized gas arms of Tully (1974) and it was found that the ionized gas appears to have its maximum intensity slightly outside the molecular arm
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