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On fast radial propagation of parametrically excited geodesic acoustic mode
The spatial and temporal evolution of parametrically excited geodesic
acoustic mode (GAM) initial pulse is investigated both analytically and
numerically. Our results show that the nonlinearly excited GAM propagates at a
group velocity which is, typically, much larger than that due to finite ion
Larmor radius as predicted by the linear theory. The nonlinear dispersion
relation of GAM driven by a finite amplitude drift wave pump is also derived,
showing a nonlinear frequency increment of GAM. Further implications of these
findings for interpreting experimental observations are also discussed
Mass segregation in very young open clusters -- A case study of NGC 2244 and NGC 6530
We derive the proper motions, membership probabilities, and velocity
dispersions of stars in the regions of the young (about 2-4 Myr-old) open
clusters NGC 2244 (the central cluster in the Monoceros R2 association) and NGC
6530 (the dominant cluster in the Sgr OB1 association) from photographic plate
material obtained at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, with time baselines of
34 and 87 years, respectively. Both clusters show clear evidence of mass
segregation, but they do not exhibit any significant velocity-mass (or,
equivalently, a velocity-luminosity) dependence. This provides strong support
for the suggestion that the observed mass segregation is -- at least partially
-- due to the way in which star formation has proceeded in these complex
star-forming regions (``primordial'' mass segregation). Based on arguments
related to the clusters' published initial mass functions, in conjunction with
our new measurements of their internal velocity dispersions (35 and 8 km/s for
NGC 2244 and NGC 6530, respectively), we provide strong arguments in favor of
the dissolution of NGC 2244 on very short time-scales, while we speculate that
NGC 6530 may be more stable against the effects of internal two-body
relaxation. However, this latter object may well be destroyed by the strong
tidal field prevalent at its location in the Galactic plane in the direction of
the Galactic Center.Comment: 36 pages, 10 figures, accepted to A
The 3D inelastic analysis methods for hot section components
Advanced 3-D inelastic structural/stress analysis methods and solution strategies for more accurate and yet more cost-effective analysis of combustors, turbine blades, and vanes are being developed. The approach is to develop four different theories, one linear and three higher order with increasing complexities including embedded singularities. Progress in each area is reported
Renormalization Group Method and Reductive Perturbation Method
It is shown that the renormalization group method does not necessarily
eliminate all secular terms in perturbation series to partial differential
equations and a functional subspace of renormalizable secular solutions
corresponds to a choice of scales of independent variables in the reductive
perturbation method.Comment: 5 pages, late
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Lateral shearing interferometry for high-NA EUV wavefront metrology
We present a lateral shearing interferometer suitable for high-NA EUV wavefront metrology. In this interferometer, a geometric model is used to accurately characterize and predict systematic errors that come from performing interferometry at high NA. This interferometer is compatible with various optical geometries, including systems where the image plane is tilted with respect to the optical axis, as in the Berkeley MET5. Simulation results show that the systematic errors in tilted geometries can be reduced by aligning the shearing interferometer grating and detector parallel to the image plane. Subsequent residual errors can be removed by linear fitting
Nonlinear analysis of an axisymmetric structure subjected to non-axisymmetric loading
The development of the SHELPC finite element computer program is detailed. This program is specialized to simulate the nonlinear material behavior which results from combustor liner hot streaks. This problem produces a nonlinear Fourier Series type loading on an axisymmetric structure. Example cases are presented
Recent La Plata basin drought conditions observed by satellite gravimetry
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) provides quantitative
measures of terrestrial water storage (TWS) change. GRACE data show a
significant decrease in TWS in the lower (southern) La Plata river basin of
South America over the period 2002-2009, consistent with recognized drought
conditions in the region. GRACE data reveal a detailed picture of temporal and
spatial evolution of this severe drought event, which suggests that the drought
began in lower La Plata in around austral spring 2008 and then spread to the
entire La Plata basin and peaked in austral fall 2009. During the peak, GRACE
data show an average TWS deficit of ~12 cm (equivalent water layer thickness)
below the 7 year mean, in a broad region in lower La Plata. GRACE measurements
are consistent with accumulated precipitation data from satellite remote
sensing and with vegetation index changes derived from Terra satellite
observations. The Global Land Data Assimilation System model captures the
drought event but underestimates its intensity. Limited available
groundwater-level data in southern La Plata show significant groundwater
depletion, which is likely associated with the drought in this region.
GRAC-observed TWS change and precipitation anomalies in the studied region
appear to closely correlate with the ENSO climate index, with dry and wet
seasons corresponding to La Ni\~na and El Ni\~no events, respectively
Effect of temperature-dependent shape anisotropy on coercivity with aligned Stoner-Wohlfarth soft ferromagnets
The temperature variation effect of shape anisotropy on the coercivity,
HC(T), for the aligned Stoner-Wohlfarth (SW) soft ferromagnets, such as fcc Ni,
fcc Co and bcc Fe, are investigated within the framework of Neel-Brown (N-B)
analysis. An extended N-B equation is thus proposed,by introducing a single
dimensionless correction function, the reduced magnetization, m(\tao) =
MS(T)/MS(0), in which \tao = T/TC is the reduced temperature, MS(T) is the
saturation magnetization, and TC is the Curie temperature. The factor, m(\tao),
accounts for the temperature-dependent effect of the shape anisotropy. The
constants, H0 and E0, are for the switching field at zero temperature and the
potential barrier at zero field, respectively. According to this newly derived
equation, the blocking temperature above which the properties of
superparamagnetism show up is described by the expression, TB =
E0m^2(\tao)/[kBln(t/t0)], with the extra correction factor m^2(\tao). The
possible effect on HC(T) and the blocking temperature, TB, attributed to the
downshift of TC resulting from the finite size effect has been discussed also.Comment: 22 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, Accepted by Phys. Rev.
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