Magnetic fields around evolved stars: further observations of H2_2O maser polarization

We aim to detect the magnetic field and infer its properties around four AGB stars using H$_2$O maser observations. The sample we observed consists of the following sources: the semi-regular variable RT Vir and the Mira variables AP Lyn, IK Tau, and IRC+60370. We observed the 6$_{1,6}-5_{2,3}$ H$_2$O maser rotational transition, in full-polarization mode, to determine its linear and circular polarization. Based on the Zeeman effect, one can infer the properties of the magnetic field from the maser polarization analysis. We detected a total of 238 maser features, in three of the four observed sources. No masers were found toward AP Lyn. The observed masers are all located between 2.4 and 53.0 AU from the stars. Linear and circular polarization was found in 18 and 11 maser features, respectively. We more than doubled the number of AGB stars in which magnetic field has been detected from H$_2$O maser polarization, as our results confirm the presence of fields around IK Tau, RT Vir and IRC+60370. The strength of the field along the line of sight is found to be between 47 and 331 mG in the H$_2$O maser region. Extrapolating this result to the surface of the stars, assuming a toroidal field ($\propto$ r$^{-1}$), we find magnetic fields of 0.3-6.9 G on the stellar surfaces. If, instead of a toroidal field, we assume a poloidal field ($\propto$ r$^{-2}$), then the extrapolated magnetic field strength on the stellar surfaces are in the range between 2.2 and $\sim$115 G. Finally, if a dipole field ($\propto$ r$^{-3}$) is assumed, the field strength on the surface of the star is found to be between 15.8 and $\sim$1945 G. The magnetic energy of our sources is higher than the thermal and kinetic energy in the H$_2$O maser region of this class of objects. This leads us to conclude that, indeed, magnetic fields probably play an important role in shaping the outflows of evolved stars. (abridged)Comment: 15 pages, 5 figures, 7 tables. Accepted for publication in A&

Uso de atmosfera controlada para conservação pós-colheita do mamão "Golden".

Frutos de mamoeiro 'Golden' colhidos no estádio 3 de maturação foram armazenados sob controle de atmosfera (3%O2 e 3%CO2 , 3%O2 e 6%CO2 ou 8%CO2 , 5%O2 e 8%CO2) e sob atmosfera ambiente (70% ou 90% U.R.), por 20 ou 25 dias, seguidos de mais 5 dias em atmosfera ambiente, a 10º C. Após 4 dias a 22º C não se verificaram muitas diferenças entre tratamentos, porém o maior teor de sólidos solúveis em frutos armazenados sob 3%O2/3%CO2, e os maiores índices de maturidade nos frutos armazenados sob 3%O2/6%CO2, por 20 dias, sugerem que novos estudos possam ser realizados adotando-se tais concentrações

Produtividade de caprinos da raca Bhuj.

Durante dois anos (1976/1977) estudou-se o comportamento produtivo de um rebanho de caprinos da raca Bhuj, formado por 28 matrizes e um reprodutor e criado em regime de pasto nativo. A percentagem de femeas paridas no primeiro e segundo ano, em relacao ao numero de femeas do rebanho foi de 143% no no primeiro ano e 125% no segundo, com uma proporcao relativa ao sexo, de 51% para machos e 49% para femeas. A ocorrencia de abortos foi 18%, sendo verificada apenas no primeiro ano. O indice de mortalidade atingiu 16,9% em caprinos jovens e 8,9% em adultos

Ocorrencia de helmintos gastrintestinais parasitos de caprinos, no municipio de Valenca do Piaui.

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Isolated Cleft of the Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet

Isolated anterior mitral leaflet cleft (not associated with atrio-ventricular septal defect) is a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation, and the treatment consists of direct suturing of the cleft. We present a clinical case with this entity

Otimização da concentração de misturas de herbicidas considerando a resistência de plantas daninhas.

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An Investigation of the KFK_{F}-type Lorentz-Symmetry Breaking Gauge Models in N=1N=1-Supersymmetric Scenario

In this work, we present two possible venues to accomodate the $K_{F}$-type Lorentz-symmetry violating Electrodynamics in an $N=1$-supersymmetric framework. A chiral and a vector superfield are chosen to describe the background that signals Lorentz-symmetry breaking. In each case, the $\ K_{\mu \nu \kappa \lambda }$-tensor is expressed in terms of the components of the background superfield that we choose to describe the breaking. We also present in detail the actions with all fermionic partners of the background that determine $\ K_{\mu \nu \kappa \lambda }$.Comment: 10 page

Jerimu 8, batata doce rica em carotenos: estabilidade no cozimento doméstico e no processamento de farinhas.

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