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The infrared and molecular environment surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star WR130
We present a study of the molecular CO gas and mid/far infrared radiation
arising from the environment surrounding the Wolf-Rayet (W-R) star 130. We use
the multi-wavelength data to analyze the properties of the dense gas and dust,
and its possible spatial correlation with that of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs).
We use CO J=1-0 data from the FCRAO survey as tracer of the molecular gas, and
mid/far infrared data from the recent WISE and Herschel space surveys to study
the dust continuum radiation and to identify a population of associated
candidate YSOs. The spatial distribution of the molecular gas shows a ring-like
structure very similar to that observed in the HI gas, and over the same
velocity interval. The relative spatial distribution of the HI and CO
components is consistent with a photo-dissociation region. We have identified
and characterized four main and distinct molecular clouds that create this
structure. Cold dust is coincident with the dense gas shown in the CO
measurements. We have found several cYSOs that lie along the regions with the
highest gas column density, and suggest that they are spatially correlated with
the shell. These are indicative of regions of star formation induced by the
strong wind and ionization of the WR star.Comment: 15 pages, 12 figures, 6 Tables. Accepted for publication in MNRA
Probing halo nucleus structure through intermediate energy elastic scattering
This work addresses the question of precisely what features of few body
models of halo nuclei are probed by elastic scattering on protons at high
centre-of-mass energies. Our treatment is based on a multiple scattering
expansion of the proton-projectile transition amplitude in a form which is well
adapted to the weakly bound cluster picture of halo nuclei. In the specific
case of Li scattering from protons at 800 MeV/u we show that because
core recoil effects are significant, scattering crosssections can not, in
general, be deduced from knowledge of the total matter density alone.
We advocate that the optical potential concept for the scattering of halo
nuclei on protons should be avoided and that the multiple scattering series for
the full transition amplitude should be used instead.Comment: 8 pages REVTeX, 1 eps figure, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Multiple scattering effects in quasi free scattering from halo nuclei: a test to Distorted Wave Impulse Approximation
Full Faddeev-type calculations are performed for Be breakup on proton
target at 38.4, 100, and 200 MeV/u incident energies. The convergence of the
multiple scattering expansion is investigated. The results are compared with
those of other frameworks like Distorted Wave Impulse Approximation that are
based on an incomplete and truncated multiple scattering expansion.Comment: 7 pages, 16 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Role of Conical Intersections on the Efficiency of Fluorescent Organic Molecular Crystals
Organic molecular crystals are attractive materials for luminescent applications because of their promised tunability. However, the link between the chemical structure and emissive behavior is poorly understood because of the numerous interconnected factors which are at play in determining radiative and nonradiative behaviors at the solid-state level. In particular, the decay through conical intersection dominates the nonadiabatic regions of the potential energy surface, and thus, their accessibility is a telling indicator of the luminosity of the material. In this study, we investigate the radiative mechanism for five organic molecular crystals which display a solid-state emission, with a focus on the role of conical intersections in their photomechanisms. The objective is to situate the importance of the accessibility of conical intersections with regards to emissive behavior, taking into account other nonradiative decay channels, namely, vibrational decay, and exciton hopping. We begin by giving a brief overview of the structural patterns of the five systems within a larger pool of 13 crystals for a richer comparison. We observe that because of the prevalence of sheet like and herringbone packing in organic molecular crystals, the conformational diversity of crystal dimers is limited. Additionally, similarly spaced dimers have exciton coupling values of a similar order within a 50 meV interval. Next, we focus on three exemplary cases, where we disentangle the role of nonradiative decay mechanisms and show how rotational minimum energy conical intersections in vacuum lead to puckered ones in the crystal, increasing their instability upon crystallization in typical packing motifs. In contrast, molecules with puckered conical intersections in vacuum tend to conserve this trait upon crystallization, and therefore, their quantum yield of fluorescence is determined predominantly by other nonradiative decay mechanisms
Continuous spectra in high-harmonic generation driven by multicycle laser pulses
We present observations of the emission of XUV continua in the 20-37 eV
region by high harmonic generation (HHG) with - pulses
focused onto a Kr gas jet. The underlying mechanism relies on coherent control
of the relative delays and phases between individually generated attosecond
pulse, achievable by adjusting the chirp of the driving pulses and the
interaction geometry. Under adequate negative chirp and phase matching
conditions, the resulting interpulse interference yields a continuum XUV
spectrum, which is due to both microscopic and macroscopic (propagation)
contributions. This technique opens the route for modifying the phase of
individual attosecond pulses and for the coherent synthesis of XUV continua
from multicycle driving laser pulses without the need of an isolated attosecond
burst.Comment: 14 pages, 5 figures. Submitted to Physical Review
Grain size limits derived from 3.6 {\mu}m and 4.5 {\mu}m coreshine
Recently discovered scattered light from molecular cloud cores in the
wavelength range 3-5 {\mu}m (called "coreshine") seems to indicate the presence
of grains with sizes above 0.5 {\mu}m. We aim to analyze 3.6 and 4.5 {\mu}m
coreshine from molecular cloud cores to probe the largest grains in the size
distribution. We analyzed dedicated deep Cycle 9 Spitzer IRAC observations in
the 3.6 and 4.5 {\mu}m bands for a sample of 10 low-mass cores. We used a new
modeling approach based on a combination of ratios of the two background- and
foreground-subtracted surface brightnesses and observed limits of the optical
depth. The dust grains were modeled as ice-coated silicate and carbonaceous
spheres. We discuss the impact of local radiation fields with a spectral slope
differing from what is seen in the DIRBE allsky maps. For the cores L260,
ecc806, L1262, L1517A, L1512, and L1544, the model reproduces the data with
maximum grain sizes around 0.9, 0.5, 0.65, 1.5, 0.6, and > 1.5 {\mu}m,
respectively. The maximum coreshine intensities of L1506C, L1439, and L1498 in
the individual bands require smaller maximum grain sizes than derived from the
observed distribution of band ratios. Additional isotropic local radiation
fields with a spectral shape differing from the DIRBE map shape do not remove
this discrepancy. In the case of Rho Oph 9, we were unable to reliably
disentangle the coreshine emission from background variations and the strong
local PAH emission. Considering surface brightness ratios in the 3.6 and 4.5
{\mu}m bands across a molecular cloud core is an effective method of
disentangling the complex interplay of structure and opacities when used in
combination with observed limits of the optical depth.Comment: 23 pages, 18 figures, accepted for publication in A&
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