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Modelling the evolution of dusty starburst galaxies in multi-band deep surveys
We model the constraints set on the evolution of dusty starburst galaxies by
the current deep extragalactic surveys performed in the far-infrared with , and at radio wavelengths with the VLA. Our models fit the number
counts in all the available spectral bands well, and also provide a reasonably
close match to the redshift distribution of the detections. We
find: 1.) dusty starburst galaxies with infrared burst phases triggered by
galactic interactions at redshift are good candidates to fit the
results at , and , assuming
plausible strengths for the PAH features for the infrared luminous sources. An
Arp220-like spectral energy distribution (SED) for Ultraluminous Infrared
Galaxies (ULIGs) of and one like that of M82 for
Luminous Infrared Galaxies (LIGs) of give
a successful fit to the and number
counts at flux levels of ; 2.) the strong evolution of the
number density of the ULIGs from redshift to predicted by
our models is consistent with the current deep radio surveys and
accounts for the upturn in the differential counts at the sub-mJy
flux level; and 3.) comparing with number counts at near infrared bands, as
well as the background measurements using DIRBE and 2MASS, shows that only a
fraction of the stellar mass in the Universe is included in our models of dusty
starburst mergers at .Comment: 24 pages, 10 figures, accepted by Ap
Fractal growth of copper electrodeposits
Black dendritic growths of copper were electrodeposited in steady-state diffusion-limited conditions onto an initially point-like cathode. Their spatial extent R was inferred from the increased current and their mass M from the total charge transferred. Fractal behaviour M∝R D was observed with D = 2.43 ±0.03, in good agreement with computer simulations of diffusion-limited aggregation