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Mathematical morphology and applications in automated sunspot detection
This presentation discusses the mathematical morphology and applications in automated sunspot detection
Stellar contributions to the hard X-ray galactic ridge
The number density of serendipitous sources in galactic plane Einstein Observatory IPC fields are compared with predictions based on the intensity of the HEAO-1 A2 unresolved hrd X-ray galactic ridge emission. It is concluded that theoretically predicted X-ray source populations of luminosity 8 x 10 to the 32nd power to 3 x 10 to the 34th power ergs s have 2 KeV to 10 KeV local surface densities of less than approximately .0008 L(32) pc/2 and are unlikely to be the dominant contributors to the hard X-ray ridge. An estimate for Be/neutron star binary systems, such as X Persei, gives a 2 keV to 10 keV local surface density of approximately 26 x 10 to the -5 power L(32) pc/2. Stellar systems of low luminosity, are more likely contributors. Both RS CVn and cataclysmic variable systems contribute 43% + or - 18% of the ridge. A more sensitive measurement of the ridge's hard X-ray spectrum should reveal Fe-line emission. We speculate that dM stars are further major contributors
MIDAS prototype Multispectral Interactive Digital Analysis System for large area earth resources surveys. Volume 2: Charge coupled device investigation
MIDAS is a third-generation, fast, low cost, multispectral recognition system able to keep pace with the large quantity and high rates of data acquisition from large regions with present and projected sensors. MIDAS, for example, can process a complete ERTS frame in forty seconds and provide a color map of sixteen constituent categories in a few minutes. A principal objective of the MIDAS Program is to provide a system well interfaced with the human operator and thus to obtain large overall reductions in turn-around time and significant gains in throughput. The need for advanced onboard spacecraft processing of remotely sensed data is stated and approaches to this problem are described which are feasible through the use of charge coupled devices. Tentative mechanizations for the required processing operations are given in large block form. These initial designs can serve as a guide to circuit/system designers
The Limit Behavior Of The Trajectories of Dissipative Quadratic Stochastic Operators on Finite Dimensional Simplex
The limit behavior of trajectories of dissipative quadratic stochastic
operators on a finite-dimensional simplex is fully studied. It is shown that
any dissipative quadratic stochastic operator has either unique or infinitely
many fixed points. If dissipative quadratic stochastic operator has a unique
point, it is proven that the operator is regular at this fixed point. If it has
infinitely many fixed points, then it is shown that limit set of the
trajectory is contained in the set of fixed points.Comment: 14 pages, accepted in Difference Eq. App
Rapid X-ray variability from the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4051
Strong variable X-ray emission from the nearby low luminosity Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051 was discovered during observations with the imaging proportional counter of the Einstein Observatory. During one 2304 second observation, the X-ray flux more than doubled in an approximately linear fashion, and a 70% increase for 150 seconds was seen during another 968 second observation. Evidence is presented which demonstrates that the X-ray spectrum of NGC 4051 is unusually soft compared to Seyfert 1 galaxies or QSOs. The emission mechanism is probably not synchrotron or synchrotron self-Compton, but the emission can be plausibly explained by various black hole accretion models
Numerical Studies of the Compressible Ising Spin Glass
We study a two-dimensional compressible Ising spin glass at constant volume.
The spin interactions are coupled to the distance between neighboring particles
in the Edwards-Anderson model with +/- J interactions. We find that the energy
of a given spin configuration is shifted from its incompressible value, E_0, by
an amount quadratic in E_0 and proportional to the coupling strength. We then
construct a simple model expressed only in terms of spin variables that
predicts the existence of a critical value of the coupling above which the
spin-glass transition disappears.Comment: REVTeX, 4 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Evaluation of analysis techniques for low frequency interior noise and vibration of commercial aircraft
The application of selected analysis techniques to low frequency cabin noise associated with advanced propeller engine installations is evaluated. Three design analysis techniques were chosen for evaluation including finite element analysis, statistical energy analysis (SEA), and a power flow method using element of SEA (computer program Propeller Aircraft Interior Noise). An overview of the three procedures is provided. Data from tests of a 727 airplane (modified to accept a propeller engine) were used to compare with predictions. Comparisons of predicted and measured levels at the end of the first year's effort showed reasonable agreement leading to the conclusion that each technique had value for propeller engine noise predictions on large commercial transports. However, variations in agreement were large enough to remain cautious and to lead to recommendations for further work with each technique. Assessment of the second year's results leads to the conclusion that the selected techniques can accurately predict trends and can be useful to a designer, but that absolute level predictions remain unreliable due to complexity of the aircraft structure and low modal densities
HEAO-1 spectra of X-ray emitting Seyfert 1 galaxies
The A-2 experiment on HEAO-1 determined spectral parameters for seven Seyfert 1 galaxies: NGC3783, NGC4151, NGC5548, NGC6814, MK509, MCG8-11-11, and ES0141-G55. The X-ray spectra above 5 keV can be well fit by power laws of energy index alpha between .3 and 1.0 and, with the exception of MK509, by a high temperature (kt 15 keV) thermal bremsstrahlung spectrum. The column densities, with the exception of NGC4151, are less than 5 x 10 to the 22nd power at/sq cm with only the low luminosity objects having measurable columns. Galaxy ES0141-G55 showed a strong soft X-ray excess in March 1978 similar to that seen in the BL lac object MK421. Variability on a six month time scale was exhibited by MCG8-11-11, NGC3783, and possibly NGC6814. Various correlations between optical and X-ray properties are discussed. Using the typical Seyfert 1 spectrum their contribution to the diffuse X-ray background above five keV is computed
The fatigue behavior of materials for the supersonic transport
Crack propagation behavior, residual static strength, and base fatigue strength of supersonic transport skin materia
Gratings photowritten in ion-exchanged glass channel waveguides
Gratings are photowritten in ion-exchanged glass channel waveguides. The transmission of these waveguides shows a rejection dip of almost 20dB. The polarisation dependence of these waveguide gratings is measured and discussed
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