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On the Intracluster Medium in Cooling Flow & Non-Cooling Flow Clusters
Recent X-ray observations have highlighted clusters that lack entropy cores.
At first glance, these results appear to invalidate the preheated ICM models.
We show that a self-consistent preheating model, which factors in the effects
of radiative cooling, is in excellent agreement with the observations.
Moreover, the model naturally explains the intrinsic scatter in the L-T
relation, with ``cooling flow'' and ``non-cooling flow'' systems corresponding
to mildly and strongly preheated systems, respectively. We discuss why
preheating ought to be favoured over merging as a mechanism for the origin of
``non-cooling flow'' clusters.Comment: 4 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the "Multiwavelength
Cosmology" Conference held in Mykonos, Greece, June 2003, ed. M. Plionis
(Kluwer
Sum rule of the correlation function
We discuss a sum rule satisfied by the correlation function of two particles
with small relative momenta. The sum rule, which results from the completeness
condition of the quantum states of the two particles, is first derived and then
we check how it works in practice. The sum rule is shown to be trivially
satisfied by free particle pair, and then there are considered three different
systems of interacting particles. We discuss a pair of neutron and proton in
the s-wave approximation and the case of the so-called hard spheres with the
phase shifts taken into account up to l=4. Finally, the Coulomb system of two
charged particles is analyzed.Comment: 18 pages, 18 figures, revised, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Barrier and internal wave contributions to the quantum probability density and flux in light heavy-ion elastic scattering
We investigate the properties of the optical model wave function for light
heavy-ion systems where absorption is incomplete, such as Ca
and O around 30 MeV incident energy. Strong focusing effects
are predicted to occur well inside the nucleus, where the probability density
can reach values much higher than that of the incident wave. This focusing is
shown to be correlated with the presence at back angles of a strong enhancement
in the elastic cross section, the so-called ALAS (anomalous large angle
scattering) phenomenon; this is substantiated by calculations of the quantum
probability flux and of classical trajectories. To clarify this mechanism, we
decompose the scattering wave function and the associated probability flux into
their barrier and internal wave contributions within a fully quantal
calculation. Finally, a calculation of the divergence of the quantum flux shows
that when absorption is incomplete, the focal region gives a sizeable
contribution to nonelastic processes.Comment: 16 pages, 15 figures. RevTeX file. To appear in Phys. Rev. C. The
figures are only available via anonynous FTP on
ftp://umhsp02.umh.ac.be/pub/ftp_pnt/figscat
An alternative derivation of the gravitomagnetic clock effect
The possibility of detecting the gravitomagnetic clock effect using
artificial Earth satellites provides the incentive to develop a more intuitive
approach to its derivation. We first consider two test electric charges moving
on the same circular orbit but in opposite directions in orthogonal electric
and magnetic fields and show that the particles take different times in
describing a full orbit. The expression for the time difference is completely
analogous to that of the general relativistic gravitomagnetic clock effect in
the weak-field and slow-motion approximation. The latter is obtained by
considering the gravitomagnetic force as a small classical non-central
perturbation of the main central Newtonian monopole force. A general expression
for the clock effect is given for a spherical orbit with an arbitrary
inclination angle. This formula differs from the result of the general
relativistic calculations by terms of order c^{-4}.Comment: LaTex2e, 11 pages, 1 figure, IOP macros. Submitted to Classical and
Quantum Gravit
Models of the ICM with Heating and Cooling: Explaining the Global and Structural X-ray Properties of Clusters
(Abridged) Theoretical models that include only gravitationally-driven
processes fail to match the observed mean X-ray properties of clusters. As a
result, there has recently been increased interest in models in which either
radiative cooling or entropy injection play a central role in mediating the
properties of the intracluster medium. Both sets of models give reasonable fits
to the mean properties of clusters, but cooling only models result in fractions
of cold baryons in excess of observationally established limits and the
simplest entropy injection models do not treat the "cooling core" structure
present in many clusters and cannot account for entropy profiles revealed by
recent X-ray observations. We consider models that marry radiative cooling with
entropy injection, and confront model predictions for the global and structural
properties of massive clusters with the latest X-ray data. The models
successfully and simultaneously reproduce the observed L-T and L-M relations,
yield detailed entropy, surface brightness, and temperature profiles in
excellent agreement with observations, and predict a cooled gas fraction that
is consistent with observational constraints. The model also provides a
possible explanation for the significant intrinsic scatter present in the L-T
and L-M relations and provides a natural way of distinguishing between clusters
classically identified as "cooling flow" clusters and dynamically relaxed
"non-cooling flow" clusters. The former correspond to systems that had only
mild levels (< 300 keV cm^2) of entropy injection, while the latter are
identified as systems that had much higher entropy injection. This is borne out
by the entropy profiles derived from Chandra and XMM-Newton.Comment: 20 pages, 15 figures, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical
Journa
Extremely Red Objects from the NICMOS/HST Parallel Imaging Survey
We present a catalog of extremely red objects discovered using the NICMOS/HST
parallel imaging database and ground-based optical follow-up observations.
Within an area of 16 square arc-minutes, we detect 15 objects with and . We have also obtained K-band photometry for
a subset of the 15 EROs. All of the selected EROs imaged at
K-band have . Our objects have colors in the
range of 1.3 - 2.1, redder than the cluster ellipticals at and
nearly 1 magnitude redder than the average population selected from the F160W
images at the same depth. In addition, among only 22 NICMOS pointings, we
detected two groups or clusters in two fields, each contains 3 or more EROs,
suggesting that extremely red galaxies may be strongly clustered. At bright
magnitudes with , the ERO surface density is similar to what
has been measured by other surveys. At the limit of our sample, F160W = 21.5,
our measured surface density is 0.94 arcmin^{-2}. Excluding the two
possible groups/clusters and the one apparently stellar object, reduces the
surface density to 0.38 arcmin^{-2}.Comment: To appear in the AJ August issue. Replaced with the published versio
Discovery of seven T Tauri stars and a brown dwarf candidate in the nearby TW Hydrae Association
We report the discovery of five T Tauri star systems, two of which are
resolved binaries, in the vicinity of the nearest known region of recent star
formation, the TW Hydrae Association. The newly discovered systems display the
same signatures of youth (namely high X-ray flux, large Li abundance and strong
chromospheric activity) and the same proper motion as the original five
members. These similarities firmly establish the group as a bona fide T Tauri
association, unique in its proximity to Earth and its complete isolation from
any known molecular clouds.
At an age of ~10 Myr and a distance of ~50 pc, the association members are
excellent candidates for future studies of circumstellar disk dissipation and
the formation of brown dwarfs and planets. Indeed, as an example, our speckle
imaging revealed a faint, very likely companion 2" north of CoD-33 7795 (TWA
5). Its color and brightness suggest a spectral type ~M8.5 which, at an age of
~10^7 years, implies a mass ~20 M(Jupiter).Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures and 1 table. AAS LaTeX aas2pp4.sty. To be
published in Ap
The influence of baryons on the mass distribution of dark matter halos
Using a set of high-resolution N-body/SPH cosmological simulations with
identical initial conditions but run with different numerical setups, we
investigate the influence of baryonic matter on the mass distribution of dark
halos when radiative cooling is NOT included. We compare the concentration
parameters of about 400 massive halos with virial mass from \Msun to
\Msun. We find that the concentration parameters for the
total mass and dark matter distributions in non radiative simulations are on
average larger by ~3% and 10% than those in a pure dark matter simulation. Our
results indicate that the total mass density profile is little affected by a
hot gas component in the simulations. After carefully excluding the effects of
resolutions and spurious two-body heating between dark matter and gas
particles, we conclude that the increase of the dark matter concentration
parameters is due to interactions between baryons and dark matter. We
demonstrate this with the aid of idealized simulations of two-body mergers. The
results of individual halos simulated with different mass resolutions show that
the gas profiles of densities, temperature and entropy are subjects of mass
resolution of SPH particles. In particular, we find that in the inner parts of
halos, as the SPH resolution increases the gas density becomes higher but both
the entropy and temperature decrease.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, ApJ in press (v652n1); updated to match
with the being published versio
Effects of temperature on amoebic gill disease development : Does it play a role?
Funding Information Scottish Government project grant. Grant Number: AQ0080 University of Aberdeen Marine Scotland Science (MSS) Marine Laboratory, UKPeer reviewedPostprintPostprin
Gait assessment as a functional outcome measure in total knee arthroplasty: a cross-sectional study
Background
The aim of the study was to assess gait in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients, using a technique that can to be used on a routine basis in a busy orthopaedic clinic.
Methods
A total of 103 subjects were recruited: 29 pre-op TKA patients; 17 TKA patients at 8 weeks post-op; 28 TKA patients at 52 weeks post-op; and 29 age-matched controls. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) were used to assess gait. Limb segment angles, knee angle and temporal parameters of gait were calculated. Specific gait parameters were quantified, and data analysed using MANOVA and discriminant analysis.
Results
The gait of TKA patients as a group was only slightly improved at 12 months when compared with the pre-operative group, and both groups were significantly different to controls in several variables. Knee flexion range in stance was the most important variable in discriminating between patients and controls; knee flexion range in swing was the only variable that showed a significant difference between pre- and post-operative patients. When considered individually, only 1/29 patient was within the normal range for this variable pre-operatively, but 9/28 patients were within the normal range 12 months post-operatively.
Conclusions
Even after 12 months after surgery, many TKA patients have not improved their gait relative to pre-operative patients. Routine gait assessment may be used to guide post-operative rehabilitation, and to develop strategies to improve mobility of these patients
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