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Research on new techniques for the analysis of manual control systems Progress report, 16 Jun. - 15 Dec. 1968
Parameter estimation for continuous input-output systems with internal sampling in human controller model
Global Dynamics in Galactic Triaxial Systems I
In this paper we present a theoretical analysis of the global dynamics in a
triaxial galactic system using a 3D integrable Hamiltonian as a simple
representation. We include a thorough discussion on the effect of adding a
generic non--integrable perturbation to the global dynamics of the system. We
adopt the triaxial Stackel Hamiltonian as the integrable model and compute its
resonance structure in order to understand its global dynamics when a
perturbation is introduced. Also do we take profit of this example in order to
provide a theoretical discussion about diffussive processes taking place in
phase space.Comment: Accepted A&
Long-Term Evolution of Massive Black Hole Binaries. III. Binary Evolution in Collisional Nuclei
[Abridged] In galactic nuclei with sufficiently short relaxation times,
binary supermassive black holes can evolve beyond their stalling radii via
continued interaction with stars. We study this "collisional" evolutionary
regime using both fully self-consistent N-body integrations and approximate
Fokker-Planck models. The N-body integrations employ particle numbers up to
0.26M and a direct-summation potential solver; close interactions involving the
binary are treated using a new implementation of the Mikkola-Aarseth chain
regularization algorithm. Even at these large values of N, two-body scattering
occurs at high enough rates in the simulations that they can not be simply
scaled to the large-N regime of real galaxies. The Fokker-Planck model is used
to bridge this gap; it includes, for the first time, binary-induced changes in
the stellar density and potential. The Fokker-Planck model is shown to
accurately reproduce the results of the N-body integrations, and is then
extended to the much larger N regime of real galaxies. Analytic expressions are
derived that accurately reproduce the time dependence of the binary semi-major
axis as predicted by the Fokker-Planck model. Gravitational wave coalescence is
shown to occur in <10 Gyr in nuclei with velocity dispersions below about 80
km/s. Formation of a core results from a competition between ejection of stars
by the binary and re-supply of depleted orbits via two-body scattering. Mass
deficits as large as ~4 times the binary mass are produced before coalescence.
After the two black holes coalesce, a Bahcall-Wolf cusp appears around the
single hole in one relaxation time, resulting in a nuclear density profile
consisting of a flat core with an inner, compact cluster, similar to what is
observed at the centers of low-luminosity spheroids.Comment: 21 page
ATRAN3S: An unsteady transonic code for clean wings
The development and applications of the unsteady transonic code ATRAN3S for clean wings are discussed. Explanations of the unsteady, transonic small-disturbance aerodynamic equations that are used and their solution procedures are discussed. A detailed user's guide, along with input and output for a sample case, is given
Research on new techniques for the analysis of manual control systems Progress report, 15 Dec. 1968 - 15 Jun. 1969
Decision processes of human manual controllers, neuromuscular system, and stochastic processe
An Asynchronous Pulse-amplitude Pulse-width Model of the Human Operator
Asynchronous pulse-amplitude pulse width model of human operator performanc
Triaxial Black-Hole Nuclei
We demonstrate that the nuclei of galaxies containing supermassive black
holes can be triaxial in shape. Schwarzschild's method was first used to
construct self-consistent orbital superpositions representing nuclei with axis
ratios of 1:0.79:0.5 and containing a central point mass representing a black
hole. Two different density laws were considered, with power-law slopes of -1
and -2. We constructed two solutions for each power law: one containing only
regular orbits and the other containing both regular and chaotic orbits.
Monte-Carlo realizations of the models were then advanced in time using an
N-body code to verify their stability. All four models were found to retain
their triaxial shapes for many crossing times. The possibility that galactic
nuclei may be triaxial complicates the interpretation of stellar-kinematical
data from the centers of galaxies and may alter the inferred interaction rates
between stars and supermassive black holes.Comment: 4 pages, 4 postscript figures, uses emulateapj.st
Long Term Evolution of Massive Black Hole Binaries
The long-term evolution of massive black hole binaries at the centers of
galaxies is studied in a variety of physical regimes, with the aim of resolving
the ``final parsec problem,'' i.e., how black hole binaries manage to shrink to
separations at which emission of gravity waves becomes efficient. A binary
ejects stars by the gravitational slingshot and carves out a loss cone in the
host galaxy. Continued decay of the binary requires a refilling of the loss
cone. We show that the standard treatment of loss cone refilling, derived for
collisionally relaxed systems like globular clusters, can substantially
underestimate the refilling rates in galactic nuclei. We derive expressions for
non-equilibrium loss-cone dynamics and calculate time scales for the decay of
massive black hole binaries following galaxy mergers, obtaining significantly
higher decay rates than heretofore. Even in the absence of two-body relaxation,
decay of binaries can persist due to repeated ejection of stars returning to
the nucleus on eccentric orbits. We show that this recycling of stars leads to
a gradual, approximately logarithmic dependence of the binary binding energy on
time. We derive an expression for the loss cone refilling induced by the
Brownian motion of a black hole binary. We also show that numerical N-body
experiments are not well suited to probe these mechanisms over long times due
to spurious relaxation.Comment: Replaced to match the accepted version, ApJ, 596 (2003
Free Radicals in Superfluid Liquid Helium Nanodroplets: A Pyrolysis Source for the Production of Propargyl Radical
An effusive pyrolysis source is described for generating a continuous beam of
radicals under conditions appropriate for the helium droplet pick-up method.
Rotationally resolved spectra are reported for the vibrational mode of
the propargyl radical in helium droplets at 3322.15 cm. Stark spectra
are also recorded that allow for the first experimental determination of the
permanent electric dipole moment of propargyl, namely -0.150 D and -0.148 D for
ground and excited state, respectively, in good agreement with previously
reported ab initio results of -0.14 D [1]. The infrared spectrum of the
mode of propargyl-bromide is also reported. The future application of these
methods for the production of novel radical clusters is discussed
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