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Dissipative particle dynamics: the equilibrium for finite time steps
Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a relatively new technique which has
proved successful in the simulation of complex fluids. We caution that for the
equilibrium achieved by the DPD simulation of a simple fluid the temperature
depends strongly on the time step. An analytic expression for the dependence is
obtained and shown to agree well with simulation results.Comment: 5 pages, LaTeX, 1 Postscript figure, submitted to Europhys.Letts.,
Algebraic corrections made to final resul
A Young Planetary-Mass Object in the ρ Oph Cloud Core
We report the discovery of a young planetary-mass brown dwarf in the ρ Oph cloud core. The object was identified as such with the aid of a 1.5-2.4 μm low-resolution spectrum obtained using the NIRC instrument on the Keck I telescope. Based on the COND model, the observed spectrum is consistent with a reddened (A_V ~ 15-16) brown dwarf whose effective temperature is in the range 1200-1800 K. For an assumed age of 1 Myr, comparison with isochrones further constrains the temperature to ~1400 K and suggests a mass of ~2-3 Jupiter masses. The inferred temperature is suggestive of an early T spectral type, which is supported by spectral morphology consistent with weak methane absorption. Based on its inferred distance (~100 pc) and the presence of overlying visual absorption, it is very likely to be a ρ Oph cluster member. In addition, given the estimated spectral type, it may be the youngest and least massive T dwarf found so far. Its existence suggests that the initial mass function for the ρ Oph star-forming region extends well into the planetary-mass regime
Sub-femtosecond electron bunches created by direct laser acceleration in a laser wakefield accelerator with ionization injection
In this work, we will show through three-dimensional particle-in-cell
simulations that direct laser acceleration in laser a wakefield accelerator can
generate sub-femtosecond electron bunches. Two simulations were done with two
laser pulse durations, such that the shortest laser pulse occupies only a
fraction of the first bubble, whereas the longer pulse fills the entire first
bubble. In the latter case, as the trapped electrons moved forward and
interacted with the high intensity region of the laser pulse, micro-bunching
occurred naturally, producing 0.5 fs electron bunches. This is not observed in
the short pulse simulation.Comment: AAC 201
The phasor-FLIM fingerprints reveal shifts from OXPHOS to enhanced glycolysis in Huntington Disease.
Huntington disease (HD) is an autosomal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of Polyglutamine (polyQ) in exon 1 of the Huntingtin protein. Glutamine repeats below 36 are considered normal while repeats above 40 lead to HD. Impairment in energy metabolism is a common trend in Huntington pathogenesis; however, this effect is not fully understood. Here, we used the phasor approach and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) to measure changes between free and bound fractions of NADH as a indirect measure of metabolic alteration in living cells. Using Phasor-FLIM, pixel maps of metabolic alteration in HEK293 cell lines and in transgenic Drosophila expressing expanded and unexpanded polyQ HTT exon1 in the eye disc were developed. We found a significant shift towards increased free NADH, indicating an increased glycolytic state for cells and tissues expressing the expanded polyQ compared to unexpanded control. In the nucleus, a further lifetime shift occurs towards higher free NADH suggesting a possible synergism between metabolic dysfunction and transcriptional regulation. Our results indicate that metabolic dysfunction in HD shifts to increased glycolysis leading to oxidative stress and cell death. This powerful label free method can be used to screen native HD tissue samples and for potential drug screening
Ground-runup tests of acoustically treated inlets and fan ducts
Ground performance tests on noise intensity of turbofan engine ducts modified by acoustic lining
The Axiverse Extended: Vacuum Destabilisation, Early Dark Energy and Cosmological Collapse
A model is presented in the philosophy of the "String Axiverse" of Arvanitaki
et al (arXiv:0905.4720v2 [hep-th]) that incorporates a coupling of ultralight
axions to their corresponding moduli through the mass term. The light fields
roll in their potentials at late times and contribute to the dark sector energy
densities in the cosmological expansion. The addition of a coupling and extra
field greatly enrich the possible phenomenology of the axiverse. There are a
number of interesting phases where the axion and modulus components behave as
Dark Matter or Dark Energy and can have considerable and distinct effects on
the expansion history of the universe by modifying the equation of state in the
past or causing possible future collapse of the universe. In future such a
coupling may help to alleviate fine tuning problems for cosmological axions. We
motivate and present the model, and briefly explore its cosmological
consequences numerically.Comment: 13 pages, 17 figures, published in PRD. v3: corrected SUSY
interpretation of axion potential scal
Orbital periods of the binary sdB stars PG0940+068 and PG1247+554
We have used the radial velocity variations of two sdB stars previously
reported to be binaries to establish their orbital periods. They are
PG0940+068, (P=8.33d) and PG1247+554 (P=0.599d). The minimum masses of the
unseen companions, assuming a mass of 0.5 solar masses for the sdB stars, are
0.090 +/- 0.003 solar masses for PG1247+554 and 0.63 +/- 0.02 solar masses for
PG0940+068. The nature of the companions is not constrained further by our
data.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
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