Mimicking diffuse supernova antineutrinos with the Sun as a source

Measuring the electron antineutrino component of the cosmic diffuse supernova neutrino background (DSNB) is the next ambitious goal for low-energy neutrino astronomy. The largest flux is expected in the lowest accessible energy bin. However, for E < 15 MeV a possible signal can be mimicked by a solar electron antineutrino flux that originates from the usual 8B neutrinos by spin-flavor oscillations. We show that such an interpretation is possible within the allowed range of neutrino electromagnetic transition moments and solar turbulent field strengths and distributions. Therefore, an unambiguous detection of the DSNB requires a significant number of events at E > 15 MeV.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur

Mapeamento de áreas de preservação permanentes em topos de morros para a Amazônia Legal usando metodologia apropriada a grande volume de dados.

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Análise da savana e queimadas no Parque Indígena de Tumucumaque (PA) através de imagens de satélite Landsat.

The Tiriyós Savanna, inserted in the Indian Park of Tumucumaque (PA), and the occurrence of fires were analyzed using satellite images. The savanna common and permanent area in the years of 1986 and 2005 was 4.109,72 km2. The total retraction and expansion areas in the same years were 287,3 km2 and 151,8 km2, respectively. From the burnt area, 38,5% presented only one focus of fire in 9 years (from 1998 August to 2006 October); in 23,6% of the area there was fire each 4 and a half years; 25,3% each 31 months; 10,8% each 18 months and 1,8% each year. The total estimated burnt area was 4.086 km2, at maximum. The fires are considered one of the pressure factors for the advance of the amazon savannas and in the change of the coverage and usage of the earth in the Tiriyós savanna area, but the analysis of the satellite images in the years of 1986 and 2005 showed that there was a retraction of 135,5 km2 in 20 years

Parâmetros genéticos de uma população de milho em níveis contrastantes de nitrogênio.

O objetivo desse trabalho foi caracterizar uma população de milho por meio da análise de parâmetros genéticos em baixa e alta disponibilidade de nitrogênio. Assim, foi realizado experimento em delineamento em blocos ao acaso, com 162 linhagens, em dois ambientes contrastantes quanto à disponibilidade de nitrogênio, em esquema fatorial com três repetições. A população apresentou variabilidade genética para produtividade de grãos em baixo nitrogênio, com redução na média de altura de espiga, teor de clorofila, número de espigas, peso de espiga e produtividade de grãos em relação ao ambientes sem estresse. Os coeficientes de correlação genética entre produtividade de grãos e as outras características variaram de acordo com as doses de nitrogênio aplicadas. O número de espigas apresentou alta correlação genética com produtividade de grãos sob estresse, além de maior herdabilidade comparada à obtida em alto nitrogênio, possibilitando assim seu uso na seleção indireta de linhagens produtivas de milho cultivadas sob estresse de nitrogênio

Periodically modulated geometric and electronic structure of graphene on Ru(0001)

We report here on a method to fabricate and characterize highly perfect, periodically rippled graphene monolayers and islands, epitaxially grown on single crystal metallic substrates under controlled UHV conditions. The periodicity of the ripples is dictated by the difference in lattice parameters of graphene and substrate, and, thus, it is adjustable. We characterize its perfection at the atomic scale by means of STM and determine its electronic structure in the real space by local tunnelling spectroscopy. There are periodic variations in the geometric and electronic structure of the graphene monolayer. We observe inhomogeneities in the charge distribution, i.e a larger occupied Density Of States at the higher parts of the ripples. Periodically rippled graphene might represent the physical realization of an ordered array of coupled graphene quantum dots. The data show, however, that for rippled graphene on Ru(0001) both the low and the high parts of the ripples are metallic. The fabrication of periodically rippled graphene layers with controllable characteristic length and different bonding interactions with the substrate will allow a systematic experimental test of this fundamental problem.Comment: 12 pages. Contribution to the topical issue on graphene of Semiconductor Science and Technolog

Microwave conductivity of laser ablated YBa2Cu3O(7-delta) superconducting films and its relation to microstrip transmission line performance

The discovery of high temperature superconductor oxides has raised the possibility of a new class of millimeter and microwave devices operating at temperatures considerably higher than liquid helium temperatures. Therefore, materials properties such as conductivity, current density, and sheet resistance as a function of temperature and frequency, possible anisotropies, moisture absorption, thermal expansion, and others, have to be well characterized and understood. The millimeter wave response of laser ablated YBa2Cu3O(7-delta)/LaAlO3 thin films was studied as a function of temperature and frequency. In particular, the evaluation of their microwave conductivity was emphasized, since knowledge of this parameter provides a basis for the derivation of other relevant properties of these superconducting oxides, and for using them in the fabrication of actual passive circuits. The microwave conductivity for these films was measured at frequencies from 26.5 to 40.0 GHz, in the temperature range from 20 to 300 K. The values of the conductivity are obtained from the millimeter wave power transmitted through the films, using a two fluid model

Ground-State Properties of Extended Two-Channel Kondo Model

Ground-state properties are examined for an extended two-channel Kondo model where the Hilbert space of the localized states is extended to include a singlet state in addition to the doublet states. By means of zero-th order variational wavefunctions with different symmetries, which are associated with the non-Fermi-liquid and the Fermi-liquid ground states, we demonstrate that the channel exchange coupling via the localized singlet state stabilizes the Fermi-liquid wavefunction. The ground-state phase diagrams, which are in qualitative agreement with the previous study performed by Koga and Shiba, are obtained. The comparison to the structure of the resultant wavefunctions suggests that a unique non-Fermi-liquid (Fermi-liquid) fixed point exists, irrespective of the localized ground state.Comment: 4 pages(3 figures), LaTeX, appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn Vol. 67 No.

Evaluation of low-cost depth cameras for agricultural applications

Low-cost depth-cameras have been used in many agricultural applications with reported advantages of low cost, reliability and speed of measurement. However, some problems were also reported and seem to be technology- related, so understanding the limitations of each type of depth camera technology could provide a basis for technology selection and the development of research involving its use. The cameras use one or a combination of two of the three available technologies: structured light, time-of-flight (ToF), and stereoscopy. The objectives were to evaluate these different technologies for depth sensing, including measuring accuracy and repeatability of distance data and measurements at different positions within the image, and cameras usefulness in indoor and outdoor settings. Then, cameras were tested in a swine facility and in a corn field. Five different cameras were used: (1) Microsoft Kinect v.1, (2) Microsoft Kinect v.2, (3) Intel® RealSenseTM Depth Camera D435, (4) ZED Stereo Camera (StereoLabs), and (5) CamBoard Pico Flexx (PMD Technologies). Results indicate that there were significant camera to camera differences for ZED Stereo Camera and Kinect v.1 camera (p \u3c 0.05). All cameras showed an increase in the standard deviation as the distance between camera and object increased; however, the Intel RealSense camera had a larger increase. Time-of-flight cameras had the smallest error between different sizes of objects. Time-of-flight cameras had non-readable zones on the corners of the images. The results indicate that the ToF technology is the best to be used for indoor applications and stereoscopy is the best technology for outdoor applications