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Advantages of Oxide Films as Bases for Aluminum Pigmented Surface Coatings for Aluminum Alloys
Both laboratory and weather-exposure corrosion tests showed conclusively that the protection afforded by aluminum pigmented spar varnish coatings applied to previously anodized aluminum surfaces was greatly superior to that afforded by the same coatings applied to surfaces which had simply been cleaned free from grease and not anodized
Methods for the Identification of Aircraft Tubing of Plain Carbon Steel and Chromium-Molybdenum Steel
The survey of the possibilities for distinguishing between plain carbon and chromium-molybdenum steel tubing included the Herbert pendulum hardness, magnetic, sparks, and chemical tests. The Herbert pendulum test has the disadvantages of all hardness tests in being limited to factory use and being applicable only to scale-free, normalized material. The small difference in the range of hardness values between plain carbon and chromium-molybdenum steels is likewise a disadvantage. The Rockwell hardness test, at present used in the industry for this purpose, is much more reliable. It may be concluded on the basis of the experiments performed that of all methods surveyed, spark testing appears to be, at present, the most suitable for factory use from the standpoint of speed, accuracy, nondestructiveness and reliability. It is also applicable for field use
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of 3200 Phaethon At Closest Approach
We present Hubble Space Telescope observations of the active asteroid (and
Geminid stream parent) 3200 Phaethon when at its closest approach to Earth
(separation 0.07 AU) in 2017 December. Images were recorded within
1\degr~of the orbital plane, providing extra sensitivity to low surface
brightness caused by scattering from a large-particle trail. We placed an upper
limit to the apparent surface brightness of such a trail at 27.2 magnitudes
arcsecond, corresponding to an in-plane optical depth . No co-moving sources brighter than absolute magnitude 26.3,
corresponding to circular equivalent radius 12 m (albedo 0.12 assumed),
were detected. Phaethon is too hot for near-surface ice to survive. We briefly
consider the thermodynamic stability of deeply-buried ice, finding that its
survival would require either a very small (regolith-like) thermal diffusivity
( m s), or the unexpectedly recent injection of Phaethon
(timescale 10 yr) into its present orbit, or both.Comment: Improved the discussion of optical depth calculation and corrected an
error in the previous version. 28 pages, 5 figures, Astronomical Journal, in
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The Algae of a Transient Lake in Kentucky
The present taxonomical study was undertaken with the view of obtaining additional information on the occurrence and distribution of algae in Kentucky. The investigation was begun in February 1934 under the direction of Dr. H.L. Stephens of the Western Kentucky State Teachers College. During the next three months 110 collections of algae were made and analyzed
Planning for an Age-Friendly Belmont
Belmont is a primarily residential community of around 25,000 residents with a small commercial district. Public transit access to downtown Boston and neighboring Cambridge offers Belmont residents access to services, employment, and recreational activities outside of the town’s boundaries. With 22% of its population age 60 and older, Belmont is expecting to see an increase in the number of older residents in the coming years. Commissioned by the Belmont Council on Aging (COA), this report will serve to help the COA and Town to better understand Belmont’s current assets, potentials, and challenges and to plan for changing community needs
Marshfield Council on Aging Planning Study
This report describes collaborative efforts undertaken by the Town of Marshfield Council on Aging (COA) and the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging (CSDRA), within the Gerontology Institute at the McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston. Beginning in Fall 2017, these organizations partnered to conduct a study to investigate the needs, interests, preferences, and opinions of the Town’s residents age 50+, and also of participants at the Marshfield COA/Senior Center. During this assessment, several approaches were utilized to compile information that could be used to plan and implement current and future services. We examined data from the U.S. Census Bureau and from projections generated by the Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts, and by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to describe growth of the population in the past and changes that can be expected in the future. We developed and administered an online survey for Marshfield residents age 50 and older (referred to here as the online community survey), and developed another survey for Marshfield COA/Senior Center participants (the walk-in participant survey). In addition, we collected insights from Marshfield leadership, COA Board members, staff and volunteers
The Extraordinary Multi-Tailed Main-Belt Comet P/2013 P5
Hubble Space Telescope observations of main-belt comet P/2013 P5 reveal an
extraordinary system of six dust tails that distinguish this object from any
other. Observations two weeks apart show dramatic morphological change in the
tails while providing no evidence for secular fading of the object as a whole.
Each tail is associated with a unique ejection date, revealing continued,
episodic mass loss from the 0.24+/-0.04 km radius nucleus over the last five
months. As an inner-belt asteroid and probable Flora family member, the object
is likely to be highly metamorphosed and unlikely to contain ice. The
protracted period of dust release appears inconsistent with an impact origin,
but may be compatible with a body that is losing mass through a rotational
instability. We suggest that P/2013 P5 has been accelerated to breakup speed by
radiation torques.Comment: 13 pages, two figures, three tables, Accepted to ApJ
A binary main belt comet
The asteroids are primitive solar system bodies which evolve both
collisionally and through disruptions due to rapid rotation [1]. These
processes can lead to the formation of binary asteroids [2-4] and to the
release of dust [5], both directly and, in some cases, through uncovering
frozen volatiles. In a sub-set of the asteroids called main-belt comets (MBCs),
the sublimation of excavated volatiles causes transient comet-like activity
[6-8]. Torques exerted by sublimation measurably influence the spin rates of
active comets [9] and might lead to the splitting of bilobate comet nuclei
[10]. The kilometer-sized main-belt asteroid 288P (300163) showed activity for
several months around its perihelion 2011 [11], suspected to be sustained by
the sublimation of water ice [12] and supported by rapid rotation [13], while
at least one component rotates slowly with a period of 16 hours [14]. 288P is
part of a young family of at least 11 asteroids that formed from a ~10km
diameter precursor during a shattering collision 7.5 million years ago [15].
Here we report that 288P is a binary main-belt comet. It is different from the
known asteroid binaries for its combination of wide separation, near-equal
component size, high eccentricity, and comet-like activity. The observations
also provide strong support for sublimation as the driver of activity in 288P
and show that sublimation torques may play a significant role in binary orbit
evolution.Comment: 18 pages, 8 figures, 2 table
Episodic Ejection from Active Asteroid 311P/PANSTARRS
We examine the development of the active asteroid 311P/PANSTARRS (formerly,
2013 P5) in the period from 2013 September to 2014 February using high
resolution images from the Hubble Space Telescope. This multi-tailed object is
characterized by a single, reddish nucleus of absolute magnitude
18.980.10, corresponding to an equal-area sphere of radius 20020
m (for assumed geometric albedo 0.290.09). We set an upper limit to the
radii of possible companion nuclei at 10 m. The nucleus ejected debris in
nine discrete episodes, spread irregularly over a nine month interval, each
time forming a distinct tail. Particles in the tails range from about 10 m
to at least 80 mm in radius, and were ejected at speeds 1 m s. The
ratio of the total ejected dust mass to the nucleus mass is
310, corresponding to a global surface layer 2 mm
thick, or to a deeper layer covering a smaller fraction of the surface. The
observations are incompatible with an origin of the activity by impact or by
the sublimation of entrapped ice. This object appears to be shedding its
regolith by rotational (presumably YORP-driven) instability. Long-term fading
of the photometry (months) is attributed to gradual dissipation of near-nucleus
dust. Photometric variations on short timescales (0.7 hr) are probably
caused by fast rotation of the nucleus. However, because of limited time
coverage and dilution of the nucleus signal by near-nucleus dust, we have not
been able to determine the rotation period.Comment: 37 pages, 12 figure
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