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An algorithm for SDV representation of 2D Behaviors
This paper deals with the characterization of 2D behaviors that are representable by means of special first order models, known as state/driving-variable (SDV) models. In previous work, [1], [2] we have shown how to identify SDV-representable behaviors using one of its full row rank representations. Here, we give a further refinement by showing that a 2D behavior is SDV-representable if and only if each of its kernel representations can be decomposed as a product of three 2D L-polynomial matrices: a zero right prime matrix, a cw-unital square matrix and a factor left prime matrix. Using that decomposition, we present a procedure to obtain SDV representations of a 2D behavior starting from any of its kernel representations
Polynomial Time Construction for Spatially Balanced Latin Squares
In this paper we propose a construction that generates spatially balanced
Latin squares (SBLSs) in polynomial time. These structures are central to
the design of agronomic experiments, as they avoid biases that are otherwise
unintentionally introduced due to spatial auto-correlation. Previous
approaches were able to generate SBLSs of order up to 35 and required
about two weeks of computation. Our algorithm runs in O(n2) and generates
SBLSs of arbitrary order n where 2n + 1 is prime. For example, this
algorithm generates a SBLS of order 999 in a fraction of a second.National Science Foundation (NSF Expeditions
in Computing award for Computational Sustainability, grant 0832782;
NSF IIS award, grant 0514429), Intelligent Information Systems Institute, Cornell University (Air Force O ce of Scienti c Research, AFOSR,
grant FA9550-04-1-0151), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC
Direct observation of the high magnetic field effect on the Jahn-Teller state in TbVO4
We report the first direct observation of the influence of high magnetic
fields on the Jahn-Teller (JT) transition in TbVO4. Contrary to spectroscopic
and magnetic methods, X-ray diffraction directly measures the JT distortion;
the splitting between the (311)/(131) and (202)/(022) pairs of Bragg
reflections is proportional to the order parameter. Our experimental results
are compared to mean field calculations, taking into account all possible
orientations of the grains relative to the applied field, and qualitative
agreement is obtained.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Investigating the interstellar dust through the Fe K-edge
The chemical and physical properties of interstellar dust in the densest
regions of the Galaxy are still not well understood. X-rays provide a powerful
probe since they can penetrate gas and dust over a wide range of column
densities (up to ). The interaction (scattering and
absorption) with the medium imprints spectral signatures that reflect the
individual atoms which constitute the gas, molecule, or solid. In this work we
investigate the ability of high resolution X-ray spectroscopy to probe the
properties of cosmic grains containing iron. Although iron is heavily depleted
into interstellar dust, the nature of the Fe-bearing grains is still largely
uncertain. In our analysis we use iron K-edge synchrotron data of minerals
likely present in the ISM dust taken at the European Synchrotron Radiation
Facility. We explore the prospects of determining the chemical composition and
the size of astrophysical dust in the Galactic centre and in molecular clouds
with future X-ray missions. The energy resolution and the effective area of the
present X-ray telescopes are not sufficient to detect and study the Fe K-edge,
even for bright X-ray sources. From the analysis of the extinction cross
sections of our dust models implemented in the spectral fitting program SPEX,
the Fe K-edge is promising for investigating both the chemistry and the size
distribution of the interstellar dust. We find that the chemical composition
regulates the X-ray absorption fine structures in the post edge region, whereas
the scattering feature in the pre-edge is sensitive to the mean grain size.
Finally, we note that the Fe K-edge is insensitive to other dust properties,
such as the porosity and the geometry of the dust.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy and
Astrophysic
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