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Irregular sloshing cold fronts in the nearby merging groups NGC 7618 and UGC 12491: evidence for Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities
We present results from two \sim30 ks Chandra observations of the hot
atmospheres of the merging galaxy groups centered around NGC 7618 and UGC
12491. Our images show the presence of arc-like sloshing cold fronts wrapped
around each group center and \sim100 kpc long spiral tails in both groups. Most
interestingly, the cold fronts are highly distorted in both groups, exhibiting
'wings' along the fronts. These features resemble the structures predicted from
non-viscous hydrodynamic simulations of gas sloshing, where Kelvin-Helmholtz
instabilities (KHIs) distort the cold fronts. This is in contrast to the
structure seen in many other sloshing and merger cold fronts, which are smooth
and featureless at the current observational resolution. Both magnetic fields
and viscosity have been invoked to explain the absence of KHIs in these smooth
cold fronts, but the NGC 7618/UGC 12491 pair are two in a growing number of
both sloshing and merger cold fronts that appear distorted. Magnetic fields
and/or viscosity may be able to suppress the growth of KHIs at the cold fronts
in some clusters and groups, but clearly not in all. We propose that the
presence or absence of KHI-distortions in cold fronts can be used as a measure
of the effective viscosity and/or magnetic field strengths in the ICM.Comment: ApJ, accepted. Uses emulateapj styl
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Formation of ultracold LiCs molecules
We present the first observation of ultracold LiCs molecules. The molecules
are formed in a two-species magneto-optical trap and detected by two-photon
ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The production rate
coefficient is found to be in the range 10^{-18}\unit{cm^3s^{-1}} to
10^{-16}\unit{cm^3s^{-1}}, at least an order of magnitude smaller than for
other heteronuclear diatomic molecules directly formed in a magneto-optical
trap.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Towards Error Handling in a DSL for Robot Assembly Tasks
This work-in-progress paper presents our work with a domain specific language
(DSL) for tackling the issue of programming robots for small-sized batch
production. We observe that as the complexity of assembly increases so does the
likelihood of errors, and these errors need to be addressed. Nevertheless, it
is essential that programming and setting up the assembly remains fast, allows
quick changeovers, easy adjustments and reconfigurations. In this paper we
present an initial design and implementation of extending an existing DSL for
assembly operations with error specification, error handling and advanced move
commands incorporating error tolerance. The DSL is used as part of a framework
that aims at tackling uncertainties through a probabilistic approach.Comment: Presented at DSLRob 2014 (arXiv:cs/1411.7148
Globular Clusters and X-ray Point Sources in Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
We detect 353 X-ray point sources, mostly low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), in
four Chandra observations of Centaurus A (NGC 5128), the nearest giant
early-type galaxy, and correlate this point source population with the largest
available ensemble of confirmed and likely globular clusters associated with
this galaxy. Of the X-ray sources, 31 are coincident with 30 globular clusters
that are confirmed members of the galaxy by radial velocity measurement (2
X-ray sources match one globular cluster within our search radius), while 1
X-ray source coincides with a globular cluster resolved by HST images. Another
36 X-ray point sources match probable, but spectroscopically unconfirmed,
globular cluster candidates. The color distribution of globular clusters and
cluster candidates in Cen A is bimodal, and the probability that a red, metal
rich GC candidate contains an LMXB is at least 1.7 times that of a blue, metal
poor one. If we consider only spectroscopically confirmed GCs, this ratio
increases to ~3. We find that LMXBs appear preferentially in more luminous
(massive) GCs. These two effects are independent, and the latter is likely a
consequence of enhanced dynamical encounter rates in more massive clusters
which have on average denser cores. The X-ray luminosity functions of the LMXBs
found in GCs and of those that are unmatched with GCs reveal similar underlying
populations, though there is some indication that fewer X-ray faint LMXBs are
found in globular clusters than X-ray bright ones. Our results agree with
previous observations of the connection of GCs and LMXBs in early-type galaxies
and extend previous work on Centaurus A.Comment: 34 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables, Accepted for Publication in The
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The Hard X-Ray View of Reflection, Absorption, and the Disk-Jet Connection in the Radio-Loud AGN 3C 33
We present results from Suzaku and Swift observations of the nearby radio
galaxy 3C 33, and investigate the nature of absorption, reflection, and jet
production in this source. We model the 0.5-100 keV nuclear continuum with a
power law that is transmitted either through one or more layers of pc-scale
neutral material, or through a modestly ionized pc-scale obscurer. The standard
signatures of reflection from a neutral accretion disk are absent in 3C 33:
there is no evidence of a relativistically blurred Fe K emission line,
and no Compton reflection hump above 10 keV. We find the upper limit to the
neutral reflection fraction is R<0.41 for an e-folding energy of 1 GeV. We
observe a narrow, neutral Fe K line, which is likely to originate at
least 2,000 R_s from the black hole. We show that the weakness of reflection
features in 3C 33 is consistent with two interpretations: either the inner
accretion flow is highly ionized, or the black-hole spin configuration is
retrograde with respect to the accreting material.Comment: 12 pages, 11 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication in Ap
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Practically Useful Models for Kinetics of Biodiesel Production
© 2019 American Chemical Society. We develop four kinetic models of varying complexity for biodiesel production. The models incorporate both transesterification and saponification, thereby making them practically applicable. We then propose an iterative parameter estimation algorithm to identify a prefixed number of significant rate constants via sensitivity analysis and estimate their kinetic parameters (A and ΔE) using nonlinear regression. Using experimental data on eight different oils, two alcohols, and two catalysts, we show that our models accurately predict the dynamic concentration profiles of various species during the transesterification of oil. Furthermore, we demonstrate the applicability of the best model (based on the values of Mean Absolute Error, Root Mean Square Error, and Akaike Information Criterion) for 11 additional experiments by predicting the final biodiesel properties with significant accuracy. Finally, using N-way ANOVA, we identify the choice of oil, alcohol, and catalyst as the most significant input factors followed by the operating conditions of the reactor
Stripped elliptical galaxies as probes of ICM physics: I. Tails, wakes, and flow patterns in and around stripped ellipticals
Elliptical cluster galaxies are progressively stripped of their atmospheres
due to their motion through the intra-cluster medium (ICM). Deep X-ray
observations reveal the fine-structure of the galaxy's remnant atmosphere and
its gas tail and wake. This fine-structure depends on dynamic conditions
(galaxy potential, initial gas contents, orbit through the host cluster),
orbital stage (early infall, pre-/post-pericenter passage), and ICM plasma
properties (thermal conductivity, viscosity, magnetic field structure). We aim
to disentangle dynamic and plasma effects in order to use stripped ellipticals
as probes of ICM plasma properties. This first paper of a series investigates
the hydrodynamics of progressive gas stripping by means of inviscid
hydrodynamical simulations. We distinguish a long-lasting initial relaxation
phase and a quasi-steady stripping phase. During quasi-steady stripping, the
ICM flow around the remnant atmosphere resembles the flow around solid bodies,
including a `deadwater' region in the near wake. Gas is stripped from the
remnant atmosphere predominantly at its sides via Kelvin-Helmholtz
instabilities. The downstream atmosphere is largely shielded from the ICM wind
and thus shaped into a tail. Observationally, both, this `remnant tail' and the
stripped gas in the wake can appear as a `tail', but only in the wake can
galactic gas mix with the ambient ICM. While the qualitative results are
generic, the simulations presented here are tailored to the Virgo elliptical
galaxy M89 (NGC 4552) for the most direct comparison to observations. Papers II
and III of this series describe the effect of viscosity and compare to Chandra
and XMM-Newton observations, respectively.Comment: ApJ, in press. 19 pages, 13 figures. Clarifications added, text
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