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Far-flung Filaments of Ejecta in the Young Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8
New optical images of the young SNR G292.0+1.8, obtained from the 0.9-m
telescope at CTIO, show a more extensive network of filaments than had been
known previously. Filaments emitting in [O III] are distributed throughout much
of the 8 arcmin diameter shell seen in X-ray and radio images, including a few
at the very outermost shell limits. We have also detected four small complexes
of filaments that show [S II] emission along with [OIII]. In a single long-slit
spectrum we find variations of almost an order of magnitude in the relative
strengths of oxygen and sulfur lines, which must result from abundance
variations. None of the filaments, with or without [S II], shows any evidence
for hydrogen, so all appear to be fragments of pure SN ejecta. The [S II]
filaments provide the first evidence for undiluted products of oxygen burning
in the ejecta from the supernova that gave rise to G292.0+1.8. Some oxygen
burning must have occurred, but the paucity of [S II]-emitting filaments
suggests that either the oxygen burning was not extensive or that most of its
products have yet to be excited. Most of the outer filaments exhibit radial,
pencil-like morphologies that suggest an origin as Rayleigh-Taylor fingers of
ejecta, perhaps formed during the explosion. Simulations of core-collapse
supernovae predict such fingers, but these have never before been so clearly
observed in a young SNR. The total flux from the SNR in [OIII] 5007 is 5.4 *
10**-12 ergs/cm**2/s. Using a distance of 6 kpc and an extinction correction
corresponding to E(B-V) = 0.6 (lower than previous values but more consistent
both with our data and radio and X-ray estimates of NH), this leads to a
luminosity of 1.6 * 10**35 ergs/s in the 5007 Ang. line.Comment: 32 pages including 10 figures, and 3 tables, accepted for publication
in AJ. Vol 132, July 2006. Higher resolution versions of the figures and a
pdf of the manuscript can be found at
http://www-int.stsci.edu/~long/papers/g292_optical
Strongly Enhanced Hole-Phonon Coupling in the Metallic State of the Dilute Two-Dimensional Hole Gas
We have studied the temperature dependent phonon emission rate () of a
strongly interacting (22) dilute 2D GaAs hole system using a standard
carrier heating technique. In the still poorly understood metallic state, we
observe that () changes from () to ()
above 100mK, indicating a crossover from screened piezoelectric(PZ) coupling to
screened deformation potential(DP) coupling for hole-phonon scattering.
Quantitative comparison with theory shows that the long range PZ coupling
between holes and phonons has the expected magnitude; however, in the metallic
state, the short range DP coupling between holes and phonons is {\it almost
twenty times stronger} than expected from theory. The density dependence of
() shows that it is {\it easier} to cool low density 2D holes in GaAs
than higher density 2D hole systems.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev. Let
EUVE Observations of the Magnetic Cataclysmic Variable QQ Vulpeculae
We present simultaneous X-ray (lambda_peak ~ 44A) and EUV (lambda_peak = 89A)
light curves for the magnetic cataclysmic variable QQ Vulpeculae, obtained with
the EUVE satellite. We find that the unique shape of the X-ray light curve is
different from previously obtained X-ray light curves of QQ Vul and provides
evidence for two-pole accretion. Detailed examination of the photometric data
indicates that QQ Vul undergoes a stellar eclipse of the X-ray emitting region,
indicative of a high binary inclination. We discuss possible implications for
the nature of this system given the observed shape of its EUV and X-ray light
curves.Comment: 12 pages including 4 figures, accepted to PAS
Urine Proteomics Analysis of Patients with Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses
The Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCL) are a group of 13 rare neurodegenerative disorders characterised by accumulation of cellular storage bodies. There are few therapeutic options and existing tests do not monitor disease progression and treatment response. However, urine biomarkers could address this need. Proteomic analysis of CLN2 patient urine revealed activation of immune response pathways and pathways associated with the unfolded protein response. Analysis of CLN5 and CLN6 sheep model urine showed subtle changes. To confirm and investigate the relevance of candidate biomarkers a targeted LC-MS/MS proteomic assay was created. We applied this assay to additional CLN2 samples as well as other NCL patients, (CLN1, CLN3, CLN5, CLN6 and CLN7) and demonstrated that Hexosaminidase-A, Aspartate Aminotransferase-1 and LAMP1, are increased in NCL samples and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase-1 was specifically increased in CLN2 patients. These proteins could be used to monitor effectiveness of future therapies aimed at treating systemic NCL disease
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Notations and conventions in molecular spectroscopy: part 1. General spectroscopic notation
The field of Molecular Spectroscopy was surveyed in order to determine a set of
conventions and symbols which are in common use in the spectroscopic literature. This
document, which is Part I in a series, establishes the notations and conventions used for
general spectroscopic notations and deals with quantum mechanics, quantum numbers
(vibrational states, angular momentum and energy levels), spectroscopic transitions, and
miscellaneous notations (e.g. spectroscopic terms). Further parts will follow, dealing inter
alia with symmetry notation, permutation and permutation-inversion symmetry notation,
vibration-rotation spectroscopy and electronic spectroscopy
The TTF finite-energy spectral features in photoemission of TTF-TCNQ: The Hubbard-chain description
A dynamical theory which accounts for all microscopic one-electron processes
is used to study the spectral function of the 1D Hubbard model for the whole
-plane, beyond previous studies which focused on the weight
distribution in the vicinity of the singular branch lines only. While our
predictions agree with those of the latter studies concerning the
tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) related singular features in photoemission of
the organic compound tetrathiafulvalene-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TTF-TCNQ)
metallic phase, the generalized theory also leads to quantitative agreement
concerning the tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) related finite-energy spectral
features, which are found to correspond to a value of the on-site repulsion
larger than for TCNQ. Our study reveals the microscopic mechanisms behind the
unusual spectral features of TTF-TCNQ and provides a good overall description
of those features for the whole -plane.Comment: To appear in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matte
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Notations and conventions in molecular spectroscopy: part 2. Symmetry notation
The field of Molecular Spectroscopy was surveyed in order to determine a set of
conventions and symbols which are in common use in the spectroscopic literature. This
document, which is Part 2 in a series, establishes the notations and conventions used for the
description of symmetry in rigid molecules, using the Schoenflies notation. It deals firstly
with the symmetry operators of the molecular point groups (also drawing attention to the
difference between symmetry operators and elements). The conventions and notations of the
molecular point groups are then established, followed by those of the representations of these
groups as used in molecular spectroscopy. Further parts will follow, dealing inter alia with
permutation and permutation-inversion symmetry notation, vibration-rotation spectroscopy
and electronic spectroscopy
A Hydrodynamic model for a dynamical jammed-to-flowing transition in gravity driven granular media
Granular material on an inclined plane will flow like a fluid if the angle
the plane makes with the horizontal is large enough. We employ a
modification of a hydrodynamic model introduced previously to describe Couette
flow experiments to describe chute flow down a plane. In this geometry, our
model predicts a jammed-to-flowing transition as is increased even
though it does not include solid friction, which might seem necessary to
stabilize a state without flow. The transition is driven by coupling between
mean and fluctuating velocity. In agreement with experiments and simulations,
it predicts flow for layers with a thickness H larger than a critical value
and absence of flow for
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