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Alien Registration- Petitpas, William (Portland, Cumberland County)
https://digitalmaine.com/alien_docs/21309/thumbnail.jp
First Resolved Dust Continuum Measurements of Individual Giant Molecular Clouds in the Andromeda Galaxy
© 2020 The American Astronomical Society.In our local Galactic neighborhood, molecular clouds are best studied using a combination of dust measurements, to determine robust masses, sizes, and internal structures of the clouds, and molecular-line observations to determine cloud kinematics and chemistry. We present here the first results of a program designed to extend such studies to nearby galaxies beyond the Magellanic Clouds. Utilizing the wideband upgrade of the Submillimeter Array (SMA) at 230 GHz, we have obtained the first continuum detections of the thermal dust emission on sub-GMC scales (∼15 pc) within the Andromeda galaxy (M31). These include the first resolved continuum detections of dust emission from individual giant molecular clouds (GMCs) beyond the Magellanic Clouds. Utilizing a powerful capability of the SMA, we simultaneously recorded CO(2-1) emission with identical (u, v) coverage, astrometry, and calibration, enabling the first measurements of the CO conversion factor, α CO(2-1), toward individual GMCs across an external galaxy. Our direct measurement yields an average CO-to-dust mass conversion factor of α' CO-dust = 0.042 ± 0.018 M o (K km s -1 pc 2) -1 for the J = 2-1 transition. This value does not appear to vary with galactocentric radius. Assuming a constant gas-to-dust ratio of 136, the resulting α CO = 5.7 ± 2.4 M o (K km s -1 pc 2) -1 for the 2-1 transition is in excellent agreement with that of GMCs in the Milky Way, given the uncertainties. Finally, using the same analysis techniques, we compare our results with observations of the local Orion molecular clouds, placed at the distance of M31 and simulated to appear as they would if observed by the SMA.Peer reviewedFinal Published versio
Alien Registration- Petitpas, William (Portland, Cumberland County)
https://digitalmaine.com/alien_docs/21310/thumbnail.jp
El Convenio de Estambul: nuevo tratado, nueva herramienta
El nuevo Convenio de Estambul brinda una poderosa herramienta para garantizar más eficazmente la protección de los solicitantes de asilo que están en riesgo de persecución por motivos de género y, en particular, en riesgo de MGF
Physical properties and morphology of a newly identified compact z=4.04 lensed submillimeter galaxy in Abell 2218
We present the identification of a bright submm source, SMMJ163555.5+661300,
detected in the lensing cluster Abell2218, for which we have accurately
determined the position using observations from the Submillimeter Array (SMA).
The identified optical counterpart has a spectroscopic redshift of
z=4.044+-0.001 if we attribute the single emission line detected at
lambda=6140AA to Lyman-alpha. This redshift identification is in good agreement
with the optical/near-infrared photometric redshift as well as the submm flux
ratio S_450/S_850~1.6, the radio-submm flux ratio S_1.4/S_850 < 0.004, and the
24um to 850um flux ratio S_24/S_850 < 0.005. Correcting for the gravitational
lensing amplification of ~5.5, we find that the source has a far-infrared
luminosity of 1.3x10^12 Lsun, which implies a star formation rate of 230
Msun/yr. This makes it the lowest-luminosity SMG known at z>4 to date. Previous
CO(4-3) emission line obserations yielded a non-detection, for which we derived
an upper limit of the CO line luminosity of L'_CO = 0.3x10^10 K km/s/pc^2,
which is not inconsistent with the L'_CO - L_FIR relation for starburst
galaxies. The best fit model to the optical and near-infrared photometry give a
stellar population with an age of 1.4 Gyr and a stellar mass of 1.6x10^10 Msun.
The optical morphology is compact and in the source plane the galaxy has an
extent of ~6kpc x 3kpc with individual star forming knots of <500 pc in size.
J163556 is not resolved in the SMA data and we place a strict upper limit on
the size of the starburst region of 8kpc x 3kpc, which implies a lower limit on
the star formation rate surface density of 12 Msun/yr/kpc^2. The redshift of
J163556 extends the redshift distribution of faint, lensed SMGs, and we find no
evidence that these have a different redshift distribution than bright SMGs.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ. 11 pages, 7 figure
Assisting Student-Athletes in Understanding and Identifying Transferable Skills
The concept of transferable skills was defined and an instrument to help student athletes understand and identify their transferable skills was presented. Suggestions for utilization of the instrument for individuals or groups were outlined
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