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Measuring vibration and torque with the oscillograph
The recent development of technical science demands maximum reliability of functioning, together with maximum utilization of construction materials. For this purpose we must know what stresses are produced during functioning. One cause of great stresses are mechanical vibrations and this report describes a method of using an oscilloscope to measure the stresses of rapidly changing phenomena
Helicity and alpha-effect by current-driven instabilities of helical magnetic fields
Helical magnetic background fields with adjustable pitch angle are imposed on
a conducting fluid in a differentially rotating cylindrical container. The
small-scale kinetic and current helicities are calculated for various field
geometries, and shown to have the opposite sign as the helicity of the
large-scale field. These helicities and also the corresponding -effect
scale with the current helicity of the background field. The -tensor is
highly anisotropic as the components and have
opposite signs. The amplitudes of the azimuthal -effect computed with
the cylindrical 3D MHD code are so small that the operation of an
dynamo on the basis of the current-driven, kink-type
instabilities of toroidal fields is highly questionable. In any case the low
value of the -effect would lead to very long growth times of a dynamo
in the radiation zone of the Sun and early-type stars of the order of
mega-years.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, submitted to MNRA
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Deep Generative Modeling for Probabilistic Electricity Price Forecasting
Electricity price forecasting in deregulated nodal electricity markets is a significant problem for market operators and market participants. Uncertainty in key market factors can propagate to significant price events that prove difficult to predict and hedge against. In this work, we propose and investigate a joint conditional probabilistic methodology for day-ahead price forecasting across a set of geographically distributed price nodes using deep normalizing flow density estimators. We motivate and assess strategies that can be used to improve and adjust probabilistic forecast results and compare our proposed methodology against open-access state-of-the-art statistical and machine learning benchmarks in energy price forecasting literature as well as a physics-based, commercially available optimal economic dispatch forecasting tool.</p
The Spectral Dimension of Arctic Outgoing Longwave Radiation and Greenhouse Efficiency Trends From 2003 to 2016
Fourteen years of spectral fluxes derived from collocated Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and Clouds and the Earthâs Radiant Energy System (CERES) observations are used in conjunction with AIRS retrievals to examine the trends of zonal mean spectral outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) and greenhouse efficiency (GHE) in the Arctic. AIRS retrieved profiles are fed into a radiative transfer model to generate synthetic clearâsky spectral OLR. Trends are derived from the simulated clearâsky spectral OLR and GHE and then compared with their counterparts derived from collocated observations. Spectral trends in different seasons are distinctively different. March and September exhibit positive trends in spectral OLR over the farâIR dirty window and midâIR window region for most of the Arctic. In contrast, spectral OLR trends in July are negative over the farâIR dirty window and can be positive or negative in the midâIR window depending on the latitude. Sensitivity studies reveal that surface temperature contributes much more than atmospheric temperature and humidity to the spectral OLR and GHE trends, while the contributions from the latter two are also discernible over many spectral regions (e.g., trends in the farâIR dirty window in March). The largest increase of spectral GHE is seen north of 80°N in March across the water vapor v2 band and farâIR. When the secular fractional change of spectral OLR is less than that of surface spectral emission, an increase of spectral GHE can be expected. Spectral trend analyses reveal more information than broadband trend analyses alone.Key PointsObserved Arctic zonal mean trends of spectral flux and greenhouse efficiency are studied for the first timeSpectral trends are seasonally dependent and reveal more information than broadband trendsChanges in surface temperature contribute the most to overall spectral trends, but changes due to air temperature and humidity trends are discerniblePeer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/151304/1/jgrd55648_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/151304/2/jgrd55648.pd
Self-Pulsating Semiconductor Lasers: Theory and Experiment
We report detailed measurements of the pump-current dependency of the
self-pulsating frequency of semiconductor CD lasers. A distinct kink in this
dependence is found and explained using rate-equation model. The kink denotes a
transition between a region where the self-pulsations are weakly sustained
relaxation oscillations and a region where Q-switching takes place. Simulations
show that spontaneous emission noise plays a crucial role for the cross-over.Comment: Revtex, 16 pages, 7 figure
A Conditional Yeast E1 Mutant Blocks the UbiquitinâProteasome Pathway and Reveals a Role for Ubiquitin Conjugates in Targeting Rad23 to the Proteasome
E1 ubiquitin activating enzyme catalyzes the initial step in all ubiquitin-dependent processes. We report the isolation of uba1-204, a temperature-sensitive allele of the essential Saccharomyces cerevisiae E1 gene, UBA1. Uba1-204 cells exhibit dramatic inhibition of the ubiquitinâproteasome system, resulting in rapid depletion of cellular ubiquitin conjugates and stabilization of multiple substrates. We have employed the tight phenotype of this mutant to investigate the role ubiquitin conjugates play in the dynamic interaction of the UbL/UBA adaptor proteins Rad23 and Dsk2 with the proteasome. Although proteasomes purified from mutant cells are intact and proteolytically active, they are depleted of ubiquitin conjugates, Rad23, and Dsk2. Binding of Rad23 to these proteasomes in vitro is enhanced by addition of either free or substrate-linked ubiquitin chains. Moreover, association of Rad23 with proteasomes in mutant and wild-type cells is improved upon stabilizing ubiquitin conjugates with proteasome inhibitor. We propose that recognition of polyubiquitin chains by Rad23 promotes its shuttling to the proteasome in vivo
RAMPART: RowHammer Mitigation and Repair for Server Memory Systems
RowHammer attacks are a growing security and reliability concern for DRAMs
and computer systems as they can induce many bit errors that overwhelm error
detection and correction capabilities. System-level solutions are needed as
process technology and circuit improvements alone are unlikely to provide
complete protection against RowHammer attacks in the future. This paper
introduces RAMPART, a novel approach to mitigating RowHammer attacks and
improving server memory system reliability by remapping addresses in each DRAM
in a way that confines RowHammer bit flips to a single device for any victim
row address. When RAMPART is paired with Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
and patrol scrub, error detection and correction methods in use today, the
system can detect and correct bit flips from a successful attack, allowing the
memory system to heal itself. RAMPART is compatible with DDR5 RowHammer
mitigation features, as well as a wide variety of algorithmic and probabilistic
tracking methods. We also introduce BRC-VL, a variation of DDR5 Bounded Refresh
Configuration (BRC) that improves system performance by reducing mitigation
overhead and show that it works well with probabilistic sampling methods to
combat traditional and victim-focused mitigation attacks like Half-Double. The
combination of RAMPART, SDDC, and scrubbing enables stronger RowHammer
resistance by correcting bit flips from one successful attack. Uncorrectable
errors are much less likely, requiring two successful attacks before the memory
system is scrubbed.Comment: 16 pages, 13 figures. A version of this paper will appear in the
Proceedings of MEMSYS2
Chandrasekhar-Kendall functions in astrophysical dynamos
Some of the contributions of Chandrasekhar to the field of
magnetohydrodynamics are highlighted. Particular emphasis is placed on the
Chandrasekhar-Kendall functions that allow a decomposition of a vector field
into right- and left-handed contributions. Magnetic energy spectra of both
contributions are shown for a new set of helically forced simulations at
resolutions higher than what has been available so far. For a forcing function
with positive helicity, these simulations show a forward cascade of the
right-handed contributions to the magnetic field and nonlocal inverse transfer
for the left-handed contributions. The speed of inverse transfer is shown to
decrease with increasing value of the magnetic Reynolds number.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, proceedings of the Chandrasekhar Centenary
Conference, to be published in PRAMANA - Journal of Physic
5.9-keV Mn K-shell X-ray luminosity from the decay of Fe-55 in Type Ia supernova models
We show that the X-ray line flux of the Mn Kα line at 5.9 keV from the decay of 55Fe is
a promising diagnostic to distinguish between Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) explosion models.
Using radiation transport calculations, we compute the line flux for two three-dimensional
explosion models: a near-Chandrasekhar mass delayed detonation and a violent merger of
two (1.1 and 0.9 Mâ) white dwarfs. Both models are based on solar metallicity zero-age
main-sequence progenitors. Due to explosive nuclear burning at higher density, the delayeddetonation
model synthesizes âŒ3.5 times more radioactive 55Fe than the merger model. As
a result, we find that the peak Mn Kα line flux of the delayed-detonation model exceeds
that of the merger model by a factor of âŒ4.5. Since in both models the 5.9-keV X-ray flux
peaks five to six years after the explosion, a single measurement of the X-ray line emission
at this time can place a constraint on the explosion physics that is complementary to those
derived from earlier phase optical spectra or light curves. We perform detector simulations
of current and future X-ray telescopes to investigate the possibilities of detecting the X-ray
line at 5.9 keV. Of the currently existing telescopes, XMMâNewton/pn is the best instrument
for close (!1â2 Mpc), non-background limited SNe Ia because of its large effective area. Due
to its low instrumental background, Chandra/ACIS is currently the best choice for SNe Ia
at distances above âŒ2 Mpc. For the delayed-detonation scenario, a line detection is feasible
with Chandra up to âŒ3 Mpc for an exposure time of 106 s. We find that it should be possible
with currently existing X-ray instruments (with exposure times !5 Ă 105 s) to detect both
of our models at sufficiently high S/N to distinguish between them for hypothetical events
within the Local Group. The prospects for detection will be better with future missions. For
example, the proposed Athena/X-IFU instrument could detect our delayed-detonation model
out to a distance of âŒ5 Mpc. This would make it possible to study future events occurring
during its operational life at distances comparable to those of the recent supernovae SN 2011fe
(âŒ6.4 Mpc) and SN 2014J (âŒ3.5 Mpc)
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