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Rapid Communication: MspI Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism at the Swine MYF6 Locus
Source and Description of Probe. A 1,296-bp rat cDNA clone for MRF4 (also called MYF6) was excised from the EcoRI site of the plasmid pBluescript KS+ (Rhodes and Konieczny, 1989
Correlated radio--X-ray variability of Galactic Black Holes: A radio--X-ray flare in Cygnus X-1
We report on the first detection of a quasi-simultaneous radio-X-ray flare of
Cygnus X-1. The detection was made on 2005 April 16 with pointed observations
by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer and the Ryle telescope, during a phase where
the black hole candidate was close to a transition from the its soft into its
hard state. The radio flare lagged the X-rays by approximately 7 minutes,
peaking at 3:20 hours barycentric time (TDB 2453476.63864). We discuss this lag
in the context of models explaining such flaring events as the ejection of
electron bubbles emitting synchrotron radiation.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Stability of the Cyclotron Resonance Scattering Feature in Her X-1 with RXTE
Five observations of the hard X-ray spectrum of Her X-1 from \xte show that
the keV energy of the cyclotron scattering line is constant within
statistics of a few percent per observtion. Comparison with other observations
over many years indicates strongly that the centroid energy of this absorption
line has increased some time between 1991 and 1993 by 23%, from 34 keV to 41
keV. Moreover, the cutoff energy of the spectral continuum increased at the
same time from 16 keV to 20 keV, which is, within the statistical error of 5%,
in direct proportion to the centroid. This may be a sign thatboth these
characteristics of the spectrum are controlled in the same way by the magnetic
field strength in the region of scattering.Comment: 30 page, 5 figure
Discovery of a Third Harmonic Cyclotron Resonance Scattering Feature in the X-ray Spectrum of 4U 0115+63
We have discovered a third harmonic cyclotron resonance scattering feature
(CRSF) in observations of the recent outburst of 4U 0115+63 with the Rossi
X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The spectrum in a narrow pulse phase range shows
CRSFs at 12.40+0.65/-0.35, 21.45+0.25/-0.38, and 33.56+0.70/-0.90 keV. With
centroid energy ratios to the fundamental of 1.73+/-0.08 and 2.71+/-0.13, the
CRSFs are not harmonically spaced. Strong variability of the continuum and
CRSFs with pulse phase indicate a complex emission geometry near the neutron
star polar cap. In addition, one RXTE observation, which spanned periastron
passage, revealed a strong 2 mHz quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO). This is
slower by two orders of magnitude than the beat-frequency QPO expected in this
system and slower by a factor of more than 5 compared with other QPOs seen in
accreting X-ray pulsars.Comment: To appear in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 4 pages, 5 figures.
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Discovery of a Cyclotron Resonant Scattering Feature in the RXTE Spectrum of 4U 0352+309 (X Per)
We have discovered a ~29 keV Cyclotron Resonant Scattering Feature (CRSF) in
the X-Ray spectrum of 4U 0352+309 (X Per) using observations taken with the
Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer. 4U 0352+309 is a persistent low luminosity (L_x =
4.2x10^34 ergs/s) X-ray pulsar, with a 837 s period and which accretes material
from the Be star X Per. The X-Ray spectrum, unusual when compared to brighter
accreting pulsars, may be due to the low mass accretion rate and could be
typical of the new class of persistent low luminosity Be/X-Ray binary pulsars.
We attempted spectral fits with continuum models used historically for 4U
0352+309, and found that all were improved by the addition of a CRSF at ~29
keV. The model that best fit the observations is a combination of a 1.45+/-0.02
keV blackbody with a 5.4x10^8 cm^2 area, and a power-law with a 1.83+/-0.03
photon index modified by the CRSF. In these fits the CRSF energy is
28.6+1.5-1.7 keV, implying a magnetic field strength of 2.5(1+z)x10^12 G in the
scattering region (where z is the gravitational redshift). Phase resolved
analysis shows that the blackbody and cyclotron line energies are consistent
with being constant through the pulse.Comment: 34 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables, Accepted by Ap
Dynamic Scaling of an Adsorption-Diffusion Process on Fractals
A dynamic scaling of a diffusion process involving the Langmuir type
adsorption is studied. We find dynamic scaling functions in one and two
dimensions and compare them with direct numerical simulations, and we further
study the dynamic scaling law on fractal surfaces. The adsorption-diffusion
process obeys the fracton dynamics on the fractal surfaces.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
The Orbit of the Eclipsing X-ray Pulsar EXO 1722-363
With recent and archival Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) X-ray
measurements of the heavily obscured X-ray pulsar EXO 1722-363 (IGR
J17252-3616), we carried out a pulse timing analysis to determine the orbital
solution for the first time. The binary system is characterized by a_x sin(i) =
101 +/- 3 lt-s and P_orb = 9.7403 +/- 0.0004 days (90% confidence), with the
precision of the orbital period being obtained by connecting datasets separated
by more than 7 years (272 orbital cycles). The orbit is consistent with
circular, and e < 0.19 at the 90% confidence level. The mass function is 11.7
+/- 1.2 M_sun and confirms that this source is a High Mass X-ray Binary (HMXB)
system. The orbital period, along with the previously known ~414 s pulse
period, places this system in the part of the Corbet diagram populated by
supergiant wind accretors. Using previous eclipse time measurements by Corbet
et al. and our orbital solution, combined with the assumption that the primary
underfills its Roche lobe, we find i > 61 degrees at the 99% confidence level,
the radius of the primary is between 21 R_sun and 37 R_sun, and its mass is
less than about 22 M_sun. The acceptable range of radius and mass shows that
the primary is probably a supergiant of spectral type B0I-B5I. Photometric
measurements of its likely counterpart are consistent with the spectral type
and luminosity if the distance to the system is between 5.3 kpc and 8.7 kpc.
Spectral analysis of the pulsar as a function of orbital phase reveals an
evolution of the hydrogen column density suggestive of dense filaments of gas
in the downstream wake of the pulsar, with higher levels of absorption seen at
orbital phases 0.5-1.0, as well as a variable Fe K_alpha line.Comment: Submitted to ApJ, 11 pages, 11 figure
A whole genome scan for quantitative trait loci for leg weakness and its related traits in a large F2 intercross population between White Duroc and Erhualian
To detect QTL for leg weakness and its related traits in pigs, a total of 1,484 F2 pigs were recorded for leg (at 76 and 213 d) and gait scores (at 153 and 223 d) in a White Duroc × Erhualian intercross. The length and weight of the biceps brachii muscle were measured after slaughter at 240 d. A genome scan was performed with 183 microsatellite markers in the population. A total of 42 QTL were detected, including 16 at the 1% genome-wide significant level and 6 at the 5% genome-wide significant level. Thirty-eight of the 42 QTL showed significant additive effects, and 14 had significant dominance effects. At least 2 QTL were detected for each trait except for leg score at 76 d, for which no QTL was identified. Some of the QTL for leg and gait scores confirmed previous findings. Eighteen QTL were detected for weight and length of the biceps brachii muscle. To our knowledge, this was the first report about QTL for weight and length of the biceps brachii muscle in pigs. Two chromosome regions each on SSC4 and SSC7 showed significant and multiple associations with both leg weakness and growth of the biceps brachii muscle, which are worthwhile for further investigation
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The authors discuss particle production from 14.6 A{center_dot}GeV/c Si and 11.6 A{center_dot}GeV/c Au projectiles on Al and Au targets. The second-level trigger utilized by E859 allows high precision measurements of K{sup {minus}}, {bar p}, {Lambda} and {bar {Lambda}}. The {bar {Lambda}} yield is larger than expected, and a surprisingly large fraction of the {bar p}`s are observed to arise from the decay of {bar {Lambda}}
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