Asiago eclipsing binaries program. III. V570 Per

The orbit and physical parameters of the previously unsolved SB2 EB V570 Per are derived using high resolution Asiago Echelle spectroscopy and B, V photo-electric photometry. The metallicity from chi^2 analysis is [M/H]=+0.02 +/- 0.03, and reddening from interstellar NaI and KI absorption lines is E(B-V) =0.023 +/- 0.007. The two components have masses of 1.449 +/- 0.006 and 1.350 +/- 0.006 Msun and spectral types F3 and F5, respectively. They are both still within the Main Sequence band (T_1 =6842 +/- 25 K, T_2 =6562 +/- 25 K from chi^2 analysis, R_1 =1.523 +/- 0.030, R_2 =1.388 +/- 0.019 Rsun) and are dynamically relaxed to co-rotation with the orbital motion (Vrot sin i_{1,2} =40 and 36 (+/-1) km/sec). The distance to V570 Per obtained from the orbital solution is 123 +/- 2 pc, in excellent agreement with the revised Hipparcos distance of 123 +/- 11 pc. The observed properties of V570 Per components are compared to BaSTI models computed on purpose for exactly the observed masses and varied chemical compositions. This system is interesting since both components have their masses in the range where the efficiency of convective core overshooting has to decrease with the total mass as a consequence of the decreasing size of the convective core during the central H-burning stage. Our numerical simulations show that, a small but not null overshooting is required, with efficiencies lambda_{OV} =0.14 and 0.11 for the 1.449 and 1.350 Msun components, respectively. This confirms the finding of Paper II on the similar system V505 Per. At the approx 0.8 Gyr age of the system, the element diffusion has reduced the surface metallicity of the models from the initial [M/H]=+0.17 to [M/H]=+0.02, in perfect agreement with the spectroscopically derived [M/H]=+0.02 +/- 0.03 value.Comment: accepted by A&A. This revised upload to astro-ph correct a formatting error generated by uncorrect A&A style fil

Parametric Macromodels of Differential Drivers and Receivers

This paper addresses the modeling of differential drivers and receivers for the analog simulation of high-speed interconnection systems. The proposed models are based on mathematical expressions, whose parameters can be estimated from the transient responses of the modeled devices. The advantages of this macromodeling approach are: improved accuracy with respect to models based on simplified equivalent circuits of devices; improved numerical efficiency with respect to detailed transistor-level models of devices; hiding of the internal structure of devices; straightforward circuit interpretation; or implementations in analog mixed-signal simulators. The proposed methodology is demonstrated on example devices and is applied to the prediction of transient waveforms and eye diagrams of a typical low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) data link

Avaliação de genótipos de mandioca da reserva extrativista Cazumbá-Iracema, Acre.

A mandioca é o principal produto agrícola do Acre, cultivado para geração de renda e segurança alimentar, sendo tipicamente de exploração familiar. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar genótipos de mandioca na Reserva Extrativista do Cazumbá-Iracema, localizada no município de Sena Madureira, AC. Foram instalados três experimentos nas localidades Cazumbá, Cuidado e Alto Caeté, utilizando-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado com quatro repetições. Foram avaliados; número de raízes por planta, percentagem de amido e massa seca de raízes, produtividade e rendimento de farinha de mandioca. Foi realizada a avaliação de oito genótipos nas localidades de Cazumbá e Cuidado e de seis genótipos em Alto Caeté, analisando conjuntamente os quatro genótipos Panatí, Araçá, Colonial e Pirarucu que foram plantados nas três localidades. Os dados foram submetidos a análise de variância e para os efeitos significativos, aplicou-se o teste de Tukey e Scott-Knott a 5 % de probabilidade. A cultivar Pirarucu, que é a mais plantada na reserva, foi ogenótipo que apresentou melhor desempenho quanto a produtividade e rendimento de farinha

SN 2013df, a double-peaked IIb supernova from a compact progenitor and an extended H envelope

Optical observations of the type IIb SN 2013df from a few days to about 250 days after explosion are presented. These observations are complemented with UV photometry taken by \textit{SWIFT} up to 60 days post-explosion. The double-peak optical light curve is similar to those of SNe 1993J and 2011fu although with different decline and rise rates. From the modelling of the bolometric light curve, we have estimated that the total mass of synthesised $^{56}$Ni in the explosion is $\sim0.1$ M$_{\odot}$, while the ejecta mass is $0.8-1.4$ M$_{\odot}$ and the explosion energy $0.4-1.2 \times 10^{51}$erg. In addition, we have estimated a lower limit to the progenitor radius ranging from $64-169$ $R_{\odot}$. The spectral evolution indicates that SN 2013df had a hydrogen envelope similar to SN 1993J ($\sim 0.2$ M$_{\odot}$). The line profiles in nebular spectra suggest that the explosion was asymmetric with the presence of clumps in the ejecta, while the [O\,{\sc i}] $\lambda$$\lambda$$6300$, $6364$ luminosities, may indicate that the progenitor of SN 2013df was a relatively low mass star ( $\sim 12-13$ M$_{\odot}$).Comment: 18 pages, 11 figures, 9 tables, accepted for publication in MNRA

Scattering-based nonlinear macromodels of high-speed differential drivers

This paper introduces a scattering-based nonlinear macromodeling framework for high-speed differential drivers. Using an industrial test case, we show that the proposed scattering formulation enables more accurate and robust model identification with respect to standard voltage-current representations. The combination of proposed driver models with a Waveform Relaxation solver allows accurate and efficient transient channel simulation, including nonlinear and dynamic termination effect