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Chemical abundances and kinematics of barium stars
In this paper we present an homogeneous analysis of photospheric abundances
based on high-resolution spectroscopy of a sample of 182 barium stars and
candidates. We determined atmospheric parameters, spectroscopic distances,
stellar masses, ages, luminosities and scale height, radial velocities,
abundances of the Na, Al, -elements, iron-peak elements, and s-process
elements Y, Zr, La, Ce, and Nd. We employed the local-thermodynamic-equilibrium
model atmospheres of Kurucz and the spectral analysis code {\sc moog}. We found
that the metallicities, the temperatures and the surface gravities for barium
stars can not be represented by a single gaussian distribution. The abundances
of -elements and iron peak elements are similar to those of field giants
with the same metallicity. Sodium presents some degree of enrichment in more
evolved stars that could be attributed to the NeNa cycle. As expected, the
barium stars show overabundance of the elements created by the s-process. By
measuring the mean heavy-element abundance pattern as given by the ratio
[s/Fe], we found that the barium stars present several degrees of enrichment.
We also obtained the [hs/ls] ratio by measuring the photospheric abundances of
the Ba-peak and the Zr-peak elements. Our results indicated that the [s/Fe] and
the [hs/ls] ratios are strongly anti-correlated with the metallicity. Our
kinematical analysis showed that 90% of the barium stars belong to the thin
disk population. Based on their luminosities, none of the barium stars are
luminous enough to be an AGB star, nor to become self-enriched in the s-process
elements. Finally, we determined that the barium stars also follow an
age-metallicity relation.Comment: 30 pages, 26 figures, 18 tables, accepted for publication in MNRA
Spin-1 Particles with Light-Front Approach
For the vector sector, i.e, mesons with spin-1, the electromagnetic form
factors and anothers observables are calculated with the light-front approach.
However, the light-front quantum field theory have some problems, for example,
the rotational symmetry breaking. We solve that problem added the zero modes
contribuition to the matrix elements of the electromagnetic current, besides
the valence contribuition. We found that among the four independent matrix
elements of the plus component in the light-front helicity basis only the one carries zero mode contributions.Comment: 5 pages. 3 Figures, use latex and EPJ styl
Seismic assessment of Christchurch Catholic Basilica
The paper presents a numerical study on the seismic assessment of the Christchurch Catholic Basilica. The Basilica, also known as Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramento, is located in Christchurch, New Zealand and is listed as category I heritage – International or National significance.
The four strong earthquakes events (September 2010 to June 2011) led to a progressive damage and
to local collapses. A seismic analysis was carried to study its structural behavior. The seismic assessment involved the preparation and calibration of a three - dimensional numerical model based on the Finite Element Method. The dynamic behavior of the Cathedral was evaluated through pushover analyses with distribution of forces proportional to its mass in each direction.
The capacity curves allowed collecting the damage patterns, the most vulnerable elements and the maximum load capacity.
Taking in to account this information, a comparison between the numerical and real behavior was carried out and an acceptable correlation was obtained
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