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Modulation of Circumstellar Extinction in a Young Binary System with a Low-Mass Companion in a Noncoplanar Orbit
The cyclic activity model of a young star with the low-mass secondary
component (q = M2/M1 <= 0.1) accreting a matter from circumbinary disk is
considered. It is assumed that the orbit is circular and the disk and orbital
planes are non-coplanar. Sets of hydrodynamics models of such a system have
been calculated by the SPH method and then the variations of the circumstellar
extinction and phase light curves were determined. The calculations showed that
depending on the model parameters and orientation of the system in regards to
an observer the different in shape and amplitude light curves can be observed.
An important property of the considered models is also the dependence of the
mass accretion rate onto the components on the phase of the orbital period. The
results of the calculation can be used for analysis of the cyclic activity of
UX Ori stars and young stars with the long-lasting eclipses.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figure
Brightness Oscillations in Models of Young Binary Systems with Low-Mass Secondary Components
We consider a model for the cyclic brightness variations of a young star with
a low-mass companion that accretes matter from the remnants of a protostellar
cloud. At small inclinations of the binary orbit to the line of sight, the
streams of matter and the density waves excited in the circumbinary disk can
screen the primary component of the binary from the observer. To study these
phenomena, we have computed grids of hydrodynamic models for binary systems by
the SPH method based on which we have constructed the phase light curves as a
function of the rotation angle of the apsidal line relative to the observer.
The model parameters were varied within the following ranges: the component
mass ratio q = 0.01-0.1 and the eccentricity e = 0-0.5. We adopted optical
grain characteristics typical of circumstellar dust. Our computations have
shown that the brightness oscillations with orbital phase can have a complex
structure. The amplitudes and shapes of the light curves depend strongly on the
inclination of the binary orbit and its orientation relative to the observer
and on the accretion rate. The results of our computations are used to analyze
the cyclic activity of UX Ori stars.Comment: 13 pages,8 figures, 1 tabl
Estimating the Dark Halo Mass from the Relative Thickness of Stellar Disks
We analyze the relationship between the mass of a spherical component and the
minimum possible thickness of stable stellar disks. This relationship for real
galaxies allows the lower limit on the dark halo mass to be estimated (the
thinner the stable stellar disk is, the more massive the dark halo must be). In
our analysis, we use both theoretical relations and numerical N-body
simulations of the dynamical evolution of thin disks in the presence of
spherical components with different density profiles and different masses. We
conclude that the theoretical relationship between the thickness of disk
galaxies and the mass of their spherical components is a lower envelope for the
model data points. We recommend using this theoretical relationship to estimate
the lower limit for the dark halo mass in galaxies. The estimate obtained turns
out to be weak. Even for the thinnest galaxies, the dark halo mass within four
exponential disk scale lengths must be more than one stellar disk mass.Comment: 20 pages including 6 figures. To be published in Astronomy Letters
(v. 32, No. 10, pp. 649-660, 2006
37 GHz observations of narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies
Observations at 37 GHz, performed at Mets\"ahovi Radio Observatory, are
presented for a sample of 78 radio-loud and radio-quiet narrow-line Seyfert 1
(NLS1) galaxies, together with additional lower and higher frequency radio data
from RATAN-600, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, and the Planck satellite. Most
of the data have been gathered between February 2012 and April 2015 but for
some sources even longer lightcurves exist. The detection rate at 37 GHz is
around 19%, comparable to other populations of active galactic nuclei presumed
to be faint at radio frequencies, such as BL Lac objects. Variability and
spectral indices are determined for sources with enough detections. Based on
the radio data, many NLS1 galaxies show a blazar-like radio spectra exhibiting
significant variability. The spectra at a given time are often inverted or
convex. The source of the high-frequency radio emission in NLS1 galaxies,
detected at 37 GHz, is most probably a relativistic jet rather than star
formation. Jets in NLS1 galaxies are therefore expected to be a much more
common phenomenon than earlier assumed.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&A. Table of 37 GHz data will be
available at the CDS soo
Bimodal Brightness Oscillations in Models of Young Binary Systems
We consider a model for the cyclic activity of young binary stars that
accrete matter from the remnants of a protostellar cloud. If the orbit of such
a binary system is inclined at a small angle to the line of sight, then the
streams of matter and the density waves excited in the circumbinary disk can
screen the primary component of the binary from the observer. To study these
phenomena by the SPH (smoothed particle hydrodynamics) method, we have computed
grids of hydrodynamic models for binary systems based on which we have
constructed the light curves as a function of the orbital phase.The main
emphasis is on investigating the properties of the brightness oscillations.
Therefore, the model parameters were varied within the following ranges: the
component mass ratio q = M2 : M1 = 0.2 - 0.5 and the eccentricity e = 0 - 0.7.
The parameter that defined the binary viscosity was also varied. We adopted
optical grain characteristics typical of circumstellar dust. Our computations
have shown that bimodal oscillations are excited in binaries with eccentric
orbits, provided that the binary components do not differ too much in mass. In
this case, the ratios of the periods and amplitudes of the bimodal oscillations
and their shape depend strongly on the inclination of the binary plane and its
orientation relative to the observer. Our analysis shows that the computed
light curves can be used in interpreting the cyclic activity of UX Ori stars.Comment: 14 pages, 5 figures, 1 tabl
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Implanted Reuptake-deficient or Wild-type Dopaminergic Neurons Improve ON L-dopa Dyskinesias Without OFF-dyskinesias in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease
OFF-L-dopa dyskinesias have been a surprising side-effect of intrastriatal foetal ventral mesencephalic transplantation in patients with Parkinson's disease. It has been proposed that excessive and unregulated dopaminergic stimulation of host post-synaptic striatal neurons by the grafts could be responsible for these dyskinesias. To address this issue we transplanted foetal dopaminergic neurons from mice lacking the dopamine transporter (DATKO) or from wild-type mice, into a rat model of Parkinson's disease and L-dopa-induced dyskinesias. Both wild-type and DATKO grafts reinnervated the host striatum to a similar extent, but DATKO grafts produced a greater and more diffuse increase in extra-cellular striatal dopamine levels. Interestingly, grafts containing wild-type dopaminergic neurons improved parkinsonian signs to a similar extent as DATKO grafts, but provided a more complete reduction of L-dopa induced dyskinesias. Neither DATKO nor wild-type grafts induced OFF-L-dopa dyskinesias. Behavioural and receptor autoradiography analyses demonstrated that DATKO grafts induced a greater normalization of striatal dopaminergic receptor supersensitivity than wild-type grafts. Both graft types induced a similar downregulation and normalization of PEnk and fosb/Δfosb in striatal neurons. In summary, DATKO grafts causing high and diffuse extra-cellular dompamine levels do not per se alter graft-induced recovery or produce OFF-L-dopa dyskinesias. Wild-type dopaminergic neurons appear to be the most effective neuronal type to restore function and reduce L-dopa-induced dyskinesias
Dopamine D_2-receptor activation elicits akinesia, rigidity, catalepsy, and tremor in mice expressing hypersensitive 4 nicotinic receptors via a cholinergic-dependent mechanism
Recent studies suggest that high-affinity neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) containing α4 and β2 subunits (α4β2*) functionally interact with G-protein-coupled dopamine (DA) D_2 receptors in basal ganglia. We hypothesized that if a functional interaction between these receptors exists, then mice expressing an M2 point mutation (Leu9'Ala) rendering 4 nAChRs hypersensitive to ACh may exhibit altered sensitivity to a D_2-receptor agonist. When challenged with the D_(2)R agonist, quinpirole (0.5–10 mg/kg), Leu9'Ala mice, but not wild-type (WT) littermates, developed severe, reversible motor impairment characterized by rigidity, catalepsy, akinesia, and tremor. While striatal DA tissue content, baseline release, and quinpirole-induced DA depletion did not differ between Leu9'Ala and WT mice, quinpirole dramatically increased activity of cholinergic striatal interneurons only in mutant animals, as measured by increased c-Fos expression in choline acetyltransferase (ChAT)-positive interneurons. Highlighting the importance of the cholinergic system in this mouse model, inhibiting the effects of ACh by blocking muscarinic receptors, or by selectively activating hypersensitive nAChRs with nicotine, rescued motor symptoms. This novel mouse model mimics the imbalance between striatal DA/ACh function associated with severe motor impairment in disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, and the data suggest that a D_(2)R–α4*-nAChR functional interaction regulates cholinergic interneuron activity.—Zhao-Shea, R., Cohen, B. N., Just, H., McClure-Begley, T., Whiteaker, P., Grady, S. R., Salminen, O., Gardner, P. D., Lester, H. A., Tapper, A. R. Dopamine D2-receptor activation elicits akinesia, rigidity, catalepsy, and tremor in mice expressing hypersensitive α4 nicotinic receptors via a cholinergic-dependent mechanism
The Polar Stellar Ring and Dark Halo of NGC 5907
Numerical simulations of the disruption of a dwarf companion moving in the
polar plane of a massive galaxy are presented. The constructed model is
compared with observational data on the recently discovered
low-surface-brightness stellar ring around galaxy NGC 5907. Constraints on the
ring lifetime (<=1.5 gyr after the first approach of the galaxies), on the
structure of companion -- the ring presecursor, and on mass of dark halo of the
main galaxy in whose gravitational field the companion moves are provided. The
dark halo mass within 50 kpc of NGC 5907 center cannot exceed 3 or 4 "visible"
masses.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, article published in Astronomy Letters, Vol.26,
No.5, 2000, pp277-28
Mixed Morphology Pairs as a Breeding Ground for Active Nuclei
Mixed morphology pairs offer a simplification of the interaction equation
that involves a gas-rich fast rotator paired with a gas-poor slow rotator. In
past low resolution IRAS studies it was assumed that the bulk of the far
infrared emission originated in the spiral component. However our ISO studies
revealed a surprising number of early-type components with significant IR
emission some of which turned out to show active nuclei. This motivated us to
look at the current statistics of active nuclei in mixed pairs using the
FIR-radio continuum correlation as a diagnostic. We find a clear excess of
early-type components with radio continuum emission and an active nucleus. We
suggest that they arise more often in mixed pairs via cross fueling of gas from
the spiral companion. This fuel is more efficiently channeled into the nucleus
of the slow rotating receptor. In a sample of 112 mixed-morphology pairs from
the Karachentsev catalog we find that about 25-30% of detected mixed pairs show
a displacement from the radio-FIR relation defined by normal star forming
galaxies. The latter objects show excess radio continuum emission while others
extend the relation to unusually high radio and FIR flux levels. Many of the
outliers/extreme emitters involve an early-type component with an active
nucleus. The paired E/S0 galaxies in the sample exhibit a significant excess
detection fraction and a marginal excess luminosity distribution compared to
isolated unpaired E/S0 galaxies.Comment: 3 figure
Reconstruction of sub-threshold events of cosmic-ray radio detectors using an autoencoder
Radio detection of air showers produced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays is a cost-effective technique for the next generation of sparse arrays. The performance of this technique strongly depends on the environmental background, which has different constituents, namely anthropogenic radio frequency interferences, synchrotron galactic radiation and others. These components have recognizable features, which can help for background suppression. A powerful method for handling this is the application of convolution neural networks with a specific architecture called autoencoder. By suppressing unwanted signatures, the autoencoder keeps the signal-like ones. We have successfully developed and trained an autoencoder, which is now applied to the data from Tunka-Rex. We show the procedures of the training and optimization of the network including benchmarks of different architectures. Using the autoencoder, we improved the standard analysis of Tunka-Rex in order to lower the threshold of the detection. This enables the reconstructing of sub-threshold events with energies lower than 0.1 EeV with satisfactory angular and energy resolutions
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