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Radiative transfer theory for polarimetric remote sensing of pine forest
The radiative transfer theory is applied to interpret polarimetric radar backscatter from pine forest with clustered vegetation structures. To take into account the clustered structures with the radiative transfer theory, the scattering function of each cluster is calculated by incorporating the phase interference of scattered fields from each component. Subsequently, the resulting phase matrix is used in the radiative transfer equations to evaluate the polarimetric backscattering coefficients from random medium layers embedded with vegetation clusters. Upon including the multi-scale structures, namely, trunks, primary and secondary branches, as well as needles, we interpret and simulate the polarimetric radar responses from pine forest for different frequencies and looking angles. The preliminary results are shown to be in good agreement with the measured backscattering coefficients at the Landes maritime pine forest during the MAESTRO-1 experiment
Analysis of one- and two-particle spectra at RHIC based on a hydrodynamical model
We calculate the one-particle hadronic spectra and correlation functions of
pions based on a hydrodynamical model. Parameters in the model are so chosen
that the one-particle spectra reproduce experimental results of
GeV Au+Au collisions at RHIC. Based on the numerical solution,
we discuss the space-time evolution of the fluid. Two-pion correlation
functions are also discussed. Our numerical solution suggests the formation of
the quark-gluon plasma with large volume and low net baryon density.Comment: LaTeX, 4pages, 4 figures. To appear in the proceedings of Fourth
International Conference on Physics and Astrophysics of Quark-Gluon Plasma
(ICPAQGP-2001), Nov 26-30, 2001, Jaipur, Indi
Dynamical evolution of the mass function and radial profile of the Galactic globular cluster system
Evolution of the mass function (MF) and radial distribution (RD) of the
Galactic globular cluster (GC) system is calculated using an advanced and a
realistic Fokker-Planck (FP) model that considers dynamical friction,
disc/bulge shocks and eccentric cluster orbits. We perform hundreds of FP
calculations with different initial cluster conditions, and then search a
wide-parameter space for the best-fitting initial GC MF and RD that evolves
into the observed present-day Galactic GC MF and RD. By allowing both MF and RD
of the initial GC system to vary, which is attempted for the first time in the
present Letter, we find that our best-fitting models have a higher peak mass
for a lognormal initial MF and a higher cut-off mass for a power-law initial MF
than previous estimates, but our initial total masses in GCs, M_{T,i} =
1.5-1.8x10^8 Msun, are comparable to previous results. Significant findings
include that our best-fitting lognormal MF shifts downward by 0.35 dex during
the period of 13 Gyr, and that our power-law initial MF models well-fit the
observed MF and RD only when the initial MF is truncated at >~10^5 Msun. We
also find that our results are insensitive to the initial distribution of orbit
eccentricity and inclination, but are rather sensitive to the initial
concentration of the clusters and to how the initial tidal radius is defined.
If the clusters are assumed to be formed at the apocentre while filling the
tidal radius there, M_{T,i} can be as high as 6.9x10^8 Msun, which amounts to
~75 per cent of the current mass in the stellar halo.Comment: To appear in May 2008 issue of MNRAS, 386, L6
Time-domain Brillouin Scattering as a Local Temperature Probe in Liquids
We present results of time-domain Brillouin scattering (TDBS) to determine
the local temperature of liquids in contact to an optical transducer. TDBS is
based on an ultrafast pump-probe technique to determine the light scattering
frequency shift caused by the propagation of coherent acoustic waves in a
sample. Since the temperature influences the Brillouin scattering frequency
shift, the TDBS signal probes the local temperature of the liquid. Results for
the extracted Brillouin scattering frequencies recorded at different liquid
temperatures and at different laser powers - i.e. different steady state
background temperatures- are shown to demonstrate the usefulness of TDBS as a
temperature probe. This TDBS experimental scheme is a first step towards the
investigation of ultrathin liquids measured by GHz ultrasonic probing.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1702.0107
Application of theoretical models to active and passive remote sensing of saline ice
The random medium model is used to interpret the polarimetric active and passive measurements of saline ice. The ice layer is described as a host ice medium embedded with randomly distributed inhomogeneities, and the underlying sea water is considered as a homogeneous half-space. The scatterers in the ice layer are modeled with an ellipsoidal correlation function. The orientation of the scatterers is vertically aligned and azimuthally random. The strong permittivity fluctuation theory is employed to calculate the effective permittivity and the distorted Born approximation is used to obtain the polarimetric scattering coefficients. We also calculate the thermal emissions based on the reciprocity and energy conservation principles. The effects of the random roughness at the air-ice, and ice-water interfaces are accounted for by adding the surface scattering to the volume scattering return incoherently. The above theoretical model, which has been successfully applied to analyze the radar backscatter data of the first-year sea ice near Point Barrow, AK, is used to interpret the measurements performed in the CRRELEX program
Quantum reflection of atoms from a solid surface at normal incidence
We observed quantum reflection of ultracold atoms from the attractive
potential of a solid surface. Extremely dilute Bose-Einstein condensates of
^{23}Na, with peak density 10^{11}-10^{12}atoms/cm^3, confined in a weak
gravito-magnetic trap were normally incident on a silicon surface. Reflection
probabilities of up to 20 % were observed for incident velocities of 1-8 mm/s.
The velocity dependence agrees qualitatively with the prediction for quantum
reflection from the attractive Casimir-Polder potential. Atoms confined in a
harmonic trap divided in half by a solid surface exhibited extended lifetime
due to quantum reflection from the surface, implying a reflection probability
above 50 %.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett. (December 2004)5 pages, 4 figure
Bulk and surface-sensitive high-resolution photoemission study of Mott-Hubbard systems SrVO and CaVO
We study the electronic structure of Mott-Hubbard systems SrVO and
CaVO with bulk and surface-sensitive high-resolution photoemission
spectroscopy (PES), using a VUV laser, synchrotron radiation and a discharge
lamp ( = 7 - 21 eV). A systematic suppression of the density of states
(DOS) within 0.2 eV of the Fermi level () is found on decreasing
photon energy i.e. on increasing bulk sensitivity. The coherent band in
SrVO and CaVO is shown to consist of surface and bulk derived
features, separated in energy. The stronger distortion on surface of CaVO
compared to SrVO leads to higher surface metallicity in the coherent DOS
at , consistent with recent theory.Comment: 4 pages 5 figures (including 2 auxiliary figures); A complete
analysis of the spectra based on the surface and bulk analysis shows in
auxiliary figures Fig. A1 and A
Doping-dependence of nodal quasiparticle properties in high- cuprates studied by laser-excited angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
We investigate the doping dependent low energy, low temperature ( = 5 K)
properties of nodal quasiparticles in the d-wave superconductor
BiSrCaCuO (Bi2212). By utilizing ultrahigh
resolution laser-excited angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we obtain
precise band dispersions near , mean free paths and scattering rates
() of quasiparticles. For optimally and overdoped, we obtain very sharp
quasiparticle peaks of 8 meV and 6 meV full-width at half-maximum,
respectively, in accord with terahertz conductivity. For all doping levels, we
find the energy-dependence of , while () shows a monotonic increase from overdoping to underdoping. The doping
dependence suggests the role of electronic inhomogeneity on the nodal
quasiparticle scattering at low temperature (5 K \lsim 0.07T_{\rm c}),
pronounced in the underdoped region
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