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Absolute dimensions of the unevolved F-type eclipsing binary BT Vulpeculae
We report extensive differential V-band photometry and high-resolution
spectroscopy for the 1.14 day, detached, double-lined eclipsing binary BT Vul
(F0+F7). Our radial-velocity monitoring and light curve analysis lead to
absolute masses and radii of M1 = 1.5439 +/- 0.0098 MSun and R1 = 1.536 +/-
0.018 RSun for the primary, and M2 = 1.2196 +/- 0.0080 MSun and R2 = 1.151 +/-
0.029 RSun for the secondary. The effective temperatures are 7270 +/- 150 K and
6260 +/- 180 K, respectively. Both stars are rapid rotators, and the orbit is
circular. A comparison with stellar evolution models from the MIST series shows
excellent agreement with these determinations, for a composition of [Fe/H] =
+0.08 and an age of 350 Myr. The two components of BT Vul are very near the
zero-age main sequence.Comment: 9 pages in emulateapj format, including tables and figures. Accepted
for publication in The Astrophysical Journa
Absolute dimensions of the early F-type eclipsing binary V506 Ophiuchi
We report extensive differential V-band photometry and high-resolution
spectroscopic observations of the early F-type, 1.06-day detached eclipsing
binary V506 Oph. The observations along with times of minimum light from the
literature are used to derive a very precise ephemeris and the physical
properties for the components, with the absolute masses and radii being
determined to 0.7% or better. The masses are 1.4153 +/- 0.0100 M(Sun) and
1.4023 +/- 0.0094 M(sun) for the primary and secondary, the radii are 1.725 +/-
0.010 R(Sun) and 1.692 +/- 0.012 R(Sun), and the effective temperatures 6840
+/- 150 K and 6780 +/- 110 K, respectively. The orbit is circular and the stars
are rotating synchronously. The accuracy of the radii and temperatures is
supported by the resulting distance estimate of 564 +/- 30 pc, in excellent
agreement with the value implied by the trigonometric parallax listed in the
Gaia/DR2 catalog. Current stellar evolution models from the MIST series for a
composition of [Fe/H] = -0.04 match the properties of both stars in V506 Oph
very well at an age of 1.83 Gyr, and indicate they are halfway through their
core hydrogen-burning phase.Comment: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, 8 pages in
emulateapj format including figures and tables. Tables 3, 5, and 6 available
only electronically from the Journa
The relativistic Iron K-alpha line from an accretion disc onto a static non-baryonic compact object
This paper continues the study of the properties of an accretion disc
rotating around a non-baryonic (assumed super-massive) compact object. This
kind of objects, generically known as boson stars, were earlier proposed as a
possible alternative scenario to the existence of super-masive black holes in
the center of every galaxy. A dilute boson star has also been proposed as a
large part of the non-baryonic dark matter, flattening galactic rotational
velocities curves. In this contribution, we compute the profile of the emission
lines of Iron; its shape has been for long known as a useful diagnosis of the
space-time geometry. We compare with the case of a Schwarzschild black hole,
concluding that the differences are observationally distinguishable.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figure
The quadruple-lined, doubly-eclipsing system V482 Persei
We report spectroscopic and differential photometric observations of the
A-type system V482 Per that reveal it to be a rare hierarchical quadruple
system containing two eclipsing binaries. One has the previously known orbital
period of 2.4 days and a circular orbit, and the other a period of 6 days, a
slightly eccentric orbit (e = 0.11), and shallow eclipses only 2.3% deep. The
two binaries revolve around their common center of mass in a highly elongated
orbit (e = 0.85) with a period of 16.67 yr. Radial velocities are measured for
all components from our quadruple-lined spectra, and are combined with the
light curves and with measurements of times of minimum light for the 2.4 day
binary to solve for the elements of the inner and outer orbits simultaneously.
The line-of-sight inclination angles of the three orbits are similar,
suggesting they may be close to coplanar. The available observations appear to
indicate that the 6 day binary experiences significant retrograde apsidal
motion in the amount of about 60 degrees per century. We derive absolute masses
for the four stars good to better than 1.5%, along with radii with formal
errors of 1.1% and 3.5% for the 2.4 day binary and about 9% for the 6 day
binary. A comparison of these and other physical properties with current
stellar evolution models gives excellent agreement for a metallicity of [Fe/H]
= -0.15 and an age of 360 Myr.Comment: 15 pages in emulateapj format, including figures and tables. Accepted
for publication in The Astrophysical Journa
Validation of purdue engineering shape benchmark clusters by crowdsourcing
The effective organization of CAD data archives is central to PLM and consequently content based retrieval of 2D drawings and 3D models is often seen as a "holy grail" for the industry. Given this context, it is not surprising that the vision of a "Google for shape", which enables engineers to search databases of 3D models for components similar in shape to a query part, has motivated numerous researchers to investigate algorithms for computing geometric similarity. Measuring the effectiveness of the many approaches proposed has in turn lead to the creation of benchmark datasets against which researchers can compare the performance of their search engines. However to be useful the datasets used to measure the effectiveness of 3D retrieval algorithms must not only define a collection of models, but also provide a canonical specification of their relative similarity. Because the objective of shape retrieval algorithms is (typically) to retrieve groups of objects that humans perceive as "similar" these benchmark similarity relationships have (by definition) to be manually determined through inspection
Long-term storage and ageâbiased export of fluvial organic carbon: field evidence from West Iceland
Terrestrial organic carbon (OC) plays an important role in the carbon cycle, but questions remain regarding the controls and timescale(s) over which atmospheric COâ remains sequestered as particulate OC (POC). Motivated by observations that terrestrial POC is physically stored within soils and other shallow sedimentary deposits, we examined the role that sediment storage plays in the terrestrial OC cycle. Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that sediment storage impacts the age of terrestrial POC. We focused on the Efri HaukadalsĂĄ River catchment in Iceland as it lacks ancient sedimentary bedrock that would otherwise bias radiocarbonâbased determinations of POC storage duration by supplying preâaged âpetrogenicâ POC.
Our radiocarbon measurements of riverine suspended sediments and deposits implicated millennialâscale storage times. Comparison between the sample types (suspended and deposits) suggested an age offset between transported (suspended sediments) and stored (deposits) POC at the time of sampling, which is predicted by theory for the sediment age distribution in floodplains. We also observed that POC in suspended sediments is younger than the predicted mean storage duration generated from independent geomorphological data, which suggested an additional role for OC cycling. Consistent with this, we observed interparticle heterogeneity in the composition of POC by imaging our samples at the microscale using Xâray absorption spectroscopy. Specifically, we found that particles within individual samples differed in their sulfur oxidation state, which is indicative of multiple origins and/or diagenetic histories. Altogether, our results support recent coupled sediment storage and OC cycling models and indicate that the physical drivers of sediment storage are important factors controlling the cadence of carbon cycling
Modelling of compound nucleus formation in fusion of heavy nuclei
A new model that includes the time-dependent dynamics of the single-particle
(s.p.) motion in conjunction with the macroscopic evolution of the system is
proposed for describing the compound nucleus (CN) formation in fusion of heavy
nuclei. The diabaticity initially keeps the entrance system around its contact
configuration, but the gradual transition from the diabatic to the adiabatic
potential energy surface (PES) leads to fusion or quasifission. Direct
measurements of the probability for CN formation are crucial to discriminate
between the current models.Comment: 4 pages,2 figures,1 table, Submitted to PR
Casimir torque
We develop a formalism for the calculation of the flow of angular momentum
carried by the fluctuating electromagnetic field within a cavity bounded by two
flat anisotropic materials. By generalizing a procedure employed recently for
the calculation of the Casimir force between arbitrary materials, we obtain an
expression for the torque between anisotropic plates in terms of their
reflection amplitude matrices. We evaluate the torque in 1D for ideal and
realistic model materials.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figs, Submitted to Proc. of QFEXT'05, to appear in J.
Phys.
Five New Transits of the Super-Neptune HD 149026
We present new photometry of HD 149026 spanning five transits of its
"super-Neptune" planet. In combination with previous data, we improve upon the
determination of the planet-to-star radius ratio: R_p/R_star =
0.0491^{+0.0018}_{-0.0005}. We find the planetary radius to be 0.71 +/- 0.05
R_Jup, in accordance with previous theoretical models invoking a high metal
abundance for the planet. The limiting error is the uncertainty in the stellar
radius. Although we find agreement among four different ways of estimating the
stellar radius, the uncertainty remains at 7%. We also present a refined
transit ephemeris and a constraint on the orbital eccentricity and argument of
pericenter, e cos(omega) = -0.0014 +/- 0.0012, based on the measured interval
between primary and secondary transits.Comment: To appear in ApJ [19 pages
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