39 research outputs found
The Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture 2011. Artefacts, art and artifice: reconsidering iconographic sources for archaeological objects in early modern Europe
A first systematic analysis of historic domestic material culture depicted in contemporaneous Western painting and prints, c.1400-1800. Drawing on an extensive data set, the paper proposes to methodologies and hermeneutics for historical analysis and archaeological correspondence
A complex geo-scientific strategy for landslide hazard mitigation ? from airborne mapping to ground monitoring
International audienceAfter a large landslide event in Sibratsgfäll/Austria several exploration methods were evaluated on their applicability to investigate and monitor landslide areas. The resulting optimised strategy consists of the combined application of airborne electromagnetics, ground geoelectrical measurements and geoelectrical monitoring combined with hydrological and geological mapping and geotechnical modelling. Interdisciplinary communication and discussion was the primary key to assess this complicated hazard situation
Non-parametric modeling of the intra-cluster gas using APEX-SZ bolometer imaging data
We demonstrate the usability of mm-wavelength imaging data obtained from the
APEX-SZ bolometer array to derive the radial temperature profile of the hot
intra-cluster gas out to radius r_500 and beyond. The goal is to study the
physical properties of the intra-cluster gas by using a non-parametric
de-projection method that is, aside from the assumption of spherical symmetry,
free from modeling bias. We use publicly available X-ray imaging data from the
XMM-Newton observatory and our Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect (SZE) imaging data
from the APEX-SZ experiment at 150 GHz to de-project the density and
temperature profiles for the relaxed cluster Abell 2204. We derive the gas
density, temperature and entropy profiles assuming spherical symmetry, and
obtain the total mass profile under the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium.
For comparison with X-ray spectroscopic temperature models, a re-analysis of
the recent Chandra observation is done with the latest calibration updates.
Using the non-parametric modeling we demonstrate a decrease of gas temperature
in the cluster outskirts, and also measure the gas entropy profile. These
results are obtained for the first time independently of X-ray spectroscopy,
using SZE and X-ray imaging data. The contribution of the SZE systematic
uncertainties in measuring T_e at large radii is shown to be small compared to
the Chandra systematic spectroscopic errors. The upper limit on M_200 derived
from the non-parametric method is consistent with the NFW model prediction from
weak lensing analysis.Comment: Replaced with the published version; A&A 519, A29 (2010
Birth and fate of hot-Neptune planets
This paper presents a consistent description of the formation and the
subsequent evolution of gaseous planets, with special attention to
short-period, low-mass hot-Neptune planets characteristic of Ara-like
systems. We show that core accretion including migration and disk evolution and
subsequent evolution taking into account irradiation and evaporation provide a
viable formation mechanism for this type of strongly irradiated light planets.
At an orbital distance 0.1 AU, this revised core accretion model
leads to the formation of planets with total masses ranging from 14
\mearth (0.044 \mjup) to 400 \mearth (1.25 \mjup). The newly
born planets have a dense core of 6 \mearth, independent of the total
mass, and heavy element enrichments in the envelope, , varying from 10% to 80% from the largest to the smallest planets. We examine
the dependence of the evolution of the born planet on the evaporation rate due
to the incident XUV stellar flux. In order to reach a Ara-like mass
( 14 \mearth) after 1 Gyr, the initial planet mass must range
from 166 \mearth ( 0.52 \mjup) to about 20 \mearth, for evaporation
rates varying by 2 orders of magnitude, corresponding to 90% to 20% mass loss
during evolution. The presence of a core and heavy elements in the envelope
affects appreciably the structure and the evolution of the planet and yields
difference in radius compared to coreless objects of solar
composition for Saturn-mass planets. These combinations of evaporation rates
and internal compositions translate into different detection probabilities, and
thus different statistical distributions for hot-Neptunes and hot-Jupiters.Comment: 4 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysic
Strain partitioning due to salt: insights from interpretation of a 3D seismic data set in the NW German Basin
An Experimental Comparison of Robust Control Algorithms On a Direct Drive Manipulator
In this paper we present an experimental comparison of recent passivity based robust control algorithms on a two link direct drive robot arm. The manipulator is actuated with high torque brushless DC motors and is controlled by a DSP development system interfaced to a PC486 workstation. Four algorithms are compared with respect to ease of design, implementation, and performance of the closed loop systems. 1 Introduction In this paper we summarize the results of a systematic comparison of passivity based robust control algorithms on the two--link direct drive robot manipulator shown below in Figure (1). Four algorithms are compared with respect to ease of design, implementation, and performance of the closed--loop system. The reader is referred to the report [5] for the complete study, which also includes data for additional algorithms beyond those presented here. The manipulator used in the study, known as D2R2, was constructed with Compumotor Model DM1015-B brushless DC motors, contr..
Geotechnische Erkundung und Standsicherheitskriterien Bergwerk Gorleben. Teilprojekt 1 Abschlussbericht
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