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Detection of FeO towards SgrB2
We have observed the J=5-4 ground state transition of FeO at a frequency of
153 GHz towards a selection of galactic sources.
Towards the galactic center source SgrB2, we see weak absorption at
approximately the velocity of other features towards this source (62 km
s LSR).
Towards other sources, the results were negative as they were also for
MgOH(3-2) and FeC(6-5). We tentatively conclude that the absorption seen toward
SgrB2 is due to FeO in the hot ( 500 K) relatively low density absorbing
gas known to be present in this line of sight.
This is the first (albeit tentative) detection of FeO or any iron--containing
molecule in the interstellar gas. Assuming the observed absorption to be due to
FeO, we estimate [FeO]/[SiO] to be of order or less than 0.002 and
[FeO]/[H] of order . This is compatible with our negative
results in other sources.
Our results suggest that the iron liberated from grains in the shocks
associated with SgrB2 remains atomic and is not processed into molecular form.Comment: 1 postscrit figure,10 page
Interactions between unidirectional quantized vortex rings
We have used the vortex filament method to numerically investigate the
interactions between pairs of quantized vortex rings that are initially
traveling in the same direction but with their axes offset by a variable impact
parameter. The interaction of two circular rings of comparable radii produce
outcomes that can be categorized into four regimes, dependent only on the
impact parameter; the two rings can either miss each other on the inside or
outside, or they can reconnect leading to final states consisting of either one
or two deformed rings. The fraction of of energy went into ring deformations
and the transverse component of velocity of the rings are analyzed for each
regime. We find that rings of very similar radius only reconnect for a very
narrow range of the impact parameter, much smaller than would be expected from
geometrical cross-section alone. In contrast, when the radii of the rings are
very different, the range of impact parameters producing a reconnection is
close to the geometrical value. A second type of interaction considered is the
collision of circular rings with a highly deformed ring. This type of
interaction appears to be a productive mechanism for creating small vortex
rings. The simulations are discussed in the context of experiments on colliding
vortex rings and quantum turbulence in superfluid helium in the zero
temperature limit
Carbon recombination lines in the Orion Bar
We have carried out VLA D-array observations of the C91alpha carbon
recombination line as well as Effelsberg 100-m observations of the C65alpha
line in a 5 arcmin square region centered between the Bar and the Trapezium
stars in the Orion Nebula with spatial resolutions of 10 arcsec and 40 arcsec,
respectively. The results show the ionized carbon in the PDR associated with
the Orion Bar to be in a thin, clumpy layer sandwiched between the ionization
front and the molecular gas. From the observed line widths we get an upper
limit on the temperature in the C+ layer of 1500 K and from the line intensity
a hydrogen density between 5 10^4 and 2.5 10^5 cm-3 for a homogeneous medium.
The observed carbon level population is not consistent with predictions of
hydrogenic recombination theory but could be explained by dielectronic
recombination. The layer of ionized carbon seen in C91alpha is found to be
essentially coincident with emission in the v=1-0 S(1) line of vibrationally
excited molecular hydrogen. This is surprising in the light of current PDR
models and some possible explanations of the discrepancy are discussed.Comment: 9 pages, 3 Postscript figures, uses aaspp4 and psfig, To Appear in
ApJ Letters (accepted Jul. 24, 1997
Turbulent Vortex Flow Responses at the AB Interface in Rotating Superfluid 3He-B
In a rotating two-phase sample of 3He-B and magnetic-field stabilized 3He-A
the large difference in mutual friction dissipation at 0.20 Tc gives rise to
unusual vortex flow responses. We use noninvasive NMR techniques to monitor
spin down and spin up of the B-phase superfluid component to a sudden change in
the rotation velocity. Compared to measurements at low field with no A-phase,
where these responses are laminar in cylindrically symmetric flow, spin down
with vortices extending across the AB interface is found to be faster,
indicating enhanced dissipation from turbulence. Spin up in turn is slower,
owing to rapid annihilation of remanent vortices before the rotation increase.
As confirmed by both our NMR signal analysis and vortex filament calculations,
these observations are explained by the additional force acting on the B-phase
vortex ends at the AB interface.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Non-continuous and variable rate processes: Optimisation for energy use
The need to develop new and improved ways of reducing energy use and increasing energy intensity in industrial processes is currently a major issue in New Zealand. Little attention has been given to optimisation of non-continuous processes in the past, due to their complexity, yet they remain an essential and often energy intensive component of many industrial sites. Novel models based on pinch analysis that aid in minimising utility usage have been constructed here through the adaptation of proven continuous techniques. The knowledge has been integrated into a user friendly software package, and allows the optimisation of processes under variable operating rates and batch conditions. An example problem demonstrates the improvements in energy use that can be gained when using these techniques to analyse non-continuous data. A comparison with results achieved using a pseudo-continuous method show that the method described can provide simultaneous reductions in capital and operating costs
Encoding a qubit into multilevel subspaces
We present a formalism for encoding the logical basis of a qubit into
subspaces of multiple physical levels. The need for this multilevel encoding
arises naturally in situations where the speed of quantum operations exceeds
the limits imposed by the addressability of individual energy levels of the
qubit physical system. A basic feature of the multilevel encoding formalism is
the logical equivalence of different physical states and correspondingly, of
different physical transformations. This logical equivalence is a source of a
significant flexibility in designing logical operations, while the multilevel
structure inherently accommodates fast and intense broadband controls thereby
facilitating faster quantum operations. Another important practical advantage
of multilevel encoding is the ability to maintain full quantum-computational
fidelity in the presence of mixing and decoherence within encoding subspaces.
The formalism is developed in detail for single-qubit operations and
generalized for multiple qubits. As an illustrative example, we perform a
simulation of closed-loop optimal control of single-qubit operations for a
model multilevel system, and subsequently apply these operations at finite
temperatures to investigate the effect of decoherence on operational fidelity.Comment: IOPart LaTeX, 2 figures, 31 pages; addition of a numerical simulatio
Simplified Quantum Process Tomography
We propose and evaluate experimentally an approach to quantum process
tomography that completely removes the scaling problem plaguing the standard
approach. The key to this simplification is the incorporation of prior
knowledge of the class of physical interactions involved in generating the
dynamics, which reduces the problem to one of parameter estimation. This allows
part of the problem to be tackled using efficient convex methods, which, when
coupled with a constraint on some parameters allows globally optimal estimates
for the Kraus operators to be determined from experimental data. Parameterising
the maps provides further advantages: it allows the incorporation of mixed
states of the environment as well as some initial correlation between the
system and environment, both of which are common physical situations following
excitation of the system away from thermal equilibrium. Although the approach
is not universal, in cases where it is valid it returns a complete set of
positive maps for the dynamical evolution of a quantum system at all times.Comment: Added references to interesting related work by Bendersky et a
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