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Results from multi-frequency observations of PSR B0826-34
We report new results obtained from multi-frequency observations of PSR
B0826-34 with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). (1) We find no
evidence of weak emission during the typical long null state of this pulsar,
simultaneously at 303 and 610 MHz, as well as individually at 157, 325, 610 and
1060 MHz at separate epochs. Our limit of non-detection is at ~ 1% or better of
the peak of the active state profile, and corresponds to ~ 2 mJy at 610 MHz.
(2) Significant correlation in the total intensity of the individual pulses
between 303 and 610 MHz is reported from the simultaneous dual frequency
observations, which is indicative of the broadband nature of the emission. We
also report correlation between total energy in the main pulse and inter-pulse
region from the high sensitivity single frequency observations at 610 and 1060
MHz. (3) Though we find the drift pattern to be very similar in the
simultaneous 303 and 610 MHz data, we observe that the drift band separation
(P2) evolves significantly between these two frequencies, and in a manner
opposite to the average profile evolution. In addition, we confirm the
dependence of P2 on pulse longitude at 303 MHz and find indications for the
same at 610 MHz. We also present results for subpulse width at different
frequencies, and as well as a function of pulse longitude. (4) As a natural
out-come of the simultaneous dual frequency observations, we obtain an accurate
DM value, equal to 52.2(6) pc/cc, for this pulsar.Comment: 14 pages, 11 figures, 4 tables, Accepted for publication in MNRA
miRGator v2.0 : an integrated system for functional investigation of microRNAs
miRGator is an integrated database of microRNA (miRNA)-associated gene expression, target prediction, disease association and genomic annotation, which aims to facilitate functional investigation of miRNAs. The recent version of miRGator v2.0 contains information about (i) human miRNA expression profiles under various experimental conditions, (ii) paired expression profiles of both mRNAs and miRNAs, (iii) gene expression profiles under miRNA-perturbation (e.g. miRNA knockout and overexpression), (iv) known/predicted miRNA targets and (v) miRNA-disease associations. In total, >8000 miRNA expression profiles, âŒ300 miRNA-perturbed gene expression profiles and âŒ2000 mRNA expression profiles are compiled with manually curated annotations on disease, tissue type and perturbation. By integrating these data sets, a series of novel associations (miRNAâmiRNA, miRNAâdisease and miRNAâtarget) is extracted via shared features. For example, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) after miRNA knockout were systematically compared against miRNA targets. Likewise, differentially expressed miRNAs (DEmiRs) were compared with disease-associated miRNAs. Additionally, miRNA expression and disease-phenotype profiles revealed miRNA pairs whose expression was regulated in parallel in various experimental and disease conditions. Complex associations are readily accessible using an interactive network visualization interface. The miRGator v2.0 serves as a reference database to investigate miRNA expression and function (http://miRGator.kobic.re.kr)
Tracking pulsar dispersion measures using the GMRT
In this paper, we describe a novel experiment for the accurate estimation of
pulsar dispersion measures using the Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope. This
experiment was carried out for a sample of twelve pulsars, over a period of
more than one year (January 2001 to May 2002) with observations about once
every fortnight. At each epoch, the pulsar DMs were obtained from simultaneous
dual frequency observations, without requiring any absolute timing information.
The DM estimates were obtained from both the single pulse data streams and from
the average profiles. The accuracy of the DM estimates at each epoch is ~ 1
part in 10^4 or better, making the data set useful for many different kinds of
studies. The time series of DM shows significant variations on time scales of
weeks to months for most of the pulsars. A comparison of the mean DM values
from these data show significant deviations from catalog values (as well as
from other estimates in literature) for some of the pulsars, with PSR B1642-03
showing the most notable changes. From our analysis results it appears that
constancy of pulsar DMs (at the level of 1 in 10^3 or better) can not be taken
for granted. For PSR B2217+47, we see evidence for a large-scale DM gradient
over a one year period, which is modeled as being due to a blob of enhanced
electron density sampled by the line of sight. For some pulsars, including
pulsars with fairly simple profiles like PSR B1642-03, we find evidence for
small changes in DM values for different frequency pairs of measurement, a
result that needs to be investigated in detail. Another interesting result is
that we find significant differences in DM values obtained from average
profiles and single pulse data.Comment: 10 pages, 7 Postscript figures, to be published in MNRA
Particle-drip lines from the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory with Skyrme interaction
We calculate positions of one- and two-particle, proton and neutron drip
lines within the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory using Skyrme interaction. We
also determine an approximate -process path defined as a line where the
neutron binding energy is equal to 2~MeV. A weakening of the nuclear shell
structure at drip lines is found and interpreted as resulting from a coupling
with continuum states.Comment: 10 pages REVTEX 3.0, 3 uuencoded postscript figures included,
IFT/14/9
Long term monitoring of mode switching for PSR B0329+54
The mode switching phenomenon of PSR B0329+54 is investigated based on the
long-term monitoring from September 2003 to April 2009 made with the Urumqi 25m
radio telescope at 1540 MHz. At that frequency, the change of relative
intensity between the leading and trailing components is the predominant
feature of mode switching. The intensity ratios between the leading and
trailing components are measured for the individual profiles averaged over a
few minutes. It is found that the ratios follow normal distributions, where the
abnormal mode has a wider typical width than the normal mode, indicating that
the abnormal mode is less stable than the normal mode. Our data show that 84.9%
of the time for PSR B0329+54 was in the normal mode and 15.1% was in the
abnormal mode. From the two passages of eight-day quasi-continuous observations
in 2004, and supplemented by the daily data observed with 15 m telescope at 610
MHz at Jodrell Bank Observatory, the intrinsic distributions of mode timescales
are constrained with the Bayesian inference method. It is found that the gamma
distribution with the shape parameter slightly smaller than 1 is favored over
the normal, lognormal and Pareto distributions. The optimal scale parameters of
the gamma distribution is 31.5 minutes for the abnormal mode and 154 minutes
for the normal mode. The shape parameters have very similar values, i.e.
0.75^{+0.22}_{-0.17} for the normal mode and 0.84^{+0.28}_{-0.22} for the
abnormal mode, indicating the physical mechanisms in both modes may be the
same. No long-term modulation of the relative intensity ratios was found for
both the modes, suggesting that the mode switching was stable. The intrinsic
timescale distributions, for the first time constrained for this pulsar,
provide valuable information to understand the physics of mode switching.Comment: 31 pages,12 figures, Accepted by the Ap
Multiplicity with a Thrust Cut
We evaluate the multiplicity of hadrons in the -annihilation at a
given thrust in the modified leading-log approximation, including
corrections. The calculation is done at a large value of
by the use of the factorisation which takes place in the
one-particle-inclusive cross section at a given . At a small , a
different type of factorisation takes place, which also enable us to evaluate
the multiplicity. Two approaches are compared numerically. Measuring this
quantity near , we can determine the multiplicity ratio between a
gluon-jet and a quark-jet.Comment: OCHA-PP-32, LATEX FILE, 21
PSR B0329+54: Statistics of Substructure Discovered within the Scattering Disk on RadioAstron Baselines of up to 235,000 km
We discovered fine-scale structure within the scattering disk of PSR B0329+54
in observations with the RadioAstron ground-space radio interferometer. Here,
we describe this phenomenon, characterize it with averages and correlation
functions, and interpret it as the result of decorrelation of the
impulse-response function of interstellar scattering between the
widely-separated antennas. This instrument included the 10-m Space Radio
Telescope, the 110-m Green Bank Telescope, the 14x25-m Westerbork Synthesis
Radio Telescope, and the 64-m Kalyazin Radio Telescope. The observations were
performed at 324 MHz, on baselines of up to 235,000 km in November 2012 and
January 2014. In the delay domain, on long baselines the interferometric
visibility consists of many discrete spikes within a limited range of delays.
On short baselines it consists of a sharp spike surrounded by lower spikes. The
average envelope of correlations of the visibility function show two
exponential scales, with characteristic delays of and , indicating the presence of two scales of
scattering in the interstellar medium. These two scales are present in the
pulse-broadening function. The longer scale contains 0.38 times the scattered
power of the shorter one. We suggest that the longer tail arises from
highly-scattered paths, possibly from anisotropic scattering or from
substructure at large angles.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables; accepted by Astrophysical journa
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