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Submillimeter Array CO(2-1) Imaging of the NGC 6946 Giant Molecular Clouds
We present a CO(2-1) mosaic map of the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 by combining
data from the Submillimeter Array and the IRAM 30 m telescope. We identify 390
giant molecular clouds (GMCs) from the nucleus to 4.5 kpc in the disk. GMCs in
the inner 1 kpc are generally more luminous and turbulent, some of which have
luminosities >10^6 K km/s pc^2 and velocity dispersions >10 km/s. Large-scale
bar-driven dynamics likely regulate GMC properties in the nuclear region.
Similar to the Milky Way and other disk galaxies, GMC mass function of NGC 6946
has a shallower slope (index>-2) in the inner region, and a steeper slope
(index<-2) in the outer region. This difference in mass spectra may be
indicative of different cloud formation pathways: gravitational instabilities
might play a major role in the nuclear region, while cloud coalescence might be
dominant in the outer disk. Finally, the NGC 6946 clouds are similar to those
in M33 in terms of statistical properties, but they are generally less luminous
and turbulent than the M51 clouds.Comment: Published in Ap
The effects of massive graviton on the equilibrium between the black hole and radiation gas in an isolated box
It is well known that the black hole can has temperature and radiate the
particles with black body spectrum, i.e. Hawking radiation. Therefore, if the
black hole is surrounded by an isolated box, there is a thermal equilibrium
between the black hole and radiation gas. A simple case considering the thermal
equilibrium between the Schwarzschild black hole and radiation gas in an
isolated box has been well investigated previously in detail, i.e. taking the
conservation of energy and principle of maximal entropy for the isolated system
into account. In this paper, following the above spirit, the effects of massive
graviton on the thermal equilibrium will be investigated. For the gravity with
massive graviton, we will use the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley (dRGT) massive
gravity which has been proven to be ghost free. Because the graviton mass
depends on two parameters in the dRGT massive gravity, here we just investigate
two simple cases related to the two parameters, respectively. Our results show
that in the first case the massive graviton can suppress or increase the
condensation of black hole in the radiation gas although the diagram is
similar like the Schwarzschild black hole case. For the second case, a new
diagram has been obtained. Moreover, an interesting and important
prediction is that the condensation of black hole just increases from the zero
radius of horizon in this case, which is very different from the Schwarzschild
black hole case.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
Thermodynamics of Black Holes in Massive Gravity
We present a class of charged black hole solutions in an (-dimensional
massive gravity with a negative cosmological constant, and study thermodynamics
and phase structure of the black hole solutions both in grand canonical
ensemble and canonical ensemble. The black hole horizon can have a positive,
zero or negative constant curvature characterized by constant . By using
Hamiltonian approach, we obtain conserved charges of the solutions and find
black hole entropy still obeys the area formula and the gravitational field
equation at the black hole horizon can be cast into the first law form of black
hole thermodynamics. In grand canonical ensemble, we find that thermodynamics
and phase structure depends on the combination in the
four dimensional case, where is the chemical potential and is
the coefficient of the second term in the potential associated with graviton
mass. When it is positive, the Hawking-Page phase transition can happen, while
as it is negative, the black hole is always thermodynamically stable with a
positive capacity. In canonical ensemble, the combination turns out to be
in the four dimensional case. When it is positive, a first order
phase transition can happen between small and large black holes if the charge
is less than its critical one. In higher dimensional () case, even
when the charge is absent, the small/large black hole phase transition can also
appear, the coefficients for the third () and/or the fourth ()
terms in the potential associated with graviton mass in the massive gravity can
play the same role as the charge does in the four dimensional case.Comment: Latex 19 pages with 8 figure
Formation of in-volume nanogratings with sub-100 nm periods in glass by femtosecond laser irradiation
We present direct experimental observation of the morphological evolution
during the formation of nanogratings with sub-100-nm periods with the
increasing number of pulses. Theoretical simulation shows that the constructive
interference of the scattering light from original nanoplanes will create an
intensity maximum located between the two adjacent nanoplanes, resulting in
shortening of the nanograting period by half. The proposed mechanism enables
explaining the formation of nanogratings with periods beyond that predicted by
the nanoplasmonic model.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Food emergency dispatching method based on optimized fireworks algorithm
In order to solve the problem of food emergency dispatching under emergencies, a food emergency dispatching method based on the optimal fireworks algorithm was proposed. The fitness function was used to measure the individual merits of fireworks, the tabu table was set to avoid the fireworks algorithm falling into the local optimal, and the tournament strategy was adopted as the iterative strategy of fireworks population. The goal of the fitness function is to maximize the satisfaction of demand points and minimize the vehicle travel time.In order to accurately predict the amount of food required at the point of demand, an infectious disease model (SEIR) was used.By comparing with the basic fireworks algorithm and genetic algorithm, the simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has higher computational efficiency and can be used in food emergency dispatching
Wolbachia-Induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Is Associated with Decreased Hira Expression in Male Drosophila
BACKGROUND: Wolbachia are obligate endosymbiotic bacteria that infect numerous species of arthropods and nematodes. Wolbachia can induce several reproductive phenotypes in their insect hosts including feminization, male-killing, parthenogenesis and cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). CI is the most common phenotype and occurs when Wolbachia-infected males mate with uninfected females resulting in no or very low numbers of viable offspring. However, matings between males and females infected with the same strain of Wolbachia result in viable progeny. Despite substantial scientific effort, the molecular mechanisms underlying CI are currently unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Gene expression studies were undertaken in Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans which display differential levels of CI using quantitative RT-PCR. We show that Hira expression is correlated with the induction of CI and occurs in a sex-specific manner. Hira expression is significantly lower in males which induce strong CI when compared to males inducing no CI or Wolbachia-uninfected males. A reduction in Hira expression is also observed in 1-day-old males that induce stronger CI compared to 5-day-old males that induce weak or no CI. In addition, Hira mutated D. melanogaster males mated to uninfected females result in significantly decreased hatch rates comparing with uninfected crosses. Interestingly, wMel-infected females may rescue the hatch rates. An obvious CI phenotype with chromatin bridges are observed in the early embryo resulting from Hira mutant fertilization, which strongly mimics the defects associated with CI. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Our results suggest Wolbachia-induced CI in Drosophila occurs due to a reduction in Hira expression in Wolbachia-infected males leading to detrimental effects on sperm fertility resulting in embryo lethality. These results may help determine the underlying mechanism of CI and provide further insight in to the important role Hira plays in the interaction of Wolbachia and its insect host
Composite self-similar solutions for relativistic shocks: the transition to cold fluid temperatures
The flow resulting from a strong ultrarelativistic shock moving through a
stellar envelope with a polytrope-like density profile has been studied
analytically and numerically at early times while the fluid temperature is
relativistic--that is, just before and just after the shock breaks out of the
star. Such a flow should expand and accelerate as its internal energy is
converted to bulk kinetic energy; at late enough times, the assumption of
relativistic temperatures becomes invalid. Here we present a new self-similar
solution for the post-breakout flow when the accelerating fluid has bulk
kinetic Lorentz factors much larger than unity but is cooling through of
order unity to subrelativistic temperatures. This solution gives a relation
between a fluid element's terminal Lorentz factor and that element's Lorentz
factor just after it is shocked. Our numerical integrations agree well with the
solution. While our solution assumes a planar flow, we show that corrections
due to spherical geometry are important only for extremely fast ejecta
originating in a region very close to the stellar surface. This region grows if
the shock becomes relativistic deeper in the star.Comment: 25 pages, 8 figures; submitted to Physics of Fluid
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