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Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project: Unraveling Tarantula's Web. II. Optical and Near Infrared Star Formation History of the Starburst Cluster NGC 2070 in 30 Doradus
We present a study of the recent star formation of 30 Doradus in the Large
Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the panchromatic imaging survey Hubble Tarantula
Treasury Project (HTTP). In this paper we focus on the stars within 20 pc of
the center of the massive ionizing cluster of 30 Doradus, NGC 2070. We
recovered the star formation history by comparing deep optical and NIR
color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) with state-of-the-art synthetic CMDs generated
with the latest PARSEC models, which include all stellar phases from pre-main
sequence to post- main sequence. For the first time in this region we are able
to measure the star formation using intermediate and low mass stars
simultaneously. Our results suggest that NGC2070 experienced a prolonged
activity. In particular, we find that the star formation in the region: i)
exceeded the average LMC rate ~ 20 Myr ago; ii) accelerated dramatically ~ 7
Myr ago; and iii) reached a peak value 1-3 Myr ago. We did not find significant
deviations from a Kroupa initial mass function down to 0.5 Msun. The average
internal reddening E(B-V) is found to be between 0.3 and 0.4 mag.Comment: Submitted to Ap
A theory of intense-field dynamic alignment and high harmonic generation from coherently rotating molecules and interpretation of intense-field ultrafast pump-probe experiments
A theory of ultra-fast pump-probe experiments proposed by us earlier [F.H.M.
Faisal et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 143001 (2007) and F.H.M. Faisal and A.
Abdurrouf, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 123005 (2008)] is developed here fully and
applied to investigate the phenomena of dynamic alignment and high harmonic
generation (HHG) from coherently rotating linear molecules. The theory provides
essentially analytical results for the signals that allow us to investigate the
simultaneous dependence of the HHG signals on the two externally available
control parameters, namely, the relative angle between the polarizations, and
the delay-time between the two pulses. It is applied to investigate the
characteristics of high harmonic emission from nitrogen and oxygen molecules
that have been observed experimentally in a number of laboratories. The results
obtained both in the time-domain and in the frequency-domain are compared with
the observed characteristics as well as directly with the data and are found to
agree remarkably well. In addition we have predicted the existence of a "magic"
polarization angle at which all modulations of the harmonic emission from
nitrogen molecule changes to a steady emission at the harmonic frequency. Among
other things we have also shown a correlation between the existence of the
"magic" or critical polarization angles and the symmetry of the active
molecular orbitals, that is deemed to be useful in connection with the "inverse
problem" of molecular imaging from the HHG data.Comment: 31 pages, 22 figures, and 140 equation
The structure of fluid trifluoromethane and methylfluoride
We present hard X-ray and neutron diffraction measurements on the polar
fluorocarbons HCF3 and H3CF under supercritical conditions and for a range of
molecular densities spanning about a factor of ten. The Levesque-Weiss-Reatto
inversion scheme has been used to deduce the site-site potentials underlying
the measured partial pair distribution functions. The orientational
correlations between adjacent fluorocarbon molecules -- which are characterized
by quite large dipole moments but no tendency to form hydrogen bonds -- are
small compared to a highly polar system like fluid hydrogen chloride. In fact,
the orientational correlations in HCF3 and H3CF are found to be nearly as small
as those of fluid CF4, a fluorocarbon with no dipole moment.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figure
The Stokes and Poisson problem in variable exponent spaces
We study the Stokes and Poisson problem in the context of variable exponent
spaces. We prove the existence of strong and weak solutions for bounded domains
with C^{1,1} boundary with inhomogenous boundary values. The result is based on
generalizations of the classical theories of Calderon-Zygmund and
Agmon-Douglis-Nirenberg to variable exponent spaces.Comment: 20 pages, 1 figur
On the particle paths and the stagnation points in small-amplitude deep-water waves
In order to obtain quite precise information about the shape of the particle
paths below small-amplitude gravity waves travelling on irrotational deep
water, analytic solutions of the nonlinear differential equation system
describing the particle motion are provided. All these solutions are not closed
curves. Some particle trajectories are peakon-like, others can be expressed
with the aid of the Jacobi elliptic functions or with the aid of the
hyperelliptic functions. Remarks on the stagnation points of the
small-amplitude irrotational deep-water waves are also made.Comment: to appear in J. Math. Fluid Mech. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1106.382
ROTATIONAL-DYNAMICS OF SOLID C-70 - A NEUTRON-SCATTERING STUDY
PMID: 10011126PMID: 10011126 This work at the University of Sussex at supported by the Science and Engineering Research Council, U.K.PMID: 10011126 This work at the University of Sussex at supported by the Science and Engineering Research Council, U.K.PMID: 10011126 This work at the University of Sussex at supported by the Science and Engineering Research Council, U.K.We report the results of neutron-diffraction and low-energy neutron-inelastic-scattering experiments on high-purity solid C-70 between 10 and 640 K. Thermal hysteresis effects are found to accompany structural changes both on cooling and on heating. The observed diffuse scattering intensity does not change with temperature. At 10 K broad librational peaks are observed at 1.82(16) meV [full width at half maximum=1.8(5) meV]. The peaks soften and broaden further with increasing temperature. At and above room temperature, they collapse into a single quasielastic line. At 300 K, the diffusive reorientational motion appears to be somewhat anisotropic, becoming less so with increasing temperature. An isotropic rotational diffusion model, in which the motions of adjacent molecules are uncorrelated, describes well the results at 525 K. The temperature dependence of the rotational diffusion constants is consistent with a thermally activated process having an activation energy of 32(7) meV.This work at the University of Sussex at supported by the Science and Engineering Research Council, U.K
Mapping Children's Discussions of Evidence in Science to Assess Collaboration and Argumentation
The research reported in this paper concerns the development of children's skills of interpreting and evaluating evidence in science. Previous studies have shown that school teaching often places limited emphasis on the development of these skills, which are necessary for children to engage in scientific debate and decision-making. The research, undertaken in the UK, involved four collaborative decision-making activities to stimulate group discussion, each was carried out with five groups of four children (10-11 years old). The research shows how the children evaluated evidence for possible choices and judged whether their evidence was sufficient to support a particular conclusion or the rejection of alternative conclusions. A mapping technique was developed to analyse the discussions and identify different "levels" of argumentation. The authors conclude that suitable collaborative activities that focus on the discussion of evidence can be developed to exercise children's ability to argue effectively in making decisions
Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project. III. Photometric Catalog and Resulting Constraints on the Progression of Star Formation in the 30 Doradus Region
We present and describe the astro-photometric catalog of more than 800,000
sources found in the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project (HTTP). HTTP is a Hubble
Space Telescope (HST) Treasury program designed to image the entire 30 Doradus
region down to the sub-solar (~0.5 solar masses) mass regime using the Wide
Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). We observed 30
Doradus in the near ultraviolet (F275W, F336W), optical (F555W, F658N, F775W),
and near infrared (F110W, F160W) wavelengths. The stellar photometry was
measured using point-spread function (PSF) fitting across all the bands
simultaneously. The relative astrometric accuracy of the catalog is 0.4 mas.
The astro-photometric catalog, results from artificial star experiments and the
mosaics for all the filters are available for download. Color-magnitude
diagrams are presented showing the spatial distributions and ages of stars
within 30 Dor as well as in the surrounding fields. HTTP provides the first
rich and statistically significant sample of intermediate and low mass pre-main
sequence candidates and allows us to trace how star formation has been
developing through the region. The depth and high spatial resolution of our
analysis highlight the dual role of stellar feedback in quenching and
triggering star formation on the giant HII region scale. Our results are
consistent with stellar sub-clustering in a partially filled gaseous nebula
that is offset towards our side of the Large Magellanic Cloud.Comment: 20 pages, 22 Figures, 3 Tables, Photometric Catalogs and Mosaiced
images will be available for download upon publication, accepted for
publication on ApJ
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