433 research outputs found
Correlative Spectral Analysis of Gamma-Ray Bursts using Swift-BAT and GLAST-GBM
We discuss the preliminary results of spectral analysis simulations involving
anticipated correlated multi-wavelength observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)
using Swift's Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) and the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space
Telescope's (GLAST) Burst Monitor (GLAST-GBM), resulting in joint spectral
fits, including characteristic photon energy (Epeak) values, for a conservative
annual estimate of ~30 GRBs. The addition of BAT's spectral response will (i)
complement in-orbit calibration efforts of GBM's detector response matrices,
(ii) augment GLAST's low energy sensitivity by increasing the ~20-100 keV
effective area, (iii) facilitate ground-based follow-up efforts of GLAST GRBs
by increasing GBM's source localization precision, and (iv) help identify a
subset of non-triggered GRBs discovered via off-line GBM data analysis. Such
multi-wavelength correlative analyses, which have been demonstrated by
successful joint-spectral fits of Swift-BAT GRBs with other higher energy
detectors such as Konus-WIND and Suzaku-WAM, would enable the study of
broad-band spectral and temporal evolution of prompt GRB emission over three
energy decades, thus potentially increasing the science return without placing
additional demands upon mission resources throughout their contemporaneous
orbital tenure over the next decade.Comment: 5 pages. Adapted from a contribution to the Proceedings of the 2008
Nanjing GRB Conference. Edited by Y. F. Huang, Z. G. Dai and B. Zhan
Construction and analysis of a suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) library of genic multiple-allele inherited male-sterility in Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. pekinensis)
Utilization of male sterility is a key method for producing crossbred Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis (Lour.) Olsson. In this study, suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) was used to construct sterility and fertility cDNA libraries, which included differentially, expressed clones between fertile and sterile buds of the A/B line ‘AB01’. The positive clones were randomly selected by polymerase chain reaction amplification (PCR) and 25 high quality sequences (22 from the fertile-tester library and three from the sterile-tester libraries) were generated. The fragment lengths varied from 77 to 469 bp. Differential expression patterns between fertile and sterile buds were selected and verified using five expressed sequence tags (ESTs). Results indicated that, three ESTs were expressed only in fertile buds and two ESTs were down-regulated in sterile buds. According to the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) screening and functional annotation, the 25 ESTs were homologous to known sequences deposited in National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). These genes had homology to known proteins such as flowers/buds development proteins, metabolic-related proteins, cell structure proteins, cell growth/division proteins and secondary metabolic-related proteins. The results suggested that, these proteins played a critical role in nuclear male sterility progression of genic multiple-allele inherited male-sterility in Chinese cabbage.Key words: Chinese cabbage, male sterility, suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH), expressed sequence tags (ESTs)
Analysis of the Swift Gamma-Ray Bursts duration
Two classes of gamma-ray bursts have been identified in the BATSE catalogs
characterized by durations shorter and longer than about 2 seconds. There are,
however, some indications for the existence of a third type of burst. Swift
satellite detectors have different spectral sensitivity than pre-Swift ones for
gamma-ray bursts. Therefore it is worth to reanalyze the durations and their
distribution and also the classification of GRBs. Using The First BAT Catalog
the maximum likelihood estimation was used to analyzed the duration
distribution of GRBs. The three log-normal fit is significantly (99.54 %
probability) better than the two for the duration distribution. Monte-Carlo
simulations also confirm this probability (99.2 %).Comment: NANJING GAMMA-RAY BURST CONFERENCE 200
Berry Phase in a Two-atom Jaynes-Cummings Model with Kerr Medium
he Jaynes-Cummings model (JCM) is an very important model for describing
interaction between quantized electromagnetic fields and atoms in cavity
quantum electrodynamics (QED). This model is generalized in many different
direction since it predicts many novel quantum effects that can be verified by
modern physics experimental technologies. In this paper, the Berry phase and
entropy of the ground state for arbitrary photon number of a two-atom
Jaynes-Cummings model with Kerr like medium are investigated. It is found that
there are some correspondence between their images, especially the existence of
a curve in the plane along which the energy, Berry phase
and entropy all reach their special values. So it is available for detecting
entanglement by applying Berry phase.Comment: accepted by physica script
Fully Band Resolved Scattering Rate in MgB2 Revealed by Nonlinear Hall Effect and Magnetoresistance Measurements
We have measured the normal state temperature dependence of the Hall effect
and magnetoresistance in epitaxial MgB2 thin films with variable disorders
characterized by the residual resistance ratio RRR ranging from 4.0 to 33.3. A
strong nonlinearity of the Hall effect and magnetoresistance have been found in
clean samples, and they decrease gradually with the increase of disorders or
temperature. By fitting the data to the theoretical model based on the
Boltzmann equation and ab initio calculations for a four-band system, for the
first time, we derived the scattering rates of these four bands at different
temperatures and magnitude of disorders. Our method provides a unique way to
derive these important parameters in multiband systems.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
POET: POlarimeters for Energetic Transients
POET (Polarimeters for Energetic Transients) is a Small Explorer mission
concept proposed to NASA in January 2008. The principal scientific goal of POET
is to measure GRB polarization between 2 and 500 keV. The payload consists of
two wide FoV instruments: a Low Energy Polarimeter (LEP) capable of
polarization measurements in the energy range from 2-15 keV and a high energy
polarimeter (Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment -- GRAPE) that will measure
polarization in the 60-500 keV energy range. Spectra will be measured from 2
keV up to 1 MeV. The POET spacecraft provides a zenith-pointed platform for
maximizing the exposure to deep space. Spacecraft rotation will provide a means
of effectively dealing with systematics in the polarization response. POET will
provide sufficient sensitivity and sky coverage to measure statistically
significant polarization for up to 100 GRBs in a two-year mission. Polarization
data will also be obtained for solar flares, pulsars and other sources of
astronomical interest
Different satellites - different GRB redshift distributions?
The measured redshifts of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which were first detected
by the Swift satellite, seem to be bigger on average than the redshifts of GRBs
detected by other satellites. We analyzed the redshift distribution of GRBs
triggered and observed by different satellites (Swift[1], HETE2[2], BeppoSax,
Ulyssses). After considering the possible biases significant difference was
found at the p = 95.70% level in the redshift distributions of GRBs measured by
HETE and the Swift.Comment: 2008 NANJING GAMMA-RAY BURST CONFERENCE. AIP Conference Proceedings,
Volume 1065, pp. 119-122 (2008
Probabilistic quantum cloning via Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states
We propose a probabilistic quantum cloning scheme using
Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states, Bell basis measurements, single-qubit
unitary operations and generalized measurements, all of which are within the
reach of current technology. Compared to another possible scheme via Tele-CNOT
gate [D. Gottesman and I. L. Chuang, Nature 402, 390 (1999)], the present
scheme may be used in experiment to clone the states of one particle to those
of two different particles with higher probability and less GHZ resources.Comment: 8 Pages, 4 Figures, final version to appear in PR
FAST observations of an extremely active episode of FRB 20201124A: IV. Spin Period Search
We report the properties of more than 800 bursts detected from the repeating
fast radio burst (FRB) source FRB 20201124A with the Five-hundred-meter
Aperture Spherical radio telescope (FAST) during an extremely active episode on
UTC September 25th-28th, 2021 in a series of four papers. In this fourth paper
of the series, we present a systematic search of the spin period and linear
acceleration of the source object from both 996 individual pulse peaks and the
dedispersed time series. No credible spin period was found from this data set.
We rule out the presence of significant periodicity in the range between 1 ms
to 100 s with a pulse duty cycle (when the profile is defined
by a von-Mises function, not a boxcar function) and linear acceleration up to
m s in each of the four one-hour observing sessions, and up to
m s in all 4 days. These searches contest theoretical scenarios
involving a 1 ms to 100 s isolated magnetar/pulsar with surface magnetic field
G and a small duty cycle (such as in a polar-cap emission mode) or a
pulsar with a companion star or black hole up to 100 M and
hours. We also perform a periodicity search of the fine structures and
identify 53 unrelated millisecond-timescale "periods" in multi-components with
the highest significance of 3.9 . The "periods" recovered from the fine
structures are neither consistent nor harmonically related. Thus they are not
likely to come from a spin period. We caution against claiming spin periodicity
with significance below 4 with multi-components from one-off
FRBs. We discuss the implications of our results and the possible connections
between FRB multi-components and pulsar micro-structures.Comment: Accepted by Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (RAA
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