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A Custom Rideshare Payload Adapter for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Microsatellites Launched in Tandem
The steep rise in the effects of climate change has opened new opportunities in space-based monitoring of greenhouse gases (GHG). The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) is currently developing GHGSat-C3/C4/C5, a group of three Earth observation microsatellites to increase the GHGSat constellationās emissions monitoring capabilities. Each microsatellite is deployed into orbit with the XPOD Delta, a spacecraft dispenser developed at SFL. This paper outlines the design of an XPOD Adapter for Launch in Tandem (XALT) to mount three GHGSat satellites on a SpaceX Rideshare launch. The driving requirements are presented along with XALTās key design features, including provisions for ground support equipment. Finite element analysis was performed to confirm all launch loads can be met with healthy margin. XALT was designed to have a first natural frequency of approximately 60 Hz to avoid coupling with the resonant frequencies of the loaded XPOD and the launch vehicle. Vibration testing was conducted on XALT to qualify the design for launch and to gather data. The finite element model was correlated to match experimental data which can then be used to generate vibration testing profiles for each flight XPOD
Statistische onderbouwing aantal grepen voor het schatten van de onzuiverheid in gesorteerde kunststofproducten
IGF-1 is not related to long-term outcome in hyperglycemic acute coronary syndrome patients
PURPOSE: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has been associated with both protective and detrimental effects on the development of ischemic heart disease. The relationship between IGF-1 levels and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between IGF-1 admission levels in hyperglycemic ACS patients and: (1) MACE over a 5 years follow-up, (2) type 2 diabetes at discharge, and (3) post-ACS myocardial infarct size and dysfunction. METHODS: This was a post hoc analysis of the BIOMArCS-2 randomized controlled trial. From July 2008 to February 2012, 276 ACS patients with admission plasma glucose level between 140 and 288Ā mg/dL were included. Records of the composite of all-cause mortality and recurrent non-fatal myocardial infarction were obtained during 5 years follow-up. Venous blood samples were collected on admission. IGF-1 was measured batchwise after study completion. Oral glucose tolerance test was performed to diagnose type 2 diabetes, whereas infarct size and left ventricular function were assessed by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) imaging, 6Ā weeks post-ACS. RESULTS: Cumulative incidence of MACE was 24% at 5 years follow-up. IGF-1 was not independently associated with MACE (HR:1.00 (95%CI:0.99ā1.00), p = 0.29). Seventy-eight patients (28%) had type 2 diabetes at discharge, and the highest quartile of IGF-1 levels was associated with the lowest incidence of diabetes (HR:0.40 (95%CI:0.17ā0.95), p = 0.037). IGF-1 levels were not associated with post-ACS myocardial infarct size and dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: IGF-1 carries potential for predicting type 2 diabetes, rather than long-term cardiovascular outcomes and post-ACS myocardial infarct size and dysfunction, in hyperglycemic ACS patients
The first systematically identified repeating partial tidal disruption event
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when a star enters the tidal radius of a
supermassive black hole (SMBH). If the star only grazes the tidal radius, a
fraction of the stellar mass will be accreted in a partial TDE (pTDE). The
remainder can continue orbiting and may re-disrupted at pericenter, causing a
repeating pTDE. pTDEs may be as or more common than full TDEs (fTDEs), yet few
are known. In this work, we present the discovery of the first repeating pTDE
from a systematically-selected sample, AT\,2020vdq. AT\,2020vdq was originally
identified as an optically- and radio-flaring TDE. Around years after its
discovery, it rebrightened dramatically and rapidly in the optical. The optical
flare was remarkably fast and luminous compared to previous TDEs. It was
accompanied by extremely broad () optical/UV spectral features and
faint X-ray emission (\,erg\,s), but no new
radio-emitting component. Based on the transient optical/UV spectral features
and the broadband light curve, we show that AT\,2020vdq is a repeating pTDE. We
then use it to constrain TDE models; in particular, we favor a star originally
in a very tight binary system that is tidally broken apart by the Hills
mechanism. We also constrain the repeating pTDE rate to be to
yr galaxy, with uncertainties dominated by the unknown
distribution of pTDE repeat timescales. In the Hills framework, this means the
binary fraction in the galactic nucleus is of the order few percent.Comment: 24 pages, 13 figures, submitted to Ap
Comprehensive assessment of spotty calcifications on computed tomography angiography: Comparison to plaque characteristics on intravascular ultrasound with radiofrequency backscatter analysis
Vascular Biology and Interventio
A New Class of Changing-Look LINERs
We report the discovery of six active galactic nuclei (AGN) caught "turning
on" during the first nine months of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) survey.
The host galaxies were classified as LINERs by weak narrow forbidden line
emission in their archival SDSS spectra, and detected by ZTF as nuclear
transients. In five of the cases, we found via follow-up spectroscopy that they
had transformed into broad-line AGN, reminiscent of the changing-look LINER
iPTF 16bco. In one case, ZTF18aajupnt/AT2018dyk, follow-up HST UV and
ground-based optical spectra revealed the transformation into a narrow-line
Seyfert 1 (NLS1) with strong [Fe VII, X, XIV] and He II 4686 coronal lines.
Swift monitoring observations of this source reveal bright UV emission that
tracks the optical flare, accompanied by a luminous soft X-ray flare that peaks
~60 days later. Spitzer follow-up observations also detect a luminous
mid-infrared flare implying a large covering fraction of dust. Archival light
curves of the entire sample from CRTS, ATLAS, and ASAS-SN constrain the onset
of the optical nuclear flaring from a prolonged quiescent state. Here we
present the systematic selection and follow-up of this new class of
changing-look LINERs, compare their properties to previously reported
changing-look Seyfert galaxies, and conclude that they are a unique class of
transients well-suited to test the uncertain physical processes associated with
the LINER accretion state.Comment: Submitted to ApJ, 31 pages, 17 Figures (excluding Appendix due to
file size constraints but will be available in electronic version
X-ray eruptions every 22 days from the nucleus of a nearby galaxy
Galactic nuclei showing recurrent phases of activity and quiescence have
recently been discovered, with recurrence times as short as a few hours to a
day -- known as quasi-periodic X-ray eruption (QPE) sources -- to as long as
hundreds to a thousand days for repeating nuclear transients (RNTs). Here we
report the discovery of Swift J023017.0+283603 (hereafter Swift J0230+28), a
source that exhibits X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions from the nucleus of a
previously unremarkable galaxy at 165 Mpc, with a recurrence time of
approximately 22 days, an intermediary timescale between known RNTs and QPE
sources. We also report transient radio emission from the source, which is
likely associated with the X-ray eruptions. Such recurrent soft X-ray eruptions
from a low-mass black hole, with no accompanying UV/optical emission are
strikingly similar to QPE sources. However, in addition to having a recurrence
time that is times longer than the longest-known QPE source, Swift
J0230+28's eruptions exhibit slightly distinct shapes and temperature evolution
than the known QPE sources. The observed properties disfavor disk instability
models, and instead favor scenarios involving extreme mass ratio inspirals. Our
discovery reveals a new timescale for repeating extragalactic transients and
highlights the need for a wide-field, time-domain X-ray mission, which would
enable the exploration of the parameter space of recurring X-ray transients.Comment: Under review on Nature Astronomy. Main Section: 14 pages, 3 figures
and 1 Table. Methods: 32 pages, 11 Figures, 4 Table
Stability and Fluctuations in Complex Ecological Systems
From 08-12 August, 2022, 32 individuals participated in a workshop, Stability
and Fluctuations in Complex Ecological Systems, at the Lorentz Center, located
in Leiden, The Netherlands. An interdisciplinary dialogue between ecologists,
mathematicians, and physicists provided a foundation of important problems to
consider over the next 5-10 years. This paper outlines eight areas including
(1) improving our understanding of the effect of scale, both temporal and
spatial, for both deterministic and stochastic problems; (2) clarifying the
different terminologies and definitions used in different scientific fields;
(3) developing a comprehensive set of data analysis techniques arising from
different fields but which can be used together to improve our understanding of
existing data sets; (4) having theoreticians/computational scientists
collaborate closely with empirical ecologists to determine what new data should
be collected; (5) improving our knowledge of how to protect and/or restore
ecosystems; (6) incorporating socio-economic effects into models of ecosystems;
(7) improving our understanding of the role of deterministic and stochastic
fluctuations; (8) studying the current state of biodiversity at the functional
level, taxa level and genome level.Comment: 22 page
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AGNs on the Move: A Search for Off-nuclear AGNs from Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes and Ongoing Galaxy Mergers with the Zwicky Transient Facility
A supermassive black hole (SMBH) ejected from the potential well of its host galaxy via gravitational wave recoil carries important information about the mass ratio and spin alignment of the pre-merger SMBH binary. Such a recoiling SMBH may be detectable as an active galactic nucleus (AGN) broad-line region offset by up to 10 kpc from a disturbed host galaxy. We describe a novel methodology using forward modeling with The Tractor to search for such offset AGNs in a sample of 5493 optically variable AGNs detected with the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). We present the discovery of nine AGNs that may be spatially offset from their host galaxies and are candidates for recoiling SMBHs. Five of these offset AGNs exhibit double-peaked broad Balmer lines, which may have arisen from unobscured accretion disk emission, and four show radio emission indicative of a relativistic jet. The fraction of double-peaked emitters in our spatially offset AGN sample is significantly larger than the 16% double-peaked emitter fraction observed for ZTF AGNs overall. In our sample of variable AGNs we also identified 52 merging galaxies, including a new spectroscopically confirmed dual AGN. Finally, we detected the dramatic rebrightening of SDSS 1133, a previously discovered variable object and recoiling SMBH candidate, in ZTF. The flare was accompanied by the reemergence of strong P Cygni line features, indicating that SDSS 1133 may be an outbursting luminous blue variable star
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