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Optical Tests of a 3.7-m diameter Liquid Mirror: Behavior under External Perturbations
We have built and tested a 3.7-m diameter liquid mirror that rotates on a
ball bearing. We have carried out extensive optical tests. We find that
although the ball bearing has a poor quality, the quality of the mirror, with
mercury layers 1-mm thick, is surprisingly good. Taken at face values the
instantaneous Strehl ratios indicate a mirror, that is not quite diffraction
limited but usable for astronomical applications. However, the large coning
error of the bearing (1.5 arcseconds P-V) induces an excessive wobble,
considerably worsening the time averaged PSF. The most interesting result of
the interferometry is that we do not see any evidence of the strong astigmatism
that may have been expected from Coriolis forces.Comment: PDF format, 34 pages, 12 figures, (some figures reduced, full size
figures in Applied Optics, Vol. 39, No 36, 5651
Spanish Mothersâ Labour Supply and Child Care Demand: A Structural Model
In this paper we present a structural utility discrete choice model to estimate mothersâlabour supply and child care demand in Spain. The mothers are assumed to make choices from a finite set of job possibilities and childcare options. Based on data from the Spanish Time Use Survey, we have estimated a mixed logit model. Our results indicate that Spanish mothers show clear preferences for income and pure leisure. Also, in average, mothers present a relative dislike for non-parental modes of care compared
to maternal care. Finally, the childâs age is a significant source of preference
heterogeneity
Childcare cost and Spanish motherâs labour force participation
In Spain, female labour force participation is among the lowest in Europe. This paper analyzes the extent to which female labour force participation is affected by the cost of formal childcare. Both decisions, labour force participation and formal childcare use, are jointly considered by means of a bi-variate probit model that accounts for the sample selection. Based on data from the Spanish Time Use Survey, the study indicates that Spanish mothersâ labour force participation is very elastic to changes in childcare costs.Childcare costs, female labour participation
Optical Tests of a 2.5-m diameter Liquid Mirror: Behavior under External Perturbations and Scattered Light Measurements
Interferometric tests of a f/1.2 2.5-m diameter liquid mirror show RMS
surface deviations about wave/20 and Strehl ratios of order 0.6, showing that
it is diffraction limited. The mirror is certainly better than implied by the
data because of aberrations introduced by the auxiliary testing optics. We have
made detailed studies of the scattered light of the mirror. We have studied the
behavior of the mirror under external perturbations. With this article we have
reached an important milestone since we now have a good understanding of liquid
mirrors.Comment: To appear in Applied Optics. Postscript, 14 double spaced pages, 5
tables 13 figure
Female labour participation and child care choices in Spain
This paper analyzes Spanish families' behaviour relating to child care and employment issues. It estimates a simultaneous equation econometric model to study the effect of child care costs on labour participation decisions and child care choices. Based on data from the Spanish Time Use Survey, our study indicates that female labour force participation is very elastic to changes in prices of day-care services. Also, choice of child care mode is conditional on employment status. In addition, the type of family or its socioeconomic situation, along with the prices of the different options influences in the chosen child care mode.Child care, female labour participation
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