245 research outputs found
Observational constraints on the types of cosmic strings
This paper is aimed at setting observational limits to the number of cosmic
strings (Nambu-Goto, Abelian-Higgs, semilocal) and other topological defects
(textures). Radio maps of CMB anisotropy, provided by the space mission Planck
for various frequencies, were filtered and then processed by the method of
convolution with modified Haar functions (MHF) to search for cosmic string
candidates. This method was designed to search for solitary strings, without
additional assumptions about the presence of networks of such objects. The
sensitivity of the MHF method is in a background of
. The comparison of these with previously known
results on search string network shows that strings can only be semilocal in an
amount of , with the upper restriction on individual strings tension
(linear density) of . The texture model is
also legal. There are no strings with . However,
comparison with the data for the search of non-Gaussian signals shows that the
presence of several (up to 3) of Nambu-Goto strings is also possible. For
the MHF method is ineffective because of
unverifiable spurious string candidates. Thus the existence of strings with
tensions is not prohibited but it is beyond
the Planck data possibilities.Comment: 15 pages, 10 figures; accepted by the European Physical Journal
Residents’ Attitudes Towards Place Marketing: Tourism Marketing Focus
This article examines theoretical aspects of the co-production concept and illustrates its applicability within the framework of place marketing and tourism. A theoretical exploratory technique based on literature and discussion is employed to propose a conceptual model on residents’ willingness to be engaged in co-production activities.
The role of urban development in formation of countries' comparative advantages
Factors that increase the competitiveness of developed countries are very important aspects nowadays. The Nordic countries are increasing their competitiveness at the same time with the growth of the urban population. The paper analyzes the indirect impact of urbanization on countries’ comparative advantages and the consequences of this relationship for business
Entangled resource for interfacing single- and dual-rail optical qubits
Today's most widely used method of encoding quantum information in optical
qubits is the dual-rail basis, often carried out through the polarisation of a
single photon. On the other hand, many stationary carriers of quantum
information - such as atoms - couple to light via the single-rail encoding in
which the qubit is encoded in the number of photons. As such, interconversion
between the two encodings is paramount in order to achieve cohesive quantum
networks. In this paper, we demonstrate this by generating an entangled
resource between the two encodings and using it to teleport a dual-rail qubit
onto its single-rail counterpart. This work completes the set of tools
necessary for the interconversion between the three primary encodings of the
qubit in the optical field: single-rail, dual-rail and continuous-variable.Comment: Published in Quantu
Energy spectra of proton and nuclei of primary cosmic rays in energy region 10 TeV/particle
To investigate the chemical composition of primary cosmic rays, several emulsion chambers were exposed at a 10.8 g/sq cm. depth in the stratosphere. Each chamber has the area of 0.92x0.46 sq m. and the depth of 14 c.u. The exposure time of chambers processed by now is 260 hours. The detecting layers were X-ray films and nuclear emulsions, which allowed to measure an energy of cascade and a type of primary particle. Results and techniques are described
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