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Concentrations of trace elements and compounds in the airborne suspended particulate matter in Cleveland, Ohio, from August 1971 to August 1972 and their dependence on wind direction: Complete data listing and concentration roses
Concentrations of 75 chemical constituents in the airborne particulate matter were measured in Cleveland, Ohio during 1971 and 1972. Daily values, maxima, geometric means and their standard deviations covering a 1-year period (45 to 50 sampling days) at each of 16 sites are presented on microfiche for 60 elements, and for a lesser number of days for 10 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds (PAH), the aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds (AH) as a group and carbon. In addition, concentration roses showing directional properties are presented for 39 elements, 10 PAH and the AH as a group. The elements (except carbon) are shown both in terms of concentration and percentage of the suspended particulate matter
Hopf algebras and characters of classical groups
Schur functions provide an integral basis of the ring of symmetric functions.
It is shown that this ring has a natural Hopf algebra structure by identifying
the appropriate product, coproduct, unit, counit and antipode, and their
properties. Characters of covariant tensor irreducible representations of the
classical groups GL(n), O(n) and Sp(n) are then expressed in terms of Schur
functions, and the Hopf algebra is exploited in the determination of
group-subgroup branching rules and the decomposition of tensor products. The
analysis is carried out in terms of n-independent universal characters. The
corresponding rings, CharGL, CharO and CharSp, of universal characters each
have their own natural Hopf algebra structure. The appropriate product,
coproduct, unit, counit and antipode are identified in each case.Comment: 9 pages. Uses jpconf.cls and jpconf11.clo. Presented by RCK at
SSPCM'07, Myczkowce, Poland, Sept 200
The non-metallic materials sample array
The Non-Metallic Materials Sample Array (MSA) was flown as verification flight instrumentation (VFI) on both Spacelab 1 (SL-1) and Spacelab 2 (SL-2). The basis for materials selection was either previous flight history or probable flight suitability based upon analysis. The observed changes in the optical properties of the exposed materials are, in general, quite minimal; however, this data represents the short exposure of two Space Shuttle missions, and no attempt should be made to extrapolate the long-term exposure. The MSA was in orbit for 10 days at approximately 240 km on SL-1 and for 7 days at approximately 315 km on SL-2. The array was exposed to the solar flux for only a portion of the time in orbit
Elemental composition of suspended particulates as functions of space and time in Cleveland, Ohio
An approach to the analysis of a very large elemental concentration data set. The particular data considered was generated by instrumental neutron activation and emission spectroscopy analyses of over 750 24-hour ambient air particulate samples collected at 16 sites in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 15 months from August 1971 thru October 1972. Examples are presented that show the use of multiple approaches to interpreting the data, including pairwise correlation statistics, selective data plotting and cluster analysis
Qubit Channels Can Require More Than Two Inputs to Achieve Capacity
We give examples of qubit channels that require three input states in order
to achieve the Holevo capacity.Comment: RevTex, 5 page, 4 figures
Why Low-Mass Black-Hole Binaries Are Transient
We consider transient behavior in low-mass X-ray binaries. In short-period
neutron-star systems (orbital period less than ~ 1d) irradiation of the
accretion disk by the central source suppresses this except at very low mass
transfer rates. Formation constraints however imply that a significant fraction
of these neutron star systems have nuclear-evolved main-sequence secondaries
and thus mass transfer rates low enough to be transient. But most short-period
low-mass black-hole systems will form with unevolved main-sequence companions
and have much higher mass transfer rates. The fact that essentially all of them
are nevertheless transient shows that irradiation is weaker, as a direct
consequence of the fundamental black-hole property - the lack of a hard stellar
surface.Comment: 13 pages (including 3 figures); accepted for publication in Ap
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