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Review Of: The World Of Scary Video Games: A Study In Videoludic Horror, Approaches To Digital Game Studies, Matthew Murray
Review Of: The World Of Scary Video Games: A Study In Videoludic Horror, Approaches To Digital Game Studies, Matthew Murray
Library Faculty Publications
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Cm-Wavelength Obserations Of Mwc 758: Resolved Dust Trapping In A Vortex, Simon Casassus, Sebastián Marino, Wladimir Lyra, Clément Baruteau, Matías Vidal, Alwyn Wootten, Sebastián Pérez, Felipe Alarcon, Marcelo Barraza, Miguel Cárcamo, Ruobing Dong, Anibal Sierra, Zhaohuan Zhu, Luca Ricci, Valentin Christiaens, Lucas Cieza
Cm-Wavelength Obserations Of Mwc 758: Resolved Dust Trapping In A Vortex, Simon Casassus, Sebastián Marino, Wladimir Lyra, Clément Baruteau, Matías Vidal, Alwyn Wootten, Sebastián Pérez, Felipe Alarcon, Marcelo Barraza, Miguel Cárcamo, Ruobing Dong, Anibal Sierra, Zhaohuan Zhu, Luca Ricci, Valentin Christiaens, Lucas Cieza
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
The large crescents imaged by ALMA in transition discs suggest that azimuthal dust trapping concentrates the larger grains, but centimetre–wavelengths continuum observations are required to map the distribution of the largest observable grains. A previous detection at ∼1 cm of an unresolved clump along the outer ring of MWC 758 (Clump 1), and buried inside more extended sub-mm continuum, motivates followup VLA observations. Deep multiconfiguration integrations reveal the morphology of Clump 1 and additional cm-wave components that we characterize via comparison with a deconvolution of recent 342 GHz data (∼1 mm). ... See full text for complete abstract.
Probabilistic Interpretation Of Solutions Of Linear Ultraparabolic Equations, Michael D. Marcozzi
Probabilistic Interpretation Of Solutions Of Linear Ultraparabolic Equations, Michael D. Marcozzi
Mathematical Sciences Faculty Research
We demonstrate the existence, uniqueness and Galerkin approximatation of linear ultraparabolic terminal value/infinite-horizon problems on unbounded spatial domains. Furthermore, we provide a probabilistic interpretation of the solution in terms of the expectation of an associated ultradiffusion process.
Boron Oxides Under Pressure: Prediction Of The Hardest Oxides, Huafeng Dong, Artem R. Oganov, Vadim V. Brazhkin, Qinggao Wang, Jin Zhang, M. Mahdi Davari Esfahani, Xiang-Feng Zhou, Fugen Wu, Qiang Zhu
Boron Oxides Under Pressure: Prediction Of The Hardest Oxides, Huafeng Dong, Artem R. Oganov, Vadim V. Brazhkin, Qinggao Wang, Jin Zhang, M. Mahdi Davari Esfahani, Xiang-Feng Zhou, Fugen Wu, Qiang Zhu
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
We search for stable compounds of boron and oxygen at pressures from 0 to 500 GPa using the ab initio evolutionary algorithm uspex. Only two stable stoichiometries of boron oxides, namely, B6O and B2O3, are found to be stable, in good agreement with experiment. A hitherto unknown phase of B6O at ambient pressure, Cmcm−B6O, has recently been predicted by us and observed experimentally. For B2O3, we predict three previously unknown stable high-pressure phases—two of these (Cmc21 and P212121) are dynamically and mechanically stable at ambient pressure, and should be quenchable to ambient conditions. Their predicted hardnesses, reaching 33–35 GPa, make …
Photospheric Radius Evolution Of Homologous Explosions, Liang-Duan Liu, Bing Zhang, Ling-Jun Wang, Zi-Gao Dai
Photospheric Radius Evolution Of Homologous Explosions, Liang-Duan Liu, Bing Zhang, Ling-Jun Wang, Zi-Gao Dai
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
Recent wide-field surveys discovered new types of peculiar optical transients that showed diverse behaviors of the evolution of photospheric properties. We develop a general theory of homologous explosions with constant opacity, paying special attention to the evolution of the photospheric radius R ph. We find that regardless of the density distribution profile, R ph always increases early on and decreases at late times. This result does not depend on the radiation and cooling processes inside the ejecta. The general rising/falling behavior of R ph can be used to quickly diagnose whether the source originates from a supernova-like explosion. The shape …
First-Principles Structural, Mechanical, And Thermodynamic Calculations Of The Negative Thermal Expansion Compound Zr2(Wo4)(Po4)2, Philippe F. Weck, Eunja Kim, Margaret E. Gordon, Jeffrey A. Greathouse, Remi Dingreville, Charles R. Bryan
First-Principles Structural, Mechanical, And Thermodynamic Calculations Of The Negative Thermal Expansion Compound Zr2(Wo4)(Po4)2, Philippe F. Weck, Eunja Kim, Margaret E. Gordon, Jeffrey A. Greathouse, Remi Dingreville, Charles R. Bryan
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
The negative thermal expansion (NTE) material Zr2(WO4)(PO4)2 has been investigated for the first time within the framework of the density functional perturbation theory (DFPT). The structural, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of this material have been predicted using the Perdew, Burke and Ernzerhof for solid (PBEsol) exchange–correlation functional, which showed superior accuracy over standard functionals in previous computational studies of the NTE material α-ZrW2O8. The bulk modulus calculated for Zr2(WO4)(PO4)2 using the Vinet equation of state at room temperature is K0 = 63.6 GPa, which is in close agreement with the experimental estimate of 61.3(8) at T = 296 K. The …
Diffusion And Concentration Of Solids In The Dead Zone Of A Protoplanetary Disk, Chao-Chin Yang, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Anders Johansen
Diffusion And Concentration Of Solids In The Dead Zone Of A Protoplanetary Disk, Chao-Chin Yang, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Anders Johansen
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
The streaming instability is a promising mechanism to drive the formation of planetesimals in protoplanetary disks. To trigger this process, it has been argued that sedimentation of solids onto the mid-plane needs to be efficient, and therefore that a quiescent gaseous environment is required. It is often suggested that dead-zone or disk-wind structure created by non-ideal magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) effects meets this requirement. However, simulations have shown that the mid-plane of a dead zone is not completely quiescent. In order to examine the concentration of solids in such an environment, we use the local-shearing-box approximation to simulate a particlegas system with …
Bunching Coherent Curvature Radiation In Three-Dimensional Magnetic Field Geometry: Application To Pulsars And Fast Radio Bursts, Yuan-Pei Yang, Bing Zhang
Bunching Coherent Curvature Radiation In Three-Dimensional Magnetic Field Geometry: Application To Pulsars And Fast Radio Bursts, Yuan-Pei Yang, Bing Zhang
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
The extremely high brightness temperatures of pulsars and fast radio bursts (FRBs) require their radiation mechanisms to be coherent. Coherent curvature radiation from bunches has been long discussed as the mechanism for radio pulsars and recently for FRBs. Assuming that bunches are already generated in pulsar magnetospheres, we calculate the spectrum of coherent curvature radiation under a three-dimensional magnetic field geometry. Different from previous works assuming parallel trajectories and a monoenergetic energy distribution of electrons, we consider a bunch characterized by its length, curvature radius of the trajectory family, bunch opening angle, and electron energy distribution. We find that the …
A Long-Lived Neutron Star Merger Remnant In Gw170817: Constraints And Clues From X-Ray Observations, L Piro, E Troja, Bing Zhang, G Ryan, H Van Eerten, R Ricci, M H. Wieringa, A Tiengo, N R. Butler, S B. Cenko, O D. Fox, H G. Khandrika, G Novara, A Rossi, T Sakamoto
A Long-Lived Neutron Star Merger Remnant In Gw170817: Constraints And Clues From X-Ray Observations, L Piro, E Troja, Bing Zhang, G Ryan, H Van Eerten, R Ricci, M H. Wieringa, A Tiengo, N R. Butler, S B. Cenko, O D. Fox, H G. Khandrika, G Novara, A Rossi, T Sakamoto
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
Multimessenger observations of GW170817 have not conclusively established whether the merger remnant is a black hole (BH) or a neutron star (NS). We show that a long-lived magnetized NS with a poloidal field B ≈ 1012 G is fully consistent with the electromagnetic dataset, when spin-down losses are dominated by gravitational wave (GW) emission. ... See full text for complete abstract.
Elevation And Azimuth-Aided Channel Estimation Scheme For Airborne Hyperspectral Data Transmission, Vahid Vahidi, Ebrahim Saberinia
Elevation And Azimuth-Aided Channel Estimation Scheme For Airborne Hyperspectral Data Transmission, Vahid Vahidi, Ebrahim Saberinia
Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research
A channel-estimation (CE) scheme is proposed to estimate the complex amplitude, Doppler shift, angle-of-departure, and angle-of-arrival of the channel taps for sparse and doubly selective channels for hyperspectral image transmission from unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) to ground stations. The proposed method is dubbed as compressed-sensing joint parameter estimation (CS-JPE) and finds the channel parameters matrix by employing a compressed-sensing (CS)-based method. Afterward, a modified version of the joint parameter estimation (JPE) is proposed as CS-JPE and is dubbed as M-CS-JPE, which employs the elevation-azimuth angles of the line-of-sight channel tap to estimate the channel parameters with higher accuracy and lower …
Fast Radio Burst Energetics And Detectability From High Redshifts, Bing Zhang
Fast Radio Burst Energetics And Detectability From High Redshifts, Bing Zhang
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
We estimate the upper limit redshifts of known fast radio bursts (FRBs) using the dispersion measure (DM)-redshift (z) relation and derive the upper limit peak luminosity L p and energy E of FRBs within the observational band. The average z upper limits range from 0.17 to 3.10, the average L p upper limits range from 1.24 × 1042 erg s−1 to 7.80 × 1044 erg s−1, and the average E upper limits range from 6.91 × 1039 erg to 1.94 × 1042 erg. FRB 160102 with DM = 2596.1 ± 0.3 pc cm−3 likely has a redshift greater than 3. …
Linking Gait Dynamics To Mechanical Cost Of Legged Locomotion, David V. Lee, Sarah L. Harris
Linking Gait Dynamics To Mechanical Cost Of Legged Locomotion, David V. Lee, Sarah L. Harris
Life Sciences Faculty Research
For millenia, legged locomotion has been of central importance to humans for hunting, agriculture, transportation, sport, and warfare. Today, the same principal considerations of locomotor performance and economy apply to legged systems designed to serve, assist, or be worn by humans in urban and natural environments. Energy comes at a premium not only for animals, wherein suitably fast and economical gaits are selected through organic evolution, but also for legged robots that must carry sufficient energy in their batteries. Although a robot's energy is spent at many levels, from control systems to actuators, we suggest that the mechanical cost of …
A Bayesian Framework For Exoplanet Direct Detection And Non-Detection, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Dimitri Mawet, Ian Czekala, Bruce Macintosh, Robert J. De Rosa, Garreth Ruane, Michael Bottom, Laurent Pueyo, Jason J. Wang, Lea Hirsch, Zhaohuan Zhu, Eric L. Nielsen
A Bayesian Framework For Exoplanet Direct Detection And Non-Detection, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Dimitri Mawet, Ian Czekala, Bruce Macintosh, Robert J. De Rosa, Garreth Ruane, Michael Bottom, Laurent Pueyo, Jason J. Wang, Lea Hirsch, Zhaohuan Zhu, Eric L. Nielsen
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
Rigorously quantifying the information in high-contrast imaging data is important for informing follow-up strategies to confirm the substellar nature of a point source, constraining theoretical models of planet–disk interactions, and deriving planet occurrence rates. However, within the exoplanet direct imaging community, non-detections have almost exclusively been defined using a frequentist detection threshold (i.e., contrast curve) and associated completeness. This can lead to conceptual inconsistencies when included in a Bayesian framework. A Bayesian upper limit is such that the true value of a parameter lies below this limit with a certain probability. The associated probability is the integral of the posterior …
Streaming Instability Of Multiple Particle Species In Protoplanetary Disks, Noemi Schaffer, Chao-Chin Yang, Anders Johansen
Streaming Instability Of Multiple Particle Species In Protoplanetary Disks, Noemi Schaffer, Chao-Chin Yang, Anders Johansen
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
The radial drift and diffusion of dust particles in protoplanetary disks affect both the opacity and temperature of such disks, as well as the location and timing of planetesimal formation. In this paper, we present results of numerical simulations of particle-gas dynamics in protoplanetary disks that include dust grains with various size distributions. We have considered three scenarios in terms of particle size ranges, one where the Stokes number τs = 10−1−100, one where τs = 10−4−10−1, and finally one where τs= 10−3−100. Moreover, we considered both discrete and continuous distributions in particle size. In accordance with previous works we …
Reaction Optimization Of Pyrazinoquinoxaline Based Organic Semiconductor With Cruciform Shape, Marco Valverde Paredes, Dong-Chan Lee
Reaction Optimization Of Pyrazinoquinoxaline Based Organic Semiconductor With Cruciform Shape, Marco Valverde Paredes, Dong-Chan Lee
LSAMP Poster Presentations
In this work, an optimum reaction condition was established to synthesize a pyrazinoquinoxaline based organic semiconductor with cruciform shape.
Multicolor Blackbody Emission In Grb 081221, Shu-Jin Hou, Bin-Bin Zhang, Yan-Zhi Meng, Xue-Feng Wu, En-Wei Liang, Hou-Jun Lü, Tong Liu, Yun-Feng Liang, Lin Lin, Rui-Jing Lu, Jin-Shu Huang, Bing Zhang
Multicolor Blackbody Emission In Grb 081221, Shu-Jin Hou, Bin-Bin Zhang, Yan-Zhi Meng, Xue-Feng Wu, En-Wei Liang, Hou-Jun Lü, Tong Liu, Yun-Feng Liang, Lin Lin, Rui-Jing Lu, Jin-Shu Huang, Bing Zhang
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
The radiation mechanism of the prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) remains an open question. Although their spectra are usually well fitted with the empirical Band function, which is widely believed to be fully nonthermal and interpreted as an optically thin synchrotron emission, accumulating evidence shows that a thermal component actually exists. In this paper, a multicolor blackbody (mBB) model is proposed for the time-integrated spectrum of GRB 081221 by assuming a power-law distribution of the thermal luminosities with temperature, which manifests photospheric emissions from a different radius and/or angle. The effects of the minimum temperature kT min, the maximum …
A Comprehensive Analysis Of Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Data. Iv. Spectral Lag And Its Relation To E P Evolution, Rui-Jing Lu, Yun-Feng Liang, Da-Bin Lin, Jing Lü, Xiang-Gao Wang, Hou-Jun Lü, Hong-Bang Liu, En-Wei Liang, Bing Zhang
A Comprehensive Analysis Of Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Data. Iv. Spectral Lag And Its Relation To E P Evolution, Rui-Jing Lu, Yun-Feng Liang, Da-Bin Lin, Jing Lü, Xiang-Gao Wang, Hou-Jun Lü, Hong-Bang Liu, En-Wei Liang, Bing Zhang
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
The spectral evolution and spectral lag behavior of 92 bright pulses from 84 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) telescope are studied. These pulses can be classified into hard-to-soft pulses (H2S; 64/92), H2S-dominated-tracking pulses (21/92), and other tracking pulses (7/92). We focus on the relationship between spectral evolution and spectral lags of H2S and H2S-dominated-tracking pulses. The main trend of spectral evolution (lag behavior) is estimated with ( ), where E p is the peak photon energy in the radiation spectrum, t + t 0 is the observer time relative to the beginning of pulse −t …
Pressure Effect On The Antiferromagnetic Compound Ce2ni3ge5, Jun Gouchi, Yuki Nakamura, Miho Nakashima, Tasushi Amako, Ravhi Kumar, Yoshiya Uwatoko
Pressure Effect On The Antiferromagnetic Compound Ce2ni3ge5, Jun Gouchi, Yuki Nakamura, Miho Nakashima, Tasushi Amako, Ravhi Kumar, Yoshiya Uwatoko
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
In this study, the electrical resistivity and magnetization of a single crystal of Ce2Ni3Ge5 heavy fermion compound were performed under pressure. The resistivity and magnetization showed two antiferromagnetic transitions at ambient pressure. On applying pressure, the transitions merged at 1 GPa. At higher pressures, the antiferromagnetic transition temperature decreases, and disappears. It is suggesting that the critical pressure of Ce2Ni3Ge5 was 4.1 GPa.
Speciation Of Technetium In Carbonate Media Under Helium Ions And Γ Radiation, Mohammad Ghalei, Johan Vandenborre, Frederic Poineau, Guillaume Blain, Pier-Lorenzo Solari, Jerome Rôques, Ferid Haddad, Massoud Fattahi
Speciation Of Technetium In Carbonate Media Under Helium Ions And Γ Radiation, Mohammad Ghalei, Johan Vandenborre, Frederic Poineau, Guillaume Blain, Pier-Lorenzo Solari, Jerome Rôques, Ferid Haddad, Massoud Fattahi
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Research
Technetium carbonates complexes produced by chemical, electrochemical and radiolytic methods have been studied by UV-Visible, X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) and Density Functional Theory methods. The (NH4)2TcCl6 salt was dissolved in 2 M KHCO3. The resulting purple solution was analyzed by XAFS and UV-Visible spectroscopy. The UV-Visible spectra exhibits a band centered at 515 nm. The XAFS results were consistent with the presence of polymeric species containing the [Tc2(μ−O)2]4+ core coordinated to carbonate ligand. Concerning the electrochemical methods, the pertechnetate anion was electrochemically reduced in concentrated carbonate solution [(CO32−)=5 M and (HCO3−)=0.5 M]. For the radiolytic reduction, the speciation of …
Review Of: Families At Play: Connecting And Learning Through Video Games, Matthew Murray
Review Of: Families At Play: Connecting And Learning Through Video Games, Matthew Murray
Library Faculty Publications
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The Optical/Nir Afterglow Of Grb 111209a: Complex Yet Not Unprecedented, D. A. Kann, P. Schady, E. F. Olivares, S. Klose, A. Rossi, D. A. Perley, Bing Zhang, T. Krühler, J. Greiner, A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu, J. Elliott, F. Knust, Z. Cano, R. Filgas, E. Pian, P. Mazzali, J. P. U. Fynbo, G. Leloudas, P. M. J. Afonso, C. Delvaux, J. F. Graham, A. Rau, S. Schmidl, S. Schulze, M. Tanga, A. C. Updike, K. Varela
The Optical/Nir Afterglow Of Grb 111209a: Complex Yet Not Unprecedented, D. A. Kann, P. Schady, E. F. Olivares, S. Klose, A. Rossi, D. A. Perley, Bing Zhang, T. Krühler, J. Greiner, A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu, J. Elliott, F. Knust, Z. Cano, R. Filgas, E. Pian, P. Mazzali, J. P. U. Fynbo, G. Leloudas, P. M. J. Afonso, C. Delvaux, J. F. Graham, A. Rau, S. Schmidl, S. Schulze, M. Tanga, A. C. Updike, K. Varela
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
Context. Afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are simple in the most basic model, but can show many complex features. The ultra-long duration GRB 111209A, one of the longest GRBs ever detected, also has the best-monitored afterglow in this rare class of GRBs. Aims. We want to address the question whether GRB 111209A was a special event beyond its extreme duration alone, and whether it is a classical GRB or another kind of high-energy transient. The afterglow may yield significant clues. Methods. We present afterglow photometry obtained in seven bands with the GROND imager as well as in further seven bands …
Time-Dependent Radiation-Driven Winds, Sergei Dyda, Daniel Proga
Time-Dependent Radiation-Driven Winds, Sergei Dyda, Daniel Proga
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
We study temporal variability of radiation-driven winds using one-dimensional, time-dependent simulations and an extension of the classic theory of line-driven winds developed by Castor Abbott & Klein. We drive the wind with a sinusoidally varying radiation field and find that after a relaxation time, determined by the propagation time for waves to move out of the acceleration zone of the wind, the solution settles into a periodic state. Winds driven at frequencies much higher than the dynamical frequency behave like stationary winds with time averaged radiation flux, whereas winds driven at much lower frequencies oscillate between the high and low …
Strongly Lensed Repeating Fast Radio Bursts As Precision Probes Of The Universe, Zheng-Xiang Li, He Gao, Xu-Heng Ding, Guo-Jian Wang, Bing Zhang
Strongly Lensed Repeating Fast Radio Bursts As Precision Probes Of The Universe, Zheng-Xiang Li, He Gao, Xu-Heng Ding, Guo-Jian Wang, Bing Zhang
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
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Survivability Of Moon Systems Around Ejected Gas Giants, Ian Rabago, Jason H. Steffen
Survivability Of Moon Systems Around Ejected Gas Giants, Ian Rabago, Jason H. Steffen
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
We examine the effects that planetary encounters have on the moon systems of ejected gas giant planets. We conduct a suite of numerical simulations of planetary systems containing three Jupiter-mass planets (with the innermost planet at 3 AU) up to the point where a planet is ejected from the system. The ejected planet has an initial system of 100 test-particle moons. We determine the survival probability of moons at different distances from their host planet, measure the final distribution of orbital elements, examine the stability of resonant configurations, and characterize the properties of moons that are stripped from the planets. …
Computational Discovery Of A New Rhombohedral Diamond Phase, Zhen-Zhen Li, Jian-Tao Wang, Hiroshi Mizuseki, Changfeng Chen
Computational Discovery Of A New Rhombohedral Diamond Phase, Zhen-Zhen Li, Jian-Tao Wang, Hiroshi Mizuseki, Changfeng Chen
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
We identify by first-principles calculations a new diamond phase in R¯3c (D63d) symmetry, which has a 16-atom rhombohedral primitive cell, thus termed R16 carbon. This rhombohedral diamond comprises a characteristic all-sp3 six-membered-ring bonding network, and it is energetically more stable than previously identified diamondlike six-membered-ring bonded BC8 and BC12 carbon phases. A phonon mode analysis verifies the dynamic structural stability of R16 carbon, and electronic band calculations reveal that it is an insulator with a direct band gap of 4.45 eV. Simulated x-ray diffraction patterns provide an excellent match to recently reported distinct diffraction peaks found in milled fullerene soot, …
Long-Lived Remnants From Binary Neutron Star Mergers, David Radice, Albino Perego, Sebastiano Bernuzzi, Bing Zhang
Long-Lived Remnants From Binary Neutron Star Mergers, David Radice, Albino Perego, Sebastiano Bernuzzi, Bing Zhang
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
Massive neutron stars (NSs) with lifetimes of at least several seconds are expected to be the result of a sizable fraction of NS mergers. We study their formation using a large set of numerical relativity simulations. We show that they are initially endowed with angular momentum that significantly exceeds the mass-shedding limit for rigidly rotating equilibria. We find that gravitational wave (GW) emission is not able to remove this excess angular momentum within the time over which solid body rotation should be achieved. Instead, we argue that the excess angular momentum could be carried away by massive winds. Long-lived merger …
The Sisal Database: A Global Resource To Document Oxygen And Carbon Isotope Records From Speleothems, Kamolphat Atsawawaranunt, Laia Comas-Bru, Sahar Amirnezhad Mozhdehi, Michael Deininger, Sandy P. Harrison, Andy Baker, Meighan Boyd, Nikita Kaushal, Syed Masood Ahmad, Yassine Ait Brahim, Monica Arienzo, Petra Bajo, Kerstin Braun, Yuval Burstyn, Sakonvan Chawchai, Wuhui Duan, István Gábor Hatvani, Jun Hu, Zoltán Kern, Inga Labuhn, Matthew Lachniet, Franziska A. Lechleitner, Andrew Lorrey, Carlos Pérez-Mejías, Robyn Pickering, Nick Scroxton, Sisal Working Group Members
The Sisal Database: A Global Resource To Document Oxygen And Carbon Isotope Records From Speleothems, Kamolphat Atsawawaranunt, Laia Comas-Bru, Sahar Amirnezhad Mozhdehi, Michael Deininger, Sandy P. Harrison, Andy Baker, Meighan Boyd, Nikita Kaushal, Syed Masood Ahmad, Yassine Ait Brahim, Monica Arienzo, Petra Bajo, Kerstin Braun, Yuval Burstyn, Sakonvan Chawchai, Wuhui Duan, István Gábor Hatvani, Jun Hu, Zoltán Kern, Inga Labuhn, Matthew Lachniet, Franziska A. Lechleitner, Andrew Lorrey, Carlos Pérez-Mejías, Robyn Pickering, Nick Scroxton, Sisal Working Group Members
Geoscience Faculty Research
Stable isotope records from speleothems provide information on past climate changes, most particularly information that can be used to reconstruct past changes in precipitation and atmospheric circulation. These records are increasingly being used to provide out-of-sample evaluations of isotope-enabled climate models. SISAL (Speleothem Isotope Synthesis and Analysis) is an international working group of the Past Global Changes (PAGES) project. The working group aims to provide a comprehensive compilation of speleothem isotope records for climate reconstruction and model evaluation. The SISAL database contains data for individual speleothems, grouped by cave system. Stable isotopes of oxygen and carbon (δ18O, δ13C) measurements are …
Unraveling The Stereodynamics Of Cold Controlled Hd−H2 Collisions, James F. E. Croft, Naduvalath Balakrishnan, Meng Huang, Hua Guo
Unraveling The Stereodynamics Of Cold Controlled Hd−H2 Collisions, James F. E. Croft, Naduvalath Balakrishnan, Meng Huang, Hua Guo
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Research
Measuring inelastic rates with partial-wave resolution requires temperatures close to a Kelvin or below, even for the lightest molecule. In a recent experiment, Perreault, Mukherjee, and Zare [Nat. Chem. 10, 561 (2018).] studied collisional relaxation of excited HD molecules in the v=1, j=2 state by para- and ortho-H2 at a temperature of about 1 K, extracting the angular distribution of scattered HD in the v=1, j=0 state. By state preparation of the HD molecules, control of the angular distribution of scattered HD was demonstrated. Here, we report a first-principles simulation of that experiment which enables us to attribute the main …
Effects Of Radiation Field Geometry On Line Driven Disc Winds, Sergei Dyda, Daniel Proga
Effects Of Radiation Field Geometry On Line Driven Disc Winds, Sergei Dyda, Daniel Proga
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
We study line driven winds for models with different radial intensity profiles: standard Shakura–Sunyaev radiating thin discs, uniform intensity discs, and truncated discs where driving radiation is cut-off at some radius. We find that global outflow properties depend primarily on the total system luminosity but truncated discs can launch outflows with ∼2 times higher mass flux and ∼50 per cent faster outflow velocity than non-truncated discs with the same total radiation flux. Streamlines interior to the truncation radius are largely unaffected and carry the same momentum flux as non-truncated models whereas those far outside the truncation radius effectively carry no …
Magnetothermal Disc Winds In X-Ray Binaries: Poloidal Magnetic Fields Suppress Thermal Winds, Tim Waters, Daniel Proga
Magnetothermal Disc Winds In X-Ray Binaries: Poloidal Magnetic Fields Suppress Thermal Winds, Tim Waters, Daniel Proga
Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research
Magnetic, radiation pressure, and thermal driving are the three mechanisms capable of launching accretion disc winds. In X-ray binaries, radiation pressure is often not significant, as in many systems the luminosity is too low for driving due to continuum transitions yet too high for driving due to line transitions. This leaves thermal and magnetic driving as the contender launching mechanisms in these systems. Using ATHENA++, we perform axisymmetric ideal MHD simulations that include radiative heating and cooling processes appropriate for Compton heated winds to show that the inclusion of magnetic fields into a thermally driven wind has the opposite effect …