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Polarization From Microlensing Of Spherical Circumstellar Envelopes By A Point Lens., J. F. L. Simmons, J. E. Bjorkman, R. Ignace, I. J. Coleman Oct 2002

Polarization From Microlensing Of Spherical Circumstellar Envelopes By A Point Lens., J. F. L. Simmons, J. E. Bjorkman, R. Ignace, I. J. Coleman

Richard Ignace

We discuss the flux and polarization signals obtained from the microlensing of stars with extended circumstellar envelopes by a single point-mass lens. A previous paper considered the case of main-sequence stars, and showed that microlensing of the stellar photosphere could produce a small net polarization (up to 0.1 per cent). In this paper, we show that stars with extensive envelopes will show a much higher level of variable polarization (up to 10 per cent), even if they are spherically symmetric. Since the stellar envelopes most likely to be lensed are produced by red giant winds, we also investigate the effects …


Profile Shapes For Optically Thick X-Ray Emission Lines From Stellar Winds., R. Ignace, K. G. Gayley Mar 2002

Profile Shapes For Optically Thick X-Ray Emission Lines From Stellar Winds., R. Ignace, K. G. Gayley

Richard Ignace

We consider the consequences of appreciable line optical depth for the profile shape of X-ray emission lines formed in stellar winds. The hot gas is thought to arise in distributed wind shocks, and the line formation is predominantly via collisional excitation followed by radiative decay. Such lines are often modelled as optically thin, but the theory has difficulty matching resolved X-ray line profiles. We suggest that for strong lines of abundant metals, newly created photons may undergo resonance scattering, modifying the emergent profile. Using Sobolev theory in a spherically symmetric wind, we show that thick-line resonance scattering leads to emission …


A Comparison Of Haloe V19 With Sage Ii V6.00 Ozone Observations Using Trajectory Mapping, Gary A. Morris, James F. Gleason, James M. Russell Iii, Mark R. Schoeberl, M. Patrick Mccormick Jan 2002

A Comparison Of Haloe V19 With Sage Ii V6.00 Ozone Observations Using Trajectory Mapping, Gary A. Morris, James F. Gleason, James M. Russell Iii, Mark R. Schoeberl, M. Patrick Mccormick

Gary A. Morris

We apply trajectory mapping to an 8-year intercomparison of ozone observations from the Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) (V19) and Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) II (V6.00) for the months March, May, June, September, October, and December from the period December 1991 to October 1999. Our results, which represent the most extensive such intercomparison of these two data sets to date, suggest a root-mean-square difference between the two data sets of >15% below 22 km in the tropics and of 4–12% throughout most of the rest of the stratosphere. In addition, we find a bias with HALOE ozone low relative …


Star Formation In Bright Rimmed Clouds. I. Millimeter And Submillimeter Molecular Line Surveys, Christopher H. De Vries, Gopal Narayanan, Ronald L. Snell Jan 2002

Star Formation In Bright Rimmed Clouds. I. Millimeter And Submillimeter Molecular Line Surveys, Christopher H. De Vries, Gopal Narayanan, Ronald L. Snell

Gopal Narayanan

We present the results of the first detailed millimeter and submillimeter molecular line survey of bright-rimmed clouds, observed at FCRAO in the CO (J = 1 ? 0), C18O (J = 1 ? 0), HCO+ (J = 1 ? 0), H13CO+ (J = 1 ? 0), and N2H+ (J = 1 ? 0) transitions, and at the Heinrich Hertz Telescope in the CO (J = 2 ? 1), HCO+ (J = 3 ? 2), HCO+ (J = 4 ? 3), H13CO+ (J = 3 ? 2), and H13CO+ (J = 4 ? 3) molecular line transitions. The source list is …


Detection Of Infall Signatures Towards Serpens Smm4, Gopal Narayanan, G. Moriarty-Schieven, C.K. Walker, H.M. Butner Jan 2002

Detection Of Infall Signatures Towards Serpens Smm4, Gopal Narayanan, G. Moriarty-Schieven, C.K. Walker, H.M. Butner

Gopal Narayanan

We present the detection of kinematic infall signatures toward the Class 0 protostellar system SMM4 in the Serpens cloud core. We have observed the dense molecular gas toward the embedded source using millimeter and submillimeter line transitions of density sensitive molecular tracers. High signal-to-noise ratio maps obtained in HCO+ J = 1 → 0, J = 3 → 2, and J = 4 → 3, and CS J = 2 → 1 show the blue-bulge infall signature. The blue-bulge infall signature can be observed in the centroid velocity maps of protostellar objects when infall dominates over rotation. The line profiles …


Classical Gluodynamics In Curved Space-Time And The Soft Pomeron, Dmitri Kharzeev, Eugene Levin, Kirill Tuchin Jan 2002

Classical Gluodynamics In Curved Space-Time And The Soft Pomeron, Dmitri Kharzeev, Eugene Levin, Kirill Tuchin

Kirill Tuchin

QCD at the classical level possesses scale invariance which is broken by quantum effects. This "dimensional transmutation" phenomenon can be mathematically described by formulating classical gluodynamics in a curved, conformally flat, space-time with non-vanishing cosmological constant. We study QCD high-energy scattering in this theory. We find that the properties of the scattering amplitude at small momentum transfer are determined by the energy density of vacuum fluctuations. The approach gives rise to the power growth of the total hadron-hadron cross section with energy, i.e., the pomeron. The intercept of the pomeron and the multiplicity of produced particles are evaluated. We also …


The Planetary Nebula Spectrograph: The Green Light For Galaxy Kinematics, N. G. Douglas, M. Arnaboldi, K. C. Freeman, K. Kuijken, M. R. Merrifield, Aaron J. Romanowsky, K. Taylor, M. Capaccioli, T. Axelrod, R. Gilmozzi, J. Hart, G. Bloxham, D. Jones Jan 2002

The Planetary Nebula Spectrograph: The Green Light For Galaxy Kinematics, N. G. Douglas, M. Arnaboldi, K. C. Freeman, K. Kuijken, M. R. Merrifield, Aaron J. Romanowsky, K. Taylor, M. Capaccioli, T. Axelrod, R. Gilmozzi, J. Hart, G. Bloxham, D. Jones

Aaron J. Romanowsky

Planetary nebulae (PNe) are now well established as probes of galaxy dynamics and as standard candles in distance determinations. Motivated by the need to improve the efficiency of planetary nebulae searches and the speed with which their radial velocities are determined, a dedicated instrument—the Planetary Nebula Spectrograph, or PN.S—has been designed and commissioned at the 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope. The high optical efficiency of the spectrograph results in the detection of typically ∼150 PNe in galaxies at the distance of the Virgo Cluster in one night of observations. In the same observation, the radial velocities are obtained with an …


Comment On ‘‘Stress-Density Ratio Slip-Corrected Reynolds Equation For Ultra-Thin Film Gas Bearing Lubrication’’, Alejandro Garcia Jan 2002

Comment On ‘‘Stress-Density Ratio Slip-Corrected Reynolds Equation For Ultra-Thin Film Gas Bearing Lubrication’’, Alejandro Garcia

Alejandro Garcia

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