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Lower And Upper Bounds On Internal-Wave Frequencies In Stratified Rotating Fluids, Benoit Cushman-Roisin
Lower And Upper Bounds On Internal-Wave Frequencies In Stratified Rotating Fluids, Benoit Cushman-Roisin
Dartmouth Scholarship
According to classical theories, the frequencies of internal-gravity waves in stratified rotating fluids must lie between the Brunt-Väisälä frequency (a measure of the vertical density stratification) and the Coriolis frequency (equal to twice the rotation rate about the vertical axis). It is shown here that, in the case of the Earth's rotation where the pole-to-pole axis of rotation is almost everywhere not parallel to the local vertical, the range of realizable frequencies is broader. New formulas are derived for the lower and upper bounds of the frequencies.
Gamma-Ray Observations Of Gro J1655-40, R Kroeger, Mark Strickman, J E. Grove, Philip Kaaret, E. Ford, B A. Harmon, Mark L. Mcconnell
Gamma-Ray Observations Of Gro J1655-40, R Kroeger, Mark Strickman, J E. Grove, Philip Kaaret, E. Ford, B A. Harmon, Mark L. Mcconnell
Physics & Astronomy
The bright transient X-ray source GRO J1655-40 = XN Sco 1994 was observed by the OSSE instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO). Preliminary results are reported here. The initial outburst from GRO J1655-40 was detected by BATSE on 27 Jul 1994. OSSE observations were made in five separate viewing periods starting between 4 Aug 1994 and 4 Apr 1995. The first, third, and fifth observations are near the peak luminosity. In the second observation, the source flux had dropped by several orders of magnitude and we can only set an upper limit. The fourth observation is a weak …
Macrophage-Mediated 15-Lipoxygenase Expression Protects Against Atherosclerosis Development, Jianhe Shen, Ed Herderick, J. Fredrick Cornhill, Eva Zsigmond, Han Seob Kim, Hartmut Kühn, Natalia V. Guevara, Lawrence Chan
Macrophage-Mediated 15-Lipoxygenase Expression Protects Against Atherosclerosis Development, Jianhe Shen, Ed Herderick, J. Fredrick Cornhill, Eva Zsigmond, Han Seob Kim, Hartmut Kühn, Natalia V. Guevara, Lawrence Chan
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications and Presentations
Oxidative modification of LDL increases its atherogenicity, and 15- lipoxygenase (15-LO) has been implicated in the process. To address this issue, we generated transgenic rabbits that expressed 15-LO in a macrophage- specific manner and studied their susceptibility to atherosclerosis development when they were fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet (Teklad 0533 rabbit diet 7009 with 10% corn oil and 0.25% cholesterol) for 13.5 wk. Transgenic and nontransgenic rabbits developed similar degrees of hypercholesterolemia and had similar levels of triglyceride, VLDL, LDL, and HDL. Quantitative morphometric analysis of the aortic atherosclerosis indicated that the transgenic animals (n = 19) had significantly …
Performance Of Cdznte Strip Detectors As Sub-Millimeter Resolution Imaging Gamma Radiation Spectrometers, M Mayer, V Boykin, M L. Cherry, J F. Courville, F P. Doty, A Drake, T G. Guzik, L A. Hamel, K Larson, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, James M. Ryan, O Tousignant
Performance Of Cdznte Strip Detectors As Sub-Millimeter Resolution Imaging Gamma Radiation Spectrometers, M Mayer, V Boykin, M L. Cherry, J F. Courville, F P. Doty, A Drake, T G. Guzik, L A. Hamel, K Larson, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, James M. Ryan, O Tousignant
Space Science Center
We report & gamma;-ray detection performance measurements and computer simulations of a sub-millimeter pitch CdZnTe strip detector. The detector is a prototype for & gamma;-ray astronomy measurements in the range of 20-200 keV. The prototype is a 1.5 mm thick, 64×64 orthogonal stripeCdZnTe detector of 0.375 mm pitch in both dimensions, with approximately one square inch of sensitive area. Using discrete laboratory electronics to process signals from an 8×8 stripe region of the prototype we measured good spectroscopic uniformity and sub-pitch (~0.2 mm) spatial resolution in both x and y dimensions. We present below measurements of the spatial uniformity, relative …
On The Orbital Period Of The New Cataclysmic Variable Euve J2115-586, Stephane Vennes, Dayal T. Wickramasinghe, John R. Thorstensen, Damian J. Christian, Michael S. Bessell
On The Orbital Period Of The New Cataclysmic Variable Euve J2115-586, Stephane Vennes, Dayal T. Wickramasinghe, John R. Thorstensen, Damian J. Christian, Michael S. Bessell
Dartmouth Scholarship
We have obtained phase-resolved spectroscopy (3660-6040 Å) of the recently discovered cataclysmic variable EUVE J21 15-586 using the 74-inch telescope at Mount Stromlo Observatory. The radial velocity is modulated over a period of 110.8 min with a possible one-cycle-per-day alias of 102.8 min, and a semiamplitude of ≍270 km s-1 at Hβ and ≍390 km s-1 at He II λ4686. The spectroscopic appearance (H I Balmer, Ca II, He I, He II emission lines), the orbital period, and the velocity amplitude indicate that this cataclysmic variable is probably an AM Her type; the absence of cyclotron humps indicates …
Balloon-Borne Coded Aperture Telescope For Arc-Minute Angular Resolution At Hard X-Ray Energies, Mark L. Mcconnell, V Boykin, R M. Kippen, K Larson, John R. Macri, M Mayer, James M. Ryan, P P. Altice, M L. Cherry, S B. Ellison, B Price, T G. Guzik, R Lockwood, M B. Barakat, K Johnston, N Zotov, M Elaasar
Balloon-Borne Coded Aperture Telescope For Arc-Minute Angular Resolution At Hard X-Ray Energies, Mark L. Mcconnell, V Boykin, R M. Kippen, K Larson, John R. Macri, M Mayer, James M. Ryan, P P. Altice, M L. Cherry, S B. Ellison, B Price, T G. Guzik, R Lockwood, M B. Barakat, K Johnston, N Zotov, M Elaasar
Space Science Center
We are working on the development of a new balloon-borne telescope, MARGIE (minute-of-arc resolution gamma ray imaging experiment). It will be a coded aperture telescope designed to image hard x-rays (in various configurations) over the 20 - 600 keV range with an angular resolution approaching one arc minute. MARGIE will use one (or both) of two different detection plane technologies, each of which is capable of providing event locations with sub-mm accuracies. One such technology involves the use of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) strip detectors. We have successfully completed a series of laboratory measurements using a prototype CZT detector with …
Charge-Coupled Devices With Fast Timing For Astrophysics And Space Physics Research, M L. Cherry, P P. Altice, S B. Ellison, T G. Guzik, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, G Y. Mclean, James M. Ryan, Paul P. Suni
Charge-Coupled Devices With Fast Timing For Astrophysics And Space Physics Research, M L. Cherry, P P. Altice, S B. Ellison, T G. Guzik, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, G Y. Mclean, James M. Ryan, Paul P. Suni
Space Science Center
A charge coupled device is under development with fast timing capability (15 millisecond full frame readout, 30 microsecond resolution for measuring the time of individual pixel hits). The fast timing CCD will be used in conjunction with a CsI microfiber array or segmented scintillator matrix detector to detect x rays and gamma rays with submillimeter position resolution. The initial application will be in conjunction with a coded aperture hard x ray/gamma ray astronomy instrument. We describe the concept and the readout architecture of the device.
Physical Conditions In Low-Ionization Regions Of The Orion Nebula, J. A. Baldwin, A. Crotts, R. J. Dufour, Gary J. Ferland, S. Heathcote, J. J. Hester, K. T. Korista, P. G. Martin, C. R. O'Dell, R. H. Rubin, A. G. G. M. Tielens, D. A. Verner, D. K. Walter, Z. Wen
Physical Conditions In Low-Ionization Regions Of The Orion Nebula, J. A. Baldwin, A. Crotts, R. J. Dufour, Gary J. Ferland, S. Heathcote, J. J. Hester, K. T. Korista, P. G. Martin, C. R. O'Dell, R. H. Rubin, A. G. G. M. Tielens, D. A. Verner, D. K. Walter, Z. Wen
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
We reexamine the spectroscopic underpinnings of recent suggestions that [O I] and [Fe II] lines from the Orion H II region are produced in gas where the iron-carrying grains have been destroyed and the electron density is surprisingly high. Our new observations show that previous detections of [O I] 5577 were dominated by telluric emission. Our limits are consistent with a moderate density (≈ 104 cm-3) photoionized gas. We show that a previously proposed model of the Orion H II region reproduces the observed [O I] and [Fe II] spectrum. These lines are fully consistent with formation …
Rate Coefficients For Charge Transfer Between Hydrogen And The First 30 Elements, J. B. Kingdon, Gary J. Ferland
Rate Coefficients For Charge Transfer Between Hydrogen And The First 30 Elements, J. B. Kingdon, Gary J. Ferland
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
We present analytic fits to charge exchange rate coefficients over the full range of temperatures which occurs in photoionized or shock-heated plasmas. We consider reactions between neutral hydrogen and all elements with parent ion charge q = 1-4 up to Z = 30. Many rates were obtained from various sources in the literature. For reactions for which no data were available, we calculated rates using the Landau-Zener formalism. For these new reactions, we tabulate both total and state-specific rate coefficients. Ml are fitted with a consistent, accurate formula. These fits may be incorporated easily into spectral synthesis codes, and we …
The Mass Distribution In The Nearby Universe, Luiz N. Da Costa, Wolfram Freudling, Gary Wegner, Riccardo Giovanelli
The Mass Distribution In The Nearby Universe, Luiz N. Da Costa, Wolfram Freudling, Gary Wegner, Riccardo Giovanelli
Dartmouth Scholarship
We present a new reconstruction of the mass density and the peculiar velocity fields in the nearby universe using recent measurements of Tully-Fisher distances for a sample of late spirals. We find significant differences between our reconstructed fields and those obtained in earlier work: overdensities tend to be more compact while underdense regions, consisting of individual voids, are more abundant. Our results suggest that voids observed in redshift surveys of galaxies represent real voids in the underlying matter distribution. While we detect a bulk velocity of ~300 km s-1, within a top-hat window 6000 km s-1 in …
The Peculiar Motions Of Early-Type Galaxies In Two Distant Regions. I. Cluster And Galaxy Selection, Gary Wegner, Matthew Colless, Glenn Baggley, Roger L. Davies
The Peculiar Motions Of Early-Type Galaxies In Two Distant Regions. I. Cluster And Galaxy Selection, Gary Wegner, Matthew Colless, Glenn Baggley, Roger L. Davies
Dartmouth Scholarship
The EFAR project is a study of 736 candidate elliptical galaxies in 84 clusters lying in two regions, toward Hercules-Corona Borealis and Perseus-Pisces-Cetus, at distances cz ~ 6000-15,000 km s^-1^. In this paper (the first of a series), we present an introduction to the EFAR project and describe in detail the selection of the clusters and galaxies in our sample. Fundamental data for the galaxies and clusters are given, including accurate new positions for each galaxy and redshifts for each cluster. The galaxy selection functions are determined by using diameters measured from Schmidt sky survey images for 2185 galaxies in …
Bringing The Moon Into The Classroom, Laurence A. Marschall
Bringing The Moon Into The Classroom, Laurence A. Marschall
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
Understanding the phases of the Moon is a perennial stumbling block in introductory astronomy classes. In the film, "A Private Universe," for instance, both Harvard graduates and gifted high-school students display serious misconceptions about the Moon's phases, believing, among other things, that the Earth's shadow on the Moon is the cause of it all. Part of the problem may stem from textbook illustrations that show a view of the Moon in orbit around the Earth with the Sun of to one side. Students have trouble converting mentally from this "God's eye" perspective into the "geocentric" perspective we experience as observers …
Experimental Results Of Neutron Fluence Outside An Iron Shield In The Forward Direction, M. M.C. Torres, A. J. Elwyn, D. Fein, E. James, K. Johns, W. Davis, D. P. Ciampa, E. Mierkiewicz
Experimental Results Of Neutron Fluence Outside An Iron Shield In The Forward Direction, M. M.C. Torres, A. J. Elwyn, D. Fein, E. James, K. Johns, W. Davis, D. P. Ciampa, E. Mierkiewicz
Publications
This work represents the first systematic study at a high energy accelerator of the depth dependence of neutron fluence in longitudinal shielding.
New Promise For Electron Bulk Energization In Solar Flares: Preferential Fermi Acceleration Of Electrons Over Protons In Reconnection-Driven Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, Ted La Rosa, Ronald L. Moore, James A. Miller, Steven N. Shore
New Promise For Electron Bulk Energization In Solar Flares: Preferential Fermi Acceleration Of Electrons Over Protons In Reconnection-Driven Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, Ted La Rosa, Ronald L. Moore, James A. Miller, Steven N. Shore
Faculty Articles
The hard X-ray luminosity of impulsive solar flares indicates that electrons in the low corona are bulk energized to energies of order 25 keV. LaRosa & Moore pointed out that the required bulk energization could be produced by cascading MHD turbulence generated by Alfvénic outflows from sites of strongly driven reconnection. LaRosa, Moore, & Shore proposed that the compressive component of the cascading turbulence dissipates into the electrons via Fermi acceleration. However, for this to be a viable electron bulk energization mechanism, the rate of proton energization by the same turbulence cannot exceed the electron energization rate. In this paper …
Structural Phase Transition And Tc Distribution In Hf-Doped Lamno3 Investigated Using Perturbed-Angular-Correlation Spectroscopy, William E. Evenson, David D. Allred, Gary L. Catchen
Structural Phase Transition And Tc Distribution In Hf-Doped Lamno3 Investigated Using Perturbed-Angular-Correlation Spectroscopy, William E. Evenson, David D. Allred, Gary L. Catchen
Faculty Publications
Using perturbed-angular-correlation (PAC) spectroscopy, via the Hf-->Ta probe, we have measured Mn-site electric-field gradients (EFG's) at Ta nuclei in ceramic samples of LaMnO3. Two crystallographic phases coexist over a temperature interval of ≈16 K near the orthorhombic-to-rhombohedral transition at ≈724 K, which shows a thermal hysteresis of ≈1.7±0.2 K. Concurrently, in the two phases, we determined the temperature dependence of the EFG parameters, Vzz, ƞ, and δ, and the ratio of the probe concentrations A1/A2. To explain the apparent coexistence of two phases in this weakly first-order transition, we present a model that assumes a spatial distribution of Tc …
Atomic Data For Astrophysics. Ii. New Analytic Fits For Photoionization Cross Sections Of Atoms And Ions, D. A. Verner, Gary J. Ferland, K. T. Korista, D. G. Yakovlev
Atomic Data For Astrophysics. Ii. New Analytic Fits For Photoionization Cross Sections Of Atoms And Ions, D. A. Verner, Gary J. Ferland, K. T. Korista, D. G. Yakovlev
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
We present a complete set of analytic fits to the nonrelativistic photoionization cross sections for the ground states of atoms and ions of elements from H through Si, and S, Ar, Ca, and Fe. Near the ionization thresholds, the fits are based on the Opacity Project theoretical cross sections interpolated and smoothed over resonances. At higher energies, the fits reproduce calculated Hartree-Dirac-Slater photoionization cross sections.
Chromospherically Active Stars. Xv. Hd 8357=Ar Piscium, An Extremely Active Rs Cvn System, Francis C. Fekel
Chromospherically Active Stars. Xv. Hd 8357=Ar Piscium, An Extremely Active Rs Cvn System, Francis C. Fekel
Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications
One of the first x-ray sources optically identified as a chromospherically active star, HD 8357=AR Piscium, is a double-lined binary consisting of a K1 IV primary and G7 V secondary. Careful examination of the Ca II H and K lines indicates that only the primary is active, having strong Ca II H and K, Hɛ, and Hα emission. The system has an orbital period of 14.3023 days and an eccentricity of 0.185. Such an eccentricity is not particularly unusual for chromospherically active stars with periods between 10 and 20 days. An assumed mass of 0.92Msun for the secondary results in …
The Metallicity Dependence Of The Stellar Luminosity And Initial Mass Functions: Hst Observations Of Open And Globular Clusters, Ted Von Hippel, Gerard Gilmore, Nial R. Tanvir, David Robinson, Derek H.P. Jones
The Metallicity Dependence Of The Stellar Luminosity And Initial Mass Functions: Hst Observations Of Open And Globular Clusters, Ted Von Hippel, Gerard Gilmore, Nial R. Tanvir, David Robinson, Derek H.P. Jones
Publications
Using HST and the WFPC2 we have acquired very deep V- and I-band photometry of stars in NGC 2420 and NGC 2477 to study cluster luminosity functions at approximately solar metallicity. We have determined these cluster luminosity functions down to MI = 10.5 (0.2 M⊙) and find that the luminosity function of NGC 2420 turns over at MI ≈ 9.0, and possibly stops altogether by MI ≈ 9.5. The luminosity function of NGC 2477 may flatten at MI ≥ 9.5. We compare our open cluster luminosity functions to the solar neighborhood field star luminosity function of Kroupa, Tout \& Gilmore …
A Test Of The Lauer-Postman Bulk Flow, Riccardo Giovanelli, Martha P. Haynes, Gary Wegner, Luiz N. Da Costa
A Test Of The Lauer-Postman Bulk Flow, Riccardo Giovanelli, Martha P. Haynes, Gary Wegner, Luiz N. Da Costa
Dartmouth Scholarship
We use Tully-Fisher distances for a sample of field late spiral galaxies to test the Lauer & Postman result suggestive of a bulk flow with respect to the cosmic microwave background reference frame, of amplitude of +689 km s-1 in the direction l = 343°, b = +52°. A total of 432 galaxies are used, subdivided between two cones, of 30° semiaperture each and pointed toward the apex and antapex of the LP motion, respectively. The peculiar velocities in the two data sets are inconsistent with a bulk flow of the amplitude claimed by Lauer & Postman. When combined …
Flare Energetics: Analysis Of A Large Flare On Yz Canis Minoris Observed Simultaneously In The Ultraviolet, Optical And Radio., G. H. J. Van Den Oord, John G. Doyle, M. Rodono, D. E. Gary, Gregory W. Henry, Patrick B. Byrne, Jeffrey L. Linsky
Flare Energetics: Analysis Of A Large Flare On Yz Canis Minoris Observed Simultaneously In The Ultraviolet, Optical And Radio., G. H. J. Van Den Oord, John G. Doyle, M. Rodono, D. E. Gary, Gregory W. Henry, Patrick B. Byrne, Jeffrey L. Linsky
Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications
The results of coordinated observations of the dMe star YZ CMi at optical, UV and radio wavelengths during 3-7 February 1983 are presented. YZ CMi showed repeated optical flaring with the largest flare having a magnitude of 3.8 in the U-band. This flare coincided with an IUE exposure which permits a comparison of the emission measure curves of YZ CMi in its flaring and quiescent state. During the flare a downward shift of the transition zone is observed while the radiative losses in the range 10^4^-10^7^K strongly increase. The optical flare is accompanied with a radio flare at 6cm, while …
Discovery Of A White Dwarf Companion (Ms0354.6-3650 = Euve J0356-366) To A G2v Star, Damian J. Christian, Stephane Vennes, John R. Thorstensen, Mihalis Mathioudakis
Discovery Of A White Dwarf Companion (Ms0354.6-3650 = Euve J0356-366) To A G2v Star, Damian J. Christian, Stephane Vennes, John R. Thorstensen, Mihalis Mathioudakis
Dartmouth Scholarship
We present x-ray, ultraviolet, and optical observations of the mysterious EUV/soft x-ray source EUVE J0356-336 (= MS0354.6-3650). Initial Einstein observations identified this source with a cluster of galaxies, but the relatively high source count rate in the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) 100 Å band and the lack of variability hinted that EUVE J0356-3650 might be a white dwarf; the UK Schmidt plate of the field surrounding this object found a 12.45 magnitude G2V star that could hide a compact companion. This hypothesis was confirmed in an IUE ultraviolet spectrum that shows the definite signature of a hydrogen-rich white dwarf (DA). …
Random Spots On Chromospherically Active Stars, Joel A. Eaton, Gregory W. Henry, Francis C. Fekel
Random Spots On Chromospherically Active Stars, Joel A. Eaton, Gregory W. Henry, Francis C. Fekel
Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications
We have investigated the effect of large numbers of moderately sized spots placed randomly on a differentially rotating star as the explanation of the rotational light curves of magnetically active cool stars. This hypothesis produces light variation very similar to observed light curves of RS CVn binaries, provided there are of order 10-40 spots at any time and provided individual spots have a finite lifetime.
Hde 233517: Lithium And Excess Infrared Emission In Giant Stars, Francis C. Fekel, Richard A. Webb, Russel J. White, Benjamin Zuckerman
Hde 233517: Lithium And Excess Infrared Emission In Giant Stars, Francis C. Fekel, Richard A. Webb, Russel J. White, Benjamin Zuckerman
Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications
Recent studies have identified a small class of moderately rapidly rotating, chromospherically active, single giants, some of which are lithium rich. We present evidence suggesting the peculiar K-type star HDE 233517 is one such object. Previously, HDE 233517 has been suggested to be a young star, consistent with its large far-infrared excess and our log ε(Li) ~ 3.3. However, our high-resolution spectroscopic observations show it is likely a single, post-main-sequence K2 giant with v sin i = 15 km s-1 and modest Ca II H and K emission. The giant status of HDE 233517 is determined directly from luminosity-sensitive line …
Simulations Of Electrostatic Modes Of Non-Neutral Plasmas With Small Aspect Ratio In A Penning Trap, Grant W. Mason, Ross L. Spencer, Jonathan A. Bennett
Simulations Of Electrostatic Modes Of Non-Neutral Plasmas With Small Aspect Ratio In A Penning Trap, Grant W. Mason, Ross L. Spencer, Jonathan A. Bennett
Faculty Publications
The dependence on induced charge, experimental geometry, and temperature of electrostatic modes in very low aspect ratio non-neutral plasmas in a Penning trap is considered. The modes are of interest as non-destructive diagnostics of the shape of the plasmas. These investigations include equilibrium calculations of plasma shapes and profiles at finite temperature and particle-in-cell simulations of axisymmetric modes. The results of the simulations are compared to the zero-temperature theory by Dubin [Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 2076 (1991)] taken to first-order in the aspect ratio and to experimental measurements by Weimer et al. [Phys. Rev. A 49, 3842 (1994)]. In general, …
Absence Of Open Strings In A Lattice-Free Simulation Of Cosmic String Formation, Julian Borrill
Absence Of Open Strings In A Lattice-Free Simulation Of Cosmic String Formation, Julian Borrill
Dartmouth Scholarship
Lattice-based string formation algorithms can, at least in principle, be reduced to the study of the statistics of the corresponding aperiodic random walk. Since in three or more dimensions such walks are transient, this approach necessarily generates a population of open strings. To investigate whether open strings are an artifact of the lattice we develop an alternative lattice-free simulation of string formation. Replacing the lattice with a graph generated by a minimal dynamical model of a first-order phase transition we obtain results consistent with the hypothesis that the energy density in string is due to a scale-invariant Brownian distribution of …
An Optical And X-Ray Study Of Abell 576, A Galaxy Cluster With A Cold Core, Joseph J. S. Mohr, Margaret J. Geller, Daniel G. Fabricant, Gary Wegner, John Thorstensen, Douglas O. Richstone
An Optical And X-Ray Study Of Abell 576, A Galaxy Cluster With A Cold Core, Joseph J. S. Mohr, Margaret J. Geller, Daniel G. Fabricant, Gary Wegner, John Thorstensen, Douglas O. Richstone
Dartmouth Scholarship
We analyze the galaxy population and dynamics of the galaxy cluster A576; the observational constraints include 281 redshifts (230 new), R- band CCD galaxy photometry over a 2 h^-1^ Mpc x 2 h^-1^ Mpc region centered on the cluster, an Einstein IPC X-ray image, and an Einstein MPC X-ray spectrum. We focus on an 86% complete magnitude-limited sample (R_23.5_ < 17) of 169 cluster galaxies. The cluster galaxies with emission lines in their spectra have a larger velocity dispersion and are significantly less clustered on this 2 h^-1^ Mpc scale than galaxies without emission lines. We show that excluding the emission-line galaxies from the cluster sample decreases the velocity dispersion by 18% and the virial mass estimate by a factor of 2. The central cluster region contains a nonemission galaxy population and an intracluster medium which is significantly cooler (σ_core_ = 387_-105_^+250^ km s^-1^ and T_x_ = 1.6_-0.3_^+0.4^ keV at 90% confidence) than the global populations (σ = 977_-96_^+124^ km s^- 1^ for the nonemission population and T_X_ > 4 keV at 90% confidence). Because (1) the low-dispersion galaxy population is no more luminous than the global population and (2) the evidence for a cooling flow is weak, we suggest that the core of A576 may contain the remnants of …
Very High Density Clumps And Outflowing Winds In Qso Broad-Line Regions, J. A. Baldwin, Gary J. Ferland, K. T. Korista, R. F. Carswell, F. Hamann, M. M. Phillips, D. A. Verner, Belinda J. Wilkes, R. E. Williams
Very High Density Clumps And Outflowing Winds In Qso Broad-Line Regions, J. A. Baldwin, Gary J. Ferland, K. T. Korista, R. F. Carswell, F. Hamann, M. M. Phillips, D. A. Verner, Belinda J. Wilkes, R. E. Williams
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
Intercomparison of the spectra of seven high-luminosity quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) shows that there is a gradation of properties in their broad emission-line regions (BELRs) that can be understood as differing mixtures of different gas components. Six of these seven objects have unusually narrow BELR profiles, which greatly facilitates the disentangling of blends and measuring of weak lines. In the QSO 0207 - 398, the BELR is made up of at least three kinematically distinct components; its spectrum is in fact a composite of the spectra of the more homogeneous BELRs in the QSOs at either end of our sequence of …
High Metal Enrichments In Luminous Quasars, Gary J. Ferland, Jack A. Baldwin, Kirk T. Korista, Fred Hamann, R. F. Carswell, Mark Phillips, Belinda J. Wilkes, Robert E. Williams
High Metal Enrichments In Luminous Quasars, Gary J. Ferland, Jack A. Baldwin, Kirk T. Korista, Fred Hamann, R. F. Carswell, Mark Phillips, Belinda J. Wilkes, Robert E. Williams
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
We discuss observations of the broad emission line in luminous intermediate redshift quasars, with emphasis on Q0207 -398. This object has relatively sharp lines, allowing us to deconvolve the profiles into distinct components. In this paper we examine the high ionization region, which we show must be matter-bounded, partially transparent to ionizing radiation. We measure a large N V λ1240/He II λ1640 ratio in Q0207-398, but detailed calculations predict this ratio to be ~1 for standard cloud properties. We show that no choice of incident continuum, ionizing photon flux, density, or even the appeal to nonradiative energy sources, can reproduce …
The Chemical Enrichment Of Gas In Broad Absorption Line Qsos: Rapid Star Formation In The Early History Of Galaxies, Kirk Korista, Fred Hamann, Jason W. Ferguson, Gary J. Ferland
The Chemical Enrichment Of Gas In Broad Absorption Line Qsos: Rapid Star Formation In The Early History Of Galaxies, Kirk Korista, Fred Hamann, Jason W. Ferguson, Gary J. Ferland
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
Utilizing spectra from ground-based and Hubble Space Telescope observations, Korista et al. identified at least 12 broad absorption lines in the broad absorption line (BAL) QSO 0226-1024 (zem = 2.256), many for the first time. In the present paper we use seven of their measured column densities to investigate the BAL gas ionization equilibrium and metallicity. We assume that the metal abundances follow the rapid star formation (RSF) models of Hamann & Ferland or are simply scaled from solar ratios to (1) limit the free parameters in constraining the overall metallicity and (2) test the applicability of such a …
Atomic Data For Astrophysics. I. Radiative Recombination Rates For H-Like, He-Like, Li-Like, And Na-Like Ions Over A Broad Range Of Temperature, D. A. Verner, Gary J. Ferland
Atomic Data For Astrophysics. I. Radiative Recombination Rates For H-Like, He-Like, Li-Like, And Na-Like Ions Over A Broad Range Of Temperature, D. A. Verner, Gary J. Ferland
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications
We present new calculations and analytic fits to the rates of radiative recombination towards H-like, He-like, Li-like and Na-like ions of all elements from H through Zn (Z=30). The fits are valid over a wide range of temperature, from 3 K to 109 K.