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A Framework To Validate Fluorescently Labeled Dna-Binding Proteins For Single-Molecule Experiments, Miranda L. Molina, Lindsey E. Way, Zhongqing Ren, Qin Liao, Bianca Guerra, Brandon Shields, Xindan Wang, Hyeongjun Kim Oct 2023

A Framework To Validate Fluorescently Labeled Dna-Binding Proteins For Single-Molecule Experiments, Miranda L. Molina, Lindsey E. Way, Zhongqing Ren, Qin Liao, Bianca Guerra, Brandon Shields, Xindan Wang, Hyeongjun Kim

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Due to the enhanced labeling capability of maleimide-based fluorescent probes, lysine-cysteine-lysine (KCK) tags are frequently added to proteins for visualization. In this study, we employed an in vitro single-molecule DNA flow-stretching assay as a sensitive way to assess the impact of the KCK tag on the property of DNA-binding proteins. Using Bacillus subtilis ParB as an example, we show that, although no noticeable changes were detected by in vivo fluorescence imaging and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays, the KCK tag substantially altered ParB's DNA compaction rates and its response to nucleotide binding and to the presence of the specific sequence (parS) …


Fast-Askap Synergy: Quantifying Coexistent Tidal And Ram Pressure Strippings In The Ngc 4636 Group, Xuchen Lin, Jing Wang, Virginia Kilborn, Eric W. Peng, Luca Cortese, Alessandro Boselli, Ze-Zhong Liang, Bumhyun Lee, Dong Yang, Juan P. Madrid Oct 2023

Fast-Askap Synergy: Quantifying Coexistent Tidal And Ram Pressure Strippings In The Ngc 4636 Group, Xuchen Lin, Jing Wang, Virginia Kilborn, Eric W. Peng, Luca Cortese, Alessandro Boselli, Ze-Zhong Liang, Bumhyun Lee, Dong Yang, Juan P. Madrid

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Combining new H I data from a synergetic survey of Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind surveY and Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope with the Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA data, we study the effect of ram pressure and tidal interactions in the NGC 4636 group. We develop two parameters to quantify and disentangle these two effects on gas stripping in H I-bearing galaxies: the strength of external forces at the optical-disk edge, and the outside-in extents of H I-disk stripping. We find that gas stripping is widespread in this group, affecting 80% of H …


The Accumulation And Growth Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa On Surfaces Is Modulated By Surface Mechanics Via Cyclic-Di-Gmp Signaling, Liyun Wang, Yu-Chern Wong, Joshua M. Correira, Megan Wancura, Chris J. Geiger, Shanice S. Webster, Ahmed Touhami, Benjamin J. Butler, George A. O’Toole, Richard M. Langford Oct 2023

The Accumulation And Growth Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa On Surfaces Is Modulated By Surface Mechanics Via Cyclic-Di-Gmp Signaling, Liyun Wang, Yu-Chern Wong, Joshua M. Correira, Megan Wancura, Chris J. Geiger, Shanice S. Webster, Ahmed Touhami, Benjamin J. Butler, George A. O’Toole, Richard M. Langford

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Attachment of bacteria onto a surface, consequent signaling, and accumulation and growth of the surface-bound bacterial population are key initial steps in the formation of pathogenic biofilms. While recent reports have hinted that surface mechanics may affect the accumulation of bacteria on that surface, the processes that underlie bacterial perception of surface mechanics and modulation of accumulation in response to surface mechanics remain largely unknown. We use thin and thick hydrogels coated on glass to create composite materials with different mechanics (higher elasticity for thin composites; lower elasticity for thick composites) but with the same surface adhesivity and chemistry. The …


An Introduction To The Veritas Observatory, Alexander Bittle, Ian Kuhl, Jingze (Justin) Zhou, Avery Archer Oct 2023

An Introduction To The Veritas Observatory, Alexander Bittle, Ian Kuhl, Jingze (Justin) Zhou, Avery Archer

Annual Student Research Poster Session

Located at the base of Mount Hopkins, Arizona, at an elevation of approximately 4200 feet, the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is a ground-based gamma ray observatory containing four Cherenkov telescopes designed to detect very high energy gamma rays with energies ranging from 100GeV to 10TeV using the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique. In April 2007, VERITAS began successful operations with all four telescopes. As of today, over 15 years of data has been taken by the VERITAS array, stored in an archive of data, and used for a wide variety of research, publications, PhD theses, and conventions …


Analysis Of The Crab Nebula And Pulsar, Alexander Bittle, Ian Kuhl, Jingze (Justin) Zhou, Avery Archer Oct 2023

Analysis Of The Crab Nebula And Pulsar, Alexander Bittle, Ian Kuhl, Jingze (Justin) Zhou, Avery Archer

Annual Student Research Poster Session

Although the Crab Nebula is well understood, the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) still regularly observes the Crab's highest energy emissions. These emissions are used to calibrate the telescopes, further, document the system, and investigate the validity of physical models. Our research this summer is geared to analyze data from 2018-2022 to add to an ongoing research project investigating the long term variability of the Crab Nebula’s emission.


Phys 431/831 Oct 2023

Phys 431/831

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 811 Oct 2023

Phys 811

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Astr 103 Oct 2023

Astr 103

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Astr 204 Oct 2023

Astr 204

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 311 Oct 2023

Phys 311

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 911 Oct 2023

Phys 911

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 925 Oct 2023

Phys 925

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 201 Oct 2023

Phys 201

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 441/841 Oct 2023

Phys 441/841

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Astr 224 Oct 2023

Astr 224

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Astr 103h Oct 2023

Astr 103h

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Astr 117 Oct 2023

Astr 117

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 151 Oct 2023

Phys 151

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 452/852 Oct 2023

Phys 452/852

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 462/862 Oct 2023

Phys 462/862

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 912 Oct 2023

Phys 912

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 913 Oct 2023

Phys 913

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 917 Oct 2023

Phys 917

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Conformational Landscapes Of Symmetrically Fluorine-Substituted Benzoic Acids I: Microwave Spectroscopic And Theoretical Studies On 3,5-Difluorobenzoic Acid, Alitza Gracia, Jingling Hong, Rebakah Arismendi, Mingfei Zhou, Weixing Li, Wei Lin Oct 2023

Conformational Landscapes Of Symmetrically Fluorine-Substituted Benzoic Acids I: Microwave Spectroscopic And Theoretical Studies On 3,5-Difluorobenzoic Acid, Alitza Gracia, Jingling Hong, Rebakah Arismendi, Mingfei Zhou, Weixing Li, Wei Lin

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

We report our combined theoretical and spectroscopic studies on 3,5-difluorobenzoic acid. Using a chirped pulse Fourier transform microwave (CP-FTMW) spectrometer, we recorded and analyzed the rotational spectrum spanning the frequency range of 6 – 12.5 GHz. Quantum chemical calculations were employed to analyze the conformational changes and landscapes of 3,5-difluorobenzoic acid. These calculations focused on studying the potential energy surfaces along the CCCO and OCOH dihedral angles at the B3LYP/6-311G level. Based on the computational results, we identified the global minimum conformer 1 as well as the local minimum conformer 2. We discussed and interpreted the geometric structures of the …


A Review On Antibacterial Activity Of Nanoparticles, Badr-Edine Sadoq, Mohammed Reda Britel, Adel Bouajaj, Ramzi Maâlej, Ahmed Touhami, Marwa Abid, Hanen Douiri, Fakhita Touhami, Amal Maurady Oct 2023

A Review On Antibacterial Activity Of Nanoparticles, Badr-Edine Sadoq, Mohammed Reda Britel, Adel Bouajaj, Ramzi Maâlej, Ahmed Touhami, Marwa Abid, Hanen Douiri, Fakhita Touhami, Amal Maurady

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotic agents is a main global public health problem. The use of nanoparticles is one of the promising ways to overcome microbial resistance to antimicrobial agents. Metal nanoparticles are increasingly used to target bacterial strains. Advances in nanotechnology, in particular the ability to synthesize nanoparticles of specific size and shape, are likely to lead to the development of new antibacterial agents. The antibacterial activities of nanoparticles are largely influenced by their sizes and large surface area/mass ratio. The antibacterial mechanisms of nanoparticles are poorly understood, but the currently accepted mechanisms include oxidative stress induction, …


Search For Subsolar-Mass Black Hole Binaries In The Second Part Of Advanced Ligo’S And Advanced Virgo’S Third Observing Run, R. Abbott, H. Abe, F. Acernese, Teviet Creighton, Mario C. Diaz, Francisco Llamas, Soma Mukherjee, Gaukhar Nurbek, Volker Quetschke, Wenhui Wang Oct 2023

Search For Subsolar-Mass Black Hole Binaries In The Second Part Of Advanced Ligo’S And Advanced Virgo’S Third Observing Run, R. Abbott, H. Abe, F. Acernese, Teviet Creighton, Mario C. Diaz, Francisco Llamas, Soma Mukherjee, Gaukhar Nurbek, Volker Quetschke, Wenhui Wang

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

We describe a search for gravitational waves from compact binaries with at least one component with mass 0.2 –1.0M⊙ and mass ratio q ≥ 0.1 in Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and Advanced Virgo data collected between 2019 November 1, 15:00 UTC and 2020 March 27, 17:00 UTC. No signals were detected. The most significant candidate has a false alarm rate of 0.2yr−1 ⁠. We estimate the sensitivity of our search over the entirety of Advanced LIGO’s and Advanced Virgo’s third observing run, and present the most stringent limits to date on the merger rate of binary black holes …


Rubin Observatory Lsst Transients And Variable Stars Roadmap, Kelly M. Hambleton, Federica B. Bianco, Rachel Street, Keaton Bell, David Buckley, Melissa Graham, Nina Hernitschek, Michael B. Lund, Elena Mason, Liliana Rivera Sandoval Oct 2023

Rubin Observatory Lsst Transients And Variable Stars Roadmap, Kelly M. Hambleton, Federica B. Bianco, Rachel Street, Keaton Bell, David Buckley, Melissa Graham, Nina Hernitschek, Michael B. Lund, Elena Mason, Liliana Rivera Sandoval

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The Vera C. Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) holds the potential to revolutionize time domain astrophysics, reaching completely unexplored areas of the Universe and mapping variability time scales from minutes to a decade. To prepare to maximize the potential of the Rubin LSST data for the exploration of the transient and variable Universe, one of the four pillars of Rubin LSST science, the Transient and Variable Stars Science Collaboration, one of the eight Rubin LSST Science Collaborations, has identified research areas of interest and requirements, and paths to enable them. While our roadmap is ever-evolving, this document …


Conformational Landscapes Of Symmetrically Fluorine-Substituted Benzoic Acids Ii: Calculations And Measurements For The Rotational Spectrum And Structure Of 3,4,5-Trifluorobenzoic Acid, Jingling Hong, Alitza Gracia, Savannah Romero, Mingfei Zhou, Wei Lin, Weixing Li Oct 2023

Conformational Landscapes Of Symmetrically Fluorine-Substituted Benzoic Acids Ii: Calculations And Measurements For The Rotational Spectrum And Structure Of 3,4,5-Trifluorobenzoic Acid, Jingling Hong, Alitza Gracia, Savannah Romero, Mingfei Zhou, Wei Lin, Weixing Li

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Calculations on the structure of 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid were made using the Gaussian 16 program. The potential energy surfaces were scanned along CCCO and OCOH dihedral angles at the B3LYP/6-311G level to analyze its conformational landscape. Two conformations were identified and reoptimized at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ level. The result indicates that 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid prefers a planar structure in its global minimum conformation. The pure rotational spectra of 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid were measured in the frequency range of 6 – 12.5 GHz using a chirped pulse Fourier transform microwave (CP-FTMW) spectrometer. The spectra of the parent, seven 13C, and one deuterium singly substituted isotopologues …


Search For Gravitational Waves Associated With Fast Radio Bursts Detected By Chime/Frb During The Ligo–Virgo Observing Run O3a, R. Abbott, T. Abbott, F. Acernese, Teviet Creighton, Mario C. Diaz, Francisco Llamas, Soma Mukherjee, Volker Quetschke, Wenhui Wang Sep 2023

Search For Gravitational Waves Associated With Fast Radio Bursts Detected By Chime/Frb During The Ligo–Virgo Observing Run O3a, R. Abbott, T. Abbott, F. Acernese, Teviet Creighton, Mario C. Diaz, Francisco Llamas, Soma Mukherjee, Volker Quetschke, Wenhui Wang

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

We search for gravitational-wave (GW) transients associated with fast radio bursts (FRBs) detected by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst Project, during the first part of the third observing run of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (2019 April 1 15:00 UTC–2019 October 1 15:00 UTC). Triggers from 22 FRBs were analyzed with a search that targets both binary neutron star (BNS) and neutron star–black hole (NSBH) mergers. A targeted search for generic GW transients was conducted on 40 FRBs. We find no significant evidence for a GW association in either search. Given the large uncertainties in the …


Effects Of Spin-Orbit Coupling On Gravitational Waveforms From A Triaxial Nonaligned Neutron Star In A Binary System, Wen-Fan Feng, Tan Liu, Jie-Wen Che, Yan Wang, Soumya D. Mohanty Sep 2023

Effects Of Spin-Orbit Coupling On Gravitational Waveforms From A Triaxial Nonaligned Neutron Star In A Binary System, Wen-Fan Feng, Tan Liu, Jie-Wen Che, Yan Wang, Soumya D. Mohanty

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Spinning neutron stars (NSs) can emit continuous gravitational waves (GWs) that carry a wealth of information about the compact object. If such a signal is detected, it will provide us with new insight into the physical properties of matter under extreme conditions. According to binary population synthesis simulations, future space-based GW detectors, such as LISA and TianQin, can potentially detect some double NSs in tight binaries with orbital periods shorter than 10 minutes. The possibility of a successful directed search for continuous GWs from the spinning NS in such a binary system identified by LISA/TianQin will be significantly increased with …