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Non-Hermitian Edge Burst Without Skin Localization, Cem Yuce, Hamidreza Ramezani Apr 2023

Non-Hermitian Edge Burst Without Skin Localization, Cem Yuce, Hamidreza Ramezani

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

In a class of non-Hermitian quantum walk in lossy lattices with open boundary conditions, an unexpected peak in the distribution of the decay probabilities appears at the edge, referred to as an edge burst. It is proposed that the edge burst originates jointly from the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) and the imaginary gaplessness of the spectrum [W.-T. Xue et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 120401 (2022)]. Using a particular one-dimensional lossy lattice with a nonuniform loss rate, we show that the edge burst can occur even in the absence of skin localizations. Furthermore, we discuss that the edge …


Membership Probabilities Of White Dwarfs In Open Star Clusters, Sarah Phillips Apr 2023

Membership Probabilities Of White Dwarfs In Open Star Clusters, Sarah Phillips

Honors Theses

This thesis explores the relationship between astronomical position data and star cluster membership. Our research project focuses on the mathematical probability of cluster membership for white dwarf stars (WDs), specifically membership candidates within the open cluster Messier 35. Through Gaussian analysis of proper motion data, we examine the membership probability of each candidate. Establishing cluster membership has broad applications and can allow further determination of a star’s characteristics including stellar age and evolution. Of particular interest are two WD member candidates for Messier 35: LAWDS 4, a DB WD with a helium-dominated atmosphere as opposed to the more common hydrogen-dominated …


Cold Gas Disks In Main-Sequence Galaxies At Cosmic Noon: Low Turbulence, Flat Rotation Curves, And Disk-Halo Degeneracy, Stacy S. Mcgaugh Apr 2023

Cold Gas Disks In Main-Sequence Galaxies At Cosmic Noon: Low Turbulence, Flat Rotation Curves, And Disk-Halo Degeneracy, Stacy S. Mcgaugh

Faculty Scholarship

We study the dynamics of cold molecular gas in two main-sequence galaxies at cosmic noon (zC-488879 at z ≃ 1.47 and zC-400569 at z ≃ 2.24) using new high-resolution ALMA observations of multiple 12CO transitions. For zC-400569 we also reanalyze high-quality Hα data from the SINS/zC-SINF survey. We find that (1) both galaxies have regularly rotating CO disks and their rotation curves are flat out to ∼8 kpc contrary to previous results pointing to outer declines in the rotation speed Vrot; (2) the intrinsic velocity dispersions are low (σCO ≲ 15 km s-1 for CO and σHα ≲ 37 km …


Wallaby Pre-Pilot Survey: Radio Continuum Properties Of The Eridanus Supergroup, J. A. Grundy, O. I. Wong, K. Lee-Waddell, N. Seymour, B. -Q. For, C. Murugeshan, B. S. Koribalski, Juan P. Madrid, J. Rhee, T. Westmeier Apr 2023

Wallaby Pre-Pilot Survey: Radio Continuum Properties Of The Eridanus Supergroup, J. A. Grundy, O. I. Wong, K. Lee-Waddell, N. Seymour, B. -Q. For, C. Murugeshan, B. S. Koribalski, Juan P. Madrid, J. Rhee, T. Westmeier

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

We present the highest resolution and sensitivity ∼ 1.4 GHz continuum observations of the Eridanus supergroup obtained as a part of the Widefield Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) L-band Legacy All-sky Blind surveY (WALLABY) pre-pilot observations using the ASKAP. We detect 9461 sources at 1.37 GHz down to a flux density limit of ∼ 0.1 mJy at 6.1′′×7.9′′ resolution with a median root mean square of 0.05 mJy beam −1 . We find that the flux scale is accurate to within 5 % (compared to NVSS at 1.4 GHz). We then determine the global properties of eight Eridanus supergroup …


Analog Cosmology And Superfluidity In Atomic Gases And Electronic Materials, Anshuman Bhardwaj Apr 2023

Analog Cosmology And Superfluidity In Atomic Gases And Electronic Materials, Anshuman Bhardwaj

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

We present a study of analog cosmological models in Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) and in graphene, and superfluidity in a box-shaped traps. We start by examining the dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) trapped inside an expanding toroid that can realize an analog inflationary universe. The expanding condensate forces phonons to undergo redshift and damping due to quantum pressure, owing to the thinness of the ring. We predict that such expanding BECs can exhibit spontaneous phonon creation from the vacuum state and show how it would manifest in the atom density and density correlations and discuss connections with the inflationary theory. …


Phys 142h Apr 2023

Phys 142h

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 442/842 Apr 2023

Phys 442/842

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 231 Apr 2023

Phys 231

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 422/822 Apr 2023

Phys 422/822

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 813 Apr 2023

Phys 813

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 914 Apr 2023

Phys 914

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 928 Apr 2023

Phys 928

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 221 Lab Apr 2023

Phys 221 Lab

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 222 Lab Apr 2023

Phys 222 Lab

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 213 Apr 2023

Phys 213

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 451/851 Apr 2023

Phys 451/851

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 142 Lab Apr 2023

Phys 142 Lab

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 223 Lab Apr 2023

Phys 223 Lab

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 211 Apr 2023

Phys 211

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 916 Apr 2023

Phys 916

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Toi-836: A Super-Earth And Mini-Neptune Transiting A Nearby K-Dwarf, F. Hawthorn, D. Bayliss, T. G. Wilson, A. Bonfanti, V. Adibekyan, Y. Alibert, S. G. Sousa, K. A. Collins, E. M. Bryant, A. Osborn, D. J. Armstrong, L. Abe, J. S. Acton, B. C. Addison, K. Agabi, R. Alonso, D. R. Alves, G. Anglada-Escudé, T. Bárczy, T. Barclay, D. Barrado, S. C. C. Barros, W. Baumjohann, P. Bendjoya, W. Benz, A. Bieryla, X. Bonfils, F. Bouchy, A. Brandeker, C. Broeg, D. J. A. Brown, M. R. Burleigh, M. Buttu, J. Cabrera, D. A. Caldwell, S. L. Casewell, D. Charbonneau, S. Charnoz, R. Cloutier, A. Collier Cameron, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, N. Crouzet, S. Czismadia, M. B. Davies, M. Deleuil, E. Delgado-Mena, L. Delrez, O. D. S. Demangeon, B.-O. Demoray, G. Dransfield, X. Dumusque, J. A. Egger, D. Ehrenreich, P. Eigmüller, A. Erickson, Z. Essack, A. Fortier, L. Fossati, M. Fridlund, M. N. Günther, M. Güdel, D. Gandolfi, H. Gillard, M. Gillon, C. Gnilka, M. R. Goad, R. F. Goeke, T. Guillot, A. Hadjigeorghiou, C. Hellier, B. A. Henderson, K. Heng, M. J. Hooton, K. Horne, S. B. Howell, S. Hoyer, J. M. Irwin, J. S. Jenkins, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. R. Kane, A. Kendall, J. F. Kielkopf, L. L. Kiss, G. Lacedelli, J. Laskar, D. W. Latham, A. Lecavalier Des Etangs, A. Leleu, M. Lendl, J. Lillo-Box, C. Lovis, D. Mékarnia, B. Massey, T. Masters, P. F. L. Maxted, V. Nascimbeni, L. D. Nielsen, S. M. O'Brien, G. Olofsson, H. P. Osborn, I. Pagano, E. Pallé, C. M. Persson, G. Piotto, P. Plavchan, D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, R. Ragazzoni, H. Rauer, I. Ribas, G. Ricker, D. Ségransan, S. Salmon, A. Santerne, N. C. Santos, G. Scandariato, F.-X. Schmider, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. Shporer, A. E. Simon, A. M. S. Smith, G. Srdoc, M. Steller, O. Suarez, G. M. Szabó, J. Teske, N. Thomas, R. H. Tilbrook, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. Udry, V. Van Grootel, N. Walton, S. X. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn, R. A. Wittenmyer, H. Zhang Apr 2023

Toi-836: A Super-Earth And Mini-Neptune Transiting A Nearby K-Dwarf, F. Hawthorn, D. Bayliss, T. G. Wilson, A. Bonfanti, V. Adibekyan, Y. Alibert, S. G. Sousa, K. A. Collins, E. M. Bryant, A. Osborn, D. J. Armstrong, L. Abe, J. S. Acton, B. C. Addison, K. Agabi, R. Alonso, D. R. Alves, G. Anglada-Escudé, T. Bárczy, T. Barclay, D. Barrado, S. C. C. Barros, W. Baumjohann, P. Bendjoya, W. Benz, A. Bieryla, X. Bonfils, F. Bouchy, A. Brandeker, C. Broeg, D. J. A. Brown, M. R. Burleigh, M. Buttu, J. Cabrera, D. A. Caldwell, S. L. Casewell, D. Charbonneau, S. Charnoz, R. Cloutier, A. Collier Cameron, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, N. Crouzet, S. Czismadia, M. B. Davies, M. Deleuil, E. Delgado-Mena, L. Delrez, O. D. S. Demangeon, B.-O. Demoray, G. Dransfield, X. Dumusque, J. A. Egger, D. Ehrenreich, P. Eigmüller, A. Erickson, Z. Essack, A. Fortier, L. Fossati, M. Fridlund, M. N. Günther, M. Güdel, D. Gandolfi, H. Gillard, M. Gillon, C. Gnilka, M. R. Goad, R. F. Goeke, T. Guillot, A. Hadjigeorghiou, C. Hellier, B. A. Henderson, K. Heng, M. J. Hooton, K. Horne, S. B. Howell, S. Hoyer, J. M. Irwin, J. S. Jenkins, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. R. Kane, A. Kendall, J. F. Kielkopf, L. L. Kiss, G. Lacedelli, J. Laskar, D. W. Latham, A. Lecavalier Des Etangs, A. Leleu, M. Lendl, J. Lillo-Box, C. Lovis, D. Mékarnia, B. Massey, T. Masters, P. F. L. Maxted, V. Nascimbeni, L. D. Nielsen, S. M. O'Brien, G. Olofsson, H. P. Osborn, I. Pagano, E. Pallé, C. M. Persson, G. Piotto, P. Plavchan, D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, R. Ragazzoni, H. Rauer, I. Ribas, G. Ricker, D. Ségransan, S. Salmon, A. Santerne, N. C. Santos, G. Scandariato, F.-X. Schmider, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. Shporer, A. E. Simon, A. M. S. Smith, G. Srdoc, M. Steller, O. Suarez, G. M. Szabó, J. Teske, N. Thomas, R. H. Tilbrook, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. Udry, V. Van Grootel, N. Walton, S. X. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn, R. A. Wittenmyer, H. Zhang

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Works

We present the discovery of two exoplanets transiting TOI-836 (TIC 440887364) using data from TESS Sector 11 and Sector 38. TOI-836 is a bright (T = 8.5 mag), high proper motion (∼200 mas yr⁻¹), low metallicity ([Fe/H]≈−0.28) K-dwarf with a mass of 0.68 ± 0.05 M⊙ and a radius of 0.67 ± 0.01 R⊙. We obtain photometric follow-up observations with a variety of facilities, and we use these data sets to determine that the inner planet, TOI-836 b, is a 1.70 ± 0.07 R⊕ super-Earth in a 3.82-d orbit, placing it directly within the so-called …


Sporadic Spin-Orbit Variations In Compact Multiplanet Systems And Their Influence On Exoplanet Climate, Howard Chen, Gongjie Li, Adiv Paradise, Ravi K. Kopparapu Apr 2023

Sporadic Spin-Orbit Variations In Compact Multiplanet Systems And Their Influence On Exoplanet Climate, Howard Chen, Gongjie Li, Adiv Paradise, Ravi K. Kopparapu

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

Climate modeling has shown that tidally influenced terrestrial exoplanets, particularly those orbiting M-dwarfs, have unique atmospheric dynamics and surface conditions that may enhance their likelihood to host viable habitats. However, sporadic libration and rotation induced by planetary interactions, such as those due to mean motion resonances (MMR) in compact planetary systems, may destabilize attendant exoplanets away from synchronized states (1:1 spin-orbit ratios). Here, we use a three-dimensional N-rigid-body integrator and an intermediately complex general circulation model to simulate the evolving climates of TRAPPIST-1 e and f with different orbitaland spin-evolution pathways. Planet f scenarios perturbed by MMR effects with chaotic …


Galaxy And Mass Assembly (Gama): Low-Redshift Quasars And Inactive Galaxies Have Similar Neighbors, Maria B. Stone, Clare F. Wethers, Roberto De Propris, Jari Kotilainen, Nischal Acharya, Benne W. Holwerda, Jonathan Loveday, Steven Phillipps Apr 2023

Galaxy And Mass Assembly (Gama): Low-Redshift Quasars And Inactive Galaxies Have Similar Neighbors, Maria B. Stone, Clare F. Wethers, Roberto De Propris, Jari Kotilainen, Nischal Acharya, Benne W. Holwerda, Jonathan Loveday, Steven Phillipps

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

We explore the properties of galaxies in the proximity (within a ∼2 Mpc radius sphere) of Type I quasars at 0.1 <z <0.35, to check whether and how an active galaxy influences the properties of its neighbors. We further compare these with the properties of neighbors around inactive galaxies of the same mass and redshift within the same volume of space, using the Galaxy and Mass Assembly spectroscopic survey. Our observations reveal no significant difference in properties such as the number of neighbors, morphologies, stellar mass, star formation rates, and star formation history between the neighbors of quasars and those of the comparison sample. This implies that quasar activity in a host galaxy does not significantly affect its neighbors (e.g., via interactions with the jets). Our results suggest that quasar host galaxies do not strongly differ from the average galaxy within the specified mass and redshift range. Additionally, the implication of the relatively minor importance of the environmental effect on and from quasars is that nuclear activity is more likely triggered by internal and secular processes.


Jwst’S Pearls: Dust Attenuation And Gravitational Lensing In The Backlit-Galaxy System Vv 191, William C. Keel, Rogier A. Windhorst, Rolf A. Jansen, Seth H. Cohen, Jake Summers, Benne Holwerda, Sarah T. Bradford, Clayton D. Robertson, Giovanni Ferrami, Stuart Wyithe, Haojing Yan, Christopher J. Conselice, Simon P. Driver, Aaron Robotham, Norman A. Grogin, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Anton M. Koekemoer, Brenda L. Frye, Nimish P. Hathi, Russell E. Ryan Jr., Nor Pirzkal, Madeline A. Marshall, Dan Coe, Jose M. Diego, Thomas J. Broadhurst, Michael J. Rutkowski, Lifan Wang, S. P. Willner, Andreea Petric, Cheng Cheng, Adi Zitrin Apr 2023

Jwst’S Pearls: Dust Attenuation And Gravitational Lensing In The Backlit-Galaxy System Vv 191, William C. Keel, Rogier A. Windhorst, Rolf A. Jansen, Seth H. Cohen, Jake Summers, Benne Holwerda, Sarah T. Bradford, Clayton D. Robertson, Giovanni Ferrami, Stuart Wyithe, Haojing Yan, Christopher J. Conselice, Simon P. Driver, Aaron Robotham, Norman A. Grogin, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Anton M. Koekemoer, Brenda L. Frye, Nimish P. Hathi, Russell E. Ryan Jr., Nor Pirzkal, Madeline A. Marshall, Dan Coe, Jose M. Diego, Thomas J. Broadhurst, Michael J. Rutkowski, Lifan Wang, S. P. Willner, Andreea Petric, Cheng Cheng, Adi Zitrin

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

We present the first JWST observations of the z = 4.11 luminous radio galaxy TN J1338–1942, obtained as part of the ‘Prime Extragalactic Areas for Reionization and Lensing Science’ (‘PEARLS’) project. Our NIRCam observations, designed to probe the key rest-frame optical continuum and emission line features at this redshift, enable resolved spectral energy distribution modelling that incorporates both a range of stellar population assumptions and radiative shock models. With an estimated stellar mass of log10(M/M⊙) ∼ 10.9, TN J1338–1942 is confirmed to be one of the most massive galaxies known at this epoch. Our observations also reveal extremely high equivalent-width …


Phys 115 Apr 2023

Phys 115

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phys 141 Apr 2023

Phys 141

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phys 212 Apr 2023

Phys 212

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phys 343 Apr 2023

Phys 343

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

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Phys 461/861 Apr 2023

Phys 461/861

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phys 141/153 Lab Apr 2023

Phys 141/153 Lab

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Syllabi

No abstract provided.