TYC 8241 2652 1 and the case of the disappearing disk: no smoking gun yet
$\star$$\star$footnotetext: Based on observations made with ESO telescopes at the Paranal Observatory
(ESO program IDs 090.C-0697(A), 090.C-0904(A), and 095.C-0438(A)) and on observations obtained with XMM-Newton, an ESA science mission with instruments and contributions directly funded by ESA Member States and NASA.
Hans Moritz Günther
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14 collaborators
TYC8241 2652 1 is a young star that showed a strong mid-infrared (mid-IR, 8-25 μm) excess in all observations before 2008 CONSISTENT WITH a dusty disk. Between 2008 and 2010 the mid-IR luminosity of this system dropped dramatically by at least a factor of 30 suggesting a loss of dust mass of an order of magnitude or more. So far there is no conclusive explanation for this observational fact; possibilities include removal of disk material by stellar activity processes, a collisional cascade that rapidly grinds dust of all sizes down to where radiative blowout is effective, or a run-away accretion event spurred by the presence of gaseous material in the disk. We present new X-ray observations, optical spectroscopy, near-IR interferometry, and mid-IR photometry of this system to constrain its parameters and identify the cause of the dust mass loss. In X-rays TYC8241 2652 1 has all properties expected from a young star: Its luminosity is in the saturation regime and the abundance pattern shows enhancement of O/FE. The photospheric Hα line is filled with a weak emission feature, indicating chromospheric activity consistent THE OBSERVED LEVEL OF CORONAL EMISSION. Interferometry does not detect a companion and sets upper limits on the companion mass of 0.2, 0.35, 0.1 and 0.05 M⊙ at a distance of 0.1-4 AU, 4-6 AU, 6-11 AU, and 11-34 AU, respectively. Our mid-IR measurements, the first of the system since 2012, are consistent with the depleted dust level seen after 2009. THE NEW DATA CONFIRMS THAT STELLAR ACTIVITY IS UNLIKELY TO DESTROY THE DUST IN THE DISK AND SHOWS THAT SCENARIOS WHERE EITHER TYC8241 2652 1 HEATS THE DISK OF A BINARY COMPANION OR A POTENTIAL COMPANION HEATS THE DISK OF TYC8241 2652 1 ARE HIGLY UNLIKELY.
Ebola virus epidemiology, transmission, and evolution during seven months in Sierra Leone
Daniel Park
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22 collaborators
SUMMARY The 2013-2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic is caused by the Makona variant of Ebola virus (EBOV). Early in the epidemic, genome sequencing provided insights into virus evolution and transmission, and offered important information for outbreak response. Here we analyze sequences from 232 patients sampled over 7 months in Sierra Leone, along with 86 previously released genomes from earlier in the epidemic. We confirm sustained human-to-human transmission within Sierra Leone and find no evidence for import or export of EBOV across national borders after its initial introduction. Using high-depth replicate sequencing, we observe both host-to-host transmission and recurrent emergence of intrahost genetic variants. We trace the increasing impact of purifying selection in suppressing the accumulation of nonsynonymous mutations over time. Finally, we note changes in the mucin-like domain of EBOV glycoprotein that merit further investigation. These findings clarify the movement of EBOV within the region and describe viral evolution during prolonged human-to-human transmission.
Real-space grids and the Octopus code as tools for the development of new simulation approaches for electronic systems
Xavier Andrade
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15 collaborators
Real-space grids are a powerful alternative for the simulation of electronic systems. One of the main advantages of the approach is the flexibility and simplicity of working directly in real space where the different fields are discretized on a grid, combined with competitive numerical performance and great potential for parallelization. These properties constitute a great advantage at the time of implementing and testing new physical models. Based on our experience with the Octopus code, in this article we discuss how the real-space approach has allowed for the recent development of new ideas for the simulation of electronic systems. Among these applications are approaches to calculate response properties, modeling of photoemission, optimal control of quantum systems, simulation of plasmonic systems, and the exact solution of the Schrödinger equation for low-dimensionality systems.
First Look at the Physics Case of TLEP
Patrick Janot
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14 collaborators
INTRODUCTION The Higgs boson with mass around 125 GeV recently discovered by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the LHC is found to have properties compatible with the Standard Model predictions , as shown for example in Fig. [fig:ellis] . Coupled with the absence of any other indication so far for new physics at the LHC, be it either through precision measurements or via direct searches, this fundamental observation seems to push the energy scale of any physics beyond the Standard Model above several hundred GeV. The higher-energy LHC run, which is expected to start in 2015 at $ \sim 13$-14 TeV, will extend the sensitivity to new physics to 1 TeV or more. Fundamental discoveries may therefore be made in this energy range by 2017-2018. Independently of the outcome of this higher-energy run, however, there must be new phenomena, albeit at unknown energy scales, as shown by the evidence for non-baryonic dark matter, the cosmological baryon-antibaryon asymmetry and non-zero neutrino masses, which are all evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model. In addition to the high-luminosity upgrade of the LHC, new particle accelerators will be instrumental to understand the physics underlying these observations.
LabCraft
Ross Jones
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1 collaborator
LabCraft is a community-driven mod for the popular video game Minecraft (published by Mojang). LabCraft is meant to be used as a teaching tool and to expose children to various biology-related disciplines. Feel free to contact any listed author if you’re interested in helping develop or deploy LabCraft. GitHub Source
Rotation in massive stars:
Progenitors, Core Collapse, and Remnants.
Matteo Cantiello
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74 collaborators
This collaborative document has been created for the panel discussion on “Rotation in massive stars” (FOE 2015), held on Thursday 6/4/2015 in Raileigh. All conference participants have been added to the document and can edit / comment / add figures (just drag&drop) / references and even LaTeX equations if needed (check the help page for more info on how to edit the document). Hopefully this will capture the essential ideas and interactions that will stem during and after the discussion. The document can be forked at any time, so that particular discussions can be taken further and potentially lead to active collaborations.
Astropy - New software standards for a growing community
Hans Moritz Günther
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7 collaborators
This article has moved and is edited on overleaf from now on.
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Test Document
Tim Russell
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6 collaborators
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Place signatures and how to compare them
Areas in the cities have their own profile. In this study we define a way to measure the signature of a place. We define a way to compare different areas. Finally, we apply those methods for three practical applications. First, the comparison of areas in different cities (What is the SoHo of Stockholm?). Second, the comparison of areas within the same city ("How similar is South Kensington to Richmond?"). Thrid, we use those measures to characterise the evolution of an area, by comparing different snapshots of an area