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astro-ph.GA2014★ 12 cited

The relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission and far-infrared dust emission from NGC 2403 and M83

A. G. Jones, G. J. Bendo, M. Baes +13

We examine the relation between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission at 8 microns and far-infrared emission from hot dust grains at 24 microns and from large dust grains…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 29 cited

The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: Evidence for radiative heating in Serpens MWC 297 and its influence on local star formation

D. Rumble, J. Hatchell, R. A. Gutermuth +61

We present SCUBA-2 450micron and 850micron observations of the Serpens MWC 297 region, part of the JCMT Gould Belt Survey of nearby star-forming regions. Simulations suggest that r…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 14 cited

Herschel imaging of the dust in the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

G. C. Van de Steene, P. A. M. van Hoof, K. M. Exter +19

In our series of papers presenting the Herschel imaging of evolved planetary nebulae, we present images of the dust distribution in the Helix nebula (NGC 7293). Images at 70, 160,…

quant-ph2014★ 17 cited

The ubiquitous problem of learning system parameters for dissipative two-level quantum systems: Fourier analysis versus Bayesian estimation

Sophie Schirmer, Frank Langbein

We compare the accuracy, precision and reliability of different methods for estimating key system parameters for two-level systems subject to Hamiltonian evolution and decoherence.…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 367 cited

The SILCC (SImulating the LifeCycle of molecular Clouds) project: I. Chemical evolution of the supernova-driven ISM

S. K. Walch, P. Girichidis, T. Naab +7

The SILCC project (SImulating the Life-Cycle of molecular Clouds) aims at a more self-consistent understanding of the interstellar medium (ISM) on small scales and its link to gala…

math.PR2014★ 18 cited

On the rate of convergence to Rosenblatt-type distribution

Vo Anh, Nikolai Leonenko, Andriy Olenko

The main result of the article is the rate of convergence to the Rosenblatt-type distributions in non-central limit theorems. Specifications of the main theorem are discussed for s…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 74 cited

Searches for continuous gravitational waves from nine young supernova remnants

J. Aasi, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott +887

We describe directed searches for continuous gravitational waves in data from the sixth LIGO science data run. The targets were nine young supernova remnants not associated with pu…

astro-ph.CO2014★ 140 cited

A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Gravitational Lensing Potential from 100 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data

K. T. Story, D. Hanson, P. A. R. Ade +63

We present a measurement of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) gravitational lensing potential using data from the first two seasons of observations with SPTpol, the polarizatio…

gr-qc2014★ 55 cited

A directed search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with initial LIGO

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, J. Aasi +891

We present results of a search for continuously-emitted gravitational radiation, directed at the brightest low-mass X-ray binary, Scorpius X-1. Our semi-coherent analysis covers 10…

math.SP2014★ 25 cited

Spectral asymptotics for canonical systems

Jonathan Eckhardt, Aleksey Kostenko, Gerald Teschl

Based on continuity properties of the de Branges correspondence, we develop a new approach to study the high-energy behavior of Weyl-Titchmarsh and spectral functions of …

astro-ph.SR2014★ 38 cited

Simulations of star formation in Ophiuchus, II: Multiplicity

O. Lomax, A. P. Whitworth, D. A. Hubber +2

Lomax et al. have constructed an ensemble of 60 prestellar cores having masses, sizes, projected shapes, temperatures and non-thermal radial velocity dispersions that match, statis…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 194 cited

A stubbornly large mass of cold dust in the ejecta of Supernova 1987A

M. Matsuura, E. Dwek, M. J. Barlow +33

We present new Herschel photometric and spectroscopic observations of Supernova 1987A, carried out in 2012. Our dedicated photometric measurements provide new 70 micron data and im…

math.PR2014★ 1 cited

Fractional spherical random fields

Mirko D'Ovidio, Nikolai Leonenko, Enzo Orsingher

In this paper we study the solutions of different forms of fractional equations on the unit sphere possessing the structure of time-de…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 27 cited

The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey. XVIII. Star-forming dwarf galaxies in a cluster environment

M. Grossi, L. K. Hunt, S. C. Madden +22

To assess the effects of the cluster environment on the different components of the interstellar medium, we analyse the FIR-submm properties of a sample of star-forming dwarf (SFD)…

gr-qc2014★ 1.3k cited

Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, J. Aasi +867

In 2009-2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observa- tory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitation…

gr-qc2014★ 3.5k cited

Advanced LIGO

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration

The Advanced LIGO gravitational wave detectors are second generation instruments designed and built for the two LIGO observatories in Hanford, WA and Livingston, LA. The two instru…

math.NA2014★ 3 cited

Graph theory, irreducibility, and structural analysis of differential-algebraic equation systems

John D. Pryce, Nedialko S. Nedialkov, Guangning Tan

The -method for structural analysis of a differential-algebraic equation (DAE) system produces offset vectors from which the sparsity pattern of a system Jacobian is derived. Th…

math.NA2014★ 2 cited

Exploiting Fine Block Triangularization and Quasilinearity in Differential-Algebraic Equation Systems

Nedialko S. Nedialkov, Guangning Tan, John D. Pryce

The -method for structural analysis of a differential-algebraic equation (DAE) system produces offset vectors from which the sparsity pattern of DAE's system Jacobian is derived…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 12 cited

Star formation in Chamaeleon I and III: a molecular line study of the starless core population

A. E. Tsitali, A. Belloche, R. T. Garrod +2

The Chamaeleon clouds are excellent targets for low-mass star formation studies. Cha I and II are actively forming stars while Cha III shows no sign of ongoing star formation. We a…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 27 cited

Calculating electron momentum densities and Compton profiles using the linear tetrahedron method

D. Ernsting, D. Billington, T. D . Haynes +6

A method for computing electron momentum densities and Compton profiles from ab initio calculations is presented. Reciprocal space is divided into optimally-shaped tetrahedra for i…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 8 cited

Development and characterization of the readout system for POLARBEAR-2

D. Barron, P. A. R. Ade, Y. Akiba +69

POLARBEAR-2 is a next-generation receiver for precision measurements of the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)). Scheduled to deploy…

astro-ph.CO2014★ 59 cited

Measurements of E-Mode Polarization and Temperature-E-Mode Correlation in the Cosmic Microwave Background from 100 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data

A. T. Crites, J. W. Henning, P. A. R. Ade +63

We present measurements of -mode polarization and temperature--mode correlation in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) using data from the first season of observations with…

math.ST2014

An extended Generalised Variance, with Applications

Luc Pronzato, Henry Wynn, Anatoly Zhigljavsky

We consider a measure k of dispersion which extends the notion of Wilk's generalised variance, or entropy, for a d-dimensional distribution, and is based on the mean squared vo…

cond-mat.soft2014★ 40 cited

Analysis of viscoelastic soft dielectric elastomer generators operating in an electrical circuit

Eliana Bortot, Ralf Denzer, Andreas Menzel +1

A predicting model for soft Dielectric Elastomer Generators (DEGs) must consider a realistic model of the electromechanical behaviour of the elastomer filling, the variable capacit…