分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19
摘要: We measure for the first time the outermost edges of the Milky Way (MW) halo in terms of the depletion and turnaround radii. The inner depletion radius, $r_\mathrm{id}$, identified at the location of maximum infall velocity, separates a growing halo from the draining environment, while the turnaround radius, $r_\mathrm{ta}$, marks the outermost edge of infalling material towards the halo, both of which are located well outside the virial radius. Using the motions of nearby dwarf galaxies within $3\mathrm{Mpc}$, we obtain a marginal detection of the infall zone around the MW with a maximum velocity of $v_\mathrm{inf, max}=-46_{-39}^{+24}\mathrm{km s^{-1}}$. This enables us to measure $r_\mathrm{id}=559\pm 107 \mathrm{kpc}$ and $r_\mathrm{ta}=839\pm 121 \mathrm{kpc}$. The measured depletion radius is about 1.5 times the MW virial radius ($R_\mathrm{200m}$) measured from internal dynamics. Compared with halos in the cosmological simulation Illustris TNG100, the factor 1.5 is consistent with that of halos with similar masses and dynamical environments to the MW but slightly smaller than typical values of Local Group analogs, potentially indicating the unique evolution history of the MW. These measurements of halo edges directly quantify the ongoing evolution of the MW outer halo and provide constraints on the current dynamical state of the MW that are independent from internal dynamics.
分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19
摘要: The Gaussian process (GP) regression can be severely biased when the data are contaminated by outliers. This paper presents a new robust GP regression algorithm that iteratively trims the most extreme data points. While the new algorithm retains the attractive properties of the standard GP as a nonparametric and flexible regression method, it can greatly improve the model accuracy for contaminated data even in the presence of extreme or abundant outliers. It is also easier to implement compared with previous robust GP variants that rely on approximate inference. Applied to a wide range of experiments with different contamination levels, the proposed method significantly outperforms the standard GP and the popular robust GP variant with the Student-t likelihood in most test cases. In addition, as a practical example in the astrophysical study, we show that this method can precisely determine the main-sequence ridge line in the color-magnitude diagram of star clusters.
分类: 物理学 >> 核物理学 提交时间: 2016-09-14
摘要: We estimate the decay rate of the Ψ(2S) to J/Ψ(1S) + 2π and σ + 2π. This is based on the mixed hybrid theory that was developed for the Ψ(2S) and was used to estimate the ratio Ψ(2S)→J/Ψ(1S)+σ to Ψ(2S)→J/Ψ(1S)+2π in 2011. A main motivation of the present work is to predict the possible experimental detection of the decay of Ψ(2S) to J/Ψ(1S)+σ+2π, or possibly to J/Ψ(1S)+2π+glueball.
分类: 物理学 >> 核物理学 提交时间: 2016-09-13
摘要: Liquid scintillator (LS) will be adopted as the detector material in JUNO (Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory). The energy resolution requirement of JUNO is 3%, which has never previously been reached. To achieve this energy resolution, the light yield of liquid scintillator is an important factor. PPO (the fluor) and bis-MSB (the wavelength shifter) are the two main materials dissolved in LAB. To study the influence of these two materials on the transmission of scintillation photons in LS, 25 and 12 cm-long quartz vessels were used in a light yield experiment. LS samples with different concentration of PPO and bis-MSB were tested. At these lengths, the light yield growth is not obvious when the concentration of PPO is higher than 4 g/L. The influence from bis-MSB becomes insignificant when its concentration is higher than 8 mg/L. This result could provide some useful suggestions for the JUNO LS.
分类: 核科学技术 >> 核科学与技术 提交时间: 2024-01-06
摘要: POLAR-2 is a gamma-ray burst (GRB) polarimeter that is designed to study the polarization in GRB radiation emissions, aiming to improve our knowledge of related mechanisms. POLAR-2 is expected to utilize an on#2;board polarimeter that is sensitive to soft X-rays (210 keV), called low-energy polarization detector (LPD). We have developed a new soft X-ray polarization detector prototype based on gas microchannel plates (GMCPs) and pixel chips (Topmetal). The GMCPs have bulk resistance, which prevents charging-up effects and ensures gain stability during operation. The detector is composed of low-outgassing materials and is gas-sealed using a laser welding technique, ensuring long-term stability. A modulation factor of 41.28% 0.64% is obtained for a 4.5 keV polarized X-ray beam. A residual modulation of 1.96% 0.58% at 5.9 keV is observed for the entire sensitive area.