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• A data set of 10Be in surface snow from coastal to inland Antarctica is presented. • A boundary of the deposition regime was found at around 75°S at 3.5 km elevation. • Transport from the stratosphere might also affect the spatial distribution of 10Be. To contribute further to understanding of the nature of 10Be deposition in Antarctica, we determined 10Be concentrations in surface snow samples obtained along the inland traverse route of the 59th and 60th Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions (JAREs) in eastern Dronning Maud Land. The 10Be concentrations ranged between 3.7 × 103 and 8.6 × 104 atoms/g. When plotted against latitude, they showed a clear trend of increasing concentration southward with an upward inflection point at around 75°S (elevation 3.5 km) for the 59th JARE. Comparison with both snow accumulation rate and δ18O data suggests that the inflection point divides the dominant deposition regime into two different groups: wet deposition (north of 75°S) and dry deposition with slight enhancement of 10Be fallout further inland (south of 75°S). Additional factors associated with 10Be transport from the stratosphere are also proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims. In the framework of the multi-wavelength and very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) monitoring program TANAMI (Tracking Active Nuclei with Austral Milliarcsecond Interferometry), we study the evolution of the parsec-scale radio emission in radio galaxies in the southern hemisphere and their relationship to the γ-ray properties of the sources. Our study investigates systematically, for the first time, the relationship between the two energy regimes in radio galaxies. In this first paper, we focus on Fermi-LAT-detected sources. Methods. The TANAMI program monitors a large sample of radio-loud AGN at 8.4 GHz and 22.3 GHz with the Australian long baseline array (LBA) and associated telescopes in Antarctica, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa. We performed a kinematic analysis for five γ-ray detected radio galaxies using multi-epoch 8.4 GHz VLBI images, deriving limits on intrinsic jet parameters such as speed and viewing angle. We analyzed 103 months of Fermi-LAT data in order to study possible connections between the γ-ray properties and the pc-scale jets of Fermi-LAT-detected radio galaxies, both in terms of variability and average properties. We discuss the individual source results and draw preliminary conclusions on sample properties including published VLBI results from the MOJAVE (Monitoring Of Jets in Active galactic nuclei with VLBA Experiments) survey, with a total of fifteen sources. Results. We find that the first γ-ray detection of Pictor A might be associated with the passage of a new VLBI component through the radio core, which appears to be a defining feature of high-energy emitting Fanaroff-Riley type II radio galaxies. We detect subluminal parsec-scale jet motions in the peculiar AGN PKS 0521−36, and we confirm the presence of fast γ-ray variability in the source down to timescales of six hours, which is not accompanied by variations in the VLBI jet. We robustly confirm the presence of significant superluminal motion, up to βapp ∼ 3, in the jet of the TeV radio galaxy PKS 0625−35. Our VLBI results constrain the jet viewing angle to be θ <  53°, allowing for the possibility of a closely aligned jet. Finally, by analyzing the first pc-scale multi-epoch images of the prototypical compact symmetric object (CSO) PKS 1718−649, we place an upper limit on the separation speed between the two mini-lobes. This in turn allows us to derive a lower limit on the age of the source. Conclusions. We can draw some preliminary conclusions on the relationship between pc-scale jets and γ-ray emission in radio galaxies, based on Fermi-LAT-detected sources with available multi-epoch VLBI measurements. We find that the VLBI core flux density correlates with the γ-ray flux, as seen in blazars. On the other hand, the γ-ray luminosity does not show any dependence on the core brightness temperature and core dominance, which are two common indicators of jet Doppler boosting. This seems to indicate that γ-ray emission in radio galaxies is not driven by orientation-dependent effects, as in blazars, in accordance with the unified model of jetted AGN. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cosmogenic nuclides are good indicators of past cosmic ray events and variations. To verify such phenomena, it is important to evaluate them using multiple nuclides from different archives. The cosmic ray event in 993–994 Common Era (CE) has already been confirmed with 14C and 10Be data, which show rapid increases in the concentrations. However, the 10Be data were obtained from the Greenland ice cores in the Northern Hemisphere. To investigate the extent of the 10Be increase in the Southern Hemisphere, we measured quasi‐annual 10Be concentrations between 980 and 1,011 CE in the Antarctic Dome Fuji ice core. We observed a ~50% increase in 10Be concentration around 994 CE, consistent with the Greenland data. Increases in 10Be concentrations in both hemispheres support a solar origin of the 994‐CE event. In addition, we propose a method of evaluating the so‐called "system effect" for 10Be deposition by extracting common components from 10Be and Na+ data. Plain Language Summary: New quasi‐annual beryllium‐10 measurements were made with the Dome Fuji ice core from Antarctica over the period in which the 994 cosmic ray event would be expected. We observed an approximately 50% increase in beryllium‐10 concentrations, which is consistent with the beryllium‐10 increases observed in the Greenland ice cores. This lends support to a solar origin of the 994 event. We propose a phenomenological method for evaluating a common deposition component between quasi‐annual beryllium‐10 and sodium ion data. Key Points: New quasi‐annual 10Be data were taken with Antarctic Dome Fuji ice core over the period when the 994‐CE cosmic ray event took placeWe observed a ~50% increase in 10Be concentrations, which is consistent with the 10Be increases observed in the Greenland ice coresWe propose a phenomenological method for evaluating a common deposition component between quasi‐annual beryllium‐10 data and Na+ data [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Members of expeditions to Antarctica may show changes in biological and physiological parameters involved in lipid, glucose, and thyroid hormone metabolism as they adapt to the environment; however, alterations in amino acid (AA) levels and sleep among expedition members in Antarctica have yet to be fully elucidated. We hypothesized that there would be alterations of blood AA levels, and ornithine (Orn) ingestion would affect biological parameters and sleep in Japanese expedition members during the summer in Antarctica. Japanese Antarctica Research Expedition members (22 people) who stayed in Antarctica for 3 months from December 2010 were examined, and a randomized double-blind study of Orn ingestion (400 mg/d) for 4 weeks was performed. Sleep conditions were evaluated subjectively by the Oguri-Shirakawa-Azumi (brief version) questionnaire. The blood of Japanese Antarctica Research Expedition members in Antarctica showed higher creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and ammonia levels than that in Japan. On blood AA analysis, aspartate, Orn, and serine were significantly higher, and alanine and tryptophan (Trp) were significantly lower in Antarctica than in Japan. The Trp ratio, the value of Trp divided by the sum of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and branched-chain AAs, was significantly lower in Antarctica than in Japan. Although sleep deteriorated during the stay in Antarctica, Orn ingestion, to some extent, improved sleep compared with the placebo group in Antarctica, suggesting that Orn is effective for people with heavy physical workloads in places such as Antarctica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The cosmogenic nuclide 10Be was analyzed by using accelerator mass spectrometry on an ice core drilled at the Dome Fuji station, inland Antarctica, for 700–1900yr CE. The measured concentration of 10Be in the Dome Fuji ice core and the derived 10Be flux show similar fluctuations, with both increasing at known solar-activity minima over the last millennium in agreement with earlier observations of 10Be and 14C. Based on the similar nature of the 10Be flux to the reconstructed 14C production rate patterns, a 10Be–14C correlation age model for the Dome Fuji ice core was successfully constructed. This age model agrees well with the initial version of the tephrochronology of the core. The 10Be-flux record contains information on variability in the amount of cosmic radiation incident on the atmosphere, which is mainly attributable to high-frequency change in solar activity and low-frequency background intensity adjustment of the geomagnetic field. High-resolution 10Be analyses of the Dome Fuji ice cores promise to provide potentially important information on the history of cosmic radiation intensity over the past several hundred thousand years. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: This paper reports the results of trial measurements of the concentration of cosmogenic 36Cl in an ice core recovered from Dome Fuji Station, Antarctica. Ten ice samples were extracted from depths corresponding to the Last Glacial Maximum and the early Holocene, with each sample comprising ∼150g for a core length of 0.5m (∼30–40yr resolution). Analyses of 36Cl concentrations by accelerator mass spectrometry were successfully performed within±10% precision, even for samples with low 36Cl/Cl values (∼3×10–14). The average 36Cl concentrations were 16×103 atoms g–1 for the Last Glacial Maximum, and 7×103 atoms g–1 for the early Holocene. The apparent 36Cl depositional flux at Dome Fuji Station during these periods was estimated to be approximately 2.5–3.5×104 atoms cm–2 yr–1. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]