651 results on '"Rana, V. A."'
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2. Synthesis, characterization, and unveiling dielectric spectroscopy insights of Fe3Se4 and Fe7Se8 nanoparticles
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Yadav, Sunita J., Thakor, Sanketsinh, Raval, Adhish V., Sharma, Poonam, Shah, Dimple V., and Rana, V. A.
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- 2024
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3. Electrical conductivity behaviour of aqueous solutions of methylene blue at different temperatures using impedance spectroscopy
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Vaja, Chandan R. and Rana, V. A.
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- 2024
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4. Observations of AR Sco with $Chandra$ and $AstroSat$ Soft X-ray Telescope
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Singh, K. P., Girish, V., Tiwari, J., Barrett, P. E., Buckley, D. A. H., Potter, S. B., Schlegel, E., Rana, V., and Stewart, G.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics - Abstract
We present our $AstroSat$ soft X-ray observations of a compact binary system, AR Sco, and analysis of its X-ray observations with $Chandra$ that were taken only about a week before the $AstroSat$ observations. An analysis of the soft X-ray ($0.3-2.0$ keV) data limits the modulation of the spin, orbital, or beat periods to less than 0.03 counts s$^{-1}$ or $<$10\% of the average count rate. The X-ray flux obtained from both observatories is found to be almost identical (within a few percent) in flux, and about 30\% lower than reported from the nine months older observations with $XMM-Newton$. A two-temperature thermal plasma model with the same spectral parameters fit $Chandra$ and $AstroSat$ data very well, and requires very little absorption in the line of sight to the source. The low-temperature component has the same temperature ($\sim$1 keV) as reported earlier, but the high-temperature component has a lower temperature of 5.0$^{+0.8}_{-0.7}$ keV as compared to 8.0 keV measured earlier, however, the difference is not statistically significant., Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures, to be published in the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
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- 2021
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5. Effect of Valve Closure Schedule on Peak Pressure in Pressurised Conduit Under Transient Condition Using Method of Characteristics
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Rana, V. M., Patel, H. M., di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Timbadiya, P. V., editor, Patel, P. L., editor, Singh, Vijay P., editor, and Barman, Bandita, editor
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- 2023
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6. A New Transient Ultraluminous X-ray Source in NGC 7090
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Walton, D. J., Heida, M., Bachetti, M., Furst, F., Brightman, M., Earnshaw, H., Evans, P. A., Fabian, A. C., Grefenstette, B. W., Harrison, F. A., Israel, G. L., Lansbury, G. B., Middleton, M. J., Pike, S., Rana, V., Roberts, T. P., Castillo, G. A. Rodriguez, Salvaterra, R., Song, X., and Stern, D.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We report on the discovery of a new, transient ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in the galaxy NGC 7090. This new ULX, which we refer to as NGC 7090 ULX3, was discovered via monitoring with $Swift$ during 2019-20, and to date has exhibited a peak luminosity of $L_{\rm{X}} \sim 6 \times 10^{39}$ erg s$^{-1}$. Archival searches show that, prior to its recent transition into the ULX regime, ULX3 appeared to exhibit a fairly stable luminosity of $L_{\rm{X}} \sim 10^{38}$ erg s$^{-1}$. Such strong long-timescale variability may be reminiscent of the small population of known ULX pulsars, although deep follow-up observations with $XMM$-$Newton$ and $NuSTAR$ do not reveal any robust X-ray pulsation signals. Pulsations similar to those seen from known ULX pulsars cannot be completely excluded, however, as the limit on the pulsed fraction of any signal that remains undetected in these data is $\lesssim$20\%. The broadband spectrum from these observations is well modelled with a simple thin disc model, consistent with sub-Eddington accretion, which may instead imply a moderately large black hole accretor ($M_{\rm{BH}} \sim 40 ~ M_{\odot}$). Similarly, though, more complex models consistent with the super-Eddington spectra seen in other ULXs (and the known ULX pulsars) cannot be excluded given the limited signal-to-noise of the available broadband data. The nature of the accretor powering this new ULX therefore remains uncertain., Comment: 11 pages, 7 figures; accepted for publication in MNRAS
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- 2020
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7. Measuring the masses of magnetic white dwarfs: A NuSTAR Legacy Survey
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Shaw, A. W., Heinke, C. O., Mukai, K., Tomsick, J. A., Doroshenko, V., Suleimanov, V. F., Buisson, D. J. K., Gandhi, P., Grefenstette, B. W., Hare, J., Jiang, J., Ludlam, R. M., Rana, V., and Sivakoff, G. R.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
The hard X-ray spectrum of magnetic cataclysmic variables can be modelled to provide a measurement of white dwarf mass. This method is complementary to radial velocity measurements, which depend on the (typically rather uncertain) binary inclination. Here we present results from a Legacy Survey of 19 magnetic cataclysmic variables with NuSTAR. We fit accretion column models to their 20-78 keV spectra and derive the white dwarf masses, finding a weighted average $\bar{M}_{\rm WD}=0.77\pm0.02$ $M_{\odot}$, with a standard deviation $\sigma=0.10$ $M_{\odot}$, when we include the masses derived from previous NuSTAR observations of seven additional magnetic cataclysmic variables. We find that the mass distribution of accreting magnetic white dwarfs is consistent with that of white dwarfs in non-magnetic cataclysmic variables. Both peak at a higher mass than the distributions of isolated white dwarfs and post-common-envelope binaries. We speculate as to why this might be the case, proposing that consequential angular momentum losses may play a role in accreting magnetic white dwarfs and/or that our knowledge of how the white dwarf mass changes over accretion-nova cycles may also be incomplete., Comment: 14 pages. 5 figures in main paper, 1 figure in appendix. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
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- 2020
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8. Harvest maturity for low chill cultivars of peach under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh
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Rana, V. S., Mishra, L.N., Thakur, D. S., Sharma, Sunny, Kumar, Vijay, and Pawar, Ravina
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- 2022
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9. XGBoost Regression Analysis of Dielectric Properties of Epoxy Resin with Inorganic Hybrid Nanofillers
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Panchal, Piyushkumar, primary, Shingala, Bansi, additional, Thakor, Sanketsinh, additional, Jain, Prince, additional, Vaja, Chandan R., additional, Joshi, Anand, additional, Shah, K. N., additional, Rana, V. A., additional, and Pathak, Jaivik, additional
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- 2024
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10. A tale of two periods: determination of the orbital ephemeris of the super-Eddington pulsar NGC 7793 P13
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Fuerst, F., Walton, D. J., Heida, M., Harrison, F. A., Barret, D., Brightman, M., Fabian, A. C., Middleton, M. J., Pinto, C., Rana, V., Tramper, F., Webb, N., and Kretschmar, P.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We present a timing analysis of multiple XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations of the ultra-luminous pulsar NGC 7793 P13 spread over its 65d variability period. We use the measured pulse periods to determine the orbital ephemeris, confirm a long orbital period with P_orb = 63.9 (+0.5,-0.6) d, and find an eccentricity of e <= 0.15. The orbital signature is imprinted on top of a secular spin-up, which seems to get faster as the source becomes brighter. We also analyse data from dense monitoring of the source with Swift and find an optical photometric period of 63.9 +/- 0.5 d and an X-ray flux period of 66.8 +/- 0.4 d. The optical period is consistent with the orbital period, while the X-ray flux period is significantly longer. We discuss possible reasons for this discrepancy, which could be due to a super-orbital period caused by a precessing accretion disk or an orbital resonance. We put the orbital period of P13 into context with the orbital periods implied for two other ultra-luminous pulsars, M82 X-2 and NGC 5907 ULX and discuss possible implications for the system parameters., Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
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- 2018
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11. Measuring the masses of Intermediate Polars with NuSTAR: V709 Cas, NY Lup and V1223 Sgr
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Shaw, A. W., Heinke, C. O., Mukai, K., Sivakoff, G. R., Tomsick, J. A., and Rana, V.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
The X-ray spectra of intermediate polars can be modelled to give a direct measurement of white dwarf mass. Here we fit accretion column models to NuSTAR spectra of three intermediate polars; V709 Cas, NY Lup and V1223 Sgr in order to determine their masses. From fits to 3-78 keV spectra, we find masses of $M_{\rm WD}=0.88^{+0.05}_{-0.04}M_{\odot}$, $1.16^{+0.04}_{-0.02}M_{\odot}$ and $0.75\pm0.02M_{\odot}$ for V709 Cas, NY Lup and V1223 Sgr, respectively. Our measurements are generally in agreement with those determined by previous surveys of intermediate polars, but with typically a factor $\sim2$ smaller uncertainties. This work paves the way for an approved NuSTAR Legacy Survey of white dwarf masses in intermediate polars., Comment: 9 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
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- 2018
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12. Aminopyridine analogs selectively target metastatic pancreatic cancer
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Smalling, Rana V., Bechard, Matthew E., Duryea, Jeff, Kingsley, Philip J., Roberts, Evan R., Marnett, Lawrence J., Bilbao, Daniel, Stauffer, Shaun R., and McDonald, Oliver G.
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- 2022
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13. Bioactivity of Murraya paniculata Against Almond Moth Cadra cautella and Leaf-Eating Caterpillar Spodoptera litura
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Nazari, Abdul Hamid, Nebapure, Suresh Mahadev, and Rana, V. S.
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- 2022
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14. Synthesis, characterization, and unveiling dielectric spectroscopy insights of Fe3Se4 and Fe7Se8 nanoparticles.
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Yadav, Sunita J., Thakor, Sanketsinh, Raval, Adhish V., Sharma, Poonam, Shah, Dimple V., and Rana, V. A.
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This study presents the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of Fe
3 Se4 and Fe7 Se8 nanoparticles using various techniques. The synthesis utilized the solid-state reaction technique, followed by thorough characterization using X-ray diffraction analysis to determine structural parameters like crystallite size and lattice constant. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy revealed granular formations with average particle sizes of approximately 147, 189, and 222 for Fe3 Se4 , 4c-Fe7 Se8, and 3c-Fe7 Se8 nanoparticles, respectively. Thermogravimetric Analysis demonstrated the thermal stability of the materials up to 304, 386, and 384 °C, with subsequent weight losses for Fe3 Se4 , 4c-Fe7 Se8, and 3c-Fe7 Se8 nanoparticles. Dielectric spectroscopy tests across a broad frequency range revealed non-Debye-type responses, indicating complex relaxation phenomena. A thorough analysis of dielectric characterization is comprehensively presented in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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15. The Broadband Spectral Variability of Holmberg IX X-1
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Walton, D. J., Fuerst, F., Harrison, F. A., Middleton, M. J., Fabian, A. C., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Miller, J. M., Ptak, A., Rana, V., Stern, D., and Tao, L.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies - Abstract
We present results from four new broadband X-ray observations of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source Holmberg IX X-1 ($L_{\rm{X}} > 10^{40}$ erg/s), performed by $Suzaku$ and $NuSTAR$ in coordination. Combined with the archival data, we now have broadband observations of this remarkable source from six separate epochs. Two of these new observations probe lower fluxes than seen previously, allowing us to extend our knowledge of the broadband spectral variability exhibited. The spectra are well fit by two thermal blackbody components, which dominate the emission below 10 keV, as well as a steep ($\Gamma \sim 3.5$) powerlaw tail which dominates above $\sim$15 keV. Remarkably, while the 0.3-10.0 keV flux varies by a factor of $\sim$3 between all these epochs, the 15-40 keV flux varies by only $\sim$20%. Although the spectral variability is strongest in the $\sim$1-10 keV band, both of the thermal components are required to vary when all epochs are considered. We also re-visit the search for iron absorption features, leveraging the high-energy $NuSTAR$ data to improve our sensitivity to extreme velocity outflows in light of the ultra-fast outflow recently detected in NGC 1313 X-1. Iron absorption from a similar outflow along our line of sight can be ruled out in this case. We discuss these results in the context of super-Eddington accretion models that invoke a funnel-like geometry for the inner flow, and propose a scenario in which we have an almost face-on view of a funnel that expands to larger radii with increasing flux, resulting in an increasing degree of geometrical collimation for the emission from intermediate temperature regions., Comment: 11 pages, 6 Figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
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- 2016
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16. Spectral Changes in the Hyperluminous Pulsar in NGC 5907 as a Function of Super-Orbital Phase
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Fuerst, F., Walton, D. J., Stern, D., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Brightman, M., Harrison, F. A., and Rana, V.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We present broad-band, multi-epoch X-ray spectroscopy of the pulsating ultra-luminous X-ray source (ULX) in NGC 5907. Simultaneous XMM-Newton and NuSTAR data from 2014 are best described by a multi-color black-body model with a temperature gradient as a function of accretion disk radius significantly flatter than expected for a standard thin accretion disk (T(r) ~ r^{-p}, with p=0.608^{+0.014}_{-0.012}). Additionally, we detect a hard power-law tail at energies above 10 keV, which we interpret as being due to Comptonization. We compare this observation to archival XMM-Newton, Chandra, and NuSTAR data from 2003, 2012, and 2013, and investigate possible spectral changes as a function of phase over the 78d super-orbital period of this source. We find that observations taken around phases 0.3-0.4 show very similar temperature profiles, even though the observed flux varies significantly, while one observation taken around phase 0 has a significantly steeper profile. We discuss these findings in light of the recent discovery that the compact object is a neutron star and show that precession of the accretion disk or the neutron star can self-consistently explain most observed phenomena., Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, submitted to ApJ; comments welcome
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- 2016
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17. Random Forest Regression Analysis for Estimating Dielectric Properties in Epoxy Composites Doped with Hybrid Nano Fillers
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Shingala, Bansi, primary, Panchal, Piyushkumar, additional, Thakor, Sanketsinh, additional, Jain, Prince, additional, Joshi, Anand, additional, Vaja, Chandan R., additional, Siddharth, R. K., additional, and Rana, V. A., additional
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- 2024
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18. Dielectric and chemical composition characterization of ground water collected from different water sources
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Modi, F. M., primary, Gadani, D. H., additional, and Rana, V. A., additional
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- 2024
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19. Machine Learning Analysis of Low-Frequency Impedance Spectra in Binary Mixtures of Polar and Non Polar Liquid
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SHAH, KUNJAN, primary, Jain, Prince, additional, Thakor, Sanketsinh, additional, and Rana, V. A., additional
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- 2024
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20. Discovery of coherent pulsations from the Ultraluminous X-ray Source NGC 7793 P13
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Fuerst, F., Walton, D. J., Harrison, F. A., Stern, D., Barret, D., Brightman, M., Fabian, A. C., Grefenstette, B., Madsen, K. K., Middleton, M. J., Miller, J. M., Pottschmidt, K., Ptak, A., Rana, V., and Webb, N.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We report the detection of coherent pulsations from the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 7793 P13. The ~0.42s nearly sinusoidal pulsations were initially discovered in broadband X-ray observations using XMM-Newton and NuSTAR taken in 2016. We subsequently also found pulsations in archival XMM-Newton data taken in 2013 and 2014. The significant (>>5 sigma) detection of coherent pulsations demonstrates that the compact object in P13 is a neutron star with an observed peak luminosity of ~1e40 erg/s (assuming isotropy), well above the Eddington limit for a 1.4 M_sun accretor. This makes P13 the second ultraluminous X-ray source known to be powered by an accreting neutron star. The pulse period varies between epochs, with a slow but persistent spin up over the 2013-2016 period. This spin-up indicates a magnetic field of B ~ 1.5e12 G, typical of many accreting pulsars. The most likely explanation for the extreme luminosity is a high degree of beaming, however this is difficult to reconcile with the sinusoidal pulse profile., Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in ApJL
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- 2016
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21. First NuSTAR observations of the BL Lac - type blazar PKS~2155-304: constraints on the jet content and distribution of radiating particles
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Madejski, G. M., Nalewajko, K., Madsen, K. K., Chiang, J., Baloković, M., Paneque, D., Furniss, A. K., Hayashida, M., Urry, C. M., Sikora, M., Ajello, M., Blandford, R. D., Harrison, F. A., Sanchez, D., Giebels, B., Stern, D., Alexander, D. M., Barret, D., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Forster, K., Giommi, P., Grefenstette, B., Hailey, C., Hornstrup, A., Kitaguchi, T., Koglin, J. E., Mao, P. H., Miyasaka, H., Mori, K., Perri, M., Pivovaroff, M. J., Puccetti, S., Rana, V., Westergaard, N. J., Zhang, W. W., and Zoglauer, A.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We report the first hard X-ray observations with NuSTAR of the BL Lac type blazar PKS 2155-304, augmented with soft X-ray data from XMM-Newton and gamma-ray data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope, obtained in April 2013 when the source was in a very low flux state. A joint NuSTAR and XMM spectrum, covering the energy range 0.5 - 60 keV, is best described by a model consisting of a log-parabola component with curvature beta = 0.3(+0.2,-0.1) and a (local) photon index 3.04 +/- 0.15 at photon energy of 2 keV, and a hard power-law tail with photon index 2.2 +/- 0.4. The hard X-ray tail can be smoothly joined to the quasi-simultaneous gamma-ray spectrum by a synchrotron self-Compton component produced by an electron distribution with index p = 2.2. Assuming that the power-law electron distribution extends down to the minimum electron Lorentz factor gamma_min = 1 and that there is one proton per electron, an unrealistically high total jet power L_p of roughly 10^47 erg/s is inferred. This can be reduced by two orders of magnitude either by considering a significant presence of electron-positron pairs with lepton-to-proton ratio of at least 30, or by introducing an additional, low-energy break in the electron energy distribution at the electron Lorentz factor gamma_br1 of roughly 100. In either case, the jet composition is expected to be strongly matter-dominated., Comment: Astrophysical Journal, in press
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- 2016
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22. Living on a Flare: Relativistic Reflection in V404 Cyg Observed by NuSTAR During its Summer 2015 Outburst
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Walton, D. J., Mooley, K., King, A. L., Tomsick, J. A., Miller, J. M., Dauser, T., Garcia, J., Bachetti, M., Brightman, M., Fabian, A. C., Forster, K., Fuerst, F., Gandhi, P., Grefenstette, B. W., Harrison, F. A., Madsen, K. K., Meier, D. L., Middleton, M. J., Natalucci, L., Rahoui, F., Rana, V., and Stern, D.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We present first results from a series of $NuSTAR$ observations of the black hole X-ray binary V404 Cyg obtained during its summer 2015 outburst, primarily focusing on observations during the height of this outburst activity. The $NuSTAR$ data show extreme variability in both the flux and spectral properties of the source. This is partly driven by strong and variable line-of-sight absorption, similar to previous outbursts. The latter stages of this observation are dominated by strong flares, reaching luminosities close to Eddington. During these flares, the central source appears to be relatively unobscured and the data show clear evidence for a strong contribution from relativistic reflection, providing a means to probe the geometry of the innermost accretion flow. Based on the flare properties, analogy with other Galactic black hole binaries, and also the simultaneous onset of radio activity, we argue that this intense X-ray flaring is related to transient jet activity during which the ejected plasma is the primary source of illumination for the accretion disk. If this is the case, then our reflection modelling implies that these jets are launched in close proximity to the black hole (as close as a few gravitational radii), consistent with expectations for jet launching models that tap either the spin of the central black hole, or the very innermost accretion disk. Our analysis also allows us to place the first constraints on the black hole spin for this source, which we find to be $a^* > 0.92$ (99% statistical uncertainty, based on an idealized lamppost geometry)., Comment: 23 pages, 16 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
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- 2016
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23. A 78 Day X-ray Period Detected from NGC 5907 ULX1 by Swift
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Walton, D. J., Fuerst, F., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Brightman, M., Fabian, A. C., Gehrels, N., Harrison, F. A., Heida, M., Middleton, M. J., Rana, V., Roberts, T. P., Stern, D., Tao, L., and Webb, N.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies - Abstract
We report the detection of a $78.1\pm0.5$ day period in the X-ray lightcurve of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5907 ULX1 ($L_{\rm{X,peak}}\sim5\times10^{40}$ erg s$^{-1}$), discovered during an extensive monitoring program with Swift. These periodic variations are strong, with the observed flux changing by a factor of $\sim$3-4 between the peaks and the troughs of the cycle; our simulations suggest that the observed periodicity is detected comfortably in excess of 3$\sigma$ significance. We discuss possible origins for this X-ray period, but conclude that at the current time we cannot robustly distinguish between orbital and super-orbital variations., Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in ApJL
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- 2016
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24. NuSTAR and XMM-Newton Observations of the Neutron Star X-ray Binary 1RXS J180408.9-34205
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Ludlam, R. M., Miller, J. M., Cackett, E. M., Fabian, A. C., Bachetti, M., Parker, M. L., Tomsick, J. A., Barret, D., Natalucci, L., Rana, V., and Harrison, F. A.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We report on observations of the neutron star (NS) residing in the low-mass X-ray binary 1RXS J180408.9-34205 taken 2015 March by $\emph{NuSTAR}$ and $\emph{XMM-Newton}$ while the source was in the hard spectral state. We find multiple reflection features (Fe K$_{\alpha}$ detected with $\emph{NuSTAR}$; N VII, O VII, and O VIII detected in the RGS) from different ionization zones. Through joint fits using the self consistent relativistic reflection model {\sc relxill}, we determine the inner radius to be $\leq 11.1\ R_{g}$. For a 1.4 M$_{\odot}$ NS with a spin of $a_{*}=0$, this is an inner disk radius of $\leq22.2$ km. We find the inclination of the system to be between $18^{\circ}$-$29^{\circ}$. If the disk is truncated at a radius greater than the neutron star radius, it could be truncated by a boundary layer on the neutron star surface. It is also possible that the disk is truncated at the magnetospheric radius; conservative estimates would then imply $B\leq(0.3 -1.0)\times10^{9}$ G at the magnetic poles, though coherent pulsations have not been detected and the source is not identified as a pulsar., Comment: 7 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables, Accepted to ApJ
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- 2016
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25. Multiwavelength Study of Quiescent States of Mrk 421 with Unprecedented Hard X-Ray Coverage Provided by NuSTAR in 2013
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Baloković, M., Paneque, D., Madejski, G., Furniss, A., Chiang, J., team, the NuSTAR, Ajello, M., Alexander, D. M., Barret, D., Blandford, R., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Forster, K., Giommi, P., Grefenstette, B. W., Hailey, C. J., Harrison, F. A., Hornstrup, A., Kitaguchi, T., Koglin, J. E., Madsen, K. K., Mao, P. H., Miyasaka, H., Mori, K., Perri, M., Pivovaroff, M. J., Puccetti, S., Rana, V., Stern, D., Tagliaferri, G., Urry, C. M., Westergaard, N. J., Zhang, W. W., Zoglauer, A., collaboration, the VERITAS, Archambault, S., Archer, A. A., Barnacka, A., Benbow, W., Bird, R., Buckley, J., Bugaev, V., Cerruti, M., Chen, X., Ciupik, L., Connolly, M. P., Cui, W., Dickinson, H. J., Dumm, J., Eisch, J. D., Falcone, A., Feng, Q., Finley, J. P., Fleischhack, H., Fortson, L., Griffin, S., Griffiths, S. T., Grube, J., Gyuk, G., Huetten, M., Haakansson, N., Holder, J., Humensky, T. B., Johnson, C. A., Kaaret, P., Kertzman, M., Khassen, Y., Kieda, D., Krause, M., Krennrich, F., Lang, M. J., Maier, G., McArthur, S., Meagher, K., Moriarty, P., Nelson, T., Nieto, D., Ong, R. A., Park, N., Pohl, M., Popkow, A., Pueschel, E., Reynolds, P. T., Richards, G. T., Roache, E., Santander, M., Sembroski, G. H., Shahinyan, K., Smith, A. W., Staszak, D., Telezhinsky, I., Todd, N. W., Tucci, J. V., Tyler, J., Vincent, S., Weinstein, A., Wilhelm, A., Williams, D. A., Zitzer, B., collaboration, the MAGIC, Ahnen, M. L., Ansoldi, S., Antonelli, L. A., Antoranz, P., Babic, A., Banerjee, B., Bangale, P., de Almeida, U. Barres, Barrio, J., González, J. Becerra, Bednarek, W., Bernardini, E., Biasuzzi, B., Biland, A., Blanch, O., Bonnefoy, S., Bonnoli, G., Borracci, F., Bretz, T., Carmona, E., Carosi, A., Chatterjee, A., Clavero, R., Colin, P., Colombo, E., Contreras, J. L., Cortina, J., Covino, S., Da Vela, P., Dazzi, F., de Angelis, A., De Lotto, B., Wilhelmi, E. D. de Oña, Mendez, C. Delgado, Di Pierro, F., Prester, D. Dominis, Dorner, D., Doro, M., Einecke, S., Elsaesser, D., Fernández-Barral, A., Fidalgo, D., Fonseca, M. V., Font, L., Frantzen, K., Fruck, C., Galindo, D., López, R. J. García, Garczarczyk, M., Terrats, D. Garrido, Gaug, M., Giammaria, P., Eisenacher, D., Godinović, N., Muñoz, A. González, Guberman, D., Hahn, A., Hanabata, Y., Hayashida, M., Herrera, J., Hose, J., Hrupec, D., Hughes, G., Idec, W., Kodani, K., Konno, Y., Kubo, H., Kushida, J., La Barbera, A., Lelas, D., Lindfors, E., Lombardi, S., Longo, F., López, M., López-Coto, R., López-Oramas, A., Lorenz, E., Majumdar, P., Makariev, M., Mallot, K., Maneva, G., Manganaro, M., Mannheim, K., Maraschi, L., Marcote, B., Mariotti, M., Martínez, M., Mazin, D., Menzel, U., Miranda, J. M., Mirzoyan, R., Moralejo, A., Moretti, E., Nakajima, D., Neustroev, V., Niedzwiecki, A., Nievas-Rosillo, M., Nilsson, K., Nishijima, K., Noda, K., Orito, R., Overkemping, A., Paiano, S., Palacio, S., Palatiello, M., Paoletti, R., Paredes, J. M., Paredes-Fortuny, X., Persic, M., Poutanen, J., Moroni, P. G. Prada, Prandini, E., Puljak, I., Rhode, W., Ribó, M., Rico, J., Garcia, J. Rodriguez, Saito, T., Satalecka, K., Scapin, V., Schultz, C., Schweizer, T., Shore, S. N., Sillanpää, A., Sitarek, J., Snidaric, I., Sobczynska, D., Stamerra, A., Steinbring, T., Strzys, M., Takalo, L. O., Takami, H., Tavecchio, F., Temnikov, P., Terzić, T., Tescaro, D., Teshima, M., Thaele, J., Torres, D. F., Toyama, T., Treves, A., Verguilov, V., Vovk, I., Ward, J. E., Will, M., Wu, M. H., Zanin, R., collaborators, external, Perkins, J., Verrecchia, F., Leto, C., Böttcher, M., Villata, M., Raiteri, C. M., Acosta-Pulido, J. A., Bachev, R., Berdyugin, A., Blinov, D. A., Carnerero, M. I., Chen, W. P., Chinchilla, P., Damljanovic, G., Eswaraiah, C., Grishina, T. S., Ibryamov, S., Jordan, B., Jorstad, S. G., Joshi, M., Kopatskaya, E. N., Kurtanidze, O. M., Kurtanidze, S. O., Larionova, E. G., Larionova, L. V., Larionov, V. M., Latev, G., Lin, H. C., Marscher, A. P., Mokrushina, A. A., Morozova, D. A., Nikolashvili, M. G., Semkov, E., Strigachev, A., Troitskaya, Yu. V., Troitsky, I. S., Vince, O., Barnes, J., Güver, T., Moody, J. W., Sadun, A. C., Sun, S., Hovatta, T., Richards, J. L., Max-Moerbeck, W., Readhead, A. C., Lähteenmäki, A., Tornikoski, M., Tammi, J., Ramakrishnan, V., Reinthal, R., Angelakis, E., Fuhrmann, L., Myserlis, I., Karamanavis, V., Sievers, A., Ungerechts, H., and Zensus, J. A.
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We present coordinated multiwavelength observations of the bright, nearby BL Lac object Mrk 421 taken in 2013 January-March, involving GASP-WEBT, Swift, NuSTAR, Fermi-LAT, MAGIC, VERITAS, and other collaborations and instruments, providing data from radio to very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray bands. NuSTAR yielded previously unattainable sensitivity in the 3-79 keV range, revealing that the spectrum softens when the source is dimmer until the X-ray spectral shape saturates into a steep power law with a photon index of approximately 3, with no evidence for an exponential cutoff or additional hard components up to about 80 keV. For the first time, we observed both the synchrotron and the inverse-Compton peaks of the spectral energy distribution (SED) simultaneously shifted to frequencies below the typical quiescent state by an order of magnitude. The fractional variability as a function of photon energy shows a double-bump structure which relates to the two bumps of the broadband SED. In each bump, the variability increases with energy which, in the framework of the synchrotron self-Compton model, implies that the electrons with higher energies are more variable. The measured multi-band variability, the significant X-ray-to-VHE correlation down to some of the lowest fluxes ever observed in both bands, the lack of correlation between optical/UV and X-ray flux, the low degree of polarization and its significant (random) variations, the short estimated electron cooling time, and the significantly longer variability timescale observed in the NuSTAR light curves point toward in-situ electron acceleration, and suggest that there are multiple compact regions contributing to the broadband emission of Mrk 421 during low-activity states., Comment: 32 pages, 14 figures; accepted for publication in ApJ
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26. The NuSTAR Extragalactic Surveys: The Number Counts of Active Galactic Nuclei and the Resolved Fraction of the Cosmic X-ray Background
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Harrison, F. A., Aird, J., Civano, F., Lansbury, G., Mullaney, J. R., Ballantyne, D. R., Alexander, D. M., Stern, D., Ajello, M., Barret, D., Bauer, F. E., Balokovic, M., Brandt, W. N., Brightman, M., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Comastri, A., Craig, W. W., Del Moro, A., Forster, K., Gandhi, P., Giommi, P., Grefenstette, B. W., Hailey, C. J., Hickox, R. C., Hornstrup, A., Kitaguchi, T., Koglin, J., Luo, B., Madsen, K. K., Mao, P. H., Miyasaka, H., Mori, K., Perri, M., Pivovaroff, M., Puccetti, S., Rana, V., Treister, E., Walton, D., Westergaard, N. J., Wik, D., Zappacosta, L., Zhang, W. W., and Zoglauer, A.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We present the 3-8 keV and 8-24 keV number counts of active galactic nuclei (AGN) identified in the NuSTAR extragalactic surveys. NuSTAR has now resolved 33-39% of the X-ray background in the 8-24 keV band, directly identifying AGN with obscuring columns up to approximately 1e25 /cm2. In the softer 3-8 keV band the number counts are in general agreement with those measured by XMM-Newton and Chandra over the flux range 5e-15 < S(3 - 8 keV)/(erg/cm2/s) < 1e-12 probed by NuSTAR. In the hard 8-24 keV band NuSTAR probes fluxes over the range 2e-14 < S(8-24 keV)/(erg/cm2/s) < 1e-12, a factor of approximately 100 fainter than previous measurements. The 8-24 keV number counts match predictions from AGN population synthesis models, directly confirming the existence of a population of obscured and/or hard X-ray sources inferred from the shape of the integrated cosmic X-ray background. The measured NuSTAR counts lie significantly above simple extrapolation with a Euclidian slope to low flux of the Swift/BAT 15-55 keV number counts measured at higher fluxes S(15-55 keV) > 1e-11 erg/cm2/s, reflecting the evolution of the AGN population between the Swift/BAT local (z<0.1) sample and NuSTAR's z~1 sample. CXB synthesis models, which account for AGN evolution, lie above the Swift/BAT measurements, suggesting that they do not fully capture the evolution of obscured AGN at low redshifts., Comment: 8 pages; accepted by the Astrophysical Journal
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27. NuSTAR, XMM-Newton and Suzaku Observations of the Ultraluminous X-ray Source Holmberg II X-1
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Walton, D. J., Middleton, M. J., Rana, V., Miller, J. M., Harrison, F. A., Fabian, A. C., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Fuerst, F., Grefenstette, B. W., Hailey, C. J., Madsen, K. K., Stern, D., and Zhang, W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies - Abstract
We present the first broadband 0.3-25.0 kev X-ray observations of the bright ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) Holmberg II X-1, performed by NuSTAR, XMM-Newton and Suzaku in September 2013. The NuSTAR data provide the first observations of Holmberg II X-1 above 10 keV, and reveal a very steep high-energy spectrum, similar to other ULXs observed by NuSTAR to date. These observations further demonstrate that ULXs exhibit spectral states that are not typically seen in Galactic black hole binaries. Comparison with other sources implies that Holmberg II X-1 accretes at a high fraction of its Eddington accretion rate, and possibly exceeds it. The soft X-ray spectrum (E<10 keV) appears to be dominated by two blackbody-like emission components, the hotter of which may be associated with an accretion disk. However, all simple disk models under-predict the NuSTAR data above ~10 keV and require an additional emission component at the highest energies probed, implying the NuSTAR data does not fall away with a Wien spectrum. We investigate physical origins for such an additional high-energy emission component, and favor a scenario in which the excess arises from Compton scattering in a hot corona of electrons with some properties similar to the very-high state seen in Galactic binaries. The observed broadband 0.3-25.0 keV luminosity inferred from these epochs is Lx = (8.1+/-0.1)e39 erg/s, typical for Holmberg II X-1, with the majority of the flux (~90%) emitted below 10 keV., Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
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28. Rapid Variability of Blazar 3C 279 during Flaring States in 2013-2014 with Joint Fermi-LAT, NuSTAR, Swift, and Ground-Based Multi-wavelength Observations
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Hayashida, M., Nalewajko, K., Madejski, G. M., Sikora, M., Itoh, R., Ajello, M., Blandford, R. D., Buson, S., Chiang, J., Fukazawa, Y., Furniss, A. K., Urry, C. M., Hasan, I., Harrison, F. A., Alexander, D. M., Baloković, M., Barret, D., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Forster, K., Giommi, P., Grefenstette, B., Hailey, C., Hornstrup, A., Kitaguchi, T., Koglin, J. E., Madsen, K. K., Mao, P. H., Miyasaka, H., Mori, K., Perri, M., Pivovaroff, M. J., Puccetti, S., Rana, V., Stern, D., Tagliaferri, G., Westergaard, N. J., Zhang, W. W., Zoglauer, A., Gurwell, M. A., Uemura, M., Akitaya, H., Kawabata, K. S., Kawaguch, K., Kanda, Y., Moritani, Y., Takaki, K., Ui, T., Yoshida, M., Agarwal, A., and Gupta, A. C.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies - Abstract
We report the results of a multi-band observing campaign on the famous blazar 3C 279 conducted during a phase of increased activity from 2013 December to 2014 April, including first observations of it with NuSTAR. The $\gamma$-ray emission of the source measured by Fermi-LAT showed multiple distinct flares reaching the highest flux level measured in this object since the beginning of the Fermi mission, with $F(E > 100\,{\rm MeV})$ of $10^{-5}$ photons cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$, and with a flux doubling time scale as short as 2 hours. The $\gamma$-ray spectrum during one of the flares was very hard, with an index of $\Gamma_\gamma = 1.7 \pm 0.1$, which is rarely seen in flat spectrum radio quasars. The lack of concurrent optical variability implies a very high Compton dominance parameter $L_\gamma/L_{\rm syn} > 300$. Two 1-day NuSTAR observations with accompanying Swift pointings were separated by 2 weeks, probing different levels of source activity. While the 0.5$-$70 keV X-ray spectrum obtained during the first pointing, and fitted jointly with Swift-XRT is well-described by a simple power law, the second joint observation showed an unusual spectral structure: the spectrum softens by $\Delta\Gamma_{\rm X} \simeq 0.4$ at $\sim$4 keV. Modeling the broad-band SED during this flare with the standard synchrotron plus inverse Compton model requires: (1) the location of the $\gamma$-ray emitting region is comparable with the broad line region radius, (2) a very hard electron energy distribution index $p \simeq 1$, (3) total jet power significantly exceeding the accretion disk luminosity $L_{\rm j}/L_{\rm d} \gtrsim 10$, and (4) extremely low jet magnetization with $L_{\rm B}/L_{\rm j} \lesssim 10^{-4}$. We also find that single-zone models that match the observed $\gamma$-ray and optical spectra cannot satisfactorily explain the production of X-ray emission., Comment: 17 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal
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29. A Hard X-Ray Study of Ultraluminous X-ray Source NGC 5204 X-1 with NuSTAR and XMM-Newton
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Mukherjee, E. S., Walton, D. J., Bachetti, M., Harrison, F. A., Barret, D., Bellm, E., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Fabian, A. C., Fuerst, F., Grefenstette, B. W., Hailey, C. J., Madsen, K. K., Middleton, M. J., Miller, J. M., Rana, V., Stern, D., and Zhang, W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies - Abstract
We present the results from coordinated X-ray observations of the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5204 X-1 performed by NuSTAR and XMM-Newton in early 2013. These observations provide the first detection of NGC 5204 X-1 above 10 keV, extending the broadband coverage to 0.3-20 keV. The observations were carried out in two epochs separated by approximately 10 days, and showed little spectral variation, with an observed luminosity of Lx = (4.95+/-0.11)e39 erg/s. The broadband spectrum confirms the presence of a clear spectral downturn above 10 keV seen in some previous observations. This cutoff is inconsistent with the standard low/hard state seen in Galactic black hole binaries, as would be expected from an intermediate mass black hole accreting at significantly sub-Eddington rates given the observed luminosity. The continuum is apparently dominated by two optically thick thermal-like components, potentially accompanied by a faint high energy tail. The broadband spectrum is likely associated with an accretion disk that differs from a standard Shakura & Sunyaev thin disk., Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJ
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30. A NuSTAR observation of the fast symbiotic nova V745 Sco in outburst
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Orio, M., Rana, V., Page, K. L., Sokoloski, J. L., and Harrison, F.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
The fast recurrent nova V745 Sco was observed in the 3-79 keV X-rays band with NuSTAR 10 days after the optical discovery. The measured X-ray emission is consistent with a collisionally ionized optically thin plasma at temperature of about 2.7 keV. A prominent iron line observed at 6.7 keV does not require enhanced iron in the ejecta. We attribute the X-ray flux to shocked circumstellar material. No X-ray emission was observed at energies above 20 keV, and the flux in the 3-20 keV range was about 1.6 $\times$ 10$^{-11}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$. The emission measure indicates an average electron density of order of 10$^7$ cm$^{-3}$. The X-ray flux in the 0.3-10 keV band almost simultaneously measured with Swift was about 40 times larger, mainly due to the luminous central supersoft source emitting at energy below 1 keV. The fact that the NuSTAR spectrum cannot be fitted with a power law, and the lack of hard X-ray emission, allow us to rule out Comptonized gamma rays, and to place an upper limit of the order of 10$^{-11}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ on the gamma-ray flux of the nova on the tenth day of the outburst., Comment: in press in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2014
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31. NuSTAR and XMM-Newton observations of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5907 ULX1: A Vanishing Act
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Walton, D. J., Harrison, F. A., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Fuerst, F., Grefenstette, B. W., Hailey, C. J., Madsen, K. K., Middleton, M. J., Rana, V., Roberts, T. P., Stern, D., Sutton, A. D., Webb, N., and Zhang, W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies - Abstract
We present results obtained from two broadband X-ray observations of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) NGC5907 ULX1, known to have a peak X-ray luminosity of ~5e40 erg/s. These XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations, separated by only ~4 days, revealed an extreme level of short-term flux variability. In the first epoch, NGC5907 ULX1 was undetected by NuSTAR, and only weakly detected (if at all) with XMM-Newton, while in the second NGC5907 ULX1 was clearly detected at high luminosity by both missions. This implies an increase in flux of ~2 orders of magnitude or more during this ~4 day window. We argue that this is likely due to a rapid rise in the mass accretion rate, rather than to a transition from an extremely obscured to an unobscured state. During the second epoch we observed the broadband 0.3-20.0 keV X-ray luminosity to be (1.55+/-0.06)e40 erg/s, similar to the majority of the archival X-ray observations. The broadband X-ray spectrum obtained from the second epoch is inconsistent with the low/hard accretion state observed in Galactic black hole binaries, but is well modeled with a simple accretion disk model incorporating the effects of photon advection. This strongly suggests that, when bright, NGC5907 ULX1 is a high-Eddington accretor., Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures; accepted for publication in ApJ
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32. An Ultraluminous X-ray Source Powered by An Accreting Neutron Star
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Bachetti, M., Harrison, F. A., Walton, D. J., Grefenstette, B. W., Chakrabarty, D., Fürst, F., Barret, D., Beloborodov, A., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Fabian, A. C., Hailey, C. J., Hornschemeier, A., Kaspi, V., Kulkarni, S. R., Maccarone, T., Miller, J. M., Rana, V., Stern, D., Tendulkar, S. P., Tomsick, J., Webb, N. A., and Zhang, W. W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX) are off-nuclear point sources in nearby galaxies whose X-ray luminosity exceeds the theoretical maximum for spherical infall (the Eddington limit) onto stellar-mass black holes. Their luminosity ranges from $10^{40}$ erg s$^{-1} < L_X$(0.5 - 10 keV) $<10^{40}$ erg s$^{-1}$. Since higher masses imply less extreme ratios of the luminosity to the isotropic Eddington limit theoretical models have focused on black hole rather than neutron star systems. The most challenging sources to explain are those at the luminous end ($L_X$ > $10^{40}$ erg s$^{-1}$), which require black hole masses MBH >50 solar masses and/or significant departures from the standard thin disk accretion that powers bright Galactic X-ray binaries. Here we report broadband X-ray observations of the nuclear region of the galaxy M82, which contains two bright ULXs. The observations reveal pulsations of average period 1.37 s with a 2.5-day sinusoidal modulation. The pulsations result from the rotation of a magnetized neutron star, and the modulation arises from its binary orbit. The pulsed flux alone corresponds to $L_X$(3 - 30 keV) = $4.9 \times 10^{39}$ erg s$^{-1}$. The pulsating source is spatially coincident with a variable ULX which can reach $L_X$ (0.3 - 10 keV) = $1.8 \times 10^{40}$ erg s$^{-1}$. This association implies a luminosity ~100 times the Eddington limit for a 1.4 solar mass object, or more than ten times brighter than any known accreting pulsar. This finding implies that neutron stars may not be rare in the ULX population, and it challenges physical models for the accretion of matter onto magnetized compact objects., Comment: 24 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables, published on Nature
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33. Theoretico-experimental analysis of bistability in the oscillatory response of a TaOx ReRAM to pulse train stimuli.
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Schmitt, N., Ascoli, A., Messaris, I., Demirkol, A. S., Menzel, S., Rana, V., Tetzlaff, R., and Chua, L. O.
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DYNAMIC stability ,STABILITY (Mechanics) ,AVERSIVE stimuli ,LIMIT cycles ,HARMONIC oscillators - Abstract
Fading memory is the capability of a physical system to approach a unique asymptotic behaviour, irrespective of the initial conditions, when stimulated by an input from a certain class. Standard stimuli from the AC periodic class typically induce fading memory effects in non-volatile memristors, as uncovered for the first time back in 2016. Very recently, a deep investigation of resistance switching phenomena in a TaOx resistive random access memory cell revealed the capability of the nano-device to exhibit one of two possible oscillatory behaviours, depending upon the initial condition, when subject to a particular periodic excitation. This interesting finding was, however, left unexplained. Bistability is the simplest form of local fading memory. In a system, endowed with local fading memory under a given stimulus, the initial condition does not affect the long-term behaviour of the state as long as it is drawn from the basin of attraction of either of the distinct coexisting state-space attractors (two limit cycles for the periodically forced memristor acting as a bistable oscillator). Here, the history of the system, encoded in the initial condition, is, thus, erasable only locally through ad hoc stimulation. Motivated by the discovery of local history erase effects in our resistive random access memory cell, this study applies a powerful system-theoretic tool, enabling the analysis of the response of first-order systems to square pulse train-based periodic stimuli, known as the time-average state dynamic route, to an accurate physics-based mathematical model, earlier fitted to the nano-device, to determine a strategy for specifying the parameters of an excitation signal, consisting of the sequence of two square pulses of opposite polarity per period so as to induce various forms of monostability or multistability in the non-volatile memristor. In particular, as an absolute novelty in the literature, experimental measurements validate the theoretical prediction on the capability of the device to operate as one of two distinct oscillators, depending upon the initial condition, under a specific pulse train excitation signal. The coexistence of multiple oscillatory operating modes in the periodically forced resistive random access memory cell, an example par excellence of their unique nonlinear dynamics, may inspire the development and circuit implementation of novel sensing and mem-computing paradigms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Compositional Influence of Synthesized Magnetic Nanoparticles on Epoxy Composites: Dielectric, Magnetic, and Optical Characteristics.
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Sharma, Poonam, Shah, Dimple V., Thakor, Sanketsinh, Watpade, Atul D., Rana, V. A., and Vaja, Chandan R.
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MAGNETIC nanoparticles ,FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy ,FIELD emission electron microscopy ,EPOXY resins ,DIELECTRIC measurements ,ELECTRON spectroscopy - Abstract
Epoxy nano-magnetic composites exhibit remarkable and promising properties by synergistically combining the properties of epoxy resin and magnetic nanofillers. The current study deals with the synthesis of Fe
3 O4 , NiFe2 O4 , and CoFe2 O4 nanoparticles and their respective nanoparticles-doped epoxy composites, as well as the structural, optical, and dielectric characterization of the resultant nano-composites. To investigate the surface morphology of the synthesized nanoparticles, field emission electron microscopy (FESEM) analysis was employed. By measuring electron diffraction spectroscopy (EDS), the presence of various chemicals was verified. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to determine the structural details of the synthesized nanoparticles and nanoparticles-doped epoxy composites. The structural chemistry and surface functionality of the nano-epoxy composites were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The magnetic properties of the synthesized nanoparticles and nanoparticles loaded epoxy composites were also studied using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). UV–visible reflection spectroscopy was also carried out to find the optical properties of the synthesized nanoparticles, neat (undoped) epoxy, and nanoparticles-doped epoxy composites. Dielectric spectroscopy measurements of nanoparticles-doped epoxy composites were performed using an Agilent E4980A precision LCR (Inductance Capacitance Resistance) meter with an Agilent 16451B-test fixture LCR and vector network analyzer (VNA) in the frequency span of 10 kHz to 2 MHz and 200 MHz to 20 GHz, respectively. The influence of the synthesized nanoparticles on the neat (undoped) epoxy composites and the results in view of future applications are fully discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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35. Impedance Spectroscopy of Binary Mixtures of Dimethyl Silicone Fluid and Methyl Iso Butyl Ketone
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Shah, K N, primary and Rana, V A, additional
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36. Asymmetries in core-collapse supernovae from maps of radioactive $^{44}$Ti in CassiopeiaA
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Grefenstette, B. W., Harrison, F. A., Boggs, S. E., Reynolds, S. P., Fryer, C. L., Madsen, K. K., Wik, D. R., Zoglauer, A., Ellinger, C. I., Alexander, D. M., An, H., Barret, D., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Forster, K., Giommi, P., Hailey, C. J., Hornstrup, A., Kaspi, V. M., Kitaguchi, T., Koglin, J. E., Mao, P. H., Miyasaka, H., Mori, K., Perri, M., Pivovaroff, M. J., Puccetti, S, Rana, V., Stern, D., Westergaard, N. J., and Zhang, W. W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
Asymmetry is required by most numerical simulations of stellar core-collapse explosions, but the form it takes differs significantly among models. The spatial distribution of radioactive 44Ti, synthesized in an exploding star near the boundary between material falling back onto the collapsing core and that ejected into the surrounding medium, directly probes the explosion asymmetries. CassiopeiaA is a young, nearby, core-collapse remnant from which 44Ti emission has previously been detected but not imaged. Asymmetries in the explosion have been indirectly inferred from a high ratio of observed 44Ti emission to estimated 56Ni emission, from optical light echoes, and from jet-like features seen in the X-ray and optical ejecta. Here we report spatial maps and spectral properties of the 44Ti in Cassiopeia A. This may explain the unexpected lack of correlation between the 44Ti and iron X-ray emission, the latter being visible only in shock-heated material. The observed spatial distribution rules out symmetric explosions even with a high level of convective mixing, as well as highly asymmetric bipolar explosions resulting from a fast-rotating progenitor. Instead, these observations provide strong evidence for the development of low-mode convective instabilities in core-collapse supernovae., Comment: 32 pages, Figures Embedded
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37. Patchy Accretion Disks in Ultraluminous X-ray Sources
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Miller, J. M., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Harrison, F. A., Fabian, A. C., Webb, N. A, Walton, D. J., and Rana, V.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
The X-ray spectra of the most extreme ultra-luminous X-ray sources -- those with L > 1 E+40 erg/s -- remain something of a mystery. Spectral roll-over in the 5-10 keV band was originally detected in in the deepest XMM-Newton observations of the brightest sources; this is confirmed in subsequent NuSTAR spectra. This emission can be modeled via Comptonization, but with low electron temperatures (kT_e ~ 2 keV) and high optical depths (tau ~ 10) that pose numerous difficulties. Moreover, evidence of cooler thermal emission that can be fit with thin disk models persists, even in fits to joint XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations. Using NGC 1313 X-1 as a test case, we show that a patchy disk with a multiple temperature profile may provide an excellent description of such spectra. In principle, a number of patches within a cool disk might emit over a range of temperatures, but the data only require a two-temperature profile plus standard Comptonization, or three distinct blackbody components. A mechanism such as the photon bubble instability may naturally give rise to a patchy disk profile, and could give rise to super-Eddington luminosities. It is possible, then, that a patchy disk (rather than a disk with a standard single-temperature profile) might be a hallmark of accretion disks close to or above the Eddington limit. We discuss further tests of this picture, and potential implications for sources such as narrow-line Seyfert-1 galaxies (NLSy1s) and other low-mass active galactic nuclei (AGN)., Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters
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38. Broadband X-ray Spectra of the Ultraluminous X-ray Source Holmberg IX X-1 observed with NuSTAR, XMM-Newton and Suzaku
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Walton, D. J., Harrison, F. A., Grefenstette, B. W., Miller, J. M., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Fabian, A. C., Fuerst, F., Hailey, C. J., Madsen, K. K., Parker, M. L., Ptak, A., Rana, V., Stern, D., Webb, N. A., and Zhang, W. W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies - Abstract
We present results from the coordinated broadband X-ray observations of the extreme ultraluminous X-ray source Holmberg IX X-1 performed by NuSTAR, XMM-Newton and Suzaku in late 2012. These observations provide the first high-quality spectra of Holmberg IX X-1 above 10 keV to date, extending the X-ray coverage of this remarkable source up to ~30 keV. Broadband observations were undertaken at two epochs, between which Holmberg IX X-1 exhibited both flux and strong spectral variability, increasing in luminosity from Lx = (1.90+/-0.03)e40 erg/s to Lx = (3.35+/-0.03)e40 erg/s. Neither epoch exhibits a spectrum consistent with emission from the standard low/hard accretion state seen in Galactic black hole binaries, that would have been expected if Holmberg IX X-1 harbors a truly massive black hole accreting at substantially sub-Eddington accretion rates. The NuSTAR data confirm that the curvature observed previously in the 3-10 keV bandpass does represent a true spectral cutoff. During each epoch, the spectrum appears to be dominated by two optically thick thermal components, likely associated with an accretion disk. The spectrum also shows some evidence for a non-thermal tail at the highest energies, which may further support this scenario. The available data allow for either of the two thermal components to dominate the spectral evolution, although both scenarios require highly non-standard behavior for thermal accretion disk emission., Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
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- 2014
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39. Efficacy of insecticides and biopesticides against pomegranate fruit borer deudorix isocrates
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Bharti, Vijay, Rana, V K, and Kumar, Sumit
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40. Biology of pomegranate fruit borer deudorix isocrates
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Bharti, Vijay, Rana, V K, and Kumar, Sumit
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- 2021
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41. Constraints on the Neutron Star and Inner Accretion Flow in Serpens X-1 Using NuSTAR
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Miller, J. M., Parker, M. L., Fuerst, F., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Grefenstette, B. W., Tendulkar, S., Harrison, F. A., Boggs, S. E., Chakrabarty, D., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Fabian, A. C., Hailey, C. J., Natalucci, L., Paerels, F., Rana, V., Stern, D. K., Tomsick, J. A., and Zhang, W. W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We report on an observation of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary Serpens X-1, made with NuSTAR. The extraordinary sensitivity afforded by NuSTAR facilitated the detection of a clear, robust, relativistic Fe K emission line from the inner disk. A relativistic profile is required over a single Gaussian line from any charge state of Fe at the 5-sigma level of confidence, and any two Gaussians of equal width at the same confidence. The Compton back-scattering "hump" peaking in the 10-20 keV band is detected for the first time in a neutron star X-ray binary. Fits with relativistically-blurred disk reflection models suggest that the disk likely extends close to the innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO) or stellar surface. The best-fit blurred reflection models constrain the gravitational redshift from the stellar surface to be z > 0.16. The data are broadly compatible with the disk extending to the ISCO; in that case, z > 0.22 and R < 12.6 km (assuming M = 1.4 Msun and a=0, where a = cJ/GM^2). If the star is as large or larger than its ISCO, or if the effective reflecting disk leaks across the ISCO to the surface, the redshift constraints become measurements. We discuss our results in the context of efforts to measure fundamental properties of neutron stars, and models for accretion onto compact objects., Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters
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- 2013
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42. An Extremely Luminous and Variable Ultraluminous X-ray Source in the Outskirts of Circinus Observed with NuSTAR
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Walton, D. J., Fuerst, F., Harrison, F. A., Stern, D., Bachetti, M., Barret, D., Bauer, F. E., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., Fabian, A. C., Grefenstette, B. W., Hailey, C. J., Madsen, K. K., Miller, J. M., Ptak, A., Rana, V., Webb, N. A., and Zhang, W. W.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
Following a serendipitous detection with the NuSTAR observatory, we present a multi-epoch spectral and temporal analysis of an extreme ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) located in the outskirts of the Circinus galaxy, hereafter Circinus ULX5, including coordinated follow-up observations with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR. The NuSTAR data presented here represent one of the first instances of a ULX reliably detected at hard (E>10 keV) X-rays. Circinus ULX5 is variable on long timescales by at least a factor of ~5 in flux, and was caught in a historically bright state during our 2013 observations (0.3-30.0 keV luminosity of 1.6e40 erg/s). During this epoch, the source displayed a curved 3-10 keV spectrum, broadly similar to other bright ULXs. While in many cases the interpretation of spectral components in ULXs is uncertain, the spectral and temporal properties of the all the high quality datasets currently available strongly support a simple disk-corona model reminiscent of that invoked for Galactic binaries, with the accretion disk becoming more prominent as the luminosity increases. However, although the disk temperature and luminosity are remarkably well correlated across all timescales currently probed, the observed luminosity follows T^(1.70+/-0.17), flatter than that expected for simple blackbody radiation. The spectral variability displayed by Circinus ULX5 is highly reminiscent of that observed from some known Galactic black hole binaries (BHBs) at high luminosities. This comparison would imply a black hole mass of ~90 Msun for Circinus ULX5. However, given the diverse behavior observed from Galactic BHB accretion disks, this mass estimate is still uncertain. Finally, the limits placed on any undetected iron absorption features with the 2013 dataset imply that we are not viewing the central regions of Circinus ULX5 through any extreme super-Eddington outflow. [abridged], Comment: 18 pages, 15 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
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43. The role of SHP/REV-ERBα/CYP4A axis in the pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease
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Zhihong Yang, Rana V. Smalling, Yi Huang, Yanchao Jiang, Praveen Kusumanchi, Will Bogaert, Li Wang, Don A. Delker, Nicholas J. Skill, Sen Han, Ting Zhang, Jing Ma, Nazmul Huda, and Suthat Liangpunsakul
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Hepatology ,Medicine - Abstract
Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) represents a spectrum of histopathological changes, including alcoholic steatosis, steatohepatitis, and cirrhosis. One of the early responses to excessive alcohol consumption is lipid accumulation in the hepatocytes. Lipid ω-hydroxylation of medium- and long-chain fatty acid metabolized by the cytochrome P450 4A (CYP4A) family is an alternative pathway for fatty acid metabolism. The molecular mechanisms of CYP4A in ALD pathogenesis have not been elucidated. In this study, WT and Shp−/− mice were fed with a modified ethanol-binge, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism model (10 days of ethanol feeding plus single binge). Liver tissues were collected every 6 hours for 24 hours and analyzed using RNA-Seq. The effects of REV-ERBα agonist (SR9009, 100 mg/kg/d) or CYP4A antagonist (HET0016, 5 mg/kg/d) in ethanol-fed mice were also evaluated. We found that hepatic Cyp4a10 and Cyp4a14 expression were significantly upregulated in WT mice, but not in Shp−/− mice, fed with ethanol. ChIP quantitative PCR and promoter assay revealed that REV-ERBα is the transcriptional repressor of Cyp4a10 and Cyp4a14. Rev-Erbα−/− hepatocytes had a marked induction of both Cyp4a genes and lipid accumulation. REV-ERBα agonist SR9009 or CYP4A antagonist HET0016 attenuated Cyp4a induction by ethanol and prevented alcohol-induced steatosis. Here, we have identified a role for the SHP/REV-ERBα/CYP4A axis in the pathogenesis of ALD. Our data also suggest REV-ERBα or CYP4A as the potential therapeutic targets for ALD.
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44. Afterglow Observations of Fermi-LAT Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Emerging Class of Hyper-Energetic Events
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Cenko, S. B., Frail, D. A., Harrison, F. A., Haislip, J. B., Reichart, D. E., Butler, N. R., Cobb, B. E., Cucchiara, A., Berger, E., Bloom, J. S., Chandra, P., Fox, D. B., Perley, D. A., Prochaska, J. X., Filippenko, A. V., Glazebrook, K., Ivarsen, K. M., Kasliwal, M. M., Kulkarni, S. R., LaCluyze, A. P., Lopez, S., Morgan, A. N., Pettini, M., and Rana, V. R.
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
We present broadband (radio, optical, and X-ray) light curves and spectra of the afterglows of four long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs 090323, 090328, 090902B, and 090926A) detected by the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) instruments on the Fermi satellite. With its wide spectral bandpass, extending to GeV energies, Fermi is sensitive to GRBs with very large isotropic energy releases (10e54 erg). Although rare, these events are particularly important for testing GRB central-engine models. When combined with spectroscopic redshifts, our afterglow data for these four events are able to constrain jet collimation angles, the density structure of the circumburst medium, and both the true radiated energy release and the kinetic energy of the outflows. In agreement with our earlier work, we find that the relativistic energy budget of at least one of these events (GRB 090926A) exceeds the canonical value of 10e51 erg by an order of magnitude. Such energies pose a severe challenge for models in which the GRB is powered by a magnetar or neutrino-driven collapsar, but remain compatible with theoretical expectations for magneto-hydrodynamical (MHD) collapsar models. Our jet opening angles (theta) are similar to those found for pre-Fermi GRBs, but the large initial Lorentz factors (Gamma_0) inferred from the detection of GeV photons imply theta Gamma_0 ~ 70-90, values which are above those predicted in MHD models of jet acceleration. Finally, we find that these Fermi-LAT events preferentially occur in a low-density circumburst environment, and we speculate that this might result from the lower mass-loss rates of their lower-metallicity progenitor stars. Future studies of Fermi-LAT afterglows in the radio with the order-of-magnitude improvement in sensitivity offered by the EVLA should definitively establish the relativistic energy budgets of these events., Comment: 29 pages, 11 figures, submitted to ApJ. Comments welcome. v2 - Minor typos corrected.
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45. Diversity of phytophagous and predatory mites in vegetable crops in Himachal Pradesh, India.
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SINGH, VIJAY, CHAUHAN, USHA, and RANA, V. K.
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PREDATORY mite ,VEGETABLE farming ,VEGETABLES ,CROPS ,EGGPLANT ,ACARICIDES - Abstract
The surveys carried out in different vegetable growing areas of Himachal Pradesh yielded 25 species of mites belonging to 9 genera under 5 families. Among all, 5 species were phytophagous, 19 were predatory mites and 1 species was of saprophagous mite. On capsicum, a predatory mite of the family Anystidae was recorded for the first time from the state. During the study, majority of predatory mites were recorded on cucumber and brinjal than other vegetables. Four species are the new reports from Himachal Pradesh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. The current use of tissue expanders in breast reconstruction: device design, features, and technical considerations.
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Cho, Min-Jeong, Farhadi, Rana V., Nash, David W., Kaleeny, Joseph, Povoski, Stephen P., and Chao, Albert H.
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MAMMAPLASTY ,PLASTIC surgeons ,PATIENT satisfaction ,SURGEONS ,TISSUES ,MASTECTOMY - Abstract
The use of tissue expanders (TE) in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction is a widely accepted practice, especially in patients desiring implant-based breast reconstruction. It has become the standard of care to perform a two-staged breast reconstruction using tissue expanders for the past 50 years due to its reliability, safety, cost-effectiveness, and versatility. Due to its popularity, there are numerous types and features of breast tissue expanders and various surgical approaches available for plastic surgeons. In this article, we will review the role of tissue expanders in breast reconstruction, the types and features of breast tissue expanders, and technical considerations. The use of tissue expanders in breast reconstruction offers significant advantages of preserving the breast skin envelope and reestablishing the breast mound. With evolving approaches to breast reconstruction, tissue expander design, and application underwent several refinements and modifications. Due to these advances, studies on its long-term efficacy and safety profile typically fall behind and more studies with higher levels of evidence are needed to better evaluate the efficacy and safety profile of tissue expanders. With increased understanding, reconstructive surgeons can minimize complications and maximize reconstructive, aesthetic outcomes with high patient satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Compositional Influence of Synthesized Magnetic Nanoparticles on Epoxy Composites: Dielectric, Magnetic and Optical Characteristics
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Sharma, Poonam, primary, Shah, Dimple V., additional, Thakor, Sanketsinh, additional, Watpade, Atul D, additional, Rana, V. A., additional, and Vaja, Chandan R., additional
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- 2023
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48. Boosting the Biocontrol Efficacy of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens DSBA-11 through Physical and Chemical Mutagens to Control Bacterial Wilt Disease of Tomato Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum
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Yadav, Dhananjay Kumar, primary, Devappa, Venkatappa, additional, Kashyap, Abhijeet Shankar, additional, Kumar, Narendra, additional, Rana, V. S., additional, Sunita, Kumari, additional, and Singh, Dinesh, additional
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49. Chandra High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy of AM Her
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Girish, V., Rana, V. R., and Singh, K. P.
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Astrophysics - Abstract
We present the results of high resolution spectroscopy of the prototype polar AM Herculis observed with Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating. The X-ray spectrum contains hydrogen-like and helium-like lines of Fe, S, Si, Mg, Ne and O with several Fe L-shell emission lines. The forbidden lines in the spectrum are generally weak whereas the hydrogen-like lines are stronger suggesting that emission from a multi-temperature, collisionally ionized plasma dominates. The helium-like line flux ratios yield a plasma temperature of 2 MK and a plasma density 1 - 9 x10^12 cm^-3, whereas the line flux ratio of Fe XXVI to Fe XXV gives an ionization temperature of 12.4 +1.1 -1.4 keV. We present the differential emission measure distribution of AM Her whose shape is consistent with the volume emission measure obtained by multi-temperature APEC model. The multi-temperature plasma model fit to the average X-ray spectrum indicates the mass of the white dwarf to be ~1.15 M_sun. From phase resolved spectroscopy, we find the line centers of Mg XII, S XVI, resonance line of Fe XXV, and Fe XXVI emission modulated by a few hundred to 1000 km/s from the theoretically expected values indicating bulk motion of ionized matter in the accretion column of AM Her. The observed velocities of Fe XXVI ions are close to the expected shock velocity for a 0.6 M_sun white dwarf. The observed velocity modulation is consistent with that expected from a single pole accreting binary system., Comment: 6 figures, AASTEX style, accepted for publication in ApJ
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50. Study of Fe K-alpha lines in Non-magnetic Cataclysmic Variables using Chandra HEG data
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Rana, V. R., Singh, K. P., Schlegel, E. M., and Barrett, P. E.
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Astrophysics - Abstract
Results from a study of Fe K-alpha emission lines for a sample of six non-magnetic Cataclysmic Variables (CVs) using the high resolution X-ray data from the Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating (HETG) are presented. Two of the sources, SS Cyg and U Gem are observed in both quiescent and outburst states whereas V603 Aql, V426 Oph, WX Hyi and SU UMa are observed only in quiescence. The fluorescent Fe line is prominent in V603 Aql, V426 Oph and SS Cyg during quiescence indicating the presence of a conspicuous reflection component in these sources. The observed equivalent width of the fluorescent Fe line is consistent with reflection from a white dwarf surface that subtends 2pi solid angle at the X-ray source. During the outburst in SS Cyg, the fluorescent line is red-shifted by about 2300 km/s. The Fe XXV triplet at 6.7 keV is found to be dominant in all sources. The value of the G-ratio derived from the Fe XXV triplet indicates that the plasma is in collisional ionization equilibrium during the quiescent state. The Fe XXV line is significantly broadened in U Gem and SS Cyg during the outbursts compared to quiescence, indicating the presence of a high velocity material near the white dwarf during the outburst. The ratio of Fe XXVI/XXV indicates a higher ionization temperature during quiescence than in outburst in U Gem and SS Cyg., Comment: 24 pages, including 4 figures and 3 tables, To appear in The Astrophysical Journal, 10 April 2006 issue, vol. 641
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