Detection of correlation among galaxies within clusters from their two-dimensional number density profiles

1993 ◽  
Vol 402 ◽  
pp. 398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduard Salvador-Sole ◽  
Manuel Sanroma ◽  
Guillermo Gonzales-Casado
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Langowski ◽  
C. von Savigny ◽  
J. P. Burrows ◽  
V. V. Rozanov ◽  
T. Dunker ◽  
...  

Abstract. An algorithm has been developed for the retrieval of sodium atom (Na) number density on a latitude and altitude grid from SCIAMACHY (SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY) limb measurements of the Na resonance fluorescence. The results are obtained between 50 and 150 km altitude and the resulting global seasonal variations of Na are analyzed. The retrieval approach is adapted from that used for the retrieval of magnesium atom (Mg) and magnesium ion (Mg+) number density profiles recently reported by Langowski et al. (2014). Monthly mean values of Na are presented as a function of altitude and latitude. This data set was retrieved from the 4 years of spectroscopic limb data of the SCIAMACHY mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) measurement mode (mid-2008 to early 2012). The Na layer has a nearly constant peak altitude of 90–93 km for all latitudes and seasons, and has a full width at half maximum of 5–15 km. Small but significant seasonal variations in Na are identified for latitudes less than 40°, where the maximum Na number densities are 3000–4000 atoms cm−3. At middle to high latitudes a clear seasonal variation with a winter maximum of up to 6000 atoms cm−3 is observed. The high latitudes, which are only measured in the summer hemisphere, have lower number densities, with peak densities being approximately 1000 Na atoms cm−3. The full width at half maximum of the peak varies strongly at high latitudes and is 5 km near the polar summer mesopause, while it exceeds 10 km at lower latitudes. In summer the Na atom concentration at high latitudes and at altitudes below 88 km is significantly smaller than that at middle latitudes. The results are compared with other observations and models and there is overall a good agreement with these.


2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 075203
Author(s):  
Rang-Yue Zhang ◽  
Yan-Hong Liu ◽  
Feng Huang ◽  
Zhao-Yang Chen ◽  
Chun-Yan Li

1992 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 621-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Greendyke ◽  
Peter A. Gnoffo ◽  
R. Wes Lawrence

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (S308) ◽  
pp. 555-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Chuan Cai ◽  
Nelson Padilla ◽  
Baojiu Li

AbstractWe investigate void properties inf(R)models using N-body simulations, focusing on their differences from General Relativity (GR) and their detectability. In the Hu-Sawickif(R)modified gravity (MG) models, the halo number density profiles of voids are not distinguishable from GR. In contrast, the samef(R)voids are more empty of dark matter, and their profiles are steeper. This can in principle be observed by weak gravitational lensing of voids, for which the combination of a spectroscopic redshift and a lensing photometric redshift survey over the same sky is required. Neglecting the lensing shape noise, thef(R)model parameter amplitudesfR0=10-5and 10-4may be distinguished from GR using the lensing tangential shear signal around voids by 4 and 8 σ for a volume of 1 (Gpc/h)3. The line-of-sight projection of large-scale structure is the main systematics that limits the significance of this signal for the near future wide angle and deep lensing surveys. For this reason, it is challenging to distinguishfR0=10-6from GR. We expect that this can be overcome with larger volume. The halo void abundance being smaller and the steepening of dark matter void profiles inf(R)models are unique features that can be combined to break the degeneracy betweenfR0and σ8.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 851-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Liu ◽  
W. Wan ◽  
B. Ning

Abstract. The diurnal, seasonal, and solar activity variations of the ionogram derived scale height around the ionospheric F-layer peak (Hm) are statistically analyzed at Wuhan (114.4° E, 30.6° N) and the yearly variations of Hm are also investigated for Wuhan and 12 other stations where Hm data are available. Hm, as a measure of the slope of the topside electron number density profiles, is calculated from the bottomside electron density profiles derived from vertical sounding ionograms using the UMLCAR SAO-Explorer. Results indicate that the value of median Hm increases with increasing solar flux. Hm is highest in summer and lowest in winter during the daytime, while it exhibits a much smaller seasonal variation at night. A common feature presented at these 13 stations is that Hm undergoes a yearly annual variation with a maximum in summer during the daytime. The annual variation becomes much weaker or disappears from late night to pre-sunrise. In addition, a moderate positive correlation is found between Hm with hmF2 and a strong correlation between the bottomside thickness parameter B0 and Hm. The latter provides a new and convenient way for empirical modeling the topside ionospheric shape only from the established B0 parameter set.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1345-1360 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Barabash ◽  
A. Osepian ◽  
P. Dalin ◽  
S. Kirkwood

Abstract. The theoretical PGI (Polar Geophysical Institute) model for the quiet lower ionosphere has been applied for computing the ionization rate and electron density profiles in the summer and winter D-region at solar zenith angles less than 80° and larger than 99° under steady state conditions. In order to minimize possible errors in estimation of ionization rates provided by solar electromagnetic radiation and to obtain the most exact values of electron density, each wavelength range of the solar spectrum has been divided into several intervals and the relations between the solar radiation intensity at these wavelengths and the solar activity index F10.7 have been incorporated into the model. Influence of minor neutral species (NO, H2O, O, O3) concentrations on the electron number density at different altitudes of the sunlit quiet D-region has been examined. The results demonstrate that at altitudes above 70 km, the modeled electron density is most sensitive to variations of nitric oxide concentration. Changes of water vapor concentration in the whole altitude range of the mesosphere influence the electron density only in the narrow height interval 73–85 km. The effect of the change of atomic oxygen and ozone concentration is the least significant and takes place only below 70 km. Model responses to changes of the solar zenith angle, solar activity (low–high) and season (summer–winter) have been considered. Modeled electron density profiles have been evaluated by comparison with experimental profiles available from the rocket measurements for the same conditions. It is demonstrated that the theoretical model for the quiet lower ionosphere is quite effective in describing variations in ionization rate, electron number density and effective recombination coefficient as functions of solar zenith angle, solar activity and season. The model may be used for solving inverse tasks, in particular, for estimations of nitric oxide concentration in the mesosphere.


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