Accelerating Large-Scale-Structure data analyses by emulating Boltzmann solvers and Lagrangian Perturbation Theory

The linear matter power spectrum is an essential ingredient in all theoretical models for interpreting large-scale-structure observables. Although Boltzmann codes such as CLASS or CAMB are very efficient at computing the linear spectrum, the analysis of data usually requires 104-106 evaluations, which means this task can be the most computationally expensive aspect of data analysis. Here, we address this problem by building a neural network emulator that provides the linear theory (total and cold) matter power spectrum in about one millisecond with ≈0.2%(0.5%) accuracy over redshifts z ≤ 3 (z ≤ 9), and scales10-4 ≤ k [h Mpc-1] < 50. We train this emulator with more than 200,000 measurements, spanning a broad cosmological parameter space that includes massive neutrinos and dynamical dark energy. We show that the parameter range and accuracy of our emulator is enough to get unbiased cosmological constraints in the analysis of a Euclid-like weak lensing survey. Complementing this emulator, we train 15 other emulators for the cross-spectra of various linear fields in Eulerian space, as predicted by 2nd-order Lagrangian Perturbation theory, which can be used to accelerate perturbative bias descriptions of galaxy clustering. Our emulators are specially designed to be used in combination with emulators for the nonlinear matter power spectrum and for baryonic effects, all of which are publicly available at http://www.dipc.org/bacco.

All-Optical Matter-Wave Lens using Time-Averaged Potentials

The stability of matter-wave sensors benefits from interrogating large-particle-number atomic ensembles at high cycle rates. The use of quantum-degenerate gases with their low effective temperatures allows constraining systematic errors towards highest accuracy, but their production by evaporative cooling is costly with regard to both atom number and cycle rate. In this work, we report on the creation of cold matter-waves using a crossed optical dipole trap and shaping it by means of an all-optical matter-wave lens. We demonstrate the trade off between residual kinetic energy and atom number by short-cutting evaporative cooling and estimate the corresponding performance gain in matter-wave sensors. Our method is implemented using time-averaged optical potentials and hence easily applicable in optical dipole trapping setups.

Magnetic field evolution time-scales in superconducting neutron stars

ABSTRACT The self-consistent approach to the magnetic field evolution in neutron star (NS) cores, developed recently, is generalized to the case of superfluid and superconducting NSs. Applying this approach to the cold matter of NS cores composed of neutrons, protons, electrons, and muons, we find that, similarly to the case of normal matter, an arbitrary configuration of the magnetic field may result in generation of macroscopic particle velocities, strongly exceeding their diffusive (relative) velocities. This effect substantially accelerates evolution of the magnetic field in the stellar core. An hierarchy of time-scales of such evolution at different stages of NS life is proposed and discussed. It is argued that the magnetic field in the core cannot be considered as frozen or vanishing and that its temporal evolution should affect the observational properties of NSs.

Hubble parameter and the potential of the cosmological scalar field

We consider a homogeneous isotropic Universe filled with cold matter (with zero pressure) and dynamic dark energy in a form of a scalar field. For known scalar field potential V(φ), the Friedmann equations are reduced to a system of the first order equation for the Hubble parameter H(z) and the second order equation for the scalar field as functions of the redshift z. On the other hand, knowledge of H(z) allows us to get the scalar field potential in a parametric form for a known cold matter content and three dimensional curvature parameter. We analyze when the accepted model mimics the dependence H(z) derived in the framework of the other models, e.g., hydrodynamic ones. Two examples of this mimicry are considered. The first one deals with the case when H2(z)~ Ωm(1+z)3+ΩΛ, but Ωm parameter overestimates the input of the cold matter (dark matter+baryons). The resulting scalar field potential is V(φ)=a+bsinh2(cφ), where the constants a,b,c depend on the Ω – parameters of the problem. In the other example we assume that some part of the dark matter has a non-zero equation of state p=wε, -1<w<1. In this case H2(z)~ Ωdm1(1+z)3(1+w)+ Ωb+Ωdm2)(1+z)3+ΩΛ. The corresponding potentials are defined for positive values of φ. For both signs of w potential V(φ) is a monotonically increasing function with typically an asymptotically exponential behavior; though for some choice of parameters we may have a singularity of V(φ)on a finite interval. Then we consider fitting of the potential for w from the interval [-0.2,0.2] for three different values of Ωdm2 by means of a simple formula Vfit(φ)=p0+p1exp(p2 φ). The dependencies pi(w) are presented and the approximation error is estimated.

Dense cold matter

Opportunities to study unexplored domains of nuclear matter phase diagram with BM@N and SPD-NICA is discussed. Since the optimal initial energy range depends on the phase diagram domain, the subject and experimental methods for its study have a lot of opportunities both for the fixed target and collider experiments. Fixed target experiments provide an access to the laboratory study of nuclear matter with the unprecedented density as high as the one for the neutron star core and even larger. A specialised kinematic trigger for relativistic ion-ion collisions can be used for this study. On the other hand, the NICA collider energy range will provide unique opportunities to study interactions between multi-quark states. The article discusses the importance of experimental study of the diquark component of nuclear structure function and diquark-diquark interactions. It is important to develop neutron identification methods both for the fixed target and collider experiments.

Observation of eruptive events with the Siberian Radioheliograph

We describe methods for monitoring eruption activity with the first phase of the multiwave Siberian Radioheliograph (SRH-48). We give examples of the recorded eruptive events: 1) rise of a prominence above the limb observed in the radio map sequence of April 24, 2017; 2) a jet recorded on August 2, 2017, whose cold matter screened a compact microwave source for several tens of minutes. The shading due to the jet appearance was observed on SRH-48 correlation curves as the so-called “negative” burst. Using the “negative” burst on the correlation curves of February 9, 2017 as an example, we show that the intervals with depression of the microwave emission of local sources are not always caused by shading of their emission. In this event, the radio brightness decreased within ten hour period of the increased quasi-stationary emission during the development of AR 12635 magnetic structure. Similar behavior was observed in EUV, SXR, and radio emission at 17 GHz.

Observation of eruptive events with the Siberian Radioheliograph

We describe methods for monitoring eruption activity with the first phase of the multiwave Siberian Radioheliograph (SRH-48). We give examples of the recorded eruptive events: 1) rise of a prominence above the limb observed in the radio map sequence of April 24, 2017; 2) a jet recorded on August 2, 2017, whose cold matter screened a compact microwave source for several tens of minutes. The shading due to the jet appearance was observed on SRH-48 correlation curves as the so-called “negative” burst. Using the “negative” burst on the correlation curves of February 9, 2017 as an example, we show that the intervals with depression of the microwave emission of local sources are not always caused by shading of their emission. In this event, the radio brightness decreased within ten hour period of the increased quasi-stationary emission during the development of AR 12635 magnetic structure. Similar behavior was observed in EUV, SXR, and radio emission at 17 GHz.