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DOE OSTI2022

Improving Cosmological Constraints from Galaxy Cluster Number Counts with CMB-cluster-lensing Data: Results from the SPT-SZ Survey and Forecasts for the Future

Abstract We show the improvement to cosmological constraints from galaxy cluster surveys with the addition of cosmic microwave background (CMB)-cluster lensing data. We explore the cosmological implications of adding mass information from the 3.1 σ detection of gravitational lensing of the CMB by galaxy clusters to the Sunyaev–Zel’dovich (SZ) selected galaxy cluster sample from the 2500 deg 2 SPT-SZ survey and targeted optical and X-ray follow-up data. In the ΛCDM model, the combination of the cluster sample with the Planck power spectrum measurements prefers σ 8 Ω m / 0.3 0.5 = 0.831 ± 0.020 . Adding the cluster data reduces the uncertainty on this quantity by a factor of 1.4, which is unchanged whether the 3.1 σ CMB-cluster lensing measurement is included or not. We then forecast the impact of CMB-cluster lensing measurements with future cluster catalogs. Adding CMB-cluster lensing measurements to the SZ cluster catalog of the ongoing SPT-3G survey is expected to improve the expected constraint on the dark energy equation of state w by a factor of 1.3 to σ ( w ) = 0.19. We find the largest improvements from CMB-cluster lensing measurements to be for σ 8 , where adding CMB-cluster lensing data to the cluster number counts reduces the expected uncertainty on σ 8 by respective factors of 2.4 and 3.6 for SPT-3G and CMB-S4.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

NASA NTRS1980

Thermoregulation in rats: Effects of varying duration of hypergravic fields

The effects of hypergravitational fields on the thermoregulatory system of the rat are examined. The question underlying the investigation was whether the response of the rat to the one hour cold exposure depends only upon the amplitude of the hypergravic field during the period of cold exposure or whether the response is also dependent on the amplitude and duration of the hypergravic field prior to cold exposure. One hour of cold exposure applied over the last hour of either a 1, 4, 7, 13, 19, 25, or 37 hr period of 3G evoked a decrease in core temperature (T sub c) of about 3 C. However, when rats were subjected concurrently to cold and acceleration following 8 days at 3G, they exhibited a smaller fall in T sub c, suggesting partial recovery of the acceleration induced impairment of temperature regulation. In another series of experiments, the gravitational field profile was changed in amplitude in 3 different ways. Despite the different gravitational field profiles used prior to cold, the magnitude of the fall in T sub c over the 1 hr period of cold exposure was the same in all cases. These results suggest that the thermoregulatory impairment has a rapid onset, is a manifestation of an ongoing effect of hypergravity, and is not dependent upon the prior G profile.

Horowitz, J. M.↗

NASA NTRS1990

Reach performance while wearing the Space Shuttle launch and entry suit during exposure to launch accelerations

A crew of four veteran astronaut/pilots were subjected to sustained linear accelerations of up to 3G(x) in order to quantify crew reach performance while wearing the currently used Launch and Entry Suit (LES). Photogrammetric techniques were used to quantify magnitudes of reach in any direction while subjects rode a centrifuge. Subjects exhibited small changes of reach capability in the +x (forward) direction which ranged from an improvement of 2.04 cm to a decrease of 14.4 cm while reach performance in the +z (overhead) direction was improved in three of four subjects, indicating that any task which could be accomplished under exposure to 1G(x) could definitely be done at 3G(x). The data from this experiment demonstrated that Shuttle crews in training can expect to maintain all of the overhead reach capability evident in good simulator runs and suffer only moderate degradation in the forward reach performance during the launch phase of an actual Shuttle mission.

Bagian, James P.↗

NASA NTRS1995

Present-day Antarctic ice mass changes and crustal motion

The peak vertical velocities predicted by three realistic, but contrasting, present-day scenarios of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance are found to be of the order of several mm/a. One scenario predicts local uplift rates in excess of 5 mm/a. These rates are small compared to the peak Antarctic vertical velocities of the ICE-3G glacial rebound model, which are in excess of 20 mm/a. If the Holocene Antarctic deglaciation history protrayed in ICE-3G is realistic, and if regional upper mantle viscosity is not an order of magnitude below 10(exp 21) Pa(dot)s, then a vast geographical region in West Antarctica is uplifting at a rate that could be detected by a future Global Positioning System (GPS) campaign. While present-day scenarios predict small vertical crustal velocities, their overall continent-ocean mass exchange is large enough to account for a substantial portion of the observed secular polar motion (omega m(arrow dot)) and time-varying zonal gravity field.

James, Thomas S.↗

NASA NTRS1995

Present-day Antarctic Ice Mass Changes and Crustal Motion

The peak vertical velocities predicted by three realistic, but contrasting, present-day scenarios of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance are found to be of the order of several mm/a. One scenario predicts local uplift rates in excess of 5 mm/a. These rates are small compared to the peak Antarctic vertical velocities of the ICE-3G glacial rebound model, which are in excess of 20 mm/a. If the Holocene Antarctic deglaciation history portrayed in ICE-3G is realistic, and if regional upper mantle viscosity is not an order of magnitude below 10(exp 21) pa s, then a vast geographical region in West Antarctica is uplifting at a rate that could be detected by a future Global Positioning System (GPS) campaign. While present-day scenarios predict small vertical crustal velocities, their overall continent-ocean mass exchange is large enough to account for a substantial portion of the observed secular polar motion ((Omega)m(bar)) and time-varying zonal gravity field J(sub 1).

James, Thomas S.↗

NASA NTRS2003

Hypergravity-Induced Changes in Hematological and Lymphocyte Function Parameters in a Mouse Model

The purpose of this study was to quantify hypergravity-induced changes in hematological and lymphocyte characteristics. Mice were subjected to 1, 2, and 3G and euthanized on days 1 , 4, 7, 10, and 21. The data show that increased gravitational force resulted in persistent hypothermia. Red blood cell (RBC) counts, hematocrit, and hemoglobin were reduced by day 21, whereas hemoglobin and RBC volume were low at most times of measurement. A transient increase was noted in platelet numbers in the 3G group. Fluctuations in spontaneous blastogenesis of lymphocytes were dependent upon centrifugation time and not gravity. Changes in splenocyte responses to T and B cell mitogens due to gravity were also noted. Cytokine production was primarily affected during the first week; IL-2, IL-4 and TNF-alpha were increased, whereas IFN-gamma was decreased. These findings indicate that altered gravity can influence both hematological and functional variables that may translate into serious health consequences.

Gridley, Daila S.↗

NASA NTRS2017

Chronic Hypergravity Induces Changes in the Dopaminergic Neuronal System in Drosophila Melanogaster

Upon atmospheric exitre-entry and during training, astronauts are subjected to temporary periods of hypergravity, which has been implicated in the activation of oxidative stress pathways contributing to mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal degeneration. The pathogenesis of Parkinsons disease and other neurodegenerative disorders is associated with oxidative damage to neurons involved in dopamine systems of the brain. Our study aims to examine the effects of a hypergravitational developmental environment on the degeneration of dopaminergic systems in Drosophila melanogaster. Male and female flies (Gal4-UAS transgenic line) were hatched and raised to adulthood in centrifugal hypergravity (97rpm, 3g). The nuclear expression of the reporter, Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is driven by the dopaminergic enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter, allowing for the targeted visualization of dopamine producing neurons. After being raised to adulthood and kept in hypergravity until 18 days of age, flies were dissected and the expression of TH was measured by fluorescence confocal microscopy. TH expression in the fly brains was used to obtain counts of healthy dopaminergic neurons for flies raised in chronic hypergravity and control groups. Dopaminergic neuron expression data were compared with those of previous studies that limited hypergravity exposure to late life in order to determine the flies adaptability to the gravitational environment when raised from hatching through adulthood. Overall, we observed a significant effect of chronic hypergravity exposure contributing to deficits in dopaminergic neuron expression (p 0.003). Flies raised in 3g had on average lower dopaminergic neuron counts (mean 97.7) when compared with flies raised in 1g (mean 122.8). We suspect these lower levels of TH expression are a result of oxidative dopaminergic cell loss in flies raised in hypergravity. In future studies, we hope to further elucidate the mechanism by which hypergravity-induced oxidative stress damages the dopaminergic neuronal system, as well as examining possible chemical countermeasures to the hypergravity-induced oxidative stress response in dopaminergic neurons in order to combat cell death and consequent mental and behavioral deficits.

Parkinson's Disorder↗

NASA NTRS2017

Effects of Chronic Hypergravity on the Dopaminergic Neuronal System in Drosophila Melanogaster

Upon atmospheric exitre-entry and during training, astronauts are subjected to temporary periods of hypergravity, which has been implicated in the activation of oxidative stress pathways contributing to mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal degeneration. The pathogenesis of Parkinsons disease and other neurodegenerative disorders is associated with oxidative damage to neurons involved in dopamine systems of the brain. Our study aims to examine the effects of a hypergravitational developmental environment on the degeneration of dopaminergic systems in Drosophila melanogaster. Male and female flies (Gal4-UAS transgenic line) were hatched and raised to adulthood in centrifugal hypergravity (97rpm, 3g). The nuclear expression of the reporter, Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is driven by the dopaminergic enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter, allowing for the targeted visualization of dopamine producing neurons. After being raised to adulthood and kept in hypergravity until 18 days of age, flies were dissected and the expression of TH was measured by fluorescence confocal microscopy. TH expression in the fly brains was used to obtain counts of healthy dopaminergic neurons for flies raised in chronic hypergravity and control groups. Dopaminergic neuron expression data were compared with those of previous studies that limited hypergravity exposure to late life in order to determine the flies adaptability to the gravitational environment when raised from hatching through adulthood. Overall, we observed a significant effect of chronic hypergravity exposure contributing to deficits in dopaminergic neuron expression (p 0.003). Flies raised in 3g had on average lower dopaminergic neuron counts (mean 97.7) when compared with flies raised in 1g (mean 122.8). We suspect these lower levels of TH expression are a result of oxidative dopaminergic cell loss in flies raised in hypergravity. In future studies, we hope to further elucidate the mechanism by which hypergravity-induced oxidative stress damages the dopaminergic neuronal system, as well as examining possible chemical countermeasures to the hypergravity-induced oxidative stress response in dopaminergic neurons in order to combat cell death and consequent mental and behavioral deficits.

Pelos, Andrew↗

NASA NTRS2021

Fe xvii 2p–3s Line Ratio Diagnostic of Shock Formation Radius in O Stars

The 2p–3s lines of Fe xvii in the X-ray spectrum of the O-type star ζ Puppis exhibit an anomalous (3G + M2)/(3F) line ratio of ∼1.4, in comparison with ∼2.4 for almost all other collisionally excited astrophysical spectra. Based on the work of Mauche et al., we conjectured that the strong UV field of ζ Puppis produces the observed ratio by depopulation of metastable 3s excited states, and that the ratio can potentially be used as an independent diagnostic of plasma formation radius. We used the Flexible Atomic Code collisional-radiative model to model the effect of UV photoexcitation from O stars on the Fe xvii lines. We compared our model calculations to archival spectra of coronal and hot stars from the Chandra HETGS and XMM-Newton RGS to benchmark our calculations for various electron densities and UV field intensities. Our calculations show that UV photoexcitation does not produce a sufficiently large dynamic range in the 3F / (3F + 3G + M2) fraction to explain the difference in the observed ratio between coronal stars and ζ Pup. Thus, this effect likely cannot explain the observed line ratio of ζ Pup, and its origin is still unexplained.

Gabriel J. Grell↗

NASA NTRS2021

Fe XVII 2p–3s Line Ratio Diagnostic of Shock Formation Radius in O Stars

The 2p–3s lines of Fe xvii in the X-ray spectrum of the O-type star ζ Puppis exhibit an anomalous (3G + M2)/(3F) line ratio of ∼1.4, in comparison with ∼2.4 for almost all other collisionally excited astrophysical spectra. Based on the work of Mauche et al., we conjectured that the strong UV field of ζ Puppis produces the observed ratio by depopulation of metastable 3s excited states, and that the ratio can potentially be used as an independent diagnostic of plasma formation radius. We used the Flexible Atomic Code collisional-radiative model to model the effect of UV photoexcitation from O stars on the Fe xvii lines. We compared our model calculations to archival spectra of coronal and hot stars from the Chandra HETGS and XMM-Newton RGS to benchmark our calculations for various electron densities and UV field intensities. Our calculations show that UV photoexcitation does not produce a sufficiently large dynamic range in the 3F / (3F + 3G + M2) fraction to explain the difference in the observed ratio between coronal stars and ζ Pup. Thus, this effect likely cannot explain the observed line ratio of ζ Pup, and its origin is still unexplained.

Gabriel Grell↗

DOE OSTI2017

Data Quality Software for the South Pole Telescope

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) observes the cosmic microwave background in order to answer questions such as how old is the universe, what is the universe made of, and how has the universe evolved. The telescope is in its third generation of upgrades (SPT-3G), but much work has yet to be done to reach full operating capabilities. When fully deployed, it will increase the mapping speed by a factor of 20 over the previous receiver and increase sensitivity significantly. SPT-3G is observing for four years from 2016 to 2019.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

DOE OSTI2026

Polarization Angle Swings in Blazars Detected in the Millimeter-wave with the South Pole Telescope

We present the first systematic search for electric vector position angle (EVPA) swings in the millimeter-wave (mm-wave) emission of blazars, using five years of observations from the South Pole Telescope SPT-3G camera at 95 and 150 GHz, and investigate their connection to gamma-ray flares. Of the 168 bright sources in the ~1500 square degrees SPT-3G Main Field, eight have sufficient polarization signal-to-noise for reliable EVPA measurement, four of which have continuous Fermi LAT gamma-ray detections. We detect EVPA swings in all four gamma-ray-active blazars and in none of the remaining four, consistent with the established connection between EVPA swings and high-energy emission seen at optical wavelengths. The observed swing amplitudes and rotation rates are smaller than those found in optical studies, consistent with mm-wave EVPA variability being slower than at shorter wavelengths. Random walk simulations of the polarization angle using a multi-cell model fail to reproduce both the number, amplitude, and duration of the observed swings, suggesting that this mechanism is insufficient to explain the observed swing population. Analysis of EVPA variability on one-week timescales is consistent with the anti-correlation between polarization degree and EVPA rotation rate previously observed at optical wavelengths. Of the 14 detected swings, eight are within 30 days of a gamma-ray flare. While many individual swing-flare associations are found to have a very low probability of happening by chance, the full ensembles of 95 and 150 GHz swing time lags with respect to gamma-ray flares are found to be consistent with random coincidence.

Simpson, A. [Chicago U., Astron. Astrophys. Ctr.; ↗

DOE OSTI2026

Measurement of the Full Shape of the Thermal Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Power Spectrum from the South Pole Telescope and Herschel–SPIRE Observations

We present a measurement of the full shape of the power spectrum of the thermal Sunyaev–Zel’dovich (tSZ) effect down to arcminute scales using cosmic microwave background (CMB) data from the South Pole Telescope (SPT) over a roughly 100 deg 2 field. The analysis incorporates data from the 2019–2020 seasons of the SPT-3G survey in bands centered at 95, 150, and 220 GHz; from the full SPTpol dataset at 150 GHz; and from the Herschel–SPIRE survey in bands centered at 600 and 857 GHz. We combine data from all the above bands using linear combination (LC) techniques to produce a tSZ or Compton-y map. We modify the LC weights to produce multiple versions of the Compton-y map, including minimum-variance (MV) and foreground-minimized (-min) maps. We measure the auto- and cross-power spectra of a subset of these maps in the range ℓ ∈ [500, 5000]. While this power spectrum includes contributions from signals other than tSZ, we present numerous checks to show that the most challenging foreground signal, the cosmic infrared background (CIB), is much lower than the desired tSZ signal in the scales of interest in this work. The final tSZ power spectrum is measured at 9.3σ with both the MV and CIB-min maps. Our results are consistent with those reported in other CMB surveys across the literature. Using the difference in the tSZ power spectrum from the MV and CIB-min maps, we reconstruct the scale-dependent tSZ–CIB cross correlation $ρ^{\textrm{tSZ}}_{ℓ}$ x CIB, finding 3.1σ evidence for a nonzero correlation coefficient that is positive on large scales and approaches zero for ℓ > 2500. This result represents the deepest tSZ maps ever produced and provides new constraints that can help refine astrophysical feedback mechanisms and models of the intracluster medium.

Raghunathan, S. [Univ. of California, Davis, CA (U↗

DOE OSTI2018

South Pole Telescope Camera

A new camera for the South Pole Telescope, called SPT-3G, will aid scientists in creating the deepest, most sensitive map yet of the cosmic microwave background, allowing them to peer more closely into the era of the universe just after the Big Bang.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

DOE OSTI2019

Influence of Al doping concentration on the opto-electronic chattels of SnS thin films readied by NSP

Herein, we limelight the key features of SnS thin films coated by spray pyrolysis process with different Al doping concentrations. The SnS thin films coated with different Al concentration (0, 2, 4, 6 at wt%) were characterized by various techniques. Structural parameters studied by XRD data revealed that all the prepared films were orthorhombic crystal structure with (111) as a preferential direction. Raman spectroscopy showed the presence of Ag, B{sub 1g}, B{sub 2g}, and B{sub 3g} vibration modes at their corresponding wave numbers. Concentration dependent granular change of Al:SnS films were shown by AFM images. The presence of Sn, S and Al element without any other impurities was confirmed through EDAX picture. UV studies revealed the shrinkage of band gap from 1.97 to 1.72 eV on increasing the Al doping concentration from 0% to 4 at wt%. Room temperature PL showed a high intense red shift, as emission observed at 722 nm for 4% of Al doped SnS thin film. Hall measurements exhibited p-type conducting nature of undoped and Al doped SnS films. The films showed a lowest resistivity of 2.695×10{sup −1} Ω cm for 4 at wt% Al doping concentration. 0.093% efficiency was obtained for the solar cell device fabricated by 4 at wt% of Al doped SnS thin film.

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY↗

DOE OSTI2016

Basal transcription of APOBEC3G is regulated by USF1 gene in hepatocyte

Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like 3G (APOBEC3G, A3G) exert antiviral defense as an important factor of innate immunity. A variety of cytokines such as IFN-γ,IL2,IL15,IL7 could induce the transcription of A3G. However, the regulation of other nuclear factor on the transcription of A3G have not been reported at the present. To gain new insights into the transcriptional regulation of this restriction factor, we cloned and characterized the promoter region of A3G and investigate the modulation of USF1 gene on the transcription of A3G. We identified a 232 bp region that was sufficient to regulate the activity of full promoter. Transcriptional start sites (TSS) were identified by the luciferase reporter assays of plasmids containing full or shorter fragments of the A3G promoter. The results demonstrated that the core promoter of A3G is located within the region -159/-84 relative to the TSS. Transcriptional activity of A3G core promoter regulated by USF1 was dependent on an E-box (located at position -91/-86 relative to the major TSS) and was abolished after mutation of this DNA element. USF1 gene can take part in basal transcription regulation of the human A3G gene in hepatocyte, and the identified E-box represented a binding site for the USF1. - Highlights: • The core promoter of A3G is located within the region −159/−84 relative to the TSS. • Transcriptional activity of A3G core promoter regulated by USF1 was dependent on an E-box (located at position −91/−86 relative to the major TSS). • USF1 gene can take part in basal transcription regulation of the human A3G gene in hepatocyte.

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES↗

DOE OSTI2017

Cu substituted CeCo 5 : New optimal permanent magnetic material with reduced criticality

A comprehensive theoretical prediction using a mechanism of site substitution confirms the crucial role of Cu in enhancing the capabilities of CeCo 5 as a competitive magnet with its known high coercivity. A remarkable enhancement of magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) of 3.09 meV/f.u. and 2.94 meV/f.u. without significant decrease of magnetic moment is found for 10% and 5% Cu substitution at 2c sites of the hexagonal lattice. Our calculations predict the increment of coercivity and magnetocrystalline anisotropy (1.6 times) compared to pristine CeCo 5 . Furthermore, the exceptional enhancement in MAE is due to the formation of asymmetric charge hybridization among the Cu (2c) and Co (both 2c and 3g) sites along the uniaxial direction. Because of this asymmetric charge distribution environment, the intrinsic behavior of Ce adjacent to Cu changes abruptly making them more uniaxial and magnetically enhanced creating mixed valence states. For our calculations, we have employed the full-potential augmented plane wave method in conjunction with spin orbit coupling.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

DOE OSTI2017

Delayed gamma-ray spectroscopy with lanthanum bromide detector for non-destructive assay of nuclear material

High-energy delayed γ-ray spectroscopy is a potential technique for directly assaying spent fuel assemblies and achieving the safeguards goal of quantifying nuclear material inventories for spent fuel handling, interim storage, reprocessing facilities, repository sites, and final disposal. Requirements for the γ-ray detection system, up to ~6 MeV, can be summarized as follows: high efficiency at high γ-ray energies, high energy resolution, good linearity between γ-ray energy and output signal amplitude, ability to operate at very high count rates, and ease of use in industrial environments such as nuclear facilities. High Purity Germanium Detectors (HPGe) are the state of the art and provide excellent energy resolution but are limited in their count rate capability. Lanthanum Bromide (LaBr 3 ) scintillation detectors offer significantly higher count rate capabilities at lower energy resolution. Thus, LaBr 3 detectors may be an effective alternative for nuclear spent-fuel applications, where count-rate capability is a requirement. This paper documents the measured performance of a 2” (length) × 2” (diameter) of LaBr3 scintillation detector system, coupled to a negatively biased PMT and a tapered active high voltage divider, with count-rates up to ~3 Mcps. An experimental methodology was developed that uses the average current from the PMT’s anode and a dual source method to characterize the detector system at specific very high count rate values. Delayed γ-ray spectra were acquired with the LaBr 3 detector system at the Idaho Accelerator Center, Idaho State University, where samples of ~3g of 235 U were irradiated with moderated neutrons from a photo-neutron source. Results of the spectroscopy characterization and analysis of the delayed γ-ray spectra acquired indicate the possible use of LaBr3 scintillation detectors when high count rate capability may outweigh the lower energy resolution.

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