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DOE OSTI2014

Data Bookkeeping Service 3 - Providing Event Metadata in CMS

The Data Bookkeeping Service 3 provides a catalog of event metadata for Monte Carlo and recorded data of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva. It comprises all necessary information for tracking datasets, their processing history and associations between runs, files and datasets, on a large scale of about 200, 000 datasets and more than 40 million files, which adds up in around 700 GB of metadata. The DBS is an essential part of the CMS Data Management and Workload Management (DMWM) systems [1], all kind of data-processing like Monte Carlo production, processing of recorded event data as well as physics analysis done by the users are heavily relying on the information stored in DBS.

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ↗
DOE OSTI2014

RECONNECTION OUTFLOW GENERATED TURBULENCE IN THE SOLAR WIND

Petschek-type time-dependent reconnection (TDR) and quasi-stationary reconnection (QSR) models are considered to understand reconnection outflow structures and the generation of local turbulence in the solar wind. Comparing TDR/QSR model predictions of the outflow structures with actual measurements shows that both models can explain the data equally well. It is demonstrated that the outflows can often generate more or less spatially extended turbulent boundary layers. The structure of a unique extended reconnection outflow is investigated in detail. The analysis of spectral scalings and spectral break locations shows that reconnection can change the local field and plasma conditions which may support different local turbulent dissipation mechanisms at their characteristic wavenumbers.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2012

Inference of gene regulatory networks from genome-wide knockout fitness data

Motivation: Genome-wide fitness is an emerging type of highthroughput biological data generated for individual organisms by creating libraries of knockouts, subjecting them to broad ranges of environmental conditions, and measuring the resulting clone-specific fitnesses. Since fitness is an organism-scale measure of gene regulatory network behaviour, it may offer certain advantages when insights into such phenotypical and functional features are of primary interest over individual gene expression. Previous works have shown that genome-wide fitness data can be used to uncover novel gene regulatory interactions, when compared with results of more conventional gene expression analysis. Yet, to date, few algorithms have been proposed for systematically using genome-wide mutant fitness data for gene regulatory network inference. Results: In this article, we describe a model and propose an inference algorithm for using fitness data from knockout libraries to identify underlying gene regulatory networks. Unlike most prior methods, the presented approach captures not only structural, but also dynamical and non-linear nature of biomolecular systems involved. A state– space model with non-linear basis is used for dynamically describing gene regulatory networks. Network structure is then elucidated by estimating unknown model parameters. Unscented Kalman filter is used to cope with the non-linearities introduced in the model, which also enables the algorithm to run in on-line mode for practical use. Here, we demonstrate that the algorithm provides satisfying results for both synthetic data as well as empirical measurements of GAL network in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and TyrR–LiuR network in bacteria Shewanella oneidensis.

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES↗
DOE OSTI2016

Compartmentalization of the Coso East Flank geothermal field imaged by 3-D full-tensor MT inversion

Previous magnetotelluric (MT) studies of the high-temperature Coso geothermal system in California identified a subvertical feature of lowresistivity (2-5Ohmm) and appreciable lateral extent (>1 km) in the producing zone of the East Flank field. However, these models could not reproduce gross 3-D effects in the recorded data. We perform 3-D full-tensor inversion and retrieve a resistivity model that out-performs previous 2-D and 3-D off-diagonal models in terms of its fit to the complete 3-D MT data set as well as the degree of modelling bias. Inclusion of secondary Zxxand Zyydata components leads to a robust east-dip (60°) to the previously identified conductive East Flank reservoir feature, which correlates strongly with recently mapped surface faults, downhole well temperatures, 3-D seismic reflection data, and local microseismicity. We perform synthetic forward modelling to test the best-fit dip of this conductor using the response at a nearby MT station. We interpret the dipping conductor as a fractured and fluidized compartment, which is structurally controlled by an unmapped blind East Flank fault zone.

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DOE OSTI2020

The mystery of photometric twins DES17X1boj and DES16E2bjy

In this paper, we present an analysis of DES17X1boj and DES16E2bjy, two peculiar transients discovered by the Dark Energy Survey (DES). They exhibit nearly identical double-peaked light curves that reach very different maximum luminosities ($M_r$ = -15.4 and -17.9, respectively). The light-curve evolution of these events is highly atypical and has not been reported before. The transients are found in different host environments: DES17X1boj was found near the nucleus of a spiral galaxy, while DES16E2bjy is located in the outskirts of a passive red galaxy. Early photometric data are well fitted with a blackbody and the resulting moderate photospheric expansion velocities (1800 km s –1 for DES17X1boj and 4800 km s –1 for DES16E2bjy) suggest an explosive or eruptive origin. Additionally, a feature identified as high-velocity Ca II absorption ($v ≈$ 9400 km s –1 ) in the near-peak spectrum of DES17X1boj may imply that it is a supernova. While similar light-curve evolution suggests a similar physical origin for these two transients, we are not able to identify or characterize the progenitors.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2021

A source of gamma rays coincident with the shell of the supernova remnant CTB 80

ABSTRACT CTB 80 (G69.0+2.7) is a relatively old (50–80 kyr) supernova remnant (SNR) with a complex radio morphology showing three extended radio arms and a radio and X-ray nebula near the location of the pulsar PSR B1951+32. We report on a study of the GeV emission in the region of CTB 80 with Fermi-Large Area Telescope data. An extended source with a size of 1.3°, matching the size of the infrared shell associated to the SNR, was discovered. The GeV emission, detected up to an energy of ∼20 GeV, is more significant at the location of the northern radio arm where previous observations imply that the SNR shock is interacting with ambient material. Both hadronic and leptonic scenarios can reproduce the multiwavelength data reasonably well. The hadronic cosmic ray energy density required is considerably larger than the local Galactic value and the gamma-ray leptonic emission is mainly due to bremsstrahlung interactions. We conclude that GeV particles are still trapped or accelerated by the SNR producing the observed high-energy emission when interacting with ambient material.

Araya, M.↗
DOE OSTI2022

Star-spots and magnetism: testing the activity paradigm in the Pleiades and M67

We measure star-spot filling fractions for 240 stars in the Pleiades and M67 open star clusters using APOGEE high-resolution H-band spectra. For this work, we developed a modified spectroscopic pipeline which solves for star-spot filling fraction and star-spot temperature contrast. We exclude binary stars, finding that the large majority of binaries in these clusters (80 per cent) can be identified from Gaia DR3 and APOGEE criteria – important for field star applications. Our data agree well with independent activity proxies, indicating that this technique recovers real star-spot signals. In the Pleiades, filling fractions saturate at a mean level of 0.248 ± 0.005 for active stars with a decline at slower rotation; we present fitting functions as a function of Rossby number. In M67, we recover low mean filling fractions of 0.030 ± 0.008 and 0.003 ± 0.002 for main sequence GK stars and evolved red giants, respectively, confirming that the technique does not produce spurious spot signals in inactive stars. Star-spots also modify the derived spectroscopic effective temperatures and convective overturn time-scales. Effective temperatures for active stars are offset from inactive ones by −109 ± 11 K, in agreement with the Pecaut & Mamajek empirical scale. Star-spot filling fractions at the level measured in active stars changes their inferred overturn time-scale, which biases the derived threshold for saturation. Finally, we identify a population of stars statistically discrepant from mean activity–Rossby relations and present evidence that these are genuine departures from a Rossby scaling. Our technique is applicable to the full APOGEE catalogue, with broad applications to stellar, galactic, and exoplanetary astrophysics.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2023

Data compression and inference in cosmology with self-supervised machine learning

ABSTRACT The influx of massive amounts of data from current and upcoming cosmological surveys necessitates compression schemes that can efficiently summarize the data with minimal loss of information. We introduce a method that leverages the paradigm of self-supervised machine learning in a novel manner to construct representative summaries of massive data sets using simulation-based augmentations. Deploying the method on hydrodynamical cosmological simulations, we show that it can deliver highly informative summaries, which can be used for a variety of downstream tasks, including precise and accurate parameter inference. We demonstrate how this paradigm can be used to construct summary representations that are insensitive to prescribed systematic effects, such as the influence of baryonic physics. Our results indicate that self-supervised machine learning techniques offer a promising new approach for compression of cosmological data as well as its analysis.

Astronomy & Astrophysics↗
DOE OSTI2024

Cosmology from weak lensing peaks and minima with Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey first-year data

We present cosmological constraints derived from peak counts, minimum counts, and the angular power spectrum of the Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam first-year (HSC Y1) weak lensing shear catalogue. Weak lensing peak and minimum counts contain non-Gaussian information and hence are complementary to the conventional two-point statistics in constraining cosmology. In this work, we forward-model the three summary statistics and their dependence on cosmology, using a suite of N-body simulations tailored to the HSC Y1 data. We investigate systematic and astrophysical effects including intrinsic alignments, baryon feedback, multiplicative bias, and photometric redshift uncertainties. We mitigate the impact of these systematics by applying cuts on angular scales, smoothing scales, signal-to-noise ratio bins, and tomographic redshift bins. By combining peaks, minima, and the power spectrum, assuming a flat-ΛCDM model, we obtain S 8 ≡ σ 8 $\sqrt{Ω_m/0.3}$ = 0.810$^{+0.022}_{-0.026}$⁠, a 35 per cent tighter constraint than that obtained from the angular power spectrum alone. Our results are in agreement with other studies using HSC weak lensing shear data, as well as with Planck 2018 cosmology and recent CMB lensing constraints from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the South Pole Telescope.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Constraining primordial non-Gaussianity from the large scale structure two-point and three-point correlation functions

Surveys of cosmological large-scale structure (LSS) are sensitive to the presence of local primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), and may be used to constrain models of inflation. Local PNG, characterized by f NL ⁠, the amplitude of the quadratic correction to the potential of a Gaussian random field, is traditionally measured from LSS two-point and three-point clustering via the power spectrum and bi-spectrum. We propose a framework to measure f NL using the configuration space two-point correlation function (2pcf) monopole and three-point correlation function (3pcf) monopole of survey tracers. Our model estimates the effect of the scale-dependent bias induced by the presence of PNG on the 2pcf and 3pcf from the clustering of simulated dark matter haloes. We describe how this effect may be scaled to an arbitrary tracer of the cosmological matter density. The 2pcf and 3pcf of this tracer are measured to constrain the value of f NL ⁠. In LSS surveys, the effect of imaging systematics on two-point statistics is often degenerate with the PNG signal. Our proposed model employs three-point statistics primarily to break this degeneracy. Using simulations of luminous red galaxies observed by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), we demonstrate the accuracy and constraining power of our method. Our forecast indicates the ability to constrain f NL to a precision of σf NL ≈ 22 with one year of DESI survey data, as well as the ability to constrain the imaging systematic weights in situ.

early Universe↗
DOE OSTI2018

Proton elastic scattering at 200 A MeV and high momentum transfers of 1.7–2.7 fm -1 as a probe of the nuclear matter density of 6 He

Differential cross sections of p- 6 He elastic scattering were measured in inverse kinematics at an incident energy of 200 AMeV, covering the high momentum transfer region of 1.7-2.u fm -1 . The sensitivity of the elastic scattering at low and high momentum transfers to the density distribution was investigated quantitatively using relativistic impulse approximation calculations. In the high momentum transfer region, where the present data were taken, the differential cross section has an order of magnitude higher sensitivity to the inner part of the 6 He density relative to the peripheral part (15:1). This feature makes the obtained data valuable for the deduction of the inner part of the 6 He density. The data were compared to a set of calculations assuming different proton and neutron density profiles of 6 He. The data are well reproduced by the calculation assuming almost the same profiles of proton and neutron densities around the center of 6 He, and a proton profile reproducing the known point-proton radius of 1.94 fm. This finding is consistent with the assumption that the 6 He nucleus consists of a rigid α-like core with a two-neutron halo.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2019

Development of a Novel AOP for Cyp2F2-Mediated Lung Cancer in Mice

Abstract Traditional methods for carcinogenicity testing rely heavily on the rodent bioassay as the standard for identification of tumorigenic risk. As such, identification of species-specific outcomes and/or metabolism are a frequent argument for regulatory exemption. One example is the association of tumor formation in the mouse lung after exposure to Cyp2F2 ligands. The adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework offers a theoretical platform to address issues of species specificity that is consistent, transparent, and capable of integrating data from new approach methodologies as well as traditional data streams. A central premise of the AOP concept is that pathway progression from the molecular initiating event (MIE) implies a definable “response-response” (R-R) relationship between each key event (KE) that drives the pathway towards a specific adverse outcome (AO). This article describes an AOP for lung cancer in the mouse from an MIE of Cyp2F2-specific reactive metabolite formation, advancing through KE that include protein and/or nucleic acid adducts, diminished Club Cell 10 kDa (CC10) protein expression, hyperplasia of CC10 deficient Club cells, and culminating in the AO of mixed-cell tumor formation in the distal airways. This tumor formation is independent of route of exposure and our AOP construct is based on overlapping mechanistic events for naphthalene, styrene, ethyl benzene, isoniazid, and fluensulfone in the mouse. This AOP is intended to accelerate the explication of an apparent mouse-specific outcome and serve as a starting point for a quantitative analysis of mouse-human differences in susceptibility to the tumorigenic effects of Cyp2F2 ligands.

Hill, III, Thomas↗
DOE OSTI2026

Minimal dark 𝑆⁢𝑈⁡(2) origin of a massless Dirac neutrino

We propose a gauge-symmetry origin of a rank-two Dirac neutrino mass matrix that enforces one exactly massless neutrino, while being consistent with the oscillation data, as well as cosmological constraints. The mechanism relies on a minimal dark 𝑆⁢𝑈⁢(2) 𝐷 gauge symmetry under which one right-handed neutrinolike Weyl fermion is charged, thereby forbidding its Standard Model Yukawa coupling. Quantum consistency then fixes the minimal dark-sector completion: Cancellation of the Witten anomaly requires a second fermionic 𝑆⁢𝑈⁢(2) 𝐷 doublet, while a discrete 𝑍 4 symmetry that forbids Majorana masses allows the two dark doublets to form a vectorlike pair. This anomaly-free completion gives rise to a secluded, confining dark sector that can contain a potential dark matter candidate, linking the protected neutrino texture to dark infrared dynamics.

confinement↗
DOE OSTI2026

Measurement of the 75 As ⁢(𝑛, 2⁢𝑛) cross section at 14.1 MeV at the National Ignition Facility

Here, a new measurement of the 75 As (𝑛, 2⁢𝑛) measurement was performed using the 14.1 MeV neutron pulse produced by fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The target material consisted of GaAs foils encapsulated in aluminum irradiation containers, along with Au monitor foils, and positioned in the NIF chamber during high neutron yield shots. After irradiation, the GaAs and Au foils were counted with high purity germanium detectors to assess the production of (𝑛, 2⁢𝑛) activation products to determine the flux and the cross section of interest. The measured cross section was 966 ± 71 mb at 14.1 ± 0.37 MeV. This work provides a proof of concept for a platform for performing “ride-along” cross section measurements at NIF to contribute to existing nuclear data as well as measure new cross sections in the future.

and nuclear chemistry↗
DOE OSTI2011

Theoretical investigation of charge transfer between N{sup 6+} and atomic hydrogen

Charge transfer due to collisions of ground-state N{sup 6+}(1s {sup 2} S) with atomic hydrogen has been investigated theoretically using the quantum-mechanical molecular-orbital close-coupling (QMOCC) method, in which the adiabatic potentials and nonadiabatic couplings were obtained using the multireference single- and double-excitation configuration-interaction (MRDCI) approach. Total, n-, l-, and S-resolved cross sections have been obtained for energies between 10 meV/u and 10 keV/u. The QMOCC results were compared to available experimental and theoretical data as well as to merged-beams measurements and atomic-orbital close-coupling and classical trajectory Monte Carlo calculations. The accuracy of the QMOCC charge-transfer cross sections was found to be sensitive to the accuracy of the adiabatic potentials and couplings. Consequently, we developed a method to optimize the atomic basis sets used in the MRDCI calculations for highly charged ions. Since cross sections, especially those that are state selective, are necessary input for x-ray emission simulation of heliospheric and Martian exospheric spectra arising from solar wind ion-neutral gas collisions, a recommended set of state-selective cross sections, based on our evaluation of the calculations and measurements, is provided.

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2014

Heralding efficiency and correlated-mode coupling of near-IR fiber-coupled photon pairs

We report on a systematic experimental study of heralding efficiency and generation rate of telecom-band infrared photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion and coupled to single mode optical fibers. We define the correlated-mode coupling efficiency--an inherent source efficiency--and explain its relation to heralding efficiency. For our experiment, we developed a reconfigurable computer controlled pump-beam and collection-mode optical apparatus which we used to measure the generation rate and correlated-mode coupling efficiency. The use of low-noise, high-efficiency superconducting-nanowire single-photon-detectors in this setup allowed us to explore focus configurations with low overall photon flux. The measured data agree well with theory and we demonstrated a correlated-mode coupling efficiency of 97%±2%, which is the highest efficiency yet achieved for this type of system. These results confirm theoretical treatments and demonstrate that very high overall heralding efficiencies can, in principle, be achieved in quantum optical systems. We expect that these results and techniques will be widely incorporated into future systems that require, or benefit from, a high heralding efficiency.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗
DOE OSTI2017

Forced field ionization of Rydberg states for the production of monochromatic beams

In this work, we study Rydberg ionization in an electric field in order to produce monochromatic ion and electron beams. We present an experimental study of the photoexcitation and ionization of high quantum-defect states, using excitation from the 7s state in cesium to Rydberg states in the presence of a uniform electric field. Such states can exhibit complex ionization behavior, for instance, highly localized growth in the ionization rate due to interference effects. The data are well reproduced by the WKB quantum-defect and frame transformation methods with no adjustable parameters. This indicates that large changes in the Rydberg ionization rate from small changes in electric field are possible when a nearly stable state crosses a more unstable state. A fast variation of the ionization rate with electric field allows for the production of beams with very low energy dispersion. We develop a simple two-level model to predict the voltage and spatial resolution that would occur when atoms are prepared in a state with such sharp ionization in electric field. This confirms that Rydberg forced ionization in an electric field presents a pathway for the production of high-brightness, highly monochromatic ion and electron beams.

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2019

Spin-liquid-like state in pure and Mn-doped TbInO 3 with a nearly triangular lattice

Inelastic neutron scattering studies in single crystals of TbInO 3 and TbIn 0.95 Mn 0.05 O 3 with nearly-triangular antiferromagnetic lattice are reported. At low energies, a broad and apparently gapless continuum of magnetic excitations, located at the triangular lattice (TL) Brillouin zone boundary, is observed. The data are well described by the uncorrelated nearest-neighbor valence bonds model. At higher energies, a broad excitation branch dispersing from the TL zone boundary is observed. No signs of static magnetic order are found down to the temperatures two orders of magnitude smaller than the effective interaction energy. The fluctuating magnetic moment exceeds two thirds of the Tb 3+ free-ion value and is confined to the TL plane. These observations are consistent with a TL-based spin liquid state in TbInO 3 .

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗