Special McKay correspondence

Kavli Affiliate: Yukari Ito | Summary:There are many generalizations of the McKay correspondence for higher dimensional Gorenstein quotient singularities and there are some applications to compute the topological invariants today. But some of the invariants are completely different from the classical invariants, in particular for non-Gorenstein cases. In this paper, we would like to discuss […]


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Adaptive thermal compensation of test masses in advanced LIGO

Kavli Affiliate: Michael Zucker | Summary:As the first generation of laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors near operation, research and development has begun on increasing the instrument’s sensitivity while utilizing the existing infrastructure. In the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), significant improvements are being planned for installation in ~2007, increasing strain sensitivity through improved suspensions […]


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Observations of Gamma-ray Bursts with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

Kavli Affiliate: Edmund Bertschinger | Summary:The role of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) in the study of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) is reviewed. Through April 2001, the All-Sky Monitor (ASM) and the Proportional Counter Array (PCA) instruments have detected 30 GRBs. In 16 cases, an early celestial position was released to the community, sometimes in […]


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Highlights of RXTE Studies of Compact Objects after ~5 Years

Kavli Affiliate: Edmund Bertschinger | Summary:Observations with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have led to fundamental progress in the study of compact objects, in particular neutron stars and black holes. In this paper we present briefly some highlights from ~5 years of RXTE operations. | Search Query: arXiv Query: search_query=au:”Bradt Hale”&id_list=&start=0&max_results=10Read More


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Surface electronic structure of Sr2RuO4

Kavli Affiliate: Kyle Shen | First 5 Authors: K. M. Shen, K. M. Shen, , , | Summary: We have addressed the possibility of surface ferromagnetism in Sr2RuO4 by investigating its surface electronic states by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). By cleaving samples under different conditions and using various photon energies, we have isolated the surface […]


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Surface electronic structure of Sr2RuO4

Kavli Affiliate: Kyle Shen | First 5 Authors: K. M. Shen, K. M. Shen, , , | Summary: We have addressed the possibility of surface ferromagnetism in Sr2RuO4 by investigating its surface electronic states by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). By cleaving samples under different conditions and using various photon energies, we have isolated the surface […]


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An All-sky Advanced X-ray Monitor (AXM) Mission

Kavli Affiliate: Edmund Bertschinger | Summary:A concept for an all-sky monitor mission substantially more powerful than the RXTE ASM is presented in brief. It makes use of 31 Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) proportional counters to provide continuous monitoring of the entire x-ray sky, except for earth occultations and a small region around the sun. This […]


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