Phase Transitions at Unusual Values of $θ$

Kavli Affiliate: Hitoshi Murayama | First 5 Authors: Csaba Csáki, Teruhiko Kawano, Hitoshi Murayama, Ofri Telem, | Summary: We calculate the $theta$ dependence in a cousin of QCD, where the vacuum structure can be analyzed exactly. The theory is $mathcal{N}=2$ $SU(2)$ gauge theory with $N_F=0,1,2,3$ flavors of fundamentals, explicitly broken to $mathcal{N}=1$ via an adjoint […]


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The ASAS-SN Low Surface Brightness Survey I: Proof-of-Concept and Potential Applications

Kavli Affiliate: Subo Dong | First 5 Authors: Evan Jennerjahn, Michael A. Tucker, Benjamin J. Shappee, Christopher S. Kochanek, Subo Dong | Summary: The ASAS-SN Low Surface Brightness Survey utilizes the $sim7$ years of g-band CCD data from ASAS-SN (The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae) to create stacked images of the entire sky. It is […]


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JADES and BlackTHUNDER: rest-frame Balmer-line absorption and the local environment in a Little Red Dot at z = 5

Kavli Affiliate: Roberto Maiolino | First 5 Authors: Francesco D’Eugenio, Ignas Juodžbalis, Xihan Ji, Jan Scholtz, Roberto Maiolino | Summary: We present a broad-line active galactic nucleus (AGN) at z = 5.077, observed with both NIRSpec/MSA and NIRSpec/IFU by the JADES and BlackTHUNDER surveys. The target exhibits all the hallmark features of a ‘Little Red […]


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Overmassive black holes in the early Universe can be explained by gas-rich, dark matter-dominated galaxies

Kavli Affiliate: Roberto Maiolino | First 5 Authors: William McClymont, Sandro Tacchella, Xihan Ji, Rahul Kannan, Roberto Maiolino | Summary: JWST has revealed the apparent evolution of the black hole (BH)-stellar mass ($M_mathrm{BH}$-$M_rm{ast}$) relation in the early Universe, while remaining consistent the BH-dynamical mass ($M_mathrm{BH}$-$M_mathrm{dyn}$) relation. We predict BH masses for $z>3$ galaxies in the […]


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Anomalous Superfluid Density in Pair-Density-Wave Superconductors

Kavli Affiliate: Ke Wang | First 5 Authors: Ke Wang, Qijin Chen, Rufus Boyack, K. Levin, | Summary: We study the superfluid density $n_s(T)$ of pair-density-wave (PDW) superconductors; this determines where they are unstable and establishes signatures of their unusual order. Here we compute $n_s(T)$ for the 2D unidirectional PDW superconducting phases that emerge from […]


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Acceleration and Collimation of the Two-Sided Jets in the Nearby Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 4261 (3C 270)

Kavli Affiliate: Luis C. Ho | First 5 Authors: Xi Yan, Lang Cui, Kazuhiro Hada, Sandor Frey, Ru-sen Lu | Summary: We study the acceleration and collimation of the two-sided jets in the nearby low-luminosity active galactic nucleus NGC 4261 (3C 270) using archival multifrequency, multi-epoch Very Long Baseline Array data. By applying multiple analysis […]


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Laser ablated sub-wavelength structure anti-reflection coating on an alumina lens

Kavli Affiliate: Tomotake Matsumura | First 5 Authors: Shaul Hanany, Scott Cray, Samuel Dietterich, Jan Dusing, Calvin Firth | Summary: We used laser ablation to fabricate sub-wavelength structure anti-reflection coating (SWS-ARC) on a 5 cm diameter alumina lens. With an aspect ratio of 2.5, the SWS-ARC are designed to give a broad-band low reflectance response […]


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Laser ablated sub-wavelength structure anti-reflection coating on an alumina lens

Kavli Affiliate: Tomotake Matsumura | First 5 Authors: Shaul Hanany, Scott Cray, Samuel Dietterich, Jan Dusing, Calvin Firth | Summary: We used laser ablation to fabricate sub-wavelength structure anti-reflection coating (SWS-ARC) on a 5 cm diameter alumina lens. With an aspect ratio of 2.5, the SWS-ARC are designed to give a broad-band low reflectance response […]


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Correcting impedance measurements for background parasitics to characterize circuit components in cryogenic environments

Kavli Affiliate: Noah A. Kurinsky | First 5 Authors: Riley J. Carpenter, Jadyn Anczarski, Ivar Rydstrom, Aviv Simchony, Zoe J. Smith | Summary: Predictable circuit response is a critical prerequisite for accurate electronic measurements. We describe a powerful, yet straightforward, experimental method and analysis model that utilizes an affordable LCR meter in conjunction with an […]


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A big red dot at cosmic noon

Kavli Affiliate: Roberto Maiolino | First 5 Authors: Federica Loiacono, Roberto Gilli, Marco Mignoli, Giovanni Mazzolari, Roberto Decarli | Summary: We report the discovery of a little red dot (LRD), dubbed BiRD (‘big red dot’), at $z=2.33$ in the field around the $z=6.3$ quasar SDSSJ1030+0524. Using NIRCam images, we identified it as a bright outlier […]


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