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Cho, J.

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The Catalogue for Astrophysical Turbulence Simulations (CATS)

Turbulence is a key process in many fields of astrophysics. Advances in numerical simulations of fluids over the last several decades have revolutionized our understanding of turbulence and related processes such as star formation and cosmic ray propagation. However, data from numerical simulations of astrophysical turbulence are often not made public. We introduce a new simulation-oriented database for the astronomical community: the Catalogue for Astrophysical Turbulence Simulations (CATS), located at www.mhdturbulence.com. CATS includes magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulent box simulation data products generated by the public codes athena++, arepo, enzo, and flash. CATS also includes several synthetic observational data sets, such as turbulent HI data cubes. We also include measured power spectra and three-point correlation functions from some of these data. We discuss the importance of open-source statistical and visualization tools for the analysis of turbulence simulations such as those found in CATS.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

Deformation behavior and phase transformation of nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers

We report nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers have exhibited size-dependent microstructure evolution and high strength. However, their deformation mechanisms are less well understood. In this work, we investigated the deformation mechanisms of nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers with FCC/HCP layer interfaces by using in situ micropillar compression tests. Nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers exhibit compressive strength up to 2.4 GPa and good work hardening capability. Post-compression TEM analyses reveal high-density stacking faults and the HCP-to-FCC phase transformations in Ti. Molecular dynamics simulations elucidate the mechanisms of deformation induced phase transformation in Ti and the influence of collective movement of partial dislocations on the deformability of Al/Ti multilayers.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

Development of a 4-15 micron Infrared GaAs Hyperspectral QWlP Imager (HQI)

A viewgraph presentation on the development of a 4-15 micron Infrared GaAs Hyperspectral QWIP Imager (HQI) is provided. The topics include: 1) Background and Project Goals; 2) Instrument Overview; 3) Subassembly Description; 4) Operating Conditions; 5) Current System Performance Status; and 6) Near-Term Improvements.

Jhabvala, M.↗

A comparison of PMSE and other ground-based observations during the NLC-91 campaign

During the period July-August 1991, observations were made of Polar Mesospheric Summer Echoes (PMSE) at 46.9 MHz and 224 MHz by the CUPRI and EISCAT radars, respectively, at two sites in northern Scandinavia. Those observations are compared here with observations of noctilucent clouds, nergetic particle precipitation and magnetic disturbances. The appearance and morphology of PMSE are found to be closely correlated at the two frequencies and the two sites, 200 km apart. No correlation is found between PMSE and noctilucent clouds or magnetic disturbance. No correlation is found between energetic particle precipitation and the appearance of PMSE at 46.9 MHz for the whole time period. At 224 MHz, there is no evidence for a correlation before the beginning of August and only one event suggesting a possible correlation after the beginning of August. A minimum in occurrence for PMSE is found between 16 and 21 UT (17-22 LST) which may be related to an expected minimum in background wind strength in that time interval.

Kirkwood, S.↗

Consistency of rocket and radar electron density observations - Implications about the anisotropy of mesospheric turbulence

Quantitative comparisons are made between rocketborne measurements of electron density fluctuations and simultaneous 53.5 MHz radar measurements obtained during the Summer in Northern Europe campaign. Rocketborne radar reflectivity results are of the order of 10 dB greater than would be expected in the case of isotropic electron density fluctuations. There results can be reconciled by assuming isotropic turbulence. A relation is derived between rocket and radar observations which covers the entire range from isotropic turbulent scatter to Fresnel scatter at horizontal density stratifications. The anisotropy is greatest at heights where the electron density displays deep 'bite-outs'.

Inhester, B.↗