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Self-Healing Ceramics and Mechanical Metamaterials

We performed large scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and reactive & quantum molecular dynamics simulations to investigate: (1) faceting, grain growth, and crack healing in ceramics; (2) stress-release mechanism and healing in fibers; and (3) mechanical properties of two-dimensional metamaterials. We also designed highly accurate interatomic potentials and forces using artificial neural networks (ANN) and first-principles molecular dynamics simulation data for use in our MD and reactive MD simulations. We demonstrated the efficacy of modeling quantum materials atomistic simulation data using unsupervised deep learning approaches on a quantum computer. These achievements are elaborated in the following sections.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

Proton Spin from Small-x With Constraints from the Valence Quark Model

We apply the valence quark model to constrain the non-perturbative initial condition for the small-x helicity evolution. The remaining free parameters are constrained by performing a global analysis to the available polarized small-x deep inelastic scattering data. A good description of the world data is obtained with only 8 free parameters. The model parameters are tightly constrained by the data, allowing us to predict the proton polarized structure-function to be negative at small x. Furthermore, we obtain the small-x quark and gluon spins, depending on the applied running coupling prescription.

Adamiak, Daniel [Thomas Jefferson National Acceler↗

DUNE: Michel Electron Selection with SPINE

This poster details the evaluation of a Michel electron selection algorithm centered on the neural network-based software SPINE (Scalable Particle Imageing with Neural Embeddings). The algorithm was developed and calibrated using simulated data from the SBND (Short-Baseline Neutrino Detector) experiment before being applied to simulated data from DUNE (Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment).

Wilson, Dante [U. Colorado, Boulder]↗

Decomposition of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using Koopman Gramians

In this paper we propose a new Koopman operator approach for nonlinear model decomposition using Koopman gramians. We introduce Koopman operators and discuss the notion of a input-Koopman operator. We show how input-Koopman operators can be used to cast a nonlinear system into the classical state-space form, as well as conditions under which input and state observable functions are well separated. We extend an existing method of dynamic mode decomposition for learning Koopman operators from data known as deep dynamic mode decomposition, for systems with control or disturbances. We illustrate the accuracy of the method on learning an input-state separable Koopman operator for an example system, even when the underlying system exhibits mixed state-input terms. Finally, we introduce a nonlinear decomposition algorithm, based on Koopman gramians, that maximizes internal subsystem observability and disturbance rejection from unwanted noise in other subsystems. To relieve the NP-hardness of the decomposition problem, we derive a relaxation based on Koopman gramians and multi-way partitioning. We illustrate our algorithm on a swing dynamics model for a IEEE 39 bus and discuss our findings.

Learning, Control, Distributed Control, koopman op↗

A global DSCOVR/EPIC-based hourly/daily shortwave radiation/PAR dataset

Accurate characterization of the global downward shortwave (SW) and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is fundamental for Earth system modeling and global change research. Combined with a machine-learning method, we used the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) data onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) to generate the global SW/PAR dataset at both hourly and daily temporal scales and 0.1degree×0.1degree spatial resolution. Covering a period from June, 2015 to June (about 4 years), 2019, the dataset consists of total SW/PAR and their direct and diffuse components. Our dataset will be valuable for understanding the diurnal cycles and seasonal patterns of ecosystem processes, as well as the solar energy utilizations

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Stellar populations and star formation history of the metal-poor dwarf galaxy DDO 68

We present the star formation history (SFH) of the extremely metal-poor dwarf galaxy DDO 68, based on our photometry with the Advanced Camera for Surveys. With a metallicity of only 12+log(O/H)=7.15 and a very isolated location, DDO 68 is one of the most metal-poor galaxies known. It has been argued that DDO 68 is a young system that started forming stars only ∼0.15 Gyr ago. Our data provide a deep and uncontaminated optical color–magnitude diagram (CMD) that allows us to disprove this hypothesis since we find a population of at least ∼1 Gyr old stars. The star formation activity has been fairly continuous over all the look-back time. The current rate is quite low, and the highest activity occurred between 10 and 100 Myr ago. The average star formation rate over the whole Hubble time is ≃0.01 M {sub ⊙} yr{sup −1}, corresponding to a total astrated mass of ≃1.3 × 10{sup 8} M {sub ⊙}. Our photometry allows us to infer the distance from the tip of the red giant branch, D = 12.08 ± 0.67 Mpc; however, to let our synthetic CMD reproduce the observed ones, we need a slightly higher distance, D = 12.65 Mpc, or (m − M){sub 0} = 30.51, still inside the errors of the previous determination, and we adopt the latter. DDO 68 shows a very interesting and complex history, with its quite disturbed shape and a long tail, probably due to tidal interactions. The SFH of the tail differs from that of the main body mainly for enhanced activity at recent epochs likely triggered by the interaction.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

The Warm Circumgalactic Medium: 10{sup 5−6} K Gas Associated with a Single Galaxy Halo or with an Entire Group of Galaxies?

In preparation for a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observing project using the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS), the positions of all AGN targets having high-S/N far-UV G130M spectra were cross-correlated with a large catalog of low-redshift galaxy groups homogenously selected from the spectroscopic sample of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Searching for targets behind only those groups at z = 0.1–0.2 (which places the O vi doublet in the wavelength region of peak COS sensitivity), we identified only one potential S/N=15--20 target, FBQS 1010+3003. An O vi-only absorber was found in its G130M spectrum at z = 0.11326, close to the redshift of a foreground small group of luminous galaxies at z = 0.11685. Because there is no associated Lyα absorption, any characterization of this absorber is necessarily minimal; however, the O vi detection likely traces “warm” gas in collisional ionization equilibrium at T ≈ 3 × 10{sup 5} K. While this discovery is consistent with being interface gas between cooler, photoionized clouds and a hotter intra-group medium, it could also be warm, interface gas associated with the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of the single closest galaxy. In this case, a detailed analysis of the galaxy distribution (complete to 0.2 L{sup ∗}) strongly favors the individual galaxy association. This analysis highlights the necessity of both high-S/N>20 COS data and a deep galaxy redshift survey of the region in order to test more rigorously the association of O vi-absorbing gas with a galaxy group. A Cycle 23 HST/COS program is currently targeting 10 UV-bright AGN behind 12 low-redshift galaxy groups to test the warm, group gas hypothesis.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

A Magellan M2FS Spectroscopic Survey of Galaxies at 5.5 < z < 6.8: Program Overview and a Sample of the Brightest Lyα Emitters

We present a spectroscopic survey of high-redshift, luminous galaxies over four square degrees on the sky, aiming to build a large and homogeneous sample of Lyα emitters (LAEs) at z≈5.7 and 6.5, and Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) at 5.5<z<6.8. The fields that we choose to observe are well studied, such as by the Subaru XMM-Newton Deep Survey and COSMOS. They have deep optical imaging data in a series of broad and narrow bands, allowing for the efficient selection of galaxy candidates. Spectroscopic observations are being carried out using the multi-object spectrograph M2FS on the Magellan Clay telescope. M2FS is efficient enough to identify high-redshift galaxies, owing to its 256 optical fibers deployed over a circular field of view 30{sup ′} in diameter. We have observed ∼2.5 square degrees. When the program is completed, we expect to identify more than 400 bright LAEs at z≈5.7 and 6.5, and a substantial number of LBGs at z⩾6. This unique sample will be used to study a variety of galaxy properties and to search for large protoclusters. Furthermore, the statistical properties of these galaxies will be used to probe cosmic reionization. We describe the motivation, program design, target selection, and M2FS observations. We also outline our science goals, and present a sample of the brightest LAEs at z≈5.7 and 6.5. This sample contains 32 LAEs with Lyα luminosities higher than 10{sup 43} erg s{sup −1}. A few of them reach ≥3 × 10{sup 43} erg s{sup −1}, comparable to the two most luminous LAEs known at z⩾6, “CR7” and “COLA1.” These LAEs provide ideal targets to study extreme galaxies in the distant universe.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

Rediscovery of the Sixth Star Cluster in the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Since first noticed by Shapley in 1939, a faint object coincident with the Fornax dwarf spheroidal has long been discussed as a possible sixth globular cluster (GC) system. However, debate has continued over whether this overdensity is a statistical artifact or a blended galaxy group. In this Letter we demonstrate, using deep DECam imaging data, that this object is well resolved into stars and is a bona fide star cluster. The stellar overdensity of this cluster is statistically significant at the level of ~6–6.7σ in several different photometric catalogs including $Gaia$. Therefore, it is highly unlikely to be caused by random fluctuation. We show that Fornax 6 is a star cluster with a peculiarly low surface brightness and irregular shape, which may indicate a strong tidal influence from its host galaxy. The Hess diagram of Fornax 6 is largely consistent with that of Fornax field stars, but it appears to be slightly bluer. However, it is still likely more metal-rich than most of the GCs in the system. Finally, faint clusters like Fornax 6 that orbit and potentially get disrupted in the centers of dwarf galaxies can prove crucial for constraining the dark matter distribution in Milky Way satellites.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

Radiocarbon measurements of ecosystem respiration and soil pore-space CO 2 in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska

Radiocarbon measurements of ecosystem respiration and soil pore space CO 2 are useful for determining the sources of ecosystem respiration,identifying environmental controls on soil carbon cycling rates, and parameterizing and evaluating models of the carbon cycle. We measured flux rates and radiocarbon content of ecosystem respiration, as well as radiocarbon in soil profile CO 2 in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska, during the summers of 2012, 2013, and 2014.We found that radiocarbon in ecosystem respiration(Δ 14 C Reco ) ranged from +60.5 to –160‰ with a median value of +23.3‰. Ecosystem respiration became more depleted in radiocarbon from summer to autumn, indicating increased decomposition of old soil organic carbon and/or decreased CO 2 production from fast-cycling carbon pools. Across permafrost features,ecosystem respiration from high-centered polygons was depleted in radiocarbon relative to other polygon types. Radiocarbon content in soil pore-space CO 2 varied between –7.1 and –280‰, becoming more negative with depth in individual soil profiles. These pore-space radiocarbon values correspond to CO 2 mean ages of 410 to 3350 years, based on a steady-state, one-pool model. Together, these data indicate that deep soil respiration was derived primarily from old, slow-cycling carbon, but that total CO 2 fluxes depended largely on autotrophic respiration and heterotrophic decomposition of fast-cycling carbon within the shallowest soil layers. The relative contributions of these different CO 2 sources were highly variable across microtopographic features and time in the sampling season. The highly negative Δ 14 C values in soil pore-space CO 2 and autumn ecosystem respiration indicate that when it is not frozen, very old soil carbon is vulnerable to decomposition.

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES↗

First Global Extraction of the Worm-gear TMD g 1 T

In these proceedings, we report on the first simultaneous extraction of the worm-gear function g 1 T , one of the eight leading-twist TMDs. The study analyzes COMPASS, HERMES and JLab semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering data using Monte Carlotechniques. We also provide a comparison of g 1 T obtained from this experimental data with a large N c analysis, the Wandzura–Wilczek-type approximation, and lattice QCD.

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DSIF development

DSIF operations and development of wideband data systems for Deep Space Network

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Analysis and interpretation of lunar laser altimetry.

About 4.5 revolutions of laser altimetry were obtained by Apollo 15. This altimetry indicates a 2-km displacement of the center of mass from the center of figure toward the earthside. The terrae are quite rough, with frequent changes of 1 km or more in successive altitudes at about 33-km intervals. The mean altitude of terrae above maria is about 3 km with respect to the center of mass, indicating a thickness of about 24 km for a high-alumina crust. The maria are extremely level, with elevations varying not more than plus or minus 150 m about the mean over some stretches of 200 to 600 km. However, different maria have considerably different mean elevations. The largest unanticipated feature found is a 1400 km wide depression centered at about 180 deg longitude, and 2 km deep with respect to a 1737-km sphere (about 6 km deep with respect to the surrounding terrae). This basin has the appearance of typical terrae, although there are indications of a ring structure of about 600-km radius in the Orbiter photography. Altitudes across circum-Orientale features suggest that Mare Orientale is also a deep basin. The data appear to corroborate a model of early large-scale differentiation of a crust, followed a considerable time later by short intense episodes of mare filling with low viscosity lavas.

Kaula, W. M.↗

Stalled and stall-free performance of axial-flow compressor stage with three inlet-guide-vane and stator-blade settings

The performance of the first stage of a transonic, multistage compressor was mapped over a range of inlet-guide-vane and stator-blade settings. Both stall-free and deep-stall performance data were obtained. For the settings tested, as stall was encountered and flow was further reduced, a relatively sharp drop in pressure ratio occurred and was followed by a continuing but more gradual reduction in pressure ratio with reduced flow. The position of the stall line on the map of pressure ratio against equivalent weight flow was essentially unaffected over the range of inlet-guide-vane and stator-blade settings.

Urasek, D. C.↗

Pioneer Venus 1978 mission support

The Tracking and Data System and Deep Space Network preparation and support activities for the Pioneer Venus 1978 Mission are described including prelaunch preparations. The status of multiprobe entry preparations and the differential long base interferometry wind measurement experiment are summarized.

Miller, R. B.↗

Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems

A brief overview of the Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems support functions is given along with a description of the Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network and the Deep Space Network. Preparations for upcoming missions, wideband communications, and Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Systems are discussed.

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The Viking solar corona experiment

The 1976 Mars solar conjunction resulted in complete occultations of the Viking spacecraft by the sun at solar minimum. During the conjunction period, coherent 3.5- and 13-cm wavelength radio waves from the orbiters passed through the solar corona and were received with the 64-m antennas of the NASA Deep Space Network. Data were obtained within at least 0.3 and 0.8 R sub s of the photosphere at the 3.5- and 13-cm wavelengths, respectively. The data can be used to determine the plasma density integrated along the radio path, the velocity of density irregularities in the coronal plasma, and the spectrum of the density fluctuations in the plasma. Observations of integrated plasma density near the south pole of the sun generally agree with a model of the corona which has an 8:1 decrease in plasma density from the equator to the pole. Power spectra of the 3.5- and 13-cm signals at a heliocentric radial distance of about 2 R sub s have a 1/2 power width of several hundred hertz and vary sharply with proximate geometric miss distance. Spectral broadening indicates a marked progressive increase in plasma irregularities with decreasing ray altitude at scales between about 1 and 100 km.

Tyler, G. L.↗

Reverse annealing in radiation-damaged, silicon solar cells

In order to understand the results in terms of properties of the radiation induced defects, a combination of diffusion length measurements and defect data obtained from Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy were used. The results indicate that the defect at E sub v + 0.30 eV is responsible for the observed reversed annealing. The defect was identified as a boron-oxygen vacancy complex. This identification is a guide to processing efforts aimed at increasing the concentration of these radiation induced defects.

Weinberg, I.↗