Application of Tikhonov regularization method to wind retrieval from scatterometer data Ⅱ: cyclone wind retrieval with consideration of rain

According to the conclusion of the simulation experiments in paper I, the Tikhonov regularization method is applied to cyclone wind retrieval with a rain-effect-considering geophysical model function (called GMF+Rain). The GMF+Rain model which is based on the NASA scatterometer-2 (NSCAT2) GMF is presented to compensate for the effects of rain on cyclone wind retrieval. With the multiple solution scheme (MSS), the noise of wind retrieval is effectively suppressed, but the influence of the background increases. It will cause a large wind direction error in ambiguity removal when the background error is large. However, this can be mitigated by the new ambiguity removal method of Tikhonov regularization as proved in the simulation experiments. A case study on an extratropical cyclone of hurricane observed with SeaWinds at 25-km resolution shows that the retrieved wind speed for areas with rain is in better agreement with that derived from the best track analysis for the GMF+Rain model, but the wind direction obtained with the two-dimensional variational (2DVAR) ambiguity removal is incorrect. The new method of Tikhonov regularization effectively improves the performance of wind direction ambiguity removal through choosing appropriate regularization parameters and the retrieved wind speed is almost the same as that obtained from the 2DVAR.     

Matter effects and coherent effect of neutrinos produced from γ-ray bursts

Neutrinos produced from γ-ray bursts(GRBs) carry significant physical information. The electron density in the GRBs outflow is very large. In this study, we calculate the matter effect on neutrinos when they propagate through such a dense region. The average survival probability and the flavor ratio of neutrinos are determined. The ratio of resonant neutrino energy from different spherical shells provides the information of power index N for the power-law distribution of electrons in the hot fireball model. Electron density in the magnetic jet model is sufficiently lower than in the hot fireball model. The matter effect on neutrinos can be used to distinguish these two models. The coherent effect of strongly lensed PeV neutrinos is also discussed. The average survival probability of strongly-lensed electron neutrinos in the normal and inverted hierarchical cases are presented. The results show that this coherent effect can be used to determine the hierarchical mass of neutrinos.     

Are there sterile neutrinos in the flux of solar neutrinos on the earth?

It is shown that the future SNO and Super-Kamiokande experiments, in which high energy⁸B neutrinos will be detected through the observation of CC, NC and –e elastic scattering processes, could allow to reveal in a model independent way the presence of sterile neutrinos in the flux of solar neutrinos on the earth. Lower bounds for different averaged values of the probability of transition of solar v^e'S into sterile states and for the total flux of⁸B neutrinos are derived in terms of measurable quantities. The possibilities to reveal the presence of v and/or v in the solar neutrino flux on the earth are also considered and the case of transitions of solar v^e'S only into sterile states is discussed. Some numerical results for a simple model with v–v^s mixing are given.     

Energy from wind – perspectives and research needs

Wind energy will provide a major share of our future energy supply, and, due to the possibility of going offshore, has an immense additional potential for power supply. To use wind energy in a reliable way, much research work still has to be done. One of these fields is the evaluation of wind energy in terms of sustainability. The results of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) show that wind energy converters have a short energy payback time and low emissions, even in comparison with other renewable energy systems. Another field of research is the creation of optimisation models which can provide answers to questions concerning the future power generation mix. The opportunity exists, now that a great part of the over-aged conventional power plant stock has to be replaced, to adapt the power plant mix to an expanded share of wind energy. Within this mix, electric storage may play a major role. The results of the optimisation models indicate that storage sites alone will not be profi enough to reduce operating costs of the modelled system, and that this will only be possible through the option of energy trading. Hence there are interesting instruments in the deregulated energy market, especially for electric-power commodity exchanges like the EEX.     

Constraints from Type Ia supernovae on the Λ-CDM model in Randers-Finsler space

Gravitational field equations in Randers-Finsler space of approximate Berwald type are investigated. A modified Friedmann equation and a new luminosity distance-redshift relation is proposed. A best-fit to the Type Ia supernovae (SNe) observations yields that the Ω_Λ in the Λ-CDM model is suppressed to almost zero. This fact indicates that the astronomical observations on the Type Ia SNe can be described well without invoking any form of dark energy. The best-fit age of the universe is given. It is in agreement with the age of our galaxy.     

Testing the distance-duality relation with the baryon acoustic oscillations data and type Ia supernovae data

In this letter,the cosmic distance-duality relation has been constrained with a model-independent method by combining the baryon acoustic oscillation(BAO)data and the type Ia supernova(SNe Ia)data.The results show that this relation is consistent with the observational data in the 68.27%error range,except for the instance of Union 2.1 plus BAO with the statistic errors only,where the relation is consistent with the observations in the 95.45%error range.To study the result of the uncertainty of the Hubble constant on the investigation of this relation,we treat the dimensionless Hubble constant h as a free parameter and get that the observational data favors the relation in the 68.27%error range.And then h has been marginalized and the results support that this relation is favored by the observations in the 68.27%error range too.     

Constraints from Type Ia supernovae on the Λ-CDM model in Randers-Finsler space

Gravitational field equations in Randers-Finsler space of approximate Berwald type are investigated. A modified Friedmann equation and a new luminosity distance-redshift relation is proposed. A best-fit to the Type Ia supernovae (SNe) observations yields that the Ω_Λ in the Λ-CDM model is suppressed to almost zero. This fact indicates that the astronomical observations on the Type Ia SNe can be described well without invoking any form of dark energy. The best-fit age of the universe is given. It is in agreement with the age of our galaxy.     

Half-lives of double β~+-decay with two neutrinos

Nuclear doubleβ--decays with two neutrinos were observed for many years and a systematic law describing the relation between their half-lives and decay energies was also proposed recently[Phys Rev C,2014,89:064603].However,doubleβ+-decay(β+β+)with emission of both two positrons and two neutrinos has not been observed up to date.In this article,we perform a systematic analysis on the candidates of doubleβ+-decay,based on the 2012 nuclear mass table.Eight nuclei are found to be the good candidates for doubleβ+-decay and their half-lives are predicted according to the generalization of the systematic law to doubleβ+-decay.As far as we know,there is no theoretical result on doubleβ+-decay of nucleus154Dy and our result is the first prediction on this nucleus.This is also the first complete research on eight doubleβ+-decay candidates based on the available data of nuclear masses.It is expected that the calculated half-lives of doubleβ+-decay in this article will be useful for future experimental search of doubleβ+-decay.     

New limits on generation mixing for massive neutrinos from π→ev decay

Improved upper limits of generation-mixing amplitudes U_ie are presented for the electron-flavour in the heavy neutrino mass range of 20–70 MeV/c². In conjunction with astrophysical considerations the new limits tend to exclude altogether the existence of heavy neutrinos in the investigated mass range.     

Signal of new physics and chemical composition of matter in core-crossing neutrinos

We consider the non-standard matter effect in flavor conversion of neutrinos crossing the core of the Earth. We show that oscillations of core-crossing neutrinos with E≳0.5 GeV can well be described by first order perturbation theory. We show that due to the non-standard matter effect a varying chemical composition in the Earth can modify the neutrino flavor conversion by 100%. The effects of CP violating phases in non-standard neutral current interactions are emphasized in particular.     

Flowering to bloom of PeV scale supersymmetric left–right symmetric models

Unified models incorporating right-handed neutrino in a symmetric way generically possess parity symmetry. If this is broken spontaneously, it results in the formation of domain walls in the early Universe, whose persistence is unwanted. A generic mechanism for the destabilization of such walls is a small pressure difference signalled by difference in free energy across the walls. It is interesting to explore the possibility of such effects in conjunction with the effects that break supersymmetry in a phenomenologically acceptable way. This possibility when realized in the context of several scenarios of supersymmetry breaking, leads to an upper bound on the scale of spontaneous parity breaking, often much lower than the GUT scale. In the left–right symmetric models studied, the upper bound is no higher than 10¹¹ GeV but a scale as low as 10⁵ GeV is acceptable.     

Comments on the “Method for observation of neutrinos and antineutrinos”

It is shown that a mechanism of coherent enhancement of the cross section of the neutrino scattering in a periodic structure, suggested by Weber could be excluded by the present neutron scattering experiments.     

Neutrino mass spectrum with vμ → vs oscillations of atmospheric neutrinos

We consider the “standard” spectrum of the active neutrinos (characterized by strong mass hierarchy and small mixing) with additional sterile neutrino, v_s. The sterile neutrino mixes strongly with the muon neutrino, so that v_μ ↔ v_s oscillations solve the atmospheric neutrino problem. We show that the parametric enhancement of the v_μ ↔ v_s oscillations occurs for the high energy atmospheric neutrinos which cross the core of the Earth. This can be relevant for the anomaly observed by the MACRO experiment. Solar neutrinos are converted both to v_μand v_s. The heaviest neutrino (≈ v_τ) may compose the hot dark matter of the Universe. The phenomenology of this scenario is elaborated and crucial experimental signatures are identified. We also discuss properties of the underlying neutrino mass matrix. 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.     

Diffractive production of ρ-mesons and of ρπ-systems by neutrinos and antineutrinos on protons

Evidence is presented for diffractive production of -mesons and of -systems invp and chargedcurrent interactions. In the (anti-)neutrino energy range 10 GeVE _v <60 gev=" the=" cross=" sections=" for=" diffractive="> and diffractive production are found to be (0.64±0.14 (stat.)±0.08 (syst.))% and (0.28±0.08 (stat.)±0.04 (syst.))% of the charged-current cross section. The diffractive signal is consistent with being entirely due to diffractivea ₁ production. However, the data cannot distinguish between diffractivea ₁ and diffractive nonresonant production. The experimental distributions ofW, Q ²,x _Bj andy _Bj for diffractive and events are consistent with model predictions.     

Is the magic texture of Majorana neutrinos immanent in Dirac nature?

Magic textures are successful candidates of the correct texture for Majorana neutrinos. In this study, we demonstrate that several types of magic textures of Majorana neutrinos are approximately immanent in the flavor mass matrix of Dirac neutrinos. In addition, the normal mass ordering of Dirac neutrino masses is slightly preferable to inverted mass ordering in the context of magic textures.