soil samples were collected from seven sites in and around the metropolitan area of mexicocity. the locations were chosen as possible sources of fugitive dusts which contribute to suspended particulate matter in the atmosphere of mexico city. x-ray fluorescence (xrf) was used to determine the concentrations of several major elements (si, k, ca, ti, mn, and fe), as well as of other trace element...

The cluster RXJ 1347.5-1145, the most luminous cluster in the X-ray wavelengths, was imaged with the newly installed Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) on-board HST. Its relatively high redshift (0.451) and luminosity indicate that this is one of the most massive of all known clusters. The STIS images unambiguously show several arcs in the cluster. The largest two arcs (>5 00 length) a...

We discuss the mass assembly history both on cluster and galaxy scales and their impact on galaxy evolution. On cluster scale, we introduce our on-going PISCES project on Subaru, which plans to target ∼15 clusters at 0.4 6 z 6 1.3 using the unique wide-field (30) optical camera Suprime-Cam and the spectrograph both in optical (FOCAS, 6) and near-infrared (FMOS, 30). The main objectives of this ...

in this paper a novel fuzzy scheme for medical x-ray image classification is presented. in this method, any image is partitioned in to 25 overlapping subimages and then shape-texture features are extracted from shape and directional information extracted from any subimage. in the classification stage, we apply a fuzzy membership to any subimage with respect to euclidean distance between feature...

We present high-resolution X-ray spectra of the nearby, multiple T Tauri star (TTS) system Hen 3-600, obtained with the High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrograph (HETGS) aboard the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO). Both principle binary components of Hen 3-600 (A and B, separation 1.4) were detected in the zeroth-order CXO/HETGS X-ray image. Hen 3-600-A — the component with a large mid-infra...

Using data obtained in 1994 June/July with the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer deep survey photometer and in 2001 January with the Chandra X-ray Observatory Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrograph, we investigate the extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray oscillations of the dwarf nova SS Cyg in outburst. We find quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) at ν0 ≈ 0.012 Hz and ν1 ≈ 0.13 Hz in the EU...

background: the sporadic cases of radiation-activated multiple sclerosis (ms) has been previously described, with a few studies focused on the relationship between radiation and the risk of ms. the aim of our study was to evaluate the association between history of x-ray radiation and ms.   methods : this case-control study was conducted on 150 individuals including 65 ms patients and 85 age- a...

We consider a cosmic-ray muon model in which a "directly produced" muon component with the same slope as the primary spectrum is added to the conventional pion-derived muons. It is found to be consistent with recent burst measurements, horizontalair-shower data, atmospheric gamma-ray fluxes, and muon spectrograph measurements. It may also explain the anomalous mu-less air showers. The model req...