We present a new mid-infrared (12.5 μm) map of the BN/KL high-mass star-forming complex in Orion using the LWS instrument at Keck I. Despite poor weather we achieved nearly diffraction-limited images (FWHM = 0.38) over a roughly 25×25 region centered on IRc2 down to a flux limit of ≈ 250 mJy. Many of the known infrared (IR) sources in the region break up into smaller sub-components. We have als...

Based on mapping observations with ASCA, an unusual hot region with a spatial extent of 1 deg2 was discovered between M87 and M49 at a center coordinate of R.A.=12h27m36s and decl.=9&j0;18' (J2000). The X-ray emission from the region has a 2-10 keV flux of 1x10-11 ergs s-1 cm-2 and a temperature of kT greater, similar4 keV, which is significantly higher than that in the surrounding medium of ap...

The Isti Su hot spring is located in southeast of Salmas, in Western Azerbaijan, Iran. The area is a small part of Sanandaj-Sirjan geological zone which hosts many hot springs. The magma chamber of Salmas region is the main heat source of the hot springs in Isti Su area. Abundant rainfall and relatively long duration of snowfall as well as several deep faults in the area create the best conditi...

We propose the late-O, early-B star IRS2b as the ionizing source of the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024). It has been clear that such a hot, massive star must be present in this heavily obscured region, and now it has been identified. New nearinfrared photometry shows that IRS2b is the most luminous and hottest star in the young star cluster embedded in the center of NGC 2024. The near-infrared observat...

FGFR2 is an oncogene amplified in diffuse-type gastric cancer, and WDR11 is a tumor suppressor gene disrupted in glial tumor. WDR11-FGFR2 locus on human chromosome 10q26 is one of cancer-related recombination hot spots. In this study, we investigated recombination and nucleotide substitution around the WDR11-FGFR2 locus during evolution by using bioinformatics. Inter-chromosomal comparison reve...

A disconcerting mismatch of thermal pressures for two media in contact with each other, (1) the warm, Circum-heliospheric Interstellar Medium (CHISM) and (2) the very hot material within a much larger region called the Local Bubble (LB), has troubled astronomers for over two decades. A possible resolution of this problem, at least in part, now seems possible. We now understand that earlier esti...

in this work dynamic recrystallization behavior of aisi 403 martensitic stainless steel was studied using hot compression tests over temperature range of 900 c -1200 c and strain rate range of 0.001 s-1 - 1 s-1. the obtained flow curves showed that the hot compression behavior of the alloy is controlled by dynamic recrystallization. the flow stress and strain corresponding to the critical, pe...