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About: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is a education organization based out in Mumbai, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Thin film. The organization has 16756 authors who have published 33588 publications receiving 570559 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, a time-of-flight detector based on multi-gap resistive plate chamber technology is used for particle identification from mid-rapidity particle spectra of pi(+/-), K+/-, and p((p) over bar) from 200 GeV p + p and d + Au collisions.
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TL;DR: The null result constrains the coalescence rate of monochromatic (delta function) distributions of nonspinning in primordial black hole binary formation scenario and strengthens the presently placed bounds from microlensing surveys of massive compact halo objects (MACHOs) provided by the MACHO and EROS Collaborations.
Abstract: We present a search for subsolar mass ultracompact objects in data obtained during Advanced LIGO’s second observing run. In contrast to a previous search of Advanced LIGO data from the first observing run, this search includes the effects of component spin on the gravitational waveform. We identify no viable gravitational-wave candidates consistent with subsolar mass ultracompact binaries with at least one component between 0.2 M⊙–1.0 M⊙. We use the null result to constrain the binary merger rate of (0.2 M⊙, 0.2 M⊙) binaries to be less than 3.7×105 Gpc-3 yr-1 and the binary merger rate of (1.0 M⊙, 1.0 M⊙) binaries to be less than 5.2×103 Gpc-3 yr-1. Subsolar mass ultracompact objects are not expected to form via known stellar evolution channels, though it has been suggested that primordial density fluctuations or particle dark matter with cooling mechanisms and/or nuclear interactions could form black holes with subsolar masses. Assuming a particular primordial black hole (PBH) formation model, we constrain a population of merging 0.2 M⊙ black holes to account for less than 16% of the dark matter density and a population of merging 1.0 M⊙ black holes to account for less than 2% of the dark matter density. We discuss how constraints on the merger rate and dark matter fraction may be extended to arbitrary black hole population models that predict subsolar mass binaries.
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TL;DR: In this article, a copula-based methodology is presented for flood frequency analysis of Upper Godavari River flows in India by using the specific advantages of copula method in modeling the joint dependence structure of uncertain variables.
Abstract: In this paper, a copula based methodology is presented for flood frequency analysis of Upper Godavari River flows in India. By using the specific advantages of copula method in modeling the joint dependence structure of uncertain variables, this study applies Archimedean copulas for frequency analysis of flood characteristics annual peak flow, flood volume and flood duration. To determine the best fit marginal distributions for flood variables, few parametric and nonparametric probability distributions are examined and the best fit model is adopted for copula modeling. Four Archimedean family of copulas, namely Ali-Mikhail-Haq, Clayton, Gumbel-Hougaard and Frank copulas are evaluated for modeling the joint dependence of annual peak flow-volume, and flood volume-duration pairs. The performance of two parameter estimation methods, namely method-of-moments-like estimator based on inversion of Kendall’s tau and maximum pseudo-likelihood estimator for copulas are investigated. On performing Monte Carlo simulation to assess the performance of copula distributions in modeling the joint dependence structure of flood variables, it is found that the developed copula models are well representing the observed flood characteristics. From standard statistical tests, Frank copula has been identified as the best fitted copula for both bivariate models. The Frank copula function is used for obtaining joint and conditional return periods of flood characteristics, which can be useful for risk based design of water resources projects.
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Panjab University, Chandigarh1, University of Calicut2, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics3, Homi Bhabha National Institute4, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre5, Indian Institute of Technology Madras6, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay7, University of Calcutta8, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research9, Harish-Chandra Research Institute10, University of Delhi11, University of Mysore12, Physical Research Laboratory13, University of Lucknow14, Aligarh Muslim University15, University of Kashmir16, Jawaharlal Nehru University17, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre18, American College, Madurai19, Utkal University20, Banaras Hindu University21
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the physics potential of the ICAL detector as obtained from realistic detector simulations and gave the expected physics reach of the detector with 10 years of runtime.
Abstract: The upcoming 50 kt magnetized iron calorimeter (ICAL) detector at the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is designed to study the atmospheric neutrinos and antineutrinos separately over a wide range of energies and path lengths. The primary focus of this experiment is to explore the Earth matter effects by observing the energy and zenith angle dependence of the atmospheric neutrinos in the multi-GeV range. This study will be crucial to address some of the outstanding issues in neutrino oscillation physics, including the fundamental issue of neutrino mass hierarchy. In this document, we present the physics potential of the detector as obtained from realistic detector simulations. We describe the simulation framework, the neutrino interactions in the detector, and the expected response of the detector to particles traversing it. The ICAL detector can determine the energy and direction of the muons to a high precision, and in addition, its sensitivity to multi-GeV hadrons increases its physics reach substantially. Its charge identification capability, and hence its ability to distinguish neutrinos from antineutrinos, makes it an efficient detector for determining the neutrino mass hierarchy. In this report, we outline the analyses carried out for the determination of neutrino mass hierarchy and precision measurements of atmospheric neutrino mixing parameters at ICAL, and give the expected physics reach of the detector with 10 years of runtime. We also explore the potential of ICAL for probing new physics scenarios like CPT violation and the presence of magnetic monopoles.
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TL;DR: The results obtained through this investigation indicate the possibility of treating waste effluents containing hexavalent chromium using Aspergillus foetidus, and the initial rate of total chromium uptake is also enhanced by higher biomass concentrations and the presence of glucose.
Abstract: Aspergillus foetidus has the ability to take up chromium during the stationary phase of growth and under growth-nonsupportive conditions. We observed a 97% decrease in hexavalent chromium (initial concentration 5 µg/g) at the end of 92 h of growth, which may be due to its reduction to Cr (III) and/or complexation with organic compounds released due to the metabolic activity of the fungus. Replacement culture studies under growth-nonsupportive conditions revealed that the maximum uptake of Cr (VI) at pH 7.0 is 2 mg/g of dry biomass. At low or high pH values, Cr (VI) uptake is significantly reduced. In addition, the initial rate of total chromium uptake is also enhanced by higher biomass concentrations and the presence of glucose. The results obtained through this investigation indicate the possibility of treating waste effluents containing hexavalent chromium using Aspergillus foetidus.
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C. N. R. Rao | 133 | 1646 | 86718 |
Robert R. Edelman | 119 | 605 | 49475 |
Claude Andre Pruneau | 114 | 610 | 45500 |
Sanjeev Kumar | 113 | 1325 | 54386 |
Basanta Kumar Nandi | 112 | 572 | 43331 |
Shaji Kumar | 111 | 1265 | 53237 |
Josep M. Guerrero | 110 | 1197 | 60890 |
R. Varma | 109 | 497 | 41970 |
Vijay P. Singh | 106 | 1699 | 55831 |
Vinayak P. Dravid | 103 | 817 | 43612 |
Swagata Mukherjee | 101 | 1048 | 46234 |
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