Thermal analysis for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) optics (the primary mirror segment, the secondary mirror, and the tertiary mirror) was performed using finite element analysis in ANSYS and I-DEAS. In the thermal analysis, each of the optical assemblies (mirror, mirror supports, cell) was modeled for various thermal conditions including air convections, conductions, heat flux loadings, and ...

The main source of information on future climate conditions are global circulation models (GCMs). While the various GCMs agree on an increase of surface temperature, the predictions for precipitation exhibit high spread among the models, especially in shorter-than-daily temporal resolution. This paper presents a method to predict regional distributions of the hourly rainfall depth based on dail...

Various models for pion multiplicity distributions produced in relativistic heavy ion collisions are discussed. The models include a relativistic hydrodynamic model, a thermodynamic description, an emitting source pion laser model, and a description which generates a negative binomial description. The approach developed can be used to discuss other cases which will be mentioned. The pion probab...

Various characterizations of the well-known modified Weibull and log-modified Weibull distributions are presented. These characterizations are based on a simple relationship between two truncated moments; on the hazard function and on functions of the order statistics. Zusammenfassung: Diverse Charakteristika der gut bekannten modifizierten Weibull und log-modifizierten Weibull Verteilungen wer...

Studying the temporal dynamics of bistable perception can be useful for understanding neural mechanisms underlying the phenomenon. We take a closer look at those temporal dynamics, using data from four different ambiguous stimuli. We focus our analyses on two recurrent themes in bistable perception literature. First, we address the question whether percept durations follow a gamma distribution,...

Magnitude estimates of loudness were collected for several variations in the schedule of signal presentations. For wide ranges (about 50 dB centered a t 65 dB), the conditions were: random selection of 21 signals equally spaced in decibels, constrained selection so that each signal was used equally often but successive signals were always close together, constrained selection in which successiv...

this paper analyzes renewal input state dependent queue with $n$- policy wherein the server takes exactly one vacation. using the supplementary variable technique and recursive method, we derive the steady state system length distributions at various epochs. various performance measures has been presented. finally, some numerical  computations in the form of graphs are presented to show the par...

Urease activity of various soils was indexed employing toluene sterile and non-sterile soils. The two methods indicated that part played by microorganisms. Apparatus used, soil depth, increment, depth of placement and pattern distributions are discussed in relation to volatile loss as are influences of soil moisture, reaction, temperature and drying-out. Urea on trash benefits fungi but invaria...