Optical Photometric Observations of 7-Ray Loud Blazars

We report results of our optical photometric observations of ten gamma-ray loud blazers, namely: 0219+428 (3C66A), PKS 0420-014 (OA 129), S5 0716+714, 0754+100 (OI 090.4), 0827+243 (OJ248), 1652+398 (Mrk 501), 2200+420 (BL Lacertae), 2230+114 (CTA 102), 2251+158 (3C 454.3) and 2344+514. The observations were carried out in September-October, 2000 using the 70 cm optical telescope at Abstumani Observatory, Georgia. We found intra-day variations in 0420-014, S5 0716+714, BL Lacertae and CTA 102. A variation of 0.3 magnitude over a time scale of about 3 hours was observed in the R passband in BL Lacertae on JD 2451827. We did not detect any variation in 3C 66A, Mrk 501, or 3C 454.3 during our observations. Nor did we detect any clear evidence of variation in 1ES 2344+514 during our two weeks' observing run of the TeV gamma-ray source.     

四海龙湾玛珥湖沉积物中碱流质火山灰的来源及其意义

四海龙湾玛珥湖位于东北新生代龙岗火山区内,在玛珥湖沉积物距湖底69-70cm处分离出新鲜的火山灰。根据火山灰产出的层位、原生沉积特征、形貌和碱流质化学成分特征,属于长白山天池火山公元1199-1200年大喷发的产物。这一结果不仅表明天池火山历史时期大喷发的规模比原来估计的还要大,并且为建立千年以来四海龙湾沉积物及古气候演化的时间标尺提供了依据。     

A Comprehensive Investigation of an Offshore Active Fault in the Western Sagami Bay, Central Japan

Offshore active faults, especially those in the deep sea, are very difficult to study because of the water and sedimentary cover. To characterize the nature and geometry of offshore active faults, a combination of methods must be employed. Generally, seismic profiling is used to map these faults, but often only fault-related folds rather than fracture planes are imaged. Multi-beam swath bathymetry provides information on the structure and growth history of a fault because movements of an active fault are reflected in the bottom morphology. Submersible and deep-tow surveys allow direct observations of deformations on the seafloor (including fracture zones and microstructures). In the deep sea, linearly aligned cold seep communities provide indirect evidence for active faults and the spatial migration of their activities.The Western Sagami Bay fault (WSBF) in the western Sagami Bay off central Japan is an active fault that has been studied in detail using the above methods. The bottom morphology, fracture     

锗橄榄石-尖晶石扭转大变形实验研究

对(Mg，Ni)2GeO4尖晶石一橄榄石集合体进行了高温高压扭转大变形实验研究。试验在一台高分辨率的气体介质试验机上进行，试验温度为1473K，围压为300MPa，应变率为10^-4～10^-5S^-1，剪切应力为80～250MPa，剪切应变为30％～700％。将变形后试件沿轴向切开进行了显微结构分析，确定了两相成分的比值。利用EBSD方法分别对变形前后试件中的橄榄石和尖晶石中的晶格最优取向(LPO)进行了测定，由微结构的差异确定了变形机制及两相材料的相对强度。     

Reservoir Volcanic Rocks: Geology and Geochemistry, the Mesozoic Non-marine Songliao Basin, NE China

1IntroductionIt has recently been recognized that most of the Ceno-Mesozoic sedimentary basins in eastern China contain volcanogenic and volcaniclastic successions developed especially in the early stages of the basin formation (Wang etal.,1997;Cheng etal.,1997;Chen etal., 1999). These volcanic rocks can con-tribute to the oil/gas reservoirs under favorable con-dition (Wang etal.,1997;Hu etal.,1999). The characteristics of volcanism in the basins of eastern China can be compared to those …     

青藏高原北部异常SKS分裂成因的初步探讨——被熔体强化的岩石圈各向异性

当人们试图解释青藏高原异常的剪切波分裂成因时,以下的问题让人们感到困惑:(1)为什么异常大的SKS分裂延时(1.91-2.4s)出现在青藏高原北部Sn波缺失区;(2)为什么分裂延时突变(1.47s和1.09s)出现在Sn波缺失区的边缘;(3)为什么快波极化方向(FPD)与地表大规模的构造走向之间存在约20°-30°的偏差. 本文在综合分析流变学实验和岩石物理学实验研究成果、青藏高原地质和地球物理资料的基础上,提出青藏高原北部地震波各向异性受岩石圈地幔主要矿物的晶格优选方位(LPO)和熔体的定向分布(MPO)的双重控制,并模拟计算了MPO对青藏高原北部岩石圈地幔各向异性强度的贡献. 研究结果表明,由MPO强化的青藏高原北部岩石圈地幔各向异性强度可达10髎,相应的各向异性层厚度平均为94km. 该结果为研究区SKS分裂的成因解释以及造山带深部地质过程的研究提供了新的约束条件.     

Highlights of the Messel Oil Shale

The Messel oil shale, Germany, was deposited in a maar crater that formed 47 million years ago. Since 1975 the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt am Main, has conducted systematic scientific excavations of this oil shale with much success. Besides plants and insects, more than 130 species of well - preserved fossil vertebrates like reptiles, fishes, birds and mammals have been found and have made Messel worldfamous. Some examples of these vertebrates are presented.     

IO and Its Plasma Torus

A brief review of our courrent understanding of the interaction between the innermost Galilean satellite,Io,and Jupiter's magnetosphere is presented.Particular consideration is given to the neutral clouds and lo plasma torus which have been monitored by ground-based and Earth-orbiting observations for the past 25 years.Detailed investigation of observed phenomena in the neutral clouds has revealed several processes which have a direct bearing on the nature of the interaction and suggest that a revision of the existing concept is necessary.Similarly.observed variability in the torus indicates the presence of complex plasma processes which at present remain unexplained.Areas where further research is necessary are outlined.     

磷灰石中磁黄铁矿出溶结构的发现

中国东部苏鲁地区(江苏赣榆)出露大理岩-榴辉岩块体,其菱镁矿大理岩中保存的白云石分解结构表明地壳物质俯冲深度达到-200公里。在与该大理岩共生的榴辉岩中,我们发现了磷灰石的磁黄铁矿出溶结构。磷灰石是该榴辉岩的主要副矿物,其自形程度较高,与石榴石共生。样品中几乎所有磷灰石均发育出溶结构,至少存在两组相互垂直的出溶棒,它们各自严格沿同一个方向分布。出溶棒形状规则,宽度相近(<1μm),但长度变化大(5-50μm)。利用高分辨能谱仪测定其能谱,结果表明,出溶棒主要由Fe和S两种元素组成,但不能准确地确定其Fe/S比值。我们把这种出溶棒初步确定为磁黄铁矿(Fe1-xS)。磷灰石由于含大量稀土元素和挥发性组分如OH、F、Cl等以及我们所观察到的S,它的深循环因此可能对地球的水、硫以及其它挥发性组分的全球平衡具有重要影响。本文报道的磷灰石中磁黄铁矿出溶结构为深入探讨这个基本科学问题提供了一个新的突破口。