Sequences in the Hardness Ratio-Peak Energy Plane of Gamma-Ray Bursts

The narrowness of the distribution of the peak energy of the vFv spectrum of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and the unification of GRB populations are great puzzles yet to be solved. We investigate the two puzzles based on the global spectral behaviors of different GRB populations, the long GRBs, the short GRBs, and the X-ray flashes (XRFs), in the HR - Ep plane (HR the spectral hardness ratio) with BATSE and HETE-2 observations. It is found that the long GRBs and the XRFs observed by HETE-2 seem to follow the same sequence in the HR-Ep plane, with the XRFs at the low end of this sequence. We fit the sequence by a universal Band function, and find that this sequence is mainly defined by the low energy index α, and is insensitive to the high energy index,β. With fixed β=-5, a best fit is given by α=-1.00 with X^2min/dof=2.2. The long and short GRBs observed by BATSE follow significantly different sequences in the HR-Ep plane, with most of the short GRBs having a larger hardness ratio than the long GRBs at a given Ep. For the long GRBs a best-fit yields α=-0.30 and β=-2.05. For the short GRBs, a best fit gives α=-0.60 with x^2min=1.1 (withβfixed at-2.0 because it is numerically unstable). The α value for the short GRBs is significantly greater than that for the long GRBs. These results indicate that the global spectral behaviors of the long GRB sample and the XRF sample are similar, while that of the short GRBs is different. The short GRBs seem to be a unique subclass of GRBs, and they are not the higher energy extension of the long GRBs.     

On the Period Variation of the W UMa-type Contact Binary V502 Ophiuchi

The variation in the orbital period of the W UMa type contact binary V502 Oph is analyzed. The orbital period exhibits a wavelike variation with a periodicity of 23.0 years and an amplitude of △P = 1.24×10~(-6) days superimposed on secular decrease of dP/dt = 1.68×10-7 day per year. The long-term decrease may be accompanied by the contraction of the secondary at a rate of 83 m per year and a mass transfer rate from the primary to the secondary of 4.28×10~8 M per year. The short-term oscillation may be explained by the presence of a third component. Orbital elements of the third body and its possible mass are presented.     

气候变化对柴达木盆地水资源的影响-以克鲁克湖流域为例

利用气象、水文和遥感资料,根据柴达木盆地克鲁克湖流域湖泊、湿地和水文状况进行了分析.对柴达木盆地克鲁克湖流域1990-2006年TM卫星影像图解译,并与20世纪50-70年代遥感影像资料对比发现,克鲁克湖以及湿地沼泽群的面积变化不显著,而位于河流尾闾的托素湖水域面积以8.71 km2·(10a)-1的趋势缩小.建立了气候因子与湖泊面积回归方程,计算表明:上一年8-10月降水及年降水对克鲁克湖影响为正效应,而蒸发量及年干燥度对湖泊影响为负效应;气温对托素湖面积影响的贡献率最大,其次为年均水汽压饱和差,均为负效应.当降水量不变,气温每升高1 ℃,托素湖面积将减小5.40 km2;1989年以前,人为因子对托素湖萎缩占主导作用,贡献率为72.73%～85.03%;1989年之后,克鲁克湖维系了一个新的平衡,气候因子对湖泊萎缩贡献率占居主导作用,贡献率为78.39%.     

第五届全国油气储层学术研讨会在成都举行

第五届全国油气储层学术研讨会于2008年8月28～31日在四川省成都市召开。会议由中国地质学会沉积地质专业委员会、中国矿物岩石地球化学学会沉积学专业委员会主办,成都理工大学承办,中石油西南油气田分公司、中石化西南油气分公司、勘探南方分公司等单位协办。     

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