Discovery of six high-redshift quasars with the Lijiang 2.4 m telescope and the Multiple Mirror Telescope

Quasars with redshifts greater than 4 are rare, and can be used to probe the structure and evolution of the early universe. Here we report the discovery of six new quasars with i-band magnitudes brighter than 19.5 and redshifts between 2.4 and 4.6 from spectroscopy with the Yunnan Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (YFOSC) at the Lijiang 2.4 m telescope in February, 2012. These quasars are in the list of z > 3.6 quasar candidates selected by using our proposed J K/i Y criterion and the photometric redshift estimations from the SDSS optical and UKIDSS near-IR photometric data. Nine candidates were observed by YFOSC, and five among six new quasars were identified as z > 3.6 quasars. One of the other three objects was identified as a star and the other two were unidentified due to the lower signal-to-noise ratio of their spectra. This is the first time that z > 4 quasars have been discovered using a telescope in China. Thanks to the Chinese Telescope Access Program (TAP), the redshift of 4.6 for one of these quasars was confirmed by the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) Red Channel spectroscopy. The continuum and emission line properties of these six quasars, as well as their central black hole masses and Eddington ratios, were obtained.     

A systematic study on energy dependence of quasi-periodic oscillation frequency in GRS 1915+105

Systematically studying all the RXTE/PCA observations for GRS 1915+105 before November 2010, we have discovered three additional patterns in the relation between Quasi-Periodic Oscillation (QPO) frequency and photon energy, extending earlier outcomes reported by Qu et al. (Astrophys. J. 710:836, 2010). We have confirmed that as QPO frequency increases, the relation evolves from the negative correlation to positive one. The newly discovered patterns provide new constraints on the QPO models.     

2021年青海玛多Ms7.4地震的重力挠曲均衡背景与震前重力变化

本文综合利用EIGEN6C4布格重力异常、SIO V15.1地形和流动重力观测数据,研究2021年玛多Ms7.4地震的重力挠曲均衡背景和震前重力变化特征.首先,基于岩石圈挠曲均衡模型,结合布格重力异常和地形数据,采用有限差分方法计算了震中及周边地区(青藏高原东北部)岩石圈有效弹性厚度(Te)和挠曲均衡重力异常.结果表明,青藏高原东北部Te为0～100 km,横向差异明显,且与块体构造关系密切.巴颜喀拉块体以北的柴达木块体Te值高达50～80 km,以南的羌塘块体大部分区域的Te大于20 km,五道梁以南出现局部大于30 km的高值区,玉树—德格地区出现局部大于40 km的高值区.巴颜喀拉块体Te为0～20 km,较其南北块体明显偏小,更易于发生形变,从而在南北"夹持"下发生物质东向运动,是青藏高原中部物质东流的主要区域.地震易发生在岩石圈强弱变化的过渡地带(Te变化梯度带),以及Te较小区域的断裂带上.本次地震即发生在巴颜喀拉块体内部Te低值区,震中附近有效弹性厚度约为15 km.震前流动重力变化分析表明,2015年以来3～5年的累积重力变化自西向东呈负-正-负的区域性变化特征,大致以震中为界形成了垂直于断裂带的重力变化高梯度带,主要反映了震前青藏高原物质东流过程中出现的深部构造运动态势.2018年以来的重力变化主要呈围绕震中形成西正-东负的弱区域性变化特征,显示震中地区已处于高应力应变的"固化"状态,地震即发生在重力变化零值线拐弯部位.     

基于范阿伦双星EMFISIS观测数据的NWC和NAA人工甚低频台站信号的内磁层全球统计分布

地球表面的人工甚低频台站信号可以穿透电离层泄漏进地球磁层导致内辐射带电子沉降到两极大气.因此研究人工甚低频台站信号的空间全球分布特性对于分析辐射带电子的损失具有重要科学意义.本文使用范阿伦双星从2013年到2018年共计6年的高质量的波动观测数据,统计了 NWC(19.8 kHz)、NAA(24.0 kHz)两个人工VLF台站信号的全球分布,分析了台站信号的电场功率谱密度对地理经纬度、磁壳值L、磁地方时MLT、地磁活动水平的依赖性.结果表明,在内磁层中,人工台站VLF信号主要沿着台站位置对应的磁力线传播,夜侧强度高于日侧,冬季高于夏季.这种日夜和夏冬差异的形成是因为夜侧和冬季的日照强度较弱,电离层电子密度较低,VLF信号较容易穿透电离层进入磁层.此外人工VLF台站信号的全球分布受地磁活动的影响很弱.这些统计观测结果给出了 NWC和NAA两个重要人工VLF台站信号强度的全球分布特征,为进一步分析人工VLF台站信号与地球辐射带电子的波粒相互作用提供了关键信息.     

A 2D well-balanced,coupled model of water flow,sediment transport,and bed evolution based on unstructured grids with efficient variable storage strategy

In recent decades,a few Godunov-type,finite volume two-dimensional(2D)unstructured grid,coupled flow,and sediment models(GF2DUCM)have been developed for flows over erodible beds.These kinds of models are generally analyzed as a Vertex Model(VM)that define topography at the cell vertex,which can lead to the non-conservation of mass regarding flow,sediment,and bed evolution.Here,a full cellcantered variable storage method(Central Model or CM)is applied as the solution of the GF2DUCM.In this method,terrain elevation is defined at the cell centroids;this accurately describes the physical relations between the water depth and topography deformation.This approach can fully eliminate calculation errors in topography deformation at local cells caused by the interpolation of topography deformation at the cell vertex,and reduced uncertainty in the computation of the GF2DUCM.The model performance is systematically tested using a series of laboratory experiments,which demonstrate the mass conservation feature and high accuracy in reproducing hydrodynamic and morphological processes.     

基于RSEI模型的石家庄生态环境质量评价

对石家庄地区的生态环境质量进行评价,对于该地区的生态环境治理和保护有重要意义.故选取2001-2018年之间5个时间点的Landsat TM和Landsat-8 OLI影像,通过提取绿度、湿度、干度和热度4项指标,结合主成分分析得到遥感生态指数RSEI,从而对石家庄地区的生态环境质量时空演变进行分析.结果表明:2001-2018年,石家庄RSEI指数略有上升;研究区大部分区域为RSEI等级为良和优的地区,占比从73.31％提高到了77.72％,变好的区域集中于石家庄西部山地地区;石家庄RSEI和NDVI、NDSI关系相较于WET、LST更为密切.石家庄生态环境质量整体较好,应继续增加绿化面积,实现生态环境保护和经济的协调发展.     

深部地质资源地球物理探测技术研究发展

随着经济发展,人类经济社会对资源与能源的需求日益增加.我国在采资源正在枯竭,供需矛盾不断加大,对外依存度较高.国家对陆地盲区、深地和深海的资源勘探极为重视,同时未来勘探对象更为隐蔽、地质条件更为复杂,勘探与开采难度越来越大.地球物理方法作为勘查技术中最有效准确的预测方法之一,为满足勘探任务的需求,近年来地球物理勘探在研究新技术、新方法、仪器研发和数据处理解释等方面取得突破性进展.本文详细阐述我国的金属矿、煤矿、油气以及非常规油气资源的勘探开发现状,归纳了相应领域的地球物理技术新进展,对深地资源的勘探开发进行了展望,为资源与能源开发提供参考.     

物质点强度折减法边坡失稳判据选择方法

用物质点强度折减法求解边坡安全系数时,需要选择一定的失稳判据,而采用不同的失稳判据获得的安全系数通常存在一定差异.为此,采用物质点强度折减法对两个边坡算例进行了稳定性分析,对比研究了文献中常用的4种边坡失稳判据(计算不收敛、特征点位移突变、塑性应变贯通及界限值判据)在计算边坡安全系数时的合理性及适用性.同时,将Spen...     

广西百色盆地东部古近系那读组湖相灰岩

百色盆地东部田东坳陷那坤地区古近系那读组三段下部发育一套数米至数十米厚的湖相灰岩,岩石以浅灰色-灰色、含大量的螺蚌化石和具核形石结构为特征,间夹有薄层的泥岩、钙质泥质粉砂岩。本文在实测地表剖面和详细观察岩心的基础上,仔细研究了此套灰岩的岩石学特征。依据丰富的原生沉积构造、古生物化石标志以及沉积地球化学、测井相特征将湖相灰岩的沉积相划分为滨湖、颗粒滩、浅湖三个亚相以及灰泥坪、沼泽、颗粒坪、滩缘、滩核、滩间水道、灰泥浅湖、泥质浅湖等八个微相,并详细地研究了各微相的沉积特征。结合该灰岩的区域分布和沉积相的平面展布格局指出沉积相主体属于浅湖的颗粒滩,并提出了相应的沉积相模式。     

The unification of RBLs with XBLs

Many astronomers have discussed the property of BL Lacertae objects, including the variation of spectrum, the correlation of multi-wave bands and the property of polarization, which could give good information for studying intrinsic correlation of components and position of BL Lacertae objects. In the paper, we investigated the properties of RBLs and XBLs and RBLs/XBLs (these objects can also be found by radio survey as by X-ray survey). Firstly, we collected the light curve of 28 BL Lacertae objects, and gained their short timescales by Structure Function (SF). Secondly, we analyzed the distribution of the short timescales of some BL Lacertae objects, including 28 objects’ timescales calculated by SF, as well as the distribution of the redshift and the black hole mass and the flux densities of the multi-wavebands (radio, near-infrared, optical and Gamma-ray). Based on statistical analysis, the result of the paper support the unification model of RBLs and XBLs.