Pulse profile stability of the Crab pulsar

We present an X-ray timing analysis of the Crab pulsar, PSR B0531+21, using archival RXTE data. We have investigated the stability of the Crab pulse profile, in soft (2-20 keV) and hard (30-100 keV) X-ray energies, over the last decade of RXTE operation. The analysis includes measurement of the separation between the two pulse peaks and the intensity and widths of the two peaks. We did not find any significant time dependency in the pulse shape. The two peaks have been stable in phase, intensity and width f...     

Observing the reconnection region in a transequatorial loop system

A vertical current sheet is a crucial element in many flare/coronal mass ejection (CME) models. For the first time, Liu et al. reported a vertical current sheet directly imaged during the flare rising phase with the EUV Imaging Telescope (EIT) onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). As a follow-up study, here we present the comprehensive analysis and detailed physical interpretation of the observation. The current sheet formed due to the gradual rise of a transequatorial loop system. As the l...     

A computational method to help identify and measure metallines in high resolution QSO spectra

A computational code is developed to help identify metal absorption linesin high resolution QSO spectra,especially in the Lyα forest.The input to the codeincludes a list of line central wavelengths,column densities and Doppler widths.Thecode then searches for candidate metal absorption systems and assesses the probability that each system could be real.The framework of the strategy we employ isdescribed in detail and we discuss how to estimate the errors in line profile fitting thatare essential to identifi...     

Rapid variability in S5 0716+714

S5 0716+714 is one of the targets in our long term blazar monitoring program carried out with the 1.56-m telescope at Sheshan Station of Shanghai Astronomical Observatory,China.We report a very rapid variability of ΔI = 0.611 ± 0.102 mag over 3.6 min detected in our monitoring program during the period from December 2000 to March 2007.The rapid variability suggests that the mass for the central black hole is log(M/M) = 7.68 8.38.     

一种基于时空拥挤度的应急疏散路径优化方法

提出时空拥挤度的概念来描述时间与空间维上的移动对象的拥挤程度,并以此提出一种基于拥挤度的应急疏散路径优化方法,该方法能够为大型公共场所的人员疏散提供从建筑物内部经由路网离开危险区域的一个完整疏散路径方案。分析在疏散路径分配的过程中以最短路径为基础的疏散路径分配方案的拥堵情形,然后以缓解拥堵、减少疏散总时间为目标,设计疏散路径分配方案的优化方法。试验结果表明优化后的方案能够减轻整个疏散方案的拥堵程度,同时能够为每个疏散个体提供一条相对合理的疏散路径。     

基于非差观测的网络实时动态定位方法及其在连续运行基准站跨网服务中的应用

基于非差观测的网络实时动态定位(RTK)方法通过提供每颗卫星的误差改正量,使网内用户获得与网络RTK方法等价的快速精密单点定位服务。当用户跨越连续运行基准站(CORS)网内由不同参考站组成的子网(参考子网)甚至跨越不同CORS网时,都能有效避免因所选取的主参考站变化而引起的模糊度重新初始化,从而保持观测时段内用户定位结果的连续可靠和跨CORS网服务时算法上的无缝衔接。通过对海上实测动态数据处理结果的分析,验证该方法的定位精度、初始化时间与现有网络RTK方法在量级上的一致性,以及跨不同参考子网和CORS网时实现无缝衔接的有效性。     

Sequence Characteristics of Foreland Basin and Its Difference from Those of Other Types of Basin

Based on the case history study of sequence stratigraphic framework,sequence model,and the controlling factors on sequence formation in the southern Junggar foreland basin,a contrasting comparison of the characteristics among the foreland basin,the faulted basin,and the sag basin is made in the aspects of sequence architecture,filling style,the controlling factors on sequence development,the migrations of basin center and depocenter,etc..The current study results show that there are major differences and th...     

Formation Mechanism of Underpressured Reservoir in Huatugou Oilfield of Qaidam Basin

Underpressured reservoirs are widespread in the Huatugou(花土沟) oilfield of the western uplift in Qaidam basin,western China.At depths between 462 and 1 248 m,the pressure of Neogene reservoirs in the Huatugou oilfield is only about 40% to 80% of hydrostatic pressure.Based on a study of the geological characteristics of these underpressured reservoirs,this work used fluid inclusion analysis and numerical simulation to investigate the mechanism creating these abnormal pressures and to evaluate the characterist...     

An Improved Method Based on Shallow Ice Approximation to Calculate Ice Thickness along Flow-Line and Volume of Mountain Glaciers

To evaluate the water storage and project the future evolution of glaciers, the ice-thickness of glaciers is an essential input. However, direct measurements of ice thickness are labo-rious, not feasible everywhere, and necessarily restricted to a small number of glaciers. In this article, we develop a simple method to estimate the ice-thickness along flow-line of mountain glaciers. Different from the traditional method based on shallow ice approximation (SIA), which gives a relationship be-tween ice thickn...