Klukiopsis jurassica--A new Jurassic schizaeaceous fern from China

A new Jurassic schizaeaceous fern Klukiopsis jurassica gen. et sp. nov. from Yima, Henan Province, China is described. The new fern is characterized by the abaxial sori arranged in two rows, apical and complete annulus and more than 800 smooth trilete spores in each sorus.     

Clustering of galaxy clusters in cold dark matter universes

We use very large cosmological N -body simulations to obtain accurate predictions for the two-point correlations and power spectra of mass-limited samples of galaxy clusters. We consider two currently popular cold dark matter (CDM) cosmogonies, a critical density model ( τ CDM) and a flat low density model with a cosmological constant (ΛCDM). Our simulations each use 10⁹ particles to follow the mass distribution within cubes of side 2  h ⁻¹ Gpc ( τ CDM) and 3  h ⁻¹ Gpc (ΛCDM) with a force resolution better than 10⁻⁴ of the cube side. We investigate how the predicted cluster correlations increase for samples of increasing mass and decreasing abundance. Very similar behaviour is found in the two cases. The correlation length increases from     for samples with mean separation     to     for samples with     The lower value here corresponds to τ CDM and the upper to ΛCDM. The power spectra of these cluster samples are accurately parallel to those of the mass over more than a decade in scale. Both correlation lengths and power spectrum biases can be predicted to better than 10 per cent using the simple model of Sheth, Mo & Tormen. This prediction requires only the linear mass power spectrum and has no adjustable parameters. We compare our predictions with published results for the automated plate measurement (APM) cluster sample. The observed variation of correlation length with richness agrees well with the models, particularly for ΛCDM. The observed power spectrum (for a cluster sample of mean separation     ) lies significantly above the predictions of both models.     

A numerical study of the r-mode instability of rapidly rotating nascent neutron stars

The first results of numerical analysis of classical r-modes of rapidly rotating compressible stellar models are reported. The full set of linear perturbation equations of rotating stars in Newtonian gravity is solved numerically without the slow rotation approximation. A critical curve of gravitational wave emission induced instability, which restricts the rotational frequencies of hot young neutron stars, is obtained. Taking the standard cooling mechanisms of neutron stars into account, we also show the 'evolutionary curves' along which neutron stars are supposed to evolve as cooling and spinning down proceed. Rotational frequencies of 1.4-M_⊙ stars suffering from this instability decrease to around 100 Hz when the standard cooling mechanism of neutron stars is employed. This result confirms the results of other authors, who adopted the slow rotation approximation.     

Influence of the r-mode instability on hypercritically accreting neutron stars

We have investigated the influence of the r-mode instability on hypercritically accreting neutron stars in close binary systems during their common envelope phases, based on the scenario proposed by Brown et al. On the one hand, neutron stars are heated by the accreted matter at the stellar surface, but on the other hand they are also cooled down by the neutrino radiation. At the same time, the accreted matter transports its angular momentum and mass to the star. We have studied the evolution of the stellar mass, temperature and rotational frequency.
The gravitational-wave-driven instability of the r-mode oscillation strongly suppresses spinning up of the star, the final rotational frequency of which is well below the mass-shedding limit, in fact typically as low as 10 per cent of that of the mass-shedding state. On a very short time-scale the rotational frequency tends to approach a certain constant value and saturates there, as long as the amount of accreted mass does not exceed a certain limit to collapse to a black hole. This implies that a similar mechanism of gravitational radiation to that in the so-called 'Wagoner star' may work in this process. The star is spun up by accretion until the angular momentum loss by gravitational radiation balances the accretion torque. The time-integrated dimensionless strain of the radiated gravitational wave may be large enough to be detectable by gravitational wave detectors such as LIGO II.     

Simulation Study on High Energy Cosmic Electron Detection by Shower Image

Many projects have recently been carried out and proposed for observing high energy electrons since it is realized that cosmic ray electrons are very important when study-ing the dark matter particles and the acceleration mechanism of cosmic rays. An imaging calorimeter,BETS (Balloon-borne Electron Telescope with Scintillator fiber),has been de-veloped for this purpose. Using pattern analysis of the shower development,the electrons can be selected from those primary cosmic ray proton events with flux heights one-tenth that of the electrons. The Monte-Carlo simulation is indispensable for the instrument design,the sig-nal trigger and the data analysis. We present different shower simulation codes and compare the simulation results with the beam test and the flight data of BETS. We conclude that the code FLUKA2002 gives the most consistent results with the experimental data.     

东濮凹陷新生代断裂特征分析

为了研究东濮凹陷新生代断裂系统的发育特征,通过对凹陷内不同区段地震剖面的解释,根据断层活动速率分析了东濮凹陷新生代断裂的活动特征及其强度,并对凹陷内不同部位的断层特征进行了对比分析。结果显示,东濮凹陷不同区段的断层发育特征既有一定的相似性,又有一定的差异性。断裂发育受到欧亚构造域和滨太平洋构造域的共同影响,同时在各区段受到的影响又有所差异。     

Visibility Characteristics over the South China Sea during 1980–2018 Based on Gridded Data Generated by Artificial Neural Network

This paper generated gridded visibility(Vis) data from 1980 to 2018 over the South China Sea(SCS) based on artificial neural network(ANN), and the accuracy of the generated data was tested. Then, temporal and spatial characteristics of Vis in the area were analyzed based on the generated Vis data. The results showed that Vis in the southern SCS was generally better than that in the northern SCS. In the past 39 years, Vis in both spring and winter has improved, especially in winter at a significant increased speed of 0.37 km decade~(-1). However, Vis in both summer and autumn has decreased, especially in summer with an obvious reduction of 0.84 km decade~(-1). Overall, Vis is best in summer and worst in winter, averaging 31.89 km in summer and 20.96 km in winter, which may be related to the difference of climatic conditions and wind speed in different seasons. At the same time, probability of low Vis in spring is significantly higher than that in other seasons, especially in the northwest of Hainan Island and the northwest of Malaysia.     

山东省远距离热带气旋暴雨研究

应用1971-2003年的山东降水资料、常规天气图资料、台风年签和NCEP资料,对在华南沿海登陆和活动的热带气旋在山东造成远距离暴雨的气候特征进行统计分析,对环流形势场进行合成分析.建立了山东省远距离热带气旋暴雨的天气学模型.分别计算分析了山东有和无远距离热带气旋暴雨合成的水汽和温湿能的收支.结果表明:在华南沿海登陆和活动的热带气旋与西风带环流系统和副热带高压相互作用在山东造成的远距离热带气旋暴雨年均2.5次.暴雨的范围广、强度大.出现暴雨的时间比热带气旋登陆时间滞后.在山东造成远距离暴雨的热带气旋在华南沿海登陆时,中心东部有一股东南风或偏南风低空急流指向内陆.中高纬度中低层西风带环流弱,位置偏北.500 hPa西风带中的偏北气流与副高边缘的偏南气流在山东境内汇合.低层850-700 hPa伴有低值系统影响,山东为气旋性环流控制.热带气旋登陆后其中心附近的中低层偏南风急流向北伸展,绕过副高脊线直达山东.在台风中心附近至山东之间建立起水汽和温湿能的输送通道,把高温高湿的暖湿空气源源不断地向山东输送.在台风登陆后12-48小时内,山东暴雨区上空有大量的水汽和温湿能的净流入.暖湿气流与西风带气流相汇合,产生辐合上升,造成暴雨.     

关于弹性应力波的三种传播模式

分析了小变形情况下变形体的平动变形和转动变形,利用连续介质的动量和动量矩守恒方程,应用各向同性线弹性体的本构关系和偶应力本构关系,提出无限弹性介质中存在体积波(压力波)、旋转波(偶应力波)和偏斜波(偏斜应力波).旋转波和偏斜波均满足形式一致的四阶波动方程,但引起不同的运动学行为和应力状态,四阶旋转波和偏斜波的传播速度不再是依赖材料参数的常值.不计旋转变形时,各向同性弹性固体中只有体积波和二阶偏斜波的传播,这时传播速度均为常数.在3种波动模式中,体积波与传统弹性应力波理论完全一致,四阶偏斜波可退化为二阶偏斜波,但后者不同于传统应力波理论中以位移作为波函数的二阶剪切波.从变形运动学与内力的关系以及能量传播的角度分析了传统应力波理论中关于二阶旋转波和二阶剪切波存在的问题.