Experimental studies on the phase systems Fe-Ni-Pd-S and Fe-Pt-Pd-As-S applied to PGE deposits

Summary In the present paper current results of experimental investigation of the phase system Pd-Fe-Ni-S at 900°C, 725°C, 550°C and 400°C as well as of the phase system Pt-Fe-As-S at 850°C and 470°C are summarized. A preliminary note on the system Pt-Pd-As-S is added. Individual phase assemblages are presented, data on solubility of PGE in base metal sulphides/arsenides or alloys are given and solid solution ranges of important minerals are described as a function of temperature and phase assemblage. The extent and role of sulphide/arsenide melts in these systems are presented together with hints for, and examples of the application of the current experimental results for the explanation of ore-geological processes.

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Bisherige Ergebnisse experimenteller Untersuchungen in den Systemen Fe-Ni-Pd-S und Fe-Pt-Pd-As-S und ihre Bedeutung für Lagerstätten der Platin-Gruppen-Elemente

Zusammenfassung In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden bisherige Ergebnisse experimenteller Untersuchungen in den Phasensystemen Pd-Fe-Ni-S bei 900°C, 725°C, 550°C sowie 400°C, bzw. Pt-Fe-As-S bei 850°C und 470°C zusammengefasst. Vorläufige Anmerkungen zum System Pt-Pd-As-S werden gegeben. Die Phasenbeziehungen und die Löslichkeitsdaten von PGE's in Buntmetall-Sulfiden/Arseniden sowie deren Verbindungen werden präsentiert. Die Mischungsbereiche der wichtigsten Minerale werden als Funktion von Temperatur und Phasenvergesellschaftung diskutiert. Die Rolle von Sulfid/Arsenid Schmelzen in diesen Systemen und Beispiele für die Anwendung dieser experimentellen Ergebnisse zur Erklärung lagerstättenkundlicher Prozesse werden beschrieben.

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Structure and evolution of single WR stars

New computations of massive stars follow the evolution up to advanced stages and include:

-A large and flexible nuclear network consisting of 174 nuclear species that are linked by 1742 nuclear reactions.

-Semiconvection, overshooting and mass loss.

-Modern rates for both strong and weak interaction processes as well as the latest rates for the neutrino processes.

-Improved grid distribution and a large number of grid points.

The nuclear network and the diffusion equation are solved for each time step during the whole evolution. In this way the accuracy of nuclear yields and chemical abundances are mainly limited by uncertainties in the diffusion coefficient found from the convection theories. Several instability mechanisms may affect the mass loss rates of massive stars and thereby the structure and abundances of WR stars. Due to heavy mass loss at the LBV and WR stages, the masses at the pre-SN stage may be less than 5M _⊙. Yields and abundances throughout the stars are discussed together with the amount of all elements expelled.     

Seasonal dynamics of elemental sulfur in two coastal sediments

A spectrophotometric method for elemental sulfur (S⁰) analysis without interference from other reduced sulfur compounds was adapted for the use in reducing sediments. The S⁰ distribution in two coastal sediments was studied regularly from summer to winter and compared to factors regulating the S⁰ accumulation, such as redox potentials, the rate of bacterial sulfide production and the general sulfur chemistry. Dense coatings of sulfur bacteria developed on the sediment surface of a sulfuretum which had an S⁰ concentration of up to 41 μmol S cm^?3. The 2·5-mm thick bacterial coating contained 40% of all S⁰ in the sediment. A more typical marine sediment with a few cm thick oxidized surface layer had an S⁰ maximum of 1–3 μmol S cm^?3 at 2–4 cm depth. The S⁰ maximum in both sediments increased from summer to winter as the sediments gradually became more oxidized. The deeper layers maintained a low S⁰ concentration. Most of the S⁰ in the upper few mm of a laboratory sulfuretum was present inside sulfur bacteria and actively migrated up and down with the bacteria depending upon the changing light and oxygen conditions.     

白宫科研诚信提议虽晚却进展迅速

白宫推迟发布行政部门的科研诚信计划这一举动导致了最近的一场诉讼,并使公众产生对完善白宫2009年签署的科研诚信备忘录的担忧,尽管政府已采取了一些措施并在备忘录方面取得了进展。科研诚信备忘录发布于2009年3月9     

CO2 saturation estimates at Sleipner (North Sea) from seismic tomography and rock physics inversion

CO₂ saturations are estimated at Sleipner using a two-step imaging workflow. The workflow combines seismic tomography (full-waveform inversion) and rock physics inversion and is applied to a two-dimensional seismic line located near the injection point at Sleipner. We use baseline data (1994 vintage, before CO₂ injection) and monitor data that was acquired after 12 years of CO₂ injection (2008 vintage). P-wave velocity models are generated using the Full waveform inversion technology and then, we invert selected rock physics parameters using an rock physics inversion methodology. Full waveform inversion provides high-resolution P-wave velocity models both for baseline and monitor data. The physical relations between rock physics properties and acoustic wave velocities in the Utsira unconsolidated sandstone (reservoir formation) are defined using a dynamic rock physics model based on well-known Biot–Gassmann theories. For data prior to injection, rock frame properties (porosity, bulk and shear dry moduli) are estimated using rock physics inversion that allows deriving physically consistent properties with related uncertainty. We show that the uncertainty related to limited input data (only P-wave velocity) is not an issue because the mean values of parameters are correct. These rock frame properties are then used as a priori constraint in the monitor case. For monitor data, the Full waveform inversion results show nicely resolved thin layers of CO₂–brine saturated sandstones under intra-reservoir shale layers. The CO₂ saturation estimation is carried out by plugging an effective fluid phase in the rock physics model. Calculating the effective fluid bulk modulus of the brine–CO₂ mixture (using Brie equation in our study) is shown to be the key factor to link P-wave velocity to CO₂ saturation. The inversion tests are done with several values of Brie/patchiness exponent and show that the CO₂ saturation estimates are varying between 0.30 and 0.90 depending on the rock physics model and the location in the reservoir. The uncertainty in CO₂ saturation estimation is usually lower than 0.20. When the patchiness exponent is considered as unknown, the inversion is less constrained and we end up with values of exponent varying between 5 and 20 and up to 33 in specific reservoir areas. These estimations tend to show that the CO₂–brine mixing is between uniform and patchy mixing and variable throughout the reservoir.     

The 1s 2s states of negative hydrogen

Term values for the 1s 2s states of H^– are calculated with the use of simple eigenfunction approximations constructed on the basis of available Hartree-type functions for the 1s ² and 2s ² states of the ion. The results seem to support a tentative identification of the interstellar diffuse absorption bands at 4890 and 6180 as due to negative hydrogen.     

Heat budget of Flakevatn,a subpolar lake

Zusammenfassung Durch Kenntnis von Sommer- und Wintertemperaturen in dem südnorwegischen Gebirgssee Flakevatn (Meeresh?he 1448 m) konnte die Thermik des subpolaren Seetypus charakterisiert werden. Im Sommer herrscht in Flakevatn wiederholte Isothermie bei relativ hohen Temperaturen, im Winter wird der See ganz ausserordentlich abgekühlt (Fig. 1, Tabelle). Die sommerliche W?rmespeicherung betr?gt +5800, die winterliche −22500 cal/cm².      

Along-shelf hydrographic anomalies in the Nordic Seas (1960–2011): locally generated or advective signals?

The northward flow of warm and saline Atlantic Water through the eastern Nordic Seas sustains a spring-bloom ecosystem that hosts some of the world’s largest commercial fish stocks. Abrupt climatic changes, or changes beyond species-specific thresholds, may have severe effects on species abundance and distribution. Here, we utilize a numerical ocean model hindcast to explore the similarities and differences between large-scale anomalies, such as great salinity anomalies, and along-shelf hydrographic anomalies of regional origin, which represent abrupt changes at subannual time scales. The large-scale anomalies enter the Nordic Seas to the south and propagate northward at a speed one order of magnitude less than the Atlantic Water current speed. On the contrary, wind-generated along-shelf anomalies appear simultaneously along the Norwegian continental shelf and propagate northward at speeds associated with topographically trapped Kelvin waves. This process involves changes in the vertical extent of the Atlantic Water along the continental slope. Such a dynamic oceanic response both affects thermal habitats and has the potential to ventilate shelf waters by modifying the cross-shelf transport of nutrients and key prey items for early stages of fish.