Foregrounds for redshifted 21-cm studies of reionization: Giant Meter Wave Radio Telescope 153-MHz observations

Foreground subtraction is the biggest challenge for future redshifted 21-cm observations to probe reionization. We use a short Giant Meter Wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) observation at 153 MHz to characterize the statistical properties of the background radiation across ∼1° to subarcmin angular scales, and across a frequency band of 5 MHz with 62.5 kHz resolution. The statistic we use is the visibility correlation function, or equivalently the angular power spectrum   C _l   . We present the results obtained from using relatively unsophisticated, conventional data calibration procedures. We find that even fairly simple-minded calibration allows one to estimate the visibility correlation function at a given frequency   V ₂( U , 0)  . From our observations, we find that   V ₂( U , 0)  is consistent with foreground model predictions at all angular scales except the largest ones probed by our observations where the model predictions are somewhat in excess. On the other hand, the visibility correlation between different frequencies  κ( U , Δν)  seems to be much more sensitive to calibration errors. We find a rapid decline in  κ( U , Δν)  , in contrast with the prediction of less than 1 per cent variation across 2.5 MHz. In this case, however, it seems likely that a substantial part of the discrepancy may be due to limitations of data reduction procedures.     

Are the missing X-ray breaks in gamma-ray burst afterglow light curves merely hidden?

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglow observations in the Swift era have a perceived lack of achromatic jet breaks compared to the BeppoSAX or pre- Swift era. Specifically, relatively few breaks, consistent with jet breaks, are observed in the X-ray light curves of these bursts. If these breaks are truly missing, it has serious consequences on the interpretation of GRB jet collimation and energy requirements, and the use of GRBs as cosmological tools. Here, we address the issue of X-ray breaks that are possibly 'hidden' and hence the light curves are misinterpreted as being single power laws. We do so by synthesizing X-ray telescope (XRT) light curves and fitting both single and broken power laws, and comparing the relative goodness of each fit via Monte Carlo analysis. Even with the well-sampled light curves of the Swift era, these breaks may be left misidentified, hence caution is required when making definite statements on the absence of achromatic breaks.     

On the extraction of extended structure from Herschel-SPIRE scanning observations in the presence of 1/f noise

We present results from a study of the impact of uncorrelated 1/ f noise on the extraction of spatial structure, on a range of scales, from sky mapping observations made using the Herschel-SPIRE (the spectral and photometric imaging receiver) photometer in the scan-map mode. These studies were carried out using a detailed instrument simulator, and the output reduced using the map-making algorithm to be implemented in the SPIRE data pipeline. The influence of source size scale, telescope-scanning rate and 1/ f noise knee frequency is investigated, and operational bounds to the expected losses are presented, using the case of zero 1/ f (white) noise as a benchmark. Both cross-linked and non-cross-linked observing options are studied. The results presented here represent the best current estimate of the sensitivity of the SPIRE photometer to emission on arbitrary scales. The data presented are general and scalable to any SPIRE observation made using the scanning mode.     

Relationship between pulse width and energy in GRB 060124: from X-ray to γ-ray bands

GRB 060124 is the first event that both prompt and afterglow emission were observed simultaneously by the three Swift instruments. Its main peak also triggered Konus-Wind and HETE-II. Therefore, investigation on both the temporal and spectral properties of the prompt emission can be extended to X-ray bands. We perform a detailed analysis on the two well identified pulses of this burst, and find that the pulses are narrower at higher energies, and both X-rays and γ-rays follow the same w–E relation for an individual pulse. However, there is no a universal power-law index of the w–E relation among pulses. We find also that the rise-to-decay ratio r/d seems not to evolve with E and the r/d values are well consistent with that observed in typical GRBs. The broadband spectral energy distribution also suggests that the X-rays are consistent with the spectral behavior of the γ-rays. These results indicate that the X-ray emission tracks the γ-ray emission and the emissions in the two energy bands are likely to be originated from the same physical mechanism.     

土钉支护现场测试及三维数值模拟分析

在进行土钉轴力和边坡位移测试的基础上 ,进行了土钉支护的三维数值模拟研究 ,对边坡位移、土钉轴力、塑性区分布等分别作了较为深入的探讨 ,认识到土钉与土体相互作用形成了一个完整的支护体系 ;基坑失稳破坏并非传统意义上的土体和土钉的破坏 ,而是土钉支护体系的整体性破坏 ;土钉支护体系的形成正是通过土钉的分担作用、应力传递与扩散作用来实现的 ,这是土钉支护作用的实质.     

华南地区锡多金属矿床空间数据统计分析

基于MAPGIS系统平台空间分析方法的特点, 以华南地区的锡多金属矿床为空间分析对象,对锡多金属矿床的分布态势及有利成矿地层、构造、岩浆岩等要素的相关对象属性进行了统计分析, 初步总结出华南地区燕山期和晋宁期岩浆岩、泥盆系和侏罗系地层及NE向或NEE向断裂带等有利因素的叠加复合部位是寻找锡多金属矿床的有利成矿条件组合标志, 为成矿预测及相关区域找矿工作的部署提供了量化依据.     

季节性Kendall检验及其在三门峡水库水质趋势分析中的应用

选择1997—2002年三门峡库区的龙门、潼关和三门峡3个断面的水质监测资料,运用季节性Kendall检验方法分析三门峡水库水质趋势,结果显示：龙门断面,CODMn、NO2-N及Hg的变化趋势不明显,NH3-N呈显著上升趋势,As、Cd和Cu呈显著下降趋势,而Pb则呈高度显著下降趋势;潼关断面,NH3-N、NO2-N和Hg的变化趋势不明显,CODMn呈显著上升趋势,As、Cd和Pb呈显著下降趋势,而Cu则呈高度显著下降趋势;三门峡断面,CODMn、NO2-N、As及Hg的变化趋势不明显,NH3-N污染呈显著上升趋势,Cd呈显著下降趋势,而Cu和Pb则呈高度显著下降趋势。     

54与80坐标系转换数学模型研究

54北京坐标系与80西安坐标系转换计算,属54系与80系不同参考椭球下高斯—克吕格投影数据转换计算,因全国不同区域重力场的变化而无法用一个固定的参数或公式推算,能否另辟途径实现其精确算法。应用多元统计分析基础理论,研究二者互换随机数学模型,以福建省区域为例,成功实现大批数据坐标转换。     

张集煤矿灰岩含水层数值模拟及涌水量预测

为了正确评价淮南煤矿张集煤矿灰岩含水层对煤层开采的影响,探明详细的水文地质条件,本文利用–536 m水平放水成果资料,利用GMS建立了张集煤矿C3I 组灰岩含水层水文地质模型及其数值模型,经识别和验证后,获得了灰岩含水层水文地质参数,并结合“突水系数”,进行数值模拟分析,计算水文地质参数,预计灰岩疏水量,并利用数值模拟参数分别模拟计算了–536 m、–565 m 水平、–566 m水平的安全开采下的疏放量,依据此次计算结果,给张集煤矿采煤过程中灰岩水的防治提供了一定借鉴。     

1960-2013年艾比湖绿洲湿地潜在蒸散量及地表湿润度变化特征分析

基于阿拉山口、精河、博乐、温泉4个气象站点1960-2013年地面观测气象数据,采用Penman-Monteith公式、Mann-Kendall检验、小波分析、主成分相关分析等方法分析艾比湖绿洲湿地年及季节潜在蒸散量及地表湿润度的特征变化及定量化成因,以期为艾比湖绿洲湿地区域的水资源科学配置提供科学依据。结果表明：（1）1960-2013年,艾比湖绿洲湿地年平均潜在蒸散量为1 063.52mm,夏季值最大为552.3 mm,冬季最小为25.3 mm,年平均潜在蒸散量以12.68 mm·（10a）^-1的速率递减,各季节潜在蒸散变化趋势与年变化一致,夏季表现最明显;（2）Mann-Kendall检验表明,年均和春、夏、秋潜在蒸散量显著性突变时间分别是1991年、1994年、1994年和1993年,冬季不存在突变,显著性突变均发生在21世纪90年代,地表湿润度年突变时间为1985年;（3）艾比湖绿洲湿地潜在蒸散量及地表湿润度存在明显的周期变化,主震荡周期分别为29 a和21 a,以多、少交替发生,具有全域性;（4）风速是年及季节潜在蒸散量的主导因素,地表湿润度变化的主导因素是降水量和相对湿度。