Wavelet analysis of non-Gaussian anisotropies from primordial voids in simulated maps of the Cosmic Microwave Background

Phase transitions taking place during the inflationary epoch give rise to bubbles of true vacuum embedded in the false vacuum. These bubbles can imprint a distinctive signal on the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). We evaluate the feasibility of detecting these signatures with wavelets in CMB maps, such as those that will be made available by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Planck mission.     

体积排阻高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定印度芥菜(Brassica Juncea)中镉铜锌形态

螯合作用是植物对细胞内重金属耐受的主要方式之一,植物中螯合肽(PCs)在植物耐重金属毒害中的作用己有许多报道,但作用程度并未得出一致的结论,关于PCs是在镉刺激下直接合成还是以谷胱甘肽为底物合成同样存在争议。本文研究了胁迫浓度和胁迫时间对超积累植物印度芥菜(Brassica juncea)中镉形态分布的影响。印度芥菜幼苗分别用0.5、1.0、3.0、5.0、10.0 mg/L镉标准溶液胁迫24 h、48 h、72 h、96 h后收获,用体积排阻高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱技术测定植物体根部和叶部中镉形态的含量。结果表明,在低胁迫浓度下(≤3.0 mg/L),植物叶中PCs-Cd的含量与胁迫浓度成正比;在高胁迫浓度下,PCs-Cd含量反而降低,根中PCs-Cd的含量持续增加,但叶中PCs-Cd总量高于根部,说明PCs在植物体内会由根部向叶部转移,从而提高了镉耐受性。在持续长时间胁迫下,PCs-Cd含量也降低,表明PCs在镉解毒机制中仅有短暂的作用;持续高浓度胁迫下,植物会引发其他机制来抵制Cd的毒性。研究认为PCs在镉解毒机制中的作用需要考虑胁迫时间和胁迫浓度这两个重要参数。     

Paleoenvironmental records of water level and climatic changes from the middle to late Holocene at a Lake Erie coastal wetland, Ontario, Canada

Pollen and diatom assemblages, and peat stratigraphies, from a coastal wetland on the northern shore of Lake Erie were used to analyze water level and climatic changes since the middle Holocene and their effects on wetland plant communities. Peat deposition began 4700 cal yr B.P. during the Nipissing II transgression, which was driven by isostatic rebound. At that time, a diatom-rich wild rice marsh existed at the site. Water level dropped at the end of the Nipissing rise at least 2 m within 200 yr, leading to the development of shallower-water plant communities and an environment too dry for most diatoms to persist. The sharp decline in water level was probably driven primarily by outlet incision, but climate likely played some role. The paleoecological records provide evidence for post-Nipissing century-scale transgressions occurring around 2300, 1160, 700 and 450 cal yr B.P. The chronology for these transgressions correlates with other studies from the region and implies climatic forcing. Peat inception in shallow sloughs across part of the study area around 700 cal yr B.P. coincides with the Little Ice Age. These records, considered alongside others from the region, suggest that the Little Ice Age may have resulted in a wetter climate across the eastern Great Lakes region.     

Determination of High Field Strength Elements, Rb, Sr, Mo, Sb, Cs, Tl and Bi at ng g−1 Levels in Geological Reference Materials by Magnetic Sector ICP-MS after HF/HClO4 High Pressure Digestion

Six low abundance rock reference materials (basalt BIR-1, dunite DTS-1, dolerite DNC-1, peridotite PCC-1, serpentine UB-N and basalt TAFAHI) have been analysed for high field strength elements (Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, Th and U), Rb, Sr, Mo, Sb, Cs, Tl and Bi at ng g⁻¹ levels (in rock) by magnetic sector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after HF/HClO₄ high pressure decomposition. The adopted method uses only indium as an internal standard. Detection limits were found to be in the range of 0.08 to 16.2 pg ml⁻¹ in solution (equivalent to 0.08 to 16.2 ng g⁻¹ in rock). Our data for high field strength elements, Rb, Sr, Mo, Sb, Cs, Tl and Bi for the six selected low abundance geological reference materials show general agreement with previously published data. Our Ta values in DTS-1 and PCC-1 (1.3 and 0.5 ng g⁻¹) are lower than in previously published studies, providing smooth primitive mantle distribution patterns. Lower values were also found for Tl in BIR-1, DTS-1 and PCC-1 (2, 0.4 and 0.8 ng g⁻¹). Compared with quadrupole ICP-MS studies, the proposed magnetic sector ICP-MS method can generally provide better detection limits, so that the measurement of high field strength elements, Rb, Sr, Mo, Sb, Cs, Tl and Bi at ng g⁻¹ levels can be achieved without pre-concentration, ion exchange separation or other specialised techniques.     

Temporal behavior of the background seismicity rate in central Japan, 1998 to mid-2003

We studied the temporal behavior of the background shallow seismicity rate in 700 circular areas across inland Japan. To search for and test the significance of the possible rate changes in background seismicity, we developed an efficient computational method that applies the space–time ETAS model proposed by Ogata in 1998 to the areas. Also, we conducted Monte Carlo tests using a simulated catalog to validate the model we applied. Our first finding was that the activation anomalies were found so frequently that the constant background seismicity hypothesis may not be appropriate and/or the triggered event model with constraints on the parameters may not adequately describe the observed seismicity. However, quiescence occasionally occurs merely by chance. Another outcome of our study was that we could automatically find several anomalous background seismicity rate changes associated with the occurrence of large earthquakes. Very significant seismic activation was found before the M6.1 Mt. Iwate earthquake of 1998. Also, possible seismic quiescence was found in an area 150 km southwest of the focal region of the M7.3 Western Tottori earthquake of 2000. The seismicity rate in the area recovered after the mainshock.     

全球变化中的地球化学基线值研究及中国的研究现状

介绍了“全球地球化学制图”(IGM)项目及其在中国的进展情况。展望了我国地球化学基线值研究工作方向及研究重点。     

化学地球动力学中的铂族元素地球化学

对球粒陨石和地幔样品来讲,Ru,Rh,Pd,Os,Ir和Pt等贵金属元素的含量比值在一定程度上是相同的,但是在地幔样品中它们的含量实际上比球粒陨石低大约2个数量级,因此提出了核幔分离之后地球增生过程的“后增薄层”假说。数百公里尺度地幔橄榄岩的PEG分布的不均一性除被认为由于增生阶段的不均一造成外,更可能是由于地幔形成之后的地幔过程、核－幔及壳－幔相互作用造成。部分熔融、岩浆结晶分异（特别是硫化物、金属相析离）、流体（包括岩浆）／岩石相互作用等造成了大型俯冲带、造山带中地幔橄榄岩、蛇绿岩和杂岩体的PGE分异,也是形成铬铁矿,大型贵金属矿床的主要机制。     

库水位变化下某泄洪洞进口高边坡的稳定性分析

在分析库水位变化与岸坡稳定性的一般规律的基础上,对某水库泄洪洞进口高边坡变形机理进行分析。然后计算分析不同水位升降条件下,蓄水＋暴雨、地震、地震＋地下水作用等三种工况的稳定性系数,确定危险警戒水位,并预测未来蓄水及库水位下降情况下泄洪洞进口边坡稳定性与库水位的关系,为蓄水后的边坡防治提供必要的理论依据。     

淮南市区浅层地下水求参公式的建立

根据淮南市区浅层地下水埋深浅，滞后效应小等特点，推导出一套实用的水文参数计算公式，包括：降水入渗补给地下水系数ａ，蒸发极限深度Ｌ，蒸发系数Ｃ，以及浅层地下水的给水度ｕ的计算公式。     

川东褶皱带构造发育深度层次与变形样式

地壳上层的结构特征和变形样式在垂直方向上的变化远远大于其在水平维度上的分异。川东褶皱带自晚古生代以来地史演化统一、地层展布稳定,之后新生代盆、山演化分异幅度较大,使得不同深度的地层和基底得以出露,不同地壳深度层次的构造样式得以展示,这为研究应力的垂向分异,提供了很好的条件。本文基于地壳垂直方向上变形几何的不守恒、构造脱耦以及构造层次的概念,通过野外构造现象的详细解析、野外脆性破裂产状统计、断裂之间交切关系以及活动性质观察等综合分析,结合遥感图像研究,对川东褶皱区隔挡式褶皱和隔槽式褶皱形成提出了新的解释模型。以华蓥山与齐岳山为界,川东褶皱带被分为3个呈叠置关系的区域。研究表明华蓥山以西(Ⅰ区)没有发生强烈的构造变形,变形深度最小(<2 km); 华蓥山与齐岳山之间(Ⅱ区)构造样式为在北北东向剪切作用下形成的陡立构造面理,变形深度为2～5 km; 而齐岳山以东(Ⅲ区)的构造样式是发育轴向北东的宽缓褶曲,变形深度为4～6.6 km。研究分析后得出,川东褶皱带在晚古生代以来,没有经历过大幅度的地壳垂向运动和明显的旋转运动,而白垩纪以后,发育了早期北北东向和晚期北东向的两期构造变形。Ⅱ、Ⅲ两区的构造样式发育于同一应力场(北西-南东主应力场),而晚期北东向断裂活动是形成上述3个区域呈现出断块并置的原因。另外,由于后期不同断块抬升和剥露的差异,使3个区域迥异的构造样式呈现在地表。这一认识对研究油气相关的构造圈闭、固体多金属矿产相关的矿床深度问题以及大地构造学等问题都有创新意义。