XTE J1901+014—the first low-mass Fast X-ray transient?

We continue to study the fast X-ray transient XTE J1901+014 discovered in 2002 by the RXTE observatory, whose nature has not yet been established. Based on the XMM-Newton observations of the source in 2006, we have obtained its energy spectrum, light curves, and power spectrum in the energy range 0.5–10 keV, which are in good agreement with our results obtained previously from the data of other observatories. In turn, this suggests that the source’s emission is stable in the quiescent state. The XMM-Newton observations also allowed the source’s localization accuracy to be improved to ≤2″, which subsequently enabled us to search for its optical companion with the RTT-150 and 6-m BTA (Special Astrophysical Observatory) telescopes. Combining optical, X-ray, and infrared observations, we have concluded that the optical companion in the system under study can be either a later-type star at a distance of several kpc or a very distant red giant or an A or F star. Thus, XTE J1901+014 may be the first low-mass fast X-ray transient.     

淡水和海水环境下沉积物搬运过程碳释放通量的模拟研究

基于室内物理模拟实验, 对长江沉积物进行淡水和海水环境下沉积物搬运过程碳释放通量实验模拟。结果表明, 模拟实验初期, 淡水和海水均为大气CO₂的源, 但淡水CO₂释放通量略高于海水;淡水、海水两种环境下, CH₄释放通量均较小, 为弱释放-弱吸收过程。对两种环境下碳通量对比研究发现,Eh 值可能是造成淡水和海水环境下CO₂通量差别的主要原因, 而pH 值可能对CO₂通量差别的影响较小。两种环境下温室气体通量差别的具体原因仍需进一步研究。通过模拟对比试验, 旨在为系统地认识长江流域水库的温室效应与减排提供科学依据, 为我国清洁水电能源发展提供理论参考。     

RICE PRODUCER‐PROCESSOR NETWORKS IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE*

ABSTRACT. Pressured by structural adjustment loan conditions, Côte d'Ivoire reduced state support for rice production and processing during the 1990s. In this article we examine how various actors in the rice commodity chain adapted to the macroeconomic reforms. Following a brief history of the rice sector, we present the results of fieldwork based on interviews conducted in 2002 of farmers, millers, traders, and workers in the state extension service and nongovernmental organizations. We found that, in the absence of state supports for farmers, private millers became the focal point of regional producer‐processor rice networks. The four networks identified became the sole source of domestic commercial rice when the state removed subsidies for fertilizer and modern seeds, privatized extension, and liberalized prices and imports. To increase their role in the national rice supply, the rice networks may need support through microlending and a focus on niche markets.     

Hydropower – A Green Energy? Tropical Reservoirs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reservoirs are man‐made lakes that severely impact on river ecosystems, and in addition, the new lake ecosystem can be damaged by several processes. Thus, the benefits of a reservoir, including energy production and flood control, must be measured against their impact on nature. New investigations point out that shallow and tropical reservoirs have high emission rates of the greenhouse gases CO₂ and CH₄. The methane emissions contribute strongly to climate change because CH₄ has a 25 times higher global warming potential than CO₂. The pathways for its production include ebullition, diffuse emission via the water‐air interface, and degassing in turbines and downstream of the reservoir in the spillway and the initial river stretch. Greenhouse gas emissions are promoted by a eutrophic state of the reservoir, and, with higher trophic levels, anaerobic conditions occur with the emission of CH₄. This means that a qualitative and quantitative jump in greenhouse gas emissions takes place. Available data from Petit Saut, French Guinea, provides a first quantification of these pathways. A simple evaluation of the global warming potential of a reservoir can be undertaken using the energy density, the ratio of the reservoir surface and the hydropower capacity; this parameter is mainly determined by the reservoir's morphometry but not by the hydropower capacity. Energy densities of some reservoirs are given and it is clearly seen that some reservoirs have a global warming potential higher than that of coal use for energy production.     

开发地震技术及进展

地震技术经过多年的发展,已经成为寻找石油和天然气的重要手段.并且正逐步向油气开发及生产领域渗透.出现的新技术主要包括：3D地震、垂直地震剖面、井间地震、时间推移地震、多波多分量地震、微地震检测、随钻地震等新技术.这些技术在国内各油田日益受到重视,在应用中取得了较好效果,为油田增储上产做出了重要贡献.对地震技术的形成过程作了简单回顾并着重对开发地震技术进行了介绍和归纳,同时对今后的发展方向进行了探讨.     

四分量钻孔应变观测资料的换算和使用

水平四分量钻孔应变仪观测的是地表附近一点的水平应变变化. 但是其直接记录并非应变变化,应根据互检条件先进行实地相对标定(计算元件校正系数),然后用理论固体潮进行实地绝对标定(计算探头校正系数),才能进行应变换算,给出可作为应变变化使用的数据. 因为钻孔应变仪观测的是应变变化,所以实地标定和应变换算都需要用增量. 对于精确的研究,这些校正系数都可能随时间变化,因而需要根据具体问题按特定时间段对校正系数进行计算. 该文比较系统地说明了四分量钻孔应变观测资料换算和使用的基本步骤和具体方法,并以姑咱台的观测资料为例,给出了具体分析结果.     

Demons算法在四维CT图像配准中的应用

由呼吸运动引起的器官的运动及形变是4D精确放射治疗中最主要的误差来源。利用4D CT图像和配准技术来分析不同呼吸时相中组织、器官的形变是目前研究的热点。目前常用的研究方法是基于形变模型的3D配准算法。基于光流场的Demons算法具有速度快和精度高的特点,本文将其应用到4D CT图像配准中,并在原始图像形变力的计算中引入了对称梯度。实验结果表明,结合对称梯度的Demons方法具有更快的收敛速度,而且匹配误差小。     

基于弥散-黏滞型波动方程的地震波衰减及延迟分析

地震波的衰减、储层中的流体预测和4D流体监测技术是目前石油地球物理勘探领域十分有价值的热门研究课题.该文在基于一维弥散-黏滞型波动方程正演的基础上,根据含流体地层的弥散性与黏滞性,研究和模拟含流体地层对地震波的吸收衰减特征、低频伴影现象及其在流体预测中的应用;同时,模拟和分析了地震波在含流体地层中传播而导致的延迟特征.这些特征的检测与解释方法,为基于实际地震资料的储层流体预测及4D油气田开发监测提供技术思路与有效方法.     

Physical constraints on c13 and δ for transversely isotropic hydrocarbon source rocks

Based on the theory of anisotropic elasticity and observation of static mechanic measurement of transversely isotropic hydrocarbon source rocks or rock‐like materials, we reasoned that one of the three principal Poisson's ratios of transversely isotropic hydrocarbon source rocks should always be greater than the other two and they should be generally positive. From these relations, we derived tight physical constraints on c₁₃, Thomsen parameter δ, and anellipticity parameter η. Some of the published data from laboratory velocity anisotropy measurement are lying outside of the constraints. We analysed that they are primarily caused by substantial uncertainty associated with the oblique velocity measurement. These physical constraints will be useful for our understanding of Thomsen parameter δ, data quality checking, and predicting δ from measurements perpendicular and parallel to the symmetrical axis of transversely isotropic medium. The physical constraints should also have potential application in anisotropic seismic data processing.     

Modal identification of a centrifuge soil model using subspace state space method

In this paper, modal parameters of a layered soil system comprising of a soft clay layer overlying a dense sand layer are identified from accelerometer recordings in a centrifuge test. For the first time, the subspace state space system identification (4SID) method was employed to identify the natural frequencies, damping ratios, and complex valued mode shapes while considering the non-proportional damping in a soil system. A brief review of system identification concepts needed for application of the 4SID techniques to structural modal identification is provided in the paper. The identified natural frequencies were validated against those estimated by transfer function spectra. The computed normal mode shapes were compared with closed-form solutions obtained from the one-dimensional shear wave propagation equation. The identified modal parameters were then employed to synthesize state space prediction models which were subsequently used to simulate the soil response to three successive base motions. The identified models captured acceleration time-histories and corresponding Fourier spectra reasonably well in the small and moderate shaking events. In the stronger third shaking event, the model performed well at greater soil depths, but was less accurate near the surface where nonlinearities dominated.