Low state of the X-ray burster SLX 1732-304 in the globular cluster Terzan 1 according to RXTE data

Observations of the X-ray burster SLX 1732-304 in the globular cluster Terzan 1 with the PCA/RXTE instrument in April 1997 are presented. The source was in a low state; its flux in the standard X-ray band was half the flux recorded by the ART-P/Granat telescope in 1990 also during its low state. At the same time, its spectrum was softer than the ART-P spectrum; it was well described by a power law with a photon index of 2.3 without any evidence of a high-energy cutoff.     

The INTEGRAL – HESS/MAGIC connection: A new class of cosmic high energy accelerators from keV to TeV

The recent completion and operation of the High Energy Stereoscopic System [1], an array of ground based imaging Cherenkov telescopes, has provided a survey with unprecedented sensitivity of the inner part of the Galaxy and revealed a new population of very high energy gamma-rays sources emitting at E > 100 GeV. Most of them were reported to have no known radio or X-ray counterpart and hypothesised to be representative of a new class of dark nucleonic cosmic sources. In fact, very high energy gamma-rays with energies E > 10¹¹ eV are the best proof of non-thermal processes in the universe and provide a direct in-site view of matter-radiation interaction at energies by far greater than producible in ground accelerators. At lower energy INTEGRAL has regularly observed the entire galactic plane during the first 1000 day in orbit providing a survey in the 20–100 keV range resulted in a soft gamma-ray sky populated with more than 200 sources, most of them being galactic binaries, either Black Hole Candidates (BHC) or Neutron Stars (NS) [5]. Very recently, the INTEGRAL new source IGR J18135-1751 has been identified as the soft gamma-ray counterpart of HESS J1813-178 [18] and AXJ1838.0-0655 as the X/gamma-ray counterpart of HESS J1837-069 [14].Detection of non-thermal radio, X and gamma-ray emission from these TeV sources is very important to discriminate between various emitting scenarios and, in turn, to fully understand their nature.The implications of these new findings in the high energy Galactic population will be addressed.On behalf of the IBIS Survey Team     

质心运动的视超光速源的运动规律

在源的质心固定的视超光速模型的基础上，进一步出在质心运动情况下的视超光速运动的视速度议程，在喷流方向与源的退行方面相反的情况下，推导核与子源速率相等及核固定条件下子源真实速度的方程，然后代入视速度和由自康顿效应推算的喷流与视线的夹角数据，从而求出上述极值条件下子源的真实速度，再与对应源的哈勃红移速度相对照，结果发现，源的运动对其子源的速度没有影响。     

Observations with a mid-infrared camera of AGB star envelopes

We observed 17 AGB and post-AGB circumstellar envelopes wuth the midinfrared camera TIRCAM. The collected photometry is compared with the IRAS LRS spectra and a two color diagram for the chemical classification of the dust is developed.     

Dynamics of phosphorus compounds in a lowland river system: Importance of retention and non-point sources

Intensive measurements of the fluxes of phosphorus (P) and of P retention were carried out in a Danish lowland watershed (Gjern Å) during two hydrological years (June 1987 to May 1989). Seasonal and short-term variations of P concentrations were measured by intensive automatic sampling covering P fluxes from the entire Gjern Å watershed and two subcatchments: the Gelbæk and Lake Søbygård. Moreover, infrequent sampling was performed in all major tributaries of the river system. Transport of P compounds (dissolved and particulate P) exposed a seasonal pattern which was highly affected by flow conditions, instream processes, as well as point and non-point sources. Stormflow P transport during the two study years (1987-8 and 1988-9) constituted 56 and 61% in the Gelbæk, respectively, compared with 25 and 23% in the Gjern Å, respectively. Particulate P transport in the Gelbæk constituted 56 and 75% of annual total P transport during the two years compared with 77 and 75% in the Gjern Å. The magnitude of monthly baseflow and stormflow total P loads was significantly correlated with the mean monthly discharge during baseflow and stormflow in the Gelbæk, whereas only stormflow loads were correlated to discharge in the Gjern Å. In situ measurements of retention showed that the maximum amount of P stored in the Gelbæk during summer (June to August) was 22gPm^?2 (1988) compared with 27gPm^?2 (1987) in the Gjern Å. Lake Søbygård was a P source during summer but a P sink during winter and on an annual basis the net P released was 810 and 1420 kg, which corresponded to 7 and 20% of the annual P export from the watershed, respectively. Retention constituted about 30% of gross P transport in the Gelbæk during summer compared with 20% in the Gjern Å. Resuspension of retained P during stormflows in September 1987 constituted 94% of the stormflow P transport and 54% of the total P transport. Monthly total P and dissolved reactive P (DRP) mass balances for the main channel of the Gjern Å revealed a significant DRP retention over 17 months (p < 0.05) caused by P adsorption on sediments and biological uptake. On an annual basis the main channel was a sink of DRP (1220 and 1660 kg P) but a source of total P (3440 and 1000 kg P). implying that the channel is an important source of particulate P. Bank erosion proved to be a significant P source in the main channel of Gjern Å, whereas P delivery from soil erosion was possibly of minor importance. The annual non-point P export from two intensively sampled catchments was significantly higher (0.89 and 0.45 kg Pha^?1 yr^?1) than from the five extensively sampled subbasins (0.43 and 0.17 kg Pha^?1 yr^?1). No significant relationship could be established between non-point P export and the proportion of arable land and soil type. Only for the wet year of 1987-8 was a significant relationship established between non-point P export and the P load from scattered dwellings outside sewage areas in five subbasins.     

High energy gamma-rays from cygnus X-3

Simultaneous observations by the ESA satellite COS-B show that the 2–12 keV X-rays and 150–5000 MeV gamma-rays of Cyg X-3 are negatively correlated. A clear gamma-ray image of Cyg X-3 can be obtained between June 1977 and June 1980, when the X-ray emission was low, to yield a flux of P(E > 100MeV) ~ 1 × 10⁻⁶cm⁻²s⁻¹.     

北京燕山地区薛家石梁杂岩体特征、成因、源区性质及岩石圈减薄方式

薛家石梁杂岩体位于北京北山地区,在平面上呈北西向的椭圆状,主要由辉长岩、二长辉长岩、二长岩、正长岩和花岗岩组成。根据锆石SHRI MP定年结果为132·8~123·3Ma,形成于早白垩世早期。野外地质特征、矿物学特征、岩石学特征及地球化学特征表明,薛家石梁杂岩体中二长岩是二长辉长岩岩浆与正长岩岩浆混合作用的产物,从辉长岩岩浆到二长辉长岩岩浆经历了结晶分异作用。薛家石梁杂岩体中正长岩具高Sr,低Y及Eu正异常特征,推测其可能来源于加厚陆壳的底部。薛家石梁杂岩体中辉长岩中Mg#值为65,w(Nb)/w(U)值为37·8,这些特征暗示其可能为原生岩浆。辉长岩中ε(Nd)值为-6·5,表明其源区岩石不具亏损地幔特征;而辉长岩具富集Pb、Ti、Nb正异常,Hf的负异常,与EMI型富集地幔特征(具Nb、Hf正异常及Pb的负异常)不一致;辉长岩中Rb、Th、Nb、U、La、Ce元素含量比EMI型富集地幔低一个数量级;杂岩体中N(87Sr)/N(86Sr)与N(206Pb)/N(204Pb)值具正相关关系也表明不具交代富集型地幔特征。因此,我们认为辉长岩岩浆源区应为软流圈地幔,而不是富集型地幔(EMI)。辉长岩中ε(Nd)的负值是辉长岩岩浆与太古宙下地壳相互作用的结果。因此,我们认为中国东部岩石圈减薄的主要机制是岩石圈的拆沉作用。     

Relative contributions of runoff and sediment from sources within a road prism and implications for total sediment delivery

This study examines runoff and sediment generation rates within the road prism on unsealed road segments in the Cuttagee Creek catchment near Bermagui in New South Wales, Australia. A large (600 m²) rainfall simulator was used to measure runoff and sediment yields from each of the potential sediment and runoff sources and pathways. These included the road surface, table‐drain, upslope contributing area and cutslope face, and the entire road segment as measured at the drain outlet. Experiments were conducted on two major types of road (ridge‐top and cut‐and‐fill) of varying traffic usage and maintenance standard for two 30‐minute simulations of increasing rainfall intensity. From the range of possible sources within the road prism, the road surface produced the dominant source of excess runoff and sediment at each site with limited contributions from the table‐drain, cutslope face or contributing hillslope. Sediment generation varied significantly with road usage and traffic intensity. Road usage was strongly related to the amount of loose available sediment as measured prior to the experiments. Table‐drains acted primarily as sediment traps during the low rainfall event but changes in sediment concentration within the drains were observed as runoff volumes increased during the higher rainfall event of 110 mm h^?1, releasing sediment previously stored in litter and organic dams. The experiments demonstrate the potential roles of various features of the road prism in the generation and movement of sediment and water. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

中秦岭正河金矿床控矿构造特征及其成矿作用分析

讨论了中秦岭正河金矿床的成矿地质特征，结合成矿流体物理化学条件，重点分析了其构造控矿作用，并对成矿作用进行了探讨。提出山阳-凤镇深大断裂是矿床的导矿构造，蚀变矿化带受控于次级背斜构造，为背斜核部的轴面劈理化带。硫源具幔源与壳源混合的特征，其成矿作用经历了热水沉积-变质变形-构造热液叠加的构造演化过程。     

Numerical Study on Microphysical Processes of Two Different Snowfall Cases in Northern China

In this paper,two snowfall cases under different weather conditions in northern China are simulated by using the meso scale model MM5.Two-way nesting structure of domains is designed for each case.Among the explicit schemes of MM5,the Reisner graupel scheme is selected to describe the microphysical process. The simulated snow-bands of two cases are basically consistent with observations.The simulated results of microphysical processes are mainly discussed.The hydrometeors and their sources and sinks under different weather backgrounds are described.The feedback effects of microphysical processes on the thermal and dynamic processes are also discussed.Method that outputs the accumulative sources and sinks per hour is used to analyze the distribution characteristics of hydrometeors during the strongest snowfall period.Two sensitivity tests (called heat test and drag test) are conducted to examine the effects of microphysical pro- cesses on cloud produced by the latent heat and drag force. Results have shown that the distribution of particles has a close relation with temperature.The tem- perature of Beijing snowfall is under 0℃and there exist vapor and solid phase particles,while Liaoning snowfall has vapor,liquid,and solid phase particles due to the warm temperature.The distribution of these particles is not the same at different development stages.From the analyses of the characteristics of sources and sinks,it is found that snow is mainly produced by the deposition and accretion with ice.Cloud water is crucial to graupel.The melting of ice-phase particles enhances the rain production.The results of heat tests and drag tests reveal that the microphysical processes have interacted with the dynamic and thermal processes.Latent heat release of hydrometeors feeds back positively on snowfall while the drag force not. At last,comparisons of simulated results have been done between the two different kinds of snowfall cases. The microphysical processes of Liaoning snowfall case is more complicated than those of Beijing snowfall case.The values of the cloud variables are larger and the interactions between the microphysical processes and the thermal and dynamic processes of Liaoning snowfall case are stronger than those of Beijing snowfall case.