Photometric properties of the δ Scuti star BR Cancri

We present the results of a three-year Johnson V and Strömgren uvby H β photometric study of the δ Scuti star BR Cancri (BR Cnc). Our data sets consist of 1293 discrete differential magnitudes in Johnson V and yellow y filters, 883 in Strömgren v and 239 in ub filters. The Fourier analysis of the data suggests four pulsation frequencies for the variable: f ₁=24.978, f ₂=11.358, f ₃=11.808 and f ₄=27.914 cycle d⁻¹. During the three observing years, the main frequency f ₁ kept its V ( y ) amplitude constant at about 6 mmag but its v amplitude seems to be changing. Amplitude variations for all the three other frequencies are also claimed. The pulsation modes of the frequencies are discussed based on the colour data. Using uvbyβ data and calibrations in the literature, we derive the physical parameters for BR Cnc.     

Une nouvelle méthode de cartographie de la région d’Oran (Algérie) à l’aide de la télédétection multispectrale

We have mapped the region of Oran, Algeria, using multispectral remote sensing with different resolutions. For the identification of objects on the ground using their spectral signatures, two methods were applied to images from SPOT, LANDSAT, IRS-1 C and ASTER. The first one is called Base Rule method (BR method) and is based on a set of rules that must be met at each pixel in the different bands reflectance calibrated and henceforth it is assigned to a given class. The construction of these rules is based on the spectral profiles of popular classes in the scene studied. The second one is called Spectral Angle Mapper method (SAM method) and is based on the direct calculation of the spectral angle between the target vector representing the spectral profile of the desired class and the pixel vector whose components are numbered accounts in the different bands of the calibrated image reflectance. This new method was performed using PCSATWIN software developed by our own laboratory LAAR. After collecting a library of spectral signatures with multiple libraries, a detailed study of the principles and physical processes that can influence the spectral signature has been conducted. The final goal is to establish the range of variation of a spectral profile of a well-defined class and therefore to get precise bases for spectral rules. From the results we have obtained, we find that the supervised classification of these pixels by BR method derived from spectral signatures reduces the uncertainty associated with identifying objects by enhancing significantly the percentage of correct classification with very distinct classes.     

The Use of Reference Materials: A Tutorial

Any review of the analytical literature shows that, while reference materials are routinely used in laboratories world-wide, not all uses follow ISO Guide 33 (1989), which outlines best practices. Analytical data quality can suffer as a result. This paper reviews the various uses that the geoanalytical community has made of reference materials from a historical perspective, and suggests improvements in practice that would more closely follow ISO Guide 33 recommendations.     

An astrophysical oscillator strength for the S ii 94.7-nm resonance line and S abundances in DLAs

By using UV spectra for the O star HD 93521 taken with the ORFEUS II echelle spectrograph, we determine an 'astrophysical' f value for the S  ii   λ 94.7-nm line: f =0.00498_−0.00138^+0.00172 , error at 1 σ level. This is almost a factor of 30 smaller than the guessed value found in the Kurucz data base (  f =0.1472) , which was until now the only one available for this transition. We use our 'astrophysical' f to investigate the S abundance in two damped Ly α absorption systems (DLAs) observed with the UV–Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) at the European Southern Observatory's 8.2-m Kueyen telescope. In the case of the absorber at z _abs=3.02486 towards QSO 0347-3819, we find a sulphur column density which is consistent, within errors, with that determined by Centurión et al. by means of the λ 125.9-nm line, thus providing an external check on the accuracy of our f value. For the damped absorber at z _abs=4.4680 towards BR J0307-4945, we determine a high value of the S abundance, which, however, is probably the result of blending with Ly α forest lines.     

3维数据模型及地下管网的3维建模

介绍了目前国内外3维数据模型的研究现状及几种比较常用的3维数据模型。在对各种3维数据模型分析概括的基础上,基于城市地下管网自身的特点,指出了采用CSG-BR混合模型对地下管网进行建模的可行性和优越性。     

城市居民认知距离透视认知变形 ——-以北京市为例

对距离的认知是人类建立认知空间框架的重要基础。本文在相关研究的基础上, 对认知距离的特点进行了分析, 提出从数量认知距离与实际认知距离两种分析角度来分析这一概念。通过分别利用定义一元线性回归, 与 采用多维标度法(MDS)及二维回归(BR), 对认知距离的标量变形和向量变形进行定量分析。在此基础上, 以北京市 为例, 对北京市居民进行抽样调查。通过认知心理学实验的方式, 令被试估计城市主要地标两两之间的距离。对实 验结果分别将上述方法应用于计算北京市居民在标量变形和向量变形的定量化表示, 并进一步通过方差分析 (ANOVA)讨论了影响北京市居民对城市距离认知变形的因素, 包括年龄、居住地区等。     

A Method for Rapid Determination of Re and Os Isotope Compositions Using ID‐MC‐ICP‐MS Combined with the Sparging Method

A simple, rapid method for the determination of Re and Os concentrations and isotope compositions using isotope dilution multi‐collector inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (ID‐MC‐ICP‐MS) combined with Carius tube digestion and sparging introduction of Os was developed. For Os measurement, four channeltron ion counters to detect different Os isotopes were used simultaneously, which led to a drastic reduction in the measurement time. Rhenium isotopes were measured by means of eight Faraday cups with solution nebulisation and an ultrasonic membrane desolvator. The representative ¹⁸⁸Os count rate of an Os standard solution containing 50 pg of total Os was approximately 110000–120000 cps at the onset of measurement; the Re intensity of our in‐house 10 pg g^?1 standard solution reached 1820 V/μg g^?1 with a sample uptake rate of 95–99 μl min^?1. These values indicate that the sensitivity of the method was sufficient even for samples with low Re and Os concentrations, such as chert. As the temporal variations of the amplification efficiency of the ion counters differed from one another, we adopted a sample‐calibrator bracketing method to correct the measured Re and Os isotope ratios. The Re and Os concentrations via the isotope dilution method and the ¹⁸⁷Os/¹⁸⁸Os ratios of two sedimentary rock reference materials (JMS‐2 and JCh‐1) on the basis of the isotope ratios determined by the MC‐ICP‐MS and by negative thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (N‐TIMS) were comparable within their ranges. Based on Os isotope measurement of the IAG reference material [Durham Romil Os (DROsS)], the average difference from the recommended value and precision of Os isotope measurements by the sparging method in combination with multi‐ion‐counters were 0.72% and 0.76% [1RSD (%), n = 29], respectively. The precisions in the ¹⁸⁷Os/¹⁸⁸Os ratios [1RSD (%)] of JMS‐2, JCh‐1 and DROsS were 0.35–0.71, 1.56–3.31 and 0.99–1.28%, respectively, which depended on their Os ion intensities. No systematic difference was observed between the Re and Os geochemical compositions of JCh‐1 and JMS‐2 obtained by means of digestion with inverse aqua regia and CrO₃‐H₂SO₄ solutions, suggesting that either acid solution can be used for the sparging method of sedimentary rock samples. As CrO₃‐H₂SO₄ solution is believed to liberate predominantly the hydrogenous Re and Os fraction from organic‐rich sediment, the sparging method combined with CrO₃‐H₂SO₄ digestion and multi‐ion‐counters in the mass spectrometry is expected to be a powerful tool for reconstructing the secular change in marine Os isotope compositions with high sample throughput.     

基于手绘草图的北京居民认知地图变形及因素分析

认知地图是外界环境在人们头脑中的表征, 往往与现实地图不一致, 研究认知地图及 其变形对城市规划和建设具有重要意义。手绘草图是当前挖掘认知地图的一种主要方法。通 过问卷调查, 获得北京居民手绘草图样本, 分析草图中体现的北京城市意象要素。采用二维 回归(BR) 与标准偏差椭圆方法定量测度认知地图整体和局部的变形。对于二维回归计算出 的变形系数(DI) 进一步采用蒙特卡罗模拟计算其变形半径, 得出北京居民的认知地图平均变 形在2-3 km, 整体变形以二环为界, 内小外大, 并呈西南-东北斜向拉伸, 东西收缩的趋 势, 局部变形北部大于南部。个体的变形系数与对地标的熟悉程度负相关, 男性小于女性, 驾车者小于不驾车者, 日常活动范围越广、出行频率越高、居住时间越久、距离锚点越近的 被试认知变形越小。