One-dimensional electric field structure of an outer gap accelerator – III. Location of the gap and the gamma-ray spectrum

We investigate a stationary particle acceleration zone in the outer magnetosphere of an obliquely rotating neutron star. The charge depletion as a result of global current causes a large electric field along the magnetic field lines. Migratory electrons and/or positrons are accelerated by this field to radiate curvature gamma-rays, some of which collide with the X-rays to materialize as pairs in the gap. As a result of this pair-production cascade, the replenished charges partially screen the electric field, which is self-consistently solved together with the distribution of particles and gamma-rays. If no current is injected at either of the boundaries of the accelerator, the gap is located around the so-called null surface, where the local Goldreich–Julian charge density vanishes. However, we find that the gap position shifts outwards (or inwards) when particles are injected at the inner (or outer) boundary. We apply the theory to the seven pulsars whose X-ray fields are known from observations. We show that the gap should be located near to or outside of the null surface for the Vela pulsar and PSR B1951+32, so that their expected GeV spectrum may be consistent with observations. We then demonstrate that the intrinsically large TeV flux from the outer gap of PSR B0540–69 is absorbed by the magnetospheric infrared photons, causing it to be undetectable. We also point out that the electrodynamic structure and the resultant GeV emission properties of millisecond pulsars are similar to young pulsars.     

地下水^32硅年龄的测定方法—液体闪烁计数法

用Fe(OH) 3共沉淀从天然水中提取纯化SiO2 ,回收率在 30 %～ 98% ,然后提取32 P ,将H3PO4溶液和PicoflourLLT混合制备计数溶液 ,用液体闪烁计数法测量32 P的放射性 ,计算32 Si的放射性浓度 ,最后确定地下水的年龄。通过对河北平原浅层地下水的32 Si年龄进行测定 ,所得的32 Si年龄为 92 9 89a± 1 7 87a,与1 4 C的校正年龄一致     

KSS32-M型海洋重力仪动态性能分析

采用测网交点差、重复测线和与KSS31-M型海洋重力仪重合测线对比的方法,利用近年来KSS32-M海洋重力仪的实测数据对KSS32-M海洋重力仪测量稳定性和数据可靠性进行分析。利用机动转向法验证重力仪阻尼延迟时间为70 s,基于70 s阻尼延迟时间计算的重力测网的测量准确度为0.65 m Gal,与KSS31-M型海洋重力仪采集的重力剖面对比结果看,重合测线相关性为高度相关,4条重合测线网的交点差绝对值最大为1.66 m Gal,准确度为0.59 m Gal,均达到国家标准要求的近海重力测网交点差均方根小于2 m Gal的技术指标。重复测线的幅值接近,相位吻合,匹配测点异常差的平均值小于0.9,均方根均小于0.8,相关性均在0.98以上。本研究表明KSS32-M型海洋重力仪动态测量性能稳定、测量数据可靠。     

Tracking stormwater discharge plumes and water quality of the Tijuana River with multispectral aerial imagery

Spatial–temporal characteristics and environmental factors regulating the behavior of stormwater runoff from the Tijuana River in southern California were analyzed utilizing very high resolution aerial imagery, and time-coincident environmental and bacterial sampling data. Thirty nine multispectral aerial images with 2.1-m spatial resolution were collected after major rainstorms during 2003–2008. Utilizing differences in color reflectance characteristics, the ocean surface was classified into non-plume waters and three components of the runoff plume reflecting differences in age and suspended sediment concentrations. Tijuana River discharge rate was the primary factor regulating the size of the freshest plume component and its shorelong extensions to the north and south. Wave direction was found to affect the shorelong distribution of the shoreline-connected fresh plume components much more strongly than wind direction. Wave-driven sediment resuspension also significantly contributed to the size of the oldest plume component. Surf zone bacterial samples collected near the time of each image acquisition were used to evaluate the contamination characteristics of each plume component. The bacterial contamination of the freshest plume waters was very high (100% of surf zone samples exceeded California standards), but the oldest plume areas were heterogeneous, including both polluted and clean waters. The aerial imagery archive allowed study of river runoff characteristics on a plume component level, not previously done with coarser satellite images. Our findings suggest that high resolution imaging can quickly identify the spatial extents of the most polluted runoff but cannot be relied upon to always identify the entire polluted area. Our results also indicate that wave-driven transport is important in distributing the most contaminated plume areas along the shoreline.     

Process-based model for nearshore hydrodynamics, sediment transport and morphological evolution in the surf and swash zones

Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the nearshore zone were modeled numerically taking into account turbulent unsteady flow. The flow field was computed using the Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes equations with a k–ε turbulence closure model, while the free surface was tracked using the Volume-Of-Fluid technique. This hydrodynamical model was supplemented with a cross-shore sediment transport formula to calculate profile changes and sediment transport in the surf and swash zones. Based on the numerical solutions, flow characteristics and the effects of breaking waves on sediment transport were studied. The main characteristic of breaking waves, i.e. the instantaneous sediment transport rate, was investigated numerically, as was the spatial distribution of time-averaged sediment transport rates for different grain sizes. The analysis included an evaluation of different values of the wave friction factor and an empirical constant characterizing the uprush and backwash. It was found that the uprush induces a larger instantaneous transport rate than the backwash, indicating that the uprush is more important for sediment transport than the backwash. The results of the present model are in reasonable agreement with other numerical and physical models of nearshore hydrodynamics. The model was found to predict well cross-shore sediment transport and thus it provides a tool for predicting beach morphology change.     

机械式海流计的电子电路设计与研发

目前业内普遍使用的机械式海流计功耗大,连续工作时间短,姿态测量精度较低,体积较大,存储容量较小,维护复杂,在需要长时间进行海洋观测使用时十分不便。针对这一实际问题,为提高海流计的性能,设计以STM32f103ZE处理器为核心,运用现代锂离子电池技术,存储技术,传感器技术,无线充电技术,无线通信技术,对机械式海流计电子电路进行了重新设计。样机测试结果表明:该设计功耗低,流向精度高,维护简单且可长时间在水下稳定工作,完全满足各种海洋作业中海流测量需求,具有很大的实用价值。     

北斗/INS组合导航关键技术分析

组合导航系统有利于充分利用各导航系统进行信息互补与信息合作,成为导航系统发展的方向。在所有的组合导航系统中,以GPS与惯性导航系统INS组合的系统最为理想,而深组合方式是GPS与惯性导航系统（INS）组合的最优方法。鉴于GPS的不可依赖性,北斗卫星导航系统与INS的组合是组合导航系统的发展趋势,研究其组合模式具有重要意义。通过分析、评述国外INS/GPS深组合导航系统的发展现状,提出我国自主研制INS/北斗深组合导航系统需要解决的关键技术。     

全球导航卫星系统(GNSS)竞争格局和发展趋势研究

全球导航卫星系（GNSS）的概念在不断地扩大并深化,也引起了GPS、GLONASS和GALILEO系统之间的竞争,从而推进了技术进步和应用开拓,以及产业发展。本文主要结合三大系统近期进展和未来计划作一评述,并得出若干有益的结论。     

立体定向^32P腔内放射治疗囊性颅咽管瘤的一例随访报告

本文报导一例多次复发的囊性颅咽管瘤，应用＾３２Ｐ腔内放射治疗成功，随访４．５年无复发，生活自理，视力维持术前状态，复查ＣＴ囊腔缩小５０％以上，可以认为立体定向腔内离疗是一种安全有效的方法，对于孤立的或多发的囊性颅咽管瘤病例应作为外科手术首选方法，但仍需进行深入的临床研究，以观察和确定疗效。     

The sulfur isotopic composition of Neoproterozoic seawater sulfate: implications for a snowball Earth?

The present study employs a method for analysis of the sulfur isotopic composition of trace sulfate extracted from carbonates collected in Namibia in order to document secular variations in the sulfur isotopic composition of Neoproterozoic oceanic sulfate and to assess variations in the sulfur cycle that may have accompanied profound climatic events that have been described as the snowball Earth hypothesis. The carbonates in the Otavi Group of Northwest Namibia contain 3-295 ppm sulfate. Positive excursions, to a high of 40‰ (CDT), occur above the lower (Chuos Formation) and upper (Ghaub Formation) glacial intervals in the Rasthof and Maieberg cap carbonates, respectively. Positive excursions at the top of the Rasthof Formation (reaching 51‰) and within the overlying Gruis Formation (34‰) do not appear to correspond to glaciation. The δ³⁴S_sulfate values within the Ombaatjie Formation exhibit shifts over relatively short stratigraphic intervals (tens of meters), varying between ∼15 and 25‰. Cap carbonates from Australia exhibit positive δ³⁴S_pyrite trends with amplitudes similar to those of Namibian δ³⁴S_sulfate, although, more data are necessary to firmly establish these δ³⁴S trends as global in nature. δ³⁴S_sulfate excursions found in Namibian cap carbonates are consistent with the snowball Earth hypothesis in that they appear to reflect nearly complete reduction of sulfate in an isolated, anoxic global ocean, although, there are other mechanisms that may have facilitated these large shifts in δ³⁴S_sulfate. Regardless, the low sulfate concentrations in Otavi carbonates, the high amplitude variability of the δ³⁴S_sulfate curve, and the apparently full reduction of sulfate (as implied from δ³⁴S_pyrite data), even in strata low in C_org, suggest that Neoproterozoic oceanic sulfate concentrations were much lower than modern values. Additionally, the buildup of ferrous iron and banded-iron formations during the Sturtian glacial event would indicate that Fe supply exceeded sulfide availability during the glacials and/or that all sulfide was fixed and buried. This could be construed as further evidence in support of low oceanic sulfate (and sulfide) at this time.