Stellar populations in barred spirals

OASIS observations obtained at the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope for the spiral galaxies NGC 4900 and NGC 5430 produce one spectrum for each 0.41″ element of the 11″ × 15″ field of view. This allows for the spatial characterisation of the different stellar populations. From these observations we study the young (10 Myr) and older stellar populations using evolutionary synthesis codes. Based on the gas emission lines, we find that the young populations are located in relatively small regions and dominate the integrated flux. In NGC 4900, the young populations are distributed in a bar-like structure featuring a hole near the position of the galaxy’s centre. The young stellar populations of NGC 5430 form a nuclear ring and two patches at the base of the spiral arms. Based on Mg₂ and FeI absorption lines, we find that in both galaxies, the young stars are superimposed on a relatively homogenous population of a few Gyr.     

洪湖流域传统农业条件下营养盐输移模拟研究*

文章选择位于长江中游的洪湖流域作为研究对象,应用流域分布式水文模型SWAT,探讨传统农业条件下流域营养盐输移的规律。模拟时段选择为建国初期的1951~1960年,模拟的边界条件设置为自然地形、土壤、传统农业生产和土地利用方式,其中土壤资料包括营养盐(N和P)、有机质含量、粒径等理化参数等。根据流域汇水范围的变化,模拟分汛期与非汛期两个时间段进行。通过对模型参数率定和调试,水文模拟结果与实测值有较好的吻合程度,由此进行营养盐输出模拟。模拟结果显示,传统农业条件下流域营养盐输出,TN和TP浓度变化有明显的季节特征,体现了耕作制度对营养盐浓度的影响; 同时,该时段营养盐浓度相比较自然条件下有了很大的改变,体现了人类活动对流域营养盐输移的影响,主要是土地利用类型变化和湖泊水域面积的缩小。     

基于电离层电子含量变化率的周跳探测方法

推导了利用GNSS双频数据的基于电离层电子含量(TEC)变化率的周跳探测方法,分析了电离层平静期和活跃期的TEC变化率,并认为对1s采样率的数据来说无论是否发生电磁暴都不影响TEC变化率法的使用,通过实验证明TEC变化率法能对1s采样率数据中的、其它周跳探测方法较难探测的小周跳进行探测,而联合利用TEC变化率法和MW法可对各自不敏感的周跳组合进行有效探测,实验证明:联合法对电离层平静期和活跃期中、采样间隔为1s的数据中的周跳都具有很高的探测成功率。     

盐酸浓度和用量对粘土沉积物硼的提取和同位素组成的影响

研究了处理粘土沉积物时不同浓度盐酸和用量对溶出硼量及硼同位素组成的影响。结果表明,粘土沉积物中硼的溶出量随盐酸浓度的增加而增加,当盐酸浓度相同时,溶出的硼量随所加盐酸用量的增加而增加,加热有利于硼的溶出。实验结果还表明,粘土沉积物硼的溶出量对测定的硼同位素组成没有明显的影响。     

杉木与楠木凋落叶混合分解及其P、K动态

将杉木、楠木凋落叶及以二者不同比例混合的凋落叶置于果园林内进行分解和P、K动态的研究,结果表明：杉木和楠木凋落叶混合处理的分解速率均大于单独分解的纯杉木和纯楠木凋落叶.各凋落叶分解过程中,P浓度略有增加,而K浓度基本呈下降趋势.纯杉木凋落叶分解过程中P、K残留率均比纯楠木叶的低.杉楠混合分解的P、K释放率基本上大于单独的纯楠木叶.杉木与楠木凋落叶混合分解对其P和K的释放有一定的促进作用.     

Star formation in the LMC: Comparative CCD observations of young stellar populations in two giant molecular clouds

This work deals with a CCD imaging study at optical and near‐infrared wavelength oftwo giant molecular clouds (plus a control field) in the southern region of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one ofwhich shows multiple signs of star formation, whereas the other does not. The observational data from VLT FORS2 (R band) and NTT SOFI (Ks band) have been analyzed to derive luminosity functions and color‐magnitude diagrams. The young stellar content of these two giant molecular clouds is compared and confirmed to be different, in the sense that the apparently “starless” cloud has so far formed only low‐luminosity, low‐mass stars (fainter than m_Ks ∽ 16.5 mag, not seen by 2MASS), while the other cloud has formed both faint low‐mass and luminous high‐mass stars. The surface density excess oflow‐luminosity stars (∽2 per square arcmin) in the “starless” cloud with respect to the control field is about 20% whereas the excess is about a factor of 3 in the known star‐forming cloud. The difference may be explained theoretically by the gravo‐turbulent evolution of giant molecular clouds, one being younger and less centrally concentrated than the other (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Evolution of dwarf early-type galaxies – I. Spatially resolved stellar populations and internal kinematics of Virgo cluster dE/dS0 galaxies

Understanding the origin and evolution of dwarf early-type galaxies remains an important open issue in modern astrophysics. Internal kinematics of a galaxy contains signatures of violent phenomena which may have occurred, e.g. mergers or tidal interactions, while stellar population keeps a fossil record of the star formation history; therefore studying connection between them becomes crucial for understanding galaxy evolution. Here, in the first paper of the series, we present the data on spatially resolved stellar populations and internal kinematics for a large sample of dwarf elliptical (dE) and lenticular (dS0) galaxies in the Virgo cluster. We obtained radial velocities, velocity dispersions, stellar ages and metallicities out to 1–2 half-light radii by reanalysing already published long-slit and integral-field spectroscopic data sets using the nbursts full spectral fitting technique. Surprisingly, bright representatives of the dE/dS0 class (   M_B =−18.0  to −16.0 mag) look very similar to intermediate-mass and giant lenticulars and ellipticals: (1) their nuclear regions often harbour young metal-rich stellar populations always associated with the drops in the velocity dispersion profiles; (2) metallicity gradients in the main discs/spheroids vary significantly from nearly flat profiles to −0.9 dex   r ⁻¹_e  , i.e. somewhat three times steeper than for typical bulges; (3) kinematically decoupled cores were discovered in four galaxies, including two with very little, if any, large-scale rotation. These results suggest similarities in the evolutionary paths of dwarf and giant early-type galaxies and call for reconsidering the role of major mergers in the dE/dS0 evolution.