Collisional excitation of interstellar cyclopropenylidene

Theoretical rotational excitation rates were computed for C3H2 in collisions with He atoms at temperatures from 30 to 120 K. The intermolecular forces were obtained from accurate self-consistent field and perturbation theory calculations, and collision dynamics were treated within the infinite-order sudden approximation. The accuracy of the latter was examined by comparing with the more exact coupled states approximation.     

Histopathological biomarkers in estuarine fish species for the assessment of biological effects of contaminants

The increasing emphasis on the assessment and monitoring of estuarine ecosystems has highlighted the need to deploy appropriate biological indices for these locations. Fish diseases and histopathology, with a broad range of causes, are increasingly being used as indicators of environmental stress since they provide a definite biological end-point of historical exposure. This study reports on the histopathological alterations observed in selected organs and tissues of three species of estuarine fish (Platichthys flesus, Pomatoschistus minutus and Zoarces viviparus), captured from four British estuaries (the Tyne, Tees, Mersey and Alde), differently impacted by contaminants, including PAHs. A biannual sampling regime was used to identify the important seasonal variations that occur in terms of the observed biological effects. Inflammatory lesions and hepatocellular fibrillar inclusions attained their highest prevalence in P. flesus captured from the Tyne, Tees and Mersey. The presence of pre-neoplastic and neoplastic toxicopathic lesions was highest in P. flesus captured from these sites, when compared to fish from the Aide reference site. In particular, the prevalence of hepatic foci of cellular alteration (up to 43.3%) and hepatocellular adenoma (up to 10%) were highest in P. flesus captured from the Mersey estuary. Intersex (ovotestis) was only recorded in male P.flesus captured from the Mersey estuary (up to 8.3%) and from male Z. viviparous captured from the Tyne estuary (25%). Pathologies associated with the gill and the kidney were also most prevalent in fish captured from the Tyne, Tees and Mersey estuaries. This study has successfully applied histopathology to an estuarine monitoring program, both for the recording of toxicopathic lesions in the liver and other organs, and for the detection of the endpoint of endocrine disruption, intersex. As such, it provides a powerful integrative tool for the assessment of biological effects of contaminants in these environments.     

下地壳基性麻粒岩流变强度实验研究

镁铁质基性麻粒岩被认为可能是大陆下地壳的主要组成岩石[1,2],涉及当前地球动力学研究中地壳变形和高原隆升,壳幔边界的力学耦合与拆离,底侵和拆沉作用等一系列地球动力学问题阳[3,4],具有重要的地球动力学意义.大陆下地壳的流变学性质是我们深入认识这些地球深部过程的关键点之一.     

The geography of dual career households: a research agenda and selected evidence from secondary data sources for Britain

"Amongst the key dimensions of population and labour market change in most parts of western Europe and other similar economies in the 1990s are low fertility rates, rising numbers of smaller households, increasing female participation rates, growth in higher level non-manual occupations and the spread of flexible employment patterns. This paper explores how these trends have led to an increase in the number and significance of one particular subgroup: dual career households. An overview from available secondary sources of the geography and socio-economic characteristics of such households in Britain is presented, and directions for possible future research on dual career households are outlined."     

鲁东官山榴辉岩与围岩接触关系的新发现及其对年代学的启示

鲁东官山榴辉岩呈透镜状包于变质含霓石碱性花岗岩中,榴辉岩的片麻理与主岩片麻理总体呈交切关系,局部可见变质含霓石碱性花岗岩呈细小岩枝状脉贯入榴辉岩中。变质含霓石碱性花岗岩锆石U-Pb法下交点年龄为231±25 Ma,上交点年龄为818±66 Ma。发现了闪长玢岩脉斜切式侵入榴辉岩及变质含霓石碱性花岗岩的接触关系,且闪长玢岩脉中有榴辉岩捕虏体,这种现象指示:闪长玢岩侵位时榴辉岩已折返至地壳较浅部位。研究表明,榴辉岩与变质含霓石碱性花岗岩共同经历了新元古代的超高压变质作用,但变质作用发生时含霓石碱性花岗岩可能处于熔融状态,榴辉岩是其中的固相包体。     

大别-苏鲁榴辉岩和石榴辉石岩中矿物Ce异常: 对氧化环境下形成沉积物深俯冲作用的示踪

准分子激光ICP-MS矿物原位微区分析发现, 来自大别-苏鲁超高压变质带典型地区(双河、毛屋、碧溪岭及仰口)的榴辉岩和石榴辉石岩中石榴石Ce异常从正到负高度变化. 绿辉石或单斜辉石也表现出类似的Ce异常特征, 但变化幅度小于石榴石. 这种Ce异常高度变化的现象仅见于氧化条件下形成的强烈风化剖面中. 因此, 这一结果表明大别-苏鲁榴辉岩和石榴辉石岩中存在氧化条件下形成的风化沉积物, 这些陆壳物质的深俯冲对地幔的改造和物质再循环可能具有重要意义.     

喜马拉雅造山带地壳深熔作用: 来自聂拉木群混合岩的地球化学和年代学证据

高喜马拉雅结晶岩系中存在的混合岩化现象是地壳深熔作用的结果. 广泛发育于高喜马拉雅结晶岩系中的混合岩(称为高喜马拉雅混合岩)为研究地壳深熔过程及其与喜马拉雅淡色花岗岩(简称为淡色花岗岩)的成因联系, 为探讨地壳深熔在碰撞造山后地壳演化中的作用提供了重要的线索. 目前对于混合岩与淡色花岗岩的形成是否存在成因关联, 混合岩与深部断裂构造的形成和发展之间的关系问题, 在认识上存在分歧. 缺乏该混合岩形成的直接年代学资料是产生分歧的重要原因之一. 对高喜马拉雅结晶岩系中的混合岩的3个基本组成单元——中色体、浅色体和暗色体进行了详细的地球化学研究; 对其中的浅色体进行了K-Ar年代学研究. 结果表明Ⅰ-类浅色体的形成年龄约为23 Ma. 该年龄与喜马拉雅主中央断层开始活动的时代一致或略早于其形成时代, 显示地壳深熔在主中央断层的形成中可能起着关键的作用. Ⅱ-类浅色体的形成年龄与淡色花岗岩的形成时代一致, 从年代学上为淡色花岗岩与混合岩中浅色体的成因联系提供了新的约束. 本次研究在聂拉木地区获得了6.23 Ma浅色体形成年龄, 这是目前在高喜马拉雅中段获得的最年轻的淡色花岗岩岩浆活动的证据.     

山东莒南-日照地区榴辉岩与围岩的接触关系及其地质意义

对山东莒南日照地区榴辉岩与不同围岩的接触关系进行研究发现：包裹榴辉岩的斜长角闪岩有窄的细粒边；榴辉岩在变质地层及超镁铁岩中呈夹层状产出，与超镁铁岩相伴产出的榴辉岩有角闪石化边；变质含霓石花岗岩及闪长玢岩侵入榴辉岩。认为榴辉岩是“就地的”．其原岩类型较复杂。其形成时代可能为新元古代。     

平南幔源包体中橄榄石的显微构造研究及其意义

平南玄武岩中的尖晶石二辉橄榄岩包体的平衡温度为930~980℃, 平衡深度为59~74km, 包体中橄榄石的扭折带滑移系多为(010) [100], 但也有(001) [100]的滑移系类型; 斜方辉石的滑移系为(100) [001], 它们均为高温低应变速率下的滑移系, 说明该区的上地幔主要是在高温低应变速率条件下经历了塑性变形作用.橄榄石位错组态多样, 有自由位错、位错壁、位错弓弯、缠结、{110}滑移带, 反映了上地幔的塑性变形特征.根据位错壁的大小估算, 上地幔差异流动应力为24.5~42.1MPa, 流动速率为2.93×10-17~8.36×10-16s-1, 有效粘度为1.72×1023~2.80×1024 Pa·s, 特征与中国东部新生代上地幔较为一致, 反映同处于拉张环境.      

中国大陆科学钻探终孔及研究进展

中国大陆科学钻探工程经过1309天的努力奋斗，于2005年1月23日，钻井终孔深度达到5118．20m。成为中国钻探技术发展的新里程碑。全面研究正在开展，在巨量物质深俯冲、超高压深俯冲与折返的精确定年、超高压岩石的原岩形成背景、上地幔流变学、地幔特殊新矿物发现、地下流体异常及地下微生物发现等方面已取得重要进展。