Overview on neutrinos and the Daya Bay experiment

Neutrinos are elementary particles in the Standard Model. Neutrino oscillation is a quantum mechanical phenomenon beyond the Standard Model. Neutrino oscillation can be described by two independent mass-squared differences Δm ₂₁ ² , Δm ₃₁ ² (or Δm ₃₂ ² ) and a 3 × 3 unitary matrix, containing three mixing angles θ ₁₂, θ ₂₃, θ ₁₃, and one charge-parity (CP) phase. θ ₁₂ is about 34° and determined by solar neutrino experiments and the reactor neutrino experiment KamLAND. θ ₂₃ is about 45° and determined by atmospheric neutrino experiments and accelerator neutrino experiments. θ ₁₃ can be measured by either accelerator or reactor neutrino experiments. On Mar. 8, 2012, the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment reported the first observation of non-zero θ ₁₃ with 5.2 standard deviations. In June, with 2.5× previous data, Daya Bay improved the measurement of sin²2θ ₁₃ = 0.089 ± 0.010(stat) ± 0.005(syst).     

Suppressing ringing caused by large photomultiplier tube signals

We describe here the characteristic features of the ringing we observed following large PMT signals in the Daya Bay reactor antineutrino experiment. We conclude that the ceramic capacitors used in the circuitry of the PMT bases and the HV-signal decouplers are the primary cause for this ringing. We present some possible schemes to reduce the ringing when replacing these ceramic capacitors is not feasible.     

高速公路封道施工路段交通流特性及通行能力分析——以杭州湾大桥内侧两条车道封道情形为例

基于交通流实测数据,针对三车道高速公路杭州湾大桥路段内侧两条车道因施工而封闭时的情形,建立元胞自动机交通流模型.根据公路养护安全作业规程和车辆行驶特点,细致划分了施工路段各区域,采用不同的换道规则来模拟不同区域中车辆的换道行为,区分车型和司机性格差异,模拟结果与实测数据吻合良好,验证了模型的有效性.通过数值模拟,研究发现封道时流量和速度随着进车率增加均有不同程度的下降,并且流量还会因施工区域长度的增加而下降.此外,通过分析封道时的道路服务水平评价指标与交通流特征值之间的关系,得出在三级服务水平以上时,道路通行能力能得到基本的保证,以此推荐了极限流量值,可为高速公路封道时的交通管理提供理论依据.     

The Photodecomposition of 1,l-Dichloro-2,2-bis(5′-chloro-2′-methoxyphenyl)ethylene (MPE), an Analogue of DDE

The solution-phase photodecomposition of l, l-dichloro-2,2-bis(5′-chloro-2′-methoxy-phenyl)ethylene (MPE) has been studied at an excitation wavelength of 313 nm in the presence of O₂ as well as in vacuum-degassed solutions. Only two non-volatile compounds are produced: 2,5-dichloro-3-(5′-chloro-2′-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran (BFD) and a minor product which was not identified. The BFD represents approximately 90% of the total non-volatiles. The volatile products were identified as CH₃Cl, CH₄ and HC1, with CH₃C1 being approximately 99.9 % of the total volatiles. Photolyses were carried out in C₆H₁₂ and CCI₄ solvents, the same products being observed in both solvents. Variation of MPE concentration has little or no effect on the relative quantum yield of decomposition. The photodecomposition of MPE does not follow the same pathway as the photodecomposition of DDE.     

Multiple level finite element analysis and its applications to tidal current flow in Tokyo Bay

A finite element method for the analysis of a one level and a multiple level current flow is presented. The basic equations can be derived from the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations under the shallow water assumptions. The standard finite element method has been introduced using the linear interpolation function based on a triangular finite element. For each level, the finite element subdivisions are not required to be coincident. To integrate the discretized equations numerically in time, an improved two step explicit scheme is employed. The multiple level finite element method is applied to a tidal flow analysis of Tokyo Bay.The multiple level tidal flow analysis is performed at the entrance channel of Tokyo Bay. The density of water is assumed to be constant for each level. The vertical profiles of the numerical velocity are compared with those of the observed velocity. The flow directions and the order of velocity are both well in agreement with the observed data. The tidal flow pattern in Tokyo Bay has been shown to be expressed by the multiple level flow assuming that the density of seawater is levelwise constant.The numerical tidal flow computation of Tokyo Bay carried out using a one level model is compared with observed data. The one level numerical values will be used to specify the boundary conditions for the multiple level analysis. Both numerical and observed results correspond extremely well in this computation. The two dominant circulated residual flows have been computed, and they coincide with the observed facts.     

2013年春夏季莱州湾海水环境要素的多元统计分析

根据2013年5月(春季)和8月(夏季)莱州湾海水环境要素的调查资料,通过主成分分析提取了3个主成分,累计表达原数据矩阵78.57%的信息,然后分别利用监测要素和主成分综合得分的层次聚类分析筛选出监控指标,并确定了水质污染状况及主要污染区域.结果表明,2013年莱州湾水质春季和夏季较差,导致水质状况恶化的主要要素是溶解无机氮,水质污染程度在时间和空间上存在较大差异,总体上春季海水污染程度高于夏季,莱州湾西侧和南侧处于严重污染或中度污染水平,因此常规监测中应重点关注化学需氧量、无机氮、叶绿素a和石油类这4个指标.     

象山港潮间带大型底栖动物次级生产力初探

通过2006～2007年对象山港滩涂潮间带大型底栖动物春、夏、秋、冬的4次调查,利用Brey经验公式进行了大型底栖动物栖息丰度、生物量、次级生产力和P/B值的研究.结果表明:该海域年平均栖息丰度为680.2ind m-2;年平均生物量(以去灰干重计)为16.82g m-2;年平均次级生产力(以去灰干重计)为17.26g (m2 a)-1;P/B值为0.91～1.18a-1.由此得出象山港大型底栖动物次级生产力湾口和湾底大于湾中,这与象山港是一个深入内陆的半封闭狭长型海湾有关;P/B值从湾口到湾底依次升高,说明象山港湾口的大型底栖动物群落中个体小、生活史短、代谢快,湾底的大型底栖动物群落生活史较长,且物种组成基本稳定.     

核电站温排水分布卫星遥感监测及验证

以大亚湾核电站附近海域为研究区,基于HJ-1B卫星热红外遥感数据IRS4,对核电站温排水空间分布特征进行了识别与验证。首先利用时空插值后的NCEP大气廓线数据,结合近地面气象观测信息对IRS4数据进行大气订正;其次查找表数据建立IRS4宽通道辐亮度与辐射温度转换公式,完成研究区海表温度反演。利用温盐深测量仪,与卫星同步采集了84个离散点的水温,经空间插值获得地面调查海水“体温度”（bulk temperature, BT）的分布,并与海表温度（sea surface temperature, SST）反演结果进行了对比。结果表明,调查区平均BT比平均SST高0.47 ℃。在远离热排放口区域,SST高于BT,两者差异在1.0 ℃以内;在靠近热排放口区域,SST低于BT,并且越接近排放口两者之间差距越大。遥感与地面调查两种手段获得的温升分布基本一致,总温升区域面积相近。遥感手段获得的温升等级较少（小于4级）,地面调查获得温升等级较多（大于5级）;后者高温升等级（2级以上）区域面积较大,但对于1级温升区面积而言,两种手段差异较小。上午10时左右海表BT与SST差异较小,“肤-体”温差效应可以忽略,在IRS4业务化SST应用中,这一时段的卫星遥感可以作为核电站温排水分布监测的常规手段。     

三亚鹿回头海域珊瑚、石莼和碎石反射率光谱分析

以南海三亚湾鹿回头海域八种常见造礁石珊瑚优势种的反射率光谱为代表,用光谱仪测量它们和此海域常见底质石莼以及碎石的反射率光谱。通过反射率、导数光谱法研究了三亚鹿回头海域造礁石珊瑚、石莼和碎石的光谱差异。石莼于561.4 nm处出现反射率高达48%左右的显著波峰,在500～700 nm波长范围和造礁石珊瑚反射率差异较大;碎石反射率明显高于造礁石珊瑚反射率,整体差异显著。导数分析结果表明造礁石珊瑚、石莼和碎石可区分波段为：造礁石珊瑚与石莼主要为一阶导数在485～487,505～510,515～529,559～578,587～593,598～603和667～670 nm等波段。二阶导数在494.4～505.7,524～534.5,543.6～561.4和567.2～579.7 nm波段。四阶导数在515.8～430,621～627.1,628.8～635.6,639.3～645,661.8～669.8和678.4～682.4 nm等波段。造礁石珊瑚与碎石一阶导数反射光谱,主要为400～413.7,414～418,484.8～486.9,506～509.6,514.5～528.9,576.9～587.6和602.7～653.4 nm波段。二阶导数主要为,451.6～461.6,564.5～570.7和677～685 nm。四阶导数主要为,412.6～425.3,459.8～467,467.7～470.6,535.6～540.8,583.8～591.4,654.4～659.8和670.8～680 nm等波段。     

大亚湾沉积物中氨基酸的垂直分布棗沉积物柱样W0中的游离氨基酸

用邻苯二甲醛（OPA）－3－巯基丙酸（3－MPA）柱前衍生高效液相色谱法测定了采自大亚湾近岸海域的一个长60cm的沉积物柱样W0中15种游离氨基酸（FAA）的含量，结果表明，W0中FAA总量在0．83－2．69mmol/kg之间，15种FAA以及FAA总量均随深度而以指数曲线降低，对氨基酸组成的分析表明，天冬氨酸，甘氨酸，组氨酸和苯丙氨酸的摩尔分数随深度而上升，苏氨酸，精氨酸，缬氨酸和异亮氨酸的摩尔分数随浓度而下降，其他氨基酸的摩尔分数随深度无显著变化，甘氨酸，丙氨酸，天冬氨酸，谷氨酸，丝氨酸是W0中含量最丰富的氨基酸，其摩尔数依次为28．1％，16．0％，14．7％，10．6％和7．2％。