X-rays from the first massive black holes

X-ray studies of high-redshift (z > 4) active galaxies have advanced substantially over the past few years, largely due to results from the new generation of X-ray observatories. As of this writing X-ray emission has been detected from nearly 60 high-redshift active galaxies. This paper reviews the observational results and their implications for models of the first massive black holes, and it discusses future prospects for the field.     

Fluid instabilities around accreting X-ray sources

Some aspects of fluid instabilities occurring in the magnetospheres of accreting neutron stars are discussed. It is pointed out that (i) in the absence of strong differential rotation, the accreting plasma should be drawn out into spiralling, sheet-like structures, resulting in efficient mixing between the two media; (ii) the Rayleigh-Taylor instability also acts to limit the X-ray luminosity in super-critical sources; and (iii) magnetic shear has a strong stabilizing influence on Kelvin-Helmholtz modes, and its presence may allow substantial amounts of material to be supported around the magnetosphere.     

Black hole accretion and X-ray spectra of QSOS

Changes in Eddington accretion ratios are thought to result in X-ray spectral index changes in Galactic binary black hole systems. Objects with higher Eddington ratios have softer X-ray spectra. Can we apply this result to much more massive black hole systems such as QSOs? If so, X-ray observations will give us valuable insight into the physics of QSOs. Among QSOs, X-ray spectral index is part of a large set of correlated optical and UV observational properties, especially optical Fe II and [O III] strengths in the Hβ region. To investigate whether this set of correlations is related to Eddington ratio, we use as probes, BALQSOs that have been suggested to be youthful super-accretors. We conducted infrared spectroscopy of the Hβ rest wavelength region for a sample of BALQSOs and compared line measurements with those for high and low redshift non-BAL QSOs. Hβ line widths and bolometric luminosity are used to calculate QSO black hole masses and Eddington ratios. Our results support the hypothesis that optical Fe II and [O III] line strengths are Eddington ratio indicators in QSO central engines. A possible explanation is that strong Fe II and weak [O III] indicate abundant cold gas that could fuel near Eddington accretion.     

基于调频连续波的太赫兹频段转台成像方法研究

高分辨成像雷达是太赫兹技术的重要应用之一,目前太赫兹雷达源的功率水平和太赫兹雷达的应用环境决定了要优先考虑采用调频连续波体制。因此文章在转台成像方式下分析了调频连续波太赫兹雷达信号模型和处理方法,实现了高分辨成像,并与X频段的成像结果进行了对比分析,验证了太赫兹调频连续波ISAR成像的优势。     

氦质谱检漏技术的研究与实践

在氦质谱检漏技术理论的基础上,采用了以微电脑为中心的自动控制技术,提高了氦质谱检漏仪的全自动操作智能化水平。180°非均匀磁场的实现,使离子聚焦更好。通过电子量程切换技术,减少了量程转换时间,扩大了测量范围,对高准确度密封性智能检测系统的实现进行了详细的研究与实践。     

The impact of large solar events on the total electron content of the ionosphere at mid latitudes

Ionospheric disturbances associated with solar activity may occur via two basic mechanisms. The first is related to the direct impact on the ionosphere of EUV photons from a flare, and the second by prompt electric field penetration into the magnetosphere during geomagnetic storms. In this paper we examine the possibility that these two mechanisms may have an impact at mid latitudes by calculating the total electron content (TEC) from GPS stations in Mexico during several large X-ray flares. We have found that indeed large, complex flares, which are well located, may affect the mid latitude ionosphere. In fact, in the solar events of July 14, 2000 and April 2001 storms, ionospheric disturbances were observed to increase up to 138 and 150 TECu, respectively, due to the influence of EUV photons. Also, during the solar events of July 2000, April 2001, Halloween 2003, January 2005 and December 2006, there are large ionospheric disturbances (up to 393 TECu in the Halloween Storms), due to prompt penetration electric field, associated with CME producing geomagnetic storm.     

采用ISAR技术的MIMO雷达极坐标格式成像算法研究

对MIMO雷达的系统结构和它采用ISAR技术时的信号模型进行分析,以二次降维方式详细讨论了回波信号在波数域的分布特点,得出两条针对成像应用的MIMO雷达阵列设计准则。在此基础上,提出一种可有效聚焦的极坐标格式算法,经过对MIMO雷达回波数据逐次渐进降维重排,将其从四维转换到二维,然后通过距离向和方位向两次一维插值,把以极坐标格式记录的回波数据变换为直角坐标下均匀分布的数据。针对推导过程中因平面波假设引入的误差进行了分析,得到算法的适用条件。最后仿真验证了本文算法的有效性。     

多光谱手指静脉成像与采集系统设计

多光谱手指静脉图像信息采集对提高手指静脉识别性能具有重要意义,从活体组织的不同介质对不同波长的入射光有不同的散射和吸收性能这一角度出发,建立了多光谱手指静脉成像采集系统。重点介绍基于数码管控制芯片的多波段光源控制电路而搭建的硬件系统及设计的相应软件系统。该系统不仅解决了多模态手指静脉图像成像与采集的一些基本问题,而且为多光谱手指静脉识别奠定了数据基础和实验环境。这对促进手指静脉识别技术的发展具有重要意义。     

Evidence of the radio-quiet hard X-ray precursor of the 13 December 2006 solar flare

We report multi-wavelength investigation of the pre-impulsive phase of the 13 December 2006 X-class solar flare. We use hard X-ray data from the anticoincidence system of spectrometer onboard INTEGRAL (ACS) jointly with soft X-ray data from the GOES-12 and Hinode satellites. Radio data are from Nobeyama and Learmonth solar observatories and from the Culgoora Solar Radio Spectrograph. The main finding of our analysis is a spiky increase of the ACS count rate accompanied by surprisingly gradual and weak growth of microwave emission and without detectable radio emission at meter and decimeter wavelengths about 10 min prior to the impulsive phase of the solar flare. At the time of this pre-flare hard X-ray burst the onset of the GOES soft X-ray event has been reported, positive derivative of the GOES soft X-ray flux started to rise and a bright spot has appeared in the images of the Hinode X-ray telescope (XRT) between the flare ribbons near the magnetic inversion line close to the sources of thermal and non-thermal hard X-ray emission observed by Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) during the flare. These facts we consider as evidences of solar origin of the increased pre-flare ACS count rate. We briefly discuss a possible cause of the pre-flare emission peculiarities.     

激光成像系统实验研究

为解决激光脚点（laser footprint）在光学图像中的定位问题,建立分析模型,构建了集成激光测距机和CCD摄像机的实验室激光成像系统;通过实验,对采集的数据进行了图像配准和融合,反演出被测目标三维图像,包含了被测目标高程与灰度信息。