Nuclear reaction dynamics induced by halo-nuclei at intermediate energy heavy ion collisions

We studied systematically the reaction dynamics induced by neutron-halo nuclei and proton-halo nuclei within the isospin dependent quantum molecular dynamics, such as the effects of loose bound halo-nuclei on the fragmentation reaction and momentum dissipation for different colliding systems with different beam energies and different impact parameters. In order to emphasize the roles of neutron-halo nucleus B-19 and proton-halo nucleus Al-23 on the reaction dynamics we also calculated the the reaction dynamics induced by the stable nuclei F-19 and Na-23 with equal mass under identical incident channel conditions. Based on the comparison of results of reaction dynamics induced by halo-nucleus colliding systems and stable nucleus collidinmg systems we found that the roles of loose bound halo-nucleus structure on the fragmentation multiplicity and nuclear stopping (momentum dissipation) are important for all of colliding systems with different beam energies and minor impact parameters, such as, the loose bound halo-nuclei structure increases the fragmentation multiplicity, but reduces the nuclear stopping.

Effects of Pairing Correlations on Formation of Proton Halo in C-9

Properties for the ground state of C-9 are studied in the relativistic continuum Hartree-Bogoliubov theory with the NLSH, NLLN and TM2 effective interactions. Pairing correlations are taken into account by a density-dependent delta-force with the pairing strength for protons determined by fitting either to the experimental binding energy or to the odd-even mass difference from the five-point formula. The effects of pairing correlations on the formation of proton halo in the ground state of C-9 are examined. The halo structure is shown to be formed by the partially occupied valence proton levels p(3/2) and p(1/2).

小波分析和人工神经网络在生态学研究中的应用

墨西哥帽子小波和Morlet小波在生态格局分析中的应用 本研究采用Monte Carlo方法，探讨了对小波分析的格局进行统计显著性检验的普遍方法。为了更好利用小波分析和了解两个常用小波--墨西哥帽子小波和Morlet小波在格局分析中的优缺点，用生态学研究中常见的4个模拟格局和东灵山辽东栎林的样带数据对这两个常用小波的特性进行了分析和比较。研究结果表明：墨西哥帽子小波能较好地分析样带中的斑块和间隙以及它们的位置信息，Morlet小波能较好地分析样带中尺度及其位置信息。不同的小波通常在尺度分析和斑块和间隙分析之间有平衡，所以最好的方法是结合两种小波的优点。小波分析在处理生态数据时，受所使用小波本身特性的制约。用墨西哥帽子小波进行格局分析时，小波能量谱的等值图上不同格局所对应的峰有可能相互重叠，当所分析的多尺度格局的规模差别不大时，所分析格局规模所对应的峰可能相互融合。这些小波能量谱的等值图上不同格局所对应峰的重叠和融合可能会导致格局分析量图上多个峰的相互融合和屏蔽。所以在使用小波分析做格局研究时，也应尽可能地结合小波能量谱和量图上的信息，以得到较全面和精确的格局分析信息。本研究的结论能为小波分析的应用提供指导。 应用二维小波分析对暖温带阔叶林辽东栎更新格局的研究 本研究介绍了一种二维网格空间数据分析方法一二维小波分析。该方法不仅能分析格局的等级结构，而且也能得到所分析结构的位置信息。小波系数等值图上不同格局规模的斑块和间隙可直接和不同尺度上的生态过程和生境条件相联系。小波方差从二维小波分析导出，小波方差可将四维的小波系数降至二维的小波方差函数，并量化所分析格局规模对整个格局的贡献。本研究用三个模拟格局分析了二维小波的特性及二维墨西哥帽子小波和Halo小波的特性。因为自身的特性，Halo小波比墨西哥帽子小波能提供更高的分辨率。本研究也将二维小波分析应用于暖温带阔叶林的辽东栎更新格局研究中，分析的结果表明：辽东栎的更新发生在辽东栎成树斑块和林窗斑块重叠区域。 用交互验证和独立验证来测试神人工经网络模拟水稻分檗动态的泛化能力 人工神经网络不是基于对所模拟过程的理解，而是依赖于对所分析数据的内部结构。所以人工神经网络通常被认为是经验模型而不能外推，而且在训练数据和验证数据的范围之外肯定不能精确地预测所模拟的过程。本研究通过对交互验证和独立验证神经网络模型性能的比较，测试了神经网络模型在预测水稻分檗动态方面的泛化能力。同时，也对几种提高神经网络泛化能力的技术进行了比较。研究结果表明：在训练数据的变量范围内，神经网络在预测水稻分檗动态方面具有泛化能力。较少的训练数据样本导致了对训练数据过度吻合的和不具泛化能力的神经网络。要能使神经网络在预测水稻分檗动态方面具有泛化能力，训练数据的样本量至少9倍于神经网络的权值数目。当神经网络有多个输入变量且训练数据不足以保证神经网络的泛化能力时，建议在训练之前，采用主成分分析、对应分析及类似技术压缩输入变量的个数。在压缩输入变量的个数之后，如果训练数据的样本量还不足以保证神经网络的泛化能力，就应采用提高神经网络泛化能力的技木，如：jittering和强制训练停止等，特别是神经网络与机理模型的复合模型。因为神经网络的泛化能力问题具有普遍性，所以我们的研究结论不只是适用于水稻分檗动态的预测，也适用于其它的农业和生态神经网络模型。

The Kiloparsec-scale structure of 3C 286

We present radio images of the compact steep spectrum (CSS) quasar 3C 286 acquired with the Very Large Array (VLA) at 8.4 and 22.5 GHz. The source exhibits a two-sided core-jet structure with a bright central component and two extended components one to the east (P.A. 100degrees) and another to the southwest (P.A. -116degrees). From the compact core, an extension runs towards the southwest component up to similar to 0.7 arcsecond. The emission between the primary central component and the southwest component exhibits a knotty structure. A gradual change of the jet position angles from -135degrees to -120degrees in the inner southwest jet suggests a local bend. The position angle changes of the major eastern components E2 and E1 suggest that the eastern jet likely follows a curved trace. The bends in the jet trace may be associated with a relativistic precession or some interaction between the jet and the ambient matter. A mean spectral index of alpha(8.4)(22.5) similar to -0.76 (S-nu proportional to nu(alpha)) is estimated for the core component. Steep spectra are also obtained for the extended southwest component (2.6", P.A. -116degrees) and eastern component (0.8", P.A. 100degrees), with alpha(8.4)(22.5) similar to -0.88 and alpha(8.4)(22.5) similar to -1.79, respectively. The radio morphologies and spectral index distributions suggest that the core seen in our images is likely to be the beamed inner jet while the real nucleus is dimmed by it beaming away from us.

Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of sagittarius A

We observed Sgr A* using the Very Large Array (VLA) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at multiple centimeter and millimeter wavelengths on 2003 June 17. The measured flux densities of Sgr A*, together with those obtained from the Submillimeter Array (SMA) and the Keck II 10 m telescope on the same date, are used to construct a simultaneous spectrum of Sgr A* from 90 cm to 3.8 mu m. The simultaneous spectrum shows a spectral break at about 3.6 cm, a possible signature of synchrotron self-absorption of the strong radio outburst that occurred near epoch 2003 July 17. At 90 cm, the flux density of Sgr A* is 0.22 +/- 0.06 Jy, suggesting a sharp decrease in flux density at wavelengths longer than 47 cm. The spectrum at long cm wavelengths appears to be consistent with free-free absorption by a screen of ionized gas with a cutoff similar to 100 cm. This cutoff wavelength appears to be three times longer than that of similar to 30 cm suggested by Davies, Walsh, & Booth based on observations in 1974 and 1975. Our analysis suggests that the flux densities of Sgr A* at wavelengths longer than 30 cm could be attenuated and modulated by stellar winds from massive stars close to Sgr A*.

The radio counter-jet of the QSO 3C 48

We present multi- frequency radio observational results of the quasar 3C 48. The observations were carried out with the Very Large Array ( VLA) at five frequencies, 0.33, 1.5, 4.8, 8.4, and 22.5 GHz, and with the Multi- Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network ( MERLIN) at the two frequencies of 1.6 and 5 GHz. The source shows a one- sided jet to the north within 1", which then extends to the northeast and becomes diffuse. Two bright components ( N2 and N3), containing most of the flux density, are present in the northern jet. The spectral index of the two components is alpha(N2) similar to -0.99 +/- 0.12 and alpha(N3) similar to - 0.84 +/- 0.23 ( S proportional to nu(alpha)). Our images show the presence of an extended structure surrounding component N2, suggestive of strong interaction between the jet and the interstellar medium ( ISM) of the host galaxy. A steep- spectrum component, labelled S, located 0.25 " southwest to the flat- spectrum component which could be the core of 3C 48, is detected at a significance of > 15 sigma. Both the location and the steepness of the spectrum of component S suggest the presence of a counter- jet in 3C 48.

Experimental study of two-proton correlated emission from S-29 excited states

An experiment of a S-29 beam bombarding a Au-197 target at an energy of 49.2 MeV/u has been performed to study the two-proton correlated emission from S-29 excited states. Complete-kinematics measurements were carried out in the experiment. The relative momentum, opening angle, and relative energy of two protons, as well as the invariant mass of the final system, were deduced by relativistic-kinematics reconstruction. The Si-27-p-p coincident events were picked out under strict conditions and the phenomenon of p-p correlations was observed among these events. The mechanisms of two-proton emission were analyzed in a simple schematic model, in which the extreme decay modes like He-2 cluster emission, three-body phase-space decay, and two-body sequential emission were taken into account. Associated with the Monte Carlo simulations, the present results show that two protons emitted from the excited states between 9.6 MeV and 10.4 MeV exhibit the features of He-2 cluster decay with a branching ratio of 29(-11)(+10)%.

Angular dispersion and deflection function for heavy ion elastic scattering

The differential cross sections for elastic scattering products of F-17 on Pb-208 have been measured. The angular dispersion plots of ln(d sigma/d theta) versus theta(2) are obtained from the angular distribution of the elastic scattering differential cross sections. Systematical analysis on the angular dispersion for the available experimental data indicates that there is an angular dispersion turning angle at forward angular range within the grazing angle. This turning angle can be clarified as nuclear rainbow in classical deflection function. The exotic behaviour of the nuclear rainbow angle offers a new probe to investigate the halo and skin phenomena.

Probing the medium effect and isospin dependence of the in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross section in heavy ion collisions

Probing in-medium nucleon-nucleon (NN) cross section sigma(1)(NN)(alpha) in heavy ion collisions has been investigated by means of the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics (IQMD) with the isospin- and momentum- dependent interaction (IMDI(tau)). It is found that there are the very obvious medium effect and the sensitive isospin- dependence of nuclear stopping R on the in-medium NN cross section sigma(1)(NN)(alpha) in the nuclear reactions induced by halo-neutron projectile and the same-mass stable projectile. However, R induced by the neutron-halo projectile is obviously lower than that induced by the corresponding stable projectile. In particular, there is a very obvious dependence of R on the medium effect of sigma(1)(NN)(alpha) in the whole beam energy region for the above two kinds of projectiles. Therefore, the comparison between the results of R's in the reactions induced by the neutron-halo projectile and the corresponding same-mass stable projectile is a more favourable probe for extracting the information of sigma(1)(NN)(alpha) because of adding a new judgement.

Elastic scattering angular dispersion of weakly bound nucleus F-17

The differential cross-sections for elastic scattering of F-17 and O-17 on Pb-208 have been measured at Radioactive Ion Beam Line at Lanzhou (RIBLL). The variation of the logarithms of differential cross-sections with the square of scattering angles, viz. angulax dispersion plot, shows clearly that there exists a turning point in the range of small scattering angles (6 degrees-20 degrees) for F-17 due to its exotic structure, while no turning point was observed for O-17. The experimental results have been compared with previous data of other groups. Systematical analysis on the available data seems to conclude that there is an exotic behavior of elastic scattering angular dispersion of weakly bound nuclei with halo or skin structure as compared with that of the stable nuclei. Therefore the fact that the turning point of the elastic scattering angular dispersion plot appears at small angle for weakly bound nuclei can be used as a new probe to investigate the halo and skin phenomenon.