0957 + 561 A, B: twin quasistellar objects or gravitational lens?

0957 + 561 A, B are two QSOs of mag 17 with 5.7 arc s separation at redshift 1.405. Their spectra leave little doubt that they are associated. Difficulties arise in describing them as two distinct objects and the possibility that they are two images of the same object formed by a gravitational lens is discussed.     

An independent microbial flora of the epithelium and its role in the ecomicrobiology of the rumen

IT has been suggested that the bacterial flora of the rumen should be considered as three distinct, interacting populations-the bacteria of rumen fluid (the population which has been studied most extensively), the bacteria associated with food particles, and the bacteria adhering to the epithelial wall of the organ(1). Until now, studies of the 'epithelial' population have been restricted to examination of postmortem samples of wall tissue and its attached bacterial flora(2-5). A recently developed technique(6) for feeding young sheep for long periods solely by infusion of protein and other essential nutrients into the abomasum, and of volatile fatty acids and bicarbonate buffer into the rumen, has provided us with an opportunity to study in isolation the role of the bacterial population of the wall in the ecomicrobiology of the rumen in the living animal. Our studies show that this population can exist independently of the other two populations, that it is primarily responsible for urea digestion in the rumen and that it initiates breakdown of dead epithelial tissue. Furthermore, our results point to an inverse relationship between ammonia concentration and ureolytic activity in rumen fluid, which may account for the control which ammonia exerts over flux of urea across the rumen wall(7-9).     

γ-Al2O3载体孔内原位合成水滑石

以尿素为沉淀剂,利用γ-Al2O3的内孔表面铝源原位合成水滑石. 考察了晶化时间、晶化温度、初始溶液浓度、原料配比对原位合成水滑石的影响. 实验中发现晶化6 h,MgAlCO3-LDH的晶体结构已趋于完整,晶化时间大于6 h时会有NH4Al(OH)2CO3*H2O杂相生成.在实验条件范围内,生成的一次粒子大小随着晶化时间的延长逐渐增大,随着晶化温度的升高、初始溶液浓度的增大而减小.     

^210Pbex depth distribution in soil and calibration models for assessment of soil erosion rates from ^210Pbex measurements

Throughout the past decade, the potential for using nuclear weapon-produced 137Cs ( half-life 30.2 a) fallout to quantify soil erosion rates on both cultivated and uncul- tivated lands for medium-term timescales (≈ 40 a) has been successfully demonstrated in a wide range of envi- ronments in different regions of the world[1—6]. Because in difficulties of distinguishing Chernobyl-derived compo- nent from total 137Cs input in many parts of Europe, and in measuring low activity samples of…     

南澳岛及其附近岛屿夏季鸟类的初步调查

作者一行于 2 0 0 1年夏季对南澳及其附近岛屿的鸟类资源状况进行了调查研究 .结果发现 ,南澳及其附近岛屿有鸟类 51种 ,隶属 1 3目 2 8科 ,其中雀形目 2 3种 ,占所发现种类的 45% ,非雀形目 2 8种 ,占 55% ;国家一、二级保护动物各一种 ,分别为 :白腹军舰鸟 (F regataandrewsi)和岩鹭 (Egretta sacra) .按鸟类的栖息和迁徙习惯划分 ,有海鸟 8种 ,湿地候鸟 2种 ,湿地留鸟 9种 ,陆地候鸟 4种 ,陆地留鸟 2 8种 .在所有鸟类中以褐翅燕鸥 (Sterna anae-thetus)为优势种 ,数量最大 ,分布最广 .     

超分子体系的应用

设想有一微型提桶．内表面是油性斥水的，外面轮箍吊着的是可湿的、斥油的绳子。这个桶真小──大小仅能容纳一个小小的油性分子。更为特殊的是，在桶上连接着一组原子，当桶装满时它们就能发光──不过仅当装的是某种类型的分子时才发光。这个亚微观的提桶，是称作“超分子”──特意制成特定形状的大分子的一个例子。近几年来，化学工作者已学会把一些独特的分子塑成各种型式，包括从微型宝塔开始直到世界上最小的手镯。这些分子引人入胜之处还在于它们很实用。在密歇根州立大学，作者的研究组一直在设计能够捕捉和检测通常污染环境的各种…     

嵌埋于极化BaTiO3薄膜内的Ag纳米微粒对基体中二次谐波产生的增强作用

近年来,铁电薄膜的光学性质引起了许多研究者的注意.除较为常用的电光效应外,人们还发现了极化后的BaTiO_3薄膜在激光辐射下产生很强的二次谐波,表明这类材料在非线性光学领域有很好的应用前景.最近,我们利用sol-gel过程制备具有嵌埋结构的铁电薄膜——金属纳米微粒体系,发现这类新型材料具有很特殊的光吸收性质.本文对这类材料的二次非线性光学性质进行了研究,发现金属纳米微粒对铁电薄膜中二次谐波的产生有明显的增强作用.实验所用的样品为淀积在石英玻璃基片上的、嵌埋Ag纳米微粒的BaTiO_3薄膜,用sol-gel法制备,具体过程见文献[2].石英基片的厚度为lmm,面积约为1.5cm~2,利用局部腐蚀法和台阶测厚仪测得薄膜厚度在1.6～2.0μm之间.样品的极化过程在两块极     

木乃伊七号(之四)

74.72小时后,阿布杜尔来了。雷利抱着热切的希望,恐怕只有阿布杜尔,才知道木乃伊七号离开医院会去干什么。阿布杜尔默默地思索很久说:“他不会走远。古代的埃及人总是徒步跋涉的。他不会改变这种习惯。估计一定有人在帮他的忙,供应他食物和衣着。”     

星际推销员

沃克推销的那种录音机外观很漂亮,铝合金和塑料的外壳,四四方方,结实美观.它被放在涂蜡的柜台上,在它周围故意放了一些难看的当地技术产品.别出心裁的销售技巧--他想,手里紧紧攥着他祖父传给他的公文包,似乎那是他的护身符.