The use of the stable isotope 44Ca in studies of calcium incorporation into dentin

The incorporation into rat incisor dentin of two calcium isotopes, the stable ⁴⁴Ca and the radioactive ⁴⁵Ca, was studied using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) stepscanning and imaging, and autoradiography, respectively. The results demonstrated a time-dependent incorporation of the calcium isotopes into the mineral phase of dentin. With the SIMS step-scanning, detecting ⁴⁴Ca, the ion yield was high in the odontoblasts 2 min after intravenous injection. After 10 min a marked increase in signal intensity was found at the dentin mineralization front. This result was consistent with those obtained by ⁴⁵Ca autoradiography; a peak of incorporation occurred 10 min after injection of the isotope. Likewise, localization of ⁴⁴Ca to the mineralization front could be demonstrated 10 min after injection by SIMS imaging. In images obtained at earlier intervals, no such increase in ion yield could be detected. The results show that the nonradioactive, stable isotope ⁴⁴Ca can be used as a marker for biomineralization in a similar way to radioactive ⁴⁵Ca.     

布尔函数的对偶性和线性点

本文主要讨论了部分自对偶和部分反自对偶函数、部分线性函数以及具有线性点的函数的性质。     

Monitoring water quality in reservoirs with IRS-1A-LISS-I

An attempt has been made to quantify the relationship between the variation in IRS-IA-LISS-I (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-1A Linear Imaging Self-Scanning System) radiance data and field measured change in secchi disc depth. Secchi disc depth was measured for 47 predetermined sampling locations on reservoir surface water. At extinction depth (secchi depth), water samples were collected from all the sampling locations. Suspended sediments of eight locations representing various reaches of the reservoir were selected for mineralogical, particle size and optical properties analysis. The LISS-I radiance value in band 1 (0.45–0.52µm) band 2 (0-52–0.59 µm) and band 3 (0.62–0.68 µm) were used in a regression analysis. The absorption infrared band 4 (0.77–0.86 µm) was not included in the analysis. In these, the dependable variable was secchi depth (SD) and the LISS-I-radiance data was the estimator variable. Forty-seven data sets of 20 October 1988 from Tawa reservoir surface water were used to obtain an estimator equation for SD. The verification of the estimator equation was tested by applying it to a data set of 21 measurements of 28 September 1988 for this reservoir. The coefficient of correlation between observed and estimated values for the 28 September 1988 data set wasr=0.92 for SD, indicating that the equation could accurately predict the water clarity (SD) for this reservoir on new occasions from IRS-IA-LISS-I spectral data. It is shown that mineral composition and optical properties of suspended sediments influence the reflected radiance of water quality. It is concluded that IRS-IA-LISS-I data provide a useful means of mapping water quality in reservoir.     

Target differentiation with simple infrared sensors using statistical pattern recognition techniques

This study compares the performances of various statistical pattern recognition techniques for the differentiation of commonly encountered features in indoor environments, possibly with different surface properties, using simple infrared (IR) sensors. The intensity measurements obtained from such sensors are highly dependent on the location, geometry, and surface properties of the reflecting feature in a way that cannot be represented by a simple analytical relationship, therefore complicating the differentiation process. We construct feature vectors based on the parameters of angular IR intensity scans from different targets to determine their geometry and/or surface type. Mixture of normals classifier with three components correctly differentiates three types of geometries with different surface properties, resulting in the best performance (100%) in geometry differentiation. Parametric differentiation correctly identifies six different surface types of the same planar geometry, resulting in the best surface differentiation rate (100%). However, this rate is not maintained with the inclusion of more surfaces. The results indicate that the geometrical properties of the targets are more distinctive than their surface properties, and surface recognition is the limiting factor in differentiation. The results demonstrate that simple IR sensors, when coupled with appropriate processing and recognition techniques, can be used to extract substantially more information than such devices are commonly employed for.     

Spread Spectrum PN Code Acquisition Using Hybrid Correlator Architectures

A hybrid correlator architecture is described which combines the serial structure of an active correlator with the parallel structure of a matched filter correlator. The mean PN code acquisition time performance of this hybrid serial-parallel correlator structure is analysed. Results are shown which compare the acquisition performance of the serial, parallel, and serial-parallel structures. The results are for a PN code length of 64 code chips and assumes a Gaussian channel with the receiver detection threshold set to obtain a constant false alarm rate. An enhancement to the serial-parallel acquisition algorithm is also described which can increase the acquisition time performance by about 15% for typical operating conditions. Overall the results demonstrate that the hybrid correlator can provide rapid code acquisition with a limited receiver complexity.     

LTN-72惯导设备在空间遥感器航空校飞中的应用

介绍了一种用于空间遥感器航空校飞的LTN-72惯导参数采集与传输装置。该装置能模拟星上数据管理系统(OBDH)传递包括校飞时间和全部LTN-72惯导参数在内的辅助数据,并具有输出检测信号和自检显示功能。装置经实际校飞使用,效果良好。     

基于AOTF的在线红外光谱测量系统

介绍了一种新型的红外光谱测量系统，它由准直发射系统和聚焦接收系统两大部分组成，以声光可调谐滤光器（AOTF）为色散元件，连续改变AOTF的驱动频率就能实现快速波长扫描，达到实时测量目的。该系统具有结构简单、测量快速等特点，可用于在线有害气体检测和红外光谱分析。实验表明，系统光谱测量范围2．5－5μm，光谱分辨力为10nm。     

应用遥感图像分析九江瑞昌地区构造与金铜成矿的关系

九瑞地区是长江中下游重要的金铜成矿区,遥感图像分析认为,北东东向断裂是主要的控矿构造,与北西向断裂的交汇部位是金铜成矿的有利地段。此外,环形构造又是另外一种控矿构造,目前所发现的金铜矿床均有物化探异常显示,并形成于环形构造的边缘。     

^239Puα粒子的微剂量谱和径向剂量分布

用大容积（６０ｍｍ×８０ｍｍ）的圆柱型流气式组织等效正比计数器测定了２３９Ｐｕα粒子的微剂量谱和径向剂量分布。α粒子束在无窗的情况下直接穿入正比计数器，由离子穿过而发生能量沉积的机率Ｒｂ为１。测量结果证实：沿α粒子径迹由单次事件沉积的剂量平均比能ｚ１Ｄ（Ｇｙ）与距径迹核径向距离ｂ（μｍ）之间完全符合ｚ１Ｄ＝ａｂ－２的函数关系，同时给出了求出最大径向距离（ｐｅｎｕｍｂｒａ）的方法。