CCD cameras and Spacewire interfaces for HERSCHEL/SCORE suborbital mission     

A. Gherardi  M. Romoli  E. Pace  M. Pancrazzi  G. Rossi  D. Paganini  M. Focardi 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2009,320(1-3):239-241

The HERSCHEL/SCORE is a suborbital mission which will observe the solar corona in UV and in visible light for measurements of solar corona. The coronagraph for such observation is an Italian instrument and, in particular, the CCD camera detectors are developed at the XUVLab of the Department of Astronomy and Space Science of Florence University. Such detectors communicate with the onboard computer by means the IEEE1355 Spacewire standard interface (developed in our laboratories) and implement a lot of smart and custom procedures for imaging. The main innovation of SCORE coronagraph is the first use in space of a variable retarder plate based on liquid crystals and the optical design capable of simultaneous observation in UV and Visible light.  相似文献   

E-monitoring the nature of water     

Silvano Pecora  Harry F. Lins 《水文科学杂志》2020,65(5):683-698

ABSTRACT

The critical need for hydrological observations in support of water resources management, particularly during extreme events, has transformed traditional methods of hydrological data management. This transformation has given rise to a framework of e-monitoring the hydrological cycle, the aim of which is to improve understanding of the nature of water. New trends in data science, coupled with increasing technological evolution, make the new generation of data systems more agile and responsive to the needs and expectations for efficient and effective data sharing and service delivery. The WMO Hydrological Observing System was designed around the integration of observations, data exchange, research, data processing, modelling and forecasting, in such a way that societal needs for disaster risk reduction, improved sustainability of environmental resources, climate resilience and economic growth can be effectively met. With its implementation of conceptual functionalities for sustainable data management, the WHOS operational architecture is hydrology’s system for the future.  相似文献   

Esterase activities in the bivalve mollusc Adamussium colbecki as a biomarker for pollution monitoring in the Antarctic marine environment     

Bonacci S  Browne MA  Dissanayake A  Hagger JA  Corsi I  Focardi S  Galloway TS 《Marine pollution bulletin》2004,49(5-6):445-455

Marine environments are continuously being threatened by a large number of xenobiotics from anthropogenic sources. Even in sparsely populated and relatively pristine areas, such as Antarctica, hazardous chemicals can pose a serious environmental problem. The main aims of the present study were to (1) validate and optimize an analytical technique utilizing a microtitre-plate photometer to ascertain background levels of esterase activities in the Antarctic bivalve Adamussium colbecki, (2) carry out in situ monitoring of esterase activities to assess any potential environmental impacts of the Italian Scientific Antarctic Base "Terra Nova Bay" on the surrounding marine area. Results showed the presence of organophosphorous-sensitive cholinesterase (ChE) and carboxylesterase (CbE) activities in the gills of A. colbecki and optimal assay conditions were comparable with those found for bivalve species from temperate areas. A higher sensitivity of ChE versus acetylthiocholine activity in A. colbecki to chlorpyrifos compared to species from temperate areas may also be inferred. The in situ study indicated no differences in the environmental quality of the three study sites located around the Italian Base.  相似文献   

Star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies: preliminary results     

M. Tosi  L. Greggio  P. Focardi 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1989,156(1-2):295-300

In order to study the history of star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies we have started a project of deep CCD observations of irregulars in the Local Group. For the theoretical interpretation of the colour-magnitude diagrams resulting from these observations we present a new method of numerical simulations based on stellar evolutionary tracks. The preliminary results concerning the galaxies WLM and Sextans B are summarized.  相似文献   

Infrared galaxies in compact groups     

B. Kelm  P. Focardi  A. Zampieri 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2003,284(2):471-474

IR properties of Compact Group (CG) galaxies are presented and compared with IR properties of isolated galaxies. Despite CGs displaying more E-S0s and optically bright galaxies, no differences are retrieved concerning FIR emission. The observed lack of strong FIR enhancement in the CG sample is not surprising when interpreting FIR sources in CGs as accordant redshift projections, rather than as mergers in progress. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Heavy metals accumulation in two syntopic sandhopper species: Talitrus saltator (Montagu) and Talorchestia ugolinii Bellan Santini and Ruffo     

Ugolini A  Borghini F  Focardi S  Chelazzi G 《Marine pollution bulletin》2005,50(11):1328-1334

We assessed the capacity for heavy metals accumulation in Talorchestia ugolinii by standard methods of heavy metals analysis. To compare the bioaccumulation in syntopic sandhopper species, we collected samples of T. ugolinii and Talitrus saltator living on the same and on different beaches in Corsica. There was a marked difference in the zonal distribution of the two species along the sea-land axis of the beach: T. ugolinii was distributed nearer the water line than T. saltator. The bioaccumulation capacity of T. ugolinii only partly matched that of the Mediterranean T. saltator: while Hg, Zn, Cu, and Cd were accumulated by both species, Al and Fe were accumulated by T. saltator but not by T. ugolinii. Pb was accumulated only by T. ugolinii, while Cr did not seem to be accumulated by either species. The bioaccumulation in sympatric T. saltator and T. ugolinii specimens collected on the same beach reflected the general trend of the two species on the Tyrrhenian and Corsican coasts, respectively. Moreover, six of the eight heavy metals considered (Hg, Pb, Zn, Fe, Al, Cu) were present in higher quantities in T. ugolinii than in T. saltator, independently of whether the trace elements were accumulated by the two species. Thus, there are some differences between T. ugolinii and T. saltator, even when the two species live in the same locality. These differences involve their zonation within the damp belt of sand, the bioaccumulation of some heavy metals (Al, Pb, Fe), and the quantity of each heavy metal in the body, independent of the bioaccumulation capacity.  相似文献   

On the MHD Acceleration of Astrophysical Jets     

Claudio Zanni  Attilio Ferrari  Silvano Massaglia  Gianluigi Bodo  Paola Rossi 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2004,293(1-2):99-106

We present a 2.5D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation of the acceleration of a collimated jet from a magnetized accretion disk. We employ a MHD Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) code (FLASH—University of Chicago). Thanks to this tool we can follow the evolution of the system for many dynamical timescales with a high-spatial resolution. Assuming an initial condition in which a Keplerian disk, thus with no accretion motions, is threaded by a uniform poloidal magnetic field, we show how both the accretion flow and the acceleration of the outflow occur, and we present in detail which are the forces responsible for the jet launching and collimation. Our simulation also shows how the collimating forces due to the self-generated toroidal magnetic field can produce some peculiar knotty features.  相似文献   

Observed and predicted test pile behaviour     

Mario Ottaviani  Silvano Marchetti 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》1979,3(2):131-143

The results obtained from a loading test on a bored, cast-in-place pile instrumented with six pairs of load cells at different levels are compared with the results obtained from a non-linear finite element analysis based on the geotechnical parameters of the cohesive soils in which the pile was bored. Settlements computed using deformability parameters obtained by a standard laboratory test were much larger than the measured settlements. Satisfactory results are instead obtained assuming E_i=1000c_u and c_α=c_u. The distribution of the vertical stresses within the pile and of the shear stresses in the soil adjacent to the pile obtained by the numerical analysis are compared with the measured values. A fair agreement is found at loads below failure but differences between experimental and computed values are found at loads close to failure.  相似文献   

Analysis of the liquefaction phenomena in the village of Vittorito (L��Aquila)     

Paola Monaco  Filippo Santucci de Magistris  Salvatore Grasso  Silvano Marchetti  Michele Maugeri  Gianfranco Totani 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2011,9(1):231-261

This paper describes a case-history of liquefaction occurred near the village of Vittorito after the April 6, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake (moment magnitude M_w = 6.3), approximately 45 km far from the epicentre. In the document, first, an estimation of the seismic motion in the area has been made. Thereafter, the performed geotechnical investigation is described, followed by the application of some fast assessment criteria for the occurrence of liquefaction, recently proposed by the new Italian Building Code. A careful assessment of all the parameters involved in conventional Seed and Idriss (1971) liquefaction analyses is considered. The cyclic resistance ratio CRR is evaluated by cone penetration tests CPT and by in situ seismic dilatometer tests SMDT; in the latter case CRR is evaluated by different empirical correlations with shear wave velocity V_s and horizontal stress index K_D. Analytical data confirmed the observed occurrence of the liquefaction in Vittorito, even if the acceleration field in the area, produced by the L’Aquila earthquake, was very low.  相似文献   

Mercury and chlorinated hydrocarbons in sediments from the Bay of Naples and adjacent marine areas     

F Baldi  R Bargagli  S Focardi  C Fossi 《Marine pollution bulletin》1983,14(3):108-111

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