Research into the inversion of the induced polarization relaxation time spectrum based on the uniform amplitude sampling method

The induced polarization relaxation time spectrum（RTS） reflects the distribution of rock pore size,which is a key factor in estimating the oil or water storage capacity of strata.However,as the data acquisition and transmission abilities of well logging instruments are much limited due to the underground environment,it is necessary to explore suitable sampling methods which can be used to obtain an accurate RST with less sampling data.This paper presents a uniform amplitude sampling method（UASM）,and compares it with the conventional uniform time sampling method（UTSM） and logarithm time sampling method（LTSM） in terms of the adaptability to different strata,RTS inversion accuracy,and stratum vertical resolution.Numerical simulation results show that the UASM can obtain high inversion accuracy of RTS with different kinds of pore size distribution formation,with high dynamic ranges of pore size,and with a small number of sampling points.The UASM,being able to adapt to the attenuation speed of polarization curve automatically,thus has the highest vertical resolution.The inversion results of rock samples also show that the UASM is superior to the UTSM and LTSM.

Rapid Determination of the Centroid Moment Tensor of the 2014 M_S7.3 Yutian,Xinjiang Earthquake

We successfully employ an automatic centroid moment tensor(CMT) inversion system to infer the CMT solutions of the February 12,2014 MS7.3 Yutian,Xinjiang earthquake using near-field seismic waveforms(4° < △ < 12°) observed by the virtual China seismic networks,which have been recently set up.The results indicate that this event occurred on a rupture plane(strike 243°,dip 70°,and rake-18°),showing left-lateral strike-slip faulting with a minor normal-faulting component.The centroid in the horizontal direction is located nearly 13 km east of the epicenter(36.123° N,82.499° E),and the best-fitting centroid depth is around 10 km.The total scalar moment,M0,is retrieved with an average value of 3.05 × 1019N·m,corresponding to moment magnitude MW6.92.Most of the energy is released within about 14 s.Moreover,we discuss about the potential application of this system in earthquake disaster decision.

Real-Time Automatic Scaling Method of Oblique Ionogram Parameters Based on Morphological Operator and Inversion Technique

Automatic scaling ionogram can get the parameters of ionogram which are vital to ionosphere detecting. In this paper, a new method is proposed to scale F2 layer trace automatically from oblique ionogram based on morphological operator and inversion technique. This method is verified through the comparison of actual detecting data with statistical analysis. The results show that the proposed automatic scaling method has high acceptable rate and is suitable for scaling oblique ionogram with different high angle wave states. It is fast and precise to fit O-mode echoes in F2 layer without the influence from F1 layer. This method could be applied in real-time ionospheric oblique sounding research with high reliability and versatility.

Automatic target recognition method for inverse synthetic aperture sonar imaging

To address the randomness of target aspect angle and the incompleteness of observed target in inverse synthetic aperture sonar（ISAS） imaging,a method for target recognition is proposed based on topology vector feature（TVF） of multiple highlights. Analysis of the projection relationship from 3 D space to 2 D imaging plane in ISAS indicates that the distance between two highlights in the cross-range scale calibrated image is determined by the distance between the corresponding physical scattering centers. Then, TVFs of different targets, which remain stable in various possibilities of target aspect angle, can be built. K-means clustering technique is used to effectively alleviate effect of the point missing due to incompleteness of the observed target. A nearest neighbor classifier is used to realize the target recognition. The ISAS experimental results using underwater scaled models are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. A classification rate of 84.0% is reached.

Combination of differential discrimination and direct discrimination in pulsed laser timeof-flight systems

The output amplitude of the differential circuit is studied for differential discrimination in pulsed laser time-offlight systems. Based on the studies of the probability of detection and the probability of false alarms, the minimum detectable input signal of differential discrimination can be calculated. The results indicate that the differential discrimination detectability of the small signal will be reduced. A combined discrimination is proposed in this Letter to improve the time resolution of the large signal and ensure the probability of detection of the small signal at the same time. A proper value of the circuit parameter is found to balance the time resolutions of the small and large signals.

Using the inverse Poisson distribution to calculate multiplicity of infection and viral replication by a high-throughput fluorescent imaging system

Dear Editor,For virologists,it is crucial to confidently determine the concentration of infectious particles that are utilized and produced in experiments（Dulbecco,1952;Bushar and Sagripanti,1990;La Barre and Lowy,2001;Gueret et al.,2002;Gao et al.,2009;Kutner et al.,2009;Grigorov et al.,2011.