Measurement of the Plasma Rotation Velocity by Using Visible Spectrum on HL-1M Mokamak

The plasma rotation velocity were measured in HL-1M with Doppler shifts of CⅢ、 C Ⅱ、 O Ⅱ and H. line by a SKD high resolution spectrometer. The effects .of density' hydrogen pellet injection and carbon impurities injected by laser-blow-off on toroidal(V) and poloidal (Vθ)rotation velocity have been observed. The Vθ measured from H. line is only half of that from C Ⅱ impurity line.

Estimation of peak relative velocity and peak absolute acceleration of linear SDOF systems

In the seismic analysis and design of structures, the true velocity and absolute acceleration are usually approximated by their corresponding pseudo-values. This approach is simple and works well for structures with small damping （say, less than 15%）. When the damping of a structure is enhanced for the purpose of response reduction, it may result in large analysis and design errors. Based on theory of random vibration and the established mechanism of seismic response spectra analysis, a method is developed （1） to predict the relative velocity spectra with any damping ratio level directly from the 5% standard pseudo-acceleration spectrum; and （2） to estimate the peak absolute acceleration. The accuracy of both is validated by using two selected ensembles of ground motion records.

Generating ground motion by two new techniques of adding harmonic wave in the time domain and approximating to response spectrum as a whole

In this paper,two new methods are introduced to fit response spectrum in generating earthquake acceleration time history.The first method is Adding Harmonic Wave in Time Domain(AHWTD).In this method, a control point of response spectrum is adjusted by adding a harmonic time history to the adjusted one.Three features of the method are that it has small cross interference,small amount of computation and it can give consideration to the amplitude envelope.The second one is Approximating Response Spectrum as a Whole(ARSW).This method has following feature. When adjust a time history that is decided by amplitude spectrum A k and phase spectrum φ k(k =0, 1, 2, …, n ), the mean square root of every relative error E j(j= 1, 2, …, M ) between response spectrum and object spectrum V r=∑Mj=1E 2 j/M is used to decide adjusting direction of any amplitude spectrum A k . Because E j and V r are functions of A k and φ k , the problem of fitting response spectrum in generating earthquake acceleration time history can be changed to a problem of finding minimum point of V r . Restricted by Nyquist frequency, AHWTD is not suitable for high frequencies of response spectrum. Restricted by frequency distribution of FFT, the density of control points in the low frequency part can′t be too dense for ARSW. But two methods can replenish each other and get such a good fitting effect that we can fit the given peak ground acceleration and peak ground velocity well at the same time.

Cavity effect on Rayleigh wave dispersion and P-wave refraction

Sinkholes and cavities can represent serious hazards to human safety and urban infrastructures,cause roadbed subsidence,and so on.It is therefore essential to evaluate various sinkholes in different depths and sizes to assess the risk of collapse.This paper evaluates the effect of different cavities on Rayleigh-wave propagation and body(P)wave refraction.Rayleigh(R)wave propagation is analyzed according to the classical multi-channel analysis of surface waves(MASW)method also considering the R-wave backscattering.Synthetic seismic traces are computed by means of finite element modeling(FEM)for cavity and intrusion at different depths and sizes.Furthermore,field acquisition data is used to verify the detection effect of a cavity on R-and P-waves.The results show that the presence of backscattered R-waves and the changes in the R-wave velocity spectrum can help in cavity identification.Additional possible evidence is represented by significant changes in the refraction travel times over the cavity location.It can be concluded that the field data are in good agreement with the synthetic,and it could be effective to consider the results of both R-and P-wave analysis in order to efficiently identify the cavities.

Characteristics of ambient stress values for micro－earthquake sequences in Western Yunnan Earthquake Prediction Experimental Field

According to the source velocity spectrum model suggested by Chen and Duda (1993), the method of directly measuring the maximum value <Vc (cm)>max of the velocity spectrum from the seismic moment M0 has been studied. The authors have measured the seismic moment M0 and source mechanical parameters of three microearthquake sequences, the Er' yuan, Maidi and Songgui sequences, by use of the digital data of these sequences obtained by near-field observation in the Western Yunnan Earthquake Prediction Experimental Field (WYEPEF). The magnitudes ML of the three micro-earthquake sequences are mostly between 1. 0 and 2. 5, the measured seismic moment M0 is between 10(10)N·m and 10(13)N·m, and the rupture radius a of the source between 90 m and 270 m. The study of the ambient stress parameters τ0 and Δσ shows that the ground motion peak velocity r·v is a function of the ambient stress parameters τ0 and Δσ, while the ambient stresses are related to the seismotectonics and the media states in turn. The values of ambient stress parameters τ0 and Δσ for the three earthquake sequences are between 0. 5-5. 0 MPa for the high stress earthquake swarm (Maidi sequence),between 0. 3-1. 5 MPa for the moderate stress swarm (Songgui sequence), and between 0. 01-0. 5 MPa for the low stress swarm (Er' yuan sequence). We have further discussed the dependence of the high, moderate and low stress states on the tectonics and on the difference in media state. This study can help us to understand deeply the relation that the features of ambient stress states bear with the seismogenic process and the potential earthquake risk zone. Besides, the authors have also found that there is an obvious difference between the moment scaling laws for large and small earthquakes. The scaling law between the peak velocity r·v and the seismic moment M0 is r·v∝M0 0.6 when M0>10(14) N·m, but is r·v∝M0(1/2) when M0<10(14) N·m.

The statistical laws of strong seismic motion phase characteristics

Under the assumption of an effective point source model,this paper introduces a conception of equivalent phase velocity to describle the average propagation processes and dispersion properties of seismic waves from seismic source to the site,then illuminates the relation between the phase properties of seismic motion and equivalent phase velocity and obtains a simple formula of estimating the equivalent phase velocity through the use of the phase difference spectrum of seismic motion.After the parts of strong seismic records in the western American and the SMART-1 array are used to identify the method presented by this paper in reason,the statistical relations of equivalent phase velocity are given in the above two regions.The results of the paper have demonstrated that the phase spectrum of seismic motion has its inner law as same as the amplitude spectrum does.

Analysis of the Microphysical Properties of a Stratiform Rain Event Using an L-Band Profiler Radar

This paper investigates spatial and temporal distributions of the microphysical properties of precipitating stratiform clouds based on Doppler spectra of rain particles observed by an L-band profiler radar.The retrieval of raindrop size distributions（RSDs） is accomplished through eliminating vertical air motion and isolating the terminal fall velocity of raindrops in the observed Doppler velocity spectrum.The microphysical properties of raindrops in a broad stratiform region with weak convective cells are studied using data collected from a 1320-MHz wind profiler radar in Huayin,Shaanxi Province on 14 May 2009.RSDs and gamma function parameters are retrieved at altitudes between 700 and 3000 m above the surface,below a melting layer.It is found that the altitude of the maximum number of raindrops was closely related to the surface rain rate.The maximum number of large drops was observed at lower altitudes earlier in the precipitation event but at higher altitudes in later periods,suggesting decreases in the numbers of large and medium size raindrops.These decreases may have been caused by the breakup of larger drops and evaporation of smaller drops as they fell.The number of medium size drops decreased with increasing altitude.The relationship between reflectivity and liquid water content during this precipitation event was Z = 1.69×10~4M^（1.5）,and the relationship between reflectivity and rain intensity was Z = 256I^（1.4）.