Pulping characteristics of reafforestation species grown in Solomon Islands (ODNRI Bulletin No. 32)

Samples of Pinus caribaea, Pinus oocarpa, Campnosperma brevipetiolata, Eucalyptus deglupta, Terminalia brassii and Terminalia calamansanai, all of which have shown potential for growing in plantations in Solomon Islands, were examined to determine their potential value for the production of pulpwood chips for export. Details are given of growing conditions, size of trees, wood characteristics, fibre dimensions and pulping by sulphate, soda and soda/anthraquinone processes. P. caribaea, P. oocarpa, C. brevipetiolata and F. deglupta were all considered promising for the production of pulpwood. T. brassii and T. calamansanai, both of which required very severe chemical conditions to pulp, were not considered promising

An Introduction to Data Analysis in Asteroseismology

A practical guide is presented to some of the main data analysis concepts and techniques employed contemporarily in the asteroseismic study of stars exhibiting solar-like oscillations. The subjects of digital signal processing and spectral analysis are introduced first. These concern the acquisition of continuous physical signals to be subsequently digitally analyzed. A number of specific concepts and techniques relevant to asteroseismology are then presented as we follow the typical workflow of the data analysis process, namely, the extraction of global asteroseismic parameters and individual mode parameters (also known as peak-bagging) from the oscillation spectrum.Comment: Lecture presented at the IVth Azores International Advanced School in Space Sciences on "Asteroseismology and Exoplanets: Listening to the Stars and Searching for New Worlds" (arXiv:1709.00645), which took place in Horta, Azores Islands, Portugal in July 201