Fine structure of the interplanetary shock front according to measurements of the ion flux of the solar wind with high time resolution

According to the data of the BMSW/SPEKTR-R instrument, which measured the density and velocity of solar wind plasma with a record time resolution, up to ~3 ×10^–2 s, the structure of the front of interplanetary shocks has been investigated. The results of these first investigations were compared with the results of studying the structure of the bow shocks obtained in previous years. A comparison has shown that the quasi-stationary (averaged over the rapid oscillations) distribution of plasma behind the interplanetary shock front was significantly more inhomogeneous than that behind the bow-shock front, i.e., in the magnetosheath. It has also been shown that, to determine the size of internal structures of the fronts of quasi-perpendicular (θ_BN > 45°) shocks, one could use the magnetic field magnitude, the proton density, and the proton flux of the solar wind on almost equal terms. A comparison of low Mach (М _А < 2), low beta (β₁ < 1) fronts of interplanetary and bow shocks has shown that the dispersion of oblique magnetosonic waves plays an essential role in their formation.     

Risks of radiation cataracts from interplanetary space missions

Recognition of the human risks from radiation exposure during manned missions in deep space has been fostered by international co-operation; interagency collaboration is facilitating their evaluation. Further co-operation can lead, perhaps by the end of this decade, to an evaluation of one of the three major risks, namely radiation cataractogenesis, sufficient for use in the planning of the manned mission to Mars.     

Radar sounding of Mars from the orbit of the Mars-Express automatic interplanetary station

On the base of the laser altimetry results obtained using the orbital altimeter MOLA (the MGS mission) and the data of radio occultation experiments of transionospheric sounding of the Mars ionosphere, a method for interpretation of the planet radar sounding data is developed. The proposed method includes a program package for numerical simulation of the process of radiowave propagation through the media under study.     

实测爆炸分离冲击数据的分析和处理

由于爆炸分离冲击环境的频带宽(可到100 kHz)、加速度大(可到300 000gn),常常导致测量数据失真。对实测的爆炸分离冲击数据应分析、确认、修正后才能使用。分析了放大器的压摆率对信号频率的限制,讨论了某实测爆炸分离冲击信号零漂产生的原因,应用小波分析的方法对失真的冲击波形进行了分解和重构,提取了真实的爆炸分离冲击信号。     

RDQS 3000雷达数据质量分析仪功能简介

<正>引言中国民航系统在全国各地安装部署有多种雷达,其厂家、型号、规格、参数等方面各不相同,其雷达信号的质量也不尽相同。评价雷达信号的质量高低,对各级空管中     

Statistical properties of the fluxes of energetic ions and solar wind in the region of intersection of shock wave fronts in the distant heliosphere

The character of statistical distributions of the intensity of energetic charged particles, solar wind flux, and the interplanetary magnetic field strength is analyzed using the data obtained by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft in the distant heliosphere. A comparison of the distributions in the region of crossings of shock wave fronts in 1991 and in 2004 is carried out, and their similarities and differences are discussed.     

Mutagenesis in bacterial spores exposed to space and simulated martian conditions: data from the EXPOSE-E spaceflight experiment PROTECT

As part of the PROTECT experiment of the EXPOSE-E mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), the mutagenic efficiency of space was studied in spores of Bacillus subtilis 168. After 1.5 years' exposure to selected parameters of outer space or simulated martian conditions, the rates of induced mutations to rifampicin resistance (Rif(R)) and sporulation deficiency (Spo(-)) were quantified. In all flight samples, both mutations, Rif(R) and Spo(-), were induced and their rates increased by several orders of magnitude. Extraterrestrial solar UV radiation (>110?nm) as well as simulated martian UV radiation (>200?nm) led to the most pronounced increase (up to nearly 4 orders of magnitude); however, mutations were also induced in flight samples shielded from insolation, which were exposed to the same conditions except solar irradiation. Nucleotide sequencing located the Rif(R) mutations in the rpoB gene encoding the β-subunit of RNA polymerase. Mutations isolated from flight and parallel mission ground reference (MGR) samples were exclusively localized to Cluster I. The 21 Rif(R) mutations isolated from the flight experiment showed all a C to T transition and were all localized to one hotspot: H482Y. In mutants isolated from the MGR, the spectrum was wider with predicted amino acid changes at residues Q469K/L/R, H482D/P/R/Y, and S487L. The data show the unique mutagenic power of space and martian surface conditions as a consequence of DNA injuries induced by solar UV radiation and space vacuum or the low pressure of Mars.     

瞬态时域数据合成冲击响应谱算法研究

某液体火箭发动机的部件采用振动台进行模拟冲击环境试验,冲击控制谱的冲击时域波形由软件采用基本波形合成,基本波形有正弦波、合成小波、Chirp波形,而国内常用正弦波合成冲击谱进行冲击环境试验。给出了瞬态冲击数据合成法的算法过程,提取某液体火箭发动机试车过程中的冲击时域数据来合成冲击控制谱的冲击时域波形,计算结果表明算法有效,所合成的冲击时域数据能够满足冲击响应谱的精度要求。     

On the breakdown of wave fronts of characteristics in an ideal dissociating gas

Using the method of characteristics, the problem of breaking or non-breaking of waves is studied in a plane cylindrically or spherically symmetric flow of an ideal dissociating gas. It is investigated as to how the effects of dissociation and that of the wave front curvature influence the breaking or non-breaking of waves. In a symmetrical converging gas motion a remarkable difference between the behaviours of cylindrical and spherical waves is discovered.     

Lichens survive in space: results from the 2005 LICHENS experiment

This experiment was aimed at establishing, for the first time, the survival capability of lichens exposed to space conditions. In particular, the damaging effect of various wavelengths of extraterrestrial solar UV radiation was studied. The lichens used were the bipolar species Rhizocarpon geographicum and Xanthoria elegans, which were collected above 2000 m in the mountains of central Spain and as endolithic communities inhabiting granites in the Antarctic Dry Valleys. Lichens were exposed to space in the BIOPAN-5 facility of the European Space Agency; BIOPAN-5 is located on the outer shell of the Earth-orbiting FOTON-M2 Russian satellite. The lichen samples were launched from Baikonur by a Soyuz rocket on May 31, 2005, and were returned to Earth after 16 days in space, at which time they were tested for survival. Chlorophyll fluorescence was used for the measurement of photosynthetic parameters. Scanning electron microscopy in back-scattered mode, low temperature scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were used to study the organization and composition of both symbionts. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, in combination with the use of specific fluorescent probes, allowed for the assessment of the physiological state of the cells. All exposed lichens, regardless of the optical filters used, showed nearly the same photosynthetic activity after the flight as measured before the flight. Likewise, the multimicroscopy approach revealed no detectable ultrastructural changes in most of the algal and fungal cells of the lichen thalli, though a greater proportion of cells in the flight samples had compromised membranes, as revealed by the LIVE/DEAD BacLight Bacterial Viability Kit. These findings indicate that most lichenized fungal and algal cells can survive in space after full exposure to massive UV and cosmic radiation, conditions proven to be lethal to bacteria and other microorganisms. The lichen upper cortex seems to provide adequate protection against solar radiation. Moreover, after extreme dehydration induced by high vacuum, the lichens proved to be able to recover, in full, their metabolic activity within 24 hours.     

Optimization of interplanetary trajectories for spacecraft with ideally regulated engines using the continuation method

The problem of optimization of interplanetary trajectories is considered for spacecraft with a small-thrust ideally regulated engine. When the maximum principle is used, determination of the optimal trajectory is reduced to solution of a two-point boundary value problem for a system of ordinary differential equations. In order to solve this boundary value problem, the method of continuation in parameter is used, and with the help of it the formal reduction of the boundary value problem to a Cauchy problem is performed. Different variants of the continuation method are considered, including the method of continuation in the gravitational parameter which allows one to find extreme trajectories with a preset angular distance. The issues of numerical realization of the continuation method are discussed, and numerical examples of its use for solving the problems of optimization of interplanetary trajectories are presented.     

石墨渗铜喉衬材料的微观结构与抗热震性能

采用粗粒级高强石墨加压渗铜工艺,制备了石墨渗铜(CIG：copper-impregnated graphite)喉衬材料。对其微观结构与抗热震性能的关系进行了研究。结果表明,由于渗铜提高了原石墨的热导率及整体增韧的综合效果,使石墨渗铜材料比通用的5种石墨材料具有更好的抗热震性能,更好地适应了小型高性能战术导弹、航天飞行器高压强大流量SRM对喉衬材料的要求。     

从“四域”角度探讨网络电磁空间的组织结构

网络电磁空间是网络信息时代催生的新领域。根据网络电磁空间融合于物理域、信息域、认知域和社会域的特性,从四域的角度分析了网络电磁空间的组织结构,为深化网络电磁空间认识提供参考。     

Dynamics of polar boundary of the auroral oval derived from the IMAGE satellite data

Based on a new database on positions of the auroral oval boundaries including measurements made by the IMAGE satellite in 2000–2002 with correct determination of the glow boundaries, statistical estimations of the latitudinal position of the polar cap boundary (PCB) are obtained depending on the IMF B _y and B _z , and the PCB evolution during a magnetic storm is analyzed. At zero IMF in the noon (midnight) sector, PCB is located approximately at 80° (76°) CGMLat. The PCB displacement along the noon-midnight meridian is controlled by the IMF B _z , and in the noon (midnight) sector it is equal to 0.45° (0.15°) CGMLat when B _z changes by 1 nT. The PCB displacement along the dawn-dusk meridian depends on the IMF B _y , and it equals 0.1° CGMLat when B _y changes by 1 nT. Accordingly, the north polar cap as a whole is shifted to the dawn (dusk) side at B _y > 0 (B _y <0). After northward turn of the IMF during the storm’s recovery phase, the PCB on the dayside is shifted to the north practically without time delay. The night boundary requires 25 h or more in order to be shifted to the pole to a latitude corresponding to B _z > 0.     

验证板反射冲击波对固体推进剂冲击起爆影响的实验研究

根据隔板实验确定固体推进剂临界爆轰压力时,往往假定被测推进剂药柱是在隔板界面附近起爆,忽视了验证板界面会反射强冲击波的特性,这些假定并没有实验进行验证和事实依据。因此,文中对隔板实验中验证板反射的冲击波对冲击起爆影响进行了实验研究,设计了对比验证实验,对比实验结果清楚地消除了验证板反射冲击波影响的不确定性,为以隔板界面入射冲击波压力作为被测推进剂药柱临界爆轰压力提供了可靠依据。     

贫氧推进剂声发射燃速仪的研制

通过研究贫氧推进剂的燃烧特性。主要是燃烧声信号的频带特性和不稳定特性,采用弱信号检测电路,并结合计算机技术,研制了用于贫氧推进剂燃速测试的新型声发射燃速仪。整机具有自动控制测试、计算各种燃速参数等功能。     

Monitoring of the time and spatial distribution of neutron-flux spectral density outside the Russian segment of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">International Space Station</Emphasis> based on data from the BTN-Neutron space experiment

Results of measurements of neutron-flux spectral density in the vicinity of the International Space Station (ISS) based on BTN-Neutron space experimental data acquired in 2007–2014 have been presented in this paper. It has been shown that, during the flight of the ISS over different regions of the Earth’s surface, neutron flux in the energy range of 0.4 eV–15 MeV varies from 0.1 n/sm²/s in equatorial regions to 50 n/sm²/s in the South Atlantic anomaly region. The measurements were used to estimate the contribution of the neutron component to the overall exposure dose rate. The total contribution of fast neutrons is about 0.1–0.4 μ Zv/h above the equator area and more than 50 μ Zv/h above the South Atlantic anomaly region. A data analysis of BTN-Neutron data also showed that the time profile of neutron flux has long-periodic variations. It was found that, under the influence of Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs), modulation during 24th solar cycle neutron flux changed almost twofold (above high latitude regions). Maximum values of neutron flux were observed in January 2010 and minimum values were observed in January 2014.     

Control and primary processing of data from the portable spectrometric system ISOCH-111

The basic moduli and software configuration are examined for the spectrometric system ISOCH-111. Brief summary is made on definition of the basic problems to be resolved in the field of remote sensing. The main principles of operation are discussed for the optoelectron conversion bloc (OEC). Its simplified macromodels are examined in brief as well as the procedures for the solution of the reverse problems in the automatic control of sensitivity and dark current, calibration and data correction. The general configuration of ISOCH-111 is given, its main program moduli are described. In conclusion, the experience of the authors is summarised in the provision of mathematical and system software for the device. The possibility for system expansion is also discussed.