Free librations of the two-layer Moon and the possibilities of their detection

Based on the forthcoming second stage of the Japanese Lunar mission ILOM (2013), when an optical telescope will be set on the surface near one of the Lunar poles, the possibility to detect free Lunar modes (Chandler-like wobble and free-core nutation) is considered. The difference between the Lunar Eulerian and Chandler-like wobble is explained. The terms “arbitrary libration” and “free libration” are discussed. The geometrical and physical interpretations of the free polar motion over the Lunar surface are considered from the viewpoints of Lunar surface-based observations and the Lunar Navigation Almanac. The dependencies of the free libration period on the core’s radius, density, and ellipticity are modelled and discussed.     

TeV gamma-ray observations of pulsar wind nebulae with the HESS detector

High energy stereoscopic system (HESS) is a recent operational detector dedicated to the observation of γ-rays in the very high energy range. Situated in Namibia, it is composed of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes and gives a significant improvement in sensitivity and in accuracy of the reconstructed γ-ray parameters. First results on observations of pulsar wind nebulae are reported here. The binary system PSR B1259-63/SS 2883 has been detected in 2004 around the periastron, showing clear flux variations. The pulsar wind nebula around PSR B1706-44 has been observed and upper limits on its flux have been derived.     

A search for radio emission from the young 16-ms X-ray pulsar PSR J0537−6910

PSR J0537−6910 is a young, energetic, rotation-powered X-ray pulsar with a spin period of 16 ms located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. We have searched for previously undetected radio pulsations (both giant and standard) from this pulsar in a 12-h observation taken at 1400 MHz with the Parkes 64-m radio telescope. The very large value of the magnetic field at the light cylinder radius suggests that this pulsar might be emitting giant radio pulses like those seen in other pulsars with similar field strengths. No radio emission of either kind was detected from the pulsar, and we have established an upper limit of ∼25 mJy kpc² for the average 1400-MHz radio luminosity of PSR J0537−6910. The 5σ single-pulse detection threshold was ∼750 mJy for a single 80-μs sample. These limits are likely to be the best obtainable until searches with greatly improved sensitivity can be made with next-generation radio instruments.     

The devil is in the details: Compact structures in pulsar wind nebulae

The large-scale structure of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) tells us a considerable amount about their average magnetic fields, the total particle input from the pulsar winds, and the confining pressure at their outer boundaries. However, the details of the pulsar outflow, the sites of shocks and particle acceleration, the effects of instabilities in the magnetic field, and the interaction between the relativistic wind and the surrounding ejecta are contained in small-scale structures, where we observe jets and toroidal structures, time-varying emission from compact clumps, and filaments in both the inner and outer regions of the nebulae. Here, I review recent observational studies of compact structures in PWNe and present current scenarios (and questions) regarding their origin.     

基于微多普勒的空间锥体目标微动分类

空间锥体目标在飞行时存在多种微动,具体可分为章动、进动及自旋,准确获取目标微动形式是弹道目标微动及结构参数估算的前提。首先分析了3种微动形式下锥体目标锥顶及锥底滑动型散射源微多普勒及其频谱分布特性,发现自旋锥体目标散射源微多普勒为0 Hz,章动锥体目标任意散射源微多普勒谱的峰值非等间距分布,进动锥体目标任意散射源微多普勒谱的峰值等间距分布。据此提出利用微多普勒阈值识别自旋、利用微多普勒谱峰值是否等间距分布识别章动和进动的分类方法。最后通过仿真说明了本文分类方法的有效性,可为空间锥体目标微动分类提供一定的参考。     

Chandra observation of the interaction between the plasma nebula RCW89 and the pulsar jet of PSR B1509–58

We present a Chandra observation of the H II region RCW89. The nebula lies 10′ north from the central pulsar PSR B1509–58, and it has been suggested that the nebula is irradiated by the pulsar jet. We performed a spectral analysis of the seven brightest emitting regions aligned in a horse-shoe like shape, and found that the temperature of the knots increases along the horse-shoe in the clockwise direction, while, in contrast, the ionization parameter n_et decreases. This result implies that RCW89 was heated in sequence. We examined the energy budget assuming that RCW89 is powered by the pulsar jet. The rate of energy injection into RCW89 by the jet was estimated from the synchrotron radiation flux. We obtained a heating time-scale of 1400 yr, which is consistent with the pulsar characteristic age of 1700 yr. To explain the temperature gradient, we discuss the cooling process for plasma clouds in RCW89. We argue that the plasma clumps can be cooled down by the adiabatic expansion within 250 yr, and form the temperature gradient reflecting the sequential heating by the precessing pulsar jet.     

IAU1976、1980及2000A岁差章动模型的比较

卫星精密定轨中,需要计算天球坐标系(CRF)到地球固联坐标系(TRF)之间的转换。由于天球坐标系到地球固联坐标系转换涉及岁差和章动,如何选择精度更高、误差更小的岁差章动计算模型是首要解决的问题。文章介绍了IAU1976岁差模型、IAU1980章动模型以及IAU2000A岁差章动模型,并对不同的岁差章动模型进行建模仿真。通过对比得出,IAU2000A岁差章动模型较IAU1976岁差模型、IAU1980章动模型可以给出更高的定轨精度。     

磁力矩器的刚度控制技术及应用

使用磁力矩器控制俯仰轴带有偏置动量的卫星的姿态时,沿地磁场方向的控制力矩无法保证.刚度控制策略利用磁力矩器产生控制力矩,加速动量矩矢量绕轨道法线方向的旋转速度,使进动控制方向更快的与地磁场方向分离,进入进动控制的有利位置.针对运行在太阳同步轨道的偏置动量卫星,推导了加入刚度控制项后,其俯仰轴磁矩的表达式.利用蚁群算法ACA(Ant Colony Algorithm)对磁力矩器控制策略中进动反馈系数,章动反馈系数,刚度反馈系数3个反馈系数及相关的3个系数进行了寻优,利用优化的结果进行仿真实验.通过比较刚度控制策略和经典控制策略的仿真试验结果,证明在长期外部干扰力矩下,采用刚度控制可以改善进动控制效率,提高姿态控制精度.      

零动量轮卫星姿态控制系统研究

针对零动量轮卫星控制系统解耦和进动抑制问题,提出了一种新的进动抑制方案。分析了仅靠飞轮控制的零动量轮卫星系统的稳定性。将偏置动量轮卫星的进动和章动抑制原理引入零动量控制系统,并针对零动量轮卫星自身特性,对磁控制规律进行改进,解决了不解耦情况下零动量轮卫星的进动抑制问题。仿真结果验证了所提方案的可行性和有效性。     

Changes in radio emission from PSR J0737–3039B

The double pulsar system, J0737–3039, provides a unique probe of a pulsar magnetosphere due to its edge-on viewing geometry, a tight orbit and a significant rate of advance of the angle of periastron. In this paper, we report on the changes in radio emission from the long period pulsar in this system, J0737–3039B, over a period of 9 months. Observations of this system with Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) show that the duration of the first bright phase of the pulsar centered at 210° orbital longitude from the ascending node is shrinking. These observations will be useful to constrain the proposed models for this system.     

一种磁悬浮飞轮增益预调交叉反馈控制方法

磁悬浮飞轮转子在高转速下表现出的陀螺效应是影响系统稳定性的主要因素.为了提高磁悬浮飞轮的失稳转速,针对陀螺效应引起的系统章动失稳和进动失稳,提出了一种基于转速的增益预调交叉反馈控制方法,针对不同的转速段,建立在线控制相对应的交叉反馈通道增益和带宽参数表,对进动模态和章动模态分别实现交叉相位补偿.采用该控制方法用经典控制理论中的根轨迹法对系统的章动稳定性进行了仿真并对控制参数进行了优化.仿真和实验结果表明,采用这种基于转速的增益预调交叉反馈的控制算法,能够有效地抑制磁悬浮飞轮转子陀螺效应所导致的章动失稳,所设计的磁悬浮飞轮原理样机能够稳定运行在其额定转速30000r/min.      

Contributions from nearby pulsars to the local cosmic ray electron spectrum

PSR J0437-4715 is one of the closest millisecond pulsars (MSPs) to Earth, lying at a distance of ∼140 pc. This pulsar has a characteristic age of 4.9 Gyr and a relatively low spindown power of ∼10³⁴ ergs/s. During its rather long lifetime, a large fraction of the energy output has been in the form of multi-TeV electrons. In this paper, we investigate the possible contribution of this nearby MSP to the local interstellar electron spectrum (LIS). The old age of the system justifies a steady-state evaluation of the contribution from this pulsar to the LIS. We calculate the electron spectrum at the light cylinder in the framework of a General Relativistic polar cap (PC) model, and use this as an injection spectrum in a diffusion model. The younger Geminga pulsar is also very close to Earth and warrants investigation. A steady-state approach is however no longer justified, so we use an impulsive injection model. We will present results of a study of the contribution from these pulsars to the cosmic ray (CR) LIS. Our calculations show that pulsars like Geminga can make a non-negligible contribution to the LIS.     

“风云一号” B 卫星姿态控制系统

“风云一号”气象卫星姿态控制系统采用了三轴稳定对地定向的主动控制方案。已发射了两颗（Ａ、Ｂ）卫星,其中Ｂ星是在Ａ星主控系统的基础上,增加了一个完整的备份系统,采取一系列冗余措施并设计全方位姿态重新捕获的故障对策。经飞行试验及在轨故障应急处理证明,系统设计是完善和成功的,其中反作用飞轮控制、偏置动量控制、磁章动进动和飞轮卸载控制、全方位姿态重新捕获方案在中国是首次采用,均取得了较好的飞行效果,为长寿命卫星姿态控制系统的设计积累了宝贵经验。     

基于不同天文标准计算地球引力对卫星轨道的影响

建立了一个考虑地球非球形引力摄动的卫星轨道摄动模型并用C＋＋语言编写程序进行轨道计算,其积分器采用Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg7（8）。建模过程中,对岁差、章动等量的计算分别考虑了美国海军天文台1981年和2005年的两种天文标准。通过与STK对比,发现无论采用哪一种标准,轨道传播两天后的位置误差都不会超过分米量级,速度误差不会超过毫米每秒的量级。说明了建模和编程计算的合理性,以及采用新旧两种天文标准计算卫星轨道的差别甚小。     

鲲鹏elax-1B火箭头体分离后章动运动分析与仿真

2016年4月鲲鹏elax-1B探空火箭在海南儋州台站发射.箭头与箭体分离之后,瞬间进入大章动运动状态,超出预期设计的技术指标范围.基于这种运动现象,分析了鲲鹏elax-1B头体分离后箭头章动可能的产生原因,建立了稀薄大气下准刚体箭头的姿态动力学方程,并通过数字仿真方法模拟了箭头的章动运动.与实际飞行姿态进行对比,得出了导致章动发散的主要原因,为后续探空火箭的设计提供理论参考.      

On the electrodynamics of counter stream in pulsar’s inner annular cap region

The electric properties of pulsar’s inner annular gap are explored in this paper. Under two main assumptions, (1) the pulsar is alive, (2) the total charge of pulsar should not vary with time, the condition for the acceleration of negative particle in the annular region is derived. The acceleration condition is j₋ ? 0.5j₊, i.e., the current carried by negative particles is greater than or equal to 0.5 times of the current carried by positive particles. This condition holds even when the backward flow of positive particles exists in the annular region. It is noted that the outflow of negative particles offers good opportunities to understand the current closure problem of pulsar as well as wide radiation beam of pulsar observed at high energy band.     

Dissipation in pulsar winds

I review the constraints placed on relativistic pulsar winds by comparing optical and X-ray images of the inner Crab Nebula on the one hand with two-dimensional MHD simulations on the other. The various proposals in the literature for achieving the low magnetisation required at the inner edge of the Nebula, are then discussed, emphasising that of dissipation in the striped-wind picture. The possibility of direct observation of the wind is examined. Based on the predicted orientation of the polarisation vector, I outline a new argument suggesting that the off-pulse component of the optical emission of the Crab pulsar originates in the wind.     

重力梯度力矩作用下近地卫星自旋运动规律分析

为研究近地卫星自旋运动规律,建立了近地卫星在受摄动影响的轨道上运行并受重力梯度力矩作用下的姿态运动模型,推导了自旋角速率满足一定条件下自旋运动的进动角、章动角、自旋角的解析解,对重力梯度作用下的自旋姿态运动规律进行了仿真分析,并用仿真计算结果验证了解析解的正确性。在轨道面缓慢进动情况下,当卫星绕最大主惯量轴自旋时,给出了自旋角速率取值范围表达式,在该取值范围内卫星自旋运动能够跟随轨道面一起进动,自旋轴以恒定的平均角速率进动,章动角在小范围内波动。建立的自旋姿态运动模型和分析结论可用于近地卫星姿态失控后的姿态确定和预测、在轨姿态设计及在轨备份等。     

FIGARO: An experiment for pulsar and variable source studies in the MeV range

We present a large area, balloon borne, NaI(Tl) detector for low-energy gamma rays with temporal signature : FIGARO.The main detector is a mosaic of 12 NaI(Tl) tiles 22.5 × 15 × 5 cm, for a total geometric area of 4050 cm².In the energy band 140 keV - 6 MeV, the expected background counting rate at float altitude is in the range of two to three thousands counts per second.For pulsar analysis the expected 3δ sensitivity for 5 hours exposition time is 2.5 10^?4 ph/cm².s.MeV (150–500 keV) 1.5 10^?4 ph/cm².s.MeV (1–6 MeV). This performance, together with the large effective area and the relatively short duration of a balloon flight, make FIGARO particularly suitable for the identification of sources by means of temporal analysis.For objectives in the Northern sky, including the Crab pulsar, a transmediterranean flight is planned for the summer of 1982 ; a Southern mission is scheduled in Brazil for the fall of 1983 (Vela, PSR 1822-09).     

Solar radiation variability in the last 1400 years recorded in the carbon isotope ratio of a mediterranean sea core

We present measurements and data analysis of the carbon stable isotopes (δ¹³C) in the planktonic Globigerinoides ruber extracted from the GT90/3 shallow water Ionian sea core, dated with high precision. It is commonly accepted that δ¹³C variations in symbiontic foraminifera mainly record the effects of productivity and of photosynthetic activity, varying with the ambient light level. Therefore from this time series we can deduce information on the sea surface illumination at the time of the planktonic foraminifera growth. The profile (359 points) covers the period 590–1979 AD, with a resolution of 3.87 years and it is an extension of the time series (215 points) previously published in this journal. The spectral analysis of the longer time series confirms the presence of the 11 y signal, with amplitude 0.08‰ (peak-to-trough), found in the shorter time series in phase with the sunspot solar cycle; furthermore it shows the presence of two centennial cycles of 100 and 200 years, with amplitude 0.08‰ and 0.02‰ respectively. These components are identified at high significance level by Monte Carlo singular spectrum analysis (MC-SSA). A comparison between the δ¹³C profile and the historical aurorae series (600–1500 AD) shows that the long-term δ¹³C variations are at least partially generated by the solar activity modulation and in phase with the solar output, as represented by the solar wind interaction with the magnetosphere.