Expectations for Infrared Spectroscopy of 9P/Tempel 1 from Deep Impact

The science payload on the Deep Impact mission includes a 1.05–4.8 μm infrared spectrometer with a spectral resolution ranging from R∼200–900. The Deep Impact IR spectrometer was designed to optimize, within engineering and cost constraints, observations of the dust, gas, and nucleus of 9P/Tempel 1. The wavelength range includes absorption and emission features from ices, silicates, organics, and many gases that are known to be, or anticipated to be, present on comets. The expected data will provide measurements at previously unseen spatial resolution before, during, and after our cratering experiment at the comet 9P/Tempel 1. This article explores the unique aspects of the Deep Impact IR spectrometer experiment, presents a range of expectations for spectral data of 9P/Tempel 1, and summarizes the specific science objectives at each phase of the mission.     

Deep Impact: Working Properties for the Target Nucleus – Comet 9P/Tempel 1

In 1998, Comet 9P/Tempel 1 was chosen as the target of the Deep Impact mission (A’Hearn, M. F., Belton, M. J. S., and Delamere, A., Space Sci. Rev., 2005) even though very little was known about its physical properties. Efforts were immediately begun to improve this situation by the Deep Impact Science Team leading to the founding of a worldwide observing campaign (Meech et al., Space Sci. Rev., 2005a). This campaign has already produced a great deal of information on the global properties of the comet’s nucleus (summarized in Table I) that is vital to the planning and the assessment of the chances of success at the impact and encounter. Since the mission was begun the successful encounters of the Deep Space 1 spacecraft at Comet 19P/Borrelly and the Stardust spacecraft at Comet 81P/Wild 2 have occurred yielding new information on the state of the nuclei of these two comets. This information, together with earlier results on the nucleus of comet 1P/Halley from the European Space Agency’s Giotto, the Soviet Vega mission, and various ground-based observational and theoretical studies, is used as a basis for conjectures on the morphological, geological, mechanical, and compositional properties of the surface and subsurface that Deep Impact may find at 9P/Tempel 1. We adopt the following working values (circa December 2004) for the nucleus parameters of prime importance to Deep Impact as follows: mean effective radius = 3.25± 0.2 km, shape – irregular triaxial ellipsoid with a/b = 3.2± 0.4 and overall dimensions of ∼14.4 × 4.4 × 4.4 km, principal axis rotation with period = 41.85± 0.1 hr, pole directions (RA, Dec, J2000) = 46± 10, 73± 10 deg (Pole 1) or 287± 14, 16.5± 10 deg (Pole 2) (the two poles are photometrically, but not geometrically, equivalent), Kron-Cousins (V-R) color = 0.56± 0.02, V-band geometric albedo = 0.04± 0.01, R-band geometric albedo = 0.05± 0.01, R-band H(1,1,0) = 14.441± 0.067, and mass ∼7×10¹³ kg assuming a bulk density of 500 kg m⁻³. As these are working values, {i.e.}, based on preliminary analyses, it is expected that adjustments to their values may be made before encounter as improved estimates become available through further analysis of the large database being made available by the Deep Impact observing campaign. Given the parameters listed above the impact will occur in an environment where the local gravity is estimated at 0.027–0.04 cm s⁻² and the escape velocity between 1.4 and 2 m s⁻¹. For both of the rotation poles found here, the Deep Impact spacecraft on approach to encounter will find the rotation axis close to the plane of the sky (aspect angles 82.2 and 69.7 deg. for pole 1 and 2, respectively). However, until the rotation period estimate is substantially improved, it will remain uncertain whether the impactor will collide with the broadside or the ends of the nucleus.     

TC6钛合金普通退火热稳定性和高温性能研究

研究了TC6钛合金经普通退火处理后的热稳定性能和高温力学性能,并与双重退火、等温退火状态进行了对比分析。结果表明,普通退火状态TC6钛合金在300℃/5000h以下具有良好的组织和性能稳定性,不同温度瞬时拉伸、蠕变、持久等高温性能与双重退火和等温退火状态相当。经普通退火处理的TC6钛合金半成品可以满足飞机结构件的使用温度(300℃以下)要求。     

裂纹扩展的无网格数值模拟方法

疲劳断裂是航空材料的重要失效形式 ,由于裂纹尖端应力存在奇异性 ,传统有限元方法模拟裂纹沿任意路径扩展存在很多不足。作为一种新兴的数值模拟方法 ,无网格计算只需将求解问题离散为独立的节点 ,计算过程中可以实时跟踪裂纹尖端区域进行局布细化。将连续的裂纹扩展过程看作多个线性增量 ,每一个增量内裂纹扩展角根据应力强度因子确定 ,通过在裂纹尖端细化节点和引入外部基函数提高了计算精度。本文给出了应用无网格方法模拟裂纹扩展过程的关键技术和计算流程 ,通过对带有中心斜裂纹的 Ti-6 Al-4 V合金平板进行分析 ,预测得到的裂纹扩展路径与实验值吻合的较好。     

等温锻造对Ti-17粉末合金显微组织的影响

采用烧结 等温锻造的方法制备Ti-17粉末合金,对粉末合金制备过程中各工序的密度、显微组织变化规律等进行了试验研究.试验结果表明:经相同条件烧结后,-140目粉末烧结棒材和-80/ 140目粉末烧结棒材分别达到理论密度的98.06%和93.55%,在-80/ 140目粉末烧结棒材显微组织中观察到有大量的残留空隙存在.采用高低温等温锻造工艺能够有效去除粉末合金烧结后残留的空隙,提高合金的密度,使合金的显微组织得到显著细化和均匀化.烧结 等温锻造是制备优质粉末钛合金的有效方法.     

某型飞机铸铝A356合金的断口分析

进行了A356合金标准试样的常规拉伸试验、断裂韧度测试实验,得到了拉伸试样应力-应变曲线,通过KYKY-1000B扫描电子显微镜观察断口形貌,对拉伸试样断口、断裂韧度测试断口进行了分析。     

无压浸渗制备Si3N4／Al复合材料的界面反应研究

研究Si3N4多孔预制体的表面氧化程度对无压浸渗制备Si3N4/Al复合材料界面反应以及复合材料性能的影响是复合材料优化设计的基础.不同氧化程度的Si3N4多孔预制体在相同的浸渗工艺下无压浸渗制得Si3N4/Al复合材料,利用EDS,XRD和洛氏硬度计分别测定陶瓷多孔预制体的成份,复合材料的相组成和硬度.结果表明:Si3N4/Al复合材料组成相包括Al,Si3N4,AlN以及少量的Si,Mg2Si,MgO,MgAl2O4;随着氧化程度增加,复合材料内AlN相减少,MgO含量增加,并逐渐出现MgAl2O4相;复合材料的硬度随预制体的氧化程度增加而线性下降;预制体的氧化造成Si3N4和Al之间的反应减弱是硬度下降的重要原因.     

国外航天材料的新进展

航天技术发展推着航天材料的进步，本文简略介绍了国外航天材料，重点是高性能Ａｌ－＝Ｌｉ合金和先进复合材料的新进展。     

舰载飞机弹射滑跑起飞特性计算

给出舰载飞机从航空母舰上弹射滑跑起飞的动力学模型，基本解算方法和示例计算结果。考虑了起落架油液减震装置的柔性对起飞滑跑特性的影响，列出了起落架受力的数学模型和飞机纵向动力学方程，根据编制的计算机源程序，以典型的Ａ－６舰载机为算例，给出在整个弹射滑跑起飞过程中的ａ，ｘ，ｘ，ｙ和ｙ等弹射运动参数的动态反应特性。     

微机测控系统输入输出接口智能故障诊断

介绍了用于对微机测控系统输入接口板、输出接口板测试硬件系统的构成,设计了接口卡电路.针对两块电路板,提出了对数字电路板的测试和故障诊断分四个层次,即整板级、功能模块级、单片级和功能输出点级的思想,采取了对功能输出点进行编码的方法建立数字电路板测试的标准知识库,提出了使用功能标志矩阵的方法对各个层次的测试结果进行存储的方法,并根据各个层次测试的关系及相应功能标志矩阵的关系建立了智能化故障诊断程序.