Broad band X-ray properties of GRO J1948+32/KS 1947+300

We present here results obtained from three BeppoSAX observations of the transient X-ray pulsar GRO J1948+32 carried out during the declining phase of its 2000 November–2001 June outburst. Timing analysis of the data clearly shows a 18.7 s pulsation in the X-ray light curves in 0.1–100 keV energy band. The pulse profile of GRO 1948+32 is characterized by a broad peak with a sharp rise followed by a narrow dip. The dip in the pulse profile shows very strong energy dependence. Phase-averaged spectroscopy obtained with three of the BeppoSAX instruments shows that the 0.1–100 keV energy spectrum is described by a Comptonized component, a weak blackbody component (7% of the total emission) for soft X-rays, a narrow and weak iron emission line at 6.7 keV and low column density of material in the line of sight. The results obtained from the analysis are discussed in this paper.     

Pulsar radio emission

25 years after their discovery, pulsars still pose fundamental problems, in particular when the whole range of their periodsP is considered: 1.56 ms P0.09 s. This communication reviews my understanding of the pulsar magnetosphere, windzone, and (coherent) radio emission. New are details of the preferred magnetic structure, wind generation, and amplification of the emitted (pseudo) curvature radiation, the inferred brightness of which exceeds that of all other terrestrial and astrophysical sources by many orders of magnitude.     

考虑脉冲星角位置误差修正的XNAV算法研究

航天器X射线脉冲星自主导航(XNAV)依赖于精确的时间测量与转换, 而脉冲星角位置误差会影响时间转换精度从而对导航精度产生不可忽视的影响. 本文在对XNAV算法的研究中, 采用了真实的脉冲星角位置误差. 通过将脉冲星角位置加入滤波器状态进行滤波处理来降低脉冲星角位置误差, 从而降低其对导航精度的影响. 仿真结果表明, 该方法能够有效抑制脉冲星角位置误差对导航精度的影响, 保证了导航精度, 研究结果对于XNAV的工程应用具有一定理论参考价值.      

Linear acceleration emission in a strong electric field

We consider linear acceleration emission by particles accelerated in a selfconsistent longitudinal wave of superluminal phase speed and calculate the expected optical depth. An application to radio pulsar emission is envisaged.     

Grouping bi-chi-squared method for pulsar navigation experiment using observations of Rossi X-ray timing explorer

X-ray pulsar-based navigation is a revolutionary technology which is capable of providing the required navigation information in the solar system. Performing as an important pulsar-based navigation technique, the Significance Enhancement of Pulse-profile with Orbit-dynamics (SEPO) can estimate orbital elements by using the distortion of pulse profile. Based on the SEPO technique, we propose a grouping bi-chi-squared technique and adopt the observations of Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) to carry out experimental verification. The pulsar timing is refined to determine spin parameters of the Crab pulsar (PSR B0531+21) during the observation periods, and a short-term dynamic model for RXTE satellite is established by considering the effects of diverse perturbations. Experimental results suggest that the position and velocity errors are 16.3 km (3σ) and 13.3 m/s (3σ) with two adjacent observations split by one day (exposure time of 1.5 ks), outperforming those of the POLAR experiment whose results are 19.2 km (3σ) and 432 m/s (3σ). The approach provided is particularly applicable to the estimation of orbital elements via using high-flux observations.