Exploring the global shock scenario at multiple points between sun and earth: The solar transients launched on January 1 and September 23, 1978

We revisit the transient interplanetary events of January 1 and September 23, 1978. Using in-situ and remote sensing observations at locations widely separated in longitudes and distances from the Sun, we infer that in both cases the overall shock surface had a very fast “nose” region with speeds >900 and >1500 km⁻¹ in the January and September events, respectively, and much slower flank speeds (∼600 km⁻¹ or less), suggesting a shock surface with a strong speed gradient with heliospheric longitude. The shock-nose regions are thus likely efficient acceleration sites of MeV ions, even at 1 AU from the Sun. Our 3D magnetohydrodynamics modeling suggests that a 24° × 24° localized disturbance at 18 solar radii injecting momentum 100 times the background solar wind input over 1 h can produce a disturbance in semi-quantitative agreement with the observed shock arrival time, plasma density and velocity time series in the January 1978 event.     

烧蚀外形三维粘性流场数值模拟

本文通过求解层流Navier-Stokes方程,数值模拟了三维奶头型烧蚀外形粘性流场。差分格式为Yee和Harten的迎风隐式TVD格式,在空间方向具有二阶精度。计算得到了高质量的激波和合理的流场结构。物面压力分布与实验结果进行比较,符合较好。     

黄道面内行星际激波相互碰撞作用过程研究—能量效应

本文用两维半MHD数值模型,数值模拟研究了两邻近扰动源所产生的激波在行星际空间黄道面内不同能量时的相互碰撞过程。在内边界(18R_s)两扰动中心的间距取为36°。结果表明:两弱激波(速度在500km/s左右以下)不会产生汇合,而是各自独立地传播;两中等强度激波(速度在1000km/s左右)将发生汇合,但在IAU尚可分辨;两强激波(速度在2000km/s以上)则在1AU以内已发生汇合,汇合后形成一个新激波,其磁场结构与单激波明显不同。激波能量越大,两激波汇合的越快。     

曲梁弹性波的传播

用特征线法求出了脉冲载荷作用下的控制曲梁运动的Ｍｏｒｌｅｙ方程的数值解，并用Ｐｌａｓｓ的直梁结果验证了曲率趋于零的极限情形，应用性地研究了曲梁中部受冲击载荷作用的弹性波传播问题，计算结果表明：该数值计算方法简便易行、效率高、有良好的收敛性和稳定性。     

Three-dimensional global simulation of multiple ICMEs’ interaction and propagation from the Sun to the heliosphere following the 25–28 October 2003 solar events

This study performs simulations of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) propagation in a realistic three-dimensional (3D) solar wind structure from the Sun to the Earth by using the newly developed hybrid code, HAFv.2+3DMHD. This model combines two simulation codes, Hakamada–Akasofu–Fry code version 2 (HAFv.2) and a fully 3D, time-dependent MHD simulation code. The solar wind structure is simulated out to 0.08 AU (18 Rs) from source surface maps using the HAFv.2 code. The outputs at 0.08 AU are then used to provide inputs for the lower boundary, at that location, of the 3D MHD code to calculate solar wind and its evolution to 1 AU and beyond. A dynamic disturbance, mimicking a particular flare’s energy output, is delivered to this non-uniform structure to model the evolution and interplanetary propagation of ICMEs (including their shocks). We then show the interaction between two ICMEs and the dynamic process during the overtaking of one shock by the other. The results show that both CMEs and heliosphere current sheet/plasma sheet were deformed by interacting with each other.     

Solar and interplanetary parameters of CMEs with and without type II radio bursts

We have analyzed 101 CMEs, and their associated ICMEs and interplanetary (IP) shocks observed during the period 1997–2005. The main aim of the present work is to study the interplanetary characteristics of metric and DH type II associated CMEs such as, shock strength, IP shock speed, ICME speed, stand off distance and transit time. Among these 101 CMEs, 38 events show both metric and DH type II bursts characteristics. There are no metric and DH type II association for 52 events. While DH type II alone is found in 7 cases, metric type II alone is found in 4 events. It is found that the mean speeds of CMEs increase progressively from CMEs without type II events to CMEs associated with metric and DH type IIs as suggested by Gopalswamy et al. (2005). In addition, we found that the speeds of ICMEs and IP shocks progressively increase in the following order: events without metric and DH type IIs, events with metric alone, events with DH alone and events with both metric and DH type IIs. Similarly the Mach number is found to increase in the same order. While there is not much change in the stand-off distance among these cases, it is minimum (∼18 R_⊙) for CMEs with speed greater than 2200 km/s. The above results confirm that more energetic CMEs can produce both metric and DH type IIs for which the interplanetary parameters such as mean values of ICME speed and IP shock speed and Mach number are found to be higher.     

星际高速公路技术及其在夸父计划中的应用

 简述了星际高速公路技术的物理意义和特征以及中国深空探测的现状和计划,分析了圆型限制性三体问题及其周期和准周期轨道,给出星际高速公路的描述与初步计算,探讨了星际高速公路技术在夸父卫星A轨道设计中的应用,最后分析了该技术在未来深空探测活动中的潜在价值。     

基于路标观测角的星际着陆器自主位姿确定技术

针对利用导航路标进行六自由度状态估计这一非线性、模糊性问题,对星际着陆器自主位姿确定技术进行了研究。为了减小算法的复杂性,提高求解精度,基于欧式变换下角度不变性,提出以导航路标观测视线之间所形成的夹角作为观测量,对像素观测方程中位置、姿态状态进行解耦求解。通过对观测矩阵的讨论,分析了导航路标空间分布对位姿确定精度的影响,给出了导航路标选取的最优观测方案。最后利用蒙特卡罗仿真对所提导航算法进行了验证,并对影响导航精度的各相关因素进行了分析。     

基于解析梯度的微推进转移轨道优化方法

 研究基于离散脉冲策略的行星际微推进转移轨道优化问题,为改善收敛性和计算效率,提出了一种解析的梯度矩阵计算方法。首先,基于离散脉冲思想建立了行星际微推进转移轨道优化模型,通过对速度脉冲矢量进行参数变换,避免了传统优化模型初值猜测和搜索域难以界定的缺点;然后,基于变分原理分析了离散脉冲模型中轨道状态转移矩阵与状态变分之间的关系,并给出了多种轨道特征条件下状态变分的计算方法,该方法可扩展到多次状态不连续情况;在此基础上,推导了离散脉冲轨道优化模型中性能指标与轨道约束对寻优参数梯度矩阵的解析表达式。以地球-火星的燃料最省微推进转移为例对所提解析梯度方法进行了仿真验证。数值结果表明：本文推导的解析梯度矩阵是正确的,与传统数值梯度计算方法相比,解析梯度矩阵可有效改善寻优算法的收敛特性,并能够提高计算效率约47%。     

Geoeffectiveness of interplanetary shocks controlled by impact angles: A review

The high variability of the Sun’s magnetic field is responsible for the generation of perturbations that propagate throughout the heliosphere. Such disturbances often drive interplanetary shocks in front of their leading regions. Strong shocks transfer momentum and energy into the solar wind ahead of them which in turn enhance the solar wind interaction with magnetic fields in its way. Shocks then eventually strike the Earth’s magnetosphere and trigger a myriad of geomagnetic effects observed not only by spacecraft in space, but also by magnetometers on the ground. Recently, it has been revealed that shocks can show different geoeffectiveness depending closely on the angle of impact. Generally, frontal shocks are more geoeffective than inclined shocks, even if the former are comparatively weaker than the latter. This review is focused on results obtained from modeling and experimental efforts in the last 15?years. Some theoretical and observational background are also provided.