EXOSAT observations of the iron line emission of Her X-l during a 35 day cycle

In March/April 1984 eleven EXOSAT observations of Her X-1 were performed sampling a full 35 day cycle. Spectral analysis of the ME and GSPC data shows that the iron line emission is present during all phases. During the main-on state we see an iron line at 6.65 ± 0.07 keV with a FWHM of 1–2 keV and an equivalent width of 300 to 400 eV. The high resolution GSPC data indicate that the line profiles have external wings and are not simple Gaussian. We report for the first time on the detection of an iron line during the intermediate-on state with about the same parameters as the main-on state line but an equivalent width a factor of 2 larger. During the off state between main-on and intermediate-on we detected a broad iron line feature at about 6.0 keV with an equivalent width of 2 keV. We discuss the Alfven region and a hot corona at the inner region of the accretion disk as the possible sites of the line production.     

Bursty Bulk Flow Driven Turbulence in the Earth’s Plasma Sheet

During the last several years significant progress has been made in understanding MHD turbulence in the Earth’s plasma sheet. Due to the statistically transitory properties of fluctuations, finite size and boundary effects, however, issues of fundamental importance remain unresolved. Here we concentrate on such intrinsic features of plasma sheet turbulence as its origin and dynamical nature. In particular, we investigate bursty bulk flow driven multi-scale transfer of energy towards the dissipation scale, and provide evidence for the presence of non-linear interactions. We show that, in contrast with previous results, Alfvénic fluctuations together with 2D eddy interactions may appear as important constituents of turbulence in the plasma sheet.     

L10-TiAl金属间化合物Mn,Nb合金化电子结构的计算

采用第一原理赝势平面波方法计算了L10型TiAl金属间化合物中掺入Mn,Nb后的电子结构和价键结构.通过合金原子形成热得出Mn优先占据Al点阵位置,Nb优先占据Ti点阵位置.Mulliken聚居数分析发现Mn或Nb合金化后,分别降低了(001)和(002)面内的原子间键合强度,掺入Nb还降低了层间的原子间键合强度,而掺入Mn,则使层间原子间键合强度增加.整体上来讲,掺入Mn有利于改善TiAl的室温脆性,而掺入Nb,不利于改善TiAl的室温脆性.     

The Galactic Environment of the Sun: Interstellar Material Inside and Outside of the Heliosphere

Interstellar material (ISMa) is observed both inside and outside of the heliosphere. Relating these diverse sets of ISMa data provides a richer understanding of both the interstellar medium and the heliosphere. The galactic environment of the Sun is dominated by warm, low-density, partially ionized interstellar material consisting of atoms and dust grains. The properties of the heliosphere are dependent on the pressure, composition, radiation field, ionization, and magnetic field of ambient ISMa. The very low-density interior of the Local Bubble, combined with an expanding superbubble shell associated with star formation in the Scorpius-Centaurus Association, dominate the properties of the local interstellar medium (LISM). Once the heliosphere boundaries and interaction mechanisms are understood, interstellar gas, dust, pickup ions, and anomalous cosmic rays inside of the heliosphere can be directly compared to ISMa outside of the heliosphere. Our understanding of ISMa at the Sun is further enriched when the circumheliospheric interstellar material is compared to observations of other nearby ISMa and the overall context of our galactic environment. The IBEX mission will map the interaction region between the heliosphere and ISMa, and improve the accuracy of comparisons between ISMa inside and outside the heliosphere.     

B2-NiAl弹性性质Ag合金化效应的理论研究

采用第一原理赝势平面波方法和基于虚拟晶体势函数近似(VCA),计算了Ag合金化(浓度x＜1.0%,原子分数,下同)时完整与缺陷B2-NiAl晶体的弹性性质,并采用弹性常数C44,Cauchy压力参数(C12-C44)、弹性模量E、剪切模量G及其与体模量B0的比值G/B0等,表征和评判了Ag合金化浓度x对NiAl金属间化...     

Magnetic Turbulence in the Geospace Environment

Magnetic turbulence is found in most space plasmas, including the Earth’s magnetosphere, and the interaction region between the magnetosphere and the solar wind. Recent spacecraft observations of magnetic turbulence in the ion foreshock, in the magnetosheath, in the polar cusp regions, in the magnetotail, and in the high latitude ionosphere are reviewed. It is found that: 1. A large share of magnetic turbulence in the geospace environment is generated locally, as due for instance to the reflected ion beams in the ion foreshock, to temperature anisotropy in the magnetosheath and the polar cusp regions, to velocity shear in the magnetosheath and magnetotail, and to magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause and in the magnetotail. 2. Spectral indices close to the Kolmogorov value can be recovered for low frequency turbulence when long enough intervals at relatively constant flow speed are analyzed in the magnetotail, or when fluctuations in the magnetosheath are considered far downstream from the bow shock. 3. For high frequency turbulence, a spectral index α?2.3 or larger is observed in most geospace regions, in agreement with what is observed in the solar wind. 4. More studies are needed to gain an understanding of turbulence dissipation in the geospace environment, also keeping in mind that the strong temperature anisotropies which are observed show that wave particle interactions can be a source of wave emission rather than of turbulence dissipation. 5. Several spacecraft observations show the existence of vortices in the magnetosheath, on the magnetopause, in the magnetotail, and in the ionosphere, so that they may have a primary role in the turbulent injection and evolution. The influence of such a turbulence on the plasma transport, dynamics, and energization will be described, also using the results of numerical simulations.     

Signatures of Coronal Hole Spectra Between 660 Å and 1460 Å Measured with Sumer on Soho

Spectra of the northern polar coronal hole measured with the SUMER spectrometer on SOHO on 25 October 1996 are analyzed. We present spectra taken at locations on the solar disk where part of the spectrometer slit intersects a polar coronal hole region and an area of brighter emission from outside of the coronal hole area. By comparing the line intensities between the parts of the spectrum taken inside the "dark" area of the coronal holes and the brighter regions, we work out the signatures of the specific coronal hole in the chromosphere, transition region and lower corona. We find that emissions of neutral atom lines, of which there are many in the spectrum of SUMER, show no difference between the coronal hole and the bright boundary areas, whereas all ionized species show strong intensity enhancements, including the continuum emissions of carbon and hydrogen. These enhancements are larger than in normal quiet Sun areas. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

马赫数2.5超/亚声流流向涡掺混超燃室冷态实验

结合对应的数值计算,对一种带亚声速预燃室和流向涡掺混器的超声速燃烧模型燃烧室实验台,在其进口马赫数为2.5的来流条件下,进行了冷态流场的实验研究.实验测得其壁面静压分布和激波系结构与流场的CFD计算结果基本一致.实验结果表明,模型燃烧室全流场超声速,达到设计状态.马赫数2.5下的冷态实验数据和CFD计算数据为进行点火实验提供了依据.