Use of combined light flash and plasma measurements to study hypervelocity impact processes

We present new measurements concerning generation of light flash during hypervelocity impacts. We use iron particles (10⁻¹³ to 10⁻¹⁷ kg) with velocities over the range 1 to 42 km/s impacting semi-infinite targets (aluminium and molybdenum). The main results of previous work in the field are found to be reproduced with some slight deviations. For iron projectiles with given mass and velocity the energy of the flash (normalized to mass) is proportional to velocity to the power of 3.5 for aluminium targets and 3.9 for molybdenum targets. The duration of the flash is of order 1 microsecond. Simultaneous measurements of the generation of impact plasma do not change this. The onset of plasma generation of the bulk target material does not affect the total light flash energy. We discuss the duration of the flash compared to a simple calculation of temperature in the target and plasma vs time.     

Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan

The suborbital flight is a kind of flight, which reaches the space and then comes back to ground without completing one orbital revolution. The atmospheric thermosphere extends from 85 km to 600 km in altitude. Therefore, the suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments to be performed at altitude below 300 km can be combined using the sounding rocket. These experiments include rocket staging, fairing separation, ultrasonic flight, reentry, aerobrake and recovery test, ultraviolet and ionization observations, ozone measurement, etc. The advent of Taiwan's sub-orbital and thermospheric experiments project can be traced back to 1997. This is the year Taiwan's National Space Organization (NSPO) was assigned to be responsible for procuring the sounding rocket for applications in science experiments and space technology research effort. From 1997 to 2010, 8 launches have been completed including one experimental hybrid rocket. All onboard instruments and sensors for sub-orbital and low-thermospheric experiments are developed and integrated by the domestic universities. More launches have been planned in the future. Opportunities for international cooperation in developing new instruments and payloads for future experiments will be possible.     

Plasmaspheric Density Structures and Dynamics: Properties Observed by the CLUSTER and IMAGE Missions

Plasmaspheric density structures have been studied since the discovery of the plasmasphere in the late 1950s. But the advent of the Cluster and Image missions in 2000 has added substantially to our knowledge of density structures, thanks to the new capabilities of those missions: global imaging with Image and four-point in situ measurements with Cluster. The study of plasma sources and losses has given new results on refilling rates and erosion processes. Two-dimensional density images of the plasmasphere have been obtained. The spatial gradient of plasmaspheric density has been computed. The ratios between H⁺, He⁺ and O⁺ have been deduced from different ion measurements. Plasmaspheric plumes have been studied in detail with new tools, which provide information on their morphology, dynamics and occurrence. Density structures at smaller scales have been revealed with those missions, structures that could not be clearly distinguished before the global images from Image and the four-point measurements by Cluster became available. New terms have been given to these structures, like “shoulders”, “channels”, “fingers” and “crenulations”. This paper reviews the most relevant new results about the plasmaspheric plasma obtained since the start of the Cluster and Image missions.     

让直升机的运营更为安全

A350XWB计划于2013年投入商业运营.空中客车公司期望在A350WXB首飞前就使系统达到前所未有的成熟度.为此,空中客车公司在飞机的研制过程中采用了数字模型、虚拟测试和实际功能测试等多种手段,以减少进入飞行试验后的更改.     

局方运营商

自2008年9月28日起,EASA M部法规正式实施,该法规有多个子部.其中G子都要求所有民用飞机运营商都需取得经EASA批准的持续适航管理机构(CAMO)资质.     

A350XWB的高科技

A350XWB计划于2013年投入商业运营.空中客车公司期望在A350WXB首飞前就使系统达到前所未有的成熟度.为此,空中客车公司在飞机的研制过程中采用了数字模型、虚拟测试和实际功能测试等多种手段,以减少进入飞行试验后的更改.     

在未知的环境中生存

航空公司何时盈利 航空维修企业的命运掌握在航空公司的手中. 世界航空运输业正处在危难时刻.截至2008年9月30日,多数航空公司的利润减少了80%以上. 美国多数大型航空公司都遭受巨额损失.     

基于 FPGA 的 MIL-STD-1553更佳适合系统

基于现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)核心的实施体现了先进的现代航空电子设计方法。这项技术具有多种优势,如废弃组件管理、降低设计风险、提高集成度、减小体积、降低功耗和提高故障平均间隔时间(MTBF)等,吸引着用户将原来的系统迁移到此项技术。M IL-STD-1553的市场可能随着这种趋势     

纳米技术的潜在应用

介绍了纳米技术在燃油添加刺、纳米管以及防护涂层方面的潜在应用. 纳米技术是一种可以在原子水平上创造出具有全新分子形态结构的手段.纳米技术在电子工业的应用已有多年的历史,但其真正的发展是始于15年前Oxonica公司生产的纳米材料.现已商品化的纳米产品有自清洁窗户、遮光剂、燃油添加剂、烧伤绷带、电子微循环电路等.尽管纳米技术不是新兴技术,但仍然处于起步阶段,还有很多潜能尚待挖掘.     

Interplanetary Lyman α Observations: Intensities from Voyagers and Line Profiles from HST/STIS

We present an analysis of Voyager UVS data obtained between 1993 and mid-2007. These data are used to study the interplanetary background and the hydrogen number density in the outer heliosphere. Two types of observations are studied, first the heliospheric scans performed until 2003 and then the fixed line of sight observations, close to the upwind direction, which are still performed at the end of 2007. We make comparisons with models including multiple scattering and hydrogen distributions derived from self-consistent modeling of the interface region. It is found that there is a remaining discrepancy between models and data. The origin of this difference is unknown but it may be linked to a possible tilting of the heliospheric interface due to the presence of an interstellar magnetic field. We should also estimate alternate sources of emission which are not backscattering of solar photons like collisional excitation of hydrogen in the heliosheath and emission after charge transfer or recombination of proton and electron in HII regions. Line profiles from HST/STIS are also presented.