Gamma ray bursts: Short vs. long

Short and long GRBs are thought to be two distinct classes based on their different duration and spectrum. Through the spectral analysis of two similarly selected samples of BATSE short and long GRBs, we show that short GRBs are harder than long events, confirming what found from the comparison of their hardness ratio. However, this spectral diversity seems to be due to a harder low energy spectral component of short GRBs, rather than a (slightly higher) peak energy. Interestingly short GRBs have a spectrum which is similar to the spectrum of the emission of the first 1–2 s of long events. We find evidence that short GRBs are inconsistent with the E_peak–E_iso correlation defined by long bursts while they follow the same E_peak–L_iso correlation of long GRBs. These results, coupled to the similar variability timescale of short events and the first seconds of long ones, suggest that a common (or similar) dissipation mechanism could operate in both classes. The difference in the duration would then be due mainly to the central engine lifetime.     

DD6镍基单晶涡轮转子叶片失效分析

为了排除某航空发动机DD6镍基单晶高温合金涡轮转子叶片在室温振动试验中发生的裂纹故障,对故障叶片进行了外观检查、断口分析、表面检查、解剖检查、化学成分分析、金相检查、应力分布计算及热模拟试验,确定了故障叶片裂纹的性质和产生原因.结果表明:涡轮转子叶片裂纹为高周疲劳裂纹,叶片局部区域存在异常的γ'筏排组织是导致该叶片产生早期疲劳开裂的主要原因,且附近区域腐蚀过重及结构上处于应力集中区,也促进了疲劳裂纹的萌生及扩展.针对这些故障,建议优化叶片结构并对腐蚀检查进行严格监控,防止出现γ’筏排组织及腐蚀过重现象,从而避免此类故障再次发生.     

DC Characteristics of Gamma-ray Irradiated SiGe HBT in Comparison with Si BJT

The changes of DC characteristics of SiGe HBT after being submitted to γ-ray irradiation of 700 krad, 7 000 krad and 10 000 krad were compared to those of Si BJT. Generally speaking, Ib and Ib–Ib0 increase with the doses increasing. For SiGe HBT, with the doses increasing, Ic and Ic–Ic0 as well as the related changes of the current gain (β) will decrease at higher Vbe, while for Si BJT, with the doses increasing, after irradiation, Ib and Ic–Ic0 increase; β and its related changes also decrease with their differences, however, tending to be very small at high doses of 7 000 krad and 10 000 krad. Moreover, given the same doses, the decreases of β are much larger than SiGe HBT, which shows that SiGe HBT’s anti-radiation performance proves to be better than Si BJT. Still, in SiGe HBT, some strange phe-nomena were observed: Ic–Ic0 will increase after the radiation of 7 000 krad in less than 0.65 V and as will β in less than 0.75 V. The mechanism of radiation-induced change in DC characteristics was also discussed.     

浇注温度对1种新型铸造镍基高温合金组织和拉伸性能的影响

为分析浇注温度与合金的组织结构和力学性能之间的变化关系,通过改变浇注温度获得不同枝晶组织试样,采用金相显微镜和扫描电镜来观察和分析合金的组织结构,结合拉伸性能测试研究了合金的组织结构对拉伸性能的影响。结果表明：降低浇注温度使γ＇相和碳化物得到细化;降低浇注温度提高了合金的拉伸强度,并改善了塑性。     

基于γ-Re_(θt)转捩模型的低雷诺数翼型数值分析

通过综合运用Michel转捩判据和γ-Re_(θt)转捩模型的方法实现对低雷诺数翼型的气动分析。首先通过Michel转捩判据和层流分离位置分别估算转捩动量厚度雷诺数,然后分别用Langtry和Tomac提出的经验关系式计算转捩动量厚度雷诺数和转捩区长度,通过UDF(User-Defined Functions)将不同组的3个经验关联值写入Fluent软件对E387翼型(雷诺数为3×10~5)进行数值分析,并与试验值进行了对比。结果表明:基于Michel转捩判据比基于层流分离更能准确预测转捩位置,基于层流分离预测的转捩位置过于靠前,但是2种方法的气动力计算结果与试验值都比较吻合,Langtry和Tomac的经验关系式计算结果之间差别不大,Tomac方法能够计算出分离泡,且与Selig油流试验吻合较好。     

微通道流动转捩数值模拟

应用CFD计算软件ANSYS CFX对水力直径为0.4mm的矩形截面微尺度通道中的气体流动进行了数值模拟.采用了3种流动模型,即γ-Re_θt转捩模型、层流模型和剪切应力输运（SST）模型,并将模拟结果与实验结果进行了对比.模拟结果表明:层流模型及SST模型不具有预测转捩的能力;γ-Re_θt转捩模型捕捉到了临界雷诺数且摩擦因数相对误差在20%以下.在未达到临界雷诺数之前,通道后部已经出现局部湍流区,且局部湍流区随着雷诺数的增大而增大.壁面摩擦因数的最低点对应的流向位置与通道中前后湍流区的交结位置几乎一致.      

基于Gamma-Theta模型的固定转捩数值模拟研究

采用γ-~Reθt转捩模型,对NACA0012翼型的固定转捩进行数值模拟,计算了不同雷诺数下刚好激发转捩又不引起过大局部压力扰动和附加阻力的最低粗糙带高度,说明了γ-~Reθt模型模拟固定转捩的能力。通过计算低雷诺数下固定转捩来模拟高雷诺数下自然转捩,计算结果表明固定转捩可以较好地模拟自然转捩。这两种计算结果对风洞试验都有重要的指导意义。     

AVS-F observations of γ-ray emission during January 20, 2005 solar flare up to 140 MeV

The solar flare of January 20, 2005 (X7.1, 06:36–07:26 UT, maximum at 07:01 UT by the GOES soft X-ray data) was the most powerful one in January 2005 series. The AVS-F apparatus onboard CORONAS-F registered γ-emission during soft X-ray rising phase of this flare in two energy ranges of 0.1–20 MeV and 2–140 MeV. The highest γ-ray energy registered during this flare was ∼140 MeV. Six spectral features were registered in energy spectrum of this solar flare: annihilation + αα (0.4–0.6 MeV), ²⁴Mg + ²⁰Ne + ²⁸Si + neutron capture (1.7–2.3 MeV), ²¹Ne + ²²Ne + ¹⁶O + ¹²С (3.2–5.0 MeV), ¹⁶O (5.3–6.9 MeV), one from neutral pions decay (25–110 MeV) and one in energy band 15–21 MeV. Four of them contain typical for solar flares lines – annihilation, nuclear de-excitation and neutron capture at ¹H. Spectral feature caused by neutral pions decay was registered during several flares too. Some spectral peculiarities in the region of 15–21 MeV were first observed in solar flare energy spectrum.     

Performance evaluation of creep feed grinding of γ-TiAl intermetallics with electroplated diamond wheels

This paper evaluates the performance of creep feed grinding γ-TiAl intermetallic (Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb) using electroplated diamond wheels. Firstly, a comparative analysis with the grinding results by using electroplated CBN wheels was conducted, mainly involving abrasive wheel wear behavior and maximum material removal rate below surface burn limit. It was found that the diamond wheel would produce much better grinding results including lower wheel wear rate and higher maximum material removal rate. Then the surface integrity obtained at different level of material removal rate was characterized with the utilization of the diamond wheel. The poor ductility of this γ-TiAl intermetallic material was found to have a marginal effect on the surface integrity, as no severe surface defects such as material pullout were generated during the stable wheel wear stage. For the involved operating parameters, a deformation layer was produced with ∼10 μm or more in thickness depending on the material removal rate used. Meanwhile, a work-hardened layer extending to more than 100 μm was produced with a maximum microhardness of above 520 HV_0.05 (bulk value 360 HV_0.05). The residual stress remained compressive, with a value of above −100 MPa and even up to −500 MPa for an elevated material removal rate. Shearing chip was the main chip type, indicating good wheel sharpness in the grinding process.     

The INTEGRAL view of Gamma-Ray Bursts

After more than six and half years in orbit, the ESA space observatory INTEGRAL has provided new, exciting results in the soft gamma-ray energy range (from a few keV to a few MeV). With the discovery of about 700 hard X-Ray sources, it has changed our previous view of a sky composed of peculiar and “monster” sources. The new high energy sky is in fact full of a large variety of normal, very energetic emitters, characterized by new accretion and acceleration processes (see also IBIS cat4 (Bird et al., 2010). At the same time, about one GRB/month is detected and imaged by the two main gamma-ray instruments on board: IBIS and SPI. In this paper, we review the major achievements of the INTEGRAL observatory in the field of Gamma-Ray Bursts. We summarize the global properties of Gamma-Ray Bursts detected by INTEGRAL, with respect to their duration, spectral index, and peak flux distributions. We recall INTEGRAL results on the spectral lag analysis, showing how long-lag GRBs appear to form a separate population at low peak fluxes. We review the outcome of polarisation studies performed by using INTEGRAL data. Finally, concerning single GRB studies, we highlight the properties of particularly interesting Gamma-Ray Bursts in the INTEGRAL sample.