Asymmetries in Mars' Exosphere

Observations and simulations show that Mars' atmosphere has large seasonal variations. Total atmospheric density can have an order of magnitude latitudinal variation at exobase heights. By numerical simulations we show that these latitude variations in exobase parameters induce asymmetries in the hydrogen exosphere that propagate to large distances from the planet. We show that these asymmetries in the exosphere produce asymmetries in the fluxes of energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) and soft X-rays produced by charge exchange between the solar wind and exospheric hydrogen. This could be an explanation for asymmetries that have been observed in ENA and X-ray fluxes at Mars.     

Global Response of Martian Plasma Environment to an Interplanetary Structure: From Ena and Plasma Observations at Mars

As a part of the global plasma environment study of Mars and its response to the solar wind, we have analyzed a peculiar case of the subsolar energetic neutral atom (ENA) jet observed on June 7, 2004 by the Neutral Particle Detector (NPD) on board the Mars Express satellite. The “subsolar ENA jet” is generated by the interaction between the solar wind and the Martian exosphere, and is one of the most intense sources of ENA flux observed in the vicinity of Mars. On June 7, 2004 (orbit 485 of Mars Express), the NPD observed a very intense subsolar ENA jet, which then abruptly decreased within ∼10 sec followed by quasi-periodic (∼1 min) flux variations. Simultaneously, the plasma sensors detected a solar wind structure, which was most likely an interplanetary shock surface. The abrupt decrease of the ENA flux and the quasi-periodic flux variations can be understood in the framework of the global response of the Martian plasma obstacle to the interplanetary shock. The generation region of the subsolar ENA jet was pushed towards the planet by the interplanetary shock; and therefore, Mars Express went out of the ENA jet region. Associated global vibrations of the Martian plasma obstacle may have been the cause of the quasi-periodic flux variations of the ENA flux at the spacecraft location.     

What Determines the Composition of SEPs in Gradual Events?

Gradual solar energetic particle (SEP) events are evidently accelerated by coronal/interplanetary shocks driven by coronal mass ejections. This talk addresses the different factors which determine the composition of the accelerated ions. The first factor is the set of available seed populations including the solar wind core and suprathermal tail, remnant impulsive events from preceding solar flares, and remnant gradual events. The second factor is the fractionation of the seed ions by the injection process, that is, what fraction of the ions are extracted by the shock to participate in diffusive shock acceleration. Injection is a controversial topic since it depends on the detailed electromagnetic structure of the shock transition and the transport of ions in these structured fields, both of which are not well understood or determined theoretically. The third factor is fractionation during the acceleration process, due to the dependence of ion transport in the turbulent electromagnetic fields adjacent to the shock on the mass/charge ratio. Of crucial importance in the last two factors is the magnetic obliquity of the shock. The form of the proton-excited hydromagnetic wave spectrum is also important. Finally, more subtle effects on ion composition arise from the superposition of ion contributions over the time history of the shock along the observer’s magnetic flux tube, and the sequence of flux tubes sampled by the observer.     

空间能量粒子探测方法研究

阐述了空间能量粒子探测的原理和方法。介绍了国外在能量粒子探测方面所采用的半导体望远镜测量法、电场加速法、磁偏转法等方法，分析了它们各自的优缺点。就制约能量粒子探测技术发展的关键因素进行了讨论。并以此为基础，结合我国实际情况提出了一种新的探测方法。     

低频声波对水雾消散作用的实验研究

作者考查了低频声波(<50Hz)对于水雾消散的作用。通过建立声波消雾实验装置,测定了在水雾消散过程中,雾室内的声场分布、温度、消雾时间、雾滴谱的变化过程。实验结果表明声波作用对于水雾的消散具有明显的作用。并且,消雾的效果随着作用声波的频率和声压级(SPL)呈规律性的变化趋势。较低频率和较高声强的声波作用更有利于水雾的消散,在消雾的过程中温度起伏不大。而声致凝聚是声波消雾的主要因素之一。     

基于因子模糊化BP神经网络的磨损颗粒识别

在引入了一套磨粒形态学描述子来提取磨损颗粒的显微形态特征的基础上 ,采用人工神经网络技术 ,编制了用于磨损颗粒自动识别的 BP网络计算机模拟程序。在网络训练的过程中应用了本文引入的因子模糊化训练方法 ,使训练速度大大加快 ,以异或问题为例 ,速度可提高 5～ 1 0倍。应用此网络对磨粒测试库进行识别实验 ,识别正确率在 90 %以上 ,并且识别速度很快 ,大大优于传统的磨粒识别方法。     

稀土对电沉积镍基复合镀层高温抗氧化性的影响

研究了稀土加入三种电沉积镍基复合镀层Ni—B_4C、Ni—TiC、Ni—ZrO_2前后,在850℃时的氧化行为。通过金相观察、ESCA(光电子能谱)分析及X射线衍射等方法研究表明:镀层中不同的复合颗粒和稀土两者对镀层的抗氧化能力均有影响。其小不同种类的颗粒对镀层抗氧化能力所产生影响的差别很明显;而稀土对镀层抗氧化能力影响的差别较小,且影响的程度比较接近。另外,两者影响的机理也不同。颗粒是通过分解、扩散等过程改变表面膜的组成来影响的,而稀土则是从提高膜的致密度和膜与基体的粘附性来影响的。作者认为,它们的影响既互相独立,而又互相补充。     

价电子分形燃烧模型在高能固体推进剂中的应用

在价电子燃烧模型的基础上引进分形理论,提出复合固体推进剂的价电子分形燃烧模型,在此基础上进行了高能固体推进剂燃速和压强指数的模拟计算,研究了固体填料粒径和压力对燃速的影响规律。结果表明,价电子分形燃烧模型适用于高能固体推进剂的燃烧性能计算,燃速及压强指数模拟计算结果与测试结果吻合较好,大部分误差在±10%范围以内。     

航天器总装多余物控制方法探讨

带有多余的航天产品存在重大的质量事故隐患。文章对航天器总装中的多余物进行了分类,从而分析多余物产生的机理有4大来源:总装工艺过程、零组件及人员带入、贮存过程、有害气体。介绍了多余物的危害,提出了系统控制多余物的思路和多余物常用检查及排除的方法。     

IMF connection for energetic protons observed at Ulysses via mid-latitude solar wind rarefaction regions

As Ulysses moved inward and southward from mid-1992 to early 1994 we noticed the occasional occurrence of inter-events, lasting about 10 days and falling between the recurrent events, observed at proton energies of 0.48–97 MeV, associated with Corotating Interaction Regions (CIR). These inter-events were present for several sequences of two or more solar rotations at intensity levels around 1% of those of the neighbouring main events. When we compared the Ulysses events with those measured on IMP-8 at 1 AU we saw that the inter-events appeared at Ulysses after the extended emission (>10 days) of large fluxes of solar protons of the same energy that lasted at least one solar rotation at 1 AU. The inter-events fell completely within the rarefaction regions (dv/dt<0) of the recurrent solar wind streams. The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) lines in the rarefactions map back to the narrow range of longitudes at the Sun which mark the eastern edge of the source region of the high speed stream. Thus the inter-events are propagating at mid-latitudes to Ulysses along field lines free from stream-stream interactions. They are seen in the 0.39–1.28 MeV/nucleon He, which exhibit a faster decay, but almost never in the 38–53 keV electrons. We show that the inter-events are unlikely to be accelerated by reverse shocks associated with the CIRs and that they are more likely to be accelerated by sequences of solar events and transported along the IMF in the rarefactions of the solar wind streams.