Role of Ionospheric Effects and Plasma Sheet Dynamics in the Formation of Auroral Arcs

Space Science Reviews -     

Energy Spectra, Composition, and Other Properties of Ground-Level Events During Solar Cycle 23

We report spacecraft measurements of the energy spectra of solar protons and other solar energetic particle properties during the 16 Ground Level Events (GLEs) of Solar Cycle 23. The measurements were made by eight instruments on the ACE, GOES, SAMPEX, and STEREO spacecraft and extend from ～0.1 to ～500–700?MeV. All of the proton spectra exhibit spectral breaks at energies ranging from ～2 to ～46?MeV and all are well fit by a double power-law shape. A comparison of GLE events with a larger sample of other solar energetic particle (SEP) events shows that the typical spectral indices are harder in GLE events, with a mean slope of ?3.18 at >40?MeV/nuc. In the energy range 45 to 80?MeV/nucleon about ～50?% of GLE events have properties in common with impulsive ³He-rich SEP events, including enrichments in Ne/O, Fe/O, ²²Ne/²⁰Ne, and elevated mean charge states of Fe. These ³He-rich events contribute to the seed population accelerated by CME-driven shocks. An analysis is presented of whether highly-ionized Fe ions observed in five events could be due to electron stripping during shock acceleration in the low corona. Making use of stripping calculations by others and a coronal density model, we can account for events with mean Fe charge states of 〈Q _Fe〉≈+20 if the acceleration starts at ～1.24–1.6 solar radii, consistent with recent comparisons of CME trajectories and type-II radio bursts. In addition, we suggest that gradual stripping of remnant ions from earlier large SEP events may also contribute a highly-ionized suprathermal seed population. We also discuss how observed SEP spectral slopes relate to the energetics of particle acceleration in GLE and other large SEP events.     

Origins of Anisotropic 40–300 keV Electron Events Observed at Low and High Latitudes

Using a survey of anisotropic electron events in the energy range of ～40–300 keV observed by HI-SCALE on Ulysses, we have selected several time intervals during 1999 when Ulysses traveled from about 20° S at 5.2 AU (January 1999) to 42° S at 4.2 AU (January 2000). We compare these events with observations at ～1 AU using the nearly identical instrument, EPAM on ACE. In order to study the solar origins of these electrons using the imaging Nançay Radioheliograph, we further restricted the list of events to those in which interplanetary magnetic field lines with origins on the visible solar disk, intersected Ulysses. We find that not all the anisotropic electron events are observed by both spacecraft and there exists a strong dependence on the spacecraft's magnetic connection back to the Sun. We have identified the solar origin for five electron events using radio observations, and correlate these with interplanetary type-III radio emissions using the WIND/WAVES experiment.     

Comparison of ≳40 keV Electron Events at High and Low Heliolatitudes: Ulysses/HI-SCALE and ACE/EPAM

We have performed a joint survey of anisotropic ≳40 keV electron events from August 1997 to September 2000 using the matched detectors on the Ulysses (ULS)/HI-SCALE and the ACE/EPAM instruments. A computer algorithm selected events with strong, statistically significant pitch-angle anisotropies. Electron pitch-angle distributions at ACE (∼1 AU) are often ‘beams’ that are strongly collimated along the local interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). These flare-associated impulsive injections can display rapid rise times (∼15 min) and slower decays, or more irregular intensity histories. At ULS, the electron intensities are lower and the time histories smoother, but strong anisotropies are still observable, indicating direct, nearly field-aligned propagation outward from the Sun. We focus on four event periods, selected from the survey, during times when the angle between the footpoints of the IMF lines intersecting ACE and ULS is small. These events span three full years and cover a wide range of distances and heliographic latitudes. We found one reasonably good association between impulsive electron events at ACE and ULS, and two events with small field-aligned gradients. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Gyro Misalignment and Encoder Quantization Effects During Multi-Axis Evaluation of Strapdown Gyros

This paper presents a quantitative discussion of two error sources which affect the accuracy of data comparison between instrument outputs and reference angle computations during multi-axis evaluation of strapdown gyros. The error due to misalignment of gyro input axes is formulated in terms of closed-form solutions for typical relationships between the three table gimbal rotation histories. If the angular positions of the table gimbal axes are measured by shaft encoders, then any measurement has an uncertainty in the range from plus to minus one-half of the quantization level. It is shown that the effect of encoder quantization error on the computer transformed angles in the bodyfixed coordinate system can be divided into two parts: the initial uncertainty of the zero positions of the gimbals before table motion is begun, and all subsequent error contributions during table test. Typical data for gyro misalignment and encoder quantization error effects are presented.     

Energetic Ions Observed at Low to High Latitudes in the Southern Heliosphere During Declining and Rising Solar Activity

We present and compare observations of energetic protons during the two first transits of the Ulysses spacecraft from low to high latitudes in the southern heliosphere. Protons in the energy range 1.8–3.8 MeV from the COSPIN experiment are studied for global trends and in relation to some ambient structures in the solar wind (corotating interaction region, forward/reverse shock). The global trends show the large dependence on the heliospheric condition and solar activity, including indications of a larger ambient particle population during the rising phase of solar activity and more efficient solar wind particle accelerators during the declining phase. More enhancements in the proton flux intensity are time associated with forward shocks than reverse contrary to first pass. Recurrent structures are found even during the second transit. Some latitude dependent periodicities are observed that could relate to the differential solar rotation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

稀土Y对低膨胀高温合金显微组织和界面的影响

运用分析电子显微术、高分辨电子显微术、化学相分析和 X-射线衍射等方法分析研究了Fe-Ni-Co-Nb-Ti-Si低膨胀高温合金的相组成和相结构 ,以及稀土对合金的组织和性能的影响规律。结果显示 ,微量的稀土主要存在于合金的片状相中 ,并使其晶体结构发生变化。加入适量的稀土 Y后 ,合金片状相变得更加细密、均匀。和不含稀土的低膨胀高温合金相比 ,含 Y的低膨胀高温合金中片状相与基体的晶格错配由 0 .7%下降到 0 .0 7% ,表明界面应力明显下降     

Comment on "Gyro Misalignment and Encoder Quantization Effects During Multi-Axis Evaluation of Strapdown Gyros"

A recent paper1 discusses certain aspects of strapdown attitude error sources. It is pointed out here that the long term effects of these and several additional sources have previously been determined, within the framework of a complete attitude reference [4] and navigation [5] system.     

低雷诺数条件对涡扇发动机风扇／压气机性能和稳定性影响的试验研究

采用进口节流的方法对 1台 3级风扇模拟低雷诺数条件 ,测取了性能数据 ,并与Wassell的雷诺数对压气机试验性能影响的修正方法进行了比较 ,指出其对流量和喘点压比计算的修正量偏大 ,这一结论可为发动机设计和预估性能提供参考