Particle Acceleration in a Three-Dimensional Model of Reconnecting Coronal Magnetic Fields

Particle acceleration in large-scale turbulent coronal magnetic fields is considered. Using test particle calculations, it is shown that both cellular automata and three dimensional MHD models lead to the production of relativistic particles on sub-second timescales with power law distribution functions. In distinction with the monolithic current sheet models for solar flares, particles gain energy by multiple interactions with many current sheets. Difficulties that need to be addressed, such as feedback between particle acceleration and MHD, are discussed.     

Survey and examination of an electromagnetic vacuum accelerating effect and its astrophysical consequences

A rigorous detailed review of the concepts and calculations behind the acceleration of particles by the electromagnetic zero-point field is presented. The acceleration is enhanced in regions of great size and low particle density. Astrophysical scenarios are suggested and discussed and cosmological possibilities are briefly outlined. It is shown that the acceleration follows both from a semiclassical approach in the manner of Stochastic Electrodynamics and from quantum theory with a zero-point field that most naturally (but not necessarily) may be interpreted as time-symmetric in the manner of the Wheeler-Feynman form of Quantum Electrodynamics. It is shown that both approaches yield essentially identical results.Glossary of Abbreviations ABT Absorber theory - ALE Abraham-Lorentz equation - AM Acceleration mechanism - BME Braffort-Marshall equation - CE Cosmic expansion - CED Classical electrodynamics - CR Cosmic rays - EAS Extensive air showers - EHD Einstein-Hopf drag - EHM Einstein-Hopf model - EM Electromagnetic electromagnetism - FT Field theory - GZ Greisen-Zatsepin - GZE Greisen-Zatsepin effect - HO Harmonic oscillator - IC Inverse-Compton - ICRC International cosmic-ray conference - IGM Intergalactic medium - IGS Intergalactic space - ISS Interstellar space - LDE Lorentz-Dirac equation - LHS Left-hand side - LI Lorentz-invariant - MB Maxwell-Boltzmann - QED Quantum electrodynamics - QM Quantum mechanics - RHS Right-hand side - RJ Rayleigh-Jeans - SE Schrödinger equation - SED Stochastic electrodynamics - SM Stochastic mechanics - SNR Supernova remnant - SS Solar system - UHE Ultrahigh energies - ZBW Zitterbewegung - ZPE Zero-point energy - ZPF Zero-point field - XRB X-ray background     

Nuclear processes and accelerated particles in solar flares

Nuclear processes and particle acceleration in solar flares are reviewed. The theory of gamma-ray and neutron production is discussed and results of calculations are compared to gamma-ray, neutron, and charged-particle observations from solar flares. The implications of these comparisons on particle energy spectra, total numbers, anisotropies, electron-to-proton ratios, as well as on acceleration mechanisms and the interaction site, are presented. The information on elemental and isotopic abundances derived from gamma-ray observations is compared to abundances obtained from escaping accelerated particles and other sources.NAS/NRC Resident Research Associate.     

利用SQP控制涡扇发动机加速过程的多目标最优化研究

在涡扇发动机加速过程控制中引入多目标评价函数法中的线性加权和法,实现发动机加速过程的双变量控制。研究过程中,充分考虑了涡扇发动机加速过程中的各项约束条件。仿真结果表明,应用多目标最优化方法来进行发动机加速最优控制是可行的,能充分发挥发动机的潜力。      

Missile autopilot design using quasi-LPV polynomial eigenstructure assignment

This paper presents the design of a missile autopilot over its flight envelop using quasi-linear parameter-varying polynomial eigenstructure assignment (PEA). The paper describes the extension of PEA to parameter-varying systems using a nonlinear missile model developed by Horton as an example. The autopilot is designed for a single-plane lateral acceleration control and a 5 degree of freedom (DOF) autopilot is also designed. Both lateral acceleration and augmented lateral acceleration outputs are considered. The lateral acceleration autopilot has nonminimum phase characteristics, and it is shown that the quasi-linear parameter-varying PEA approach can handle nonminimum phase systems unlike classic dynamic inversion techniques. Simulation results are presented over fast variations in Mach number and show that the design is robust.     

Some Remarks on Velocity-Aided Kalman Filtering

This paper extends recent work of Nishimura to consider velocity-aided Kalman filtering for one-dimensional motion under random acceleration. It is shown through examination of the steady-state solution and the transient time constants that estimates incorporating velocity observations can be significantly improved over estimates based on range data alone.     

加速度对含铝复合推进剂燃烧特性的影响

介绍了用中止燃烧试验方法研究加速度对含铝复合推进剂燃烧特性的影响。结果表明，固体推进剂的加速度效应，最初是一种特殊的动态过程，在熄火后的药柱燃面上可观察到形状各异的凹坑，由凝聚铝粒子在燃面上滞留造成，它使向药柱的热反馈大大增强，结果导致燃面增加，燃速增大。根据研究结果，导出了燃速增量的三个表达式，即热效应燃速增量，增面效应燃速增量，压强效应燃速增大。根据研究结果，导出了燃带增量的三个表达式，即热效     

点火管流量的确定

本文就固体火箭发动机中采用的点火管提出了一维两相流动模型,并用差分方法求解模型方程,得点火管流量。为了验证计算结果进行了实验。计算和实验结果对比表明趋势一致。本文还给出了药粒粒径和药量对点火管内压力的影响。     

过载加速度下涡旋微槽内单相流动特性实验

以体积浓度30%的乙二醇水溶液为工质,对槽宽0.5mm,深宽比为2、3、4的矩形截面涡旋微槽试件在过载加速度条件下的流动特性进行了实验研究。试件所用材料为紫铜,每个试件上按两行分布6个涡旋微槽,所承载加速度由离心式过载加速度试验机提供。分析了不同深宽比的涡旋微槽在不同工质流量和不同过载加速度下的流动特性,得出了微槽结构、工质流速对其流动特性的影响。结果表明,加速度方向对微槽内流动特性有着决定性的影响,且加速度越大,摩擦阻力系数越大。在过载加速度条件下Dean数是决定涡旋微槽抵御和适应过载加速度对其流动特性影响的重要因素。     

Stochastic optimal control guidance law with bounded acceleration

A novel stochastic optimal control guidance law is presented for a missile with bounded acceleration. The nonlinear optimal guidance law (NOGL) is obtained by numerically solving the stochastic optimization problem. Since the certainty equivalence principle is not valid in the investigated problem, the resulting NOGL depends on the conditional probability density function of the estimated states. It is shown that the NOGL is also nonlinear in the estimated zero effort miss distance, and that the probability density function of the miss distance is non-Gaussian. The dependence of the new guidance law on the acceleration limit is investigated and it is shown that only for an extremely large acceleration limit does the proposed guidance law degenerate to the classical optimal linear one     

Current Fragmentation and Particle Acceleration in Solar Flares

Particle acceleration in solar flares remains an outstanding problem in plasma physics and space science. While the observed particle energies and timescales can perhaps be understood in terms of acceleration at a simple current sheet or turbulence site, the vast number of accelerated particles, and the fraction of flare energy in them, defies any simple explanation. The nature of energy storage and dissipation in the global coronal magnetic field is essential for understanding flare acceleration. Scenarios where the coronal field is stressed by complex photospheric motions lead to the formation of multiple current sheets, rather than the single monolithic current sheet proposed by some. The currents sheets in turn can fragment into multiple, smaller dissipation sites. MHD, kinetic and cellular automata models are used to demonstrate this feature. Particle acceleration in this environment thus involves interaction with many distributed accelerators. A series of examples demonstrate how acceleration works in such an environment. As required, acceleration is fast, and relativistic energies are readily attained. It is also shown that accelerated particles do indeed interact with multiple acceleration sites. Test particle models also demonstrate that a large number of particles can be accelerated, with a significant fraction of the flare energy associated with them. However, in the absence of feedback, and with limited numerical resolution, these results need to be viewed with caution. Particle in cell models can incorporate feedback and in one scenario suggest that acceleration can be limited by the energetic particles reaching the condition for firehose marginal stability. Contemporary issues such as footpoint particle acceleration are also discussed. It is also noted that the idea of a “standard flare model” is ill-conceived when the entire distribution of flare energies is considered.     

机动目标的模型与跟踪算法

 <正> 在机动目标的“当前”统计模型中,目标的加速度被描述为修正的瑞利—马尔科夫过程,对应的自适应跟踪算法呈现出较好的跟踪特性。文献[2]研究了该模型及其自适应算法在实际的机载雷达跟踪系统的应用;文献[3]进一步推广了基于“当前”模型的MPDAF算法。本文提出一个新的机动目标模型,即假定目标加速度为一高斯—马尔     

低速实壁风洞壁压信息洞壁干扰修正法

本文简要介绍、推导了低速实壁风洞洞壁干扰修正壁压信息矩阵法的出发方程组及其具体的解,给出了试验结果修正公式及本文方法的数值模拟检验和模型试验检验结果与分析,并对模型后掠角、攻角,模型安装偏离风洞轴线的影响,洞壁干扰轴向迁移加速度效应的修正和试验段长度影响等问题作了计算、分析和讨论。     

参数不确定空间机械臂系统的增广自适应控制

讨论了载体位置与姿态均不受控制的漂浮基两杆空间机械臂系统的控制问题,为此对系统的运动学、动力学作了分析。结果表明 :结合系统动量守恒及动量矩守恒关系得到的系统广义Jacobi关系、以及系统的动力学方程将为系统惯性参数的非线性函数。证明了借助于增广变量法可以将增广广义Jacobi矩阵以及系统动力学方程表示为一组适当选择的惯性参数的线性函数。在此基础上,给出了系统参数未知时,空间机械臂末端抓手跟踪惯性空间期望轨迹的增广自适应控制方案。通过仿真运算,证实了方法的有效性。     

基于变导叶调节的涡扇发动机加速过程优化控制

提出了一种利用变导叶调节,基于可行序列二次规划算法的涡扇发动机加速过程优化控制方法,研究发现,通过在发动机加速过程中对压缩部件导叶角度的适应性调节,可以优化压气机和风扇在过渡态的空气流量,使得燃油在满足各方面约束条件下以最大可能的速度增加,从而提升了发动机加速性能.最后,与常规两变量加速过程优化方法进行了对比研究:在相同目标函数和约束条件下,分别进行了两控制量(主燃油和尾喷管喉道面积)、增加风扇导叶调节或压气机变导叶的三控制量的加速优化控制仿真,结果表明,所提出的方法在优化过程中可以使得燃油最大可能速率高于常规方法,且发现压气机导叶角在优化过程的作用优于风扇导叶角,优化后的工作点加速路径紧贴喘振裕度限制边界,且各个约束严格在可行域范围内,3种方案的加速时间分别为5.5,4.9s和4.5s.     

二维振动结构的颗粒阻尼实验

采用非接触式激光测振仪对自由端附有空腔的L型悬臂梁进行了颗粒阻尼减振实验,考查了空腔尺寸对颗粒阻尼的影响规律,得到了二维颗粒阻尼的相关特性.结果表明:①非线性的颗粒阻尼能够显著地抑制结构振动,且阻尼值至少比金属材料阻尼大一个数量级;②二维颗粒阻尼在各个方向上具有相似的阻尼特性,随无量纲加速度的增加,颗粒阻尼先增大后减小...     

A Method of Trigonometric Interpolation for Processing Radio Direction-Finding Signals

Radio direction-finding techniques that use amplitude-trigonometric interpolation between signals received at a circular antenna array are reexamined. The accuracy of this class of direction-finding system is limited by interpolation, gain mistracking, and additive-noise errors. The channel gain mistracking error is shown to be significantly lower than previously estimated. Typical calculations show that the trigonometric interpolation technique is an order of magnitude more accurate than previously supposed.     

Pure proportional navigation against time-varying target manoeuvres

Capturability of the pure proportional navigation (PPN) guidance law against a target executing bounded piecewise continuous time-varying manoeuvres is investigated. A qualitative analysis is carried out to obtain a set of sufficient conditions for capture defined on the engagement parameters and initial conditions. These conditions are significantly less restrictive than the ones obtained previously by others using the Lyapunov method. It is shown that the actual capture region for time-varying target manoeuvres, obtained by using the conditions derived, is much larger than that obtained from the Lyapunov technique. We also show that though a bounded tine varying target manoeuvre does change the constant target manoeuvre capture region to some extent, it does not reduce it drastically. Further, we show that the worst case capture region is obtained when the target executes a constant manoeuvre equal to the bound on the manoeuvre level. Some bounds on the missile lateral acceleration are also obtained for certain regions in the engagement plane. These results are generalizations and extensions of existing results on the capturability of the PPN guidance law against targets executing constant or time-varying target manoeuvres     

Observability of an integrated GPS/INS during maneuvers

An observability analysis of a GPS/INS system during manoeuvers is presented based upon a perturbation model with respect to the Earth-centered-Earth-fixed (ECEF) coordinate system. Analysis is performed on two types of manoeuvers, linear acceleration and steady turn. These manoeuvers could be used for in-flight INS alignment using GPS. During the constant linear acceleration without rotation relative to the Earth, the linear system model is shown to be time-invariant. The observability analysis for the time invariant linear system model shows that linear acceleration does not change the number of observable modes but rather the structure of the observable space. For a nonconstant linear acceleration or a steady turn, the perturbation linear system becomes time varying. For this time-varying system, three types of observability are considered, complete, differential, and instantaneous observability. Instantaneous observability is the strongest properties and means that the state of the system at any time may be determined instantaneously from observation of the output and its derivatives. Instantaneous observability is important for fast in-flight INS alignment. It is shown that the number of instantaneously observable moded is increased by at least 2 during a maneuver. Hence, some linear combinations of the attitude angles become instantaneously observable.     

Ionic Charge States of Solar Energetic Particles: A Clue to the Source

The ionic charge of solar energetic particles (SEP) as observed in interplanetary space is an important parameter for the diagnostic of the plasma conditions at the source region and provides fundamental information about the acceleration and propagation processes at the Sun and in interplanetary space. In this paper we review the new measurements of ionic charge states with advanced instrumentation onboard the SAMPEX, SOHO, and ACE spacecraft that provide for the first time ionic charge measurements over the wide energy range of ∼0.01 to 70 MeV/nuc (for Fe), and for many individual SEP events. These new measurements show a strong energy dependence of the mean ionic charge of heavy ions, most pronounced for iron, indicating that the previous interpretation of the mean ionic charge being solely related to the ambient plasma temperature was too simplistic. This energy dependence, in combination with models on acceleration, charge stripping, and solar and interplanetary propagation, provides constraints for the temperature, density, and acceleration time scales in the acceleration region. The comparison of the measurements with model calculations shows that for impulsive events with a large increase of Q _Fe(E) at energies ≤1 MeV/nuc the acceleration occurs low in the corona, typically at altitudes ≤0.2 R _S .