Wave-particle interactions and their relevance to substorms

Wave-particle effects are implicit in most models of radial diffusion and energization of Van Allen belt particles; they were explicitly used in the wave turbulence model for trapped particle precipitation and trapped flux limitations by Kennel and Petschek, Cornwall and by many others. Liemohn used wave-particle interactions to work out a theory of path-integrated whistler amplification process to explain the lack of large per-hop attenuation of multiple-hop LF whistlers.Others have now used wave-particle interactions to construct theories of ELF and VLF chorus. In the present paper we shall review the observations and some of the pertinent theoretical interpretations of wave-particle effects as they relate to substorm and storm-time phenomena. If substorms develop as a result of magnetic merging, then it seems clear that wave-particle interactions in the dissipative or so-called diffusion region of the reconnection zone may be of great importance. The plasma sheet thinning and flow towards the Earth lead inevitably to the development of particle distribution functions that contain free energy in a pitch-angle anisotropy. Such free energy can be released via plasma wave instabilities. The subsequent wave-particle interactions can result in both strong and weak diffusion of particles into loss cones with consequent precipitation fluxes into the auroral zone. Ring current proton spectra also should be unstable against various plasma instabilities with consequent ring current decay and precipitations. Wave-particle interactions must play some important roles in auroral arcs, electrojets and other phenomena related to substorms. These aspects of wave-Paticle interaction will be covered     

Wave-particle interactions in the outer magnetosphere: A review

Summary In summarizing the importance of wave-particle interactions to the geophysical understanding of phenomena in the outer magnetosphere, one can point to the successes and deficiencies of theoretical explanations based on such interactions. A fair assessment of this sort is attempted below.     

Plasmasphere and its interaction with the ring current

Space Science Reviews - In the last few years (after 1976) new instruments have been used for plasmaspheric studies (‘mutual-impedance’ probe, ion energy-mass spectrometers) which have...     

Geomagnetic micropulsations and diagnostics of the magnetosphere

Plasma oscillations in a wide range of spectrum exist in the magnetosphere. Part of them penetrate the ionosphere and are recorded on the earth's surface. In the range of frequencies from millihertz to several hertz, the so-called micropulsations (ULF) are observed. In the range from hundred of hertz to several kilohertz the low-frequency emissions (VLF) are registered. Both types of emissions contain interesting and important information on the physical parameters of the magnetosphere and on the processes developing in it. The following paper describes the main problems of the diagnostics of the magnetosphere, which are based on the surface observations of micropulsations.In the first part of the paper, a short summary of theoretical conceptions on micropulsations is given. The main part of the paper describes the methods of diagnostics of the location of the boundary of the magnetosphere, of cold-plasma concentration in the outer regions of the magnetosphere, as well as of the energies and fluxes of fast charged particles in the geomagnetic trap. Some experimental results of the diagnostics of the parameters of the magnetosphere are given. Advantages and deficiencies of the existing methods of surface diagnostics are discussed, and the directions of further investigations are traced.     

Dynamics of the earth's ring current: Theory and observation

The development of currents within an arbitrary distribution of particles trapped in the geomagnetic field is described. These currents combine to form the earth's ring current and thus are responsible for the worldwide depressions of surface magnetic field strength during periods of magnetic activity known as magnetic storms. Following a brief review of trapped particle motion in magnetic fields, ring current development is described and presented in terms of basic field and particle distribution parameters. Experimental observations then are presented and discussed within the theoretical framework developed earlier. New results are presented which, in the area of composition and charge state observations, hold high promise in solving many long standing ring current problems. Finally, available experimental results will be used to assess our present understanding as to ring current sources, generation, and dissipation.     

Ulysses-Voyager study of energetic particles associated with the intense solar activity of March/June 1991

The intense solar activity centered in March and June 1991 produced some of the largest interplanetary disturbances over the past several solar cycles. For these events the Ulysses EPAC energetic particle observations near 3 AU are compared with those of the Voyager 2 CRS experiment near 35 AU. At Voyager 2 there is a single long-lived event extending over a period of some 6 months while the Ulysses data shows the imprint of individual events as well as the formative stages of the longer lived structure. The average intensity gradient is –17% AU between the 2 spacecraft. At both locations the energy spectra can be represented by an exponential in momentum. The characteristic momentum for protons, (P_o)_H is on the average 4–5 times larger at 35 AU than at 3 AU and there is a significant change in the (P_o)_He/(P_o)_H ratio. However the average H to He ratio is in the range 20–25 for both sets of measurements.     

Shock/shock interactions between bodies and wings

This paper examines the Shock/Shock Interactions (SSI) between the body and wing of aircraft in supersonic flows. The body is simplified to a flat wedge and the wing is assumed to be a sharp wing. The theoretical spatial dimension reduction method, which transforms the 3D problem into a 2D one, is used to analyze the SSI between the body and wing. The temperature and pressure behind the Mach stem induced by the wing and body are obtained, and the wave configurations in the corner are determined. Numerical validations are conducted by solving the inviscid Euler equations in 3D with a Non-oscillatory and Non-free-parameters Dissipative (NND) finite difference scheme. Good agreements between the theoretical and numerical results are obtained. Additionally, the effects of the wedge angle and sweep angle on wave configurations and flow field are considered numerically and theoretically. The influences of wedge angle are significant, whereas the effects of sweep angle on wave configurations are negligible. This paper provides useful information for the design and thermal protection of aircraft in supersonic and hypersonic flows.     

Modelling of the magnetic field of magnetospheric ring current as a function of interplanetary medium parameters

The models are examined which are proposed elsewhere for describing the magnetic field dynamics in ring-currentDR during magnetic storms on the basis of the magnetospheric energy balance equation. The equation parameters, the functions of injectionF and decay , are assumed to depend on interplanetary medium parameters (F and during the storm main phase) and on ring-current intensity ( during the recovery phase). The present-day models are shown to be able of describing theDR variations to within a good accuracy (the r.m.s. deviation 5 < < 15 nT, the correlation coefficient 0.85 <r < 1). The models describe a fraction of the geomagnetic field variation during a magnetic storm controlled by the geoeffective characteristic of interplanetary medium and, therefore responds directly to the variation of the latter. The fraction forms the basis of the geomagnetic field variations in low and middle latitudes. The shorter-term variations ofDR are affected by the injections into the inner magnetosphere during substorm intervals.During magnetic storms, the auroral electrojets shift to subauroral latitudes. When determining theAE indices, the data from the auroral-zone stations must be supplemented with the data from subauroral observatories. Otherwise, erratic conclusions may be obtained concerning the character of the relationships ofDR toAE or ofAE to interplanetary medium parameters. Considering this circumstance, the auroral electrojet intensity during the main phase is closely related to the energy flux supplied to the ring current. It is this fact that gives rise simultaneously to the intensification of auroral electrojets and to the large-scale decrease of magnetic field in low latitudes.The longitudinal asymmetry of magnetic field on the Earth's surface is closely associated with the geoeffective parameters of interplanetary medium, thereby making it possible to model-estimate the magnetic field variations during magnetic storms at given observatories. The inclusion of the field asymmetry due to the system of large-scale currents improves significantly the agreement between the predicted and model field variations at subauroral and midlatitude observatories. The first harmonic amplitude of field variation increases with decreasing latitude. This means that the long-period component of theD _st -variation asymmetry is due rather to the ring-current asymmetry, while the shorter-term fluctuations are produced by electrojets. The asymmetry correlates better with theAL indices (westward electrojet) than with theAU indices (eastward electrojet).The total ion energy in the inner magnetosphere during the storm main phase is sufficient for the magnetic field observed on the Earth's surface to be generated. The energy flux to the ring current is 15% of the -energy flux into the magnetosphere.     

惯性颗粒和壁湍流的相互作用:湍流调制及颗粒分布

直接数值模拟壁面湍流与惯性点粒子方法被用来研究粒子对湍流的调制机理以及粒子在湍流场中的分布.由于在壁面湍流中,内层(约为y+<100,y+为黏性尺度下的壁面垂直方向坐标)与外层(约为y+>100)中存在着两种特征结构,即内层中的大尺度结构(large-scale structures,LSMs)与外层中的超大尺度结构(...     

谁来替旅客期望值与航空业现时值之间的差距“埋单”?

我们知道,我国民航运输业是一个提供以有形产品和无形服务相结合,有形的运输产品航空器和无形的服务活动构成的集合体。无形服务涉及人员服务和产品服务;两者之间不可分割,按照相对重要程度来定义这个概念,产品服务属于硬件服务,而"软件服务"指的是人员服务,是一种"追加服务"。     

Experimental investigations of the spray structure and interactions between sectors of a double-swirl low-emission combustor

In this paper,the spray characteristics of a double-swirl low-emission combustor are analyzed by using Particle Imaging Velocimetry (PIV) and Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence(PLIF) technologies in an optical three-sector combustor test rig.Interactions between sectors and the influence of main stage swirl intensity on spray structure are explained.The results illustrate that the swirl intensity has great effect on the flow field and spray structure.The spray cone angle is bigger when the swirl number is 0.7,0.9 than that when the swirl number is 0.5.The fuel distribution zone is larger and the distribution is more uniform when the swirl number is 0.5.The fuel concentration in the center area of the center plane of side sector (Plane 5) is larger than that of the center plane of middle sector (Plane 1).The spray cone angle in Plane 5 is larger than that in Plane 1.The width of spray cone becomes larger with the increase of Fuel-Air Ratio (FAR),whereas the spray cone angle under different fuel-air ratios are absolutely the same.The results of the mechanism of spray organization in this study can be used to support the design of new low-emission combustor.     

流向涡与涡轮叶栅二次流相互作用研究

研究有效的流动控制手段,降低涡轮内部二次损失,对于小展弦比涡轮的气动设计具有重要意义。利用涡发生器在叶栅入口前产生流向涡,通过试验和数值方法探讨这种基于旋涡相互作用的流动控制方法对涡轮平面叶栅二次流动的作用效果,并对不同流向涡情况做对比分析。结果表明：流向涡对涡轮叶栅内部流动会产生较为显著的影响,从而影响叶栅的性能,当所产生流向涡强度和位置较为合理时,有可能通过流向涡与二次流的相互作用达到较大幅度降低二次流损失的目的。     

Linear stability analysis of interactions between mixing layer and boundary layer flows

The linear instabilities of incompressible confluent mixing layer and boundary layer were analyzed.The mixing layers include wake,shear layer and their combination.The mean velocity profile of confluent flow is taken as a superposition of a hyperbolic and exponential function to model a mixing layer and the Blasius similarity solution for a flat plate boundary layer.The stability equation of confluent flow was solved by using the global numerical method.The unstable modes associated with both the mixing and boundary layers were identified.They are the boundary layer mode,mixing layer mode 1 (nearly symmetrical mode) and mode 2 (nearly anti-symmetrical mode).The interactions between the mixing layer stability and the boundary layer stability were examined.As the mixing layer approaches the boundary layer,the neutral curves of the boundary layer mode move to the upper left,the resulting critical Reynolds number decreases,and the growth rate of the most unstable mode increases.The wall tends to stabilize the mixing layer modes at low frequency.In addition,the mode switching behavior of the relative level of the spatial growth rate between the mixing layer mode 1 and mode 2 with the velocity ratio is found to occur at low frequency.     

Transitional wave configurations between Type III and Type IV oblique-shock/bow-shock interactions

The interactions of oblique/bow shock waves are the key flow phenomena restricting the design and aerothermodynamic performance of high-speed vehicles. Type III and Type IV Shock/Shock Interactions(SSIs) have been extensively investigated, as such interactions can induce abnormal aerodynamic heating problems in hypersonic flows of vehicles. The transition process between these two distinct types of shock/shock interactions remains unclear. In the present study, a subclass of shock/shock interaction configuration is revealed and defined as Type IIIa. Type IIIa interaction can induce much more severe aerodynamic heating than a Type IV interaction which was ever reported to be the most serious in literature. The intense aerodynamic heating observed in this configuration highlights a new design point for the thermal protection system of hypersonic vehicles. A secondary Mach interaction between shock waves in the supersonic flow path of a Type III configuration is demonstrated to be the primary mechanism for such a subclass of shock/shock interaction configuration.     

重力作用下的粒子扩散模型及数值模拟

建立了粒子在重力、流体阻力和随机力作用下的烟幕扩散模型,测试了某种纳米碳纤维材料在烟幕箱里的扩散,利用线性回归分析估计了测试光路上的质量浓度,计算了烟幕的沉降速率。分别用本文建立的模型和随机游走模型模拟了该材料在烟幕箱里的扩散过程,模拟计算得到的质量浓度和沉降速率表明,本文建立的模型所模拟的结果更接近于实际测量结果。     

Is the Vela pulsar associated with the Vela SNR?

Optical data taken in January 1987 from La Silla, when compared with the discovery plate of 1975.2 show no proper motion for PSR 0833-45, while a very significant one was expected if the pulsar originated in the center of the Vela SNR, which has so far been associated with it. If such an association is to be retained, either an extreme asymmetry of the SNR is required, or both objects are much older than has so far been thought. Both alternatives have their difficulties, thus possibly casting doubts on the reality of this classic SNR/pulsar association.Based on observations collected at the European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile.     

The transition region and corona associated with sunspots

To the present time, no structure has been identified immediately above the chromosphere in sunspots that is invariably present and that thus might be called the transition region and corona over the spot. But the magnetic flux tubes emerging from spots give rise to many of the plasma filled loops that characterize the active region corona. These emit strongly from ions characteristic of the transition region, or the corona, but seldom both simultaneously. This paper presents an overview of the morphology, evolution and theory of these structures.Invited review presented at the Joint Meeting of IAU Commissions 10, 12, and 44, The MHD of Sunspots, in Montreal, 20 August 1979.     

当前全球主要航空公司格局对比分析及启示

对于全世界航空运输业而言,21世纪的前十年是个多事之秋。从2000年到2006年,虽然有个别航空公司实现了盈利,但大部分公司却入不敷出。在这一时期,先后出现了9.11事件、伊拉克战争、非典等影响全球民航业发展的政治事件,全行业直至2006年才基本上扭亏为盈,并于2007年实现了120亿美元的利润。     

Newly developed techniques for the analysis of micrometer-sized interplanetary dust particles and comet grains

Electron transparent thin sections (30–100 nm thick) of interplanetary dust particles and other fine-grained meteoritic materials are produced using an ultramicrotome equipped with a diamond knife. An analytical electron microscope (AEM) is imployed to examine indigenous physical properties (e.g. porosity), mineralogy, and petrography. Large data sets of quantitative point count analyses obtained from thin sections enable direct mineralogical comparison of IDPs and Halley.