电离辐射对部分耗尽SOI器件关态电流的影响

针对辐射前后环栅与条栅结构部分耗尽绝缘体上硅(SOI,Silicon On Insulator)器件关态电流的变化展开实验,研究结果表明辐射诱使关态电流增加主要取决于侧壁泄漏电流、背栅寄生晶体管导通、带-带隧穿与背栅泄漏电流的耦合效应.在条栅结构器件中,辐射诱生场氧化层固定电荷将使得器件侧壁泄漏电流增加,器件前、背栅关态电流随总剂量变化明显;在环栅结构器件中,辐射诱使背栅晶体管开启将使得前栅器件关态电流变大,而带-带隧穿与背栅泄漏电流的耦合效应将使得器件关态电流随前栅电压减小而迅速增加.基于以上结果,可通过改良版图结构以提高SOI器件的抗总剂量电离辐射能力.     

电离辐射对部分耗尽SOI器件关态电流的影响

针对辐射前后环栅与条栅结构部分耗尽绝缘体上硅(SOI,Silicon On Insulator)器件关态电流的变化展开实验,研究结果表明辐射诱使关态电流增加主要取决于侧壁泄漏电流、背栅寄生晶体管导通、带-带隧穿与背栅泄漏电流的耦合效应.在条栅结构器件中,辐射诱生场氧化层固定电荷将使得器件侧壁泄漏电流增加,器件前、背栅关态电流随总剂量变化明显；在环栅结构器件中,辐射诱使背栅晶体管开启将使得前栅器件关态电流变大,而带-带隧穿与背栅泄漏电流的耦合效应将使得器件关态电流随前栅电压减小而迅速增加.基于以上结果,可通过改良版图结构以提高SOI器件的抗总剂量电离辐射能力.     

FY-3A卫星星内辐射剂量评估与分析

对FY-3A卫星近四年的辐射剂量数据进行分析,结果表明,在1 mm铝的等效屏蔽厚度下,星内辐射剂量存在显著的方向性差异,+Y向剂量增长变化显著大于+Z向.深入分析剂量变化与带电粒子辐射关系后发现,太阳质子事件期间的高能质子增长不会对辐射剂量增长变化产生显著影响;而高能电子是剂量增长变化的主要贡献者,其中扰动导致的高能电子通量强增长是使得辐射剂量显著增加的主要原因,并显著影响到卫星+Y向.进一步与工程常用SPENVIS剂量计算结果的对比表明,实测能更好地反映剂量动态变化和方向差异.综上,实测剂量数据对于同类工程星内器件的合理布局和工程防护设计具有一定指导和参考价值.     

碳纳米材料辐射效应研究现状

碳纳米管（CNTs）和石墨烯是碳纳米材料中新兴的两种类型,因其优异的电学、热学、机械等性能,是目前航天工程中具有很大应用前景的材料.在复杂的空间环境中,辐射效应对材料的结构和性能具有重要影响,是决定其稳定性和适应性的关键因素之一.本文对碳纳米管和石墨烯材料的电子、离子等辐射效应研究现状进行了讨论分析,对辐射过程中缺陷的产生和类型、辐射在材料制备以及功能化改性修饰方面的应用、辐射对器件性能的影响以及空间适应性进行了分析,简述了以碳纳米材料为基础的复合材料的辐射效应以及辐射缺陷对材料性能影响的作用机制,提出了目前碳纳米管和石墨烯辐射效应研究中仍需要开展的工作,并对其在空间科学中的应用进行了展望.      

太阳质子事件与大气臭氧扰动

本文利用统计分析方法分析了1960至1982年间1级以上的太阳质子事件与四个不同地理纬度大气臭氧含量的相互关系.分析结果表明,对于中、低纬度地区,1、2级太阳质子事件基本上不影响大气臭氧含量,只有3、4级的大事件才对臭氧含量产生扰动,而且具有明显的纬度效应;对于极区,1级以上的太阳质子事件就能对臭氧含量产生影响,随着质子事件级别的增高,对臭氧含量的扰动也加大.通常,太阳质子事件发生的当天,臭氧含量开始下降,在第4天下降达最小值,整个扰动持续数日.由太阳质子事件扰动大气臭氧明显的纬度效应证明了太阳质子事件的确是使大气臭氧含量变化的重要因素.此外,分析结果表明,冬天出现的太阳质子事件对臭氧的扰动要大于夏天质子事件对臭氧的扰动.这些结果给出了太阳质子事件影响大气臭氧的一个总轮廓,而且从理论上得到了较好的解释.      

空间粒子辐射对卫星中集成芯片的影响

本文分析了在“风云一号(B)”气象卫星环境中各种粒子辐射在集成芯片临界体积中产生的能量沉积, 即LET(线性能量传输);得到了银河宇宙线1≤Z≤28、银河宇宙线异常成分(C、N、O、Ne、Ar、Fe)、内辐射带质子等产生的LET, 计算了其分别产生的单粒于事件(SEU)翻转率。      

石英谐振器中辐射感应电导率和高温Q值的变化

尽管高温电解已经被证明是消除石英中填隙杂质的一种有用技术,但是测量这种工艺步骤的效率的可靠指示装置仍在研制之中。本文的目的就是介绍该装置的指标。已经对两种技术进行了研究:第一种是测量沿石英光轴的辐射感应电导率,而第二种是测量高温 Q 值的变化。杂质补偿电荷从其陷阱中释出时,两种效应都会产生。第一种情况导致离子电导率的相应增加,而第二种情况导致声损耗的增大。辐射感应电导率的测量是用一台能在样品上产生大约5rad/s 200KV 14mA 的 X 光机进行的。在10~4V/cm 量级的电场下,电流测量系统的噪声电平等效于10~(-9)石英杂质所产生的杂质电流。高温(300—800K)Q~(-1)测量技术的准确度受限于高温损耗与杂质中心集中程度的定量关系的不确定性。已经对不同杂质含量的石英材料制成的许多谐振器进行了试验,并把辐射感应电导率和高温 Q~(-1)两者的结果和早期辐射引起频率和谐振器电阻的变化进行了比较。辐照后感应电导率的指标和高温 Q 的指标表明与早期脉冲辐照产生的动态谐振器动态电阻的变化极为一致,因此得出的结论是,两种测最方法都可以用来作为辐射“硬性”的验收标准。     

电离辐照诱发面阵电荷耦合器暗信号增大试验

针对电荷耦合器件(CCD)在空间轨道环境中应用时易受到辐射损伤的影响,对面阵CCD的电离辐照损伤效应问题进行了试验研究.首先,通过开展面阵CCD60 Co γ射线电离辐照效应试验,在暗场条件下测试了面阵CCD辐照后输出信号随积分时间的变化,并拟合计算出暗信号斜率.然后,对比分析了不同偏置条件下辐照后暗信号退化的试验规律;分析了不同偏置条件下辐照后暗信号的退火恢复情况;分析了不同积分时间、不同总剂量下的暗信号不均匀性的变化规律.最后,阐述了电离辐照损伤诱发面阵CCD暗信号增大的物理机制.结果表明:面阵CCD对电离辐照损伤很敏感,在进行航天器成像系统设计时,要充分考虑CCD受电离辐照损伤带来的影响.     

基于上层大气数值模型的X射线传输特性

核爆炸的大部分能量是以X射线形式释放的，研究X射线辐射特性对于天基核爆事件监测，当量反演都具有一定参考价值。根据核爆炸X射线能谱特性，构建了黑体辐射模型；根据NRLMSIS大气模型成分数据和高度密度数据，构建大气分层数值模型，并结合NIST数据库，构建分层大气质量吸收系数模型，提高了大气模型与大气质量吸收系数模型准确度。使用数值模拟程序对X射线在大气中的传输特性进行研究，模拟在临近空间高度核爆炸产生的X射线经过大气吸收后的能谱特性以及不同海拔高度点位的能注量。结果表明，在检测点高度恒定的情况下，斜径角变小会增大X射线传输路径，X射线经过的大气吸收路径越长，能谱峰值越往高能处偏移。在相同高度下，爆炸点的正上方处能注量最大，其他位置随着斜径角减小能注量呈指数级衰减。     

基于位移和力值组合的静重式力标准机砝码加卸载控制方法研究

介绍了一种基于位移和力值组合的静重式力标准机砝码加卸载的控制方法,通过监测砝码的移动量和参考力传感器叠加系统的力值量,实时调整加卸载机构的加卸载速度,以实现对被检力传感器的平滑加卸载的目的。该方法有效解决了吊挂在加载过程中产生较大摆动,影响力标准机复现力值准确度的问题,同时也消除了力值过冲现象,避免了因逆程效应而导致的力传感器输出偏差。     

Learning in an immersive digital theater

The Houston Museum of Natural Science, in collaboration with Rice University has an outreach program taking portable digital theaters to schools and community sites for over five years and has conducted research on student learning in this immersive environment. By using an external independent evaluator, the effectiveness of NASA-funded Education and Public Outreach (EPO) projects can be assessed. This paper documents interactive techniques and learning strategies in full-dome digital theaters. The presentation is divided into Evaluation Strategies and Results and Interactivity Strategies and Results. All learners from grades 3–12 showed statistically significant short-term increase in knowledge of basic Earth science concepts after a single 22-min show. Improvements were more significant on items that were taught using more than one modality of instruction: hearing, seeing, discussion, and immersion. Thus immersive theater can be an effective as well as engaging teaching method for Earth and Space science concepts, particularly those that are intrinsically three-dimensional and thus most effectively taught in an immersive environment. The portable system allows taking the educational experience to rural and tribal sites where the underserved students could not afford the time or expense to travel to museums.     

Scaling analysis and model estimation of solar corona index

A monthly average solar green coronal index time series for the period from January 1939 to December 2008 collected from NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has been analysed in this paper in perspective of scaling analysis and modelling. Smoothed and de-noising have been done using suitable mother wavelet as a pre-requisite. The Finite Variance Scaling Method (FVSM), Higuchi method, rescaled range (R/S) and a generalized method have been applied to calculate the scaling exponents and fractal dimensions of the time series. Autocorrelation function (ACF) is used to find autoregressive (AR) process and Partial autocorrelation function (PACF) has been used to get the order of AR model. Finally a best fit model has been proposed using Yule-Walker Method with supporting results of goodness of fit and wavelet spectrum. The results reveal an anti-persistent, Short Range Dependent (SRD), self-similar property with signatures of non-causality, non-stationarity and nonlinearity in the data series. The model shows the best fit to the data under observation.     

Stochastic particle acceleration by the forced interaction of relativistic current sheets

We address the problem of interacting relativistic current sheets in self-consistent kinetic plasma simulations within the framework of the Particle-In-Cell model. The interaction is enforced in head-on collisions of up to 10 current sheets at relativistic bulk speeds. The simulations are motivated by the general problem of Poynting flux dissipation in ‘striped wind’ configurations presumably governing the relativistic outflows pervasive in pulsar winds and gamma-ray bursts. We identify the generation of non-thermal particles and formation of a stable power-law shape in the particle energy distributions f(γ) dγ ∝ γ^−s dγ. In 1D, a spectral index s ∼ 2 is observed and attributed to a stochastic Fermi-type acceleration mechanism. In 2D, the generic index of s ∼ 3–4 is retained as in previous simulations of individual current sheets. Whereas in 2D the high energy cut-off is constrained by the limited dissipation of magnetic energy, in 1D the process converts the bulk motion of current sheets towards directed particle momentum of an exclusive class of non-thermal particles.     

Development of a gas chromatography compatible Sample Processing System (SPS) for the in-situ analysis of refractory organic matter in martian soil: preliminary results

In the frame of the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission a new sample preparation system (SPS) compatible with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) has been developed for the in situ analysis of complex organic molecules in the Martian soil. The goal is to detect, if they exist, some of the key compounds that play an important role in life on Earth including carboxylic acids, amino acids and nucleobases.     

基于LuGre模型的电液加载系统摩擦补偿

为了提高电液加载系统控制精度,针对摩擦问题提出了基于LuGre摩擦模型的前馈补偿方法.建立了用于摩擦仿真分析和补偿器设计的电液加载系统数学模型;通过实验获取并分析了相关的摩擦数据;基于实验数据进行LuGre模型参数辨识,把LuGre模型和辨识结果引入电液加载系统数学模型,并进行仿真结果与实际摩擦数据的对照,证明了LuGre摩擦模型的准确性.设计前馈补偿器,进行了实验对比,实验结果表明前馈补偿器可将摩擦产生的控制误差有效地降至未补偿时的30%左右.      

Concept options for the aerial survey of Titan

Various aerial platforms intended for long endurance survey of the Titan surface are presented. A few novel concepts are introduced, including a heated methane balloon and a balloon with a tethered wind turbine. All the concept options are predicted to have lower scientific payload fractions than the Huygens probe. It is concluded that the selection of the best aerial platform option depends on more accurate mass estimates and a clear decision on whether, or not, in situ surface composition measurements are required in conjunction with aerial remote sensing.     

Heterogeneous solid/gas chemistry of organic compounds related to comets,meteorites, Titan,and Mars: Laboratory and in lower Earth orbit experiments

To understand the evolution of organic molecules involved in extraterrestrial environments and with exobiological implications, many experimental programs in the laboratory are devoted to photochemical studies in the gaseous phase as well as in the solid state. The validity of such studies and their applications to extraterrestrial environments can be questioned as long as experiments conducted in space conditions, with the full solar spectrum, especially in the short wavelength domain, have not been implemented. The experiments that are described here will be carried out on a FOTON capsule, using the BIOPAN facility, and on the International Space Station, using the EXPOSE facility. Vented and sealed exposition cells will be used, which will allow us to study the chemical evolution in the gaseous phase as well as heterogeneous processes, such as the degradation of solid compounds and the release of gaseous fragments.     

CoRoT and Kepler results: Solar-like oscillators

The space-borne observatories CoRoT (Convection Rotation and planetary Transits) and Kepler have provided photometric time series data of unprecedented precision for large numbers of stars. These data have revolutionized the fields of transiting exoplanets and asteroseismology. In this review some important asteroseismic results obtained using data from the CoRoT and Kepler space missions concerning stars that show solar-like oscillations are discussed. These results comprise, among others, measurements of the location of the base of the convection zone and helium second-ionization zone in main-sequence stars, the presence (or not) of core-helium burning in red-giant stars, as well as differential rotation in these stars.     

Return to Europa: Overview of the Jupiter Europa orbiter mission

Missions to explore Europa have been imagined ever since the Voyager mission first suggested that Europa was geologically very young. Subsequently, the Galileo spacecraft supplied fascinating new insights into this satellite of Jupiter. Now, an international team is proposing a return to the Jupiter system and Europa with the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM). Currently, NASA and ESA are designing two orbiters that would explore the Jovian system and then each would settle into orbit around one of Jupiter’s icy satellites, Europa and Ganymede. In addition, the Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) is considering a Jupiter magnetospheric orbiter and the Russian Space Agency is investigating a Europa lander.     

HELIO: The Heliophysics Integrated Observatory

Heliophysics is a new research field that explores the Sun–Solar System Connection; it requires the joint exploitation of solar, heliospheric, magnetospheric and ionospheric observations.