Acceleration of solar cosmic rays and the fine spectral structure of type II radio bursts

On the basis of data, obtained by means of the ground-based solar service RSTN (Radio Solar Telescope Network) and the geostationary satellite system GOES, the relationship between the solar cosmic rays (SCR) intensity I _p with the proton energy E _p > 1 MeV and parameters of meter-decameter type II radio bursts in the frequency range of 25–180 MHz is studied. The process of proton acceleration by shock waves was characterized by the frequency drift velocity of radio bursts V _mII and the relative difference between radio emission frequencies at the first two harmonics b. It is shown that the coefficient of correlation between I _p and b increases with E _p growing from 0.40 to 0.70, while a similar coefficient between I _p and V _mII does not exceed 0.30. Indications in favor of the two-stage SCR acceleration model are obtained.     

Investigation of the Venus atmosphere and surface by the method of radiosounding using Venera-9 and 10 satellites

Using the Venera-9 and 10 satellites radio occultation measurements of the atmosphere and bistatic radar measurements of the surface of the planet Venus were realized from October 1975 to March 1976. The altitude dependence of the molecular number density, pressure and temperature on the night and day sides were derived.An analysis is made of the stratified structure and turbulence in the atmosphere of Venus. The results of pressure measurements on the surface by the method of bistatic radar are presented. The diagrams and the tables of the parameters of the atmosphere are given.     

An explanation of variable peculiarities in spectra of electrons and positrons of cosmic rays

It is shown that the excesses in the sum of fluxes (e ⁺ + e ^?) in cosmic rays in the energy range (10–1000) GeV and in the flux ratio e ⁺/(e ⁺ + e ^?) in the range > 10 GeV, observed both in recent and old experiments, can be explained by an accelerator of charged particles operating on the heliosphere periphery, in the region beyond the termination shock of the solar wind (～100 AU). Variations in the value and position of peculiarities in the spectra (e ⁺ + e ^?), as well as increasing ratio of fluxes e ⁺/(e ⁺ + e ^?), can be associated with variations of solar activity (and, as a consequence, of acceleration regimes) on different phases of the 11-years solar cycle. The results of numerical simulation of capture and acceleration of charged particles by packets of plasma waves in the heliospheric magnetic field are presented.     

Energy measurements of electrons and protons in cosmic ray physics using satellite and balloon calorimeters in recent two decades

Calorimeters are used in cosmic ray studies for a variety of purposes, such as measurements of particle energy, separation of electrons and hadrons, formation of triggers (signals for activation of instruments), and so on. In this review we consider the methods of energy reconstruct of protons and electrons (for particles with energies exceeding 10 GeV) in calorimeters of various types that are used in astrophysical experiments of cosmic ray studies carried out with balloons and satellites.     

Geochronology and monitoring of cosmic rays for accumulating cosmogenic isotopes <Superscript>53</Superscript>Mn and <Superscript>10</Superscript>Be in terrestrial rocks

The paper is devoted to discussing the method of measuring the accumulation of radioactive isotopes ⁵³Mn (with a half-life T = 3.7 million years) and ¹⁰Be (T = 2.5 million years) in iron-bearing rocks. Knowledge of the dynamics of the accumulation of these isotopes would allow us to estimate the variations in the intensity of cosmic rays, periods of glaciations and geological changes, as well as climatic processes on the Earth in retrospect of 0.1–10 million years. For an operative study of a large number of samples, it has been proposed to use a low-cost neutron activation method with the implementation of the ⁵³Mn(n, γ)⁵⁴Mn reaction in a slow neutron reactor. As has been shown, using the 10Be isotope together with ⁵³Mn makes it possible to simultaneously determine both the cosmic-ray fluxes and the shielding time of the corresponding region from cosmic radiation. To obtain the reliable data on cosmic rays, it has been proposed to study rock samples from the lunar surface.     

Detection of volcanic gases and particles by satellite

In this paper the detection of components of volcanic eruption has been carried out investigating, in appropriate bands of the electromagnetic spectrum (6.25, 8.7, 10.8, 12 μm), the values of the brightness temperature. The analysis has been performed in the Thermal Infrared Region (TIR) studying both the absorption–emission and scattering phenomena related to the interactions between electromagnetic radiation and volcanic emissions. The results have been achieved by means of a combined use of numerical simulations, devoted to examining the behaviour of the atmosphere gases and volcanic components, and remotely sensed satellite images. The proposed methodologies allow an estimate of the amount of gaseous and solid components, of the size of the emitted particles, of the height of the volcanic plume and of the distance of the volcanic components from the crater. The processed images come from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) sensor on board the geo-stationary satellite Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) and take into consideration an eruption of the Etna volcano as a study case (1st of April 2012, 04:30 and 05:30 UTC). The procedures are general and may therefore be extended to any other similar case.     

激光光散射法测定BAG分子量及其分子量分布

介绍了一种用于高能推进剂新型键合剂BAG分子量和分子量分布测定的激光光散射法。给出了该方法的实验原理、实验步骤。该法以合镍化钾的二甲基酰胺溶液溶剂和流动相，凝胶渗透色谱柱为分离体系，实验结果表明：准确度和精密度较好，可作为常规测定BAG分子量及其分布的方法。     

采用流固耦合方法数值分析减压器动态响应

采用流固耦合数值模拟技术研究了减压器工作过程的动态特性。流体控制方程为三维基于动态网格描述的Eu ler方程,采用非结构动网格有限体积格式求解;固体结构的运动方程由拉格朗日方程导出,采用纽马克方法求解。提出了可变边条零厚度虚拟挡板技术模拟了活门由闭到开的瞬态过程。计算得到了上游不同开启压力以及不同开启持续时间减压器弹性元件的动态响应特性,结果表明,虚拟挡板技术模拟物体间由零距离开始分离的实际过程是成功的,且对最小网格尺度没有限制;将减压器上游高压的开启持续时间延长能够避免阀芯开度的振动。     

基于变邻域变步长LMS背景预测检测红外小目标

在分析强起伏背景信号的基础上,利用背景局部信号统计特征和目标运动特性,提出了一种基于变邻域变步长LMS自适应背景预测的红外弱小目标检测方法.首先将两类背景交界处像素的邻点按最大类间平均离差准则分成两类,和中心像素点相近的一类构成预测邻域,而背景内部区域采用固定预测邻域;然后提出了一种改进的变步长LMS自适应算法,在所得预测域上进行背景预测,由实际值和预测值相减得到残差图像;最后采用二维Tsallis-Havrela-Charvat熵阈值选取方法对残差图像进行分割,并根据目标运动的连续性和一致性确认真实小目标.针对实际红外图像序列的实验结果表明:该算法能有效地抑制强起伏杂波,增强目标能量,降低虚警率,对强起伏背景下弱小目标具有很好的检测性能.     

液相先驱体转化法制备ZrC粉末及合成机理

以氯氧化锆、丙醇、丙三醇和乙酰丙酮等为基本原料合成了锆的有机先驱体溶液,采用液相先驱体转化法在1 500℃制备了ZrC粉末。运用FTIR对锆的先驱体溶液的组成、结构以及形成机理进行了分析,用XRD和EDS分析了粉末的形成机理,用SEM观察了粉末的形貌。结果表明,有机锆的先驱体溶液具有螯和的链状或网状结构;先驱体溶液干燥后的粉末呈蜂窝状结构,在不同热处理温度下获得面心立方的ZrC粉末。经过热力学计算结果表明,C还原锆的氧化物开始生成ZrC的最低温度为1594℃,实验温度低于理论温度,在1500℃时获得面心立方的ZrC材料。     

Malfunction of satellite navigation systems GPS and GLONASS caused by powerful radio emission of the Sun during solar flares on December 6 and 13, 2006, and October 28, 2003

Poor quality of functioning of GPS during solar flares on December 6 and 13, 2006 is analyzed in this paper. These flares were accompanied by extremely high (unexampled) level of the solar radio emission flux. A comparison is made of these events with the solar flare on October 28, 2003. Statistically reliable experimental evidence is obtained that GPS positioning was partially paralyzed on the sunlit side of the Earth during the strongest bursts of solar radio emission. The obtained results give a serious ground to revise the role played by space weather factors in operation of modern satellite systems and to take these factors into account more carefully, when such systems are designed and exploited.     

液态聚碳硅烷制备C/C-SiC复合材料抗烧蚀性能研究

采用液态聚碳硅烷(Liquid polycarbosilane,LPCS)为陶瓷先驱体,通过先驱体浸渍裂解(Precursor infiltration and pyrolysis,PIP)工艺,制备了C/C-SiC复合材料.LPCS先驱体的裂解行为采用热重分析(Thermogravimetry analysis,TG...     

Observations of corotating solar wind structures at radio sounding by signals of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rosetta</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Mars Express</Emphasis> spacecraft

In the implementation of the space projects Rosetta and Mars Express, a large-scale series of experiments has been carried out on radio sounding circumsolar plasma by decimeter (S-band) and centimeter (X-band) signals of the Rosetta comet probe (from October 3 to October 31, 2010) and the Mars Express satellite of Mars (from December 25, 2010 to March 27, 2011). It was found that in the phase of ingress the spacecraft behind the Sun, the intensity of the frequency fluctuations increases in accordance with a power function whose argument is the solar offset distance of radio ray path, and when the spacecraft is removed from the Sun (the egress phase), frequency fluctuations are reduced. Periodic strong increases in the fluctuation level, exceeding by a factor of 3–12 the background values of this value determined by the regular radial dependences, are imposed on the regular dependences. It was found that increasing the fluctuations of radio waves alternates with the periodicity m × T or n × T, where m = 1/2, n = 1, аnd T is the synodic period of the Sun’s rotation (T ≈ 27 days). It was shown that the corotating structures associated with the interaction regions of different speed fluxes are formed in the area of solar wind acceleration and at distances of 6–20 solar radii already have a quasi-stationary character.