Around solar maximum, the dominant interplanetary phenomena causing intense magnetic storms (Dst<−100 nT) are the interplanetary
manifestations of fast coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Two interplanetary structures are important for the development of storms,
involving intense southward IMFs: the sheath region just behind the forward shock, and the CME ejecta itself. Whereas the
initial phase of a storm is caused by the increase in plasma ram pressure associated with the increase in density and speed
at and behind the shock (accompanied by a sudden impulse [SI] at Earth), the storm main phase is due to southward IMFs. If
the fields are southward in both of the sheath and solar ejecta, two-step main phase storms can result and the storm intensity
can be higher. The storm recovery phase begins when the IMF turns less southward, with delays of ≈1–2 hours, and has typically
a decay time of 10 hours. For CMEs involving clouds the intensity of the core magnetic field and the amplitude of the speed
of the cloud seems to be related, with a tendency that clouds which move at higher speeds also posses higher core magnetic
field strengths, thus both contributing to the development of intense storms since those two parameters are important factors
in genering the solar wind-magnetosphere coupling via the reconnection process.
During solar minimum, high speed streams from coronal holes dominate the interplanetary medium activity. The high-density,
low-speed streams associated with the heliospheric current sheet (HCS) plasma impinging upon the Earth's magnetosphere cause
positive Dst values (storm initial phases if followed by main phases). In the absence of shocks, SIs are infrequent during
this phase of the solar cycle. High-field regions called Corotating Interaction Regions (CIRs) are mainly created by the fast
stream (emanating from a coronal hole) interaction with the HCS plasma sheet. However, because the Bz component is typically highly fluctuating within the CIRs, the main phases of the resultant magnetic storms typically have
highly irregular profiles and are weaker. Storm recovery phases during this phase of the solar cycle are also quite different
in that they can last from many days to weeks. The southward magnetic field (Bs) component of Alfvén waves in the high speed stream proper cause intermittent reconnection, intermittent substorm activity,
and sporadic injections of plasma sheet energy into the outer portion of the ring current, prolonging its final decay to quiet
day values. This continuous auroral activity is called High Intensity Long Duration Continuous AE Activity (HILDCAAs).
Possible interplanetary mechanisms for the creation of very intense magnetic storms are discussed. We examine the effects
of a combination of a long-duration southward sheath magnetic field, followed by a magnetic cloud Bs event. We also consider the effects of interplanetary shock events on the sheath plasma. Examination of profiles of very
intense storms from 1957 to the present indicate that double, and sometimes triple, IMF Bs events are important causes of such events. We also discuss evidence that magnetic clouds with very intense core magnetic
fields tend to have large velocities, thus implying large amplitude interplanetary electric fields that can drive very intense
storms. Finally, we argue that a combination of complex interplanetary structures, involving in rare occasions the interplanetary
manifestations of subsequent CMEs, can lead to extremely intense storms.
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From magnetic fields and coronal heating observed in flares, active regions, quiet regions, and coronal holes, we propose
that exploding sheared core magnetic fields are the drivers of most of the dynamics and heating of the solar atmosphere, ranging
from the largest and most powerful coronal mass ejections and flares, to the vigorous microflaring and coronal heating in
active regions, to a multitude of fine-scale explosive events in the magnetic network, driving microflares, spicules, global
coronal heating, and, consequently, the solar wind.
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The aim of the proposed Beagle 2 small lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission is to search for organic material on and below the surface of Mars and to study the inorganic chemistry and mineralogy of the landing site. The lander will have a total mass of 60kg including entry, descent, and landing system. Experiments will be deployed on the surface using a robotic arm. It will use a mechanical mole and grinder to obtain samples from below the surface, under rocks, and inside rocks. Sample analysis by a mass spectrometer will include isotopic analysis. An optical microscope, an X-ray spectrometer and a Mossbauer spectrometer will conduct in-situ rock studies. 相似文献
The Solar Isotope Spectrometer (SIS), one of nine instruments on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), is designed to provide
high- resolution measurements of the isotopic composition of energetic nuclei from He to Zn (Z=2 to 30) over the energy range
from ∼10 to ∼100 MeV nucl−1. During large solar events SIS will measure the isotopic abundances of solar energetic particles
to determine directly the composition of the solar corona and to study particle acceleration processes. During solar quiet
times SIS will measure the isotopes of low-energy cosmic rays from the Galaxy and isotopes of the anomalous cosmic-ray component,
which originates in the nearby interstellar medium. SIS has two telescopes composed of silicon solid-state detectors that
provide measurements of the nuclear charge, mass, and kinetic energy of incident nuclei. Within each telescope, particle trajectories
are measured with a pair of two-dimensional silicon-strip detectors instrumented with custom, very large-scale integrated
(VLSI) electronics to provide both position and energy-loss measurements. SIS was especially designed to achieve excellent
mass resolution under the extreme, high flux conditions encountered in large solar particle events. It provides a geometry
factor of ∼40 cm2 sr, significantly greater than earlier solar particle isotope spectrometers. A microprocessor controls the
instrument operation, sorts events into prioritized buffers on the basis of their charge, range, angle of incidence, and quality
of trajectory determination, and formats data for readout by the spacecraft. This paper describes the design and operation
of SIS and the scientific objectives that the instrument will address.
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A novel sparse array geometry embedding two sizes of spatial invariances is presented for use with a new ESPRIT-based (estimation of signal parameters via rotational invariance techniques) algorithm for aperture extension. The half-wavelength invariance yields unambiguous but high-variance direction cosine estimates to disambiguate low-variance but cyclically ambiguous estimates from the larger invariance. With larger invariance at 60 half-wavelengths, resolution threshold for two closely spaced emitters is reduced by 50 dB and estimation error by 100-fold. Array design formulas are also presented 相似文献
We propose to study the radiation environment on board different flight vehicles: cosmos-type satellites, orbital stations, Space Shuttles and civil (sonic and supersonic) aircraft. These investigations will be carried out with single type of passive detector, namely, nuclear photoemulsions (NPE) with adjustable threshold of particle detection within broad range of linear energy transfer (LET) that is done by means of the technique of selective development of NPE exposed in space.
These investigations will allow one to determine:
• integral spectra of LET of charged particles of cosmic ray (CR) over a wide range from 2.0 to 5×104 MeV/cm in biological tissue;
• differential energy spectra of fast neutrons (1–20 MeV);
• estimation of absorbed and equivalent doses from charged and neutral component CR;
• charge and energy spectra of low energy nuclei (E≤100 MeV) with Z≥2 having in view the extreme hazard radiation to biological objects and microelectronic schemes taken on board inside and outside of these different flight vehicles with exposures from several days to several months.
The investigation of radiation environment on board the airplanes depending on the flight parameters will be conducted using emulsions of different sensitivity without any controlling of threshold sensitivity (Akopova et al., 1996). The proposed detector can be used in the joint experiments on the new International Cosmic Station “Alpha”. 相似文献
We have examined the light and electron microscopic properties of hindlimb muscles of rats flown in space for 1-2 weeks on Cosmos biosatellite flights 1887 and 2044 and Space Shuttle missions Spacelab-3, Spacelab Life Sciences-1 and Spacelab Life Sciences-2. Tissues were obtained both inflight and postflight permitting definition of primary microgravity-induced changes and secondary reentry and gravity reloading-induced alterations. Spaceflight causes atrophy and expression of fast fiber characteristics in slow antigravity muscles. The stresses of reentry and reloading reveal that atrophic muscles show increased susceptibility to interstitial edema and ischemic-anoxic necrosis as well as muscle fiber tearing with disruption of contractile proteins. These results demonstrate that the effects of spaceflight on skeletal muscle are multifaceted, and major changes occur both inflight and following return to Earth's gravity. 相似文献