A theoretical assessment of the feasibility of potential Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter radio occultation observations of the lunar ionosphere

The existence of a “dense” lunar ionosphere has been controversial for decades. Positive ions produced from the lunar surface and exosphere are inferred to have densities that are $?$${10}^6$ – ${10}^7$ m^?3 near the surface and smaller at higher altitudes, yet electron densities derived from radio occultation measurements occasionally exceed these values by orders of magnitude. For example, about 4% of the single-spacecraft radio occultation measurements from Kaguya/SELENE were consistent with peak electron densities of $~$$3\times {10}^8$ m^?3. Space plasmas should be neutral on macroscopic scales, so this represents a substantial discrepancy. Aditional observations of electron densities in the lunar ionosphere are critical to resolving this longstanding paradox. Here we theoretically assess whether radio occultation observations using two-way coherent S-band radio signals from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft could provide useful measurements of electron densities in the lunar ionosphere. We predict the uncertainty in a single LRO radio occultation measurement of electron density to be $~$$3\times {10}^8$ m^?3, comparable to occasional observations by Kaguya/SELENE of a dense lunar ionosphere. Thus an individual profile from LRO is unlikely to reliably detect the lunar ionosphere; however, averages of multiple ($~$10) LRO profiles acquired under similar geophysical and viewing conditions should be able to make reliable detections. An observing rate of six ingress occultations per day ($~$2000 per year) could be achieved with minimal impact on current LRO operations. This rate compares favorably with the 378 observations reported from the single-spacecraft experiment on Kaguya/SELENE between November 2007 and June 2009. The large number of observations possible for LRO would be sufficient to permit wide-ranging investigations of spatial and temporal variations in the poorly understood lunar ionosphere. These findings strengthen efforts to conduct such observations with LRO.     

后向台阶层流边界层分离实验研究

本文应用偏振差动式激光测速仪对后向台阶层流边界层分离、再附及发展为湍流边界层的整个过程进行了精细的量测,得到了时均速度、湍流强度等的分布特性。我们发现,在本实验条件下,层流边界层分离后在再附点处为过渡流,进一步发展最后形成湍流边界层。在湍流边界层区域,流速分布遵循对数律,但积分常数比平板湍流边界层中所得值要大。     

微波噪声校准系统介绍

新的．极低噪声放大器的研制开发和广泛使用，微波系统的结构日趋复杂，微波工程测量能力下断提高，但热噪声仍然是今天微波系统性能的主要限制。例如，远距离卫星通信工程对卫星转发器的接收机和地球站接机的噪声特性提出很高的要求。因此，准确地测量系统的噪声以及时噪声发生器进行准确校准的需求非常迫切。本文叙述自己研制的噪声源校准系统的基本原理，分析超噪比校准不确定度，提供具体的校准实例，提出进一步提高校准准确度的途径。     

高强度铝合金中氢传输的研究

采用化学镀镍层作为铝合金LC4上防护层,应用电化学氢渗透技术研究了氢在LC4中的静态传输规律以及在不同热处理状态下,氢在LC4中的传输对其应力腐蚀敏感性的影响。实验结果表明:常温下氢在LC4中的静态传输是以扩散为控制步骤的过程。氢扩散系数为10~(-9)cm~2·s~(-1)数量级,为同条件下氢在纯铝中扩散系数的四分之一;LC4材料的DCB试样在常温下的3.5％NaCl溶液中的应力腐蚀断裂不遵循氢脆机理。     

过程体系结构

从系统论的观点出发，明确定义了过程工程领域的基本概念，定义了过程体系结构，采用了一个扩充的ＣＯＳＭＯＳ模型，以支持灵活的过程建模，并在此基础上讨论了过程的工程化支持。     

Planet-B mission to Mars - 1998

PLANET-B is the Japanese Mars orbiter program. The primary objective of the program is to study the Martian aeronomy, putting emphasis on the interaction of the Martian upper atmosphere with the solar wind. The launch of the spacecraft is scheduled for August, 1998. The periapsis altitude and the apoapsis are 150 km and 15 Mars radii, respectively. The dry weight of the orbiter is 186 kg including 14 science instruments. Advanced technologies are employed in the design of the spacecraft in order to overcome the weight limitation. This paper describes the scientific objectives of the PLANET-B program and outline of the spacecraft system.     

惯性解耦的多体系统动力学方程

对一类含自由－自由弹性梁的多体系统动力学方程进行了研究，利用多体系统的结构特性和运动特性对其动力学方程进行了简化，使惯性质量矩阵为对角形，得到了惯性解耦的多体系统动力学方程，在方程的数值求解时，可提高计算速度和精度，为多体系统动力学的实时仿真提供方便。     

中国地区MAGSAT卫星标量和矢量磁异常图

使用MAGSAT卫星资料,编绘中国及邻近地区的卫星磁异常图(10°N—60°N,70°E—140°E)。为了提取地壳异常场,必须从观测资料中消除主磁场、磁层场,感应场和电离层场。本文选用GSFC(12/83)地磁场模型,消除主磁场,磁层场和感应场。为了进一步消除电离层场的影响,改善相邻轨道磁异常的一致性,用纬度的二次多项式拟合每一条轨道的初始地壳异常,并从初始地壳磁异常值减去这一拟合值,从而获得最后的地壳异常值(△X,△Y,△Z,△F)。把研究地区分成1°×1°的网格,将每个网格内的磁异常进行平均,以获得网格中心点的异常值。根据这些网点值绘制中国及邻近地区的卫星标量和矢量磁异常图。等值线间隔为2nT。为了检验卫星磁异常图的可靠性,将卫星资料分成黎明组、黄昏组和联合组,分别进行处理和绘制卫星磁异常图。结果表明:根据上述资料绘制的卫星磁异常图有很好的一致性。中国地区的卫星磁异常值位于—10nT—10nT。卫星磁异常与区域构造特征有较好的一致性;塔里木地台、扬子地台和中朝地台是正磁异常区,西藏高原是负磁异常区。卫星磁异常反映出下地壳磁化强度的横向不均匀性。     

Comparing the improved Di Giovanni/Radicella model with sounding-based electron density profiles and with the IRI model

The Di Giovanni/Radicella model (DGR) /1/ determines a bottom side electron densty profile alone from the set of routinely scaled ionogram parameters foE, foF1, foF2 and M(3000)F2 and the total electron content; the smoothed sunspot number R12 appears in the calculation. Present designations are DGR2/2/ and DRR3 /3/ [see Appendix]; they are valid in the northern hemisphere. DGR is compared with electron density profiles derived from ionograms obtained at Juliusruh (54.6°N, 13.4°E), and with the (URSI-based) IRI90 at different conditiones. Experimental total electron content (TEC) data are compared to both models. At the considered station, the profiles obtained by both models are reasonably in agreement amongst themselves and with the experimental data.

The TEC derived from the DGR3 model is in good agreement with experimental TEC, whereas, at high solar activity, IRI90 gives too high TEC values, especially during daytime.     

Development of data base of the ionosphere disturbances

A properly weighted measure of histogram distortion is proposed to evaluate data with different time scales for any index in any field. This approach is applied to produce a long-term data base of disturbance measure of the geomagnetic indices and ionospheric VI sounding characteristics. It is shown that the ionosphere disturbances detected by the proposed technique include all the storm periods defined by the statistical procedure used earlier at IRPL, NBS, Washington, D.C.