Dosimetric measurements in manned missions

Detector packages consisting of thermoluminescence detectors (TLDs), nuclear emulsions and plastic nuclear track detectors were exposed in different sections of the MIR space station, inside the Spacelab during the IML1 mission, and inside Spacelab module and tunnel during the D2 mission. This report concentrates on total dose measurements with TLDs during these mission. The results are discussed and compared to results of former missions and to calculations. Finally, dose equivalents and mean quality factors for each mission are presented which are derived from the TLD results and results obtained from the other detector systems. Dose equivalents range between 200 μSvd⁻¹ and 700 μSvd⁻¹.     

利用机载高距离分辨率相控阵雷达进行动目标检测

本文研究机载高距离分辨率（HRR）相控阵雷达在时空相关地杂波背景中的动目标检测问题，为避免HRR雷达数据中出现的距离徙动问题，文中将HRR距离剖面划分成几大距离段，由于线段距离包含一系列高距离分辨率距离单元，所以这种划分不会丢失信息，因而不会折损失分辨率，本文阐述了如何采用矢量自回归（VAR）滤波技术来抑制地杂波，而后推导了基于广义似然比测试（GLRT）检测策略的动目标检测器，检测门限根据所需的虚警率，通过渐进统计分析来确定，若假设存在目标，先根据VAR滤波数据估计出目标多普勒频率和空域特征矢量后，再计算一简单的检测变量，并将它与检测门限相比较，即可做出是否存在目标的判 次，数值结果验证了所提出的动目标检测算法的性能。     

Canada and the International Space Station program: overview and status

The twelve months since IAF 2000 have been perhaps the most exciting, challenging and rewarding months for Canada since the beginning of our participation in the International Space Station program in 1984. The highlight was the successful launch, on-orbit check out, and the first operational use of Canadarm2, the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, between April and July 2001. The anomalies encountered and the solutions found to achieve this success are described in the paper. The paper describes, also, the substantial progress that has been made, during the twelve months since IAF 2000, by Canada as it continues to complete work on all flight-elements of its contribution to the International Space Station and as we transition into real-time Space Station operations support and Canadian utilization. Canada's contribution to the International Space Station is the Mobile Servicing System (MSS), the external robotic system that is key to the successful assembly of the Space Station, the maintenance of its external systems, astronaut EVA support, and the servicing of external science payloads. The MSS ground segment that supports MSS operations, training, sustaining engineering, and logistics activities is reaching maturity. The MSS Engineering Support Center and the MSS Sustaining Engineering Facility are providing real-time support for on-orbit operations, and a Canadian Payloads Telescience Operations Center is now in place. Mission Controllers, astronauts and cosmonauts from all Space Station Partners continue to receive training at the Canadian Space Agency. The Remote Multi Purpose Room, one element of the MSS Operations Complex, will be ready to assume backroom support in 2002. Canada has completed work on identifying its Space Station utilization activities for the period 2000 through 2004. Also during the past twelve months the CSA drafted and is proceeding with the approval of a Canadian Space Station Commercialization Policy. Canadian astronauts have now participated in three ISS assembly missions--Julie Payette on STS-96, Marc Garneau on STS-97, and Chris Hadfield on STS-100 in April 2001 during which he performed Canada's first EVA and the successful installation of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System.     

Blood volume regulating hormones response during two space related simulation protocols: four-week confinement and head-down bed-rest

The volume of regulating hormones (renin, aldosterone, arginine vasopressin and atrial natriuretic factor), electrolytes and creatinine concentrations, and blood pressure were measured in two different four-week experimental protocols: respectively -6 degrees head-down bed-rest (5 subjects) and confinement (6 subjects). We observed a significant increase (P < 0.01 at D2 vs D-5) of systolic blood pressure during confinement and a different level of response for some hormones, especially for arginine vasopressin (300% increase during confinement instead of 50% during bed-rest). The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system was enhanced during confinement and head-down bed-rest. In both conditions, we obtained a similar pattern of response for blood volume regulating hormones. During confinement, two main factors were inactivity and stress activation of the sympathetic nervous system. In the bed-rest study the response is principally due to the fluid shift and blood volume adaptation but it is not possible to exclude the role of inactivity and stress.     

Effects of microgravity on muscular explosive power of the lower limbs in humans

The maximal explosive power of the lower limbs of one astronaut has been measured before launch, and 2, 6 and 11 days after re-entry from 31 days on the MIR Station (EUROMIR '94). The subject, sitting on the carriage-seat of a Multipurpose Ergometer-Dynamometer (MED) constructed ad hoc in our laboratory, pushed maximally with both feet on two force platforms (knees angle 110 degrees). The carriage was free to move backwards on two rails inclined 20 degrees upwards. The force (F) of the lower limbs and the speed of the carriage (v) were recorded and the instantaneous mechanical power (w) was calculated as w = F * v. The average value of the mechanical power (w max) throughout the explosive effort was then obtained. The overall duration of the push was on the average about 0.3 s. It was observed that, at day R+2, mean force, maximal velocity, maximal power (mean and peak), maximal acceleration and overall mechanical work, were all reduced between 60 and 80% of pre-flight values. However, the recovery was remarkably fast, since all these parameters attained about 90% of pre-flight values by day R+11.     

用四个开路/短路器校准多端口反射计

本文介绍一种采用四个已知反射系数的反射标准来校准任意的实际多端口反射计的简化方法。文中表明,这四个标准反射系数的模值可以使之都等于1。计算机模拟证明,反射系数的相位分布,在很宽范同内,对理想的和非理想的五端口和六端口反射计,不会出现奇异性(Singularity)。列出了对一种实际的简单六端口的一组校准结果,以表明这种校准过程;利用这些已校准的网络参数得出了某些测量结果,并与美国国家标准局(NBS)所测得的数值进行了比较。计算机模拟结果和实际的结果值表明,在多端口校准过程中可能碰到的那些数值上的奇异性不是多端口的固有特性,而是与数学处理有关。     

Influence of Fast Global Variations of Solar Magnetic Fields on Space Weather in Cycle 23

It is established that the large-scale and global magnetic fields in the Sun's atmosphere do not change smoothly, and long-lasting periods of gradual variations are superseded by fast structural changes of the global magnetic field. Periods of fast global changes on the Sun are accompanied by anomalous manifestations in the interplanetary space and in the geomagnetic field. There is a regular recurrence of these periods in each cycle of solar activity, and the periods are characterized by enhanced flaring activity that reflects fast changes in magnetic structures. Is demonstrated, that the fast changes have essential influencing on a condition of space weather, as most strong geophysical disturbances are connected to sporadic phenomena on the Sun. An explanation has been offered for the origin of anomalous geomagnetic disturbances that are unidentifiable in traditionally used solar activity indices. Is shown, main physical mechanism that leads to fast variations of the magnetic fields in the Sun's atmosphere is the reconnection process.     

试验机载监视雷达地面动目标识别的多普勒后和多普勒前STAP的雷达杂波对消性能比较

本文报导了多普勒前和多普勒后STAP处理算法用于相同试验数据时的性能比较研究，这些数据由QinetiQ公司改进型监视雷达收集。这两种算法的性能是用杂波对消比和目标信号改善因子（有STAP和没有STAP处理的信号对杂波加噪声之比）来定量研究的。结果表明可以使多普勒前和多普勒后STAP具有相同的杂波对消水平。 所得到的结果是明亮的目标特征会影响到STAP处理器并减弱全部的杂波对消。我们已经发现对于两个相位中心试验雷达数据而言，与简单的固定窗多普勒后STAP算法相比，PRI来回变化的多普勒后STAP使杂波对消有很大的提高。还发现动窗或辅助单元多普勒后STAP的应用会降低处理器的输出。将最后距离多普勒图归一化以防止热噪声的加强并去除随着多普勒而改变的权范数的变化，这是在STAP处理后进行探测算法解读和应用关键的一步。     

高级合成孔径雷达(SAR)的几种方案简介

未来的SAR设备需要满足苛刻的性能指标,而现行系统ERS-1(地球资源卫星-1)的发展还不足以满足这些要求。需要设计一个灵活的能够重新组合成不同操作模式的SAR,它能提供宽扫描带覆盖(500km,15°到50°入射角)和高分辨率(10m空间)覆盖。文章对一些各具特点的不同操作模式的系统方案进行了讨论和比较。确定了一些SAR的设计要点,并提出了一个综合的系统选择。