天宫一号频繁轨控条件下快速测定轨精度及策略分析

2016年,中国将要执行空间站与货运飞船的快速交会对接试验,该试验要求飞船起飞后6 h完成与空间站的交会对接。工程实践中需要对飞船进行多次远导控制,其间留给快速定轨的数据时长最少可能只有5 min,这对短弧定轨精度提出了较高要求。利用天宫一号在轨运行期间实测数据开展了快速测定轨试验,试验频繁轨控条件下5 min数据时长的快速测定轨精度。试验结果表明,不同条件下短弧定轨精度差异较大,这为快速交会对接试验带来了较大风险。为了提高短弧定轨精度,制定了利用轨控前后数据联合解算轨控从而增加定轨数据弧段的方法提高短弧定轨精度的定轨策略。分析结果表明,该定轨策略有效提高了短弧定轨精度,可满足快速交会对接试验轨道维持控制要求。     

The Plasma and Suprathermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) Investigation on the STEREO Observatories

The Plasma and Suprathermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) investigation provides the in situ solar wind and low energy heliospheric ion measurements for the NASA Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory Mission, which consists of two spacecraft (STEREO-A, STEREO-B). PLASTIC-A and PLASTIC-B are identical. Each PLASTIC is a time-of-flight/energy mass spectrometer designed to determine the elemental composition, ionic charge states, and bulk flow parameters of major solar wind ions in the mass range from hydrogen to iron. PLASTIC has nearly complete angular coverage in the ecliptic plane and an energy range from ～0.3 to 80 keV/e, from which the distribution functions of suprathermal ions, including those ions created in pick-up and local shock acceleration processes, are also provided.     

The Hydrogen Exospheric Density Profile Measured with ASPERA-3/NPD

We have evaluated the Lyman-α limb emission from the exospheric hydrogen of Mars measured by the neutral particle detector of the ASPERA-3 instrument on Mars Express in 2004 at low solar activity (solar activity index = 42, F_10.7=100). We derive estimates for the hydrogen exobase density, n _H = 10¹⁰ m^?3, and for the apparent temperature, T > 600 K. We conclude that the limb emission measurement is dominated by a hydrogen component that is considerably hotter than the bulk temperature at the exobase. The derived values for the exosphere density and temperature are compared with similar measurements done by the Mariner space probes in the 1969. The values found with Mars Express and Mariner data are brought in a broader context of exosphere models including the possibility of having two hydrogen components in the Martian exosphere. The present observation of the Martian hydrogen exosphere is the first one at high altitudes during low solar activity, and shows that for low solar activity exospheric densities are not higher than for high solar activity.     

Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) Aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission

The Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) is the student collaboration experiment proposed and built by an MIT-Harvard team, launched aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. REXIS complements the scientific investigations of other OSIRIS-REx instruments by determining the relative abundances of key elements present on the asteroid’s surface by measuring the X-ray fluorescence spectrum (stimulated by the natural solar X-ray flux) over the range of energies 0.5 to 7 keV. REXIS consists of two components: a main imaging spectrometer with a coded aperture mask and a separate solar X-ray monitor to account for the Sun’s variability. In addition to element abundance ratios (relative to Si) pinpointing the asteroid’s most likely meteorite association, REXIS also maps elemental abundance variability across the asteroid’s surface using the asteroid’s rotation as well as the spacecraft’s orbital motion. Image reconstruction at the highest resolution is facilitated by the coded aperture mask. Through this operation, REXIS will be the first application of X-ray coded aperture imaging to planetary surface mapping, making this student-built instrument a pathfinder toward future planetary exploration. To date, 60 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels have been involved with the REXIS project, with the hands-on experience translating to a dozen Master’s and Ph.D. theses and other student publications.     

A General Model for Switching Converters

A low frequency, small signal model, valid for all types of converters, both in the heavy and the light mode of conduction, is developed in block diagram form. The model provides a clear insight into the behavior of such converters and enhances the respective contributions of input and output filters.     

N2O单组元微推力器性能分析及试验

N₂O单组元微推进是当前微推进领域的一个热点问题.在N₂O催化分解热力计算的基础上开展了对N₂O单组元微推力器比冲性能影响因素的分析,分析结果表明微推力器比冲与N₂O分解效率及喷管扩张比有密切关系.所开展的亚牛级N₂O单元微推力器催化分解试验结果表明所设计N₂O单元推力器能在250℃初温条件下启动,初步验证了N₂O单元微推力器的可行性;也揭示了推力室结构及床载大小对亚牛级N₂O单元微推力器性能的影响,为进一步的结构及试验设计提供了参考.     

离心加速声中液态浸渗纤维预制体动力学分析

在将纤维预制体视为“毛细管束”的基础上,采用达西定律建立了离心加速场中金属液浸渗纤维预制体的浸渗动力学模型。采用该模型分析了离心加速场中金属液浸渗纤维预制体的临界转速,考察了金属液浅注量、设备转速、铸件高度、金属液原如外半径以及纤维预制体孔隙率对离心加速场中金属 浸润纤维预制体的影响。结果表明,金属液浸润纤维预制体的临界转速只与临界压力、金属液的浇注量、铸件高度以及纤维预制休性质有关;增加金属液浇注量、设备转速及金属液原始外半径,降低铸件高度、预制体纤维体积分数,有利于金属液的浸渗。     

Massive Stars: Input Physics and Stellar Models

We present a general overview of the structure and evolution of massive stars of masses ≥12 M _⊙ during their pre-supernova stages. We think it is worth reviewing this topic owing to the crucial role of massive stars in astrophysics, especially in the evolution of galaxies and the universe. We have performed several test computations with the aim to analyze and discuss many physical uncertainties still encountered in massive-star evolution. In particular, we explore the effects of mass loss, convection, rotation, ¹²C(α,γ)¹⁶O reaction and initial metallicity. We also compare and analyze the similarities and differences among various works and ours. Finally, we present useful comments on the nucleosynthesis from massive stars concerning the s-process and the yields for ²⁶Al and ⁶⁰Fe.     

高速航空拖靶的总体方案和气动外形优化

针对某高速、低空恒高拖靶系统研制的需求,设计了一种有良好气动特性、结构简单、工艺性好、成本低的拖靶总体方案.为了进一步减少气动阻力,采用基于Kriging模型的优化方法对高速拖靶气动外形进行了优化设计.优化结果表明:在满足操纵力和稳定性要求前提下,优化后拖靶的气动阻力明显减小.本文研究结果为整个拖靶系统的进一步设计和论证奠定了基础.     

Response of Hainan GPS ionospheric scintillations to the different strong magnetic storm conditions

Using the GPS ionospheric scintillation data at Hainan station (19.5°N, 109.1°E) in the eastern Asia equatorial regions and relevant ionospheric and geomagnetic data from July 2003 to June 2005, we investigate the response of L-band ionospheric scintillation activity over this region to different strong magnetic storm conditions (Dst < −100 nT) during the descending phase of the solar cycle. These strong storms and corresponding scintillations mainly took place in winter and summer seasons. When the main phase developed rapidly and reached the maximum near 20–21 LT (LT = UT + 8) after sunset, scintillations might occur in the following recovery phase. When the main phase maximum occurred shortly after midnight near 01–02 LT, following the strong scintillations in the pre-midnight main phase, scintillations might also occur in the post-midnight recovery phase. When the main phase maximum took place after 03 LT to the early morning hours no any scintillation could be observed in the latter of the night. Moreover, when the main phase maximum occurred during the daytime hours, scintillations could also hardly be observed in the following nighttime recovery phase, which might last until the end of recovery phase. Occasionally, scintillations also took place in the initial phase of the storm. During those scintillations associated with the nighttime magnetic storms, the height of F layer base (h’F) was evidently increased. However, the increase of F layer base height does not always cause the occurrence of scintillations, which indicates the complex interaction of various disturbance processes in ionosphere and thermosphere systems during the storms.