Expectations for Crater Size and Photometric Evolution from the Deep Impact Collision

The NASA Discovery Deep Impact mission involves a unique experiment designed to excavate pristine materials from below the surface of comet. In July 2005, the Deep Impact (DI) spacecraft, will release a 360 kg probe that will collide with comet 9P/Tempel 1. This collision will excavate pristine materials from depth and produce a crater whose size and appearance will provide fundamental insights into the nature and physical properties of the upper 20 to 40 m. Laboratory impact experiments performed at the NASA Ames Vertical Gun Range at NASA Ames Research Center were designed to assess the range of possible outcomes for a wide range of target types and impact angles. Although all experiments were performed under terrestrial gravity, key scaling relations and processes allow first-order extrapolations to Tempel 1. If gravity-scaling relations apply (weakly bonded particulate near-surface), the DI impact could create a crater 70 m to 140 m in diameter, depending on the scaling relation applied. Smaller than expected craters can be attributed either to the effect of strength limiting crater growth or to collapse of an unstable (deep) transient crater as a result of very high porosity and compressibility. Larger then expected craters could indicate unusually low density (< 0.3 g cm⁻³) or backpressures from expanding vapor. Consequently, final crater size or depth may not uniquely establish the physical nature of the upper 20 m of the comet. But the observed ejecta curtain angles and crater morphology will help resolve this ambiguity. Moreover, the intensity and decay of the impact “flash” as observed from Earth, space probes, or the accompanying DI flyby instruments should provide critical data that will further resolve ambiguities.     

Radiosensitivity to high energy iron ions is influenced by heterozygosity for Atm, Rad9 and Brca1

Loss of function of DNA repair genes has been implicated in the development of many types of cancer. In the last several years, heterozygosity leading to haploinsufficiency for proteins involved in DNA repair was shown to play a role in genomic instability and carcinogenesis after DNA damage is induced, for example by ionizing radiation. Since the effect of heterozygosity for one gene is relatively small, we hypothesize that predisposition to cancer could be a result of the additive effect of heterozygosity for two or more genes critical to pathways that control DNA damage signaling, repair or apoptosis. We investigated the role of heterozygosity for Atm, Rad9 and Brca1 on cell oncogenic transformation and cell survival induced by 1 GeV/n⁵⁶Fe ions. Our results show that cells heterozygous for both Atm and Rad9 or Atm and Brca1 have high survival rates and are more sensitive to transformation by high energy iron ions when compared with wild-type controls or cells haploinsufficient for only one of these proteins. Since mutations or polymorphisms for similar genes exist in a small percentage of the human population, we have identified a radiosensitive sub-population. This finding has several implications. First, the existence of a radiosensitive sub-population may distort the shape of the dose–response relationship. Second, it would not be ethical to put exceptionally radiosensitive individuals into a setting where they may potentially be exposed to substantial doses of radiation.     

“实践九号”A卫星光学遥感图像杂散光噪声去除

杂散光是影响卫星光学遥感图像像质的重要因素,严重时会在图像上形成明暗的杂散光条纹噪声,降低图像的对比度和清晰度。文章针对“实践九号”A（SJ-9A）卫星光学遥感图像存在的杂散光噪声现象,设计了一种基于成像载荷焦面入射杂散光空间分布特征的遥感图像杂散光条纹噪声去除方法,通过测量杂散光在推扫遥感图像上的空间分布特征,建立杂散光分布特征模型,采用分块自适应算法进行杂散光噪声滤波,消除SJ-9A遥感图像上随时空变化的杂散光条纹噪声。杂散光噪声去除后图像整体色调均匀,无条带噪声,满足CCD/TDI-CCD推扫遥感图像辐射校正精度（广义噪声）优于5%的指标要求。     

TB_2─117A发动机日历时限研究

ＴＢ２－１１７Ａ发动机为米－８直升机动力装置，长期以来发动机寿命仅计算实际使用小时数，而不计算日历时限，这给飞行安全带来故障隐患且不符合适航条令。本文以我国进口米－８飞机长期领先使用数据及故障分析为基础，通过理论推导与计算，确定了一个安全可靠的日历时限。     

空间用9Cr18 钢PIII 复合离子注入表面改性工艺研究

采用等离子体浸没离子注人(PⅢ)技术对9Cr18轴承钢表面进行了双注入及共注入Ti+N工艺处理.测试了处理前后试样的显微硬度及真空摩擦因数,并表征分析了表面磨损形貌.结果表明:处理后试样的显微硬度都有大幅提高,最大增幅达68.7％；表面真空摩擦因数由0.15下降到0.08；磨斑尺寸及粗糙度分别减少了54.4％和37.4％.双注入与共注入方式在相同参数下,双注入处理后的试样表面综合性能更加优异.     

Hardware qualification for scientific ballooning missions

The European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory (ESBO) initiative aims at simplifying the access to stratospheric balloon missions. We plan to provide platforms and support with instrument design in order to support scientists. During the design process, the inevitable question of qualification for the harsh flight conditions arises. Unfortunately, there is no existing standard for qualification of stratospheric ballooning hardware. Thus, we developed a qualification procedure for use within ESBO and similar projects.In this paper, we present our analysis of the environmental conditions in the stratosphere. While conditions at typical balloon float altitudes are similar to the space environment, there are also some relevant differences. For example, the thermal environment is dominated by radiation and thermal conduction, but the remaining atmosphere still supports a certain amount of convection. The remaining atmospheric pressure in the stratosphere also leads to reduced arcing distances. Vibrational loads are far less than for space missions, but quasi-static or shock loads may occur. The criticality of radiation increases with mission duration.Based on the environmental conditions, we present the qualification procedures for ESBO, which are based on the European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) standards for space systems. Overtesting against too high requirements leads to overengineering, driving mission cost and mitigating the advantages of balloons over space missions. Therefore, we modified the ECSS standards to fit typical scientific ballooning missions over several days at altitudes up to 40 km. Furthermore, we analyzed design rules for space systems with regard to their relevance for scientific ballooning, including material and component selection. We present the experience from the hardware qualification process for the ESBO prototype STUDIO (Stratospheric UV Demonstrator of an Imaging Observatory). Even though boundary conditions are different for each individual mission, we aimed for a broader approach: We investigated more general requirements for scientific ballooning missions to support future flights.     

航空发动机0Cr18Ni9 不锈钢导管数控弯曲回弹规律

为了有效地解决航空发动机导管弯曲成形时的回弹问题，开展了0Cr18Ni9不锈钢管数控弯曲工艺试验，采用单一变量 法研究了管径、壁厚、相对弯曲半径、弯曲角对回弹的影响规律，并通过数值仿真和正交试验法分析了弯曲速度、弯模间隙等工艺 参数，以及弹性模量、屈服强度、硬化指数对弯曲回弹角的影响。结果表明：回弹角与弯曲角呈显著的线性关系，当弯曲角在180° 以内时，回弹角为1.6°~6.0°；建立了回弹角预测线性方程，预测误差在[-0.425°，0.502°]内的概率为99.74%，并基于此方程开展了全 尺寸导管的回弹角预测和补偿工艺试验；在各工艺参数中弯曲速度和弯模间隙对回弹角的影响较大，可引起大于0.5°的偏差，而 因材料参数变化导致的回弹角变化不超过0.05°。