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.     

球形收集极结构的二次电子 产额测量装置及测量方法

为了精确测量材料在不同入射电子能量和入射电子角度下的二次电子产额（secondary electron yield，SEY）以及二次电子能谱，研制了收集极为球形结构的SEY测量装置。首先介绍了装置的构成、测量原理及中和方法，并对测得的信号波形进行了分析。随后，测量了Cu材料和Al2O3薄膜材料的SEY值和二次电子能谱。结果表明：不同入射电子能量下SEY值的标准偏差分别小于0.055（Cu）和0.126（Al2O3）；不同入射电子角度下SEY值与理论模型符合的很好，拟合R2值为0998 64（Cu）；出射的二次电子能量绝大部分集中在10eV（Cu）和20eV（Al2O3）以下，符合相关理论预期。     

Investigation of the planar midlatitude ionospheric trend under different levels of solar activity

A better understanding of the ionosphere through accurate mathematical models is no doubt a crucial element. This study focuses on the challenging problem of building a model representing the complex structure of the midlatitude ionosphere. Previous studies have shown that a regional planar model is suitable in representing the total electron content (TEC) trend in the midlatitude ionosphere in both hemispheres. In this study, the planar trend model for 12 non-overlapping northern hemisphere regions in three groups of geographically near 4 regions is further investigated under different levels of solar activity; low, moderate and high. To that end, the coefficients of the model are estimated in the least squares sense using total electron content values from global ionospheric maps (GIMs) for the years 2009, 2012 and 2014. Subsequently, these coefficients are used to reconstruct estimated TEC maps which are then compared with actual GIM-TEC by investigating their difference in normalized $L_2$ norm squared sense. The regional planar trend model provides a particularly successful representation in the years 2012 and 2014 for which the solar activity level is the dominant factor determining the TEC trend. Under low solar activity conditions of 2009, other factors such as ocean currents, temperature variations and meteorological phenomena are suspected to have a considerable effect in some regions depending on their geographic location and on seasonal trends in those regions. As an example, studies show that under the influence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and Siberian High (SH), a significant cooling trend between 2004 and 2018 in autumn is observed in Eurasia, which, in conjunction with the low solar activity levels, may be related to the deviations from the actual GIM-TEC in 2009 in these regions. As solar radiation increases, however, such bottom-side forcings are masked in 2012 and 2014 and these deviations are no longer observed.     

热障涂层在航空发动机涡轮叶片上的应用研究

从热障涂层在涡轮叶片的应用需求出发,研究了陶瓷热障涂层的材料与制备方法,介绍了热障涂层的基本原理和主要工艺特点,解决了热障涂层在喷涂过程中所产生的堵塞气膜孔、减小排气面积、降低疲劳性能、遮挡等方面的难点问题,给出了热障涂层叶片在试验和试车中的考核结果。     

基于机器学习的二次电子发射唯象模型

基于机器学习和深度人工神经网络（artificial neural network，ANN）提出一种二次电子发射唯象模型。利用Vaughan模型生成先验数据集，用于训练生成描述二次电子发射一般规律的先验知识ANN模型，并在不同参数条件下验证了先验知识ANN模型的正确性。然后，分别利用银和铝合金材料的二次电子发射系数实验数据修正先验知识ANN模型，分别得到了描述两种材料的特异ANN模型。测试结果表明，特异ANN模型计算结果与实验结果相比的平均绝对误差较Vaughan模型和Furman模型降低了30%以上，与复合唯象模型精度相当或更高。在小样本条件下测试了二次电子发射ANN模型的正确性，验证了分步训练方式的有效性和二次电子发射ANN模型对于小样本集的适应性。提出的基于机器学习的二次电子发射唯象模型能够避免复杂的参数修正过程，能够基于先验知识提升模型对于小样本的适应性，能够实现二次电子发射系数的连续插值，适于在数值模拟软件中使用。     

负电子亲和半导体的二次电子发射

根据0.8keV≤Epomax≤5keV的负电子亲和(negative electron affinity,NEA)半导体二次电子发射(secondary electron emission,SEE)的特性，初级电子产额R，现有的次级电子产额δ的通用公式和实验数据，分别推导并实验证明了NEA金刚石的δ在0.5Epomax≤Epo≤10Epomax, GaN在2keV≤Epomax≤5keV, NEA金刚石的δ在08keV≤Epo≤3keV, GaN在08keV≤Epomax≤2keV的特殊公式;其中Epomax为δ达到最大值时的Epo, Epo为初级电子入射能。推导出了08keV≤Epomax≤5keV时NEA半导体的内部二次电子到达发射极表面后逃逸到真空中的概率B。还提出了计算08keV≤Epomax≤5keV NEA半导体1/α的方法;其中1/α为二次电子的平均逃逸深度。分析结果表明，B和1/α的理论研究有助于研究不同样品制备方法对NEA半导体中SEE的定量影响，从而生产出理想的NEA发射体，如NEA金刚石。