Theory and Simulation of Reconnection

Reconnection is a major commonality of solar and magnetospheric physics. It was conjectured by Giovanelli in 1946 to explain particle acceleration in solar flares near magnetic neutral points. Since than it has been broadly applied in space physics including magnetospheric physics. In a special way this is due to Harry Petschek, who in 1994 published his ground breaking solution for a 2D magnetized plasma flow in regions containing singularities of vanishing magnetic field. Petschek’s reconnection theory was questioned in endless disputes and arguments, but his work stimulated the further investigation of this phenomenon like no other. However, there are questions left open. We consider two of them – “anomalous” resistivity in collisionless space plasma and the nature of reconnection in three dimensions. The CLUSTER and SOHO missions address these two aspects of reconnection in a complementary way -- the resistivity problem in situ in the magnetosphere and the 3D aspect by remote sensing of the Sun. We demonstrate that the search for answers to both questions leads beyond the applicability of analytical theories and that appropriate numerical approaches are necessary to investigate the essentially nonlinear and nonlocal processes involved. Necessary are both micro-physical, kinetic Vlasov-equation based methods of investigation as well as large scale (MHD) simulations to obtain the geometry and topology of the acting fields and flows.     

Detector of Micrometeoroid and Artificial Space Debris Particles

The mathematical model of a space debris detector based on inflatable metal-dielectric-metal (MDM) film structure is presented. The efficiency of its implementation for detection of space debris particles at different altitudes is estimated, and the information obtained by the detector is investigated.     

消融控制电弧等离子体发生器放电特性的实验研究

通过衬套材料消融补充等离子体从而控制电弧生长的技术具有很好的应用前景。利用一个总贮能800kJ的模块化电容基脉冲功率源系统为消融控制电弧等离子体发生器强流放电提供电能输入，在一定的参数变化范围内，实验研究了脉冲功率源初始放电参数、等离子体发生器几何参数以及消融材料对消融控制电弧放电特性的影响规律。借助于理论分析，也可定性获得消融控制电弧等离子体压力和温度对上述影响参量变化的依赖关系。     

电弧加热射流O2激光诱导荧光技术温度测量

采用ArF准分子激光器作为激发光源来激励O2-Schumann-Runge带系(B3Σ-u←X3Σ-g)193.3nm附近的转动吸收谱线,用紫外光电倍增管探测该带系256nm附近的荧光信号,建立了ArF准分子激光器O2激光诱导荧光流场测试系统.在建立O2单带测温模型和软件的基础上,利用Schumann-Runge带系(10,2)带的荧光信号、测量了氧氩混合电弧加热射流的径向温度分布.结果表明我们建立的ArF准分子激光器O2-LIF测试系统是成功的.     

Magnetospheric turbulence and properties of magnetospheric dynamics

High level of turbulence is one of the main peculiarities inherent to magnetospheric dynamics. Mechanisms for generation of magnetospheric turbulence are analyzed. The instabilities in the plasma pressure distribution are examined as source of large and medium scale modes in the turbulence spectra. Large-scale modes (which scales are comparable with scale of the magnetosphere) lead to convective transport of the magnetospheric particles. Excitation of such modes is analyzed being based on the suggestion of the existence of week instability in the distribution of plasma pressure.     

隐身等离子体的几个相关问题研究

在目标的雷达隐身方面,等离子体具有巨大的应用潜力。对隐身应用时产生等离子体的气压、放电气体种类以及放电方式进行了论述。指出在大气压下,适宜利用惰性气体放电来产生等离子体。而目前许多文献中所报道的隐身等离子体的产生方法离工程应用还有一定距离,还有许多问题亟待解决。     

低温等离子体放电区长度对点火起爆的影响

为了研究低温等离子体放电区长度,即放电区间隙不变,体积大小对脉冲爆震发动机点火起爆的影响,以丙烷为燃料,空气和纯氧为氧化剂,充分考虑其详细的化学反应动力学机理,将低温等离子体放电区等效为高温高压火核,对放电区长度为20,40,60mm三种结构,利用Fluent软件,对点火起爆过程进行数值模拟,并进行对比分析.结果表明:将低温等离子体放电区等效为高温高压火核是可行的,能够得到完整的点火起爆过程;不同放电区长度,对初始火焰形成、火焰传播速度和缓燃转爆震(DDT)时间有很大影响,对爆震波峰值压力影响不大.      

旋翼流场流动机理研究

综合介绍了直升机旋翼桨尖涡位置、结构、旋动速度、轴向速度、涡核半径、以及紊流特性等研究。