Indicators of black-hole mass and Eddington accretion ratio from QSO X-ray and UV spectra

The evolution of luminous QSOs is linked to the evolution of massive galaxies. We know this because the relic black-holes found locally have masses dependent on the properties of the host galaxy’s bulge. An important way to explore this evolution would be to measure dependences of black-hole masses and Eddington accretion ratios over a range of redshifts, i.e., with cosmological age. For low redshift QSOs (and their lower luminosity Seyfert galaxy counterparts) it has been possible to infer black-hole masses from the luminosities and velocity dispersions of their host-galaxy bulges. These masses agree with those virial black-hole masses calculated from the Doppler widths of the broad Hβ emission lines. The latter method can then be extended to more distant and luminous QSOs, up to redshifts of 0.6 with ground-based optical observations. We discuss ways to extend these explorations to higher redshifts – up to 3 using the widths of QSOs’ broad UV emission lines, and in principle, and to redshifts near 4 from ground-based infrared observations of rest-frame Hβ at 2.5 μm. We discuss the possibility of investigating the accretion history of the higher redshift QSOs using measures of Eddington accretion ratio – the soft X-ray spectral index and the eigenvectors of Principal Components Analyses of QSOs’ UV emission-line spectra.     

噪声源校准方法及不确定度分析

噪声系数测量的一个关键指标就是测量不确定度,测量时所用的噪声源是引起噪声系数测量不确定度的一个明显因素。噪声源的精确校准可以有效地降低噪声系数的测量不确定度,因此它是获得高质量的噪声系数测量的关键因素。介绍了两种对微波和毫米波噪声源超噪比进行校准的方法,分别是Y因子法和增益法,并全面分析了引起校准不确定度的因素。     

Early analysis of precise orbit and clock offset determination for the satellites of the global BeiDou-3 system

Eight new-generation BeiDou satellites (BeiDou-3) have been launched into Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), allowing for global coverage since March 2018, and they are equipped with new hydrogen atomic clocks and updated rubidium clocks. Firstly, we analyzed the signals for the carrier-to-noise-density ratio (C/N0) and pseudorange multipath (MP) by using international GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Monitoring and Assessment System (iGMAS) station data, and found that B1C has a lower C/N0, and B2a has the same level of C/N0 as the B1I and B3I signals. For pseudorange multipath, compared with the BeiDou-2 satellites, the obvious systematic variation of MP scatters related to the elevation angle is greatly improved for the BeiDou-3 and BeiDou-3e satellites signals. For the signals of the BeiDou-3 satellites, the order of the Root Mean Square (RMS) values of multipath and noise is B3I?<?B1I?<?B2a?<?B1C. Then, the comparison of the precise orbit determination and clock offset determination for the BeiDou-2, BeiDou-3, and BeiDou-3 experimental (BeiDou-3e) satellites was done by using 10 stations from iGMAS. The 3D precision of the 24?h orbit overlap is 24.55, 25.61, and 23.35?cm for the BeiDou-3, BeiDou-3e, and BeiDou-2 satellites, respectively. BeiDou-3 satellite has a comparable precision to that of the BeiDou-2 satellite. For the precision of clock offset estimation, the Standard Deviation (STD) of the BeiDou-3 MEO satellite is 0.350?ns, which is an improvement of 0.042?ns over that of the BeiDou-2 MEO satellite. The stabilities of the BeiDou-3 and BeiDou-3e onboard clocks are better than those of BeiDou-2 by factors of 2.84 and 1.61 at an averaging time of 1000 and 10,000?s, respectively.     

Evaluation and improvement of coastal GNSS reflectometry sea level variations from existing GNSS stations in Taiwan

Global sea level rise due to an increasingly warmer climate has begun to induce hazards, adversely affecting the lives and properties of people residing in low-lying coastal regions and islands. Therefore, it is important to monitor and understand variations in coastal sea level covering offshore regions. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) data of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) have been successfully used to robustly derive sea level heights (SLHs). In Taiwan, there are a number of continuously operating GNSS stations, not originally installed for sea level monitoring. They were established in harbors or near coastal regions for monitoring land motion. This study utilizes existing SNR data from three GNSS stations (Kaohsiung, Suao, and TaiCOAST) in Taiwan to compute SLHs with two methods, namely, Lomb–Scargle Periodogram (LSP)-only, and LSP aided with tidal harmonic analysis developed in this study. The results of both methods are compared with co-located or nearby tide gauge records. Due to the poor quality of SNR data, the worst accuracy of SLHs derived from traditional LSP-only method exceeds 1?m at the TaiCOAST station. With our procedure, the standard deviations (STDs) of difference between GNSS-derived SLHs and tide gauge records in Kaohsiung and Suao stations decreased to 10?cm and the results show excellent agreement with tide gauge derived relative sea level records, with STD of differences of 7?cm and correlation coefficient of 0.96. In addition, the absolute GNSS-R sea level trend in Kaohsiung during 2006–2011 agrees well with that derived from satellite altimetry. We conclude that the coastal GNSS stations in Taiwan have the potential of monitoring absolute coastal sea level change accurately when our proposed methodology is used.     

基于自适应阈值的粒子滤波非线性系统故障诊断

针对实际非线性系统传统方法难以实现可靠故障诊断的问题,采用粒子滤波算法,利用对数似然函数和作为评价指标,并借助自适应阈值的设计,研究了非线性非高斯系统的故障检测和故障隔离。阈值的选取,是准确判别系统是否发生故障的标准,本文通过分析非线性系统残差的统计特性,在判定残差统计特性成正态分布的基础上,设计了一种基于粒子滤波故障诊断的自适应阈值方法,减少了故障诊断的漏报和误报。通过非恒温连续搅拌水箱式反应堆的仿真实例,验证了该方法在故障诊断中的准确性和有效性。      

利用Breakwell间距比法制定行星际探测中途修正策略

详细介绍了制定行星际探测中途修正策略的Breakwell间距比法,给出了在燃料最优条件下,终端误差精度和制导能力与中途修正设计次数和时刻之间的解析关系。一般而言,终端误差精度每提高3倍,修正次数就需要增加1次,制导能力每提升3倍,修正次数就可以减少1次。在具体使用上,应首先根据精度要求和制导能力确定最后一次修正时刻,然后向前递推,使得前一次修正后误差传播量与后一次修正后误差传播量成公比为1/3的等比数列,以此确定其余修正时刻,从而保证在达到终端精度前提下,整体燃料消耗最少。以火星探测为例,给出探测器于2018年5月出发12月达到火星的算例,仿真结果表明了理论分析的正确性。     

降低PLC系统峰均比的低复杂度改进SLM算法

针对信道慢时变特性及噪声复杂的特点,提出了适用于低压电力线通信的降低峰均比的改进算法.改进算法对原始输入序列中的部分数据进行循环移位来获得一系列不同的新数据序列;在每个新数据序列尾部插入相应的边带信息组成一个输入候选序列;对这一系列不同的输入候选序列分别实施傅里叶反变换,得到不同的输出序列;从中选择峰均比最小的用于传输,达到降低系统峰均比的目的.结果表明:改进算法能够有效地降低系统的峰均比,并且能够获得更好的误码率性能,同时具有比传统选择性映射方法更低的计算复杂度.     

涡轮叶冠间隙流动特性实验

针对叶冠腔内有冷却气流的转子叶片叶冠,通过改变主流雷诺数、前后孔岀流比、叶尖间隙等参数得到静止状态下叶冠间隙流动的总压损失系数.实验结果表明:增大主流雷诺数与前孔岀流比,叶冠总压损失系数增大;减小叶尖间隙,总压损失系数也增大,小叶尖间隙下,总压损失系数随主流雷诺数与前孔岀流比增长更快,而后孔岀流比对叶冠总压损失系数影响不大.      

基于VOF方法分析离心式喷嘴结构参数对性能影响

基于两相界面追踪流体体积(volume of fluid,简称VOF)方法模拟了离心式喷嘴内部的流动过程,在数值方法可靠性验证基础上,得到了15个喷嘴构型的流量系数、液膜厚度以及雾化锥角.定义无量纲影响因子η,比较喷嘴结构参数对喷嘴性能的影响程度.除了喷嘴直径和旋流室直径外,重点研究了出口扩张角、等直段长径比等结构参数的影响,通过与试验相对比,综合以往经验公式,得到如下结论:增大旋流室长度,能够增大雾化锥角;在喷嘴出口增加扩张角,能够显著地减小液膜厚度,减小雾化锥角;增大切向口距喷嘴顶部距离,能够改善喷嘴性能;切向口个数和等直段长度对喷嘴性能影响不大.该工作为下一步优化喷嘴构型打下了基础.