Clusters of Galaxies: Setting the Stage

Clusters of galaxies are self-gravitating systems of mass ∼10¹⁴–10¹⁵ h ⁻¹ M_⊙ and size ∼1–3h ⁻¹ Mpc. Their mass budget consists of dark matter (∼80%, on average), hot diffuse intracluster plasma (≲20%) and a small fraction of stars, dust, and cold gas, mostly locked in galaxies. In most clusters, scaling relations between their properties, like mass, galaxy velocity dispersion, X-ray luminosity and temperature, testify that the cluster components are in approximate dynamical equilibrium within the cluster gravitational potential well. However, spatially inhomogeneous thermal and non-thermal emission of the intracluster medium (ICM), observed in some clusters in the X-ray and radio bands, and the kinematic and morphological segregation of galaxies are a signature of non-gravitational processes, ongoing cluster merging and interactions. Both the fraction of clusters with these features, and the correlation between the dynamical and morphological properties of irregular clusters and the surrounding large-scale structure increase with redshift. In the current bottom-up scenario for the formation of cosmic structure, where tiny fluctuations of the otherwise homogeneous primordial density field are amplified by gravity, clusters are the most massive nodes of the filamentary large-scale structure of the cosmic web and form by anisotropic and episodic accretion of mass, in agreement with most of the observational evidence. In this model of the universe dominated by cold dark matter, at the present time most baryons are expected to be in a diffuse component rather than in stars and galaxies; moreover, ∼50% of this diffuse component has temperature ∼0.01–1 keV and permeates the filamentary distribution of the dark matter. The temperature of this Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM) increases with the local density and its search in the outer regions of clusters and lower density regions has been the quest of much recent observational effort. Over the last thirty years, an impressive coherent picture of the formation and evolution of cosmic structures has emerged from the intense interplay between observations, theory and numerical experiments. Future efforts will continue to test whether this picture keeps being valid, needs corrections or suffers dramatic failures in its predictive power.     

Future Instrumentation for the Study of the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium

We briefly review capabilities and requirements for future instrumentation in UV- and X-ray astronomy that can contribute to advancing our understanding of the diffuse, highly ionised intergalactic medium.     

有限扫描反射面天线纵向偏焦性能的研究

随着相控阵天线的不断发展,有限扫描反射面天线已经成为当前的研究热点,为了符合新时代天线多功能的需求,提出一种基于抛物面形变的纵向偏焦特性。设计一个标准正馈反射面天线,使其馈源固定不动,而利用调节反射面焦距来达成天线的偏焦,其偏焦特性类似于抛物面天线的纵向偏焦特性;设计一个双焦点反射面,由XOZ平面抛物线和YOZ平面抛物线正交互异设计双焦点反射面天线,令YOZ平面抛物线焦点外推、XOZ平面抛物线焦点不变构成一个双焦点反射面。验证了该方法在一维阵列作为馈源的有效性,双焦点反射面相较于标准抛物面,在EL方向上该天线增益上升了14.29dB,且波束宽度基本不变;此外,该方法还能容纳所有馈源同时工作,降低了单个馈源喇叭的功率且增益相较于点波束天线只下降了4.85dB。该方法将为后续有限扫描反射面天线在设计一维扫描或二维不等范围扫描提供理论支撑。     

基于MLAMBDA的BDS/GPS单频RTK性能分析

GNSS RTK技术以其高精度、高效率、实时性的优点,被广泛应用于航空航天等领域.目前双频RTK技术已非常成熟并且应用较广.相比于双频,单频GNSS RTK在数据质量控制、定位误差处理等方面存在难点.因此单频RTK服务精度可能会受到限制,其定位性能有待研究.本文基于扩展卡尔曼滤波模型,通过MLAMBDA模糊度搜索方法和Ratio检验法,结合实测数据,对比分析BDS,GPS,BDS/GPS三种模式下的单频RTK定位性能.实验证明在静态场景下,三种模式的单频RTK定位精度都在厘米级,可满足高精度定位需求;动态场景下三种模式的模糊度固定率都在70%以上,可满足日常定位需求.在静态及动态应用场景下,北斗的模糊度固定率最高,模糊度解算所用时间短,能实现快速RTK定位.      

复杂不确定性下多无人机的抗扰时变编队控制

针对存在不确定非线性动态和外部时变干扰的多无人机系统的时变编队问题,提出了基于扩张状态观测器(ESO)的抗扰编队控制方法。首先建立了分布式ESO来估计多无人机系统的不确定性,基于ESO的输出提出了抗扰编队控制律,并提出一套算法来对控制律进行参数选定。然后,通过分析得到基于该控制律下,多无人机系统实现抗扰时变编队所需要的充要条件,并最终严格证明了在满足编队充要条件和基于提出的控制律下,多无人机系统可以稳定实现抗扰时变编队。最后仿真结果表明理论方法的有效性。     

A hybrid original approach for prediction of the aerodynamic coe?cients of an ATR-42 scaled wing model

A new approach for the prediction of lift, drag, and moment coefficients is presented. This approach is based on the support vector machines (SVMs) methodology and an optimization meta-heuristic algorithm called extended great deluge (EGD). The novelty of this approach is the hybridization between the SVM and the EGD algorithm. The EGD is used to optimize the SVM parameters. The training and validation of this new identification approach is realized using the aerodynamic coefficients of an ATR-42 wing model. The aerodynamic coefficients data are obtained with the XFoil software and experimental tests using the Price–Pa?doussis wind tunnel. The predicted results with our approach are compared with those from the XFoil software and experimental results for different flight cases of angles of attack and Mach numbers. The main pur-pose of this methodology is to rapidly predict aircraft aerodynamic coefficients.     

直升机飞行学员培训数学模型与需求预测

通过轻型直升机飞行人员培训的建模环境及目前中国通用航空的现状与国外通用航空的比较,提出了中国发展通用航空需求预测的数字化方法,建立了飞行人员培训的数学模型,做出了飞行人员培训的动态分析,为有计划地培养直升机飞行人员提供可靠依据。所推导出的数学模型也适用于运输机飞行员培训预测并为提高运输机飞行员培养教育开辟一个新途经。     

Changes in radio emission from PSR J0737–3039B

The double pulsar system, J0737–3039, provides a unique probe of a pulsar magnetosphere due to its edge-on viewing geometry, a tight orbit and a significant rate of advance of the angle of periastron. In this paper, we report on the changes in radio emission from the long period pulsar in this system, J0737–3039B, over a period of 9 months. Observations of this system with Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) show that the duration of the first bright phase of the pulsar centered at 210° orbital longitude from the ascending node is shrinking. These observations will be useful to constrain the proposed models for this system.     

Binary and millisecond radio pulsars

Recent pulsar surveys, especially those using the multibeam receiver on the Parkes radio telescope, have more than doubled the number of known pulsars, bringing the current total to about 1720. Of these, 171 have millisecond periods, 126 are members of binary systems and 99 are associated with globular clusters. Binary pulsars may be divided into several distinct groups depending on their observed properties such as pulsar period and age, binary period, eccentricity and companion mass. These groups all have different evolutionary histories. Correlations between the various properties are discussed using the increased samples now available. The Parkes Pulsar Timing Array is a project which has the goal of using timing observations of millisecond pulsars to make a direct detection of gravitational waves. The parameters and present status of the project are briefly discussed.     

XMM-Newton observations of faint X-ray sources in globular clusters

Using the new generation of X-ray observatories, we are now beginning to identify populations of close binaries in globular clusters, previously elusive in the optical domain because of the high stellar density. These binaries are thought to be, at least in part, responsible for delaying the inevitable core collapse of globular clusters and their identification is therefore essential in understanding the evolution of globular clusters, as well as being valuable in the study of the binaries themselves. Here, we present observations made with XMM-Newton of six globular clusters, in which we have identified neutron star low mass X-ray binaries and their descendants (millisecond pulsars), cataclysmic variables and other types of binaries. We discuss not only the characteristics of these binaries, but also their formation and evolution in globular clusters and their use in tracing the dynamical history of these clusters.