Quasars and their emission lines as cosmological probes

Quasars are the most luminous sources in the Universe. They are currently observed out to redshift z≈7$z\approx 7$ when the Universe was less than one tenth of its present age. Since their discovery 50 years ago astronomers have dreamed of using them as standard candles. Unfortunately quasars cover a very large range (8 dex) of luminosity making them far from standard. We briefly review several methods that can potentially exploit quasars properties and allow us to obtain useful constraints on principal cosmological parameters. Using our 4D Eigenvector 1 formalism we have found a way to effectively isolate quasars radiating near the Eddington limit. If the Eddington ratio is known, under several assumptions it is possible to derive distance independent luminosities. We discuss the main statistical and systematic errors involved, and whether these “standard Eddington candles” can be actually used to constrain cosmological models.     

Comprehensive data reduction package for the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrograph: IGRINS

We present a Python-based data reduction pipeline package (PLP) for the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrograph (IGRINS), an instrument that covers the complete H- and K-bands in one exposure with a spectral resolving power of 40,000. The reduction steps carried out by the PLP include flat-fielding, background removal, order extraction, distortion correction, wavelength calibration, and telluric correction using spectra of A type standard stars. As the spectrograph has no moving parts, the PLP automatically reduces the data using predefined functions for the processes of order extraction, distortion correction, and wavelength calibration. Before the telluric correction of the target spectra, the intrinsic hydrogen absorption features of the standard A star are removed with a Gaussian fitting algorithm. The final result is the flux of the target as a function of wavelength. Users can customize the predefined functions for the extraction of the spectrum from the echellogram and adjust the parameters for the fitting functions for the spectra of celestial objects, using “fine-tuning” options, as necessary. Presently, the PLP produces the best results for point-source targets.     

压电自适应桁架结构主动控制模型及实验

为提高结构对外部环境的抗干扰能力,构造了压电柔性自适应桁架结构,并对其主动控制进行了研究.由传感器、作动器与柔性梁组成压电自适应桁架结构.基于自适应结构的机电耦合理论,在测量位移的情况下,采用改进的二次积分力反馈控制方法研究了空间压电柔性自适应桁架结构的振动主动控制问题.建立了压电柔性自适应桁架结构主动控制实验系统,并对这类自适应结构进行了实时计算机振动主动控制实验研究.实验研究表明柔性自适应桁架结构能够改善结构的动力学特性,对外界的干扰具有良好的自适应性.     

高温磁悬浮轴承励磁绕组制造技术

针对国内外高温励磁绕组存在的缺陷与不足,提出了一种新型的迷宫形励磁绕组结构,首先通过电火花线切割制造出单层迷宫形线圈,并在线圈匝间和层间充分均匀地填充耐高温绝缘材料;然后通过真空钎焊工艺实现多层迷宫形线圈的牢固焊接,最后将焊接成型的多层线圈封装成迷宫形绕组,并应用于单自由度高温磁悬浮轴承试验台中,实现了550℃被悬浮物体近20h的稳定悬浮.研究结果表明:线圈焊缝的高温电阻值小,抗剪切强度满足要求,焊缝的金相组织致密均匀;绕组匝间和层间绝缘性能良好;迷宫形励磁绕组在原理和工艺上是可行的.对高温悬浮试验后的迷宫形绕组内部形貌进行观察后发现封装线圈的高温绝缘材料存在一定的缺陷,有待进一步研究.      

国外载人航天器热控技术发展分析

文章对国外载人航天器热控技术的发展进行了调研,介绍了国外典型载人航天器的主动热控系统组成,特别是国际空间站美国实验舱的主动热控系统,并对热控技术的发展进行了评述,旨在为我国空间站建设提供参考。     

Soybean cultivar selection for Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs) – Hydroponic cultivation

Four soybean cultivars (‘Atlantic’, ‘Cresir’, ‘Pr91m10’ and ‘Regir’), selected through a theoretical procedure as suitable for cultivation in BLSS, were evaluated in terms of growth and production. Germination percentage and Mean Germination Time (MGT) were measured. Plants were cultivated in a growth chamber equipped with a recirculating hydroponic system (Nutrient Film Technique). Cultivation was performed under controlled environmental conditions (12 h photoperiod, light intensity 350 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹, temperature regime 26/20 °C light/dark, relative humidity 65–75%). Fertigation was performed with a standard Hoagland solution, modified for soybean specific requirements, and EC and pH were kept at 2.0 dS m⁻¹ and 5.5 respectively.     

未来航空发动机控制技术的发展趋势

发动机控制系统在航空发动机系统中占有非常重要的地位,其性能的优劣直接影响到发动机及飞机的性能。本文针对未来航空发动机发展对控制系统的要求,分析了航空发动机控制技术的发展趋势。     

大功率狭缝式活塞激励器流场测量与分析

研制了一种大功率活塞射流激励器,出口瞬时速度峰值可达0.3Hz,通过对活塞激励器射流流场测量,得到激励器出口流场速度、涡量分布,分析得到激励器合成射流流动结构与特征,通过采用活塞激励器控制同轴射流掺混,实验结果证明此种活塞激励器可以用于相对较高的速度流场的主动流动控制.利用提出的设计方法设计合成射流激励器可以在激励器出口形成稳定的对涡结构,采用一定的激励频率即可对喷管气流掺混进行有效控制.研究表明,合成射流激励器作为主动流动的执行机构,在航空动力排气系统具有潜在的重要价值.     

无需先验信息的水平集SAR图像分割方法

给出了一种基于水平集演化、无需任何先验信息的SAR图像分割方法.该方法是一种基于区域信息的统计活动轮廓模型方法,通过利用分段阶跃函数估计图像概率密度函数,克服了利用特定概率分布模型估计概率密度函数时,需要利用先验信息预先假定图像概率分布模型的问题;通过引入惩罚项,避免了费时且难于操作的水平集函数重新初始化过程.还给出了具体的数值实现方案和相关参数取值,改进了数值实现中的迭代终止条件.实验结果表明,固定使用列出的参数,无需任何人为干预,对于大多数图像都可获得令人满意的分割结果;对于少数图像,通过简单的参数调整也可得到良好结果.