Ionospheric disturbances detected by MEXART

The radio telescope MEXART was developed to make observations of interplanetary scintillation (IPS) produced by large scale disturbances associated with solar events. In this work it is shown that on occasion there are disturbances in the ionosphere that are related with these events and which cannot only contaminate the IPS but actually be the main contribution to the observed oscillations. This was the case of the event of 15 December 2006 observed by MEXART, which presented clear scintillation. The total electron content (TEC) of the ionosphere above Mexico was calculated for the same period. It was found that the variations in TEC were associated with the scintillations detected by MEXART.     

Two-dimensional launch window method to search for launch opportunities of interplanetary missions

Accurate and highly efficient approaches to obtain mission opportunities are still the goals of mission planners of interplanetary explorations. The search for launch opportunities not only determines the specified launch window of the mission but also presents the performance requirements for the interplanetary probe and its launch vehicle. An effective method, namely the two-dimensional launch window method, is developed from a completely new perspective to determine all the launch opportunities of the mission in this research. For a fixed launch time, the method to determine all the time windows in the dimension of Time-of-Flight (TOF) is firstly proposed and these time windows represent all the launch opportunities for the given launch time. And then, the two-dimensional launch window method is proposed, which computes the time windows in both the launch time and TOF dimensions to achieve all launch opportunities of the mission. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the accuracy and high efficiency of the method. Compared with the widely-used pock-chop plot method, the proposed method reduces the computational time by two orders of magnitude for the same search precision, and thus is especially suitable for the cases involving rapid, high-precision, and/or large-scale searches for mission opportunities.     

Advance of interplanetary physics study in China: 2008—2010

Interplanetary physics study is an important ingredient in space weather research. Considerable progress this aspect has been achieved by the space physics community of China in recent years. This brief report summarizes the latest advances of the interplanetary physics research in China during the period of 2008--2010. This report includes solar corona and solar wind, interplanetary transients, energetic particles, MHD simulation, space plasma, and prediction methods for physical phenomena originating from both solar corona and interplanetary space.      

Energy dependence of the rigidity spectrum of Forbush decrease of galactic cosmic ray intensity

We show that rigidity spectrum of Forbush decrease (Fd) of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity in September 9–23, 2005 clearly depends on energy. We calculated rigidity spectrum of the Fd based on the neutron monitors and Nagoya muon telescope channels’ data divided in three groups according to their cut off rigidities. We found that temporal changes of rigidity spectrum exponent γ are approximately similar for all cut off rigidity groups, but γ values are the larger the higher are cut off rigidities. We conclude that rigidity spectrum of Fd is hard for lower energy range and is soft for the higher energy range. We believe that an energy dependence of the power law rigidity spectrum of Fd is observed owing to the preferential convection–diffusion mechanism during Fd in September 9–23, 2005. It is a reflection of an influence of the temporal changes of the structure of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) turbulence in different range of frequency f during Fd. Particularly, a decisive role in formation of the character of the rigidity spectrum belongs to the changes of the exponent ν of the power spectral density (PSD) of the IMF turbulence (PSD ∝ f^−ν). The exponent ν is greater for high frequency region of the IMF turbulence (responsible for scattering of low rigidity particles of GCR), than for low frequency region of the IMF turbulence (being responsible for scattering of higher rigidity particles). Also, we challenge to estimate an existence of slab/2D structure of solar wind turbulence during the Fd in September 9–23, 2005 based on the distribution of average turbulence energy among the IMF’s components.     

延迟/中断容忍网络技术及其在行星际因特网中的应用

延迟/中断容忍网络(DTN)采用一种新的端到端的覆盖层网络体系结构,是实现行星际因特网(IPN)的一种重要技术途径。文章首先论述了DTN应用于航天的几种网络协议的特点,包括束协议、利克里德传输协议(LTP)、空间数据系统咨询委员会文件传输协议(CFDP)和Saratoga协议,并分析了DTN路由算法的特点和DTN网络软件的实现,然后总结了NASA在遥感、空间站、中继通信和深空探测等任务情景下进行的DTN飞行验证试验的技术特点。针对我国未来天基综合信息网建设的需求,提出了DTN技术在体系结构、汇聚层协议、路由算法和网关节点设计方面值得关注的问题。     

Hierarchical approach for fast searching optimal launch opportunity in a wide range

Launch opportunity search is crucial for preliminary design of interplanetary trajectories. However, it is difficult to obtain the optimum solution efficiently when the range of search is wide. In this paper, a new fast search algorithm based on a modified hierarchical approach is proposed. At the top level, a simplified Pork-Chop diagram is plotted by sampling interpolation to delimit the candidate regions of the optimal solution. Each candidate region contains only one optimal solution, which fundamentally avoids the local optimal problem of genetic algorithms. At the bottom level, a hybrid optimization approach combining the genetic algorithm and the conjugate directions method is used to solve the accurate optimal solution of each candidate region and obtain the global optimal launch opportunity in the whole wide range of search. Simulation results show that the proposed hierarchical approach can quickly and robustly find the global optimal launch opportunity in a wide search space.     

1991年6月地磁扰动—地面和同步高度特征

给出了1991年6月地磁扰动的地面和同步高度特征及引起这些扰动的可能的源.在长达近对天的扰动过程中，出现四次主相强度不同的磁暴和多次强急始，有的磁暴由多次扰动迭加而形成形态复杂的复合型磁暴·同步高度Hq分量多次出现反相.这些特征很可能主要是对广大的行星际空间多个高速度高密度结构的响应，这些结构有时伴随大尺度强南向磁场分量.     

行星际闪烁功率谱的Fresnel现象与太阳风速度

讨论了弱散射条件下行星际闪烁(IPS)功率谱的Fresnel现象。数值计算结果表明,无行星际扰动存在时,IPS功率谱的膝点频率仍是Fresnel频率,在日张角。ε≤35°的范围内,Fresnel振荡现象仍然存在,极小值所在频率与太阳风电子密度为一维结构薄屏近似的解析结果相差不大。行星际扰动存在时,功率谱的膝点频率并未改变,扰动区太阳风速度决定着Fresnel振荡出现的频率。      

行星际火箭和人造行星卫星的轨道设计问题

本文探讨行星际探测器和人造行星卫星的动力学模型,研究它们的运动轨道,给出飞行时间的近似式,并且从飞行时间和消耗能量二个方面对它们的轨道设计问题提出了一些新的看法.另外,文中还讨论了人造行星卫星的运动及其稳定条件.      

利用BP神经网络预测AE指数

采用的预报模式是一种全连接的BP网络模型,利用太阳风及行星际磁场的观测数据预报AE指数.神经网络输入选用ACE卫星数据,取5 min平均值,通过比较,选用4个预报参量.构造了预报参量时续为20 min,40 min和60 min依次递增的三个网络,分别进行训练和预测,并对行星际参量对AE指数影响的时续性进行了探讨.预报结果表明,全连接BP神经网络在AE指数的短期预报中是比较有效的,同时还提出了需要进一步改进的环节.