Observational Evidence for Transfer of Plasma Across the Magnetopause

There is a long history of particle measurements that have established that plasma is being transferred across Earth's magnetopause in both directions. The paper reviews the nature of the observational evidence as well as the implications regarding the transfer mechanisms and their efficiencies.     

超高速碰撞碎片散布数值分析

基于光滑粒子流体动力学(SPH)方法,对低轨卫星与某空间物体的超高速碰撞问题进行了数值模拟。通过确立航天器轨道高低判定准则及判定方法,分析了碰撞角度、碰撞速度对碰撞碎片散布的影响情况。仿真结果表明,低轨卫星与空间物体碰撞产生的大部分空间碎片所处轨道高度位于原卫星轨道周围;碰撞碎片的散布情况与碰撞方式密切相关,相比于上升式碰撞,下压式碰撞产生的下降碎片个数较多,上升碎片个数较少;低轨卫星与空间物体碰撞产生的空间碎片总数与碰撞相对速度密切相关,碰撞相对速度越大,碎片数量越多;随着碰撞相对速度的增大,上升碎片、下降碎片及双曲碎片的个数逐渐增加;在不改变碰撞总动量数量级的条件下,改变空间物体的速度大小对空间碎片散布的影响并不明显。     

基于SPH方法的三维液体晃动数值模拟

采用SPH方法对棱形液舱在外加激励作用下,不同充液比工况所对应的舱内液体晃动进行了三维数值模拟,并将其与实验进行对比,两者吻合较好,同时成功地模拟出液体晃动产生的波浪翻卷和破碎,进而验证了SPH方法在求解三维液体晃动问题的准确性。分析结果表明:液舱的充液比及晃动周期对于液体的晃动特性及舱壁的压力有重要的影响,在大充液比情况下,迟滞特性所表现的双峰特征消失。     

基于多用表磁感应开关测量方法研究

研究了磁感应开关的工作原理及其电气性能,提出了一种基于多用表磁感应开关电气性能测量方法,实现磁感应开关在空载和加载条件下性能指标的测量。试验验证表明,基于多用表方法能够对磁感应开关电气性能进行有效的测量,测量结果不确定度满足磁感应开关产品规范的要求。     

Multi-scale reconnections in a complex CME

A series of three flares of GOES class M, M and C, and a CME were observed on 20 January 2004 occurring in close succession in NOAA 10540. Types II, III, and N radio bursts were associated. We use the combined observations from TRACE, EIT, Hα images from Kwasan Observatory, MDI magnetograms, GOES, and radio observations from Culgoora and Wind/ WAVES to understand the complex development of this event. We reach three main conclusions. First, we link the first two impulsive flares to tether-cutting reconnections and the launch of the CME. This complex observation shows that impulsive quadrupolar flares can be eruptive. Second, we relate the last of the flares, an LDE, to the relaxation phase following forced reconnections between the erupting flux rope and neighbouring magnetic field lines, when reconnection reverses and restores some of the pre-eruption magnetic connectivities. Finally, we show that reconnection with the magnetic structure of a previous CME launched about 8 h earlier injects electrons into open field lines having a local dip and apex (located at about six solar radii height). This is observed as an N-burst at decametre radio wavelengths. The dipped shape of these field lines is due to large-scale magnetic reconnection between expanding magnetic loops and open field lines of a neighbouring streamer. This particular situation explains why this is the first N-burst ever observed at long radio wavelengths.     

First evidence of anisotropy of GPS phase slips caused by the mid-latitude field-aligned ionospheric irregularities

The mid-latitude field-aligned irregularity (FAI) along the magnetic field line is a common phenomenon in the ionosphere. However, few data reveal the field-aligned ionospheric irregularities. They are insufficient to identify FAIs effects so far, particularly effect on global positioning system (GPS) signals. In this paper, the mid-latitude FAIs by line-of-sight angular scanning relative to the local magnetic field vector are investigated using the denser GPS network observations in Japan. It has been the first found that total GPS L2 phase slips over Japan, during the recovery phase of the 12 Feb 2000 geomagnetic storm were caused by GPS signal scattering on FAIs both for the lines-of-sight aligned to the magnetic field line (the field of aligned scattering, FALS) and across the magnetic field line (the field of across scattering, FACS). The FALS results are also in a good agreement with the data of the magnetic field orientation control of GPS occultation observations of equatorial scintillation during thorough low earth orbit (LEO) satellites measurements, e.g. Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) and Satellite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-C (SAC-C). The role of large-angle scattering almost along the normal to the magnetic field line in GPS scintillation is determined by attenuation of the irregularity anisotropy factor as compared with the other factors.     

Prediction of Magnetospheric Disturbances Caused by a Quasi-Stationary Solar Wind

When predicting parameters of quasi-stationary Solar Wind (SW) streams at 1 AU, it is customary to use, as the indicator of solar sources, the Bases of Open Magnetic Tubes (BOMT) on the solar surface obtained via a calculation relying on a new Bd-technique of harmonic expansion of the magnetic field from daily full-disk magnetograms developed by Rudenko[4]. By considering an example of 17 events, it is shown that the correspondence between fast SW streams at the Earth's orbit and the BOMT, calculated with ≤ 24 h time resolution, makes up about 94%, while the correspondence of SW stereams with the CH in the light of the 10830 A line is about 29%. With this technique, the predictability of maxima of the Kp index of magnetospheric disturbance caused by a fast quasi-stationary SW, is over 90%, and the prediction accuracy of the maximun velocity vm of the stream is ±15%.      

Two energy release processes for CMEs: MHD catastrophe and magnetic reconnection

It remains an open question how magnetic energy is rapidly released in the solar corona so as to create solar explosions such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Recent studies have confirmed that a system consisting of a flux rope embedded in a background field exhibits a catastrophic behavior, and the energy threshold at the catastrophic point may exceed the associated open field energy. The accumulated free energy in the corona is abruptly released when the catastrophe takes place, and it probably serves as the main means of energy release for CMEs at least in the initial phase. Such a release proceeds via an ideal MHD process in contrast with nonideal ones such as magnetic reconnection. The catastrophe results in a sudden formation of electric current sheets, which naturally provide proper sites for fast magnetic reconnection. The reconnection may be identified with a solar flare associated with the CME on one hand, and produces a further acceleration of the CME on the other. On this basis, several preliminary suggestions are made for future observational investigations, especially with the proposed Kuafa satellites, on the roles of the MHD catastrophe and magnetic reconnection in the magnetic energy release associated with CMEs and flares.     

宇宙磁单极子的椭圆辐射

本文研究了磁单极子在宇宙空间作椭圆轨道运动的辐射问题，得到了这种辐射的谱功率公式，该公式对探测和鉴别宇宙磁单极子具有重要意义。     

高速流前端磁场B_z分量的变化

等离子体片高速流在磁层活动中起着重要作用,其形成机制以及与背景等离子体的相互作用日益引起关注.本文利用搭载于Cluster四颗卫星上的磁场和等离子体观测仪器,对2001和2002两年发生在磁尾等离子体片中高速流事件期间的磁场变化进行了统计研究.结果表明,在高速流前端,伴随着等离子体整体速度的增加,绝大多数高速流前端磁场的B_z分量经常出现先短暂减小然后剧烈增大的现象,符合以往利用Geotail卫星观测数据获得的统计特性.然而个例研究发现B_z的下降与上升常常是不对称的,且B_z分量下降的程度并不是总能达到反向的程度,说明这种变化特征并不一定是存在磁结构的表现.我们认为更多时候这种磁场的变化特征是高速流挤压背景等离子体磁场造成的,是相互作用的结果.当偶极化锋面形成后,由类似间断面的磁场界面反射的热离子产生抗磁效应,可能对B_z下降形成部分贡献,而B_z增加则是高速流携带磁通量堆积的效果.