An Update on Ultra-Heavy Elements in Solar Energetic Particles above 10 MeV/Nucleon

Measurements below several MeV/nucleon from Wind/LEMT and ACE/ULEIS show that elements heavier than Zn (Z=30) can be enhanced by factors of ∼100 to 1000, depending on species, in ³He-rich solar energetic particle (SEP) events. Using the Solar Isotope Spectrometer (SIS) on ACE we find that even large SEP (LSEP) shock-accelerated events at energies from ∼10 to >100 MeV/nucleon are often very iron rich and might contain admixtures of flare seed material. Studies of ultra-heavy (UH) SEPs (with Z>30) above 10 MeV/nucleon can be used to test models of acceleration and abundance enhancements in both LSEP and ³He-rich events. We find that the long-term average composition for elements from Z=30 to 40 is similar to standard solar system values, but there is considerable event-to-event variability. Although most of the UH fluence arrives during LSEP events, UH abundances are relatively more enhanced in ³He-rich events, with the (34<Z<40)/O ratio on average more than 50 times higher in ³He-rich events than in LSEP events. At energies >10 MeV/nucleon, the most extreme event in terms of UH composition detected so far took place on 23 July 2004 and had a (34<Z<40)/O enhancement of ∼250–300 times the standard solar value.     

Long-Term Fluences of Solar Energetic Particles from H to Fe

Data from ACE and GOES have been used to measure Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) fluence spectra for H, He, O, and Fe, over the period from October 1997 to December 2005. The measurements were made by four instruments on ACE and the EPS sensor on three GOES satellites and extend in energy from ∼0.1 MeV/nuc to ∼100 MeV/nuc. Fluence spectra for each species were fit by conventional forms and used to investigate how the intensities, composition, and spectral shapes vary from year to year.     

混合线性/非线性模型的准高斯Rao-Blackwellized粒子滤波法

 针对混合线性/非线性模型,提出一种新的递推估计滤波算法,称为准高斯Rao-Blackwellized粒子滤波器（Q-GRBPF）。算法采用Rao-Blackwellized思想,将线性状态与非线性状态进行分离,对非线性状态运用准高斯粒子滤波（Q-GPF）算法进行估计,并将其后验分布近似为单个高斯分布,再利用非线性状态的估计值对线性状态进行卡尔曼滤波（KF）估计。将Q-GRBPF应用于目标跟踪的仿真结果表明,与Rao-Blackwellized粒子滤波器（RBPF）相比,Q-GRBPF在保证估计精度的前提下有效降低了计算复杂度,计算时间约为RBPF的58%;与Q-GPF相比,x坐标与y坐标的估计精度分别提升了45％和30％,而计算时间也节省了约30％。     

挠性航天器多目标鲁棒姿态控制的DPSO算法实现

复杂航天器高性能姿态控制是完成现代新型空间任务的基础,需兼顾鲁棒性、快速性、精度和控制能量等多目标要求,但目前大多数控制系统只针对某单一目标设计.针对大型挠性航天器多目标姿态控制问题,提出一种基于差分粒子群优化算法和输出反馈的鲁棒控制方法.首先,推导了含参数不确定性的系统动力学模型;然后,给出了差分粒子群优化算法的定义...     

Radiation measurements inside a human phantom aboard the International Space Station using Liulin-5 charged particle telescope

Liulin-5 is a particle telescope developed for the investigation of the radiation environment within the Russian spherical tissue-equivalent phantom on the International Space Station (ISS). Liulin-5 experiment is conducted aboard the Russian segment of ISS since 28 June 2007 as an adherent part of the international project MATROSHKA-R. The main objective of Liulin-5 experiment is to study the depth-dose distribution of the different components of the orbital radiation field in a human phantom. Additional objectives are mapping of the radiation environment in the phantom and its variations with time and orbital parameters (such as solar cycle, solar flare events, inclination and altitude). Liulin-5 is an active instrument, capable to provide real-time radiation data for the particle flux and dose rates, energy deposition and LET spectra. Data are recorded automatically on memory cards, periodically transported to ground by returning vehicles. In this report we present some first results from data analysis including energy deposition spectra, absorbed dose, dose rate and flux distribution measured simultaneously at 3 different depths of phantom’s radial channel and linear energy transfer (LET) spectrum. Data discussed are for the period July 2007–April 2008.     

Comparisons of several transport models in their predictions in typical space radiation environments

We have used several transport codes to calculate dose and dose equivalent values as well as the particle spectra behind a slab or inside a spherical shell shielding in typical space radiation environments. Two deterministic codes, HZETRN and UPROP, and two Monte Carlo codes, FLUKA and Geant4, are included. A soft solar particle event, a hard solar particle event, and a solar minimum galactic cosmic rays environment are considered; and the shielding material is either aluminum or polyethylene. We find that the dose values and particle spectra from HZETRN are in general rather consistent with Geant4 except for neutrons. The dose equivalent values from HZETRN and Geant4 are not far from each other, but the HZETRN values behind shielding are often lower than the Geant4 values. Results from FLUKA and Geant4 are mostly consistent for considered cases. However, results from the legacy code UPROP are often quite different from the other transport codes, partly due to its non-consideration of neutrons. Comparisons for the spherical shell geometry exhibit the same qualitative features as for the slab geometry. In addition, results from both deterministic and Monte Carlo transport codes show that the dose equivalent inside the spherical shell decreases from the center to the inner surface and this decrease is large for solar particle events; consistent with an earlier study based on deterministic radiation transport results. This study demonstrates both the consistency and inconsistency among these transport models in their typical space radiation predictions; further studies will be required to pinpoint the exact physics modules in these models that cause the differences and thus may be improved.     

航天器表面污染物质沉积变化和控制因子评估

航天器进入空间环境以后,空间环境分子污染和颗粒污染形成了航天器表面污染层,从而对航天器的各技术分系统产生不同的负面影响.介绍了中外中轨道航天器表面污染物质沉积变化在轨探测结果,并对污染物质沉积量变化和控制因子做初步评估.结果表明,污染物质沉积量在航天器入轨初期的1~2年内受航天器自身出气物质量、放气速率、表面温度及所处的气流方向等因子所控制.初期沉积量大,正是受到航天器入轨后自身出气量大、放气速率较高的控制,同时迎风面比背风面沉积量大.入轨后期表面沉积量长期变化呈现出明显的降变或缓慢涨落,而且具有全向性特征,因此探讨了具有全向性影响能力的控制因子相关特性,其中高能粒子通量和太阳紫外辐射通量变化可能是主要控制因子.      

非完美特性下的多状态系统检测与维修优化

对于带有周期检测的系统进行维修优化时,不仅需要考虑系统自身可靠性信息,还应该充分利用检测数据并优化检测周期。以多状态并联可修系统为研究对象,考虑非完美检测和非完美维修,以降低系统运行成本率为目标实现系统检测和维修优化。利用非齐次马尔可夫链建立系统可靠性模型,对系统退化、检测和维修进行蒙特卡罗仿真。利用粒子滤波融合系统模型与检测数据并估计系统剩余寿命。设置寿命相关门限触发系统维修,以成本率期望仿真结果为目标函数,使用遗传算法优化检测周期和维修阈值。通过算例证明该方法可有效克服检测误差并实现检测和维修优化。     

基于RQPSO-DMPC的多无人机编队自主重构控制方法

针对敌方防御区域内各种威胁,为了实现隐蔽突防并实施对敌有效打击,在突防过程中多无人机(UAV)编队需要进行重构控制,并且编队内的相互避碰问题与通信约束问题也需考虑。通过建立无人机虚拟领航编队模型并引入邻居集,采用分布式模型预测控制(DMPC)同时构建多无人机编队的重构代价函数,提出采用改进量子粒子群优化(RQPSO)算法进行求解,并将求解结果与采用粒子群优化算法的结果进行对比。仿真结果表明,本文算法能够有效控制多无人机编队完成自主重构,实现安全隐蔽突防任务。