The hydroxyl radical as an indicator of SEP fluxes in the high-latitude terrestrial atmosphere

The low background values at nighttime of the mesospheric hydroxyl (OH) radical make it easier to single out the atmospheric response to the external solar forcing in Polar Regions. Because of the short lifetime of HO_x, it is possible to follow the trails of Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events in the terrestrial atmosphere, as shown by Storini and Damiani (2008). The sensitivity of this indicator makes discernible not only extreme particle events with a flux peak of several thousand pfu [1 pfu = 1 particle/(cm² s sr)] at energies >10 MeV, but also those with lower flux up to about 300 pfu. Using data from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on board the EOS AURA satellite, we examined the correlation of OH abundance vs. solar proton flux for almost all the identified SEP events spanning from November 2004 to December 2006 (later on no more SEP events occurred during Solar Cycle no. 23). The channels at energies greater than 5 MeV and 10 MeV showed the best correlation values (r ∼ 0.90–0.95) at altitudes around 65–75 km whereas, as expected, the most energetic channels were most highly correlated at lower altitudes. Therefore, it is reasonably possible to estimate the solar proton flux from values of mesospheric OH (and viceversa) and it could be useful in studying periods with gaps in the records of solar particles.     

粒子流量可调的喷管烧蚀试验方法

发展了一种保持燃气参数不变的情况下能实现粒子流量可调的喷管烧蚀试验方法,并研制了试验装置。该试验方法是将两相流燃气中的一部分粒子收集起来,以减少流经喷管的粒子流量,通过改变收集孔和收敛角的大小来调节粒子流量。采用该方法开展了变粒子流量的喷管烧蚀试验,试验结果验证了该方法是有效的,试验条件下喷管喉部平均线烧蚀率随粒子流量减小而降低。     

航天器总装多余物控制方法探讨

带有多余的航天产品存在重大的质量事故隐患。文章对航天器总装中的多余物进行了分类,从而分析多余物产生的机理有4大来源:总装工艺过程、零组件及人员带入、贮存过程、有害气体。介绍了多余物的危害,提出了系统控制多余物的思路和多余物常用检查及排除的方法。     

计算模拟月壤颗粒吸收及散射特性的一种球叠加模型

针对模拟月壤复杂的外形特征以及多相非均质的微观结构,提出了一种计算模拟月壤颗粒吸收及散射特性的球叠加模型。根据模拟月壤颗粒的形状指数和分形特征识别结果,归纳了4种主要的模拟月壤颗粒类型,并采用蒙特卡罗光线跟踪法研究了这4种颗粒在单色平行光照射下的吸收及散射特性。与已有的非球形颗粒辐射特性的算法比较显示,该模型具有良好的计算准确性。在数值计算的基础上,分析了颗粒尺度参数及光学常数对其自身辐射特性的影响,并通过改变平行光照下的光线入射角度,分析了非球形颗粒的朝向对其自身辐射特性的影响。由计算结果推断,该模型不仅可以应用于计算模拟月壤颗粒的辐射特性,还可以满足其他适用于几何光学近似的非球形粒子。     

含硼富燃燃气燃烧实验研究

为实现固冲发动机二次燃烧模型验证,结合固冲发动机工作条件,设计了一种带透明观察窗燃烧实验装置;营造了简单的燃烧环境,实现了燃烧过程掺混作用的弱化;借助高速摄像进行了以空气速度作为单一变量的含硼富燃燃气燃烧可视化测量,获得了火焰形态结构;采用高速数据采集,获得了燃烧室压力;将实验数据与数值模拟结果进行了对比和分析。结果表明,燃气与空气速度相近时,火焰呈锥角结构,硼粒子的点火距离较长;燃气与空气速度差较小时,同一位置燃烧室压力较大;燃气与空气速度近似程度决定火焰的形态;数值模拟结果与实验结果基本吻合。     

宽粒径范围颗粒对气相膨胀的影响

利用双流体模型对固体火箭发动机喷管内气固两相流进行计算,研究了两相流中颗粒相与气相的相互作用,分析了颗粒粒径及颗粒质量分数对两相流中气相在喷管中膨胀的影响。结果表明,颗粒粒径造成两相流损失的大小是颗粒比表面积、气相湍流动能及颗粒在喷管内的滞留时间等因素共同作用的结果,两相流损失随着颗粒粒径的增大先增大、后减小,同时随着颗粒质量分数增大而增大;JPL喷管中粒径为2μm的颗粒造成的两相流损失最大,此粒径下,当颗粒质量分数从10％增大到40％时,两相流损失从10％增大到26％。     

航天器防护高能带电粒子的新方法

文章介绍了航天器防护高能带电粒子的一种新方法——利用磁鞘进行主动防护。阐述了磁鞘防护高能带电粒子的基本原理,分析了其在工程应用上的可行性,并提出了磁鞘的一种设计方案。针对这种设计方案进行了数值分析计算,结果表明该方案可以有效防护0.15MeV以下的电子。     

Oxygen line mapping of SN 1006 with Suzaku

SN 1006 is one of the supernova remnants (SNRs) with relatively low-temperature electrons, considering the young age of just 1000 years. We carried out SN 1006 mapping observations with the X-ray Imaging Spectrometers (XIS) and the Hard X-ray Detector (HXD) onboard Suzaku, the fifth Japanese X-ray satellite. Thanks to the excellent spectral resolution of XIS in the soft X-ray band, H-like and He-like oxygen emission lines were clearly detected, and we could make a map of the line intensity, and as well as a flux and the photon index of nonthermal component. We found that these parameters have spatial dependences from region to region in the SNR; the north region is bright in nonthermal, while dim in thermal; the east region is bright in both nonthermal and thermal; the inner region shows dim nonthermal and bright thermal emission. The photon index is the smallest in the north region.     

New evidence for strong non-thermal effects in Tycho’s supernova remnant

For the case of Tycho’s supernova remnant (SNR), we present the relation between the blast wave and contact discontinuity radii calculated within the nonlinear kinetic theory of cosmic ray (CR) acceleration in SNRs. It is demonstrated that these radii are confirmed by recently published Chandra measurements which show that the observed contact discontinuity radius is very close to the shock radius. Therefore a consistent explanation of these observations can be given in terms of efficient CR acceleration which makes the medium more compressible.     

Interplanetary Physics Research in China:2006—2008

This brief report summarized the latest advances of the interplanetary physics research in China during the period of 2006—2007,made independently by Chinese space physicists and through international collaboration.The report covers all aspects of the interplanetary physics,including theoretical studies,numerical simulation and data analysis.