The PAMELA experiment: A space-borne observatory for heliospheric phenomena

PAMELA is a multi-purpose apparatus composed of a series of scintillator counters arranged at the extremities of a permanent magnet spectrometer to provide charge, time-of-flight and rigidity information. Lepton/hadron identification is performed by a silicon–tungsten calorimeter and a Neutron detector placed at the bottom of the device. An Anticounter system is used offline to reject false triggers coming from the satellite. The device was put into orbit on June 15th 2006 in a pressurized container on board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite. The satellite is flying along a high inclination (70°), low Earth orbit (350–600 km), allowing to perform measurements in different points and conditions of the geomagnetosphere. PAMELA main goal is a precise measurement of the antimatter ( 80 MeV–190 GeV, e⁺ 50 MeV–270 GeV) and matter (p 80–700 GeV, e⁻ 50 MeV–400 GeV) component of the galactic cosmic rays. In this paper we focus on the capabilites of observations of heliospheric cosmic rays: trapped and semi-trapped particles in the proton and electron belts, solar particle events, Jovian electrons will be studied in the three years of expected mission.     

On the possibility to check the magnetosphere’s model by CR: The strong geomagnetic storm in November 2003

We report on a study of cosmic ray cutoff rigidity variations during the strong geomagnetic storm of 18–24 November 2003. We employed the most recent Tsyganenko magnetospheric model to represent the very strong disturbed Magnetosphere. We used this magnetic field for the cosmic ray trajectory calculations to determine the geomagnetic cutoff rigidity throughout this period of severe geomagnetic disturbance. We determine the cutoff rigidity changes during this period by two methods, by trajectory calculations and by the spectrographic global survey method. The values of the change of cutoff rigidities obtained by two different methods are correlated with the D_st and interplanetary magnetic field and plasma parameters and result in correlation coefficients in the range 0.63–0.84 for the various cosmic ray stations. The result of this study indicates that the most significant contributions to the cutoff rigidity changes are due to D_st variation although the influence of solar wind density and B_z and B_y components of IMF variations is significant.     

二维织物增强层合板高速冲击后拉伸性能模拟

针对目前国内直升机结构上常用的两种二维织物增强复合材料层合板进行了高速冲击后的拉伸性能分析.根据层合板高速冲击的损伤,在大型商用有限元软件的基础上利用逐渐损伤累积方法建立了损伤后层合板的拉伸损伤扩展与破坏的有限元分析模型,并将其计算结果与经验公式进行了对比.结果表明,该模型结果与经验公式结果吻合,且能直观给出各铺层的损伤扩展过程和机理,对于分析受高速冲击后二维织物增强复合材料层合板的损伤容限性能有重要参考价值.      

末修姿控系统极性检测仪设计

为满足末修姿控动力系统与控制系统一致性和协调性检测而研制的末修姿控系统极性检测仪,能实时检测并显示末修姿控动力系统根据控制系统发出的控制指令按时序动作的情况,从而为控制系统提供可靠的判断数据,确保了末修姿控动力系统的正常工作。末修姿控系统极性检测仪使用方便,操作界面简单,可自动记录、保存检测数据,并可离线浏览、打印,自动化程度高;同时仪器内部嵌入控制信号模拟线路,可自动进行模拟自检测试,从而提高工作效率,减少设备投入,其便携式、小型化设计更适应了机动、灵活的使用需求。     

星载SAR的GMTI技术

根据地面动目标回波信号特性,研究了用于星载合成孔径雷达（SAR）的相位中心偏置天线（DPCA）、沿航迹干涉（ATI）、DPCA-Radon和DPCA-Frft-ATI等地面动目标检测（GMTI）算法。讨论了以实现GMTI为任务的分布SAR小卫星的构型和工作模式,分析了GMTI的最大可检测速度、最小可检测速度和盲速等系统指标,以及分布式SAR系统实现GMTI的难点。     

轴流风机的进口径向畸变研究

对轴流风机的进口速度畸变情况进行了分析,利用改进的双激盘理论通过进口速度分布的改变来分析进口畸变对于性能的影响,并且将模型的计算结果与实际的实验结果相比较,得到一种合理的速度分布.      

舰载机惯导系统快速传递对准方法建模与仿真

为解决舰载机惯导系统在大方位失准角条件下的快速传递对准问题,提出了一种新的线性化方法.通过舰船坐标系与舰载机标称坐标系之间的方向余弦矩阵,将舰船坐标系与舰载机实际坐标系之间的大方位失准角问题,转化为舰载机标称坐标系与舰载机实际坐标系之间的小方位失准角问题,建立了舰载机传递对准的线性化数学模型,采用"速度+姿态"匹配法对传递对准滤波器进行仿真.结果表明在20 s时间以内曲线即收敛,使得水平失准角误差和方位失准角误差在1以内,满足了对准速度和精度的要求,克服了传统方法对准时间较长的缺点.     

Reminiscences of cosmic ray research in Mexico

Cosmic ray research in Mexico dates from the early 1930s with the work of the pioneering physicist, Manuel Sandoval Vallarta and his students from Mexico. Several experiments of international significance were carried out during that period in Mexico: they dealt with the geomagnetic latitude effect, the north–south and west–east asymmetry of cosmic ray intensity, and the sign of the charge of cosmic rays. The international cosmic ray community has met twice in Mexico for the International Cosmic Ray Conferences (ICRC): the fourth was held in Guanajuato in 1955, and the 30th took place in Mérida, in 2007. In addition, an international meeting on the Pierre Auger Collaboration was held in Morelia in 1999, and the International Workshop on Observing UHE Cosmic Rays took place in Metepec in 2000. A wide range of research topics has been developed, from low-energy Solar Energetic Particles (SEP) to the UHE. Instrumentation has evolved since the early 1950s, from a Simpson type neutron monitor installed in Mexico City (2300 m asl) to a solar neutron telescope and an EAS Cherenkov array, (within the framework of the Auger International Collaboration), both at present operating on Mt. Sierra La Negra in the state of Puebla (4580 m asl). Research collaboration has been undertaken with many countries; in particular, the long-term collaboration with Russian scientists has been very fruitful.     

The dust content of clusters of galaxies

We have statistically investigated the infrared luminosity of clusters of galaxies in comparison with the known tracers of the cluster mass like the X-ray luminosity and the cluster richness (e.g. the number of member galaxies). Our results show that there is a clear positive correlation of the infrared luminosity with the cluster mass. Quantitatively speaking, the infrared luminosity is on average 20 times higher than the X-ray luminosity. Moreover, the infrared luminosity increases with the redshift. This probably shows that a major part of this infrared luminosity is due to star formation in the member galaxies. Another possible contribution would be the thermal emission from dust particles in the diffuse intracluster medium. However our method does not allow us to infer conclusions about this second hypothesis. Depending on their size and abundance, such particles would contribute to the infrared luminosity of galaxy cluster and have an impact on the cooling function of the baryons and thus on the formation of the large scale structures. This is an important cosmological question which still remains open.     

基于TIRP法的铝基复合材料均匀性检测

为检测碳化硅颗粒增强铝基复合材料的均匀性,利用与厚度无关声反射板(TIRP,Thickness Independent Reflector Plate)法对材料声速进行成像,排除了材料厚度的影响,提高了检测精度.介绍了TIRP法的基本原理和试验系统的结构,提出了一种基于双次扫描方式的TIRP实时成像方法,进一步提高了精度.利用底面反射回波法、单次扫描TIRP法和双次扫描TIRP法进行了试验,并对成像结果进行了比较,能够看出基于双次扫描的TIRP法可获得更准确清晰的声速图像.最后对误差来源进行了分析,指出了改进的方向.