A new inversion method of plasma density distribution of plasmasphere in the geomagnetic equatorial plane from IMAGE data

The plasma density distribution of plasmasphere in the geomagnetic equatorial plane can help us study the magnetosphere like plasmasphere, ionosphere and their kinetics. In this paper, we introduce a new inversion method, GE-ART, to calculate the plasma density distribution in the geomagnetic equatorial plane from the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) data of IMAGE satellite under the assumption that the plasma density is constant along each geomagnetic field line. The new GE-ART algorithm was derived from the traditional Algebraic Reconstruction Techniques (ART) in Computed Tomography (CT) which was different from the several existing methods. In this new method, each value of the EUV image data was back-projected evenly to the geomagnetic field lines intersected by this EUV sight. A 3-D inversion matrix was produced by the contributions of all the voxels contained in the plasmasphere covered by the EUV sensor. That is, we considered that each value of the EUV image data was relative to the plasma densities of all the voxels passed through by the corresponding EUV radiation, which is the biggest difference to all the existing inversion methods. Finally, the GE-ART algorithm was evaluated by the real EUV data from the IMAGE satellite.     

UVCS/SOHO Observations of H I Lyman Alpha Line Profiles in Coronal Holes at Heliocentric Heights Above 3.0 R⊙

The Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS) on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has been used to measure spectral line profiles for H I Lyα in the south polar coronal hole at projected heliocentric heights from 3.5 to 6.0 R_⊙ during 1998 January 5–11. Observations from 1.5 to 2.5 R_⊙ were made for comparison. The H I Lyα profile is the only one observable with UVCS above 3.5 R_⊙ in coronal holes. Within this region the outflowing coronal plasma becomes nearly collisionless and the ionization balance is believed to become frozen. In this paper, the 1/e half widths of the coronal velocity distributions are provided for the observed heights. The velocity distributions include all motions contributing to the velocities along the line of sight (LOS). The observations have been corrected for instrumental effects and interplanetary H I Lyα. The half widths were found to increase with projected heliographic height from 1.5 to 2.5 R_⊙ and decrease with height from 3.5 to 5 R_⊙. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A review of 9-year performance and operation of the MOPITT instrument

The MOPITT (Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere) instrument has provided more than nine years of global carbon monoxide (CO) measurements on a continuous basis since its launch aboard the Terra Spacecraft on December 18th, 1999. This paper gives an overview of the core sub-system performance and major issues of the in-flight instrument over the mission period. Some of the instrument anomalies are also discussed. The major successes are: (1) the concept of using a combination of correlation systems such as Length Modulated Cells (LMCs) and Pressure Modulated Cells (PMCs) to retrieve CO profiles in the troposphere; (2) the redundant design in the instrumentation which was crucial for coping with unexpected in-flight anomalies and for continuing the mission in the case of component failure; (3) the thermal environment on orbit that is so stable that some calibration procedures are not necessary; and (4) the recent production of CO total column retrieved from the MOPITT 2.3 μm channel.     

Fronts and thermohaline structure of the Brazil–Malvinas Confluence System

Fronts and thermohaline structure of the Brazil–Malvinas Confluence System (BMCS) are studied from climatic data, “Marathon Exp. Leg.8, 1984” data, and Sea surface temperature (SST) data base “ds277-Reynolds” (1981–2000). The South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) is divided in two main types: tropical (TW) and subtropical water (ST). Water masses, Fronts, Inter-Frontal and Frontal Zones are analysed and classified: (a) the water masses: Tropical Low-Salinity Water, Tropical Surface Water, Tropical Tropospheric Water, Subtropical Low-Salinity Water, Subtropical Surface Water, Subtropical Tropospheric Water. T,S characteristics of intermediate, deep and bottom water defined by different authors are confirmed and completed; (b) the Inter-Frontal Zones: Tropical/Brazil Current Zone, Subtropical Zone and Subantarctic Zone; (c) the Frontal Zones: Subtropical, Subantarctic and Polar, and (d) the Fronts: Subtropical Front of the Brazil Current, Principal Subtropical Front, North Subtropical Front, Subtropical Surface Front, South Subtropical Front, Subantarctic Surface Front, Subantarctic Front and Polar Front. Several stable T–S relationships are found below the friction layer and at the Fronts. The maximum gradient of the oceanographic characteristics occurs at the Brazil Current Front, which can be any of the subtropical Fronts, depending on season. Minimum mean depth of the pycnocline coincides with the Fronts of the BMCS, indicating the paths of low-salinity shelf waters into the open ocean. In the work it is shown how to recover the horizontal and vertical thermohaline structure of waters from satellite data RSMAS SST.     

基于Lab windows／CVI的电动舵机测试设备软件开发

基于Lab windows/CVI虚拟仪器开发平台,结合某飞控系统电动舵机自动测试设备的软件开发,介绍了数据库软件和功能模块软件应用的关键技术,并对软件的主要技术特点进行了分析.     

分布式网络化协同测试系统的设计与实现

根据飞机飞行操纵控制系统试验室环境地面模拟试验和外场环境地面机上试验测试的要求，提出并实现了基于虚拟仪器测试技术与网络技术的分布式网络化协同测试系统，详细说明了网络环境测试数据的实时交换与资源共享，结果表明，将客户机／服务器（C／S）与浏览器／服务器（B／S）结合起来，采用分布式多层复合体系结构，降低了成本，提高了效率。     

O-star winds in the Magellanic Clouds and the Milky Way

UV P-Cygni profiles of OB-stars in the Magellanic Clouds (observed with HST), and the galaxy (observed with IUE) are analyzed empirically using a line formation procedure similar to the one described by Lamers et al. (1987). The assumption of a constant microturbulencev _turb throughout the wind is dropped and replaced by a radially increasing turbulence parameterv _turb(v), thus improving the fit for the emission peaks substantially, and at the same time avoiding the need for a justification of extremely supersonic turbulence in the vicinity of the wind's sonic point. The Sobolev optical depth is determined interatively at fixed velocities in the wind, which removes the bias introduced by the choice of a specific parameterization function. Where it was possible and necessary a full photospheric spectrum was used to illuminate the wind line. The terminal velocitiesv are are found to be largest in the Galaxy, smallest in the Small Magellanic Cloud, and intermediate or similar to galactic in the Large Cloud.     

基于电化学沉积的高深宽比无源MEMS惯性开关的研制

基于电化学沉积技术在金属基底上制作了一种新型的无源MEMS惯性开关。针对高深宽比、细线宽微电铸用光刻胶模具制作过程中,由于SU-8胶膜严重侧蚀导致的胶膜制作困难、质量低下的问题,进行了紫外光刻试验研究。试验研究了不同曝光剂量和后烘时间对SU-8胶光刻效果的影响,优化了光刻工艺参数。采用降低曝光剂量和延长后烘时间相结合的方法解决了高深宽比、细线宽SU-8胶膜制作困难的问题,制作出高质量的微电铸用光刻胶模具。最后,在上述试验结果基础上制作了一种高深宽比、无源MEMS惯性开关。其外形尺寸为3935μm×3935μm×234μm,其中最细线宽12μm,单层最大深宽比达10∶1,多层最大深宽比达20∶1。     

空间紫外真空环境和电离辐射环境对橡胶密封件硬度的综合影响

介绍通过空间环境模拟试验了解橡胶密封件硬度的环境稳定性。模拟环境主要是真空、紫外和带电粒子。试件选用准备上天的各种尺寸硅橡胶和丁腈橡胶密封件。总的紫外辐照量为3195 ESH(等效太阳小时),总电离辐射剂量为3×10~5rad(Si)。选择邵氏硬度作为橡胶硬度的考核性能,紫外真空环境试验后,硅橡胶密封件的平均硬度增加了3.7%,丁腈橡胶密封件的平均硬度增加了14%～23%。试件在紫外辐照后进行的电离辐射试验,试验后测试发现,橡胶密封件的硬度没有明显有规律的变化。     

国外紫外空间探测器发展综述

文章首先介绍了紫外线的谱段范围和特点,然后从紫外天文、对行星和卫星的空间探测和人造地球卫星等三个方面的应用,阐述了国外近年来紫外探测器发展和具体用途.最后针对紫外独有的特点,提出中国在该领域可能的发展方向和应重点研究的方向.