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We have performed a joint survey of anisotropic ≳40 keV electron events from August 1997 to September 2000 using the matched
detectors on the Ulysses (ULS)/HI-SCALE and the ACE/EPAM instruments. A computer algorithm selected events with strong, statistically significant
pitch-angle anisotropies. Electron pitch-angle distributions at ACE (∼1 AU) are often ‘beams’ that are strongly collimated
along the local interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). These flare-associated impulsive injections can display rapid rise times
(∼15 min) and slower decays, or more irregular intensity histories. At ULS, the electron intensities are lower and the time
histories smoother, but strong anisotropies are still observable, indicating direct, nearly field-aligned propagation outward
from the Sun. We focus on four event periods, selected from the survey, during times when the angle between the footpoints
of the IMF lines intersecting ACE and ULS is small. These events span three full years and cover a wide range of distances
and heliographic latitudes. We found one reasonably good association between impulsive electron events at ACE and ULS, and
two events with small field-aligned gradients.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Livingstone C.E. Gray A.L. Hawkins R.K. Olsen R.B. 《Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE》1988,3(10):11-20
The airborne synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) system developed for the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) is described. It consists of two radars, at C -band and X -band. Each radar incorporates the following features: dual-channel receivers and dual-polarized antennas; a high quality, 7-look, real-time processor; a sensitivity time control for range-dependent gain control; a motion-compensation system for antenna steering in azimuth and elevation; and baseband I and Q signal phase rotation. The system also uses a high-power transmitter with a low-power back-up. The SAR maps to either side of the aircraft, at high or low resolution, at incidence angles which in high resolution span 0° to 80°. Radar operating parameters, data products, key specifications and the motion compensation scheme used are presented. Properties of the real-time imagery are discussed and examples of C -band SAR data in the three operating modes are given 相似文献
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The Geology of Mercury: The View Prior to the MESSENGER Mission 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
James W. Head Clark R. Chapman Deborah L. Domingue S. Edward Hawkins III William E. McClintock Scott L. Murchie Louise M. Prockter Mark S. Robinson Robert G. Strom Thomas R. Watters 《Space Science Reviews》2007,131(1-4):41-84
Mariner 10 and Earth-based observations have revealed Mercury, the innermost of the terrestrial planetary bodies, to be an
exciting laboratory for the study of Solar System geological processes. Mercury is characterized by a lunar-like surface,
a global magnetic field, and an interior dominated by an iron core having a radius at least three-quarters of the radius of
the planet. The 45% of the surface imaged by Mariner 10 reveals some distinctive differences from the Moon, however, with
major contractional fault scarps and huge expanses of moderate-albedo Cayley-like smooth plains of uncertain origin. Our current
image coverage of Mercury is comparable to that of telescopic photographs of the Earth’s Moon prior to the launch of Sputnik
in 1957. We have no photographic images of one-half of the surface, the resolution of the images we do have is generally poor
(∼1 km), and as with many lunar telescopic photographs, much of the available surface of Mercury is distorted by foreshortening
due to viewing geometry, or poorly suited for geological analysis and impact-crater counting for age determinations because
of high-Sun illumination conditions. Currently available topographic information is also very limited. Nonetheless, Mercury
is a geological laboratory that represents (1) a planet where the presence of a huge iron core may be due to impact stripping
of the crust and upper mantle, or alternatively, where formation of a huge core may have resulted in a residual mantle and
crust of potentially unusual composition and structure; (2) a planet with an internal chemical and mechanical structure that
provides new insights into planetary thermal history and the relative roles of conduction and convection in planetary heat
loss; (3) a one-tectonic-plate planet where constraints on major interior processes can be deduced from the geology of the
global tectonic system; (4) a planet where volcanic resurfacing may not have played a significant role in planetary history
and internally generated volcanic resurfacing may have ceased at ∼3.8 Ga; (5) a planet where impact craters can be used to
disentangle the fundamental roles of gravity and mean impactor velocity in determining impact crater morphology and morphometry;
(6) an environment where global impact crater counts can test fundamental concepts of the distribution of impactor populations
in space and time; (7) an extreme environment in which highly radar-reflective polar deposits, much more extensive than those
on the Moon, can be better understood; (8) an extreme environment in which the basic processes of space weathering can be
further deduced; and (9) a potential end-member in terrestrial planetary body geological evolution in which the relationships
of internal and surface evolution can be clearly assessed from both a tectonic and volcanic point of view. In the half-century
since the launch of Sputnik, more than 30 spacecraft have been sent to the Moon, yet only now is a second spacecraft en route
to Mercury. The MESSENGER mission will address key questions about the geologic evolution of Mercury; the depth and breadth
of the MESSENGER data will permit the confident reconstruction of the geological history and thermal evolution of Mercury
using new imaging, topography, chemistry, mineralogy, gravity, magnetic, and environmental data. 相似文献
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Hawkins S. Edward Darlington E. Hugo Murchie Scott L. Peacock Keith Harris Terry J. Hersman Christopher B. Elko Michael J. Prendergast Daniel T. Ballard Benjamin W. Gold Robert E. Veverka Joseph Robinson Mark S. 《Space Science Reviews》1997,82(1-2):31-100
A multispectral imager has been developed for a rendezvous mission with the near-Earth asteroid, 433 Eros. The Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) on the Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft uses a five-element refractive optical telescope, has a field of view of 2.93 × 2.25°, a focal length of 167.35 mm, and has a spatial resolution of 16.1 × 9.5 m at a range of 100 km. The spectral sensitivity of the instrument spans visible to near infrared wavelengths, and was designed to provide insight into the nature and fundamental properties of asteroids and comets. Seven narrow band spectral filters were chosen to provide multicolor imaging and to make comparative studies with previous observations of S asteroids and measurements of the characteristic absorption in Fe minerals near 1 µm. An eighth filter with a much wider spectral passband will be used for optical navigation and for imaging faint objects, down to visual magnitude of +10.5. The camera has a fixed 1 Hz frame rate and the signal intensities are digitized to 12 bits. The detector, a Thomson-CSF TH7866A Charge-Coupled Device, permits electronic shuttering which effectively varies the dynamic range over an additional three orders of magnitude. Communication with the NEAR spacecraft occurs via a MIL-STD-1553 bus interface, and a high speed serial interface permits rapid transmission of images to the spacecraft solid state recorder. Onboard image processing consists of a multi-tiered data compression scheme. The instrument was extensively tested and calibrated prior to launch; some inflight calibrations have already been completed. This paper presents a detailed overview of the Multi-Spectral Imager and its objectives, design, construction, testing and calibration. 相似文献
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It is argued that human factors professionals in large R&D organizations should have a centralized human factors group (or department) with a manager sensitive to human factors organizational issues. This arrangement permits these professionals to maximize their contributions to the design, development, and testing of a product or service. Managers of human factors groups and departments can help educated project managers about the value of human factors. Human factors groups, departments, and managers provide benefits to the company by resolving project conflicts concerning user-oriented designs. They help foster a sense of a behavioral sciences community within the R&D organization and aid in recruiting job candidates. They are good for the product or service, the company, and the human factors profession 相似文献
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Using a survey of anisotropic electron events in the energy range of ~40–300 keV observed by HI-SCALE on Ulysses, we have selected several time intervals during 1999 when Ulysses traveled from about 20° S at 5.2 AU (January 1999) to 42° S at 4.2 AU (January 2000). We compare these events with observations at ~1 AU using the nearly identical instrument, EPAM on ACE. In order to study the solar origins of these electrons using the imaging Nançay Radioheliograph, we further restricted the list of events to those in which interplanetary magnetic field lines with origins on the visible solar disk, intersected Ulysses. We find that not all the anisotropic electron events are observed by both spacecraft and there exists a strong dependence on the spacecraft's magnetic connection back to the Sun. We have identified the solar origin for five electron events using radio observations, and correlate these with interplanetary type-III radio emissions using the WIND/WAVES experiment. 相似文献
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Hawkins C.E. Silverstein S.D. Coulombe M.J. 《IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems》2009,45(3):857-868
Expressions describing the correspondence between moving-target artifacts for synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) and compact radar range (CRR) emulations are developed. Experimental results are then presented to verify the accuracy of these equations and to characterize the capacity of CRRs to emulate translating, vibrating, and rotating targets. We show that phase-compensation techniques can be applied to CRR data, providing a suitable test bed for SAR phase-compensation techniques. 相似文献
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Gold R.E. Krimigis S.M. Hawkins S.E. Haggerty D.K. Lohr D.A. Fiore E. Armstrong T.P. Holland G. Lanzerotti L.J. 《Space Science Reviews》1998,86(1-4):541-562
The Electron, Proton, and Alpha Monitor (EPAM) is designed to make measurements of ions and electrons over a broad range of
energy and intensity. Through five separate solid-state detector telescopes oriented so as to provide nearly full coverage
of the unit-sphere, EPAM can uniquely distinguish ions (Ei≳50 keV) and electrons (Ee≳40 keV) providing the context for the
measurements of the high sensitivity instruments on ACE. Using a ΔE×E telescope, the instrument can determine ion elemental
abundances (E≳0.5 MeV nucl−1). The large angular coverage and high time resolution will serve to alert the other instruments
on ACE of interesting anisotropic events. The experiment is controlled by a microprocessor-based data system, and the entire
instrument has been reconfigured from the HI-SCALE instrument on the Ulysses spacecraft. Inflight calibration is achieved
using a variety of radioactive sources mounted on the reclosable telescope covers. Besides the coarse (8 channel) ion and
(4 channel) electron energy spectra, the instrument is also capable of providing energy spectra with 32 logarithmically spaced
channels using a pulse-height-analyzer. The instrument, along with its mounting bracket and radiators weighs 11.8 kg and uses
about 4.0 W of power. To demonstrate some of the capabilities of the instrument, some initial performance data are included
from a solar energetic particle event in November 1997.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Lanzerotti L.J. Krimigis S.M. Decker R.B. Hawkins S.E. Gold R.E. Roelof E.C. Armstrong T.P. 《Space Science Reviews》2001,97(1-4):243-248
Charged particle instrumentation that will be flying on six spacecraft in the heliosphere between 1 and 90 AU during 2001–2004
will provide a global view of the interplanetary medium that has not heretofore been available. Comparative analyses of the
data that will be obtained will provide new understanding of the global evolution of heliospheric features such as traveling
shock waves, coronal mass ejections, solar activity-produced particle injections, and anomalous cosmic rays.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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The purpose of this report is to provide an introduction and overview of the Skylab medical program. Some of the more important medical systems and equipment provided for crew sustenance are described. The major inflight medical experiments are reviewed, and the test programs are discussed. The medical operations procedures and the techniques used to monitor crew health are reviewed to provide an understanding of the medical management of this complex mission. 相似文献