超导SIS混频器空间应用发射锁定机构热胀特性测量研究

高灵敏度太赫兹探测模块(High Sensitivity Terahertz Detection Module, HSTDM)是中国空间巡天望远镜---巡天光学设施的后端模块之一, 其核心探测器采用可工作于10K温区的氮化铌超导SIS (Superconductor Insulator Superconductor)混频器. 超导SIS混频前端的锁定机构在力学和热学方面需相应的特殊设计, 以应对发射阶段的力学振动以及工作运行阶段的隔热要求. 为了确认在80K温区锁定机构与混频器前端有效分离, 针对超导SIS混频前端发射锁定机构所用特氟龙材料热胀特性, 开展基于低温LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer)测量和标记划痕法测量以及两种测量方法交叉验证. LVDT实验测量结果表明特氟龙材料收缩率随温度变化与理论模型基本一致, 在80K测得材料收缩率为1.86%. 据此分析, 超导SIS混频前端锁定机构在\lk 80K温度下可与10K冷级的超导SIS混频前端实现有效分离.     

科学工作流技术及在天文研究中的应用探讨

近几年来虚拟天文台技术的发展极为迅速,各国虚拟天文台研究相继启动,一系列虚拟天文台标准被提出并投入应用,有效地推动了信息技术在天文研究中的应用。科学工作流技术作为高性能计算与虚拟天文台中的关键技术,一直是研究的重点。但长期以来,受到业务工作流技术的影响,科学工作流的具体功能与作用,一直不被广大天文工作者理解和重视,限制了科学工作流的推广与应用。对科学工作流进行了深入分析,介绍了其基本功能和业务模型,详细比较了与业务工作流的差异。最后讨论了科学工作流在天文研究中的应用方法,对科学工作流的发展进行了展望。     

数字图象压缩方法在天文上应用的研究及实验

本文研究了数字图象压缩的方法、分类和原理以及该技术在天文领域应用的必要性。针对天文观测的特点和需要，经过分析比较，提出了天文图象压缩的可行性方案。通过应用计算机编程、压缩实验得到相应结果。文中对天文数字图象分别进行了以下压缩方法实验：无失真压缩中的哈夫曼编码和位平面编码；限失真压缩中的离散余弦变换编码及混合编码等。其压缩比分别可达到２—４．５（无失真压缩）和１０—３０（限失真压缩）。图像压缩所需时间随使用的计算机而异。文中详细列出各种压缩方法的实验结果。     

数字图象压缩方法在天文上应用的研究及实验

本文研究了数字图象压缩的方法，分类和原理以及该技术在天文领域应用的必要性。针对天文观测的特点和需要。经过分析比较，提出了天文图象压缩的可行性方案。通过应用计算机编程压缩实验得到相应结果。     

中国及邻区地震的天文潮汐触发特征研究——附加潮汐应力对发震断层的作用模式及其应用

本文在潮汐应力、构造应力、地震断层和岩石破裂滑动理论的基础上 ,建立了潮汐应力对地震断层作用的力学模式 ,该模式将潮汐应力与地震应力作用相结合 ,描述了沿地震主压应力和地震主张应力方向的附加潮汐应力对发震断层的力学作用方式 ,从而切入潮汐应力触发地震的物理机制 ,认为潮汐对地震的触发作用在实质上归结为潮汐应力对地震断层的促滑作用 ,这种促滑作用分增压型和减压型。在此模式基础上 ,对中国大陆及邻区的不同类型地震的潮汐触发性进行了研究 ,内容包括 :计算了中国及邻区一千多个地震震源处沿主压应力P轴和主张应力T轴方向的附加潮汐应力分量 ,分析了这些量对发震断层的作用方式 ,按纬度区域统计了受到潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层类型以及它们与潮汐应力作用方式的关系 ,得到了如下结论 :受到潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层的比例随区域纬度增加有减小趋势 ,其中 ,走滑型断层的比例在低纬区较大 ,而倾滑斜型断层的比例在中高纬度区较大 ;对整个统计区域而言 ,受增压型潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层数比例大于受减压型潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层 ;对不同的纬度区域 ,不同的潮汐应力作用方式与之促滑的发震断层类型也有不同的分布特征。最后 ,本文将中国及邻区受到潮汐触发作用的地震按构造应力     

中国及邻区地震的天文潮汐触发特征研究—附加潮汐应力对发震断层的作用模式及其应用

本文在潮汐应力、构造应力、地震断层和岩石破裂滑动理论的基础上，建立了潮汐应力对地震断层作用的力学模式，该模式将潮汐应力与地震应力作用相结合，描述了沿地震主压应力和地震主张应务方向的附加潮汐应力对发震断层的力学作用方式，从而切入潮汐应力触发地震的物理机制，认为潮汐对地震的触发作用在实质上归结为潮汐应力对地震断层的促滑作用，这种促滑作用分增压型和减压型。在此模式基础上，对中国大陆及邻区的不同类型地震的潮汐触发性进行了研究，内容包括：计算了中国及邻区一千多个地震震源处沿主压应力P轴和主张应力T轴方向的附加潮汐应力分量，分析了这些量对发震断层的作用方式，按纬度区域统计了受到潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层类型以及它们与潮汐应力作用方式的关系，得到了如下结论：受到潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层的比例随区域纬度增加有减小趋势，其中，走滑型断层的比例在低纬区较大，而倾滑斜型断层的比例在中高纬度区较大；对整个统计区域而言，受增压型潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层数比例大于受减压型潮汐应力促滑作用的发震断层；对不同的纬度区域，不同的潮汐应力作用方式与之促滑的发震断层类型也有不同的分布特征。最后，本文将中国及邻区受到潮汐触发作用的地震按构造应力区域划分，计算了这些地震发震时刻的日月位置参数，得到了各构造区域上具有潮汐触发物理机制的地震发震时的日、月位置参数分布图象。     

The Astronomical Potential of Optical Superconducting Detectors

The operational principles, current experimental status, and astronomical potential of a promising new class of optical photon detector based on superconductors is presented.     

Challenging Observations with the New Generation of Astronomical Facilities

This introductory paper reviews some topics in relation with the physics of galaxies and outlines a personal selection of highlights and key-questions in the field. The paper discusses how the new generation of astronomical facilities allows to address these questions on the observational side. And last, some future ambitious observational projects are briefly introduced, which will revolutionize our understanding of galaxies.     

A Method of Forecasting Solar Activity Based on Radio Astronomical Observations

We present the results of forecasting flare activity based on the data from microwave spectropolarimetric observations of active regions (ARs) obtained with the RATAN-600 radio telescope and the X-ray data from the GOES satellite as well as monitoring data. The method is designed for short-term (1–3-days) flare forecasts. Proton events are considered as part of the general flare problem. Obtaining a reliable forecast is a difficult process in view of the multi-parameter and multi-dimensional system of plasma parameter variations and multiple non-linear interconnections.We used a modified Tanaka–Enome criterion, as well a database of observational material collected over many years. The forecasting efficiency was analyzed depending on the threshold values of the criterion. We show that the quality of the radio astronomical forecast is determined by the level of sensitivity of the detector at short centimeterwavelengths and by the solar activity level.     

The Method of Differential Measurement of Astronomical Refraction and Results of Trial Observations

Because of the influence of atmospheric refraction the astronomical observations of the objects with the angles of elevation below 15° are generally avoided, but for the sake of the complete theoretical research the atmospheric refraction under the condition of lower angles of elevation is still worthy to be analyzed and explored. Especially for some engineering applications the objects with low angles of elevation must be observed sometimes. A new idea for determining atmospheric refraction by utilizing the differential method is proposed. A series of observations of the starry sky at different heights are carried out and by starting from the zenith with a telescope with larger field of view, the derivatives of various orders of atmospheric refraction function at different zenith distances are calculated and finally the actually observed values of atmospheric refraction can be found via numerical integration. The method does not depend upon the strict local parameters and complex precise observational instrumentation, and the observational principle is relatively simple. By the end of 2007 a simply constructed telescope with a larger field of view at Xinglong Observing Station was employed to carry out trial observations. The values of atmospheric refraction at the true zenith distances of 44.8° to 87.5° were obtained from the practical observations based on the differential method, and the feasibility of the method of differential measurement of atmospheric refraction was preliminarily justified. Being limited by the observational conditions, the accuracy of the observed result was limited, the maximal accidental error was about 6” and there existed certain systematic errors. The value of the difference between the result obtained at the zenith distance of 84° and that given in the Pulkovo atmospheric refraction table was about 15”. How to eliminate the cumulative error introduced due to the integration model error is the key problem which needs to be solved in future.     

Constraining the Parameterized Neutron Star Equation of State with Astronomical Observations

We utilize the phenomenologically parameterized piecewise polytropic equations of state to study various neutron star properties.We investigate the compliance of these equations of state with several astronomical observations.We also demonstrate that the theoretical estimates of the fractional moment of inertia cannot explain all the pulsar glitches observed.We model the crust as a solid spheroidal shell to calculate the fractional moment of inertia of fast-spinning neutron stars.We also show th...     

北京天文台对FFS事件的观测研究

从观测手段和取得的资料两个方面,评价了两个太阳峰年中北京天文台所观测到的太阳射电爆发中毫秒级快速精细结构（FFS）的观测结果．估计了新的观测仪器在第23周峰年将取得的观测结果．也讨论了在观测研究中值得重视的一些问题．     

在乌鲁木齐天文站25米天线上进行的脉冲星观测

１９９６年１月，由北京天文台、北京大学、乌鲁木齐天文站组成的研究小组完成了乌鲁木齐天文站２５ｍ天线的脉冲星观测系统，取得了一些脉冲星的观测结果。共成功地观测了８颗脉冲星，得到４颗脉冲星的轮廓图；还观测到ＰＳ１１３３＋１６的反常模式。乌鲁木齐天文站将成为我国重要的脉冲星观测基地。     

The Master Mobile Astronomical System. Optical Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts

The operating principles of the telescope-robot system MASTER (Mobile Astronomical System of Telescopes-Robots, http://observ.pereplet.ru), designed to search for fast transient phenomena in the optical range, are described. The robot-telescope includes the following: a Richter-Slefogt telescope with D=355 mm, F/D=2.4, a Richter-Slefogt telescope with D=200 mm, F/D=2.4, a Flugge telescope with D=280 mm, F/D=2.5, a TV camera with a field of 20x40 degrees, and three CCD cameras. A German mount with a slew rate of 8 deg/s is used. MASTER obtains images down to 19^m in a field of 6 square degrees in a 1.5 minute exposure. We present some observations of the optical afterglow of cosmic gamma-ray bursts. MASTER was the first system in Europe to record optical emission from GRB030329.__________Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 463–475 (August 2005).     

射电干涉测量对天文脉泽研究的贡献

天文脉泽已成为一个迅速的研究领域，重点评述了射电干涉测量对天文脉泽观测和研究所起的作用。