单频GPS接收机天线扼流圈的研制与测试

讨论了多路径效应对GPS共视比对的影响及削弱其影响的方法。结合综合原子时项目的需求,研制了适用于单频GPS接收机的天线扼流圈,并用零基线比对方法进行了测试。结果表明,研制的天线扼流圈可有效地削弱多路径效应的影响,并可明显地改善单频GPS接收机NTSCGPS-1的抗干扰能力。     

双频GPS接收机天线相位中心的测定

GPS接收机天线的相位中心,与厂家所确定的位置有偏差,在高精度定位测量中,是不容忽视的。讨论了用“旋转天线法”绘制GPS接收天线的相对相位方向图,来确定天线相位中心的原理方法.使用这种方法,天线相位中心位置的测定精度为1.5mm左右.     

特定电磁环境下“北斗一号”系统与GPS组合接收机天线的设计与评估

针对“北斗一号”（“BD-1”）系统与GPS系统组合接收机在特定电磁环境下的需求,设计了一种组合接收机天线。该组合天线融合了四臂螺旋天线（FHA）与GPS微带天线的特点,并考虑了天线的空间结构。设计的组合天线具有良好的电磁兼容性,仿真结果表明该天线对于接收“北斗”和GPS信号都具有较好的圆极化轴比和增益方向图。研制的组合天线在微波暗室测试中和实际使用中都取得了较好结果。     

CSAO多通道GPS／GLONASS接收机试运行结果

陕西天文台(CSAO)的多通道GPS/GLONASS接收机(R100/30T)自2001年6月起处于试运行阶段,经过系统调整和反复调试,两套接收机从8月8日以来取得正常接收结果.对两套接收机作了零基线共视比对,单通道GPS的单个记录的比对精度达±1.79ns;在同一时间多通道GPS比对平均值的精度达±0.82ns.GLONASS P码单通道的单个记录比对精度达±0.82ns,多通道平均值的精度达±0.57ns.上述精度与国际上同类型接收机相比较说明,CSAO的这两套R100/30T的质量较好(噪声小).CRL和CSAO的R100/30T数据的共视比对结果说明,把多通道GPS/GLONASS接收机用于远距离时间比对(尚未进行精密星历表改正),精度可以达到±4.79ns (GPS C/A码)和±2.27ns (GLONASS P码).     

静态测量型GPS接收机的研制及其性能

静态测量型GPS接收机系统由8通道、单频ST-1接收机和静态后处理软件两部分组成,通过跟踪测量卫星载波信号、测距码信号及数据码(包含有星历数据)信号,获得伪距和载波相位观测值,采用差分(主要是双差)处理方法,达到精确测定两接收机天线间相对位置的目的.基线测量精度为10mm+2ppm×D.     

关于GPS星期数跳变及其它

通过介绍GPS系统时间和星期数之间的关系,说明“GPS星期数跳变的缘由在于GPS导航电文中的星期数只占10比特”,所以引发类似于2000年到来的“千年问题”那样的“跳变”（rollove）。GPS星期数的最大值为1023,所以在1999年8月21日夜／22日凌晨,星期数将由1023跳变为0。每个GPS用户应该检查自己的接收机在跳变出现时能否正常工作。如果用户设各的软件不完善的话,接收机自身可能把新的“0”星期数翻译为1980年1月6日。部分GPS接收机也因此而显示不正确的数据、不正确的定位结果、甚至停止跟踪卫星。GPS用户应该与设备生产厂商联系,确定自己的接收机是否会受星期数跳变的影响。值得一提的是,授时系统工程中往往会遇到时间（时刻）跳变之类的问题。     

时间传递接收机天线坐标的检测方法

讨论利用全球定位系统 (GPS)共视观测数据 (GGTTS格式 )测定接收机天线坐标的原理和方法 ,采用此方法 ,发现日本国家计量研究院 (NRLM )、墨西哥国家计量院 (CNM )、土耳其国家计量院 (UME)在进行TAIGPS共视观测时采用的GPS接收机天线坐标存在明显偏差。经坐标偏差改正后 ,日本国家计量研究院与日本通信综合研究所 (NRLM CRL)、墨西哥国家计量院与美国国家标准、技术研究院 (CNM NIST)、土耳其国家计量院与法国巴黎天文台 (UME OP)的比对精度分别由 1 8.6ns、7.0ns、2 83.0ns提高到 3.0ns、4 .5ns、4 .7ns。     

天文教室：太空射电望远镜

甚长基线干涉仪 英文名称为“VLBI-Very Long Baseline Interferometry”。天文学家利用上期介绍的双天线干涉仪,可以分辨出很细小的射电源。理论上两台天线距离愈远,分辨率愈高。但当两台天线距离太远,就不能用电线或微波将它们接收到的信号连接起来。     

改进的国产GPS定时接收机的性能测量与分析

近几年,西安导航技术研究所生产了新型的GPS定时接收机,它在高频部件、线路结构、电源部件、防震装置和天线水平等方面进行了改进和更新。这种新接收机在上海天文台进行性能测量,并与老型接收机的性能进行比较,测量结果分析表明,新型接收机在信噪比、可靠性、接收缺损率和短期校频精度等方面都比老型接收机有较大提高,这种新型接收机适用于完成野外流动作业的高水平时间同步任务。     

GPS接收机天线相位中心偏差的检测

GPS接收机天线相位中心偏差是指GPS天线接收卫星信号的电气中心与基机械几何中心之差。在高精度测量中，这是不容忽视的。讨论了采用基线测量相对测定法确定天线相位中心在水平和垂直方向上的偏差的原理和方法，并给出了测量结果及建议。     

A thermodynamic model of high temperature lava vaporization on Io

We modified the MAGMA chemical equilibrium code developed by Fegley and Cameron (1987, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 82, 207-222) and used it to model vaporization of high temperature silicate lavas on Io. The MAGMA code computes chemical equilibria in a melt, between melt and its equilibrium vapor, and in the gas phase. The good agreement of MAGMA code results with experimental data and with other computer codes is demonstrated. The temperature-dependent pressure and composition of vapor in equilibrium with lava is calculated from 1700 to 2400 K for 109 different silicate lavas in the ONaKFeSiMgCaAlTi system. Results for five lavas (tholeiitic basalt, alkali basalt, Barberton komatiite, dunite, and a molten type B1 Ca, Al-rich inclusion) are discussed in detail. The effects of continuous fractional vaporization on chemistry of these lavas and their equilibrium vapor are presented. The predicted abundances (relative to Na) of K, Fe, Si, Al, Ca, and Ti in the vapor equilibrated with lavas at 1900 K are lower than published upper limits for Io's atmosphere (which do not include Mg). We predict evaporative loss of alkalis, Fe, and Si during volcanic eruptions. Sodium is more volatile than K, and the Na/K ratio in the gas is decreased by fractional vaporization. This process can match Io's atmospheric Na/K ratio of 10±3 reported by Brown (2001, Icarus 151, 190-195). Silicon monoxide is an abundant species in the vapor above lavas. Spectroscopic searches are recommended for SiO at IR and mm wavelengths. Reactions of metallic vapors with S- and Cl-bearing volcanic gases may form other unusual gases including MgCl₂, MgS, MgCl, FeCl₂, FeS, FeCl, and SiS.     

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Alkali and halogen chemistry in volcanic gases on Io

We use chemical equilibrium calculations to model the speciation of alkalis and halogens in volcanic gases emitted on Io. The calculations cover wide temperature (500-2000 K) and pressure (10⁻⁶ to 10⁺¹ bars) ranges, which overlap the nominal conditions at Pele (T=1760 K, P=0.01 bars). About 230 compounds of 11 elements (O, S, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, F, Cl, Br, I) are considered. The elemental abundances for O, S, Na, K, and Cl are based upon observations. CI chondritic elemental abundances relative to sulfur are used for the other alkalis and halogens (as yet unobserved on Io). We predict the major alkali species in Pele-like volcanic gases and the percentage distribution of each alkali are LiCl (73%), LiF (27%); NaCl (81%), Na (16%), NaF (3%); KCl (91%), K (5%), KF (4%); RbCl (93%), Rb (4%), RbF (3%); CsCl (92%), CsF (6%), Cs (2%). Likewise the major halogen species and the percentage distribution of each halogen are NaF (88%), KF (10%), LiF (2%); NaCl (89%), KCl (11%); NaBr (89%), KBr (10%), Br (1%); NaI (61%), I (30%), KI (9%). We predict the major halogen condensates and their condensation temperatures at P=0.01 bar are NaF (1115 K), LiF (970 K); NaCl (1050 K), KCl (950 K); KBr (750 K), RbBr (730 K), CsBr (645 K); and solid I₂ (200 K). We also model disequilibrium chemistry of the alkalis and halogens in the volcanic plume. Based on this work and our prior modeling for Na, K, and Cl in a volcanic plume, we predict the major loss processes for the alkali halide gases are photolysis and/or condensation onto grains. Their estimated photochemical lifetimes range from a few minutes for alkali iodides to a few hours for alkali fluorides. Condensation is apparently the only loss process for elemental iodine. On the basis of elemental abundances and photochemical lifetimes, we recommend searching for gaseous KCl, NaF, LiF, LiCl, RbF, RbCl, CsF, and CsCl around volcanic vents during eruptions. Based on abundance considerations and observations of brown dwarfs we also recommend a search of Io's extended atmosphere and the Io plasma torus for neutral and ionized Li, Cs, Rb, and F.     

Born–Infeld type phantom model in the ω–ω′ plane

In this paper, we investigate the dynamics of Born–Infeld (B–I) phantom model in the ω–ω′ plane, which is defined by the equation of state parameter for the dark energy and its derivative with respect to N (the logarithm of the scale factor a). We find the scalar field equation of motion in ω–ω′ plane, and show mathematically the property of attractor solutions which correspond to ω _φ ∼−1, Ω _φ =1, which avoid the “Big rip” problem and meets the current observations well.      

Study on the Stressed Mirror Polishing with a Continuous Polishing Machine for Large Aperture Off-axis Aspheric Mirrors

A special stressed annular polishing technique is proposed to mill the off-axis aspheric sub-mirrors of a large segmented mirror with an annular polishing machine. Based on the basic principle of stressed annular polishing technique, a set of special stressing mechanisms are designed to convert milling the aspheric surfaces of sub-mirrors with different off-axis distances into milling the spherical surfaces with identical radii of curvature, so that they can be pol- ished simultaneously on a continuous polishing machine. It took about contin- uous 40 hours to polish a scaled-down mirror of the planning Chinese Future Giant Telescope (CFGT) using this technique. This mirror has the 330 mm di- ameter, 3.6 m off-axis distance, and the 21.6 m radius of curvature, and its max- imum asphericity is 16 micron. The experiment shows that this method has a high effciency, suits batch manufacturing, especially the batch manufacturing of aspheric sub-mirrors of the segmented primary mirror of an extremely large aperture telescope.     

A Comparison of Several Image Locating Algorithms in Astronomical Instruments

In astronomical observations at optical wavelengths, a fast image tracking system can be adopted to reduce the effects of the atmospheric seeing and telescopic tracking error, and therefore improve the observing efficiency. Aiming at the need of astronomical observations, totally 5 kinds of algorithms in two categories were selected to make a comparative study on their accuracies and stabilities under different noise conditions by both numerical experiment and laboratory test. The results indicate that the normalized cross-correlation method and barycenter method have not only a higher accuracy but also a better reliability against interferences, they will be applied to the high-resolution spectrograph of the Xinglong 2.16 m telescope and the scienti?c instruments of the SONG (Stellar Observations Network Group) project, respectively.     

Shear and vorticity in a combined Einstein-Cartan-Brans-Dicke inflationary lambda-Universe

A combined BCDE (Brans-Dicke and Einstein-Cartan) theory with lambda-term is developed through Raychaudhuri’s equation, for inflationary scenario. It involves a variable cosmological constant, which decreases with time, jointly with energy density, cosmic pressure, shear, vorticity, and Hubble’s parameter, while the scale factor, total spin and scalar field increase exponentially. The post-inflationary fluid resembles a perfect one, though total spin grows, but the angular speed does not (Astrophys. Space Sci. 312: 275, 2007d).