大型光学望远镜扇形子镜支撑方法的探讨

基于对大型光学望远镜子镜的要求,比较六边形和扇形两种子镜的优缺点.用有限元法分析扇形子镜在自重下的变形,确定扇形子镜的支撑点数和排列方式.并具体分析了通过18点、24点、27点三种支撑点的排列方式,分别计算不同支撑点下的子镜变形.通过计算表明,27点的支撑方式可以满足子镜的镜面RMS小于10nm的技术要求,并讨论子镜的轴向和侧向支撑方案.计算了在轴向和侧向支撑的条件下,各子镜在水平,垂直以及45°三个极限位置的镜面RMS值.     

基于扇形子镜的12m光学红外望远镜拼接共相误差仿真分析

为满足国内对应用大型通用光学望远镜在光学红外波段进行天文观测的需求, 中国计划建设一架12 m大口径光学红外望远镜(12-meter large aperture optical-infrared telescope, LOT). LOT对于中国天文界具有极其重要的意义, 将会在近红外波段实现共相. LOT的主镜将采用子镜拼接的方案, 由72块扇形子镜拼接而成, 并且中央部分有一块直径4.5m的圆形镜. 分析了采用扇形子镜拼接方案下LOT的共相误差, 提供了详细的共相误差理论推导过程, 并对包括3种子镜面外误差在内的误差源进行深入的单独模拟和综合模拟. 在共相波长为1μm的条件下, 当服从正态分布的倾斜误差的均方根值小于0.016^\prime\prime或服从正态分布的活塞误差的均方根值小于42.5nm时, LOT的斯特列尔比大于0.8. 仿真结果对于采用共相拼接镜面主动光学的主镜在LOT中的应用具有重要意义.     

两镜拼接主动光学子镜位姿调整方法研究

建立一个两镜系统用于模拟拼接镜面中各子镜面的相对位姿关系。提出采用相邻子镜边缘安装边缘传感器和设置倾斜传感器相结合的方法对子镜倾斜(tip/tilt)及轴向平移(Piston)3个自由度进行检测的位姿检测方法。采用理论控制矩阵和实测控制矩阵进行主动校正实验,实验结果表明:理论控制矩阵校正时,边缘传感器均方根误差不大于7.4 nm,倾斜均方根误差不大于0.080″;实测控制矩阵校正时,边缘传感器均方根误差不大于7.3 nm,倾斜均方根误差不大于0.076″。研究结果可为环型拼接主动光学子镜间相对位置自由度探测不足的问题提供参考解决途径。     

拼接镜面主动光学电控系统的研究

介绍拼接镜面主动光学计算机控制的设计思想和研制的方法。计算机通过接口控制6套微位移促动器实现了同步工作;控制维持三块子镜的共焦和共面;采用6套电容式的微位置传感器来检测共面的位置,作为计算机闭环控制的反馈信号。位移促动器的控制分辨率为5nm左右。系统控制的位置误差rms值小于25nm。     

由两块拼接反射镜组成的光学系统的衍射能量分布

LAMOST的光学系统由反射施密特改正板MA 和球面主镜MB 组成 ,MA 和MB 均为对角径 1 .1m的六角形子镜的拼镜面 .本文计算了星在子午圈上时望远镜观测不同的天区零视场和有视场时的光学系统衍射能量分布 ,还计算了MA 不变MB 改为整块的 6m镜以及MA 和MB 均为对角径 1 .5m的六角形子镜的拼镜面的衍射能量分布 .对这些计算结果进行分析 ,论证了六角形子镜尺寸选择的合理性     

离轴扇形镜面非球面度的计算

我国天文学家提出了中国30m口径巨型望远镜(CFGT)建议。它的主镜是由17种不同类型的离轴非球面子镜呈圆环形排列拼接而成。考虑了这些子镜磨制过程中有关参数的计算方法，比较了不同的约束条件下的非球面度，给出了每一种非球面子镜在最佳约束条件下的最接近比较球面半径和最大非球面度，并绘制出了子镜镜面上每一点磨削量的三维图，可供将来子镜磨制作为参考。     

离轴二次曲面面型参数测量归算方法的研究

为了在制造过程中保证离轴非球面的光学特性,需要对其主要的面型参数进行严格控制,除了常规形式的顶点曲率半径和非球面系数外,还需要控制镜面的离轴量和离轴角.本文基于普通的二次曲面方程,推导了在新坐标系下的二次曲面表达式,并在这个坐标系下,利用Powell共轭方向法求取镜面的顶点曲率半径、二次曲面系数、离轴量和离轴角.通过对抛物面和双曲面两种形式不同外形的镜面数据的计算,拟合的RMS值可以达到10nm的精度,从而表明该测量计算方法可以有效地控制离轴面加工时的参数误差.     

LAMOST子镜镀膜研究进展

对大口径光学/红外天文望远镜而言,为保障其稳定高效运行,镜面镀膜是重要的维护环节之一.镀膜质量的好坏直接影响镜面光学反射率的高低,也严重影响到天文望远镜的成像质量、观测效率.国家重大科技基础设施—大天区面积多目标光纤光谱天文望远镜(Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope, LAMOST,又名郭守敬望远镜)自2009年6月通过国家竣工验收并逐步投入巡天观测,目前已进入第2个5 yr巡天计划阶段,取得近两千万的光谱产出和大批高显示度的科学成果. LAMOST共拥有24块施密特改正镜子镜和37块球面主镜子镜,为了确保在野外恶劣观测环境下镜面反射率维持在较高水平,每年要对大批子镜进行镀膜.主要介绍了镀膜需求、镀膜设备,并基于大量实验和多年的完善探索出一套可行的镀膜工艺流程,确保了LAMOST子镜极高的镀膜质量.镀膜后子镜平均反射率高达90%以上,满足了LAMOST光谱巡天的镜面反射率要求.     

一个巨型望远镜方案

提出一个有特色的巨型望远镜(FGT)方案．其主镜口径为30米，主焦比为1．2，由1095块圆环形子镜构成．采用地平式装置．光学系统包括Nasmyth系统、折轴(Coude)系统和一个大视场系统．提出一个由4个镜面组成的新的Nasmyth系统，在约10′的视场范围内像斑小于爱里斑，达到衍射极限．比传统的Nasmyth系统的衍射极限视场大得多．可在这样的大视场内同时作好几个小区域的衍射极限的观测．当由Nasmyth系统转换到折轴系统和大视场系统时，采用主动光学技术改变子镜的面形、倾斜和平移，产生一个新的主镜面形，使折轴系统和大视场系统都能得到很好的像质．大视场系统的视场直径25′，场曲轻微，并有可能校正大气色散．给出了子镜面形和位置的公差，并讨论了望远镜的装置和结构,方案中的特色和创新对未来大望远镜的研制有普遍意义．     

大型拼接镜面望远镜子镜装卸装置的研究

自从400 yr前伽利略第1次使用望远镜观测天空以来,人类为了探索更深的宇宙,望远镜的口径越做越大,拼接镜面望远镜成为趋势.本世纪初一批大口径拼接望远镜先后被研制出来,这其中包括我国的大天区面积多目标光纤光谱天文望远镜LAMOST.随着望远镜口径增大,子镜单元增多,子镜单元的装卸问题日益突出.本文试图对这一问题进行探讨,设计了一套用于LAMOST球面主镜的子镜单元装卸装置,希望为大口径望远镜的子镜装卸提供一些思路和借鉴.     

Acceleration of Numerical Integration of the Equations of Motion of Asteroids

Solar System Research - Finding and studying possible collisions of asteroids approaching the Earth requires a significant amount of computation. This paper describes the R0 program created to...     

Equation of state and anisotropy of pressure of magnetars

Magnetars are the neutron stars with the highest magnetic fields up to 10¹⁵–10¹⁶ G. It has been proposed that they are also responsible for a variety of extra-galactic phenomena, ranging from giant flares in nearby galaxies to fast radio bursts. Utilizing a relativistic mean field model and a variable magnetic field configuration, we investigate the effects of strong magnetic fields on the equation of state and anisotropy of pressure of magnetars. It is found that the mass and radius of low-mass magnetars are weakly enhanced under the action of the strong magnetic field, and the anisotropy of pressure can be ignored. Unlike other previous investigations, the magnetic field is unable to violate the mass limit of the neutron stars.     

Observations of the intensity of the penumbra of sunspots

Observations of the penumbral intensity of sunspots in 13 wavelength regions are presented. In 4 wavelength regions 54 sunspots are measured. In the other wavelength regions the number of sunspots considered ranges from 3–19.The penumbral intensity alters with position within the spot. This intensity variation is found to be comparable with the change in intensity from one spot to another. The penumbral intensity is found to be independent of spot size in the sample considered.The penumbra model of Kjeldseth Moe and Maltby (1969) with = 0.055 is supported by the measurements.     

A survey of orbits of co-orbitals of Mars

Many asteroids with a semimajor axis close to that of Mars have been discovered in the last several years. Potentially some of these could be in 1:1 resonance with Mars, much as are the classic Trojan asteroids with Jupiter, and its lesser-known horseshoe companions with Earth. In the 1990s, two Trojan companions of Mars, 5261 Eureka and 1998 VF₃₁, were discovered, librating about the L₅ Lagrange point, 60° behind Mars in its orbit. Although several other potential Mars Trojans have been identified, our orbital calculations show only one other known asteroid, 1999 UJ₇, to be a Trojan, associated with the L₄ Lagrange point, 60° ahead of Mars in its orbit. We further find that asteroid 36017 (1999 ND₄₃) is a horseshoe librator, alternating with periods of Trojan motion. This asteroid makes repeated close approaches to Earth and has a chaotic orbit whose behavior can be confidently predicted for less than 3000 years. We identify two objects, 2001 HW₁₅ and 2000 TG₂, within the resonant region capable of undergoing what we designate “circulation transition”, in which objects can pass between circulation outside the orbit of Mars and circulation inside it, or vice versa. The eccentricity of the orbit of Mars appears to play an important role in circulation transition and in horseshoe motion. Based on the orbits and on spectroscopic data, the Trojan asteroids of Mars may be primordial bodies, while some co-orbital bodies may be in a temporary state of motion.     

Graphical representation of periodic motion of the line of nodes of the Moon

In the text-books of astronomy, sections generally related to the Moon deal with the orbital elements of the Earth-Moon system such asa, e, i, , and the time of perigee passage. While the MEAN of the first of the three elements do not vary, mean longitude of the ascending node-mean longitude of the lunar perigee and the time of perigee passage undergoes secular as well as periodic changes due predominantly to the action of the Sun's gravitational attraction. While to a certain degree, explanations related to the calculation of the lunar orbit parameters are given, not a single graphical representation of these short- or long-periodic changes are presented. We allow the number of data related to these periodic changes must cover a large span of time; and if regression of the line of nodes or advances of the line of apses are to be graphically seen, data covering 18.61 and 8.85 yr, respectively, are needed. In this work we particularly aim at the graphical representation of the periodic changes of the line of nodes.