在卫星授时中电离层误差实时改正的双极化方法

在卫星定位与授时中，电离层折射误差的影响是十分重要的．目前采用的主要改正方法是双频法，还有电离层模型法．双频法要求卫星发射两个工作频率，而电离层模型法的偏差又较大，这对于使用单频接收机的用户来讲，电离层折射改正就成为一个严重问题，笔者提出的双极化法正好可以解决单频接收机所遇到的问题．双极化法是基于电离层的双折射特性．一个线极化波在电离层中传播时被分裂成两个圆极化波，即左旋圆极化波和右旋圆极化波传播，左旋与右旋圆极化波在电离层中传播的速度不同，则到达接收点的时间也就不同，通过测量两个圆极化波到达接收点的传播时廷差，即可确定电离层折射误差的改正量．     

射电天文及卫星测地中大气折射的改正及其精度

本文综述了电离层、对流层中电波折射引起的射电天文观测及卫星测地中的各种误差及各种改正方法和它们的精度。 对流层影响的主要改正方法是实测大气温度、压力等参数,用数学模型计算。电离层影响的改正目前有三种方法:一是实时测量电离层主要参数——电子总含量的变化,然后用数学模型方法改正。二是采用双频同时观测的手段来消除电离层折射的影响。三是采用自校准方法。文中还比较了两种不同的自校准方法——常规自校准方法和多余量自校准方法。     

提高中性大气折射延迟改正精度的可能途径

针对空间大地测量技术对中性大气折射延迟改正精度的要求,阐述了折射延迟改正值应随测站和随方位而异的必要性．指出,在尚不能直接测定天文大气折射值的情况下,现有的各种改正模型对大气分布模型的依赖性,不能达到预期的精度和降低观测的截止角．根据云南天文台低纬子午环的特殊结构,和测定大气折射的实践,提出了提高折射延迟改正精度的新方法,即：利用各观测站不同方位从天顶附近直到低地平高度角的天文大气折射实测数据,求解得到折射率差和映射函数的参数,从而建立随测站和随方位而异的大气折射延迟改正模型．这一新方法的实施,将能在不需采用大气分布模型的情况下,把天顶延迟的改正精度提高到1 mm以内,低地平高度角的折射延迟改正精度提高到厘米级,并且把截止高度角压缩到5°以内．     

GPS共视时间比对中的电离层时延改正问题

众所周知，GPS共视是目前国际上主要的时间传递比对技术，其中扣除电离层时延是很重要的一个方面。介绍了如何采用国际GPS服务中心(IGS-International GPS Service)公布的电离总电子含量(TEC-Total Electron Content)图来进行电离层时延改正。结果表明：对于单频GPS接收机，采用TEC图作电离层时延改正后的单站定时和共视比对精度比用理论模型作改正的精度有很大的提高。通过比较还表明，亚太地区的时间实验室之室的时间传递精度比欧美地区的要低，这可能是因为亚太地区用于测量TEC的IGS测站少，因而导致该地区的TEC的精度较低。     

测定天文大气折射和建立折射延迟实测模型的必要性

根据经典天体定位测量受天文大气折射的影响和现代空间大地测量对中性大气折射延迟改正的要求,分析了这些修正没有达到预期精度要求的原因:主要在于不能直接测定天文大气折射;文章针对这些影响量对大气分布模型的依赖性,改正值应随着不同的观测站和不同方位而异的要求,提出了提高这两种改正精度的有效途径:在各观测站不同方位的各天顶距,测定天文大气折射值,分别建立不同方位的大气折射实测模型,并利用实测数据,求解出折射率差和映射函数的参数,建立和采用随着观测站、随着方位而异的折射延迟改正模型。这一新方法的实施,将能在避免采用大气分布模型的情况下,把较低高度角的折射延迟改正精度从现在的米级提高到厘米级,并且把截止高度角压缩到5°以内。文章还论述了在各观测站多方向测定天文大气折射值的可能性。     

电磁波折射延迟的弯曲改正

针对中性大气折射延迟改正中压缩截止高度角和提高改正精度的要求,推导了电磁波折射延迟中由天文大气折射引起的路径弯曲改正的计算公式,这是在许多理论模型中给出中性大气折射延迟改正的公式时,都会在主项后边给出的,却又因为它是小量而常被忽略的一项改正.实际上,在不太低的高度角,例如15°,这一项就达到1 cm量级,是不能忽略的.李延兴等人专门对这一改正作了推导,给出了逐步逼近的计算方法和计算值;严毫健也曾给出了直接计算的公式,计算结果却比李延兴等人的小3倍多,这说明对该项改正有必要作进一步的研究,拿出简便可靠的计算公式.     

CTIO1m反射望远镜的色折射改正和星等差

利用ＣＴＩＯ（ＣｅｒｒｏＴｏｌｏｌｏＩｎｔｅｒ－ＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎＯｂｓｅｒｖａｔｏｒｙ）１ｍ反射望远镜观测球状星团ωＣｅｎ区域的Ｖ和Ｂ波段的照相底片，分析研究了色折射改正；描述了测定色折射改工项系数的方法，得到该望远镜在Ｖ和Ｂ波段照相观测的色折射改正项的系数分别为１．３５２１″和４．５４０３″．随后分析讨论了与星等有关的系统误差，结果表明，对大部分照相压片，星等差是很明显的．在利用底片常数归算时，星等的线性和二次项必须包括在内．     

双波长卫星激光测距

双波长卫星激光测距不必借助大气改正模型，利用双波长往返时间差就可以进行大气折射改正，采用皮秒级事件计时器等技术测量往返时间差，修正精度可以达到毫米量级，介绍了这一领域的研究进展、双波长大气改正的基本原理，分析了双波长激光测距的精度，最后对双波长卫星激光测距前景进行了展望。     

测定天文大气折射和建立电磁波折射延迟实测模型(Ⅴ)-视天顶距测定值的取得

简述了测定瞬时大气折射值以及建立电磁波折射延迟改正模型时,对视天顶距测定值的精度要求和消除系统误差的必要性;根据新的仪器误差理论,文章采取与国外高精度测量仪器的误差测量方法相对比的方式,介绍了专用测量仪器的各种主要误差的测定方法及其所能达到的精度;还介绍了在不同方位的观测时,视频CCD图像中星像的分布情况。     

电离层延迟改正模型综述

电离层延迟改正模型通常可以分为广播星历用的预报模型、广域差分用的实时模型、后处理模型3类,不同应用要求需要选择不同的模型。主要比较分析了几种常用的电离层延迟改正模型: 用于广域差分中生成格网模型的三角级数模型、多项式模型、低阶球谐函数模型等都可以获得很好的改正效果,且这3种模型基本上是等价的;电离层延迟谐函数展开模型可以用来分析电离层长时间系列的变化特征;国际电离层参考模型IRI的改正精度一般可以达到60％的效果;而GPS 星历采用的Klobuchar模型的参数设置存在一些不足,对此提出了一些改进措施。     

Instrumentation for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy

Considerable progress has been made in the last half-decade in the field of very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy (photons with energies between 10¹¹ and 10¹³ eV). The high background level due to the isotropic cosmic ray flux which has bedevilled the field since its inception in the early 1960's can now be reduced to such a degree that significant gamma-ray signals from several sources become visible within a few hours of observation. The instrumentation and methodologies which have made this possible are reviewed. A brief historical introduction is followed by a summary of the salient properties of the atmospheric Cherenkov flash associated with VHE gamma-ray events. The major components of a VHE gamma-ray astronomy telescope are then reviewed. This is followed by a discussion of the different methodologies currently being used to discriminate against the cosmic ray background. Properties of several specific installations are then summarized, and possible future developments in VHE instrumentation are briefly discussed.     

Production and processing of silicates in laboratory and in space

Since their formation in the outflows of evolved stars, materials suffer in space deep chemical and physical modifications. Most abundant elements (C, N, O, Mg, Si, S and Fe) are present in dust as refractory chemical species. Among them silicates are one of the main constituents. Spectroscopic observations in various astronomical environments have shown that magnesium rich silicates are present both in amorphous and in crystalline form. An accurate interpretation of these observations requires studies on the formation of silicate dust in the atmospheres of giant stars and their evolution in the interstellar medium until their inclusion in protoplanetary disks.Many theoretical works have described the chemical and physical evolution of solids in space and their link to observable optical properties. Laboratory studies of cosmic dust analogues are needed to investigate these processes experimentally.In this work, experiments aimed at simulating the formation of silicates in space are presented. In particular, the laser ablation technique is used to produce amorphous silicates with various Si-Mg-Fe content. The analysis of their thermal evolution is presented.     

Photometric and spectroscopic investigation of the oscillating Algol type binary: EW Boo

We obtained the physical and geometrical parameters of the EW Boo system, which exhibits short period and small amplitude pulsations as well as brightness variations due to orbital motion of components. Towards this end we carried out photometric observations at Ankara University Kreiken Observatory (AUKO) as well as spectroscopic observations at TUBITAK National Observatory (TNO). The light and radial velocity curves obtained from these observations have been simultaneously analyzed with PHOEBE and the absolute parameters of the system along with the geometric parameters of the components have been determined. Using model light curves of EW Boo, light curve regions in which the pulsations are active have been determined and as a result of analyses performed in the frequency region, characteristic parameters of pulsations have been obtained. We find that the results are compatible with current parameters of similar systems in the literature. The evolutionary status of the components is propounded and discussed.     

Adaptive Optics Image Restoration Based on Frame Selection and Multi-frame Blind Deconvolution

Restricted by the observational condition and the hardware, adaptive optics can only make a partial correction of the optical images blurred by atmospheric turbulence. A postprocessing method based on frame selection and multi-frame blind deconvolution is proposed for the restoration of high-resolution adaptive optics images. By frame selection we mean we first make a selection of the degraded (blurred) images for participation in the iterative blind deconvolution calculation, with no need of any a priori knowledge, and with only a positivity constraint. This method has been applied to the restoration of some stellar images observed by the 61-element adaptive optics system installed on the Yunnan Observatory 1.2m telescope. The experimental results indicate that this method can effectively compensate for the residual errors of the adaptive optics system on the image, and the restored image can reach the diffraction-limited quality.     

Neglected reverse Algol system: WZ Hor

This paper presents the first analysis of spectroscopic and photometric observations of the eclipsing binary star WZ Hor. Observations of the system were made at the Mt. John University Observatory in 2007. Since the light contribution of the secondary component was merely 2-3% of the total light of the system in the optical wavelengths, the radial velocity of the primary component could only be determined using the cross-correlation method. A single-lined spectroscopic orbital solution of WZ Hor was obtained, and the BVRI light curves of the system and radial velocity curve of the primary component were analysed simultaneously using the Wilson-Devinney method. The results describe WZ Hor as a reverse Algol-like binary star with a detached configuration. The following absolute parameters of the components were also derived: M₁ = 1.51 ± 0.03 M_⊙, M₂ = 0.66 ± 0.01 M_⊙, R₁ = 1.62 ± 0.02 R_⊙, R₂ = 0.66 ± 0.01 R_⊙, L₁ = 4.93 ± 0.64 L_⊙ and L₂ = 0.09 ± 0.02 L_⊙. The distance to WZ Hor was calculated as 95 ± 8 pc using distance modulus with correction for interstellar extinction, in agreement with the HIPPARCOS value.     

FT-IR microspectroscopy of extraterrestrial dust grains: Comparison of measurement techniques

Identification of astronomical dust composition rests on comparison of Infrared (IR) spectra with standard laboratory spectra; frequently, however, a single mineralogical composition is assumed for spectral matching. Advances in laboratory instrumentation have enabled very precise IR spectra to be measured on single grains and zones within grains; with a more complete set of spectral data for planetary dust, better compositional matches will be achieved for astronomical dust. We have compared several FT-IR spectroscopy techniques (open path transmission spectroscopy and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy of powders; microspectroscopy of single grains and powders and ATR spectroscopy of thin sections) to determine their utility for the direct measurement of the mid-IR spectra of small amounts of extraterrestrial grains. We have focussed our investigation on the spectra of the olivine series of silicates, (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄, a species frequently identified as one of the major constituents of interstellar dust. The positions of three characteristic SiO₄ stretching bands at ∼10.4, 11.3 and 12 μm were measured for comparison of the techniques. All methods gave satisfactory results, although care must be taken to guard against artefacts from sample thickness and orientation effects. Single grains hand-picked from meteorites can be analysed, but results are inaccurate if the grain size is too large (>1-10 μm). Spectra for single grains also show variations that arise from sample orientation effects. Once the analytical artefacts are taken into account, we found that measurement of powder with a diamond compression cell is best suited for the analysis of small amounts of materials.     

Early-type W UMa contact binary system: New data on V535 Ara

This paper presents the results of spectroscopic and photometric observations of the early-type W UMa system V535 Ara. New high-resolution spectra were taken at the Mt. John University Observatory in 2007. Radial velocities and spectroscopic orbital elements of the system were determined by applying KOREL spectral disentangling. The resulting orbital elements were: a₁sini = 0.0047 ± 0.0001 AU, a₂sini = 0.0146 ± 0.0001 AU, M₁sin³i = 1.85 ± 0.01 M_⊙, and M₂sin³i = 0.59 ± 0.01 M_⊙. The components were found to be in synchronous rotation following examination of their disentangled Hγ line profiles. Four photometric data-sets (1966 BV, 1967 BV, HIPPARCOS and ASAS) were modeled using the Wilson-Devinney method. The model describes V535 Ara as an A sub-type W UMa type eclipsing binary which has a fill out factor of 0.22 in marginal contact configuration. The simultaneous solution of light and radial velocity curves gave the following absolute parameters: M₁ = 1.94 ± 0.04 M_⊙, M₂ = 0.59 ± 0.02 M_⊙, R₁ = 2.09 ± 0.03 R_⊙, R₂ = 1.23 ± 0.02R_⊙, L₁ = 18 ± 3 L_⊙ and L₂ = 6 ± 1 L_⊙. The distance to V535 Ara was calculated as 123 ± 20 pc using distance modulus with correction for interstellar extinction.     

A revised DDO abundance calibration for population I red giants

Several arguments that justify establishing a revised abundance calibration for DDO photometry of population I red giants are presented. The components of the blanketing vector in the DDOC(45–48) vsC(42–45) diagram are determined for late-type dwarfs and giants. We have redefined the DDO cyanogen anomaly and calibrated it against metallicity. The sample of field giants now available with abundances derived from high dispersion spectroscopy is substantially larger than previously available, leading to a more accurate abundance calibration. Iso-abundance lines in theC(41–42) vsC(42–45) diagram have been determined for population IG and K giants and an iterative method for deriving abundances of these stars is described. We show that the new DDO abundances are in very good agreement with those derived from high dispersion spectroscopy. The new method improves by about 0.1 dex the DDO abundances derived for early G and/or late K giants, with respect to the δCN method of Janes (1975).     

3D Reconstruction from SECCHI-EUVI Images Using an Optical-Flow Algorithm: Method Description and Observation of an Erupting Filament

SECCHI-EUVI telescopes provide the first EUV images enabling a 3D reconstruction of solar coronal structures. We present a stereoscopic reconstruction method based on the Velociraptor algorithm, a multiscale optical-flow method that estimates displacement maps in sequences of EUV images. Following earlier calibration on sequences of SOHO-EIT data, we apply the algorithm to retrieve depth information from the two STEREO viewpoints using the SECCHI-EUVI telescope. We first establish a simple reconstruction formula that gives the radial distance to the centre of the Sun of a point identified both in EUVI-A and EUVI-B from the separation angle and the displacement map. We select pairs of images taken in the 30.4 nm passband of EUVI-A and EUVI-B, and apply a rigid transform from the EUVI-B image in order to set both images in the same frame of reference. The optical flow computation provides displacement maps from which we reconstruct a dense map of depths using the stereoscopic reconstruction formula. Finally, we discuss the estimation of the height of an erupting filament.     

The CCD photometric study of the newly identified RS CVn binary star V1034 Hercules

This paper presents a new CCD Bessell VR_cI_c light curves and photometric analysis of the newly discovered RS CVn type eclipsing binary star V1034 Her. The light curves were obtained at the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Observatory in 2006. Variations of the orbital period of the system were firstly studied. The (O − C) diagram with a low range of observing time of about 20 years shows an upward parabola, which indicates a secular increase in the orbital period of the system. The light curves are generally those of detached eclipsing binaries; however, there are large asymmetries between maxima. The VR_cI_c light curves were analysed with two different fitting procedures: Wilson–Devinney method supplemented with a Monte Carlo type algorithm and Information Limit Optimization Technique (ILOT). Our general results find V1034 Her. as a well detached system, in which the components are filling 65% of their Roche lobes. Light curve asymmetries of the system are explained in terms of large dark starspots on the primary component. The primary star shows a long-lived spot distribution with active longitudes in the same hemisphere.