大口径射电望远镜主面误差分析与修正

建立了40 m口径射电望远镜天线结构有限元模型,依据模型分析结果,对40 m口径射电望远镜天线主面误差进行了分析和数值计算;从误差修正的角度,分别对主面误差的最佳拟合修正、安装角预调的工作仰角综合修正进行了分析与数值计算．误差修正后的计算结果表明,主面精度得到了大幅度的提高．分析结果为该望远镜天线的实际建造提供了参考．     

考虑轨道不平度的射电望远镜指向修正方法

目前国内外射电望远镜指向修正大多采用线性修正模型,这种方法未考虑非线性偏差对指向的影响,其修正精度有一定局限,为此提出一种用于大型轮轨式射电望远镜考虑方位轴非线性倾斜偏差的指向修正方法。针对国家天文台密云50 m射电望远镜,对其进行全轨水平度测量,通过有限元建模并仿真计算天线方位轴的非线性倾斜偏差,同时通过实验测量了由于轨道不平度引起的俯仰轴角测量误差并进行了有限元仿真验证。应用天线指向试验数据进行考虑方位轴非线性倾斜偏差指向误差修正,得到新的指向辨识参数及指向残差分布。该修正方法与线性修正模型相比,总的指向精度提高了约0.578 3″。     

斜轴式太赫兹天线的卡焦近场全息测量研究

天线反射面的面形精度直接影响天线效率, 是望远镜的关键指标之一. 近场射电全息具有测量精度高, 便捷高效的优点, 是毫米波和亚毫米波射电望远镜面形检测最为常用的方法之一, 卡焦近场全息可以完整测量望远镜光路中整体的面形误差. 斜轴式机架结构能够更好地适应太赫兹望远镜在极端台址环境下的整体保温和热控需求, 但斜轴天线特殊的转动特性会在近场全息测量过程中引入额外的系统误差. 针对斜轴式天线的卡焦近场全息测量, 分析了数据处理中需要额外考虑的参考路接收机位置和副面衍射的影响, 并在1.2m口径斜轴式太赫兹天线上开展了测量实验. 实验结果表明, 卡焦近场全息测量的重复测量精度优于2.0μm RMS (Root Mean Square), 面形误差分布与摄影测量所得结果一致, 验证了误差分析与修正的正确性.     

用ANSYS优化一米望远镜主镜18点底支承位置

一米级天文望远镜主镜常采用18点底支承设计,以降低主镜面在重力作用下产生的变形误差。为了确保镜面变形达到设计要求的精度,必须要设计出最佳的支承位置。综合利用有限元分析软件ANSYS提供的零阶、一阶、随机搜索等优化工具对支承位置进行优化分析,可以找到最佳设计,实践证明这是一种快速有效的优化方法。     

轨道不平度对天线指向的影响分析与修正

基于天线轨道不平度对望远镜指向的影响机理,测量并分析采用整体焊接轨道技术后的乌鲁木齐南山26 m射电望远镜(NanShan Radio Telescope,NSRT)天线轨道误差的分布情况及对指向的影响,从而对指向模型进行修正.采用移动最小二乘法(Moving Least-Squares,MLS)将测得的天线轨道高度差拟合成一个闭合的轨道高度分布曲线,确定因轨道不平度影响的天线方位轴偏差,对比实测天线座架变形的方位轴偏差,发现二者具有较强的相关性.考虑到天线座架重力变形的偏差包含南北向和东西向偏差,建立新的指向偏差模型进行校正.最后通过对已知校准射电源进行扫描测量,将指向偏差数据进行拟合.结果表明:新建的指向修正模型能够抑制已知指向模型偏差中的正弦分量,从而说明所建模型很好地反映了天线的指向偏差并对偏差具有一定修正作用.     

大型双反射面天线指向误差评估算法

针对天线变形耦合影响指向误差评估精度的问题,提出基于几何光学的大型双反射面天线指向误差评估算法。通过建立变形反射面天线的最佳吻合抛物面、偏移副反射面以及馈源在基坐标下的数学模型,计算反射面辐射区间并确定指向误差权重因子,最终建立天线的指向误差评估模型。为验证算法的正确性,应用该模型对一座在建70 m天线的多组虚拟变形工况进行指向误差评估,其结果与现有波束偏移因子算法以及电磁仿真算法的评估结果进行对比,结果表明,该模型评估的指向误差结果与电磁仿真算法以及波束偏移因子算法的评估结果吻合,所提算法正确。该算法为分析天线变形耦合对指向误差评估精度的影响提供了理论依据,在一定程度上提高了天线的指向误差评估精度。     

主反射面变形引起的天线指向误差修正方法

射电天线指向精度通常要求小于主波束宽度的1/10, 对于短厘米波段或毫米波段的大口径反射面天线, 指向精度要求高达几个角秒, 对于天线性能目标的实现是个巨大的挑战, 因此对于大口径高频段的反射面天线来说指向问题成为天线性能实现的重要关注焦点. 在众多影响天线指向精度的结构子系统因素中, 对主反射面变形因素的研究很少. 文章结合天线的结构特点建立了反射面空间坐标系统, 并基于变形后主面点的空间坐标值, 提出了3自由度下的非线性最小二乘吻合的方法去精准预测天线指向. 最后利用空间几何关系严格推导出了服务于天线指向误差修正的俯仰和方位的精确调整量, 从而构建了主面变形同指向误差之间的间接关系, 这对大型射电天线指向精度的提升具有一定的指导意义.     

采用光学指向系统建立天马13m望远镜指向模型

描述了采用光学望远镜辅助天马13m射电望远镜进行指向测量以及建立指向误差修正模型的方法. 对于小口径望远镜, 指向校准目标源比较少, 用射电法建立指向模型难以覆盖全天区. 利用上海天文台天马13m射 电望远镜进行光学望远镜辅助射电望远镜指向测量研究, 在13m天线背架上安装一套光学指向系统, 获得了优 于3''的重复测量误差. 此外, 通过对影响天线指向因素的分析, 建立了包含8个误差项的指向误差修正模型以及 光轴和电轴偏差模型. 将指向模型代入天线伺服控制系统, 对校准目标射电源进行十字扫描, 得到指向样本残差约 为5''. 该研究可以为实现高精度指向建模提供一种参考方法.     

天线面板重力变形的主动控制量计算方法研究

提出了理想反射面及2参数、5参数和6参数最佳吻合抛物面方法,计算大型卡氏天线结构重力变形后主反射面板的调整量和对应的副反射面调整量,同时分析馈源偏焦对天线电性能的影响.以上海天文台天马65 m望远镜(TM65m)为研究对象,综合对比分析促动器调整量、6杆并联机构调整量、主反射面精度及偏焦后天线指向变化等,认为针对实际结构而言,经过调整修正后,6参数最佳吻合抛物面方法可以作为高精度天线理想的计算面板变形主动控制量方法,计算结果为天线的主动控制提供初调数据.     

天籁实验抛物柱面天线阵结构设计与力学分析

为了满足大面积天区的射电巡天观测,完成对大尺度结构的精确测量和对暗能量的探测,需要设计可安装大量馈源单元的大规模射电干涉阵列天线。抛物柱面的结构形式能较好满足工作需求,对抛物柱面天线阵进行了结构的选型设计。基于有限元方法及有限元分析软件,建立了用于暗能量射电探测的抛物柱面天线阵结构的有限元模型,计算分析了在重力、冰雪和风力等载荷作用时反射面的变形情况。仿真计算分析结果表明:设计的用于暗能量射电探测的天线结构在各种工况下反射面变形量较小,能满足各项设计技术指标要求,从而验证了天线阵结构的合理性、稳定性和可靠性。     

LAMOST反射施密特改正板风载分析

本文介绍LAMOST反射施密特改正板系统在风载下的变形及象质变化情况。文中建立了改正板系统的整体有限元模型 ,并计算分析了在技术要求规定的风载下的响应 ,计算结果表明反射施密特改正板支撑结构的设计是满足技术要求的     

有限元分析技术在空间太阳望远镜结构设计中的应用

有限元分析技术是现代工程领域中进行结构分析的一种数值方法，已经广泛应用于天文仪器设计。它可使设计者了解被设计对象相应的特性，发现强度或刚度等方面的薄弱点，从而改进和优化设计。以空间太阳望远镜主桁架和主镜室的设计为例，从几何建模、单元划分入手，对静力学分析、模态分析、动态响应和热分析等各方面在空间太阳望远镜设计中的应用进行了阐述；分析了有限元分析存在的误差、产生的原因以及如何减少误差；叙述了有限元分析技术应用于天文仪器尤其是空间天文仪器的发展趋势。     

Study on the pointing model of a slant-axis terahertz antenna

This paper describes the establishment and verification of an accurate pointing model for a1.2 m aperture slant-axis terahertz antenna. A new analytical pointing model for the slant-axis antenna is presented based on an analogy to that of the alt-azimuth antennas. Furthermore, extra error terms are added to the pointing model based on the structure and mechanical analysis of the slant-axis antenna. To verify the pointing model experimentally, a pointing error measurement method based on photogrammetric techniques is proposed. Using this method, pointing behaviors of the antenna are accurately measured without the aid of astronomical observations, and major sources of the pointing errors are measured individually by photogrammetry and their respective coefficients are compared with those in the analytical pointing model.The results show that an extended pointing model consisting 21 error terms can significantly reduce the residual systematic errors compared with the traditional model, more details are given in the following sections.     

Analysis and Correction of the Influence of Track Irregularity on the Antenna Pointing

According to the influence mechanism of the antenna track irregularity on the telescope pointing accuracy, the distribution of the track errors and their influence on the pointing of the Urumqi Nanshan 26 m telescope are reanalyzed after the antenna track was reformed by using the whole-body welding technology, and hereby the pointing error model is correspondingly revised. By using the moving least-squares method, the measured height errors of the antenna track plane are fitted with a closed curve, and the tilt of the antenna azimuth axis caused by the track irregularity can be determined accordingly. Comparing it with the measured deviation of the antenna azimuth axis caused by the deformation of antenna pedestal, it can be found that both deviations are strongly correlated. A new pointing error model is established in view of the gravity deformation of antenna pedestal, which includes the north-south and east-west components, as well as the antenna track irregularity. Finally, by scanning a known calibration radio source at different positions in the sky, the measured pointing errors are fitted with the new pointing error model. The result shows that the sinusoidal component of the model error can be well constrained by the new pointing correction model, indicating that the new model can reflect very well the antenna pointing error, and can amend it to a certain extend.     

The OPD photometric survey of open clusters II. robust determination of the fundamental parameters of 24 open clusters

In the second paper of the series we continue the investigation of open cluster fundamental parameters using a robust global optimization method to fit model isochrones to photometric data. We present optical UBVRI CCD photometry (Johnsons-Cousins system) observations for 24 neglected open clusters, of which 14 have high quality data in the visible obtained for the first time, as a part of our ongoing survey being carried out in the 0.6 m telescope of the Pico dos Dias Observatory in Brazil. All objects were then analyzed with a global optimization tool developed by our group which estimates the membership likelihood of the observed stars and fits an isochrone from which a distance, age, reddening, total to selective extinction ratio R_V (included in this work as a new free parameter) and metallicity are estimated. Based on those estimates and their associated errors we analyzed the status of each object as real clusters or not, finding that two are likely to be asterisms. We also identify important discrepancies between our results and previous ones obtained in the literature which were determined using 2MASS photometry.     

Semi-empirical model of absorption and scattering by isotropic fractal aggregates of spheres

Existing models of scattering by fractal aggregates of spheres are generally accurate but somewhat complicated and time consuming. Therefore, they are not easily usable for atmospheric studies that need intensive computations. We propose here a simple and fast model, based on Mie scattering and a set of empirical rules, that determines the scattering and absorption cross sections as well as the intensity phase function of isotropic fractal aggregates of identical spheres. This model is 10–50 times faster than the mean field model it is based on, and is easily derivable from a regular Mie code. The parameters of the present model are optimized for values of the real refractive index between 1.2 and 2.2, for imaginary refractive index less than 1 and for the product of real refractive index and spherical size parameter less than 10. This range was chosen as representative of typical particles in planetary atmospheres, for example, Titans aerosols.     

A Research on the Gravity Deformation of Delingha 13.7m Telescope

Based on digital photogrammetric measurements, the antenna panels of the Delingha 13.7m radio telescope are adjusted to make the main dish have an optimal paraboloidal surface at the elevation of 52°, thus the overall antenna efficiency is optimized for different observing elevations. Observations indicate that the aperture efficiency of the telescope has been improved approximately twice in comparison with the antenna panels adjusted on the basis of theodolite measurements. According to the results of the measurements at different elevations, the models of antenna gravity deformation are built, including the displacement and tilt angle of the subreflector, as well as the focal length and surface error of the main reflector, as functions of elevation angle. In the process of modeling the gravity deformation of the main dish, instead of the direct calculation method, the least square fitting on the measured surface errors at different elevation angles is adopted, in order to reduce the effect of measurement errors on the accuracy of the model.     

基于应变的变形副反射面位姿形貌快速重构方法

随着双反射面天线口径的增大、工作频段的升高,天线对副反射面的精度要求也越来越高.当天线受到自重以及风荷、温度等外界因素的影响时,为了更好地保证满足天线的高指向精度等电性能要求,基于应变传感器和模态叠加原理,分别利用天线变形后副反射面支撑腿与副反射面自身结构的应变值来快速重构副反射面的位姿、形貌,便于副反射面调整机构对其进行实时修正,以实现更加精准的主副反射面位置匹配,降低因天线结构变形造成的波束指向误差和增益损失.     

一种偏振定标单元方位角误差的约束非线性最小化优化定标方法

偏振定标单元(Polarization Calibration Unit, PCU)对于定标由偏振系统和天文望远镜产生的仪器偏振至关重要, 然而偏振定标单元 中偏振元件光轴的方位角误差是限制定标精度的主要因素之一. 为解决该问题, 提出了一种基于约束非线性最 小化优化的方位角误差定标方法, 该方法具有定标精度高、定标速度快的优点. 首先将偏振定标单元中的线性 偏振片和四分之一波片的光轴方位角误差设置为两个待优化的自由变量, 然后利用产生和测量的Stokes参数 以及偏振定标获得的响应矩阵定义优化目标函数, 最终使用约束非线性最小化优化方法来确定 两个偏振元件的方位角误差. 分别从理论模拟和实际测量两个方面对优化方法进行了验证, 实验结果表明, 该 优化方法能够成功获得上述两个方位角误差, 精度分别优于2.79$''$和2.72$''$. 此外, 从理论上 计算分析了不同方位角误差对各Stokes分量的影响情况. 该优化方法有望应用到我国太阳望远镜中偏振定标 装置的误差定标及研制之中.