TM65m射电望远镜L、S、C、X频段天线性能测量

报告了上海天马65 m射电望远镜(简称TM65m)4个低频(L、S、C、X)段的天线效率、灵敏度以及系统噪声温度的性能测试情况.首先介绍了射电天文接收系统的关键指标,接着对测试方法进行了论述,并对误差进行了评估.最后给出了TM65m上4个低频段的天线效率、灵敏度以及系统噪声温度的测试情况,测试结果表明:在C和X波段,副面位置固定时,在高低俯仰角上效率和灵敏度下降剧烈,当启动副面(随动)模型后,在全仰角范围内,效率可以控制到60%以上.系统噪声温度与副面模型无关,在4个波段中C波段的灵敏度和系统噪声温度最佳.     

TM65 m射电望远镜Ku、K、Ka和Q频段天线性能测量

讨论了TM65m射电望远镜Ku、K、Ka和Q4个高频段天线效率、灵敏度以及系统噪声温度的性能测量工作.首先介绍了TM65m接收系统4个高频段的关键指标,接着对测量工作中需要注意的方面进行了论述,主要包括望远镜指向和副面位姿模型的构建、噪声源的定标以及大气的影响.最后给出了TM65m在这4个频段的天线效率、灵敏度以及系统噪声温度的实测结果.测量结果表明:在最佳俯仰角45°-65°范围内,Ku、K、Ka和Q4个波段天线效率均可以达到约50%,而在较高和较低的俯仰角上,由于主面变形的缘故,效率有明显的下降现象.当俯仰角为50°左右时,4个波段的灵敏度分別为38 Jy、120 Jy、200 Jy和110 Jy.     

TM65 m射电望远镜指向模型的建立

介绍了建立上海天文台天马65 m射电望远镜(简称TM65 m)指向模型的过程.采用"十字扫描"的方法对单点数据进行采集,采用带有高斯项和非线性项的曲线模型进行偏差拟合,并对单点扫描过程中源角径导致的波束展宽量进行了仿真分析,通过使用射电源预报来提高建立模型的效率.用最小二乘法对全天区数据进行拟合,得出了8个天线参数的指向模型,并在实际中验证,最后建立了TM65 m望远镜X波段指向模型.盲指误差达到12.36角秒,满足了X波段及以下波段的指向要求.     

太阳和月球射电辐射对40m天线数据接收影响分析

利用标准射电源和标准噪声源,对宁静太阳和月球射电辐射的噪声温度进行了测量,估计它们对40m天线接收绕月卫星信号的影响,结论是:(1)40m天线指向偏离太阳超过2°时,能够满足正常数据接收要求;(2)40m天线指向月球时,系统接收的噪声温度增加值为87.1K, 此时系统的总噪声温度能够满足正常数据接收要求.     

阵列接收系统的噪声温度分析

针对射电天文抗干扰技术对于射电天文观测设备灵敏度的影响,分析了评估自适应波束形成技术对阵列接收系统的噪声温度影响.首先通过噪声信号模型,获取了影响系统噪声温度变化的参数,并在此基础上研究了天线增益、接收机增益和耦合性等系统参数的不确定性对于噪声温度的影响,最后利用仿真实验分析了理想系统条件下当前主要的自适应波束形成算法对于系统噪声温度的影响.结果表明基于自适应波束形成的抗干扰方法在天文信号源和干扰信号源重合的情况下已不再适用.     

18个电离氢区的2.5cm射电连续谱观测

十八个致密电离氢区的2.5cm连续谱观测在上海天文台佘山站25m望远镜上于1990年8月完成.望远镜指向精度为20〃,在该波段当仰角为77°时效率为68％,空间分辨率为4.′2.所用接收机中心频率为11.95GHz,带宽为500MHz,系统噪声温度平均为130K.经校准的噪声管用于定标,每次观测同时测量.观测采用等待式或位置调制,所有源在测量时仰角在28°以上,系统误差在10％以内.观测结果经大气吸收改正转换为流量密度.结合Parkes 64m望远镜在6cm的观测结果和气体星云中射电连续谱的一般规律,对结果作了初步分析.     

乌鲁木齐天文站脉冲星观测研究新进展

乌鲁木齐天文站自 1 999年研制完成 1 .5GHz频段室温双偏振消色散接收系统。 2 0 0 2年又完成 1 .5GHz频段致冷式双偏振消色散接收系统。我们成功地完成了第一个国际合作协议的任务。为在我国建立高灵敏度的观测脉冲星设备和取得优秀的脉冲星观测结果作出了贡献。为了进一步发展乌站脉冲星观测 ,第二个合作协议包括利用致冷式系统进行脉冲星大样本的监测和建立低频段的基带技术的消色散系统。     

德令哈13.7m望远镜多波束接收机的运行

德令哈13.7 m望远镜是中国最重要的射电望远镜之一.望远镜自安装超导成像频谱仪以及采用飞行观测模式以来,运行近10 yr.在此期间,望远镜开展并完成大量的天文观测,累积了巨量的天文数据,取得了一系列重要的科研成果.介绍了超导成像频谱仪在天文观测中的运行状态,运行中疑难问题、故障现象及解决方案.详述了超导成像频谱仪各方面性能测试及多年来的性能分析,包含接收机噪声温度及望远镜系统噪声温度、镜像抑制比、接收机稳定性、波束性能等方面.列举了超导成像频谱仪更新发展方面的工作,包含本振功率自动化调整、边带分离型超导混频器预放大电路的更新、控制程序的优化等.总结经验和规律,承前启后,将过去的超导成像频谱仪的维护运行经验应用到之后新一代大规模接收机系统中.     

800~975MHz太阳射电数字观测终端的设计与实现

位于云南天文台凤凰山本部的10 m太阳射电望远镜是中国太阳射电物理界重要的观测设备之一,其设计之初,800~975 MHz频段受到移动电话的严重干扰,不能正常工作,因此缺失这一频段的观测资料。近年来,随着微波和数字器件性能的提升以及移动电话工作频段的改变,使得这一重要频段的观测变得可行。针对800~975 MHz频段的太阳射电天文信号,提出了一种基于现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)和千兆以太网的实时采集与处理方法。在数据采集和处理过程中,系统采用流水线方式,得到了太阳射电信号的实时频谱图;采用硬件描述语言Verilog实现了千兆以太网的数据传输,提高了传输效率;另外本系统采用分时传输机制,完成千兆以太网的UDP数据包的传输。最后还对所得数据进行了误差分析和结果分析,证明了本文提出的实时信号采集、分析和传输方法的正确性和可靠性。     

基于100 nm砷化镓pHEMT工艺的C波段宽带低噪声放大器芯片

作为射电天文接收机系统的关键器件, 低噪声放大器的噪声和增益性能对接收机系统的灵敏度有重要影响. 采用100nm砷化镓赝配高电子迁移率晶体管(pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor, pHEMT)\lk工艺, 研制了一款可覆盖C波段(4--8GHz)的低噪声放大器(Low Noise Amplifier, LNA). 所设计的LNA采用3级共源级联放大拓扑结构, 栅极、漏极双电源供电. 常温下测试表明, 该LNA在4--8GHz频段内平均噪声温度为\lk60K, 在5GHz处获得最低噪声温度50K, 通带内增益($31\pm1.5$)dB, 输入输出回波损耗均优于10dB, 芯片面积为$2.1\times1.1$mm², 可以应用于C波段射电天文接收机以及卫星通信系统等.     

Impact of the Quadrupole Moment of the Sun on the Dynamics of the Earth-Moon System

Range of values of the Sun's mass quadrupole moment of coefficient J₂ arising both from experimental and theoretical determinations enlarge across literature on two orders of magnitude, from around 10^-7 until to 10^-5. The accurate knowledge of the Moon's physical librations, for which the Lunar Laser Ranging data reach an outstanding precision level, prove to be appropriate to reduce the interval of J₂ values by giving an upper bound of J₂. A solar quadrupole moment as high as 1.1 10^-5 given either from the upper bounds of the error bars of the observations, or from the Roche's theory, is not compatible with the knowledge of the lunar librations accurately modeled and observed with the LLR experiment. The suitable values of J₂ have to be smaller than 3.0 10^-6. As a consequence, this upper bound of 3.0 10^-6 is accepted to study the impact of the Sun's quadrupole moment of mass on the dynamics of the Earth-Moon system. Such as effect (with J₂ = 5.5±1.3 × 10^-6) has been already tested in 1983 by Campbell & Moffat using analytical approximate equations, and thus for the orbits of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Icarus. The approximate equations are no longer sufficient compared with present observational data and exact equations are required. As if to compute the effect on the lunar librations, we have used our BJV relativistic model of solar system integration including the spin-orbit coupled motion of the Moon. The model is solved by numerical integration. The BJV model stems from general relativity by using the DSX formalism for purposes of celestial mechanics when it is about to deal with a system of n extended, weakly self-gravitating, rotating and deformable bodies in mutual interactions. The resulting effects on the orbital elements of the Earth have been computed and plotted over 160 and 1600 years. The impact of the quadrupole moment of the Sun on the Earth's orbital motion is mainly characterized by variations of , , and . As a consequence, the Sun's quadrupole moment of mass could play a sensible role over long time periods of integration of solar system models. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

On the role of the motion of the photospheric footpoints of the magnetic field lines

By means of a simple relation between the velocity v of the fluid particle and the velocity v_f of the photospheric footpoint of the magnetic field line v_z and B_z being respectively the components of v and the magnetic field B normal to the photospheric surface, it is shown formally that through the phtospheric surface the transport of all the quantities attributed to the magnetic field, such as the magnetic flux, the magnetic energy and the helicity, is independent of v_z, and v_f is the only kinematical quantity on which the transport depends. In addition, in the neighborhood of the neutral line the velocity v_l of the moving curve of constant B_z is found to be equal approximately to the component of v or v_f in the direction of v_l. Since v_l can be measured or extimated, so can the components of v and v_f near the neutral line.     

在后牛顿引力理论(PPN形式)中引力常数变化对地球自转产生的效应

介绍和论述了在后牛顿引力理论(PPN形式)中在优越参考系和非优越参考系中经过参数化后引力常数变化对地球自转产生的效应,其中特别重点介绍了年周期变化的效应。此外也将理论结果同观测结果相对比。     

On the theory of the oblateness of the Sun

In this paper we first emphasize why it is important to know the successive zonal harmonics of the Sun's figure with high accuracy: mainly fundamental astrometry, helioseismology, planetary motions and relativistic effects. Then we briefly comment why the Sun appears oblate, going back to primitive definitions in order to underline some discrepancies in theories and to emphasize again the relevant hypotheses. We propose a new theoretical approach entirely based on an expansion in terms of Legendre's functions, including the differential rotation of the Sun at the surface. This permits linking the two first spherical harmonic coefficients (J ₂ and J ₄) with the geometric parameters that can be measured on the Sun (equatorial and polar radii). We emphasize the difficulties in inferring gravitational oblateness from visual measurements of the geometric oblateness, and more generally a dynamical flattening. Results are given for different observed rotational laws. It is shown that the surface oblateness is surely upper bounded by 11 milliarcsecond. As a consequence of the observed surface and sub-surface differential rotation laws, we deduce a measure of the two first gravitational harmonics, the quadrupole and the octopole moment of the Sun: J ₂=−(6.13±2.52)×10⁻⁷ if all observed data are taken into account, and respectively, J ₂=−(6.84±3.75)×10⁻⁷ if only sunspot data are considered, and J ₂=−(3.49±1.86)×10⁻⁷ in the case of helioseismic data alone. The value deduced from all available data for the octopole is: J ₄=(2.8±2.1)×10⁻¹². These values are compared to some others found in the literature. Supplementary material to this paper is available in electronic form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005238718479     

射电日像仪灵敏度测量

灵敏度是射电望远镜的一个重要性能指标,它反映了望远镜监测弱信号的能力。基于明安图射电频谱日像仪(Mingantu Ultrawide Spectral Radioheliograph,MUSER)的调试观测,给出了日像仪灵敏度的测量方法,对天线系统以及整个阵列的灵敏度进行测量分析,得到了日像仪系统整体的灵敏度性能参数。测量同时给出了天线系统的效率以及接收机系统的增益,这将为下一步日像仪展开常规的科学观测提供参考。     

Third Integral and the Dynamics of the Galaxy in the Neighborhood of the Sun

Observational data on the dynamics of stars in the neighborhood of the sun indicate the existence of a third integral besides the integrals of the angular momentum and energy. The Poincaré integral is proposed as a third integral. The consequences of this assumption are derived and compared with available astrophysical data.     

Accounting for the viscosity of the fluid core in the problem of the physical libration of the moon

A two-component theoretical model of the physical libration of the Moon in longitude is constructed with account taken of the viscosity of the core. In the new version, a hydrodynamic problem of motion of a fluid filling a solid rotating shell is solved. It is found that surfaces of equal angular velocity are spherical, and a velocity field of the fluid core of the Moon is described by elementary functions. A distribution of the internal pressure in the core is found. An angular momentum exchange between the fluid core and solid mantle is described by a third-order differential equation with a right-hand side. The roots of a characteristic equation are studied and the stability of rotation is proved. A libration angle as a function of time is found using the derived solution of the differential equation. Limiting cases of infinitely large and infinitely small viscosity are considered and an effect of lag of a libration phase from a phase of action of an external moment of forces is ascertained. This makes it possible to estimate the viscosity and sizes of the lunar fluid core from data of observations.     

Calculation of the global system of the field-aligned currents on the dayside of the magnetosphere

Using the well-known equation for the normal component of the current which exist near the tangential discontinuity in the plasma in the case of the frozen-in magnetic field, and supposing that the current closes in the ionosphere in the auroral oval in the region 1, one calculates and compares with the data of observations the dependence of the density of the field-aligned current at the level of the ionosphere on the local time.     

低纬子午环的轴准直器与枢轴不规则的测定

本文论述了因枢轴不规则和两个叉臂的温差引起水平轴指向漂移的影响；详细叙述了用轴准直器测定和修正这种影响的方法；并且给出了测定轴准直器参数的方法。精度估计表明，在低纬子午环上使用了电水准器和轴准直器后，对枢轴的加工精度降低了一个数量级，并且降低了对轴系稳定性的要求，然而测量和修正这些误差的精度却是很高的。