Phase asynchrony of hemispheric flare activity revisited: empirical mode decomposition and wavelet transform analyses

The phase relation of flare index in the northern and southern hemispheres in the time interval of January 1966 to December 2008 is investigated. It is found that, (1) the flare index in the northern hemisphere begin six months earlier than that in the southern one, which should lead to phase asynchrony between them but with a slight effect; (2) the main periods of the flare activity in the two hemispheres slightly differ from each other, which should also lead to phase asynchrony between them; (3) the low-frequency modes of the flare activity can be used to study the varying relationship of long-term solar activities and the high-frequency modes can be considered as the stochastic component that is amplitude modulated.     

The effect of f(T) gravity on an interplanetary clock and its time transfer link

As an extension of the"teleparallel"equivalent of general relativity,f(T)gravity is proposed to explain some puzzling cosmological behaviors,such as accelerating expansion of the Universe.Given the fact that modified gravity also has impacts on the Solar System,we might test it during future interplanetary missions with ultrastable clocks.In this work,we investigate the effects of f(T)gravity on the dynamics of the clock and its time transfer link.Under these influences,theΛ-term and theα-term of f(T)gravity play important roles.Here,Λis the cosmological constant andαrepresents a model parameter in f(T)gravity that determines the divergence from teleparallel gravity at the first order approximation.We find that the signal of f(T)gravity in the time transfer is much more difficult to detect with the current state of development for clocks than those effects on dynamics of an interplanetary spacecraft with a bounded orbit with parameters 0.5 au≤a≤5.5 au and 0≤e≤0.1.     

Moon night sky brightness simulation for the Xinglong station

Using a sky brightness monitor at the Xinglong station of National Astronomical Observatories,Chinese Academy of Sciences,we collected data from22 dark clear nights and 90 moon nights.We first measured the sky brightness variation with time for dark nights and found a clear correlation between sky brightness and human activity.Then with a modified sky brightness model of moon nights and data from these nights,we derived the typical value for several important parameters in the model.With these results,we calculated the sky brightness distribution under a given moon condition for the Xinglong station.Furthermore,we simulated the sky brightness distribution of a moon night for a telescope with a 5 field of view(such as LAMOST).These simulations will be helpful for determining the limiting magnitude and exposure time,as well as planning the survey for LAMOST during moon nights.     

基于Camera Link总线的CCD高速图像采集技术

现代天文学研究越来越依赖于高质量的天文观测结果。针对天文实测的需要,对基于Camera Link总线的CCD高速图像采集技术进行了系统调研,分析对比了Camera Link总线技术及其优缺点,对基于Camera link接口的高速CCD采集技术进行了深入的研究,着重讨论了单缓存与双缓存高速采集技术和实现机制。经实际测试,所实现的技术稳定、可靠,CPU负载低,采集速度达到了厂家给出的CCD相机的最高采集速度,可以满足天文大数据量采集与准实时观测的需要。     

基于LinuxPPS的高精度校时系统实现

为了实现南极天文观测设备的精确校时,采用搭建高精度网络时间协议NTP（Network Time Protoc01）服务器的方法实现。基本思路是从NMEA0183数据中提取时间信息,通过PPS信号保证高精度。具体实现方法：主要采用GPS接收芯片G591构造硬件电路,软件部分需要LinuxPPS（Linux Pulse Per Second）和NTP服务器软件的正确安装和配置。对照实验表明基于LinuxPPS的NTP服务器是精确、稳定而可靠的。     

基于JDBC的通用数据库访问和星表录人工具

LAMOST（Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopy Telescope）的巡天战略系统的主要功能是安排观测计划,而规划巡天星表是开展所有工作的初始步骤。天文研究人员或者巡天观测人员需要从各种类型的数据库进行选星、提取和录入。使用JDBC（Java Database Connectivity）数据库访问技术,利用面向对象的编程思想,实现了一个能访问多种类型数据库、获取星表数据、数据格式转换和星表录入的工具,支持大数据量处理,为天文研究人员以及巡天观测管理人员提供帮助。