An analysis of near-circular lunar mapping orbits

Numerical investigations have been carried out to analyse the evolution of lunar circular orbits and the influence of the higher order harmonics of the lunar gravity field. The aim is to select the appropriate near-circular orbit characteristics, which extend orbit life through passive orbit maintenance. The spherical harmonic terms that make major contributions to the orbital behaviour are identified through many case studies. It is found that for low circular orbits, the 7th and the 9th zonal harmonics have predominant effect in the case of orbits for which the evolution is stable and the life is longer, and also in the case of orbits for which the evolution is unstable and a crash takes place in a short duration. By analysing the contribution of the harmonic terms to the orbit behaviour, the appropriate near-circular orbit characteristics are identified.     

Irradiance observations of the 1–8 Å solar soft X-ray flux from goes

The solar 0.5–8 soft X-ray flux was monitored by the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) from 1974 to the present, providing a continuous record over two solar activity cycles. Attempts have been made to determine a soft X-ray (SXR) background flux by subtracting out solar flares (using the daily lowest flux level). The SXR background flux represents the quiescent SXR flux from heated plasma in active regions, and reflects similar (intermediate-term) variability and periodicities (e.g. 155-day period) as the SXR or hard X-ray (HXR) flare rate, although it is determined in non-flaring time intervals. The SXR background flux peaks late in Solar Cycle 21 (2–3 years after the sunspot maximum), similar to the flare rate measured in SXR, HXR, or gamma rays, possibly due the increasing complexity of coronal magnetic structures in the decay phase of the solar cycle. The SXR background flux appears to be dominated by postflare emission from the dominant active regions, while the contributions from the quiet Sun are appreciable in the Solar Minimum only (A1-level). Comparisons with full-disk integrated images from YOHKOH suggest that the presence of coronal holes can decrease the quietest SXR irradiance level by an additional order of magnitude, but only in the rare case of absence of active regions.Presented at IAU Colloquium No. 143, The Sun as a Variable Star: Solar and Stellar Irradiance Variations, Boulder, CO, June 20–25, 1993     

环月飞行器精密定轨的模拟仿真

以中国正在实施的探月计划“嫦娥1号”工程为背景，分析了在中国联合S波段(USB)测控网和甚长基线射电干涉(VLBI)跟踪网的现有空间分布、观测精度水平下的环月飞行器精密定轨．采用的方法是模拟仿真计算，即首先模拟观测数据，然后在计入各误差源的影响后进行求解，并对解算结果进行比较．模拟仿真的工具是美国宇航局哥达德飞行中心的空间数据分析软件系统GEODYN．环月飞行的主要误差源是月球重力场，为此首先讨论了目前精度最高的月球重力场模型JGL165P1的(形式)误差．在模拟了测距、测速以及VLBI的时延、时延率数据后，计入月球重力场的误差进行精密轨道确定．定轨时采用了减缩动力学(reduced dynamic)方法，即选用合适的经验加速度参数吸收重力场误差对定轨的影响．结果表明对于一个不将月球重力场作为主要科学目标的探月计划(如“嫦娥1号”)，减缩动力学方法是一个简单、有效地提高环月飞行器定轨精度的方法．     

月球重力场模型发展现状及展望

探讨了月球探测多重意义及月球重力场在月球探测中的重要作用,介绍了月球重力场模型发展的历史及现状,给出了利用我国“嫦娥一号”轨道跟踪数据解算月球重力场模型。     

玉兔号月球车巡视点矿物丰度及粒径分布高光谱反演

矿物的类型、丰度及其粒径分布对理解月球和行星表面曾经存在过怎样的地质演化过程具有重要的意义。本文提出基于辐射传输模型和稀疏分解模型反演矿物丰度及其粒径分布的方法,利用辐射传输模型计算各矿物端元不同粒径的单次散射反照率以构建解混光谱库,然后基于稀疏分解算法得到在每个可观测像元的端元最优丰度和粒径分布。利用实验室测量数据进行验证,表明本文方法具有较高的精度。最后根据玉兔号月球车的实地测量光谱数据,利用本文方法获得了其矿物的丰度及粒径分布,结果显示,辉石、橄榄石、斜长石、熔融玻璃和钛铁矿的丰度在4个观测点的平均丰度分别为28.1%、4.5%、39%、28%、0.4%,辉石的平均粒径为166.02μm,橄榄石为8.34μm,斜长石为196.31μm,熔融玻璃为44.21μm,一定程度上表明在这些观测点不同矿物对太空风化的响应不同。     

2010～2017年激光测月研究进展

简要介绍近几年激光测月(lunar laser ranging, LLR)的研究进展,包括设施建设、月球轨道、多源数据联合探测月球等。激光测月技术使我们能够全方位地了解地月系统,并且其用途广泛;下一代单棱镜反射器会将激光测月的精度提高1～2个量级;云南天文台站实现了中国激光测月零的突破,新台站的加入将帮助我们得到更准确的月球轨道;探测月球技术手段的增加、多种数据联合分析将使我们更加全面地认识月球。     

Improving the Definition and Algorithms of China’s Coastline Considering the Diversity of Tidal Characteristics

Two commonly used definitions of coastline are compared and analyzed in this article. To build a more perfect digital tide-coordinated coastline model in China, we should first solve the problems of the existing definition and unclear algorithms of China’s coastline. On the basis of defining the coastline in China as the intersection of coastal land and the mean high water spring (MHWS), it should be further revised, and defined either as an intersection of coastal land and the MHWS or as a mean higher high water level (MHHWL) considering the diversity of tidal characteristics in China Sea areas. Since MHWS is related to the extreme of the lunar phase and MHHWL is related to the extreme of the angle of the lunar declination elevation, the algorithms to obtain them are more complicated than that of mean high water (MHW) used in the United States. We should consider the specific law of tidal movement in different tide types of the predominantly semidiurnal or diurnal sea areas in China when studying the precise algorithms for MHWS and MHHWL. Several experiments show that the difference between the two types of calculations of coastal height, such as water level observations and tidal predictions, is within centimeter level. The research results of this article have a certain reference value for countries with similar coastline features as in China.     

Spacecraft potential control aboard Equator-S as a test for Cluster-II

The payload of Equator-S was complemented by the potential control device (PCD) to stabilise the electric potential of the spacecraft with respect to the ambient plasma. Low potentials are essential for accurate measurements of the thermal plasma. The design of PCD is inherited from instruments for Geotail and Cluster and utilises liquid metal ion sources generating a beam of indium ions at several keV. The set-up of the instrument and its interaction with the plasma instruments on board is presented. When the instrument was switched on during commissioning, unexpectedly high ignition and operating voltages of some ion emitters were observed. An extensive investigation was initiated and the results, which lead to an improved design for Cluster-II, are summarised. The cause of the abnormal behaviour could be linked to surface contamination of some emitters, which will be monitored and cured by on-board procedures in future. The mission operations on Equator-S were not at all affected, because of the high redundancy built into the instrument so that a sufficient number of perfectly operating emitters were available and were turned on routinely throughout the mission. Observations of the effect of spacecraft potential control on the plasma remained limited to just one event on January 8, 1998, which is analysed in detail. It is concluded that the ion beam lead to the predicted improvement of the particle measurements even outside the low density regions of the magnetosphere where the effect of spacecraft potential control would have been much more pronounced, and that the similar instruments for the four Cluster-II spacecraft to be launched in 2000 will be very important to ensure accurate plasma data from this mission.     

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A high speed photometer in the optical region for lunar occultation studies

High speed photometry during the lunar occultation of a stellar system provides an effective means of achieving high angular resolution in one dimension at the sub arc second level which is well suited for resolving close binary projected separations in the range of 10–100 milliarc seconds. An optical fast photometer designed for such a purpose is described and some results from the initial observations taken with the system including the resolution of a projected separation of 55 milli arcsecond in one binary system are detailed.