With the aim of evaluating the actual possibilities of doing, from the ground, sensitive radio astronomy at decametre wavelengths (particularly below ), an extensive program of radio observations was carried out, in 1999–2002, by using digital spectral and waveform analysers (DSP) of new generation, connected to several of the largest, decametre radio telescopes in the world (i.e., the UTR-2 and URANs arrays in Ukraine, and the Nançay Decametre Array in France).
We report and briefly discuss some new findings, dealing with decametre radiation from Jupiter and the Solar Corona: namely the discovery of new kinds of hyper fine structures in spectrograms of the active Sun, and a new characterisation of Jupiter's “millisecond” radiation, whose waveform samples, with time resolution down to 40 ns, and correlated measurements, by using far distant antennas (3000 km), have been obtained. In addition, scattering effects, caused by the terrestrial ionosphere and the interplanetary medium, could be disentangled through high time resolution and wide-band analyses of solar, planetary and strong galactic radio sources. Consequences for decametre wavelength imaging at high spatial resolution (VLBI) are outlined. Furthermore, in spite of the very unfavourable electromagnetic environment in this frequency range, a substantial increase in the quality of the observations was shown to be provided by using new generation spectrometers, based on sophisticated digital techniques. Indeed, the available, high dynamic range of such devices greatly decreases the effects of artificial and natural radio interference. We give several examples of successful signal detection in the case of much weaker radio sources than Solar System ones, down to the intensity level.
In summary, we conclude that searching for sensitivity improvement at the decametre wavelength is scientifically quite justified, and is now technically feasible, in particular by building giant, phased antenna arrays of much larger collecting area (as in the LOFAR project). In this task, one must be careful of some specifics of this wavelength range—somewhat unusual in “classical” radio astronomy—i.e., very high level and density of radio interference (telecommunications) and the variable terrestrial ionosphere. 相似文献
The structure of the radiatively dominated stable boundary layer is analysed using idealized calculations at high vertical
and spectral resolution. The temperature profile of a nocturnal radiative boundary layer, developing after the evening transition,
is found to be well described in terms of radiative cooling to the surface, although radiative exchanges within the atmosphere
become increasingly important with time. The treatment of non-black surfaces is discussed in some detail and it is shown that
the effect of reducing the surface emissivity is to decrease rather than to increase the radiative cooling rate in the surface
layer. It is also argued that an accurate assessment of the impact of non-black surfaces requires careful attention to the
spectral and directional characteristics of the surface emissivity. A polar nocturnal boundary layer, developing above snow-covered
ground, is simulated and found to reach a slowly evolving state characterized by a strong radiative divergence near the surface
that is comparable to observed values. Radiative boundary layers are characterized by large temperature gradients near the
surface.
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We discuss the properties of gamma-ray radiation accompanying the acceleration of cosmic rays via the converter mechanism.
The mechanism exploits multiple photon-induced conversions of high-energy particles from charged into neutral state (namely,
protons to neutrons and electrons to photons) and back. Because a particle in the neutral state can freely cross the magnetic
field lines, this allows to avoid both particle losses downstream and reduction in the energy gain factor, which normally
takes place due to highly collimated distribution of accelerated particles. The converter mechanism efficiently operates in
relativistic outflows under the conditions typical for Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and microquasars, where it
outperforms the standard diffusive shock acceleration.
The accompanying radiation has a number of distinctive features, such as an increase of the maximum energy of synchrotron
photons and peculiar radiation beam-pattern, whose opening angle is much wider at larger photon energies. This provides an
opportunity to observe off-axis relativistic jets in GeV–TeV energy range. One of the implications is the possibility to explain
high-latitude unidentified EGRET sources as off-axis but otherwise typical relativistic-jet sources, such as blazars. 相似文献
We began continuous monitoring of H2 concentration in soil along the San Andreas and Calaveras faults in central California in December 1980, using small H2/O2 fuel-cell sensors. Ten monitoring stations deployed to date have shown that anomalous H2 emissions take place occasionally in addition to diurnal changes. Among the ten sites, the Cienega Winery site has produced data that are characterized by very small diurnal changes, a stable baseline, and remarkably distinct spike-like H2 anomalies since its installation in July 1982. A major peak appeared on 1–10 November 1982, and another on 3 April 1983, and a medium peak on 1 November 1983. The occurrences of these peaks coincided with periods of very low seismicity within a radius of 50 km from the site. In order to methodically assess how these peaks are related to earthquakes, three H2 degassing models were examined. A plausible correlational pattern was obtained by using a model that (1) adopts a hemicircular spreading pattern of H2 along an incipient fracture plane from the hypocenter of an earthquake, (2) relies on the FeO–H2O reaction for H2 generation, and (3) relates the accumulated amount of H2 to the mass of serpentinization of underlying ophiolitic rocks; the mass was tentatively assumed to be proportional to the seismic energy of the earthquake. 相似文献
This study delineates the formation of a warm pool (>34°C) of air to the west (downwind) of the active volcano of the Barren Island during October–November 2005. Barren Island is located in the Sumatra–Andaman region, about 135 km east of Port Blair, and lies within the Burma microplate, the southern tip of which experienced a submarine earthquake (Mw 9.3) causing a tsunami in December 2004. Barren Island is the only volcano, which has shown sustained eruptive activity since shortly after the Great Sumatran Earthquake of December 2004. Our observations require further corroboration to relate how submarine earthquakes activate volcanoes and how far these thermal emissions influence climate changes. Because it links global warming and climate changes to the frequent emissions from a volcano activated by submarine earthquakes, this case study is of special interest to the earth-ocean-atmosphere sciences community. 相似文献