A circular statistical method for extracting rotation measures     

S. Sarala  Pankaj Jain 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》2002,23(1-2):137-141

We propose a new method for the extraction of Rotation Measures from spectral polarization data. The method is based on maximum likelihood analysis and takes into account the circular nature of the polarization data. The method is unbiased and statistically more efficient than the standard χ² procedure.  相似文献   

The Cosmic Foreground Explorer (COFE): A balloon-borne microwave polarimeter to characterize polarized foregrounds     

Rodrigo Leonardi  Brian Williams  Marco Bersanelli  Ivan Ferreira  Philip M. Lubin  Peter R. Meinhold  Hugh O&#x;Neill  Nathan C. Stebor  Fabrizio Villa  Thyrso Villela  Carlos A. Wuensche 《New Astronomy Reviews》2006,50(11-12):977

The COsmic Foreground Explorer (COFE) is a balloon-borne microwave polarimeter designed to measure the low-frequency and low-ℓ characteristics of dominant diffuse polarized foregrounds. Short duration balloon flights from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres will allow the telescope to cover up to 80% of the sky with an expected sensitivity per pixel better than 100 μK/deg² from 10 GHz to 20 GHz. This is an important effort toward characterizing the polarized foregrounds for future CMB experiments, in particular the ones that aim to detect primordial gravity wave signatures in the CMB polarization angular power spectrum.  相似文献   

2006年3月29日日全食白光日冕偏振测量     

徐稚  张蜀新 《天文研究与技术》2006,3(4):408-413

报告了在埃及赛路姆观测到的2006年3月29日日全食白光偏振测量的基本结果.我们使用的是一架便携式反射望远镜,焦距为640mm(F/D=8).在物镜前方安置可旋转线偏振片,每次旋转角度45°,终端为尼康数码相机.观测过程中,改变曝光时间并旋转偏振片,总共获取20张数码照片.文中讨论并呈现了介于 1.3 R⊙＜r ＜3.0 R⊙范围内的白光偏振方向和偏振度的大小分布.  相似文献   

Site evaluation and RFI spectrum measurements in Portugal at the frequency range 0.408–10 GHz for a GEM polarized galactic radio emission experiment     

Rui Fonseca  Domingos Barbosa  Luis Cupido  Ana Mouro  Dinis M. dos Santos  George F. Smoot  Camilo Tello 《New Astronomy》2006,11(8):551-556

We probed for radio frequency interference (RFI) at three potential galactic emission mapping experiment (GEM) sites in Portugal using custom made omnidirectional disconic antennas and directional pyramidal horn antennas. For the installation of a 10-m dish dedicated to the mapping of polarized galactic emission foreground planned for 2005–2007 in the 5–10 GHz band, the three sites chosen as suitable to host the antenna were surveyed for local radio pollution in the frequency range 0.01–10 GHz. Tests were done to look for radio broadcasting and mobile phone emission lines in the radio spectrum. The results show one of the sites to be almost entirely RFI clean and showing good conditions to host the experiment.  相似文献   

PAPPA: Primordial anisotropy polarization pathfinder array     

A. Kogut  D.T. Chuss  D. Fixsen  G.F. Hinshaw  M. Limon  S.H. Moseley  N. Phillips  E. Sharp  E.J. Wollack  K. U-Yen  N. Cao  T. Stevenson  W. Hsieh  M. Devlin  S. Dicker  C. Semisch  K. Irwin 《New Astronomy Reviews》2006,50(11-12):1009

The primordial anisotropy polarization pathfinder array (PAPPA) is a balloon-based instrument to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and search for the signal from gravity waves excited during an inflationary epoch in the early universe. PAPPA will survey a 20° × 20° patch at the North Celestial Pole using 32 pixels in 3 passbands centered at 89, 212, and 302 GHz. Each pixel uses MEMS switches in a superconducting microstrip transmission line to combine the phase modulation techniques used in radio astronomy with the sensitivity of transition-edge superconducting bolometers. Each switched circuit modulates the incident polarization on a single detector, allowing nearly instantaneous characterization of the Stokes I, Q, and U parameters. We describe the instrument design and status.  相似文献   

Interferometric polarimetry of the cosmic microwave background: Methodology     

S.T. Myers  J.L. Sievers  J.R. Bond  C.R. Contaldi  B.S. Mason  T.J. Pearson  A.C.S. Readhead 《New Astronomy Reviews》2006,50(11-12):951

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2013年芦山MS7.0地震震源区背景噪声源特征分析     

刘艺璇  周元泽 《中国地震》2022,38(4):721-736

应用背景噪声互相关信息研究强震前后地下介质波速变化时,噪声源的方位性特征会影响互相关函数形态,从而对波速变化有效估计造成影响。本文使用2013年芦山M_S7.0地震震源区附近的天全台(TQU)2013年全年的连续波形记录,计算其垂直分量的噪声功率谱概率密度函数,分析背景噪声源能量强度特征;并通过频域极化法计算噪声源极化率以及极化方位角的概率密度函数,研究噪声源的极性特征。结果表明,研究区小于0.05Hz的长周期噪声源种类较多,且具有噪声能量强度和极化程度较高、极化方位性明显的特点;第一类地脉动(0.05～0.1Hz)极化方位角为30°和210°,噪声能量较低;第二类地脉动(0.1～0.5Hz)极化方位角分布在150°～210°,噪声能量较高,且其能量强度具有季节性变化特征;大于1Hz的高频噪声主要来自人类活动,噪声能量水平受人类活动强弱影响明显。因此,即使在远离海洋的大陆地区,在利用背景噪声监测局部波速变化时,应注意噪声强度以及噪声源方向性变化的影响。  相似文献   

地-井方位激电观测异常特征研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

吕玉增  阮百尧  彭苏萍 《地球物理学进展》2012,27(1):201-216

为系统了解地-井方位激电异常特征,利用有限单元法对地-井方位激电观测在立方体、板状体等典型地电异常体上的响应进行正演计算,分析了异常体位置、方位距离等变化对观测的影响规律,讨论了地形、钻孔本身对地-井方位观测的影响等.研究结果表明地-井方位观测是探测井旁和井底盲矿体行之有效的方法,利用不同方位上的异常曲线特征,遵循异常场定性分析和"先井口、后其它方位"的分析方法,可大致确定异常体的电性特征和空间展布;地形和钻孔本身对地-井方位观测的影响主要集中在浅部区域.  相似文献   

Crustal seismic anisotropy in Yunnan, Southwestern China   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

Yu-tao Shi  Yuan Gao  Jing Wu  You-jin Su 《Journal of Seismology》2009,13(2):287-299

Using seismic data recorded by Yunnan Telemetry Seismic Network from January 1, 2000, to May 31, 2005, the polarization directions of fast shear waves are obtained at 15 seismic stations by SAM technique, which is a systematic analysis method on shear-wave splitting. The results show that predominant directions of polarizations of fast shear waves at most stations are mainly nearly in the N–S or NNW directions in Yunnan. The predominant polarization directions of fast shear waves at stations located on the active faults are consistent with the strike of active faults, directions of regional principal compressive strains from GPS measurement, and directions of regional principal compressive stress. A few of the stations show that polarization patterns of fast shear waves are more complicated or inconsistent with the strike of active faults and the directions of principal GPS compressive strains; these stations are always located at the junction of several faults. We conclude that the predominant polarization direction of fast shear waves indicates that the direction of the in situ maximum principal compressive stress is controlled by multiple tectonic aspects, such as the regional stress field and faults.  相似文献   

柯西波场及在角度域成像条件中的应用          下载免费PDF全文

王雄文  王华忠  钱建良 《地球物理学报》2016,59(10):3798-3809

角度域成像道集是叠前深度偏移的重要输出结果,它是偏移速度分析、各向异性分析和AVA分析等研究工作的基础.目前存在的角度域成像道集的生成方法受计算效率或角度分辨率的影响,仍然满足不了实际生产的要求.角度域成像道集的生成方法可以大致分为直接法和间接法两大类.在直接方法中,波矢量方向计算和局部平面波分解是两个最重要的内容,它们共同决定角度域成像条件的实现效率和角度域成像道集的质量.为了完善现有的角度域成像道集生成方法,本文提出一种新的波矢量计算方法和局部平面波分解方法.本文先用波动方程任意时刻的柯西条件构造一个只含原波场负频率成分的柯西波场,然后根据柯西波场在时间波数域的振幅谱计算波场的波矢量方向.该方法仅在需要计算波矢量方向的时刻合成柯西波场,不需要增加额外的数据读写操作,是一种高效的波矢量计算方法.本文还以柯西波场为基础提出一种高效的局部平面波分解方法,保证角度域成像条件的实现效率.结合柯西波场和局部平面波分解方法,本文最后给出一种新的角度域成像方法.文中最后的数值实验证明该方法得到的角度域成像道集具有理想的角度分辨率,可以反映地下构造的角度照明情况.  相似文献