Initial interpretation of Titan plasma interaction as observed by the Cassini plasma spectrometer: Comparisons with Voyager 1     

R.E. Hartle  E.C. Sittler  R.E. Johnson  F. Crary  D.T. Young  D. Simpson  D. Reisenfeld  J.J. Berthelier  J. Vilppola  N. Andre 《Planetary and Space Science》2006,54(12):1211-1224

The Cassini plasma spectrometer (CAPS) instrument made measurements of Titan's plasma environment when the Cassini Orbiter flew through the moon's plasma wake October 26, 2004 (flyby TA). Initial CAPS ion and electron measurements from this encounter will be compared with measurements made by the Voyager 1 plasma science instrument (PLS). The comparisons will be used to evaluate previous interpretations and predictions of the Titan plasma environment that have been made using PLS measurements. The plasma wake trajectories of flyby TA and Voyager 1 are similar because they occurred when Titan was near Saturn's local noon. These similarities make possible direct, meaningful comparisons between the various plasma wake measurements. They lead to the following: (A) The light and heavy ions, H⁺and N⁺/O⁺, were observed by PLS in Saturn's magnetosphere in the vicinity of Titan while the higher mass resolution of CAPS yielded H⁺ and H₂⁺as the light constituents and O⁺/CH₄⁺ as the heavy ions. (B) Finite gyroradius effects were apparent in PLS and CAPS measurements of ambient O⁺ ions as a result of their absorption by Titan's extended atmosphere. (C) The principal pickup ions inferred from both PLS and CAPS measurements are H⁺, H₂⁺, N⁺, CH₄⁺ and N₂⁺. (D) The inference that heavy pickup ions, observed by PLS, were in narrow beam distributions was empirically established by the CAPS measurements. (E) Slowing down of the ambient plasma due to pickup ion mass loading was observed by both instruments on the anti-Saturn side of Titan. (F) Strong mass loading just outside the ionotail by a heavy ion such as N₂⁺ is apparent in PLS and CAPS measurements. (G) Except for the expected differences due to the differing trajectories, the magnitudes and structures of the electron densities and temperatures observed by both instruments are similar. The high-energy electron bite-out observed by PLS in the magnetotail is consistent with that observed by CAPS.  相似文献   

The pillars of cosmology: a short history and assessment     

Jeff Kanipe 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1995,227(1-2):109-118

Is the big bang model of the universe ascendant and unshakable, or declining and outdated? This paper cursorily explores the state of cosmology today.  相似文献   

On the problem of big bang nucleosynthesis     

Eric J. Lerner 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1995,227(1-2):145-149

Supporters of the standard Big Bang theory point to the abundances of light elements, predicted by Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) as one of the main observational supports of the theory. However, current data no longer confirm BBN. Instead, measurements of the abundances of He³, He⁴, and D clearly contradict BBN at more than a 3 level, eliminating a key support of the Big Bang.  相似文献   

CT技术用于激光等离子体成象研究     

江少恩  刘忠礼 《CT理论与应用研究》1997,6(2):40-43

本文研究适用于ＩＣＦ实验的ＣＴ技术，并已用于“星光Ⅱ”装置的激光等离子体的实验Ｘ光测量，重建出Ｘ光的三维分布，获得了有意义的结果，表明该技术在ＩＣＦ实验中的应用的可能性。  相似文献   

Variation of the plasma turbulence in the central plasma sheet during substorm phases observed by the interball/tail satellite     

M. Stepanova  T. Vucina-Parga  E. Antonova  I. Ovchinnikov  Y. Yermolaev   《Journal of Atmospheric and Solar》2005,67(17-18):1815

Fluctuations of the plasma bulk velocity across the plasma sheet are studied using single-point measurements from the Corall instrument on board the Interball/Tail satellite. Several hour-long intervals of continuous data corresponding to quiet geomagnetic conditions and different phases of isolated substorms are analyzed. The plasma sheet flow appears to be strongly turbulent, i.e. dominated by fluctuations that are unpredictable. Corresponding eddy diffusion coefficients were obtained as a function of the autocorrelation time and rms velocity of the fluctuations. It was found that the amplitude of the turbulence and the values of eddy-diffusion coefficients increase significantly during substorm growth and expansion phases and they decrease to their initial level during the recovery phase. We also studied a relationship between the eddy-diffusion coefficients and the absolute value of the geomagnetic field, also measured by the Interball/Tail satellite. It was found that this relationship varies depending on the phase of substorm, indicating possible change in the turbulence regimen with substorm phase.  相似文献   

利用微波等离子体炬四极杆质谱在线测定稀土矿样中的多种稀土元素     

初晨  张瑛  王尚贤  周润芝  蒋涛  朱志强  卢爱民 《岩矿测试》2016,35(5):468-474

随着稀土的应用越来越广泛,开发稀土元素的快速在线检测技术已日趋成为行业发展的需求。本文以微波等离子体炬(MPT)为离子源,以四极杆质谱仪(QMS)作为质量分析器建立了一种快速、直接检测水样中稀土元素的质谱检测方法,并将其应用于分析稀土矿样中的多种稀土元素。研究表明,应用MPT-QMS测定水样中的钇、镧、铈、钕、铕五种稀土元素,检出限(LOD)可达11.0~60.5μg/L,测定范围为50~1000μg/L。当分析固体稀土矿样时,样品经酸溶处理后通过气动雾化形成气溶胶,再进行冷却干燥,气溶胶由MPT的中心管道进入等离子体中,产生稀土元素复合离子,再引入QMS中进行分析,即可以定量地测定矿样中稀土元素的含量。同一样品用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)进行对比实验,两者的检测结果在数量级上接近,证明了MPTQMS方法在半定量的意义下是准确、可靠的,因而这种快速的检测方法可发展成为水体中金属元素的现场分析方法,应用于环境水、生活水质量在线监测等领域。  相似文献   

盐度对褐牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)幼鱼血浆渗透压和鳃丝Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase活力的影响   总被引：20，自引：0，他引：20  

潘鲁青  唐贤明  刘泓宇  田景波 《海洋与湖沼》2006,37(1):1-6

采用微型冰点渗透压仪和酶学分析的方法测定了褐牙鲆幼鱼由盐度30向低盐(24、18、12、6)适应过程中血浆渗透压和鳃丝Na~ -K~ -ATPase活力的变化。结果表明,盐度对褐牙鲆幼鱼血浆渗透压和鳃丝Na~ -K~ -ATPase活力都有显著的影响(P<0·05)。盐度变化后,各实验组褐牙鲆血浆渗透压、鳃丝Na~ -K~ -ATPase活力均呈现出不同程度的下降趋势,且随着盐度变化的增加而增大。在6d内,盐度为18、12和6实验组血浆渗透压呈峰值变化,在3d时达到最小值;6d后,各实验组血浆渗透压趋于稳定;而鳃丝Na~ -K~ -ATPase活力在6d时达到最小值,9d后,各实验组褐牙鲆鳃丝Na~ -K~ -ATPase活力基本趋于稳定状态,而且在高渗环境(S>14·97)中鳃丝Na~ -K~ -ATPase活力与外界盐度大小呈正比,在低渗环境(S<14·97)中与盐度呈反比。褐牙鲆幼鱼的等渗点盐度为14·97,等渗压为425·8mOsm/kg。  相似文献   

Steroid and triterpenoid distributions in bransfield strait sediments: Hydrothermally-enhanced diagenetic transformations     

Martine Brault  Bernd R.T. Simoneit 《Organic Geochemistry》1988,13(4-6)

Recent sediments from Bransfield Strait, Antarctica have been analyzed for triterpenoid and steroid hydrocarbons, sterols and steroid ketones to consider the effects of hydrothermal fluids on the sedimentary organic matter. The steroid distributions in unaltered and altered sediments are controlled more by inputs from source organisms than by the effects of hydrothermal activity, which is suggested to be limited to low temperature alteration. Nevertheless, chemical reactions occurred in altered sediments and include dehydration of sterols to sterenes, isomerization of triterpenes and sterenes, rearrangement of sterenes to diasterenes and reductive processes leading to generation of phytane from phytol via phytenes.  相似文献   

磁尾宽频带静电噪声的一种新的激发机制          下载免费PDF全文

沐建林  濮祖荫  方正知 《地球物理学报》1988,31(6):613-621

本文提出了磁尾宽频带静电噪声强谱段的一种新的激发机制。在等离子体片边界层中存在着瞬时的局域性的晨昏电场。电子和离子对该电场的响应不同:在电场存在的区域内,电子作回旋漂移运动,而离子轨道在的时间尺度内可视为直线。由于等离子体片边界层中等离子体是非均匀的,这就导致了电荷分离的产生,从而可激发静电不稳定性。本文通过求解含电场的Vlasov方程,计算了由此产生的不稳定波的频率和增长率,考察了波矢方向。上述计算结果均与强谱段静电噪声的观测特征一致。  相似文献   

五矩二流太阳风等离子体特性的数值研究   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

王敬芳  姜新英 《地球物理学报》1990,33(3):259-266

本文数值求解了各向同性二流太阳风的五矩方程组,得出了1 R_s-2AU区域内太阳风密度、速度、电子和质子温度、它们的热流通量密度q以及非麦克斯韦分布尾部粒子过剩量ξ随日心距离的变化关系.文中比较了二流太阳风五矩模型、四矩模型（ξ=0）和低阶矩模型（不包括q和ξ二个矩方程）的等离子体特性,着重讨论了量ξ对质子温度及其热流通量的影响.结果表明,包括言的五矩方程可改善T_e/T_p和q_e/q_p的计算值与观测值的符合程度.  相似文献