极光粒子沉降研究:谱形式及其在极区大气中的传输

分析了近年来南极地区极光沉降粒子的卫星、火箭、地面观测和研究结果，分别给出了极光椭圆区、极盖区、南大西洋异常区和极尖／极隙区粒子沉降的形式来源和特点。并根据磁尾研究的新进展，提出极光粒子沉降谱存在另外两种形式谱：（１）κ分布谱；（２）κ分布加上一个或多个脉冲谱，这两种谱来源于磁尾中性片区（绝热区非绝热区）。南极不同的区域，极光粒子有不同的沉降特点。这些沉降对极区电离层产生极大的影响。根据带电粒子在磁化大气中运动的ＦｏｋｋｅｒＰｌａｎｋ 方程，利用带电粒子在大气中传输的电离理论，导出极光粒子谱在极区大气中传播的解析表达式，对各种极光粒子谱在极区中的演化规律加以分析。

Alfven行波涌浪携带的场向电场──极光粒子加速机制

提出一个剪切Ａｌｆｖｅｎ波加速极光粒子的新模式。频率远小于离子回旋频率的Ａｌｆｖｅｎ波由磁层向电离层传播会演化成孤波，当场向电流超过离子声不稳定性的临界电流时，激发离子声不稳定性，波与粒子的相互作用产生反常阻尼使Ａｌｆｖｅｎ波演化成行波涌浪。它携带一个方向向上的平行电场，加速极光电子形成分立极光。对等离子体密度、电场及其对应的电势进行了数值计算，结果发现满足磁层加速区条件形成Ａｌｆｖｎ行波涌浪，提供足够强的加速粒子的电场。

由非相干散射雷达数据重建极光沉降粒子能谱

本文研究了由极区地面雷达电子密度高度剖面测量数据重建极光沉降粒子能谱的基本原理和方法.在4-30 keV能量范围内,重建结果与FAST卫星实测数据在数值水平和变化趋势上基本吻合;在地磁平静和磁暴期间,重建获得能谱特征与前人研究结果相一致.该方法开辟了获取沉降粒子能谱特征的一条新途径,可以弥补卫星能量粒子观测数据磁地方时分辨率的不足,对于建立空间环境扰动模式具有重要的学术意义和应用价值.

探索极光奇观的秘密

我见到的极光极光是自然界中最为壮观和令人惊诧的空中奇观之一。极光的形状婀娜多姿,颜色丰富多彩,运动方式千变万化。在此,笔者将其对一次极光活动的实录作一转述。那是1985年在南极戴维斯站越冬期间的一则日记:“凌晨4点多,我登上宿舍后面的小山坡,想拍摄几张夜景,准知极光接踵而来,在山头的西面和北面天空布满了各不相同的极光图形,令人眼花缭乱。这儿正是拍摄极光的理想场所,周围有多副天线,有气象雷达罩,有屋宇,均可作为背景。

太阳风-磁层-电离层耦合过程中的能量收支

太阳风向磁层-电离层(Magnetosphere and Ionosphere,MI)系统输入能量,而输入的能量随后在MI系统中消耗.本文从能量守恒原理出发,讨论太阳风-磁层-电离层(SMI)耦合过程中的能流路径和能量收支的定量关系.主要讨论9个问题:(1)太阳风向MI系统的能量输入,(2)MI系统对能量输入的响应,(3)环电流的能量消耗,(4)极区电离层焦耳加热的能量消耗,(5)极光粒子沉降的能量消耗,(6)磁尾能量的消耗、储存以及返回下游太阳风,(7)平静期间的能量积累与释放,(8)能量在不同能汇中的分配,(9)评价能量函数的准则和方法.

南极中山站电离层的极区特征

本文利用 1996年的电离层数字测高仪DPS 4所测的foF2 、foE以及从美国NOAA和DMSP卫星观测估算的半球功率指数和午夜极光区赤道侧边界纬度等资料 ,考察中山站电离层的极区特征 .结果表明 ,在太阳和地磁宁静环境下 ,冬季极夜磁正午中山站处于极隙区中心时 ,电离层内的电离密度达全天的最大值 ;上、下午各有数小时间隔位于极光带内时 ,高能粒子的电离作用也很重要 ;夜间进入极盖区后 ,电子密度则很低 .夏季极昼时 ,太阳EUV辐射的电离效应使电离层电离密度比冬季值大许多 ,而且 ,日变化的最大值时间也提前了 1～ 2h .强磁扰时 ,极隙区和极光带均向低纬侧移动 ;中山站上空的电子密度会大幅度下降 .在中等扰动环境下情况更加复杂 :磁正午前后极隙区内软粒子沉降的电离强度有所减小 ,而上、下午极光区内的高能粒子电离则有较大增加 .

NiFe layered double-hydroxide nanoparticles for efficiently enhancing performance of BiVO_4 photoanode in photoelectrochemical water splitting

A bismuth vanadate(BiVO4)photoanode with a cocatalyst consisting of NiFe layered double‐hydroxide(NiFe‐LDH)nanoparticles was fabricated for photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting.NiFe‐LDH nanoparticles,which can improve light‐absorption capacities and facilitate efficient hole transfer to the surface,were deposited on the surface of the BiVO4 photoanode by a hydrothermal method.All the samples were characterized using X‐ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and diffuse‐reflectance spectroscopy.Linear sweep voltammetry and current‐time plots were used to investigate the PEC activity.The photocurrent response of NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 at 1.23 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode was higher than those of Ni(OH)2/BiVO4,Fe(OH)2/BiVO4 and pure BiVO4 electrodes under visible‐light illumination.NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 also gave a superior PEC hydrogen evolution performance.Furthermore,the stability of the NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 photoanode was excellent compared with that of the bare BiVO4 photoanode,and offers a novel method for solar‐assisted water splitting.

The Role of the Dipole Interaction of Molecules with Charged Particles in the Polar Stratosphere

Our analysis of published results of experiments in the Polar Regions substantiates and further develops our new approach to the photochemical processes in the polar stratosphere involving the charged particles. The dipole interaction of molecules with charged particles, primarily with ions, leads to the adhesion and disintegration of a number of molecules including ozone. Molecules acquire additional energy on the surface of the charged particles, enabling reactions that are not possible in space. Galactic cosmic rays are the main source of ions in the polar stratosphere, their equilibrium concentration at altitudes of 15 to 25 km can reach up ~ （1-5） ~ 103 ions/cm3. Estimations show that if the ozone destruction in the regime of＂collision＂ with ions then the lifetime of ozone will vary from 10 days to 2 months. We suppose that alongside with the chlorine mechanism of ozone destruction there is a mechanism of ozone decay on a charged particle which can act also at those latitudes and altitudes where chlorine oxide CIO is absent, as well as in the night conditions. Here, we demonstrated the close connection of photochemical processes with the dynamic, electrical and condensational phenomena in the stratosphere, in particular, with the accumulation of unipolar charged particles on the upper and lower boundaries of the polar stratospheric clouds and aerosol layers as a result of the activity of the global electric circuit.

Statistical characteristics of the equatorial boundary of the nightside auroral particle precipitation

Based on the auroral electron/ion precipitation boundary database observed by the DMSP satellites during 1984–2009, the characteristics of the nightside equatorial boundaries of the electron precipitation（B1E） and the ion precipitation（B1I） in the Northern/Southern Hemispheres（NH/SH） are statistically investigated. The results show： That most of the boundaries are located between magnetic latitude（MLAT） of 60°–70° with the mean MLAT for B1E/B1 I to be 64.30°N/63.22°N and 64.48°S/63.26°S in the NH and SH, respectively, indicating that B1 E and B1 I in both hemispheres are located in conjugated magnetic field lines with B1 E ~1.2° poleward of B1I; that the MLAT of B1 E and B1 I in both hemispheres shift to lower MLAT（from ~70° to ~55°） as geomagnetic activity increases; that MLAT of both B1 E and B1 I and their differences slowly decrease from dusk to midnight with some difference in both hemispheres during different levels of geomagnetic activities; that B1 E and B1 I in both hemisphere decrease linearly with Kp and exponentially with Dst, AE, and SYM-H, respectively, demonstrating that auroral particle precipitation is closely related with geomagnetic activity; that in different magnetic local time（MLT） sectors, the changing rates of the boundaries with Kp are different, and the rates of B1 E are generally larger than that of B1 I, implying that the difference between B1 E and B1 I reduce with increasing geomagnetic activity. Compared with previous studies, the statistical results based on the long-term large database in this paper can well reflect the properties of the equatorial boundaries of auroral precipitation and may be used for physical modeling or space weather forecasting in future.

Hybrid photoanode films based on sparse ZnO rod array-TiO_2 nanoparticles in dye-sensitized solar cells

ZnO-TiO2 hybrid photoanodes were fabricated via the doctor-blade method by integrating vertically-grown sparse ZnO arrays with hydrothermal TiO2 nanoparticles. A special surface-coating technique was developed to deposit a thin TiO2 layer on the surface of ZnO rods. Microstructure, optical and photoelectrochemical performance of the hybrid photoanodes were investigated. The denser ZnO array exhibited bad filling behavior of nanoparticles in the interspace of ZnO rods, strong scattering and low conversion efficiency (0.27%). The sparser array showed a much better integrated microstructure, improved transmittance and high conversion efficiency (2.68%). The surface modification of ZnO rods by the TiO2 thin layer was found useful in improving the interfacial microstructure between the ZnO rod and the TiO2 bulk film, and the total conversion efficiency of 3.01% was achieved, higher than that of the pure TiO2 nanoparticle cell (2.93%). The increased scattering effects on the incident light, the enhanced electron transportation at TiO2/dye/electrolyte interface, and the inhabited recombination were responsible for this improvement.

The intensification of luminol electrochemiluminescence by metallic oxide nanoparticles

In this work, the intensification of luminol electrochemiluminescence (ECL) by metallic oxide nanoparticles (MONPs), as ZnO, MnO2,In2O3 and TiO2 , under alkaline condition is reported and the related mechanism is studied. It is found that all four types of those MONPs exhibit the effect toward the ECL intensification of luminol. Furthermore, the silica sol-gel film is taken to immobilize the MONPs onto the platinum electrodes. The so-obtained modified electrodes also show the enhanced ECL and better signal/noise ratio, as well improved signal stability. Finally, the ECL reagent, luminol, is immobilized together with the MONPs onto the electrode surface to perform as the ECL sensor. On resulting sensors, good linear responses are obtained toward hydrogen peroxide. The mechanism of intensification of luminol ECL by MONPs is discussed in this paper. It is proposed that the ECL intensification can be attributed to the production of reactive oxygen species, as well as the adsorption of luminol on surface of MONPs.

Electrocatalytic oxidation of GMP on an ITO electrode modified by the photodeposition of Pd nanoparticles onto a monolayer TiO_2 nanosheets/[Ru(phen)_2(dC18bpy)]^(2+) hybrid film

An indium tin oxide(ITO)electrode coated with monolayer TiO2/[Ru(phen)2(dC18bpy)] 2+ (phen=1,10-phenanthroline, dC18bpy=4,4′-dioctadecyl-2,2′-bipyridyl)hybrid film(denoted as ITO/TiO2-Ru)has been prepared using the modified Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)method,and the electrocatalytic oxidation of mononucleotide of guanosine 5′-monophosphate(GMP)on an ITO/TiO2-Ru electrode after Pd-photodeposition(denoted as ITO/TiO2-Ru/Pd)has been studied.Atomic force microscopy reveals that the single-layered hybrid film of TiO2 nanosheets/[Ru(phen)2(dC18bpy)] 2+is closely packed at a surface pressure of 25 mN m 1and has a thickness of(3.20±0.5)nm.X-ray photoelectron spectra show the formation of Pd nanoparticles on the surface of hybrid film with radii of 20–200 nm by the reduction of[Pd(NH3)4] 2+ under light irradiation.When it is applied to oxidize GMP,a larger catalytic oxidative current is achieved on the ITO/TiO2-Ru/Pd electrode at the external potential above 700 mV(vs.Ag|AgCl|KCl)in comparison with the naked ITO electrode and ITO/TiO2-Ru electrode.Such a result indicates that the Pd nanoparticles are able to hamper the combination of electron hole pairs and reduce the counterwork of insulating long alkyl chains of amphiphilic Ru(II)complexes,and thus develops the electron transfer efficiency and produces the enhanced redox current.