


Volume 59, Nº 11 (2017)
- Ano: 2017
- Artigos: 8
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0033-8443/issue/view/15153
Article
Solution of the Inverse Problem of the Transfer of Ultrarelativistic Nuclei in the Expanding Universe
Resumo
We consider propagation of nuclei with energies over 1018 eV in the expanding Universe filled with background electromagnetic radiation. The spectrum of sources of extragalactic cosmic rays for protons and nuclei up to iron is determined on the basis of the particle spectrum observed near Earth as a solution of the inverse problem of transfer of ultrarelativistic nuclei. The method of regularization of the solution of this mathematically ill-posed problem is used basing on the data of the Pierre Auger Observatory on the energy spectrum of cosmic rays, the average logarithm of the mass number, and its variance. The found energy spectra of the sources prove to be very hard and strongly dependent on the assumption about the composition of the accelerated nuclei.



On the Origin of Intense Radio Emission from the Brown Dwarfs
Resumo
Observations of quasi-periodic intense radio emission at 2–8 GHz from the brown dwarfs with a brightness temperature of up to Tb ∼ 1013 K and with a fairly narrow radiation pattern initiated a series of studies in which the radiation was interpreted in terms of the electron cyclotron maser emission generated by energetic electrons with the “loss cone.” The plasma mechanism of the radio emission was excluded from consideration because it requires that the electron plasma frequency should exceed the electron gyrofrequency in the source of the radio emission, i. e., νp > νc. In this paper, we propose a coherent plasma radiation mechanism for intense radio emission from the brown dwarfs. The possibility of the formation of hot extended coronae in the magnetic loops that occur in the atmospheres of the brown dwarfs as a result of the photospheric convection is shown. The electric currents generated in the magnetic loops by photospheric convection lead to the plasma heating and elevation of the “squeezed” atmosphere. This ensures that the condition νp > νce required for the plasma mechanism of radio emission is fulfilled at the coronal levels. In addition, the pumping mechanism supplying energetic particles into the coronae of the brown dwarfs, which maintain the long-term generation of intense radio emission from these stars, is studied. The parameters of the Langmuir turbulence explaining the observed properties of the radio emission from the brown stars are determined.



Diagnostics of the Generation, Decay, and Transport of Artificial Plasma Perturbations by Means of Short Pulses of High-Power Radio Waves
Resumo
We discuss the techniques of measuring and the possibilities of using short pulses of high-power radio waves for diagnostics of the properties of high- and low-frequency ionospheric plasma turbulence. The results of the experimental studies performed using the Sura heating facility are presented.



Oblique Sounding of the Ionosphere by Means of an Ionosonde–Direction Finder with Chirp Signal
Resumo
We give a mathematical rationale, an algorithm, and hardware implementation for a multichannel ionosonde–direction finder with chirp signal. The results of experimental studies of twodimensional angle–frequency characteristics on the Cyprus—Rostov-on-Don meridional obliquesounding path are presented. It is shown that both regular (terminator-related) and irregular (caused by the passage of a traveling ionospheric disturbance through the propagation path) transverse (with respect to the propagation path) horizontal gradients of the electron number density lead to a deviation of the azimuth of the high-angle ray in the direction of the Ne gradient. The experimental data are compared with the simulation results.



Simulation of Nonrelativistic Jet Ejections During the Laboratory Studies
Resumo
We discuss a possibility of simulating nonrelativistic jet ejections during the laboratory experiment using the PF-3 facility. It is shown that many properties of the flows obtained with the help of the experimental facility agree with the basic characteristics of the jet ejections which are observed in the neighborhood of young stars. The future experiments, which can allow one to understand the nature of the stable plasma ejections observed in many astrophysical sources, are discussed.



Localized Superconductivity in Systems with Inhomogeneous Mass of Cooper Pairs
Resumo
Within the framework of the Ginzburg–Landau theory, we study the features of the localized nucleation of the order parameter in superconducting systems with inhomogeneous effective mass m of the Cooper pairs, which is due to the spatial modulation of the diffusion coefficient and/or fluctuations in the local anisotropy axis in the sample. In the asymptotics of the weak magnetic fields H, for which the magnetic length [Φ0/(2πH)]1/2, where Φ0 is the magnetic-flux quantum, is much shorter than the inhomogeneity scale, the spatial scale of the order parameter is determined by the sample-average coherence length and the regular lattice of the Abrikosov vortices is formed in the superconductor. In sufficiently strong magnetic fields H, the order parameter is localized near the minima of the coherence length ξ ∝ m−1/2, which results in an increase in the critical temperature and destruction of the regular lattice of the Abrikosov vortices. Therefore, competition between the two superconductivity-nucleation types is observed during a gradual increase in the magnetic field, which leads to the positive curvature of the phase-transition line. We have also studied the features of the temperature dependences of the upper critical magnetic field for some model spatial mass profiles of the Cooper pairs. The obtained results are in good agreement with direct numerical calculations.



Josephson Traveling-Wave Antennas
Resumo
We propose a new approach to the problem of obtaining coherent radiation from systems with a great number of Josephson junctions, which is based on the concept of traveling-wave antennas. The traveling wave in a line ensures identity of the electrodynamic conditions, under which the junctions operate, whereas the energy leakage to radiation in the lateral direction prevents saturation of the nonlinearity of the individual junctions having a small dynamic range. Simple analytical models, which demonstrate feasibility of the traveling-wave regime, are considered. A code for direct numerical simulation of Josephson microchips including microantennas, lumped elements, and power supply circuits have been developed. Using the direct numerical simulation, a version of the Josephson antenna, which is similar to the simplest single-wire antenna, is studied and the possibility to realize the traveling-wave regime is demonstrated.



Compression of the Waveform of a Gamma Photon Into a Train of Short Pulses in an Optically Dense Oscillating Mössbauer Absorber
Resumo
We study the potential of a method for manipulating the spectral-temporal characteristics of the Mössbauer γ photon on the basis of resonant interaction of the electromagnetic field of a single photon with an oscillating nuclear absorber. It is shown that the absorber enrichment by a resonant nuclide and an increase in its optical density allow one to considerably increase the peak probability of detecting the photon behind the absorber and improve the obtained-pulse shape. The estimates for the γ radiation of the Mössbauer nuclide 57Co with a photon energy of 14.4 keV and a lifetime of 141 ns of the excited state, which interacts with the oscillating resonant absorber enriched by the 57Fe nuclei, are given and the possibility of compressing the waveform of an incident photon into a train of pulses with durations of 10 ns and peak intensity two times exceeding that in the absence of the absorber is shown.


