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NASA NTRS1986

The solar nebula redox state as recorded by the most reduced chondrules of five primitive chondrites

Mafic minerals in the most reduced chondrules of five primitive meteorites were analyzed with an electron microprobe to determine the lower limit on their FeO contents. The accuracy obtained was + or - 0.01 weight percent FeO. The thermodynamic relationship between mole fraction FeSiO3 and pO2 of the ambient nebular gas at the time of mineral equilibration was established, and was used to infer the local O/H ratio of the nebular gas during chondrule formation. The lowest ferrosilite compositions reflected equilibration at 1500 K with a gas 2-18 times more oxidizing than a gas of solar composition. Olivines in low-FeO unequilibrated ordinary chondrites (UOC) chondrules are uniformly more FeO-rich than coexisting pyroxenes. This discrepancy suggests that a significant change in the O/H ratio of the nebular gas occurred between the time of olivine and pyroxene crystallization in the region of the nebula where UOCs formed. Mineral compositions in the chondrules of two C2 chondrites studied suggest they formed in a more homogeneous region of the nebula than the UOCs.

Johnson, M. C.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Evidence for a latitudinal gradient of the cosmic ray intensity associated with a change in the tilt of the heliospheric current sheet

Since mid-1985, the average flux of greater than 70 MeV/nucleon cosmic rays at Voyager 2 (r2 = 17 AU, theta 2 approximately equals 0 deg) has been about 3-5 percent greater than that at Voyager 1 (r1 = 24 AU, theta 1 = 26 deg N). This is the first direct observation over such a large radial range in which the galactic cosmic ray flux closer to the sun is higher than the flux farther from the sun for an extended period of time. This observation is consistent with the presence of a negative latitudinal gradient of -0.36 + or 0.05 (or -0.60 + or - 0.08) percent/deg, assuming a coexistent radial gradient of 1 (or 2) percent/AU. It is suggested that the appearance of this persistent negative latitudinal gradient may be due to the abrupt, large decrease of the heliospheric current sheet tilt to about 20 deg in early 1985.

Christon, S. P.↗
NASA NTRS1987

On the polarization, compression and nonoscillatory behavior of hydromagnetic waves associated with pickup ions

Solution of the kinetic dispersion equation shows that heavy pickup ions with large perpendicular energies excite a new hydromagnetic wave mode with maximum growth, high (magnetic field and mass density) compression ratios, and almost linear polarization coexisting slightly away 6-15 deg from parallel propagation. The mode arises from the coupling of the heavy ion beam to the modified left-hand wave dispersion caused by the multiion nature of the medium. The ion beam can also bring about nonoscillatory, purely growing structures distinct from the mirror wave through the coupling of a counter-streaming left-hand mode to a costreaming right-hand wave. The free energy source parameters are varied to determine their relative influence and define the domain of existence of the instability. Its characteristics may prove helpful in the interpretation of recent cometary (Halley and Giacobini-Zinner) and artificial release (AMPTE) observations.

Brinca, Armando L.↗
NASA NTRS1987

Experimental study of the vortex flow behavior on a generic fighter wing at subsonic and transonic speeds

A subsonic and transonic investigation of the vortex flow behavior of a generic fighter configuration with 55-deg cropped delta wing has been conducted in order to improve current understanding of vortical motions on a wing with deflected leading edge flap at moderate and high angles-of-attack. The leading edge vortex strength was reduced, and the vortex was flatter and closer to the wing surface, as the Mach number increased. Transonically, at high angles-of-attack, the test data suggested the development of a cross-flow shock wave above the vortex sheet which coexisted with a rear shock wave. Subsonically, a deflected leading edge flap was able to sustain a concentrated vortex on the forward-facing surface.

Erickson, Gary E.↗
NASA NTRS1984

Wetting, multilayer adsorption, and interface phase transitions

When two fluid phases coexist near their mutual critical point, one fluid phase forms a layer which intrudes between the other fluid phase and any third phase that happens to be present. As the two fluid phases are taken away from their critical point, a phase transition often occurs such that the intruding layer vanishes. Recent evidence is presented that the transition from the complete wetting (intruding layer) configuration to the incomplete wetting (three-phase contact) configuration is a first-order phase transition. The thickness of the intruding layers has been measured for diverse systems. These data are not fully understood. The intruding layers are extreme examples of multilayer adsorption. Certain theories predict that a 'prewetting' transition from high adsorption to low adsorption is associated with the transition from complete wetting to incomplete wetting. Present search for this transition is inconclusive.

Moldover, M. R.↗
NASA NTRS1988

Avionic expert systems

At the heart of any intelligent flight control system, there is a knowledge based expert system. The efficiency of these knowledge bases is one of the major factors in the success of aviation and space control systems. In the future, the speed and the capabilities of the expert system and their underlying data base(s) will be the limiting factors in the ability to build more accurate real time space controllers. A methodology is proposed for design and construction of such expert systems. It is noted that existing expert systems are inefficient (slow) in dealing with nontrivial real world situations that involve a vast collection of data. However, current data bases, which are fast in handling large amounts of data, cannot carry out intelligent tasks normally expected from an expert system. The system presented provides the power of deduction (reasoning) along with the efficient mechanisms for management of large data bases. In the system, both straight forward evaluation procedures and sophisticated inference mechanisms coexist. The design methodology is based on mathematics and logic, which ensures the correctness of the final product.

Golshani, Forouzan↗
NASA NTRS1987

Different regions of line formation in the envelope of the early emission line star HD 190073

A description is presented of the spectral features that characterize the spectrum of HD 190073 both in the photographic region (360-660 nm), and in the IUE UV (115-320 nm). A number of different types of profiles can be distinguished, and this seems to imply that many different 'broad' regions of line formation coexist in the extended envelope of the star, including regions with densities differing in several orders of magnitude.

Ringuelet, A. E.↗
NASA NTRS1987

The detection of global convection on the sun by an analysis of line shift data of the John M. Wilcox Solar Observatory at Stanford University

An analysis of the absorption line shift data of the John M. Wilcox Solar Observatory at Stanford University has yielded signatures of the existence of global convection on the sun. These include persistent periodic time variations in the east-west component of the velocity fields defined by fitting a slope to the line shift data in a certain longitude window at a specified latitude and longitude by the least squares method. The amplitude of the velocity fields estimated from these variations is of the order of 100 m/s. The results of the analysis also suggest that several modes of global convection coexist in the solar convection zone. Details of the analysis are given.

Yoshimura, Hirokazu↗
NASA NTRS1988

Numerical study of turbulent internal shear layer flow in an axisymmetric U-duct

This paper presents a simple algebraic turbulence model developed for internal flows which is based on the vorticity length and magnitude. The length scale is defined using the distance between the maximum and the minimum points of the absolute vorticity. This model is numerically tested in a turbulent internal layer flow through an axisymmetric U-duct with very sharp curvature; the ratio of the boundary layer thickness to the radius of curvature of the duct is of order 1. In this U-duct flow, strong adverse and favorable pressure gradients coexist and interact with each other. Satisfactoy agreement with experimental results is obtained.

Chang, James L. C.↗
NASA NTRS1987

The emissions of broadband electrostatic noise in the near vicinity of the Shuttle Orbiter

Measurements of the Space Shuttle environment from the STS-3 and Spacelab 2 missions indicate the presence of oblique ion streams and broadband electrostatic noise. A two-dimensional theoretical model is applied to study a possible causal relationship between the ion streams and the broadband noise, especially in terms of the ion acoustic wave and ion-ion wave modes. This model predicts the generation of waves with frequencies ranging from the ion cyclotron frequency up to values greater than the ion plasma frequency, with the maximum growth rate occurring in the 10-kHz range. These results are consistent with the observational data from the STS-3 mission. The model also shows that these two wave modes can coexist only when the wave vectors of the two wave modes are nearly perpendicular. The parametric dependence of the wave instabilities on the plasma parameters and the inclination of the wave propagation vector is also studied.

Hwang, K. S.↗
NASA NTRS1987

Delay line anodes for microchannel-plate spectrometers

A photon-counting readout system for microchannel-plate spectrometers is described that uses a delay line and timing circuit for the wavelength coordinate and a wedge-wedge charge division system for the orthogonal spatial coordinate. A novel zigzag layout allows these two anode patterns to coexist on a common planar substrate and share the charge from each photoevent, thereby simultaneously localizing the photon in each of its two dimensions. Unlike wedge-and-strip or resistive anode encoders, the delay line offers a spatial resolution that is relatively independent of the format length. Unlike discrete anode systems, the delay line readout system's complexity is also independent of the field of view size. These facts make the delay line readout system advantageous in large format detectors. A testbed detector having a delay line propagation speed of 2.2 mm/ns and a time resolution of 33 ps FWHM has been assembled. Ultraviolet testing shows a Gaussian event distribution having a 70-micron FWHM width; the readout system blur contribution is less than 50-micron FWHM.

Lampton, M.↗
NASA NTRS1988

Accretion flows onto supermassive black holes

The radiative and hydrodynamic properties of an angular momentum-dominated accretion flow onto a supermassive black hole depend largely on the ratio of the accretion rate to the Eddington accretion rate. High values of this ratio favor optically thick flows which produce largely thermal radiation, while optically thin 'two-temperature' flows may be present in systems with small values of this ratio. Observations of some AGN suggest that thermal and nonthermal sources of radiation may be of comparable importance in the 'central engine'. Consideration is given to the possibilities for coexistence of different modes of accretion in a single flow. One intriguing possibility is that runaway pair production may cause an optically thick 'accretion annulus' to form at the center of a two-temperature inflow.

Begelman, Mitchell C.↗
NASA NTRS1987

The detection of global convection on the sun by an analysis of line shift data of the John M. Wilcox Solar Observatory at Stanford University

Signatures of the existence of the global convection in the sun were found in the absorption line shift data of the John M. Wilcox Solar Observatory at Stanford University. The signatures are characterized by persistent periodic time variations in the east-west component of the velocity fields defined by fitting a slope to the line shift data in a certain longitude window at a specified latitude and longitude by a least square method. The variations indicate that the amplitude of the velocity fields is about 100 m/s. It is suggested that several modes of global convection are coexisting in the solar convection zone.

Yoshimura, Hirokazu↗
NASA NTRS1988

Magnetic properties of superconducting GdBa2Cu3O(6 + delta) at low temperature and high field

The magnetization of antiferromagnetic superconducting GdBa2Cu3O(6 + delta) has been measured for T in the range of 1.5 - 4.2 K for magnetic fields up to about 20 T. It is found that all Gd(3+) spins are nearly parallel at very high fields, and that this saturated spin subsystem coexists with superconductivity. Below the Neel temperature, 2.22 K, the transition from the 'canted' phase to the paramagnetic phase is observed by the application of a high magnetic field. The temperature dependence of this phase transition is also reported.

Huang, C. Y.↗
NASA NTRS1988

Interfacial tension and vapor-liquid equilibria in the critical region of mixtures

In the critical region, the concept of two-scale-factor universality can be used to accurately predict the surface tension between near-critical vapor and liquid phases from the singularity in the thermodynamic properties of the bulk fluid. In the present work, this idea is generalized to binary mixtures and is illustrated using the data of Hsu et al. (1985) for CO2 + n-butane. The pressure-temperature-composition-density data for coexisting, near-critical phases of the mixtures are fitted with a thermodynamic potential comprised of a sum of a singular term and nonsingular terms. The nonuniversal amplitudes characterizing the singular term for the mixtures are obtained from the amplitudes for the pure components by interpolation in a space of thermodynamic 'field' variables. The interfacial tensions predicted for the mixtures from the singular term are within 10 percent of the data on three isotherms in the pressure range (Pc - P)/Pc of less than 0.5. This difference is comparable to the combined experimental and model errors.

Moldover, Michael R.↗
NASA NTRS1988

A 2.2 second period in the 1984 August 5 gamma-ray burst

A time history and Fourier power spectrum are presented for the August 5, 1984 gamma-ray burst (GRB) observed with the SMM Hard X-ray Burst Spectrometer and the Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft. A significant complex feature of the event is identifiable in both data sets: a gradual ripple with a well-defined 2.2-sec period lasting for seven cycles, with a series of narrow spikes, which appear always on the ascending phase of the sinusoidal ripple. This event is unusual in both its temporal and spectral attributes: it exhibits coexistence of periodic and nonperiodic features, and it was also reported as the most intense GRB event observed with the SMM Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, extending up to 100 MeV.

Kouveliotou, C.↗
NASA NTRS1988

The origin of type C inclusions from carbonaceous chondrites

The origin of type C inclusions found in carbonaceous chondrites and the relationship of the type C inclusions to other Ca- and Al-rich chondrules are discussed on the basis of major-element composition of these objects. The results on bulk composition analysis of primary phase assemblages in eight Allende-type inclusions and an Allende glass-spinel inclusion were found to be consistent with the following scenario: (1) the condensation of melilite + spinel + perovskite +/- hibonite +/- CaAl4O7; (2) the reaction of melilite + spinel with SiO2(g); (3) the removal of inclusions from further interaction with the reacting gas; (4) melting with little or no volatilization; (5) crystallization; (6) alteration; and (7) incorporation of inclusions into host meteorite. Type C inclusions are considered to be precursors to Al-rich chondrules in ordinary and enstatite chondrites, i.e., they are considered to be a spinel-rich class of type A that reacted with silica from a coexisting gas to produce anorthite plus diopside.

Beckett, John R.↗
NASA NTRS1988

Laboratory studies of the nitric acid trihydrate - Implications for the south polar stratosphere

Vapor pressures of HNO3 and H2O have been measured over the trihydrate crystal, formed by vapor deposit on a glass surface. In the temperature range 190 to 205 K the two phase-equilibrium trihydrate/vapor was studied by adding and removing H2O. Coexistence equilibria vapor pressures of trihydrate/solid solutions of HNO3 in ice and of mono-/trihydrate were also measured. Results show that for typical mixing ratios of H2O and HNO3 found in the lower stratosphere (3 ppm H2O, 5 ppb HNO3) the trihydrate would start to form at temperatures about 7 K higher than the ice point. The pressure of atmospheric HNO3 would rapidly decrease as the atmosphere cools without large changes in partial pressures of H2O. These laboratory results provide information on the formation of polar stratospheric clouds containing H2O and HNO3.

Hanson, David↗