Ongoing research is described that is focused upon modelling the space base information network and simulating its behaviours： simulation of spaced based communications and networking project. Its objective is to dem...Ongoing research is described that is focused upon modelling the space base information network and simulating its behaviours： simulation of spaced based communications and networking project. Its objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing a tool that can provide a performance evaluation of various eonstellation access techniques and routing policies. The architecture and design of the simulation system are explored. The algorithm of data routing and instrument scheduling in this project is described. Besides these, the key methodologies of simulating the inter-satellite link features in the data transmissions are also discussed. The performance of both instrument scheduling algorithm and routing schemes is evaluated and analyzed through extensive simulations under a typical scenario.展开更多
In this paper, an asymmetric array structure of space laser communication receiver is proposed. This structure can greatly reduce alignment requirement, and lighten the signal strength jitter caused by atmospheric tur...In this paper, an asymmetric array structure of space laser communication receiver is proposed. This structure can greatly reduce alignment requirement, and lighten the signal strength jitter caused by atmospheric turbulence. A prototype of the proposed structure is fabricated and a 2.5 Mbit/s on-off keying(OOK) modulated demonstration link over 40 m free space is built. This asymmetric array structure can effectively collect optical signal while rotating in a window angle of ±17°, and the bit error ratio(BER) keeps zero.展开更多
We examine theoretically the performance of an Hg0.77Cd0.23Te based p-n photodetector/HFET optical receiver due to its possible application at 10.6 μm free space optical communication system at high bit rate.A rigoro...We examine theoretically the performance of an Hg0.77Cd0.23Te based p-n photodetector/HFET optical receiver due to its possible application at 10.6 μm free space optical communication system at high bit rate.A rigorous noise model of the receiver has been developed for this purpose.We calculate the total noise and sensitivity of the receiver.The front-end of the receiver exhibits a sensitivity of -45 dBm at a bit rate of 1 Gb/s and -30 dBm at a bit rate of 10 Gb/s,and the total mean-square noise curren t〈i2n〉=5×10-15 A2 at a bit rate of 1 Gb/s an d〈i2n〉 =10-12 A2 at a bit rate of 10 Gb/s,and a 3-dB bandwidth of 10 GHz.展开更多
Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION MULTILEVEL inverters are increasingly being used in high-power medium voltage applications due to their superior performance compared to two-level inverters, such as lower common-mode voltage, lower d...Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION MULTILEVEL inverters are increasingly being used in high-power medium voltage applications due to their superior performance compared to two-level inverters, such as lower common-mode voltage, lower dv/dt, lower harmonics in output voltage and current, and reduced voltage on the power switches.展开更多
The closure of a turbulence field is a longstanding fundamental problem, while most closure models are introduced in spectral space. Inspired by Chou＇s quasi-normal closure method in spectral space, we propose an ana...The closure of a turbulence field is a longstanding fundamental problem, while most closure models are introduced in spectral space. Inspired by Chou＇s quasi-normal closure method in spectral space, we propose an analytical closure model for isotropic turbulence based on the extended scale similarity theory of the velocity structure function in physical space. The assumptions and certain approximations are justified with direct numerical simulation. The asymptotic scaling properties are reproduced by this new closure method, in comparison to the classical Batchelor model.展开更多
This paper presents the reaction torque based satellite base reactionless control or base disturbance minimization of a redundant free-floating space robot. This subject is of vital importance in the study of the free...This paper presents the reaction torque based satellite base reactionless control or base disturbance minimization of a redundant free-floating space robot. This subject is of vital importance in the study of the free-floating space robot because the base disturbance minimization will result in less energy consumption and prolonged control application. The analytical formulation of the reaction torque is derived in this article, and the reaction torque control can achieve reactionless control and satellite base disturbance minimization. Furthermore, we derive the reaction torque based control of the space robot for base disturbance minimization from both the non-strict task priority and strict task priority control strategy. The dynamics singularity in the proposed algorithm is avoided in this paper. Besides, a real time simulation system of the space robot under Linux/real time application interface（RTAI） is developed to verify and test the feasibility and reliability of the method. The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of online reaction torque control of the redundant free-floating space robot.展开更多
SVOM,the Space-based multi-band Variable Objects Monitor,announced on April 23 the detection of over 100 gamma-ray bursts(GRBs),as part of the first results from its in-orbit calibration and commissioning observation ...SVOM,the Space-based multi-band Variable Objects Monitor,announced on April 23 the detection of over 100 gamma-ray bursts(GRBs),as part of the first results from its in-orbit calibration and commissioning observation after launching in last June.With the release of these successful results,it was officially delivered to science users as the most powerful instrument so far for multi-band GRB observations.展开更多
Numerous c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition(c-MET)inhibitors have been reported as potential anticancer agents.However,most fail to enter clinical trials owing to poor efficacy or drug resistance.To date,the scaffold...Numerous c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition(c-MET)inhibitors have been reported as potential anticancer agents.However,most fail to enter clinical trials owing to poor efficacy or drug resistance.To date,the scaffold-based chemical space of small-molecule c-MET inhibitors has not been analyzed.In this study,we constructed the largest c-MET dataset,which included 2,278 molecules with different struc-tures,by inhibiting the half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC_(50))of kinase activity.No significant differences in drug-like properties were observed between active molecules(1,228)and inactive mol-ecules(1,050),including chemical space coverage,physicochemical properties,and absorption,distri-bution,metabolism,excretion,and toxicity(ADMET)profiles.The higher chemical diversity of the active molecules was downscaled using t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding(t-SNE)high-dimensional data.Further clustering and chemical space networks(CSNs)analyses revealed commonly used scaffolds for c-MET inhibitors,such as M5,M7,and M8.Activity cliffs and structural alerts were used to reveal“dead ends”and“safe bets”for c-MET,as well as dominant structural fragments consisting of pyr-idazinones,triazoles,and pyrazines.Finally,the decision tree model precisely indicated the key structural features required to constitute active c-MET inhibitor molecules,including at least three aromatic het-erocycles,five aromatic nitrogen atoms,and eight nitrogeneoxygen atoms.Overall,our analyses revealed potential structure-activity relationship(SAR)patterns for c-MET inhibitors,which can inform the screening of new compounds and guide future optimization efforts.展开更多
Single orbit bistatic space-based radar （SBR） is composed of two radars in the same orbit. The characteristics of the clutter Doppler-angle spectrum of a single orbit bistatic SBR show that the slope of the mainbeam...Single orbit bistatic space-based radar （SBR） is composed of two radars in the same orbit. The characteristics of the clutter Doppler-angle spectrum of a single orbit bistatic SBR show that the slope of the mainbeam clutter spectrum is highly sensitive to the cone angles. Therefore, the minimum detectable velocity of the bistatic system is dependent on the cone angle. Then a new combined working mode of singleorbit bistatic SBR system was developed in which one radar will act as the transmitter and another as the receiver to improve detection performance for all angles. Simulation results by space-time adaptive processing verify the improved detection performance. The new design also reduces the average power of each radar system and the size and weight of the on-board solar array-battery system.展开更多
A method based on the XYZLMS interim connection space is proposed to accurately acquire the multi-spectral images by digital still cameras. The XYZLMS values are firstly predicted from RGB values by polynomial model w...A method based on the XYZLMS interim connection space is proposed to accurately acquire the multi-spectral images by digital still cameras. The XYZLMS values are firstly predicted from RGB values by polynomial model with local training samples and then spectral reflectance is constructed from XYZLMS values by pseudo-inverse method. An experiment is implemented for multi-spectral image acquisition based on a commercial digital still camera. The results indicate that multi-spectral images can be accurately acquired except the very dark colors.展开更多
Order unit normed linear spaces are a special type of regularly ordered normed linear spaces and therefore the first section is a short collection of the fundamental results on this type of normed linear spaces. The c...Order unit normed linear spaces are a special type of regularly ordered normed linear spaces and therefore the first section is a short collection of the fundamental results on this type of normed linear spaces. The connection between order unit normed linear spaces and base normed linear spaces within the category of regularly ordered normed linear spaces is described in Section 2, and Section 3 at last, contains the results on Banach limits in an arbitrary order unit normed linear space. It is shown that the original results on Banach limits are valid for a greater range.展开更多
We propose and demonstrate a dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode(SLM) fiber laser with switchable wavelength spacing based on a graphene saturable absorber(GSA) and a Wave Shaper. By virtue of the excellent satur...We propose and demonstrate a dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode(SLM) fiber laser with switchable wavelength spacing based on a graphene saturable absorber(GSA) and a Wave Shaper. By virtue of the excellent saturable absorption ability of graphene, the linewidths of the lasing wavelengths can be effectively reduced and eventually SLM operation can be obtained. The linewidths of both wavelengths are measured to be narrower than 7.3 kHz. The obtained results suggest that the graphene would be a good candidate nonlinear optical material for applications in related photonic fields, such as SLM oscillation generation for microwave generation and optical sensing.展开更多
The quadratic transformation method is proposed to estimate the trabecular spac- ing （Tb.Sp）, an important index for osteoporosis diagnosis. The performance of this algorithm was investigated by scatter model, two-d...The quadratic transformation method is proposed to estimate the trabecular spac- ing （Tb.Sp）, an important index for osteoporosis diagnosis. The performance of this algorithm was investigated by scatter model, two-dimension finite difference time domain （2D-FDTD） simulation and in vitro experiments of bovine cancellous bone specimens. Comparing with the other four methods autoregressive cepstrum （AR）, adaptive filter- autoregressive cepstral （AFAR）, inverse filter-autoregressive eepstrum （InvAR）, and simplified inverse filter tracking （SIFT）, quadratic transformation is much more stable and accurate. The results demonstrated that quadratic transformation is a great algorithm for Tb.SD estimation.展开更多
We have designed and implemented the Python package mag2exp,which enables researchers to perform a range of virtual experiments given a spatially resolved vector field for the magnetization,a typical result from compu...We have designed and implemented the Python package mag2exp,which enables researchers to perform a range of virtual experiments given a spatially resolved vector field for the magnetization,a typical result from computational methods to simulate magnetism such as micromagnetics.This software allows experimental measurements such as magnetometry,microscopy,and reciprocal space based techniques to be simulated in order to obtain observables that are comparable to those of the corresponding experimental measurement.Such virtual experiments tend to be more economic to carry out than actual experiments.There are many uses for virtual experiments,including(i)choosing the best experimental techniques and assessing their feasibility prior to experimentation,(ii)fine tuning experimental setup,(iii)guiding the experiment by conducting concurrent simulations of the measurement,and(iv)interpreting the experimental data at a later point though both qualitative and quantitative methods.展开更多
In order to achieve global multiple seamless coverage,space-based internet usually adopts low Earth orbit(LEO)mega-constellation networks structure,which has the characteristics of high network topology dynamics,limit...In order to achieve global multiple seamless coverage,space-based internet usually adopts low Earth orbit(LEO)mega-constellation networks structure,which has the characteristics of high network topology dynamics,limited on-board computing and storage capacity,and uneven distribution of ground traffic.Such features may cause problems such as high transmission delay,network congestion and link interruption.Establishing a stable,efficient and balanced satellite communication link can effectively alleviate the performance of the transmission delay,load balancing,and network throughput.Taking advantage of the regularity of network topology,a pre-coded inter-satellite routing algorithm with load balancing is proposed,which includes 3 parts:(a)the routing sequence coding method and the concept of gateway satellite Service Region(GSSR)are proposed;(b)the initial routing sequence of GSSR is generated based on the maximum network flow method under the ideal situation of uniform satellite traffic distribution;(c)aiming at the uneven distribution of traffic,the Sinkhorn algorithm is used to improve the load balancing performance of inter-satellite links.Simulation results show that,for the Starlink Group-4 constellation,the proposed method can maintain a low transmission delay and improve the load balancing together with the network throughout performance with minimal hops and low time complexity.展开更多
In the centenary year of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, this paper reviews the current status of gravitational wave astronomy across a spectrum which stretches from attohertz to kilohertz frequencies. Se...In the centenary year of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, this paper reviews the current status of gravitational wave astronomy across a spectrum which stretches from attohertz to kilohertz frequencies. Sect. 1 of this paper reviews the historical development of gravitational wave astronomy from Einstein's first prediction to our current understanding the spectrum. It is shown that detection of signals in the audio frequency spectrum can be expected very soon, and that a north-south pair of next generation detectors would provide large scientific benefits. Sect. 2 reviews the theory of gravitational waves and the principles of detection using laser interferometry. The state of the art Advanced LIGO detectors are then described. These detectors have a high chance of detecting the first events in the near future. Sect. 3 reviews the KAGRA detector currently under development in Japan,which will be the first laser interferometer detector to use cryogenic test masses. Sect. 4 of this paper reviews gravitational wave detection in the nanohertz frequency band using the technique of pulsar timing. Sect. 5 reviews the status of gravitational wave detection in the attohertz frequency band, detectable in the polarisation of the cosmic microwave background, and discusses the prospects for detection of primordial waves from the big bang. The techniques described in sects. 1–5 have already placed significant limits on the strength of gravitational wave sources. Sects. 6 and 7 review ambitious plans for future space based gravitational wave detectors in the millihertz frequency band. Sect. 6 presents a roadmap for development of space based gravitational wave detectors by China while sect. 7 discusses a key enabling technology for space interferometry known as time delay interferometry.展开更多
基金This project was supported by the National "863" High-Tech Research and Development Program of China(2002AA7170)
文摘Ongoing research is described that is focused upon modelling the space base information network and simulating its behaviours： simulation of spaced based communications and networking project. Its objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing a tool that can provide a performance evaluation of various eonstellation access techniques and routing policies. The architecture and design of the simulation system are explored. The algorithm of data routing and instrument scheduling in this project is described. Besides these, the key methodologies of simulating the inter-satellite link features in the data transmissions are also discussed. The performance of both instrument scheduling algorithm and routing schemes is evaluated and analyzed through extensive simulations under a typical scenario.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.61674142 and 62041502)。
文摘In this paper, an asymmetric array structure of space laser communication receiver is proposed. This structure can greatly reduce alignment requirement, and lighten the signal strength jitter caused by atmospheric turbulence. A prototype of the proposed structure is fabricated and a 2.5 Mbit/s on-off keying(OOK) modulated demonstration link over 40 m free space is built. This asymmetric array structure can effectively collect optical signal while rotating in a window angle of ±17°, and the bit error ratio(BER) keeps zero.
文摘We examine theoretically the performance of an Hg0.77Cd0.23Te based p-n photodetector/HFET optical receiver due to its possible application at 10.6 μm free space optical communication system at high bit rate.A rigorous noise model of the receiver has been developed for this purpose.We calculate the total noise and sensitivity of the receiver.The front-end of the receiver exhibits a sensitivity of -45 dBm at a bit rate of 1 Gb/s and -30 dBm at a bit rate of 10 Gb/s,and the total mean-square noise curren t〈i2n〉=5×10-15 A2 at a bit rate of 1 Gb/s an d〈i2n〉 =10-12 A2 at a bit rate of 10 Gb/s,and a 3-dB bandwidth of 10 GHz.
文摘Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION MULTILEVEL inverters are increasingly being used in high-power medium voltage applications due to their superior performance compared to two-level inverters, such as lower common-mode voltage, lower dv/dt, lower harmonics in output voltage and current, and reduced voltage on the power switches.
文摘The closure of a turbulence field is a longstanding fundamental problem, while most closure models are introduced in spectral space. Inspired by Chou＇s quasi-normal closure method in spectral space, we propose an analytical closure model for isotropic turbulence based on the extended scale similarity theory of the velocity structure function in physical space. The assumptions and certain approximations are justified with direct numerical simulation. The asymptotic scaling properties are reproduced by this new closure method, in comparison to the classical Batchelor model.
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2013CB733103)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-10-0058)
文摘This paper presents the reaction torque based satellite base reactionless control or base disturbance minimization of a redundant free-floating space robot. This subject is of vital importance in the study of the free-floating space robot because the base disturbance minimization will result in less energy consumption and prolonged control application. The analytical formulation of the reaction torque is derived in this article, and the reaction torque control can achieve reactionless control and satellite base disturbance minimization. Furthermore, we derive the reaction torque based control of the space robot for base disturbance minimization from both the non-strict task priority and strict task priority control strategy. The dynamics singularity in the proposed algorithm is avoided in this paper. Besides, a real time simulation system of the space robot under Linux/real time application interface（RTAI） is developed to verify and test the feasibility and reliability of the method. The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of online reaction torque control of the redundant free-floating space robot.
文摘SVOM,the Space-based multi-band Variable Objects Monitor,announced on April 23 the detection of over 100 gamma-ray bursts(GRBs),as part of the first results from its in-orbit calibration and commissioning observation after launching in last June.With the release of these successful results,it was officially delivered to science users as the most powerful instrument so far for multi-band GRB observations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:82173699 and 32200531)Shanghai Jiao Tong University Trans-Med Awards Research,China(STAR Project No.:20230101)Shanghai Science and Technol-ogy Commission,China(Grant No.:23DZ2290600).
文摘Numerous c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition(c-MET)inhibitors have been reported as potential anticancer agents.However,most fail to enter clinical trials owing to poor efficacy or drug resistance.To date,the scaffold-based chemical space of small-molecule c-MET inhibitors has not been analyzed.In this study,we constructed the largest c-MET dataset,which included 2,278 molecules with different struc-tures,by inhibiting the half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC_(50))of kinase activity.No significant differences in drug-like properties were observed between active molecules(1,228)and inactive mol-ecules(1,050),including chemical space coverage,physicochemical properties,and absorption,distri-bution,metabolism,excretion,and toxicity(ADMET)profiles.The higher chemical diversity of the active molecules was downscaled using t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding(t-SNE)high-dimensional data.Further clustering and chemical space networks(CSNs)analyses revealed commonly used scaffolds for c-MET inhibitors,such as M5,M7,and M8.Activity cliffs and structural alerts were used to reveal“dead ends”and“safe bets”for c-MET,as well as dominant structural fragments consisting of pyr-idazinones,triazoles,and pyrazines.Finally,the decision tree model precisely indicated the key structural features required to constitute active c-MET inhibitor molecules,including at least three aromatic het-erocycles,five aromatic nitrogen atoms,and eight nitrogeneoxygen atoms.Overall,our analyses revealed potential structure-activity relationship(SAR)patterns for c-MET inhibitors,which can inform the screening of new compounds and guide future optimization efforts.
文摘Single orbit bistatic space-based radar （SBR） is composed of two radars in the same orbit. The characteristics of the clutter Doppler-angle spectrum of a single orbit bistatic SBR show that the slope of the mainbeam clutter spectrum is highly sensitive to the cone angles. Therefore, the minimum detectable velocity of the bistatic system is dependent on the cone angle. Then a new combined working mode of singleorbit bistatic SBR system was developed in which one radar will act as the transmitter and another as the receiver to improve detection performance for all angles. Simulation results by space-time adaptive processing verify the improved detection performance. The new design also reduces the average power of each radar system and the size and weight of the on-board solar array-battery system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61205168)the National Science and Technology Support Program of China(No.2012BAH91F03)
文摘A method based on the XYZLMS interim connection space is proposed to accurately acquire the multi-spectral images by digital still cameras. The XYZLMS values are firstly predicted from RGB values by polynomial model with local training samples and then spectral reflectance is constructed from XYZLMS values by pseudo-inverse method. An experiment is implemented for multi-spectral image acquisition based on a commercial digital still camera. The results indicate that multi-spectral images can be accurately acquired except the very dark colors.
文摘Order unit normed linear spaces are a special type of regularly ordered normed linear spaces and therefore the first section is a short collection of the fundamental results on this type of normed linear spaces. The connection between order unit normed linear spaces and base normed linear spaces within the category of regularly ordered normed linear spaces is described in Section 2, and Section 3 at last, contains the results on Banach limits in an arbitrary order unit normed linear space. It is shown that the original results on Banach limits are valid for a greater range.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61475065)
文摘We propose and demonstrate a dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode(SLM) fiber laser with switchable wavelength spacing based on a graphene saturable absorber(GSA) and a Wave Shaper. By virtue of the excellent saturable absorption ability of graphene, the linewidths of the lasing wavelengths can be effectively reduced and eventually SLM operation can be obtained. The linewidths of both wavelengths are measured to be narrower than 7.3 kHz. The obtained results suggest that the graphene would be a good candidate nonlinear optical material for applications in related photonic fields, such as SLM oscillation generation for microwave generation and optical sensing.
基金supported by NSFC(11174060,11304043,11327405)the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China(20130071110020)the Key Science and Technology Program of Shanghai(13441901900)
文摘The quadratic transformation method is proposed to estimate the trabecular spac- ing （Tb.Sp）, an important index for osteoporosis diagnosis. The performance of this algorithm was investigated by scatter model, two-dimension finite difference time domain （2D-FDTD） simulation and in vitro experiments of bovine cancellous bone specimens. Comparing with the other four methods autoregressive cepstrum （AR）, adaptive filter- autoregressive cepstral （AFAR）, inverse filter-autoregressive eepstrum （InvAR）, and simplified inverse filter tracking （SIFT）, quadratic transformation is much more stable and accurate. The results demonstrated that quadratic transformation is a great algorithm for Tb.SD estimation.
基金supported by the EPSRC UK Skyrmion Project Grant EP/N032128/1the European Union’s Horizon research and innovation program under MaMMoS No 101135546Marie Skłodowska Curie grant agreement No 101152613.D.C.-O.acknowledges support from DGIIE(UTFSM)through the Postdoctoral Initiative.
文摘We have designed and implemented the Python package mag2exp,which enables researchers to perform a range of virtual experiments given a spatially resolved vector field for the magnetization,a typical result from computational methods to simulate magnetism such as micromagnetics.This software allows experimental measurements such as magnetometry,microscopy,and reciprocal space based techniques to be simulated in order to obtain observables that are comparable to those of the corresponding experimental measurement.Such virtual experiments tend to be more economic to carry out than actual experiments.There are many uses for virtual experiments,including(i)choosing the best experimental techniques and assessing their feasibility prior to experimentation,(ii)fine tuning experimental setup,(iii)guiding the experiment by conducting concurrent simulations of the measurement,and(iv)interpreting the experimental data at a later point though both qualitative and quantitative methods.
基金supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province(grant number 2022BID017)the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(grant numbers 2019B010158001)the Scientific Research Project of National University of Defense Technology(No.ZK22-02).
文摘In order to achieve global multiple seamless coverage,space-based internet usually adopts low Earth orbit(LEO)mega-constellation networks structure,which has the characteristics of high network topology dynamics,limited on-board computing and storage capacity,and uneven distribution of ground traffic.Such features may cause problems such as high transmission delay,network congestion and link interruption.Establishing a stable,efficient and balanced satellite communication link can effectively alleviate the performance of the transmission delay,load balancing,and network throughput.Taking advantage of the regularity of network topology,a pre-coded inter-satellite routing algorithm with load balancing is proposed,which includes 3 parts:(a)the routing sequence coding method and the concept of gateway satellite Service Region(GSSR)are proposed;(b)the initial routing sequence of GSSR is generated based on the maximum network flow method under the ideal situation of uniform satellite traffic distribution;(c)aiming at the uneven distribution of traffic,the Sinkhorn algorithm is used to improve the load balancing performance of inter-satellite links.Simulation results show that,for the Starlink Group-4 constellation,the proposed method can maintain a low transmission delay and improve the load balancing together with the network throughout performance with minimal hops and low time complexity.
基金supported by the US National Science Foundation(Grant No.PHY-0757058)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11443008 and 11503003)+2 种基金a Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars Foundation grant,and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2015KJJCB06)supported by the National Space Science Center,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDA04070400 and XDA04077700)Partial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11305255,11171329 and 41404019)
文摘In the centenary year of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, this paper reviews the current status of gravitational wave astronomy across a spectrum which stretches from attohertz to kilohertz frequencies. Sect. 1 of this paper reviews the historical development of gravitational wave astronomy from Einstein's first prediction to our current understanding the spectrum. It is shown that detection of signals in the audio frequency spectrum can be expected very soon, and that a north-south pair of next generation detectors would provide large scientific benefits. Sect. 2 reviews the theory of gravitational waves and the principles of detection using laser interferometry. The state of the art Advanced LIGO detectors are then described. These detectors have a high chance of detecting the first events in the near future. Sect. 3 reviews the KAGRA detector currently under development in Japan,which will be the first laser interferometer detector to use cryogenic test masses. Sect. 4 of this paper reviews gravitational wave detection in the nanohertz frequency band using the technique of pulsar timing. Sect. 5 reviews the status of gravitational wave detection in the attohertz frequency band, detectable in the polarisation of the cosmic microwave background, and discusses the prospects for detection of primordial waves from the big bang. The techniques described in sects. 1–5 have already placed significant limits on the strength of gravitational wave sources. Sects. 6 and 7 review ambitious plans for future space based gravitational wave detectors in the millihertz frequency band. Sect. 6 presents a roadmap for development of space based gravitational wave detectors by China while sect. 7 discusses a key enabling technology for space interferometry known as time delay interferometry.
