旋转重力梯度仪的加速度计动态调节方法与需求分析

适合陆基使用的旋转重力梯度仪采用多个加速度计的组合输出,能有效地抑制平台的共模噪声,实现对地球表面微小重力梯度变化信号的测量.其关键技术之一就是对多个加速度计进行动态匹配调节,通过实时反馈来降低多种噪声和误差,从而降低对研制单个加速度计的性能要求.本文结合旋转重力梯度仪中加速度计的匹配调节方法,以重力梯度测量分辨率达到1E为目标分析,结果表明对加速度计的标度因子一致性匹配需要达到10-11的量级,对二阶非线性因子调节同样需要达到～10-11g/g2的量级.     

Effect of Local Magnetic Field in G Measurement with Time-of-Swing Method

The effect of the local time- varying magnetic field in our G measurement with the time-of-swing method is studied by magnifying the magnetic field to cause a perceptible change in the pendulum＇s period. The experimental result shows that the coefficients of the change in the period to the magnetic field are 37（1） and 12（1） ms/gauss in the two horizontal directions respectively, which means that the systematic uncertainty due to the local magnetic field is less than 0.4ppm in our G measurement.     

Variations of the Speed of Light with Frequency and Implied Photon Mass

A general frequency-dependent dispersion relation of the speed of light in different mediums （vacuum, insulator, plasma） is deduced based on the Proca equations. Several recent astronomical observations of the pulsars are used to set the limits on the photon rest mass by this method and several upper bounds of larger than one order improvement than previous similar results are obtained. Considering the dispersion of the massive photon, the possible upper limits on the photon rest mass are also derived from the recently experimental results for testing the constancy of the speed of light in special relativity.     

Improvement of Test of Solar Neutrino Coherent Scattering with Torsion Pendulum

A torsion pendulum containing two sapphire crystals and two lead rings is used to test Weber＇s theory of enhanced solar neutrino coherent scattering. Our experiment gives a null result for the diurnal force with a noise level of 3.8 × 10^-14 N, which is 526 times smaller than the predicted value of Weber＇s theory, and directly rules out Weber＇s theory and the experimental result. This experiment also reveals a test of the weak equivalence principle with η （Al2O3, Pb） （0.8 ± 3.1） × 10^-10 for masses falling toward the Sun.     

实验检验光子静止质量的研究进展

爱因斯坦狭义相对论的基本假设之一是光速不变性,其直接推论就是光子的静止质量必须为零,因此实验检验光子是否具有非零的静止质量一直备受关注.非零光子静止质量以Proca方程组为基础,其实验检验主要针对真空光速(频率)色散效应、库仑反平方定律和安培环路定律的偏离、寻找纵向电磁波以及磁偶极场的Yukawa势等几个方面.文章作者所在的实验小组采用精密扭秤调制方法将国际上同类实验结果提高了2个数量级,给出光子静止质量上限为mγ≤1.5×10-52g.对光子静止质量的实验检验,也是对光速不变原理的一种检验,即使光子仅有非常微小的静质量,如一旦得到实验的检验,将会对整个物理学的发展产生巨大而深刻的影响.     

近距离牛顿反平方定律实验检验进展

为了统一描述自然界的四种基本相互作用,科学家提出了很多理论模型,其中很多理论认为牛顿反平方定律在近距离下会发生偏离,或存在其他的非牛顿引力作用,而理论的正确与否需要高精度的实验检验.国际上很多研究组在不同间距下采用不同的技术对反平方定律进行了高精度的实验检验,本文重点介绍华中科技大学引力中心采用密度调制法分别在亚毫米与微米范围进行的实验研究进展.在亚毫米范围采用精密扭秤技术,在对牛顿引力进行双补偿、抑制电磁干扰后,结合零实验与非零实验结果,在作用程为70—300μm区间对Yukawa形式的破缺给出国际上精度最高的限制.在微米范围采用悬臂梁作为弱力传感器,通过测量金球和密度调制吸引质量间水平力的变化来检验非牛顿引力是否存在,实验结果不需进行Casimir力和静电力背景扣除,是此间距下不依赖于Casimir力和静电力理论计算模型的两个结果之一.     

万有引力常数G精确测量实验进展

万有引力常数G是人类历史上引入的第一个基本物理学常数,其在理论物理、天体物理和地球物理等许多领域中扮演着重要角色.两百多年来,人们共测量出了200多个G值,但G的测量精度仍然是所有物理学常数中最差的,这一现象反映了测G工作本身的复杂性和困难性.本文简要概述了G值测量的意义和测G的历史,并结合自2010年以来国际上新出现的三个高精度测G实验介绍这一领域的研究进展,以及华中科技大学引力实验中心测G工作的最新动态.     

航空重力与重力梯度测量对惯性稳定平台的需求分析

从航空重力与重力梯度测量原理出发,先后导出航空重力与重力梯度测量的观测方程和测量误差方程,然后依据地球重力场特征和功率谱的相关理论,结合航空重力与重力梯度测量中的GPS定位、惯性稳定平台的指向和稳定性、加速度计和梯度仪的误差模型,分析了航空重力与重力梯度测量对稳定平台的需求,在此基础上以航空重力测量中国外常用的双水獭(Twin-Otter)固定翼飞机的实际飞行参数为例,通过数值计算给出了航空重力测量分辨率达到1 mGal时,对惯性稳定平台的角度指向精度、稳定性和随机漂移的要求分别为0.0005°、0.006°/h/Hz和0.0003°/h;航空重力梯度测量分辨率1 E时,对稳定平台对应的指标要求分别降低为0.5°、0.01°/hr/Hz和0.01°/hr。     

Measurement of Density Inhomogeneity for Source Masses in Time-of-Swing Method of Measuring G

A method with scanning electron microscopy （SEM） is presented to measure the density inhomogeneity of the stainless steel （SS316） sphere prepared for measuring G using time-of-swing method. The experimental result shows that the relative density inhomogeneity of the sphere is better than 5.9 × 10^-4 over the volume of 0.272 ×0.234× 0.005 mm^3. If we assume that the density inhomogeneity of the spheres used in our G measurement is the same as that of the sphere destroyed in testing, it will contribute to G value with an uncertainty of less than 0.034 ppm in our G measurement. Furthermore, the mass centre offset from the geometric centre of the sphere will be less than 4.3× 10^-4 μm due to this inhomogeneity.