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地球雷达设施观测近地小行星的能力

Capabilities of Earth-based radar facilities for near-Earth asteroid observations

Shantanu. P. Naidu, Lance. A. M. Benner, Jean-Luc Margot, Michael. W. Busch, Patrick. A. Taylor

摘要:

我们评估了行星雷达的能力在阿雷西博,戈德斯通70米DSS-14和34米DSS-13天线,70米DSS-43天线在堪培拉,绿岸望远镜,和帕克斯射电望远镜的相对灵敏度和已知的近地小行星(NEAs)的数量,每年可探测到的单基地和双基地配置。在2015日历年,使用阿雷西博和DSS-14进行的单基地观测能够分别探测到253个和131个近地小行星,信噪比大于30个/航迹。这两个观测台加在一起能够探测到276个近地小行星。其中,阿雷西博检测到77个,戈德斯通检测到32个,分别占可能数量的30%和24%。这两个观测台分别探测到另外18个和7个近地小行星,信噪比低于30个/道。这表明,大量潜在目标没有被观察到。由DSS-14发射和绿岸望远镜接收的双基地配置能够探测到约195个近地小行星,比DSS-14单基地观测多约50%。大多数可探测到的小行星都是在观测窗口结束前不到15天发现的机会目标。大约50%的可探测小行星的绝对星等大于25,对应的直径小于30米。

英文摘要:

We evaluated the planetary radar capabilities at Arecibo, the Goldstone 70-m DSS-14 and 34-m DSS-13 antennas, the 70-m DSS-43 antenna at Canberra, the Green Bank Telescope, and the Parkes Radio Telescope in terms of their relative sensitivities and the number of known near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) detectable per year in monostatic and bistatic configurations. In the 2015 calendar year, monostatic observations with Arecibo and DSS-14 were capable of detecting 253 and 131 NEAs respectively, with signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) greater than 30/track. Combined, the two observatories were capable of detecting 276 NEAs. Of these, Arecibo detected 77 and Goldstone detected 32, or 30% and 24% the numbers that were possible. The two observatories detected an additional 18 and 7 NEAs respectively, with SNRs of less than 30/track. This indicates that a substantial number of potential targets are not being observed. The bistatic configuration with DSS-14 transmitting and the Green Bank Telescope receiving was capable of detecting about 195 NEAs, or ~50% more than with monostatic observations at DSS-14. Most of the detectable asteroids were targets of opportunity that were discovered less than 15 days before the end of their observing windows. About 50% of the detectable asteroids have absolute magnitudes > 25, which corresponds diameters < ~30 m.

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