Bit of stuff

One run completed today, the Saturn5000 40eV SD+1 run. This was the final 40eV run, and was analysed, recoded and set off as 12eV SD+1, meaning all 12eV SD runs are off, all 40eV runs are done, and, indeed, asides from the 100keV run, and 12eV runs, all is done. Sometime after the first week in March, the 12eV results should start rolling in, though this final run is taking a long while to set off due to TAMPA choosing today to launch mulitple copies of every program they have with no regard for proper submission protocols...

Also did all Howarth's marking.

Back to it

Meetings to do with seminar feedback today. Very positive.

Finished off Raman marking, then got some papers off Howarth, including one of the last lot, which has been dealt with, also saw anasuya about her marking, which needs swiftly shifting.

Problem class.

One run finished. Saturn500 finished the 40eV SD-1 run, was analysed recoded as 12eV SD-2 and reset off. This was the penultimate 40eV run remaining and means only two non 12eV runs remain to be completed. Also, only one of the SD 12eV slots is yet to be set off.

Quick note

Two completed runs:

Saturn5000 completed the 50eV SD+1 run, was analysed, recoded and set off as the 40eV SD+1 run (with a new 31 day runscript). Analysis saw no grade changes, but it did mean 22 runs were remaining to go - ie twice the number of available slots. Also, all 50eV runs and all 40eV runs were either done or going, indeed that is true for all energies except 12eV.

Saturn40 completed the 40eV SD+C run. This was analysed, recoded and reset off as the 12eV SD+C run. Analysis revealed no grade changes, but overall, we hit the 90% mark, so far as runs done goes.

Also spent half the (satur)day at Mill Hill, helping with the SPA tours.

Marking, marking, marking.

Marking

Ok, one run finished too. Saturn500 finished the 40eV SD-C run, was analysed, recoded and set off as SD-1. Analysis brought no grade changes, but SD finally hit the 80% complete mark. overall, just over 89% complete... 23 runs left to finish, eleven of which are currently going.

Marking

Have created a title for my seminar (under great duress) and grabbed a couple of images. Also tried to book the day off from Mill Hill...

Marking for Howarth done.

Another quick note

Two runs finished today.

Saturn500 was the 40eV SD-2 run. This was analysed, recoded and set off as SD-C. This marked the 33 runs left point, meaning if all the runs not yet analysed were run in the eleven slots, they'd be used three times each. It also means that since eleven of them are running, that only twenty-two runs remain to be set off. No grade changes.

Saturn5000 was the 50eV SD+C run. This was analysed, recoded and set off as SD+1. Analysis brought 50eV up to a first, meaning all energies except 12eV are now on a first of one sort or another. 12eV remains a fail.

More and more and more...

Saturn40 has finished the final 40eV GS run. This has been analysed, recoded and set off as an SD run. Analysis raises the 40eV grade to a first.

Some research done on Martian aurora. Altitude is about 129km, cf Martim altitude range of about 60-250km. Have got hold of a quick 1D Martian atmosphere to do a few runs on, but more cross-sections are required, as ever. The species involved are CO2, N2, O2, O, CO, NO and Ar. From the Earth, cross-sections are provided for N2, O2, O and Ar. This leaves CO2, CO and NO in need of some data, slightly unfortunate as the main emitting species is CO2 and other bands of interest include CO bands. Nevertheless, a quick browse about has netted a few cross-sections and as I know the names of the bands I need to work with, I can grab them - or at least have a better idea of where to look. A current and energy distribution have also been uncovered, suggesting a number flux can be determined, meaning I can then simulate a few emissions, see if they lie in the right area and are of the correct magnitude, then a more complex look should provide interesting things. Interesting things to look at include band emission ratios and the effect of pitch angle on all this, as field aligned electrons seem not to be dominant, apparently. We shall see.

The Martian atmosphere is a lot thinner than the Earth's, this means the number densities cover a very small altitude range, which in turn means a fast running program, hopefully. The low energy and flux of electrons involved in the Martian aurora should also help in that...

Atmosphere extrapolated. Tomorrow, I will create the program base.

A bit done

Problem class has taken up a couple of hours. Demonstrating mathematics with a half written answer sheet. How I love UCL...

The Thesis has also had a bit of attention. History of observations of the aurora, just the timeline, individual bits on particular observations to go in later. I knew that long winded talk I did last year would come in handy at some point...

Saturn500 finished the 40eV GS100m run. This is the last of the 40eV GS runs not being dealt with, so moved it onto the SD runs. 40eV might actually get finished! Analysis of the run complete, no grade changes, but 80% of GS runs now complete, along with 90% BSR runs, 65.7... etc % SD runs and 78.5... etc % of total runs.