近年来,随着宇宙线探测技术的不断提高,各空间探测实验对宇宙线粒子进行了高精度测量.其中,在宇宙线原初粒子和次级粒子能谱中,均发现在几百GV处存在能谱变硬特征.特别是,阿尔法磁谱仪2(Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2,AMS-2)实验发现...近年来,随着宇宙线探测技术的不断提高,各空间探测实验对宇宙线粒子进行了高精度测量.其中,在宇宙线原初粒子和次级粒子能谱中,均发现在几百GV处存在能谱变硬特征.特别是,阿尔法磁谱仪2(Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2,AMS-2)实验发现次级粒子相较原初粒子能谱变硬程度更为显著.目前,导致这一现象的原因还尚未有定论.论文利用AMS-2、反物质探测和轻核天体物理载荷(Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics,PAMELA)、先进成分探测器(Advanced Composition Explorer,ACE)中的宇宙线同位素光谱仪(Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer,CRIS)(ACE-CRIS)以及旅行者1号(Voyager-1)探测器的最新实验数据对这一问题进行了研究.数据包括质子(p)和碳核(C)两种类型的原初粒子能谱以及锂碳比(Li/C)、铍碳比(Be/C)和硼碳比(B/C)3种类型的次级粒子原初粒子能谱比.论文分别假定高能区变硬现象是由发射谱拐折或是扩散拐折两种不同因素所导致,在此基础上对扩散-重加速(diffusionreacceleration,DR)以及扩散-对流(diffusion-convection,DC)两种不同的模型框架进行分析.在各模型框架下,计算结果显示:在低-中能区,各模型扩散指数δ_(L)的最佳估算值在0.41-0.48之间.其中,DR模型所需的δ_(L)值要比DC模型低0.06左右,这说明相较于对流,重加速机制会导致(Li,Be,B)/C在1至几百GeV/n之间的形状变陡.因此,拟合同样的(Li,Be,B)/C数据,DR模型所需的扩散指数更小.在高能区,结合暗物质探测卫星实验(the Dark Matter Particle Explorer,DAMPE)测量的B/C数据,我们发现相较于注入谱的高能拐折效应,DAMPE观测到的B/C高能区硬化现象更倾向于用扩散指数的变化来解释.不管是DR还是DC模型,得到的扩散指数拐折参数△δ都约为-0.19.展开更多
自触发射电阵列的设计是宇宙线大气簇射的射电探测所面临的机遇和难题之一,例如由背景源产生高振幅的瞬时噪声会导致射电阵列的误触发,而阵列设计需要避免由噪声导致的误触发.大气簇射射电信号独有的偏振特征为解决阵列的误触发问题提...自触发射电阵列的设计是宇宙线大气簇射的射电探测所面临的机遇和难题之一,例如由背景源产生高振幅的瞬时噪声会导致射电阵列的误触发,而阵列设计需要避免由噪声导致的误触发.大气簇射射电信号独有的偏振特征为解决阵列的误触发问题提供了解决方案,而利用信号偏振特征解决阵列误触发的方法的前提是射电信号的电场重建.由于背景噪声也会通过天线响应耦合到最终的观测数据中,这对正确重建射电信号的电场构成不可忽视的挑战.基于GRAND(Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection)验证阵列GP300(GRAND-Proto 300)的样机,结合模拟软件ZHAireS(ZHS AIR-shower Extended Simulations)模拟大气簇射产生的射电信号,耦合三极化天线的真实响应并使用最小二乘法重建电场,研究了射电信号的偏振特性,最终统计了以偏振为基础的天线的触发效率.展开更多
The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)is part of the scientific payload of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)mission.SMILE is a joint science mission between the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese...The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)is part of the scientific payload of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)mission.SMILE is a joint science mission between the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and is due for launch in 2025.SXI is a compact X-ray telescope with a wide field-of-view(FOV)capable of encompassing large portions of Earth’s magnetosphere from the vantage point of the SMILE orbit.SXI is sensitive to the soft X-rays produced by the Solar Wind Charge eXchange(SWCX)process produced when heavy ions of solar wind origin interact with neutral particles in Earth’s exosphere.SWCX provides a mechanism for boundary detection within the magnetosphere,such as the position of Earth’s magnetopause,because the solar wind heavy ions have a very low density in regions of closed magnetic field lines.The sensitivity of the SXI is such that it can potentially track movements of the magnetopause on timescales of a few minutes and the orbit of SMILE will enable such movements to be tracked for segments lasting many hours.SXI is led by the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom(UK)with collaborating organisations on hardware,software and science support within the UK,Europe,China and the United States.展开更多
Solar wind charge exchange produces emissions in the soft X-ray energy range which can enable the study of near-Earth space regions such as the magnetopause,the magnetosheath and the polar cusps by remote sensing tech...Solar wind charge exchange produces emissions in the soft X-ray energy range which can enable the study of near-Earth space regions such as the magnetopause,the magnetosheath and the polar cusps by remote sensing techniques.The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)and Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager(LEXI)missions aim to obtain soft Xray images of near-Earth space thanks to their Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)instruments.While earlier modeling works have already simulated soft X-ray images as might be obtained by SMILE SXI during its mission,the numerical models used so far are all based on the magnetohydrodynamics description of the space plasma.To investigate the possible signatures of ion-kinetic-scale processes in soft Xray images,we use for the first time a global hybrid-Vlasov simulation of the geospace from the Vlasiator model.The simulation is driven by fast and tenuous solar wind conditions and purely southward interplanetary magnetic field.We first produce global X-ray images of the dayside near-Earth space by placing a virtual imaging satellite at two different locations,providing meridional and equatorial views.We then analyze regional features present in the images and show that they correspond to signatures in soft X-ray emissions of mirrormode wave structures in the magnetosheath and flux transfer events(FTEs)at the magnetopause.Our results suggest that,although the time scales associated with the motion of those transient phenomena will likely be significantly smaller than the integration time of the SMILE and LEXI imagers,mirror-mode structures and FTEs can cumulatively produce detectable signatures in the soft X-ray images.For instance,a local increase by 30%in the proton density at the dayside magnetopause resulting from the transit of multiple FTEs leads to a 12%enhancement in the line-of-sight-and time-integrated soft X-ray emissivity originating from this region.Likewise,a proton density increase by 14%in the magnetosheath associated with mirror-mode structures can result in an enhancement in the soft X-ray signal by 4%.These are likely conservative estimates,given that the solar wind conditions used in the Vlasiator run can be expected to generate weaker soft X-ray emissions than the more common denser solar wind.These results will contribute to the preparatory work for the SMILE and LEXI missions by providing the community with quantitative estimates of the effects of small-scale,transient phenomena occurring on the dayside.展开更多
The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)on board the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)spacecraft will be able to view the Earth’s magnetosheath in soft X-rays.Simulated images of the X-ray emission visible f...The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)on board the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)spacecraft will be able to view the Earth’s magnetosheath in soft X-rays.Simulated images of the X-ray emission visible from the position of SMILE are created for a range of solar wind densities by using 3 years of the SMILE mission orbit,together with models of the expected X-ray emissivity from the Earth’s magnetosheath.Results from global magnetohydrodynamic simulations and a simple model for exospheric neutral densities are used to compare the locations of the lines of sight along which integrated soft X-ray intensities peak with the lines of sight lying tangent to surfaces(defined here to be the magnetopause)along which local soft X-ray intensities peak or exhibit their strongest gradients,or both,for strongly southward interplanetary magnetic field conditions when no depletion or low-latitude boundary layers are expected.Where,in the parameter space of the various times and seasons,orbital phases,solar wind conditions,and magnetopause models,the alignment of the X-ray emission peak with the magnetopause tangent is good,or is not,is presented.The main results are as follows.The spacecraft needs to be positioned well outside the magnetopause;low-altitude times near perigee are not good.In addition,there are seasonal aspects:dayside-apogee orbits are generally very good because the spacecraft travels out sunward at high altitude,but nightside-apogee orbits,behind the Earth,are bad because the spacecraft only rarely leaves the magnetopause.Dusk-apogee and dawnapogee orbits are intermediate.Dayside-apogee orbits worsen slightly over the first three mission years,whereas nightside-apogee orbits improve slightly.Additionally,many more times of good agreement with the peak-to-tangent hypothesis occur when the solar wind is in a high-density state,as opposed to a low-density state.In a high-density state,the magnetopause is compressed,and the spacecraft is more often a good distance outside the magnetopause.展开更多
The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)is a joint mission of the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).Primary goals are investigating the dynamic response of the Eart...The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)is a joint mission of the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).Primary goals are investigating the dynamic response of the Earth's magnetosphere to the solar wind(SW)impact via simultaneous in situ magnetosheath plasma and magnetic field measurements,X-Ray images of the magnetosheath and magnetic cusps,and UV images of global auroral distributions.Magnetopause deformations associated with magnetosheath high speed jets(HSJs)under a quasi-parallel interplanetary magnetic field condition are studied using a threedimensional(3-D)global hybrid simulation.Soft X-ray intensity calculated based on both physical quantities of solar wind proton and oxygen ions is compared.We obtain key findings concerning deformations at the magnetopause:(1)Magnetopause deformations are highly coherent with the magnetosheath HSJs generated at the quasi-parallel region of the bow shock,(2)X-ray intensities estimated using solar wind h+and self-consistentO7+ions are consistent with each other,(3)Visual spacecraft are employed to check the discrimination ability for capturing magnetopause deformations on Lunar and polar orbits,respectively.The SMILE spacecraft on the polar orbit could be expected to provide opportunities for capturing the global geometry of the magnetopause in the equatorial plane.A striking point is that SMILE has the potential to capture small-scale magnetopause deformations and magnetosheath transients,such as HSJs,at medium altitudes on its orbit.Simulation results also demonstrate that a lunar based imager(e.g.,Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager,LEXI)is expected to observe a localized brightening of the magnetosheath during HSJ events in the meridian plane.These preliminary results might contribute to the pre-studies for the SMILE and LEXI missions by providing qualitative and quantitative soft X-ray estimates of dayside kinetic processes.展开更多
Solar wind charge exchange(SWCX)is the process of solar wind high-valence ions exchanging charges with neutral components and generating soft X-rays.Recently,detecting the SWCX emission from the magnetosphere is propo...Solar wind charge exchange(SWCX)is the process of solar wind high-valence ions exchanging charges with neutral components and generating soft X-rays.Recently,detecting the SWCX emission from the magnetosphere is proposed as a new technique to study the magnetosphere using panoramic soft X-ray imaging.To better prepare for the data analysis of upcoming magnetospheric soft X-ray imaging missions,this paper compares the magnetospheric SWCX emission obtained by two methods in an XMM-Newton observation,during which the solar wind changed dramatically.The two methods differ in the data used to fit the diffuse X-ray background(DXB)parameters in spectral analysis.The method adding data from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey(RASS)is called the RASS method.The method using the quiet observation data is called the Quiet method,where quiet observations usually refer to observations made by the same satellite with the same target but under weaker solar wind conditions.Results show that the spectral compositions of magnetospheric SWCX emission obtained by the two methods are very similar,and the changes in intensity over time are highly consistent,although the intensity obtained by the RASS method is about 2.68±0.56 keV cm^(-2)s^(-1)sr^(-1)higher than that obtained by the Quiet method.Since the DXB intensity obtained by the RASS method is about 2.84±0.74 keV cm^(-2)s^(-1)sr^(-1)lower than that obtained by the Quiet method,and the linear correlation coefficient between the difference of SWCX and DXB obtained by the two methods in diffe rent energy band is close to-1,the diffe rences in magnetospheric SWCX can be fully attributed to the diffe rences in the fitted DXB.The difference between the two methods is most significant when the energy is less than 0.7 keV,which is also the main energy band of SWCX emission.In addition,the difference between the two methods is not related to the SWCX intensity and,to some extent,to solar wind conditions,because SWCX intensity typically va ries with the solar wind.In summary,both methods are robust and reliable,and should be considered based on the best available options.展开更多
文摘近年来,随着宇宙线探测技术的不断提高,各空间探测实验对宇宙线粒子进行了高精度测量.其中,在宇宙线原初粒子和次级粒子能谱中,均发现在几百GV处存在能谱变硬特征.特别是,阿尔法磁谱仪2(Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2,AMS-2)实验发现次级粒子相较原初粒子能谱变硬程度更为显著.目前,导致这一现象的原因还尚未有定论.论文利用AMS-2、反物质探测和轻核天体物理载荷(Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics,PAMELA)、先进成分探测器(Advanced Composition Explorer,ACE)中的宇宙线同位素光谱仪(Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer,CRIS)(ACE-CRIS)以及旅行者1号(Voyager-1)探测器的最新实验数据对这一问题进行了研究.数据包括质子(p)和碳核(C)两种类型的原初粒子能谱以及锂碳比(Li/C)、铍碳比(Be/C)和硼碳比(B/C)3种类型的次级粒子原初粒子能谱比.论文分别假定高能区变硬现象是由发射谱拐折或是扩散拐折两种不同因素所导致,在此基础上对扩散-重加速(diffusionreacceleration,DR)以及扩散-对流(diffusion-convection,DC)两种不同的模型框架进行分析.在各模型框架下,计算结果显示:在低-中能区,各模型扩散指数δ_(L)的最佳估算值在0.41-0.48之间.其中,DR模型所需的δ_(L)值要比DC模型低0.06左右,这说明相较于对流,重加速机制会导致(Li,Be,B)/C在1至几百GeV/n之间的形状变陡.因此,拟合同样的(Li,Be,B)/C数据,DR模型所需的扩散指数更小.在高能区,结合暗物质探测卫星实验(the Dark Matter Particle Explorer,DAMPE)测量的B/C数据,我们发现相较于注入谱的高能拐折效应,DAMPE观测到的B/C高能区硬化现象更倾向于用扩散指数的变化来解释.不管是DR还是DC模型,得到的扩散指数拐折参数△δ都约为-0.19.
文摘自触发射电阵列的设计是宇宙线大气簇射的射电探测所面临的机遇和难题之一,例如由背景源产生高振幅的瞬时噪声会导致射电阵列的误触发,而阵列设计需要避免由噪声导致的误触发.大气簇射射电信号独有的偏振特征为解决阵列的误触发问题提供了解决方案,而利用信号偏振特征解决阵列误触发的方法的前提是射电信号的电场重建.由于背景噪声也会通过天线响应耦合到最终的观测数据中,这对正确重建射电信号的电场构成不可忽视的挑战.基于GRAND(Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection)验证阵列GP300(GRAND-Proto 300)的样机,结合模拟软件ZHAireS(ZHS AIR-shower Extended Simulations)模拟大气簇射产生的射电信号,耦合三极化天线的真实响应并使用最小二乘法重建电场,研究了射电信号的偏振特性,最终统计了以偏振为基础的天线的触发效率.
基金funding and support from the United Kingdom Space Agency(UKSA)the European Space Agency(ESA)+5 种基金funded and supported through the ESA PRODEX schemefunded through PRODEX PEA 4000123238the Research Council of Norway grant 223252funded by Spanish MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 grant PID2019-107061GB-C61funding and support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)funding and support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)。
文摘The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)is part of the scientific payload of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)mission.SMILE is a joint science mission between the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and is due for launch in 2025.SXI is a compact X-ray telescope with a wide field-of-view(FOV)capable of encompassing large portions of Earth’s magnetosphere from the vantage point of the SMILE orbit.SXI is sensitive to the soft X-rays produced by the Solar Wind Charge eXchange(SWCX)process produced when heavy ions of solar wind origin interact with neutral particles in Earth’s exosphere.SWCX provides a mechanism for boundary detection within the magnetosphere,such as the position of Earth’s magnetopause,because the solar wind heavy ions have a very low density in regions of closed magnetic field lines.The sensitivity of the SXI is such that it can potentially track movements of the magnetopause on timescales of a few minutes and the orbit of SMILE will enable such movements to be tracked for segments lasting many hours.SXI is led by the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom(UK)with collaborating organisations on hardware,software and science support within the UK,Europe,China and the United States.
基金the European Research Council for starting grant 200141-QuESpace,with which the Vlasiator model was developedconsolidator grant 682068-PRESTISSIMO awarded for further development of Vlasiator and its use in scientific investigations+4 种基金Academy of Finland grant numbers 338629-AERGELC’H,339756-KIMCHI,336805-FORESAIL,and 335554-ICT-SUNVACThe Academy of Finland also supported this work through the PROFI4 grant(grant number 3189131)support from the NASA grants,80NSSC20K1670 and 80MSFC20C0019the NASA GSFC FY23 IRADHIF funds。
文摘Solar wind charge exchange produces emissions in the soft X-ray energy range which can enable the study of near-Earth space regions such as the magnetopause,the magnetosheath and the polar cusps by remote sensing techniques.The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)and Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager(LEXI)missions aim to obtain soft Xray images of near-Earth space thanks to their Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)instruments.While earlier modeling works have already simulated soft X-ray images as might be obtained by SMILE SXI during its mission,the numerical models used so far are all based on the magnetohydrodynamics description of the space plasma.To investigate the possible signatures of ion-kinetic-scale processes in soft Xray images,we use for the first time a global hybrid-Vlasov simulation of the geospace from the Vlasiator model.The simulation is driven by fast and tenuous solar wind conditions and purely southward interplanetary magnetic field.We first produce global X-ray images of the dayside near-Earth space by placing a virtual imaging satellite at two different locations,providing meridional and equatorial views.We then analyze regional features present in the images and show that they correspond to signatures in soft X-ray emissions of mirrormode wave structures in the magnetosheath and flux transfer events(FTEs)at the magnetopause.Our results suggest that,although the time scales associated with the motion of those transient phenomena will likely be significantly smaller than the integration time of the SMILE and LEXI imagers,mirror-mode structures and FTEs can cumulatively produce detectable signatures in the soft X-ray images.For instance,a local increase by 30%in the proton density at the dayside magnetopause resulting from the transit of multiple FTEs leads to a 12%enhancement in the line-of-sight-and time-integrated soft X-ray emissivity originating from this region.Likewise,a proton density increase by 14%in the magnetosheath associated with mirror-mode structures can result in an enhancement in the soft X-ray signal by 4%.These are likely conservative estimates,given that the solar wind conditions used in the Vlasiator run can be expected to generate weaker soft X-ray emissions than the more common denser solar wind.These results will contribute to the preparatory work for the SMILE and LEXI missions by providing the community with quantitative estimates of the effects of small-scale,transient phenomena occurring on the dayside.
基金support from the United Kingdom Space Agency(UKSA)the Science and Technology Facilities Council(STFC)under Grant No.ST/T002085/1。
文摘The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)on board the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)spacecraft will be able to view the Earth’s magnetosheath in soft X-rays.Simulated images of the X-ray emission visible from the position of SMILE are created for a range of solar wind densities by using 3 years of the SMILE mission orbit,together with models of the expected X-ray emissivity from the Earth’s magnetosheath.Results from global magnetohydrodynamic simulations and a simple model for exospheric neutral densities are used to compare the locations of the lines of sight along which integrated soft X-ray intensities peak with the lines of sight lying tangent to surfaces(defined here to be the magnetopause)along which local soft X-ray intensities peak or exhibit their strongest gradients,or both,for strongly southward interplanetary magnetic field conditions when no depletion or low-latitude boundary layers are expected.Where,in the parameter space of the various times and seasons,orbital phases,solar wind conditions,and magnetopause models,the alignment of the X-ray emission peak with the magnetopause tangent is good,or is not,is presented.The main results are as follows.The spacecraft needs to be positioned well outside the magnetopause;low-altitude times near perigee are not good.In addition,there are seasonal aspects:dayside-apogee orbits are generally very good because the spacecraft travels out sunward at high altitude,but nightside-apogee orbits,behind the Earth,are bad because the spacecraft only rarely leaves the magnetopause.Dusk-apogee and dawnapogee orbits are intermediate.Dayside-apogee orbits worsen slightly over the first three mission years,whereas nightside-apogee orbits improve slightly.Additionally,many more times of good agreement with the peak-to-tangent hypothesis occur when the solar wind is in a high-density state,as opposed to a low-density state.In a high-density state,the magnetopause is compressed,and the spacecraft is more often a good distance outside the magnetopause.
基金supported by the National Key R&D program of China No.2021YFA0718600NNFSC grants 42150105,42188101,and 42274210the Specialized Research Fund for State Key Laboratories of China。
文摘The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)is a joint mission of the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).Primary goals are investigating the dynamic response of the Earth's magnetosphere to the solar wind(SW)impact via simultaneous in situ magnetosheath plasma and magnetic field measurements,X-Ray images of the magnetosheath and magnetic cusps,and UV images of global auroral distributions.Magnetopause deformations associated with magnetosheath high speed jets(HSJs)under a quasi-parallel interplanetary magnetic field condition are studied using a threedimensional(3-D)global hybrid simulation.Soft X-ray intensity calculated based on both physical quantities of solar wind proton and oxygen ions is compared.We obtain key findings concerning deformations at the magnetopause:(1)Magnetopause deformations are highly coherent with the magnetosheath HSJs generated at the quasi-parallel region of the bow shock,(2)X-ray intensities estimated using solar wind h+and self-consistentO7+ions are consistent with each other,(3)Visual spacecraft are employed to check the discrimination ability for capturing magnetopause deformations on Lunar and polar orbits,respectively.The SMILE spacecraft on the polar orbit could be expected to provide opportunities for capturing the global geometry of the magnetopause in the equatorial plane.A striking point is that SMILE has the potential to capture small-scale magnetopause deformations and magnetosheath transients,such as HSJs,at medium altitudes on its orbit.Simulation results also demonstrate that a lunar based imager(e.g.,Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager,LEXI)is expected to observe a localized brightening of the magnetosheath during HSJ events in the meridian plane.These preliminary results might contribute to the pre-studies for the SMILE and LEXI missions by providing qualitative and quantitative soft X-ray estimates of dayside kinetic processes.
基金supported by NNSFC grants 42322408,42188101 and 42074202the Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science,CAS Grant nos.XDA15350201+3 种基金in part by the Research Fund from the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Specialized Research Fund for State Key Laboratories of China.supported by the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program(CAST-Y202045)supported by Royal Society grant DHFR1211068。
文摘Solar wind charge exchange(SWCX)is the process of solar wind high-valence ions exchanging charges with neutral components and generating soft X-rays.Recently,detecting the SWCX emission from the magnetosphere is proposed as a new technique to study the magnetosphere using panoramic soft X-ray imaging.To better prepare for the data analysis of upcoming magnetospheric soft X-ray imaging missions,this paper compares the magnetospheric SWCX emission obtained by two methods in an XMM-Newton observation,during which the solar wind changed dramatically.The two methods differ in the data used to fit the diffuse X-ray background(DXB)parameters in spectral analysis.The method adding data from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey(RASS)is called the RASS method.The method using the quiet observation data is called the Quiet method,where quiet observations usually refer to observations made by the same satellite with the same target but under weaker solar wind conditions.Results show that the spectral compositions of magnetospheric SWCX emission obtained by the two methods are very similar,and the changes in intensity over time are highly consistent,although the intensity obtained by the RASS method is about 2.68±0.56 keV cm^(-2)s^(-1)sr^(-1)higher than that obtained by the Quiet method.Since the DXB intensity obtained by the RASS method is about 2.84±0.74 keV cm^(-2)s^(-1)sr^(-1)lower than that obtained by the Quiet method,and the linear correlation coefficient between the difference of SWCX and DXB obtained by the two methods in diffe rent energy band is close to-1,the diffe rences in magnetospheric SWCX can be fully attributed to the diffe rences in the fitted DXB.The difference between the two methods is most significant when the energy is less than 0.7 keV,which is also the main energy band of SWCX emission.In addition,the difference between the two methods is not related to the SWCX intensity and,to some extent,to solar wind conditions,because SWCX intensity typically va ries with the solar wind.In summary,both methods are robust and reliable,and should be considered based on the best available options.
