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Source subtraction for the extended Very Small Array and 33-GHz source count estimates 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Kieran A. Cleary † Angela C. Taylor ‡ Elizabeth Waldram Richard A. Battye Clive Dickinson § Rod D. Davies Richard J. Davis Ricardo Genova-Santos Keith Grainge Michael E. Jones ¶ Rüdiger Kneissl G. G. Pooley Rafael Rebolo José Alberto Rubiño-Martín Richard D. E. Saunders Paul F. Scott Ane Slosar David Titterington Robert A. Watson 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2005,360(1):340-353
We describe the source subtraction strategy and observations for the extended Very Small Array (VSA), a cosmic microwave background interferometer operating at 33 GHz. A total of 453 sources were monitored at 33 GHz using a dedicated source subtraction baseline. 131 sources brighter than 20 mJy were directly subtracted from the VSA visibility data. Some characteristics of the subtracted sources, such as spectra and variability, are discussed. The 33-GHz source counts are estimated from a sample selected at 15 GHz. The selection of VSA fields in order to avoid bright sources introduces a bias into the observed counts. This bias is corrected and the resulting source count is estimated to be complete in the flux-density range 20–114 mJy. The 33-GHz source counts are used to calculate a correction to the VSA power spectrum for sources below the subtraction limit. 相似文献
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The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with (or without) a bar-like central structure. There is evidence that the distribution of suspected cosmic ray sources, such as supernova remnants, are associated with the spiral arm structure of galaxies. It is yet not clearly understood what effect such a cosmic ray source distribution has on the particle transport in our Galaxy. We investigate and measure how the propagation of Galactic cosmic rays is affected by a cosmic ray source distribution associated with spiral arm structures.We use the PICARD code to perform high-resolution 3D simulations of electrons and protons in galactic propagation scenarios that include four-arm and two-arm logarithmic spiral cosmic ray source distributions with and without a central bar structure as well as the spiral arm configuration of the NE2001 model for the distribution of free electrons in the Milky Way. Results of these simulation are compared to an axisymmetric radial source distribution. Also, effects on the cosmic ray flux and spectra due to different positions of the Earth relative to the spiral structure are studied.We find that high energy electrons are strongly confined to their sources and the obtained spectra largely depend on the Earth’s position relative to the spiral arms. Similar finding have been obtained for low energy protons and electrons albeit at smaller magnitude. We find that even fractional contributions of a spiral arm component to the total cosmic ray source distribution influences the spectra on the Earth. This is apparent when compared to an axisymmetric radial source distribution as well as with respect to the Earth’s position relative to the spiral arm structure. We demonstrate that the presence of a Galactic bar manifests itself as an overall excess of low energy electrons at the Earth.Using a spiral arm geometry as a cosmic ray source distributions offers a genuine new quality of modeling and is used to explain features in cosmic ray spectra at the Earth that are else-wise attributed to other propagation effects. We show that realistic cosmic ray propagation scenarios have to acknowledge non-axisymmetric source distributions. 相似文献
3.
This report presents preliminary results of daily observations, over 60and 100 days, of a complete, flux-limited sample of
radio sources with flat spectra. The existence of flicker up to 21.7 GHz was confirmed, for sources with flat spectra, on
a time-scale of 4 days. A model explaining the flux density variations of the unique radio source 0524+034, on long and short
time-scales, by an intrinsic mechanism is proposed.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
4.
We explore the implications of the discovery of hard, power-law X-ray sources in the spectra of nearby elliptical galaxies for the origin of the X-ray background (XRB). The spectra of these sources are consistent with models of thermal bremsstrahlung emission from low radiative efficiency accretion flows around central supermassive black holes and are unique in that they approximately match the spectrum of the hard XRB. If such sources, with luminosities consistent with those observed in nearby elliptical galaxies, are present in most early-type galaxies, then their integrated emission may contribute significantly to the XRB. These sources may also contribute to the hard source counts detected in deep X-ray surveys. 相似文献
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Emission lines have been found in the spectra of seven objects that coincide with the X-ray sources in the spiral galaxy M 101 within 10 arsec box. Five objects are H II regions, one is a star-like source near the galactic center, and another is a distant galaxy projected on the disk of M 101. Three H II regions have a narrow emission line H?? in their spectra, while the spectra of two other H II regions contain a wide emission component that contribute approximately 12% and 2%, respectively, to the H?? flux. The forbidden lines [O III] ?? 500.7 nm and [S II] ?? 671.7 + ?? 673.1 nm in the spectra of all these H II regions have no wide components in their profiles. This suggests that the X-ray sources inside or near the H II regions have only a weak effect (if any) on the optical emission spectra of those H II regions. 相似文献
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Observational manifestations and intrinsic properties of the RCR sources in terms of a unified model
We present a summary results of the study of radio sources showing significant variations of integral flux density using the data from the RATAN-600 surveys of 1980–1994 at a frequency of 7.6 cm. The majority of the detected variable sources have flat radio spectra, although there are also all other spectrum types found. Point and compact sources predominate, although all known morphological structures are found in the sample. Variability is detected both in quasars and galaxies. Using the catalog data, we found brightness variations in the optical and/or infrared ranges for a half of host objects of radio sources. We analyzed the properties of nonvariable and variable RCR sources. We compared the ratio of absolute magnitude to radio luminosity for sources with the active nucleus types determined from the optical data. It is found that this parameter is approximately the same for quasars with different radio luminosity. It isminimum for the strongest radio galaxies and grows up to the level characteristic of quasars with the decrease of radio luminosity. Considering that the ratio depends on obscuring properties of a dust torus, such behavior can be explained if we assume that the torus geometry and its optical depth depend on the source long. This parameter is slightly higher among variable sources than among nonvariable ones which counts in favor of the nucleus more open to an observer. 相似文献
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M. R. Kundu V. V. Grechnev S. M. White E. J. Schmahl N. S. Meshalkina L. K. Kashapova 《Solar physics》2009,260(1):135-156
We investigate accelerated electron energy spectra for different sources in a large flare using simultaneous observations
obtained with two instruments, the Nobeyama Radio Heliograph (NoRH) at 17 and 34 GHz, and the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar
Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) at hard X-rays. This flare is one of the few in which emission up to energies exceeding 200 keV
can be imaged in hard X-rays. Furthermore, we can investigate the spectra of individual sources up to this energy. We discuss
and compare the HXR and microwave spectra and morphology. Although the event overall appears to correspond to the standard
scenario with magnetic reconnection under an eruptive filament, several of its features do not seem to be consistent with
popular flare models. In particular we find that (1) microwave emissions might be optically thick at high frequencies despite
a low peak frequency in the total flux radio spectrum, presumably due to the inhomogeneity of the emitting source; (2) magnetic
fields in high-frequency radio sources might be stronger than sometimes assumed; (3) sources spread over a very large volume
can show matching evolution in their hard X-ray spectra that may provide a challenge to acceleration models. Our results emphasize
the importance of studies of sunspot-associated flares and total flux measurements of radio bursts in the millimeter range. 相似文献
8.
The majority (maybe all) of proposed relativistic and non-relativistic models for variable extragalactic radio sources are based on the same general ideas proposed in the early model by Shklovsky (1960, 1965) – in particular, that the variability is caused by the synchrotron emission of magnetized clouds during their expansion. This model was a "standard" or "canonical" model for more than 20 years. One of the models that uses its ideas and approach is the "hedgehog" model, in which clouds or jets emit and expand in the strong external radial magnetic field of the nucleus of the source. This model has been suggested for a long time, but recent new results comparing it's predictions with observations of multifrequency spectra – especially, instantaneous spectra of many variable sources – and with the typical VLBI structure of compact objects have given strong new arguments in it's favour. The nature of the variability can be satisfactory explained by the hedgehog jet model for many variable and compact extragalactic radio sources. Thus, following up the ideas of I.S. Shklovsky, we conclude that the observed spectra and structure of compact sources can be caused by the synchrotron emission of a quasi-stationary jet in a longitudinal magnetic field, and the nature of variability can be explained by the variable ejection of the continious jet from the nucleus. 相似文献
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M. S. Lv Y. Chen C. Y. Li I. Zimovets G. H. Du B. Wang S. W. Feng S. L. Ma 《Solar physics》2017,292(12):194
We report the well-observed event of a multi-lane type II solar radio burst with a combined analysis of radio dynamic spectra and radio and extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) imaging data. The burst is associated with an EUV wave driven by a coronal mass ejection (CME) that is accompanied by a GOES X-ray M7.9 flare on 5 November 2014. This type of event is rarely observed with such a complete data set. The type II burst presents three episodes (referred to as A, B, and C), characterized by a sudden change in spectral drift, and contains more than ten branches, including both harmonic-fundamental (H–F) pairs and split bands. The sources of the three episodes present a general outward propagating trend. There exists a significant morphology change from single source (Episode A) to double source (Episode B). Episode C maintains the double-source morphology at 150 MHz (no imaging data are available at a lower frequency). The double-source centroids are separated by \(\sim300 ^{\prime\prime}\) to \(500^{\prime\prime}\). The southeastern (SE) source is likely the continuation of the source of Episode A since both are at the same section of the shock (i.e. the EUV wave) and close to each other. The northwestern (NW) source is coincident with (thus, possibly originates from) the interaction of the shock with a nearby mini-streamer-like structure. Comparing the simultaneously observed sources of the F and H branches of Episode A, we find that their centroids are separated by less than \(200^{\prime \prime}\). The centroids of the split bands of Episode B are cospatial within the observational uncertainties. This study shows the source evolution of a multi-lane type II burst and the source locations of different lanes relative to each other and to the EUV wave generated by a CME. The study indicates the intrinsic complexity underlying a type II dynamic spectrum. 相似文献
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X-ray images taken by the Hard X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (HXIS) aboard SMM during the 1980, November 18 limb flare are analysed. The temporal and spatial evolutions of the X-radiation are described. They differ significantly for hard and soft X-rays. During the elementary flare bursts energetic photons are predominantly emitted from a region close to the solar limb. In contrast, the soft X-ray sources are situated higher in the solar atmosphere. The observed X-ray spectra, in particular those emitted from small source regions at various altitudes, were fitted to power laws. Analysis of the spatial variation of the spectral index shows that there is a systematic tendency of the spectra to get harder with decreasing source altitude, especially during the elementary flare bursts. This fact is in agreement with the existence of nonthermal electron beams precipitating from the corona towards the denser layers of the solar atmosphere. 相似文献
11.
We suggest that the dynamical regime(s) underlying quasi-periodic oscillations observed in the spectra of bright galactic-bulge
X-ray sources are nonlinear with a mixed phase space. The important feature of such regimes is that they are generic among
nonlinear Hamiltonian and nearly Hamiltonian systems of more than two degrees of freedom. We give a simple example of such
chaotic (deterministic) systems whose spectra share a number of features with those observed for quasiperiodic oscillations
of such sources. 相似文献
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Juri Poutanen 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2002,332(2):257-270
Observations suggest that accretion discs in many X-ray binaries are likely flared. An outer edge of the disc intercepts radiation from the central X-ray source. Part of that radiation is absorbed and re-emitted in the optical/UV spectral ranges. However, a large fraction of that radiation is reflected and appears in the broad-band X-ray spectrum as a Compton reflection bump. This radiation is delayed and variability is somewhat smeared compared with the intrinsic X-ray radiation. We compute response functions for flat and flared accretion discs and for isotropic and anisotropic X-ray sources. A simple approximation for the response function which is valid in the broad range of the disc shapes and inclinations, inner and outer radii, and the plasma bulk velocity is proposed. We also study the impact of the X-ray reprocessing on temporal characteristics of X-ray binaries such as the power spectral density, auto- and cross-correlation functions, and time/phase lags. We propose a reprocessing model which explains the secondary peaks in the phase lag Fourier spectra observed in Cyg X-1 and other Galactic black hole sources. The position of the peaks could be used to determine the size of the accretion disc. 相似文献
13.
R. J. Sylvester 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1999,309(1):180-188
New mid-infrared spectra are presented of a number of oxygen-rich evolved stars which have IRAS LRS (Low Resolution Spectrometer) spectra that were classified as showing SiC emission. Two of the sources, IRC−20445 and IRC−20461, show the unidentified infrared (UIR) bands superposed on silicate emission features. Both objects have been classified as M supergiants. Several other sources show three-component spectra, with peaks at 10, 11 and 13 μm. The 13-μm source FI Lyr shows a narrow emission feature at 19 μm. Emission by oxide grains may be responsible for the 11-, 13- and 19-μm features. One object, IRC−20455, shows a self-absorbed silicate feature. There is no clear evidence for SiC emission in any of the spectra: the LRS spectra were erroneously classified as showing SiC emission because of the relatively strong 11-μm emission. 相似文献
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Saikia D. J. Shastri P. Cornwell T. J. Junor W. Muxlow T. W. B. 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》1989,10(2):203-235
As part of our study to understand the nature of extragalactic radio sources which are very asymmetric in the surface brightness
of the two lobes, often with radio emission on only one side of the nucleus, we have observed a large number of them with
high angular resolution and good surface brightness sensitivity at radio frequencies. In this paper we present VLA and MERLIN
observations of 15 such sources. We discuss their observed structures and spectra, and possible explanations for their morphologies.
We report evidence of a possible correlation between the hot-spot brightness ratio and the degree of core prominence, used
as a Statistical measure of source orientation, suggesting that relativistic beaming of the hot-spot emission does play a
significant role in the observed brightness asymmetry. To explain the apparently one-sided sources within the relativistic
beaming framework, the velocities required are in the range of 0.2 to 0.8c. We discuss the possibility that the lobe which is seen to the south of the jet in 3C273 is the counter-lobe seen in projection.
We also draw-attention to a number of one-sided sources with very weak cores, and discuss their possible nature. 相似文献
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Roger J. Sylvester Vincent Mannings 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,313(1):73-86
Photometric observations at optical and near-infrared wavelengths are presented for members of a new sample of candidate Vega-like systems, or main sequence stars with excess infrared emission due to circumstellar dust. The observations are combined with IRAS fluxes to define the spectral energy distributions of the sources. Most of the sources show only photospheric emission at near-IR wavelengths, indicating a lack of hot (∼1000 K) dust. Mid-infrared spectra are presented for four sources from the sample. One of them, HD 150193, shows strong silicate emission, while another, HD 176363, was not detected. The spectra of two stars from our previous sample of Vega-like sources both show UIR-band emission, attributed to hydrocarbon materials. Detailed comparisons of the optical and IRAS positions suggest that in some cases the IRAS source is not physically associated with the visible star. Alternative associations are suggested for several of these sources. Fractional excess luminosities are derived from the observed spectral energy distributions. The values found are comparable to those measured previously for other Vega-like sources. 相似文献
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A. Krüger J. Hildebrandt V. M. Bogod A. N. Korzhavin Sh. B. Akhmedov G. B. Gelfreikh 《Solar physics》1986,105(1):111-121
A sample of 36 S-component sources observed by the radio telescope RATAN-600 was compared with calculations of gyromagnetic emission and bremsstrahlung based on recent sunspot models. The diagnostic possibilities of the spectral distributions in the radio flux, the degree of polarization, and the source sizes for the estimation of magnetic scale heights and other source parameters were checked by different methods.Depending on the magnetic field structure, the observations show different types of polarization spectra. Most regular spectra and highest values of the degree of polarization were observed from sources above the leading part of the associated spot group. Magnetic scale heights were found to be intrinsically associated with the source size of the gyromagnetic emission.The flare production rate of active regions appears to be related to their S-component flux and magnetic scale heights. 相似文献
17.
Suprathermal proton bremsstrahlung (SPB) of energetic protons is an important source of high-energy X-ray and gamma-ray photons
in the interstellar medium. We calculate the suprathermal bremsstrahlung radiation power and the associated energy loss rate
of the radiating protons. Also the mean photon energy from the SPB process is derived which can be used to construct a monochromatic
approximation of the radiation power. The SPB power is the starting point for the quantitative modelling of theoretical SPB
radiation spectra in cosmic sources.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
18.
Evidence that Synchrotron Emission from Nonthermal Electrons Produces the Increasing Submillimeter Spectral Component in Solar Flares 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Adriana V. R. Silva G. H. Share R. J. Murphy J. E. R. Costa C. G. Giménez de Castro J.-P. Raulin P. Kaufmann 《Solar physics》2007,245(2):311-326
We investigate the origin of the increasing spectra observed at submillimeter wavelengths detected in the flare on 2 November
2003 starting at 17:17 UT. This flare, classified as an X8.3 and 2B event, was simultaneously detected by RHESSI and the Solar
Submillimeter Telescope (SST) at 212 and 405 GHz. Comparison of the time profiles at various wavelengths shows that the submillimeter
emission resembles that of the high-energy X rays observed by RHESSI whereas the microwaves observed by the Owens Valley Solar
Array (OVSA) resemble that of ∼50 keV X rays. Moreover, the centroid position of the submillimeter radiation is seen to originate
within the same flaring loops of the ultraviolet and X-ray sources. Nevertheless, the submillimeter spectra are distinct from
the usual microwave spectra, appearing to be a distinct spectral component with peak frequency in the THz range. Three possibilities
to explain this increasing radio spectra are discussed: (1) gyrosynchrotron radiation from accelerated electrons, (2) bremsstrahlung
from thermal electrons, and (3) gyrosynchrotron emission from the positrons produced by pion or radioactive decay after nuclear
interactions. The latter possibility is ruled out on the grounds that to explain the submillimeter observations requires 3000
to 2×105 more positrons than what is inferred from X-ray and γ-ray observations. It is possible to model the emission as thermal; however, such sources would produce too much flux in the
ultraviolet and soft X-ray wavelengths. Nevertheless we are able to explain both spectral components at microwave and submillimeter
wavelengths by gyrosynchrotron emission from the same population of accelerated electrons that emit hard X rays and γ rays. We find that the same 5×1035 electrons inferred from RHESSI observations are responsible for the compact submillimeter source (0.5 arcsec in radius) in
a region of 4500 G low in the atmosphere, and for the traditional microwave spectral component by a more extended source (50
arcsec) in a 480 G magnetic field located higher up in the loops. The extreme values in magnetic field and source size required
to account for the submillimeter emission can be relaxed if anisotropy and transport of the electrons are taken into account. 相似文献
19.
In the years 2002 – 2005, 38 groups of the reverse drift bursts (RDBs) were observed in the 0.8 – 4.5 GHz frequency range
by the Ondřejov radiospectrograph. In 21 cases, which were observed at the times of the RHESSI observations, spatial structure,
positional changes, and spectra of X-ray sources during RDB observations are studied in detail. First, based on the frequency
drift and the spatial structure of the associated X-ray source, the events are classified as: (a) fast drifting RDBs with
a compact X-ray source, (b) fast drifting RDBs with a multiple X-ray source (FM), and slowly drifting RDBs. Then, the spectra
of X-ray sources at the times of RDBs are analyzed. It is found that most fast drifting RDBs (16 of 17 cases) are associated
with the spectra having a distinct power-law (non-thermal) component. In contrast, the X-ray spectra associated with the slowly drifting RDBs are predominantly purely
thermal (in three out of four cases; in the 26 July 2004, case the X-ray spectrum is thermal and high temperature, with non-thermal
component). Two special cases of RDBs observed during the 28 October 2003, and 23 July 2004, flares are added for comparison.
The most frequent events are those with fast drifting RDBs, a compact short-lasting X-ray sources, and a power-law X-ray spectrum.
The individual reverse drift bursts (∼1 s duration) do not show a clear temporal association with individual peaks of hard
X-ray bursts. During slowly drifting RDBs the shape of the associated X-ray source changed or expanded. Among them the most
interesting one was observed in 26 July 2004, when the very slowly drifting RDBs (+40 MHz s−1) were associated with an X-ray loop-like source continuously elongating in the southwest direction. In the most cases the
model of RDBs with electron beams is compatible with the observations, but in flares on 26 July 2004, and 28 October 2003,
the RDBs are probably generated by some other type of an agent; we propose here a thermal conduction front. 相似文献
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S. Ya. Braude N. K. Sharykin K. P. Sokolov S. M. Zakcharenko 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1985,111(2):237-252
The data of the latest decametric band survey performed with the UTR-2 radio telescope are used along with other results obtained at higher frequencies (below 1415 MHz) for plotting spectra of 114 radio sources located in a sky strip between declinations 52° and 60°. Some parameters of the source spectra in the frequency range 12.6–1415 MHz are presented. 相似文献