现代望远镜制造中的一些问题

天文学和其他科学技术的发展,不断地要求天文望远镜的改进.最初主要依靠肉眼来进行天文观测,所以当时望远镜的光学性能要求是根据眼睛来提出的.当照相方法在天文上得到应用以后,望远镜的设计制造就从照相的要求上去考虑了.现在光电技术已开始愈来愈多地在天文上应用了,这又对望远镜提出了一些新的要求.目前,大型的天文望远镜主要是用来作照相观测(包括直接照相和光谱照相);光电观     

我国天文光学观测仪器

我国古代天文学是非常发达的,诞生了很多位著名的天文学家,制造了一大批天文观测仪器,我们的祖先早在公元前就注意到了众多天文现象,并有相当数量古老、丰富的天象记录,这些对日后研究天文学做出了很多宝贵的贡献。可惜能保存下来的古代天文仪器数量较少,现存的古代仪器主要保存在北京古观象台及南京紫金山天文台上。     

地面红外天文的光度测量和仪器

本文作为调研报告,试图综述红外天文学的发展概况及其研究的意义;简要讨论红外天文学的观测方法,并对在地面光学望远镜上进行红外光度测量所用技术和仪器作详尽评述;并论述红外光度计的信号处理,最后扼要介绍红外天文观测技术的最新发展。     

大气湍流理论的进展及其天文学意义

传统的大气湍流理论始于大约３０年前。湍流理论的发展使得天文学家对大气湍流对天文观测的影响有了很好的认识，尤其是它为天文台选址和天文高分辨率技术提供了基础。近年来新的天文观测对已传统的大气湍流理论提出了挑战，并可能给地面天文观测带来一场革命。在回顾了大气湍流理论的发展历史后对传统大气湍流理论的基本特性及其应用作了系统的综述，并介绍了新的天文观测事实以及为此而提出的新的大气湍流理论模型。     

应用自适应光学望远镜所取得的天文观测成果

自适应光学技术已经成为现代地基天文光学望远镜的重要部分。在世界各地的天文台中 ,许多大型光学望远镜的自适应光学系统正在建造 ,不少的系统已经投入使用。自适应光学技术经过二十多年的发展 ,取得了越来越多的令人激动的天文观测成果 ,自适应光学正在接近成熟并正向天文实际应用的阶段转化。本文根据近几年来自适应光学望远镜在天文中的应用 ,对其所取得的天文成果给予介绍 ,并讨论了自适应光学系统所能开展的天文研究课题。     

分光仪PSP0的光学设计

本文介绍棱镜分光光度仪ＰＳＰ０的光学设计结果。ＰＳＰ０以ＴＨ７８３２双线ＣＣＤ作为系统探测器，可同时观测０．３６５－１．０微米波长范围内的天体及周转背景的低色散光谱。仪器的入射焦比为Ｆ／１８，平均光谱分辨率约为１０ｎｍ。本文简单介绍了ＰＳＰ０的光学调整，并给出了波长校正实验和配备名古屋大学５０公分望远镜进行试观测的结果。设计和实验结果表明，光学设计很好地满足了天文课题对仪器的设计要求，ＰＳＰ０已可     

应用自适应光学望远镜所取得的天文观测成果

自适应光学技术已经成为现代地基天文学学肓远镜的重要部分。在世界各地的天文台中,许多大型光学望远镜的自适应光学系统正在建造,不少的系统已经投入使用。自适应光学技术经过二十多年的发展,取得了越来越多的令人激动的天文观测成果,自适应光学正在接近成熟并正向天文实际应用的阶段转化。本文根据近几年来自适应光学望远镜在天文中的应用,对其所取得的天文成果给予介绍,并讨论了自适应光学系统所能开展的天文研究课题。     

天文观测数据开放共享政策与策略分析研究

当代天文学已经进入数据密集型和数据驱动的时代。随着我国天文学研究的不断发展,国内自产的天文观测数据呈现爆炸式增长的趋势。将天文观测数据资源集成并推动数据资源与应用服务的共建共享,建立健全符合科学发展规律的数据资源开放共享政策与制度,使天文科技资源得到高效有序的管理和使用,对国内天文学研究和科普教育的发展至关重要。在充分调研各国政府、部门和国际组织有关政策的基础上,剖析了国外科学数据"完全与公开"的共享原则,介绍了我国科学数据共享有关的管理规定和当前状况,重点论述国际各大天文望远镜项目和天文数据中心天文观测数据资源开放共享的有关政策。对国内天文观测数据资源和开放共享的现状以及存在的问题进行了分析和总结。对我国天文观测数据资源共享工作发展和政策制定提出了具体建议。     

《天文研究与技术》征稿简章

1.《天文研究与技术》是中国科学院国家天文台主办的学术性刊物。本刊主要登载天文学及相关学科的观测研究、实测技术和方法、专题述评等方面的学术论文以及有关天文新发现的研究快讯。欢迎广大天文和相关学科的科技工作者投稿。     

《天文研究与技术》征稿简章

1.《天文研究与技术》是中国科学院国家天文台主办的学术性刊物。本刊主要登载天文学及相关学科的观测研究、实测技术和方法、专题述评等方面的学术论文以及有关天文新发现的研究快讯。     

Research Status and Application Prospects of Astrophotonics

Astronomy is an observational discipline, and its improvement is driven by the progress of observation technology and instruments. The advancement of astronomy also constantly puts forward new requirements for observation instruments. Since the development of astronomy, the requirements for observing instruments have gradually become extreme, which brings great challenges in both cost and difficulty. In order to tackle the challenges, a future generation of astronomical optical technology and observation instruments based on new principles and technologies has become an inherent need to promote the advancement of astronomy. In recent years, the growth of integrated photonics has presented revolutionary opportunities for that of astronomical optical technology. On the basis, astrophotonics, an emerging interdisciplinary subject, can provide a new generation of high-performance optical terminal instruments with low cost and high integration (chip-based) for astronomical observation. Such instruments will play a vital role in space astronomical observation, large-scale spectral survey, high-resolution and high-precision spectral imaging, and other applications. This paper mainly introduces the main research contents and status quo of astronomical photonics starting from the instruments/device functions, briefly discusses the major problems in its development, and eventually forecasts its development prospect.     

天文学中的数据挖掘和知识发现

综述了数据挖掘和知识发现在天文学中兴起的必然性及其这几年的发展状况、实现过程和具体任务。分析了当前天文数据的复杂性，介绍了天文学中数据挖掘的科学要求。系统地概括了近年来天文学中数据挖掘和知识发现领域研究的进展及其热点，并阐述了其所面临的挑战。天文学中的数据挖掘和知识发现的兴起将对天文学的发展起到巨大的推动作用，同时也在知识和技术等方面对天文学家提出了新的要求。另外，数据挖掘技术能否在虚拟天文台中成功应用，是虚拟天文台充分发挥作用的关键所在。     

A new concept for the combination of optical interferometers and high-resolution spectrographs

The combination of high spatial and spectral resolution in optical astronomy enables new observational approaches to many open problems in stellar and circumstellar astrophysics. However, constructing a high-resolution spectrograph for an interferometer is a costly and time-intensive undertaking. Our aim is to show that, by coupling existing high-resolution spectrographs to existing interferometers, one could observe in the domain of high spectral and spatial resolution, and avoid the construction of a new complex and expensive instrument. We investigate in this article the different challenges which arise from combining an interferometer with a high-resolution spectrograph. The requirements for the different sub-systems are determined, with special attention given to the problems of fringe tracking and dispersion. A concept study for the combination of the VLTI (Very Large Telescope Interferometer) with UVES (UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph) is carried out, and several other specific instrument pairings are discussed. We show that the proposed combination of an interferometer with a high-resolution spectrograph is indeed feasible with current technology, for a fraction of the cost of building a whole new spectrograph. The impact on the existing instruments and their ongoing programs would be minimal.     

Prospects for astronomical development in South Africa

Because of its geographical location and (astronomically) excellent climate South Africa can make an unique contribution to international astronomical research. An assessment of recent developments in telescope technology has shown that an advanced technology telescope of 4m-class can be constructed which will out-perform most existing 4m-class telescopes. Detailed consideration is given to the construction of such a telescope for optical/infrared astronomy, the new science that this will enable and the selection of a site of sufficiently good quality to justify the erection of such a telescope. If a telescope of this nature is sited in southern Africa it would provide the premier astronomical facility in Africa for decades to come.     

Optical fibers in astronomical instruments

Summary This review is of current and projected applications of optical fibers to observational astronomy. The intent is to provide astronomers with a broad perspective on the subject, with the hope of encouraging productive use of optical fibers in the design of new instrumentation. The unique characteristics of fibers have been (or soon will be) exploited to advantage in several areas of astronomical instrumentation, including multiplexers for muti-object spectrographs, remote optical feeds for spectrographs and photometers, coherent beam recombiners for optical interferomety, and many miscellaneous applications. We discuss the most important such applications in detail, with reference to operational instruments wherever possible, and with emphasis on the optical properties of fibers and the engineering considerations encountered in their application to observational astronomy.     

基于ASCOM标准的天文电动调焦器设计

随着天文技术的不断发展,远程观测和自主观测逐渐成为天文观测的主流趋势,自动调焦技术也越来越受到重视。电动调焦器是天文望远镜不可或缺的附属设备,是实现自动调焦的关键设备。为实现云南天文台丽江观测站10英寸米德望远镜的自动调焦,自行研发了一套天文电动调焦器,设计相关控制电路,制定串口通信协议,并编写了一套开源天文公共对象模型(Astronomy Common Object Model,ASCOM)驱动程序SS Focuser,详细介绍了该电动调焦器的结构原理和实现方法,实测结果表明,电动调焦器具有很好的稳定性,完全满足设计要求,为天文电动调焦器设计提供了可借鉴的经验和方法。     

Astronomy from Dome A in Antarctica

Dome A in Antarctica has been demonstrated to be the best site on earth for optical, infrared, and terahertz astronomical observations by more and more evidence, such as excellent free-atmosphere seeing,extremely low perceptible water vapor, low sky background, and continuous dark time, etc. In this paper,we present a complete picture of the development of astronomy at Dome A from the very beginning, review recent progress in time-domain astronomy, demonstrate exciting results of the site testing, and address the challenges in instrumentation. Currently proposed projects are briefly discussed.     

Analysis of radio astronomy bands using CALLISTO spectrometer at Malaysia-UKM station

The e-CALLISTO system is a worldwide network that aims to observe solar radio emission for astronomical science. CALLISTO instruments have been deployed worldwide in various locations that together can provide continuous observation of the solar radio spectrum for 24 h per day year-round. Malaysia-UKM is a strategic equatorial location and can observe the Sun 12 h per day. This paper gives an overview of the spectrum allocation for radio astronomy, which falls in the specified operating frequency band of the CALLISTO spectrometer. The radio astronomy bands are analyzed at the Malaysia-UKM station according to the International Telecommunication Union recommendations. Some observational results are also presented in this paper.     

LAMOST子镜镀膜研究进展

对大口径光学/红外天文望远镜而言,为保障其稳定高效运行,镜面镀膜是重要的维护环节之一.镀膜质量的好坏直接影响镜面光学反射率的高低,也严重影响到天文望远镜的成像质量、观测效率.国家重大科技基础设施—大天区面积多目标光纤光谱天文望远镜(Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope, LAMOST,又名郭守敬望远镜)自2009年6月通过国家竣工验收并逐步投入巡天观测,目前已进入第2个5 yr巡天计划阶段,取得近两千万的光谱产出和大批高显示度的科学成果. LAMOST共拥有24块施密特改正镜子镜和37块球面主镜子镜,为了确保在野外恶劣观测环境下镜面反射率维持在较高水平,每年要对大批子镜进行镀膜.主要介绍了镀膜需求、镀膜设备,并基于大量实验和多年的完善探索出一套可行的镀膜工艺流程,确保了LAMOST子镜极高的镀膜质量.镀膜后子镜平均反射率高达90%以上,满足了LAMOST光谱巡天的镜面反射率要求.