旋涡星系随uUbble序列的一些统计性质

对发表在A＆Ap Supplement Series上的365个旋涡星系的一些参数(如表示旋臂缠卷松紧程度的参数A、切向角μ、盘的扁度H／D25以及厚度等)随Hubble序列变化的关系进行了统计研究．首次得到这些参量的平均值;并且从统计结果可以明显地看到Hubble对旋涡星系的分类只是一种定性的、只有统计意义上的分类;另外,从我们的统计结果看,密度波理论的色散关系对大多数旋涡星系是成立的,即大多数旋涡星系的旋臂满足紧卷螺旋波的要求．     

正常星系的射电连续辐射及HI辐射

本文综述了近年来世界上各大天文台站对正常星系的射电连续辐射和HI辐射的观测及研究。引述各型星系(E星系、旋涡星系、星系对)及星系核的射电观测的主要结果及其统计性质,对其中一些结果的物理机制进行初步探讨。     

超因于星系并合的双星系的自旋相关性

Ｈｅｌｏｕ将双星系中的自旋方向的统计研究方法用到星系形成过程中,发现旋涡星系的自旋是反相关的,由此联想到在由星系并合过程中自旋对轨道倾角的依赖性。将Ａａｒｓｅｔｈ的标准Ｎ体模拟程序加上动力摩擦,形成一个研究星系并合的Ｎ体模拟程序,用来研究小星系群中星系的自旋和轨道倾角的依赖性。结果表明,在小星系群中,的确存在着类似旋涡星系中的自旋和轨道倾角的反相关性。     

透镜状星系简介

透镜状星系简介＠许梅透镜状星系简介许梅编译透镜状星系（Ｌｅｎｔｉｃｕｌａｒｇａｌａｘｙ）,因其外貌似透镜而得名,一般以Ｓ０表之。它们的性质介于旋涡星系与椭圆星系之间。看来,透镜状星系自成一类,既不是从旋涡星系变为椭圆星系的过渡阶段,反之亦不是。基本的特征和...     

棒对旋涡星系中央恒星形成的作用

使用了目前最大的棒旋星系样本之一,着重于研究旋涡星系中央的比恒星形成率(sSFR)和棒结构的关系。我们用1g sSFR=-11 a~(-1)作为星系宁静态和活跃态的分界,统计对比了棒旋星系和非棒旋星系中央的sSFR,发现相对于非棒旋星系,棒旋星系处于中央宁静态的比重更大,而在中央活跃态其恒星形成活动更剧烈。为消除星系样本恒星质量差异对星系中央sSFR统计结果的影响,获得控制样本,使棒旋星系和非棒旋星系具有相同的恒星质量分布。随后发现这两类星系在中央宁静态中的统计差异消失,而在中央活跃态棒旋星系的恒星形成活动依旧相对剧烈,尤其体现在长棒星系中。这说明棒结构对旋涡星系中央的恒星形成起到促进作用,且作用效果与棒的长短相关。     

星系形态分类的研究进展

传统的哈勃星系形态分类法可以很好地对近邻的亮星系进行分类,但对低面亮度星系、矮椭球星系、矮旋涡星系以及高红移星系等都已无能为力。德沃古勒分类系统、叶凯士分类系统和范登伯分类系统是在哈勃分类法的基础上进行了发展和细化,利用光的中心聚集度或光度级等作为星系形态分类的参数。模型化分类系统试图定量地测量星系形态参数,但需要假定星系面亮度分布满足一定的形式,如r~(1/4)律、指数律等。最近几年,又有一些学者提出了非模型化分类系统,给出了若干个可以直接测量星系形态的结构参数,如:聚集度指数C、非对称指数A、簇聚指数S、基尼系数G及矩指数M_(20)。这些参数可以反映星系的形成历史、恒星形成、与其他星系的相互作用、已经发生或正在进行的并合活动等。它们不仅可以有效地给出近邻星系的分类特性,还能用于测量高红移星系的形态。该文介绍了不同的星系形态分类方法,比较了各类方法的优点和不足。在此基础上,最后介绍了基于非模型化分类系统的星系形态分类的研究进展。     

盘星系的内禀扁度研究

盘星系的内禀扁度对计算星系的空间倾角非常重要．对从LEDA数据库中选取的14988个盘星系进行内禀扁度的统计分析．研究表明，盘星系的内禀扁度与星系的形态密切相关．整体上说，透镜星系和不规则星系的内禀扁度qo大于旋涡星系，早型旋涡星系的内禀扁度qo大于晚型旋涡星系，其中Scd星系的内禀扁度qo最小．利用所得的qo-T关系，还对16个已知倾角的亮星系进行了倾角计算，发现与其他方法估计的空间倾角符合得较好．     

近距中等光度IRAS星系的射电观测

使用澳大利亚ＡＴ对６个近距中等红外光度的ＩＲＡＳ星系在双频上同时进行了观测．其中ＩＲＡＳ２０２７２－４７３８、ＩＲＡＳ２３１５６－４２３８探测到射电发射．获得了它们的射电流量、峰值位置、源的大小、频谱指数等射电参数,用红外、射电、光学资料对射电源进行了证认．并结合以前的观测资料讨论了这类星系射电发射的特点．     

河外IRAS暗源大尺度分布的二维分析

本文对ＩＲＡＳ暗源表中４个选区的ＩＲＡＳ星系的两点角相关函数，关联分维进行了计算，结果表明，所有选区内的星系呈现小角尺度上的成团，在较大角尺度上，分布可以用多级分形很好地表示，在更大角尺度上，用非归一星系对计数可以探测到密度分布中可能存在的典型惊讶，当取４个选区的平均值作为ＩＲＡＳ星系在宙宇中分布情况的代表时，所得结果与用全于ＩＲＡＳ点源表和其他巡天资料得到的结果一致。     

河外IRAS暗源大尺度分布的二维分析

本文对ＩＲＡＳ暗源表中４个选区内的ＩＲＡＳ星系的两点角相关函数，关联分维进行了计算。结果表明，所有选区内的星系呈现小角尺度上的成团。在较大角尺度上，分布可以用多级分形很好地表示。在更大角尺度上，用非归一星系对计数可以探测到密度分布中可能存在的典型尺度。当取４个选区的平均值作为ＩＲＡＳ星系在宇宙中分布情况的代表时，所得结果与用全天ＩＲＡＳ点源表和其他巡天资料得到的结果一致。     

NGC1019等10个旋涡星系的等值高度的测定

我们用北京天文台兴隆观测站60厘米望远镜对NGC1019等10个旋涡星系进行了CCD照相观测,通过对图象的预处理及利用彭秋和（1988年）提出的方法,得到了这10个星系盘的等值高度和星系的倾角（星系平面和天球切平面之间的夹角）等一些重要物理量．     

A Method of Obtaining the Pitch Angle of Spiral Arms and the Inclination of Galactic Discs

RESEARCH PAPERS 1 INTRODUCTIONA spiraI gaIaxy inherently consists of a halo, a bulge and a thin disc with spiral structurewhich emerges from the central region or the end of a bright bar. Optical images of spirals, whichare projections on the celestial sphere, are dominated by the light from the stars, as modifiedby the extinction and reddening of dust. AIthough Lord Rosse first discovered that M51 hastwo spiral arms in 1845, the form of the spiral structure had not been investigat…     

Some statistical properties of spiral galaxies along the Hubble sequence

A statistical study has been made for the variations along the Hubble sequence, os such parameters as the degree of tightness of winding of spiral arm λ, the pitch angle μ, the flatness of the disk H/D₂₅ and the thickness H along the Hubble sequence for 365 spiral galaxies published in A&Ap Supplement Series. The mean values of these quantities for the various Hubble types have been obtained for the first time. The results of the statistics show clearly 1) that the Hubble classification of spiral galaxies is one which has only a qualitative and statistical significance, and 2) that the dispersion relation in the density wave theory is valid for most spiral galaxies, i.e., the arms of most spiral galaxies satisfy the requirements of being tightly wound.     

On the origin of galactic magnetic fields

We discuss the properties of the large-scale galactic magnetic fields which can help to discriminate between theories of their origin. We argue that the mean-field dynamo theory in its simplest form is unique in that it can explain most of the known features from a single conceptual viewpoint. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The optical polarization of spiral galaxies

Scattering of starlight by dust, molecules and electrons in spiral galaxies will produce a modification of the direct intensity and a polarization in the observed light. We treat the case where the distribution of scatterers can be considered to be optically thin, and derive semi-analytic expressions for the resolved intensity and polarized intensity for Thomson, Rayleigh, and more general scattering mechanisms. These expressions are applied to a parametric model for spiral galaxies. It is further shown that in the case of Thomson and Rayleigh scattering, and when scatterers and stars are distributed with rotational symmetry, the total polarized flux depends on the inclination, i , of the galactic axis to the line of sight according to a simple sin²  i law. This generalizes the well-known result for point-like and spherical light sources. By using a method based on spherical harmonics, we generalize this law for more general mechanisms, and show that to good approximation, the sin²  i law still holds for the class of models considered.     

对银河系Sagittarius-Carina旋臂和晕质量的研究

利用新的银河系旋转曲线和银河系常数，由 Ｈ Ⅱ区和巨分子云等示踪天体重新确定了银河系的Ｓａｇｉｔｔａｊｒｉｕｓ－Ｃａｒｉｎａ旋臂，得到了其倾角约为１２°，并探索了旋臂倾角与银河系常数Ｒｏ，Ｖｏ的依赖关系，结果表明，减小银河系常数Ｒｏ，Ｖｏ将导致旋臂倾角的增大，从而按照对数螺旋模型估计的银河系旋臂数目有取大的趋向．同时，银河系晕的质量随着旋转曲线的下倾也将逐渐减小．     

Photometry of the low-luminosity spiral galaxy NGC 4136

Multicolor BVRI surface photometry of the low-luminosity (M _V ≈?18^m) spiral galaxy NGC 4136 is presented. The photometric parameters of its components and the color distribution over the galactic disk are estimated. The color indices and the corresponding effective ages are determined for the brightest star-forming regions. The disk-to-dark halo mass ratio is derived from the measured rotation curve of the galaxy. The disk mass dominates within the optical boundaries of the galaxy, so its disk can be considered as a self-gravitating system.     

The dark matter distribution in disc galaxies

We use high-quality optical rotation curves of nine low-luminosity disc galaxies to obtain the velocity profiles of the surrounding dark matter haloes. We find that they increase linearly with radius at least out to the edge of the stellar disc, implying that, over the entire stellar region, the density of the dark halo is about constant.
The properties of the mass structure of these haloes are similar to those found for a number of dwarf and low surface brightness galaxies, but provide a more substantial evidence of the discrepancy between the halo mass distribution predicted in the cold dark matter scenario and those actually detected around galaxies. We find that the density law proposed by Burkert reproduces the halo rotation curves, with halo central densities ( ρ ₀∼1–4×10⁻²⁴ g cm⁻³) and core radii ( r ₀∼5–15 kpc) scaling as ρ ₀∝ r ₀^−2/3.     

Chemical and dynamical evolution of spiral galaxies

We investigate the consequences of the hypothesis of the secular evolution (growth of the bulge from disc material via a bar and temporal evolution of the Hubble sequence) on the chemical evolution of a galaxy. We present the first dynamical and chemical results of our 3D tree-SPH simulations. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.