日冕电子加速的诊断—多频射电高时间分辨率观测结果

一个太阳耀斑约含数千个微耀斑［１］，每个微耀斑以热的，低频波和加速粒子的形式释放能量。耀斑期间大部分能量的释放是通过电子加速转移的结果，然而电子加速是在耀斑前相开始，并在整个耀斑持续期间继续保持。在耀斑发展的不同相期间伴有各种各样的射电辐射现象（及其它波段共生现象），多波段射电观测和比较可以给出有关电子加速过程和耀斑自身发展的重要信息，尤其可检测加速开始的时间和频率部位（目前仍为太阳物理的前沿）。微耀斑能量的瞬时释放可能是引起不同类型快速精细结构的原因，射电毫秒级尖峰辐射是起因于连续能量释放的证据，其辐射源位于或靠近能量释放区［２］，公认射电辐射的快速结构是日冕电子束的特征信号［３，４］，所以今后使用高时间和高频率分辨率的宽带频谱仪同时观测可详细地探测加速过程，从而对预耀斑的加热和初始能量释放，耀斑的逐步建立和演化都具有重要意义。本文介绍几个典型事件，包括射电尖峰脉冲辐射，类尖峰辐射和短时标漂移结构     

日冕电子加速的诊断—多频射电高时间分辨率观测结果

一太阳耀斑的约含数千个微耀斑，每个微耀斑以热的，低频波和加速粒子的形成释放能量。耀斑期间大部分能量的释放是通过电子加速转移的 结果，然而电子加速是在耀斑前相开始，并在整个耀斑持续期间继续保持。本文介绍几个典型事件，包括射电尖峰脉冲辐射，类尖峰辐射和短时标漂移结构。     

太阳耀斑亮核和硬X射线环顶源运动的初步分析

分析了2个耀斑事件。这2个耀斑事件都具有双带结构，并伴有耀斑环顶部位置的硬X射线（HXR）辐射，这个辐射源我们称为环顶源。在文章中，通过求亮度重心的方法，我们对耀斑双带的相对运动，以及HXR环顶源的高度变化进行了分析。结果表明：耀斑相偶亮核间距离的时间曲线，与HXR亮度曲线具有相反的相关性，亮核间距离在HXR流量上升阶段会减少；与此同时，HXR环顶源的高度会下降。而通常的相偶亮核的分离运动以及环顶源的上升运动发生在极大相之后。     

四频率太阳射电高时间分辨率观测特征：微耀斑能量释放的证据

作为微耀斑能量释放的证据，本文扼要介绍了云南天文台“四频率太阳射电高时间分辨率同步观测系统”（１．４２，２．１３，２．８４和４．２６ＧＨｚ）１９８９年１２月－１９９３年４月的观测事例，包含低强度的毫秒尖峰辐射（ｍｓｓｐｉｋｅ），类尖峰辐射（ｓｐｉｋｅ－ｌｉｋｅ），快速脉动现象，两种新的快速精细结构──微波Ⅲ型爆和微波类斑点结构．统计了快速精细结构的寿命，在统计基础上分别以实例描述了各类现象的观测特征．     

一个新型分米波太阳微耀斑现象的观测分析

本介绍一组短分米波（１．４２ＧＨｚ）太阳微耀斑的射电和光学辐射特征，它们包含３个叠加在连续辐射背景上的射电快速精细结构（ＦＦＳ），即准周期快速脉冲链（称微耀斑）它们的形态相似，强度大约在１５０－２００ｓｆｕ范围内，其寿命（半功率宽）大多为１５－５０ｍｓ，有１８个分离的双峰结构，该事件产生的７６４６活动区中出现两处新浮现的几个小黑子，呈现复杂极性，可能存在多重交叉小磁流环多次重联的复杂状况，本定     

太阳运动IV型射电爆发的相干辐射模型

为解释太阳运动IV型射电爆发的相干辐射机制提出一个理论模型．从耀斑中产生的高能电子，可以被扩展上升的太阳磁流管俘获．在磁流管顶部，这些高能电子的速度分布形成为类束流速度分布，激发束流等离子体的不稳定性，并且主要直接放大O模电磁波．不稳定性增长率敏锐地依赖了日冕等离子体参数，fpe／fce和射束温度Tb，这能定性解释在太阳运动IV型射电爆发中观测到的高亮温度和高偏振度，以及宽频谱的特性．     

太阳射电辐射事件与Hα耀斑的相关分析

本文统计了１９９０年１月至８月Ｓ．Ｇ，Ｄ〔１５〕发表的８８００ＭＨｚ太阳射电辐射事件、Ｈα耀斑和软Ｘ射线事件。８８００ＭＨｚ射电事件与耀斑相关率达８３．１％，文章还给出了云南天文台米波射电事件与Ｈα耀斑的统计相关结果，并于Ｂｏｕｌｄｅｒ的结果作了比较，详细分折了它们之间的关系。     

太阳质子辐射和软X射线耀斑与射电爆发间的相关研究

统计分析了太阳质子事件与微波爆发和软Ｘ射线（ＳＸＲ）耀斑间的关系．结果表明：质子事件的峰值流量与微波爆发和ＳＸＲ耀斑的峰值流量、能通量间呈正的对数线性相关,相关系数０．７—０．８．根据这一统计结果和观测的微波爆发、ＳＸＲ耀斑的有关物理量,可以估算伴随的质子事件峰值流量．太阳质子辐射、ＳＸＲ耀斑和微波爆发三者间的共生关系,可以用磁环中耀斑产生的磁流体动力学过程来解释．大约３３％的质子事件没有对应的Ⅱ型爆发,这表明高能质子的加速有随机ＭＨＤ湍流加速（有Ⅱ型暴）和低频快磁声波湍动加速（无Ⅱ型暴,但有γ射线耀斑）２种不同的加速机制     

边缘耀斑中HeI 10830的加宽计算

讨论了 ＨｅＩ １０８３０Ａ的 Ｄｏｐｐｌｅｒ和 Ｓｔａｒｋ加宽机制以及各种加宽参数的计算，并 得到以下一些结论：辐射阻尼对 ＨｅＩ １０８３０ Ａ的加宽作用与 Ｄｏｐｐｌｅｒ效应相比可以忽略； 在公认的耀斑电子密度（Ｎｅ＝３．２ ×１０１３ｃｍ－３）的情况下，所有阻尼项均不可能产生可以 觉察的加宽；直到 Ｎｅ＝１０１５ｃｍ－３，各种阻尼对线心半宽的增加都不起作用，其值最多 在１０－３的量级，因此；线心都可以看作是Ｄｏｐｐｌｅｒ加宽；当 Ｎｅ＞１０１４ ｃｍ－３时，Ｓｔａｒｋ 加宽，特别是电子碰撞的 Ｓｔａｒｋ加宽将在 ＨｅＩ １０８３０ Ａ的加宽中起主要作用；如要 Ｓｔａｒｋ 加宽谱线的线翼比纯Ｄｏｐｐｌｅｒ加宽大１－２倍，则阻尼加宽半宽与。可以相比拟；如果 用 Ｓｔａｒｋ加宽来解释 １９８９年边缘耀斑的观测轮廓，则电子密度将达１０～（１７）ｃｍ－３，与氦 原子的碰撞阻尼（γ３）造成的加宽对Ｉ１２和Ｉ３两分量明显不同，它们对Ｉ１２的影响比对Ｉ３ 的影响大近一个量级，我们的观测显示Ｉ１２和Ｉ３线翼的延伸基本一样，因而我们的观测 轮廓不可能是γ３造成的     

微U型爆发及微波精细结构

我们用新的时间分辨率短至８ｍｓ 的２ ．６ ～３ ．８ＧＨｚ 微波动态频谱仪在１９９８ 年４ 月１５ 日爆发和１９９７ 年１１ 月３ 日爆发中发现了微Ｕ 型爆发。其顶部频率为３ ．２ ～３ ．４ＧＨｚ（ 相应的等离子体密度：基波：１ ．２ ×１０１１ － １ ．４ ×１０１１／ｃｍ ３ ,二次谐波：３ ．２ ×１０１０ － ３ ．５ ×１０１０／ｃｍ ３） ;根部频率为３ ．４ ～３ ．６ＧＨｚ;单个Ｕ 型爆发的频率范围为６０ ～２２０ ＭＨｚ ;上升段频漂率为７ ～２８ＧＨｚ／ｓ;上升段持续时间为８ ～２４ｍｓ;寿命为１６ ～４８ｍｓ;偏振度大于８０ ％ 。在活动区为偶极子磁场的假设下,估计源区高度约为１ ．３ ×１０４ 公里,单一环的高度为２５０ ～８００ 公里。由此得出结论：１ ．由于高频漂率和高偏振度,似乎发现的微Ｕ 型爆发不是Ⅲ型爆发形成,而是尖峰辐射（Ｓｐｉｋｅ） 形成。２ ．我们发现的是小尺度的微磁环,其尺度与Ｓｐｉｋｅ 辐射的寿命相当。我们在１９９７ 年１１ 月２ 日的爆发中发现平均周期为数十ｍｓ 的准周期振荡群。在高密度流管的磁声波ＭＨＤ 振荡条件下,可取得磁环半径约９０ 公里的结果。由此可以得到微磁环物理尺度的图象     

On the theory of the oblateness of the Sun

In this paper we first emphasize why it is important to know the successive zonal harmonics of the Sun's figure with high accuracy: mainly fundamental astrometry, helioseismology, planetary motions and relativistic effects. Then we briefly comment why the Sun appears oblate, going back to primitive definitions in order to underline some discrepancies in theories and to emphasize again the relevant hypotheses. We propose a new theoretical approach entirely based on an expansion in terms of Legendre's functions, including the differential rotation of the Sun at the surface. This permits linking the two first spherical harmonic coefficients (J ₂ and J ₄) with the geometric parameters that can be measured on the Sun (equatorial and polar radii). We emphasize the difficulties in inferring gravitational oblateness from visual measurements of the geometric oblateness, and more generally a dynamical flattening. Results are given for different observed rotational laws. It is shown that the surface oblateness is surely upper bounded by 11 milliarcsecond. As a consequence of the observed surface and sub-surface differential rotation laws, we deduce a measure of the two first gravitational harmonics, the quadrupole and the octopole moment of the Sun: J ₂=−(6.13±2.52)×10⁻⁷ if all observed data are taken into account, and respectively, J ₂=−(6.84±3.75)×10⁻⁷ if only sunspot data are considered, and J ₂=−(3.49±1.86)×10⁻⁷ in the case of helioseismic data alone. The value deduced from all available data for the octopole is: J ₄=(2.8±2.1)×10⁻¹². These values are compared to some others found in the literature. Supplementary material to this paper is available in electronic form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005238718479     

Accounting for the viscosity of the fluid core in the problem of the physical libration of the moon

A two-component theoretical model of the physical libration of the Moon in longitude is constructed with account taken of the viscosity of the core. In the new version, a hydrodynamic problem of motion of a fluid filling a solid rotating shell is solved. It is found that surfaces of equal angular velocity are spherical, and a velocity field of the fluid core of the Moon is described by elementary functions. A distribution of the internal pressure in the core is found. An angular momentum exchange between the fluid core and solid mantle is described by a third-order differential equation with a right-hand side. The roots of a characteristic equation are studied and the stability of rotation is proved. A libration angle as a function of time is found using the derived solution of the differential equation. Limiting cases of infinitely large and infinitely small viscosity are considered and an effect of lag of a libration phase from a phase of action of an external moment of forces is ascertained. This makes it possible to estimate the viscosity and sizes of the lunar fluid core from data of observations.     

Calculation of the global system of the field-aligned currents on the dayside of the magnetosphere

Using the well-known equation for the normal component of the current which exist near the tangential discontinuity in the plasma in the case of the frozen-in magnetic field, and supposing that the current closes in the ionosphere in the auroral oval in the region 1, one calculates and compares with the data of observations the dependence of the density of the field-aligned current at the level of the ionosphere on the local time.     

Rotation of the elastic Earth: the role of the angular-velocity-dependence of the elasticity-caused perturbation

We calculate the so-called convective term, which shows up in the expression for the angular velocity of the elastic Earth, within the Andoyer formalism. The term emerges due to the fact that the elasticity-caused perturbation depends not only on the instantaneous orientation of the Earth but also on its instantaneous angular velocity. We demonstrate that this term makes a considerable contribution into the overall angular velocity. At the same time the convective term turns out to be automatically included into the correction to the nutation series due to the elasticity, if the series is defined by the perturbation of the figure axis (and not of the rotational axis) in accordance with the current IAU resolution. Hence it is not necessary to take the effect of the convective term into consideration in the perturbation of the elastic Earth as far as the nutation is related to the motion of the figure axis.     

Impact of the Quadrupole Moment of the Sun on the Dynamics of the Earth-Moon System

Range of values of the Sun's mass quadrupole moment of coefficient J₂ arising both from experimental and theoretical determinations enlarge across literature on two orders of magnitude, from around 10^-7 until to 10^-5. The accurate knowledge of the Moon's physical librations, for which the Lunar Laser Ranging data reach an outstanding precision level, prove to be appropriate to reduce the interval of J₂ values by giving an upper bound of J₂. A solar quadrupole moment as high as 1.1 10^-5 given either from the upper bounds of the error bars of the observations, or from the Roche's theory, is not compatible with the knowledge of the lunar librations accurately modeled and observed with the LLR experiment. The suitable values of J₂ have to be smaller than 3.0 10^-6. As a consequence, this upper bound of 3.0 10^-6 is accepted to study the impact of the Sun's quadrupole moment of mass on the dynamics of the Earth-Moon system. Such as effect (with J₂ = 5.5±1.3 × 10^-6) has been already tested in 1983 by Campbell & Moffat using analytical approximate equations, and thus for the orbits of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Icarus. The approximate equations are no longer sufficient compared with present observational data and exact equations are required. As if to compute the effect on the lunar librations, we have used our BJV relativistic model of solar system integration including the spin-orbit coupled motion of the Moon. The model is solved by numerical integration. The BJV model stems from general relativity by using the DSX formalism for purposes of celestial mechanics when it is about to deal with a system of n extended, weakly self-gravitating, rotating and deformable bodies in mutual interactions. The resulting effects on the orbital elements of the Earth have been computed and plotted over 160 and 1600 years. The impact of the quadrupole moment of the Sun on the Earth's orbital motion is mainly characterized by variations of , , and . As a consequence, the Sun's quadrupole moment of mass could play a sensible role over long time periods of integration of solar system models. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

On the role of the motion of the photospheric footpoints of the magnetic field lines

By means of a simple relation between the velocity v of the fluid particle and the velocity v_f of the photospheric footpoint of the magnetic field line v_z and B_z being respectively the components of v and the magnetic field B normal to the photospheric surface, it is shown formally that through the phtospheric surface the transport of all the quantities attributed to the magnetic field, such as the magnetic flux, the magnetic energy and the helicity, is independent of v_z, and v_f is the only kinematical quantity on which the transport depends. In addition, in the neighborhood of the neutral line the velocity v_l of the moving curve of constant B_z is found to be equal approximately to the component of v or v_f in the direction of v_l. Since v_l can be measured or extimated, so can the components of v and v_f near the neutral line.     

Determination of the temperature of the solar corona from the spectrum of the electron-scattering continuum

When the K-corona is formed by the scattering of photospheric radiation from free electrons, the Fraunhofer lines are greatly broadened by the thermal motions of the hot electrons. This paper discusses the possibility of measuring the coronal electron temperature from the residual depressions in the K-coronal spectrum. If the ratio of the intensities at 4100 Å and 3900 Å can be measured to an accuracy of ±1%, the coronal temperature can be inferred to an accuracy of ±0.2 MK. The temperature of a coronal inhomogeneity may also be measured by this method, provided the position angle is known.Now at Fraunhofer Institute, Freiburg, Germany.     

On the systematic errors of the determinations of the absolute orientation of the meridian marks

The classical method of determination of the absolute azimuth (or Bessel's parameter n) can secure sufficiently precision for RA from observations of stars at high geographical latitudes during polar night only.