费米耀变体喷流功率与多波段光度的相关性研究

耀变体的喷流辐射机制是一个非常重要的问题。从文献中收集了442个耀变体的数据,这些耀变体包括215个平谱射电类星体(Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars, FSRQ)和227个蝎虎天体(BL Lac),通过数据研究了耀变体的喷流功率与多波段光度的相关性。研究结果表明:(1)对于平谱射电类星体,喷流功率与射电波段、光学波段、X射线和γ射线的光度都有强相关性,且光度分布顺序为logL_γ logL_O logL_X logL_R。(2)对于蝎虎天体,喷流功率与射电波段、光学波段和γ射线的光度都有强相关性,但是喷流功率与X射线的光度只有弱相关性;蝎虎天体的光度分布顺序为logL_O logL_γ logL_X logL_R,而且蝎虎天体的各波段光度都小于平谱射电类星体。我们认为这些差异是由于平谱射电类星体与蝎虎天体的内禀属性不同导致的,即吸积模式不同和喷流辐射机制不同等。     

Fermi耀变体的辐射特性和演化研究

搜集和计算了734个Fermi耀变体样本,包括322个蝎虎天体(其中148个高峰频蝎虎天体、73个中峰频蝎虎天体以及101个低峰频蝎虎天体)和412个平谱射电类星体(其中18个高峰频平谱射电类星体、45个中峰频平谱射电类星体以及349个低峰频平谱射电类星体)。研究了每个子类的红移分布、黑洞质量分布以及γ射线光度的分布,并对其红移、黑洞质量、γ射线光度以及同步峰值频率的相关性进行了分析,结果表明:(1)根据红移与γ射线光度分别从高到低的排序,得到Fermi耀变体的演化序列遵循平谱射电类星体→蝎虎天体,且高同步峰频耀变体→中同步峰频耀变体→低同步峰频耀变体,但根据黑洞质量从高到低得到的演化序列不同,这可能是黑洞质量的估计误差以及黑洞质量样本数量较少造成的;(2)Fermi耀变体每个子类的红移与黑洞质量、黑洞质量与γ射线光度之间正相关;(3)Fermi耀变体每个子类的红移、γ射线光度分别与同步峰频之间反相关,黑洞质量与同步峰频之间不存在相关性。     

黑洞吸积率与喷流能量相关性讨论

喷流的形成与黑洞吸积向来密不可分。分析黑洞吸积率与其喷流能量的相关性对研究黑洞内部结构以及喷流形成的具体原因具有重要的意义。从文献资料中收集了24个数据源,这些源包含了13个射电选BLLac天体(RBL)和11个平谱射电类星体(FSRQs)。通过样本数据研究黑洞吸积率与喷流能量以及γ射线流量密度的相关性。研究结果表明:(1)24个活动类星体的吸积率与喷流能量存在明显的相关性,这与Allen等得出的结论相同;(2)射电选BLLac天体与平谱射电类星体的喷流能量分布存在一定差异;(3)射电选BLLac天体的吸积率与γ射线流量密度相关性并不明显,但平谱射电类星体的吸积率与γ射线流量密度之间具有一定的相关性;(4)研究结果进一步证明了喷流能量不仅与黑洞质量有关,同时也很可能与黑洞的吸积存在关系。黑洞喷流的形成很可能是黑洞质量与吸积共同作用的结果。这些研究结果与其他方法获得的结果是一致的。     

BL Lac型天体的多波段光度相关性及喷流模型

本文对X射线选和射电选BL Lac型天体的射电、光学、X射线波段的单色光度进行相关性分析,发现X射线选的BL Lac天体只有射电与光学线性相关,而射电选BL Lac天体则X射线与射电、光学都相关。并在此基础上对射电选的BL Lac天体进行相对论修正后的相关性分析,得到了比修正前更好的相关性.因此,我们认为,两种选择的BL Lac型天体本质上是一样的;X射线流来自两种不同的辐射源;射电选的BL Lac型天体三波段流都有相对论提高。     

Blazar喷流节点运动视速度的统计研究

VLBI观测表明,TeV伽马射线Blazar(耀变体)的喷流运动视速度远小于MeV/GeV伽马射线Blazar,然而TeV伽马射线辐射流量的快速变化却要求这些Blazar的相对论喷流速度与MeV/GeV Blazar的相当.对于这一矛盾,目前有多种解释.为了检验这些模型,我们收集了VLBI对Blazar喷流运动的监测数据,样本包括86个FSRQs(平谱射电类星体)、22个BL Lac天体,共108个Blazar;从统计上研究了,该样本中各Blazar最大视速度喷流节点的位置与射电光度相关关系.结果表明,Blazar最大视速度喷流节点的位置与射电光度有较强的相关关系,随着Blazar射电光度的减小,喷流中最大视速度VLBI节点的位置到VLBI核的距离逐渐变小.这意味着,TeV伽马源(低光度Blazar)的喷流减速区距离VLBI核较近,喷流从高能辐射区到VLBI可分辨尺度已经减速,支持减速喷流模型对TeV伽马射线Blazar上述矛盾的解释.     

耀变体亮温度与黑洞喷流能量的相关性讨论

耀变体(Blazars)的亮温度与黑洞喷流能量和吸积率有重要关系。搜集了53个耀变体源样本,包括22个蝎虎天体(BL Lacs)和31个平谱射电类星体(Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars,FSRQs),研究了耀变体亮温度与黑洞喷流能量的分布,并对子类中亮温度与黑洞喷流能量的相关性进行了讨论。研究结果表明:(1)蝎虎天体与平谱射电类星体的亮温度与黑洞喷流能量的分布存在明显差异,这可能与蝎虎天体与平谱射电类星体的内禀性质有关,也可能与其有无发射线及发射线的强弱有关;(2)蝎虎天体的亮温度与黑洞喷流能量之间的相关性较强,亮温度可以在一定程度上描述蝎虎天体的黑洞喷流能量,亮温度大的蝎虎天体喷流携带的能量也较大;(3)平谱射电类星体的亮温度与黑洞喷流能量之间有弱相关性,平谱射电类星体的亮温度不能清楚地描述黑洞喷流能量,黑洞喷流能量受亮温度影响较小,平谱射电类星体的黑洞喷流能量可能受到其他因素的影响;(4)耀变体的亮温度与黑洞吸积率之间有弱的相关性。     

γ噪Blazar天体的复合谱指数研究

收集了66个有γ射线噪的Blazar在高态下的多波段流量数据,研究了Blazar复合谱指数之间的相关性.分析了BL Lac天体和平谱射电类星体(FSRQs) 复合谱指数之间的相关性.结果表明(1)高态下Blazar的复合谱指数与αr,ir与αir,γ、αr,ir 与αo,γ、αr,o与αo,x、αr,o与αo,γ之间有强相关性,αr,x与αx,γ之间有强负相关性.(2)平谱射电类星体(FSRQs)在高态下αr,o与αo,x、αr,o与αo,γ有强相关性.(3)BL Lac天体在高态时αr,o与αo,γ之间有强相关性,αr,x与αx,γ、αir,x与αx,γ有强负相关性.(4)γ射线很可能产生于同步自康普顿(SSC)过程.     

利用贝叶斯分层模型估算耀变体的多普勒因子

基于亚毫米波阵列(Submillimeter Array, SMA)的1 mm波长的长时间监测数据,利用贝叶斯分层模型对耀变体的光变曲线进行拟合,估算了155个耀变体的射电亮温度和光变多普勒因子。利用Wilcoxon秩和检验,比较了蝎虎座BL型天体(BL Lac)子样本和平谱射电类星体(Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar, FSRQ)子样本的亮温度和多普勒因子分布,也比较了费米耀变体和非费米耀变体的亮温度和多普勒因子分布。结果表明：(1)相对蝎虎座BL型天体,平谱射电类星体平均具有更高的多普勒因子;(2)相对非费米耀变体,费米耀变体平均具有更高的亮温度和多普勒因子。通过与15 GHz波段的亮温度和多普勒因子进行比较发现,射电亮温度和多普勒因子可能有向更高频率降低的趋势。     

射电选和X射线选BL Lacertae天体的射电性质

收集了射电选和X射线选BL Lac天体的射电数据(包括核和延展光度), 并计算了它们的核主导系数R.研究显示: 射电选BL Lac(RBLs)天体的总射电光度是X射线选BL Lac(XBLs)天体的2个量级.详细分析得到这种差别主要是来自于核光度的差别因为延展光度差别只有1个量级.研究RBLs和XBLs的核(延展元)光度与核主导系数之间的关系, 发现延展元光度与核主导系数负相关, 而核(总)光度几乎与核主导系数没有相关.     

相对论电子的物理效应及其在高能天体中的应用

本文对相对论电子的辐射性质、能谱演化和加速机制等进行了简要的介绍。同时，对相对论电子在高能天体中的辐射作用和特性进行了简要的综述。本文给出了相对论电子在Blazar天体的射电辐射机制、光变机制、BL Lac天体的辐射机制以及γ暴的辐射机制等方面的应用研究成果。1、提出了相对论电子的光学薄同步辐射模型：解释Blazar天体的射电平谱：Blazar中心体的剧烈活动，使射电辐射区处于等离子体湍动状态，其中的相对论电子在湍动等离子体波的二交费米加速、激波加速、辐射损失、粒子逃逸和辐射区的绝热减速等物理过程作用下，形成较平的能谱，产生射电平谱。2、提出了新的Blazar天体光变模型：当Blazar天体爆发时，中心天体产生大量的相对论电子，注入喷流中；相对论电子产生同步辐射，并不断损失能量和逃逸辐射区，使它们的能谱快速变化，引起辐射发生快速光变。3、给出了BL Lac天体的等离子体反应堆模型：大量相对论电子从中心天体注入周围的等离子体反应堆中，通过同步辐射快速损失能量，同时这些电子同步吸收反应堆中不透明的光子，产生一个稳定、各向同性的幂律分布，其谱指数为γ＝3；然后，这些相对论电子通过等离子体反应堆的爆发或其表面扩散过程逃逸出来，辐射低频的同步辐射。模型解释了BL Lac天体的高频辐射表现出快速的谱变化性质，即流量减小时谱变陡。4、提出了相对论电子的内激波加速模型，解释γ暴的尖峰光变特性：在γ暴产生的相对论运动的壳层中，有内激波产生；激波在壳层中传播，耗散壳层的运动能，使其中的部分电子加速成为相对论电子。然后，这些电子通过同步辐射产生观测到的γ辐射。模型认为，γ暴中的每个尖峰辐射是一对内激波加速相对论电子的辐射过程，复杂的γ暴光变曲线是多对内激波辐射过程的叠加。     

A thermodynamic model of high temperature lava vaporization on Io

We modified the MAGMA chemical equilibrium code developed by Fegley and Cameron (1987, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 82, 207-222) and used it to model vaporization of high temperature silicate lavas on Io. The MAGMA code computes chemical equilibria in a melt, between melt and its equilibrium vapor, and in the gas phase. The good agreement of MAGMA code results with experimental data and with other computer codes is demonstrated. The temperature-dependent pressure and composition of vapor in equilibrium with lava is calculated from 1700 to 2400 K for 109 different silicate lavas in the ONaKFeSiMgCaAlTi system. Results for five lavas (tholeiitic basalt, alkali basalt, Barberton komatiite, dunite, and a molten type B1 Ca, Al-rich inclusion) are discussed in detail. The effects of continuous fractional vaporization on chemistry of these lavas and their equilibrium vapor are presented. The predicted abundances (relative to Na) of K, Fe, Si, Al, Ca, and Ti in the vapor equilibrated with lavas at 1900 K are lower than published upper limits for Io's atmosphere (which do not include Mg). We predict evaporative loss of alkalis, Fe, and Si during volcanic eruptions. Sodium is more volatile than K, and the Na/K ratio in the gas is decreased by fractional vaporization. This process can match Io's atmospheric Na/K ratio of 10±3 reported by Brown (2001, Icarus 151, 190-195). Silicon monoxide is an abundant species in the vapor above lavas. Spectroscopic searches are recommended for SiO at IR and mm wavelengths. Reactions of metallic vapors with S- and Cl-bearing volcanic gases may form other unusual gases including MgCl₂, MgS, MgCl, FeCl₂, FeS, FeCl, and SiS.     

Instructions for authors

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Alkali and halogen chemistry in volcanic gases on Io

We use chemical equilibrium calculations to model the speciation of alkalis and halogens in volcanic gases emitted on Io. The calculations cover wide temperature (500-2000 K) and pressure (10⁻⁶ to 10⁺¹ bars) ranges, which overlap the nominal conditions at Pele (T=1760 K, P=0.01 bars). About 230 compounds of 11 elements (O, S, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, F, Cl, Br, I) are considered. The elemental abundances for O, S, Na, K, and Cl are based upon observations. CI chondritic elemental abundances relative to sulfur are used for the other alkalis and halogens (as yet unobserved on Io). We predict the major alkali species in Pele-like volcanic gases and the percentage distribution of each alkali are LiCl (73%), LiF (27%); NaCl (81%), Na (16%), NaF (3%); KCl (91%), K (5%), KF (4%); RbCl (93%), Rb (4%), RbF (3%); CsCl (92%), CsF (6%), Cs (2%). Likewise the major halogen species and the percentage distribution of each halogen are NaF (88%), KF (10%), LiF (2%); NaCl (89%), KCl (11%); NaBr (89%), KBr (10%), Br (1%); NaI (61%), I (30%), KI (9%). We predict the major halogen condensates and their condensation temperatures at P=0.01 bar are NaF (1115 K), LiF (970 K); NaCl (1050 K), KCl (950 K); KBr (750 K), RbBr (730 K), CsBr (645 K); and solid I₂ (200 K). We also model disequilibrium chemistry of the alkalis and halogens in the volcanic plume. Based on this work and our prior modeling for Na, K, and Cl in a volcanic plume, we predict the major loss processes for the alkali halide gases are photolysis and/or condensation onto grains. Their estimated photochemical lifetimes range from a few minutes for alkali iodides to a few hours for alkali fluorides. Condensation is apparently the only loss process for elemental iodine. On the basis of elemental abundances and photochemical lifetimes, we recommend searching for gaseous KCl, NaF, LiF, LiCl, RbF, RbCl, CsF, and CsCl around volcanic vents during eruptions. Based on abundance considerations and observations of brown dwarfs we also recommend a search of Io's extended atmosphere and the Io plasma torus for neutral and ionized Li, Cs, Rb, and F.     

Born–Infeld type phantom model in the ω–ω′ plane

In this paper, we investigate the dynamics of Born–Infeld (B–I) phantom model in the ω–ω′ plane, which is defined by the equation of state parameter for the dark energy and its derivative with respect to N (the logarithm of the scale factor a). We find the scalar field equation of motion in ω–ω′ plane, and show mathematically the property of attractor solutions which correspond to ω _φ ∼−1, Ω _φ =1, which avoid the “Big rip” problem and meets the current observations well.      

A Comparison of Several Image Locating Algorithms in Astronomical Instruments

In astronomical observations at optical wavelengths, a fast image tracking system can be adopted to reduce the effects of the atmospheric seeing and telescopic tracking error, and therefore improve the observing efficiency. Aiming at the need of astronomical observations, totally 5 kinds of algorithms in two categories were selected to make a comparative study on their accuracies and stabilities under different noise conditions by both numerical experiment and laboratory test. The results indicate that the normalized cross-correlation method and barycenter method have not only a higher accuracy but also a better reliability against interferences, they will be applied to the high-resolution spectrograph of the Xinglong 2.16 m telescope and the scienti?c instruments of the SONG (Stellar Observations Network Group) project, respectively.     

Shear and vorticity in a combined Einstein-Cartan-Brans-Dicke inflationary lambda-Universe

A combined BCDE (Brans-Dicke and Einstein-Cartan) theory with lambda-term is developed through Raychaudhuri’s equation, for inflationary scenario. It involves a variable cosmological constant, which decreases with time, jointly with energy density, cosmic pressure, shear, vorticity, and Hubble’s parameter, while the scale factor, total spin and scalar field increase exponentially. The post-inflationary fluid resembles a perfect one, though total spin grows, but the angular speed does not (Astrophys. Space Sci. 312: 275, 2007d).      

The climatic and physiographic controls of the eastern Mediterranean over the late Pleistocene climates in the southern Levant and its neighboring deserts

Modern-day synoptic-scale eastern Mediterranean climatology provides a useful context to synthesize the diverse late Pleistocene (60–12 ka) paleohydrologic and paleoenvironmental indicators of past climatic conditions in the Levant and the deserts to its south and east. We first critically evaluate, extract, and summarize paleoenvironmental and paleohydrologic records. Then, we propose a framework of eastern Mediterranean atmospheric circulation features interacting with the morphology and location of the southeast Mediterranean coast. Together they strongly control the spatial distribution of rainfall and wind pattern. This cyclone–physiography interaction enforces the observed rainfall patterns by hampering rainfall generation south and southeast of the latitude of the north Sinai coast, currently at 31°15′.The proposed framework explains the much-increased rains in Lebanon and northern Israel and Jordan as deduced from pollen, rise and maintenance of Lake Lisan, and speleothem formation in areas currently arid and semiarid. The proposed framework also accounts for the southward and eastward transition into semiarid, arid, and hyperarid deserts as expressed in thick loess accumulation at the deserts' margins, dune migration from west to east in the Sinai and the western Negev, and the formation of hyperarid (< 80 mm yr^− 1) gypsic–salic soils in the southern Negev and Sinai. Our climatic synthesis explains the hyperarid condition in the southern Negev, located only 200–250 km south of the much-increased rains in the north, probably reflecting a steeper rainfall gradient than the present-day gradient from the wetter Levant into its bordering southern and eastern deserts.At present, the rainiest winter seasons in Lebanon and northern and central Israel are associated with more frequent (+ 20%), deeper Cyprus Lows traversing the eastern Mediterranean at approximately the latitude of southern Turkey. Even these wettest years in northern Israel do not yield above average annual rainfall amounts in the hyperarid southern Negev. This region is mainly influenced by the Active Red Sea Troughs that produce only localized rains. The eastern Mediterranean Cyprus Lows also produce more dust storms and transport higher amounts of suspended dust to the loess area than any other atmospheric pattern. Concurrent rainfall and dust are essential to the late Pleistocene formation of the elongated thick loess zone along the desert northern margin. Even with existing dust storms, the lack of rain and very sparse vegetation account for the absence of late Pleistocene loess sequences from the southern Negev and the formation of hyperarid soils.When the north Sinai coast shifted 30–70 km northwest due to last glacial global sea level lowering, the newly exposed coastal areas supplied the sand and dust to these active eastern Mediterranean cyclones. This enforced the latitude of the northern boundary of the loess zone to be directly due east of the LGM shoreline. This shift of coast to the northwest inhibited rainfall in the southern Levant deserts and maintained their hyperaridity. Concurrently, frequent deep eastern Mediterranean Cyprus Lows were funneled along the northern Mediterranean increasing (probably doubling) the rains in central and northern Israel, Lebanon, southwestern Syria and northern Jordan. These storms and rains formed lakes, forests, and speleothems only a short distance north of the deserts in the southern Levant.     

Active hot star shells

Interferometry in the visible provides milliarcsecond spatial resolution and thus has been used for studying the circumstellar environment of active hot stars. In this paper I will illustrate how the visibility modulus and phase can be used to better constrain the physics of Be disks through results from the VLA, the MkII and the GI2T interferometers. I will insist on the importance and the potential of coupling high angular resolution with high spectral resolution to the study of Be shells. Finally I will present a possible study of the circumstellar disk of Be stars using the VLTI. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.