On properties of mass transfer in an Algol-type binary system： an example of VV Vir

Some properties of mass transfer within a semi-detached binary system are discussed based on an example of VV Vir. The observations and analysis of VV Vir show that it is a semi-detached binary system with the less massive cooler component filling its Roche lobe, which is also called an Algol-type binary system. Based on the parameters of this semi-detached binary, a theoretical study on the mass flow is carded out, including the trajectory of the mass flow, the position, radius and temperature of the impact spot caused by the mass flow, the inconsistent form of the mass flow and the possibly huge rate of energy transfer carried by the mass flow. Humps and distortions in light curves of VV Vir are deemed to be weak evidence for the theoretical results.     

Photometry of δSct—type and Related Stars：Results of AD Ari,IP Vir and YZ Boo

Photometric results of three δ Scuti stars, AD Ari,IP Vir and YZ Boo from new observations obtained at the Xinglong Station of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) during 2000 and 2001 are reported. We present here the preliminary analyses. Detailed studies of these stars based on additional data will be published separately.     

W UMa型相接双星的理论研究

本文回顾了W UMa型相接双星观测和理论研究的历史。总结了W UMa型相接双星观测特性和理论研究的成果。最后讨论了W UMa型相接双星理论模型研究中存在的问题及其解决这些问题的一些可行方法。     

W UMa型食双星GM Bootis测光研究

GM Boo是一个已经被发现超过10年的短周期(约0.36天)相接双星。获得了GM Boo在2010到2015年新观测的多波段时序测光数据及其低色散光谱。从光变曲线中提取了19个新的光变极小时刻,并结合历史数据推导出该双星轨道周期增长速率d P/dt=1.06×10~(-7)d·y r~(-1)。Wilson-Devinney程序被用来分析GM Boo的测光轨道解。得出它是一个典型的W次型的过相接双星系统,其质量比约为q~1.22,相接度约为f~11%。模型中添加了2个黑子拟合不对称的光变曲线,说明此系统具有较强的活动性。     

食双星的分光轨道解:AA UMa

使用像管摄谱仪和Reticon探测器获得了食双星AA UMa的高色散和高时间分辨率的光谱,并用交叉相关函数法测得其视向速度。从光谱特征来看,AA UMa是一对W UMa型食双星。本文首次给出了AA UMa的分光轨道解。在圆周运动的假设下,轨道根数测定为:P=0.468171天;T_0(相应于测光主极小时刻)=HJD2,446,520.4448;K_1=124.0公里/秒;K_2=227.7公里/秒。像其他一些使用本方法获得分光轨道解的食双星一样,AA UMa系统的质心速度没有能够唯一地确定,但是V_0=-34.8公里/秒可能是一个较好的估值。根据分光轨道根数,本文给出了新的测光历元公式:HJD Min I=2,446,520,4448(8)+0.468171(48)·E。AA UMa两子星的光谱型十分相似,与变星总表(GCVS)所列的GoV相一致。两子星的质量比为0.54,星等差为0.36(～B)     

激变变星V1159 Ori和BZ UMa的测光研究

V1159 Ori是SU UMa型中ER UMa亚型激变变星,BZ UMa介于UGem型和WZ Sge型之间,但又具有SU UMa的周期特征,存在争议.在2008年2月24日和25日,用云南天文台1米RCC(Ritchey-Chretien-Coude)望远镜对两者的测光观测显示:V1159 Ori在正常爆发的下降阶段存在superhump,这为superhump现象普遍存在于ER UMa型星中提供了观测证据;BZ UMa观测时处于爆发极大,并未观测到确凿的superhump周期,而AAVSO(American Association of Variable Star Observers)近年的BZ UMa观测亦从未发现明确的superhump;两者均表明BZ UMa可能并非SUUMa型星.基于星等变化幅度考虑,BZ UMa较WZ Sge更为接近.     

激变变星Ⅴ1159 Ori 和BZ UMa 的测光研究

Ⅴ1159 Ori 是SU UMa 型中 ER UMa 亚型激变变星,BZ UMa 介于 U Gem 型和 WZ Sge 型之间,但又具有 SU UMa 的周期特征,存在争议.在2008年2月24日和 25日,用云南天文台 1 米 RCC(Ritchey-Chretien-Coude)望远镜对两者的测光观测显示: Ⅴ1159 Ori 在正常爆发的下降阶段存在 superhump,这为 superhump 现象普遍存在于 ER UMa 型星中提供了观测证据;BZ UMa 观测时处于爆发极大,并未观测到确凿的 superhump 周期,而 AAVSO(American Association of Variable Star Observers)近年的 BZ UMa 观测亦从未发现明确的 superhump;两者均表明 BZ UMa 可能并非 SU UMa 型星.基于星等变化幅度考虑,BZ UMa 较 WZ Sge 更为接近.     

Recurrent Population II X-ray transients — similarities to SU UMa cataclysmic variables

Quasi-periodic outburst activity is not uncommon among Population II X-ray binaries. This paper reports observations of such activity in several sources, made by the Vela 5B X-ray monitor. Typical periods are 1/2–2 years with an r.m.s. scatter in interval time of 10%. This activity is reminiscent of the superoutburst cycles of SU UMa CV's with respect to mean recurrence times, the variation of the recurrence times about their mean, and the total mass transferred during outburst. However, the outbursts in the X-ray sources have a substantially longer duration, 50–100 days instead of 10 days. I suggest that SU UMa and X-ray transient outbursts may be caused by similar mass-transfer instabilities.     

1RXS J232953.9＋062814： a New SU UMa Dwarf Nova below the Period Minimum

1 INTRODUCTION1RXS J232953.9 062814 was identilied as a cataclysndc variable (CV) by Wei et al. (1999)when they selected a brW AGN sample from the optical ideottheations of the Bright SourceCatalog of ROSAT All Sky Survey (RASS-BSC) (Voges et al. 1999). It was classthed as adwarf nova by Hu et al. (1998). The CCD photometric observaioas by Uemura et al. (20()1)on 2001 Nov. 4.47--6.17 revealed superhuIns with amplitudes of 0.2Al.3mag and a periodof 0.046311(12) days, indicati…     

Photometric study of eclipsing binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud——I.W UMa type binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Eclipsing binaries are among the most important sources of information on stellar parameters like radii,masses,luminosities,etc.We present the analysis of six W UMa systems discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud using the Wilson-Devinney method.     

A study of the nature of the Hα-emission stars LkHα112, 115, 118, and 119

The present study of the nature of the stars LkH112, LkH115, LkH118, and LkH119 is based on low-dispersion IDS spectra and photometric measurements in the wavelength range between 0.33 and 3.8 m. These stars are located in the direction of the extremely young open cluster NGC 6530 (Walker, 1957). The purpose of this study is, in general, to know whether they belong to the group of intermediate mass pre-main sequence objects, also known as Herbig Ae/Be stars, and, in particular, what special characteristics they possess. The result is as follows. The stars are very young; probably only LkH112 and LkH115 are members of the above-mentioned class of objects. The membership of LkH118 and LkH119 in this group is doubtful.Based on observations made at the European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile.     

Secular brightness increases of Titan,Uranus, and Neptune, 1972–1976

The brightnesses of Titan, Uranus, and Neptune in b (4718 ÅA) and y (5508 ÅA) have increased linearly since 1972 at rates ranging from 0.005 to 0.025 mag yr^?1. The observations were made differentially on a number of nights each season with respect to a network of comparison stars whose relative magnitudes were determined by independent measurements. Solar phase coefficients were derived for each object, and all observations have been normalized to zero solar phase angle and mean heliocentric distances. No explanation for the changes has been found, but a possible influence of solar activity upon planetary albedo is suggested by the fact that all of the objects observed have brightened during the declining half of the solar cycle.     

High resolution scans of Comet Kohoutek in the vicinity of 5015, 5890, and 6563 Å

High resolution scans were made of Comet Kohoutek (1973f) using the McMath solar telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The data were taken on January 1 and 4, 1974 UT, just after the comet perihelion. Hα emission (～4.1 × 10²⁷ photon sec^?1) was observed from the head of the Comet. An upper limit on the He I(5015) radiation was determined to be less than 2% of the observed Hα emission. The Na D1/D2 line intensities on both nights were approximately 0.5, indicating an optically thin emission region.     

Effects of the solar eclipse of August 1, 2008, on the earth’s lower atmosphere

The paper presents results of optical observations and analysis of dynamics of effects on the earth’s lower atmosphere of the partial solar eclipse (of magnitude 42%) of August 1, 2008, near Kharkov. This is compared with the effects induced by the partial solar eclipses on August 11, 1999, and October 3, 2005. All three eclipses occurred around midday. The standard deviation of the solar-limb displacement σ _S during the eclipses on October 3, 2005, August 1, 2008, and August 11, 1999, was established to decrease by 0.13, 0.30, and 0.68″ at the maximum of the solar obscuration function 0.13, 0.31, and 0.73, respectively, so that the temperature drop in the earth’s lower atmosphere t _a was 1.3, 2.0, and 7.3 K. The time lags of decreases of σ _S and t _a was found to be 15 and 5 minutes.     

Identification of absorption lines of rare-earth elements in the region of the spectrum λλ 610.25–610.57 nm roAp stars,HD 101065, HD 134214, HD 137949, and HD 24712

In the spectral region λλ = 610.25−610.57 nm of the roAp star HD 101065, we performed the identification of the rare-earth element absorption lines absent from the atomic spectral line databases VALD and DREAM. The identified lines were used for calculating the synthetic spectra of the roAp stars HD 137949, HD 134214, and HD 24712. The upper limit of the identified line estimates was determined. The rotation/pulsation parameter νsini and magnetic field modulus were determined using the lines Nd III 669.083 nm and Ca I 616.217 nm. The element abundance in the roAp stars HD 134214 and HD 24712 was determined for the first time using Nd III lines. Calculations were carried out with the help of the code SynthM developed by S.A. Khan.     

Temperature Response of the 171 Å Passband of the SWAP Imager on PROBA2, with a Comparison to TRACE, SOHO, STEREO, and SDO

We calculated the temperature response of the 171 Å passbands of the Sun Watcher using APS detectors and image Processing (SWAP) instrument onboard the PRoject for OnBoard Autonomy 2 (PROBA2) satellite. These results were compared to the temperature responses of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE), the twin Extreme Ultraviolet Imagers (EUVI) onboard the Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) A and B spacecraft, and the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Multiplying the wavelength-response functions for each instrument by a series of isothermal synthetic spectra and integrating over the range 165?–?195 Å produced temperature-response functions for the six instruments. Each temperature response was then multiplied by sample differential emission-measure functions for four different solar conditions. For any given plasma condition (e.g. quiet Sun, active region), it was found that the overall variation with temperature agreed remarkably well across the six instruments, although the wavelength responses for each instrument have some distinctly different features. Deviations were observed, however, when we compared the response of any one instrument to different solar conditions, particularly for the case of solar flares.     

Molecular dynamics estimates for the thermodynamic properties of the Fe–S liquid cores of the Moon,Io, Europa,and Ganymede

A molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is performed for the physical and chemical properties of solid and liquid Fe–S solutions using the embedded atom model (EAM) potential as applied to the internal structure of the Moon, Io, Europa, and Ganymede under the assumption that the satellites' cores can be described by a two-component iron–sulfur system. Calculated results are presented for the thermodynamic parameters including the caloric, thermal, and elastic properties (specific heat, thermal expansion, Grüneisen parameter, density, compression module, velocity of sound, and adiabatic gradient) of the Fe–S solutions at sulfur concentrations of 0–18 at %, temperatures of up to 2500 K, and pressures of up to 14 GPa. The velocity of sound, which increases as pressure rises, is weakly dependent on sulfur concentration and temperature. For the Moon’s outer Fe–S core (~5 GPa/2000 K), which contains 6–16 at % (3.5–10 wt %) sulfur, the density and the velocity of sound are estimated at 6.3–7.0 g/cm³ and 4000 ± 50 m/s, respectively. The MD calculations are compared with the interpretation of the Apollo observations (Weber et al., 2011) to show a good consistency of the velocity of P-waves in the Moon’s liquid core whereas the thermodynamic density of the Fe–S core is not consistent with the seismic models with ρ = 5.1–5.2 g/cm³ (Garcia et al., 2011; Weber et al., 2011). The revision the density values for the core leads to the revision of its size and mass. At sulfur concentrations of 3.5–10 wt %, the density of the Fe–S melt is 20–30% higher that the seismic density of the core. Therefore, the most likely radius of the Moon’s outer core must be less than 330 km (Weber et al., 2011) because, provided that the constraint on the Moon’s mass and moment of inertia is satisfied, an increase in the density of the core must lead to a reduction of its radius. For Jupiter’s Galilean moons Io, Europa, and Ganymede, constraints are obtained on the size, density, and sound velocity of the Fe–S liquid cores. The geophysical and geochemical characteristics of the internal structure of the Moon and Jupiter’s moons are compared. The calculations of the adiabatic gradient at the P–T conditions for the Fe–S cores of the Moon, Io, Europa, and Ganymede suggest the top-down crystallization of the core (Fe-snow scenario).