Study of the non-stationarity of the atmosphere of <Emphasis Type="Italic">κ</Emphasis> Cas. Ii. Variability of the H<Emphasis Type="Italic">γ</Emphasis>, H<Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>, and H<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> wind-line profiles

We study the variability of the Hγ, Hβ, and Hα line profiles in the spectrum of the supergiant κ Cas. The variability pattern proved to be the same for all the lines considered: their profiles are superimposed by blueshifted, central, and redshifted emission. For Hγ the positions of the emissions coincide with the positions of the corresponding emissions for He I λλ 5876, 6678 Å lines, and are equal to about ?135 ± 30.0 km s^?1, ?20 ± 20 kms^?1, and 135 ± 30.0 kms^?1, respectively, whereas the three emissions in the Hβ profiles are fixed at about ?170.0 ± 70.0 kms^?1, 20 ± 30 kms^?1, and 170.0 ± 70.0 km s^?1, respectively. The positions of the blueshifted and central emissions for Hα are the same as for Hβ, with additional blueshifted emission at ?135.0 ± 30.0 kms^?1, whereas no traces of emission can be seen in the red wing of the line. These emissions show up more conspicuously in wind lines, however, their traces can be seen in all photospheric lines. When passing from wind lines to photospheric lines the intensity of superimposed emission components decreases and the same is true for the absolute values of their positions in line wings expressed in terms of radial velocities. The V/R variations of the lines studied found in the spectrum of κ Cas and the variability of the Hα emission indicate that the star is a supergiant showing Be phenomenon.     

Nonstationarity of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> CYG atmosphere: IV. Some peculiarities of time variation in line profiles

We use 240 CCD spectra taken in 1998–2000 with the coude echelle spectrograph of the 2-m telescope of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan to study temporal radial velocity and line profile variations of the ion, HeI, and Hβ lines in the spectrumof the α Cyg supergiant. We demonstrate that these variations are caused by pulsation-type motions in the star’s atmosphere. Ion and HeI lines oscillate in the main fundamental mode with a period of about 12.0 ± 0.5 ^d and an amplitude of 5.0 ± 0.5 km/s. These ion-line oscillations continue for about 35 days. Then the difference between the radial velocities of strong and weak ion lines results in a gradual decay of oscillations over a time interval of about 5.0 ± 1.0 ^d . Thereafter the process repeats itself. For the Hβ line we found two significant periods, two amplitudes, and three characteristic radial velocity variability behaviors for the blue and red halves of the absorption profile: with equal variability parameters (period P and amplitude A); with equal P and A, but with a phase shift between the radial velocity variations of the blue and red halves of the absorption profile; with different P and A for the two halves of the absorption profile. The star’s center of mass radial velocity as inferred from the γ-velocity is −4.5 ± 0.5 km/s. The average expansion velocity of the atmospheric layers, where the Hβ line forms, amounts to about −16.5 ± 0.5 km/s and varies temporally with an amplitude of about 3.0 km/s.     

Reanalysis of two eclipsing binaries: <Emphasis Type="Italic">EE</Emphasis> <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aqr</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis> <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vul</Emphasis>

We study the radial-velocity and light curves of the two eclipsing binaries EE Aqr and Z Vul. Using the latest version of the Wilson and Van Hamme (Computing Binary Star Observables, 2003) model, absolute parameters for the systems are determined. We find that EE Aqr and Z Vul are near-contact and semi-detached systems, respectively. The primary component of EE Aqr fills about 96% of its ‘Roche lobe’, while its secondary one appears close to completely filling this limiting volume. In a similar way, we find fill-out proportions of about 72 and 100% of these volumes for the primary and secondary components of Z Vul respectively. We compare our results with those of previous authors.     

Study of nonstationarity of the atmosphere of <Emphasis Type="Italic">κ</Emphasis> Cas. I. Variability of profiles of photospheric and He I wind lines

Temporal variations of radial velocities and line profiles in the spectrum of the supergiant κ Cas were investigated. Variability of radial velocities and profiles of photospheric lines Si III, OII, He I, H₁₀–Hδ and wind lines He I λ 5875, 6678 Å ismainly caused by non-radial pulsations. For photospheric lines quasisinusoidal variabilities of the radial velocity were found. Temporal variability of radial velocity of the wind lines He I λ 5875, 6678 A? differ from each other and from the photospheric lines. Gamma velocities and amplitudes of radial velocity variability were determined. The amplitude of variability and the velocity of expansion increase from lower to upper layers of the atmosphere. Emission components are superimposed on the line profiles at positions about ?135 ± 10.0, ?20 ± 20 and 135 ± 10.0 kms^?1 respectively. They are more obvious in the wind line profiles, although, there are signs of emissions also in the photospheric lines. Such a character of variability of all the lines in the κ Cas spectrum confirms its Be nature.     

Existence of wormhole solutions and energy conditions in <Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">T</Emphasis>) gravity

This paper is devoted to investigate the spherically symmetric wormhole models in f(R, T) gravity, where T and R are trace of stress energy tensor and the Ricci scalar, respectively. In this context, we discuss three distinct cases of fluid distributions viz, anisotropic, barotropic and isotropic matter contents. After considering the exponential f(R, T) model, the behavior of energy conditions are analyzed that will help us to explore the general conditions for wormhole geometries in this gravity. It is inferred that the usual matter in the throat could obey the energy conditions but the gravitational field emerging from higher order terms of modified gravity favor the existence of the non-standard geometries of wormholes. The stability as well as the existence of wormholes are also analyzed in this theory.     

Polarization of the H<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> emission and proton isotropization in solar flares

Isotropization mechanisms for a beam of low-energy (10–100 keV) protons in the Hα formation region are considered. An increase in the magnetic field strength is shown to have no significant effect on the pitch-angle distribution of the accelerated particles in the solar chromosphere. The excitation of small-scale Alfvén waves by protons can lead to their effective scattering. The results obtained are used to interpret peculiarities of the impact polarization of the Hα emission.     

Microvariability of spectral line profiles and magnetic fields of early-type stars: <Emphasis Type="Italic">ζ</Emphasis> Ori A

We report the results of spectropolarimetric observations of the supergiant ζ Ori A made with 6-m BTA telescope of the SAO RAS. We found regular variations of line profiles in the spectrum of the star with a period of 1–3 hours and point to their possible association with nonradial photospheric pulsations. We also searched for a possible weak magnetic field in ζ Ori A, but observations did not confirm the existence of such a field in the star considered.     

Determination of the combination of cosmological parameters Ω<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis></Subscript><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis></Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">σ</Emphasis><Subscript>8</Subscript>

We have obtained new constraints on the cosmological parameters Ω _m and σ ₈ from the peculiar velocities of flat edge-on spiral galaxies from the RFGC catalog. Based on these results presented graphically, we have found the quantitative condition (Ω _m /0.3)^0.37 σ ₈ = 0.92 ± 0.05. The estimates of Ω _m and σ ₈, along with their combinations Ω _m ^α σ ₈ for various α, are compared with the estimates by other authors.     

H<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> survey of the local volume: Isolated southern galaxies

We present our Hα observations of 11 isolated southern galaxies: SDIG, PGC 51659, E 222-010, E 272-025, E 137-018, IC 4662, Sag DIG, IC 5052, IC 5152, UGCA 438, and E 149-003, with distances from 1 to 7 Mpc. We have determined the total Hα fluxes from these galaxies. The star formation rates in these galaxies range from 10^?1 (IC 4662) to 10^?4 M _⊙ yr^?1 (SDIG) and the gas depletion time at the observed star formation rates lies within the range from 1/6 to 24 Hubble times H ₀ ^?1 .     

First H<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> and Revised Photometric Studies of Contact Binary KP101231

This paper reports the first spectroscopic observations in the Hα region at different orbital phases and the revised photometric solutions, for the contact binary KP101231 (V1) in the direction of the open cluster Praesepe. The photometric solutions obtained for the data in V and R passbands using the Wilson–Devinney (WD) method suggest that both components were in good thermal contact. The equivalent widths (EW) of Hα and Na lines were studied at various phases and a filled-in absorption profile around phase 0.58–0.68 was observed and compared with other phases. A correlation was observed between the profiles of Hα and Na lines at various phases.     

Long-Term Variability in the Magnetic Field of the Ap Star <Emphasis Type="Italic">γ</Emphasis> Equ

New measurements of the longitudinal magnetic field of the Ap star γ Equ obtained with the MSS spectrograph of the 6-m telescope of the SAO RAS in 2002–2018 are present. Analyzing our results together with all the available literature data sources of 〈B_z〉 (441 measurements) we found the rotation period P = 89.1 ± 4.2 years (32 521 days). Fitting all the measurements with double sine-wave function resulted in two periods equal to 95.5 and 17.4 years (with the errors of 3.5 and 2 years correspondingly). According to our new estimate, the transition to positive values of 〈B_z〉, probably, will occur later than previously assumed, literally in 2031.     

Relative Contribution of the Hydrogen 2<Emphasis Type="Italic">s</Emphasis> Two-Photon Decay and Lyman-<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> Escape Channels during the Epoch of Cosmological Recombination

We discuss the evolution of the ratio in number of recombinations due to 2s two photon escape and due to the escape of Lyman-α photons from the resonance during the epoch of cosmological recombination, within the width of the last scattering surface and near its boundaries. We discuss how this ratio evolves in time, and how it defines the profile of the Lyman-α line in the spectrum of CMB. One of the key reasons for explaining its time dependence is the strong overpopulation of the 2p level relative to the 2s level at redshifts z ? 750.     

Analysis of observations of linear polarization for <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Subscript>α</Subscript> emission of flares and moustaches

In this paper we summarize and analyze the results of observation of linear polarization of H _α emission for solar flares and moustaches obtained earlier. Basic structural and evolutional properties of the observed polarization are formulated and presented. A conclusion is drawn that polarization data obtained from rough time and spatial averaging of Stokes parameters distort the true picture of polarization of H _α emission in flares and moustaches.     

Stars with discrepant <Emphasis Type="Italic">υ</Emphasis> sin <Emphasis Type="Italic">i</Emphasis> as derived from Ca II 3933 and Mg II 4481 Å lines. II. Multiple star HD 90569

Axial rotation of a star plays an important role in its evolution, physical condition in its atmosphere and appearance of its spectrum. Methods of determinations of υ sin i are based on comparison of the observed profiles of spectral lines with theoretical ones. Their accuracy depends on the kind and quality of spectrograms as well as on the algorithms used. A frequently used method is the simple comparing of one line, e.g. the Ca II at 3933 Å or Mg ii at 4481 Å. This however, may result in a false value of υ sin i if low dispersion spectra are used. In this work we studied contemporary CCD as well as older photographic spectra of the multiple star HD90569. We determined the projected rotational velocity value to be υ sin i = 11 km/s. Besides formerly reported enhancing of lines of Cr, Fe, Mn and Sr, we found also large overabundances of rare earths, gallium and platinum. Helium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, aluminium, calcium, scandium and nickel are in deficit. The spectrum of the occultation double was not identified to be of the SB2-type, however, there are some observable evidences that the pair creates a binary with a long orbital period. Despite this there are also observations that leave such interpretation uncertain.     

Quintessence cosmology with a traversable wormhole,massive decaying gravitons and with varying <Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Λ</Emphasis>

In this work, we explore many cosmological implications of a four-dimensional cosmology dominated by quintessence with a static traversable wormhole, spatio-temporal varying G and by taking into account a decaying cosmological constant and a decaying graviton mass by means of an additional bimetric tensor in Einstein’s field equations proposed by Visser in 1998.     

Families <Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">i</Emphasis> of periodic solutions of the restricted problem for μ = 5 × 10<Superscript>−5</Superscript>

We consider the circular planar restricted three-body problem with the mass parameter μ = 5 × 10^?5. Two families of periodic solutions are calculated: family c, starting from the collinear fixed point L ₁, and the initial part of familyi, which begins by direct circular orbits of an infinitely small radius around the body of bigger mass. The calculated families are very close to the generating ones, which we described earlier. In particular, the existence of the predicted zigzag structure of characteristics of family iis verified. New properties of the planar and vertical traces are discovered.     

Short-Term H <Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> Line Variations in Classical Be Stars: 59 Cyg and OT Gem

We present the optical spectroscopic study of two classical Be stars, 59 Cyg and OT Gem obtained over a period of few months in 2009. We detected a rare triple-peak H α emission phase in 59 Cyg and a rapid decrease in the emission strength of H α in OT Gem, which are used to understand their circumstellar disks. We find that 59 Cyg is likely to be rapid rotator, rotating at a fractional critical rotation of ～0.80. The radius of the H α emission region for 59 Cyg is estimated to be R _d/R _? ～ 10.0, assuming a Keplerian disk, suggesting that it has a large disk. We classify stars which have shown triple-peaks into two groups and find that the triple-peak emission in 59 Cyg is similar to ζ Tau. OT Gem is found to have a fractional critical rotation of ～0.30, suggesting that it is either a slow rotator or viewed in low inclination. In OT Gem, we observed a large reduction in the radius of the H α emission region from ～6.9 to ～1.7 in a period of three months, along with the reduction in the emission strength. Our observations suggest that the disk is lost from outside to inside during this disk loss phase in OT Gem.     

Primordial hydrogen recombination dynamics with recoil upon scattering in the Ly-<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis> line

We show that including the recoil upon scattering in the Ly-α line can lead to a noticeable acceleration of the primordial hydrogen recombination. Thus, for example, for the ΛCDM model, the decrease in the degree of ionization exceeds 1% at redshifts z = 800–1050, reaching ≈1.3% at z = 900. The corresponding corrections to the calculated cosmic microwave background power spectra reach 1.1% and 1.7% for TT and EE spectra, respectively. The radiative transfer in these calculations was treated in the quasi-stationary approximation.We have also obtained numerical solutions (in the diffusion approximation) to the nonstationary problem of radiative transfer in the Ly-α line for a partial frequency redistribution with recoil. We trace the evolution of the local line profile and the relative number of uncompensated transitions from the 2p state to the 1s state. We show that including the nonstationarity of the Ly-α line radiative transfer can lead to an additional acceleration of the primordial hydrogen recombination.     

The <Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis>-Process in the region of transuranium elements and the contribution of fission products to the nucleosynthesis of nuclei with <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis> ≤ 130

We discuss the influence of nuclear masses and mass distributions of fission products on the formation of heavy elements at the final stages of the r-process recycled through fission on long duration timescales. The fission recycling is of great importance in an environment with a high density of free neutrons (e.g., in neutron star merger scenarios), when the r-process duration is long enough for most of the seed nuclei to be transformed into actinoids. The fission products of transuranium elements are again drawn into the r-process to produce the abundance curve beyond the iron peak. In this case, to explain the abundances of the A ～ 130 peak elements, not only the nuclear masses, fission barriers, and reaction rates, but also the fission product mass distribution must be predicted. Our r-process calculations using new nuclear masses and fission barriers and reaction rates based on them have shown that the simple two-fission-fragment model used previously in r-process calculations cannot describe adequately the position of the second peak in the observed abundance curve. We show that agreement between calculations and observations can be achieved only when we properly consider the mass distribution of fission products by taking into account the emission of instantaneous fission neutrons.