一种新型轻量化反射镜结构及其在空间望远镜相关跟踪摆镜上的应用研究

本文提出一种新的反射镜轻量化方案。此方案在结构特征和减重比例上接近蜂窝结构,减重效果比背面开孔的镜子和拱形镜要好得多;同时又可避免蜂窝镜的制造难度。另外,本文还就此方案在空间太阳望远镜(SST)的相关跟踪摆镜上的应用进行探讨,给出了主要结构参数和镜面变形分析结果,其结果表明,此轻量化平面镜能满足SST的使用要求。     

Celestial mechanics with geometric algebra

Geometric algebra is introduced as a general tool for Celestial Mechanics. A general method for handling finite rotations and rotational kinematics is presented. The constants of Kepler motion are derived and manipulated in a new way. A new spinor formulation of perturbation theory is developed.This work was partially supported by JPL under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.     

Black holes as parts of entangled systems

A possible link between EPR‐type quantum phenomena and astrophysical objects like black holes, under a new general definition of entanglement, is established. A new approach, involving backward time evolution and topology changes, is presented bringing to a definition of the system black hole‐worm hole‐white hole as an entangled system.     

Numerical model of the influence function of deformable mirrors based on Bessel Fourier orthogonal functions

A numerical model is presented to simulate the influence function of deformable mirror actuators. The numerical model is formed by Bessel Fourier orthogonal functions, which are constituted of Bessel orthogonal functions and a Fourier basis. A detailed comparison is presented between the new Bessel Fourier model, the Zernike model, the Gaussian influence function and the modified Gaussian influence function. Numerical experiments indicate that the new numerical model is easy to use and more accurate compared with other numerical models. The new numerical model can be used for describing deformable mirror performances and numerical simulations of adaptive optics systems.     

A New Photometric Look at M51

A new technique is used to derive the extinction and age of populations in the interacting galaxies NGC 5194 & NGC 5195 from high-S/Nmulti-colour photometric data. A new evolutionary scenario of the interaction is proposed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Experimental and theoretical radiative decay rates for highly excited ruthenium atomic levels and the solar abundance of ruthenium

The solar photospheric abundance of ruthenium is revised on the basis of a new set of oscillator strengths derived for Ru  i transitions with wavelengths in the spectral range 2250–4710 Å. The new abundance value (in the usual logarithmic scale where the solar hydrogen abundance is equal to 12.00),   A _Ru= 1.72 ± 0.10  , is in agreement with the most recent meteoritic result,   A _Ru= 1.76 ± 0.03  . The accuracy of the transition probabilities, obtained using a relativistic Hartree–Fock model including core-polarization effects, has been assessed by comparing the theoretical lifetimes with previous experimental results. A comparison is also made with new measurements performed in this work by the time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy for 10 highly excited odd-parity levels of Ru  i .     

The role of luminous substructure in the gravitational lens system MG 2016+112

MG 2016+112 is a quadruply imaged lens system with two complete images A and B and a pair of merging partial images in region C as seen in the radio. The merging images are found to violate the expected mirror symmetry. This indicates an astrometric anomaly which could only be of gravitational origin and could arise due to substructure in the environment or line of sight of the lens galaxy. We present new high-resolution multifrequency very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations at 1.7, 5 and 8.4 GHz. Three new components are detected in the new VLBI imaging of both the lensed images A and B. The expected opposite parity of the lensed images A and B was confirmed due to the detection of non-collinear components. Furthermore, the observed properties of the newly detected components are inconsistent with the predictions of previous mass models. We present new scenarios for the background quasar which are consistent with the new observations. We also investigate the role of the satellite galaxy situated at the same redshift as the main lensing galaxy. Our new mass models demonstrate quantitatively that the satellite galaxy is the primary cause of the astrometric anomaly found in region C. The detected satellite is consistent with the abundance of subhaloes expected in the halo from cold dark matter (CDM) simulations. However, the fraction of the total halo mass in the satellite as computed from lens modelling is found to be higher than that predicted by CDM simulations.     

Rotational dynamics with geometric algebra

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy - A new spinor formulation of rotational dynamics is developed. A general theorem is established reducing the theory of the symmetric top to that of the...     

On the spherical-axial transition in supernova remnants

A new law of motion for supernova remnant (SNR) which introduces the quantity of swept matter in the thin layer approximation is introduced. This new law of motion is tested on 10 years observations of SN 1993J. The introduction of an exponential gradient in the surrounding medium allows to model an aspherical expansion. A weakly asymmetric SNR, SN 1006, and a strongly asymmetric SNR, SN 1987A, are modeled. In the case of SN 1987A the three observed rings are simulated.     

The micrometers of the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle

A new moving slit star micrometer has been developed for the 18 cm Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle on La Palma. A zenith mean error of 0 _inf. ^sup 15 for one transit and a limiting magnitude of 14 _inf. ^supm 8 is obtained. It has a high efficiency and is well suited for improving the FK5 system and extending it to much fainter stars. A new collimator alignment micrometer and the necessary calibrations are also described.     

Stellar population models for young stellar clusters

Stellar population models are a very useful tool to derive the stellar cluster age and luminosity mass from its integrated light. Evolutionary synthesis models depend on the stellar evolutionary tracks and the stellar libraries used to predict the spectral energy distribution of the stellar populations. In this review, I briefly comment on the new models that have incorporated the new evolutionary tracks with rotation and new computations for the evolutionary tracks of the TP-AGB. A more extended summary is also given of the current status of the most recent high-resolution stellar libraries at optical wavelengths and their implementation in evolutionary synthesis models. A comparison of the results obtained fitting the optical spectra of LMC and SMC stellar clusters with different high spectral resolution evolutionary synthesis models is also presented.     

计算机互联网上时间传递的一种设计方案

目前,国内外时间传递方式主要有长波授时、短波地、电话授时、双星比对、ＧＰＳ时间信息等。信息产业的不断发展,使得互联网络已成为一种新的信息传递手段和资源共享方式 。通过计算机网络传输标准时间、频率将是授时领域的新课题,也是时间同步的新手段。讨论了计算机互联网上时间传递的一种设计方案,给出利用计算机网络系统实现标准时间的传递的具体方法,并介绍一种计算机互联网时间传递软件的使用方法等。     

The definition of the parsec

A new definition is proposed for the parsec, because the distance definition of the IAU is not physically consistent.     

Similarity model of feed support system for FAST

A new design of feed support system for Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is proposed in this paper. According to the similarity theory, a 1:15 scale model of feed support system has been built to make systemic research on the feasibility of the system. Then the control system and hardware structure of the feed support system are illustrated. A complete astronomical observation track is run by the scale model and the experiments results demonstrate that the new feed support system can satisfy the observation accuracy requirement of FAST.     

Period study of AW UMa

A detailed period study of the eclipsing binary system AW UMa is presented. A new period (P=0^d.4387317) is given. Period changes in different portions of the O-C diagram, based on new period, have been estimated. The total change in period (P) ranges from 2.2×10^–7 to 2.8×10^–6 d, which is normal for AW UMa systems. Two distinct linear trends of period are visible in the O-C diagram. A third trend shows a new change in the period behaviour, which is yet to be confined.     

A new imaging infrared polarimeter

A new infrared imaging polarimeter operating in dual-beam mode is described, together with some of the early results.     

The Construction of the Theory of Motion for Solar-System Bodies Based on a Universal Method for the Perturbative Function Calculation

A new universal method for series expansion of the perturbative function is developed. A unified theory of motion for Solar-System bodies is constructed on its basis. In the first part of the work, the right-hand sides of equations are limited by the first-order terms.     

String cosmological models of Bianchi type-III

A technique to generate new exact Bianchi type-III cosmological solutions of massive strings in the presence of magnetic field is presented. Starting from Tikekar and Patel's strings models in the absence and presence of the magnetic field, new solutions are obtained. Some of their physical features are discussed.     

Search for dwarf galaxies in the IC 342 complex of galaxies

A survey of dwarf galaxies was carried out in the inner part of the IC 342 complex of galaxies, which is a subgroup of the M81 group, in an area of about 42 sq. degrees by means of Tautenburg 52-in. Schmidt plates. Fifteen new dwarf candidates and four extended “cloudy” objects of very low surface brightness not yet classified were discovered. Coordinates, linear dimensions as well as remarks on the nature of the cloudy objects are given. A deeper analysis with 6-meter plates is planned to study a part of the new objects more exactly.     

Bayesian calibrated significance levels applied to the spectral tilt and hemispherical asymmetry

Bayesian model selection provides a formal method of determining the level of support for new parameters in a model. However, if there is not a specific enough underlying physical motivation for the new parameters it can be hard to assign them meaningful priors, an essential ingredient of Bayesian model selection. Here we look at methods maximizing the prior so as to work out what is the maximum support the data could give for the new parameters. If the maximum support is not high enough then one can confidently conclude that the new parameters are unnecessary without needing to worry that some other prior may make them significant. We discuss a computationally efficient means of doing this which involves mapping p-values on to upper bounds of the Bayes factor (or odds) for the new parameters. A p-value of 0.05 (1.96σ) corresponds to odds less than or equal to 5:2, which is below the 'weak' support at best threshold. A p-value of 0.0003 (3.6σ) corresponds to odds of less than or equal to 150:1, which is the 'strong' support at best threshold. Applying this method we find that the odds on the scalar spectral index being different from one are 49:1 at best. We also find that the odds that there is primordial hemispherical asymmetry in the cosmic microwave background are 9:1 at best.