丽江高美古大气透明度的测定

１９９６年１月～１９９８年３月,我们用光电方法测定了丽江高美古在Ｂ、Ｖ两个波段的大气消光系数。为便于比较,在１９９６年１月还测定了云南天文台凤凰山台址的大气消光系数。本文给出了观测结果,同时也列出了世界上一些天文台站的数据以供参考。     

丽江高美古大气透明度的测定

１９９６年１月￣１９９８年３月,我们用光电方法测定了丽江高美古在Ｂ、Ｖ两个波段的大气消光系数。为便于比较,在１９９６年１月还测定了云南天文台凤凰山台址的大气消光系数。本文给出了观测结果,同时也列出了世界上一些天文台站的数据以供参考。     

大气消光系数和测光仪器系统归化系数的快速测定法

本文给出快速测定大气消光系数和测光仪器系统归化系数的一个近似方法。用此方法和标准方法得到的结果对比表明,该方法不仅具有快速的优点,而且在一般情况下其精度也是令人满意的。此外,我们还选出了适合中北纬地区天文台站利用该方法测定大气消光系数和测光仪器系统归化系数所需的国际UBV系统标准星对。     

云南天文台大气透明度、天空背景亮度及35厘米望远镜测光系统归化系数

从1983年1月初到12月底,我们用光电方法测定了云南天文台UBV三个波段的大气消光系数和35厘米望远镜测光系统的归化系数以及云南天文台的天空背景亮度,本文给出了结果。此外,参照目视及气象观测资料,得出全年内约有110个测光夜。     

云南天文台1.2米望远镜测光性能研究

利用云南天文台1.2m望远镜多色测光系统,选取一批Landoh标准星,利用较差测量的方法对该系统进行了大气消光系数和仪器转换系数的测定,分析了这套新的测光系统的性能.计算结果表明本系统与Johnson标准测光系统非常接近.同时也对该系统的测光精度进行了测定,在标准测光夜下测量亮于13.5等的星时,其V波段测光精度可达到0.041星等.     

高美古观测站大气消光系数测定的初步结果

大气消光系数的测定是天文观测台站一项很重要和基础的工作.介绍了利用新建的2.4 m望远镜在高美古观测站开展的消光系数测定等定标工作的初步结果.利用2009年4～5月对Landolt标准星场的2次测光观测,分别给出了UBVRI 5个波段的消光系数.此外,对该站点大气消光的成分情况进行了探讨.给出的结果与数年前高美古观测站选址时得到的大气消光系数基本一致,并与其它一些知名天文观测台站的消光数据进行了比较.     

山东大学威海天文台视宁度研究

山东大学威海天文台拥有口径1 m的赤道式反射光学望远镜,于2007年6月建成并投入使用。对天文台2008年、2009年的所有观测数据用编写的IRAF自动处理程序进行处理得到了大气视宁度值,对得到的大气视宁度进行了分析研究,并与天文台气象站获得的气象数据一起进行了分析。经分析得到了山东大学威海天文台的大气视宁度状况,同时得到了一些大气视宁度随气象因素变化的规律。     

差分像运动视宁度测量实验

本文首先阐明了Ｆｒｉｅｄ参数（大气相干长度）ｒ０的物理含义及为什么选取ｒ０作为表征大气视宁度的参数；然后介绍了一种优良的测量ｒ０的方法－差分像运动法，总结了该方法的六个特点，最后给出了在云南天文台用该方法的六个特点，最后给出了在云南天文台用该方法两次实测大气视宁度的实验结果及实验参数，并对结果进行了分析。     

新疆天文台南山1 m宽视场光学望远镜测光系统

测光系统的流量定标是一项重要和基础的工作,其中影响流量定标的主要因素有探测器响应(测光零点)、颜色改正项和大气质量等.利用新疆天文台南山1 m宽视场光学望远镜对Landolt标准天区J054610+45的测光标准星进行了大气质量不同条件下的U,B,V,R,I多波段观测,根据布格定律求得了大气消光系数;并利用2017年1...     

测定瞬时天文大气折射值和建立本地实测模型

利用天文大气折射在空间大地测量中的新用途,并指出,为了满足这一新用途的高要求,必须有一种有效的方法,能直接测定瞬时大气折射值,建立与观测站周围地理环境相适应的大气折射模型,再转换成中性大气折射延迟改正模型.文章简述了测定大气折射值必须满足的条件.阐述了云南天文台探讨出的利用低纬子午环的观测原理,在不同方向和不同天顶距直接测定瞬时大气折射值的一套方法,并给出了用实测数据在东,南、西,北4个方向建立的按恒星光谱型分类的大气折射实测模型.     

Interstellar extinction by spheroidal absorbing dust grains

On the basis of exact computations of the extinction efficiencies of spheroidal absorbing particles, numerical calculations of the extinction curves have been made for a distribution of particle sizes. The results are presented and compared with the observed interstellar extinction. For the sake of comparison, results for the nonabsorbing particles are also given.     

Atmospheric density from the low altitude satellite 1970-48A: Comparison of orbital decay measurements,accelerometer measurements and atmospheric models

Atmospheric densities have been deduced from high resolution radar-determined orbital decay data and from data obtained from a uniaxial accelerometer flown onboard the low altitude satellite 1970-48A. Data were obtained during late June and early July, 1970. The orbital decay-deduced densities, having an effective 6 hr temporal resolution, were determined at an altitude of 143 km, essentially one-half scale height above perigee. The accelerometer deduced densities at the same altitude were obtained on both the approaching-perigee and leaving-perigee portions of each of fifty-nine orbits. A detailed comparison of the densities derived from both types of data is presented. In general, agreement is very good. A comparison of both types of data has also been made with the Jacchia 1970 and 1971 atmospheric models as well as the new OGO-6 atmospheric model. The Jacchia models display reasonable agreement with the data, but the OGO-6 model is unsuitable as a representation of atmospheric density at this altitude.     

Radiative transfer in spherical shell atmospheres: I. Rayleigh scattering

A comparison is made between the plane-parallel approximation and the more realistic spherical shell approximation for the radiance reflected from a planetary atmosphere. In this paper we have considered a planet of radius 6371 km (the Earth) with a homogeneous, conservative, Rayleigh scattering atmosphere extending to a height of 100 km. We have found significant departures from the plane-parallel approximation. Radiance versus height distributions for both single and multiple scattering are presented. Results are presented for the fractional radiance from altitudes in the atmosphere which contribute to the total unidirectional reflected radiance at the top of the atmosphere. We have referred to this as the radiance versus height distribution in the sequel. These data will be very useful for both remote sensing applications and planetary spectroscopy. We have also found that gross violations of the principle of reciprocity do occur in the spherical shell approximation.     

Improvements in target ranging by HF radar using the European ionospheric model PRIME

Target ranging by HF radar can be done by correcting the group path of target echoes for the delay due to the propagation through the ionosphere. One possibility is to simulate the propagation by ray-tracing but in this case the final accuracy obtained in target registration depends mainly on the quality of the ionospheric model used to raytrace. In this study, the PRIME ionospheric model has been used to perform ray-tracing on a 950 km path, between Toulon and Lannion, for which oblique soundings data from the SCIPION sounder are available for December 1991. The ray-tracings were performed by using the vertical electron density profiles at five points along the path calculated by PRIME for monthly median and/or instantaneous conditions. Vertical electron density profiles from the IRI model have also been considered for comparison. The results of this investigation are presented and the accuracy in target ranging is discussed as obtained for the conditions of the simulations.     

Astrometric studies of the series of photographic and CCD observations of the Saturnian system with the 26-inch Pulkovo refractor in 1995-2007

The results of the reduction, investigation, and comparison of the photographic observations of the major Saturnian satellites and CCD observations with an ST6 CCD camera obtained at the 264nch Pulkovo refractor in 1995–2007 are presented. A comparison of the observational results with the TASS 1.7 theory of motion of the Saturnian satellites has served as the basis for investigating and comparing the series of observations. The period-averaged (O-C) residuals and observational errors have been calculated. A comparison of the series of CCD and photographic observations has shown the same external accuracy of the observations at a higher internal accuracy of the CCD observations than that of the photographic ones. A comparison of the Pulkovo results with those of other authors has shown them to be close in accuracy. The accuracy of the theory has been estimated by comparing simultaneous (on the same night) CCD and photographic observations. The errors of the observations and the theory have been found from this comparison to be the following: 0.081“ and 0.067” for the observations and 0.077“ and 0.115” for the theory (inxandy, respectively). An analysis of the dependence of (O-C)x,y for three satellites (the sixth, seventh, and eighth) on the satellite positions in Saturn-centered orbits has revealed systemat ic deviations for the seventh satellite in both coordinates. The positions of Saturn have been determined from satellite observations without measuring its images on photographic plates with accuracies of 0.121“ and 0.105” in right ascension and declination, respectively.     

Far infrared mapping of three Galactic star forming regions: W3(OH), S209 & S187

Three Galactic star forming regions associated with W3(OH), S209 and S187 have been simultaneously mapped in two trans-IRAS far infrared (FIR) bands centered at ≈140 and 200μm using the TIFR 100 cm balloon borne FIR telescope. These maps show extended FIR emission with structures. The HIRES processed IRAS maps of these regions at 12, 25, 60 & 100 ìm have also been presented for comparison. Point-like sources have been extracted from the longest waveband TIFR maps and searched for associations in the other five bands. The diffuse emission from these regions have been quantified, which turns out to be a significant fraction of the total emission. The spatial distribution of cold dust (T < 30 K) for two of these sources (W3(OH) & S209), has been determined reliably from the maps in TIFR bands. The dust temperature and optical depth maps show complex morphology. In general the dust around S209 has been found to be warmer than that in W3(OH) region.     

Two-helium radiative capture process and the 8Be nucleus at settler energies

Alpha radiative capture reactions offers the opportunity to study nuclear processes of astrophysical interest. Most of the existing data on these processes have been gained by means of gamma-ray spectroscopy, where the measurements are very difficult due to the low cross sections and the relatively high background in the detectors. We have calculated the two-alpha radiative capture process and excitations of ⁸Be nuclei interacting using current conservation realistic two- and three-nucleon potentials, at settler energies. We have presented the results of Faddeev-type calculations for current conservation of two- and three-body interactions to cluster nuclear reactions. Our results for cross sections are found to be 128 (140) nanobarn for the current conservation two-body (two-body and three-body) interactions, at the resonance energy with an 14 % (6 %) accuracy in comparison with the recent experimental data, respectively. The results for B (E2) value of ⁸Be is also found to be 21.7 (20.8) e ² fm ⁴, in comparison with the very recent experimental data with an error of 7 % (2 %). Our calculation show that the bulk energies are corrected by improved few-body potentials.     

On the Lifetime of Hot Coronal Plasmas Arising from Nanoflares

The cooling of plasmas in closed coronal loops by thermal conduction is important when considering their detectability at X-ray and EUV wavelengths. A non-local formalism of thermal conduction originating in laboratory plasmas is used and it is shown that while the effect is unlikely to be important for loops that are in a steady state, it does play a significant role in loops that are impulsively heated (e.g., by nanoflares). Such loops are “under-dense”, and so hot electrons have a relatively long mean free path. Analytic and numerical models are presented, and it is shown that conduction cooling times are lengthened quite considerably. A comparison of various cooling times with ionisation times is also presented, and it is noted that this conductive physics may enhance the chances of observing hot nanoflare-heated plasma.     

Narrowband photometry of comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989r

The results of the photoelectric photometry with the narrowband CN, C₃, C₂ and Blue Continuum (BC) IHW interference filters are presented. Observations were carried out with a set of diaphragms of different effective radii. On the base of the Haser model the production rates of the radicals have been obtained. The CN and C₂ molecules scale lengths (3.4 × 10⁵ km and 8.5 × 10⁴ km respectively for 1.0 AU heliocentric distance) have been also derived. The dust continuum spectrum is negligibly low in comparison with the molecular one, which stay in agreement with the results of other observations of comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko.