食双星的分光轨道解:WX Cnc

本文首次测定了WX Cnc的分光轨道解。轨道根数是:V_0=+9.8公里/秒;K_1=110.2公里/秒;K_2=149.0公里/秒;T_0=HJD 2,446,480.0309。结合文献中测光结果,得到了WX Cnc的绝对参量:A=6.32R_⊙;R_1=1.53R_⊙;R_2=1.18R_⊙ M_1=1.29M_⊙;M_2=0.96M_⊙。分光质比q=0.74。     

相接双星SW Lac的视向速度观测及其活动性的研究

本文发表了WUMa型相接双星SW Lac的1984年视向速度观测,它给出的新的分光质比q_(sp)=m_2/m_1=1.255±0.011。通过光变曲线观测和视向速度曲线观测的联合分析,得出改进了的双星绝对参量:M_1=0.78M_⊙,M_2=0.96M_⊙,R=0.91R_⊙和R_2=1.00R_⊙,在此基础上,对SW Lac双星的周期变化,可能的质量交流和损失,以及黑子活动等作了详细分析讨论。     

食双星的分光轨道解:BD+37°2356

使用像管摄谱仪和Reticon探测器获得了WUMa型食双星BD+37°2356的高色散和高时间分辨率的光谱,并用交叉相关函数法测定了视向速度。本文首次给出了BD+37°2356的分光轨道解。在圆周运动的条件下,轨道根数测定为:系统的质心速度V_0=-5.3公里/秒;与测光主极小相应的时刻T_0=HJD 2,446,491.8518;视向速度曲线的半振幅K_1=105.1公里/秒;K_2=257.3公里/秒。两子星的光谱型十分相似,在MK系统中分类为F9V,小质量子星的光谱型略早些。两子星的质量比(m_2/m_1)为0.41,星等差(～B)为0.73。     

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)     

大熊座AA的测光和分光联合解

本文就作者在1987和1986年分别取得的AA UMa测光和视向速度资料,利用Wilson-Devinney程序作联合求解,得到AA UMa的光变曲线和视向速度之联合解参数。其中加权质比q=1.8157±0.0099;绝对参量分别为:M_1=0.85M_⊙,M_2=1.55M_⊙,A=3.39R_⊙,R_1=1.14R_⊙和R_2=1.50R_⊙;过相接度f=0.15±0.01。根据作者获得的六个极小时刻及文献中前人的结果,本文给出了AA UMa的新的历元公式: Min.I(J.D.Hel.)=2,446,885.1119+0~d.46812583E.     

类新星食变星PG1030+590的光电测光

PG1030+590是最近发现的类新星食变星。我们首先给出该双星系统的高速光电测光结果及U、B、V和R光变曲线。通过利用激变变星的模型对观测结果进行分析,我们求得其物理和几何参数:白矮星子星质量M_1=0.83±0.22M_⊙,晚型星子星质量M_2=0.35±0.06M_⊙,晓型星子星半径R_2=0.37±0.08R_⊙以及轨道倾角i=81°±2°。我们还利用两种不同方法求出围绕白矮星的吸积盘的半径R_d≈0.32R_⊙,并把这个结果与密近双星中吸积盘半径的各理论模型进行了比较。     

NSVS 2569022:a peculiar binary among W UMa stars with extremely small mass ratios

Photometric observations of the W UMa binary NSVS 2569022 are presented. The light curve solution reveals that both components are of F spectral type(temperatures T_1= T_2= 6100 K). NSVS2569022 undergoes a total eclipse of W subtype and the mass ratio is well-determined. Its extremely small value of only 0.077 implies that the target will probably experience instability and a possible merger. This value ranks NSVS 2569022 in sixth place among binaries with the smallest mass ratio.Based on an empirical relation of "period – total mass" for low mass-ratio binaries, we estimate the global parameters of NSVS 2569022: masses M_1= 1.17 M⊙and M_2= 0.09 M⊙; radii R_1= 1.19 R⊙and R_2= 0.38 R⊙; luminosities L_1= 1.73 L⊙and L_2= 0.17 L⊙. An analysis of the characteristics of binaries with extremely low-mass ratios is made. NSVS 2569022 turns out to be a peculiar binary among W UMa stars with extremely small mass ratios due to its unexpectedly small fill-out factor of only 0.014(slightly overcontact configuration).     

用造父变星和21厘米氢线发射探求银河系自转参数

(i)利用克拉夫特和施密特列出的造父变星资料中146个星的资料,用加姆方法计算了Δω(R)随 R 的变化.结果同根据莱顿天文台得到的21厘米氢线发射的观测资料计算出的Δω(R)镶合,定出太阳离银心的距离 R_0=11.0千秒差距.(ii)利用伯劳乌和摩根给出的17个造父变星(W Gem 除外)的自行资料,算得太阳邻近的银河系自转角速度ω(R_0)=23公里/秒/千秒差距,因而得自转速度 V(R_0)=250公里/秒.(iii)利用Δω(R)曲线计算了在R=5至14千秒差距区域内,ω(R)、V(R)、F(R)、A(R)和 B(R)的数值.最后,将 V(R)的数值同稳定星系动力学理论的结果作了比较.     

激变食变星Ⅲ.AC Cancri

AC Cnc是周期为7~h13~m的类新星食变星。由于AC Cnc是双谱食双星,而且具有较对称的食,所以在对激变食变星的系统研究中,我们选择了该双星来进行观测。本文利用拟合光变曲线的方法对AC Cnc进行了测光解分析、并得到轨道倾角i=74.5°±0.8°,白矮星质量M_1=0.74±0.07M_⊙,晚型星质量M_2=0.97±0.08M_⊙。AC Cnc中吸积盘的径向温度分布可以近似地表示为T(r)∝r~(-0.5),吸积盘边缘温度为7600K。晚型星向白矮星的质量转移率大约为7×10~(-9)M_⊙yr~(-1)。AC Cnc的距离近似地等于500±100pc。     

两颗相似的不相接双星:AT和AZ Cam

本文发表了AT Cam的BV两色光电观测。采用Wilson-Devinney方法,对AT Cam和AZ Cam的BV两色光变曲线,进行了综合光变曲线解分析,结果表明它们均属不相接双星。AZ Cam的测光质比q=m_2/m_1=1.52,轨道倾角i=80°.5,主食是掩偏食。AT Cam存在两个可能的解,一个在q=0.60附近,i=80°.5,主食是凌偏食;另一解q=3.45,i=83°.0,主食系掩偏食。本文采用相对半径和质比之间的比例关系,对这两颗双星的演化阶段问题,作了讨论。     

A spectroscopic orbit for the two—Spectrum eclipsing binary RT Persei

Intensified Reticon spectra have been obtained at a high dispersion for the Algol system, RT Persei. They were measured by the cross-correlation technique. The spectroscopic elements, revised for the primary component and determined for the secondary for the first time, are: T₀ = HJD 2,446,038.9332, K₁ = 55.0, K₂ = 194.7, V₀ = −8.3 km/s. A mass ratio q = m₂/m₁ = 0.282 is deduced. A circular orbit is adopted. The spectrum of the primary is F5V, and the secondary is a subgiant. With the elements determined here and the published photometric parameters, the absolute dimensions of the binary are: A = 4.20, R₁ = 1.20, R₂ = 1.08 R; M₁ = 1.08, M₂ = 0.30 M.     

The EC 14026 stars – VIII. PG 1336−018: a pulsating sdB star in an HW Vir-type eclipsing binary

The sdB star PG 1336−018 is found to be a very short-period eclipsing binary system, remarkably similar to the previously unique system HW Vir. In addition, and unlike HW Vir, the sdB star in the PG 1336 system shows rapid oscillations of the type found in the recently discovered sdB pulsators, or EC 14026 stars. The orbital period, 0.101 0174 d, is one of the shortest known for a detached binary. Analysis of photoelectric and CCD photometry reveals pulsation periods near 184 and 141 s, with semi-amplitudes of ∼0.01 and ∼0.005 mag respectively. Both oscillations might have variable amplitude, and it is probable that other frequencies are present with amplitudes ∼0.003 mag or less. The 184- and 141-s pulsations are in the range of periods predicted by models for hot horizontal-branch stars. Analysis of medium-dispersion spectrograms yields T _eff=33 000±1000 K and log g =5.7±0.1 for the sdB primary star, a radial velocity semi-amplitude K ₁=78±3 km s⁻¹ and a system velocity γ=6±2 km s⁻¹. Spectrograms from the IUE Final Archive give T _eff=33 000±3000 K and E ( B − V )=0.05 for log g =6.0 models. The derived angular radius leads to a distance of 710±50 pc for the system, and an absolute magnitude for the sdB star of +4.1±0.2. A preliminary analysis of U , V and R light curves indicates the orbital inclination to be near 81° and the relative radii to be r ₁=0.19 and r ₂=0.205. Assuming the mass of the sdB primary to be 0.5 M⊙ leads to a mass ratio q =0.3 for the system, and indicates that the secondary is a late-type dwarf of type ∼M5. As with HW Vir, it is necessary to invoke small limb-darkening coefficients and high albedos for the secondary star to obtain reasonable fits to the observed light curves.     

The influence of binary interactions on infrared passbands of populations

In our evolutionary population synthesis models, samples of binaries are reproduced by a ' patched ' Monte Carlo simulation and the stellar masses, integrated   J ,  H ,  K ,  L ,  L 2  and M magnitudes, mass-to-light ratios and broad colours involving infrared bands are presented for an extensive set of instantaneous-burst binary stellar populations. In addition, the fluctuations in the integrated colours, which have been given by Zhang et al., are reduced.
By comparing the results for binary stellar populations with (Model A) and without (Model B) binary interactions, we show that the inclusion of binary interactions makes the stellar mass of a binary stellar population smaller (  ∼3.6–4.5  per cent during the past 15 Gyr), magnitudes greater (except   U , ∼ 0.18 mag  at the most), colours bluer (∼0.15 mag for   V − K   at the most) and mass-to-light ratios greater (∼0.06 for K band) except those in the U and B passbands at higher metallicities. Binary interactions make the V magnitude less sensitive to age, and R and I magnitudes more sensitive to metallicity.
Given an age, the absolute values of the differences in the stellar mass, magnitudes and mass-to-light ratios (except those in the U and B bands) between Models A and B reach a maximum at   Z = 0.0001  , i.e. the effects of binary interactions on these parameters reach a maximum, while the differences in some colours reach a maximum at   Z ∼ 0.01–0.0004  . In contrast, the absolute value of the difference in the stellar mass is minimal at   Z = 0.03  ; those in the   U ,  B ,  V   magnitudes and the mass-to-light ratios in the U and B bands reach a minimum at   Z ∼ 0.01–0.004  .     

Spectroscopic orbits of eclipsing binaries: WX Cancri

We have determined for the first time a spectroscopic orbit for WX Cnc. The orbital elements are V₀ = +9.8 km/s, k₁ = 110.2 km/s, K₂ = 149.0 km/s, T_o = HJD 2446 480.0309. After combining with the published photometric results, we derive the the following absolute parameters: A = 6.32R, R₁ = 1.53R, R₂=1.18R, M₁ = 1.29 M, M₂ = 0.96M. The spectroscopic mass-ratio is q = 0.74.     

THE BM Ori system. IV. A new component of the system

Cross correlations between observed and synthetic spectra are used to discover yet another satellite of BM Ori with the following characteristics: effective temperature T_eff = 4000 K, radius R = 16R_⊙, mass M = 1.8M_⊙, spectral type K7 III, absolute bolometric stellar magnitude M_b = + 4^m·0, axial rotation velocity V sini = 85 km/s, and relative luminosity 0.005 near the V band. __________ Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 111–120 (February 2006).     

Behavior of the Line Profiles of the Sodium Doublet and the Calcium Triplet in the Spectrum of R CrB in the Shallow Minima of 1998-1999

The behavior of profiles of the Na I D line and of the infrared Ca II triplet for the star R Coronae Borealis (R CrB) during shallow light minima of 1998-1999 is traced using high-resolution spectra. During a light maximum, the sodium lines had an absorption profile with a shift of —(2-4) km/sec. During a light minimum, a narrow emission feature, which has an almost constant absolute intensity and a shift of —(8-10) km/sec, and an intense circumstellar absorption feature, which has a variable profile and a variable relative shift corresponding to an increase to 220 km/sec in the velocity of mass ejection, appeared in the cores of absorption lines. For several days before the onset of a light minimum, all three calcium lines exhibited a narrow emission feature in the line core with a shift of —(1-5) km/sec. All the subsequent changes in a line involved mainly the shape of the absorption line profile. The narrow emission feature's absolute intensity and relative position were maintained during all our observations. The behavior of the Na I D line profiles can be described qualitatively within the framework of the model of a spherical dust shell.     

The Fundamental Parameters, Chromospheric Activity and Magnetic Field Measurements of Hr 5553

The CCD echelle spectra of the chromospherically active binary HR 5553 are obtained using the 2.16 m telescope with Coudé echelle spectrograph of Beijing Observatory in April 1996. The features of Ca II H & K, Hα, He I D3 and Ca II IRT2 (λ 8542 AA) & IRT3 (λ 8662 AA) are presented. The absolute fluxes of these lines which provide the useful information to study the chromospheric activity of HR 5553 are given. The fundamental parameters of the cool dwarf component of HR 5553 are determined using the analysis of the observed spectra with a resolution of R ≃ 60000 and signal-to-noise ratio S/N = 100 ∼ 300. A detailed spectroscopic analysis has yielded the following fundamental parameters: Effective temperature: Teff = 4881 K Surface gravity: log(g) = 3.65 Logarithmic iron abundance: [Fe/H] = –0.30 as well as that of other 12 metal elements (relative to the Sun) are listed in the Table II and Table III. Microturbulence: ζ = 1.20 km s-1. Magnetic field measurements of the cool dwarf component of HR 5553 have been made using the Stenflo-Lindegren statistical analysis and the profile-addition technique. The magnetic field strength and filling factor are obtained. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The Coma-Leo I distance ratio and the Hubble constant

The diameter-velocity dispersion relation in B, V, and K for three early-type galaxies in the Leo I (M96) group is derived from published photometry and kinematic data. The relations in all three colors have slopes which agree well with those for the Coma cluster. The RMS scatter of the Leo I galaxies in each color is extremely small, consistent with the group's compactness. These relations yield estimates of the Coma-Leo I distance ratio of 9.01 ± 0.51, 8.77 ± 0.43, and 8.82 ± 0.31, respectively, with a weighted mean of 8.84 ± 0.23. The general agreement among the three colors indicates that the early-type galaxies in Leo I and Coma have similar stellar populations.

The Coma-Leo I distance ratio coupled with estimates of the absolute distance to the Leo I group allows the Hubble constant to be determined, free of the uncertainties which arise when working with the Virgo cluster. Several high quality distance estimates are available from a variety of techniques: Cepheids in M96 (Tanvir, N.R., et al., 1995, Natur, 377, 27) and M95 (Graham, J.A., et al., 1997, ApJ, 477, 535), surface brightness fluctuations (Tonry, J.L., et al., 1997, ApJ, 475, 399), planetary nebulae luminosity functions (Ciardullo, R., et al., 1993, ApJ, 419, 479), and the luminosity of the red giant branch tip (Sakai, S., Freedman, W.L., & Madore, B.F., 1996, in: Formation of the Galactic Halo, Inside and Out, eds. H. Morrison & A. Sarajedini, PASP Conf. Series Vol. 92). Adopting a cosmic recession velocity of the Coma cluster in the microwave background frame of 7200 ± 300 km s⁻¹, these distance estimates lead to values of the Hubble constant ranging from 70 to 81 km s⁻¹ Mpc⁻¹, with an unweighted mean of 75 ± 6 km s⁻¹ Mpc⁻¹.