河外水脉泽的研究进展

人们对河外水脉泽的观测与研究已经30年了。目前已经在约70个河外星系中检测到水脉泽辐射（已公开发表64个）。近年来，河外水脉泽的观测及理论研究十分活跃。重点介绍了目前河外水脉泽的检测及研究进展，包括水脉泽源的分类、水脉泽对研究活动星系核的重要科学价值、水脉泽源的X射线观测研究及其各物理量之间的统计分析结果等。     

青海13.7米射电望远镜水脉泽谱线观测

本文报导了1990年6月-8月青海13.7米射电望远镜首轮水脉泽谱线观测结果,在检测到的47个水脉泽源中,包括与HⅡ区,HH天体、红外点源和恒星成协的各类源,并发现了一个新水脉泽源,1654-1604,最强的源是Orion-KL,46700Jy;最弱的源是0536 3529,70Jy。观测结果与最新发表的国外观测结果进行了统计分析,证实了本观测结果的可靠性,并可开展有关课题的观测研究。     

水脉泽寄主星系的倾角分析

迄今已经在104个河外星系中检测到水脉泽辐射.同其它没有检测到水脉泽的星系相比,水脉泽星系可能隐含着某种或某些特殊性质.收集了到当前为止(截止2008.09)发表的所有水脉泽星系以及相关的观测资料.计算得到了这些源的星系盘的倾角,并分析讨论了这些水脉泽源星系盘和脉泽盘的倾角可能存在的相关.统计发现只有大约10%的盘脉泽源的星系盘侧面对着我们的视线.然而VLBI对6个盘脉泽源高空间分辨率的成图观测显示那些旋转脉泽盘都是近似侧向的,脉泽盘的倾角都大于80°.对大多数水盘脉泽星系而言,他们的星系盘和脉泽盘方向不一致,这可能间接支持盘脉泽仅仅同星系核相关.为了探讨遮蔽物质的由来和水脉泽辐射的放大机制,对整个水脉泽样本的脉泽光度,X射线吸收气体柱密度和寄主星系倾角的可能相关进行了分析.结果显示高密度的遮蔽物质主要来自于星系核区,而水脉泽辐射的放大更可能发生在围绕核的尘埃盘(～100Pc)或更小尺度的核盘上.     

水脉泽辐射的探测和时变考察

用中科院射电联合实验室上海天台２５米望远镜,对１９个已知水脉泽源和２０个ＨＩＩ区候选源进行了水脉泽观测和搜寻,共测到水脉泽辐射２１个,包括２个首次测到Ｓ／Ｎ≥３σ的源。结合已知脉泽资料求出了脉泽时变,发现峰值流量的变化比较普遍,包括同一峰强度变化及不同成分置换引起的变化两种情况,峰值速度变化多数由不同成分置换所造成。证认了对应的ＩＲＡＳ源并探讨了脉泽辐射与红外参量的关系,表明红外辐射的强度对脉泽     

水脉泽辐射的探测和时变考察

用中科院射电联合实验室上海天文台２５米望远镜,对１９个已知水脉泽源和２０个ＨＩＩ区候选源进行了水脉泽观测和搜寻,共测到水脉泽辐射２１个,包括２个首次测到Ｓ／Ｎ≥３σ的源．结合已知脉泽资料求出了脉泽时变,发现峰值流量的变化比较普遍,包括同一峰强度变化及不同成分置换引起的变化两种情况,峰值速度变化多数由不同成分置换所造成．证认了对应的ＩＲＡＳ源并探讨了脉泽辐射与红外参量的关系,表明红外辐射的强度对脉泽产生率的影响比颜色分布的影响大．     

水脉泽寄主活动星系核的吸积率(英文)

水超脉泽辐射( 各向同性光度超过 10 个太阳光度) 通常在星系中心最内部的核区( 小于几个秒差距) 被发现,因而活动星系核被认为是其唯一的能量源。同其它没有检测到水脉泽辐射的活动星系核相比,水脉泽寄主活动星系核可能隐含着某种或某些特殊性质。基于此我们调研了已经公开发表的所有水脉泽源的 X 射线观测情况,得到了一个有 X 射线观测研究结果的子样本( 39 个源) 。由它们的 X 射线光度以及估算的黑洞质量,导出了它们的无量纲吸积率( logL2-10keV /LEdd,其中 L2-10keV和 LEdd分别是 2 - 10keV 的固有光度和爱丁顿光度) ; 与距离范围相当的、没有检测到水脉泽的活动星系核样本相比,发现脉泽寄主活动星系核有较高的吸积率。进一步分析比较这两个活动星系核样本的质量吸积率,也发现类似的趋势。此外,为了探索吸积率和水脉泽辐射间可能的内在联系,我们对它们的脉泽光度和吸积率进行了统计分析,然而结果显示二者之间没有明显的相关性。     

分子区域水脉泽的搜寻

本文描述了1993年使用13.7m射电望远镜对一些水脉泽的观测搜寻，而这些脉泽源是根据北京天文台兴隆观测站对一批恒星脉泽源进行的红外观测而挑选出来的。     

恒星形成时期强远红外源中的22GHz水脉发射与CO分子外向流关系的研究

为揭示大质量星形成及早期演化中的一些重要特征，根据ＩＲＡＳ的流量，选择了一批Ｆ１００μ≥５００Ｊｙ的强远红外源，它们大多是处于恒星形成或早期演化阶段中的大质量的天体，利用紫金山天文台青海观测站１３．７米射电望远镜，对它们进行了２２ＧＨｚ水脉泽的搜寻，得最１１个新的水脉泽源。     

部分新水脉泽源的CO J=1—0的观测

使用青海站１３．７米射电望远镜对该望远镜发现的新的水脉泽源进行ＣＯ（Ｊ＝１－０）的观测。本文给出了其中尚未在文献中报道过ＣＯ观测结果的８个源的ＣＯ（Ｊ＝１－０）谱线，并对该观测结果进行了讨论。     

乌鲁木齐25m射电望远镜的 单天线观测研究

自1993年乌鲁木齐天文站25m射电望远镜建成以来,除了不断完善VLBI观测系统外,还选择发展了具有科学价值的单天线天体物理观测课题。其中基于常温接收机的脉冲星脉冲到达时间观测系统已经于1999年5～6月间建成。该系统建立在25m射电天线的18cm波段上,消色散采用了2×128×2．5MHz多通道滤波器和数字化器,并由PC机完成数据采集。同时进行的脉冲星工作还有92cm及其它波段的脉冲轮廓监测,对0329+54的多波段观测得到了它的频谱。在25m天线的1．3cm波段上建立了基于声表面波频谱仪和频率综合器的分子谱线观测系统,对水脉泽的观测已经发现了十几个可能的水脉泽源,观测结果正在认证当中。     

Ultraviolet Studies Of Interacting Binaries

Interacting Binaries consist of a variety of stellar objects in different stages of evolution and those containing accreting compact objects still represent a major challenge to our understanding of not only close binary evolution but also of the chemical evolution of the Galaxy. These end-points of binary star evolution are ideal laboratories for the study of accretion and outflow processes, and provide insight on matter under extreme physical conditions. One of the key-questions of fundamental relevance is the nature of SN Ia progenitors. The study of accreting compact binary systems relies on observations over the entire electromagnetic spectrum and we outline here those unresolved questions for which access to the ultraviolet range is vital, as they cannot be addressed by observations in any other spectral region.An erratum to this article can be found at     

The Shape Distribution Of Kuiper Belt Objects

If we assume that the periodic brightness variations ina Kuiper Belt lightcurve are determined only by theiraspherical shapes and the observing geomtry, the fractionof detectable Kuiper Belt lightcurves and the lightcurveamplitude distribution can be used to constrain the shapesof Kuiper Belt objects. The results indicate that most KuiperBelt objects (～85%) have shapes that are close to spherical(a/b ≤ 1.5$), but there is a small but significant fraction(～12%) possessing highly aspherical shapes (a/b ≥ 1.7).The distribution cannot be well fitted by a gaussian and is betterapproximated by a power law.     

Spectral classification of stars in the second byurakan sky survey. I

Results are given on a spectral classification of 316 stars and objects having a continuous spectrum, selected in the course of the Second Byurakan Spectral Sky Survey. Slit spectra are used, obtained from 1978 to 1994, predominantly on the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, with a resolution of 5–15 Å. The sample contains objects in the range of stellar magnitudes 10.12 ≤ m(pg) ≤ 19.5. We found 114 DA, 13 DB, 4 DC, and 1 DQ white dwarfs, 57 sdB and 13 sdO subdwarfs, 12 NHB, 10 cataclysmic variables, 76 stars of late spectral types, 3 spectroscopic binary systems, and 13 objects with a continuous spectrum. Several recordings are given for each of these spectral types.     

NGC 1333/IRA6-9 区域中的致密分子云核

利用紫金山天文台青海站的13．7m毫米波望远镜,对NGC1333／IRAS6－9附近的一个10．3'X10'和6．8'X8'的恒星形成区,进行了13CO（1－0）和C18O（1－0）的成图观测,发现了多个新的分子云核和沿SSV12－IRASS方向的13CO（1－O）双极外向流．本文给出了每个云核的观测特性和物理参数．分析了这一区域的云核分布和速度场结构．详细讨论了该区域的云核分布、双极外向流和群集的年轻天体、红外源以及HH天体的关系．     

Compact cores of molecular clouds in NGC 1333/IRAS 6–9

¹³CO(1-0)and C¹⁸O(1-0)emissions in the NGC 1333/IRAS6–9 star forming region were mapped with the 13.7 m millimeter wave telescope of Purple Mountain Observatory. The areas covered are 10.3′ × 10′ for ¹³CO(1-0)and 6.8′ × 8′ for C¹⁸O(1-0), respectively. Several new compact molecular cores were discovered and a bipolar outflow of ¹³CO(1-0)was identified along the SSV12-IRAS8 direction. We present the observed properties and derived the physical parameters for all the ¹³CO(1-0)and C¹⁸O(1-0)cores. The core distribution and velocity structure are analyzed for this region. The relationship between cores, bipolar outflow and crowded young stellar objects (including infrared sources and HH objects) is also discussed in detail.     

Visible and near-infrared spectroscopic investigation of near-Earth objects at ESO: first results

Near-Earth objects (NEOs) represent one of the most intriguing populations of Solar System bodies. These objects appear heterogeneous in all aspects of their physical properties, like shapes, sizes, spin rates, compositions etc. Moreover, as these objects represent also a real threat to the Earth, a good knowledge of their properties and composition is the necessary first step to evaluate mitigation techniques and to understand their origin and evolution. In the last few years we have started a long-term spectroscopic investigation in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) region of near-Earth objects. The observations have been performed with the 3.5 m NTT of the European Southern Observatory of La Silla (Chile). The data presented here are a set of 24 spectra, 14 of which are both visible and NIR. We discuss the taxonomic classification of the observed NEOs, resulting in 13 S-type objects, 1 Q-type, 2 K-types, 3 C-types, 5 Xe-types (two of these, (3103) Eger and (4660) Nereus, are already known as E-types). Moreover, we discuss their links with meteorites and the possible influences of space weathering.     

The size distributions of asteroid families in the SDSS Moving Object Catalog 4

Asteroid families, traditionally defined as clusters of objects in orbital parameter space, often have distinctive optical colors. We show that the separation of family members from background interlopers can be improved with the aid of SDSS colors as a qualifier for family membership. Based on an ∼88,000 object subset of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog 4 with available proper orbital elements, we define 37 statistically robust asteroid families with at least 100 members (12 families have over 1000 members) using a simple Gaussian distribution model in both orbital and color space. The interloper rejection rate based on colors is typically ∼10% for a given orbital family definition, with four families that can be reliably isolated only with the aid of colors. About 50% of all objects in this data set belong to families, and this fraction varies from about 35% for objects brighter than an H magnitude of 13 and rises to 60% for objects fainter than this. The fraction of C-type objects in families decreases with increasing H magnitude for H>13, while the fraction of S-type objects above this limit remains effectively constant. This suggests that S-type objects require a shorter timescale for equilibrating the background and family size distributions via collisional processing. The size distribution varies significantly among families, and is typically different from size distributions for background populations. The size distributions for 15 families display a well-defined change of slope and can be modeled as a “broken” double power-law. Such “broken” size distributions are twice as likely for S-type familes than for C-type families (73% vs. 36%), and are dominated by dynamically old families. The remaining families with size distributions that can be modeled as a single power law are dominated by young families (<1 Gyr). When size distribution requires a double power-law model, the two slopes are correlated and are steeper for S-type families. No such slope-color correlation is discernible for families whose size distribution follows a single power law. For several very populous families, we find that the size distribution varies with the distance from the core in orbital-color space, such that small objects are more prevalent in the family outskirts. This “size sorting” is consistent with predictions based on the Yarkovsky effect.     

Solar Image Restoration By Use Of Multi-frame Blind De-convolution With Multiple Objects And Phase Diversity

An extension of Joint Phase Diverse Speckle image restoration is presented. Multiple realizations of multiple objects having known wavefront relations with each other can now be restored jointly. As the alignment of the imaging setup does not change, near-perfect alignment can be achieved between different objects, thus greatly reducing false signals in the determination of derived quantities, such as magnetograms, Dopplergrams, etc. The method was implemented in C++ as an image restoration server, to which worker clients can connect and disconnect randomly, so that a large number of CPUs can be used to speed up the restorations. We present a number of examples of applications of the restoration method to observations obtained with the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope on La Palma.     

Unidentified infrared spectral features

The infrared spectra between 2 and 13 m of a variety of objects have become available in the past few years. These spectra have shown many objects to have up to six emission features that are still unidentified. Other objects show absorptions due to ice, carbon monoxide, silicates, and two unidentified features. The observational characteristics of the unidentified features are discussed here, together with several possible identifications.Invited contribution to the Proceedings of a Workshop onThermodynamics and Kinetics of Dust Formation in the Space Medium held at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 6–8 September, 1978.     

The first byurakan Spectral Sky Survey. Blue stellar objects. X. The zone+73°≤σ≤+80°

We present the tenth list of blue stellar objects of the second part of the First Byurakan Spectral Sky Survey (FBS). The list contains 100 objects in the region+73°+80° and3 ^h 30 ^m 18 ^h 30 ^m encompassing an area of 355 square degrees. The objects have stellar V magnitude within the limits 12.0–18.5 and B-V colors between–0.77 and+0.37. Of these 100 objects, 80 were discovered for the first time. We give the equatorial coordinates, stellar V magnitude, color index CI, and preliminary classification of the objects on the basis of low-disperion prismatic spectra. For 29 objects we give approximate types, among which 4 are candidates for quasars, 2 for Seyfert galaxies, 1 for superassociation galaxy IC 381, 18 for white dwarfs, and 4 for cataclysmic variables.Translated fromAstrofizika, Vol. 38, No. 2, 1995.