A frequency analysis of the p-mode pulsations of the Ap SrEu(Cr) star HD 119027

We present new high-speed, multisite photometric observations of the rapidly oscillating Ap star HD 119027 acquired over seven nights during 1996. A frequency analysis of these observations reveals the presence of oscillations at 1835, 1875, 1888, 1913, 1940, 1942 and (possibly) 1953 μHz. These frequencies are consistent with a spacing of either 13 or 26 μHz, depending on the reality of the oscillations at 1875 and 1953 μHz. The data in hand do not permit us to discriminate between the two possible spacings. If the smaller value of the spacing is correct, it suggests that HD 119027 is outside the main-sequence band. Two of the frequencies listed above are separated by only 1.95 μHz, suggesting that they are modes of ( n ,ℓ) and ( n  − 1, ℓ + 2), which in roAp stars is a quantity governed by the internal magnetic field.     

Empirical estimate of p-mode frequency shift for solar cycle 23

We have obtained empirical relations between the p-mode frequency shift and the change in solar activity indices. The empirical relations are determined on the basis of frequencies obtained from BBSO and GONG stations during solar cycle 22. These relations are applied to estimate the change in mean frequency for the cycle 21 and 23. A remarkable agreement between the calculated and observed frequency shifts for the ascending phase of cycle 23, indicates that the derived relations are independent of epoch and do not change significantly from cycle to cycle. We propose that these relations could be used to estimate the shift in p-mode frequencies for past, present and future solar activity cycles, if the solar activity index is known. The maximum frequency shift for cycle 23 is estimated to be 265±90 nHz, corresponding to a predicted maximum smoothed sunspot number 118.1±35.     

Non-adiabatic effects in the solar p-mode oscillations

Non-adiabatic effects associated with radiative loss and convective transfer add small imaginary parts to solar p-mode eigenfrequencies. An asymptotic approximation is developed to study the non-adiabatic effects. For the outermost layer where the approximation is not valid, an exact solution of the equation of non-adiabatic oscillation which results in an cigenfunction equation, is used. The inclusion of the non-adiabatic effects reduces the discrepancy between the theory and observations particularly for frequencies above 3.1 mHz.     

On the measurement precision of solar p-mode eigenfrequencies

We make use of 3456 d of observations of the low-ℓ p-mode oscillations of the Sun in order to study the evolution over time of the measurement precision of the radial eigenfrequencies. These data were collected by the ground-based Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON) between 1991 January and 2000 June. When the power spectrum of the complete time series is fitted, the analysis yields frequency uncertainties that are close to those expected from the returned coherence times of the modes. The slightly elevated levels compared with the prediction appear to be consistent with a degradation of the signal-to-noise ratio in the spectrum that is the result of the influence of the window function of the observations (duty cycle 71 per cent). The fractional frequency precision reaches levels of a several parts in 10⁶ for many of the modes. The corresponding errors reported from observations made by the GOLF instrument on board the ESA/NASA SOHO satellite, when extrapolated to the length of the BiSON data set, are shown to be (on average) about ∼25 per cent smaller than their BiSON counterparts owing to the uninterrupted nature of the data from which they were derived.
An analysis of the BiSON data in contiguous segments of different lengths, T , demonstrates that the frequency uncertainties scale as T ^−1/2. This is to be expected in the regime where the coherence (life) times of the modes, τ _{n ℓ}, are smaller than the observing time T (the 'oversampled' regime). We show that mode detections are only now beginning to encroach on the 'undersampled' regime (where   T < τ _{n ℓ})  .     

Low frequency observations of the scintillation of weak radio sources

Interplanetary scintillation observations of weak radio sources have been made at a frequency of 102.5 MHz. Sources have been chosen from the Bologna catalogue, with flux densities 0.5 Jy–4.0 Jy at 408 MHz.It has been found that the average scintillation visibility is in agreement with the results of the interferometer observations of Speed and Warwick (1978).A very wide spectral index distribution has been found for weak radio sources at low frequencies, perhaps indicating the presence of a new population of low luminosity, flat spectrum radio sources.     

p-mode absorption in the giant active region of 10 March, 1989

A time series of velocity oscillations is observed in the vicinity of NOAA region 5395 with the Kitt Peak vacuum telescope for 6.8 hours on 1989 March 10 as part of a program to study the interaction of solar p-mode oscillations with solar active regions. The data is transformed in a cylindrical coordinate system centered on the visible sunspot, then Hankel- and Fourier-transformed to produce the power spectra of in- and outgoing acoustic waves. It is observed that a maximum of nearly 70% of the power of incident high-degree modes is absorbed by this unusually large sunspot group. The absorptive properties of this active region are compared with those of more typical regions studied previously.A major flare occurred within this region during the observing sequence, providing a rare opportunity to test the hypothesis that flares may excite acoustic waves in the photosphere. A comparison is made of the amount of outgoing p-mode power in equal 200 min time intervals before and after the time of the flare. No significant difference in outgoing acoustic waves is observed within a one-sigma error of about 5% averaged over the interval. A search for acoustic pulses emanating from the flare is made by filtering the data and performing appropriate inverse transforms. No such pulses were detected to a level of about 20% of the background power.NAS-NRC Resident Research Associate.     

Magnetic configurations of the fast CP rotators HD3360, HD4778, HD5737, HD112413, and HD215441

The method of “magnetic charges” is used to model magnetic fields of five rapidly rotating stars (P < 25^d) and to find the basic parameters of their magnetic fields. A table containing all the modeling results obtained using the adopted method as well as the parameters obtained for the same stars by other authors is presented. Significant discrepances are found in a number of cases, which can apparently be explained by insufficient accuracy of the estimated inclinations of the stars to the line of sight.     

On the effect of magnetic field on the low-l solar p-mode oscillations

One of the possible magnetic field effects on the stellar pulsations is known to be a splitting in the observed frequencies. Using this knowledge in the solar convection zone, there are two aims in this work Considering the Sun as an incompressible fluid, our first objective was to investigate the variation of the physical parameters in the 30% outermost convective solar layer, during a pulsation period. The second purpose was to calculate, by means of the spherical harmonics, the shifts on the low-l p-mode frequencies which could be caused by the presence of the magnetic field in the Sun. The first order perturbation approximation was used in order to calculate analytically the resulting frequency shifts and the small perturbations on the magnetic field, as well as the physical parameters, such as density, pressure and temperature, of a Standard Solar Model excluding both rotation and magnetic field (Christensen-Dalsgaard et al., 1996) in the unperturbed equilibrium case.     

Magnetic field of CP stars in the Ori OB1 association. II. HD36540, HD36668, HD36916, HD37058

We present the results of magnetic field measurements of four chemically peculiar (CP) stars with helium abundance anomalies which are the members of the Orion stellar association OB1. The stars under study were classified as magnetic by other authors earlier. The present paper contains the results of the extensive study of the stars. Magnetic field measurements allowed us to conclude that HD36540 has a weak field and the longitudinal component B _e does not exceed 500 G. The longitudinal field of HD36668 varies with the period P = 2_. ^d 11884 and the amplitude from ?2 to +2 kG. The magnetic field of HD36916 has mainly negative polarity and varies within the range from 0 to ?1 kG with the period P = 1.d 565238. HD37058 is a magnetic star, the longitudinal field of which varies from ?1.2 to +0.8 kG with the period P = 14_. ^d 659. The B _e field variability pattern for the stars HD36916 and HD37058 is of a simple harmonic type. The longitudinal field of HD36668 is best described with two combined harmonic functions (“a doublewave”). The variability period of HD36540 is still undetermined. For all the stars from this paper, we measured radial velocities V _r, axial rotation rates v _e sin i, and determined basic parameters of atmospheres (effective temperatures T _eff and gravity acceleration log g). We also estimated masses M, luminosities L, and radii R of the stars.     

The influence of turbulence on the solar p-mode frequencies I. Free-mode approximation

The influence of turbulence on the frequencies of free acoustic modes in convection zones is considered. The frequencies are modified via the speed of sound by the turbulence-induced alterations of the effective pressure: (i) by the correlated fluctuations of temperature and density and (ii) the pressure part of the Reynolds stress. The two effects shift the frequency of low l p-modes in opposite directions. In addition, the correlation of the density fluctuations with the random velocity — the eddy-mass flow — is also relevant. It is, in a steady state, balanced by a vertical mean velocity. The balance results in a rather small net effect completely disappearing for highly nonradial oscillations. Both effects of the density fluctuations produce a redshift of the low l p-mode frequencies. The Reynolds stress, however, makes a blueshift of the frequencies relative to that computed for a laminar gas. This effect dominates for subsonic turbulences. The applied second-order correlation-approximation, however, only holds for the lowest frequencies, where the KORONAS (solar minimum) data are indicating a blueshift. Of particular importance for the present concept is the expected cycle-variations of the lineshifts, i.e. the consideration of the magnetic modification of the various contributions. Observations may show whether the suggested modifications of the solar oscillation theory are correct.     

Recent observations of high-degree solar p-mode oscillations at the Kitt Peak National Observatory

A brief summary is given of a program which is currently being carried out with the McMath telescope of the Kitt Peak National Observatory in order to study high-degree (l ≳ 150) solar p-mode oscillations. This program uses a 244 × 248 pixel CID camera and the main spectrograph of the McMath telescope to obtain velocity-time maps of the oscillations which can be converted into two-dimensional (k _h - ω) power spectra of the oscillations. Several different regions of the solar spectrum have been used in order to study the oscillations at different elevations in the solar atmosphere. The program concentrates on eastward- and westward-propagating sectoral harmonic waves so that measurements can be made of the absolute rotational velocities of the solar photospheric and shallow sub-photospheric layers. Some preliminary results from this program are now available. First, we have been unable to confirm the existence of a radial gradient in the equatorial rotational velocity as was previously suggested. Second, we have indeed been able to confirm the presence of p-mode waves in the solar chromosphere as was first suggested by Rhodes et al. (1977). Third, we have been able to demonstrate differences in photospheric and chromospheric power spectra.

     

Spatial closeness of the white hypergiants HD 168607 and HD 168625

Our spectroscopic monitoring of the hypergiants HD 168607 (B9.5 Ia-0) and HD 168625 (B5.5 Ia-0) with resolutions from 15000 to 70000 confirms that both stars belong to the Ser OB1 association, proves their spatial closeness, and increases the probability that they constitute a physical pair.     

Magnetic field of CP stars in the Ori OB1 association. I. HD35456, HD35881, HD36313 A,HD36526

We present the results of magnetic field measurements of four chemically peculiar (CP) stars, the members of the Orion stellar association OB1. Observations were carried out with the circular polarization analyzer at the Main Stellar Spectrograph of the 6-m telescope. All the studied stars refer to the subtype of Bp stars with weak helium lines. Canadian astronomer E. F. Borra detected a magnetic field in three of them (HD35456, HD36313, and HD36526) from the Balmer line magnetometer observations. HD35881 was observed for the first time for the purpose to search for a magnetic field. We obtained the following results: HD35456 is a magnetic star with longitudinal field variation range from +300 to +650 G and a period of 4.9506 days; HD35881 is possible a new magnetic star, the longitudinal component of which varies from?1 to +1 kGwith a period of 0.6998 days, however, a small number of lines broadened by rotation does not allow us to conduct measurements more accurately; HD36313 is a binary star with the components similar in brightness, the primary component is a magnetic star with broad lines, the magnetic field of the secondary component (the star with narrow lines) was not detected. Measurements in the Hβ hydrogen line showed the variations of the longitudinal component from ?1.5 to +2 kG with a period of 1.17862 days; a strong longitudinal field was detected in HD36526 (from 0 to +3000 G) varying with a rotation period of the star of 3.081 days. In all the cases, we observe considerable discrepancies with the data on magnetic fields of these objects obtained earlier.     

Evolutionary Status of the Ap Stars HD 110066 and HD 153882

Astronomy Letters - We present the results of our determination of the fundamental atmospheric parameters for the magnetic chemically peculiar Ap stars HD 110066 (AX CVn) and HD 153882 (V451 Her)....     

贫金属星HD203608和HD211998的重元素丰度分布

根据贫金属星个别重元素丰度的观测值和太阳系重核素的ｒ过程和ｓ过程分量的丰度分布,计算了贫金属星ＨＤ２０３６０８和ＨＤ２１１９９８的重元素丰度并与观测进行了比较。结果表明,太阳系纯ｒ过程和ｓ过程元素丰度均不能拟合出这二颗样品星的丰度观测值,而应同时考虑ｒ过程和ｓ过程的贡献     

Distribution of helium and silicon in the atmospheres of Bp stars HD168785 and HD21699

We present a study of stratification of helium and silicon in the atmospheres of CP stars HD 168785 (He-r) and HD 21699 (He-w). The distribution of these elements with depth is well described by the mechanism of diffusion under the effect of gravity, radiation pressure and stellar wind. We studied the stratification of these elements in different regions of the surface of HD 21699. We demonstrate that as the star rotates the abundance of He and Si changes in the antiphase. The position of the abundance maximum varies within small limits with optical depth as well.     

Changes in convective properties over the solar cycle: effect on p-mode damping rates

Measurements of both solar irradiance and p-mode oscillation frequencies indicate that the structure of the Sun changes with the solar cycle. Balmforth, Gough & Merryfield investigated the effect of symmetrical thermal disturbances on the solar structure and the resulting pulsation frequency changes. They concluded that thermal perturbations alone cannot account for the variations in both irradiance and p-mode frequencies, and that the presence of a magnetic field affecting acoustical propagation is the most likely explanation of the frequency change, in the manner suggested earlier by Gough & Thompson and by Goldreich et al. Numerical simulations of Boussinesq convection in a magnetic field have shown that at high Rayleigh number the magnetic field can modify the preferred horizontal length scale of the convective flow.
Here, we investigate the effect of changing the horizontal length scale of convective eddies on the linewidths of the acoustic resonant mode peaks observed in helioseismic power spectra. The turbulent fluxes in these model computations are obtained from a time-dependent, non-local generalization of the mixing-length formalism. The modelled variations are compared with p-mode linewidth changes revealed by the analysis of helioseismic data collected by the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON); these low-degree (low- l ) observations cover the complete falling phase of solar activity cycle 22. The results are also discussed in the light of observations of solar-cycle variations of the horizontal size of granules and with results from 2D simulations by Steffen of convective granules.