The evolution of the surface temperature of Mars

Changes in the average surface temperature of Mars are studied as a function of the time that has elapsed since the origin of the planet. Time variations in the factors influencing the surface temperature are investigated: and approximate methods for computing the effect of such variations are discussed. Three possible degassing sequences are postulated, and their likely effects for the presence of liquid water on the Martian surface are assessed.     

Limits of predictability of gravitational systems

The concept of finite predictability of gravitational many-body systems is related to the non-deterministic nature of celestial mechanics and of dynamics, in general. The basic, fundamental reasons for the uncertainty of predictions are as follows: (1) the initial conditions are known only approximately since they are obtained either from observations or from approximate computations; (2) the equations of motion given by a selected model describe the actual system only approximately; (3) the physical constants of the dynamical system have error limits; (4) the differential equations of motion are non-integrable and numerical integration methods must be used for solution, generating errors in the final result at every integration step.In addition to these reasons, mostly depending on our techniques, there are some more fundamental reasons depending on the nature of the dynamical system investigated. These are the appearance of regions of instability, non-integrability and chaotic motion.Details, effects and controls of these regions for finite predictability are discussed for various dynamical systems of importance in celestial mechanics with special emphasis on planetary systems.     

Spectral Observations of BIG Objects. III

Results of spectral observations of 66 objects from the BIG (Byurakan IRAS Galaxies) sample made with the 1.93 m telescope at the Observatoire de Haute Provence (OHP, France) are presented. Emission lines are observed from 64 of the galaxies. The red shifts are determined, the radial velocities, distances, and absolute stellar magnitudes are calculated, the spectrum line parameters are determined, diagnostic diagrams are constructed, the objects are classified according to activity type, and their IR and far-IR luminosities are calculated. Of the 66 objects (corresponding to 61 IRAS sources), 6 are Sy2, 2 are LINERs, 8 are AGN (Sy2 or LINER), 10 are composite, 34 are HII, and 4 are Em of undetermined type. It is calculated that IRAS 07479+7832= BIG d141a is a ultraluminous IR galaxy (ULIG), and 21 are LIG. Spectra of several of the galaxies being studied are presented.     

The features of infra-red emission of planetary nebulae in the inner galaxy

414 galactic PN with measured infra-red luminosities (302 of which are located within the sector of galactic longitudes from 345° to 15°) are investigated. All nebulae are subdivided into four mass classes and different distance scales for each class are used. Planetary nebulae located in the inner Galaxy are selected. The galactic radial gradients of infra-red luminosities and excesses are obtained for each nebula mass class. Possible explanations of the effect are discussed.     

The effects of integrals on the totality of solutions of dynamical systems

Regions of possible motions are established for dynamical systems possessing time-independent Hamiltonians or for systems which are reducible to that form by means of integrals of the motion using only extended point transformations. The method is applied to the problem of three bodies in a plane and surfaces of zero velocity are found. The governing parameters are the energy, angular momentum and the masses of the participating bodies. The analytical and geometrical properties of these surfaces provide qualitative results for given constants of the motion.     

Viscosity of the lithosphere of Enceladus

High resolution Voyager II images of Enceladus reveal that some regions on its surface are highly cratered; the most heavily cratered surfaces probably date back to a period of heavy bombardment. The forms of many of the craters on Enceladus are similar to those of fresh lunar craters, but many of the craters are much shallower in depth, and the floors of some craters are bowed up. The flattering of craters and bowing up of the floors are indicative of viscous relaxation of the topography. Analysis of the forms of the flattened craters suggests that the viscosity at the top of the lithosphere, in the most heavily cratered regions, is between 10²⁴ and 10²⁵ P. The exact time scale for the collapse of the craters is not known, but probably was between 100 my and 4 gy. The flattened craters are located in distinct zones that are adjacent to zones, of similar age, where craters have not flattened. The zones where flattened craters occur possibly are regions in which the heat flow was (or is) higher than that in the adjacent terrains. Because the temperature at the top of the lithosphere of Enceladus would be less than or equal to that of Ganymede and Callisto, if it is covered by a thick regolith, and because the required viscosity on Enceladus is one to two orders of magnitude less than that for Ganymede and Callisto, it can be concluded that the lithospheric material on Enceladus is different from that of Ganymede and Callisto. Enceladus probably has a mixture of ammonia ice and water ice in the lithosphere, whereas the lithospheres of Ganymede and Callisto are composed primarily of water ice.     

Relationship of groups of submillimeter starless condensations to radial systems of dark globules

The recently discovered groups of submillimeter starless condensations at the junction of HII regions and molecular clouds, which are invisible in the optical and near IR ranges, are similar in many ways to visible radial systems of dark globules, specifically, in their densities of molecular hydrogen, sizes, proximity to bright stars of early classes (which may be responsible for their formation), etc. It is proposed that the groups of submm starless condensations are radial systems of dark globules that are optically invisible because they lie behind dark clouds. Thus, it is shown that these groups of condensations are not a new type of object.     

Automation of Area Measurement of Sunspots

When drawing up a database for sunspots from a large collection of white-light films, a need for the automation of the process arises. The concepts used at the automation of the area measurements of sunspots are described. As an example, sunspot groups NOAA 5521 and 5528 are processed and the areas obtained are compared to the measurements published in the literature. Similar values are obtained, except umbral areas published by Steinegger et al. (1996) which are significantly larger than ours. We find that the differences may be attributed to the fact that the definition proposed by Steinegger et al. (1996) for the penumbra–umbra border of a sunspot is not equivalent to those used for the measurements of others of the umbral area.     

Some features of the radial-velocity variations of lines of different intensity in the spectrum of HD 93521. Variability of the stellar wind

CCD spectra taken with the PFES echelle spectrograph of the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences are used to perform a detailed study of the variability of the profiles of Hell, Hβ, and Hα lines in the spectrum of HD 93521. The pattern and nature of the variability of the Hell lines are similar to those of weak HeI lines and are due to nonradial pulsations. The period and amplitude of the radial-velocity variations are the same for the blue and red halves of the absorption profile but their phases are opposite. The behavior of the variations of Hβ and Hα hydrogen lines relative to their mean profiles is the same as that of strong HeI line and is due to nonradial pulsations. The period and phase of the radial-velocity oscillations are the same for the blue and red halves of the absorption profile but their amplitude are different. The behavior of the radial-velocity variations of the absorption and emission components of the Hα line indicates that the latter also are caused by nonradial pulsations. All this is indicative of the complex structure of the stellar wind in the region of its origin. The behavior of variability and wind kinematics differ in different directions and for different regions of the atmosphere and/or envelope.     

Detection and computation of the amount of atmospheric wave-front tilt in the application of adaptive optics technology to lunar laser ranging

For dealing with the problem of too few photons in the return wave in lunar laser ranging, the effect of the atmospheric turbulence is studied. The principles of the two tracking algorithms, cross correlation and absolute difference are studied and programs are written, which are tested with solar data. Collected image data of the interested area on the lunar disc are given. The integrated tilt signals of the atmospheric wave front obtained are treated by different methods under different conditions and the algorithms are compared as to their effectiveness.     

脉冲星星际闪烁的研究进展

综述了脉冲星星际闪烁观测研究的进展，对脉冲星星际闪烁现象，星际介质中电子密度涨落谱，散射等离子体在银河系中的分面等方面的最新研究结果作了介绍。星际闪烁现象和昨际介质的深入理解，使脉冲星星际闪烁已成为研究诸如脉冲星辐射区结构和脉冲星速度等脉冲星本身性质的重要工具。     

Fourier analysis of the light curves of W UMa-type stars

The light curves of 30 well observed W UMa-type systems are analysed according to Kopal's method for the study of the light changes of eclipsing variables by using frequencydomain techniques. New geometric and photometric elements are derived and new values for the gravity-darkening coefficients are also given. Finally, an answer to the problem of whether or not these are contact systems is attempted.     

Role of field-aligned currents in generation of high-latitude magnetic disturbances

The distant effects of the field-aligned currents (FAC) observed by TRIAD are computed for conditions of low and moderate activity. The systems of total ionospheric currents (both Hall and Pedersen) generated by corresponding FAC are also examined and the contribution of the distant effects and the ionospheric currents into the total equivalent current system is estimated. The conclusions are as follows. In cases of low magnetic activity the magnetic effects produced by Pedersen currents are mainly cancelled by the FAC distant effect in accord with Fukushima's theorem. In cases of moderate activity when the zone of high ionospheric conductivity and the two-sheet FAC structure are present the FAC distant effect is too small to cancel the effect of Pedersen currents. For these conditions the system of total ionospheric currents shows the best correspondence with the experimental equivalent current system. Effects produced by the IMF azimuthal component are also analysed.     

A review of the forbidden transition probabilities of theCi sequence

For the forbidden transition of theCi sequence, the values obtained by several investigators are examined and reviewed. The differences and similarities in results obtained by several investigators are explained and are partly attributed to the method employed in calculating the atomic wave functions. These results are compared against the earlier work of Garstang (1951).     

The impact of binary-star yields on the spectra of galaxies

One of the complexities in modelling integrated spectra of stellar populations is the effect of interacting binary stars besides Type Ia supernovae (SNeIa). These include common envelope systems, cataclysmic variables, novae, and are usually ignored in models predicting the chemistry and spectral absorption line strengths in galaxies. In this paper, predictions of chemical yields from populations of single and binary stars are incorporated into a galactic chemical evolution model to explore the significance of the effects of these other binary yields. Effects on spectral line strengths from different progenitor channels of SNeIa are also explored. Small systematic effects are found when the yields from binaries, other than SNeIa, are included, for a given star formation history. These effects are, at present, within the observational uncertainties on the line strengths. More serious differences can arise in considering different types of SNIa models, their rates and contributions.     

在后牛顿引力理论(PPN形式)中引力常数变化对地球自转产生的效应

介绍和论述了在后牛顿引力理论(PPN形式)中在优越参考系和非优越参考系中经过参数化后引力常数变化对地球自转产生的效应,其中特别重点介绍了年周期变化的效应。此外也将理论结果同观测结果相对比。     

综合河外射电源表的编制方法评述

简要介绍了编制综合外射电源表的几处方法，分析了它们各自的特点。详细讨论了ＩＥＲＳ编制方法及其系列综合表中存在的一些问题，并这些问题提出了一些改进意见。     

Stability of the periodic solutions of the restricted three-body problem representing analytic continuations of Keplerian rectilinear periodic motions

The periodic solutions of the restricted three-body problem representing analytic continuations of Keplerian rectilinear periodic motions are well known (Kurcheeva, 1973). Here the stability of these solutions are examined by applying Poncaré's characteristic equation for periodic solutions. It is found that the isoperiodic solutions are stable and all other solutions are unstable.     

Observation and Research of the Transits of Extrasolar Planets

In order to make more accurate estimates of the physical parameters of extrasolar planets, the observation and research on the phenomena of transits of the 7 known stars with the planetary systems TrES-1, TrES-3, XO-2, WASP-1, WASP-2, WASP-3 and HAT-P-7 are carried out with the 1-m reflecting telescope at Shandong University Weihai Astronomical Observatory/Weihai Municipal Astronomical Observatory. The fundamental conditions of the observation and data processing are introduced, and the transit light curves as well as the parameters of some planets derived from them are given. At the same time, when the results are summarized and analyzed, the prospects for the more in-depth and detailed researches which will be further carried out are also described.