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G. A. Galazutdinov J. Kreowski F. A. Musaev P. Ehrenfreund B. H. Foing 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,317(4):750-758
The identity of the carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) is one of the most fascinating puzzles of modern spectroscopy. Over the last few years the number of known DIBs has grown substantially. In this paper we discuss the two recently discovered near-infrared weak interstellar features which have already been proposed as fingerprints of the buckminsterfullerene We present and discuss measurements of the two related DIBs within a larger sample of reddened targets, observed with different spectrometers, telescopes and site conditions. We provide additional arguments in favour of the interstellar origin of the two bands. We find evidence around the 9577-Å DIB of far-wing structures, which may affect broad-band measurements. We estimate corrections and errors for telluric and stellar blends, and show that the cores of the two DIBs are well correlated with a ratio near unity within 20 per cent. Finally, we discuss their relation to the laboratory spectra of and the search for two expected weaker transitions. 相似文献
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K. I. Caputi R. J. McLure J. S. Dunlop M. Cirasuolo A. M. Schael 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,366(2):609-623
We have selected and analysed the properties of a sample of 2905 Ks < 21.5 galaxies in ∼131 arcmin2 of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS) Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS), to obtain further constraints on the evolution of Ks -selected galaxies with respect to the results already obtained in previous studies. We made use of the public deep multiwavelength imaging from the optical B through the infrared (IR) 4.5-μm bands, in conjunction with available spectroscopic and COMBO17 data in the CDFS, to construct an optimized redshift catalogue for our galaxy sample. We computed the Ks -band luminosity function and determined that its characteristic magnitude has a substantial brightening and a decreasing total density from z = 0 to 〈 z 〉= 2.5 . We also analysed the colours and number density evolution of galaxies with different stellar masses. Within our sample, and in contrast to what is observed for less massive systems, the vast majority (∼85–90 per cent) of the most massive ( M > 2.5 × 1011 M⊙ ) local galaxies appear to be in place before redshift z ∼ 1 . Around 65–70 per cent of the total assemble between redshifts z = 1 and 3 and most of them display extremely red colours, suggesting that plausible star formation in these very massive systems should mainly proceed in obscured, short-time-scale bursts. The remaining fraction (up to ∼20 per cent) could be in place at even higher redshifts z = 3–4 , pushing the first epoch of formation of massive galaxies beyond the limits of current near-IR surveys. 相似文献
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A method for deriving mixing ratios in the outer planets, mostly independent of scattering processes, is applied to Uranus. It is shown that scattering processes play a major role in the line formation in the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune; consequently, abundance ratios derived from a reflecting-layer model can be questionable. Using our method, we derive for Uranus , which is significantly smaller than our result on Jupiter. The simplest explanation implies a C/H enrichment by at least a factor of 6 relative to the solar value. 相似文献
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W.J. Baggaley 《Planetary and Space Science》1985,33(4):457-459
The dependence of the occurrence probabilities of ionosonde sporadic-E parameters f0Es and fbEs on probing frequency is analyzed for wintertime for day and night for two Southern Hemisphere stations. The ionosonde data indicate that significant changes have taken place over the period 1958–1983 suggesting that Es has become increasingly dense and also less patchy. 相似文献
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S.W.H. Cowley 《Planetary and Space Science》1979,27(6):769-793
The distribution of By in the geomagnetic tail associated with a net cross-tail magnetic flux, recently experimentally discovered, is here investigated within the framework of two-dimensional but non-planar field adiabatic time-independent equilbria. It is found that the flux distribution is controlled by the pressure anisotropy of the plasma, By being enhanced at the current sheet centre relative to that in the lobes for P∥>P⊥ and vice-versa for P⊥>P∥. For P⊥>P∥ a broad region of depressed field strength is found across the centre plane of the current sheet, terminated at its outer boundaries by spikes in the perpendicular current, across which By and Bx are “switched on” and rapidly increase towards their values in the low-β lobes. For P∥>P⊥ a thin high-current density layer forms at the sheet centre if the marginal firehose condition is approached, across which the Bx field reverses by rotation at nearly constant magnitude about the z-axis. The field magnitude in this thin layer depends upon the pressure anisotropy, such that the plasma remains just firehose stable within it, and may approach an appreciable fraction of the lobe field strength even for moderate anisotropies. Such structures have been observed in the geomagnetic tail, but do not appear to be a common feature of the quiet-time plasmasheet, where the field strength at the centre plane can reach small values with little obvious enhancement of By. In terms of the present model these observations require that either P⊥>P∥ in the quiet-time tail or that the plasma is within one or two per cent of isotropy if P∥>P⊥. These results then indicate that the production of plasma pressure anisotropy during adiabatic inward transport towards the Earth, which is generally expected to lead to P∥>P⊥ and its destruction by either macroscopic or microscopic processes, requires further study. 相似文献
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Low and mid-latitude lower E-region electron temperature profiles which were obtained by means of an insitu probe were collected. Profiles which are discussed here cover the heights of 90–120 km and measurement reliability at these heights is discussed mainly in terms of electrode contamination and aerodynamical heating.Although measurement errors might exist in some of the electron temperature profiles, it is conclusively described that daytime electron temperature is very often much higher than the possible neutral temperature and Te ≈ Tn is rarely seen. 相似文献
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We examine the effects of cooling flows on the T X – L Bol relation for a sample of the most X-ray luminous ( L Bol > 1045 erg s−1 ) clusters of galaxies known. Using high-quality ASCA X-ray spectra and ROSAT images we explicitly account for the effects of cooling flows on the X-ray properties of the clusters and show that this reduces the previously noted dispersion in the T X – L Bol relationship. More importantly, the slope of the relationship is flattened from L Bol ∝ T 3 X to approximately L Bol ∝ T 2 X , in agreement with recent theoretical models which include the effects of shocks and pre-heating on the X-ray gas. We find no evidence for evolution in the T X – L Bol relation within z ∼ 0.3. Our results demonstrate that the effects of cooling flows must be accounted for before cosmological parameters can be determined from X-ray observations of clusters. The results presented here should provide a reliable basis for modelling the T X – L Bol relation at high X-ray luminosities. 相似文献
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High resolution E-region measurements carried out on 16 November 1983 using the EISCAT incoherent scatter radar are presented. The experiment was monostatic with a vertical radar beam, and it was based on a Barker-coded four-pulse code on one frequency channel and Barker-coded single pulses on three channels. The basic integration time was 15 s and the spatial resolution 450 m. The results reveal a short-lived but intense thin sporadic E-layer at 18:00–18:06 U.T. at an altitude of about 106 km. Both before and during the event, downward ion velocities of the order of 100 m s−1 are observed above this height. A convergent null in the vertical ion speed is occasionally seen at the layer altitude. The layer occurrence is associated with auroral arcs drifting across the radar beam. Simultaneous observations of the STARE radar show an ionospheric electric field of 25–30 mV m−1. The field always has a westward component, which is in accordance with the observed downward plasma flow. Most of the time when the layer is intense, the field points into the NW-sector. Theoretically, this field direction should create convergent vertical plasma motion. Therefore it is suggested that the observed Es-layer is created by the action of the auroral electric field rather than by the wind shear mechanism. 相似文献
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The neighbouring lines a 6 D5/2 – x 6 Po 3/2 (1272.617 Å) and a 6 D5/2 – w 2 Po 3/2 (1272.657 Å) have been observed in the UV spectrum of χ Lupi to be of comparable intensity. The latter, Δ S = 2, transition would be expected to be very weak. The two upper states should display negligible mixing. We give a detailed, quantitative discussion of how the two upper states are in fact strongly mixed through their mixing with 3d6 (3 D)4p 4 Po 3/2 , and hence we explain the relative strengths of the two UV lines. 相似文献
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Energy distributions of the thermal electrons in the ionospheric plasma were measured on 16 January 1974 and 16 September 1976 by two Japanese rockets, K-9M-45 and K-9M-55 respectively near the focus of Sq current vortex. The main effort was to investigate the energy state of the thermal electrons in a localized hot electron layer which occurs at a height of around 105 km in winter.The results obtained on 16 January 1974 showed that the thermal electrons in the hot electron layer had not a pure Maxwell distribution. While on 16 September 1976, the energy distribution of the electrons was found to be almost Maxwellian in the dynamo region as well as the F-region. 相似文献
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Perspectives for the Radio-Optical Telescope 54/32/2.6 are given for scientific research in radioastronomy. Its characteristics and potential scientific fields are summarized in the frame of the present French-Armenian collaboration. A 3-phase upgrade plan including a detailed technical evaluation of the antenna is presented.Published in Astrofizika, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 645–648, October–December, 1995. 相似文献
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It is suggested that the quiet day daily magnetic variation in the polar cap region, Sqp, results partly from the short-circuit effect of the magnetotail current by the polar ionosphere. This implies that there is an inward field-aligned current from the dawnside magnetopause to the forenoon sector of the auroral oval (positively charged) and an outward field-aligned current to the duskside magnetopause from the afternoon sector of the oval (negatively charged), together with the ionospheric (Pedersen and Hall) currents. The distribution of the magnetic field vectors of both combined current systems agrees with the observed Sqpvector distribution. The space charges provide an electric field distribution which is similar to that which has been observed by polar orbiting satellites. 相似文献
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Toshihiro Ogawa 《Planetary and Space Science》1982,30(1):39-44
The intensity ratios of the 1304 Å triplet airglow of atomic oxygen observed by Fastie and Crosswhite (1964) are interpreted on the basis of the radiative transfer formulation for a model with complete frequency redistribution in a Voigt line profile. A model for the fine structure levels in local thermodynamic equilibrium is favorable to the observed intensity ratios, as far as a Voigt profile is applicable. In view of large cross sections as calculated theoretically by Allison and Burke (1969), the mutual relaxation among the 3Pj levels should occur rapidly enough to allow the population in the 3Pj levels to be in thermodynamic equilibrium with the ambient neutral gases. 相似文献
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C.A. Green 《Planetary and Space Science》1984,32(3):297-305
The technique of Complex Demodulation is used to examine the long-term modulation of the semiannual variation in planetary magnetic activity as characterised by the Aa index for 1868–1980 and the Ap index for 1932–1980. From the phase results, strong support is found for an “equinoctial” mechanism for the semiannual variation. The amplitude shows a quasi 11 -year modulation for most of the period of analysis and a pronounced increase over the years 1938–1966 approximately. Comparison of the long-term modulation of the semiannual variation in activity, with that of the occurrence of stormy days suggests that the semiannual modulation is energy dependent, being more effective with increasing energy. 相似文献
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Observations of Uranus during the 1975, 1976, and 1978 apparitions reveal a weak absorption at the wavelength of the R5(1) line of HD with equivalent width . The ratio in Uranus' atmosphere implied by this line and other published spectra is (4.8 ± 1.5) × 10?5, and may not be significantly different from that in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. In addition, the spectra exhibit two weak absorption at which we were unable to identify. No trace of absorption is visible near these wavelengths or near the HD wavelength in a laboratory spectrum of 4.92 km-am CH4 which we obtained in an attempt to identify these absorption features and to verify that the HD feature does not arise from CH4. 相似文献
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S. C. O. Glover P. W. J. L. Brand 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,321(3):385-397
The first star formation in the Universe is expected to take place within small protogalaxies, in which the gas is cooled by molecular hydrogen. However, if massive stars form within these protogalaxies, they may suppress further star formation by photodissociating the H2 . We examine the importance of this effect by estimating the time-scale on which significant H2 is destroyed. We show that photodissociation is significant in the least massive protogalaxies, but becomes less so as the protogalactic mass increases. We also examine the effects of photodissociation on dense clumps of gas within the protogalaxy. We find that while collapse will be inhibited in low-density clumps, denser ones may survive to form stars. 相似文献
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O. A. Merkulova G. M. Karataeva V. A. Yakovleva A. N. Burenkov 《Astronomy Letters》2012,38(5):290-304
We analyze new observational data obtained at the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the multimode SCORPIO instrument and the Multi-Pupil Fiber Spectrograph for the group of galaxies NGC 7465/64/63. For one of the group members (NGC 7465), the presence of a polar ring has been suspected. We have constructed the large-scale brightness distributions, the ionized-gas velocity and velocity dispersion fields for all three galaxies as well as the line-of-sight velocity curves based on emission and absorption lines and the stellar velocity field in the central region for NGC 7465. As a result of our analysis of the data obtained, we have discovered an inner stellar disk (r ?? 0.5 kpc) and a warped gaseous disk in NGC 7465, in addition to the main stellar disk. Based on a joint study of our photometric and spectroscopic data, we have established that NGC 7464 is an irregular IrrI-type galaxy whose structural and kinematic peculiarities most likely resulted from its gravitational interaction with NGC 7465. The velocity field of the ionized gas in NGC 7463 turns out to be typical of barred spiral galaxies, and the warp of the outer parts of its disk could arise from a close encounter with one of the galaxies of the environment. 相似文献
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J.L. Carlsten 《Planetary and Space Science》1975,23(1):53-60
The photoionization of optically thin barium clouds is analyzed and shown to occur primarily by a two-step process involving the metastable term as the ntermediate state. The equilibrium populations of the and metastable levels are calculated and found to differ significantly from the values now in the literature. These populations are combined with our newly available photoionization data to calculate the resulting photoionization rate in the upper atmosphere. 相似文献
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Marta Ruiz-Bermejo César Menor-Salván Susana Osuna-Esteban Sabino Veintemillas-Verdaguer 《Icarus》2008,198(1):232-241
Tholins are complex organic materials produced by irradiation of several carbon and nitrogen rich atmospheres. They could have played a key role in the origin of life on Earth because their ability to release important bioorganics, which are nowadays present in proteins, nucleic-acid bases and other important biostructures. Usually, the yield of these compounds is higher after acid hydrolysis, however little is known about the structure and chemical composition of the tholins. In this work, we propose the use of different spectroscopic and separation techniques, which are not usually applied in this field, in order to obtain complete information about the tholin structure and behavior. Two different simulation experiments of prebiotic synthesis were carried out in CH4/N2/H2 atmosphere out from spark discharge activation of aqueous aerosols and liquid water, respectively. In both cases, a hydrophilic tholin and a hydrophobic tholin were obtained. Herein, we report the application of this methodology to our hydrophilic tholins and we review, briefly, some astrobiological aspects related to these complex substances. 相似文献