Performance of the stereoscopic system of the HEGRA imaging air erenkov telescopes: Monte Carlo simulations and observations

Based on the Monte Carlo simulations we have studied the performance of the HEGRA system of imaging air erenkov telescopes (IACTs) in its present configuration of 4 IACTs as well as in its future final configuration of 5 IACTs. Here we present the results on the basic characteristics of the IACT system which are used in the standard data analysis procedure, i.e., the collection areas, the detection rates, the angular resolution, the energy resolution, and the γ/hadron-separation efficiency. By comparing several key Monte Carlo predictions with experimental results it is possible to check the accuracy of the simulations. The Monte Carlo results concerning hadron-nuclear showers are tested with the recorded cosmic ray events and the results concerning photon-induced showers are tested with a large data sample of γ-rays observed from BL Lac object Mkn 501 during its high flaring activity in 1997. Summarizing the simulations and current observations we give the basic recommendations of using the instrument and the major values of its sensitivity.     

Cosmic ray composition estimation below the knee of the spectrum from the time structure of erenkov light in EAS

Monte Carlo simulations show that the pulse profile of erenkov photons measured near the core of an extensive air shower is sensitive to the secondary muon/electron ratio of the cascade. erenkov pulses can easily be measured with a single large area mirror viewed by a photomultiplier tube subtending a small field of view (1°). Even for such a simple experiment, exposed to EAS from a range of core locations and arrival directions, strong statistical differences are shown to exist between the pulse parameter distributions of primary protons and those of heavier primary particles. A range of primary energies can be investigated by varying the zenith angle of observations. In this paper, results from simulations of primaries in the energy range 20 TeV to 400 TeV are presented, although in principle the technique could be extended to include the knee of the spectrum. At the lower end of this energy range results can be compared to direct measurements of the composition, while measurements at the upper end can augment results from existing ground based experiments.     

W31分子云C18O(J=1-0)的新观测

利用紫金山天文台青海站的13.7 m射电望远镜首次对W31分子云西北部区域中不同速度成份的分子云进行了C18O(J=1-0)的成图观测与研究,观测范围为16′×25′,观测波束间隔为1'.对不同视向速度的分子云分开进行处理,在成图范围内新观测到3个C18O分子云团块,发现它们均属于较年轻的稳定分子云.根据谱线辐射温度(T*R)和半宽(△V),利用LTE方法计算了每个被测团块的物理参数,讨论了该区域的团块分布、HII区、脉泽源与恒星形成的关系.     

Martian CO abundance from the J = 1 → 0 rotational transition: Evidence for temporal variations

Mars was observed in the CO (J = 1 → 0) 2.6-mm wavelength line between 29 March and 1 April, 1980. The data were analyzed using a model atmosphere based on Viking measurements. A least-squares fit of the model to the observed line profile yielded an average CO mixing ratio of (3.2 ± 1.1) × 10^?3. This value is four times larger than that obtained by L. D. Kaplan, J. Connes, and P. Connes, 1969 (Astrophys. J.157, L187-L195) from analysis of an infrared spectrum obtained in 1967 by J. Connes, P. Connes, and J. P. Maillard, 1969 (Atlas of Near Infrared Spectra of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris). Models of the Martian atmospheric chemistry indicate that this implied temporal variation could easily exist and that it would be due primarily to variations in the abundance of H₂O.     

若干恒星形成区的^12CO（J=1—0）与^13CO（J=1—0）观测

首次利用紫金山天文台青海观测站13.7m毫米波射电望远镜对若干分子云与恒星形成区的~(12)CO(J=1—0)和~(13)CO(J=1—0)分子辐射进行了观测,得到了各自中心位置的谱线轮廓。作为一个实例本文将介绍如何通过对分子云~(12)CO(J=1—0)和~(13)CO(J=1—0)谱线的综合分析与计算得到云中的物理参数。     

Stellar sources in the isogal inner galactic bulge field (l=0°,b= − 1°)

ISOGAL is a survey at 7 and 15 μm with ISOCAM of the inner galactic disk and bulge of our Galaxy. The survey covers ∼ 22 deg² in selected areas of the centrall = ±30 degree of the inner Galaxy. In this paper, we report the study of a small ISOGAL field in the inner galactic bulge (l = 0°,b = −1°, area = 0.033deg²). Using the multicolor nearinfrared data (IJK_s) of DENIS (DEep Near Infrared Southern Sky Survey) and mid-infrared ISOGAL data, we discuss the nature of the ISOGAL sources. The various color-color and color-magnitude diagrams are discussed in the paper. While most of the detected sources are red giants (RGB tip stars), a few of them show an excess in J-K_s and K_s-[15] colors with respect to the red giant sequence. Most of them are probably AGB stars with large mass-loss rates.     

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。     

CepheuysA的C18O（J=1—0）分子辐射

利用日本名古层大学天体物理系的毫米波电远镜对ＣｅｐｈｅｕｓＡ的Ｃ１８Ｏ（Ｊ＝１－０）分子辐射进行了观测。得到了它的谱线频谱图，强度分布图，速度分段积分等高图和位置速度图，并且得最核区的有关参数。     

Large-scale mapping of the IRAS 0042 + 5530 region in the 12CO (J = 1−0) and 13CO (J = 1−0) molecular lines

We present new radio observations of molecular lines in the region of high mass star formation, namely G122.0-7.1. A large-scale map of the emission observed in the ¹²CO (J = 1−0) and ¹³CO (J = 1−0) lines covers the area of 15′ × 9′, revealing two dense regions. The molecular bipolar outflows have been resolved in ASO1 region. It is associated with the known candidate YSO nearby IRAS 0042 + 5530. Also, a new dense region has been discovered in the North-Western part of the G122.0-7.1 at a distance of 5′ from IRAS 0042 + 5530. Its position is close to the peak of 4850 MHz emission. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

In search of infall motion in molecular clumps Ⅱ: HCO~+(1-0) and HCN(1-0)observations toward a sub-sample of infall candidates

Gravitational accretion accumulates the original mass.This process is crucial for us to understand the initial phases of star formation.Using the specific infall profiles in optically thick and thin lines,we searched the clumps with infall motion from the Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting(MWISP) CO data in previous work.In this study,we selected 133 sources as a sub-sample for further research and identification.The excitation temperatures of these sources are between 7.0 and 38.5 K,while the H_2 column densities are between 10~(21) and 10~(23) cm~(-2).We have observed optically thick lines HCO~+(1-0) and HCN(1-0) using the DLH 13.7-m telescope,and found 56 sources with a blue profile and no red profile in these two lines,which are likely to have infall motions,with a detection rate of 42%.This suggests that using CO data to restrict the sample can effectively improve the infall detection rate.Among these confirmed infall sources are 43 associated with Class O/I young stellar objects(YSOs),and 13 which are not.These 13 sources are probably associated with the sources in the earlier evolutionary stage.In comparison,the confirmed sources that are associated with Class O/I YSOs have higher excitation temperatures and column densities,while the other sources are colder and have lower column densities.Most infall velocities of the sources that we confirmed are between 10~(-1) to 10~0 km s~(-1),which is consistent with previous studies.     

Radio-continuum study of the Nearby sculptor group galaxies. Part 1: NGC 300 at λ=20 cm

A series of new radio-continuum (λ=20 cm) mosaic images focused on the NGC?300 galactic system were produced using archived observational data from the VLA and/or ATCA. These new images are both very sensitive (rms?=60 μJy) and feature high angular resolution (<10?″). The most prominent new feature is the galaxy’s extended radio-continuum emission, which does not match its optical appearance. Using these newly created images a number of previously unidentified discrete sources have been discovered. Furthermore, we demonstrate that a joint deconvolution approach to imaging this complete data-set is inferior when compared to an immerge approach.     

Cepheus C的C~(18)O(J=1-0)分子辐射的观测──多核结构

利用日本名古屋大学天体物理系的毫米波射电望远镜对CepheusC的C18O（J＝1－0）分子辐射首次进行了观测，得到了强度分布图．从强度分布图上，我们发现C18O（J＝1－0）分子的分布呈现三个核．通过计算得到了三个核的物理参数．     

在CepheusE中C~(18)O(J=1-0)分子外流的不准直性和速度成分

分析ＣｅｐｈｅｕｓＥ中Ｃ１８Ｏ（Ｊ＝１－０）的速度位置图,发现相对于峰速度的红移速度成分主要分布在中心位置附近的核区,而相对于峰速度的蓝移速度成分除了分布在中心位置附近的核区外,还可以在向东和向西北方向的外流中找到。这说明强度分布图中的分子外流的不准直分布是由相对于峰速度的蓝移速度成分的不准直分布所引起的。     

Cepheus C的C^18O（J=1—0）分子的多核结构

利用日本名古屋大学天体物理系的毫米波射电望远镜对Cepheus C的C^18O(J=1-0）分子辐射进行了观测,得到了它相对于中心位置的B南北偏差固定的速度位置图。从本文所给出的速度位置图中,经过分析我们得到了多核结构的不同速度分布。     

海尔—波普彗星的CO（J=1—0）谱线的观测

使用紫金山天文台青海观测站13．7米毫米波射电望远镜,于1996年12月10日至1997年1月2日和1997年3月25日至1997年4月4日对海尔－波普彗星的CO分子J＝1—0转动跃迁谱线（频率为115．27120GHz）进行了观测．观测谱线表明,CO分子相对于地心的速度比彗星整体相对于地心的速度要小些,即有蓝移现象．这反映了CO分子是由该彗星迎着太阳的面以一定的速度产生出来的．从观测谱线中还初步估算了该彗星CO分子的产生速率．     

Observations of CO in the stratosphere of Venus via its J = 0 → 1 rotational transition

We have observed carbon monoxide in the stratosphere of Venus at phase angles of 180 and 120° via the J = 0 → 1 rotational transition at 115.2712 GHz. The mixing ratio profile of CO has been obtained by fitting the theoretical spectrum produced by a small number of layers with constant CO mixing ratio to the line profile, and the results suggest that the CO mixing ratio below the 1-mb level increased by at least a factor of 10 between 180 and 120° phase angles. The depletion of CO on the nightside of the planet was not anticipated and may require either a new loss mechanism for CO which can operate without sunlight or an increase in the amount of vertical mixing on the nightside.     

Spatially resolved infrared observations of Saturn III. 10- and 20-μm disk scans at B′ = −11°.8

Disk scans of Saturn at 10 and 20 μm were obtained when the Saturnicentric solar declination (B′) was ?11°.8. The scans show little change from scans obtained when B′ was ?16°.3, and this could result from the long radiative time constant of the Saturnian atmosphere. The observations at 20 μm, in the H₂ continuum, show positively that the temperature inversion at the south pole has a higher temperature than at any other point on the disk. In addition, the 12.1- and 20-μm scans indicate that the temperature of the inversion region is higher at the equator compared to the temperate zone. The data also suggest that enhanced 20-μm emission is correlated with the strength of the ultraviolet absorption.