“地球兄弟”挑战星云说

已发现的数千个与太阳系大相径庭的行星系统颠覆了我们对行星形成的认识。天文学家们正在寻找一个全新的理论。不久前——事实上就在20世纪90年代中期,有一个理论,其漂亮程度让天文学家相信它必须是正确的。他们给它取了一个极其平淡的名字：核心吸积理论。其漂亮之处就在于,仅使用一些基本的物理学和化学原理,它就能解释太阳系的每一个主要特征。该理论解释了为什么所有的行星都以同一个方向绕太阳转动;为什么行星的轨道几乎都是完美的圆形且都位于太阳赤道平面附近;为什么四颗内行星（水星、     

Estimating the Metallicity of Old Star Clusters in M33

1 INTRODUCTION Globular clusters are thought to be among the oldest radiant objects in the Universe. Thestudies of these systems have played a key role in the development of our understanding of theUniverse, including the fundamental question of the age of the Universe. The globular clustersof Milky Way can be used to probe the way in which our Galaxy formed. Studies of similarclusters in other galaxies can also provide us the properties of those galaxies in the early periodafter their …     

A New Interpretation of the Bipolar HII Region S106 from HCN J = 3 - 2 Mapping Observations

The first mapping observations of the bipolar HII region S106 in HCN J = 3 - 2 line were made by KOSMA submillimeter telescope in April, 2004. The results show that there is a bipolar outflow centered on the high-mass star S106 IRS4 and that the flat structure of molecular cloud core is perpendicular to the axis of the outflow. This image roughly corresponds to the optical image where a dark lane bisects the bipolar HII region. Together with the optical, infrared and radio data, we conclude that the central UC HII region and molecular outflow formed before the     

Discovery of an Optical Jet in the Rosette Nebula： Rosette HH2

We report on the discovery of an optical jet-Rosette HH2-in the Rosette Nebula. The jet system bears unique features for residing at the center of a giant HII region, and its energy source is visible with apparently very low extinction along the line of sight. Unlike most other Herbig-Haro jets, this jet indicates a high-excitation origin, and its extended portion shows a seemingly intact structure, instead of normally a shocked working surface, which is attributed to photoablation.     

原太阳吸积盘结构

计算了粘滞演化阶段原太阳吸积盘结构。采用稳态标准吸积盘模型来描述盘中湍动粘滞；忽略其径向能量传输，将垂直结构作为一维问题处理。假设盘作Keplerian较差旋转，处于流体力学平衡和局域热平衡，盘由粘滞耗散加热，能量通过对流和辐射向外传输。结果表明，对温度敏感的不透明度是决定盘结构的重要因素；原太阳吸积盘为冷的薄盘，盘中热对流不稳定性由外而内，由上而下地终结；行星的形成应首先开始于对流终结的区域。     

Evidence of Evolution in the Dense Cores in Massive Star Forming Regions

The excitation of H2O masers usually needs very high density gas, hence it can serve as a marker of dense gas in HII region. We selected a sample of H2O maser sources from Plume et al. (four with, and four without detected CS(J = 7-6) emission), and observed them in 13CO(J=1-0) and C18O (J=1-0). C18O (J=1-0) emission was detected only in three of the sources with detected CS(J=7-6) emission. An analysis combined with some data in the literature suggests that these dense cores may be located at different evolutionary stages. Multi-line observation study may provide us clues on the evolution of massive star forming regions and the massive stars themselves.     

吉林陨石的形成时间与演化历史研究

随着同位素年龄测试技术的不断提高和新方法的建立，使人们对太阳系星云的演化时间过程，陨石母体的凝聚年龄、受热历史和陨石受宇宙射线作用的历史有了更深刻的了解。目前根据高精度的初始Sr同位素比值测定，以及I^129-Xe^129,Pu^244-Xe136方法已能确     

云南星云湖沉积记录的近代环境变化:来自正构脂肪醇的证据

利用气相色谱—质谱联用仪(GC—MS)对星云湖76 cm长的沉积岩芯类脂物分子中脂肪醇进行分析,揭示了近130 a以来星云湖地区环境演变过程。结果表明:脂肪醇碳数分布C12～C30呈有规律变化:76~60 cm深度表现为高碳数与低碳数相对平衡态势,60～38 cm逐步变为以高碳数为优势, 38~12 cm高碳数较前阶段降低,12~0 cm低碳数显现明显优势。低碳数与高碳数组分的比值Rl/h介于0.13~4.1之间,在人类活动干扰较小状况下,Rl/h变化与气候的冷暖变化具有显著的对应关系,明显揭示出了相对寒冷(1920年前)—温暖(20世纪30—50年代)—较寒冷(20世纪60—70年代)温暖(20世纪80年代)的气候变化阶段;20世纪90年代以后,湖泊富营养化快速发展,Rl/h也随之急剧增加。反映出脂肪醇对湖泊环境变化记录的灵敏性以及人类活动的干扰可能对环境自然演化的痕迹予以改变,产生叠加放大或抵消效应,使得现象解释更加复杂。从多种代用指标交合中提炼判识自然与人为因素对环境的影响,是现代沉积物研究中必须注意的问题。     

星系的光学巡天

二十世纪,星系天文学诞生。人们意识到这类天体是有别于银河系里的恒星与星云的。专门的星系巡天这个时候才真正开始。     

群星的族谱——天文学星表纵览（7）

英文中的“星系（galaxy）”一词原意是“牛奶之路（Milk Way）”,是银河系专用的名称,18世纪后发现的模糊添体统称为“星云（nebulae）”。早期的观测者们就曾注意到这些“星云”在天空中并不是均匀分布的,在个别区域比较集中,也许只是巧合,也许另有深意,但他们找不到更多的线索。十九世纪末,照相术的出现让天文学家们得以研究更加暗弱的天体,