The Spin Axis Position of C/1995 O1 (Hale–Bopp)

Monitoring of the near-nucleus activity of C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) began in Teide Observatory in August 1995. During 1996 the comet was observed on 72 nights between March 26 and November 13. A permanent fan structure was observed towards the north during the whole period of observation. The position angle of the axis of this fan was measured and its variations with time were used to determine the position of the North Pole of the cometary nucleus. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

旋涡星系中旋臂的维持

为了避开旧物质臂理论中旋臂的缠绕困难，本文提出了旋涡星系的循环假设，并在文中提供了旋涡星系的双臂、气体层反卷、银河系中旋臂物质径向向内的速度分量和棒旋星系中棒物质沿着棒向内的流动等观测证据，进而还尝试利用此循环假设去解释旋臂物质的平自转曲线和棒旋星系的棒结构等的成因。     

Cometary Rotation: an Overview

I discuss our current understanding of the spin states of cometary nuclei. Cometary spin influences the temporal and spatial patterns of outgassing from the nucleus (through diurnal and seasonal effects) and is in turn influenced by outgassing-driven torques. The current challenge to cometary astronomers is to quantify the interactions between the spin, the outgassing, and the resultant torques on the nucleus, and to understand the role of rotation in determining the basic physical properties of the nucleus. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

十二颗晚型双星的自转测量

用相同的仪器条件在美国基特峰国立天文台观测了１２颗晚型双星，并用卷积法测得了这１２个双星系统的１５个子星的自转速度，其中５个子星是首次进行自转测量。利用我们自己测得的自转速度值，我们也讨论了这些双星系统中的自转同步性。结果显示：所有轨道周期小于９天的双星系统子星都是周步自转的     

Comment on “Is the D/H ratio in the comet coma equal to the D/H ratio in the comet nucleus?” by M. Podolak, Y. Mekler, and D. Prialnik—rebuttal

We defend the position taken in our earlier note that under certain conditions the D/H ratio measured in the coma of a comet can be much higher that the D/H ratio in to cometary ice itself.     

Imaging polarimetry of the dust coma of Comet Tempel 1 before and after Deep Impact at Haute-Provence Observatory

We have observed the coma of Comet 9P/Tempel 1, the target of the Deep Impact mission, by the polarization imaging technique, before and after the impact event (−32, −7, +43 and +65 h). Our observations were conducted in the red wavelength domain from Haute-Provence Observatory (France), with the 80-cm telescope. The overall polarization of 9P/Tempel 1, as obtained near 41° phase angle, is monitored and compared to data from other (active and less active) comets studied by the same technique. The linear polarization of the dust ejected by the impact is compared to previous observations of dust present in jets, ejected during outbursts or released when comets happen to split. At phase angles of about 41°, the difference in polarization between the comets with a low maximum in polarization and the comets with a high maximum in polarization is about 1%; it may thus be difficult to conclude about the classification. Nevertheless, the overall polarization after the impact rapidly reached a value corresponding to the high polarization class of comets, and later progressively decreased to its initial value. The polarization was measured to be slightly lower (about 1%) before the impact than after it in a 26,000-km aperture. The plume formed from dust ejected by the impact was still present 65 h after it. The variations of the intensity and the polarization in the coma provide some clues to variations of the physical properties of the particles; comparison with other techniques corroborates the presence of large particles and of submicron-sized grains in aggregates.     

基于数字天顶摄影仪的地球自转参数测定方法研究

为研究利用数字天顶摄影定位方法测定地球自转参数的可行性,结合数字天顶摄影定位原理及时空基准转换差异,详细分析多台站地球自转参数测定及单台站UT1-UTC测定原理,并推导给出相关数学模型。模拟仿真及实测验证结果表明,采用目前高精度天顶摄影定位系统(精度0.05″),通过全国范围内的合理布站,可实现UT1-UTC参数±5 ms、极移参数±0.06″的测量精度。单台站UT1-UTC实测精度为5~8 ms,可满足特定军事工程需求,同时可为多台站联合解算ERP参数提供数据支撑。研究成果可为我国开展地球自转参数测定提供理论参考。     

2004年印尼苏门答腊MW9.0地震前地震活动增强现象及其与地球自转的关系

选取2004年12月26日印尼苏门答腊M_W9.0地震的余震分布空间范围为研究区域,该区域位于缅甸小板块中部,纬度范围为2°N~15°N.根据USGS地震目录,研究了2004年印尼苏门答腊M_W9.0地震前地震频次的时空变化,并分析了地震活动与地球自转的关系.结果显示:1)在余震区域范围内,地震频次自2000年开始出现了明显的上升趋势变化,反映了地震活动的增强过程,临近地震发生前,地震频次有一定幅度的回落;2)通过地震频次空间扫描,发现震前在震中附近区域地震活动增强显著;3)在1990~2004年的15年中,单位时间内发生的地震数在地球自转季节性变化减速时段与加速时段之比值r_da在震前出现明显的上升过程:1998年~2002年r_da缓慢上升,2002年底r_da快速上升达最高值,之后,r_da呈现下降趋势,直至苏门答腊M_W9.0地震发生;4)2000年1月~2004年11月间,在纬度1°N~7°N的空间范围内的震中附近地区, 5.5级以上地震都发生在地球自转季节性变化减速时段内;5)地震活动累积年频次相对于其长期平均值的变化量ΔN与地球自转"十年起伏"变化关系表现为地球自转减速时ΔN上升,地震活动增强,加速时ΔN下降,地震活动减弱.这些现象并非偶然,可能预示着地球自转减速与苏门答腊M_W9.0地震之间存在着某种联系,这些结果对地震孕育过程的认识和地震预测研究具有一定的价值.