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We show that the set of observational characteristics for low-mass X-ray binaries in the optical and X-ray bands can be explained
in terms of the model of an optically thick accretion disk with an atmosphere irradiated by a central X-ray source. We show
that this set of observational data can be successfully used to measure the orbital inclination of a binary, the geometric
parameters of its accretion disk, and the reprocessing time of X-emission to optical one. For the burster GS 1826-238, a low-mass
X-ray binary with a neutron star, we have estimated the binary inclination and the thickness of the disk atmosphere at the
outer edge from the mean optical flux and the amplitude of periodic modulations in the optical light curve: i = 62.5° ± 5.5° and H
d/R
d = 0.145 ± 0.009. The optical response time of the binary to an X-ray burst disagrees with the geometric delay in the propagation
of X-ray photons in the binary. We believe that this points to a finite X-ray reprocessing/reradiation time, 1.0 s ≲ τ
repr ≲ 2.2 s, in the hot atmosphere above the accretion disk. 相似文献
2.
We have investigated the temporal variability of the X-ray flux measured from the high-mass X-ray binary LMCX-4 on time scales from several tens of days to tens of years, i.e., exceeding considerably the orbital period (~1.408 days). In particular, we have investigated the 30-day cycle of modulation of the X-ray emission from the source (superorbital or precessional variability) and refined the orbital period and its first derivative. We show that the precession period in the time interval 1991–2015 is near its equilibrium value P sup = 30.370 days, while the observed historical changes in the phase of this variability can be interpreted in terms of the “red noise” model. We have obtained an analytical law from which the precession phase can be determined to within 5% in the entire time interval under consideration. Using archival data from several astrophysical observatories, we have found 43 X-ray eclipses in LMC X-4 that, together with the nine eclipses mentioned previously in the literature, have allowed the parameters of the model describing the evolution of the orbital period to be determined. As a result, the rate of change in the orbital period ? orb/P orb = (1.21 ± 0.07) × 10?6 yr?1 has been shown to be higher than has been expected previously.
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The BL Lac-type object 3C 66A was observed at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory during the international project OJ-94.
Observations were made over 10 nights from February through December 2003 at the Cassegrain focus of the 125-cm AZT-11 telescope
with a photopolarimeter capable of simultaneous measurements in the UBVRI bands. In the course of our measurements the brightness
of the object increased by more than 1 magnitude in all these bands. Its color indices varied and the degree of polarization
decreased from ∼16% in February to ∼3% at the end of our observations. In December 2003 a rapid change in the position angle
from 15° to 40° was noticed. The spectral energy distribution Fn is well described by a power law with a spectral index a (Fν ∝ ν
−α
. The increase in brightness was accompanied by a reduction in the spectral index. The most probable mechanism for the observed
changes in the brightness, degree of polarization, and spectral index may be a decrease in the magnetic field strength or
a change in its configuration owing to a increase in the chaotic component of the field.
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Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 41–59 (February 2006). 相似文献
4.
We have used two robotic telescopes to obtain time‐series high‐resolution optical echelle spectroscopy and VI and/or by photometry for a sample of 60 active stars, mostly binaries. Orbital solutions are presented for 26 double‐lined systems and for 19 single‐lined systems, seven of them for the first time but all of them with unprecedented phase coverage and accuracy. Eighteen systems turned out to be single stars. The total of 6609 R = 55000 échelle spectra are also used to systematically determine effective temperatures, gravities, metallicities, rotational velocities, lithium abundances and absolute Hα‐core fluxes as a function of time. The photometry is used to infer unspotted brightness, V – I and/or b – y colors, spot‐induced brightness amplitudes and precise rotation periods. An extra 22 radial‐velocity standard stars were monitored throughout the science observations and yield a new barycentric zero point for our STELLA/SES robotic system. Our data are complemented by literature data and are used to determine rotation‐temperature‐activity relations for active binary components. We also relate lithium abundance to rotation and surface temperature. We find that 74% of all known rapidly‐rotating active binary stars are synchronized and in circular orbits but 26% (61 systems) are rotating asynchronously of which half have Prot > Porb and e > 0. Because rotational synchronization is predicted to occur before orbital circularization active binaries should undergo an extra spin‐down besides tidal dissipation. We suspect this to be due to a magnetically channeled wind with its subsequent braking torque. We find a steep increase of rotation period with decreasing effective temperature for active stars, Prot α T–7eff, for both single and binaries, main sequence and evolved. For inactive, single giants with Prot > 100 d, the relation is much weaker, Prot α T‐1.12eff. Our data also indicate a period‐activity relation for Hα of the form RHα α P0.24rot for binaries and RHα α P‐0.14rot for singles. Its power‐law difference is possibly significant. Lithium abundances in our (field‐star) sample generally increase with effective temperature and are paralleled with an increase of the dispersion. The dispersion for binaries can be 1–2 orders of magnitude larger than for singles, peaking at an absolute spread of 3 orders of magnitude near Teff ≈ 5000 K. On average, binaries of comparable effective temperature appear to exhibit 0.25 dex less surface lithium than singles, as expected if the depletion mechanism is rotation dependent. We also find a trend of increased Li abundance with rotational period of form log n (Li) α –0.6 log Prot but again with a dispersion of as large as 3‐4 orders of magnitude (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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The secular variation in the orbital period Porb is studied as a function of the mass ratio q of the components in a sample of 73 contact systems of class W UMa constructed
from a survey of current (1991–2003) published photometric and spectroscopic data. Almost all the W UMa-systems (>93% of this
sample) are found to have a variation in their orbital periods Porb which alternates in sign independently of their division into A-and Wsubclasses. A statistical study of this sample in terms
of the observed characteristics dPorb/dt and q showed that on the average the numbers of increases (35 systems) and decreases (33 systems) in the periods are the
same, which indicates the existence of flows directed alternately from one component to the other and illustrates the cyclical
character of the thermal oscillations. An analysis of the behavior of dPorb/dt as a function of the mass interval of the primary component yields a more accurate value for the mass ratio, q ≈ 0.4 ÷
0.45 at which contact binaries are separated into A-and W-subclasses. No correlations were observed between the fill-out factor
for the outer contact configuration, the total mass of the contact system, and the mass ratio of the components, on one hand,
and the sign of the secular variation in the period. The physical properties and evolutionary features of these systems are
discussed.
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Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 419–432 (August 2006). 相似文献
6.
The time evolution behaviour of the superhumps of the dwarf nova1RXS J232953.9+ 062814 is investigated with the wavelet analysis
method. On the basis of two nights CCD photometry performed during its first superoutburst as well as other published brightness
data, we reveal the superhump's time-dependence as a function of periods and time. Our light curves, which phased in the rapid
decay ending portion of the superoutburst and in the dawn of a following normal outburst, are important to help trace the
superhump evolution for the star. Both the superhump period and the orbital period of the binary system are detected in the
present data. We obtain P
sh=0.0458±0.0002d and P
orb=0.0450±0.0002d. They agree with those existing values. The two periods exchanged their roles during the superhump evolution.
The general profile of brightness fading over the outbursts roughly followed an exponential decay law or a form of a five-order
polynomial.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
7.
R. Carballo J.I. Gonzalez-Serrano S. Sanchez C.R. Benn M. Vigotti 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1998,263(1-4):63-66
We present some results based on optical photometry of an unbiased subsample of 64 sources, from a sample of radio quasars
80 per cent complete. The quasars (z=0.4-2.8) show approximately a similar spectral energy distribution (SED). Only two quasars
appear clearly differenciated, exhibiting redder colours than the rest, and they have low or moderate redshifts (z=0.50 and
1.12). Composite broad-band spectra for the remaining 62 quasars reveal the presence of a break in the SED at ∼ 3000 Å, where
the average slope α (defined by Sν ∝ να) changes from αblue=0.11±0.16 at λ>3000 Å to αUV=-0.66±0.15 at λ<3000 Å. Composite spectra from a low and a high redshift subsample, with the redshift separation at the median
value z=1.2, yields αUV=-0.87±0.20, for z<1.2 and αUV=-0.48±0.12 for z>1.2 and the difference is 98 per cent significant. This trend could be intrinsic or could arise from a dependence
between αUV and the blue/UV luminosity, since the three quantities αUV - Lblue/UV - z are correlated. Finally, an intrinsic correlation is found between blue/UV and radio luminosity.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
8.
E. P. Pavlenko 《Astrophysics》2006,49(1):105-119
Series of photometric CCD observations of the asynchronous polar BY Cam in a low accretion state (R = 14m–16m) were made on the K-380 telescope at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO) over 100 hours in the course of 31 nights
during 2004–2005. A period of P
1 = 0.137120±0.000002 days was found for the variations in the brightness, along with less significant periods of P
2 = 0.139759±0.000003 and P3 = 0.138428±0.000002 days, where P2 and P3 are obviously the orbital and rotation periods, while the dominant period P1 is the sideband period. A modulation in the brightness and an amplitude of 0.137 days in the oscillations at the orbital-rotational
beat period (synodic cycle) of 14.568±0.003 day are found for the first time. The profile of the modulation period is four
humped. This indicates that the magnetic field has a quadrupole component, which shows up well during the low brightness state.
Accretion takes place simultaneously into two or three accretion zones, but at different rates. The times of the times of
maxima for the main accretion zone vary with the phase of the beat period. Three types of variation of this sort are distinguished:
linear, discontinuous, and chaotic, which indicate changes in the accretion regimes. At synodic phases 0.25 and 0.78 the bulk
of the stream switches by 180°, and at phase 0.55, by ∼75°. At phases of 0.25–0.55 and 0.55–0.78, the O-C shift with a period
of 0.1384 days, which can be explained by a retrograde shift of the main accretion zone relative to the magnetic pole and/or
a change in the angle between the field lines and the surface of the white dwarf owing to the asynchronous rotation. For phases
of 0.78–1.25 the motion of the accretion zone is quite chaotic. It is found that synchronization of the components occurs
at a rate of less than dProt/Prot∼10−9 day/day.
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Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 121–137 (February 2006). 相似文献
9.
V. V. Shimansky S. A. Pozdnyakova N. V. Borisov I. F. Bikmaev V. V. Vlasyuk O. I. Spiridonova A. I. Galeev S. S. Mel’nikov 《Astrophysical Bulletin》2009,64(4):349-364
We analyze the physical state and the properties of the close binary systems HS 1857+5144 and Abell 65. We took the spectra
of both systems over a wide range of orbital phases with the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the
Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS) and obtained their multicolor light curves with the RTT150 and Zeiss-1000 telescopes
of the SAO RAS. We demonstrate that both Abell 65 and HS 1857+5144 are young precataclysmic variables (PV) with orbital periods
of P
orb
= 1.
d
003729 and P
orb
= 0.
d
26633331, respectively. The observed brightness and spectral variations during the orbital period are due to the radiation
of the cold component, which absorbs the short-wave radiation of the hot component and reemits it in the visual part of the
spectrum. A joint analysis of the brightness and radial velocity curves allowed us to find the possible and optimum sets of
their fundamental parameters. We found the luminosity excesses of the secondary components of HS 1857+5144 and Abell 65 with
respect to the corresponding Main Sequence stars to be typical for such objects. The excess luminosities of the secondary
components of all young PVs are indicative of their faster relaxation rate towards the quiescent state compared to the rates
estimated in earlier studies. 相似文献
10.
High speed photometric observations of the dwarf nova VSX J074727.6 + 065050 made in December 2009 during quiescence show
an orbital modulation at P
orb
=85.6 min. They also show that the star is a member of the relatively rare CV/ZZ group, i.e. the accreting white dwarf primary
has non-radial pulsations. The two regions of oscillating power are at 684 s and 238 s. There is some evidence for hidden
∼1 μHz fine structure splitting, which has been seen in three other CV/ZZ stars. 相似文献
11.
X.Z. Zhang S.J. Qian L.A. Higgs T.L. Landecker X.J. Wu 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2002,279(4):355-366
Radio observational results at 232 MHz and multifrequency studies of supernova remnant (SNR) HB21 are presented. Its integrated
flux density at 232 MHz is about 390 ± 30 Jy. Both the integrated spectral index and the spatial variations of spectral index
of the remnant were calculated by combining the new map at 232 MHz with previously published maps made at 408, 1420, 2695,
and 4750 MHz. The SNR has an integrated spectral index of about α = -0.43(S
ν ∝ να) between 232 and 4750 MHz. In general the spectral index varies from –0.5 in southeast and west regions of the remnant to
–0.3 in the central region and near the northwest edge. The new data of 232 MHz reveals that there is interaction between
the remnant and the surrounding gas along the east edge of the remnant which causes the spectrum flattening at low frequency,
while the very good agreement between the structure of X-ray emission and the central flat spectrum area suggests that the
existence of thermal emission is the reason of spectrum flattening in the area.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
12.
L. R. Yungelson 《Astronomy Letters》2008,34(9):620-634
We systematically investigate the evolution of low-mass (0.35, 0.40, and 0.65M ⊙) helium donors in semidetached binaries with white-dwarf accretors. The initial periods of the binaries are chosen in such a way that the helium abundance in the center of the models at the time of Roche lobe overflow varies between Y c = 0.98 and Y c ? 0.1. The results of our calculations can be used to analyze the formation scenarios and evolutionary status of AM CVn stars. We show that the minimum orbital periods of the semidetached binaries depend weakly on the total mass of the components and the evolutionary phase of the donor at the time of Roche lobe overflow and are 9–10 min. The differences in the mass transfer rates after P orb reaches its minimum in the range P orb ≈ 10–40 min do not exceed a factor of ～2.5. For P orb ? 20 min, the mass-losing stars are weakly degenerate homogeneous cooling objects; the He, C, N, O, and Ne abundances depend on the evolutionary phase at which Roche lobe overflow occurred. For the binaries that are currently believed to be the most probable candidates for AM CVn stars with helium donors, Y ? 0.4, X C ? 0.3, X O ? 0.25, and X N ? 0.5 × 10?2. In the binaries under consideration, once P orb ≈ 40 min has been reached, the mass loss time scale begins to exceed the thermal time scale of the donors, the latter begin to contract, their matter becomes degenerate, and the populations of AMCVn stars with white-dwarf and helium-star progenitors of their donors probably merge together. 相似文献
13.
《New Astronomy》2017
We present V- and R- band time-series CCD photometry of two contact binaries in the region of the young open cluster NGC 957. The two eclipsing binaries were discovered by Bukowiecki et al., 2009. OEJV 112, 1 and named as V4 and V5, respectively. In the present paper, the first detailed studies of the two contact binary systems are carried out. Firstly, based on the light curves, 28 times of minimum light were detected for V4 and 21 times of minimum light for V5, respectively. Secondly, the orbital periods of V4 and V5 were redetermined as PV4 = 0.40032(5) days and PV5 = 0.30752 (4)days, respectively. The photometric solutions were analyzed by using Wilson Decinny Code. The results reveal that both V4 and V5 are W UMa-type contact binaries with a degree of fV4 = 31(± 1)% and fV5 = 65(± 1)%. The mass ratios were determined to be qV4 = 0.30 and qV5 = 0.19. For V5, the well known O’Connell effect was detected in the dataset, which effect can be explained by employing a dark spot placed on the more massive primary component. Finally, based on the distances of the two contact binaries, which were calculated by using an relation given by Gettel et al., the two contact binaries are judged to be foreground stars in the open cluster NGC 957. 相似文献
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K. A. Stoyanov R. K. Zamanov G. Y. Latev A. Y. Abedin N. A. Tomov 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2014,335(10):1060-1063
We present new radial velocities of the high‐mass X‐ray binary star 4U 2206+54 based on optical spectra obtained with the Coudé spectrograph at the 2 m RCC telescope of the Rozhen National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgaria in the period November 2011–July 2013. The radial velocity curve of the He I δ6678 Å line is modeled with an orbital period Porb = 9.568 d and an eccentricity of e = 0.3. These new measurements of the radial velocity resolve the disagreements of the orbital period discussions. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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M. Yu. Piotrovich N. A. Silant’ev Yu. N. Gnedin T. M. Natsvlishvili 《Astrophysical Bulletin》2011,66(3):320-324
Various relations are found between the key parameters of black holes and active galactic nuclei. Some have a statistical
property, others follow from the theoretical consideration of the evolution of these objects. In this paper we use a recently
discovered empirical relation between the characteristic frequency of quasi-periodic oscillations of radiation ν
br
of black holes, their masses and matter accretion rates to determine the magnetic field strength B
H
at the black hole event horizon. Since the characteristic frequency can be determined from observations, the use of a new
relation for the estimations of magnetic field B
H
can yield more definite results, since we are decreasing the number of the unknown or poorly-determined parameters of objects
(it especially concerns the accretion rate Ṁ). The typical values which we have found are B
H
≃ 108G for the stellar mass black holes, and B
H
≃ 104G for the supermassive black holes. Besides, we demonstrate that if the linear polarization of an object is caused by the
radiation of a magnetized accretion disk, then the degree of observable polarization is p ∼ ν
br
−1/2. 相似文献
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D. A. Schwartz D. E. Harris H. Landt A. Siemiginowska H. L. Marshall J. M. Gelbord E. S. Perlman M. Georganopoulos M. Birkinshaw D. M. Worrall C. C. Cheung L. Stawarz S. G. Jorstad A. P. Marscher Y. Uchiyama C. M. Urry 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2007,311(1-3):341-345
We present a Chandra image of the quasar, jet, and lobes of PKS 1354+195 (=4C 19.44). The radio jet is 18 arcsec long, and appears to be very
straight. The length gives many independent spatial resolution elements in the Chandra image while the straightness implies that the geometrical factors are constant along the jet although their values are uncertain.
We also have 4 frequency radio images with half to one arcsecond angular resolution, and use HST and Spitzer data to study
the broad band spectral energy distributions. The X-ray and radio spectra are both consistent with a spectrum f
ν
∝
ν
−0.7 for the integrated jet. Using that spectral index, the model of inverse Compton scattering of electrons on the cosmic microwave
background (IC/CMB) gives magnetic field strengths and Doppler factors that are relatively constant along the jet. Extended
X-ray emission is evident in the direction of the otherwise unseen counter-jet. X-ray emission continues past the radio jet
to the South, and is detected within both the southern and northern radio lobes. 相似文献
17.
We investigate the nature of the pulsar of the Be/X-ray binary, AX J0051-733. Although the system has a very short orbital period, it meets the basic definition of Be/X-ray binaries. We argue that, in order to interpret such a short orbital period, the initial magnetic field strength of the pulsar must be between 4.2×1013–5×1015 G, if typical values of the parameters chosen. Thus, the pulsar was most likely born as a magnetar. We further suggest that magnetar descendants can also be found among the massive X-ray binaries with extremely short-orbit periods, in addition to among the X-ray binaries with very long pulse periods. 相似文献
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L. Hric V. Breus N. A. Katysheva S. Yu. Shugarov P. Dubovský 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2014,335(4):362-366
We present the results of 10 years of photometric CCD observations of the intermediate polar V709 Cas obtained by using different instruments during 2003–2013. We detected a new variability with a period of Pnew = 0.d016449979(5) which seems to be real. The spin variability is not clearly seen in all our data, so we are unable to study any evolution of the white dwarf rotation. From the best night (in 2010) we obtained a spin period of Pspin = 311.s8(5). We analyzed the orbital variability using (O – C) analysis. We found no variations of the orbital period on a timescale of 10 years, but the linear fit to the (O – C) diagram shows that the value of the orbital period is Porb = 0.d2222123(6), which is close to the earlier published values. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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C. V. S. R. Sarma M. B. K. Sarma N. B. Sanwal 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》1989,10(3):307-346
The extensiveUBV observations of SV Camelopardalis by Patkos (1982) have been analysed to derive the orbital elements of the system. The data
were corrected for the effect of third body (Sarma, Sarma & Abhyankar 1985) and for the ‘RS CVn’ distortion wave (Sarma, Vivekanandarao
& Sarma 1988). The cleaned data were used to obtain a preliminary solution by a modified version of Wellmann method (Sarma
& Abhyankar 1979) from which we concluded that the primary eclipse is a transit. The final orbital elements of SV Cam were
obtained by the modified version (Sarma 1988; Sarmaet al. 1987) of WINK program by Wood (1972). The colour and median brightness variation are discussed. From the spectroscopic mass
functionf(m) = 0.118 M⊙ (Hiltner 1953), the absolute dimensions of the components are found to be 0.826 Mbd & 0.592 M⊙ and 1.236 R⊙ & 0.778 R⊙ for the primary and secondary components, respectively. The age of the binary system is estimated to be 6.0 ± 1.0 × 108 years 相似文献
20.
Arkady Kuzmin 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2001,278(1-2):53-56
We report the results of the measurements and analysis of the pulse broadening due to interstellar scattering on 43 pulsars
at 102 MHz. This is the largest uniform sample of direct measurements of pulsar scatteringτsc, which make it feasible to analyze the dependence of this value on other pulsar parameters. The measured dependence of τscon dispersion measure τsc (DM)=40(DM/100)2.1 is close to theoretically expected relation τsc (DM)∝ DM2. A frequency dependence of the scattering pulse broadening is weaker than commonly accepted τsc ∝ ν-4.4.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献