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K. P. Johns D. M. Cragg P. D. Godfrey & A. M. Sobolev 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,300(4):999-1005
We investigate the possibility of interstellar masers in transitions of the methanol isotopomers CH3 OD, 13 CH3 OH and CH3 18 OH, and of CH3 SH. The model used, in which masers are pumped through the first and second torsionally excited states by IR radiation, has accounted successfully for the Class II masers in main species methanol, 12 CH3 16 OH. Several potential maser candidates are identified for CH3 OD, their detectability depending on the enrichment of this species in star-forming regions. In 13 CH3 OH and CH3 18 OH the best maser candidates are direct counterparts of the well-known 6.7- and 12.2-GHz methanol masers, but the lower interstellar abundance of these substituted species means that the expected brightness is greatly reduced. The maser candidates in CH3 SH are also weak. By comparing these species we find that the large b -component of the dipole moment in methanol plays a significant role in its propensity to form masers, as does the strong torsion–rotation interaction due to the light hydroxyl frame. Thus the exceptional brightness of interstellar methanol masers is due to a favourable combination of molecular properties as well as high interstellar abundance. 相似文献
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L. Cortese A. Boselli P. Franzetti R. Decarli G. Gavazzi S. Boissier V. Buat 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,386(2):1157-1168
We investigate the dependence of the total-IR (TIR) to ultraviolet (UV) luminosity ratio method for calculating the UV dust attenuation A (UV) from the age of the underlying stellar populations by using a library of spectral energy distributions for galaxies with different star formation histories. Our analysis confirms that the TIR/UV versus A (UV) relation varies significantly with the age of the underlying stellar population: that is, for the same TIR/UV ratio, systems with low specific star formation rate (SSFR) suffer a lower UV attenuation than starbursts. Using a sample of nearby field and cluster spiral galaxies, we show that the use of a standard (i.e. age-independent) TIR/UV versus A (UV) relation leads to a systematic overestimate up to 2 mag of the amount of UV dust attenuation suffered by objects with low SSFR and in particular H i -deficient star-forming cluster galaxies. This result points out that the age-independent TIR/UV versus A (UV) relation cannot be used to study the UV properties of large samples of galaxies including low star-forming systems and passive spirals. Therefore, we give some simple empirical relations from which the UV attenuation can be estimated taking into account its dependence on the age of the stellar populations, providing a less biased view of UV properties of galaxies. 相似文献
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Chris Koen 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2005,360(3):1132-1142
The results of more than 100 h of CCD photometric monitoring of 10 L dwarfs and two T dwarfs are presented. Reasonable evidence is shown for I C band variability in DENIS 0255−4700, DENIS 1705−0516 and 2M 2104−1037. Substantial brightening of the T dwarf binary ε Indi Bab was observed over the course of 3.6 h; it is unlikely that this could have been caused by surface spots. No unequivocal variability could be detected in the R C band. 相似文献
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Fernley Carney Skillen Cacciari & Janes 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,293(3):L61-L64
We review the available observational data to show that the slope of the RR Lyrae MV –[Fe/H] relation is 0.18±0.03. The recent claim by Feast that, because of biases, the true slope is much steeper is not justified. 相似文献
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We present an analysis of the orientations of 1433 galaxies found in the region 15h 48m ≤α(2000) ≤ 19h 28m , −68°≤δ(2000) ≤−62° . In this region we investigated three Abell clusters (S0794, S0797, S0805) of richness Class 0 and the Triangulum Australis cluster. Our aim is to examine non-random effects in galaxy orientations in clusters. In addition, we classified the investigated galaxies into subsamples on the basis of their axial ratio, major diameter and morphology. The spin vector orientations of total galaxies in the investigated region is found to be random. No preferred orientation is found in the clusters. We could not note any morphological dependence of the galaxy orientations in our samples. No preferred orientations can be seen for the spiral galaxies. The morphologically unidentified galaxies, galaxies having major diameters of <47 arcsec, and the nearly edge-on galaxies ( b / a < 0.5, 0.4 < b / a ≤ 0.5) show anisotropy: spin vectors of galaxies tend to be oriented perpendicular to the Local Supercluster plane and spin vector projections tend to point radially with respect to the Virgo cluster centre. 相似文献
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C. Codella R. Bachiller M. Benedettini P. Caselli 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,341(2):707-716
The Cepheus A star-forming region has been investigated through a multiline H2 S and SO2 survey at millimetre wavelengths. Large-scale maps and high-resolution line profiles reveal the occurrence of several outflows. Cep A East is associated with multiple mass-loss processes: in particular, we detect a 0.6-pc jet-like structure which shows for the first time that the Cep A East young stellar objects are driving a collimated outflow moving towards the south.
The observed outflows show different clumps associated with definitely different H2 S/SO2 integrated emission ratios, indicating that the gas chemistry in Cepheus A has been altered by the passage of shocks. H2 S appears to be more abundant than SO2 in high-velocity clumps, in agreement with chemical models. However, we also find quite small H2 S linewidths, suggestive of regions where the evaporated H2 S molecules had enough time to slow down but not to freeze out on to dust grains. Finally, comparison between the line profiles indicates that the excitation conditions increase with the velocity, as expected for a propagation of collimated bow shocks. 相似文献
The observed outflows show different clumps associated with definitely different H
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Yakiv V. Pavlenko Hugh R. A. Jones Andrew J. Longmore 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,345(1):311-324
The behaviour of the Δν= 2 CO bands around 2.3 μm was examined by comparing observed and synthetic spectra in stars in globular clusters of different metallicity. Changes in the 12 C/13 C isotopic ratio and the carbon abundances were investigated in stars from 3500–4900 K in the galactic globular clusters M71, M5, M3 and M13, covering the metallicity range from −0.7 to −1.6. We found relatively low carbon abundances that are not affected by the value of oxygen abundance. For most giants, the 12 C/13 C ratios determined are consistent with the equilibrium value for the CN cycle. This suggests complete mixing on the ascent of the red giant branch, in contrast to the substantially higher values predicted across this range of parameters by the current generation of models. We found some evidence for a larger dispersion of 12 C/13 C in giants of M71 of metallicity [μ]=[M/H]=−0.7 in comparison with the giants of M3, M5 and M13, which are more metal deficient. Finally, we show evidence for lower 12 C/13 C in giants of globular clusters with lower metallicities, as predicted by theory. 相似文献
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W. I. Clarkson B. Enoch C. A. Haswell A. J. Norton D. J. Christian A. Collier Cameron S. R. Kane K. D. Horne T. A. Lister R. A. Street R. G. West D. M. Wilson N. Evans A. Fitzsimmons C. Hellier S. T. Hodgkin J. Irwin F. P. Keenan J. P. Osborne N. R. Parley D. L. Pollacco R. Ryans I. Skillen P. J. Wheatley 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2007,381(2):851-864
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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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S. R. Kane W. I. Clarkson R. G. West D. M. Wilson D. J. Christian A. Collier Cameron B. Enoch T. A. Lister R. A. Street A. Evans A. Fitzsimmons C. A. Haswell C. Hellier S. T. Hodgkin K. Horne J. Irwin F. P. Keenan A. J. Norton J. Osborne N. R. Parley D. L. Pollacco R. Ryans I. Skillen P. J. Wheatley 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,384(3):1097-1108
The Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) survey currently operates two installations, designated SuperWASP-N and SuperWASP-S, located in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, respectively. These installations are designed to provide high time-resolution photometry for the purpose of detecting transiting extrasolar planets, asteroids, and transient events. Here, we present results from a transit-hunting observing campaign using SuperWASP-N covering a right ascension (RA) range of 06h < RA < 16h . This paper represents the fifth and final in the series of transit candidates released from the 2004 observing season. In total, 729 335 stars from 33 fields were monitored with 130 566 having sufficient precision to be scanned for transit signatures. Using a robust transit detection algorithm and selection criteria, six stars were found to have events consistent with the signature of a transiting extrasolar planet based on the photometry, including the known transiting planet XO-1b. These transit candidates are presented here along with discussion of follow-up observations and the expected number of candidates in relation to the overall observing strategy. 相似文献
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Vincent R. Eke Shaun Cole Carlos S. Frenk & J. Patrick Henry 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,298(4):1145-1158
The evolution of the abundance of galaxy clusters depends sensitively on the value of the cosmological density parameter, Ω0 . Recent ASCA data are used to quantify this evolution as measured by the cluster X-ray temperature function. A χ2 minimization fit to the cumulative temperature function, as well as a maximum-likelihood estimate (which requires additional assumptions about cluster luminosities), leads to the estimate Ω0 ≈ 0.45 ± 0.25 (1σ statistical error). Various systematic uncertainties are considered, none of which significantly enhances the probability that Ω0 = 1. These conclusions hold for models with or without a cosmological constant, i.e., with Λ0 = 0 or Λ0 = 1 − Ω0 . The statistical uncertainties are at least as large as any of the individual systematic errors that have been considered here, suggesting that additional temperature measurements of distant clusters will allow an improvement in this estimate. An alternative method that uses the highest redshift clusters to place an upper limit on Ω0 is also presented and tentatively applied, with the result that Ω0 1 can be ruled out at the 98 per cent confidence level. Whilst this method does not require a well-defined statistical sample of distant clusters, there are still modelling uncertainties that preclude a firmer conclusion at this time. 相似文献
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Cesare Cecchi-Pestellini Alexander Dalgarno 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,313(1):L6-L8
A model is constructed of the material in front of the star Cygnus OB2 no. 12 in which dense cores are embedded in diffuse clumps of gas. The model reproduces the measured abundances of C2 and CO, and predicts a column density of 91010 cm2 for HCO+ . 相似文献