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J. Javaraiah 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2012,338(2):217-226
We analysed the combined Greenwich (1874–1976) and Solar Optical Observatories Network (1977–2011) data on sunspot groups.
The daily rate of change of the area of a spot group is computed using the differences between the epochs of the spot group
observation on any two consecutive days during its life-time and between the corrected whole spot areas of the spot group
at these epochs. Positive/negative value of the daily rate of change of the area of a spot group represents the growth/decay
rate of the spot group. We found that the total amounts of growth and decay of spot groups whose life times ≥2 days in a given
time interval (say one-year) well correlate to the amount of activity in the same interval. We have also found that there
exists a reasonably good correlation and an approximate linear relationship between the logarithmic values of the decay rate
and area of the spot group at the first day of the corresponding consecutive days, largely suggesting that a large/small area
(magnetic flux) decreases in a faster/slower rate. There exists a long-term variation (about 90-year) in the slope of the
linear relationship. The solar cycle variation in the decay of spot groups may have a strong relationship with the corresponding
variations in solar energetic phenomena such as solar flare activity. The decay of spot groups may also substantially contribute
to the coherence relationship between the total solar irradiance and the solar activity variations. 相似文献
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C. Da Rocha B. L. Ziegler C. Mendes de Oliveira 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,388(3):1433-1443
This continuing study of intragroup light in compact groups of galaxies aims to establish new constraints to models of formation and evolution of galaxy groups, specially of compact groups, which are a key part in the evolution of larger structures, such as clusters. In this paper we present three additional groups (HCG 15, 35 and 51) using deep wide-field B - and R -band images observed with the LAICA camera at the 3.5-m telescope at the Calar Alto observatory (CAHA). This instrument provides us with very stable flat-fielding, a mandatory condition for reliably measuring intragroup diffuse light. The images were analysed with the ov_wav package, a wavelet technique that allows us to uncover the intragroup component in an unprecedented way. We have detected that 19, 15 and 26 per cent of the total light of HCG 15, 35 and 51, respectively, are in the diffuse component, with colours that are compatible with old stellar populations and with mean surface brightness that can be as low as 28.4 B mag arcsec−2 . Dynamical masses, crossing times and mass-to-light ratios were recalculated using the new group parameters. Also tidal features were analysed using the wavelet technique. 相似文献
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J. M. Vilchez 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1989,157(1-2):61-64
We present a self-consistent method to determine abundance and evolutionary status for GiantHii Regions (GHR) as well as the nominal temperature of the ionizing cluster and the ionization parameter. We define the ionization parameter-free plane [,R
23] (Vilchez and Pagel, 1988) where observations are compared with the prediction of photoionization models, in order to obtain the abundance and evolutionary status for a given GHR. This new method allows us to re-calibrate the empirical relationship (R
23, O/H) by Pagelet al. (1979) up to abundances three times solar. The effects of evolution of GHR on their observed spectra are explained in terms of the cooling down of the ionizing population and some evolutionary tracks are presented. 相似文献
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We examine daily records of sunspot group areas (measured in millionths of a solar hemisphere or μHem) for the last 130 years
to determine the rate of decay of sunspot group areas. We exclude observations of groups when they are more than 60° in longitude
from the central meridian and only include data when at least three days of observations are available following the date
of maximum area for a group’s disk passage. This leaves data for over 18 000 measurements of sunspot group decay. We find
that the decay rate increases linearly from 28 μHem day−1 to about 140 μHem day−1 for groups with areas increasing from 35 μHem to 1000 μHem. The decay rate tends to level off for groups with areas larger
than 1000 μHem. This behavior is very similar to the increase in the number of sunspots per group as the area of the group
increases. Calculating the decay rate per individual sunspot gives a decay rate of about 3.65 μHem day−1 with little dependence upon the area of the group. This suggests that sunspots decay by a Fickian diffusion process with
a diffusion coefficient of about 10 km2 s−1. Although the 18 000 decay rate measurements are lognormally distributed, this can be attributed to the lognormal distribution
of sunspot group areas and the linear relationship between area and decay rate for the vast majority of groups. We find weak
evidence for variations in decay rates from one solar cycle to another and for different phases of each sunspot cycle. However,
the strongest evidence for variations is with latitude and the variations with cycle and phase of each cycle can be attributed
to this variation. High latitude spots tend to decay faster than low latitude spots. 相似文献
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《New Astronomy》2022
The paper focus on the variation character of sunspot number and solar cycles based on the new version sunspot number (SSN) data. According to seven main variables describing solar cycles, including peak value, the length of cycle, the length of ascending phase, the ratio of the ascending time to the descending time, slope, half width, and area under the curve of solar cycle, clustering, principal component and factor analysis, are applied to analyze variation characteristic and patterns of the 24 solar cycles. We cluster these 24 cycles to find groups in these solar cycles, and search for the main factor determining strength, length and occurrence time of the peak, and the furthest cycle from the average. The cycles within a cluster will be similar or related to one another and different from or unrelated to the cycles in other clusters. These results could help us search for similar cycles conveniently, obtain the understanding of the characteristics of solar cycle variation and analysis of sunspot number change and evolution characteristics, and analyze the origin and the variation mechanism of solar cycle. 相似文献
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I. V. Petrovskaya 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1996,72(1-3):31-34
The probability of variation of the integrals of the orbit as a result of an encounter was found for a two dimensional system. A method of solution of the Kolmogorov-Feller's equation is obtained using this probability function as a kernel, and it allows us to obtain the distribution of the integrals of the orbit as a function of time. The method is applied to the investigation of the evolution of orbits in the outer cometary cloud under the action of galactic stars. We consider the variations of orbits as a purely discontinuous random process, so we take into account not only distant but also close interactions. 相似文献
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I. V. Petrovskaya 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1995,71(3):31-34
The probability of variation of the integrals of the orbit as a result of an encounter was found for a two dimensional system. A method of solution of the Kolmogorov-Feller's equation is obtained using this probability function as a kernel, and it allows us to obtain the distribution of the integrals of the orbit as a function of time. The method is applied to the investigation of the evolution of orbits in the outer cometary cloud under the action of galactic stars. We consider the variations of orbits as a purely discontinuous random process, so we take into account not only distant but also close interactions. 相似文献
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G. Tancredi 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》1998,70(3):181-200
The dynamics of two families of minor inner solar system bodies that suffer frequent close encounters with the planets is
analyzed. These families are: Jupiter family comets (JF comets) and Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs).
The motion of these objects has been considered to be chaotic in a short time scale,and the close encounters are supposed
to be the cause of the fast chaos. For a better understanding of the chaotic behavior we have computed Lyapunov Characteristic
Exponents (LCEs) for all the observed members of both populations. LCEs are a quantitative measure of the exponential divergence
of initially close orbits. We have observed that most members of the two families show a concentration of Lyapunov times (inverse
of LCE) around 50–100yr. The concentration is more pronounced for JF comets than for NEAs, among which a lesser spread is
observed for those that actually cross the Earth's orbit (mean perihelion distance q < 1.05 AU). It is also observed that
a general correspondence exists between Lyapunov times and the time between consecutive encounters.
A simple model is introduced to describe the basic characteristics of the dynamical evolution. This model considers an impulsive
approach, where the particles evolve unperturbedly between encounters and suffer ‘kicks’ in semimajor axis at the encounters.
It also reproduces successfully the short Lyapunov times observed in the numerical integrations and is able to estimate the
dynamical lifetimes of comets during a stay in the Jupiter family in correspondence with previous estimates.
It has been demonstrated with the model that the encounters with the largest effect on the exponential growth of the distance
between initially nearby orbits are neither the infrequent deep encounters, nor the frequent and far ones; instead, the intermediate
approaches have the most relevant contribution to the error growth. Such encounters are at a distance a few times the radius
of the Hill's sphere of the planet (e.g. 3).
An even simpler model allows us to get analytical estimates of the Lyapunov times in good agreement with the values coming
from the model above and the numerical integrations.
The predictability of the medium‐term evolution and the hazard posed to the Earth by those objects are analysed in the Discussion
section.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory/Michelson Doppler Imager – Debrecen Data (SDD) sunspot catalogue provides an opportunity to study the details and development of sunspot groups on a large statistical sample. In particular, the SDD data allow the differential study of the leading and following parts with a temporal resolution of 1.5 hours. In this study, we analyse the equilibrium distance of sunspot groups as well as the evolution of this distance over the lifetime of the groups and the shifts in longitude associated with these groups. We also study the asymmetry between the compactness of the leading and following parts, as well as the time profiles for the development of the area of sunspot groups. A logarithmic relationship has been found between the total area and the distance of leading–following parts of active regions (ARs) at the time of their maximum area. In the developing phase, the leading part moves forward; this is more noticeable in larger ARs. The leading part has a higher growth rate than the trailing part in most cases in the developing phase. The growth rates of the sunspot groups depend linearly on their maximum total umbral area. There is an asymmetry in compactness: the number of spots tends to be smaller, while their mean area is larger in the leading part at the maximum phase. 相似文献
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Abstract— A realistic computer model has been developed to display images of imaginary cratered surfaces, taking into account empirically measured input size distributions of primary and secondary craters, ejecta blanket morphology including feathering with distance, obliteration due to ejecta from outside the imaged area, lighting effects, etc. The model allows us to track surface evolution of morphology as new craters are added. Using the model as well as lunar photos, we have studied the approach to saturation equilibrium (defined as a condition when no further proportionate increase in crater density occurs as input cratering increases). We find that an identifiable saturation equilibrium occurs close to a level previously identified for this state (Hartmann, 1984), typically fluctuating around a crater density from ～0.4 to 2 times that level. This result is fairly robust vis-à-vis the range of model parameters we have chosen. Flooding, basin ejecta blankets, and other obliterative effects can introduce structure and oscillations within this range, even after saturation equilibrium is achieved. These findings may constrain or revise certain earlier interpretations of satellite and planet surface evolution and impactor populations, which were predicated on the assumed absence of saturation equilibrium. In our fourth experimental run, we found that suppression of “sandblasting” by subresolution impacts allows the smallest secondaries to rise above the saturation equilibrium line, a result that might be relevant to a similar situation on Gaspra and perhaps some other asteroids. 相似文献
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M. Ternullo 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2007,328(10):1023-1026
The suitability of Maunder's butterfly diagram to give a realistic picture of the photospheric magnetic flux large scale distribution is discussed. The evolution of the sunspot zone in cycle 20 through 23 is described. To reduce the noise which covers any structure in the diagram, a smoothing algorithm has been applied to the sunspot data. This operation has eliminated any short period fluctuation, and given visibility to long duration phenomena. One of these phenomena is the fact that the equatorward drift of the spot zone center of mass results from the alternation of several prograde (namely, equatorward) segments with other stationary or poleward segments. The long duration of the stationary/retrograde phases as well as the similarities among the spot zone alternating paths in the cycles under examination prevent us from considering these features as meaningless fluctuations, randomly superimposed on the continuous equatorward migration. On the contrary, these features should be considered physically meaningful phenomena, requiring adequate explanations. Moreover, even the smoothed spotted area markedly oscillates. The compared examination of area and spot zone evolution allows us to infer details about the spotted area distribution inside the butterfly diagram. Links between the changing structure of the spot zone and the tachocline rotation rate oscillations are proposed. (© 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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Ichiro Kawaguchi 《Solar physics》1980,65(2):207-220
A time sequence of granulation images of 46 min long has allowed us to make a detailed study of the evolution of granules in an area of approximately 17″ × 17″ on the solar surface. It is found that the granules evolve by repeated fragmentation into smaller granules or merging with adjacent ones and that there are few granules which appear in the intergranular lanes as new granules (Table III). The statistical nature of granules is as follows:
- A family of granules is defined as a group of granules produced from a single granule by fragmentation or merging. The lifetime is estimated for single granules and for families of granules. The lifetime shows a close correlation with the maximum size of a single granule or with that of the largest granule belonging to a family (Figures 5 and 7).
- The smaller the size, the more probably a granule will disappear without further fragmentation or merging. The granule whose size is larger than 2″ will certainly split or merge as the next evolutional step (Table IV).
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The study of asteroid families has provided tremendous insight into the forces that sculpted the main belt and continue to drive the collisional and dynamical evolution of asteroids. The identification of asteroid families within the NEO population could provide a similar boon to studies of their formation and interiors. In this study we examine the purported identification of NEO families by Drummond [Drummond, J.D., 2000. Icarus 146, 453-475] and conclude that it is unlikely that they are anything more than random fluctuations in the distribution of NEO osculating orbital elements. We arrive at this conclusion after examining the expected formation rate of NEO families, the identification of NEO groups in synthetic populations that contain no genetically related NEOs, the orbital evolution of the largest association identified by Drummond [Drummond, J.D., 2000. Icarus 146, 453-475], and the decoherence of synthetic NEO families intended to reproduce the observed members of the same association. These studies allowed us to identify a new criterion that can be used to select real NEO families for further study in future analyses, based on the ratio of the number of pairs and the size of strings to the number of objects in an identified association. 相似文献
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Caroline van Breukelen Lee Clewley 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,395(4):1845-1856
We present a new cluster detection algorithm designed for finding high-redshift clusters using optical/infrared imaging data. The algorithm has two main characteristics. First, it utilizes each galaxy's full redshift probability function, instead of an estimate of the photometric redshift based on the peak of the probability function and an associated Gaussian error. Second, it identifies cluster candidates through cross-checking the results of two substantially different selection techniques (the name 2TecX representing the cross-check of the two techniques). These are adaptations of the Voronoi Tesselations and Friends-Of-Friends methods. Monte Carlo simulations of mock catalogues show that cross-checking the cluster candidates found by the two techniques significantly reduces the detection of spurious sources. Furthermore, we examine the selection effects and relative strengths and weaknesses of either method. The simulations also allow us to fine-tune the algorithm's parameters, and define completeness and mass limit as a function of redshift. We demonstrate that the algorithm isolates high-redshift clusters at a high level of efficiency and low contamination. 相似文献
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Robert F. Howard 《Solar physics》1992,137(1):51-65
Digitized Mount Wilson sunspot data from 1917 to 1985 are analyzed to examine the growth and decay rates of sunspot group umbral areas. These rates are distributed roughly symmetrically about a median rate of decay of a few hemisphere day-1. Percentage area change rates average 502% day-1 for growing groups and -45% day-1 for decaying groups. These values are significantly higher than the comparable rates for plage magnetic fields because spot groups have shorter lifetimes than do plages. The distribution of percentage decay rates also differs from that of plage magnetic fields. Small spot groups grow at faster rates on average than they decay, and large spot groups decay on average at faster rates than they grow. Near solar minimum there is a marked decrease in daily percentage spot area growth rates. This decrease is not related to group area, nor is it due to latitude effects. Sunspot groups with rotation rates close to the average (for each latitude) have markedly slower average rates of daily group growth and decay than do those groups with rotation rates faster or slower than the average. Similarly, sunspot groups with latitude drift rates near zero have markedly slower average rates of daily group growth and decay than do groups with significant latitude drifts in either direction. Both of these findings are similar to results for plage magnetic fields. These various correlations are discussed in the light of our views of the connection of the magnetic fields of spot groups to subsurface magnetic flux tubes. It is suggested that a factor in the rates of growth or decay of spot groups and plages may be the inclination angle to the vertical of the magnetic fields of the spots or plages. Larger inclination angles may result in faster growth and decay rates.Operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under Cooperative Agreement with the National Science Foundation. 相似文献
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This paper is devoted to binary stars belonging to the class of eclipsing-variable systems.Photometric and spectroscopic analysis of eclipses allows us to determine geometric parameters of the orbit and physical characteristics of stellar components as well as inclinations of stellar equators to the orbital plane. Estimations of inclinations can be obtained from measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect, which is discussed using examples of some eccentric binaries with an anomalous apsidal effect. Our task is to find the complete spectrum of solutions of the equation of apsidal motion, depending on the inclinations of the polar axes of the components to the orbital one for these systems, based on their individual spectroscopic and photometric observational data. The matrix of solutions allows us to select those pairs of polar inclinations that provide agreement with the observational apsidal period. 相似文献
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In a statistical study of the decay of individual sunspots based on DPR data we find that the mean instantaneous area decay rate is related to the spot radius ro and the maximum radius ro as D = CD r/ro, CD = 32.0±0.26 MSH day -1. This implies that sunspots on the mean follow a parabolic decay law; the traditional linear decay law is excluded by the data. The validity of the Gnevyshev–Waldmeier relationship between the maximum area A 0 and lifetime T of a spot group, A0/T 10 MSH day-1, is also demonstrated for individual sunspots. No evidence is found for a supposed supergranular quantization of sunspot areas. Our results strongly support the recent turbulent erosion model of sunspot decay while all other models are excluded. 相似文献
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Brad M. S. Hansen & Sterl Phinney 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,294(4):569-581
We use the grid of models described in Paper I to analyse those millisecond pulsar binaries whose secondaries have been studied optically. In particular, we find cooling ages for these binary systems that range from < 1 to ∼ 15 Gyr. Comparison of cooling ages and characteristic spin-down ages allows us to constrain the initial spin periods and spin-up histories for individual systems, showing that at least some millisecond pulsars had sub-Eddington accretion rates and long magnetic field decay times. 相似文献