Galaxy merging, the fundamental plane of elliptical galaxies and the  M_BH−σ₀  relation     

C. Nipoti  P. Londrillo  L. Ciotti 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,342(2):501-512

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Black hole winds     

A. R. King  K. A. Pounds 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,345(2):657-659

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The brightness temperature problem in extreme intra-day variable quasars: a model for PKS 0405-385     

R. J. Protheroe 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,341(1):230-238

I re-examine the brightness temperature problem in PKS 0405-385, which is an extreme intra-day variable radio quasar with an inferred brightness temperature of  ∼5 × 10¹⁴ K  at 5 GHz, well above the Compton catastrophe limit of  ∼10¹¹ K  that is reached when the synchrotron photon energy density exceeds the energy density of the magnetic field. If one takes into account the uncertainty in the distance to the ionized clouds responsible for interstellar scintillation causing rapid intra-day variability in PKS 0405-385, it is possible that the brightness temperature could be as low as  ∼10¹³ K  at 5 GHz, or even lower. The radio spectrum can be fitted by optically thin emission from mono-energetic electrons, or an electron spectrum with a low-energy cut-off such that the critical frequency of the lowest energy electrons is above the radio frequencies of interest. If one observes optically thin emission along a long narrow emission region, the average energy density in the emission region can be many orders of magnitude lower than calculated from the observed intensity if one assumed a spherical emission region. I discuss the physical conditions in the emission region and find that the Compton catastrophe can then be avoided using a reasonable Doppler factor. I also show that MeV to 100-GeV gamma-ray emission at observable flux levels should be expected from extreme intra-day variable sources such as PKS 0405-385.  相似文献   

A comparison of the acceleration mechanisms in young stellar objects and active galactic nuclei jets     

D. J. Price  J. E. Pringle  A. R. King 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,339(4):1223-1236

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Dynamical response to supernova-induced gas removal in two-component spherical galaxies     

Masahiro Nagashima &#;  Yuzuru Yoshii 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,340(2):509-518

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A universal radio–X-ray correlation in low/hard state black hole binaries     

E. Gallo  R. P. Fender  G. G. Pooley 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,344(1):60-72

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The nature of the ionizing background at  z≈ 2.5–5      

Aaron Sokasian  Tom Abel  Lars Hernquist 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,340(2):473-484

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Three-dimensional calculations of high- and low-mass planets embedded in protoplanetary discs     

M. R. Bate  S. H. Lubow  G. I. Ogilvie  K. A. Miller 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,341(1):213-229

We analyse the non-linear, three-dimensional response of a gaseous, viscous protoplanetary disc to the presence of a planet of mass ranging from 1 Earth mass (1 M_⊕) to 1 Jupiter mass (1 M_J) by using the zeus hydrodynamics code. We determine the gas flow pattern, and the accretion and migration rates of the planet. The planet is assumed to be in a fixed circular orbit about the central star. It is also assumed to be able to accrete gas without expansion on the scale of its Roche radius. Only planets with masses   M _p≳ 0.1 M_J  produce significant perturbations in the surface density of the disc. The flow within the Roche lobe of the planet is fully three-dimensional. Gas streams generally enter the Roche lobe close to the disc mid-plane, but produce much weaker shocks than the streams in two-dimensional models. The streams supply material to a circumplanetary disc that rotates in the same sense as the orbit of the planet. Much of the mass supply to the circumplanetary disc comes from non-coplanar flow. The accretion rate peaks with a planet mass of approximately 0.1 M_J and is highly efficient, occurring at the local viscous rate. The migration time-scales for planets of mass less than 0.1 M_J, based on torques from disc material outside the Roche lobes of the planets, are in excellent agreement with the linear theory of type I (non-gap) migration for three-dimensional discs. The transition from type I to type II (gap) migration is smooth, with changes in migration times of about a factor of 2. Starting with a core which can undergo runaway growth, a planet can gain up to a few M_J with little migration. Planets with final masses of the order of 10 M_J would undergo large migration, which makes formation and survival difficult.  相似文献   

Dust formation in early galaxies     

H. L. Morgan  M. G. Edmunds 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,343(2):427-442

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Are there brown dwarfs in globular clusters?     

I. A. Bonnell  C. J. Clarke  M. R. Bate  M. J. McCaughrean  J. E. Pringle  H. Zinnecker 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,343(3):L53-L57

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