Cosmological constraints from Chandra X-ray observations of galaxy clusters     

S.W. Allen 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2003,285(1):247-256

Chandra X-ray observations of rich, dynamically relaxed galaxy clusters allow the properties of the X-ray gas and the total gravitating mass to be determined precisely. Here, we discuss how Chandra observations may be used as a powerful tool for cosmological studies. By combining Chandra X-ray results on the X-ray gas mass fractions in clusters with independent measurements of the Hubble constant and the mean baryonic matter density of the universe, we obtain a tight constraint on the mean total matter density of the universe, Ο_m, and an interesting constraint on the cosmological constant, Ο_Λ. Using these results, together with the observed local X-ray luminosity function of the most X-ray luminous galaxy clusters, a mass-luminosity relation determined from Chandra and ROSAT X-ray data and weak gravitational lensing observations, and the mass function predicted by numerical simulations, we obtain a precise constraint on the normalization of the power spectrum of density fluctuations in the nearby universe,σ₈. We compare our results with those obtained from other, independent methods. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

A simple model for the evolution of disc galaxies: the Milky Way     

Thorsten Naab  Jeremiah P. Ostriker 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,366(3):899-917

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The Dependence of Water Exchanges between the Kuroshio Water and Its Surroundings on the Characteristics of the Kuroshio‘s Meanders     

姜华  吴德星  万修全 《中国海洋湖沼学报》2003,21(4):335-344

Observation of fluid parcel pathways in the Kuroshio Stream revealed a striking crossstream pattern associated with the Kuroshio‘‘ s meanders. In order to understand the observed pattern, a two-dimensional kinematic model of a meandering jet was developed which could be used to examine the relationship between streamfunction patterns and fluid parcel trajectories. The experiments designed to investigate the dependence of the water exchanges between the Kuroshio water and its surroundings on the characteristics of the Kuroshio‘‘s meanders involved the downstream speed,phase speed and the amplitude of other propagating waves. The results suggested that fluid parcels could cross the meandering jet to and fro; and that the water exchanges between the Kuroshio and its surroundings increased with a) increasing meander amplitude, b) decreasing downstream speed, and c) increasing wave phase speed. The results also showed that when the meandering jet was disturbed by other propagating waves, more effective water exchanges could be induced.  相似文献   

A high-resolution rotation curve of NGC 6822: a test-case for cold dark matter     

D. T. F. Weldrake  W. J. G. de Blok †  F. Walter 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,340(1):12-28

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First VLTI observations of Mira stars     

Andrea Richichi  Markus Wittkowski 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2003,286(1-2):219-224

We present first observations of Mira stars obtained at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at 2 microns, equipped with the VINCI instrument, using different baselines with both the test siderostats and the 8.2 m unit telescopes. These observations, collected in the course of the VLTI commissining program, have targeted so far about sixty cool giant stars. In this talk, we list and describe the measurements obtained for 14 Mira stars, many of them representing first-time determinations of the visibility. In particular, we devote special attention to a study of Mira itself, for which very accurate determinations of the visibility at several baseline lenghts and orientations could be obtained. We find that a two-component model is more consistent with the data than a single stellar disc. Further observations are needed for a better understanding of this source. The VLTI will constitute an ideal instrument for such studies in the future. In particular it will permit detailed investigations of southern AGB stars, such as accurate measurements of surface structureparameters (diameters, diameter variations, asymmetries, center-to-limbvariations, special features like hot spots) and of circumstellar envelopes. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Stellar populations in local star-forming galaxies – II. Recent star formation properties and stellar masses     

P. G. Pérez-González  A. Gil de Paz †  J. Zamorano  J. Gallego  A. Alonso-Herrero  A. Aragón-Salamanca 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,338(2):525-543

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Direct lens imaging of Galactic bulge microlensing events     

Cheongho Han  Heon-Young Chang 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,338(3):637-642

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射电喷流中湍动阿耳芬波对相对论电子的加速     

马春玉 《天文学报》1996,37(1):28-34

本文通过数值求解带电粒子与Ａｌｆｖｅｎ波湍动相互作用的动力学方程，得到了相对论电子在射电喷流中被加速随时间演化的解．高能电子可以加速到Ｌｏｒｅｎｔｚ因子γｙ～１０６，且形成稳态的幂律谱，尽管其谱指数Ｓ≈ｌ比观测值小，但粒子加速时间约为１０１２－１０１４秒，小于射电斑的寿命１０７年．粒子能谱指数几乎与Ａｌｆｖｅｎ波谱指数和能量损失函数无关．能量损失对加速上限有较大影响．  相似文献   

银河系运动学参数的确定     

俎中良  赵君亮 《中国科学院上海天文台年刊》2004,(1)

利用 2 0 2个太阳附近疏散星团的视向速度和自行观测资料 ,对太阳的运动和银河系的运动学参数进行了研究。其中 ,距离在 0 .5kpc到 2kpc之间的 12 8个疏散星团对平均太阳运动分量的解算结果是 (u0 ,v0 ,w0 ) =(- 13.8± 1.4 ,- 5 .0± 1.6 ,- 11.6± 2 .9)km/s ;Oort常数和银河系径向运动参数的解算结果分别为 (A ,B) =(16 .9± 1.1,- 11.6± 2 .6 )km·s- 1·kpc- 1及 (C ,D) =(2 .5± 1.1,- 2 .1± 0 .9)km·s- 1·kpc- 1。  相似文献   

The Ancash, Peru, earthquake of 1946 November 10: evidence for low-angle normal faulting in the high Andes of northern Peru     

Diane I. Doser 《Geophysical Journal International》1987,91(1):57-71

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