Herbig-Haro objects—tracers of the formation of low-mass stars and sub-stellar objects     

Bringfried Stecklum  Helmut Meusinger  Dirk Froebrich 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2007,311(1-3):63-67

Herbig-Haro objects (HHOs) are caused by outflows from young objects. Since the outflow relies on mass accretion from a circumstellar disk, it indicates ongoing growth. Recent results of infrared observations yielded evidence for disks around brown dwarfs. This suggests that at least a certain fraction of brown dwarfs forms like stars. Thus, young sub-stellar objects might cause HHOs as well. We present selected results of a general survey for HHOs based on DSS-II plates and CCD images taken with the Tautenburg Schmidt telescope. Numerous young objects could be identified due to their association with newly detected HHOs. In some cases the luminosity is consistent with very low-mass stars or close to sub-stellar values. This holds for L1415-IRS and a few infrared sources embedded in other dark clouds (e.g., GF9, BHR111). The question on the minimum mass for outflow activity is addressed.  相似文献   

1984年2月14日大角星色球活动的CaⅡ H,K线观测     

秦松年  李久康 《中国天文和天体物理学报》1987,(1)

我们用云台一米望远镜Coudé摄谱仪得到大量的大角星(αBoo)的高分辨率光谱,从中找到1984年2月14日一组随时间变化的CallH,K线光谱。经对比分析,我们认为这可能是一次大角星的色球爆发,其特征如下:在连续观测近四小时中获得5张光谱片,可看出CallH,K线轮廓的变化。它们变化的顺序是:开始出现轮廓的不对称一轮廓仍然不对称并伴随着峰值发射增强一轮廓恢复到对称状况;K_2线中K_(2V)与K_(2r)最大不对称为20％。发射极大时K_(2S2)峰值增强20％左右。K_(1r)和K_(1V)的变化也明显。特别是K_3线在K_2线峰值增强时出现吸收线反转出发射线核。  相似文献   

The 1978 outburst of the recurrent nova WZ Sagittae     

Hao Xiang-liang  Mei Bao 《Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics》1987,11(4):288-290

We give the results of photographic observations of the recurrent nova WZ Sge during its 1978 outburst, between December 5 and 25, using the double astrograph of Beijing Observatory. We discuss the observed properties and calculate the total energy released during the outburst to be about 1.07 (+40) erg. We estimate that the next outburst will occur around the year 2011.  相似文献   

NGC 7538—IRS1致密HⅡ区研究     

周震浦  Nguyen-Q-Rieu 《中国天文和天体物理学报》1989,(3)

本文在分析研究NGC7538-IRS1致密HⅡ区H_2CO和OH脉泽辐射VLBI观测结果的基础上,指出该HⅡ区合理的模型是:HⅡ区表面为厚的尘埃层包围,尘埃层两极已被突破,并形成双极流;HⅡ区外面有一个环形转动气体-尘埃云,存在由环向HⅡ区表面的物质下落;包括环和HⅡ区在内的整个系统视向速度为-61km/s,该系统居于视向速度为-57km/s的更大分子云中。H_2CO和OH脉泽发生在HⅡ区两极附近离HⅡ区表面小于0.2R_(HⅡ)的区域内。利用上述模型,还讨论了H_2O脉泽及其他分子吸收线和发射线的发生区域。  相似文献   

狐狸座BW星的周期分析     

蒋世仰  张枚 《中国天文和天体物理学报》1989,(4)

利用文[1]中权重5的大量高精度测光数据,用文[2]中的周期分析法,得出BWVul的主要脉动周期P_1=0.21010425d。另有变幅仅为前者十分之一的二倍频P_2=0.10052300d及四倍频P_4=0.05026096d。文[3]求出的变幅更小的P_3、P_5、P_6、P_7、P_8等倍频可信度很低。故多重周期不是引起P_1长期变化及限制脉动变幅的主因。  相似文献   

An interacting O + O supergiant close binary system: Cygnus OB2-5 (V729 Cyg)     

《New Astronomy》2014

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Grand Minima of Solar Activity and the Mean-Field Dynamo     

I. G. Usoskin  D. Sokoloff  D. Moss 《Solar physics》2009,254(2):345-355

We demonstrate that a simple solar dynamo model, in the form of a Parker migratory dynamo with random fluctuations of the dynamo governing parameters and algebraic saturation of dynamo action, can at least qualitatively reproduce all the basic features of solar Grand Minima as they are known from direct and indirect data. In particular, the model successfully reproduces such features as an abrupt transition into a Grand Minimum and the subsequent gradual recovery of solar activity, as well as mixed-parity butterfly diagrams during the epoch of the Grand Minimum. The model predicts that the cycle survives in some form during a Grand Minimum, as well as the relative stability of the cycle inside and outside of a Grand Minimum. The long-term statistics of simulated Grand Minima appears compatible with the phenomenology of the Grand Minima inferred from the cosmogenic isotope data. We demonstrate that such ability to reproduce the Grand Minima phenomenology is not a general feature of the dynamo models but requires some specific assumption, such as random fluctuations in dynamo governing parameters. In general, we conclude that a relatively simple and straightforward model is able to reproduce the Grand Minima phenomenology remarkably well, in principle providing us with a possibility of studying the physical nature of Grand Minima.  相似文献   

Search for VHE gamma rays from SS433/W50 with the CANGAROO-II telescope     

《Astroparticle Physics》2009,32(2):112-119

SS433, located at the center of the supernova remnant W50, is a close proximity binary system consisting of a compact star and a normal star. Jets of material are directed outwards from the vicinity of the compact star symmetrically to the east and west. Non-thermal hard X-ray emission is detected from lobes lying on both sides. Shock accelerated electrons are expected to generate VHE gamma rays through the inverse-Compton process in the lobes. Observations of the western X-ray lobe region of SS433/W50 system have been performed to detect VHE gamma rays using the 10 m CANGAROO-II telescope in August and September, 2001, and July and September, 2002. The total observation times are 85.2 h for ON source, and 80.8 h for OFF source data. No significant excess of VHE gamma rays has been found at three regions of the western X-ray lobe of SS433/W50 system. We have derived 99% confidence level upper limits to the fluxes of gamma rays and have set constraints on the strengths of the magnetic fields assuming the synchrotron/inverse-Compton model for the wide energy range of photon spectrum from radio to TeV. The derived lower limits are G for the center of the brightest X-ray emission region and G for the far end from SS433 in the western X-ray lobe. In addition, we suggest that the spot-like X-ray emission may provide a major contribution to the hardest X-ray spectrum in the lobe.  相似文献   

What is the closest black hole to the Sun?     

Cdric Foellmi 《New Astronomy》2009,14(8):674-691

We examine the distance of the two galactic microquasars GRO J1655–40 and A 0620–00 which are potentially the two closest black holes to the Sun. We aim to provide a picture as wide and complete as possible of the problem of measuring the distance of microquasars in our Galaxy. The purpose of this work is to fairly and critically review in great detail every distance method used for these two microquasars in order to show that the distances of probably all microquasars in our Galaxy are much more uncertain than currently admitted. Moreover, we show that many confirmations of quantitative results are often entangled and rely on very uncertain measurements. We also present a new determination of the maximum distance of GRO J1655–40 using red clump giant stars, and show that it confirms our earlier result of a distance less than 2 kpc instead of 3.2 kpc. Because, it then becomes more likely that GRO J1655–40 could originate from the stellar cluster NGC 6242, located at 1.0 kpc, we review the distance estimations of A 0620–00, which is so far the closest black hole with an average distance of about 1.0 kpc. We show that the distance methods used for A 0620–00 are also problematic. Finally, we present a new analysis of spectroscopic and astrometric archival data on this microquasar, and apply the maximum distance method of Foellmi et al. [Foellmi, C., Depagne, E., Dall, T.H., Mirabel, I.F., 2006b. A&A 457, 249]. It appears that A 0620–00 could indeed be even closer to the Sun than currently estimated, and consequently would be the closest known black hole to the Sun.  相似文献   

On computing the structure of critically rotating white dwarfs     

R.S. HerbstE. Momoniat 《New Astronomy》2012,17(4):388-391

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