An efficient method for studying the stability and dynamics of the rotational motions of celestial bodies     

A. I. Pavlov  A. J. Maciejewski 《Astronomy Letters》2003,29(8):552-566

We use the alternative MEGNO (Mean Exponential Growth of Nearby Orbits) technique developed by Cincotta and Simó to study the stability of orbital—rotational motions for plane oscillations and three-dimensional rotations. We present a detailed numerical—analytical study of a rigid body in the case where the proper rotation of the body is synchronized with its orbital motion as 3: 2(Mercurian—type synchronism). For plane rotations, the loss of stability of the periodic solution that corresponds to a 3: 2 resonance is shown to be soft, which should be taken into account to estimate the upper limit for the ellipticity of Mercury. In studying stable and chaotic translational—rotational motions, we point out that the MEGNO criterion can be effectively used. This criterion gives a clear picture of the resonant structures and allows the calculations to be conveniently presented in the form of the corresponding MEGNO stability maps for multidimensional systems. We developed an appropriate software package.  相似文献   

Stars resembling the Sun     

G. Cayrel de Strobel 《Astronomy and Astrophysics Review》1996,7(3):243-288

Summary. This review is primarily directed to the question whether photometric solar analogues remain such when subjected to detailed spectroscopic analyses and interpreted with the help of internal stucture models. In other words, whether the physical parameters: mass, chemical composition, age (determining effective temperature and luminosity), chromospheric activity, equatorial rotation, lithium abundance, velocity fields etc., we derive from the spectral analysis of a photometric solar analogue, are really close to those of the Sun. We start from 109 photometric solar analogues extracted from different authors. The stars selected had to satisfy three conditions: i) their colour index must be contained in the interval: –0.69, ii) they must possess a trigonometric parallax, iii) they must have undergone a high resolution detailed spectroscopic analysis. First, this review presents photometric and spectrophotometric researches on solar analogues and recalls the pionneering work on these stars by the late Johannes Hardorp. After a brief discussion on low and high resolution spectroscopic researches, a comparison is made between effective temperatures as obtained, directly, from detailed spectral analyses and those obtained, indirectly, from different photometric relations. An interesting point in this review is the discussion on the tantalilizing value of the of the Sun, and the presentation of a new reliable value of this index. A short restatement of the kinematic properties of the sample of solar analogues is also made. And, finally, the observational diagram, obtained with 99 of the initially presented 109 analogues, is compared to a theoretical diagram. This latter has been constructed with a grid of internal structure models for which, (very important for this investigation), the Sun was used as gauge. In analysing the position, with respect to the Sun, of each star we hoped to find a certain number of stars tightly neighbouring the Sun in mass, chemical composition and state of evolution. The surprising result is that the stars occupy in this HR Diagram a rather extended region around the Sun, many of them seem more evolved and older than the Sun, and only 4 of the evolved stars seem younger. The age of some stars in the sample is also discussed in terms of chromospheric activity and Li-content. Our conclusion is much the same as that contained in previous papers we have written on the subject: in spite of a much larger number of stars, we have not been able to nominate a single star of the sample for a “perfect good solar twin”. Another aim in beginning, 25 years ago, this search for solar analogues, was to have ready a bunch of stars resembling the Sun and analysed spectroscopically in detail, in order that, when planets hunters of solar type stars, finally would have found such a specimen, we would have been able to immediately compare the physical parameters of this star to those of the Sun. We have been lucky enough: one of the good solar analogues we present herewith, is 51 Pegasi (HD 217014) which, according to the very recent observations by Mayor and Queloz (1995), has a planet orbiting around it. And what is more: two other stars possessing planets: 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128) and 70 Virginis (HD 117176), have just been discovered by Marcy and Butler (187 Meeting of the AAS, January 1996). One of them, 47 Ursae Majoris, is also included in the list of photometric solar analogues. The other star, 70 Virginis, has only been included after the “Planets News”, because the colour index of this star is slightly higher than the prescribted limit of the selection, (, instead, 0.69). It would have been a pity to leave the third ” planet star out of the competition.  相似文献   

The influence of grain rotation on the structure of dust aggregates     

D. Paszun  C. Dominik 《Icarus》2006,182(1):274-280

We study the effect of rotation during the collision between dust aggregates, in order to address a mismatch between previous model calculations of Brownian motion driven aggregation and experiments. We show that rotation during the collision does influence the shape and internal structure of the aggregates formed. The effect is limited in the ballistic regime when aggregates can be considered to move on straight lines during a collision. However, if the stopping length of an aggregate becomes smaller than its physical size, extremely elongated aggregates can be produced. We show that this effect may have played a role in the inner regions of the solar nebula where densities were high.  相似文献   

A mechanism for the production of hydrogen peroxide and the hydroperoxyl radical on icy satellites by low-energy electrons     

Xiaoning Pan 《Icarus》2004,172(2):521-525

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is one of the minor constituents of the water ice covered surfaces of the jovian satellites Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Here we demonstrate that H₂O₂ production may be initiated by the dissociative electron attachment (DEA) of low-energy electrons (LEEs) to water molecules. Electronic excitation or ionization by electrons also contributes to H₂O₂ formation at higher electron energies. Finally, we show that hydroperoxyl (HO₂) radicals could be formed on the surfaces of icy satellites by LEE impact.  相似文献   

Minor element evidence that Asteroid 433 Eros is a space-weathered ordinary chondrite parent body     

C.N. Foley  T.J. McCoy  M.R.M. Brown  R.D. Starr 《Icarus》2006,184(2):338-343

The NEAR mission to 433 Eros provided detailed data on the geology, mineralogy, and chemistry of this S-class asteroid [McCoy, T.J., Robinson, M.S., Nittler, L.R., Burbine, T.H., 2002. Chem. Erde 62, 89-121; Cheng, A.F., 1997. Space Sci. Rev. 82, 3-29] with a key science goal of understanding the relationship between asteroids and meteorites [Cheng, A.F., 1997. Space Sci. Rev. 82, 3-29; Gaffey, M.J., Burbine, T.H., Piatek, J.L., Reed, K.L., Chaky, D.A., Bell, J.F., Brown, R.H., 1993a. Icarus 106, 573-602]. Previously reported major element data revealed a bulk surface similar to that of ordinary chondrites, with the notable exception of sulfur, which was highly depleted [Trombka, J.I., and 23 colleagues, 2000. Science 289, 2101-2105; Nittler, L.R., and 14 colleagues, 2001. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 36, 1673-1695]. The origin of this sulfur deficiency, and hence the fundamental nature of the asteroid's surface, has remained controversial. We report a new analysis of NEAR X-ray spectrometer data, indicating that Eros has Cr/Fe, Mn/Fe, and Ni/Fe ratios similar to ordinary chondrite meteorites of type LL or L. Chondritic levels of Cr, Mn, and Ni argue strongly against a partial melting explanation for the sulfur depletion. Instead, our results provide definitive evidence that Eros is a primitive body with composition and mineralogy similar to ordinary chondrites, but with a surface heavily modified by interactions with the solar wind and micrometeorites, processes collectively termed space weathering.  相似文献   

Rotation rate and velocity dispersion of planetary ring particles with size distribution: I. Formulation and analytic calculation     

Keiji Ohtsuki 《Icarus》2006,183(2):373-383

We derive an equation for the evolution of rotational energy of Keplerian particles in a dilute disk due to mutual collisions. Three-dimensional Keplerian motion of particles is taken into account precisely, on the basis of Hill's approximation. The Rayleigh distribution of particles' orbital eccentricities and inclinations, and the Gaussian distribution of their rotation rates are also taken into account. Performing appropriate variable transformation, we show that the equation can be expressed with two terms. The first term, which we call collisional stirring term, represents energy exchange between rotation and random motion via collisions. The second term, which we call rotational friction term, tends to equalize the mean rotational energy of particles with different sizes. The equation can describe the evolution of rotational energy of Keplerian particles with an arbitrary size distribution. We analytically evaluate the rates of stirring and friction for the random kinetic energy and rotational energy due to inelastic collisions, for non-gravitating particles in a dilute disk. Using these results, we discuss equilibrium states in a disk of spinning, non-gravitating Keplerian particles.  相似文献   

黑龙江省矿集区尾矿库遥感监测与分析   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

高永志  初禹  梁伟 《国土资源遥感》2015,(1):160-163

尾矿库是一个具有高势能的人造泥石流危险源,存在溃坝危险,一旦失事,容易造成重大或特大事故。尾矿库不仅占据了大量的土地资源、破坏土地植被,给环境安全带来隐患,同时尾矿中含有的各种重金属矿物和毒性物质经过淋滤和渗透,会严重污染尾矿库周边和下游的生态环境。为实现对尾矿库的遥感监测与分析,以黑龙江省重点矿集区尾矿库为研究对象,利用高分辨率遥感图像建立准确的遥感解译标志,对尾矿库进行遥感解译;利用GIS软件提取尾矿库的相关信息,摸清现有尾矿的基本类型、堆存数量、地理位置和有害因素等;同时了解和掌握尾矿堆放区的环境地质情况和生态状况,以期为尾矿库的监督和管理提供科学依据。  相似文献   

基于WRF模式的太阳辐射预报初步试验研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

何晓凤  周荣卫  申彦波  石磊 《高原气象》2015,34(2):463-469

采用中尺度气象模式WRF(Weather Research Forecast)对北京地区的太阳辐射进行了4个典型月的逐时预报试验,用南郊观象台的辐射观测数据对预报结果进行了对比分析和初步订正试验。结果表明:在现有模式条件下,5 km分辨率的短波辐射预报结果和1 km分辨率预报结果无明显差别;WRF模式对太阳辐射的预报性能在晴天较好,多云天次之,在满云或阴雨天最差;通过误差分解发现,位相偏差、系统偏差及振幅偏差在各月对均方根误差的贡献有明显差异;针对模式预报结果的系统偏差和振幅偏差。经过简单的线性订正可以较明显地改进模式预报结果;双偏订正(DBC)法比线性回归(LR)法对预报误差的改进效果略明显;仅通过简单的线性订正,位相差很难消除,需要针对位相差研究新的订正方法。  相似文献   

The Butterfly Diagram Fine Structure     

Maurizio Ternullo 《Solar physics》2007,240(1):153-164

The present work describes the evolution of the sunspot zone in cycles 20, 21, and 22. In each cycle, and in both hemispheres, the equatorward drift of the spot zone “center of mass” results from the alternation of five or six prograde (namely, equatorward) segments, with other stationary or poleward segments. The duration of the stationary/retrograde phases (resulting from averaging data pertaining to the six semicycles examined here) amounts to ≈36% of the total duration of these semicycles. In the prograde phases, the drift rate is almost twice the “traditional” equatorward rate, resulting only from the extreme positions of the spot zone center of mass (at the beginning and at the end of the cycle). If there were no stationary/retrograde phases, the cycle duration would be half the actual one. We conclude that the retrograde phases should not be regarded as accidental; rather, they are essential features of the 11-year cycle.  相似文献   

Effects of Dispersion of Wave Packets in the Determination of Lifetimes of High-Degree Solar <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis> Modes from Time – Distance Analysis: MDI Data     

Dean-Yi Chou  Oleg Ladenkov 《Solar physics》2007,241(1):7-15

The cross-correlation function of solar p modes in a time – distance analysis changes with travel distance (or travel time). The exponential decrease in the amplitude of the cross-correlation function with travel distance has been interpreted as the dissipation of solar p-mode power and used to determine the lifetimes of high-degree p modes. It is found that the width of the cross-correlation function increases with travel distance. We interpret the increase in width as the dispersion of the wave packet in a time – distance analysis. The dispersion would also cause a decrease in amplitude and affect the determination of lifetimes. We include the dispersion effect in the determination of lifetimes of high-degree p modes in a time – distance analysis and find that the derived lifetime increases significantly compared with the previous study for degree less than 400.  相似文献