Non-linear pulsations in differentially rotating neutron stars: mass-shedding-induced damping and splitting of the fundamental mode     

Nikolaos Stergioulas  Theocharis A. Apostolatos  José A. Font 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,352(4):1089-1101

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Dynamical phasing of Type II Cepheids     

J. A. McSaveney  K. R. Pollard  P. L. Cottrell 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2005,362(1):331-336

In this paper we examine the problems of phasing using light curves and offer an alternate technique using the changes in acceleration to establish the zero point. We give astrophysical justification as to why this technique is useful and apply the technique to a selection of Type II Cepheids. We then examine some limitations of the technique which qualify its use.  相似文献   

On the second-overtone stability among Small Magellanic Cloud Cepheids     

G. Bono †  F. Caputo  M. Marconi 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,325(4):1353-1358

We present a new set of Cepheid, full amplitude, non-linear, convective models which are pulsationally unstable in the second overtone (SO). Hydrodynamical models were constructed by adopting a chemical composition typical of Cepheids in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and for stellar masses ranging from 3.25 to 4 M_⊙. Predicted φ ₂₁ Fourier parameters agree, within current uncertainties, with empirical data for pure first- and second-overtone variables as well as for first-/second-overtone (FO/SO) double-mode Cepheids collected by Udalski et al. in the SMC. On the other hand, predicted I -band amplitudes are systematically larger than the observed ones in the short-period range, but attain values that are closer to the empirical ones for log  P _SO≥−0.12 and log  P _FO≥0.1 . We also find, in agreement with empirical evidence, that the region within which both second and first overtones attain a stable limit cycle widens when moving towards lower luminosities. Moreover, predicted P _SO/ P _FO and P _FO/ P _F period ratios agree quite well with empirical period ratios for FO/SO and fundamental/FO double-mode SMC Cepheids.
Interestingly enough, current models support the evidence that pure SO Cepheids and SO components in FO/SO Cepheids are good distance indicators. In fact, we find that the fit of the predicted period–luminosity–colour ( V , V – I ) relation to empirical SMC data supplies a distance modulus ( DM ) of 19.11±0.08 mag . The same outcome applies to pure FO Cepheids and FO components in FO/SO Cepheids, and indeed we find DM =19.16±0.19 mag . Current distance estimates do not account for, within current uncertainties on photometry and reddening, the so-called short distance scale.  相似文献   

Keck II spectroscopy of mHz quasi-periodic oscillations in Hercules X-1     

K. O'Brien  Keith Horne  B. Boroson †  M. Still ‡  R. Gomer  J.B. Oke  P. Boyd  S.D. Vrtilek 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,326(3):1067-1075

We present Keck II spectroscopy of optical mHz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the light curve of the X-ray pulsar binary Hercules X-1. In the power spectrum it appears as 'peaked noise', with a coherency ∼2, a central frequency of 35 mHz and a peak-to-peak amplitude of 5 per cent. However, the dynamic power spectrum shows it to be an intermittent QPO, with a lifetime of ∼100 s, as expected if the lifetime of the orbiting material is equal to the thermal time-scale of the inner disc. We have decomposed the spectral time series into constant and variable components and used blackbody fits to the resulting spectra to characterize the spectrum of the QPO variability and constrain possible production sites. We find that the spectrum of the QPO is best fitted by a small hot region, possibly the inner regions of the accretion disc, where the ballistic accretion stream impacts on to the disc. The lack of any excess power around the QPO frequency in the X-ray power spectrum, created using simultaneous light curves from RXTE , implies that the QPO is not simply reprocessed X-ray variability.  相似文献   

The asteroseismological potential of the pulsating DB white dwarf stars CBS 114 and PG 1456+103     

G. Handler  T. S. Metcalfe  M. A. Wood 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2002,335(3):698-706

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Cyclic and secular variation in the temperatures and radii of extreme helium stars     

C. Simon Jeffery  Rhaana L. C. Starling  †  Philip W. Hill ‡  Don Pollacco 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,321(1):111-130

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On the dipolar f mode of stellar oscillation     

J. Christensen-Dalsgaard  D.O. Gough 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,326(3):1115-1121

The classification of adiabatic modes of non-radial stellar oscillation was established by Cowling in 1941. In addition to acoustic and gravity modes he identified an intermediate mode, which he labelled the f mode, and which in simple stellar models has no radial node. The motion of a dipolar f mode (of spherical-harmonic degree l =1) shifts the centre of mass, and must have zero frequency. On the other hand, if the perturbation to the gravitational potential is neglected (the case considered by Cowling) the f mode has a frequency intermediate between those of the gravity and acoustic modes; this is true of modes of any degree ( l ≥1) . Here we consider the properties of the dipolar f mode, elucidating the origin of these differences through continuous transformations between the various relevant cases; in addition, we discuss the broader issues of the classification of modes of non-radial oscillation.  相似文献   

绝热非径向太阳振动的数值计算方法     

毕少兰  李如凤 《中国天文和天体物理学报》1996,(2)

本文采用改进后的平行Shooting方法，即连续正交归一化方法，通过增加系统的秩和把微分方程从线性变成非线性的方法，使得病态方程变成非病态方程，克服了平行Shooting方法（不连续正交归一化方法）的主要困难：一是选择径向网格点数目的问题，如果被检验振动模的径向节点数大或小，所需要的网格点数则多或少；二是在远离阈值的时候，尚未有合适的方法提高计算精度的问题．数值计算出了标准太阳模型的绝热非径向太阳振动的理论本征频率谱．从数值计算的结果发现改进后的平行Shooting方法比线性化的Henyey方法和平行Shooting方法收敛性更好且精度更高．其误差可以达到1％的精度．  相似文献   

Torsional oscillations of magnetized relativistic stars     

Neophytos Messios  Demetrios B. Papadopoulos  Nikolaos Stergioulas 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,328(4):1161-1168

Strong magnetic fields in relativistic stars can be a cause of crust fracturing, resulting in the excitation of global torsional oscillations. Such oscillations could become observable in gravitational waves or in high-energy radiation, thus becoming a tool for probing the equation of state of relativistic stars. As the eigenfrequency of torsional oscillation modes is affected by the presence of a strong magnetic field, we study torsional modes in magnetized relativistic stars. We derive the linearized perturbation equations that govern torsional oscillations coupled to the oscillations of a magnetic field, when variations in the metric are neglected (Cowling approximation). The oscillations are described by a single two-dimensional wave equation, which can be solved as a boundary-value problem to obtain eigenfrequencies. We find that, in the non-magnetized case, typical oscillation periods of the fundamental     torsional modes can be nearly a factor of 2 larger for relativistic stars than previously computed in the Newtonian limit. For magnetized stars, we show that the influence of the magnetic field is highly dependent on the assumed magnetic field configuration, and simple estimates obtained previously in the literature cannot be used for identifying normal modes observationally.  相似文献   

A study of possible temporal and latitudinal variations in the properties of the solar tachocline     

Sarbani Basu  H. M. Antia 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,324(2):498-508

Temporal variations of the structure and the rotation rate of the solar tachocline region are studied using helioseismic data from the Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) and the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) obtained during the period 1995–2000. We do not find any significant temporal variation in the depth of the convection zone, the position of the tachocline or the extent of overshoot below the convection zone. No systematic variation in any other properties of the tachocline, like width, etc., is found either. The possibility of periodic variations in these properties is also investigated. Time-averaged results show that the tachocline is prolate with a variation of about 0.02 R_⊙ in its position. Neither the depth of the convection zone nor the extent of overshoot shows any significant variation with latitude.  相似文献