在兆焦耳级激光设备上的实验室天天体物理研究进展

近年,随着兆焦耳级激光器装置的发展人们可以在实验室中创造出与极端天体环境类似的物理条件,这使科学家有机会对某些重要天体物理过程或物理现象在实验室中进行研究。简单介绍由美国国家点火装置驱动高能量密度实验室天体物理方面实验的若干进展,包括超新星遗迹中的瑞利-泰勒不稳定性、激光惯性约束聚变探测恒星核心环境下的热核反应、无碰撞冲击波、行星内部状态研究、恒星形成研究等,这将为我国在建的神光Ⅳ激光装置开展实验室天体物理方面的科学实验提供借鉴。最后对将来利用神光Ⅳ可能开展的实验室天体物理学方向相关的科学问题研究进行简单的展望。     

射电星系的中央引擎和统一模型研究

正活动星系核是一类存在着剧烈物理过程的天体,从射电到高能辐射的全电磁波段都有均匀辐射,这使得它成为各个波段探测的重要对象.活动星系核的高光度使得我们能够对高红移天体的光谱进行细致研究.因此,研究活动星系核对于理解星系的形成、结构和演化有重要意义.目前,活动星系核的研究已经成为现代天体物理研究的热点之一.活动星系核中大约有10%是射电噪的,伴随着相对论性喷流.射电星系根据形态的不同可以分     

大望远镜调研报告

一、云南天文台天体物理发展方向及对大望远镜的需要 云南天文台地处我国南方云贵高原,地理纬度低,海拔高,天文气候比较好,是开展天体物理研究工作较好的地方,根据国家天文学发展规划,云南天文台将建设成以天体物理为主的天文台。 天体演化是自然科学领域的基础理论研究课题之一。它的主要内容是应用物理学的理论和手段,探索天体发生、发展和衰亡的规律。伟大领袖和导师毛主席多次谈到天体     

活动星系核中相对论电子束的物理效应

本文研究了Ｂｌａｚａｒ天体的辐射性质，提出一种新的喷流模型，即具有幂律分布的极端相对论电子团从中心核注入喷流等离子体中，它在一定的注入速度下，不仅能在喷流等离子体中激发等离子体湍动，产生电磁波的相干辐射，而且能产生强的同步辐射。利用等离子体的弱湍理论，我们研究了极端相对论电子团在喷流等离子体中的辐射过程，并详细研究了它在解释Ｂｌａｚａｒ天体辐射特性中的应用，本文认为，Ｂｌａｚａｒ天体的不稳定辐射与极端相对论电子团的无规注入、喷流等离子体的物理环境瞬息变化有关。Ｂｌａｚａｒ中快速变化的辐射偏振角摆动。产生于相对论电子团在湍动等离子体中的同步辐射过程。另外，Ｘ选和射电选的ＢＬＬａｃ天体之间的区别取决于喷流等离子体的运动状态和物理环境。     

Sgr A*的结构和变化:银河中心的超大质量黑洞

银河中心为我们提供了一个唯一的天体物理实验室来用以研究各式各样的天体物理过程。在文中 ,我们总结和归纳了关于SgrA 观测的最新结果 ,主要涉及源的结构和在流量密度方面的变化。SgrA 现象代表着在低光度活动星系核中围绕一个超大质量黑洞的低辐射率的吸积盘外流的典型例子。从SgrA 观测得到的许多天体物理中悬而未决的问题对现存的天体物理理论是一个挑战。对SgrA 的最新理论模型也作了综述。     

庆祝国庆——一个天文基地将在北京建成

一个近代化的以天体物理研究为主的大型天文台将在我国首都兴建起来。中国科学院北京天文台将由三部分组成: 一、天文楼:这是天文台的业务和行政领导机构,拥有近代化天体物理实验室、光学和电子学实验室、望远镜面磨制室、金工厂、图书馆等。它将成为我国天文基地之一,并将和其他天文台一道培养成批的天文工作者,以支援将出现在祖国各地的各种大、中、小型综合性天文台和专业天文台。天文台的基建将于1959年年底完成。二、天体物理台:天体物理是一门有着广宽发展前途的新学科,但在     

非均匀喷流模型及其在BL Lac天体中的应用

在非均匀锥形喷流模型中,电子数密度、磁场强度随着到喷流顶点的距离呈幂律分布.该模型能成功解释活动星系核喷流核心区域的平谱射电辐射,但已有的模型计算只适用于喷流运动方向与视线夹角很大的情况,所以需要建立适用于任何视角情况的非均匀锥形喷流辐射计算公式.普遍认为BL Lac天体中喷流的运动方向与视线夹角很小,推广后的非均匀喷流模型拟合了3个BL Lac天体的射电观测谱,确定了它们喷流中电子数密度、磁场强度等物理参数.研究结果表明观测辐射谱拐折频率确定出锥形喷流离黑洞最近距离,对于这3个BL Lac天体,它们的锥形喷流离黑洞最近距离约为Schwarzschild半径.     

SgrA的结构和变化：银河中心的超大质量黑洞

银河中心为我们提供了一个唯一的天体物理实验室来用以研究各式各样的天体物理过程。在文中，我们总结和归纳了关于Sgr A^*观测的最新结果，主要涉及源的结构和在流量密度方面的变化。Sgr A^*现象代表着在低光度活动星系核中围绕一个超大质量黑洞的低辐射率的吸积盘外流的典型例子。从Sgr A^*观测得到的许多天体物理中悬而未决的问题对现存的天体物理理论是一个挑战。对Sgr A^*的最新理论模型也作了综述。     

天体物理发展和射电天文

在这篇短文中,我只准备简略地讨论一下在现代天体物理学的发展中,射电天文有怎样的作用。 单独讨论射电天文一种观测手段对天体物理的作用,是很困难的问题。因为,天体物理是一门相当综合的学科。一项天体物理的成果,往往是不同研究方法,不同观测手段,不同理论领域的合作的结果。很难将射电天文从其他方法、其他手段中孤立出来。     

活动星系核射电延展区观测和理论研究

随着探测设备角分辨率和灵敏度的提高,喷流、喷流节点和热斑等活动星系核延展结构在射电、红外、光学、X射线等越来越多的波段被探测到,分辨出其更细致的结构,促进了理论研究热潮的兴起,使该领域成为当今天体物理研究的活跃领域之一。喷流是由活动星系核中心产生的准直等离子体外流,由中心黑洞驱动。至今,对喷流的成分、产生、准直原理和加速机制等基本问题并不清楚。另一方面,对于喷流、喷流节点和热斑等活动星系核延展区的辐射机制,一般认为其射电和光学辐射由相对论电子的同步辐射产生,但X射线的起源就存在着一定的争议。简单概述该领域近年来观测和理论研究进展。     

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A thermodynamic model of high temperature lava vaporization on Io

We modified the MAGMA chemical equilibrium code developed by Fegley and Cameron (1987, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 82, 207-222) and used it to model vaporization of high temperature silicate lavas on Io. The MAGMA code computes chemical equilibria in a melt, between melt and its equilibrium vapor, and in the gas phase. The good agreement of MAGMA code results with experimental data and with other computer codes is demonstrated. The temperature-dependent pressure and composition of vapor in equilibrium with lava is calculated from 1700 to 2400 K for 109 different silicate lavas in the ONaKFeSiMgCaAlTi system. Results for five lavas (tholeiitic basalt, alkali basalt, Barberton komatiite, dunite, and a molten type B1 Ca, Al-rich inclusion) are discussed in detail. The effects of continuous fractional vaporization on chemistry of these lavas and their equilibrium vapor are presented. The predicted abundances (relative to Na) of K, Fe, Si, Al, Ca, and Ti in the vapor equilibrated with lavas at 1900 K are lower than published upper limits for Io's atmosphere (which do not include Mg). We predict evaporative loss of alkalis, Fe, and Si during volcanic eruptions. Sodium is more volatile than K, and the Na/K ratio in the gas is decreased by fractional vaporization. This process can match Io's atmospheric Na/K ratio of 10±3 reported by Brown (2001, Icarus 151, 190-195). Silicon monoxide is an abundant species in the vapor above lavas. Spectroscopic searches are recommended for SiO at IR and mm wavelengths. Reactions of metallic vapors with S- and Cl-bearing volcanic gases may form other unusual gases including MgCl₂, MgS, MgCl, FeCl₂, FeS, FeCl, and SiS.     

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Alkali and halogen chemistry in volcanic gases on Io

We use chemical equilibrium calculations to model the speciation of alkalis and halogens in volcanic gases emitted on Io. The calculations cover wide temperature (500-2000 K) and pressure (10⁻⁶ to 10⁺¹ bars) ranges, which overlap the nominal conditions at Pele (T=1760 K, P=0.01 bars). About 230 compounds of 11 elements (O, S, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, F, Cl, Br, I) are considered. The elemental abundances for O, S, Na, K, and Cl are based upon observations. CI chondritic elemental abundances relative to sulfur are used for the other alkalis and halogens (as yet unobserved on Io). We predict the major alkali species in Pele-like volcanic gases and the percentage distribution of each alkali are LiCl (73%), LiF (27%); NaCl (81%), Na (16%), NaF (3%); KCl (91%), K (5%), KF (4%); RbCl (93%), Rb (4%), RbF (3%); CsCl (92%), CsF (6%), Cs (2%). Likewise the major halogen species and the percentage distribution of each halogen are NaF (88%), KF (10%), LiF (2%); NaCl (89%), KCl (11%); NaBr (89%), KBr (10%), Br (1%); NaI (61%), I (30%), KI (9%). We predict the major halogen condensates and their condensation temperatures at P=0.01 bar are NaF (1115 K), LiF (970 K); NaCl (1050 K), KCl (950 K); KBr (750 K), RbBr (730 K), CsBr (645 K); and solid I₂ (200 K). We also model disequilibrium chemistry of the alkalis and halogens in the volcanic plume. Based on this work and our prior modeling for Na, K, and Cl in a volcanic plume, we predict the major loss processes for the alkali halide gases are photolysis and/or condensation onto grains. Their estimated photochemical lifetimes range from a few minutes for alkali iodides to a few hours for alkali fluorides. Condensation is apparently the only loss process for elemental iodine. On the basis of elemental abundances and photochemical lifetimes, we recommend searching for gaseous KCl, NaF, LiF, LiCl, RbF, RbCl, CsF, and CsCl around volcanic vents during eruptions. Based on abundance considerations and observations of brown dwarfs we also recommend a search of Io's extended atmosphere and the Io plasma torus for neutral and ionized Li, Cs, Rb, and F.     

Study on the Stressed Mirror Polishing with a Continuous Polishing Machine for Large Aperture Off-axis Aspheric Mirrors

A special stressed annular polishing technique is proposed to mill the off-axis aspheric sub-mirrors of a large segmented mirror with an annular polishing machine. Based on the basic principle of stressed annular polishing technique, a set of special stressing mechanisms are designed to convert milling the aspheric surfaces of sub-mirrors with different off-axis distances into milling the spherical surfaces with identical radii of curvature, so that they can be pol- ished simultaneously on a continuous polishing machine. It took about contin- uous 40 hours to polish a scaled-down mirror of the planning Chinese Future Giant Telescope (CFGT) using this technique. This mirror has the 330 mm di- ameter, 3.6 m off-axis distance, and the 21.6 m radius of curvature, and its max- imum asphericity is 16 micron. The experiment shows that this method has a high effciency, suits batch manufacturing, especially the batch manufacturing of aspheric sub-mirrors of the segmented primary mirror of an extremely large aperture telescope.     

The climatic and physiographic controls of the eastern Mediterranean over the late Pleistocene climates in the southern Levant and its neighboring deserts

Modern-day synoptic-scale eastern Mediterranean climatology provides a useful context to synthesize the diverse late Pleistocene (60–12 ka) paleohydrologic and paleoenvironmental indicators of past climatic conditions in the Levant and the deserts to its south and east. We first critically evaluate, extract, and summarize paleoenvironmental and paleohydrologic records. Then, we propose a framework of eastern Mediterranean atmospheric circulation features interacting with the morphology and location of the southeast Mediterranean coast. Together they strongly control the spatial distribution of rainfall and wind pattern. This cyclone–physiography interaction enforces the observed rainfall patterns by hampering rainfall generation south and southeast of the latitude of the north Sinai coast, currently at 31°15′.The proposed framework explains the much-increased rains in Lebanon and northern Israel and Jordan as deduced from pollen, rise and maintenance of Lake Lisan, and speleothem formation in areas currently arid and semiarid. The proposed framework also accounts for the southward and eastward transition into semiarid, arid, and hyperarid deserts as expressed in thick loess accumulation at the deserts' margins, dune migration from west to east in the Sinai and the western Negev, and the formation of hyperarid (< 80 mm yr^− 1) gypsic–salic soils in the southern Negev and Sinai. Our climatic synthesis explains the hyperarid condition in the southern Negev, located only 200–250 km south of the much-increased rains in the north, probably reflecting a steeper rainfall gradient than the present-day gradient from the wetter Levant into its bordering southern and eastern deserts.At present, the rainiest winter seasons in Lebanon and northern and central Israel are associated with more frequent (+ 20%), deeper Cyprus Lows traversing the eastern Mediterranean at approximately the latitude of southern Turkey. Even these wettest years in northern Israel do not yield above average annual rainfall amounts in the hyperarid southern Negev. This region is mainly influenced by the Active Red Sea Troughs that produce only localized rains. The eastern Mediterranean Cyprus Lows also produce more dust storms and transport higher amounts of suspended dust to the loess area than any other atmospheric pattern. Concurrent rainfall and dust are essential to the late Pleistocene formation of the elongated thick loess zone along the desert northern margin. Even with existing dust storms, the lack of rain and very sparse vegetation account for the absence of late Pleistocene loess sequences from the southern Negev and the formation of hyperarid soils.When the north Sinai coast shifted 30–70 km northwest due to last glacial global sea level lowering, the newly exposed coastal areas supplied the sand and dust to these active eastern Mediterranean cyclones. This enforced the latitude of the northern boundary of the loess zone to be directly due east of the LGM shoreline. This shift of coast to the northwest inhibited rainfall in the southern Levant deserts and maintained their hyperaridity. Concurrently, frequent deep eastern Mediterranean Cyprus Lows were funneled along the northern Mediterranean increasing (probably doubling) the rains in central and northern Israel, Lebanon, southwestern Syria and northern Jordan. These storms and rains formed lakes, forests, and speleothems only a short distance north of the deserts in the southern Levant.     

Active hot star shells

Interferometry in the visible provides milliarcsecond spatial resolution and thus has been used for studying the circumstellar environment of active hot stars. In this paper I will illustrate how the visibility modulus and phase can be used to better constrain the physics of Be disks through results from the VLA, the MkII and the GI2T interferometers. I will insist on the importance and the potential of coupling high angular resolution with high spectral resolution to the study of Be shells. Finally I will present a possible study of the circumstellar disk of Be stars using the VLTI. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.