We identify new strong lensing clusters of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Ⅲ (SDSS DR8) by visually inspecting color images of a large sample of clusters of galaxies. We find 68 new clusters showing gian...We identify new strong lensing clusters of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Ⅲ (SDSS DR8) by visually inspecting color images of a large sample of clusters of galaxies. We find 68 new clusters showing giant arcs in addition to 30 known lensing systems. Among 68 cases, 13 clusters are "almost certain" lensing systems with tangential giant arcs, 22 clusters are "probable" and 31 clusters are "pos- sible" lensing systems. We also find two exotic systems with blue rings. The giant arcs have angular separations of 2.0jj - 25.7j~ from the bright central galaxies. We note that the rich clusters are more likely to be lensing systems and the separations between the arcs and the central galaxies increase with cluster richness.展开更多
A spatial orientation of angular momentum vectors of galaxies in six dynamically unstable Abell clusters(S1171, S0001, A1035, A1373, A1474 and A4053) is studied. For this, twodimensional observed parameters(e.g., p...A spatial orientation of angular momentum vectors of galaxies in six dynamically unstable Abell clusters(S1171, S0001, A1035, A1373, A1474 and A4053) is studied. For this, twodimensional observed parameters(e.g., positions, diameters and position angles) are converted into three-dimensional(3D) rotation axes of the galaxy using the 'position angle-inclination' method. The expected isotropic distribution curves for angular momentum vectors are obtained by performing random simulations. The observed and expected distributions are compared using several statistical tests.No preferred alignments of angular momentum vectors of galaxies are noticed in all six dynamically unstable clusters, supporting the hierarchy model of galaxy formation. These clusters have a larger value of velocity dispersion. However, local effects are noticed in the clusters that have substructures in the1D-3D number density maps.展开更多
We develop a theoretical formulation for the large-scale dynamics of galaxy clusters involving two spherical 'isothermal fluids' coupled by their mutual gravity and derive asymptotic similarity solutions analy...We develop a theoretical formulation for the large-scale dynamics of galaxy clusters involving two spherical 'isothermal fluids' coupled by their mutual gravity and derive asymptotic similarity solutions analytically. One of the fluids roughly approximates the massive dark matter halo, while the other describes the hot gas, the relatively small mass contribution from the galaxies being subsumed in the gas. By properly choosing the self-similar variables, it is possible to consistently transform the set of time-dependent two-fluid equations of spherical symmetry with self-gravity into a set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). We focus on the analytical analysis and discuss applications of the solutions to galaxy clusters.展开更多
Clusters of galaxies are the most massive objects in the Universe and precise knowledge of their mass structure is important to understand the history of structure formation and constrain still unknown types of dark c...Clusters of galaxies are the most massive objects in the Universe and precise knowledge of their mass structure is important to understand the history of structure formation and constrain still unknown types of dark contents of the Universe. X-ray spectroscopy of galaxy clusters provides rich information about the physical state of hot intracluster gas and the underlying potential structure. In this paper, starting from the basic description of clusters under equilibrium conditions, we review properties of clusters revealed primarily through X-ray observations considering their thermal and dynamical evolutions. The future prospects of cluster studies using upcoming X-ray missions are also mentioned.展开更多
This paper develops an original theory of dark matter in the current ΛCDM framework, whose main hypothesis is that DM is generated by the own gravitational field, according to an unknown quantum gravitational phenome...This paper develops an original theory of dark matter in the current ΛCDM framework, whose main hypothesis is that DM is generated by the own gravitational field, according to an unknown quantum gravitational phenomenon. This work is the best version of the theory, which I have been developing and publishing since 2014. The hypothesis of DM by quantum gravitation, DMbQG hereafter, has two main consequences: the first one is that the law of DM generation has to be the same, in the halo region, for all the galaxies and the second one is that the haloes are unbounded, so the total DM goes up without limit as the gravitational field is unbounded as well. The first one consequence is backed by the fact that M31 and MW has a fitted function with the same power exponent for the rotation curve at the halo region and both giant galaxies are the only ones whose rotation curves at the halo region may be studied with accuracy. This paper is firstly developed all the theory with M31 rotation curve data up to Chapter 9. The most important formula of the theory is the called Direct mass, which calculates the total mass at a specific radius into the halo region. Chapter 10 is dedicated to apply the theory to Milky Way, it is calculated its total mass at different radius into the halo and such results have been validated successfully using the data of masses at different radius published by two researcher teams. In Chapter 11, it is calculated the direct mass for the Local Group, and it is shown how the DMbQG theory is able to calculate the total mass at 770 kpc, that the dynamical methods estimate to be 5×1012MΘ. In Chapter 12, it is shown a method to estimate the Direct mass formula for a cluster of galaxies, using only its virial mass and virial radius. By this method, it is estimated the parameter a2 of the Local Group, which match with the one calculated in previous chapter by a different method. Also are calculated the parameters a2 associated to Virgo and Coma clusters. In Chapter 13, it is demonstrated how the DE is able to counterbalance the DM at cluster scale, as the Direct mass grows up with the square root of radius whereas the DE grows up with the cubic power. The chapter is an introduction to the DMbQG theory for cluster of galaxies, which has been developed fully by the author in other works. This theory aims to be a powerful method to study DM in the halo region of galaxies and cluster of galaxies and conversely the measures in galaxies and clusters offer the possibility to validate the theory.展开更多
We investigate the Luminosity Function (LF) of the cluster of galaxies Abell 566. The photometric data of 15 intermediate-bands are obtained from the Beijing-Arizona- Taiwan-Connecticut (BATC) photometric sky surv...We investigate the Luminosity Function (LF) of the cluster of galaxies Abell 566. The photometric data of 15 intermediate-bands are obtained from the Beijing-Arizona- Taiwan-Connecticut (BATC) photometric sky survey. For each of the 15 wavebands, the LF of cluster galaxies is well modelled by the Schechter function, with characteristic luminosities from -18.0 to -21.9 magnitude, from the α- to the p-band. Morphological dependence of the LF is investigated by separating the cluster members into 'red' and 'blue' subsamples. It is clear that late type galaxies have a steeper shape of LF than the early type galaxies. We also divided the sample galaxies by their local environment. It was found that galaxies in the sparser region have steeper shape of LF than galaxies in the denser region. Combining the results of morphological and environmental dependence of LFs, we show that Abell 566 is a well relaxed cluster with positive evidence of galaxy interaction and merger, and excess number of bright early type galaxies located in its denser region.展开更多
The 11th data release of the LAMOST survey provides fundamental stellar parameters but lacks detailed abundance measurements forα-elements,which are crucial for understanding stellar populations and Galactic chemical...The 11th data release of the LAMOST survey provides fundamental stellar parameters but lacks detailed abundance measurements forα-elements,which are crucial for understanding stellar populations and Galactic chemical evolution.In this study,we derive the abundances of oxygen(O),magnesium(Mg),silicon(Si),calcium(Ca),and titanium(Ti)for over 6.8 million stars using LAMOST DR11 low-resolution spectra.To ensure reliable measurements,we select 760 open clusters spanning a broad range of ages and apply Monte Carlo sampling for accurate abundance estimates.Additionally,we utilize over 30,000 stars from the GALAH DR4 catalog to train an XGBoost model for extractingα-element abundances from LAMOST DR11 spectra.Bayesian linear regression is employed to analyze the compositional distribution across the Galactic disk and infer chemical gradients as a function of Galactocentric distance.Our results indicate a general increase in chemical abundances with Galactocentric distance,with oxygen showing the steepest gradient.Our results confirm the overall increase ofα-element abundances with Galactocentric distance,consistent with previous studies,while minor discrepancies in Mg,Ca,and Ti gradients likely arise from differences in sample selection,observational sensitivity,or Galactic enrichment processes.展开更多
Previous X-ray and optical studies of the galaxy cluster pair A222/223 suggested the possible presence of a=lamentary structure connecting the two clusters,a result that appears to be supported by subsequent weak-lens...Previous X-ray and optical studies of the galaxy cluster pair A222/223 suggested the possible presence of a=lamentary structure connecting the two clusters,a result that appears to be supported by subsequent weak-lensing analyses.This=lament has been reported to host a primordial warm-hot intergalactic medium,which existed prior to being heated by the interactions of the clusters.In this study,we made an attempt to examine the reported emission feature with data from an archival Suzaku observation,taking advantage of its low detector background.Because the emission is expected to be very weak,we=rst carefully examined all potential sources of“contamination,”and then modeled the residual emission.Due to large uncertainties,unfortunately,our results can neither con=rm the presence of the reported emission feature nor rule it out.We discuss the sources of uncertainties.展开更多
The synthesized molecular clusters featuring the cubic[4Fe–4S]core have been studied for several decades,as they serve as true analogs of the active components in ferritin within biological systems.Such a model clust...The synthesized molecular clusters featuring the cubic[4Fe–4S]core have been studied for several decades,as they serve as true analogs of the active components in ferritin within biological systems.Such a model cluster has been extensively investigated in various fields,including structural modulation,catalysis,and self-assembly under laboratory conditions,with the aim of gaining an in-depth understanding of their roles in biological functions.Herein,we revisited three well-known[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)molecules,namely[Me_(4)N]_(2)[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)](R=o-MBT,m-MBT,p-MBT),and successfully established their single crystal structures that remain unknown prior to this work.Interestingly,it is revealed that the position of the substituent methyl group has an obvious steric effect on the arrangement of the ligand around the[4Fe–4S]core,which further influences their overall packing patterns in single crystals.In addition,this work unveils two new structure transformation behaviors for the[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)system:i)the monomeric[Fe(SR)_(4)]^(2–)and tetrameric[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)can be interconverted,and ii)[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)can be transferred into an intriguing iron-oxide complex Na_(2)Fe_(6)O(OMe)_(18)·6MeOH in a well-controlled oxidizing environment.展开更多
As part of the LAMOST medium-resolution spectroscopic survey,the LAMOST-MRS-O is a non-time domain survey that aims to perform medium-resolution spectral observations for member stars in the open cluster areas.This su...As part of the LAMOST medium-resolution spectroscopic survey,the LAMOST-MRS-O is a non-time domain survey that aims to perform medium-resolution spectral observations for member stars in the open cluster areas.This survey plans to obtain the spectroscopic parameters such as radial velocity and metal abundances of member stars and provide data support for further study on the chemical and dynamical characteristics and evolution of open clusters in combination with Gaia data.We have completed the observations on ten open cluster fields and obtained 235184 medium-resolution spectra of 133792 stars.Based on the data analyzed of LAMOST DR11v1.1,for some clusters of particular concern,it is found that the sampling ratio of members stars with Gmag<15 mag can reach 70%,which indicates that the LAMOST-MRS-O has reached our initial design goal.展开更多
In the study of spiral galaxy morphology,spiral arm structures are valuable for intuitively reflecting active physical and chemical processes within galaxies.However,long-term scarcity of high-quality one-,three-,and ...In the study of spiral galaxy morphology,spiral arm structures are valuable for intuitively reflecting active physical and chemical processes within galaxies.However,long-term scarcity of high-quality one-,three-,and four-armed galaxy samples has limited deep learning model performance.To address this,this study developed a spiral galaxy data simulation program with a three-stage workflow:first,screening highly reliable training samples;second,selecting the best-performing Imagen architecture as the generative model after comparing nine mainstream ones;finally,training Imagen to generate an open data set of 9402 one-/three-armed galaxies,expanding the original sample size by 6 times.Multi-dimensional evaluations verified reliability and usability:Fréchet Inception Distance scores for N=1 and N=3 tasks were 6.05 and 9.13;the t-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding showed generated data covered and expanded real data distribution;the Structural Similarity Index Measure confirmed no sample duplication.In downstream validation,data augmentation improved seven classification models'average accuracy by 8.7%(DenseNet peaked at 97%),and SHapley Additive exPlanations analysis showed model decisions focused on spiral arm topology.In conclusion,the program and data set support spiral galaxy morphology deep learning research and are publicly available at https://github.com/TuAstroAILab/AstroGS.展开更多
Recent studies have increasingly identified extended main sequence turn-off(e MSTO)phenomena in Galactic open clusters,yet the number of such clusters with sufficient spectroscopic information for member stars remains...Recent studies have increasingly identified extended main sequence turn-off(e MSTO)phenomena in Galactic open clusters,yet the number of such clusters with sufficient spectroscopic information for member stars remains limited.Unlike most studies that rely on fitting isochrones based on color–magnitude diagram(CMD)morphology to account for varying rotational velocities,our approach leverages LAMOST spectral data to compute actual rotational velocity distributions for confirmed cluster members,along with parameters such as metallicity,differential extinction,and rotational inclination,to utilize PARSEC isochrones for fitting the cluster CMDs.We systematically surveyed all known Galactic open clusters and selected 12 clusters where rotational velocity distributions could be reliably calculated for detailed fitting.Our results successfully reproduced the eMSTO phenomenon observed in these clusters.For the majority of clusters,considering only differential extinction and variations in rotational velocity adequately explains the position and morphology of the MSTO.For some intermediate-age clusters,incorporating rotational inclination additionally accounts for the broadening of the MSTO.This study underscores the importance of spectroscopic data in understanding eMSTO phenomena and provides a probable explanation for interpreting the combined effects of differential extinction,rotation,and inclination on the CMDs of Galactic open clusters.展开更多
In this paper we explore the formation of bars and present the bulge and bar properties and their correlations for a sample of lenticular barred(SB0)and lenticular unbarred(S0)galaxies in the central region of the Com...In this paper we explore the formation of bars and present the bulge and bar properties and their correlations for a sample of lenticular barred(SB0)and lenticular unbarred(S0)galaxies in the central region of the Coma Cluster using HST/ACS data.In our sample,we identified bar features using the luminosity profile decomposition software GALFIT.We classified the bulges based on Sérsic index and Kormendy relation.We found that the average mass of the bulge in SB0 galaxies is 1.48×10^(10)M☉whereas the average mass of the bulge in S0 galaxies is 4.3×10^(10)M☉.We observe that SB0 galaxies show lower bulge concentration,low mass and also smaller B/T values compared to S0 galaxies.Using the Kormendy relation,we found that among the lenticular barred galaxies,82%have classical bulges and 18%have pseudo bulges.These classical bulges have low masses compared to the classical bulges of unbarred galaxies.S0,galaxies with massive classical bulges do not host bars.We also found that for all SB0s the bulge effective radius is less than the bar effective radius.SB0 galaxies with classical bulges suggest that the bar may have formed by mergers.展开更多
We present an analysis of the winding sense(S and Z-shapes) of 1 621 field galaxies that have radial velocity between 3 000 km s-1 and 5 000 km s-1.The preferred alignments of S-and Z-shaped galaxies are studied usi...We present an analysis of the winding sense(S and Z-shapes) of 1 621 field galaxies that have radial velocity between 3 000 km s-1 and 5 000 km s-1.The preferred alignments of S-and Z-shaped galaxies are studied using chi-square,autocorrelation and Fourier series tests.We classify all the galaxies into 32 subsamples and notice a good agreement between the position angle(PA) distribution of the S-and Zshaped galaxies.The homogeneous distribution of the S-and Z-shaped galaxies is more noticeable for the late-type spirals(Sc,Scd,Sd and Sm) than for the early-types(Sa,Sab,Sb and Sbc) .A significant dominance of S-mode galaxies is apparent in the barred spirals.A random alignment is evident in the PA-distribution of Z-and S-mode spirals.In addition,a homogeneous distribution of the S-and Z-shaped galaxies is found to be invariant under global expansion.The PA-distribution of the total S-mode galaxies is found to be random,whereas a preferred alignment is clear for all the Zmode galaxies.It is found that the galactic planes of Z-mode galaxies tend to lie in the equatorial plane.展开更多
We report the discovery of 4 strong gravitational lensing systems by visual inspections of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey images of galaxy clusters in Data Release 6 (SDSS DR6). Two of the four systems show Einstein r...We report the discovery of 4 strong gravitational lensing systems by visual inspections of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey images of galaxy clusters in Data Release 6 (SDSS DR6). Two of the four systems show Einstein rings while the others show tangen- tial giant arcs. These arcs or rings have large angular separations (〉 8″) from the bright central galaxies and show bluer color compared with the red cluster galaxies. In addition, we found 5 probable and 4 possible lenses by galaxy clusters.展开更多
Binary stars are common in star clusters and galaxies, but the detailed ef- fects of binary evolution are not taken into account in some color-magnitude diagram (CMD) studies. This paper studies the CMDs of twelve g...Binary stars are common in star clusters and galaxies, but the detailed ef- fects of binary evolution are not taken into account in some color-magnitude diagram (CMD) studies. This paper studies the CMDs of twelve globular clusters via binary- star stellar populations. The observational CMDs of the star clusters are compared to those of binary-star populations, and then the stellar metallicities, ages, distances and reddenings of these star clusters are obtained. The paper also tests the different effects of binary and single stars on CMD studies. It is shown that binaries can better fit the observational CMDs of the sample globular clusters compared to single stars. This suggests that the effects of binary evolution should be considered when modeling the CMDs and stellar populations of star clusters and galaxies.展开更多
We compile a new sample of 89 open clusters with ages, distances and metallicities available. We derive a radial iron gradient of about -0.099±0.008 dex kpc^(-1) (unweighted) for the whole sample, which is somewh...We compile a new sample of 89 open clusters with ages, distances and metallicities available. We derive a radial iron gradient of about -0.099±0.008 dex kpc^(-1) (unweighted) for the whole sample, which is somewhat greater than the most recent determination of oxygen gradient from nebulae and young stars. By dividing the clusters into age groups, we show that the iron gradient was steeper in the past and has evolved slowly in time. Current data show a substantial scatter of the cluster metallicities indicating that the Galactic disk has undergone a very rapid, inhomogeneous enrichment. Also, based on a simple, but quite successful model of chemical evolution of the Milky Way disk, we make a detailed calculation of the iron abundance gradient and its time evolution. The predicted current iron gradient is about -0.072 dex kpc^(-1). The model also predicts a steady flattening of the iron gradient with time, which agrees with the result from our open cluster sample.展开更多
Chandra observations of the Seyfert-2 galaxies NGC 2110 and NGC 7582 arepresented. With the superb spatial resolution of Chandra we found that in NGC 7582 the soft (≤2keV) and hard (2-10 keV) X-rays are emitted in di...Chandra observations of the Seyfert-2 galaxies NGC 2110 and NGC 7582 arepresented. With the superb spatial resolution of Chandra we found that in NGC 7582 the soft (≤2keV) and hard (2-10 keV) X-rays are emitted in different regions, consistent with the report by Xueet al. By comparing the present X-ray data with the previous infrared data, we determined that thesoft X-ray region is the site of starburst activities. We found no significant temporal variationsduring our observations. We confirm the previous finding that NGC 2110 and NGC 7582 areflat-spectrum sources. We argue that the flat spectra may result from a cold absorbing material suchas envisaged in the 'dual absorbed' model. Strong FeK_α emission feature is detected in 6~7keV.Its equivalent width is so large that it cannot be reproduced by using the Galactic column densityof ~ 10^(22) cm^(-2).展开更多
Galaxy clusters present unique advantages for cosmological study.Here we collect a new sample of 10 lensing galaxy clusters with X-ray observations to constrain cosmological parameters.The redshifts of the lensing clu...Galaxy clusters present unique advantages for cosmological study.Here we collect a new sample of 10 lensing galaxy clusters with X-ray observations to constrain cosmological parameters.The redshifts of the lensing clusters lie between 0.1 and 0.6,and the redshift range of their arcs is from 0.4 to 4.9.These clusters are selected carefully from strong gravitational lensing systems which have both X-ray satellite observations and optical giant luminous arcs with known redshifts.Giant arcs usually appear in the central region of clusters,where mass can be traced with luminosity quite well.Based on gravitational lensing theory and a cluster mass distribution model,we can derive a ratio using two angular diameter distances.One is the distance between lensing sources and the other is that between the deflector and the source. Since angular diameter distance relies heavily on cosmological geometry,we can use these ratios to constrain cosmological models.Moreover,X-ray gas fractions of galaxy clusters can also be a cosmological probe.Because there are a dozen parameters to be fitted,we introduce a new analytic algorithm,Powell's UOBYQA(Unconstrained Optimization By Quadratic Approximation) ,to accelerate our calculation.Our result demonstrates that this algorithm is an effective fitting method for such a continuous multi-parameter constraint.We find an interesting fact that these two approaches are separately sensitive toΩΛandΩM.By combining them,we can get reasonable fitting values of basic cosmological parameters:ΩM=0.26 +0.04 -0.04,andΩΛ=0.82 +0.14 -0.16.展开更多
A facile and credible strategy was demonstrated to synthesize two new Sn-O clusters 1 and 2 by the reactions of nBu2SnO with esters directly under mild conditions.Cluster 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system,space g...A facile and credible strategy was demonstrated to synthesize two new Sn-O clusters 1 and 2 by the reactions of nBu2SnO with esters directly under mild conditions.Cluster 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 13.054(3),b = 13.137(3),c = 15.077(3) ,α = 80.009(9),β = 77.187(10),γ = 76.075(11)°,Z = 2,V = 2427.3(9) 3,Dc = 1.565 g/cm3,μ(MoKα) = 2.076 mm-1,F(000) = 1152,the final R = 0.0335 and wR = 0.0664 for 9416 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)).Cluster 2 belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21/c with a = 13.673(3),b = 13.342(3),c = 16.296(4) ,β = 104.385(5)o,Z = 4,V = 2879.7(10) 3,Dc = 1.347 g/cm3,μ(MoKα) = 1.751 mm-1,F(000) = 1176,the final R = 0.0306 and wR = 0.0706 for 6390 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)).The crystal structures of the clusters consist of cen-trosymmetric [RCOOSnnBu2OSnnBu2OH)]2 molecules with an almost planar Sn4O4 framework.Each pair of exo-and endo-cyclic tin atoms was linked by one bridge-OH only.In addition,a novel structure of nBu2SnO different from the previous reports was proposed on the basis of 1H-NMR,TG analysis and X-ray diffraction.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 10821061, 10833003 and 11103032)Young Researcher Grant of National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Key Basic Research Science Foundation of China (2007CB815403)Funding for SDSS-III has been provided by the Alfred P.Sloan Foundation,the Participating Institutions,the National Science Foundation and the U.S.Department of Energy
文摘We identify new strong lensing clusters of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Ⅲ (SDSS DR8) by visually inspecting color images of a large sample of clusters of galaxies. We find 68 new clusters showing giant arcs in addition to 30 known lensing systems. Among 68 cases, 13 clusters are "almost certain" lensing systems with tangential giant arcs, 22 clusters are "probable" and 31 clusters are "pos- sible" lensing systems. We also find two exotic systems with blue rings. The giant arcs have angular separations of 2.0jj - 25.7j~ from the bright central galaxies. We note that the rich clusters are more likely to be lensing systems and the separations between the arcs and the central galaxies increase with cluster richness.
文摘A spatial orientation of angular momentum vectors of galaxies in six dynamically unstable Abell clusters(S1171, S0001, A1035, A1373, A1474 and A4053) is studied. For this, twodimensional observed parameters(e.g., positions, diameters and position angles) are converted into three-dimensional(3D) rotation axes of the galaxy using the 'position angle-inclination' method. The expected isotropic distribution curves for angular momentum vectors are obtained by performing random simulations. The observed and expected distributions are compared using several statistical tests.No preferred alignments of angular momentum vectors of galaxies are noticed in all six dynamically unstable clusters, supporting the hierarchy model of galaxy formation. These clusters have a larger value of velocity dispersion. However, local effects are noticed in the clusters that have substructures in the1D-3D number density maps.
文摘We develop a theoretical formulation for the large-scale dynamics of galaxy clusters involving two spherical 'isothermal fluids' coupled by their mutual gravity and derive asymptotic similarity solutions analytically. One of the fluids roughly approximates the massive dark matter halo, while the other describes the hot gas, the relatively small mass contribution from the galaxies being subsumed in the gas. By properly choosing the self-similar variables, it is possible to consistently transform the set of time-dependent two-fluid equations of spherical symmetry with self-gravity into a set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). We focus on the analytical analysis and discuss applications of the solutions to galaxy clusters.
文摘Clusters of galaxies are the most massive objects in the Universe and precise knowledge of their mass structure is important to understand the history of structure formation and constrain still unknown types of dark contents of the Universe. X-ray spectroscopy of galaxy clusters provides rich information about the physical state of hot intracluster gas and the underlying potential structure. In this paper, starting from the basic description of clusters under equilibrium conditions, we review properties of clusters revealed primarily through X-ray observations considering their thermal and dynamical evolutions. The future prospects of cluster studies using upcoming X-ray missions are also mentioned.
文摘This paper develops an original theory of dark matter in the current ΛCDM framework, whose main hypothesis is that DM is generated by the own gravitational field, according to an unknown quantum gravitational phenomenon. This work is the best version of the theory, which I have been developing and publishing since 2014. The hypothesis of DM by quantum gravitation, DMbQG hereafter, has two main consequences: the first one is that the law of DM generation has to be the same, in the halo region, for all the galaxies and the second one is that the haloes are unbounded, so the total DM goes up without limit as the gravitational field is unbounded as well. The first one consequence is backed by the fact that M31 and MW has a fitted function with the same power exponent for the rotation curve at the halo region and both giant galaxies are the only ones whose rotation curves at the halo region may be studied with accuracy. This paper is firstly developed all the theory with M31 rotation curve data up to Chapter 9. The most important formula of the theory is the called Direct mass, which calculates the total mass at a specific radius into the halo region. Chapter 10 is dedicated to apply the theory to Milky Way, it is calculated its total mass at different radius into the halo and such results have been validated successfully using the data of masses at different radius published by two researcher teams. In Chapter 11, it is calculated the direct mass for the Local Group, and it is shown how the DMbQG theory is able to calculate the total mass at 770 kpc, that the dynamical methods estimate to be 5×1012MΘ. In Chapter 12, it is shown a method to estimate the Direct mass formula for a cluster of galaxies, using only its virial mass and virial radius. By this method, it is estimated the parameter a2 of the Local Group, which match with the one calculated in previous chapter by a different method. Also are calculated the parameters a2 associated to Virgo and Coma clusters. In Chapter 13, it is demonstrated how the DE is able to counterbalance the DM at cluster scale, as the Direct mass grows up with the square root of radius whereas the DE grows up with the cubic power. The chapter is an introduction to the DMbQG theory for cluster of galaxies, which has been developed fully by the author in other works. This theory aims to be a powerful method to study DM in the halo region of galaxies and cluster of galaxies and conversely the measures in galaxies and clusters offer the possibility to validate the theory.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘We investigate the Luminosity Function (LF) of the cluster of galaxies Abell 566. The photometric data of 15 intermediate-bands are obtained from the Beijing-Arizona- Taiwan-Connecticut (BATC) photometric sky survey. For each of the 15 wavebands, the LF of cluster galaxies is well modelled by the Schechter function, with characteristic luminosities from -18.0 to -21.9 magnitude, from the α- to the p-band. Morphological dependence of the LF is investigated by separating the cluster members into 'red' and 'blue' subsamples. It is clear that late type galaxies have a steeper shape of LF than the early type galaxies. We also divided the sample galaxies by their local environment. It was found that galaxies in the sparser region have steeper shape of LF than galaxies in the denser region. Combining the results of morphological and environmental dependence of LFs, we show that Abell 566 is a well relaxed cluster with positive evidence of galaxy interaction and merger, and excess number of bright early type galaxies located in its denser region.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under program Nos.12090040,12090043,12473031,and 12003025as well as the Basic Research Program of Yunnan Province(No.202401AT070142)+2 种基金the International Center of Supernovae,Yunnan Key Laboratory(No.202302AN360001)the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province(No.202201BC070003)the support of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF under grant Nos.GZC20240124 and 2024M760242.
文摘The 11th data release of the LAMOST survey provides fundamental stellar parameters but lacks detailed abundance measurements forα-elements,which are crucial for understanding stellar populations and Galactic chemical evolution.In this study,we derive the abundances of oxygen(O),magnesium(Mg),silicon(Si),calcium(Ca),and titanium(Ti)for over 6.8 million stars using LAMOST DR11 low-resolution spectra.To ensure reliable measurements,we select 760 open clusters spanning a broad range of ages and apply Monte Carlo sampling for accurate abundance estimates.Additionally,we utilize over 30,000 stars from the GALAH DR4 catalog to train an XGBoost model for extractingα-element abundances from LAMOST DR11 spectra.Bayesian linear regression is employed to analyze the compositional distribution across the Galactic disk and infer chemical gradients as a function of Galactocentric distance.Our results indicate a general increase in chemical abundances with Galactocentric distance,with oxygen showing the steepest gradient.Our results confirm the overall increase ofα-element abundances with Galactocentric distance,consistent with previous studies,while minor discrepancies in Mg,Ca,and Ti gradients likely arise from differences in sample selection,observational sensitivity,or Galactic enrichment processes.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China through Grant 11821303by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China through Grant 2018YFA0404502+1 种基金support from the China Scholarship Councilthe nancial support of the GA?R EXPRO grant No.21-13491X.
文摘Previous X-ray and optical studies of the galaxy cluster pair A222/223 suggested the possible presence of a=lamentary structure connecting the two clusters,a result that appears to be supported by subsequent weak-lensing analyses.This=lament has been reported to host a primordial warm-hot intergalactic medium,which existed prior to being heated by the interactions of the clusters.In this study,we made an attempt to examine the reported emission feature with data from an archival Suzaku observation,taking advantage of its low detector background.Because the emission is expected to be very weak,we=rst carefully examined all potential sources of“contamination,”and then modeled the residual emission.Due to large uncertainties,unfortunately,our results can neither con=rm the presence of the reported emission feature nor rule it out.We discuss the sources of uncertainties.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(22120240204 and 22120240039)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22301219,Z.Z.,22101205,H.H.)。
文摘The synthesized molecular clusters featuring the cubic[4Fe–4S]core have been studied for several decades,as they serve as true analogs of the active components in ferritin within biological systems.Such a model cluster has been extensively investigated in various fields,including structural modulation,catalysis,and self-assembly under laboratory conditions,with the aim of gaining an in-depth understanding of their roles in biological functions.Herein,we revisited three well-known[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)molecules,namely[Me_(4)N]_(2)[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)](R=o-MBT,m-MBT,p-MBT),and successfully established their single crystal structures that remain unknown prior to this work.Interestingly,it is revealed that the position of the substituent methyl group has an obvious steric effect on the arrangement of the ligand around the[4Fe–4S]core,which further influences their overall packing patterns in single crystals.In addition,this work unveils two new structure transformation behaviors for the[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)system:i)the monomeric[Fe(SR)_(4)]^(2–)and tetrameric[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)can be interconverted,and ii)[Fe_(4)S_(4)(SR)_(4)]^(2–)can be transferred into an intriguing iron-oxide complex Na_(2)Fe_(6)O(OMe)_(18)·6MeOH in a well-controlled oxidizing environment.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)through grants 12090040,12090042,and 12073060the National Key R&D Program of China No.2019YFA0405501+2 种基金J.Z.acknowledges the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CASthe Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(grant No.22dz1202400)the Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader。
文摘As part of the LAMOST medium-resolution spectroscopic survey,the LAMOST-MRS-O is a non-time domain survey that aims to perform medium-resolution spectral observations for member stars in the open cluster areas.This survey plans to obtain the spectroscopic parameters such as radial velocity and metal abundances of member stars and provide data support for further study on the chemical and dynamical characteristics and evolution of open clusters in combination with Gaia data.We have completed the observations on ten open cluster fields and obtained 235184 medium-resolution spectra of 133792 stars.Based on the data analyzed of LAMOST DR11v1.1,for some clusters of particular concern,it is found that the sampling ratio of members stars with Gmag<15 mag can reach 70%,which indicates that the LAMOST-MRS-O has reached our initial design goal.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,grant No.U1731128)the support of the Association for Astronomy X A.I.(A3),funded by the Science and Education Integration Funding of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘In the study of spiral galaxy morphology,spiral arm structures are valuable for intuitively reflecting active physical and chemical processes within galaxies.However,long-term scarcity of high-quality one-,three-,and four-armed galaxy samples has limited deep learning model performance.To address this,this study developed a spiral galaxy data simulation program with a three-stage workflow:first,screening highly reliable training samples;second,selecting the best-performing Imagen architecture as the generative model after comparing nine mainstream ones;finally,training Imagen to generate an open data set of 9402 one-/three-armed galaxies,expanding the original sample size by 6 times.Multi-dimensional evaluations verified reliability and usability:Fréchet Inception Distance scores for N=1 and N=3 tasks were 6.05 and 9.13;the t-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding showed generated data covered and expanded real data distribution;the Structural Similarity Index Measure confirmed no sample duplication.In downstream validation,data augmentation improved seven classification models'average accuracy by 8.7%(DenseNet peaked at 97%),and SHapley Additive exPlanations analysis showed model decisions focused on spiral arm topology.In conclusion,the program and data set support spiral galaxy morphology deep learning research and are publicly available at https://github.com/TuAstroAILab/AstroGS.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.12261141689。
文摘Recent studies have increasingly identified extended main sequence turn-off(e MSTO)phenomena in Galactic open clusters,yet the number of such clusters with sufficient spectroscopic information for member stars remains limited.Unlike most studies that rely on fitting isochrones based on color–magnitude diagram(CMD)morphology to account for varying rotational velocities,our approach leverages LAMOST spectral data to compute actual rotational velocity distributions for confirmed cluster members,along with parameters such as metallicity,differential extinction,and rotational inclination,to utilize PARSEC isochrones for fitting the cluster CMDs.We systematically surveyed all known Galactic open clusters and selected 12 clusters where rotational velocity distributions could be reliably calculated for detailed fitting.Our results successfully reproduced the eMSTO phenomenon observed in these clusters.For the majority of clusters,considering only differential extinction and variations in rotational velocity adequately explains the position and morphology of the MSTO.For some intermediate-age clusters,incorporating rotational inclination additionally accounts for the broadening of the MSTO.This study underscores the importance of spectroscopic data in understanding eMSTO phenomena and provides a probable explanation for interpreting the combined effects of differential extinction,rotation,and inclination on the CMDs of Galactic open clusters.
文摘In this paper we explore the formation of bars and present the bulge and bar properties and their correlations for a sample of lenticular barred(SB0)and lenticular unbarred(S0)galaxies in the central region of the Coma Cluster using HST/ACS data.In our sample,we identified bar features using the luminosity profile decomposition software GALFIT.We classified the bulges based on Sérsic index and Kormendy relation.We found that the average mass of the bulge in SB0 galaxies is 1.48×10^(10)M☉whereas the average mass of the bulge in S0 galaxies is 4.3×10^(10)M☉.We observe that SB0 galaxies show lower bulge concentration,low mass and also smaller B/T values compared to S0 galaxies.Using the Kormendy relation,we found that among the lenticular barred galaxies,82%have classical bulges and 18%have pseudo bulges.These classical bulges have low masses compared to the classical bulges of unbarred galaxies.S0,galaxies with massive classical bulges do not host bars.We also found that for all SB0s the bulge effective radius is less than the bar effective radius.SB0 galaxies with classical bulges suggest that the bar may have formed by mergers.
文摘We present an analysis of the winding sense(S and Z-shapes) of 1 621 field galaxies that have radial velocity between 3 000 km s-1 and 5 000 km s-1.The preferred alignments of S-and Z-shaped galaxies are studied using chi-square,autocorrelation and Fourier series tests.We classify all the galaxies into 32 subsamples and notice a good agreement between the position angle(PA) distribution of the S-and Zshaped galaxies.The homogeneous distribution of the S-and Z-shaped galaxies is more noticeable for the late-type spirals(Sc,Scd,Sd and Sm) than for the early-types(Sa,Sab,Sb and Sbc) .A significant dominance of S-mode galaxies is apparent in the barred spirals.A random alignment is evident in the PA-distribution of Z-and S-mode spirals.In addition,a homogeneous distribution of the S-and Z-shaped galaxies is found to be invariant under global expansion.The PA-distribution of the total S-mode galaxies is found to be random,whereas a preferred alignment is clear for all the Zmode galaxies.It is found that the galactic planes of Z-mode galaxies tend to lie in the equatorial plane.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Nos.10521001, 10773016 and 10833003)the National KeyBasic Research Science Foundation of China (2007CB815403).
文摘We report the discovery of 4 strong gravitational lensing systems by visual inspections of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey images of galaxy clusters in Data Release 6 (SDSS DR6). Two of the four systems show Einstein rings while the others show tangen- tial giant arcs. These arcs or rings have large angular separations (〉 8″) from the bright central galaxies and show bluer color compared with the red cluster galaxies. In addition, we found 5 probable and 4 possible lenses by galaxy clusters.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10963001)Yunnan Science Foundation(2009CD093)the Scientific Research Foundation of Dali University (DYKF2009 No. 1)
文摘Binary stars are common in star clusters and galaxies, but the detailed ef- fects of binary evolution are not taken into account in some color-magnitude diagram (CMD) studies. This paper studies the CMDs of twelve globular clusters via binary- star stellar populations. The observational CMDs of the star clusters are compared to those of binary-star populations, and then the stellar metallicities, ages, distances and reddenings of these star clusters are obtained. The paper also tests the different effects of binary and single stars on CMD studies. It is shown that binaries can better fit the observational CMDs of the sample globular clusters compared to single stars. This suggests that the effects of binary evolution should be considered when modeling the CMDs and stellar populations of star clusters and galaxies.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina (No. 19873014) and NKBRSFG19990754, and partly by SRF for ROCS, SEM.
文摘We compile a new sample of 89 open clusters with ages, distances and metallicities available. We derive a radial iron gradient of about -0.099±0.008 dex kpc^(-1) (unweighted) for the whole sample, which is somewhat greater than the most recent determination of oxygen gradient from nebulae and young stars. By dividing the clusters into age groups, we show that the iron gradient was steeper in the past and has evolved slowly in time. Current data show a substantial scatter of the cluster metallicities indicating that the Galactic disk has undergone a very rapid, inhomogeneous enrichment. Also, based on a simple, but quite successful model of chemical evolution of the Milky Way disk, we make a detailed calculation of the iron abundance gradient and its time evolution. The predicted current iron gradient is about -0.072 dex kpc^(-1). The model also predicts a steady flattening of the iron gradient with time, which agrees with the result from our open cluster sample.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Chandra observations of the Seyfert-2 galaxies NGC 2110 and NGC 7582 arepresented. With the superb spatial resolution of Chandra we found that in NGC 7582 the soft (≤2keV) and hard (2-10 keV) X-rays are emitted in different regions, consistent with the report by Xueet al. By comparing the present X-ray data with the previous infrared data, we determined that thesoft X-ray region is the site of starburst activities. We found no significant temporal variationsduring our observations. We confirm the previous finding that NGC 2110 and NGC 7582 areflat-spectrum sources. We argue that the flat spectra may result from a cold absorbing material suchas envisaged in the 'dual absorbed' model. Strong FeK_α emission feature is detected in 6~7keV.Its equivalent width is so large that it cannot be reproduced by using the Galactic column densityof ~ 10^(22) cm^(-2).
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinasupported by the National Science Foundation of China under the Distinguished Young Scholar Grant 10825313by the Ministry of Science and Technology's National Basic Science Program(Project 973)under grant No.2007CB815401
文摘Galaxy clusters present unique advantages for cosmological study.Here we collect a new sample of 10 lensing galaxy clusters with X-ray observations to constrain cosmological parameters.The redshifts of the lensing clusters lie between 0.1 and 0.6,and the redshift range of their arcs is from 0.4 to 4.9.These clusters are selected carefully from strong gravitational lensing systems which have both X-ray satellite observations and optical giant luminous arcs with known redshifts.Giant arcs usually appear in the central region of clusters,where mass can be traced with luminosity quite well.Based on gravitational lensing theory and a cluster mass distribution model,we can derive a ratio using two angular diameter distances.One is the distance between lensing sources and the other is that between the deflector and the source. Since angular diameter distance relies heavily on cosmological geometry,we can use these ratios to constrain cosmological models.Moreover,X-ray gas fractions of galaxy clusters can also be a cosmological probe.Because there are a dozen parameters to be fitted,we introduce a new analytic algorithm,Powell's UOBYQA(Unconstrained Optimization By Quadratic Approximation) ,to accelerate our calculation.Our result demonstrates that this algorithm is an effective fitting method for such a continuous multi-parameter constraint.We find an interesting fact that these two approaches are separately sensitive toΩΛandΩM.By combining them,we can get reasonable fitting values of basic cosmological parameters:ΩM=0.26 +0.04 -0.04,andΩΛ=0.82 +0.14 -0.16.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20421202,20372033)
文摘A facile and credible strategy was demonstrated to synthesize two new Sn-O clusters 1 and 2 by the reactions of nBu2SnO with esters directly under mild conditions.Cluster 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 13.054(3),b = 13.137(3),c = 15.077(3) ,α = 80.009(9),β = 77.187(10),γ = 76.075(11)°,Z = 2,V = 2427.3(9) 3,Dc = 1.565 g/cm3,μ(MoKα) = 2.076 mm-1,F(000) = 1152,the final R = 0.0335 and wR = 0.0664 for 9416 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)).Cluster 2 belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21/c with a = 13.673(3),b = 13.342(3),c = 16.296(4) ,β = 104.385(5)o,Z = 4,V = 2879.7(10) 3,Dc = 1.347 g/cm3,μ(MoKα) = 1.751 mm-1,F(000) = 1176,the final R = 0.0306 and wR = 0.0706 for 6390 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)).The crystal structures of the clusters consist of cen-trosymmetric [RCOOSnnBu2OSnnBu2OH)]2 molecules with an almost planar Sn4O4 framework.Each pair of exo-and endo-cyclic tin atoms was linked by one bridge-OH only.In addition,a novel structure of nBu2SnO different from the previous reports was proposed on the basis of 1H-NMR,TG analysis and X-ray diffraction.