The infrared band contains rich opportunities for astronomical research,but due to the limitations of infrared technology,the development of infrared astronomy in China has been far from satisfactory for a long time,e...The infrared band contains rich opportunities for astronomical research,but due to the limitations of infrared technology,the development of infrared astronomy in China has been far from satisfactory for a long time,especially for solar observation.“Accurate Infrared Magnetic field Measurements of the Sun”project(AIMS)is a National Major Scientific Research Instrument Development Project(recommended by the Ministries)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.It is aimed at improving the accuracy of magnetic field measurement by an order of magnitude,by measuring the“Zeeman splitting”directly.In addition,as AIMS is also the first equipment specifically designed for mid-to far-infrared solar observation in the world,we also hope to utilize AIMS to explore potential new scientific research opportunities in the vast infrared region.This article will briefly introduce the scientific objectives,the telescope,the scientific post-focus instruments,and finally summarize the commissioning observations of AIMS.展开更多
The solar radio signal that can be received by the ground-based telescopes covers a wide frequency range,allowing us to monitor the complex physical processes occurred from the solar surface to the vast interplanetary...The solar radio signal that can be received by the ground-based telescopes covers a wide frequency range,allowing us to monitor the complex physical processes occurred from the solar surface to the vast interplanetary space.MingantU SpEctral Radioheliograph(MUSER),as the latest generation of solar dedicated radio spectral-imaging instrument in the centimeter-decimeter wavelengths,has accumulated a large number of observational data since its commissioning observation in 2014.This paper presents the main observational results identified by MUSER from 2014 to 2019,including the quiet Sun and 94 solar radio burst events.We find that there are 81 events accompanied with Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites(GOES)soft X-ray(SXR)flares,among which the smallest flare class is B1.0.There are 13 events without accompanying any recorded flares,among which the smallest SXR intensity during the radio burst period is equivalent to level-A.The main characteristics of all radio burst events are presented,which shows the powerful ability of MUSER to capture the valuable information of the solar non-thermal processes and the importance for space weather.This work also provides a database for further in-depth research.展开更多
We report the properties of more than 800 bursts detected from the repeating fast radio burst(FRB)source FRB 20201124A with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope during an extremely active episode ...We report the properties of more than 800 bursts detected from the repeating fast radio burst(FRB)source FRB 20201124A with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope during an extremely active episode on UTC 2021 September 25th-28th in a series of four papers.In this fourth paper of the series,we present a systematic search of the spin period and linear acceleration of the source object from both 996 individual pulse peaks and the dedispersed time series.No credible spin period was found from this data set.We rule out the presence of significant periodicity in the range between 1 ms and 100 s with a pulse duty cycle<0.49±0.08(when the profile is defined by a von-Mises function,not a boxcar function)and linear acceleration up to 300 m s^(-2)in each of the four one-hour observing sessions,and up to 0.6 m s^(-2)in all 4 days.These searches contest theoretical scenarios involving a 1 ms–100 s isolated magnetar/pulsar with surface magnetic field<10^(15)G and a small duty cycle(such as in a polar-cap emission mode)or a pulsar with a companion star or black hole up to 100 M_(⊙)and P_(b)>10 hr.We also perform a periodicity search of the fine structures and identify 53 unrelated millisecond-timescale“periods”in multicomponents with the highest significance of 3.9σ.The“periods”recovered from the fine structures are neither consistent nor harmonically related.Thus they are not likely to come from a spin period.We caution against claiming spin periodicity with significance below~4σwith multi-components from one-off FRBs.We discuss the implications of our results and the possible connections between FRB multi-components and pulsar microstructures.展开更多
The Fourier transform spectrometer(FTS)is a core instrument for solar observation with high spectral resolution,especially in the infrared.The Infrared System for the Accurate Measurement of Solar Magnetic Field(AIMS)...The Fourier transform spectrometer(FTS)is a core instrument for solar observation with high spectral resolution,especially in the infrared.The Infrared System for the Accurate Measurement of Solar Magnetic Field(AIMS),working at 10-13μm,will use an FTS to observe the solar spectrum.The Bruker IFS-125 HR,which meets the spectral resolution requirement of AIMS but simply equips with a point source detector,is employed to carry out preliminary experiment for AIMS.A sun-light feeding experimental system is further developed.Several experiments are taken with them during 2018 and 2019 to observe the solar spectrum in the visible and near infrared wavelength,respectively.We also proposed an inversion method to retrieve the solar spectrum from the observed interferogram and compared it with the standard solar spectrum atlas.Although there is a wavelength limitation due to the present sun-light feeding system,the results in the wavelength band from 0.45-1.0μm and 1.0-2.2μm show a good consistency with the solar spectrum atlas,indicating the validity of our observing configuration,the data analysis method and the potential to work in longer wavelength.The work provided valuable experience for the AIMS not only for the operation of an FTS but also for the development of its scientific data processing software.展开更多
The Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack(YORP)effect is a net torque caused by solar radiation directly reflected and thermally re-emitted from the surface of small asteroids and is considered to be crucial in th...The Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack(YORP)effect is a net torque caused by solar radiation directly reflected and thermally re-emitted from the surface of small asteroids and is considered to be crucial in their dynamical evolution.By long-term photometric observations of selected near-Earth asteroids,it is hoped to enlarge asteroid samples with a detected YORP effect to facilitate the development of a theoretical framework.Archived light-curve data are collected and photometric observations are made for(1685)Toro and(85989)1999 JD6,which enables measurement of their YORP effect by inverting the light curve to fit observations from a convex shape model.For(1685)Toro,a YORP accelerationυ=(3.2±0.3)×10^(-9)rad·day^(-2)(1σerror)is updated,which is consistent with previous YORP detection based on different light-curve data;for(85989)1999 JD6,it is determined that the sidereal period is 7.667749±0.000009 hr,the rotation pole direction is located atλ=232°±2°,β=-59°±1°,the acceleration is detected to beυ=(2.4±0.3)×10^(-8)rad·day^(-2)(1σerror)and in addition to obtaining an excellent agreement between the observations and model.YORP should produce both spin-up and spin-down cases.However,including(85989)1999 JD6,the dω/dt values of 11 near-Earth asteroids are positive totally,which suggests that there is either a bias in the sample of YORP detections or a real feature needs to be explained.展开更多
Offshore observation platforms are required to have great ability to resist waves when they are operating at sea. Investigation on the motion characteristics of the platforms in the sea can provide significant referen...Offshore observation platforms are required to have great ability to resist waves when they are operating at sea. Investigation on the motion characteristics of the platforms in the sea can provide significant reference values during the platform design procedure. In this paper, a series of numerical simulation on the interaction of a triple-hulled offshore observation platform with different incident waves is carried out. All of the simulations are implemented utilizing our own solver naoe-FOAM-SJTU, which is based and developed on the open source tools of OpenFOAM. Duration curves of motion characteristics and loads acting on the platform are obtained, and a comparison between the results of the amplitude in different incident waves is presented. The results show that the solver is competent in the simulation of motion response of platforms in waves.展开更多
By employing the previous Voronoi approach and replacing its nearest neighbor approx- imation with Drizzle in iterative signal extraction, we develop a fast iterative Drizzle algorithm, namedfiDrizzle, to reconstruct ...By employing the previous Voronoi approach and replacing its nearest neighbor approx- imation with Drizzle in iterative signal extraction, we develop a fast iterative Drizzle algorithm, namedfiDrizzle, to reconstruct the underlying band-limited image from undersampled dithered frames. Compared with the existing iDrizzle, the new algorithm improves rate of convergence and accelerates the computational speed. Moreover, under the same conditions （e.g. the same number of dithers and iterations）, fiDrizzle can make a better quality reconstruction than iDrizzle, due to the newly discov- ered High Sampling caused Decelerating Convergence （HSDC） effect in the iterative signal extraction process.fiDrizzle demonstrates its powerful ability to perform image deconvolution from undersampled dithers.展开更多
The Zhoubi Suanjing, one of the most important ancient Chinese books on mathematical astronomy, was compiled about 100 BC in the Western Han dynasty （BC 206 - AD 23）. We study the gnomon shadow lengths for the 24 so...The Zhoubi Suanjing, one of the most important ancient Chinese books on mathematical astronomy, was compiled about 100 BC in the Western Han dynasty （BC 206 - AD 23）. We study the gnomon shadow lengths for the 24 solar terms as recorded in the book. Special attention is paid to the so-called law of ‘cun qian li’, which says the shadow length of a gnomon of 8 chi （about 1.96 m） high will increase （or decrease） 1 cun （1/10chi） for every 10001i （roughly 400kin） the gnomon moves northward （or south- ward）. From these data, one can derive the time and location of the observations. The resuits, however, do not fit historical facts. We suggest that compilers of the Zhoubi Suanjing must have modified the original data according to the law of ‘cun qian li’. Through reversing the situation, we recovered the original data, our analysis of which reveals the best possible observation time as 564 BC and the location of observation as 35.78° N latitude. We conclude that this must be the earliest records of solar meridian observations in China. In the meantime, we give the errors of solar altitudes for the 24 solar terms. The average deviation is 5.22°, and the mean absolute deviation is 5.52°, signifying the accuracy of astronomical calculations from that time.展开更多
Lunar optical polarization is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of the Moon and becomes polarized.This study employs a novel split-focus plane polarimetric camera to conduct t...Lunar optical polarization is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of the Moon and becomes polarized.This study employs a novel split-focus plane polarimetric camera to conduct the initial white light polarimetric observations on the near side of the Moon.We obtained the linear degree of polarization(DOP)parameters of white light by observation from the eastern and western hemispheres of the Moon.The findings indicate that the white light polarization is lower in the lunar highland than in the lunar maria overall.Combining the analysis of lunar soil samples,we noticed and determined that the DOP parameters of white light demonstrate high consistency with iron oxide on the Moon.This study may serve as a new diagnostic tool for the Moon.展开更多
The observatory control system(OCS),a part of automated control of Large Sky Area MultiObject Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope(LAMOST),runs on the CentOS6 platform and implements the communication between modules based o...The observatory control system(OCS),a part of automated control of Large Sky Area MultiObject Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope(LAMOST),runs on the CentOS6 platform and implements the communication between modules based on Common Object Request Broker Architecture(CORBA).However,CORBA is complicated and has limited development support;moreover,the official support for CentOS6 has ended.OCS inherently has some shortcomings such as the over-concentration of control and the blocking of device status processing,which hinder the realization of automated observation control of LAMOST.Therefore,this study designs and implements a universal observation control system(UOCS)for optical telescopes.The UOCS takes the device command as the basic execution unit,controls the device execution logic using observation script,controls the observation logic by event-driven messaging,and realizes mutual decoupling between modules via a distributed control mode,thereby ensuring high system robustness.The UOCS performs significantly better than OCS in terms of the observation performance,operator complexity,and communication error.Currently,UOCS is applied to the automated control of some devices and subsystems in LAMOST observation.It will be applied to the automated observation control of Multi-channel Photometric Survey Telescope by 2021.展开更多
With great advance of ground-based extensive air shower arrays,such as LHAASO and HAWC,many very high energy(VHE)gamma-ray sources have been discovered and are being monitored regardless of the day and the night.Hence...With great advance of ground-based extensive air shower arrays,such as LHAASO and HAWC,many very high energy(VHE)gamma-ray sources have been discovered and are being monitored regardless of the day and the night.Hence,the Sun and Moon would have some impacts on the observation of gamma-ray sources,which have not been taken into account in previous analysis.In this paper,the influence of the Sun and Moon on the observation of very high energy gamma-ray sources when they are near the line of sight of the Sun or Moon is estimated.The tracks of all the known VHE sources are scanned and several VHE sources are found to be very close to the line of sight of the Sun or Moon during some period.The absorption of very high energy gamma rays by sunlight is estimated with detailed method and some useful conclusions are achieved.The main influence is the block of the Sun and Moon on gamma rays and the shadow on the cosmic ray background.The influence is investigated considering the detector angular resolution and some strategies on data analysis are proposed to avoid the underestimation of the gamma-ray emission.展开更多
The paper describes observations of fast-moving near-Earth asteroids(NEAs) made with the small ground-based telescopes of National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Science(NTSC of CAS) and Research Institute ...The paper describes observations of fast-moving near-Earth asteroids(NEAs) made with the small ground-based telescopes of National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Science(NTSC of CAS) and Research Institute "Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory"(RI MAO) by the rotating-drift-scan CCD(RDS CCD) technique. This technique is used to obtain the point images of both the studied objects and reference stars. The results of ongoing follow-up observations of NEAs are discussed. The residual differences(O-C) between the observed and calculated positions from JPL ephemeris were generally small for these asteroids. The standard deviations of these differences were typically ±(0.2′′-0.3′′) in both coordinates for objects with apparent velocity which substantially exceed FWHM for the given exposure time. The results of comparative statistics for such observations from the MPC database show that this is a good level of precision for NEAs. Moreover, the telescopes with the RDS CCD technique implemented can observe the NEAs that closely approach the Earth and with enough observations can improve the precision of determining their orbital elements and impact predictions.展开更多
We investigate the influence of population density on radio-frequency inter- ference （RFI） affecting radio astronomy. We use a new method to quantify the thresh- old of population density in order to determine the m...We investigate the influence of population density on radio-frequency inter- ference （RFI） affecting radio astronomy. We use a new method to quantify the thresh- old of population density in order to determine the most suitable lower limit for site selection of a radio quiet zone （RQZ）. We found that there is a certain trend in the population density-RFI graph that increases rapidly at lower values and slows down to almost fiat at higher values. We use this trend to identify the thresholds for pop- ulation density that produce RFI. Using this method we found that, for frequencies up to 2.8 GHz, low, medium and high population densities affecting radio astronomy are below 150 ppl km-2, between i50 ppl km-2 and 5125 ppl km-~, and above 5125 ppl km-2 respectively. We also investigate the effect of population density on the environment of RFI in three astronomical windows, namely the deuterium, hydro- gen and hydroxyl lines. We find that a polynomial fitting to the population density produces a similar trend, giving similar thresholds for the effect of population density. We then compare our interference values to the standard threshold levels used by the International Telecommunication Union within these astronomical windows.展开更多
In order to study the potential associated with high precision CCD astrometry of irregular satel- lites, we have acquired experimental observations of Himalia, the sixth and irregular satellite of Jupiter. A total of ...In order to study the potential associated with high precision CCD astrometry of irregular satel- lites, we have acquired experimental observations of Himalia, the sixth and irregular satellite of Jupiter. A total of 185 CCD observations were obtained by using the 2.4m and 1 m telescopes administered by Yunnan Observatories over ten nights. Preliminary analysis of the observations were made, including geo- metric distortion, atmospheric refraction, and also the phase effect. All positions of Himalia are measured relative to the reference stars from the catalog UCAC4 in each CCD field of view. The theoretical positions of Himalia were retrieved from the Institute de M6chanique C61este et de Calcul des t^ph6m6rides, while the positions of Jupiter were obtained based on the planetary ephemeris INPOP13c. The results show that the means of observed minus computed （O - C） residuals are -0.004＂ and -0.002＂ in right ascension and declination, respectively. The standard deviations of （O - C） residuals are estimated to be about 0.04＂ in each direction.展开更多
An NUV-optical diagram composed from sources from the second Galaxy Evolution Explorer（GALEX） Ultraviolet Variability（GUVV-2） Catalog provides us with a method to tentatively classify the unknown GUVV-2 sources by...An NUV-optical diagram composed from sources from the second Galaxy Evolution Explorer（GALEX） Ultraviolet Variability（GUVV-2） Catalog provides us with a method to tentatively classify the unknown GUVV-2 sources by their NUV-optical magnitudes.For the purpose of testing the correctness and generality of the method,we carry out a program on the spectroscopic observations of the unidentified GUVV-2 sources.The spectroscopic identification of these 37 sources are 19 type-A to-F stars,10 type-G to-K stars and 7 M dwarf stars together with an AGN.We also present the light curves in the R-band for two RR Lyrae star candidates selected from the NUV-optical diagram,both of which undergo cyclic variations.Combining their light curves and colors,we classify them as RR Lyrae stars.To confirm the re-sults,we show a color-color diagram for the 37 newly identified spectroscopic objects compared with previously identified ones,which are consistent with our previous re-sults,indicating that the ultraviolet variable sources can initially be classified by their NUV/optical color-color diagram.展开更多
The proposed design of a microwave superconducting kinetic inductance detector(MKID)array readout system characterizes the performance of MKIDs through a digital homodyne frequency mixing architecture.Meanwhile,the re...The proposed design of a microwave superconducting kinetic inductance detector(MKID)array readout system characterizes the performance of MKIDs through a digital homodyne frequency mixing architecture.Meanwhile,the readout system is implemented using a frequency division multiplexing circuit system,coupled with an FFT design to enable the readout of MKID arrays.The system is characterized by its compact size,low cost,portability,and ease of further development.Together,these features have significant implications for the design and readout of terahertz MKID arrays,while simultaneously advancing both the theoretical and practical aspects of MKID technology.展开更多
To further improve the pointing accuracy of altazimuth telescopes,this study takes the NAOC 2.5 m telescope as the research object and develops a comprehensive pointing model.The paper rst analyzes the causes of error...To further improve the pointing accuracy of altazimuth telescopes,this study takes the NAOC 2.5 m telescope as the research object and develops a comprehensive pointing model.The paper rst analyzes the causes of errors and accordingly constructs three core models:the basic parametric model,the spherical harmonic model,and the polynomial regression model.Among them,the basic parametric model aims to t error terms with clear physical meanings,but its correction capability is limited and cannot fully cover all in uencing factors.To address this limitation,a spherical harmonic model is introduced.This model demonstrates excellent performance in handling higher-order error terms and can accurately t errors across the celestial sphere.Additionally,a polynomial regression model is designed to improve the tting capability and prediction accuracy for nonlinear errors by exibly adjusting the polynomial order.The resulting comprehensive pointing model combines the advantages of these three models,enabling more precise and complete correction of pointing errors while balancing computational complexity and accuracy by adjusting the tting weight of each model.Experimental veri cation shows that the telescope’s pointing accuracy is improved from 17".805 to 3".1029,meeting the requirements for high-precision astronomical observations.展开更多
The SiTian project,with its vast field of view,will become an ideal platform for scientific research on asteroids.In this study,we develop a pipeline to analyze the photometry of asteroids and derive their periods fro...The SiTian project,with its vast field of view,will become an ideal platform for scientific research on asteroids.In this study,we develop a pipeline to analyze the photometry of asteroids and derive their periods from the data collected by the SiTian pathfinder project Mini-SiTian(MST).The pipeline is applied to the MST f02 region,an MST test region with a sky area of 2°.29×1°.53.Rotation periods of 22 asteroids are derived by the obtained light curve analysis.Among them,there are eight asteroids available in the Asteroid Lightcurve Photometry Database(ALCDEF),and six of them with more photometric points(>200)that have similar period parameters as the ones in ALCDEF.Additionally,the periods for 14 of these asteroids are newly obtained and are not listed in ALCDEF.This study demonstrates the feasibility of asteroid photometric research by the SiTian project.It shows that future observations from the SiTian project will provide even more photometry of asteroids,significantly increasing the number of available light curves.The potential vast photometric data on asteroids will help us to further understand the physics of asteroids,their material composition,and the formation and evolution of the solar system.展开更多
The axion,a leading dark matter(DM)candidate,can convert to photons in neutron star(NS)magnetospheres via the Primakoff effect,producing narrow-band radio emission that may be detected with high-sensitivity radio tele...The axion,a leading dark matter(DM)candidate,can convert to photons in neutron star(NS)magnetospheres via the Primakoff effect,producing narrow-band radio emission that may be detected with high-sensitivity radio telescopes.Previous studies searched for axion DM-induced signals from the isolated NS J0806.4-4123 using observations of the Meer KAT UHF band(544–1088 MHz),but excluded the 1051–1088 MHz subband to mitigate potential sideband contamination.To probe this unexplored parameter space,we reprocessed the 1000–1088 MHz subband data using optimized radio frequency interference(RFI)flagging and meticulous sideband calibration.The flux stability of the calibrators and the consistency with Meer KAT’s system equivalent flux density confirmed the reliability of the data within the 1000–1080 MHz range,while the 1080–1088 MHz subband was omitted due to flux anomalies.No significant signals exceeding 5σsignificance were detected within the axion mass range of 4.136–4.467μe V(1000–1080 MHz),including the previously unprobed range 4.347–4.467μe V(1051–1080 MHz).Our null detection sets new stringent constraints with Meer KAT NS data,excluding axion-photon couplings|g_(aγγ)|?8.2×10^(-12)Ge V^(-1)at the 95%confidence level for DM masses between 4.347 and 4.467μe V.展开更多
文摘The infrared band contains rich opportunities for astronomical research,but due to the limitations of infrared technology,the development of infrared astronomy in China has been far from satisfactory for a long time,especially for solar observation.“Accurate Infrared Magnetic field Measurements of the Sun”project(AIMS)is a National Major Scientific Research Instrument Development Project(recommended by the Ministries)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.It is aimed at improving the accuracy of magnetic field measurement by an order of magnitude,by measuring the“Zeeman splitting”directly.In addition,as AIMS is also the first equipment specifically designed for mid-to far-infrared solar observation in the world,we also hope to utilize AIMS to explore potential new scientific research opportunities in the vast infrared region.This article will briefly introduce the scientific objectives,the telescope,the scientific post-focus instruments,and finally summarize the commissioning observations of AIMS.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11790301, 11790305, 11973057, 12003048, 11903055, 11773043 and 12003049)supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China Key Project (2018YFA0404602)the international collaboration of ISSI-BJ
文摘The solar radio signal that can be received by the ground-based telescopes covers a wide frequency range,allowing us to monitor the complex physical processes occurred from the solar surface to the vast interplanetary space.MingantU SpEctral Radioheliograph(MUSER),as the latest generation of solar dedicated radio spectral-imaging instrument in the centimeter-decimeter wavelengths,has accumulated a large number of observational data since its commissioning observation in 2014.This paper presents the main observational results identified by MUSER from 2014 to 2019,including the quiet Sun and 94 solar radio burst events.We find that there are 81 events accompanied with Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites(GOES)soft X-ray(SXR)flares,among which the smallest flare class is B1.0.There are 13 events without accompanying any recorded flares,among which the smallest SXR intensity during the radio burst period is equivalent to level-A.The main characteristics of all radio burst events are presented,which shows the powerful ability of MUSER to capture the valuable information of the solar non-thermal processes and the importance for space weather.This work also provides a database for further in-depth research.
基金supported by the National SKA Program of China(Nos.2020SKA0120200 and 2020SKA0120100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12041303,11873067 and 12041304)+4 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2017YFA0402600,2021YFA0718500 and 2017YFA0402602)the CAS-MPG LEGACY project,the Max-Planck Partner Group,the Key Research Project of Zhejiang Lab(No.2021PE0AC0)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Nos.11988101 and 11833009)the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZDJ-SSWSLH021)supported by the Cultivation Project for the FAST scientific Payoff and Research Achievement of CAMS-CAS。
文摘We report the properties of more than 800 bursts detected from the repeating fast radio burst(FRB)source FRB 20201124A with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope during an extremely active episode on UTC 2021 September 25th-28th in a series of four papers.In this fourth paper of the series,we present a systematic search of the spin period and linear acceleration of the source object from both 996 individual pulse peaks and the dedispersed time series.No credible spin period was found from this data set.We rule out the presence of significant periodicity in the range between 1 ms and 100 s with a pulse duty cycle<0.49±0.08(when the profile is defined by a von-Mises function,not a boxcar function)and linear acceleration up to 300 m s^(-2)in each of the four one-hour observing sessions,and up to 0.6 m s^(-2)in all 4 days.These searches contest theoretical scenarios involving a 1 ms–100 s isolated magnetar/pulsar with surface magnetic field<10^(15)G and a small duty cycle(such as in a polar-cap emission mode)or a pulsar with a companion star or black hole up to 100 M_(⊙)and P_(b)>10 hr.We also perform a periodicity search of the fine structures and identify 53 unrelated millisecond-timescale“periods”in multicomponents with the highest significance of 3.9σ.The“periods”recovered from the fine structures are neither consistent nor harmonically related.Thus they are not likely to come from a spin period.We caution against claiming spin periodicity with significance below~4σwith multi-components from one-off FRBs.We discuss the implications of our results and the possible connections between FRB multi-components and pulsar microstructures.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11873062,11427901,11673038,11803002,11973056,11973061,12003051 and 12073040)supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDA15320102 and XDA15052200)。
文摘The Fourier transform spectrometer(FTS)is a core instrument for solar observation with high spectral resolution,especially in the infrared.The Infrared System for the Accurate Measurement of Solar Magnetic Field(AIMS),working at 10-13μm,will use an FTS to observe the solar spectrum.The Bruker IFS-125 HR,which meets the spectral resolution requirement of AIMS but simply equips with a point source detector,is employed to carry out preliminary experiment for AIMS.A sun-light feeding experimental system is further developed.Several experiments are taken with them during 2018 and 2019 to observe the solar spectrum in the visible and near infrared wavelength,respectively.We also proposed an inversion method to retrieve the solar spectrum from the observed interferogram and compared it with the standard solar spectrum atlas.Although there is a wavelength limitation due to the present sun-light feeding system,the results in the wavelength band from 0.45-1.0μm and 1.0-2.2μm show a good consistency with the solar spectrum atlas,indicating the validity of our observing configuration,the data analysis method and the potential to work in longer wavelength.The work provided valuable experience for the AIMS not only for the operation of an FTS but also for the development of its scientific data processing software.
基金supported by the B-type Strategic Priority Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(GrantNo.XDB41010104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11633009)+2 种基金the Space Debris and NearEarth Asteroid Defense Research Project(Grant Nos.KJSP2020020204,KJSP2020020102)the Civil Aerospace Pre-research Project(Grant Nos.D020304,D020302)Minor Planet Foundation。
文摘The Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack(YORP)effect is a net torque caused by solar radiation directly reflected and thermally re-emitted from the surface of small asteroids and is considered to be crucial in their dynamical evolution.By long-term photometric observations of selected near-Earth asteroids,it is hoped to enlarge asteroid samples with a detected YORP effect to facilitate the development of a theoretical framework.Archived light-curve data are collected and photometric observations are made for(1685)Toro and(85989)1999 JD6,which enables measurement of their YORP effect by inverting the light curve to fit observations from a convex shape model.For(1685)Toro,a YORP accelerationυ=(3.2±0.3)×10^(-9)rad·day^(-2)(1σerror)is updated,which is consistent with previous YORP detection based on different light-curve data;for(85989)1999 JD6,it is determined that the sidereal period is 7.667749±0.000009 hr,the rotation pole direction is located atλ=232°±2°,β=-59°±1°,the acceleration is detected to beυ=(2.4±0.3)×10^(-8)rad·day^(-2)(1σerror)and in addition to obtaining an excellent agreement between the observations and model.YORP should produce both spin-up and spin-down cases.However,including(85989)1999 JD6,the dω/dt values of 11 near-Earth asteroids are positive totally,which suggests that there is either a bias in the sample of YORP detections or a real feature needs to be explained.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 50739004 and 11072154） Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering of China （GKZD010059）+1 种基金 the Program for Professor of Special Appointment （Eastern Scholar） at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning （2008007） The Lloyd＇s Register Educational Trust （The LRET）
文摘Offshore observation platforms are required to have great ability to resist waves when they are operating at sea. Investigation on the motion characteristics of the platforms in the sea can provide significant reference values during the platform design procedure. In this paper, a series of numerical simulation on the interaction of a triple-hulled offshore observation platform with different incident waves is carried out. All of the simulations are implemented utilizing our own solver naoe-FOAM-SJTU, which is based and developed on the open source tools of OpenFOAM. Duration curves of motion characteristics and loads acting on the platform are obtained, and a comparison between the results of the amplitude in different incident waves is presented. The results show that the solver is competent in the simulation of motion response of platforms in waves.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 program, Nos. 2015CB857000 and 2013CB834900)the Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20140050)+1 种基金the ‘Strategic Priority Research Program the Emergence of Cosmological Structure’ of the CAS (No. XDB09010000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11333008, 11233005, 11273061 and 11673065)
文摘By employing the previous Voronoi approach and replacing its nearest neighbor approx- imation with Drizzle in iterative signal extraction, we develop a fast iterative Drizzle algorithm, namedfiDrizzle, to reconstruct the underlying band-limited image from undersampled dithered frames. Compared with the existing iDrizzle, the new algorithm improves rate of convergence and accelerates the computational speed. Moreover, under the same conditions （e.g. the same number of dithers and iterations）, fiDrizzle can make a better quality reconstruction than iDrizzle, due to the newly discov- ered High Sampling caused Decelerating Convergence （HSDC） effect in the iterative signal extraction process.fiDrizzle demonstrates its powerful ability to perform image deconvolution from undersampled dithers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10973022 and 10873039)
文摘The Zhoubi Suanjing, one of the most important ancient Chinese books on mathematical astronomy, was compiled about 100 BC in the Western Han dynasty （BC 206 - AD 23）. We study the gnomon shadow lengths for the 24 solar terms as recorded in the book. Special attention is paid to the so-called law of ‘cun qian li’, which says the shadow length of a gnomon of 8 chi （about 1.96 m） high will increase （or decrease） 1 cun （1/10chi） for every 10001i （roughly 400kin） the gnomon moves northward （or south- ward）. From these data, one can derive the time and location of the observations. The resuits, however, do not fit historical facts. We suggest that compilers of the Zhoubi Suanjing must have modified the original data according to the law of ‘cun qian li’. Through reversing the situation, we recovered the original data, our analysis of which reveals the best possible observation time as 564 BC and the location of observation as 35.78° N latitude. We conclude that this must be the earliest records of solar meridian observations in China. In the meantime, we give the errors of solar altitudes for the 24 solar terms. The average deviation is 5.22°, and the mean absolute deviation is 5.52°, signifying the accuracy of astronomical calculations from that time.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFA0715101)partly supported by a National LLR station project+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Grant Nos.11973064 and 42101413)Jilin Province Mid-youth science and technology innovation and entrepreneurship outstanding talent project(20220508147RC)the Changchun City and Chinese Academy of Sciences Science and Technology Cooperation High-tech Industrialization Special Fund Project(21SH05)。
文摘Lunar optical polarization is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of the Moon and becomes polarized.This study employs a novel split-focus plane polarimetric camera to conduct the initial white light polarimetric observations on the near side of the Moon.We obtained the linear degree of polarization(DOP)parameters of white light by observation from the eastern and western hemispheres of the Moon.The findings indicate that the white light polarization is lower in the lunar highland than in the lunar maria overall.Combining the analysis of lunar soil samples,we noticed and determined that the DOP parameters of white light demonstrate high consistency with iron oxide on the Moon.This study may serve as a new diagnostic tool for the Moon.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11703044)provided by the National Development and Reform Commission。
文摘The observatory control system(OCS),a part of automated control of Large Sky Area MultiObject Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope(LAMOST),runs on the CentOS6 platform and implements the communication between modules based on Common Object Request Broker Architecture(CORBA).However,CORBA is complicated and has limited development support;moreover,the official support for CentOS6 has ended.OCS inherently has some shortcomings such as the over-concentration of control and the blocking of device status processing,which hinder the realization of automated observation control of LAMOST.Therefore,this study designs and implements a universal observation control system(UOCS)for optical telescopes.The UOCS takes the device command as the basic execution unit,controls the device execution logic using observation script,controls the observation logic by event-driven messaging,and realizes mutual decoupling between modules via a distributed control mode,thereby ensuring high system robustness.The UOCS performs significantly better than OCS in terms of the observation performance,operator complexity,and communication error.Currently,UOCS is applied to the automated control of some devices and subsystems in LAMOST observation.It will be applied to the automated observation control of Multi-channel Photometric Survey Telescope by 2021.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant Nos.12393854,12022502 and 12263007by the High-level Talent Support program of Yunnan Province。
文摘With great advance of ground-based extensive air shower arrays,such as LHAASO and HAWC,many very high energy(VHE)gamma-ray sources have been discovered and are being monitored regardless of the day and the night.Hence,the Sun and Moon would have some impacts on the observation of gamma-ray sources,which have not been taken into account in previous analysis.In this paper,the influence of the Sun and Moon on the observation of very high energy gamma-ray sources when they are near the line of sight of the Sun or Moon is estimated.The tracks of all the known VHE sources are scanned and several VHE sources are found to be very close to the line of sight of the Sun or Moon during some period.The absorption of very high energy gamma rays by sunlight is estimated with detailed method and some useful conclusions are achieved.The main influence is the block of the Sun and Moon on gamma rays and the shadow on the cosmic ray background.The influence is investigated considering the detector angular resolution and some strategies on data analysis are proposed to avoid the underestimation of the gamma-ray emission.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1831133 and 12073062)National Astronomical Data Center of China。
文摘The paper describes observations of fast-moving near-Earth asteroids(NEAs) made with the small ground-based telescopes of National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Science(NTSC of CAS) and Research Institute "Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory"(RI MAO) by the rotating-drift-scan CCD(RDS CCD) technique. This technique is used to obtain the point images of both the studied objects and reference stars. The results of ongoing follow-up observations of NEAs are discussed. The residual differences(O-C) between the observed and calculated positions from JPL ephemeris were generally small for these asteroids. The standard deviations of these differences were typically ±(0.2′′-0.3′′) in both coordinates for objects with apparent velocity which substantially exceed FWHM for the given exposure time. The results of comparative statistics for such observations from the MPC database show that this is a good level of precision for NEAs. Moreover, the telescopes with the RDS CCD technique implemented can observe the NEAs that closely approach the Earth and with enough observations can improve the precision of determining their orbital elements and impact predictions.
基金made possible by the usage of the University of Malaya’s grants UMRG(RG118-10AFR),IPPP(PV025-2011A)and HIR(H-21001-F000028)Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin(UniSZA)and the Ministry of Higher Education(MOHE)for their sponsorship
文摘We investigate the influence of population density on radio-frequency inter- ference （RFI） affecting radio astronomy. We use a new method to quantify the thresh- old of population density in order to determine the most suitable lower limit for site selection of a radio quiet zone （RQZ）. We found that there is a certain trend in the population density-RFI graph that increases rapidly at lower values and slows down to almost fiat at higher values. We use this trend to identify the thresholds for pop- ulation density that produce RFI. Using this method we found that, for frequencies up to 2.8 GHz, low, medium and high population densities affecting radio astronomy are below 150 ppl km-2, between i50 ppl km-2 and 5125 ppl km-~, and above 5125 ppl km-2 respectively. We also investigate the effect of population density on the environment of RFI in three astronomical windows, namely the deuterium, hydro- gen and hydroxyl lines. We find that a polynomial fitting to the population density produces a similar trend, giving similar thresholds for the effect of population density. We then compare our interference values to the standard threshold levels used by the International Telecommunication Union within these astronomical windows.
基金provided by CASthe People’s Government of Yunnan Provincefinancially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1431227 and 11273014)
文摘In order to study the potential associated with high precision CCD astrometry of irregular satel- lites, we have acquired experimental observations of Himalia, the sixth and irregular satellite of Jupiter. A total of 185 CCD observations were obtained by using the 2.4m and 1 m telescopes administered by Yunnan Observatories over ten nights. Preliminary analysis of the observations were made, including geo- metric distortion, atmospheric refraction, and also the phase effect. All positions of Himalia are measured relative to the reference stars from the catalog UCAC4 in each CCD field of view. The theoretical positions of Himalia were retrieved from the Institute de M6chanique C61este et de Calcul des t^ph6m6rides, while the positions of Jupiter were obtained based on the planetary ephemeris INPOP13c. The results show that the means of observed minus computed （O - C） residuals are -0.004＂ and -0.002＂ in right ascension and declination, respectively. The standard deviations of （O - C） residuals are estimated to be about 0.04＂ in each direction.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.10803008)supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant 2009CB824800)supported by the Open Project Program of the Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy,NAOC,CAS
文摘An NUV-optical diagram composed from sources from the second Galaxy Evolution Explorer（GALEX） Ultraviolet Variability（GUVV-2） Catalog provides us with a method to tentatively classify the unknown GUVV-2 sources by their NUV-optical magnitudes.For the purpose of testing the correctness and generality of the method,we carry out a program on the spectroscopic observations of the unidentified GUVV-2 sources.The spectroscopic identification of these 37 sources are 19 type-A to-F stars,10 type-G to-K stars and 7 M dwarf stars together with an AGN.We also present the light curves in the R-band for two RR Lyrae star candidates selected from the NUV-optical diagram,both of which undergo cyclic variations.Combining their light curves and colors,we classify them as RR Lyrae stars.To confirm the re-sults,we show a color-color diagram for the 37 newly identified spectroscopic objects compared with previously identified ones,which are consistent with our previous re-sults,indicating that the ultraviolet variable sources can initially be classified by their NUV/optical color-color diagram.
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Nos.2023YFA1608200&2020YFC2201703the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Grant No.12020101002)the Natural Science Foundation of China for the youth under No.12103093。
文摘The proposed design of a microwave superconducting kinetic inductance detector(MKID)array readout system characterizes the performance of MKIDs through a digital homodyne frequency mixing architecture.Meanwhile,the readout system is implemented using a frequency division multiplexing circuit system,coupled with an FFT design to enable the readout of MKID arrays.The system is characterized by its compact size,low cost,portability,and ease of further development.Together,these features have significant implications for the design and readout of terahertz MKID arrays,while simultaneously advancing both the theoretical and practical aspects of MKID technology.
文摘To further improve the pointing accuracy of altazimuth telescopes,this study takes the NAOC 2.5 m telescope as the research object and develops a comprehensive pointing model.The paper rst analyzes the causes of errors and accordingly constructs three core models:the basic parametric model,the spherical harmonic model,and the polynomial regression model.Among them,the basic parametric model aims to t error terms with clear physical meanings,but its correction capability is limited and cannot fully cover all in uencing factors.To address this limitation,a spherical harmonic model is introduced.This model demonstrates excellent performance in handling higher-order error terms and can accurately t errors across the celestial sphere.Additionally,a polynomial regression model is designed to improve the tting capability and prediction accuracy for nonlinear errors by exibly adjusting the polynomial order.The resulting comprehensive pointing model combines the advantages of these three models,enabling more precise and complete correction of pointing errors while balancing computational complexity and accuracy by adjusting the tting weight of each model.Experimental veri cation shows that the telescope’s pointing accuracy is improved from 17".805 to 3".1029,meeting the requirements for high-precision astronomical observations.
基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,grant Nos.12203002 and 11973015)supports from the National Key Basic R&D Program of China via 2023YFA1608303 and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB0550103)+6 种基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFCgrant No.12373015)supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFCgrant Nos.12120101003 and 12373010)National Key R&D Program of China(grant Nos.2023YFA1607800,2023YFA1607804,2022YFA1602902)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(grant No.1222028)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science(grant Nos.XDB0550100 and XDB0550000).
文摘The SiTian project,with its vast field of view,will become an ideal platform for scientific research on asteroids.In this study,we develop a pipeline to analyze the photometry of asteroids and derive their periods from the data collected by the SiTian pathfinder project Mini-SiTian(MST).The pipeline is applied to the MST f02 region,an MST test region with a sky area of 2°.29×1°.53.Rotation periods of 22 asteroids are derived by the obtained light curve analysis.Among them,there are eight asteroids available in the Asteroid Lightcurve Photometry Database(ALCDEF),and six of them with more photometric points(>200)that have similar period parameters as the ones in ALCDEF.Additionally,the periods for 14 of these asteroids are newly obtained and are not listed in ALCDEF.This study demonstrates the feasibility of asteroid photometric research by the SiTian project.It shows that future observations from the SiTian project will provide even more photometry of asteroids,significantly increasing the number of available light curves.The potential vast photometric data on asteroids will help us to further understand the physics of asteroids,their material composition,and the formation and evolution of the solar system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,grant No.12220101003)the Leading Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team of Zhejiang Province of China(grant No.2023R01008)the National Key R&D Program of China No.2023YFE0110500。
文摘The axion,a leading dark matter(DM)candidate,can convert to photons in neutron star(NS)magnetospheres via the Primakoff effect,producing narrow-band radio emission that may be detected with high-sensitivity radio telescopes.Previous studies searched for axion DM-induced signals from the isolated NS J0806.4-4123 using observations of the Meer KAT UHF band(544–1088 MHz),but excluded the 1051–1088 MHz subband to mitigate potential sideband contamination.To probe this unexplored parameter space,we reprocessed the 1000–1088 MHz subband data using optimized radio frequency interference(RFI)flagging and meticulous sideband calibration.The flux stability of the calibrators and the consistency with Meer KAT’s system equivalent flux density confirmed the reliability of the data within the 1000–1080 MHz range,while the 1080–1088 MHz subband was omitted due to flux anomalies.No significant signals exceeding 5σsignificance were detected within the axion mass range of 4.136–4.467μe V(1000–1080 MHz),including the previously unprobed range 4.347–4.467μe V(1051–1080 MHz).Our null detection sets new stringent constraints with Meer KAT NS data,excluding axion-photon couplings|g_(aγγ)|?8.2×10^(-12)Ge V^(-1)at the 95%confidence level for DM masses between 4.347 and 4.467μe V.
