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We are making precise determinations of the abundance of the light isotope of helium, 3He. The 3He abundance in Milky Way sources impacts stellar evolution, chemical evolution, and cosmology. The abundance of 3He is derived from measurements of the hyperfine transition of 3He+ which has a rest wavelength of 3.46 cm (8.665 GHz). As with all the light elements, the present interstellar 3He abundance results from a combination of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBNS) and stellar nucleosynthesis. We are measuring the
3He abundance in Milky Way H ii regions and planetary nebulae (PNe). The source sample is currently comprised of 60 H ii regions and 12 PNe. H ii regions are examples of zero-age objects that are young relative to the age of the Galaxy. Therefore their abundances chronicle
the results of billions of years of Galactic chemical evolution. PNe probe material that has been ejected from low-mass (M≤ 2M
⊙) to intermediate-mass (M∼2–5M
⊙) stars to be further processed by future stellar generations. Because the Milky Way ISM is optically thin at centimeter wavelengths,
our source sample probes a larger volume of the Galactic disk than does any other light element tracer of Galactic chemical
evolution. The sources in our sample possess a wide range of physical properties (including object type, size, temperature,
excitation, etc.). The 3He abundances we derive have led to what has been called “The 3He Problem”. 相似文献
2.
Following on from IRAS, ISO has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the infrared (IR) emission
of normal galaxies and the underlying physical processes. Highlights include the discovery of an extended cold dust emission
component, present in all types of gas-rich galaxies and carrying the bulk of the dust luminosity; the definitive characterisation
of the spectral energy distribution in the IR, revealing the channels through which stars power the IR light; the derivation
of realistic geometries for stars and dust from ISO imaging; the discovery of cold dust associated with H I extending beyond the optical body of galaxies; the remarkable similarity of the near-IR (NIR)/mid-IR (MIR) SEDs for spiral
galaxies, revealing the importance of the photo-dissociation regions in the energy budget for that wavelength range; the importance
of the emission from the central regions in shaping up the intensity and the colour of the global MIR luminosity; the discovery
of the “hot” NIR continuum emission component of interstellar dust; the predominance of the diffuse cold neutral medium as
the origin for the main interstellar cooling line, [C II] 158 μm, in normal galaxies.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
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Emilie Habart Malcolm Walmsley Laurent Verstraete Stephanie Cazaux Roberto Maiolino Pierre Cox Francois Boulanger Guillaume Pineau Des Forêts 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):71-91
Observations of H2 line emission in galactic and extragalactic environments obtained with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) are reviewed.
The diagnostic capability of H2 observations is illustrated. We discuss what one has learned about such diverse astrophysical sources as photon-dominated
regions, shocks, young stellar objects, planetary nebulae and starburst galaxies from ISO observations of H2 emission. In this context, we emphasise use of measured H2 line intensities to infer important physical quantities such as the gas temperature, gas density and radiation field and
we discuss the different possible excitation mechanisms of H2. We also briefly consider future prospects for observation of H2 from space and from the ground.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
4.
Alain Abergel Laurent Verstraete Christine Joblin René Laureijs Marc-Antoine Miville-Deschênes 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):247-271
Infrared spectroscopy and photometry with ISO covering most of the emission range of the interstellar medium has led to important
progress in the understanding of the physics and chemistry of the gas, the nature and evolution of the dust grains and also
the coupling between the gas and the grains. We review here the ISO results on the cool and low-excitation regions of the
interstellar medium, where T
gas≲ 500 K, n
H∼ 100–105 cm−3 and the electron density is a few 10−4.
JEL codes: D24, L60, 047
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
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Joris A. D. L. Blommaert Jan Cami Ryszard Szczerba Michael J. Barlow 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):215-243
A large fraction of ISO observing time was used to study the late stages of stellar evolution. Many molecular and solid state
features, including crystalline silicates and the rotational lines of water vapour, were detected for the first time in the
spectra of (post-)Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars. Their analysis has greatly improved our knowledge of stellar atmospheres
and circumstellar environments. A surprising number of objects, particularly young planetary nebulae with Wolf-Rayet (WR)
central stars, were found to exhibit emission features in their ISO spectra that are characteristic of both oxygen-rich and
carbon-rich dust species, while far-IR observations of the PDR around NGC 7027 led to the first detections of the rotational
line spectra of CH and CH+.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
6.
Brunella Nisini Anlaug Amanda Kaas Ewine F. Van Dishoeck Derek Ward-Thompson 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):159-179
We summarize the observations of the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) concerning the earliest stages of the stellar formation.
The observations of samples of sources in different evolutionary stages are reviewed, addressing in particular how the physical
and chemical properties of the protostellar environments change from the pre-stellar cores to the protostars at the end of
their accretion phase. In addition, the mid-IR surveys in nearby star-forming regions are discussed, showing their implications
for the understanding of the stellar initial mass function.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
7.
We discuss the historical light curve of the most peculiar superluminous star Car, and the spectroscopic variations during the last 100 y. After the nova-like spectral evolution following the 1889 light maximum, the star underwent many shell episodes which were characterized by a large fading of the higher ionization emission lines. We describe the most recent 1992 event when the Hei and [Nii] emission lines nearly faded out, and a broad P Cygni absorption appeared in the Hi and Hei lines. A recurrence time of about 5 years is suggested from the times of the spectroscopic episodes and the IR light curve. The results are discussed in the light of possible models. 相似文献
8.
Marie Jourdain De Muizon 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):201-214
Debris discs around stars were first discovered by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) in 1983. For the first time
material orbiting another star than the Sun, but distinct from a circumstellar envelope, was observed through its far infrared
emission. This major discovery motivated astronomers to investigate those discs by further analyzing the IRAS data, using
ground-based telescopes for the hunting of exoplanets, developing several projects using the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO),
and now exploiting the ISO Data Archive (IDA). This review presents the main ISO results, statistical as well as individual,
on debris discs in orbit around pre-main-sequence and main-sequence stars.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
9.
David Elbaz 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):93-119
We present the results obtained through the various ISO extragalactic deep surveys. Although IRAS revealed the existence of
galaxies forming stars at a rate of a few tens (LIRGs) or even hundreds (ULIRGs) solar masses in the local universe, ISO not
only discovered that these galaxies were already in place at redshift one, but also that they are not the extreme objects
that we once believed them to be. Instead they appear to play a dominant role in shaping present-day galaxies as reflected
by their role in the cosmic history of star formation and in producing the cosmic infrared background detected by the COBE
satellite in the far infrared to sub-millimeter range.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
10.
The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) was the largest Open Time survey on the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). It was
designed to explore obscured galaxies and hence quantify the recent star-formation history of the Universe. The final reanalysis
of the data has been completed and a band-merged catalogue with associations across many wavelengths compiled and released
the data to the global astronomical community (http://astro.imperial.ac.uk/Elais/). This paper summarises some of the key
results.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
11.
Dario Lorenzetti 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):181-199
Observations of pre-main sequence objects (T Tauri, Herbig Ae/Be and FU Orionis stars) obtained with the instrumentation on
board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) are reviewed. All the observations have been mainly carried out by using the two
spectrographs SWS and LWS, adopting their low resolution modes and such data have been used both for lines detection and to
reconstruct the spectral energy distributions. Line emission and photometric behaviour of pre-main sequence objects have been
analyzed in the framework of the current models, discussing the agreement (or disagreement) with them and trying to derive
the questions which should be answered by the forthcoming FIR instrumentation.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
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This is an observational review, with an emphasis on photometric data and their interpretation. Two lists are presented, one containing Cephei stars, and the other, Cephei suspects. These lists then serve as a basis for discussing such topics as the location of Cephei stars in the observational and theoretical H-R diagrams, the evolutionary state of these stars, the period-luminosity and period-luminosity-color relations, and observational identification of pulsation modes. The paper also includes references to recent work connected with the theoretical discovery that an opacity mechanism is responsible for the excitation of Cephei-star pulsations. Finally, observational programs for verifying the consequences of this discovery are suggested.Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (NFWO). 相似文献
13.
Starting with nearby galaxy clusters like Virgo and Coma, and continuing out to the furthest galaxy clusters for which ISO
results have yet been published (z = 0.56), we discuss the development of knowledge of the infrared and associated physical properties of galaxy clusters from
early IRAS observations, through the “ISO-era” to the present, in order to explore the status of ISO's contribution to this
field. Relevant IRAS and ISO programmes are reviewed, addressing both the cluster galaxies and the still-very-limited evidence
for an infrared-emitting intra-cluster medium.
ISO made important advances in knowledge of both nearby and distant galaxy clusters, such as the discovery of a major cold
dust component in Virgo and Coma cluster galaxies, the elaboration of the correlation between dust emission and Hubble-type,
and the detection of numerous Luminous Infrared Galaxies (LIRGs) in several distant clusters. These and consequent achievements
are underlined and described.
We recall that, due to observing time constraints, ISO's coverage of higher-redshift galaxy clusters to the depths required
to detect and study statistically significant samples of cluster galaxies over a range of morphological types could not be
comprehensive and systematic, and such systematic coverage of distant clusters will be an important achievement of the Spitzer
Observatory.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom) and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
14.
Infrared spectroscopic observations of planets and Saturn's satellite Titan with the Infrared Space Observatory led to many
significant discoveries that improved our understanding on the formation, physics and chemistry of these objects. The prime
results achieved by ISO are: (1) a new and consistent determination of the D/H ratios on the giant planets and Titan; (2)
the first precise measurement of the 15N/14N ratio in Jupiter, a valuable indicator of the protosolar nitrogen isotopic ratio; (3) the first detection of an external
oxygen flux for all giant planets and Titan; (4) the first detection of some stratospheric hydrocarbons (CH3, C2H4, CH3C2H, C4H2, C6H6); (5) the first detection of tropospheric water in Saturn; (6) the tentative detection of carbonate minerals on Mars; (7)
the first thermal lightcurve of Pluto.
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
15.
The Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM) arises from shock-heated gas collapsing in large-scale filaments and probably harbours
a substantial fraction of the baryons in the local Universe. Absorption-line measurements in the ultraviolet (UV) and in the
X-ray band currently represent the best method to study the WHIM at low redshifts. We here describe the physical properties
of the WHIM and the concepts behind WHIM absorption line measurements of H i and high ions such as O vi, O vii, and O viii in the far-ultraviolet and X-ray band. We review results of recent WHIM absorption line studies carried out with UV and X-ray
satellites such as FUSE, HST, Chandra, and XMM-Newton and discuss their implications for our knowledge of the WHIM. 相似文献
16.
Aprajita Verma Vassilis Charmandaris Ulrich Klaas Dieter Lutz Martin Haas 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):355-407
Some of the most ‘active’ galaxies in the Universe are obscured by large quantities of dust and emit a substantial fraction
of their bolometric luminosity in the infrared. Observations of these infrared luminous galaxies with the Infrared Space Observatory
(ISO) have provided a relatively unabsorbed view to the sources fuelling this active emission. The improved sensitivity, spatial
resolution and spectroscopic capability of ISO over its predecessor Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) of enabled significant
advances in the understanding of the infrared properties of active galaxies. ISO surveyed a wide range of active galaxies
which, in the context of this review, includes those powered by intense bursts of star formation as well as those containing
a dominant active galactic nucleus (AGN). Mid-infrared imaging resolved for the first time the dust enshrouded nuclei in many
nearby galaxies, while a new era in infrared spectroscopy was opened by probing a wealth of atomic, ionic and molecular lines
as well as broad band features in the mid- and far-infrared. This was particularly useful, since it resulted in the understanding
of the power production, excitation and fuelling mechanisms in the nuclei of active galaxies including the intriguing but
so far elusive ultraluminous infrared galaxies. Detailed studies of various classes of AGN and quasars greatly improved our
understanding of the unification scenario. Far-infrared imaging and photometry revealed the presence of a new very cold dust
component in galaxies and furthered our knowledge of the far-infrared properties of faint starbursts, ULIGs and quasars. We
summarise almost nine years of key results based on ISO data spanning the full range of luminosity and type of active galaxies. 相似文献
17.
R. M. Bonnet 《Space Science Reviews》1978,21(4):379-409
The advantages of high resolution UV spectroscopy for the investigation of the solar atmosphere are stressed while the limitations in the areas of instrumentation and diagnosis are discussed. The recent achievements (made essentially by Skylab, OSO-8 and rocket instruments) are reviewed and discussed.It is shown that high resolution UV solar spectroscopy has improved our knowledge of the dynamics of the upper layers of the solar atmosphere. Within the present instrument capabilities the birth of coronal expansion is shown to take place at the top of the transition region. The existence of downward flows over the bright regions of the network is evidenced from redshifts or transition region and chromospheric optically thin lines: velocities as large as 22 km s-1 have been measured in O vi. Short period waves (95 s) have been detected in lines of Si ii at chromospheric levels in addition to the well known 300s and 180 s photospheric and chromospheric oscillations. There is strong evidence that optically thin chromospheric and transition region lines are broadened by a nonthermal velocity component which is maximum at 1.3 × 105 K and decreases at higher temperatures. This may indicate the presence of unresolved acoustic or magnetohydrodynamic waves so oftenly set fourth as the source of chromospheric and coronal heating.Contradictions between the various results are pointed out and discussed. They might be attributed to the different angular resolution of the instruments, a key parameter for future space observations. It is suggested that the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) and the Grazing Incidence Solar Telescope (GRIST) which are presently under phase A studies at NASA and ESA be considered as a tandem of instruments to fly on Spacelab in the 1980's. Both their angular and spectral resolution appear sufficient to resolve most of the problems under discussion today.Review presented at the Vth Conference on UV and X-ray Spectroscopy of Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasmas, London, July 4–7, 1977. 相似文献
18.
Emmanuel Dartois 《Space Science Reviews》2005,119(1-4):293-310
The instruments on board the Infrared Space Observatory have for the first time allowed a complete low (PHOT, CVF) to medium
resolution (SWS) spectroscopic harvest, from 2.5 to 45 μm, of interstellar dust. Amongst the detected solids present in starless
molecular clouds surrounding recently born stellar and still embedded objects or products of the chemistry in some mass loss
envelopes, the so-called “ice mantles” are of specific interest. They represent an interface between the very refractory carbonaceous
and silicates materials that built the first grains with the rich chemistry taking place in the gas phase. Molecules condense,
react on ices, are subjected to UV and cosmic ray irradiation at low temperatures, participating efficiently to the evolution
toward more complex molecules, being in constant interaction in an ice layer. They also play an important role in the radiative
transfer of molecular clouds and strongly affect the gas phase chemistry. ISO results shed light on many other species than
H2O ice. The detection of these van der Waal's solids is mainly performed in absorption. Each ice feature observed by ISO spectrometer
is an important species, with abundance in the 10−4–10−7 range with respect to H2. Such high abundances represent a substantial reservoir of matter that, once released later on, replenishes the gas phase
and feeds the ladder of molecular complexity. Medium resolution spectroscopy also offers the opportunity to look at individual
line profiles of the ice features, and therefore to progressively reveal the interactions taking place in the mantles.
This article will give a view on selected results to avoid to overlap with the numerous reviews the reader is invited to consult
(e.g. van Dishoeck, in press; Gibb et al., 2004.).
Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries:
France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and with the participation of ISAS and NASA. 相似文献
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In this paper we review the current predictions of numerical simulations for the origin and observability of the warm hot
intergalactic medium (WHIM), the diffuse gas that contains up to 50 per cent of the baryons at z∼0. During structure formation, gravitational accretion shocks emerging from collapsing regions gradually heat the intergalactic
medium (IGM) to temperatures in the range T∼105–107 K. The WHIM is predicted to radiate most of its energy in the ultraviolet (UV) and X-ray bands and to contribute a significant
fraction of the soft X-ray background emission. While O vi and C iv absorption systems arising in the cooler fraction of the WHIM with T∼105–105.5 K are seen in FUSE and Hubble Space Telescope observations, models agree that current X-ray telescopes such as Chandra and XMM-Newton do not have enough sensitivity to detect the hotter WHIM. However, future missions such as Constellation-X and XEUS might be able to detect both emission lines and absorption systems from highly ionised atoms such as O vii, O viii and Fe xvii. 相似文献
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G. Sigl 《Space Science Reviews》1996,75(1-2):375-385
In this paper we review the hypothesis that a substantial part of the cosmic ray flux observed above about 1019 eV may be produced by decaying or annihilating topological defects left over from phase transitions in the early universe at grand unification energy scales ( 1016 GeV). Possible signatures of cosmic ray producing defect models are discussed which could be tested experimentally in the near future. We thereby focus on model independent universal spectral properties of the predicted particle fluxes. 相似文献