A spectroscopic analysis of B stars in the SMC cluster NGC 330

Medium resolution (2A/px) but high s/n spectra of approximately twenty of the brightest blue stars in the young open cluster NGC 330 in the SMC have been analyzed in order to determine their atmospheric parameters and the evolutionary status. Stellar parameters are determined by comparison with LTE and NLTE model atmosphere calculations and an HR diagram constructed. Luminosities of the sample stars lie in the range 4.0L _*/L )<5.0 and spectral types between O9 and late-B. The stars in our sample appear to define 4 groups: main-sequence B-stars (B2-B4), B-supergiants (B4) in a blue-loop phase of evolution, a small number of blue stragglers (O9-B0 near main-sequence stars) and a group of luminous giants (B1-B2) which reside in the so-called post main-sequence gap of the HR diagram. Furthermore, we have confirmed spectroscopically the very high incidence of Be stars in this cluster. Finally the almost complete absence of metal lines (at this resolution) is in keeping with the expected very low metallicity of the SMC.     

ISO Observations of Pre-Stellar Cores and Young Stellar Objects

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.     

近壁湍流边界层对称与非对称相干结构的形成机制分析

提出某一种局部脉冲扰动为近壁湍流边界层对称和非对称相干结构产生的初始物理模型,采用直接数值模拟的方法,数值研究近壁湍流边界层对称与非对称相干结构的形成机制及发展规律,详细地分析对称与非对称相干结构的演化特征,确定非对称相干结构和对称相干结构哪一种情况更容易被激发产生以及激励快速增长的原因是什么?该问题的深入研究,为我们进一步理解和认识湍流的形成机理、演变过程以及湍流的能量、动量的输送规律等方面均起到十分重要的作用.