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NST/FISS Observations of Ellerman bombs and Surges

  • Yang, Heesu;Chae, Jongchul
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.86.2-86.2
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    • 2013
  • Ellerman bombs(EBs) are emission features at the wings of the H alpha spectral line. They are believed to be a kind of a magnetic reconnection feature in the low chromosphere or near photosphere. It was previously reported that surges often occur in association with EBs. However, previous observations were restricted to imaging observation. Using Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph installed in New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory, California, we observed 5 EBs and associated surges with high-spatial and high-spectral resolutions. In this presentation, we will show the results and discuss the physical properties.

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INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC ASTRONOMY OF STARS AND GALAXIES (항성과 은하의 적외선 분광천문학)

  • SUH KYUNG-WON
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.15 no.spc1
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    • pp.85-91
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    • 2000
  • Infrared spectroscopic observations and their analysis revealed many physical and chemical characteristics of the various stars with dust envelopes. Especially, AGB stars and young stellar objects are believed to be major contributors of infrared radiation from galaxies. The wavelength of the peak spectral energy for typical galaxies is about $100{\mu}m$. Therefore, infrared spectral observations of galaxies provide important information for their overall properties. The qualitative analysis of the infrared spectra which are made of various stars and interstellar matter will be possible through a new population synthesis.

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PHOTOMETRY OF THE 1995-96 ECLIPSE OF ZETA AURIGAE

  • NHA SARAH;LEE YONG-SAM
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.29 no.spc1
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    • pp.243-243
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    • 1996
  • UBV observations have been made jointly at three observatories for the recent eclipse of the long period atmospheric eclipsing binary star Zeta Aur in 1995-6. Observations covered successfully the phases before, during, and after the eclipse enable us to determine the accurate time of mid-eclipse and the duration of the totality. The hypothesis of the expansion of the K supergiant has been tested and the positive conclusion may be derived.

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[ $^{13}CO$ ] OBSERVATIONS OF 17 SMALL DARK CLOUDS

  • KWON SUK MINN;FUKUI YASUO
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.29 no.spc1
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    • pp.197-198
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    • 1996
  • We have carried out $^{13}CO$ J = 1 $\to$ 0 line observations with spatial resolution of 2' toward 17 small globules selected from the catalogue of Clemens & Barvainis (1988) with a selection criterion of [b] $\ge$ 15 degrees using the Nagoya 4-m radio telescope. Overall characteristics and physical parameters are presented and discussed by examining the $^{13}CO$ integrated intensity map for each of the globules.

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대덕전파천문대 13.7 M 전파망원경의 효율

  • Kim, Bong-Gyu;Jeong, Jae-Hun
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.149-153
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    • 1992
  • We determined the efficiencies of the aperture. beam and forward spillover and scattering of 13.7 m radio telescope at Daeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory through the observations of the planets and Moon. The main panels adjustments were carried out on September 1991 and the improvements in the efficiencies were checked by comparing the observations made before and after the panel adjustments. The efficiencies were turned out to be 0.35, 0,47 and 0.83 at 115.27 GHz for the aperture, beam and forward scattering and spillover. respectively. These marked nearly a factor of two upgrade of the efficiencies previously measured.

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HOT GAS IN ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES

  • Kim, Dong-Woo
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.199-206
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    • 1993
  • We review recent systematic investigation of the X-ray spectra of early type galaxies by using the Einstein data base and present new results by the ROSAT observations. The Einstein data suggested that the galaxies with low X-ray to optical luminosity ratio may have another very soft component. ROSAT observations confirm its presence and call for further study to understand the nature of this very soft emission. The X-ray bright galaxies have emission temperature of ${\sim}\;0.8\;keV$ and show radial gradients in the sense that X-ray emission is softer and more absorbed in the inner region.

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Preliminary results of 86 GHz GMVA observations on AGN

  • Oh, Junghwan
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.44.1-44.1
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    • 2013
  • We present the preliminary results from 86 GHz GMVA observations on 2 AGN - 0954+658 and 0716+714. The observation was taken with the Global mm-VLBI Array in Oct. 2010, with dual polarization mode. The aim of the observation is to produce the polarization maps of the sources, with the Stokes parameters - I, Q, U and V. The final results will be used for estimating the strength of the intrinsic magnetic field and the geometries of AGN jets.

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SUB-MILLIARCSECOND ACCURACY WITH THE STRUVE ASTROMETRIC SATELLITE

  • YERSHOV V. N.
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.29 no.spc1
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    • pp.427-428
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    • 1996
  • The Struve astrometric satellite which is being developed at Pulkovo Observatory in cooperation with Krasno-yarsk Institute of Applied Mechanics, S.I. Vavilov's State Optical Institute and some others space instrumentation institutes, will produce observations of a second epoch for the Hipparcos stars. The project is devoted to maintaining the Hipparcos coordinate system as well as extending it to a density of $\approx$ 100 stars per square degree. Possibilities of submilliarcsecond accuracy of observations with single aperture on-board telescopes are discussed. Requirements to the optical scheme and to the dynamic properties of the spacecraft are formulated. CCD and microchannel plates are discussed as a focal assembly detectors.

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Towards a Better Understanding of Structure Formation: Galaxies and Dark Matter

  • Hwang, Ho Seong
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.35.4-35.4
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    • 2019
  • Understanding the interplay between galaxies and dark matter in the universe is one of key challenges in modern astrophysics. This provides an important test of structure formation scenarios and cosmological models. I discuss three aspects of this test: (1) comparing the matter distribution from galaxy redshift surveys with that from weak-lensing surveys, (2) statistical comparison of large-scale structures between observations and cosmological simulations, and (3) multi-wavelength study of galaxies. These tests underscore the importance of combining photometric and spectroscopic surveys in observations along with cosmological simulations for exploring and understanding the structure formation.

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Model-independent reconstruction of the equation of state of dark energy

  • Hwang, Seung-gyu;L'Huillier, Benjamin
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.69.1-69.1
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    • 2020
  • While Dark Energy is one of the explanations for the accelerating expansion of the Universe, its nature remains a mystery. The standard (flat) ΛCDM model is consistent with cosmological observations: type Ia Supernova, BAO, CMB, and so on. However, the analysis of observations assuming a model, model-dependent approach, is likely to bias the results towards the assumed model. In this poster, I will introduce model-independent approach with Gaussian process and the application of Gaussian process regression to reconstruct the equation of state of dark energy.

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