The Chandra Galactic Center Survey detected -800 X-ray point-like sources in the 2°× 0.8° sky region around the Galactic Center. We study the spatial and luminosity distributions of these sources accord...The Chandra Galactic Center Survey detected -800 X-ray point-like sources in the 2°× 0.8° sky region around the Galactic Center. We study the spatial and luminosity distributions of these sources according to their spectral properties. Fourteen bright sources detected are used to fit jointly an absorbed power-law model, from which the power-law photon index is determined to be -2.5. Assuming that all other sources have the same power-law form, the relation between hardness ratio and HI column density NH is used to estimate the NH values for all sources. Monte Carlo simulations show that these sources are more likely concentrated in the Galactic center region, rather than distributed throughout the Galactic disk. We also find that the luminosities of the sources are positively correlated with their HI column densities, i.e., a more luminous source has a higher HI column density. From this relation, we suggest that the X-ray luminosity comes from the interaction between an isolated old neutron star and interstellar medium （mainly dense molecular clouds）. Using the standard Bondi accretion theory and the statistical information of molecular clouds in the Galactic center, we confirm this positive correlation and calculate the luminosity range in this scenario, which is consistent with the observation （10^32 - 10^35 erg s^-1）.展开更多
An unusual timing and spectral state of a black hole microquasar XTE J1550- 564 observed with RXTE is analyzed. Millisecond variabilities are found, which are significantly shorter than the minimum possible time scale...An unusual timing and spectral state of a black hole microquasar XTE J1550- 564 observed with RXTE is analyzed. Millisecond variabilities are found, which are significantly shorter than the minimum possible time scale in the light curves of black hole binaries, as suggested by Sunyaev ＆ Revnivtsev （2000）. The X-ray spectral fitting result indicates that there is an unusual soft component in the spectrum, which may be responsible for the millisecond variabilities. The millisecond variabilities as well as the unusual soft spectral component should be produced from some small, but independent active regions in the accretion disk.展开更多
We apply a Cross-Correlation （CC） method developed previously for detecting gamma-ray point sources to the WMAP first year data by using the Point-Spread Function of WMAP and obtain a full sky CC coefficient map. We...We apply a Cross-Correlation （CC） method developed previously for detecting gamma-ray point sources to the WMAP first year data by using the Point-Spread Function of WMAP and obtain a full sky CC coefficient map. We find that the CC method is a powerful tool to examine the WMAP foreground residuals which can be further cleaned accord- ingly. Evident foreground signals are found in the WMAP foreground cleaned maps and the Tegmark cleaned map. In this process 101 point sources are detected, and 26 of them are new sources additional to the originally listed WMAP 208 sources. We estimate the flux of these new sources and verify them by another method. As a result, a revised mask file based on the WMAP first year data is produced by including these new sources.展开更多
The issue of "missing baryons” is always an unsolved mystery in galaxy cosmology, and an important reason for the great uncertainty of the galaxies' formation and evolution. To find the "missing" b...The issue of "missing baryons” is always an unsolved mystery in galaxy cosmology, and an important reason for the great uncertainty of the galaxies' formation and evolution. To find the "missing" baryons, extra high-resolution spectral observation and imaging of the soft X-ray band (<1 kev) is required. However, the existing observation methods cannot meet this requirement. Therefore, Tsinghua University leads and proposes the Chinese "Hot Universe Baryon Surveyor (HUBS)" satellite program.展开更多
We extend Parikh＇s recent work to the arbitrarily dimensional Schwarzschild black holes whose Arnowitt-Deser-Misner （ADM） mass is identical to its mass parameter. We view Hawking radiation as a tunnelling process a...We extend Parikh＇s recent work to the arbitrarily dimensional Schwarzschild black holes whose Arnowitt-Deser-Misner （ADM） mass is identical to its mass parameter. We view Hawking radiation as a tunnelling process across the event horizon. From the tunnelling probability we also find a leading correction to the semiclassical emission rate. The result consists with an underlying unitary theory.展开更多
In cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments, foreground-cleaned temperature maps are still contaminated by the residual dipole due to uncertainties of the Doppler dipole direction and microwave radiometer sidelob...In cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments, foreground-cleaned temperature maps are still contaminated by the residual dipole due to uncertainties of the Doppler dipole direction and microwave radiometer sidelobe. To obtain reliable CMB maps, such contamination has to be carefully removed from observed data. We have previously built a software package for map-making, residual dipole-contamination removal, and power spectrum estimation from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) raw data. This software has now been significantly improved. With the improved software, we obtain a negative result of CMB quadrupole detection with the WMAP raw data, which is 3.2±3.5 K2 from the seven-year WMAP (WMAP7) data. This result is evidently incompatible with ～1000 K2 expected from the standard cosmological model ΛCDM. The completely missing of CMB quadrupole poses a serious challenge to the standard model and sets a strong constraint on possible models of cosmology. Due to the importance of this result for understanding the origin and early evolution of our universe, the software codes we used are opened for public checking.展开更多
In this paper we present the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP. eXTP is a space science mission designed to study fundamental physics under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. The m...In this paper we present the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP. eXTP is a space science mission designed to study fundamental physics under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. The mission aims at determining the equation of state of matter at supra-nuclear density, measuring effects of QED, and understanding the dynamics of matter in strong-field gravity. In addition to investigating fundamental physics, eXTP will be a very powerful observatory for astrophysics that will provide observations of unprecedented quality on a variety of galactic and extragalactic objects. In particular, its wide field monitoring capabilities will be highly instrumental to detect the electro-magnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources.The paper provides a detailed description of:(1) the technological and technical aspects, and the expected performance of the instruments of the scientific payload;(2) the elements and functions of the mission, from the spacecraft to the ground segment.展开更多
We have discovered in our previous work that different observational systematics,e.g.errors from antenna pointing directions or an asynchronism between the attitude and science data may generate a pseudo-dipole signal...We have discovered in our previous work that different observational systematics,e.g.errors from antenna pointing directions or an asynchronism between the attitude and science data may generate a pseudo-dipole signal in the full-sky maps of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy that have been published by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) team.We have found that the antenna sidelobe response to the Doppler signal produces a similar effect.In this work,independent from the sources,we have uniformly modeled the pseudo-dipole signal and have removed it from the published WMAP7 CMB maps by model fitting.The result demonstrates that the released WMAP CMB quadrupole is almost completely artificial.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘The Chandra Galactic Center Survey detected -800 X-ray point-like sources in the 2°× 0.8° sky region around the Galactic Center. We study the spatial and luminosity distributions of these sources according to their spectral properties. Fourteen bright sources detected are used to fit jointly an absorbed power-law model, from which the power-law photon index is determined to be -2.5. Assuming that all other sources have the same power-law form, the relation between hardness ratio and HI column density NH is used to estimate the NH values for all sources. Monte Carlo simulations show that these sources are more likely concentrated in the Galactic center region, rather than distributed throughout the Galactic disk. We also find that the luminosities of the sources are positively correlated with their HI column densities, i.e., a more luminous source has a higher HI column density. From this relation, we suggest that the X-ray luminosity comes from the interaction between an isolated old neutron star and interstellar medium （mainly dense molecular clouds）. Using the standard Bondi accretion theory and the statistical information of molecular clouds in the Galactic center, we confirm this positive correlation and calculate the luminosity range in this scenario, which is consistent with the observation （10^32 - 10^35 erg s^-1）.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘An unusual timing and spectral state of a black hole microquasar XTE J1550- 564 observed with RXTE is analyzed. Millisecond variabilities are found, which are significantly shorter than the minimum possible time scale in the light curves of black hole binaries, as suggested by Sunyaev ＆ Revnivtsev （2000）. The X-ray spectral fitting result indicates that there is an unusual soft component in the spectrum, which may be responsible for the millisecond variabilities. The millisecond variabilities as well as the unusual soft spectral component should be produced from some small, but independent active regions in the accretion disk.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘We apply a Cross-Correlation （CC） method developed previously for detecting gamma-ray point sources to the WMAP first year data by using the Point-Spread Function of WMAP and obtain a full sky CC coefficient map. We find that the CC method is a powerful tool to examine the WMAP foreground residuals which can be further cleaned accord- ingly. Evident foreground signals are found in the WMAP foreground cleaned maps and the Tegmark cleaned map. In this process 101 point sources are detected, and 26 of them are new sources additional to the originally listed WMAP 208 sources. We estimate the flux of these new sources and verify them by another method. As a result, a revised mask file based on the WMAP first year data is produced by including these new sources.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51706233, U1831203, 51427806)Strategic Pilot Projects in Space Science of China (XDA15010400)Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, CAS (QYZDYSSW-JSC028)
文摘The issue of "missing baryons” is always an unsolved mystery in galaxy cosmology, and an important reason for the great uncertainty of the galaxies' formation and evolution. To find the "missing" baryons, extra high-resolution spectral observation and imaging of the soft X-ray band (<1 kev) is required. However, the existing observation methods cannot meet this requirement. Therefore, Tsinghua University leads and proposes the Chinese "Hot Universe Baryon Surveyor (HUBS)" satellite program.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grand Nos 10373003 and 10475013, and the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2003CB716300.
文摘We extend Parikh＇s recent work to the arbitrarily dimensional Schwarzschild black holes whose Arnowitt-Deser-Misner （ADM） mass is identical to its mass parameter. We view Hawking radiation as a tunnelling process across the event horizon. From the tunnelling probability we also find a leading correction to the semiclassical emission rate. The result consists with an underlying unitary theory.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB824800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11033003)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientistsof China (11203024)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,CAS
文摘In cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments, foreground-cleaned temperature maps are still contaminated by the residual dipole due to uncertainties of the Doppler dipole direction and microwave radiometer sidelobe. To obtain reliable CMB maps, such contamination has to be carefully removed from observed data. We have previously built a software package for map-making, residual dipole-contamination removal, and power spectrum estimation from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) raw data. This software has now been significantly improved. With the improved software, we obtain a negative result of CMB quadrupole detection with the WMAP raw data, which is 3.2±3.5 K2 from the seven-year WMAP (WMAP7) data. This result is evidently incompatible with ～1000 K2 expected from the standard cosmological model ΛCDM. The completely missing of CMB quadrupole poses a serious challenge to the standard model and sets a strong constraint on possible models of cosmology. Due to the importance of this result for understanding the origin and early evolution of our universe, the software codes we used are opened for public checking.
基金support of the Chinese Academy of Sciences through the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA15020100)support by ASI, under the dedicated eXTP agreements and agreement ASI-INAF (Grant No. 2017-14-H.O.)+3 种基金by INAF and INFN under project REDSOXsupport from the Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, the German Aerospce Center (DLR)support of Science Centre (Grant No. 2013/10/M/ST9/00729)support from MINECO (Grant No. ESP2017-82674-R) and FEDER funds
文摘In this paper we present the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP. eXTP is a space science mission designed to study fundamental physics under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. The mission aims at determining the equation of state of matter at supra-nuclear density, measuring effects of QED, and understanding the dynamics of matter in strong-field gravity. In addition to investigating fundamental physics, eXTP will be a very powerful observatory for astrophysics that will provide observations of unprecedented quality on a variety of galactic and extragalactic objects. In particular, its wide field monitoring capabilities will be highly instrumental to detect the electro-magnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources.The paper provides a detailed description of:(1) the technological and technical aspects, and the expected performance of the instruments of the scientific payload;(2) the elements and functions of the mission, from the spacecraft to the ground segment.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11033003)National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB824800)the CAS project (KJCX2-YW-T03)
文摘We have discovered in our previous work that different observational systematics,e.g.errors from antenna pointing directions or an asynchronism between the attitude and science data may generate a pseudo-dipole signal in the full-sky maps of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy that have been published by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) team.We have found that the antenna sidelobe response to the Doppler signal produces a similar effect.In this work,independent from the sources,we have uniformly modeled the pseudo-dipole signal and have removed it from the published WMAP7 CMB maps by model fitting.The result demonstrates that the released WMAP CMB quadrupole is almost completely artificial.
