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  • The Korean Astronomical Society (The Korean Astronomical Society)
  • 계간 (Quarterly)
  • ISSN : 1225-4614 (ISSN : 1225-4614)
  • DB구축현황 : 1,211건 (DB Construction : 1,211 Articles)
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81
  • Lee, Chung-Uk
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 54, n.4
  • pp.113-119
  • 2021
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It is difficult for observers to conduct an optical alignment at an observatory without the assistance of an optical engineer if optomechanical parts are to be replaced at night. We present a practical tilt correction method to obtain the optimal optical alignment condition using the symmetricity of optical aberrations of a wide-field on-axis telescope at night. We conducted coarse tilt correction by visually examining the symmetry of two representative star shapes obtained at two guide chips facing each other, such as east-west or north-south pairs. After coarse correction, we observed four sets of small stamp images using four guide cameras located at each cardinal position by changing the focus positions in 10-㎛ increments and passing through the optimum focus position in the range of ±200 ㎛. The standard deviation of each image, as a function of the focus position, was fitted with a second-order polynomial function to derive the optimal focus position at each cardinal edge. We derived the tilt angles from the slopes converted by the distance and the focus position difference between two paired guide chip combinations such as east-west and north-south. We used this method to collimate the on-axis wide-field telescope KMTNet in Chile after replacing two old focus actuators. The total optical alignment time was less than 30 min. Our method is practical and straightforward for maintaining the optical performance of wide-field telescopes such as KMTNet.
82
  • Chae, Jongchul
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 54, n.5
  • pp.139-155
  • 2021
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We present an updated version of the multilayer spectral inversion (MLSI) recently proposed as a technique to infer the physical parameters of plasmas in the solar chromosphere from a strong absorption line. In the original MLSI, the absorption profile was constant over each layer of the chromosphere, whereas the source function was allowed to vary with optical depth. In our updated MLSI, the absorption profile is allowed to vary with optical depth in each layer and kept continuous at the interface of two adjacent layers. We also propose a new set of physical requirements for the parameters useful in the constrained model fitting. We apply this updated MLSI to two sets of Hα and Ca II line spectral data taken by the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS) from a quiet region and an active region, respectively. We find that the new version of the MLSI satisfactorily fits most of the observed line profiles of various features, including a network feature, an internetwork feature, a mottle feature in a quiet region, and a plage feature, a superpenumbral fibril, an umbral feature, and a fast downflow feature in an active region. The MLSI can also yield physically reasonable estimates of hydrogen temperature and nonthermal speed as well as Doppler velocities at different atmospheric levels. We conclude that the MLSI is a very useful tool to analyze the Hα line and the Ca II 8542 line spectral daya, and will promote the investigation of physical processes occurring in the solar photosphere and chromosphere.
83
  • Im, Myungshin
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 54, n.3
  • pp.89-102
  • 2021
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Even in an era where 8-meter class telescopes are common, small telescopes are considered very valuable research facilities since they are available for rapid follow-up or long term monitoring observations. To maximize the usefulness of small telescopes in Korea, we established the SomangNet, a network of 0.4-1.0 m class optical telescopes operated by Korean institutions, in 2020. Here, we give an overview of the project, describing the current participating telescopes, its scientific scope and operation mode, and the prospects for future activities. SomangNet currently includes 10 telescopes that are located in Australia, USA, and Chile as well as in Korea. The operation of many of these telescopes currently relies on operators, and we plan to upgrade them for remote or robotic operation. The latest SomangNet science projects include monitoring and follow-up observational studies of galaxies, supernovae, active galactic nuclei, symbiotic stars, solar system objects, neutrino/gravitational-wave sources, and exoplanets.
84
  • Kim, Ki-Beom
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 54, n.4
  • pp.121-128
  • 2021
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It has been known that the global asteroseismic parameters as well as the stellar acoustic mode parameters vary with stellar magnetic activity. Some solar-like stars whose variations are thought to be induced by magnetic activity, however, show mode frequencies changing with different magnitude and phase unlike what is expected for the Sun. Therefore, it is of great importance to find out whether expected relations are consistently manifested regardless of the phase of the stellar magnetic cycle, in the sense that observations are apt to cover a part of a complete cycle of stellar magnetic activity unless observations span several decades. Here, we explore whether the observed relations of the global seismic parameters hold good regardless of the phase of the stellar magnetic cycle, even if observations only cover a part of the stellar magnetic cycle. For this purpose, by analyzing photometric Sun-as-a-star data from 1996 to 2019 covering solar cycles 23 and 24, we compare correlations of the global asteroseismic parameters and magnetic proxies for four separate intervals of the solar cycle: solar minima &#x00B1;2 years, solar minima +4 years, solar maxima &#x00B1;2 years, and solar maxima +4 years. We have found that the photometric magnetic activity proxy, S<sub>ph</sub>, is an effective proxy for the solar magnetic activity regardless of the phase of the solar cycle. The amplitude of the mode envelope correlates negatively with the solar magnetic activity regardless of the phase of the solar cycle. However, relations between the central frequency of the envelope and the envelope width are vulnerable to the phase of the stellar magnetic cycle.
85
  • Morgan, Hannah L.
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 53, n.6
  • pp.117-123
  • 2020
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We investigate the plausibility of mass return, from stellar mass loss processes within the central ~100 pc region of the Milky Way (the inner nuclear bulge), as a mass supply mechanism for the Circumnuclear Disk (CND). Gas in the Galactic disk migrates inward to the Galactic centre due to the asymmetric potential caused by the Galactic bar. The inward migration of gas stops and accumulates to form the central molecular zone (CMZ), at 100-200 pc from the Galactic center. It is commonly assumed that stars have formed in the CMZ throughout the lifetime of the Galaxy and have diffused inward to form a 'r-2 stellar cusp' within the inner nuclear bulge. We propose that the stars migrating inward from the CMZ supply gas to the inner nuclear bulge via stellar mass loss, resulting in the formation of a gas disk along the Galactic plane and subsequent inward migration down to the central 10 pc region (CND). We simulate the evolution of a gas distribution that initially follows the stellar distribution of the aforementioned stellar cusp, and illustrate the potential gas supply toward the CND.
86
  • Kim, Yonggi
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 53, n.2
  • pp.43-48
  • 2020
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We report an analysis of two poorly studied eclipsing binary stars, GSC 04396-00605 and GSC 04395-00485 (recently named V455 Dra and V454 Dra, respectively). Photometric data of the two stars were obtained using the 1-m Korean telescope of the LOAO operated by KASI while monitoring the cataclysmic variable DO Dra in the frame of the Inter-Longitude Astronomy (ILA) project. We derived periods of 0.434914 and 0.376833 days as well as initial epochs JD 2456480.04281 and JD 2456479.0523, respectively, more accurate than previously published values by factors 9 and 6. The phenomenological characteristics of the mean light curves were determined using the New Algol Variable (NAV) algorithm. The individual times of maxima/minima (ToM) were determined using the newly developed software MAVKA, which outputs accurate parameters using 'asymptotic parabola' approximations. The light curves were approximated using phenomenological and physical models. In the NAV algorithm, the phenomenological parameters are well determined. We derived physical parameters using the Wilson-Devinney model. In this model, the best-fit parameters are highly correlated, thus some of them were fixed to reasonable values. For both systems, we find evidence for the presence of a cool spot and estimate its parameters. Both systems can be classified as overcontact binaries of EW type.
87
  • Hyung, Siek
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 53, n.2
  • pp.35-42
  • 2020
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We analyze high dispersion emission lines of the symbiotic nova AG Pegasi, observed in 1998, 2001, and 2002. The H&#x03B1; and H&#x03B2; lines show three components, two narrow and one underlying broad line components, but most other lines, such as H<sub>I</sub>, He<sub>I</sub>, and He<sub>II</sub> lines, show two blue- and red-shifted components only. A recent study by Lee & Hyung (2018) suggested that the double Gaussian lines emitted from a bipolar conical shell are likely to form Raman scattering lines observed in 1998. In this study, we show that the bipolar cone with an opening angle of 74&#x00B0;, which expands at a velocity of 70 km s<sup>-1</sup> along the polar axis of the white dwarf, can accommodate the observed double line profiles in 1998, 2001, and 2002. We conclude that the emission zone of the bipolar conical shell, which formed along the bipolar axis of the white dwarf due to the collimation by the accretion disk, is responsible for the double Gaussian profiles.
88
  • Gould, Andrew
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 53, n.5
  • pp.99-102
  • 2020
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I show that when the observables (&#x03C0;<sub>E</sub>, t<sub>E</sub>, &#x03B8;<sub>E</sub>, &#x03C0;<sub>s</sub>, &#x00B5;<sub>s</sub>) are well measured up to a discrete degeneracy in the microlensing parallax vector &#x03C0;<sub>E</sub>, the relative likelihood of the different solutions can be written in closed form P<sub>i</sub> = KH<sub>i</sub>B<sub>i</sub>, where H<sub>i</sub> is the number of stars (potential lenses) having the mass and kinematics of the inferred parameters of solution i and B<sub>i</sub> is an additional factor that is formally derived from the Jacobian of the transformation from Galactic to microlensing parameters. Here t<sub>E</sub> is the Einstein timescale, &#x03B8;<sub>E</sub> is the angular Einstein radius, and (&#x03C0;<sub>s</sub>, &#x00B5;<sub>s</sub>) are the (parallax, proper motion) of the microlensed source. The Jacobian term B<sub>i</sub> constitutes an explicit evaluation of the 'Rich Argument', i.e., that there is an extra geometric factor disfavoring large-parallax solutions in addition to the reduced frequency of lenses given by H<sub>i</sub>. I also discuss how this analytic expression degrades in the presence of finite errors in the measured observables.
89
  • Lee, Byeong-Cheol
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 53, n.1
  • pp.27-34
  • 2020
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We report the detection of exoplanet candidates in orbits around HD 60292 and HD 112640 from a radial velocity (RV) survey. The stars exhibit RV variations with periods of 495 &#x00B1;3 days and 613&#x00B1;6 days, respectively. These detections are part of the Search for Exoplanets around Northern Circumpolar Stars (SENS) survey using the fiber-fed Bohyunsan Observatory Echelle Spectrograph installed at the 1.8-m telescope of the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory in Korea. The aim of the survey is to search for planetary or substellar companions. We argue that the periodic RV variations are not related to surface inhomogeneities; rather, Keplerian motions of planetary companions are the most likely interpretation. Assuming stellar masses of 1.7 &#x00B1; 0.2M<sub>&#x2299;</sub> (HD 60292) and 1.8 &#x00B1; 0.2M<sub>&#x2299;</sub> (HD 112640), we obtain minimum planetary companion masses of 6.5 &#x00B1; 1.0M<sub>Jup</sub> and 5.0 &#x00B1; 1.0M<sub>Jup</sub>, and periods of 495.4 &#x00B1; 3.0 days and 613.2 &#x00B1; 5.8 days, respectively.
90
  • Kim, Yun Hak
  • Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
  • 53, n.6
  • pp.161-168
  • 2020
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We report the discovery of a giant exoplanet in the microlensing event OGLE-2017-BLG-1049, with a planet-host star mass ratio of q = 9.53 &#177; 0.39 &#215; 10-3 and a caustic crossing feature in Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) observations. The caustic crossing feature yields an angular Einstein radius of &#952;E = 0.52 &#177; 0.11 mas. However, the microlens parallax is not measured because the time scale of the event, tE &#8771; 29 days, is too short. Thus, we perform a Bayesian analysis to estimate physical quantities of the lens system. We find that the lens system has a star with mass Mh = 0.55+0.36-0.29 M&#8857; hosting a giant planet with Mp = 5.53+3.62-2.87 MJup, at a distance of DL = 5.67+1.11-1.52 kpc. The projected star-planet separation is a&#8869; = 3.92+1.10-1.32 au. This means that the planet is located beyond the snow line of the host. The relative lens-source proper motion is &#956;rel ~ 7 mas yr-1, thus the lens and source will be separated from each other within 10 years. After this, it will be possible to measure the flux of the host star with 30 meter class telescopes and to determine its mass.