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Green, R. F.

Publications and source records attributed to Green, R. F..

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NASA NTRS1981

Lanning 14, a new DO white dwarf - Spectrophotometry and atmospheric parameters

Optical spectrophotometric observations are presented and analyzed for Lanning 14, which was recently classified as a DO white dwarf and has one of the strongest He II 4868 absorption lines of any known star, with strong He Bracket lines and weak He I. An effective temperature of 55,000 plus or minus 2500 K, log g near 8, and He/H ratio equal to or greater than 100, have been derived by means of a new grid of hot, high-gravity, mixed-composition models. It is concluded that Lanning 14 is both hotter and more helium-rich than the prototype DO star HZ 21.

Liebert, J.↗

NASA NTRS1981

The ultraviolet spectrum of the magnetic degenerate star GD229

The ultraviolet spectrum obtained with the IUE satellite of the magnetic degenerate white dwarf star GD 229 is presented. The ultraviolet energy distribution measured by the short- and long-wavelength cameras covering the range 1170-3200 A, when combined with optical data, indicates a best fit blackbody temperature of 16,000 K, which is significantly lower than previous estimates. A broad absorption trough in the 2000-3000 A region is observed which may be produced by opacity in the fundamental cyclotron frequency for surface magnetic fields from 3.2 to 5 x 10 to the 8th gauss. The absence of a strong Lyman-alpha sigma + component suggests that the primary atmospheric constituent is not hydrogen, with various absorption features probably attributable to Zeeman components of neutral helium, or possibly Mg II, C II and other metal lines. The superposition of many strong Zeeman features is also an alternative interpretation of the absorption in the 2000-3000 A interval.

Green, R. F.↗

NASA NTRS1981

A spectrophotometric search for the halo of Markarian 10

Observations of a faint halo around the Mk 10 galaxy nucleus with the Palomar multichannel spectrophotometer reveal blue continuum emission forbidden lines of O II and O III, the hydrogen Balmer series, and stellar absorption series. The flux is detected at the surface brightness of 27.2 + or - 0.2 mag arc/sq sec at wavelengths of 5000 A at the radial distance of 27 kpc from the nucleus. The surface photometry of the inner parts of Mk 10 are depicted, and the radial brightness profile is decomposed into disk and bulge components. No evidence of a halo component was observed; the extended bulge is sufficient for the stabilization of the disk against bar-like instabilities.

Williams, T. B.↗

NASA NTRS1981

New insight into the physical state of galaxies and quasars

Data from the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite have revolutionized many concepts in extragalactic astronomy. These include the physical processes at work in the emitting gas characteristic of active objects, the nature of the continuum source itself in those objects, and the constituent hot stellar and gaseous components of normal galaxies. Several problems of extragalactic research investigated with IUE were reviewed.

Green, R. F.↗

NASA NTRS1980

Observations of quasars with the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite

The paper deals with the spectra of six quasars, ranging in redshift from 0.23 to 2.04, obtained with the 45-cm telescope mounted on the IUE satellite. The average emission-line intensity ratio for L-alpha to H beta and the detection of higher-order Lyman emission lines in two objects are found to be inconsistent with a simple optically thick recombination model. The Lyman and Balmer line velocity profiles are identical. The emission lines in 3C 351 can be decomposed into sharp and broad components, with the sharp lines consistent with the recombination model.

Green, R. F.↗

NASA NTRS1978

Spectrophotometry of the galaxies and nebulosity associated with the quasar III Zw 2

Results are presented for spectrophotometry of the object III Zw 2, the faint nebulosity to the NW of its nucleus, and two associated galaxies (a normal elliptical and a more luminous late-type spiral). The object III Zw 2 is defined to be a quasar on the basis of its dominant starlike nucleus, redshift, and optical and radio variability. The spectrophotometrically measured redshifts of the two associated galaxies are shown to place III Zw 2 as a member of Zwicky Cluster 0007.7+1056, thus establishing the cosmological origin of the quasar's emission-line redshift of 0.089. It is found that the nebulosity to the NW of the quasar exhibits an emission-line spectrum at the same redshift as the nucleus with an underlying red continuum, that the strength of the forbidden lines relative to the permitted lines is 3 to 4 times greater than in the nucleus, and that the data for the nebulosity are not well fitted by a bremsstrahlung emission spectrum, but are consistent with a spectrum of starlight from an underlying galaxy at the system redshift of 0.089.

Green, R. F.↗

NASA NTRS1978

An automated technique for stellar magnitude, color index, and position measurements of astronomical photographs

Computer programs have been developed for use in collecting and processing data from a PDS scanning microdensitometer. The goal is to obtain fast and simple algorithms for handling an entire astronomical photograph with one-pass digitization. This capability is realized by a real-time detection scheme that provides a data compression of a factor of 100, and a processing program that produces a catalog of magnitudes, color indices, and positions for up to 90,000 multicolor stellar images.

Green, R. F.↗

NASA NTRS1978

The spectrum of the halo surrounding the quasar PHL 1070

The quasar PHL 1070 and its surrounding halo of light have been observed with the Palomar multichannel spectrophotometer using circular and annular apertures. The central quasar has a magnitude of 16.6 and an emission-line redshift of 0.076 + or - 0.002. The halo light has a magnitude of 19.0 and a possible absorption-line system with an absorption redshift of 0.067 + or - 0.008. The magnitude, possible absorption lines, and probable spectral energy distribution of the halo are consistent with those of a normal galaxy at the redshift of the quasar.

Morton, D. C.↗