{"title":"Dependence of the Nanoflare Occurrence Rate on the Solar Cycle Phase","authors":"Yu. A. Moiseev, S. A. Bogachev","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700501","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700501","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have used the SDO/AIA observational data obtained in the 171 Å channel to investigate the dependence of the occurrence rate of solar nanoflares observed in the vacuum ultraviolet spectral range on the solar cycle phase. For this purpose, we have processed more than 30 000 images obtained over the period from 2011 to 2020 inclusive that encompasses almost completely the 24th solar cycle and the beginning of the 25th cycle. To search for nanoflares, we have used the widespread method based on the selection of events that exceed the background by <span>(5sigma)</span> or more, which we have improved for a higher-quality removal of artifacts associated with charged particles. As a result, we have shown that in the periods of a high solar activity the number of nanoflares approximately doubles compared to their number at the solar cycle minimum. The change in the number of nanoflares is generally consistent with the change in the number of normal flares, although it occurs with a considerably lower amplitude. We have not detected any influence of the solar cycle on the energy distribution of nanoflares, nor have we detected any difference between large and small nanoflares, although we assume that it can exist. We also conclude that particle-associated artifacts are the main obstacle to the studies of nanoflares, and further progress is impossible without improving the methods of their removal.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 6","pages":"387 - 396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147338399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To the Formation and Heating Mechanisms of X-ray Bright Points on the Sun","authors":"A. V. Stepanov, V. V. Zaitsev, E. P. Ovchinnikova","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700513","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700513","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We investigate the formation and heating mechanisms of X-ray bright points (XBPs) with which micro- and nanoflares in coronal holes and quiet regions, coronal heating, plasma jets and eruptions are associated. It follows from observations that XBPs consist of several compact magnetic loops that are considerably smaller than the coronal loops of active regions, but contain a plasma heated to a temperature of (1.5–4.4) MK. Using an ultrafine (<span>({sim}100)</span> km) magnetic loop being formed when the magnetic field is entrained by photospheric convection as an example, we show that the plasma in such loops is heated to temperatures of (2–4) MK through the dissipation of electric currents <span>(Igeq 10^{9})</span> A in the chromospheric part of the loop at an increased Cowling resistivity. We have estimated the plasma density in XBP loops, <span>(napprox 10^{9}{-}10^{10})</span> cm<span>({}^{-3})</span>, which is lower that the density of the surrounding chromosphere. Since the thermal conductivity of the loop along the magnetic field is considerably higher than that across the field, the loop rapidly heats up at the coronal level.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 6","pages":"382 - 386"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147338400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Models of Long-Period Variables of the Globular Cluster 47 Tuc","authors":"Yu. A. Fadeyev","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700471","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700471","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Stellar evolution computations were carried out for stars with a main sequence mass <span>(M_{textrm{ZAMS}}=0.86;M_{odot})</span> and initial metal abundance <span>(Z=0.003)</span> and <span>(0.004)</span>. Selected models of evolutionary sequences were used for calculation of radial pulsations in the RGB, eAGB and TP–AGB evolutionary stages. Not all pulsating red giants of the globular cluster 47 Tuc are shown to belong to the Mira variables because the lower limit of pulsation periods at the TP–AGB stage is <span>({approx}70)</span> day, whereas during the eAGB evolutionary stage the periods of radial oscillations range from <span>({approx}10)</span> to <span>({approx}40)</span> day. Periods and luminosities of hydrodynamic models of eAGB and TP–AGB pulsating stars locate along the common period–luminosity relation. Small masses of Mira variables in the globular cluster 47 Tuc (<span>(0.54leq Mleq 0.70;M_{odot})</span>) is the main reason for irregular large–amplitude oscillations and the dynamical instability of outer stellar layers at pulsation periods <span>(Pi>200)</span> day.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 6","pages":"375 - 381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147338396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulation of a Protoplanetary Disk Accretion Activity Due to a Collision with a Gas Stream","authors":"V. V. Grigoryev, T. V. Demidova","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700434","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700434","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The consequences of a protoplanetary disk collision with a gas stream are being studied using three-dimensional numerical gas-dynamic simulation. The influence of orbital parameters and the stream mass on the accretion activity of the star is examined. It is shown that the orbital inclination and the initial mass of the infalling material are the most influential parameters in determining the accretion rate. The obtained accretion rate dependencies are compared with actual observational data for two FU Ori type stars. It turns out that not only is the maximum accretion rate consistent with observational estimates, but the behavior of the accretion rate over time is very similar to available long-term light curves.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 5","pages":"310 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145779208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Spiral Pattern Speed in the Milky Way Galaxy","authors":"V. V. Bobylev, A. T. Bajkova, A. A. Smirnov","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700422","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700422","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on a sample of masers, we have solved the basic kinematic equations with the inclusion of the Galactic rotation parameters and the peculiar solar velocity as the sought-for unknowns. Based on a spectral analysis, we have obtained the following estimates: <span>(|f|_{R,theta}=(7.0,5.1)pm(1.2,1.4))</span> km s<span>({}^{-1})</span>, the corresponding wavelengths <span>(lambda_{R,theta}=(1.9,1.7)pm(0.4,0.7))</span> kpc, and <span>(chi_{odot}={-}140^{circ}pm 15^{circ})</span>. We have confirmed the presence of periodic perturbations in the vertical maser velocities with an amplitude <span>(|f|_{W}=3.1pm 1.4)</span> km s<span>({}^{-1})</span> and a wavelength <span>(lambda=1.9pm 0.8)</span> kpc. We show that the velocity perturbations <span>(f_{R})</span> and <span>(f_{theta})</span> can have both the same and opposite signs. Therefore, we have obtained a large spread of estimates. For example, if <span>(f_{R})</span> and <span>(f_{theta})</span> have the same signs, then <span>(Omega_{p}=25.8pm 2.0)</span> km s<span>({}^{-1})</span> kpc<span>({}^{-1})</span> and <span>(R_{textrm{cor}}=9.1pm 0.8)</span> kpc, while if <span>(f_{R})</span> and <span>(f_{theta})</span> have opposite signs, then <span>(Omega_{p}=35.4pm 2.0)</span> km s<span>({}^{-1})</span> kpc<span>({}^{-1})</span> and <span>(R_{textrm{cor}}=6.8pm 0.8)</span> kpc.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 5","pages":"278 - 286"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145779209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. V. Buntov, N. P. Semena, V. V. Levin, S. V. Molkov, F. A. Voronin, D. M. Gamkov, A. G. Glushenko, E. B. Gurova, O. V. Demin, V. P. Konoshenko, A. V. Krivchenko, V. M. Kuznetsov, M. V. Kuznetsova, I. Yu. Lapshov, V. A. Lipilin, A. A. Lutovinov, A. V. Markov, A. M. Pristash, A. A. Rotin, D. V. Serbinov, D. V. Sibirtsev, D. M. Surin, V. V. Tambov, A. G. Toporkov, A. E. Shtykovskiy, G. A. Kharchenko
{"title":"MVN Space Experiment: The First Results of Its In-orbit Operation","authors":"M. V. Buntov, N. P. Semena, V. V. Levin, S. V. Molkov, F. A. Voronin, D. M. Gamkov, A. G. Glushenko, E. B. Gurova, O. V. Demin, V. P. Konoshenko, A. V. Krivchenko, V. M. Kuznetsov, M. V. Kuznetsova, I. Yu. Lapshov, V. A. Lipilin, A. A. Lutovinov, A. V. Markov, A. M. Pristash, A. A. Rotin, D. V. Serbinov, D. V. Sibirtsev, D. M. Surin, V. V. Tambov, A. G. Toporkov, A. E. Shtykovskiy, G. A. Kharchenko","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700446","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700446","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We describe the scientific and technological goals of the ‘‘Monitor Vsego Neba’’ (MVN, All-Sky Monitor) space experiment and present its first results. This experiment began to operate onboard the International Space Station (ISS) on December 19, 2024. An analysis of the first results of its observations and the in-orbit operation of the equipment has shown that the basic MVN characteristics correspond to the declared ones in sensitivity, spatial, energy, and time resolution. We have obtained observational data for the brightest sources that can be used for the further calibration of the instrument. We have also determined the particle background of the Earth’s radiation belts and the constraints that are imposed by the enhanced background in the regions of the South Atlantic Anomaly and high latitudes on the observations of celestial sources. We have revealed a problem of the thermal regime of the detectors due to the off-design additional heat flow from the ISS surface that reduces the effective exposure time of observations. The technological goals of the experiment are successfully accomplished. An analysis of the operation of the equipment has shown the validity of the underlying software and hardware solutions. We present the possibility of extending the scientific part of the research with regard to direct X-ray observations of the Sun.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 5","pages":"287 - 309"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145779258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cyclic Variations in the Mean Recurrence Times of Solar Flares in Active Regions","authors":"Yu. A. Nagovitsyn, A. I. Larionova, A. A. Osipova","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700409","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700409","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The recurrence times <i>RT</i> (also known as waiting times) of solar flares in active regions in soft X-rays are studied using GOES satellite data from 1998 to 2025. It is shown that the <i>RT</i> distribution is fairly well approximated by a lognormal distribution. Based on grouped samples, changes in three types of average values of log <i>RT</i> distributions over time are studied. From these studies, it can be concluded that the average logarithms of recurrence times, regardless of the method of calculation, show variations similar to variations in sunspot numbers <i>SSN</i>; mean <i>RT</i> values vary between 110 and 280 min.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 5","pages":"322 - 326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145779259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SN Ia CSM 2020aeuh: A Massive Binary C/O White Dwarf Merger?","authors":"N. N. Chugai","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700458","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700458","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The origin of the circumstellar (CS) shell of the unusual SN Ia 2020aeuh is explored using a light curve model and observational constraints. The synthesized <span>({}^{56})</span>Ni mass (<span>({approx}1)</span>\u0000 <span>(M_{odot})</span>), the mass of the CS shell (0.04–0.2 <span>(M_{odot})</span>), the radius (<span>(2times 10^{16})</span> cm), and its expansion velocity (<span>({lesssim}200)</span> km s<span>({}^{-1})</span>) have been estimated. The large <span>({}^{56})</span>Ni mass and the properties of the CS shell are consistent with the scenario of a massive binary C/O white dwarf merger that was accompanied by the loss of <span>({sim}0.1)</span>\u0000 <span>(M_{odot})</span> of matter. The supernova is shown to have exploded <span>({gtrsim}30)</span> years after the white dwarf merger.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 5","pages":"257 - 261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145779198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. A. Mkrtchyan, A. S. Pozanenko, P. Yu. Minaev, D. D. Frederiks
{"title":"Simulation of the Recording of the Brightest Gamma-ray Burst GRB 221009A by a Segmented Scintillation Detector","authors":"A. A. Mkrtchyan, A. S. Pozanenko, P. Yu. Minaev, D. D. Frederiks","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700410","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700410","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have simulated the recording of one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts, GRB 221009A, with a segmented scintillation detector. Based on the analysis of Konus-WIND observations, we reproduced the spectral characteristics of the burst in our simulation. Particular attention was given to the influence of instrumental (dead time and pile-up) effects on the accuracy of reconstructing the energy spectrum and polarization of the emission at extremely high fluxes. Detector segmentation was shown to reduce significantly the distortion of the recorded spectrum. We found that a reliable polarization measurement is possible at fluxes up to <span>({sim}10^{-5})</span> erg cm<span>({}^{-2})</span> s<span>({}^{-1})</span>, whereas at fluxes <span>({sim}10^{-2})</span> erg cm<span>({}^{-2})</span> s<span>({}^{-1})</span> (the main peak of the burst light curve) a polarization measurement is impossible due to the significant influence of the dead time and pile-up effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 5","pages":"262 - 277"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145779207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu. A. Nagovitsyn, A. A. Osipova, S. N. Fedoseeva, A. I. Larionova
{"title":"The Waldmeier Rule and its Modifications","authors":"Yu. A. Nagovitsyn, A. A. Osipova, S. N. Fedoseeva, A. I. Larionova","doi":"10.1134/S1063773725700331","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063773725700331","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We discuss the difference between the traditional Waldmeier rule and its various modifications related to the fact that the height of the 11-year cycle maxima is conditioned by the activity growth rates on the rising branches. We consider the closeness of the correlations between the Waldmeier effect, on the one hand, and its modifications that consider the activity growth rate from minimum to maximum instead of the length of the rising branch, on the other hand. Using Fisher’s test, we show that the traditional Waldmeier effect describes the observational data more poorly than does the modified one (with the argument of the maximum growth rate on the rising branch): the residual dispersion of data points for it is significantly larger (the significance level is <span>(alpha=0.01)</span>). Based on a series of total sunspot areas on a 400-year time scale (Nagovitsyn and Osipova 2021), we consider the correlation of its values at activity maxima <span>(AR_{M})</span> with the mean rate of its change on the rising branches <span>(MAR)</span>, including that during the Maunder minimum. We show that this correlation is nonlinear and close: the correlation coefficients for two different nonlinear fits, a parabola and a power law, are fairly large: <span>(R=0.97{-}0.98)</span>.</p>","PeriodicalId":55443,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy Letters-A Journal of Astronomy and Space Astrophysics","volume":"51 3","pages":"182 - 188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145612976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}