Table Of ContentASTRONOMY
AND ASTROPHYSICS
ABSTRACTS
A Publication of the Astronomisches Rechen-lnstitut Heidelberg
Member of the Abstracting Board
of the International Council of Scientific Unions
Volume 29
Literature 1981, Part 1
Edited by
S. Bohme W. Fricke I. Heinrich W. Hofmann
D. Krahn D. Rosa L. D. Schmadel G. Zech
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH 1981
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heide1berg
Director: Professor Dr. Walter Fricke
Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts
Editors-in-Chief: Inge Heinrich, Dr. Lutz D. Schmade1
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Preface
Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, which has appeared in semi-annual volumes since
1969, is devoted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications
throughout the world. It is prepared under the auspices of the International Astronomical
Union (according to a resolution adopted at the 14th General Assembly in 1970).
Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a. comprehensive documenta
tion of literature in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics. Every effort will be made to
ensure that the average time interval between the date of receipt of the original literature
and publication of the abstracts will not exceed eight months. This time interval is near to
that achieved by monthly abstracting journals, compared to which our system of accumu
lating abstracts for about six months offers the advantage of greater convenience for the
user.
Volume 29 contains literature published in 1981 and received before August 1, 1981;
some older literature which was received late and which is not recorded in earlier volumes is
also included.
We acknowledge with thanks contributions to this volume by Dr. J. Bouska, Prague,
who surveyed journals and publications in Czech and supplied us with abstracts in English.
It is a pleasure to thank Dr. Vladimfr R. Matas, for his valuable contributions.
We express our warmest thanks again to Ms. Helga BaUmann, Ms. Mona El-Choura,
Ms. Nadja Hodges, Ms. Monika Kohl, Ms. Sylvia Matyssek and Ms. Angelika Me~mer for
typing the text of this volume on IBM 72 Composers, for compiling the pages from abstract
slips in a perfect form for offset reproduction, and for punching material for the author
index and for the subject index, which finally were printed with a TN chain on a 1403 IBM
high-speed printer. Finally, we have to thank Mr. Claus Leitherer and Mr. Werner Sanns who
supported our task by careful proofreading.
Heidelberg, September 1981 Siegfried Bohme Dietlinde Krahn
Walter Fricke Dorothea Rosa
Inge Heinrich Lutz D. Schmadel
Wilfried Hofmann Gert Zech
Contents
Preface
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . .
Concordance Relation: ICSU-AB - AAA 3
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Periodicals, Proceedings, Books, Activities
00 I Periodicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
002 Bibliographical Publications, Catalogues, Atlases . 43
003 Books ...... . 48
004 History of Astronomy . 55
005 Biography 59
006 Personal Notes 60
007 Obituaries 60
008 Observatories, Institutes 62
009 Notes on Observatories, Planetaria, Exhibitions 77
01 0 Societies, Associations, Organizations . . . . 79
011 Reports on Colloquia, Congresses, Meetings, Symposia, Expeditions 82
012 Proceedings of Colloquia, Congresses, Meetings, Symposia . . . . 83
013 Reports on Astronomy in Various Countries and Particular Fields,
International Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
014 Teaching in Astronomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
015 Miscellaneous Papers (Philosophical Aspects, Extraterrestrial
Civilizations, etc.) 91
Applied Mathematics, Physics
021 Mathematical Papers Related to Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computing,
Data Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
022 Physical Papers Related to Astronomy and Astrophysics 97
Astronomical Instruments and Techniques
031 Astronomical Optics . . . . . . 109
Methods of Observation and Reduction Ill
032 Astronomical Instruments . . . 122
Space Instrumentation . . . . 124
033 Radio Telescopes and Equipment 128
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034 Auxiliary Instrumentation . . . . . 132
035 Clocks and Frequency Standards 137
036 Photographic Materials and Techniques 138
Positional Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics
041 Astrometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
042 Celestial Mechanics, Figures of Celestial Bodies 145
043 Astronomical Constants . . . . . . 151
044 Time, Rotation of the Earth . . . . 152
045 Latitude Determination, Polar Motion 156
046 Astronomical Geodesy, Satellite Geodesy, Navigation. 158
047 Ephemerides, Almanacs, Calendars, Chronology 160
Space Research
051 Extraterrestrial Research, Spaceflight Related to Astronomy
and Astrophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
052 Astrodynamics, Navigation of Space Vehicles . 163
053 Lunar and Planetary Probes and Satellites 165
054 Artificial Earth Satellites . 165
Theoretical Astrophysics
061 General Aspects (Nucleosynthesis, Neutrino Astronomy, etc.) 166
062 Hydrodynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Plasma . . . . . 170
063 Radiative Transfer, Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
064 Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Envelopes, Mass Loss, Accretion . 186
065 Stellar Structure and Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
066 Relativistic Astrophysics, Gravitation Theory, Background Radiation,
Black Holes . 206
Neutron Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
218
Sun
071 Photosphere, Spectrum . . . . . . . . . 222
072 Sunspots, Faculae, Activity Cycles, Solar Patrol 225
073 Chromosphere, Flares, Prominences 233
074 Corona, Solar Wind . . . 245
07 5 Magnetic Fields . . . . 254
076 UV, X, Gamma Radiation 256
077 Radio, Infrared Radiation 260
078 Cosmic Radiation 265
079 Solar Eclipses . . . . . 266
080 Atmosphere, Figure, Internal Constitution, Neutrinos, Rotation, etc .. 267
Contents IX
Earth
081 Structure, Figure, Gravity, Orbit, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
082 Atmosphere (Refraction, Scintillation, Extinction, Airglow, Site Testing) 278
083 Ionosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
084 Aurorae, Geomagnetic Field, Magnetosphere 287
085 Solar-terrestrial Relations . . . . . . . 294
Planetary System
091 Physics of the Planetary System (Dynamics, Figure, Rotation, Interiors,
Atmospheres, Magnetic Fields, etc.) 297
092 Mercury . . . . . . . . . . . 302
093 Venus . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
094 Moon (Dynamics, General Aspects) . 307
Moon (Local Properties) . . . . 309
095 Lunar Eclipses . . . . . . . . 312
096 Lunar and Planetary Occultations 312
097 Mars, Mars Satellites 314
098 Minor Planets . . . . . 324
099 Jupiter, Jupiter Satellites 330
100 Saturn, Saturn Satellites . 340
101 Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Transplutonian Planets . 346
102 Comets (Origin, Structure, Atmospheres, Dynamics) 349
103 Comets (Individual Objects) 353
104 Meteors, Meteor Streams . . . . . . . . . . . 358
105 Meteorites, Meteorite Craters . . . . . . . . . 360
106 Interplanetary Matter, Interplanetary Magnetic Field, Zodiacal Light . 371
107 Cosmogony 375
Stars
111 Parallaxes, Proper Motions, Radial Velocities, Space Motions, Distances. 378
112 Circumstellar Matter (Shells, Dust, Masers, Stellar Winds, etc.) 380
113 Photometric Properties 384
114 Spectra, Temperatures, Chemical Composition, etc. 390
115 Luminosities, Masses, Diameters, HR and other Diagrams 405
116 Magnetic Fields, Polarization, Figure, Rotation, Radio Radiation 407
11 '1 Close Binaries (Observations, Theory) . . . . . . 412
118 Visual Binaries, Multiple Stars, Astrometric Binaries 424
119 Eclipsing Binaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
120 Spectroscopic Binaries . . . . . . . . . . . 435
121 Early-stage Stars (T Tauri Stars, Herbig-Haro Objects, etc.) . 437
122 Intrinsic Variables (Pulsating Variables, Spectrum Variables, etc.) 440
123 Variable Stars (Surveys, Lists of Observations, Charts, etc.) 456
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124 Novae ....................... · 457
125 Supernovae, Supernova Remnants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
126 Low-luminosity Stars, Subdwarfs, White Dwarfs, Degenerate Stars . 468
Interstellar Matter, Nebulae
131 Interstellar Matter, Star Formation . 471
132 H I, H II Regions . . . . . . . . 496
133 Infrared Sources . . , . . . . . . 501
134 Emission Nebulae, Reflection Nebulae 504
135 Planetary Nebulae . . . . . . . . 507
Radio Somces, X-ray Sources, Cosmic Radiation
141 Radio Sources, Quasars . . . . . . . . 513
Pulsars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
142 UV Sources, X-ray Sources, X-ray Background 540
Gamma-ray Sources, Gamma-ray Background . 553
143 Cosmic Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Stellar Systems, Galaxy, Extragalactic Objects, Cosmology
151 Stellar Systems (Kinematics, Dynamics, Evolution) 565
152 Stellar Associations . 573
153 Open Clusters . . . . . . . 575
154 Globular Clusters 579
155 Galaxy (Structure, Evolution) . 583
156 Galaxy (Magnetic Field, Radio and Infrared Radiation) 589
157 Galaxy (UV, X, Gamma Radiation) . . . . . 591
158 Single and Multiple Galaxies, Peculiar Objects. . . . 592
159 Magellanic Clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
160 Groups of Galaxies, Clusters of Galaxies, Superclusters 618
161 Intergalactic Matter . . . . . 625
162 Universe (Structure, Evolution) 626
Author Index 639
Subject Index 729
Introduction
Astronomical bibliographies shows, however, that progress in research might imply minor
changes in the classification scheme.
Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts begins documenta (2) Each paper has been classified into one of 108 numbered
tion and abstracting from the year 1969. For information subject categories and given a serial number within the cate
on astronomical literature before this date consultation of gory. In this way each item is numbered by six fJ.gUres: the
one of the following bibliographies is suggested: first three indicate the number of the category, the following
(l) J. J. de Lalande, Bibliographie Astronomique, Paris 1803 three the serial number within the category. Reference to an
(this work covers the time from 480 B. C. to the year 1803, abstract in Volume 1 is indicated by "01" before the number
VIII + 966 pages). of the category; for example: 01.074.028, denotes Volume 1,
(2) J. C. Houzeau, A. Lancaster, Bibliographie generale de category 074, abstract 028.
l'astronomie, Volume I (in two parts), Bruxelles 1882, 1887, A paper might be classified into more than one category. In
Volume II, Bruxelles 1889. The complete title of Volume II this case, its abstract is placed only in one category, whereas
is "Bibliographie generale de l'astronomie ou catalogue me in the other categories only cross references are given. These
thodique des ouvrages, des memoires et des observations are listed at the end of each category.
astronomiques, publies depuis l'origine de l'imprimerie jus (3) Authors' abstracts are used whenever possible. Popular
qu'en 1880". A new edition of these volumes was prepared articles are not abstracted.
by D. W. Dewhirst in 1964. ( 4) If possible, titles of papers and abstracts are given in
(3) Bibliography of Astronomy, 1881 -1898. The literature English. A special reference is made to titles which we have
of this period was recorded on standard slips by the Observa not taken in the original language.
toire Royal de Belgique. From the material (some 52,000
items) a microfilm version was produced by University Mi
crofilms Limited, Tylers Green, High Wycombe, Bucking Transliteration scheme for the Russian alphabet
hamshire, England, in 1970.
(4) Astronomischer Jahresbericht, 1899 gegriindet von Wal The transliteration of the Russian alphabet in use in Astron
ter Wislicenus, herausgegeben vom Astronomischen Rechen omy and Astrophysics Abstracts is presented here.
Institut in Heidelberg (formerly in Berlin), Verlag W. de
Gruyter, Berlin. For the period from 1899 to 1968 sixty A a a II n p
eight volumes were published, each of which, in general, cov B 6 b p p r
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Paris. This publication is a continuation of "Bibliographie E e e <I> <P f
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Concept of Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts K R k bl hi y
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This abstracting service aims to present a comprehensive M M m 8 a eh
documentation of the literature in all fields of astronomy H H n IO 10 yu
and astrophysics and their border fields. It appears in semi Oo o H11 ya
annual volumes. Two of these volumes cover the literature of
one calendar year. The half-yearly period of issue is regarded This transliteration was recommended by the Abstracting
as an optimal period for summarizing papers into subject Board of the International Council of Scientific Unions in
categories and for the presentation of abstracts as quickly as 1969. It corresponds essentially to the transliteration pro
possible after the publication of the original literature. posed by the Academy of Sciences, Moscow, which is used
The recording summarizing and indexing of astronomical by the Referativnyj Zhumal. In this case the letters can be
publications of the year 1981 received from January 1981 to read and printed by usual data processing machines.
August 1981 are subjects of Volume 29. It also records a If the names of Russian authors in the literature are trans
number of papers issued before 1981 but received within this literated in a different scheme, we present the names as they
period. are given in the references cited and in addition in brackets
The main characteristics of the concept of Astronomy and according to our transliteration table.
Astrophysics Abstracts may be summarized as follows:
(l) The subdivision of astronomy and its border fields into
subject categories is facilitated by the fact that the astro Sources of information
nomical objects appear to be particularly well suited for the
formation of categories. It may be assumed that such sub The majority of sources of information for this volume is
divisions can be maintained for a long period. Experience given in section 00 l Periodicals and in section 008 Observa-
