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rayos gamma de las estrellas binarias cercanas en la etapa tranquila
Nature
|May 31, 1979
Resumen
Las observaciones de rayos gamma pueden detectar sistemas binarios en su estado silencioso, revelando estrellas de neutrones con compañeras masivas. Este método ofrece una nueva forma de encontrar estos sistemas antes de que entren en su fase de emisión de rayos X.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La astronomía y la astrofísica.
- Evolución Estelar Evolución Estelar
- Sistemas de estrellas binarias sistemas estelares binarios.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las estrellas de neutrones giratorias en sistemas binarios se observan como pulsadores de rayos X, generalmente con compañeros masivos.
- La trayectoria evolutiva implica un largo "estado de quietud" que precede a una fase activa de rayos X impulsada por la acreción del viento estelar.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Proponer observaciones de rayos gamma como método para detectar sistemas binarios durante su fase de quiescencia.
- Para estimar el número de tales sistemas y compararlos con los datos de observación existentes (por ejemplo, COS B).
Principales métodos:
- Utilizando el reciente descubrimiento de la emisión de rayos gamma de los púlsares lentos.
- Analizar modelos teóricos de la evolución del sistema binario, incluyendo la transferencia de masa y los eventos de supernovas.
- Comparando el número predicho de binarios silenciosos con los resultados de los satélites COS B.
Principales resultados:
- Sugiere que las observaciones de rayos gamma son una estrategia viable para identificar sistemas binarios quiescentes.
- Proporciona un marco para comprender la evolución a largo plazo de los sistemas binarios de estrellas de neutrones.
- Destaca el potencial para el descubrimiento de sistemas no detectables a través de emisiones de radio o rayos X.
Conclusiones:
- La astronomía de rayos gamma ofrece un nuevo enfoque para descubrir binarios de estrellas de neutrones en su fase de emisión de rayos pre-X.
- Este método puede aumentar significativamente la población conocida de tales sistemas.
- Comprender el "estado de quietud" es crucial para obtener una imagen completa de la evolución binaria.
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