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Investigation of Early Plasma Evolution Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses
Published on: July 2, 2012
高エネルギーガンマ線を放射する微小クワザールの発見
1Departament d'Astronomia i Meteorologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain. Departamento de Fisica, Escuela Politecnica Superior, Universidad de Jaen, Calle Virgen de la Cabeza 2, E-23071 Jaen, Spain. Max Planck.
まとめ
研究者らは,リレーティビストプラズマエジェクションが持続している新しいマイクロクワザール系であるLS 5039を発見した. このマイクロクワザールは,ガンマ線源と潜在的に結びついている可能性があり,高エネルギーガンマ線で検出されたこのようなシステムでは初めてです.
科学分野:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 高エネルギー天体物理学
- X線天文学X線天文学とは
背景:
- マイクロクワザールは,銀河外クワザールと同様の恒星X線バイナリである.
- 銀河系で発見されたマイクロクワサールはほとんどありません.
- 高エネルギーガンマ線では,以前に特定されたマイクロクワザーは検出されなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- 新しいマイクロクワザールシステムの発見を報告するために,LS 5039.
- ガンマ線源とのLS 5039の潜在的な関連性を調査する.
主な方法:
- X線バイナリーの観測.
- COMPTON-ガンマ線観測所の衛星からのデータの分析.
- 相対性プラズマエジェクションの識別.
主要な成果:
- LS 5039はマイクロクワザール系として特定されました.
- LS 5039.9から観測された相対性プラズマの明らかな持続的なエジェクション.
- LS 5039とエネルギーガンマ線実験望遠鏡 (EGRET) のガンマ線源との潜在的な関連.
結論:
- LS 5039は,マイクロクワザール研究における重要な発見を表しています.
- LS 5039からの高エネルギーガンマ線の検出は,マイクロクワザールにとって前例のないことです.
- LS 5039は,恒星系における相対性プラズマプロセスを研究するためのユニークな研究室を提供しています.
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