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ミリ秒パルサーB1957+20と関連したX線星雲
B W Stappers1, B M Gaensler, V M Kaspi
1Stichting ASTRON, 7990 Dwingeloo, Netherlands. stappers@astron.nl
まとめ
X線観測により,バイナリミリ秒パルサーB1957+20の周りに星雲が発見され,パルサーは相対論風によって回転エネルギーを散らばっていることを確認した. 粒子の加速効率は,若いパルサーと似ています.
科学分野:
- 天文学と天体物理学について
- 高エネルギー天体物理学 高エネルギー天体物理学
- パルサー物理学 パルサー物理学
背景:
- バイナリミリ秒パルサーは,バイナリ系にある,急速に回転する中性子星である.
- パルサー風は,パルサーから放出される相対性粒子と磁場の流れです.
- パルサーの回転エネルギーの分散は,パルサー物理学の重要な側面です.
研究 の 目的:
- バイナリミリ秒パルサーB1957+20.20の周りのX線星雲の存在と性質を調査する.
- ミリ秒パルサーにおける回転エネルギー消耗のメカニズムを確認するために.
- このシステムの粒子加速効率を,若いパルサーの粒子加速効率と比較する.
主な方法:
- バイナリミリ秒パルサーB1957+20のX線観測.
- 検出されたX線星雲の形態と放射特性の分析.
- 観測された特徴と,パルサー風や衝撃の理論モデルを比較する.
主要な成果:
- バイナリミリ秒パルサーB1957+20を囲むX線星雲の検出
- 衝撃を受けたパルサー風に対応する狭い尾の識別,H-alpha弓の衝撃の内部に位置する.
- パルサー風-伴星風衝突ショックを示す未解決のX線放射の観測.
結論:
- この研究は,ミリ秒パルサーが相対論風を通して回転エネルギーを散らしていることを確認した.
- この発見は,衝撃後の流れにおける粒子の加速効率が,若いパルサーの効率に匹敵することを示唆しています.
- このミリ秒パルサーの衝撃の近くと弱い磁場は,粒子の加速効率を大幅に変更しません.
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