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Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO
Published on: February 12, 2013
まとめ
アインシュタイン天文台
科学分野:
- 天文学と天体物理学について
- X線天文学 X線天文学
- 恒星物理学 恒星物理学
背景:
- オリオン星雲のトラペシウム領域は,恒星形成のダイナミックな領域です.
- 若い恒星からのX線放射を理解することは,恒星進化の研究に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 高解像度データを用いてトラペシウム領域のX線放射特性を調査する.
- X線放射の発生源と,その恒星の同位体を特定する.
主な方法:
- アインシュタイン天文台の高解像度X線画像装置を利用した.
- 観測データを分析して,X線源を検出し,位置づけます.
- トラペシウム領域の既知の可視星とX線源を相関させる.
主要な成果:
- トラペシウム地域では,少なくとも58のX線放射源が検出されました.
- ほとんどのX線源 (二つを除くすべて) は,可視星と特定されました.
- 恒星Theta ((1) CはX線源の中で最も強いもので,輝度6×10^32エルグ/秒であった.
- 様々なスペクトルタイプの星からX線放射が観測されました.
- 埋め込まれた赤外線群から強いX線放射は検出されなかった.
結論:
- トラペシウム領域には,多くのX線を放射する星が宿っており,この若い恒星群の活発なプロセスを示しています.
- Theta ((1) Cは,この地域のX線光度に大きく貢献しています.
- 赤外線星団からのX線放射の欠如は,見える星と比較して異なる物理条件または進化段階を示唆しています.
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