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Investigation of Early Plasma Evolution Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses
Published on: July 2, 2012
広大なオリオン星雲に浸透している百万度プラズマ
Manuel Güdel1, Kevin R Briggs, Thierry Montmerle
1Paul Scherrer Institut, Würenlingen and Villigen, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. guedel@astro.phys.ethz.ch
まとめ
オリオン星雲で検出された熱いプラズマは,広範囲にわたる恒星の流出を示しています. この発見は,X線観測を用いて,星系全体に共通する現象を明らかにし,恒星形成に影響を与えている.
科学分野:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- X線天文学 X線天文学
- 星の形成 星の形成 星の形成
背景:
- 恒星は,通常,冷たい,密度の高い分子雲で形成され,しばしば大きな集団で形成されます.
- 恒星形成地域であるオリオン星雲には,トラペシウム星団の巨大な恒星によって照らされる数千の若い星が含まれています.
研究 の 目的:
- オリオン星雲内の物理的条件と現象を,高度なX線観測を用いて調査する.
- 熱プラズマの性質とその周囲の恒星間介質との相互作用を特徴づける.
主な方法:
- 高解像度のX線観測のために,X線マルチミラー (XMM-ニュートン) 衛星を利用した.
- オリオン星雲の南西延長にある熱プラズマの分布と温度をマッピングするために,X線データを分析した.
主要な成果:
- オリオン星雲の南西で170万〜210万ケルビンまでの温度を持つ広範囲の熱プラズマを検出しました.
- この熱いプラズマが隣接する恒星間媒介に流れる証拠を観測し,流出現象を示した.
結論:
- オリオン星雲で観測されたX線流出は,重要なエネルギープロセスです.
- この現象は,銀河系全域に広がり,星間介質に影響を与え,その後の恒星形成に影響を与える可能性があります.
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