恒星間境界探査機による恒星間H,He,Oの直接観測
E Möbius1, P Bochsler, M Bzowski
1Space Science Center and Department of Physics, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA. Eberhard.moebius@unh.edu
まとめ
地元の恒星間介質である.
科学分野:
- 宇宙物理学 宇宙物理学
- ヘリオフィジックス ヘリオフィジックス
- 星間媒介は,星間媒介である.
背景:
- 内部太陽系は,局所的な恒星間介質からの中性ガスに浸透しています.
- このガスは,太陽の重力とイオン化プロセスによって影響を受けます.
- エネルギー中性原子 (ENA) の観測は,これらの相互作用についての洞察を提供します.
研究 の 目的:
- 太陽系内部の恒星間水素,ヘリウム,酸素の流れを分析する.
- これらのガスの時間的変動と空間的分布を理解するために.
- 恒星間ガスダイナミクスに対する太陽重力と放射線圧の影響を調査する.
主な方法:
- 星間境界探査機 (IBEX) 衛星からのデータを利用.
- 低エネルギーでエネルギー中性原子の全空の地図を分析する.
- 観測された流れパターンを,重力屈曲とイオン化のモデルと比較する.
主要な成果:
- ヘリウムと酸素の流れは,2009年2月上旬にピークに達し,重力の傾きと一致しています.
- 水素流は2009年3月下旬以降,重力の引力と太陽放射線圧力のバランスをとって支配的になった.
- 恒星間ガス流は,日食平面上から発生し,ヘリウムと酸素の温度が似ています.
- 非対称な酸素分布は,外側のヘリオシートからの二次成分を示唆しています.
結論:
- 太陽の重力と放射線圧は,恒星間ガスの流れをヘリオスフィアの内部で大きく形作る.
- IBEXの観測は,異なる相互作用により,水素,ヘリウム,酸素の異なる行動を示しています.
- 証拠は,外側のヘリオシートからの潜在的な貢献を持つ複雑な星間環境を示唆しています.
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