複数の集団を持つ球状星団における超新星による濃縮
Jae-Woo Lee1, Young-Woon Kang, Jina Lee
1Department of Astronomy and Space Science, ARCSEC, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747, Korea. jaewoolee@sejong.ac.kr
Nature
|November 27, 2009
まとめ
オメガ・センタウリのような球状星団は,破壊された矮星銀河の残骸かもしれない. それらの化学的多様性は,単に恒星の内部汚染ではなく,巨大な初期の銀河からの起源を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 天文学 (astronomy) 天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは,天文学 (astronomy) とは
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 銀河の進化について
背景:
- 銀河系で最も巨大な球状星団であるオメガ・センタウリは,破壊された矮星銀河の核であると理論化されています.
- 球状星団は,超新星 (金属濃縮) と潜在的に恒星の内部汚染に起因する化学的不均一性を示す.
研究 の 目的:
- 球状星団の化学変化の起源を調査する.
- 7つの球状星団のカルシウム濃度をオメガ・センタウリと比較する.
主な方法:
- 7つの球状星群におけるカルシウム (Ca) の豊富さの分析.
- オメガ・センタウリからのデータとこれらの豊富さの比較.
主要な成果:
- 球状星団のカルシウムと重元素の豊富さは,超新星爆発と関連しています.
- 現在の星団の重力力は,超新星噴出物を保持するのに不十分です.
結論:
- オメガ・センタウリに似た球状星団は,より巨大な,破壊された原始矮星銀河の遺物である可能性が高い.
- これは,銀河形成の階層的合併モデルを支持している.
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