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形成中の惑星系における水貯蔵庫の検出
Michiel R Hogerheijde1, Edwin A Bergin, Christian Brinch
1Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, Post Office Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands. michiel@strw.leidenuniv.nl
まとめ
若い恒星で検出された冷たい水蒸気
科学分野:
- 天文学と天体物理学について
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- アストロケミストリー アストロケミストリー
背景:
- 地球の海洋の起源は,氷の体であると仮定されていますが,太陽系外惑星形成円盤の水は,まだ十分に理解されていません.
- 寒い水蒸気は,惑星の形成と,太陽系外の居住可能な環境の可能性を理解するために不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 若い恒星TW Hydraeの円盤に冷たい水蒸気の存在と起源を調査する.
- 太陽系外原惑星円盤における水氷貯蔵庫の質量とそのオーソ対パラ比を測定する.
主な方法:
- ハーシェル宇宙天文台 (Herschel Space Observatory) に搭載された遠赤外線 (HIFI) のヘテロダイン装置を利用した.
- 冷水蒸気 (H2O) の両方のスピン同位体から検出された放射線.
主要な成果:
- TW Hydraeのディスクに冷たい水蒸気の存在が確認されました.
- 大量の水氷貯蔵庫があり,地球上の海洋の数千倍の質量を持つ可能性があると推定されています.
- 太陽系彗星で見つかったよりも著しく低いオーソ対パラ比を測定しました.
結論:
- 検出された水蒸気は,おそらくディスクの表面上の氷で覆われた固体から発生しています.
- 低オーソ対比比は,太陽星雲全体で形成された異質な氷の混合物から彗星が形成されることを示唆しています.
- この発見は,惑星の誕生の初期段階と水分供給機構の洞察を提供します.
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