星の爆発後の銀河の流出の隠された質量と広大な空間的な範囲
Todd M Tripp1, Joseph D Meiring, J Xavier Prochaska
1Department of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. tripp@astro.umass.edu
まとめ
銀河の風は銀河の進化にとって極めて重要です. この研究では,銀河の外流の温かい熱いプラズマは,以前に考えられていたよりもはるかに多くの質量を含んでおり,銀河の蓄積に影響を及ぼしていることが明らかになりました.
科学分野:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 銀河の進化 銀河の進化 銀河の進化
- プラズマ物理学 プラズマ物理学
背景:
- 多相プラズマの流出は,銀河の成長を制御すると理論化されています.
- これらのアウトフロー,特に温熱相に関する観測上の制約は,依然として限られている.
研究 の 目的:
- 星爆発後の銀河の風における温かい熱いプラズマの質量と範囲を調査する.
- 銀河の外流における異なるプラズマ相の関係を理解するために.
主な方法:
- 紫外線吸収光譜を用いて,温熱プラズマ相を検出する.
- 寒冷と熱熱のガス成分の運動分析.
主要な成果:
- 星爆発後の銀河の風の中の温かい熱いプラズマ (10^5.5 K) は,冷たいガスよりも10〜150倍の質量を持っています.
- 流出量は68キロパーセックを超えて広がり,かなりの部分が銀河系から脱出している可能性が高い.
- 動力学的相関は,冷たいガスと,より熱い,見えないプラズマ相 (>10^6 K) の間の相互作用を示唆しています.
結論:
- 多相風は,銀河からかなりの質量を除去する上で重要な役割を果たします.
- これらの風は,星爆発後の銀河の進化の経路に大きな影響を与えます.
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