噴火中の星Nova Vul 1670における核灰と流出
Tomasz Kamiński1, Karl M Menten2, Romuald Tylenda3
11] European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Córdova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile [2] Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
Nature
|March 25, 2015
まとめ
CK ウルペキュラエ (Vulpeculae) とは
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
- 恒星の進化について
背景:
- CK Vulpeculae (CK Vul) は1670年から1672年にかけて爆発し,歴史的にはNova Vul 1670として分類されています.
- その性質は,古典的な新星ではなく,おそらく恒星の衝突によって生じた明るい"赤色トランジント"との類似性のために議論されています.
- 以前の観測では,双極性星雲と無線連続体源が明らかにされたが,目に見える恒星の対称は見つからなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- CK Vulpeculaeを取り巻く物質の構成と起源を調査する.
- CK Vulpeculaeが新星なのか,あるいは星が合併するなど,異なるタイプの恒星イベントなのかを判断する.
主な方法:
- CK Vulpeculaeを囲む化学的に豊富な分子ガスと塵の分析.
- ガス内の特殊な同位体比の調査.
- CO観測からの変換の不確実性を含む,周囲のガスの質量推定.
主要な成果:
- CK Vulpeculaeは,化学的に豊富な分子ガスに囲まれて,塵とともに,流出しています.
- このガスは異常な同位体比を示しており",核灰"を燃やす水素による濃縮を示している.
- 化学組成と推定ガス質量は,新星または他の既知の恒星爆発と矛盾しています.
結論:
- CK Vulpeculaeの観測された特徴は,古典的な新星または他の既知の爆発的な出来事によって説明することはできません.
- 特殊な化学組成とかなりのガス質量は,CK Vulpeculaeが2つの星間の合併の残骸であることを強く示唆しています.
- この発見は,CK Vulpeculaeを潜在的な新星から,おそらく恒星の合併イベントに再分類する.
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