来自年轻恒星的物质的球形偶发喷射
J M Torrelles1, N A Patel, J F Gómez
1Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC/CSIC) and Instituto de Ciencias del Espacio (CSIC), Gran Capità 2, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
Nature
|May 18, 2001
概括
年轻的恒星以令人惊的球形爆发喷出物质,挑战了当前关于恒星和行星形成的理论. 这些发现为恒星进化的早期阶段提供了新的见解.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 恒星进化 恒星进化
- 星球的形成行星的形成
背景情况:
- 恒星形成涉及星际物质的凝聚.
- 理论模型提出气体喷射来管理恒星进化过程中的角动量.
- 之前的观察结果显示,双极,合并喷射,与理论预测保持一致.
研究的目的:
- 研究年轻恒星形成的过程.
- 了解物质喷射在恒星进化中的作用.
- 检查来自年轻,巨大的恒星的质量喷射的性质.
主要方法:
- 高角分辨率观测水蒸气巨星的观测.
- 对Cepheus中一个年轻恒星附近的质光子辐射的自身运动的分析.
- 将马瑟结构与几何模型相匹配,以推断弹射特征.
主要成果:
- 在一个年轻,巨大的恒星附近观察到一道水蒸气巨星的弧形.
- 巨弧精确地适合一个圆圈,表明从球形源开始扩张.
- 观察表明,一个完美的球形喷射事件发生在大约33年前.
结论:
- 观察到的球形对称性和弹射的插曲性质与当前的恒星进化理论相矛盾.
- 这一发现需要对解释年轻恒星角动量去除和质量积累的模型进行修订.
- 这项研究提供了新的观测证据,影响我们对恒星和行星形成的理解.
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