天文学和极端紫外线探测器卫星
1Center for EUV Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
概括
极端紫外线 (EUV) 波段,由于星际介质的不透明,曾经被认为是天文学不可用的,现在正在揭示遥远的宇宙源. 极端紫外线探测器任务成功地对天空进行了调查,扩大了我们对宇宙的理解.
科学领域:
- 天文学 天文学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 太空探索是宇宙的探索.
背景情况:
- 历史上,极紫外线 (EUV) 波段 (100-912安格斯特罗姆) 被认为是天文观测无法获得的.
- 这种难以接近的原因是星际介质的不透明,它吸收这些波长的光.
研究的目的:
- 调查EUV波段在天文调查中的潜力.
- 用以前被忽视的EUV频谱探索宇宙.
主要方法:
- 利用1992年6月发射的极紫外探测器 (EUE) 卫星的数据.
- 在100-912安格斯特罗姆波长范围内进行天空调查.
主要成果:
- 星际介质在密度和电离方面表现出显著的不均性,太阳位于低不透明区域.
- 在EUE任务检测到一系列不同的天文来源,包括银河系外物体,在相当大的距离.
- 在EUV频段的研究正在积极促进对宇宙组成的更深入的理解.
结论:
- EUV波段是天文研究的可行和有价值的频谱.
- 欧盟探测器任务已经证明了欧盟探测器在发现和研究宇宙物体方面的有效性.
- 目前正在进行的EUV研究有望大大提高我们对宇宙的了解.
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