从银河系中心超大质量黑洞的方向迅速发射X射线
F K Baganoff1, M W Bautz, W N Brandt
1Center for Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA. fkb@space.mit.edu
Nature
|September 7, 2001
概括
射手座A* (Sgr A*) 的快速X射线发射提供了超大质量黑洞的令人信服的证据. 这一发现支持了气体积聚驱动银河系中心发射的模型.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 银河系天文学 天文学
- 黑洞物理学 黑洞物理学
背景情况:
- 大多数星系被认为在其核心中拥有超大质量黑洞.
- 银河系中的恒星运动表明银河系中心有一个2.6×10^6太阳质量的暗物体,与射手座A* (Sgr A*) 相吻合.
- 假设Sgr A*的无线电辐射源于黑洞上的物质积聚,但它的微弱,特别是X射线,引起了人们的怀疑.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究银河系中心的紧物体射手座A* (Sgr A*) 的性质.
- 通过X射线辐射分析,为银河中心的超大质量黑洞模型提供令人信服的证据.
主要方法:
- 分析恒星运动以确定中心暗物体的质量.
- 从Sgr A*的方向观测和检测X射线辐射,包括快速燃烧事件.
- 观察到的X射线排放与稳定排放和积累模型的相关性.
主要成果:
- 发现来自Sgr A*方向的快速X射线发射.
- 证实了从Sgr A*之前报告的稳定X射线辐射.
- 观察到的X射线辐射,无论是稳定还是燃烧,都强烈支持积累模型.
结论:
- 来自Sgr A*的快速X射线发射提供了令人信服的证据,证明银河系中心有一个超大质量黑洞.
- 辐射与气体在超大质量黑洞上的积累一致.
- 这一发现加强了对银河系核中黑洞活动的理解.
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