在原型类星体3C273中的宇宙双螺旋
1Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany. alobanov@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
概括
通过无线电观测,在银河系外喷气中发现了等离子体不稳定的直接证据. 在类星体3C273喷射中观察到一种双螺旋结构,表明凯尔文-赫尔姆霍尔茨不稳定性.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 等离子体物理学的物理学
背景情况:
- 了解来自活跃星系核 (AGN) 的相对论外流是天体物理学的关键.
- 银河系外喷气中等离子体不稳定的直接证据仍然难以捉摸.
研究的目的:
- 寻找银河系外喷气中等离子体不稳定的直接证据.
- 了解来自AGN的相对论外流的性质.
主要方法:
- 使用HALCA轨道射电望远镜和地面望远镜进行无线电干扰测量观测.
- 准星3C273喷射的高分辨率成像.
主要成果:
- 通过喷气喷射的发射揭示了双螺旋结构.
- 这种结构与凯尔文-赫尔姆霍尔茨不稳定性相一致.
- 确定了至少五种不稳定模式,以光喷气为模型 (洛伦茨系数2,马赫数3.5).
结论:
- 观察到的双螺旋提供了直接证据,证明了银河系外喷气中的等离子体不稳定性.
- 该模型准确地复制了喷气式飞机的内部结构和一般形态.
- 这一发现提升了我们对相对论天体物理输出流的理解.
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