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1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA. merritt@physics.rutgers.edu
概括
星系的合并可以产生双重超大质量黑洞. 即使是微小的合并也会大大改变黑洞的自转方向,导致喷气翻转,并使引力波干扰仪能够检测到.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 宇宙学的宇宙学是什么?
- 引力波天文学 引力波天文学
背景情况:
- 二元超大质量黑洞是由星系的合并形成的.
- 预计这些系统最终将合并,发出引力波.
- 在合并期间黑洞旋转的动力学尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究星系合并对超大质量黑洞旋转方向的影响.
- 为了确定这些旋转变化的观测信号.
- 为了估计可检测的黑洞合并事件的速度.
主要方法:
- 模拟涉及超大质量黑洞的小星系合并.
- 分析无线电源形态,特别是识别有翅膀或X型无线电星系.
- 推断的星系合并率与观察到的星系合并率的比较.
主要成果:
- 小规模的星系合并会导致黑洞旋转轴方向发生剧烈变化.
- 这种旋转重定位导致相应的相对论喷流的方向突然翻转.
- 翅膀或X型无线电源被确定为这些旋转翻转发生的星系.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了关于在融合超大质量黑洞中旋转重定向的观测证据.
- 黑洞凝聚的推断速率与星系合并速率相当.
- 重力波干扰仪可能每年检测到大约一种这样的合并事件.
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