来自超发光X射线源的无线电辐射
Philip Kaaret1, Stephane Corbel, Andrea H Prestwich
1Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. pkaaret@cfa.harvard.edu
概括
来自超发光X射线源检测到的无线电辐射表明,它可能是一个具有相对论喷射的恒星质量黑洞. 这一发现可能表明许多这样的源头都是恒星,而不是中等质量的黑洞.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学 高能天体物理学
- 黑洞物理学 黑洞物理学
背景情况:
- 超发光X射线源 (ULXs) 的性质仍然不确定,有两个主要假设:恒星质量黑洞发射射束辐射或中等质量黑洞与同otropic辐射.
- 区分这些可能性对于理解黑洞群体和积累物理学至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 通过寻找无线电辐射来研究超发光X射线源的物理性质.
- 为了确定观察到的ULX是否由恒星质量或中等质量的黑洞提供动力.
主要方法:
- 使用射电望远镜观测NGC 5408中超发光X射线源的无线电辐射.
- 分析X射线,无线电和光学流.
- 对X射线光谱形状的表征.
主要成果:
- 在NGC5408中检测到来自ULX的无线电辐射.
- 观测到的X射线,无线电和光学流与光束相对论喷气发射相一致.
- X射线的光谱形状与这种喷射辐射模型保持一致.
结论:
- 这些发现支持这样一个假设,即ULX是一个不断增长的恒星质量黑洞,为相对论喷气提供动力.
- 如果得到证实,这表明ULX可能主要由恒星质量黑洞提供动力.
- 解释为产生喷气的中等质量黑洞仍然是一个可能性,不能被排除.
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