研究活动银河系Mrk231中的遮蔽环核圆柱体
Hans-Rainer Klöckner1, Willem A Baan, Michael A Garrett
1Kapteyn Institute, PO Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. hrkloeck@astro.rug.nl
Nature
|February 21, 2003
概括
活跃星系的动力来自黑洞积聚. 在Markarian 231中对氧化物 (OH) 质光散射的观测揭示了遮蔽物质的灰尘,旋转的圆柱体,证实了活跃星系统一模型的关键方面.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 银河系的进化 银河系的进化
- 黑洞物理学 黑洞物理学
背景情况:
- 活跃星系表现出强烈的核辐射,通过向中央黑洞的积聚来解释.
- "统一"模型表明,遮蔽物质会导致观测到的活跃星系核 (AGN) 类型的变化.
- 这种遮光材料的结构和范围仍然不太清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究活跃星系中遮蔽物质的结构和动力学.
- 确认通过统一模型预测的环核材料的存在和特性.
- 为了利用 (OH) 线排放作为这种遮光材料的标记物.
主要方法:
- 对强大的 (OH) 线排放的观察.
- 分析巨石辐射的特征.
- 绘制银河系Markarian 231的环核环境.
主要成果:
- 检测酸 (OH) 质光器排放的检测.
- 一个旋转,灰尘,分子体的识别.
- 体位于距离中央发动机30至100帕塞克之间的位置.
结论:
- 观测到的基 (OH) 迷雾体辐射证实了状结构的存在.
- 这种结构与活跃星系统一模型中提出的遮蔽物质保持一致.
- 提供了关于环核材料物理条件,动力学和空间结构的详细见解.
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