大质量原恒星的形成是通过磁盘的气体积累形成的
Rolf Chini1, Vera Hoffmeister, Stefan Kimeswenger
1Astronomisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany. chini@astro.rub.de
Nature
|May 14, 2004
概括
观测显示,一颗巨大的恒星从一个巨大的积累盘中形成,挑战了以前的理论. 这一发现表明,聚合,而不是恒星合并,是高质量恒星诞生的关键.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 恒星的形成和进化
背景情况:
- 低质量恒星形成涉及引力崩和积累.
- 辐射压力理论上限制了原恒星质量,这表明了恒星聚变等高质量恒星形成的替代机制.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究高质量恒星的形成机制.
- 提供支持或反对现有的巨星诞生理论的观测证据.
主要方法:
- 观测天文学专注于一个巨大的原星及其周围的环恒星盘.
- 对积累过程和质量积累的分析.
主要成果:
- 直接观察一颗巨大的恒星通过从一个巨大的旋转圆盘的积累形成.
- 这颗原星已经达到20个太阳质量,并且正在不断增加.
- 周围的磁盘至少含有100个太阳质量的气体,表明进一步增长的潜力.
结论:
- 通过大质量盘的积聚是形成超过10-40太阳质量的恒星的可行机制.
- 挑战了高质量恒星主要是通过恒星合并形成的理论.
- 提供了对大质量恒星形成中的盘积累的直接观测支持.
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