在Terzan 5中使用绿岸望远镜发射了21毫秒脉冲星
Scott M Ransom1, Jason W T Hessels, Ingrid H Stairs
1National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA. sransom@nrao.edu
概括
天文学家使用绿岸望远镜在球状星团Terzan 5中发现了21个毫秒脉冲星 (MSP). 这些发现支持恒星进化理论,并揭示了巨大的中子星,影响了我们对极度密度物质的理解.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 紧的对象 紧的对象
- 中子星物理学 中子星物理学
背景情况:
- 球状星团是密集的恒星系统,拥有多样化的恒星群.
- 毫秒脉冲星 (MSP) 是快速旋转的中子星,对于测试恒星进化和广义相对论理论至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别和描述球状星团Terzan 5中的毫秒脉冲星.
- 为了研究含有MSP的二进制系统的属性,以限制中子星的属性.
主要方法:
- 利用绿岸望远镜对特尔赞5进行无线电观测.
- 分析了计时数据,以检测和确认毫秒脉冲星信号.
- 研究了二进制MSP的轨道参数,包括相对论效应.
主要成果:
- 在Terzan 5中发现了21颗新的毫秒脉冲星,使总数增加到24颗.
- 发现了13个新的MSP在二进制系统中,其中两个显示日食,两个显示离心轨道.
- 在两个系统中测量了相对论周边恒星的前进,表明中子星的质量超过1.68太阳质量.
结论:
- 这些发现验证了球状星团和二进制系统进化的模型.
- 高中子星质量挑战了超核密度物质的状态方程.
- 这些发现为核物理学和天体物理学提供了关键数据.
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