发现了一个没有大质量宿主星系的明亮类星体
Pierre Magain1, Géraldine Letawe, Frédéric Courbin
1Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 Août, 17, Bât B5C, B-4000 Liège, Belgium. Pierre.Magain@ulg.ac.be
Nature
|September 16, 2005
概括
天文学家在无星气云边缘发现了一个类星体,挑战了以前关于类星体宿主星系的观念. 这一发现表明,类星体可能存在于比以前假设的光度较低的环境中.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 宇宙学的宇宙学是什么?
背景情况:
- 类星体由超大质量黑洞提供动力,但由于类星体的亮度,它们的主星系往往难以研究.
- "裸体"类星体的存在在20世纪90年代是一个有争议的话题.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究一个新发现的类星体及其周围环境的性质.
- 要确定类星体是否与典型的宿主星系有关.
主要方法:
- 使用光学和光谱分析的观测天文学.
- 类星体亮度与潜在宿主星系辐射的比较.
主要成果:
- 在气体云的边缘发现了一个类星体,其大小与一个小银河系相当.
- 气体云显示没有恒星的证据,并且被类星体激发.
- 任何潜在的宿主星系至少比预期的六倍弱,对于如此明亮的类星体来说.
结论:
- 这一发现挑战了所有明亮类星体都居住在发光的主星系中的假设.
- 类星体可能与邻近星系相互作用,可能为其中央黑洞提供能量.
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