来自X射线闪光XRF 060218的相对论抛射物以及宇宙爆炸的速度
A M Soderberg1, S R Kulkarni, E Nakar
1Caltech Optical Observatories 105-24, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA. ams@astro.caltech.edu
Nature
|September 1, 2006
概括
X射线闪光 (XRF) 和马射线爆发 (GRB) 是来自大质量恒星的罕见超新星. 对XRF 060218的观测表明,相对论喷射生成区分它们与典型的超新星.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 宇宙爆炸,宇宙爆炸.
- 恒星进化中的恒星演变
背景情况:
- 长时间的马射线爆发 (GRB) 和X射线闪光 (XRF) 是罕见的,高度发光的事件,与巨大的恒星死亡有关.
- 虽然GRB/XRF和超新星都有共同的起源,但区分它们极端亮度的物理机制仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 通过分析XRF 060218 (SN 2006aj) 来研究X射线闪光 (XRF) 的性质.
- 了解GRB/XRF与普通超新星之间的关键物理差异.
主要方法:
- 对XRF 060218.8进行了无线电和X射线观测.
- 分析了事件的能量输出和弹射特性.
主要成果:
- XRF 060218的能量较小,并且比典型的宇宙GRB更常见.
- 这一事件表现出轻微相对论抛射物和持续发射X射线的中央发动机.
- 释放的能量大约是10^48 erg.
结论:
- 相对论弹射的产生是GRB/XRF与普通超新星之间的主要区别.
- 中心发动机的性质 (黑洞或磁星) 可能会将典型的GRB与像XRF 060218.8.这样的不太亮的球形事件区分开来.
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