百万度的等离子体透在扩展的猎户座星云中
Manuel Güdel1, Kevin R Briggs, Thierry Montmerle
1Paul Scherrer Institut, Würenlingen and Villigen, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. guedel@astro.phys.ethz.ch
概括
在猎户座星云中检测到的热等离子体表明恒星外流广泛存在. 这一发现,利用X射线观测,揭示了一个在我们的银河系中可能常见的现象,影响恒星形成.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- X射线天文学X射线天文学
- 恒星形成的恒星形成
背景情况:
- 恒星通常是在冷的,密集的分子云中形成的,通常是在大型的协会中.
- 猎户座星云是一个恒星形成区域,包含成千上万的年轻恒星,这些恒星被特拉佩兹星团中的大质量恒星照亮.
研究的目的:
- 通过先进的X射线观测,研究猎户座星云内的物理条件和现象.
- 描述热等离子体的性质及其与周围星际介质的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 利用X射线多镜 (XMM-Newton) 卫星进行高分辨率的X射线观测.
- 分析了X射线数据,绘制了猎户座星云西南延伸的热等离子体的分布和温度.
主要成果:
- 在西南方的猎户座星云中检测到一个普遍的热等离子体,温度在170万到210万凯尔文之间.
- 观察到这种热等离子体向外流入相邻的恒星间介质的证据,表明存在外流现象.
结论:
- 在猎户座星云中观察到的X射线外流是一个重要的能量过程.
- 这种现象很可能在整个银河系中广泛存在,影响星际介质,并可能影响随后的恒星形成.
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