银河系平面上的一个古怪的二进制毫秒脉冲星
David J Champion1, Scott M Ransom, Patrick Lazarus
1Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada. David.Champion@atnf.csiro.au
概括
研究人员发现了PSR J1903+0327,这是一颗处于不寻常轨道上的毫秒脉冲星,与太阳质量伴侣一起. 这一发现挑战了二进制恒星进化和脉冲星形成的传统模型.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 紧的对象 紧的对象
- 二进制系统二进制系统
背景情况:
- 双脉冲星系统对于理解恒星进化和极端物理学至关重要.
- 毫秒脉冲星 (MSP) 是快速旋转的中子星.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究一个新发现的无线电脉冲星的特性,PSR J1903+0327.
- 了解其不寻常的轨道特征和伴星.
主要方法:
- 使用阿雷西博望远镜进行了调查,以检测射电脉冲星.
- 进行红外观测以确定伴星.
- 使用相对论方法分析脉冲星计时观测.
主要成果:
- 发现了PSR J1903+0327,一个毫秒脉冲星,周期为2.15毫秒.
- 观测到一个非常古怪的 (e=0.44) 95天的轨道围绕一个太阳质量伴侣.
- 确定了一个可能的主序伴星.
- 确定了一个异常高的脉冲星质量1.74±0.04太阳质量.
结论:
- 观察到的系统挑战了传统的双星恒星进化模型.
- 提出了其他形成场景,例如球状星团弹射或等级三重组.
- 高质量表明这种脉冲星具有独特的形成或进化途径.
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