一对新形成的"同卵双胞胎"恒星的惊人差异
Keivan G Stassun1, Robert D Mathieu, Phillip A Cargile
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA. keivan.stassun@vanderbilt.edu
猎户座星云中的相同的双胞胎恒星在温度和亮度上显示出令人惊的差异. 这一发现挑战了关于二进制星系中同步恒星形成的假设.
科学领域:
- 天文学 天文学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 恒星进化 恒星进化
背景情况:
- 恒星的质量和组成决定了物理特性 (半径,温度,亮度) 和演变.
- 同样质量的双胞胎恒星,同时来自相同质量的相同物质,预计将具有相同的属性.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究一个双星系中新发现的一对恒星双胞胎的物理性质.
- 为了确定具有相同质量和出生物质的恒星是否表现出相同的物理特征.
主要方法:
- 在猎户座星云中观察一颗双星系统.
- 测量恒星质量,表面温度和亮度.
- 对恒星半径的初步数据的分析.
主要成果:
- 发现了相同质量的恒星 (0.41 +/- 0.01太阳质量).
- 发现了显著的差异:表面温度 (~300 K) ~10%,亮度 ~50%.
- 初步数据表明,恒星半径有5-10%的差异.
结论:
- 这些差异表明,一个双胞胎的形成可能会延迟几十万年.
- 这一发现突显了年轻双星年龄同步的宇宙限制.
- 该研究提供了对恒星形成模型校准的见解.
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