大质量恒星系统的形成是通过积累形成的
Mark R Krumholz1, Richard I Klein, Christopher F McKee
1Department of Astronomy, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA95064, USA. krumholz@ucolick.org
概括
来自大质量恒星的辐射压力并不能阻止积累. 相反,不稳定性引导气体,允许恒星生长并形成多个系统,挑战了以前关于恒星质量极限的理论.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 计算天体物理学 计算天体物理学
背景情况:
- 据理论,大质量恒星的积累受限于辐射压力超过引力吸引力.
- 之前的模型预测辐射压力会阻止大质量恒星的生长.
研究的目的:
- 调查辐射压力在大质量恒星的积聚过程中的作用.
- 为了确定辐射压力是否限制恒星质量积累.
主要方法:
- 三维辐射-水力动力学模拟.
- 模拟一个巨大的前恒星核心的崩.
主要成果:
- 辐射压力并不能阻止大质量恒星的积聚.
- 引力和雷利-泰勒不稳定性通过自我屏蔽的磁盘和细丝来通道气体.
- 模拟显示磁盘碎片化导致大质量伴侣的形成.
结论:
- 辐射压力不是大质量恒星积聚的主要限制因素.
- 不稳定性促进了持续的积累,导致多个恒星系统的形成.
- 由于不稳定驱动的积累,恒星质量不受辐射压力限制.
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