来自GRB 090102的10%极化光学辐射
I A Steele1, C G Mundell, R J Smith
1Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, CH41 1LD, UK. ias@astro.livjm.ac.uk
Nature
|December 17, 2009
概括
马射线爆发 (GRB) 的早期光学辐射显示出10%的极化. 这表明来自膨胀的火球的大规模磁场,澄清了GRB喷气组合.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学 高能天体物理学
背景情况:
- 马射线爆发 (GRB) 喷射的组成和磁场结构尚不清楚.
- 现有两种模型:子主导的喷射器具有弱,纠的场,或喷射器具有来自中央发动机的大规模磁场.
研究的目的:
- 通过测量早期的辐射极化,研究磁场在GRB喷射中的作用.
- 根据极化特征来区分GRB喷气模型.
主要方法:
- 测量了GRB 090102.2早期光学辐射的偏振.
- 用60秒的曝光时间进行观察.
主要成果:
- 在GRB 090102.2的早期光学发射中检测到10 +/- 1%的偏振.
- 结果表明存在大规模的磁场,起源于膨胀的火球.
结论:
- 这些发现支持了GRB喷射线被大规模磁场线的模型.
- 早期的光学偏振测量对于理解GRB喷射物理和磁场起源至关重要.
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