阿尔戈尔系统中的一个大型冠状循环
W M Peterson1, R L Mutel, M Güdel
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Van Allen Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, USA.
Nature
|January 16, 2010
概括
无线电成像揭示了阿尔戈尔二进制星系中一个大而持久的冠状循环,起源于KIV亚巨星. 这种结构比预期的要大,表明这两颗恒星之间存在强烈的磁相互作用.
科学领域:
- * 天体物理学 * 天体物理学
- * 恒星天文学 恒星天文学
- * 磁动力学 磁动力学
背景情况:
- *阿尔戈尔系统是一个密切的双星,包括一个KIV子巨星和一个B8主序星.
- *潮锁定恒星旋转到轨道周期驱动磁力发动机.
- * 证据表明KIV次巨星周围有一个复杂的磁层,但它的形态和相互作用是不太了解的.
研究的目的:
- * 为了研究KIV亚巨星在阿尔戈尔系统的冠状的形态.
- * 了解冠状体等离子体与伴星B8之间的相互作用.
- * 确定磁层的结构和持久性.
主要方法:
- * 阿尔戈尔系统的多时代无线电成像.
- * 分析恒星磁场结构和冠状体等离子体限制.
主要成果:
- * 观测出一个大而持久的冠状循环,直径高约为一个亚巨星.
- * 循环的底部位于次巨星上,其顶部朝着B8恒星方向.
- *观察到的循环比理论上预测的要大,表明潜在的磁相互作用.
结论:
- * 一个持久的,不对称的磁场结构在阿尔戈尔系统的两颗恒星之间排列.
- *观察到的冠状环的大小表明,次巨星与其伴侣之间存在着显著的磁相互作用.
- *这些发现挑战了接近双星系统中恒星磁层的现有理论模型.
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