环恒星物质在Ia型超新星中通过吸收特征通过吸收特征
A Sternberg1, A Gal-Yam, J D Simon
1Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics, Faculty of Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. assaf.sternberg@weizmann.ac.il
概括
对于宇宙距离测量至关重要的Ia型超新星,可能起源于单个退化系统. 证据表明这些祖先系统的气体流出,支持许多附近超新星的这种模型.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 宇宙学的宇宙学是什么?
- 恒星进化 恒星进化
背景情况:
- 一类超新星是重要的宇宙距离指标.
- 它们的起源是有争议的,主要是单一退化 (与恒星伴侣聚集的白矮星) 和双重退化 (两个白矮星) 模型之间.
- 在祖先系统中,大体捐赠者的身份仍然不确定.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究类型Ia超新星前代系统中质量捐赠者的性质.
- 确定观察证据是否支持单一退化或双重退化场景.
- 为了分析吸收物质的特征,沿视线对Ia型超新星进行分析.
主要方法:
- 分析了35个Ia型超新星吸收物质的速度结构.
- 将蓝移速度结构解释为气体外流的指标.
- 相关的观测特征与不同祖先模型的理论预测.
主要成果:
- 吸收材料的速度结构在整个样本中主要是蓝移的.
- 蓝色转移的气体外流与超新星前代系统喷射的物质一致.
- 观察到的外流有利于从单一退化系统中排气的场景.
结论:
- 观察到的蓝移吸收特征表明,气体从原始系统流出.
- 这些外流很可能是单一退化的系统的标志,其中一个白矮星从一个非白矮星伴侣中形成.
- 附近的螺旋星系中的许多Ia型超新星可能起源于单一退化的祖先.
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