来自M 31中的超发光恒星质量微量子星的明亮无线电辐射
Matthew J Middleton1, James C A Miller-Jones, Sera Markoff
1Physics Department, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK. m.j.middleton@durham.ac.uk
Nature
|December 14, 2012
概括
我们在M31中发现了一个新的超发光X射线源,呈现出快速的无线电变异性. 这表明一个紧的,恒星质量的黑洞在接近其埃丁顿极限时增长,为相对论喷气提供动力.
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
- * 黑洞积累物理学的物理
背景情况:
- * 超发光X射线源 (ULX) 是天文物体,其发光度超过10^39 erg/s.
- * 一个ULX的子集通过对恒星质量黑洞 (5-20太阳质量) 的积累来提供动力.
- *在银河系源中观察到相对论喷气,与埃丁顿极限附近的积累有关,但由于星际吸收,它们的发射机制仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- *为了研究M 31星系中新发现的X射线源.
- * 确定该源的性质和积累特性.
- * 探索超银河ULX中积累流和喷射辐射之间的关系.
主要方法:
- *同时对M 31X射线源进行无线电和X射线观测.
- *对X射线亮度和无线电发射特性进行分析.
- * 在短时间范围内对无线电变量的时间分析.
主要成果:
- * 在M 31中检测到一个新的X射线源,其峰值亮度> 10^39 erg/s.
- * 观察到极高的无线电发光度.
- * 在几十分钟的时间尺度上显著的无线电变化.
结论:
- * 源是紧的,并通过向恒星质量黑洞的积累提供动力.
- * 积累速度接近埃丁顿极限.
- * 进一步的监测将阐明增积和喷气喷射之间的因果关系.
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