活跃的星系. 活动的星系. 来自NGC 5548中的超大质量黑洞的快速和长期的外流
J S Kaastra1, G A Kriss2, M Cappi3
1SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Sorbonnelaan 2, 3584 CA Utrecht, Netherlands. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Universiteit Utrecht, Post Office Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, Netherlands. Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, Post Office Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands. j.kaastra@sron.nl.
概括
在活跃星系NGC 5548中新发现的气流显著掩盖了它的核,阻断了X射线的发射,并导致紫外线的吸收. 这种快速的外流可能源于环绕超大质量黑洞的积累盘.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 活动银河核 (AGN) 研究研究.
- 黑洞物理学 黑洞物理学
背景情况:
- 超大质量黑洞 (SBHs) 通过驱逐电离化气体来为活跃星系提供动力.
- NGC 5548,一个原型活跃星系,表现出已知的持续的电离流出.
- 之前的研究利用X射线和紫外线观测来描述AGN外流.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究2013年观测活动期间在NGC 5548中观察到的遮蔽现象.
- 描述一种新发现的气体流的特性和来源.
- 为了了解这种遮蔽气体对活跃的银河系核的影响.
主要方法:
- 通过六个太空观测站进行协调观察.
- 高分辨率的X射线和紫外线 (UV) 光谱学.
- 对发射辐射的遮蔽效应的分析.
主要成果:
- 检测到一种长期存在的,块状的电离气体流掩盖了NGC 5548的核心.
- 这种气体阻了大约90%的软X射线辐射.
- 同时观察到深度,宽度的紫外线吸收低谷,表明高速 (高达持续流出速度的五倍).
结论:
- 新发现的气流代表了NGC 5548.8中以前未被观察到的重要特征.
- 高的外流速度和接近 (几光日) 表明它起源于积累盘.
- 这一发现为活跃的银河系核中的复杂动力学和遮蔽机制提供了新的见解.
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