来自红色超巨星周围的光电化限制外的互动超新星
Jonathan Mackey1, Shazrene Mohamed2, Vasilii V Gvaramadze3
1Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
Nature
|August 15, 2014
概括
一个新的模型通过光离子化解释了贝特尔盖兹的静态外,挑战了以前的水力动力学解释. 这一发现表明红色超巨星会产生巨大的外,影响超新星光线曲线.
科学领域:
- 天文学 天文学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 恒星进化 恒星进化
背景情况:
- 贝特尔盖兹是一个红色超巨星,表现出强大的恒星风形成弓冲击.
- 贝特尔盖兹附近的一个密集的静态外挑战了水力动力学风星际介质相互作用模型.
- 两个不同的结构 (弓冲击和静态外) 表明需要一个新的解释框架.
研究的目的:
- 为了解释贝特尔盖塞的密集,静态外的形成.
- 为了协调贝特尔盖兹周围的弓冲击和静态外的存在.
- 调查外部辐射在塑造红超巨星环恒星环境中的作用.
主要方法:
- 模拟贝特尔盖兹的恒星风在外部辐射的光电化下.
- 分析光电离风产生的压力.
- 模拟一个站立冲击和一个光电离子限制的外的形成.
主要成果:
- 一个光离子化模型成功地解释了静态外而不改变弓冲击动态.
- 该模型表明,光电化风的压力会产生静止冲击.
- 这个过程在恒星周围形成了一个静态的,光离子化受限的外.
结论:
- 外部光电离是围绕红超巨星形成密集,静态外的可行机制.
- 这些外可以捕获显著的恒星质量,影响未来的超新星光线曲线.
- 该模型为环恒星相互作用的超新星签名提供了自然解释.
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