在三个Ia型超新星中,没有弹射物与恒星伴侣相互作用的标志
Rob P Olling1, Richard Mushotzky1, Edward J Shaya1
1Astronomy Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-2421, USA.
Nature
|May 22, 2015
概括
研究人员使用开普勒任务观察了三颗Ia型超新星. 没有发现与伴星相互作用的证据,这表明这些超新星可能是白矮星合并的结果.
科学领域:
- 天文学 天文学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 宇宙学的宇宙学是什么?
背景情况:
- Ia型超新星起源于碳/氧白矮星中的热核爆炸.
- 确切的触发机制仍在争论中:来自伴侣或白矮星合并的积累.
- 预计超新星喷射物与伴侣的相互作用会导致可观测的亮度增加.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究Ia型超新星的祖先系统.
- 为了寻找弹射物与伴星或环恒星物质相互作用的证据.
主要方法:
- 利用了开普勒任务的高频率 (30分钟分辨率) 数据.
- 分析了三种可能发生的Ia型超新星事件的光曲线.
- 寻找超新星喷射物和附近物质之间的相互作用的信号.
主要成果:
- 没有发现超新星喷射物和伴星之间的相互作用的迹象.
- 观察到的光曲线与涉及与非退化的伴侣相互作用的模型不一致.
结论:
- 这些发现支持涉及二进制白矮星合并的祖先模型.
- 其他紧型恒星的合并,如那些涉及星的合并,也与数据一致.
- 缺乏相互作用信号意味着这些超新星发生在相对孤立的系统中或与没有产生可观测信号的紧伴侣一起.
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