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由于星点不对称,活动恒星 ζ 安德罗米达没有类似太阳的动力发电机
R M Roettenbacher1, J D Monnier1, H Korhonen2,3
1Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Nature
|May 5, 2016
概括
星斑活动揭示了全球的不对称性, 挑战太阳动力学理论. 观察到极点,但较低度的斑点是短暂的,表明独特的恒星磁场行为.
科学领域:
- 恒星天体物理学
- 磁动力学
- 外行星科学
背景情况:
- 星点是恒星表面较冷的区域,
- 磁场活动影响恒星大气结构,影响质量和年龄的估计.
- 星点活动度的南北分布是理解恒星动态的关键.
研究的目的:
- 在磁性活跃恒星 ζ 安德罗米达的星点分布图像.
- 为了研究星点活动的南北对称性.
- 测试其他恒星的太阳能发电机模型的有效性.
主要方法:
- 长基线红外干扰测量用于高分辨率成像.
- 在两个不同的时代进行了观测,以追踪斑点进化.
- 通过干涉测量来解决多普勒成像的局限性.
主要成果:
- 在两个时代观察到 ζ Andromedae 的持续的黑色极点.
- 低度星点的特征是短暂的,并且在观测之间没有持续.
- 发现了重要的全球星点不对称性,缺乏类似太阳的南北对称性.
结论:
- ζ 安德罗米达星体呈现出全球星点模式,与太阳型动力发电机理论不一致.
- 观察到的不对称性表明有其他驱动恒星磁活动的机制.
- 极点可能是活跃恒星的真正特征,而不是观测文物.
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