中子星合并事件中的轻微相对论广角外流GW170817
K P Mooley1,2,3, E Nakar4, K Hotokezaka5
1Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK.
Nature
|December 21, 2017
概括
GW170817中子星的合并
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 多传递器天文学
背景情况:
- GW170817是第一个重力波探测二进制中子星的合并.
- 电磁辐射在整个光谱中被观测到,局限于NGC 4993星系.
研究的目的:
- 调查GW170817所观察到的电磁辐射的来源.
- 测试离轴相对论喷流与替代外流模型的假设.
主要方法:
- 分析GW170817的无线电光线曲线.
- 观测数据与喷气和的理论模型的比较.
主要成果:
- 无线电光线曲线不支持离轴相对论喷流.
- 证据表明一个轻微相对论的,广角的外流向地球移动.
- 模型始终解释了无线电,马射线和X射线的发射.
结论:
- 从GW170817观察到的排放最好用模型来解释,而不是离轴喷气.
- 它们可能代表一种新的宇宙短暂物.
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