双重超大质量黑洞系统NGC 6240中的两个独立的流出
F Müller-Sánchez1, R Nevin2, J M Comerford2
1Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA. francisco.mullersanchez@colorado.edu.
Nature
|April 20, 2018
概括
星系的合并会产生双重超大质量黑洞, 观测显示了NGC 6240中明显的恒星形成和黑洞驱动的外流,影响了银河系的反.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 银河系的演变
- 观测天文学
背景情况:
- 星系的合并被认为会形成双重超大质量黑洞, 引发恒星形成和流出.
- 之前的观测支持由星爆和黑洞驱动的外流, 但它们与星际介质的相互作用仍然不清楚.
- 恒星形成和黑洞活动对银河系反的相对贡献尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究NGC 6240原型聚变中的双外流的特性和相互作用.
- 在空间上隔离并独立研究由星爆和黑洞驱动的外流.
- 确定质量流出率, 并评估它们对银河系反的影响.
主要方法:
- 在NGC 6240中部地区观察到双流出.
- 空间隔离和分析[O III] (黑洞驱动) 和Hα (星爆驱动) 的流出.
- 估计每个组件的质量流出率.
主要成果:
- 在NGC 6240中发现了由黑洞驱动的[O III]流向东北和由星爆驱动的Hα流向西北.
- 预计[O III]圆每年75个太阳质量,Hα气泡每年10个太阳质量.
- 总体质量流出速度与恒星形成速度相当.
结论:
- 黑洞活动和恒星形成的双重流出并存,并且可以在星系合并中独立研究.
- 这些外流在银河系反中起着重要作用,
- 这些发现为星系进化和反机制的理论模型提供了关键的观测证据.
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