来自强烈磁化的X射线脉冲星的演变喷射
J van den Eijnden1, N Degenaar2, T D Russell2
1Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.j.vandeneijnden@uva.nl.
Nature
|September 28, 2018
概括
强烈磁化的中子星可以发射相对论喷气, 挑战以前的假设. 观测显示这些喷气更微弱, 表明中子星的特性调节喷气功率.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学
背景情况:
- 相对论喷流是黑洞和中子星的常见现象.
- 强磁的中子星 (大于1012高斯) 被认为可以抑制喷射形成.
- 最近的无线电发射暗示了这些物体可能的喷射, 但缺乏证据.
研究的目的:
- 提供强磁中子星喷射的绝对观测证据.
- 调查中子星在喷气发射和动力中的作用.
主要方法:
- 来自强磁化的中子星的喷气的观测.
- 无线电亮度和X射线亮度的分析.
主要成果:
- 一颗强磁化的中子星在埃丁顿极限上升.
- 观测到的射线亮度比类似的X射线亮度低两倍.
- 证明超发光X射线脉冲星中的强磁场并不能排除喷气形成.
结论:
- 强烈磁化的中子星确实可以发射相对论喷气.
- 中子星的特性在调节喷气功率方面起着至关重要的作用.
- 强磁场阻碍喷气形成的长期假设受到挑战.
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